Alice, radiating an aura of someone sick of studying, hugged the box and left the Golden Dream.
Mythical Creatures were an evolution of one's Life Level, an all-around improvement. Though intelligence was difficult to define, at the very least, one's memory had been enhanced.
Let alone the Fate Pathway—there was really no question of whether one could remember...
After returning to Backlund and sitting in her study, Alice opened the box according to the method Edwina had described.
According to Edwina, the box had a second safeguard. Even after opening it, anyone reaching in to take the Quill Pen would feel a bone-piercing chill.
This was the second warning, meant to prevent someone who had merely opened the box to inspect its condition from accidentally gripping the Quill Pen.
However, Alice felt that such a careless sealing method was unlikely to be used within the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. This was probably a temporary container chosen with Edwina's safety in mind.
As for whether they had considered her—hard to say, and not particularly important.
After she had finished listening to Edwina's description of "0-34" and its effects and side effects, Alice had developed an ominous premonition.
If "0-34" truly came from a Soothsayer's Beyonder Characteristic, then the "scenes of the future" it drew were probably not truly "scenes of the future." People merely believed they were, and thus they became genuine "scenes of the future."
Therefore, the doomed situation depicted in the first painting was probably not a real dead end either.
And if that was true, Alice had to wonder about one thing—the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, the symbol of "omniscience" among the Omniscient and Omnipotent Creator... Could He possibly not know about this?
That was difficult to determine. Given Edwina's clearance, it certainly