The scent on Infinity Clan people was very clean; men and women smelled more or less the same.
Justin quickly found the source of that faint, almost imperceptible perfume in his memories... Was it her?
The female imperial clanswoman who had arrived aboard the Imperial Clan Council ship, voluntarily given up her chance to enter the Heritage Pool, and chosen the Land of the Machine Gods instead... Si Jiaqi?
Why was this woman here, and why was she disguised as a cleric?
To avoid alerting her, Justin quickly withdrew his gaze. He had no intention of exposing her identity, merely making a mental note to stay wary.
Because there was a faint smell of blood on Si Jiaqi—had she killed a cleric...
Even if she had not killed one, she had probably injured one?
What was she trying to do?
Before long, Elevator Platform No. 2 arrived.
Everyone on the platform looked toward the only cleric present... If this opportunity had not been opened to the entire clan, most of them would never have been able to enter the Land of the Machine Gods in their lives. They knew nothing about this place.
Si Jiaqi's heart rose to her throat.
She could not be exposed!
She swiftly raised an arm and pointed beyond the platform without saying a word.
After looking at each other speechlessly for a moment, the group cautiously stepped off the platform in the direction indicated by the cleric—soon, they encountered the guiding bridge of light and walked onto it.
Once the last person from Platform No. 2 had stepped onto the bridge, Si Jiaqi gritted her teeth and followed the group, walking behind them.
She had no choice. She clearly could not go back up right away, or the clerics above would definitely become suspicious... When