The number of people arriving afterward gradually began to decrease.
By the time the number of people present reached twelve, it was 8:00 p.m.—the official start time of the gathering.
Vier briefly sensed the outsiders present.
In fact, aside from the Mithril Rank man, a butler sent by Count Haydn, another woman in her twenties had arrived later.
This newcomer had also been led here through certain special hints. She was the one who had solved Ye Qian's various puzzles and ultimately learned the time and location of this gathering. In a sense, she was a very meticulous thinker.
At this moment, the woman had only been there for three minutes. Her gaze moved across the unfamiliar people around her, and she felt a slight nervousness in her heart.
"Looks like my method of deciphering it was right. Through the hints left online by others, I contacted the library administrator, obtained the password from him, and finally got the location of the gathering. But what exactly is this gathering for...?"
That was right. She actually had no idea what the gathering itself was for.
But as an independent operator who had entered the Hidden Realm less than two years ago, with no connections behind her, she had to rely on her own abilities and work hard to investigate if she wanted to develop quickly.
It was precisely because she possessed such strong curiosity that she had discovered this mysterious meeting.
As the starting time drew near, her heart gradually grew tense.
Just then, Vier, who had been keeping the Mithril Rank man locked in her sights the whole time, shifted her gaze away and withdrew her mental power as well.
"The gathering has begun. Three new faces have appeared. I assume you already learned something about our situation before arriving,