Chapter 576: Chapter 576

The Scholar whispered softly, "This should be the person you're looking for. It seems they are still alive and living quite well."

Mr. Liu was very satisfied with this recruit's ability to handle errands. He remarked, "Of course. No matter where Miss Moon Princess is, she can always thrive. The word 'disheveled' simply doesn't apply to her."

The group subtly nodded, everyone knowing that girl would never fall into trouble.

"Speaking of which, the true identity of your boss... could it be the Chair Killer?"

Mr. Liu wasn't entirely obtuse, beaming as he said, "Gu Ting, Gu Jianlin—turns out it's all the same damn person. What guts! He actually dared to board the Bren Hill and snatch the Moonstone Heart back then. I used to think that Miss Moon Princess dating someone would derail her future, but who knew she'd find such a ruthless boyfriend."

"Unfortunately, given their identities, these two are destined for a tragic relationship."

He slapped his knee and sighed deeply.

The Scholar chuckled awkwardly but said nothing.

"If your boss ever finds himself unable to stay afloat in the Ether Association, tell him to come find me!"

Mr. Liu's eyes gleamed, but he soon sighed again, "Ah well, he's already in Omega's first echelon, even blatantly killed a Minister-Level figure and got away scot-free. Seems like he's doing quite well for himself. But no matter, even if your boss sticks with the Ether Association, as long as he can make Rhein's life miserable, he'll be my good brother!"

In this world, the easiest organization to infiltrate was undoubtedly the Ether Association.

After all, its scale was far too vast; it'd be surprising if it weren't riddled with leaks.

Even the King of Qing didn't take infiltrators outside of The Order of the Hidden seriously.

As such, the events in the Sea of Eternal Life were hardly a secret.

The entire world would pay attention to when the Ether Association's Strategy Group would set out because only they had the qualifications to tackle the strongest instances, leaving scraps for the others to pick up.

The fact that the group leader this time was Lin Dong spoke volumes.

As for Rhein, the immensely powerful Vice President, his mission this time was to block the You Ying Group.

"I'm only worried about one thing: if we're lying in wait here, won't we just be treated as prisoners instead of as board members or candidates for protection? If Rhein storms in with his men, and we're used as cannon fodder, what then?" ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝙣𝙚𝙩

The Scholar couldn't help but ask, "Wouldn't we be completely done for by then?"

The Butcher, realizing this too, just cursed, "Shit."

Ning Chen raised his head, "Third Master, don't tell me you haven't thought about this."

Mr. Liu gave a mysterious smile, waving his hand. "Relax, Rhein won't gain the upper hand this time."

He turned around, his gaze falling on the massive floating airship hovering in the dark sky. He couldn't help but marvel, "I asked my aunt about this. This time, the Think Tank invited a real heavyweight. Her identity and status are so exalted that it's beyond imagination. As long as she's here, Rhein won't stand a chance."

The group gasped in unison. "Who is this person?"

Mr. Liu said, "I only know it's a woman."

Their conversation, of course, was conducted using alchemy equipment to isolate their surroundings.

Unfortunately, that was useless against Gu Jianlin.

Because in this squad, two of his Divine Servants were carrying ancient tokens.

"It seems Mr. Liu is quite dependable, being able to pull off something ."

Gu Jianlin nodded to himself. "It looks like the Ether Association still stands unrivaled in today's world. For the ruins in the Sea of Eternal Life, they've ignored everything else and headed straight for the most crucial Dragon Cave."

The role the You Ying Group would play here remained unclear.

And what their main forces were planning to do.

"An SS-level glacier ruin... how intriguing."

He murmured softly, "A heavyweight invited by the Think Tank, someone even Rhein can't deal with? Who could that be?"

This stint of disguising himself as a prisoner had indeed yielded considerable rewards.

For it provided him with insight into the ecology of other Ascenders outside the Ether Association.

Moreover, he had obtained a particularly critical piece of information.

So far, no Ancient God of the Qilin Clan had appeared in the Sea of Eternal Life.

Not even an Ancestor, nor a single Divine Servant.

This was extremely strange.

This was the Qilin Immortal Palace.

It should have been the Qilin Clan's home ground.

And yet, the Ancestors who had appeared so far were almost exclusively from the Candle Dragon Clan.

In the Returning Burial Forest, a Red Qilin Ancestor had fallen, but it was just a corpse.

"Never mind for now."

Gu Jianlin closed his eyes, focusing on his main body.

The advantages of dual-focus tactics were now crystal clear.

Back as a child, watching Fire Shadow, he had always envied the shadow clone skill.

At that time, he was full of youthful energy, fantasizing about having multiple shadow clones to attend school, do homework, handle chores, and take care of daily exercise, leaving his main body free to stay home and play Pokémon.

Now, though, things had changed. Ever since he'd entered the Extraordinary World, idleness became a thing of the past.

It was either smashing someone's head with a chair.

Or being on the way to smashing someone's head with a chair.

The remaining time was devoted to fending off girls or studying transcendent knowledge.

Even though Pokémon Scarlet and Violet had been released, he hadn't had a chance to play.

Such is the misery of adulthood.

Currently, his main body was lying on the bed of a suite, flipping through an ancient book filled with records about the Candle Dragon Venerable.

The book was written in ancient script, completely unintelligible to him.

But when he held it, he discovered that every line in the ancient text had been annotated.