Two minds
Upon seeing the Women figure emerge from the darkness, Angoulême and the others immediately tensed up.
They currently don't know how to Humanoid Sealed Artifact walk to the bed on its own, and can only hope that the bed, which is also a "Level 1" Sealed Artifact, can attract other creatures to lie down.
Of course, the Church the Eternal Blazing Sun could not possibly send only the highest- Sequence 5 "Purifier" team to complete a transaction involving a Level 1 Sealed Artifact. There must be Half-God watching in the shadows. But if something unexpected happens, facing the combined attack of two Level 1 Sealed Artifact, it is unknown how many people That One Senior Deacon can save.
The Women, her expression calm yet tinged with sadness, appeared and, as if summoned or commanded, walked on her own to the exquisite antique Bed.
Angoulême and the others remained frozen in place, as if they had turned into human Statues.
They were afraid that their actions would alert their target and disrupt the positive trend of things developing.
Finally, the Humanoid Sealed Artifact, dressed in a black Nun's Habit, lay down on the Bed.
She opened her mouth, let out a small yawn, then closed her eyes, revealing intense exhaustion from the inside out.
This is an exhaustion that feels like a lifetime's worth of energy has been drained.
She fell asleep.
Several "Purifier" stepped forward one after another and placed the different colored suitcases they were carrying on the ground.
Then, they pulled up the red flannel drape, covering the Humanoid Sealed Artifact and the classic Bed inside.
The Iron Gray Steam Robot also put down the leather suitcase it was carrying in its other hand.
They lifted their Bed and, following the "Purifier" team members, slowly and deliberately withdrew from the Quarry Cavern.
Before long, only Angoulême and the nine leather trunks on the ground behind him remained.
At the edge of the Quarry's Cavern, in the dense darkness, Franca's figure, dressed in Assassin's clothes, emerged.
She didn't speak to Angoulême, but walked past the "Purifier" Deacon and went to the suitcases, opening and inspecting them one by one.
Eight of the trunks were either filled with gleaming gold bars or contained large amounts of Gold Coin, all of them quite heavy. Franca's vision seemed to be disturbed, and all Eyes could see was a golden hue.
I've never seen so much gold in both of my lives... It's a pity it's not mine... Franca, with a mix of regret and disappointment, put the gold, worth 1.2 million Felkine, along with the suitcase into the "Traveler’s Bag".
The other suitcase contained the main and auxiliary ingredients for the "Pleasure" Potion and two folded scrolls.
After confirming that everything was correct, Franca nodded to Angoulême and said in a detached tone befitting their not-so-familiar, purely cooperative relationship, "You keep your promises. I will continue to provide you with intelligence."
"Praise be to the Sun, you are the God of Contracts!" Angoulême spread his arms slightly, attributing all glory and merit to the Deity.
Franca then left the Quarry Cavern, circling around it repeatedly, using her "Witch" powers to erase any traces and fight against any possible Divination or Prophecy.
Seven or eight minutes Past, she met up with Lumian in a Concealment Tunnel in the Underground Trier and was "Teleportation" away.
9 Orosei Street, Apartment 702.
When Franca handed Jenna the materials related to the "Pleasure" Potion along with the suitcase, Lumian had already sat down on the Armchair and was reading the revised, unformatted dossier of the Sealed Artifact.
Number: 1-147
Original name: Clémence Atana.
"The Sealed Artifact was born into the family of a Territory Judge in the Spam Village the Zamte Region of the Upper Hornacis Province. Upon reaching adulthood, it was sent to the Zamte Women's Monastery. Two years later, it entered the Susie University to study paleontology. After graduating, it stayed on as a faculty member."
"In the field of paleontology, she preferred to look for traces left by legendary creatures to prove their existence. At the age of 29, she suddenly resigned from her teaching position, returned to her hometown, and locked herself in her room for a long time."
"In the following two years, her family experienced a series of changes:"
Her father, drunk, fell into a cesspool and drowned at night. Her mother, overwhelmed with grief, went insane and hanged herself. Her brothers fought each other over the inheritance, and her sisters went missing on their way home to stop them, their whereabouts unknown ever since...
The people of Spam Village believed she brought bad luck and wanted to drive her away. Before long, a strange Mental Plague began to break out in the village. By the time the ' Purifier ' realized the problem, it was too late to save the village; all they could do was purify all the infected...
Subsequent research has shown that Clémence Atana possessed two spirits within her body, with her soul appearing as if it had been stitched together.
"There is reason to believe that one spirit was responsible for the tragedy in her family and the infection throughout the village, while the other spirit, unable to accept it, became confused and struggled instinctively, ultimately going insane..."
"She also possesses another kind of Corruption, different from her power to manipulate minds and spirits."
"It is currently impossible to determine when this Corruption occurred—whether it was before she returned to her hometown or after her parents died..."
"Sealed two years and four months ago."
"It was only sealed recently. Its number should be quite low among all the '1' level Sealed Artifact." Franca had appeared behind Lumian at some point, resting her elbows on the back of the sofa, and finished reading the entire file.
Lumian was silent for a moment, then chuckled softly, "Perhaps one day, this will be my end."
He could vaguely sense Clémence Atana's struggle and resistance, but she ultimately failed and became Monster.
Franca opened her mouth, unsure of what to say.
After a few seconds, she patted Lumian on the shoulder and said, "Look on the bright side. In the long run, we'll all die. What matters are the things we do on the way to death."
Lumian folded the dossier, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Until death!"
It was 10 p. m., inside the Ancient Dilapidated Palace of the "Night Kingdom".
Members of the "Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society" have successively sketched their figures in different places.
Franca spotted "007" in the Lion mask immediately. She pulled down her Hood, leaned Past, and asked curiously, "We received our rewards. What's yours?"
"007," Angoulême replied with mixed emotions, "I can now wield a '1' level Sealed Artifact with less Negative Effect."
"Wow, Half-God in the making!" Franca exclaimed enviously.
She then thought of Lumian, who also possessed a Level 1 Sealed Artifact with relatively minor Negative Effect, making him a potential Half-God.
Before Lumian embarked on the "Divine Pathway," "007" was already Sequence 5 Beyonder, but due to his busy schedule, he didn't want to serve as the Vice President of the "Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society," so he didn't tell anyone.
Thinking about it this way, being "007" isn't so enviable after all.
"007" glanced at Franca and said, "I used to dream of advancing to Sequence 4 and becoming Half-God, but as I've dealt with more and more Paranormal Event, I've started to think that this might not be a good thing. Alas, Destiny has pushed me this far, and I can only keep moving forward."
"Yes," Franca said, somewhat empathetically, "I'm about to announce something very important."
"What is it?" "007" couldn't control himself and blurted out the question.
Why does "Sleeve Sword" have something important to do again?
What's going on this time?
So far, the news she's brought has been more and more outrageous and shocking than the last!
"You'll find out soon enough," Franca sighed.
She then looked toward Lumian, a Muggle wearing Warlock's Robe and a black Hood, who was walking toward the "Academy" group's gathering place.
Lumian, now in Aurora's form, nodded slightly to Franca.
Seeing that most of the members of the "Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society" had arrived, Franca walked straight to the huge stone chair.
Gandalf, dressed in a simple white robe and resembling a half- Giant, was nearby. He asked in a low voice, "Should we warn everyone to be careful of the ' Person in the Mirror '?"
"No." Franca glanced at Lady. Hella standing on the other side and conjured a simple megaphone out of ice.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have something to announce." Franca's voice echoed through the Ancient Dilapidated Palace.
Members of the "Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society," including "Isotope," "Bear," and "Cerberus," all turned their gazes toward the Depths of the Palace to see who was speaking.
They suddenly felt uneasy.
The "Sleeve Sword" has never brought anything good before!
Although it helped the "Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society" purge internal Destroyers and establish more reliable rules and regulations, preventing foreseeable harm, the surging waves still left every survivor with lingering fear.
Seeing that everyone had stopped talking and discussing and were looking at her, Franca cleared her throat and began to tell the story of Resurrection Island, all the way to the point that she had met a man with an East face Depths in the Trier Catacombs.
"Is this the matter...? There's a follow-up?" 007 relaxed a little.
The buzzing sound echoed in different parts of the Ancient Palace, and the members of the "Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society" couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
For most of them, they had already accepted reality, adapted to their current lives, and even had different pursuits. Who knew that someone would tell them that there was a secret to "Transmigration" and that they might even be able to go home!
Next, Franca recounted how Harrison, a resident of Resurrection Island, was involved with forces of death and darkness and was searching for something on the Southern and Northern Continent, but she didn't mention "Devil Warlock" Bourman —that would have been too easy to associate with the Great Adventurer Louis Berri.
In the sudden silence that filled the Palace, Franca voiced her and Lumian's speculation:
Resurrection Island may be the point where two worlds meet.
"We must find Harrison and get information about Resurrection Island from him!"
After finishing her speech in one breath, Franca's gaze gradually shifted from the somewhat dazed faces of the crowd to Lady. Hella, who was not far away.
After noticing the black checkered veil covering Lady. Hella's face, she seemed to sense some indescribable emotion in her Gloom pupils.