After handing the mission over to the Railroad Guild, Bai Fu led the players back to Bai Fu Town.
She had plenty to do and no time to chat with the Railroad Guild members.
"Big Sis Bai Fu, I've brought the people. I checked the file bag—the seal's intact, and nobody's touched it."
Sword Aura Piercing Sky gave a meaningful look. The players behind him immediately stepped forward and handed the file bag to Bai Fu.
"Sorry for the trouble."
Bai Fu smiled at the players who'd delivered the file bag. She had Little Hei Fu, who was waiting inside, bring them each a glass of water, then opened the bag and took out the documents.
[Psychic Research Institute, Branch No. 3—File 001]
[Recorded: 1791 (Note: Year -3 of the Cataclysm Era)]
[Recorder: Simon Schiottino (Note: A renowned occult researcher before the Cataclysm Era)]
[This file records the research progress of Branch No. 3 of the Psychic Research Institute, which is affiliated with the Spiritual Energy Diffusion Committee. Branch No. 3 was responsible for researching the special power known as spiritual energy, striving for the spiritual ascension of all humankind. (Note: They sure talked a big game. In reality, they were full of shit.)]
Bai Fu: "?"
Who wrote that note? It had a bit of a bite to it.
She continued reading. Just as the first page said, the file recorded all the experiments Branch No. 3 had conducted in its research into spiritual energy. But since this was only a summary, many experiments were listed by name without any details about what they involved. Even so, the few brief descriptions made it clear that Branch No. 3 had done plenty of the same inhumane things as Branch No. 1.
"This file confirms that the earliest spiritual energy knowledge