"Of course, it's for benefits." Kong Xinxue nodded. "I'm not afraid to tell you that many people know about this secret. They just don't expose it."
"What secret?" Garon was slightly curious. "Something that could interest so many transmigrators and even an existence like Nine-Tailed Fox, it shouldn't be an ordinary thing."
Kong Xinxue was not shy. She sat on the edge of the bathtub with her back facing Garon.
"The Four Great Cornerstones. The reason why they are the Four Great Cornerstones is because of one thing. That is the Sacred Sigil. "
"The Sacred Sigil?"
"That's right." Kong Xinxue nodded. "The reason why the Four Great Cornerstones are unique from everyone else is because only the four of them have supernatural powers. This is the effect of the Sacred Sigil."
"You guys want the Sacred Sigil too?" Garon asked curiously. "If it's so easy to get it, would it be your turn?"
"Of course it's not easy to get it." Kong Xinxue rolled her eyes at him. "But there are so many parallel worlds. Some of the predecessors in some worlds have studied it for a long time and came to the conclusion that they can absorb a little of the Sacred Sigil's power to a certain extent through a special transplant operation. It's not really stealing, it's just absorbing a little. But even so, it's already very impressive. Once you get it, you can freely use the power of the Sacred Sigil in many other worlds outside of this world. Although it's not that crazy, it's basically unaffected by the world's rules. This is the benefit of obtaining power from a low-level world. It's the same as the power you get from the Mother Stream System. It's suitable for most of the world's rules. "
Garon nodded to show that he understood.
"So what's the main use of the power of the Sacred Sigil?"
"There are four types, corresponding to the Four Great Cornerstones." Kong Xinxue simply explained it to him. "The first is naturally the Slayer's Sacred Sigil, the second is the Mind Reader's Sacred Sigil, the third is the Illusionist's Sacred Sigil, and the fourth is the Salvation's Sacred Sigil. The Sacred Sigil allows us to have a part of the Four Great Cornerstones' power, but it's equivalent to a weakened version. The advantage is that it can be used in any other world. The disadvantage is that it's not very useful in high-end worlds. "
"So some people want it while some people don't care, like Sea God who doesn't care?" Garon understood...
"Yes.
"I have a basic understanding." Garon rubbed his chin. "For us transmigrators, the Slayer and Mind Reader's Sacred Sigil are naturally the first choice, followed by the Illusionist and the Savior. The Savior's Sacred Sigil must have very strict restrictions, which is why it's so unpopular."
"Yes." Kong Xinxue smiled. "It's good that you understand. What I want is the Mind Reader's Sacred Sigil. Nine-Tailed Fox wants the Slayer's Sacred Sigil. Everyone else probably wants different types of Sacred Sigil. Because this thing is a weakened version, it can be obtained in multiple copies. Each Sacred Sigil can be given to ten people at a time. However, the conditions were very harsh. Therefore, everyone is working hard. "
"Yeah, we're all working hard." Garon nodded. "If that's the case, this thing won't be of much use to me … When can I go to Lighthouse Headquarters? I'm more interested in going there than this. "
"We're still in the lockdown period. We have to wait until the storyline comes to an end and the power of the Divine Sigil falls silent again. Only then can we activate the teleportation without being detected by the laws of the universe. I don't think we'll be able to return for a while," Kong Xinxue explained. "At the very least, we have to wait until the end of the first era."
"How long exactly?"
"About a few years' time."
"That's so long …"
Garon was speechless. After discovering the existence of Lighthouse, he wanted to visit Lighthouse even more. He did not want to walk his own wild path and swim along the Mother Stream. If there was a more convenient way, why not use a better one?
"Alright … I'll wait for a few more years."
After Kong Xinxue left, Garon was bored and thought about some possible scenarios. A few years was not a long time for him. In the Mech World, it would pass in a blink of an eye. There were many ways to pass the time. However, the power of the Sacred Sigil that Kong Xinxue revealed had piqued his interest.
If he did not guess wrongly, the power of the Sacred Sigil should be a variation of the use of Soul Energy. Since the Four Great Cornerstones could use Soul Energy in this way, why couldn't he?
With that thought, inspiration suddenly gushed out of him. He began to cultivate alone and delved into the content related to the use of Soul Energy.
He stayed in a high-class hotel building in Slann for a long time and returned home occasionally. His instructions to Kong Yuan were arranged by the government. He had to report to the university in advance. Occasionally, the Ministry of National Security would send someone to contact him to carry out some tricky missions. However, the frequency was not high, and Garon completed them successfully.
Unknowingly, more than a year had passed.
Garon had also made a name for himself internationally. His success rate was 80%. This was already a very impressive figure for Slann's high-end military force. The missions that he failed were basically troublesome things like finding people. Garon simply gave up on them.
In the Ministry of National Security, the higher-ups gave him the nickname of Sword Master.
While he was living a leisurely life here, Yuria had already gone through another meeting with Vulture's higher-ups. The fourth-ranked expert was defeated by Yuria. The third-ranked expert took the initiative to admit defeat. The second-ranked expert fought Yuria to a draw. In the end, the first-ranked expert brutally abused Yuria one night a year later. Only then did the situation settle down.
In this one year, Yuria had been running around, looking for his mother, Light Path. He brought his sister to various countries around the world. Needless to say, he had experienced a lot. His experience had even surpassed many adults who were older than him.
In the beginning, he would occasionally come to the hotel to consult Garon about Sword Techniques. Later on, it was more of a simple visit. He came to visit Garon with the etiquette of a disciple to his master. As for Sword Techniques, Garon had nothing left to teach him. Due to the rules of this world, he could not use higher levels. There was nothing else he could teach him about the limits.
To put it simply, Yuria had finished his apprenticeship.
The current Yuria was only slightly weaker than Garon. Excluding Garon's trump card of forcibly raising his level, the probability of the two of them winning was basically a four to six ratio.
Due to the issue of expenses, Yuria would occasionally accept some government-issued missions from Garon. In fact, these missions were given to Garon by the higher-ups. However, he outsourced them to his own disciples and split the reward in half.
If it were not for Yuria's unwillingness to join the government, he would not have adopted this method.
*****
Smack.
The teacup was gently placed on the glass coffee table.
Yuria gently exhaled a mouthful of hot air. The fragrance of the tea in his mouth eased him slightly. He raised his head and looked at Garon who was sitting opposite him.
"Minister, how many people have you recruited for the Unrestricted Combat Team? Why is the person you're contacting this time our old classmate again? "He frowned and asked.
"It can't be helped. The benefits are good." Garon replied lazily. "The Unlimited Combat Department is now basically separated from the school and has become an independent organization. A portion of the people who are willing to stay will occasionally accept the missions that I outsource. The rewards are great and the risks are not high. Naturally, everyone is willing to do it. What's wrong with that? "
"Although it's not a big problem since you'll be there personally if something happens, are the higher-ups really not going to do anything about it?" Yuria rolled his eyes. "You're blatantly using public funds to raise a private army."
"Private army, my ass." Garon scolded jokingly. "Look at that bunch of kids. If anything happens, they'll be the first to run!"
"Alright … I'm used to it anyway." Yuria leaned back on the sofa and changed into a more comfortable position. He was wearing a white trench coat and long jeans. His face was full of beard that had not been shaved for a long time. He looked unusually mature and did not look like a sixteen or seventeen year old at all. Running around for more than a year, fighting everywhere to investigate his mother's whereabouts, had also brought him experience and maturity.
"Tell me, why are you looking for me this time? I know that you'll definitely not look for me if there's nothing, "Garon held a teacup and said lazily in his white sleeping robe.
"Heh … I knew I couldn't hide it from you." Yuria smiled flatteringly. It was a little disgusting for someone who looked like an uncle to make such an expression …
"Hurry up and say it. Don't dilly-dally. "Garon felt a little nauseous.
Yuria straightened his face.
"It's like this. Although I still haven't found my mother's whereabouts, I have a faint feeling that my mother seems to be avoiding me on purpose."
"Avoiding you? Why? "
"I don't know." Yuria frowned. "This is also what's troubling me. Also … "
"Also what?" Garon drank a mouthful of tea.
"Also, I met a strange person when I went out this time. He seemed to know me. He suddenly came over and whispered to me that the target I was looking for was already dead. He told me not to waste my efforts and to quickly go back and meet up with him. "Yuria was puzzled.
"Rendezvous?" Garen was also a little confused. "He said that the target you were looking for was already dead? Could it be … "
"No … That's not what he meant." Yuria shook his head. "He seemed to think that I belong to some organization. Meet up? Meet up with who? Where do we meet up? He didn't say anything about these things. When I turned around, he was gone. It's very strange. "
"After that, on the way back, I accidentally received a small note. It said that I'm in danger. It told me to burn the note immediately and not let anyone else see it except for me. "Yuria was completely puzzled.
"You burned it?"
"Burned it? I didn't tell anyone about this except for you. I suspect that I might have been involved in some other incident. "
Garon sorted out the information he had received. Yuria's situation was not in the plot at all. Nine-Tailed Fox and the others were still secretly paving the way for Yuria in other countries. There was nothing unusual about the news they sent back. The only thing that was not right was that Slayer and the others who were supposed to appear still had not appeared. According to the plot, they should have appeared a long time ago, but there was still no news about them until now.
"Well done. Don't tell anyone about this, including your sister. This kind of thing will only add to your troubles. It will naturally become clear when there are more clues." Garon explained, "I'll use my connections to help you investigate and see who is in contact with you. Is it to mislead you or something …"
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