Yu Sheng sat opposite Baili Qing's desk, silently going over what the other party had just said in his mind again.

Alien god, world bridge, dark star…

He furrowed his brows, trying his best to correspond the clearly special terms mentioned in the text with the intelligence currently known. It took him a while to raise his head: "The 'alien god' mentioned here should be the Omen Goddess… but what is the world bridge? Could it mean that tower? Is the essence of that thing a 'bridge'?"

"I also lean towards this answer, but there is too little information about this tower, and there is no other record from the 'Classical Era' that mentions what exactly the 'world bridge' is, so for now, it's just a guess," Baili Qing nodded and said, "Judging by the name, its function should be to connect two spaces, or even two different worlds—and the record mentioned 'the overlapping of the dark star and the dome', which might mean the appearance of the 'world bridge' has prerequisites."

"Dark star…" Yu Sheng subconsciously repeated the term, but for some reason, what came to his mind was the strange celestial body that Master Yuan Hao once referred to as the "Black Star". "Could this be related to the 'Black Star'?"

"We can assume that—it's at least very close in name."

Yu Sheng rubbed his chin and murmured to himself, "The phrase with the most information now is 'meet as promised'..."

"Yes, meet as promised," Baili Qing exhaled lightly, and a face that usually lacked expression now showed a hint of gravity, "If this sentence is neither misrepresented nor misunderstood, it means that the scene recorded by that blonde automaton 3,700 years ago was not an 'accidental descent', but a deliberately planned meeting, and those 'exploration teams' that appeared around the tower were originally reception personnel, but because the 'world bridge' broke, the whole process got out of control."

Yu Sheng didn't speak for a moment, but after thinking for a while, he cautiously started, "Considering the essence of the Omen Goddess might very likely be one of the 'Dark Angels', isn't this record even more questionable? After all… who would actively invite a Dark Angel to 'make an appointment'?"

"So this is very likely an 'Angel Summoning' incident that happened 3,700 years ago, and the person who left this record might have been an angel believer of that time," Baili Qing nodded, "The simplest explanation is that they specifically summoned a Dark Angel named 'Omen', and then—as it fits the stereotype—the ritual went out of control. But there are several major doubts about this assumption."

Yu Sheng raised his head: "Doubts?"

Baili Qing's tone was serious: "First, the 'world bridge', the record clearly mentions a 'transportation passage' used to let a Dark Angel enter this world. Although this bridge eventually broke, it was at least really built by someone. This indicates that the 'descent' 3,700 years ago had a very rigorous plan, even accompanied by large-scale 'construction projects', which is entirely different from the general perception of angel believers' random worship and hasty summoning.

"You've had dealings with angel believers, you should have seen their abstract behavior of drawing a circle on the ground and then performing self-harm to prepare for summoning an angel's descent—these people whose sanity has been crushed by angelic whispers couldn't possibly build something like a world bridge, not even the well-organized Venerate Saints Monastery has the technology... no, they definitely don't have this technology, otherwise, with their execution and organization, they would have already turned the observable universe upside down by digging holes everywhere.

"Second, from the visual records provided by Marin, the entity suspected to be the 'Omen Goddess' clearly has rationality, even though its existence may come with intense mental pollution, it does not fit the characteristics of typical Dark Angels' complete chaos and utter irrationality. There was obvious communication between the blonde 'Erin' and the 'Omen Goddess'... although the communication process was not pleasant.

"Third, and most importantly—in the visual record, the blonde 'Erin' is clearly covering for the 'exploration team' that is evacuating. It must be noted, as a dependent of the Ancient Saints, Alice Puppets have no fondness for angel believers or cultists like the Venerate Saints Monastery. If that exploration team was genuinely there to receive the 'Lord', the first target of the blonde automaton would probably be them."

Yu Sheng's thoughts quickly shifted with Baili Qing's analysis, and the emergence of each doubt made him rapidly realize one thing.

"The matter of the Omen Goddess... is indeed deep."

He mumbled softly, his mind involuntarily imagining a 66.6 cm tall automaton furiously typing against a clueless online opponent.

… In contrast, Erin is much more shallow.

If there weren't so many clues and they all pointed in one direction, he would truly have a hard time connecting that noisy, naïve, and rather inept little soda in his home with this deep and historical drama spanning three thousand seven hundred years!

Baili Qing probably guessed something from Yu Sheng's expression changes as well, she was silent for a few seconds before suddenly speaking, "In any case, even if the Omen Goddess's essence is a Dark Angel, she should be the most special Dark Angel that we know of so far, and you are the only 'expert' in the angel field, we hope you can handle this matter carefully…"

"I will definitely handle it carefully, honestly, when it comes to things like Dark Angels, which one isn't special, they all need to be handled carefully," Yu Sheng immediately replied, but he quickly understood Baili Qing's meaning, so after a slight pondering, he added, "I'll pay more attention to Erin, anyway, no matter how the situation develops, I'll find a way to ensure the safety of the Boundary Land—but also, I will also do my utmost to protect Erin, her safety and the Boundary Land's safety are both very important to me."

"I understand," Baili Qing nodded solemnly, then exhaled lightly, and a glint of amusement seemed to float at the corner of her eye, "I can tell, you care a lot about that automaton."

"No way around it, she just doesn't let people relax," Yu Sheng's expression relaxed too, he raised his hand to point at his head, "For example, right now, she is buzzing in my head urging me to hurry back."

"Let's leave it at that," Baili Qing stood up from behind the desk, slightly bowing, "The arrangements at Jinglin Sanatorium are all set. I'll send you the related precautions—it's a special sanatorium, but not dangerous for 'visitors'. I'll keep an eye on the progress of this matter. If you need anything from the Special Service Bureau, feel free to contact me anytime."

Yu Sheng thanked him, then waved to Baili Qing, turning to open a door that led to No. 66 Wutong Road.

The next second, he heard a swoosh by his ear, followed by a familiar and chatty voice as a shadow darted onto his shoulder: "Yu Sheng, you're back!"

Before Yu Sheng could respond, a little puppet by his ear started chattering away: "Yu Sheng, let me tell you, Hu Li used her tail to sweep me down again just now. She's been shedding quite a bit lately, and it's all over my joints, it's so itchy... C buckle won't let me watch TV; she insists that what I'm watching affects her thought process, all because I said she looked like a floor-cleaning robot... The phone watch you got me can play games... My rock ball can lift me up and fly... Little Red Riding Hood just now..."

Yu Sheng was immediately overwhelmed by the chatter from Beeper, quickly raising his hand to pluck the little puppet from his shoulder and held it in front of him: "Stop, stop, I get it, but please calm down, my head hurts."

Erin then swung back and forth in his hand, chuckling like she was on a swing, and continued to mutter softly—even if no one paid her any attention, she grumbled to herself quite happily.

Finally, Little Red Riding Hood had the chance to speak: "Are all the procedures complete?"

Yu Sheng hurriedly gathered the chaotic thoughts in his mind related to the Omen Goddess, Dark Star, and World Bridge, nodding to Little Red Riding Hood: "The procedures are fine, and arrangements have been made at the sanatorium. We'll be met by people from the Special Service Bureau when we get there,"

Little Red Riding Hood: "Good, shall we head out now?"

"Let's go now," Yu Sheng nodded, then, after a moment's thought, turned to look at the people at home.

Hu Li wagged her tail and came over: "Savior, do you need me to accompany you?"

"In theory, we're just visiting a mental hospital—there's no need for a fight," Yu Sheng thought for a moment, deciding to have the fox girl stay at home, "You and Luna should stay, I'll just take Erin."

"Oh," Hu Li's ears drooped a bit, but then perked up again, "Hey, do you want to take the monster from the valley?"

Yu Sheng was momentarily confused: "Snake Princess? Why would I take her?"

Hu Li, dead serious: "She used to be in a mental hospital..."

"No need," Yu Sheng quickly waved his hand, marveling at the fox girl's unexpected line of thinking, "The person we're looking for isn't truly insane—plus, there are a lot of genuinely disturbed patients there. If I bring a snake demon over and she has a fit and turns into something weird, it might trigger a medical incident."

"Oh..."

Finally fooling the home fox, Yu Sheng left home with Erin and Little Red Riding Hood.

Standing on the open ground in front of No. 66 Wutong Road, he curiously asked: "How do we get to Jinglin Sanatorium? How far is it?"

"We'll take a 'shortcut,'" Little Red Riding Hood said as the gigantic Shadow Wolf gradually formed behind her, "Let's ride my wolf over."

Yu Sheng looked at Little Red Riding Hood, then at the Shadow Wolf behind her, unable to resist his curiosity: "'Shortcut' network can only be accessed by car, right? Can your wolf go into the motor vehicle lane?"

Then he saw Little Red Riding Hood rummage through her bag, pulling out two temporary license plates, quietly attaching them to the wolf's neck.

"Boundary Land is a very tolerant place..."

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