The entire audience was stunned as their king, Ragon, casually threw such an astronomical amount of money at the feet of the Holy Church priests. For the villagers of Elenadrom, raising even 1,000,000 gold coins collectively would have been an impossible feat. Everyone knew that the wealth amassed during the raid on the Orc camp wasn't close to this amount.
Snow, who was well-acquainted with the kingdom's treasury, stood frozen, his mouth agape. The only plausible explanation was the ruin Ragon had recently explored. There was no other way Ragon could have come into possession of such wealth. Snow was wise enough to connect the dots.
The head priest's jaw tightened as his eyes widened in disbelief. He whispered to his manservant, "Go check if the gold coins are real."
