This time, Edwina fell silent for even longer. Several minutes later, she finally spoke:
"What exactly was the grade of that Grade 0 Sealed Artifact you mentioned? Where did it come from?"
Alice swallowed and said cautiously:
"Maybe... Sequence 1?
"It was a Sealed Artifact from the School of Life... You should know about the School of Life, right?"
"The School of Life..." Edwina nodded, her expression unchanged as she asked, "Which Pathway?"
That was an easy question to answer. Alice Felt Relieved and said, "Monster, or Fate..."
After giving that answer, Alice noticed that Edwina's attitude suddenly relaxed.
...?
Noticing her puzzled gaze, Edwina thought for a moment before confirming:
"What Sequence were you at the time?"
Alice fell silent for a moment, her eyes wandering as she said, "Let's just say Sequence 5 for now."
The second time... Edwina frowned, recalling Alice's words, "this body," and suddenly formed a strange guess.
This was not her original body...
Alice sensed a hidden fervor in Edwina's gaze. She warily stepped half a pace back, crossing her arms in front of her chest as she glared at Edwina without speaking.
Seeing Alice's reaction, Edwina Realized the current setting was inappropriate. She calmed down and continued the previous topic:
"Directly consuming a potion to advance beyond your Sequence is an extremely dangerous act. Starting from Sequence 5, Beyonders need ritual assistance to advance. Taking a High-Sequence potion without undergoing the ritual is no different from courting death.
"And directly devouring Beyonder Characteristics is far more dangerous than drinking a properly prepared potion—I assume you know what Beyonder Characteristics are?"
Alice nodded.
Edwina continued:
"Under Normal Situation, the only possible outcome for someone in your circumstances would be losing control. But the Fate Pathway... as far as I know, the Fate Pathway possesses