Death… And Me

Chapter 3304: New to the system

”Gromtin, you and the rest should leave it in our hands,” Mandrio, a Space-Time Realm expert of the Yokflou Sect, spoke this time. ”I already sent most of my people out to look for any suspicious characters. You can just wait for the news.”

As mentioned before, the Yokflou Sect was the power controlling the surrounding continents. When the phenomenon started, its experts were obviously the first ones to arrive, with

Mandrio getting here just a few minutes after it was over.

”Hmph!” A young-looking woman snorted in response. ”Mandrio, do you take us for idiots? This phenomenon changed the cultivation talents of everywhere in this region. Humanoid Races, Demon Beast Races, Spirit Races, you name it.”

”Everyone under this phenomenon had a boost to their cultivation speed with the balance and purification of the Yin and Yang generated by their bodies, cores, and dantians. I donʼt doubt that even their souls were affected in a positive manner. Do you think we will just stay quiet and wait for your Yokflou Sect to find the origin of this phenomenon and take everything for yourselves?”

”Paweria...” Mandrio narrowed his eyes. ”This is our Yokflou Sect Territory. Do you think you have a say here?”

Truth be told, that was exactly what Mandrio and his Yokflou Sect wanted. Too bad that with the network and spies from everyone everywhere, they were not able to cover this incident before the other powers around found out about it. Long-distance teleportations happened from several places, all converging in this region.

”It seems like things are quite lively here.” It was then that an old man entered the room, the fur on his body testament of his demonic origin.

Everyone there had no fear of each other, and the fact this place was the Yokflou Sect territory didnʼt bother them. Some might have been apprehensive if they were alone, but with them all here, the Yokflou Sect truly couldnʼt do much. It wasnʼt weaker than them, but it couldnʼt go against all of them alone, either.

The others knew that, so they had no intention of backing down and would even join forces if the Yokflou Sect truly tried to stop them from investigating what happened here. Yet, when the old demon beast entered the room, all their expressions changed, and respect took over. ”Senior Carbiges.”

Carbiges was a Divine Iron Beetle, obviously a Divine Demon Beast. But it wasnʼt what bothered the rest of the group. Instead, Carbiges was a member of the Inquisition Hall in the Divine Snow World. Most of the populace had no idea of what one could find outside the Divine Snow World, but how could these experts not? They knew about the Werdlem Empire and that the Inquisition Hall was their direct subordinate power.

Carbiges smiled, waving his hand as hundreds of experts at the void Tempering Realm and below appeared around him. ”You all, spread and search every cranny of this city. There is a good chance the origin of this phenomenon is in this city. Report if you find anything suspicious.”

”Yes, senior Carbiges!” The many members of the Inquisition Hall quickly left the building, spreading all over the city. They obviously joined the already thousands of more experts that the other powers also brought here.

Carbiges then turned to the other experts in there, smiling. ”There is no need to be so cautious. As per the agreement, the Inquisition Hall will leave you all alone and pretend to be just another power of the Divine Snow World. If my guys find something, I will share it with you all as long as it can be shared. Just donʼt forget your positions. The Divine Snow World is a project of the Supreme Palace, and we are all part of it. You all understand, right?”

”Yes, senior Carbiges.” The people there could only accept it, even though they didnʼt like that status.

Carbiges then looked at the City Lord. ”So, what have you found regarding the citizens? Have your people seen anything different recently?”

The City Lord took a deep breath, having never interacted with so many high-level experts before, especially from the Inquisition Hall. ”I already had my people look into it, and so far, only one thing stood out. This city received two ascenders, a pair of boys that tried to use the City Hall terminals to search about the Werdlem Empire.”

”They werenʼt the only ones since we get around ten or so ascenders per year. We even got another one just a week ago, who we already captured and interrogated. This last one didnʼt know anything, and we used the contracts to make sure he was telling the truth. Going back to the pair I mentioned, they ascended together from the same place, seeming to be brothers, which never happened before. Thatʼs why we think they might have something to do with it.”

Carbiges nodded. ”Oh, that is quite rare. Naturally, you didnʼt let such targets leave your sight, right? Where are they now?”

”This...” The City Lord dropped his head. ”Even though it hasnʼt happened before, we didnʼt put much thought into it. We simply told them the rules as we always do to any ascender and let them go. I told everyone about it, and even my people are looking for them at the moment. However, we truly have no idea where they went... or if they are even in this city still.”

Carbiges narrowed his eyes, the room turning cold. Still, he quickly calmed down. ”Mandrio, you better find a new City Lord that doesnʼt screw up like this later.”

”I understand, senior Carbiges,” Mandrio simply accepted.

Carbiges nodded and asked more. ”What more do we know?”

Glantie, an expert of the Farviles Corporation, another one of the powers of the Divine Snow World, spoke from there. ”We have our doubts whether the culprits are even still in the city or not. The city wasnʼt locked down straight away when the event took place. After all, no one knew what was happening, and many immediately ran away. We sent people after them, but there are just way too many...”

”I see.” Carbiges didnʼt seem worried. ”Donʼt worry; we can use the system to find all their locations. Just focus on all those who are new to the system. It will be simple.”