"Yes, Chief!"
Glargong dropped to one knee and answered solemnly.
Seeing that everything had been properly arranged, Babayak no longer lingered.
He directly invoked the Authority of "Loyalty," summoned black mist beneath him, and rose into the air, preparing to hurry toward Evelina.
Just then, Mite, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly spoke up:
"W-wait a moment."
"Do you wish to defend yourself?" A trace more impatience entered Babayak's voice.
"N-no!" Mite shook his head desperately.
"Although I don't believe I neglected my duties, Lord Lu Li's losses are indeed inseparable from me!"
"I will not offer another word of defense. I am willing to accept any judgment!"
"Then why did you stop me?" Babayak frowned again.
"Because of this, Chief!" Mite fumbled around at his waist and presented a gleaming golden pocket watch with both hands.
"My report isn't finished yet... There is one more matter the Chief needs to know about!"
"This is..." Babayak stared at the pocket watch in Mite's hands for quite some time.
When he realized that, without the aid of any tools, he could not discern the pocket watch's quality at all, Babayak's expression immediately turned grave.
"What is this? Where did you get it?"
"A Mythic-quality item... I can't make out its exact name either," Mite immediately replied.
"I received this while guarding the Boundary Stele. A human woman who suddenly appeared gave it to me."
"A human woman?" Babayak froze. He immediately flipped down from midair and rushed to Mite's side in a few strides.
"Are you sure she was a human woman?!"
"Yes. I think she might have been Lord Lu Li's spouse, like Lady Evelina..." Seeing that Babayak had finally understood, Mite quietly let out a breath.
At the same time, his words became smoother.
"That woman appeared out