"Hey, hey, hey... Teacher Adrian, what are you doing?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Adrian. Could it be that he had a way to break this seal?
Seeing Adrian place his hand on the barrier, Stelle blurted out: "No... not that kind of thing!"
Adrian: ?
Don't make it sound like I'm doing something shady, hey!
"My Lord..."
Freesna and Blake hesitated to speak. To save them from being trapped, HE didn't hesitate to reveal his identity.
"Huh? Did I hear wrong?" March 7th rubbed her ears. Did they just call Adrian [My Lord]?
In the next second, the crimson barrier shattered at the sound.
Seeing the barrier capable of trapping Emanators being easily broken by Adrian, Welt and Dan Heng realized something. They stood frozen on the spot, as if pinned by some indescribable truth.
The confusion wandering in their eyes paused for a few seconds, then dissipated like foam.
"Ehhhhhh?!"
Only March 7th was still immersed in shock. "Teacher Adrian... you have [Hidden Power] too?"
"Generally speaking, that is correct."
Adrian's gaze swept over them, then turned to look at Stelle, who remained silent and hadn't said a word.
After a long time, the sentence that had been swallowed repeatedly finally broke free from its shackles: "No way... you really are an Aeon?!"
So she is the real Great Prophet. In a sense, does Stelle count as the first person to know Adrian's identity?
"Eh... huh? Aeon?" March 7th looked left and right, first at Adrian, then at the silent crowd.
Hmm...
March 7th emptied her mind.
"That's why I don't like revealing my identity..."
Regardless, Adrian took a sip of milk tea first. Explaining even the disguise of an Emanator would take some effort, let alone an [Aeon], an existence ordinary people could hardly come into contact with.
...
After an explanation from Welt and Dan Heng, March 7th finally understood: "Sigh~ I didn't expect Teacher Adrian to have a double identity. I thought [Emanator] was shocking enough... didn't expect something even more shocking."
March 7th wanted to say something more, but Blake was already standing in front of Adrian, handing over the Book of Virtues of Eternity he had copied in advance.
"Wow... I was wondering what Pontiff Blake was writing so furiously just now. Turns out he anticipated this long ago and even prepared his self-reflection."
"Aeon... The databank entry on [Eternity] needs to be updated again."
No one would have thought that the usually harmless Adrian, who loved drinking milk tea, was actually the Aeon of [Eternity].
Stelle spread her hands: "Couldn't connect the dots at all. An Aeon's acting skills are too good..."
"Rather, our vision was too narrow." Welt began to reflect on himself. Akivili, the Aeon of [Trailblaze], traveled the stars with the Nameless. HE wasn't the only one among the gods of the universe close to humanity.
Reviewing Adrian's various behaviors, he was indeed very different from ordinary Emanators of [Eternity]. As for why they didn't see through his identity:
First, he acted too well; it was really hard to detect any abnormalities. Second, because there was too little information about [Eternity] in the databank. The only supplemental information was provided when Adrian boarded the train for the second time!
Welt remembered HE was rated as [The Worst Nameless]... He had reason to suspect that the data on other Aeons was provided by THEMSELVES.
It would be a lie to say they weren't surprised by Adrian's identity, but... what did it matter? after the [Trailblaze] journey on the Herta Space Station and Jarilo-VI, they had long regarded Adrian as a member of the Astral Express.
Eloquent, free sweet drinks, responsible for the Astral Express's three meals a day with Pom-Pom... This was the first time they had seen such a diligent [Aeon].
Most importantly, they finally knew why Adrian could drink Himeko's coffee without changing his expression!
"To handle Himeko's coffee, does one have to become an Aeon..." Stelle gritted her teeth. This condition is too harsh!
"Coffee..." Blake recalled the scene when he first arrived on the Astral Express. He hadn't expected Freesna to love drinking that stuff.
"Hah! Foolish Agent Blake... how could you know the truth contained in that brown-black powder! Just brew with hot water, then stir evenly with a staff... That mellow taste that melts in your mouth, how could you experience it?"
"Sigh~ From this, it can be seen that thou art not a qualified Emanator of [Eternity]. Hurry up and resign from this Pontiff position."
Freesna raised her head proudly. If Adrian could drink Himeko's coffee, she liked it too! Rounding up... she was the best Emanator of [Eternity]!
"Bastard elf! You can question my character, Blake, but you absolutely cannot question my loyalty to [Eternity]!" Blake gritted his teeth, fished out the leftover coffee from last time from his pocket, and was about to down it in one gulp.
"Hey, hey, hey... don't be impulsive, Pontiff Blake!"
Stelle and March 7th stopped Blake in time. Ahead lay a hell of no return...
Wait, where did this leftover coffee come from?
And Adrian, the "culprit" behind all this, pursed his lips at this moment.
He couldn't exactly say: Every time I drink Himeko's coffee, I create a mini black hole in my mouth to neutralize it...
Aeons have a sense of taste too... at least Adrian does, otherwise Aha wouldn't try every means to trick him out of milk tea.
Boom!
A vibration came from the direction of the Divination Commission, followed by... a familiar black shadow leaping in front of them.
"Ah, almost forgot about this..."
The Abundance Ebon Deer broke free from its restraints. Sensing the [Ambrosial Arbor] in the Artisanship Commission, it jumped directly from the Divination Commission to here.
The Abundance Ebon Deer looked around. Apart from three unfamiliar faces, it was still those people from not long ago.
Freesna and Blake looked at each other. If not for this Abundance Abomination, Adrian's identity wouldn't have been exposed!
So...
For some reason, the Abundance Ebon Deer, devoid of self-awareness, actually took a step back at this moment, harboring the thought of fleeing the Artisanship Commission.
...
Another loud noise. Master Gongshu successfully cleared all the Ambrosial Arbor branches in the Artisanship Commission and rushed to the scene upon hearing the news.
"No chance for us to intervene at all..."
Without giving the opponent a chance to heal, they blasted the Abundance Ebon Deer to death with one shot, despite the [Abundance] of the Ambrosial Arbor.
After killing the Abundance Ebon Deer, Freesna and Blake didn't stay long. The moment they saw Master Gongshu return, they turned and ran away.
"General Jing Yuan said the [Ambrosial Arbor] is an incredible celestial power... That deer looked no different from ordinary life, but it could heal instantly even after suffering fatal wounds."
"I sort of understand why the Xianzhou people follow [The Hunt] to eradicate [Abundance]."
Welt's expression was grave: "Immortal and imperishable creations. Once allowed to spread and multiply, they will cause the entire world's ecosystem to collapse completely..."
Thinking about it this way, [Eternity] was still more genial.
"No wonder the Xianzhou people wander the universe in starships and never settle on any planet..."
Master Gongshu turned around: "Mr. Yang is very insightful. Unfortunately, eight thousand years ago, our ancestors, the [Elixir Seekers], could not foresee the hidden worries behind this. Perhaps some of them thought of it and refused the [Gift] of the Plaguemark Author."
"However, as an entire civilization, can one really resist the temptation of immortality? Sigh~ truly ironic. The wise lie in the grave, while the foolish live forever..."
Master Gongshu looked in the direction Blake left. "[Eternity]... The Xianzhou regrets being bewildered by [Abundance], which is why it finally decided to embark on the journey of [The Hunt]. Perhaps there is still room to salvage all this."
"Thank you all for your help. I know you are going to the [Alchemy Commission] next. It is adjacent to the [Ambrosial Arbor]. Looking at the scene before us, it must be even more perilous there."
"Go, everyone. Be careful on the way. This old man wishes you success here."