Arsas Eggers glanced at Aaron and Bernadette behind Azik, opened his mouth, and whispered somewhat bitterly:
"Your Highness, you have also joined them?"
Azik moved his finger away from Arsas Eggers's glabella, and shook his head calmly:
"No, this is just a cooperation, or rather, a transaction!"
"They help me recover my lost memories, and in return, I will provide some assistance within my capabilities."
Arsas Eggers's somewhat dim eyes brightened. He let out a sigh of relief, then gave a bitter smile, and with difficulty stood up to perform a standard Feysac royal salute towards Azik:
"I will obey your will, esteemed Administrator...."
Aaron withdrew his gaze from the re-isolated Sealed Artifact space in the deepest part of the Emerald Palace. After briefly sensing the Ferryman's condition, he said indifferently:
"You stay on La Cha Island first, recover from your injuries as soon as possible, and then we will go together to Manuel, the 'City of the Undead' in the Abyss of Ferrying."
Without waiting for Arsas Eggers's reply, streams of light condensed into colorful feathers that enveloped him, carrying him away from the Emerald Palace. Aaron then looked at the calm-faced Azik, raising an eyebrow:
"Your memory seems to have recovered quite a bit?"
Mr. Azik curved his lips and smiled, saying:
"My travels in the Southern Continent during this period have allowed me to find many familiar things. I often feel that I am starting to become a little unfamiliar, especially after meeting this lady."
Bernadette's eyes flickered. After glancing at Aaron, a pale mask with a metallic luster appeared in her hand.
The holes for the eyes became even more profound. The mask, which originally had no facial features, now looked seven or eight parts similar to Azik. If not for Bernadette's suppression, this Grade 0 Sealed Artifact would probably have gone berserk directly.
Looking at "Pale Death," Azik's expression became somewhat dazed, but he quickly returned to normal, sighing and shaking his head:
"I seem to hear some kind of calling...."
Aaron withdrew his hand from Azik's shoulder, the dark golden light deep in his eyes gradually fading. After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice:
"Things must be done step by step. During this time, you can sense around the Berserk Sea and see where you can feel a similar calling."
"Take this item. If you feel that calling is irresistible, just crush it directly."
As he spoke, light surged in Aaron's hand, condensing into a dark golden token inscribed with complex patterns.
He wanted to use Azik to determine the exact location of the secret mausoleum where the Death Pathway Uniqueness was hidden in the Berserk Sea.
However, he also needed to guard against the activated artificial Death breaking through its original restrictions and forcibly taking Azik into the mausoleum after sensing Azik's aura.
After all, the ownership of the Death Pathway Uniqueness could, to some extent, be considered the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
Given Loen's current weakened state, once the mausoleum was opened and the Evernight Goddess took that Uniqueness, the stimulated God of Combat would no longer have any scruples. Feysac and the Church of the God of Combat would likely enter the fray immediately, and a world-sweeping war would instantly erupt.
Whether it was a pretense to deceive the God of Combat, or a genuine intention to digest and accommodate the Uniqueness, the Evernight Goddess would find it difficult to provide him with further assistance. This was also one of the reasons why he had specifically gone to the Church of the Storms to meet the "Lord of Storms" before.
Therefore, the mausoleum could only be opened after he had made preparations for war, taking advantage of the chaos in the Northern Continent to encroach upon the Southern Continent.
Azik did not know what Aaron was thinking. After taking the token and examining it for a moment, he put it into his body's Underworld.
Then, Azik nodded lightly, smiled apologetically at Bernadette, and left this space, which was isolated from the outside world, through the previous rift.
Withdrawing his gaze from Azik, Aaron was now looking at Bernadette, who was suppressing "Pale Death." Two ancient tarot cards had appeared before her.
Both fronts depicted Roselle Gustav, and in the upper left corner, stars condensed into text: "Sequence 0 Hermit" and "Sequence 0 Wheel of Fortune"!
The next second, Bernadette's body suddenly became transparent, transforming into a chaotic stream of information that quickly dispersed. A illusory River of Fate subtly emerged, connecting the two Cards of Blasphemy.
As a Sequence 2 Sage, with the rank bonus of the two Cards of Blasphemy and their shared characteristic of pointing to fate, she could already influence the River of Fate.
Symbols peeled off from the illusory River of Fate, re-forming into Bernadette. After resealing "Pale Death," which had fallen into a karmic cycle and whose will had faded, she put away the two Cards of Blasphemy.
Truly wealthy.... Aaron scrutinized the two Cards of Blasphemy, tutting inwardly. Including the three Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts, the inheritance Roselle left for his eldest daughter was astonishingly abundant.
Excluding the divine-contaminated Bornova, and comparing it to the situation of his eldest son Charles, Aaron could confirm that Roselle was a doting father to his daughters.
Noticing Aaron's somewhat strange gaze, Bernadette frowned. Wisps of light peeled off from her body, forming a stream of information that, along with the two Cards of Blasphemy, she handed to Aaron:
"Here is intelligence on Oravi Island's secret strongholds in the Northern and Southern Continents and the Five Seas, as well as a general overview of the Sealed Artifacts and Mystical Items controlled by Oravi Island."
"These two Cards of Blasphemy are gifts he left for me, so I can only let you observe them."
"According to the oracle of the 'Lord of Order,' all remaining items, including those two Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts and Oravi Island, can be at your disposal."
Allowing the complex mass of information to merge into his body, Aaron, with his Angel-level spiritual body strength, instantly digested and understood all the information, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Excluding the army, Oravi Island's foundation was roughly on par with the East Tucker family before Aaron embarked on the Beyonder Pathway a few years ago.
With strongholds in important cities across the Northern and Southern Continents and the Five Seas, this mature, world-spanning intelligence network perfectly compensated for the East Tucker family's shortcomings.
Nodding with satisfaction, Aaron then looked at the two Cards of Blasphemy in his hand. Due to Will Auceptin, he already knew most of the information that the Wheel of Fortune card could interpret.
Temporarily setting aside the Wheel of Fortune card, Aaron picked up the Hermit card and met the gaze of those indifferent eyes, which contained countless brilliant stars and had no eyelashes.
There was no need for interpretation; a terrifyingly complex amount of knowledge instantly flooded Aaron's mind. If he had not already advanced to Angel, just this alone would have put even a demigod who had crossed the Divine Gate at risk of losing control.