MI9's office building was located on Bellotto Street in West Borough. It was an inconspicuous three-story building.
There wasn't any sign at the door that indicated its identity. There was only a simple sign hanging on the door.
“9”
The core of this office building was underground, and the upper floors were mainly filled with civilian staff. Of course, most of the Beyonders belonging to MI9 wouldn't go underground for no reason. The environment there wasn't good, and the atmosphere was oppressive. It was possible for an accident to happen at any time due to improper supervision of a Sealed Artifact.
Xio was currently the deputy team leader of the Domestic Security and Counterespionage Team. She was directly in charge of a sizable team of Beyonders and was responsible for handling espionage cases related to Intis in Baekeland.
"There's a mission here." Her superior, the deputy director of MI9 and the leader of the Domestic Security and Counterespionage Team, Lieutenant General Pantek, picked up a document and handed it across the desk.
"Is it urgent?" Xio reached out to take it and asked cautiously.
Lieutenant General Pantek was a typical old Rouen man with a rather receding hairline. He picked up a white porcelain coffee cup and took a sip.
"It's not urgent. Low danger level.
"In fact, this mission will be issued to all members, hoping that someone will be lucky enough to complete it."
Such a description exceeded Xio's expectations, but she didn't open the document on the spot.
Instead, she directly replied, "I'll inform my team members."
After leaving Lieutenant General Pantek's office, Xio returned to her room.
When she threw her body into her seat, she seemed to hide.
After quickly scanning the document in her hand, Xio roughly understood why the deputy director had said that.
The Utopia that needed to be investigated didn't seem to be anywhere in the Northern and Southern Continents, nor was it on any of the known islands in the Five Seas.
In the past two weeks, many people had entered the so-called Utopia, but their methods and locations were completely different. Some had arrived in the Sonia Sea near the Berserk Sea during a terrifying storm. Some had arrived in the middle section of the railway from Desi Bay to Baekeland. They had mistakenly stopped in that city due to a heavy rainstorm. Some were in Sivellaus County and entered because they got lost …
Up to now, no one has been injured or mentally affected by entering Utopia … It's no wonder that Deputy Director Pantek said that the danger level is very low … In addition, there's no way to summarize the current situation. It's difficult to find the true location of Utopia, so there's no way to specially send people in to investigate. Yes … Indeed, I can only inform all the members of the situation, hoping that some of them will accidentally arrive in Utopia and carefully gather some information … Xio put down the document in her hand and stood up regretfully, preparing to inform her subordinates.
She felt regretful because the difficulty of completing this mission was extremely high. There was almost no hope for her. This prevented her from further accumulating contributions.
In the past half a year, in order to deal with the apocalypse, Xio had been very busy every day. As she dealt with MI9's matters, she completed the various missions given by Mr. Fool. By doing so, she accumulated contributions on both sides to exchange for the Imperative Mage potion formula and Beyonder characteristic in preparation for her wish of becoming a demigod.
And up to now, Xio was still a little lacking in both aspects, especially within MI9. If she didn't make any huge contributions, Xio couldn't see any hope.
If it wasn't for the fact that she could receive a generous salary from MI9 and enjoy all sorts of benefits, as well as the fact that she could rely on her status and identity to obtain a large amount of intelligence to help her complete the missions given by Mr. Fool, Xio wanted to resign and become a bounty hunter again. That way, she would have more freedom.
I can ask about this case on the Tarot next time. Perhaps Mr. World and the others will have some clues … As Xio thought, she pushed open the door to the room where her team members were.
After assigning the mission to Utopia, Xio specially exhorted.
"If the situation isn't right, even if you have a chance to enter Utopia, you can just give up. That town of unknown authenticity doesn't show any signs of danger. Perhaps it's because it hasn't been agitated. "
After being busy for a while, Xio finally ended a tiring day. She returned home before half-past seven and had dinner with her mother, brother, and Fors to enjoy a limited amount of relaxation.
In the wee hours of the morning, she finished washing up and walked to the bedroom window. She pinched the curtains and prepared to close them.
During this process, Xio naturally cast her gaze outside and discovered that the crimson moon in the sky had become round and large at some point in time. Furthermore, its color had clearly deepened, as though it was flowing blood.
Blood Moon … Xio suddenly turned her head and looked next door in concern, somewhat worried about her friend's condition.
However, she quickly recalled that Fors was already a Sequence 4 demigod. She was no longer afraid of the effects of the full moon ravings.
…
In the room next door, Fors was lying on the bed, admiring the Blood Moon outside the window. She endured the pain of having her head pricked by needles as she listened to Mr. Door speak.
"Although going from Sequence 3 to Sequence 2, from an incomplete Mythical Creature to a true Mythical Creature, is indeed a qualitative change, I believe that Sequence 4 to Sequence 3 also has a qualitative change to a certain extent. It can even be said that Sequence 3 is the most beautiful level in the Beyonder pathway.
"At this level, there's no need to rely on external forces to resist the inclination towards madness and losing control. There's no need to suffer at all times, and one also has Beyonder powers that completely exceed ordinary people. They're more like gods and not humans. Furthermore, they can obtain a small number of anchors to further stabilize their mental state.
"If it wasn't for the fact that most Sequence 3 Beyonders don't have long enough lifespans, making it difficult for them to live past 500 years old, I don't think many saints would have the motivation to advance to angel …"
"Yes, yes." Fors nodded repeatedly, indicating that she understood.
At the same time, her forehead twitched slightly as she secretly yawned.
She was already somewhat accustomed to the pain brought about by speaking directly with Mr. Door.
Mr. Door continued, "Sequence 3 of the Apprentice pathway is called Wanderer.
"Sequence 3 of the Apprentice pathway is called Wanderer. This means that the spirit world can no longer trap you. You can enter the cosmos and roam the astral world. You can head to different planets and experience true silence, true desolation, true magnificence, as well as a completely different civilization from the local world.
"Only by experiencing this for yourself will you know how tiny the World you live in is …"
Mr. Door briefly recounted his experiences to showcase the magnificence and magnificence of the cosmos, as well as the richness and charm of different civilizations.
This made Fors a little entranced. If not for the stabbing pain in her head reminding her, she would've even forgotten that the narrator was a dangerous King of Angels.
"As long as you help me escape, I'll give you the Wanderer potion formula and Beyonder characteristic, and help you complete the ritual. Of course, all of this can be paid in advance." At the end of the full moon ravings, Mr. Door made another promise.
"It's really something to look forward to," Fors praised sincerely.
When Mr. Door's voice gradually weakened and disappeared, Fors suddenly pulled out the pillow from her waist and lay down.
In less than three minutes, she fell asleep peacefully.
To her, the vast cosmos was indeed filled with charm, but there was also the danger of being corrupted just by understanding it. She had no motivation to explore it.
I'll consider it after I finish touring the Northern and Southern Continents and the Five Seas … In her sleep, Fors muttered to herself almost silently.
At this moment, the blood-red moon outside the window had long faded, returning to a lighter crimson color, and it was incomplete.
…
A huge blood-colored moon hung on the edge of the cliff, illuminating the swamp below.
The swamp was dark red in color and constantly bubbled. It was as if there was magma boiling everything at the bottom.
At a glance, the swamp had no end, like a vast ocean.
Pa!
A rock fell from the edge of the cliff and into the swamp.
In the next second, a bubble popped up and silently burst, giving birth to a blood-stained baby.
The baby staggered and swam close to the cliff, attempting to climb up.
Pa!
The stone beneath Emlyn White's feet shattered as he fell off the cliff and into the swamp.
The vampire count woke up abruptly from his dream and glanced at his surroundings in a daze and fear.
After confirming that this was his room and that he was surrounded by many familiar dolls of all sizes, Emlyn slowly exhaled and muttered to himself with a heavy expression,
"That dream wasn't simple."
As a Shaman King, he had a sufficient understanding of the dream domain.
Could this be the so-called "divine revelation"? But I didn't receive any revelations … Emlyn thought for nearly a minute, but he couldn't find an answer. Then, he decided to ignore the question and planned on asking Father Utravsky when he had the time.
…
The moon, which had lost its blood-red color and was no longer full, illuminated the garden of the Cathedral of Waves.
Alger reached out to catch the note "delivered" by Gale and unfurled it.
"Verdu is searching for a pirate ship or smuggler ship that goes to Bansy."
Bansy Harbor had yet to be rebuilt, and there were no liners that headed there. Verdu, who cherished the opportunity to "Teleport," could only rely on unconventional methods.
To Bansy? Alger immediately frowned.
He knew very well what Bansy meant, but he didn't understand why Verdu wanted to go to Bansy.
There shouldn't be anything there!
No, even if the Church had razed Bansy, there would still be some abnormalities left there. Furthermore, the Church hadn't investigated what problems were hidden in Bansy back then … As a cardinal, Alger had the right to access some confidential documents, including the records of the Church of the Storm's actions against Bansy.
In addition, he had learned more from Mr. Fool and The World, German Sparrow.
After some thought, Alger quickly made a decision. He planned on getting his Shadow Guard to arrange a pirate ship for Verdu.
In this regard, Alger knew that many key figures didn't need to appear personally or use their names.
Of course, in the Rorsted Archipelago, a smuggler ship was often equivalent to a pirate ship.
PS: I discovered that there's no update. So the timing was wrong …
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