Just looking at the crown, caked with rust and blood, sent Klein's spiritual intuition into a frenzy. Every instinct warned him how terrifying it was.
"What... is it?" Klein looked away, his voice grave.
"It's an item similar to the Calamity Seal—a Sealed Artifact formed from a Conqueror Beyonder Characteristic. Its designation is 0-33. It should have been in the Loen Royal Family's collection, but during Monday night's battle, it appeared in the Black Saintess's hands."
Abner's explanation was brief, but his tone was loaded with meaning.
When he had entered the confessional just now, he had intended to pray to the Goddess and ask about the outcome of that battle. Instead, Arianna, the Servant of Concealment, had suddenly appeared and handed him the crown.
As for his question, she had told him to ask Princess Vera...
"Conqueror... Sequence 1?" Klein had been somewhat prepared, but he was still startled. It took him a while to recover and consider what Abner's words implied. So the Loen Royal Family and the Demoness Sect really are deeply connected?
What exactly are they planning?
Klein had already heard about their collusion from Tracy, the Vice Admiral of Ailment, and confirmed it through the affair involving Conners Victor, the Mad Captain. But he had never imagined their ties ran so deep that one side would entrust a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact to the other.
"They're trafficking slaves and creating the Great Smog... What exactly are they trying to do?" Klein couldn't help asking.
"Let's talk about that after you become a Demigod. Knowing now won't do you any good." Abner glanced at him and repeated the line he had often used with Xio.
*Once you become a Bizarro Sorcerer and your ability to stay alive improves fundamentally, you can charge in and make a