Chapter 537: Reply

Jenna also finished reading Lu Mian's letter and was silent for a few seconds:

"That source of madness is really powerful... Lu Mian was unknowingly affected for half a month..."

That is to say, the woman didn't have an outbreak, otherwise everyone on the ship would have become crazy.

Jenna thought for a moment and felt that if it were her, the result would be the same, and there wouldn't be any change.

"Therefore, sealed artifacts above Level 2, strong is strong, but most of the time they are not suitable for use. Their mere existence will bring disaster to the humans around them." Franca took the opportunity to teach her companion who had become a Beyonder for only half a year.

She then told this matter to "Justice," not "007," because even if she enabled the emergency contact method, she had to rely on luck to be successful. What if "007" was working overtime today and didn't go to that place? And normal contact had to wait until after 10 PM.

Under the premise that the source of madness could have an outbreak at any time and affect innocent people, Franca didn't want to waste precious disposal time. Anyway, with "Justice's" status in reality, she definitely had channels to contact the official Beyonders of the Feynapotter Kingdom, so she didn't have to worry about not finding anyone. Wait until night to inform "007," and use both methods.

After handling this matter, Franca and Jenna took a rental carriage and arrived at the underground catacombs.

They had both followed Lu Mian to the third floor and absorbed useful information from the other party's experience, so they were not unfamiliar with this place at all. They soon carried burning white candles and entered the small square where two sacrificial pillars stood.

Jenna pondered for a moment, and under Franca's puzzled gaze, walked to the sacrificial pillar representing the "Eternal Blazing Sun," half-opened her arms, and said devoutly:

"Praise the Sun!"

She was seeking protection.

Franca watched this scene with twitching corners of her mouth and said amusedly:

"How come you are becoming more and more like Xia, uh, Lu Mian?"

"Damn! How am I like him?" Jenna habitually retorted.

"In the flexibility of faith." Franca pointed out with a smile, "Like me, I just praise Mr. 'Fool,' and didn't go under that pillar and say anything like 'Steam is above'."

Jenna thought for a moment:

"Because Lu Mian and I have both truly believed in the 'Eternal Blazing Sun'..."

Speaking of this, she suddenly paused, her lips moved, and she secretly cursed herself.

Wasn't this admitting that she and Lu Mian were indeed a bit alike?

Franca herself was just joking. After praising the "Fool," she and Jenna left the sacrificial square and walked toward the entrance of the fourth floor where the "Kresmarna Night Pillar" was located.

Thanks to the information provided by Lu Mian, they easily avoided the "obstruction" of those skeletons on the road, and moved slowly in the dark environment, relying on the dim yellow candlelight.

While walking, Franca had a sudden whim:

"You say, is it necessary to hold the burning white candle in your hand? Can you put them on your head, or make a lantern and put it inside? Will it also have the effect of protecting us?"

Jenna was already used to Franca occasionally having strange languages and ideas, and responded casually:

"You can try."

Weighing the consequences of a failed attempt, Franca laughed dryly:

"Forget it, forget it, there's no need to be curious about this kind of thing."

She looked at Jenna beside her and changed the subject:

"Why are you dressed like this?"

The current Jenna was wearing a black dress and a dark soft hat. It was beautiful, but it didn't reflect her own youthful feeling, and she had a few more years of maturity that didn't belong to her age.

Jenna instinctively looked around, confirmed that there were no other dim yellow candlelight, and then said in a low voice:

"I am acting as a 'Witch,' making myself deep and mysterious."

Wearing a black robe and a hood might be closer to the general human perception of a witch, but it was easy to arouse the suspicion of the Demoness Sect, so Jenna compromised a bit.

"Very hard-working." Franca instantly understood the cause and effect and nodded approvingly.

Jenna asked in turn:

"What about you? After Gardner died, you haven't had an object to digest 'Pleasure,' right?"

If someone else said this, Franca could have been thick-skinned and indifferent, but Jenna mentioned this matter, and she instinctively felt embarrassed, coughed twice and said:

"It's still quite easy to find if I really want to. If it doesn't work, find a chance to push Bruns, see if this guy still makes things difficult for me. Hehe, if she feels true pleasure, she might invite me to participate in her..."

Franca suddenly closed her mouth, wishing she could raise her right hand and slap herself.

How could I tell Jenna these things?

What about the image!

Franca quickly cleared her throat:

"Moreover, this is an opportunity."

"Opportunity?" Jenna expressed confusion.

Franca nodded seriously:

"Relying solely on things in bed, relying on physical pleasure, can indeed slowly digest the potion, and it also fits the characteristic of 'Witch' representing the feminine, but I always feel that the connotation of 'Pleasure' shouldn't be just this little bit. Taking advantage of the fact that there is no object of physical pleasure now, I want to calm down and slowly explore other possibilities.

"For example, let a man like me, see me and be very happy, just being with me is very pleasurable, but he can't truly get me, and every time we meet, he will fall into the pain of not being able to get what he wants. In this way, the side of 'Witch' bringing disaster and pain is reflected in pleasure...

"Damn, I hate such women the most!"

Franca got angry while talking.

Jenna was stunned, pursed her lips, and her body trembled uncontrollably, holding back her laughter very hard.

"Roughly, almost, anyway, that's what it means." Franca forcibly finished, and stopped discussing this topic.

Relying on the illumination of the dim yellow candlelight, after turning around a new tomb chamber built using an ancient tomb, Franca suddenly frowned, suspecting that she had missed an opportunity just now:

"If I sigh, complaining about the digestion stagnation brought by the lack of pleasure objects, and pretend to be pitiful, will Jenna sympathize with me and take the initiative to help me?

"Ah ah ah ah, I was too stubborn just now!

"No, she might recommend Lu Mian to me..."

While Franca was letting her imagination run wild, she didn't relax her vigilance against the surroundings, especially those messy skeletons piled on the side of the road.

Finally, she and Jenna saw the "Kresmarna Night Pillar" made of black marble that supported the cave roof.

It had no patterns or symbols, and no traces of weathering or corrosion.

"It's indeed very similar to the one in the Fourth Epoch Trier, but not that huge, more like the tip part." Franca observed for a few seconds and gave a simple evaluation.

She turned to ask Jenna:

"Do you have any special feelings?"

Jenna frowned slightly and shook her head slowly:

"No."

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Feynapotter Kingdom, Gaya Province, Sangtagang, inside the Solo Hotel.

Lu Mian soon received a reply from "Magician":

"Experienced the terror of a Level 1 sealed artifact, right?

"How many times I tell you this kind of thing is not as impressive as you experiencing it yourself once.

"That should be the power of the 'Spectator' pathway at a high sequence, constantly modifying the thoughts and cognition of humans around. So, remember that sentence, 'Beware of Spectators'...

"That sealed artifact still has other powers. I am not sure for the time being whether it belongs to those evil gods outside. In short, you don't need to participate in the tracking and capture of her, and you can't participate. We will communicate with the Church of the 'Earth Mother' through Mr. 'Moon'."

Seeing this, Lu Mian muttered silently:

"I don't want to participate either, but this kind of thing is not something I can decide. With my constitution, sometimes, even if I want to avoid it, I can't."

Just like how he actually sat on the same ship as that sealed artifact, heading to the same destination.

At the same time, Lu Mian discovered a piece of information from "Magician's" arrangement:

Mr. "Moon" of the "Tarot Club" has a close relationship with the Church of the "Earth Mother."

Pondering for a moment, Lu Mian continued to read the letter in his hand:

"We are also investigating the existence of the resurrection island. The ones responsible are mainly Mr. 'Hanged Man' and Ms. 'Hermit.' They have certain guesses about this, but they cannot confirm it yet. If your assistance is needed later, we will inform you in advance and obtain your consent, but you don't need to consider looking for the resurrection island now. That is very dangerous. Remember, that is very dangerous...

"The death imprint is a mark left in the essence of death. Normal humans can only leave one. Certain pathways can leave many when they reach certain sequences. And this kind of mark will be eroded by death, gradually dissolving, and finally completely assimilated by death. The higher the status before death, the stronger the ability to resist this dissolution, and the longer it can be supported. Those with special abilities can also do it. As for ordinary low-to-mid sequence Beyonders, after a few years, a dozen years, or decades, the corresponding death imprint will no longer exist.

"It is almost impossible to arrange a ritual to summon the death imprint. Even a true god of Sequence 0 doesn't dare to approach the essence of death, let alone such a ritual.

"I think the 'Arden' evil spirit summoned by Burman is very problematic. I even suspect that Burman's mental state began to deteriorate not when he met the Resurrection Island resident Harrison, but from the moment he summoned that evil spirit and killed it.

"Perhaps, the 'Arden' evil spirit did not die."

The 'Arden' evil spirit that left bloodstains and was easily killed by Burman didn't die? What kind of ghost story is this... Ms. Magician doesn't even know what kind of creature the 'Arden' evil spirit actually is... Lu Mian recalled Burman's situation and didn't feel there was anything abnormal about it.

That was the behavior one would expect from a half-mad person of the Forced Transition pathway.

Ms. Magician wrote at the end of the letter:

"Be very careful with the investigation in Santa Harbor. If you encounter problems, you can seek help from the 'Knight of Swords'."

Not yet... Lu Mian replied in his heart.

Because he currently had no leads and understood nothing of the situation, even if he wrote to the 'Knight of Swords', he wouldn't know what to ask or what kind of help to seek.

(End of chapter)