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Audrey was silent for a moment, recalling what Aaron had said to her earlier, then looked up at Earl Hall and said:
"I want to add psychology to my home curriculum and become a true Psychiatrist when I grow up. I think this should allow me to help more people."
"I am also willing to join this charity organization to truly do something for those suffering and to get to know the real world."
Earl Hall nodded, took out a check for 100,000 pounds, and handed it to a deacon of the Church of Evernight nearby.
As the charity gala drew to a close, Aaron, while exchanging pleasantries with guests from all sides, also received the total amount and list of donations for the evening.
The total donations for the night had reached 500,000 gold pounds, covering people from all walks of life. Seeing Earl Hall, whose donation amount was only below his own, Aaron couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
And after hearing Earl Hall's suggestion and Audrey's idea, Aaron readily agreed, as this was one of his original goals.
Since this was a charity gala initiated by the Church of Evernight in Aaron's name, and not a simple family banquet, the feelings of guests from all sides needed to be considered.
After the gala, Aaron merely saw the Hall family off to their carriage before returning to the Church of Evernight.
Just as Aaron was about to discuss with Archbishop Anthony how to establish a charity foundation in the Southern Continent, and some assistance Aaron wanted to receive in the Southern Continent, Archbishop Anthony Stevenson's deep eyes suddenly froze.
He abruptly turned to look at a certain spot, and under Aaron's somewhat bewildered gaze, the Archbishop's figure suddenly vanished.
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In an underground pipe on Williams Street, at the junction of West Borough and Empress Borough.
A woman dressed in a dark Warlock robe, her attire very peculiar, trembled with some excitement, holding a badge in her hand.
The badge was only the size of an eyeball, its surface a combination of the symbolic patterns for "Fate" and "Concealment."
Originally, this badge would only undergo a change during the "Hermits of Fate" gathering, but now it was glowing brightly, and a faint "Worm of Time" symbol with twelve segments vaguely appeared in the void before her, echoing it from afar.
As a descendant of the Jacob family, and also the last member of the small, unconnected families formed to avoid being uprooted by Amon.
Flora Jacob was incredibly excited. Half a year ago, she had come to Backlund, hoping to find the secret treasure left by the Jacob family.
"I finally found it! The treasure left by my ancestors must contain a method to deal with him. The Jacob family will definitely not perish in history."
Only this thought remained in Flora Jacob's mind. She eagerly stretched out her hand, touching the symbol in the void.
A strange sensation came, and then a "dong" sound, like a bell, seemed to ring in Flora Jacob's ears. It was ethereal and faint, as if coming from an infinite distance.
Flora Jacob felt as if she had been in a trance for a moment, as if she saw an ancient and majestic palace filled with various Beyonder materials and Mystical Items, and even two blurry tarot cards.
Flora Jacob instinctively stepped forward, wanting to grab something, but she couldn't take any of them. These items seemed to be sealed by an invisible force.
In an instant, a warning sign immediately rose in Flora Jacob's heart, and then information recorded in the family's generational books appeared in her mind—Sequence 3 "Mentor of Deceit".
And its core ability, "Deceit," is essentially a deepening of the Swindler, which can mislead enemies, causing them to make Errors in judgment, and can even deceive natural laws.
Thoughts raced through her mind, and patterns instantly appeared on Flora Jacob's body as she quickly retreated.
At this moment, a "dong" sound suddenly rang in Flora Jacob's ears once again.
Unlike the previous sound, this time the sound was mixed with ravings that was enough to tear and pollute Flora Jacob's spirit body.
As a demigod of the Marauder Pathway, Flora Jacob was fully capable of minimizing the impact of ravings.
The simplest and most practical method was to temporarily steal her own hearing. At the demigod level, this theft would also radiate to the spirit body level, reducing the impact of the ravings to a certain extent.
But just as she was about to do so, Flora Jacob seemed to hear the true names of her ancestor and that Blasphemer from the ravings.
Recalling the thousands of years of fleeing and the silent demise of various family branches, Flora Jacob gritted her teeth and did not immediately defend herself. Instead, she wanted to gain as much information as possible through these ravings.
Moreover, in her opinion, this was a treasure left by her ancestors. Even if there was danger, it would be directed at Beyonder of the Marauder Pathway who were not descendants of the Jacob family.
As a descendant of the Jacob family, and a genuine demigod, she was definitely the best candidate to inherit the ancestral treasure.
Although Flora Jacob felt as if she had missed something, under the influence of this thought, she couldn't help but relax her vigilance a little.
Suddenly, rays of light burst forth from all directions, as if a well-laid net had finally revealed itself.
The surrounding scenery instantly became hazy, condensing into a clear and pure figure, like an angel but without wings, not far in front of Flora Jacob.
This figure was also a hundred meters tall, with tiny lights constantly flashing and jumping on its body, seemingly indicating the passage of time.
Due to her eagerness to understand information and actively accepting the ravings, Flora Jacob's spirit body became somewhat chaotic, and her reaction was a beat too slow, failing to escape the range covered by the light.
After clearly seeing the changes around her, Flora Jacob's heart sank slightly. She subconsciously raised her hand, attempting to "steal" the Beyonder characteristic of whatever this thing in front of her was.
At the demigod level, for the same target, the Beyonder characteristic that could be "stolen" had increased from one to three, and the duration could last for 2 hours. Of course, only one could be "stolen" at a time.
Immediately, Flora Jacob's expression became incredibly ugly, because she hadn't stolen anything, not even the most basic thoughts.
"Not good!" As this thought just surfaced in her mind, Flora Jacob's skin quickly cracked and peeled off, revealing the withered flesh and bones beneath.
And on the bones, one hole after another cracked open, and strange insects with seven or eight segments crawled out.
The transparent parts of these insects had many three-dimensional patterns, and above their segments, time seemed to be flowing, which were indeed Worms of Time.
Accompanied by a hoarse, painful scream, Flora Jacob's entire body exploded, and a small portion of light emerged and merged into a disk-shaped item with a crack, which was originally hanging on her chest.
This was an item passed down through her lineage, aside from Beyonder characteristic, said to be a remnant from the very first ancestor.
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