Warhead

No matter how far off-topic the conversation went, Salomon and Stephanie continued with their work.

No matter how terrible the future might be, it could not stop the Arcanist from completing his current task.

Though Stephanie did not appear remarkable on the surface, as the Arcanist's closest assistant, she had begun undergoing an alchemical enhancement process Salomon had tailored specifically for her. She was one of the few people in the City of Immortals who could keep up with Salomon's work pace. After hanging up, she arranged everything.

A local construction company in Gloucester was dispatched to renovate the ancient castle belonging to the Malik family. Gideon Malick transferred ownership of that land to Stephanie to facilitate her work. Before planning the renovation, the construction company had to remove every decoration from the castle, preventing anyone from tracing the Malik family through that Hebrew word imprinted on the parchment.

In fact, that construction company was controlled by the Malik family. They also needed to dismantle a special room in the old castle, which contained a set of water and electrical equipment built in the late nineteenth century. At the time, scholars of the Malik family believed that sound waves and vibrations were the key factors in transforming The Monolith and opening its portal. Will had later entered The Monolith portal through this method. Since the relevant materials were too old and consisted entirely of paper documents, Gideon Malick was still arranging for them to be scanned. Later, those files would be sent to the Helicarrier via the City of Immortals' communications satellites, ensuring no one could steal this intelligence. Note: Stephanie also discussed the Council on Foreign Relations with her father. Gideon Malick's next promotion would take him there, allowing him to escape the partisan conflict.

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