Faced with the question, the three Alchemists hid nothing. They even hoped to win over the Oracle before them and gain more of the emperor's favor.
Abner soon learned from their account that Morning Star City currently had six Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts. That did not include the emperor's armored statue or the Floating City itself. Judging by the abilities of Morning Star City's four major systems, the city was unquestionably Grade 0.
Under the Mechanical Emperor's influence, Morning Star City used the same numbering system for Sealed Artifacts as the churches.
The most powerful was Garon's Stomach, a Sealed Artifact built around a Trinity Templar characteristic and blended with characteristics from several other Pathways. Its side effects were also the most terrifying. Anick Splinter had sealed it inside his own stomach and could use its abilities only to a limited extent.
Eleanor, who had fused with the Sealed Artifact Honey Hive, needed no further introduction. Olmos, the black-armored man and the last committee member, had likewise sealed a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact within his Exosuit body.
That artifact was called Midnight's Song. Crafted from a Nightwatcher characteristic, it took the form of a black pearl necklace. Through song, it could bring misfortune to others, soothe souls, and produce other effects. It was especially effective against spirits, making it a useful complement to an Alchemist's largely physical means of attack.
More importantly, after the Mechanical Emperor's fall, the necklace was the only item that could affect the Evernight Barrier enough to shut it down briefly and let exploration teams pass through.
"Besides the three Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts sealed within us, one of the other three is the Golden Eagle, made from an Unshadowed characteristic. Before you arrived, it was an important source of energy for Morning Star City.
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