Claire had spent less than an hour at Joseph's residence before returning to the Tulip Shop.
The moment she entered the lounge, Shane, who was eating dessert inside, looked up and asked, "How did it go?"
Claire hesitated. In the end, she decided not to tell him about meeting Norris today. It was not that she did not trust Shane; it was simply better for as few people as possible to know about the conflict between the royal authority and the Church.
So she nodded and said simply, "It's all settled. I convinced him."
Shane gave her a thumbs-up. "As expected of you. You even managed to persuade the Grand Judge, who has such close ties with the Church."
"Oh, right. Have someone write a letter to Regan for me. Tell him the Adventurer's Guild can begin construction, and have it built in the eastern district."
"No problem. I guarantee it'll arrive within two days."
Only then did Claire remember the thing she had obtained in the previous trade, the one that seemed to possess Quantum Entanglement. She took it from the trading space and tossed it to Shane on the sofa.
"Here, something good for you."
Shane caught it with both hands, pinching the black cone-shaped object between his thumb and forefinger. After examining it for a few moments, he asked in confusion, "What is this?"
Claire took out another cone-shaped object from her hand and smiled. "Come on, I'll show you."
As she spoke, she took out two sheets of paper, dabbed a little ink onto the two cone-shaped objects, then wrote on one sheet with one of them. The other cone-shaped object, though no one was controlling it, stood upright and simultaneously wrote the exact same words on the other sheet.
Shane's eyes lit up. "How far