[Alice found the temporary gathering place of the villagers.]

[When farmers lose their land and come to a brand new city, the only solace they can find is the connection with their former fellow villagers.]

[After losing their land and moving to Andrew City, the villagers clustered in this district.]

[They work hard every day, yet the meager wages barely cover rent, forcing many families to share a single room.]

[Alice didn't need to look far, as she could hear her aunt's shouting from a great distance.]

[She stood afar, watching silently.]

[She didn't like her aunt, but she couldn't say that she hated her either.]

[Although her aunt treated her as free labor, she hadn't sold Alice off.]

[Anna stood beside Alice.]

["Aren't you going?" Alice asked Anna, "Your mother must be very worried about you."]

[Anna's mother loved her, but there was nothing she could do about Anna being kidnapped by villains, a fact that both Alice and Anna understood well.]

[Anna lifted her eyes, a hint of emotion flickering in them, but it quickly disappeared with determination.]

[She shook her head, saying, "No. It will only bring trouble to my mother."]

[Anna was now an Extraordinary and understood the ways of the Extraordinary.]

[Even if you consciously erase traces, there's no guarantee that no Extraordinary can track you if you make contact with your mother.]

[Alice's ambitions would shake the entire Roland, and Anna would resolutely stand by Alice's side. This would undoubtedly attract the suppression of the entire Church of the Master of Thunder, and Anna didn't want her parents drawn into a war among the Extraordinary.]

[Alice said nothing, turning around to head toward the church.]

[In the sky, the water dripping off the Master of the Deep Sea formed a continuous drizzle over Andrew City.]

[The rain, mixed with the scent of the sea, made the city seem very gloomy.]

[Anna glanced at her mother working by the candle, bit her lip, and resolutely turned back to follow Alice, disappearing into the rain.]

[Ding! You have obtained Environment Card: Under the Drizzle]

[Alice returned outside the city; she would enter Andrew City in the role of a special envoy.]

[A cute Spiritual Insect crawled out from the sewer onto Alice's shoulder. This was one of the spiritual creatures she had tamed from World No. 6.]

[Alice looked at Lingyi.]

[Lingyi shrugged helplessly; she still found it hard to believe that Alice was the savior of her hometown, yet the fact remained, evidenced by the many spiritual creature followers by Alice's side.]

[The Savior of the Spiritual World.]

[Lingyi translated the message brought by the little insect for Alice.]

[After Alice deployed the giant squid above Andrew City, Bishop Diluo didn't immediately handle the squid's appearance; instead, he turned and went deep into the church, entering the basement, where a door with mysterious runes was located.]

["That should be it," Alice said with a grin, "Andrew's legacy."]

[Alice deployed the giant squid, partly to lure Claude out and partly to uncover Diluo's hidden secrets. The greatest secret of Andrew City was Andrew's legacy.]

[Alice was indeed very clever.]

[Ding! You have obtained Spell Card: Rattle the Grass and Startle the Snake]

[Ding! You have obtained Spell Card: Two Birds with One Stone]

Shen Sui hadn't turned off the notification sound for acquiring Life Cards, so everyone waiting for Shen Sui to finish clearly heard the sound effect when he acquired a Life Card.

"Damn, is your Soul Card a genius?" Bu Pei exclaimed in surprise, "How can you have so many Life Cards in such a short time?"

Just after he finished speaking, Shen Sui's Dueling Device chimed again, and everyone's gaze toward Shen Sui changed.

But this time they misunderstood Shen Sui.

This notification sound for Life Card acquisition was actually from Martina.

One was a Follower Card of the Master of the Deep Sea, and several Bubble Spell Cards were released by Martina to protect the families of Alice and Anna.

Alice was ready to head to Andrew Church, and Shen Sui checked the time.

Tan Song wasn't in any rush; as a ninth-tier Life Card Master, he didn't have the pressure of climbing ranks, as the monthly rank stipend was enough for him to live comfortably.

There weren't many Class A matches, so ninth-tier Life Card Masters often didn't participate as frequently as lower-tier Life Card Masters, but the quality of the matches was much higher.

Tan Song, being experienced, knew Shen Sui's predicament and smiled, saying, "No rush, you can just mooch here at our 'Master Bu's' place for a few days."

Bu Pei laughed after hearing this, "Stay as long as you want; I won't be eaten out of house and home."

Seeing Tan Song and Bu Pei didn't mind, Shen Sui felt somewhat relieved.

Martina stood beside Shen Sui, watching Alice enter Andrew City.

She was always insensitive to outside information.

However, if Claude was around, she was always willing to go out.

Even if she couldn't understand it, she just liked the feeling of being beside her lover.

Shen Sui switched his consciousness back to the Dawn Continent once again.

The frequent switching induced a sense of disorientation.

Fortunately, this switching was under my control, and actions on both sides wouldn't synchronize, otherwise, it might have led to something as extreme as "roasting the father-in-law."

"Is it okay for little Alice to go inside like that?" The little mermaid had already started worrying about Alice.

Shen Sui hadn't expected that through just a few brief interactions, Alice had already raised Martina's favorability so much. It's worth noting that this reclusive little mermaid never cared about anything aside from her loved ones.

The entire Sea Race couldn't compare to what Shen Sui had done to catch a giant squid.

Martina's worry was not unfounded.

After all, Alice was only seventh tier.

Although Anna was a strong thirteenth tier, her combat experience was very lacking, and coupled with the power of the Master of Thunder in the Thunder Church, it was not certain that she could protect Alice completely.

Shen Sui said, "Children always need to grow."

He was not worried about Alice's life safety.

He was just very curious about what Alice could achieve this time.

He also found the dawn power on Alice quite novel.

Seeing Shen Sui say this, Martina didn't say anything more and instead looked up at the big squid still floating in the sky.

Speaking of which, Shen Sui curiously asked, "Can such a big squid really float?"

Martina said, "It couldn't before. It learned when it was being chased by me."

....

How on earth did you manage to make a deep sea creature learn to fly?

Martina could actually retract the big squid.

Though Alice's actions didn't quite align with her ideal scenario of watching the big squid together, this sense of deploying it over the city, then watching it with her lover in the light drizzle was quite pleasing to Martina. She was very happy with it and planned to let the big squid stay a bit longer and also help Alice redirect some attention.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Alice, under the alias Adoma, successfully made contact with Diluo.

Diluo was even younger than Alice imagined, and did not have the stereotypical image of a gray-bearded old bishop.

With shiny black hair and a ruggedly handsome face, he looked like a rising star of the church.

Diluo was noticeably wary of Alice, continuously probing the purpose of her visit to Andrew City in his words.

Alice replied that she was just passing through and investigating.

"Investigating?" Diluo looked at Alice with suspicion.

"Elm City, the Twilight Bishop's treasure chest, you know about that, right." Alice looked at Diluo, asking haughtily and coldly, perfectly emulating Adoma's expression.

This reminded Shen Sui of the [Hundred-Change Witch · Hozerville] card, whose effect was to let Alice replicate the effect and spirit value of a follower card from the field or graveyard, a form that grew stronger when confronted with strength.

"You once reported that a divine artifact capable of breaking boundaries was contained in the treasure chest," Alice said slowly, using her tone to keep pressuring Diluo.

"There was indeed such a thing."

"Daylight and the War God, the two churches, came to Elm City attempting to seize this artifact." Alice watched Diluo closely.

"I'm afraid the power of this divine sword made those two churches fearful."

"How do you know it is a sword?" Alice slowly approached Diluo, "Have you ever opened the Twilight Bishop's treasure chest?"

Diluo instinctively stepped back.

"Don't even think of trying to deceive me," Alice said coldly, "Why do you help the Twilight Council deceive the church?"

Well, here we go, not just asking if, but directly asking why, as if tacitly confirming that Diluo was a remnant of the Twilight Council.

Alice had learned the method of smearing others thoroughly.

Diluo was choked by this sentence from Alice. If Alice asked whether he had a connection with the Twilight Council, he could have loudly declared injustice and denied it. But this direct questioning of why, if Diluo's logic didn't turn around, he would have been led astray by Alice.

Of course, Diluo could not admit any association with the Twilight Council and was forced to explain to Alice.

This explanation allowed Alice to gain control over the conversation, putting Diluo at a disadvantage.

Alice knew well that Diluo was not going to tell the truth.

But she didn't care, what she wanted was to keep the pressure on.

People with a guilty conscience would always slip up under constant pressure, and by then Alice would be able to find the information Shen Sui wanted.

Greedy and arrogant, those were the well-known traits of Adoma.

As someone who had joined the Master of Thunder church with ulterior motives, Diluo naturally paid particular attention to the traits of various personnel in the church.

Alice's pressure soon had an effect.

However...

Alice blinked as she looked at the storage ring filled with Demon Crystals that Diluo happily handed over.

[Ding! You have obtained the Spell Card: Soliciting Bribes]

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