The abrupt source of the sound was a mechanical oddity facsimile machine from Yasha Star, a device Rose commonly used.
At this moment, as steam gushed forth, pages of curio paper were ejected, retrieved by a mechanical assistant, and neatly arranged on the table.
When Rose Madeline instinctively lowered her head to look, and quickly encountered a familiar rune in one paragraph, her languid and enchanting aura vanished instantly, returning to her serious scholar demeanor.
The fax came from one of her cooperative organizations, the "Sixth Kind of Contact Association," an Extraordinary Organization focused on the field of "Exotic Realm Visitors." Its reputation was far lesser than that of the World Tree or the Ancient Mystical Vault and couldn't even be compared to organizations like the Giant Beast Containment Foundation.
But in fact, it's a deeply rooted, permanently neutral organization.
