Black Shores.
The reconstructed Modulation Hall was spacious and bright. Many Bloom Bearers and technical personnel were working here.
Shorekeeper walked slowly into the hall, taking in everything inside.
She saw Aalto's fingers flying rapidly across the keyboard, while Encore and Camellya beside him stared intently at the computer screen. Buling had a deeply furrowed brow.
It looked like they were thinking about an extremely difficult problem to solve.
Not bad. Everyone was working hard.
After quietly watching for a while, Shorekeeper nodded in satisfaction and left the hall.
As soon as she left, Camellya's eyes lit up. She pointed at a corner of the screen:
"This looks delicious. Order this takeout."
"Encore wants Star Crisps."
"I'll buy it for you after you finish your homework."
Outside the hall, Shorekeeper, who had just walked out the door, quietly gazed at the distant blue sea. Her eyes were deep and lonely, her thoughts drifting to unknown places.
She kept watching, and finally saw Monica hurrying over.
"I have important information to report to you."
Monica bowed slightly and handed a test report to Shorekeeper with both hands:
"After technical personnel inspection, we detected frequency fluctuations of Threnodian power at the location of Rinascita."
"Good... let me see."
Shorekeeper opened the test report and scanned all the information at a glance. Her expression showed slight surprise:
"Ovathrax?"
"Frequency fluctuations of Ovathrax appeared in Rinascita?"
...
"That's how things are."
Through the terminal, Shorekeeper relayed the latest information obtained by Black Shores to Noah and explained:
"This is something that has rarely happened before. We have already dispatched Bloom Bearers to investigate the specific location of the frequency."
"Logically speaking, Threnodians are powerful enemies formed from the dark side of civilization. It is very difficult, or almost impossible, for them to bypass their own civilization and go to another civilization's territory."
"Therefore, discovering Ovathrax's frequency fluctuations within Rinascita's range this time may mean something related to it has drifted there."
"Additionally, we also detected a faint frequency of another Leviathan, located near Ragunna. I hope you can pay more attention to it."
After listening to Shorekeeper's words, Noah's brows furrowed tightly.
Something related to Ovathrax drifted to Rinascita? Could it be a Threnodian creation?
But wasn't that Whisperin Erosion eaten by Scar and then shattered by him and Jinhsi together?
No. Since it was an assumption, he had to think of the worst-case scenario. Could it be that Ovathrax's main body had come to Rinascita? But wasn't it just blasted apart?
Harboring all kinds of thoughts, Noah made bold assumptions and sought careful verification:
"If I were Ovathrax, a war Threnodian, and I wasn't completely destroyed and arrived in Rinascita, what would I do?"
Of course, start a war to restore power. So where in Rinascita was a place where war could be waged?
The moment this thought crossed his mind, Noah suddenly remembered Imperator, who had gone to the hunting grounds and had been silent ever since. His body shook:
"Oh no, Imperator!"
...
Porto-Veno Castle.
Cantarella sat with her legs crossed, gently sipping hot tea. She looked at the sullen Cartethyia opposite her with a leisurely gaze, the corners of her mouth slightly raised:
"What's wrong again, Cartethyia?"
"You don't understand."
Cartethyia let out a long sigh. Her beautiful eyes looked dim:
"Laureate is so hard to pursue."
"This..."
Mentioning this topic, Cantarella's body stiffened slightly.
She understood this all too well.
No one understood better than her how difficult Noah was to pursue. He clearly had no work, yet he seemed busy to death every day. She couldn't even get a date.
When asked, he was always fighting Tacet Discords or helping others solve problems. Sometimes she offered to help fight Tacet Discords together, only to receive the reply:
"The Echoes you farm are useless. Only the ones I farm myself are useful."
Echoes still need to be distinguished by who farmed them? What an excuse!
What else could she do? She could only be reasonable and say: You must be very busy.
Seeing even Cartethyia facing the same frustration now, Cantarella felt great satisfaction in her heart: Finally, she wasn't the only one who felt this way.
"Where is he hard to pursue? Why don't you tell me about it, and I'll help you analyze."
Perhaps even Cantarella herself didn't notice the hint of schadenfreude in her voice when she said this.
"How should I put it?" Cartethyia didn't notice the emotion in Cantarella's words. Her gaze wandered as she fell into thought:
"Previously, I hinted to him that I am always alone. Other than the Sentinel, I have no relatives. Then... he found my adoptive parents who were traveling in Septimont."
"Oh——" Cantarella was shocked: "That's very good at finding them."
"I also said that after fighting for two days in the script, my body felt a bit uncomfortable. Actually I wasn't uncomfortable, I just wanted to be cared for. Then he instantly teleported me to Black Shores for a medical checkup."
"Oh——" Cantarella covered her mouth: "That's very considerate."
"And there's more. After meeting Lupa, Lupa took us to see the sights of Septimont together. Halfway through, he suddenly left us and ran off to help someone else."
"Oh——" Cantarella nodded: "That's very... that."
"Hey, stop with the 'that' and 'this'."
Cartethyia stomped her foot anxiously:
"Hurry and help me think of a solution."
A solution? If she had one, she would have succeeded long ago.
Cantarella shook her head helplessly and said:
"Have you ever thought that Noah is from Huanglong, while you are from Rinascita? If you two get married, would Noah move over, or would you move over?"
"Eh——"
This topic successfully caught Cartethyia's attention. She answered without thinking:
"Of course he would move over."
"Then that would mean he's marrying into your family. Not many men are willing to accept that."
"Then I move over? That doesn't seem possible either. The Sentinel still needs me here. Ah... if I think about it this way, doesn't that mean I'm not suitable with Laureate?"
Seeing Cartethyia fall into distress, Cantarella immediately revealed a triumphant smile.
Yes, yes. Think exactly like that.
A communication tone sounded. Cartethyia temporarily set aside her thoughts, raised her terminal, and her eyes instantly lit up as she hurriedly answered.
"Cartethyia, quickly use your Resonance to sense how the Sentinel Imperator is doing right now."
"Alright, Little Cart obeys!"
Cartethyia obediently used her Resonance. After a moment, she answered:
"The Sentinel is fine. They are inside the Inverted Spire. Laureate, do you have time today? I know a place with lots of Tacet Discords."
"I do, my friend. I'll head over right away."
On the other side.
Noah, who had rushed back to Ragunna via teleportation, asked a few more questions about Imperator's situation.
After confirming that Imperator had not sensed Ovathrax's frequency when heading to the hunting grounds, he finally felt relieved.
It seemed it wasn't Ovathrax personally arriving. It should be some object carrying its frequency that appeared in Rinascita.
After making this guess, Noah suddenly thought of another matter.
In Shorekeeper's earlier communication, it seemed she mentioned not only Ovathrax but also the power frequency of a Leviathan.
And the latter's power frequency seemed to be... right in Ragunna?
The moment this thought arose, Noah suddenly felt a gaze upon him.
He looked up and indeed saw a familiar figure sitting on a bench in Ragunna's Freedom Square.
It was Selene.
Today, her face was pale. She wore an additional half-eye patch over her right eye compared to before. Her brows and eyes carried an indelible melancholy.
"What a coincidence, we meet again." Noah waved and greeted her from afar.
"Not a coincidence. I was waiting for you."
Seeing Noah's gaze remain the same as always, Phrolova's uneasy heart finally settled like a stone landing on the ground.
She also raised her hand to return the greeting. A flash of smile appeared on her face, then quickly disappeared, replaced by a humble plea, as if grasping at the last straw:
"I have something that needs your help... can you help me?"
"Of course."
Hearing that Selene needed help, Noah nodded subconsciously and walked toward her.
As he approached, a line of small text emerged before his eyes.
[Limited Banner "Elegy Never Ends" and "Chapter of Forgotten Sorrows in the Nether" now open.]
[Main Quest: Dreamcatchers in the Secret Gardens now open.]