At the border between West Backlund and Empress Borough, a Beyonder gathering convened as scheduled in an unremarkable "mansion."
Compared to when Sno had first taken over, the number of Beyonders here had more than doubled. Over thirty Low and Mid Sequence Beyonders either concealed their faces or openly displayed faces that might or might not have been their real ones. Yet they all sat quietly in the room, waiting for the host to announce the beginning of the gathering.
In just over two months, this gathering had changed greatly. Each time it was held, one to three Mysterious Items provided by Mr. V would be auctioned off. Although most were only Low Sequence, their side effects were minimal and their effects excellent. Even the official organizations had begun joining anonymously. After all, who would not want a Mysterious Item with extremely low side effects?
Naturally, Sno knew exactly who these people from the official Churches were. He could even rely on Who can see through to identify whether a Beyonder came from the Storm Church, the Church of Evernight, or the Church of Steam and Machinery based on subtle physical habits.
Well, the Steam Maiden had not sent anyone yet. After all, the Steam Church did not lack Artisans.
"But the side effects of the items they make definitely aren't as low as mine."
Do not think Sno was boasting. He was quite confident when it came to minimizing side effects. After all, these were excellent works produced only after Heavenly Punishment had continuously processed and tested them through trial and error.
No matter how wealthy the Machinery Church was, it could not possibly find an Angel to constantly destroy Mysterious Items with unsatisfactory effects—unless it had a Sealed Artifact from the Unshadowed pathway.
Having just retrieved the