Chapter 339: Chapter 205: The Nectar Wine of Witch Mountain Goddess (Thanks to Noah’s Ark all for the reward of the alliance leader) _2
"Is this the sensory ability that comes from mental enhancement?"
Lin Xun was ecstatic for a moment, like he had gotten a new toy; he couldn’t help but frequently use his sensory ability.
After experimenting for a while, he came to a conclusion.
The sensory ability only applied to the surrounding area with himself at the center and the current range of his ability was about one and a half meters.
He could only ’see’ the surface of objects, his sensory sight couldn’t even penetrate through clothes, as the Valkyrie could testify.
According to Li Xingyue, it was due to his lack of spirit strength.
"And I thought I could look inside things..."
Suddenly, he felt groggy and could barely keep his energy up.
He knew that he must have spent a lot of energy using his sensory ability frequently.
Lin Xun yawned and returned to his bedroom, fell onto his bed, and he immediately fell asleep deeply.
A girl dressed in an apron quietly entered the bedroom, gently tucked in the man who was sleeping soundly and then left the room quietly, closing the door silently behind her.
...
In a quiet mansion in Songjiang City.
A teenager who looked like a high school student was excitedly running down the corridor, waving his cell phone.
’Thud, thud, thud!’ The teenager knocked on the tightly closed door.
"Fisherman Brother! I’ve cleared level two of the game!"
The door opened, and the Fisherman came out with two black circles under his eyes.
"... Xiao Yuan, can’t you wait until I’ve finished sleeping to tell me? Last night’s mission was quite draining."
"Brother Fisherman, I’ve cleared it!"
Shang Xiaoyuan waved his cell phone excitedly, showing off his screen.
The Fisherman looked at the completely black screen, helplessly touched his head, "Silly boy, I can’t see... but clearing level two so quickly exceeded my and our boss’s expectations."
"How’s the evaluation of the decryption?"
"SS Level!" Shang Xiaoyuan raised his head, like a proud little rooster.
"Not bad at all. Although it’s a regular difficulty Chapter, reaching SS Level truly speaks to your talent."
"Have you solidified the Sacred Objects yet?"
"Of course... unfortunately, my previous Sacred Object was snatched away by the ’Fire Transmission King’."
The Fisherman’s face darkened.
Shang Xiaoyuan was highly valued and nurtured by the boss as a strong contender for the twelfth disciple.
Ever since Shang Xiaoyuan was robbed of his Sacred Object by that unidentified Apostles, the organization had been mobilizing forces to find them.
But whether it was the news from within the organization or the Apostles Council informants, no trace of him could be found.
This incident has even alarmed Lord Bashir!
The boss personally tried to invade that unidentified Apostle, but it kept indicating invasion failure.
Failure to invade could be due to two possible reasons: either this Apostle was offline or staying in the Library, or this Apostle’s soul imprint was fake.
The first possibility has been ruled out since someone within the organization has been trying to invade the ’Fire Transmission King’ 24/7, and it has always been ’invasion failed’.
The theory that the Apostle might be offline or in the Library unsupported.
That leaves only the second possibility!
Although items to disguise soul imprints are scarce, almost everyone of significance within the organization has one, and their publicly known soul imprints are also disguised.
However, the Fisherman felt that the reality was far from simple.
Shang Xiaoyuan had never publicly exposed his soul imprint, and only several people within the organization knew his real imprint.
If it were random invasion, the Fisherman would never believe that a novice Apostle on the same difficulty level as Xiao Yuan would defeat him in a head-to-head battle!
Even though he couldn’t see Shang Xiaoyuan’s phone screen, from Shang Xiaoyuan’s account, the Fisherman had already concluded that the man was an advanced difficulty Apostle!
With the strength of a high-difficulty Apostle, the ability to get a disguise mask, and most importantly, being privy to Shang Xiaoyuan’s soul imprint.
The truth... there was only one, someone was targeting Shang Xiaoyuan!
As the twelfth disciple candidate being nurtured, the person targeting him was likely to be from their own organization.
How else to explain the exposure of Shang Xiaoyuan’s soul imprint.
And the goal of targeting him would naturally be to compete for the position of the disciple.
This would perfectly explain everything!
When he relayed his deduction to Lord Bashir...
Lord Bashir, in a rare display of warmth, patted his shoulder and acknowledged that his thoughts mirrored his own.
The fisherman took a deep breath, suppressing his anger towards the ’Fire Transmission King’.
He affectionately ruffled the boy’s head: "It’s okay, you don’t need to worry about anyone trying to steal your Sacred Object anymore."
"The election for the twelfth disciple has not yet begun, any unfair competition is a violation of the ’Lord’s’ wishes."
"Lord has informed ’Our Lord’ about this matter, and issued a warning to the other Disciple’s Sanctuary... You don’t need to worry any longer."
"This was my oversight. You, being naive at that time, disclosed your soul imprint to those who brought you into the organization. Despite eliminating all related parties after I found you..."
"I thought I’d covered all my bases and left nothing behind. But your soul imprint was discovered by someone... The invasion to steal Sacred Objects is the best proof."
The fisherman sighed deeply, guiltily, "I failed you, lad."
The boy’s smile was brilliant: "It’s okay, Big Brother Fisherman, you don’t need to blame yourself. It’s just one Sacred Object, I can get a better one."
"I’m tough now, if anyone dares to rob me, I’ll ensure they can’t gain an inch..."
Involuntarily, the corners of the fisherman’s mouth turned up, as if he was infected by the boy’s spirit.
"Hopefully, the Lord will find the rare tool to alter the soul imprint soon, so little Xiaoyuan will have no more worries in the future."
The fisherman thought.
The afternoon sunshine spilled into the room, warm and inviting, just like their smiles.
...
Hang City, by the West Lake.
A house in the ancient style was concealed by lush greenery.
The mansion was simple and elegant, adorned with winding corridors, bridges, and babbling brooks; it felt like a small garden.
Amos, dressed in a black robe, stood bowing.
In front of him, a burly middle-aged man sat in a grand chair, gazing at the rockery and flowing water in the courtyard, his expression indifferent.
"Lord Vesinu, I have found a suitable candidate who can possibly earn you another seat."
The burly man seemed interested: "Oh? Tell me about it."
Amos cleared his throat, deepening his voice: "This person is ruthless, decisive, and potential in his talent. He’s ambitious, too."
"When I found him, he was just a weak Apostle. Now, his growth rate is astonishing. In a short time, he has conquered the fourth Chapter and entered the fifth difficulty level, his speed of progress is jaw-dropping."
"What’s the evaluation of the deciphering?"
"No less than S Level."
"Very good, very good, looks like I can dismiss the candidate I had chosen."
On hearing this, Amos was thrilled, but his face remained impassive.
He kept bowing, continuing his introduction: "This person has been in the ’Disciple’s Sanctuary’ for a short time but his record is clean, he was an old subordinate of the disciple candidate, Taros."
Vesinu raised a brow: "Taros... Could a talent really emerge under that waste? If it were not for his father’s position in the judiciary, how could he have become a candidate?"
"You’re absolutely right, my Lord. However, this ’Fire Transmission King’ is indeed an exceptional talent."
"Fire Transmission King..."
After saying this, he saw that Lord Vesinu seemed to have thought of something, as the corner of his eye twitched uncontrollably.
Amos frowned - Did the Lord already know of this man’s existence?
That wasn’t right. The ’Fire Transmission King’ was a nobody before Amos discovered him.
What attracted the Lord’s attention? Could this be what they call ’great minds think alike’?
"Amos, Amos, you are something..."
The middle-aged man shook his head slightly, as if he hadn’t recognized his loyal subordinate.
Vesinu looked at him for a while before he slowly said: "Keep training this ’Fire Transmission King’. Don’t scrimp on resources or methods, do what you need to do. I will take responsibility for any consequences..."
"Understand?"
Amos was puzzled, but Lord Vesinu’s words were undisputed.
He bent his waist a bit more, saying loudly:
"Understood!"
Not long after, Amos left the mansion, one thought echoing in his mind:
"Damn! The ’Fire Transmission King’ has someone powerful backing him!"
