Nikila looked at Franca with an obsession and said, âHe should be feeling the call of the wilderness.â
âWilderness?â Franca didnât hide her confusion.
Nikila eagerly and thoroughly explained, âIn Fourth Epoch Trier, near the ruined palace of Alista Tudor, beside His remains-no, on His remains, no, under them-well, thereâs a wilderness there. All Mystery Pryers and Savants will eventually return to that wilderness.â
All Mystery Pryers and Savants⊠The only thing powerful enough to influence both pathways must be the Celestial Master. Professor and Assistant Professor had dreams about the wilderness before⊠Franca perked up and asked, âWhat else do you know about this wilderness?â
Nikila shook his head slightly, looking a bit annoyed but very honest.
âNothing else. According to our leader, the higher the sequence of a Mystery Pryer or Savant, the more likely they are to hear the call of the wilderness.â
The Hidden Sage should stand atop the Mystery Pryer pathway, so during the Hostel incident, when the seal of Fourth Epoch Trier was broken, the leak of wilderness power greatly affected Him, driving Him madder. Is Kmerolo in a similar situation? After all, heâs in Trier⊠The demigods of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery in Trier might also be affected? Franca swallowed and asked, âHas Kmerolo returned to that wilderness?â
Nikila smiled gently but painfully.
âNot yet. Heâs probably just deteriorating, unable to maintain himself well, and resisting the call in some extreme way. If he were to return, heâd have to pass through our mirror world. It wouldnât escape our leaderâs notice. If our leader knew, so would I.â
For Trier, Kmerolo returning to the wilderness might not be a bad thing. According to Nikila-no, Griffith-Kmerolo is like a powerful bomb that could go off at any time⊠Franca thought for a moment and asked, âDo you know where heâs hiding now?â
Nikila sighed and said, âHe hasnât contacted me for a while. The last time we met was near the catacombs.â
Near the catacombs⊠Franca then asked, âGriffith, what was your goal in infiltrating the Moses Ascetic Order?â
Nikila emphasized seriously, âI am the original. Our goal was to make the higher-ups of the Moses Ascetic Order gradually aware of the wilderness and help us unseal Fourth Epoch Trier at a critical moment.â
Franca had an epiphany and asked, âDid Kmerolo, with your âhelp,â already know about the wilderness and its exact location?â
Was it knowing too much and possessing godhood that made Kmerolo lose control gradually, becoming unable to resist the wilderness call?
The Church of the God of Steam and Machinery hasnât shown similar issues, at least not as severeâŠ
âYes.â Nikila shared his feelings with his dream lover. âSo, this is both good and bad for me. It took me a lot to gain Kmeroloâs trust and interest in the wilderness without arousing suspicion, but now all that effort is wasted. I have to figure out how to gain the trust of another of the Ten Pillars.â
âWhy is it also a good thing?â Franca was puzzled.
Nikila smiled and said, âIf Kmerolo returns to the wilderness, I might get the Mysticologist Beyonder characteristic someday.â
âMysticologist is Sequence 4 of the Mystery Pryer pathway? Can you Mirror People ascend by drinking potions?â Franca quickly asked two questions.
Nikila nodded. âYes, I can ascend to Mysticologist by drinking the potion. I am the original.â
âHave you ever drunk a potion?â Franca glanced at Griffithâs body, which had not produced any Beyonder characteristics.
âNo,â Nikila replied candidly.
Meh, no Beyonder characteristic drops⊠Franca cursed inwardly in pre-transmigration gaming terms and then said, âMoran Avigny has been dead for a while. Your leader canât leave the seal and frequently get feedback or give orders. Whoâs handling day-to-day matters and contacting the Mirror People in Trier?â
âItâs Palia. She received instructions and information from the leader,â Nikila replied but didnât elaborate like before.
The mineralogist, Jasmine, Iâm tracking⊠No wonder she appeared twice in Underground Trier despite being wanted⊠Sheâs rebuilding the Mirror People network in Trier? Franca asked quickly, âCan you contact Palia?â
Nikila shook his head again. âShe contacts us one-way for now. This way, if any one of us is exposed, it doesnât affect the others. According to the previous arrangement, Palia contacts me through the mirror world once a week to check on my situation and exchange new information, usually on Sunday evenings between eight and ten.â
Donât you find this troublesome and inconvenient? Well, it is quite safeâŠ
Franca criticized silently and saw Nikilaâs image fading, about to disappear, and quickly asked the last question, âBesides Fourth Epoch Trier and current Trier, where else does your mirror world connect to?â
This question came from Lumianâs letter.
He confirmed Morora exchanged information with the outside world through this special mirror world.
Nikila thought for a moment and said, âA strange place, much like Fourth Epoch Trier, also sealed, with many living people inside, but we canât enter.â
Mirror People canât use the special mirror world to go directly to MororaâŠ
Franca nodded slightly and asked, âDid some of your companions go to Lenburg to find that sealed strange place?â
âYes, although we canât go directly, if we can enter normally, we can use the mirror worldâs powerâŠâ Nikila said as he began to lose his soulâs integrity.
He looked at Franca, lingeringly and painfully scanning her beautiful face.
Francaâs skin prickled with goosebumps.
Watching Nikila-the Mirror Person Griffith-disappear completely, Franca sighed inwardly.
Short-term, high-intensity, high-frequency Charm can last so long. It might take a day or two to fadeâŠ
Repeated Charm in daily life, maintained long-term, can indeed make someone fall deeply in love with me⊠I wonder how long this love lasts without supernatural influence. A year should be fine, but itâs hard to say for the seven-year itchâŠ
Heh, Hunters can form teams, and so can Demonesses. But the loyalty and rapport will be higher. The only issue is team members might not truly cooperate and could hate each other⊠What a messâŠ
Franca put away the mirror and said to Jenna and Anthony, âNo need to wait. This guy doesnât have any Beyonder characteristics.â
By then, Jenna had finished collecting the loot, getting 460 verl dâor and nine scrolls from Nikila.
The scrollsâ effects and incantations required Magic Mirror Divination to reveal.
Anthony glanced at Nikilaâs body and the nine scrolls, considering.
âShould we have someone use Lie to disguise as Nikila and wait for that Mirror Person Palia to contact?â
âWe can, but itâs unlikely,â Franca said after some thought. âWe can bury the body and carry out anti-divination and anti-prophecy measures, but there are many days until Sunday. The Mirror People leader might notice something wrong. Still, itâs worth a try.â
After carrying out anti-divination and anti-prophecy measures and seeing Nikilaâs body turn into a few broken mirror shards, Jenna frowned slightly. âStill none of those special mirror world shards.â
Moran Avigny didnât leave any either.
The shards in Jenna and Francaâs possession came from Gardner Martin and the Tamara familyâs crypt.
âWhat kind of Mirror Person leaves special mirror world shards? Whatâs special about the fake Martin? Next time we catch a Mirror Person, we must askâŠâ Franca muttered to herself.
The three quickly tidied up the scene, and Franca activated the Ice Amulet to teleport to the fixed mirror world entrance.
During this process, Franca used the amuletâs power to send Lumian the intelligence gathered from this operation.
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Morora, second floor of the Carnivore bar.
Reading a book comfortably, Lumian glanced at the roomâs mirror, seeing water ripple and a line of Intisian appear.
Reading it, Lumian suddenly froze.
He realized he had overlooked something.
At this moment, could the Mirror People sent to Lenburg to investigate the whereabouts of 0-01 have infiltrated Morora?
And the Mirror People produced by the underground mausoleumâs incident could use that special mirror world unlike him!