(The previous chapter has been supplemented with 1,500 words.)
Klaus was still working.
The documents on his desk were piled even higher than yesterday.
No wonder people in high positions needed high Transcendence levels too. Looking at this, an ordinary person really couldn't handle it.
Lu Yuan entered without exchanging pleasantries.
"The Seed has sprouted."
Klaus's hand, holding a quill, paused.
"What?"
"The Seed in District C cracked. Something inside has sprouted."
Klaus did not ask further questions. He stood up at once.
"Let's go."
The two crossed the Logistics Department corridor.
There was no one else in District C. The entire way was quiet.
Klaus took another Copper Key from his inner pocket and opened the door to Room 7.
He walked to the copper box and opened it.
A warm orange glow seeped from the crack, illuminating Klaus's face.
The tentacles swayed faintly beneath the light, quietly stretching out.
Klaus rested his right hand on the edge of the copper box. A green glow flickered over the back of his hand.
A few seconds later, he withdrew it.
"There is no Eerie aura." His voice was low. "It has nothing to do with a Taboo."
He turned to look at Lu Yuan.
"How did you find it?"
"My Path has always allowed me to see certain traces. I showed it during the Inner City investigation before," Lu Yuan said. "Its aura leaked out tonight, so I followed it here."
Lu Yuan paused briefly.
"This thing accepted a Wish?"
Klaus was silent for a long time.
"Wish has nothing to do with the Eerie, and nothing to do with despair. That much I can confirm."
He leaned against the laboratory bench.
"The Empire has researched Wish for many years, but very few can explain it clearly. All we know