Chapter 1093: Chapter 1091: Letters Flying to Faraway Places
Eden.
Richard walked in without a word and immediately summoned Pandora, Witch Demon Elder Ah Fu, and Eight-Armed Skeleton Anan to explain the latest situation and some of his plans, arranging for the three to prepare for the crisis.
A few minutes later, the meeting was over.
Witch Demon Elder hurried to his storage room to prepare for the emergency modification of a magic puppet. Before leaving, he shot a fierce look at the much bigger Eight-Armed Skeleton Anan, his gaze blazing as if to say: I haven’t forgotten what happened before, and once this situation is resolved, we must have a good "talk." Don’t... don’t think I’m afraid of you; I... I’m not afraid!
Eight-Armed Skeleton Anan seemed indifferent, ignoring Witch Demon Elder’s gaze, shrugging his shoulders. It was unclear whether he understood the content of the meeting, as he headed towards the distance. He walked to the front of the storage room door, sat down with a "thud," and began pulling bones out of his own body one by one. As he extracted and pondered, he performed assembly, and a somewhat peculiar item gradually took shape under his hands.
Witch Demon Elder and Eight-Armed Skeleton had left, but Pandora remained standing where she was.
Richard glanced over and saw Pandora’s eyes flickering with anticipation, her expression seeming eager yet restrained.
Without asking, Richard already understood what Pandora was thinking and spoke out: "Rest assured, I said there would be a chance for you to take action, and there will be an opportunity for you to do so. I won’t deceive you. But there’s one thing I must make clear: when you act, you must follow commands. If I ask you to stop, you must stop immediately."
"Alright." Pandora nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave.
Richard thought of something and called out, "Wait a moment?"
"Hmm?" Pandora turned, looking puzzled.
"This is for you."
Richard spoke while tossing a Space Iron Ring to Pandora, saying, "Although I know your strength is not weak, the situation this time is indeed unusual; it’s still better to be prepared. You should know how to open this ring, inside are some of the magic tools I’ve tested, clearly marked with their uses and instructions on how to use them. Select a few to wear on yourself. The rest should go to Mr. Ah Fu and Anan."
"Really?" Pandora asked in surprise as she caught the ring.
"What else?" Richard retorted.
"All right, I understand." Pandora replied, clutching the ring, and happily ran towards the room, appearing not at all as if she was going to face a crisis, more like she was preparing to go shopping.
Richard watched, lightly shaking his head, and stepped into the main laboratory.
...
Entering the main laboratory, Richard sat down in front of the circular experiment table. He found some Star Pattern Paper and Starry Sky Ink, pondered for a moment, and began to write a letter—to the black-faced elder, Oscar.
"Scratch scratch scratch..."
"Mr. Oscar:
Hello... Last time I visited Laisi City in the Soma Alliance, thanks to the help of your men...
The proposal you put forth through the "Spider Web" about "obtaining the addresses for all Southern Free Federation branches of the Truth Society," since it’s of great importance, I haven’t actually had such critical information, so haven’t responded to you...
However, through this period of reflection and some effort, I can finally answer you—I am willing to provide you with the branch addresses of the Truth Society.
A small portion of the addresses, which I have repeatedly confirmed, are relatively accurate and can be informed during this contact. The remaining portion still requires some time for further confirmation; I will inform you in a few days.
As for what you said, that by providing this information you are willing to unconditionally agree to three of my requests, if possible, I hope to modify it a bit to meet some of my current urgent demands... Yes, it’s quite urgent, mainly in terms of time...
I now need some powerful wizards to reach my location before dawn tomorrow to help me counter the Truth Society—in some sense, this is also beneficial for you—of course, if doing so affects your strategic stance against the Truth Society, we can discuss.
Regardless, every wizard who can arrive in time can negate one of your promised requests. Of course, the wizard’s strength must really be strong, judged by the standard of the personal guard you had last time we met—exceeding that would be even better. If weaker than that guard, there’s no need to send them over as there’s substantial danger. And if they cannot arrive before dawn, then don’t send them—even if they are already very close to the destination, they should return, otherwise there will be greater danger.
Besides the above matters, there are some trivial tasks I hope your underground organization in the Southern Free Federation can assist with. These were originally planned for me to handle personally, but due to unforeseen circumstances, for safety, to have your people take over would be better—in detail...
Below are the Truth Society branches in the Southern Free Federation that I have currently confirmed—the first one being the Great Delan Town branch...
"Scratch scratch scratch..."
Richard continued writing, pausing each time he completed a paragraph, both to await the disappearance and transmission of the text and to reflect and consider. Oscar, on the other side of the Star Pattern Paper, after all, holds considerable power, in some aspects even surpassing Long Mei’er. In the current special circumstances, conversing and negotiating with him must be done cautiously.
Thus Richard maintained his prudence while constantly writing.
"Scratch scratch scratch..."
...
Compared to Richard, Pandora showed a different kind of reaction.
About ten minutes ago, clutching the Space Iron Ring Richard had given her, Pandora rushed to the study with excitement—more precisely, an excitement mingled with anticipation, like knowing she won a prize but not knowing exactly what she won.
Quickly returning to the room, she picked up the Golden Yellow Dog sleeping in the corner, and despite the dog’s confused expression, she stuffed it onto a shelf in the study.
Then she pushed the desk to the furthest corner and tidied up the scattered items in the room, creating space on the entire floor.
Taking a deep breath, Pandora’s little face tightened as she showed a rare serious expression. Gripping the Space Iron Ring with one hand, she forcefully swung it, producing a "whoosh" sound as a bunch of boxes fell from the air, scattering across the floor.
She walked to the nearest box, bent down, and opened it, revealing a Crystal Necklace inside, along with a note written by Richard, tersely explaining the Crystal Necklace.
ID: ER-138
Shape: Necklace
Type: Defensive Magic Tool
Description: Once activated with energy, it can produce a Water Shield that effectively reduces damage from flame attacks, specifics being...
Opening another, there was a bracelet inside.
ID: ER-110
Shape: Bracelet
Type: Defensive Magic Tool
Description: Once activated with ability, it can absorb surrounding soil to solidify into a twenty-centimeter thick, sturdy Stone Shield that can effectively defend against purely physical attacks, but...
