At a secluded street corner in Base 9,
"Are the preparations complete?"
"They are."
Two furtive figures completed their handoff, then went their separate ways.
When one lagged behind in technology, making a handoff in person sometimes offered a different sort of advantage.
It was like how, even in the internet age, certain top-secret information still existed only in paper files, disconnected from any network.
After the two left, a phantomlike figure appeared.
A notebook and pen appeared in his hands. "This location is confirmed too." He marked the notebook with his pen.
The notebook contained many numbers, names, and other entries.
Once he finished marking it, the figure turned invisible again and left.
Back at his residence, Dongguan acted as though nothing had happened, even putting the Illusion-Light Vine and Dry Leaf Grass back into his World Ring.
Relying on the Thousand-Leaf Clone, the Illusion-Light Vine's invisibility, and confirmation from the Eye of Cause and Effect, he had identified the vast majority of the Real Person Society's members throughout Base 9.
If he submitted this list, it might not completely purge the hidden members of the Real Person Society, but it would certainly thwart their current plan in its entirety.
Of course, Dongguan would not do that.
"The Real Person Society has nearly finished its preparations. Apart from the Immortal Army Lord's end, I have a general grasp of everything else. It's just uncertain when they'll act."
Dongguan rubbed his chin, thinking continuously.
Once the Real Person Society finished its preparations, the timing would not be up to Dongguan, or even the Real Person Society itself. It would depend on when Nihemo arrived.
"And I've also gained something unexpected during this time."
From conversations between members of the Real Person Society, he had learned some other characteristics of this