The Mature Little Sun

As for the matter of having children... No, let's end the discussion about taking one extra potion here.

"Little Sun" Derrick, who had been waiting for a while, said, "Mr. Hermit, your conjecture has been confirmed. We really did find a Saint-level Sealed Artifact in the marshes north of the city."

The other members instinctively sat up straight. When the Hermit had spoken of his research and conjectures at the last gathering, they could not say they disbelieved him, but neither could they say they believed him.

They had mostly adopted an attitude of observation.

Just one week later, the Hermit's research had already been proven correct. This gave them a new understanding of his research.

Previously, when the Hermit, Odys, spoke of his research, it had always concerned achievements in Occult Symbols. The other members did not know how to use Magic Formations, so they had basically found it novel but not particularly useful.

This time, however, his research had genuinely predicted the location of a Demi-God-level Sealed Artifact. It was different from those previous studies that had seemed somewhat ethereal to them.

Mr. Fool Klein thought, The last time the Hermit spoke of his research findings, he said that there were two pieces of evidence supporting his judgment, but he only mentioned one at the time. Judging solely from the degree of the biological mutations, it shouldn't have been enough to support his conclusion. His second piece of evidence must have been crucial.

Klein's guess was correct. Odys's second research achievement was finding crystals that could store spirituality. This was indeed the primary evidence supporting his judgment.

After hearing Derrick's words, Odys smiled and said, "It seems that you've already obtained that Sealed Artifact. What Pathway does it belong to?"

"It belongs to a Pathway we're relatively unfamiliar