"Follow this road, turn through three alleys, and cross the square. You'll reach the Grand Cathedral of the Primordial Sun. I've read the inscriptions all over Sunlit City. The people of Sanghe collected there all sorts of Sun-related artifacts they first discovered in the desert, along with similar items found later among the Creator's ruins around the world.
"That's why it's both a place where the Sun priests pray and a kind of collection museum.
"So if the Radiance Artifact really is in Sunlit City, it's definitely in one of the Grand Cathedral's collection rooms."
At the other exit of the sewer, Duke Hathor pointed upward as she toyed with the Dark Lord's candle. She said:
"Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to get there without attracting attention. But with High Priest Pafi leading the way, you might be able to bypass the Eyes of the Sun that are always active. And since the Creator's power has been withdrawn, many of the Grand Cathedral's surveillance systems have shut down.
"This is a great chance to make a little money.
"Once we leave here, it won't be so easy to come back and revisit the place."
"I can't help feeling you're encouraging us to do something less than respectable," Murphy quipped.
"My personal moral standards may be a long way from perfect, but I couldn't bring myself to steal artifacts from someone else's museum."
"Exactly! Only scumbags do things like that—they're going straight to hell!" A-Feng vigorously nodded in agreement, then glanced back and asked in a low voice, "Are we really okay leaving Nefertari here?"
"I'll keep an eye on her," Hathor replied with a shake of her head.
"Besides, are you sure the only one sleeping inside that body is the princess of the Bohm family? Now that