Sometimes, the calmer the wind and the quieter the waves, the easier it was to think of the storm that would follow.
The World Behind the Door had been quiet for so long that everyone had grown accustomed to it. Even Flaming Man himself, stationed at the Sealing Pavilion, had subconsciously begun to think that the Door Organization had abandoned this route up the starry staircase.
Letting the stalemate drag on like this would accomplish nothing.
Ke Meng was stationed in Whale City, but he also kept a constant eye on developments in Koi City.
The prolonged lack of news gave Ke Meng the same impression: perhaps the Door Organization had abandoned that Silver Door.
During class, the students brought in a newspaper. Ke Meng sat at the lectern and casually leafed through it.
By then, the students had settled into their routine. Every one of them had their eyes closed, doing something akin to meditation.
Ke Meng had recalled this meditation method, then refined it using the experiences of more than a dozen top students. Now he had introduced it to the whole class for everyone to practice together.
Learning to sense spirituality was a major undertaking. Simply being able to sense its existence was not enough. They also had to keep reinforcing their progress so that the feeling would not fade.
At the same time, this meditation method could slowly improve their sensitivity to spirituality.
Once the Director-General learned about it, he had it studied and tested for several days, then immediately introduced it throughout the Investigation Bureau. Every full-fledged investigator was required to study this meditation method.
With nothing to do during the meditation session, Ke Meng paid a little more attention to the newspaper.
Ke Meng noticed an unusual news section.
The cluster of cities centered