"Thank you." As the bell tolls gradually faded, Pallez, appearing as the phantom of an elderly gentleman, gave Sno a slight bow before vanishing from the spot. All the Sealed Artifacts of the Thief Pathway vanished with him.
Sno picked up the remaining items that did not belong to the Thief Pathway. His figure turned transparent as well, and several seconds later, he reappeared at 7 Pinster Street, looking at Leonard, who was staring blankly into space with both feet propped on the table.
"Mr. Sno, Old Man, you're back?" Leonard was startled by Sno's sudden appearance and sprang up from the sofa. Sno waved a hand, pulled out the characteristics dropped by the fleeing Thief demigods, and placed them on the table.
"As agreed, I'll only take the Destiny Trojan Horse. All the other Thief Pathway characteristics are yours."
"Old Man says thank you for your generosity." Perhaps eager to digest the characteristics he had just acquired, Leonard once again served as Pallez's mouthpiece. Sno shook his head dismissively before warning him, "There are still Ammon's avatars in Backlund. You'd better be careful."
"Thank you for the warning." Leonard tapped his chest four times, drawing the Crimson Moon, before continuing, "The Church captured several members of the Numinous Episcopate earlier, so I should be heading to the Southern Continent next. The chances of running into Ammon should be low."
"Oh?" Sno looked at Leonard with slight surprise, then shook his head again without saying anything else and vanished on the spot.
Only after Sno had completely left did Pallez finally let out a long breath, leaving Leonard rather confused.
"Old Man, why do you seem even more afraid of Mr. Sno than I am?"
"Do you know? An avatar of Ammon nearly mistook him for Ammon's main body! Anyway,