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Lanevus's right eye had returned to normal, revealing cunning and sinister intent, and the pitch-black left eye, which previously had no whites, gradually faded.
All the black Texture converged towards the shriveled seed at his chest, then disappeared without a trace.
Lanevus regained control of his body, having fully recalled his experiences during this period.
His eyes revealed viciousness and resentment, no longer heading towards Mr. A under the influence of the residual divinity.
Lanevus lifted his top to look at his chest but found nothing, yet he clearly felt something had attached itself to his body.
His expression grew increasingly gloomy as he turned and hurried towards the Backlund Steam Railway Station.
In the early morning, at a luxurious villa in Empress Borough, Backlund, belonging to the East Tucker family.
Aaron rose, pale-faced, and rubbed his slightly swollen forehead; the after-effects of the "Sun-Chasing Scepter" absorbing a large amount of blood and the spiritual depletion from yesterday had subsided.
Recalling last night's actions, a somewhat uneasy Aaron got up, changed his clothes, and directly traversed the Spirit World to a street corner near MI9.
Stepping out of the corner, he tidied his clothes, presented his credentials, walked into the two-story building, and went directly to the 4th Special Investigation Division, where he was surprised to find that the three members responsible for perimeter security last night were all injured.
After Glenn's explanation, Aaron learned that after they entered the basement last night, a man with a completely black, full forehead, black hair, brown eyes, and nearly round glasses appeared; the three members who tried to stop him were all injured, and their mental states were somewhat affected.
After confirming that the team members were all fine, Aaron went to the Interrogation Room not far from the office, where the captured Aurora Order members were held separately.
After a night, except for a few who were severely corrupted and had been humanely dealt with, the rest had woken up from the shock and understood their situation.
Looking at the freshly bound "leeks" before him, and recalling the intelligence gained from interrogating the two Aurora Order members yesterday, which led to the eradication of the Aurora Order's attempt to accommodate the True Creator's divinity, the feedback rapidly digested the Interrogator potion.
Recalling the dream divination, the meeting between Mr. A and Qonas Kilgor, Aaron's eyes flickered, and he immediately began the interrogation, deliberately guiding the direction of questioning.
However, to his disappointment, these people knew nothing, and he only managed to extract information about a few small strongholds.
According to the first Aurora Order member to surrender, Mr. A had transferred all the informed individuals to participate in a secret operation, which was why the underground laboratory's defenses were so weak.
Qonas Kilgor picked up the 4th Special Investigation Division's action report and interrogation records with a gloomy expression, and after reading them carefully, he finally breathed a sigh of relief; they did not involve the plan he was responsible for.
Closing the report, he pondered for a moment.
To prevent the 4th Special Investigation Division from digging deeper and causing a major problem, he heavily red-marked the report:
"Commend the 4th Special Investigation Division.
Furthermore, subsequent investigation of this incident will be taken over by the 1st Special Investigation Division, and the 4th Investigation Division will transfer to the factory district case."
On Wednesday morning, after Aaron put on the Death Mask and changed his appearance, he went alone to 2 King's Avenue, West Borough, the Royal Museum.
Today was the annual Roselle Memorial Exhibition, and although it wasn't the weekend, when Aaron arrived, a long line had already formed at the entrance.
At exactly nine o'clock, Aaron, dressed as a gentleman with a semi-tall silk top hat and a black cane, held his ticket and followed the people in front of him, step by step, into the museum.
He did not listen to the guide's explanations; Aaron already knew Roselle's life and secrets inside out.
His purpose in coming this time was to confirm in advance whether the bookmark containing the Blasphemy Slate was currently in the Royal Museum and its exact location.
Quickly heading to the first exhibition hall, he moved through the crowd of visitors, Aaron looked around, searching for Emperor Roselle's study, where the book with the bookmark was located.
Looking at the velvet blankets, various glass vessels, and the gold-inlaid flushing toilet in the surrounding display cases, as well as the excited expressions on the faces of the surrounding tourists.
Aaron had been suppressing his expression until he saw the opened notebook in the display case and the simplified Chinese characters so familiar to him.
Aaron's expression finally broke.
Although there was no valuable information on it, looking at the somewhat crude complaints and chuunibyou remarks, Aaron felt a strange sensation.
After pausing for a moment, he composed himself and continued forward.
Suddenly, his spirituality subtly pulsed, and Aaron felt a gaze, instinctively turning to look.
He saw a woman over 1.7 meters tall standing in front of a display full of what were clearly children's toys and educational textbooks.
She wore a white blouse with lace, ribbons, and flowers, paired with a simple dark blue jacket, and beige trousers with black leather boots.
She had an old-fashioned black soft hat, with a fine mesh veil hanging down to obscure her face.
She had long, waist-length chestnut hair that fell naturally, and her figure was perfectly proportioned, neither fat nor thin.
Even with the veil, her deep blue eyes, as if concentrating an ocean, seemed still visible.
What made Aaron somewhat silent, however, was that these blue eyes were currently staring at him, seemingly because his intention to search for something upon entering the Royal Museum was too obvious, and his abnormal behavior in front of Roselle's diary.
These things were nothing, at least for other visiting tourists, but for certain people who cared deeply about this matter, they seemed extraordinary.
Feeling the oppressive gaze, Aaron could now confirm the woman's identity: Roselle's eldest daughter, Queen Mystic Bernadette.
However, what made Aaron even more frustrated was that he had already found the location of the restored Emperor Roselle's study, and inconveniently, the entrance was not far behind the lady.
Aaron hesitated for a moment.
Since he had already been noticed, whether he returned the way he came or took a detour, it would only deepen suspicion.
So, he simply pretended not to see her gaze and walked straight past.
Entering the restored Emperor Roselle's study, Aaron clearly felt Bernadette follow him in.
He resisted the urge to look back and pretended to stroll indifferently.
Finally, in a corner of the study, he found a hardcover book with a bookmark tucked inside.
The exposed part of the bookmark depicted childlike scribbles.
After a quick glance to confirm the exact location, Aaron walked directly to the Royal Museum's evacuation passage.
Feeling the gaze seemingly glued to his back, Aaron's mouth twitched, and he headed straight for the Backlund Northern District, the Church of the Evernight Goddess's Backlund Diocese Headquarters, "Saint Samuel Cathedral."
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