Tivian North Suburb, outside the King's Campus.
In the dead of night, at the River Irrigation Bridge entrance, the Corpse Puppet controlled by Dorothy bid farewell to Sister Vanya and Naifnis, then shifted its gaze to the battlefield at hand. Dorothy, in the secret room, couldn't help but speak.
"Then let's start seeing what's here. It's the first time experiencing scavenging things on the ground from several kilometers underground, isn't it?"
Saying this, Dorothy began manipulating the Corpse Puppet to scavenge the battlefield. Through the Corpse Puppet's eyes, she first noticed Ci Rong, lying on the ground with a large hole burned through his chest, already lifeless.
'Is this the damage caused by the Sunlight Spear? Piercing through three seems quite powerful, and this is still an incomplete version. If it were the complete version, it wouldn't be something the current Sister Vanya could handle.'
Dorothy thought this. The Sunlight Spear Sister Vanya mastered was not the complete version; its maximum output could not exceed 6 points of Light. If she could offer more related secret transmissions in the future, the power of the Sunlight Spear might be continuously enhanced.
'Speaking of which, 'Miracles' in Dark Souls are themselves products modeled after the legends of the divine race. I wonder if, after offering a secret transmission of sufficient caliber, this Sunlight Spear can surpass the limitations of 'Miracles' themselves and approach the 'Original Texts' of the divine race?'
After pondering for a moment, Dorothy began to carefully search Ci Rong's body, but the result was slightly disappointing. Ci Rong had nothing on him, just a box for spiders and a few white pill-like things.
'Not even a single rune seal. It seems this guy used up his stock during the fight with the Hunter, otherwise, he should have been harder to deal with.'
Dorothy thought so. After failing to find anything good, Dorothy hid the spider box and pills she had collected, then began dealing with the bodies. Finally, she moved all the bodies to the small woods, dug holes, and buried them. After burying the other bodies, Dorothy had the Corpse Puppets bury themselves, preparing to leave a cold case for the police who might discover and handle this matter later.
"Phew... then, the waiting begins."
In the secret room, Dorothy let out a long sigh and said. Then she took out the magic box, took out cake, water, and biscuits from it, and started eating. At this moment, she was extremely grateful for her thorough preparation.
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The moon set, the sun rose, and the night gradually faded.
After a night, around the North Tivian Church District.
Thin sunlight shone on the spires of the Church, and hymns echoed in the morning light. In the hazy mist, the towering, continuous Church buildings were massive, blurred silhouettes.
Outside the Church District, in a well-decorated hotel, Naifnis sat by a window. She ate breakfast while looking out, watching the constant flow of carriages and pedestrians on the street below.
After being picked up by Sister Vanya in the City last night, Naifnis was settled here. This hotel was very close to the Church District, just across the street. Naifnis could ensure a sense of safety around the Church.
"I never thought... there's actually a Sister from the Church within the Rose Cross. The Church should also be a very powerful Extraordinary force, right? Could it be that the Rose Cross is infiltrating the Church?"
Recalling the situation last night, Naifnis thought this. She had a deep impression of the Sister who came to meet her.
"That Sister named Vanya actually directly killed Ci Rong head-on... What powerful strength! The key is that she looks even younger than me, plus the even younger Miss Dorothy, are all Rose Cross members so young and powerful?"
Naifnis thought this. Just then, there was a knock on her door. Naifnis was startled, then walked to the door and asked.
"Excuse me, who is it?"
"It's me, Miss Naifnis."
A familiar voice came from outside the door. Hearing this voice, Naifnis felt relieved, then opened the door. Standing behind the door was Sister Vanya.
"I'm sorry, Miss Naifnis, I'm a bit late. We just finished morning prayer." Looking at Naifnis, Sister Vanya said with a smile, and Naifnis nodded in response.
"It's alright, Sister Vanya. Actually, I just woke up not long ago and am still having breakfast."
Saying this, Naifnis invited Sister Vanya in. Then the two sat facing each other across a table. Sister Vanya first asked Naifnis.
"Miss Naifnis, did you sleep well here? Did you encounter any situations?"
"It was quite good, thank you for your concern."
"Phew... That's great then. I've been worried that those cultists harming students would chase after you. Since there's nothing wrong, let's get straight to the point. I don't have much time to stay here, so let's be quick."
Sister Vanya said to Naifnis, then took out her holy scripture from her waist, placed it on the table, and opened it to the page of her conversation with Dorothy.
"Miss Dorothy must have already talked to you. She is currently encountering trouble while carrying out a mission targeting cultists and needs our assistance."
Looking at Naifnis, Sister Vanya said, and Naifnis also nodded in reply.
"I know about this. She said... she needs some secret... secret transmission?"
"Yes, a secret transmission. This is a text that records Extraordinary knowledge. For some reason, Miss Dorothy needs a secret transmission about the Spirituality knowledge of Silence this time. Currently, we only have one way to obtain this kind of secret transmission, and that is to buy it." Sister Vanya answered seriously, and Naifnis was a bit surprised after hearing this.
"Buy it? Is there a place in Tivian where you can buy this kind of Extraordinary knowledge?"
"Of course there is. After all, Extraordinary individuals need to trade with each other. We should be able to find the secret transmission Miss Dorothy needs at the White Stone Craftsmen's Guild." Sister Vanya said seriously, and Naifnis's eyebrows slightly furrowed with confusion.
"White Stone... Craftsmen's Guild?"
"This is a secret society. You can understand it as an alliance of craftsmen and merchants in the secret world. It is said that more than half of the Extraordinary transactions in the entire secret world are related to them. They have a branch in Tivian, and its scale is not small."
"I work in the Historical Scripture Department of the Church, and occasionally I receive missions to recover secret transmission scriptures that have been scattered outside. These scriptures often end up flowing into the White Stone Craftsmen's Guild through buying and selling channels. Therefore, because of my work, I often deal with them, and I know that you can buy secret transmissions there."
Sister Vanya said seriously, and Naifnis responded with a raised eyebrow.
"Is that so? Then can we just go there and buy the secret transmission Miss Dorothy wants?"
"Yes, but please note that it's not both of us going together, but you. I've dealt with the people there when recovering scriptures, and they all recognize me as a Sister from the Church, so I can't show my face. Only you should go there to buy things, Miss Naifnis." Sister Vanya said solemnly to Naifnis, and Naifnis was also surprised after hearing this.
"Ah, me alone?"