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"...Your Excellency Divine Envoy, my secret intelligence department once conducted a series of investigations specifically targeting traces of the Circle of Truth.

According to our analysis, some of those traces belonged to individuals whose identities had already been confirmed. They were not left behind by Ninth Rank beings of the Circle of Truth acting under false names. Other identities could not be confirmed, but based on their specific actions, the probability of them being Circle of Truth members was extremely low.

Some traces were not left by actual Ninth Rank beings at all, but were suspected to have been created by special Artifacts. The final small portion of traces showed a high degree of similarity and were likely left by the same being."

"Therefore, based on my deductions, the Circle of Truth's true nature is most likely not as powerful as the rumors claim, with more than one Ninth Rank member.

It is likely only a small secret organization supported by a Ninth Rank Limit individual with special abilities, or perhaps even an established Ninth Rank being.

I imagine that, as time passes, the intelligence networks of the Empire's other Marquises will reach similar conclusions."

Standing at Anvis's side, Marquis Delaka, draped in a black robe over his formal attire, lowered his head slightly as he reported his current understanding of the Circle of Truth.

After listening to Marquis Delaka's account, Anvis nodded.

It was perfectly normal for the Circle of Truth's true nature to gradually be exposed. After all, the longer a fabricated thing endured, the more flaws it was likely to reveal.

However, those flaws still could not affect the Circle of Truth at its foundation, so long as the Floating City remained.

"Also, do you know which Ninth Rank beings and factions have impersonated the Circle of