A moment later, the last two arrived.
Raymond pushed the door open, with someone following behind him.
Raymond looked somewhat weary, but his spirits were good.
He sat down beside Boer and gave Lu Yuan a look that meant, "We'll talk later."
At this point,
Klaus, Lu Yuan, Boer, Hogger, Glock, Leike, Raymond, Franz, and Conrad.
Nine people.
Klaus set down the teacup in his hand.
There was no small talk.
"Everyone's here."
His voice was not loud, but the meeting room immediately fell silent.
Klaus picked up the opened letter on the table and turned it over between his fingers.
"It arrived early this morning. From the Church."
He handed the letter to Glock.
"Pass it around."
Glock took it, glanced at it, frowned slightly, then passed it to the next person.
The letter made its way around the table.
When Lu Yuan received it, he read it carefully.
The envelope was pale gold, and the wax seal bore the Church's sacred emblem.
The paper itself was of excellent quality.
Its contents could be summarized in three points.
First, the Church commended the Night Watchers for their contribution to maintaining order in Bronze City and wished to engage in deep cooperation with them on the Sea of Knowledge Fishing Project.
Second, the Church had formed a specialized research team to assess the stable operation of the Sea of Knowledge diversion channel and hoped the Night Watchers would appoint a liaison to assist with coordination.
Third...
The final paragraph.
Its wording was exceedingly tactful, circling around the subject several times before reaching the point.
In essence: "The Church has recently been conducting a systematic assessment of the Transcendence remnants within Bronze City. This includes a number of special items preserved from ancient times. If the Night Watchers possess any such