Tudor... Abner stared at the name on the metal plate for a moment, then took out the Grade 1 Sealed Artifact in his possession: the Mutated Tudor Badge.
He had obtained the badge beneath a cliff on Blue Mountain Island near Bayam. It was a Beyonder item formed from a Fallen Earl characteristic.
Abner had also confirmed with Lilith that Felipe—also known as Giuseppe Castiya, a fellow Transmigrator—had brought the badge out of the underground ruins where the Red Angel had been hiding.
Abner turned the metal plate over. On its unmarked side was a man-made recess.
He placed the Mutated Tudor Badge in the recess, and the two pieces fit together perfectly.
The badge and plate must be a set. Since the metal plate wasn't taken into the Underworld, it might still bear the mental imprint of someone powerful...
That imprint might even belong to the Blood Emperor himself!
And there might be some secret hidden in it...
After a moment's consideration, Abner performed an active Prophecy.
He soon received a revelation:
"Andor."
Andor? It was a free city on the border between Intis and Segar. Though nominally part of Segar, it was effectively autonomous and served as a buffer between the two countries.
With the Fog Sea to its west and the Andor Mountains to its east, the city had abundant natural resources, convenient transport, and low taxes. It attracted adventurers, much like Bayam did.
Recalling what he had read while he was a Polymath, Abner guessed that the badge and plate might be crucial to some Tudor ruin.
The Tudor Empire had stood on what was now Intis during the War of the Four Emperors. It would make sense for ruins to remain there...
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