At the top of the bell tower attached to the Church of Waves, Jahn Kottman, a cardinal of the Church of Storms and a High-ranking Deacon of the Mandated Punishers, stood at the edge, gazing out at the refreshing sea and the mountains stretching into the distance along the coastline.
Bayam's pollution level was rather low. Industries such as mining and smelting were located in other cities on the island; the Pillar here was the spice trade, brothels, casinos, and the aggregation and transfer of goods. There was no established industry, and due to the favorable climate, coal was only needed for heating on very few days.
Just as Jahn Kottman, the Sea King, withdrew his gaze, he saw a Mandated Punisher run up the spiraling stairs.
"Your Excellency Kottman, there's new intelligence." The Mandated Punisher struck his left chest with his right fist.
"What is it?" Jahn Kottman, with his sturdy build, turned and asked.
The Mandated Punisher handed over the note in his hand:
"According to information sent by our informant within the Resistance Army, they received Kalvetua's response a few days ago and are creating a new statue."
"A new statue?" Jahn Kottman unfolded the note and quickly skimmed through it.
He immediately turned to look toward the depths of Blue Mountain Island, where the jungle stretched like a sea, and said after a moment of contemplation:
"Search for places with abnormalities in the waters around the archipelago."
From this intelligence, he had confirmed one thing: the mysterious person who had taken Kalvetua's leftover Beyonder Characteristic had not left the Rorsted Archipelago's waters. This could be accurately inferred from the fact that the person was able to impersonate Kalvetua and respond to his believers.
At the same time, Jahn Kottman knew very well that the Beyonder Characteristic