Back at the Duke's Mansion, Chen Xi's first move was to look around.
Sure enough, Lin Yue and Gu Yu were standing beside her. Trial-takers returned to the same place they had been before entering the God-Chosen Trial.
Once her senses returned, Gu Yu, like Chen Xi, immediately looked around.
Only Lin Yue kept her gaze fixed on the silver-haired female knight sitting on a bench, as if she had been waiting for them for a long time.
Iseriel had been sitting with her head bowed, seemingly lost in thought. When she sensed the three women's magical auras and felt their eyes on her, she abruptly looked up.
"You're back? All three of you."
"Yeah, we're back." Chen Xi nodded and deliberately summoned the Badge Ailin had modified.
Seeing her move, the other two followed suit, conjuring their Badges in their palms.
"A gold Badge?" Iseriel's voice lifted slightly when she saw Chen Xi's.
Then, when Gu Yu and Lin Yue showed theirs as well, her golden eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Three?" She looked them over in disbelief.
Even she had only received a gold-rank Badge back in the day.
That meant it was all but certain that the three of them would become Tier 4 Transcendents. All they needed was time.
"His Grace is waiting for you inside. Please follow me, all three of you."
With that, Iseriel stood and headed outside through the door.
The three exchanged silent glances, then followed behind her.
As she looked at the lavish, Western European-style corridor, Chen Xi once again confirmed that she had indeed returned to the Duke's Mansion.
...What had she been about to do again?
Following Iseriel, Chen Xi began retracing the series of events that had brought them to the Duke's Mansion.
First, they had boarded the Voyager. Then,