Listening to Evi's words, a hint of satisfaction appeared on Amanda's face. Being able to use divination to further confirm the fact that Vanya was unrelated to the otherworld was also a good thing for Amanda. She herself could put down her worries about Vanya to a certain extent and employ her at a deeper level in the future without worrying that Vanya was a hidden bomb.
"For this incident, I originally wanted you to go there to protect Sister Vanya and delay the investigation progress of the tribunal as much as possible, giving Shadi General more time to integrate the country. But I didn't expect such a big reversal in the end. Truly, the world is unpredictable."
Walking along the edge of the purification pool, Amanda said with a sigh, and Evi, who was beside her, also responded.
"This time, it was mainly thanks to Shadi's subordinates. It was they who obtained the key evidence that could reverse the entire situation, leaving both Clifton and Robert speechless. Their abilities somewhat exceeded my expectations. To be honest... when I asked them to find evidence back then, I didn't expect them to actually find it."
Evi said this to Amanda, and after listening, Amanda couldn't help but frown slightly, then continued to speak.
"Subordinates with strong abilities? Shadi, a Chalk-tier Revolutionary Army leader, actually has capable individuals of this level under his command... It's a bit unbelievable. With such subordinates, instead of keeping them in the country to help him handle the crisis, he sent them to protect Sister Vanya. Is this... a bit of a waste of talent? Or perhaps... I underestimated the foundation of this tomb-robbing general?"
Amanda said frankly, from the current situation, Shadi's top priority is to handle domestic issues and complete the integration as soon as possible. But at this critical juncture, he actually sent such a powerful subordinate to protect Vanya, which couldn't help but make Amanda a little concerned.
"Those Shadi subordinates are indeed very concerning. I once tried to investigate them more carefully, but when my main body flew over Kankdar with the clouds, they refused to show themselves, so I don't know their background either."
Evi said this, and Amanda paused slightly after hearing these words, then responded after thinking for a moment.
"It seems that they might not be simply Shadi's subordinates, as they claim..."
"Captain, do you mean that the relationship between these people and Shadi might not be significant? Are they from some other force?"
"Heh... It's not that the relationship isn't significant. These people might really be with Shadi, otherwise, there would be no need for them to help Vanya. My point is, although they are on the same side as Shadi, it doesn't necessarily mean Shadi can command them. Otherwise, Shadi wouldn't put such a strong force abroad at this time." With a light chuckle, Amanda stated her thoughts, and Evi immediately understood her meaning after hearing Amanda's words.
"On the same side as Shadi... but not obeying him. Captain, do you mean that those people are precisely Shadi's backing, members of the Judge of Heaven?"
"Exactly... that's what I think. They should be behind Shadi, direct members of the Judge of Heaven. Claiming to be Shadi's subordinates is just for convenience. They are on the same side as Shadi, but Shadi cannot control them. After all, this mysterious Church is not dictated by Shadi..."
Amanda nodded, confirming Evi's guess and adding that this explanation indeed better matched the performance of those people's abilities.
"If those people are really the Judge of Heaven... Captain, should we try to make contact with them?"
"If they are willing to make contact, of course. It just so happens that we also need to confirm whether they are a Church that wants to publicly spread the Judge of Heaven faith."
Amanda said this, and after thinking for a while longer, she continued to speak to Evi.
"Oh, right, are you on your way back now?"
"Not yet, Captain. I will set sail from Qiansha Island tomorrow."
"Alright then, before you leave, leave a contact method with Sister Vanya so that those people know that if they are willing to contact us, they can use that method to get in touch with you directly.
"Oh, right, before you leave, have Sister Vanya stay on standby in Kankdar and rest for a while. Her new position and new mission will be in place soon." Amanda instructed Evi, and Evi nodded silently after listening.
"Yes, I understand."
After speaking respectfully, Evi bowed to Amanda, and her entire being gradually disappeared in a blur. Amanda, who was beside the purification pool, turned to look at the tall holy statue holding clear spring water in the purification pool beside her after Evi disappeared.
...
Southern shore of the Conquest Sea, Kankdar.
In the afternoon, at the White Dove Hotel in the foreigner gathering area of Kankdar, Vanya was standing in the living room of her suite. Before her was a phantom image of a Sister, which was Evi saying goodbye.
"Huh... Sister Evi, are you going back?"
"Yes, the matter in Kankdar is over, and I should go back. Sister Vanya, please wait in Kankdar for now. Soon, your new appointment will arrive from Holy Mountain."
Facing Vanya before her, Evi said slowly with her usual calm expression. Listening to Evi's words, Vanya also nodded with gratitude.
"Yes, I understand. I will stay on standby here. Thank you very much for your help, Sister Evi. If it weren't for you, it would have been difficult for me to clear my suspicion this time."
"This is just what I should do. With the Holy Mother above, the innocent will naturally receive justice." Evi continued calmly. At this moment, Vanya searched herself and found a small mechanical sphere.
"Then this thing..."
"Keep this with you for now. Although this relay is too far from my main body to project my image or serve as a tool for my perception, it still retains the function of actively contacting me remotely. If you... or anyone else from Adis has anything urgent, you can contact me through it..."
Looking at the small mechanical sphere Vanya took out, Evi said slowly and scanned the surroundings with a meaningful glance. Her words made Vanya stand rooted to the spot, slightly confused, and at this moment, Evi's figure began to fade.
"Alright, I should be leaving. Until we meet again, Sister Vanya."
After speaking, Evi's body disappeared from the spot. Before Vanya now was the usual empty room.
'Someone else from Adis... Sister Evi, did she sense something... or misunderstand something?' Looking at the scene outside the window, Vanya thought this to herself. However, as she thought about it, she continued to speak with a sigh of relief.
'Phew... Let's not worry about anything else for now. The matter in Kankdar is finally over. I originally thought I would return successfully, but I didn't expect to encounter such a thing. Thankfully, thanks to Miss Dorothy and Sister Evi, everything was safe and sound...'
Vanya thought this to herself. The incident in Kankdar was also unexpected for Vanya. After experiencing the Adus incident and being besieged by the otherworld, she originally thought she would be much safer within the saint church's sphere of influence. However, she didn't expect there to be people here who wanted to harm her, including not only those who believed in the Shining Light saint church but also those who held holy positions in the Shining Light Church, her colleagues.
'As saint church followers, the Kankdar government, representing a major power on the Main Continent, wants to harm me for profit. As saint church clergy, the judge responsible for internal investigations, who should be impartial, also wants to harm me because of power... The saint church is too large, its entirety is far from as holy as I once thought, not everyone can completely follow the Three Saints' teachings, even the higher-ups on Holy Mountain are the same...
'Only Aka... can always guide the followers, upholding purity and integrity...'
Coming to the window, looking at the blue sky outside, Vanya sighed in her heart and said.
...
On the other side, in another hotel in the Kankdar foreigner gathering area, Dorothy, who was enjoying afternoon tea on the balcony, was recalling the scene that had just happened in Vanya's room, and then thought with interest.
'That Awei... specifically left a way to communicate when she left. Do they want to establish a private contact method with Shadi? But if they contact Shadi, there will be more ways after he announces his conversion, so did she see that I might not be Shadi's subordinate and want to establish a communication channel with me? This perception is quite sharp...'
Dorothy thought like this, and although she was wary of Awei leaving her contact information, she was not overly worried. From the other party's attitude, they should not hold much malice.
Although there was no malice, Dorothy would still not choose to actively contact the other party before figuring out exactly what kind of Church force was supporting Vanya. After all, safety comes first, and currently, Dorothy had no urgent matters to find them for.
"Listening to what Awei said... they seem to be planning to arrange a new position for Vanya, letting her wait in Kankdar. I don't know what kind of job Vanya will be arranged for afterwards."
Muttering, Dorothy took another sip of tea, and then looked at the newspaper placed on the table next to her. Published on it were the two latest major news stories in Kankdar today.
"After preliminary investigation, the Adus envoy delegation is not related to the otherworld."
"Mayor Robert is suspected of long-term acceptance of bribes from the Baruk exiled Royal Family, seeking illegal benefits for them, and has now been dismissed from his post and returned to Faloro for investigation."
Dorothy looked at these two news stories that caused a sensation throughout Kankdar today and were discussed by countless people. After flipping through some hindsight articles, she put the newspaper aside, then opened the magic box, took out her """wen hai hang zhi""", turned to the side for contacting Beverly, and after thinking for a while, picked up her pen and wrote.
"Hey, are you there? I want to ask a quick question. If I want to rent your divine artifact, can I use assets as collateral directly instead of cash?"
Dorothy finished writing, and then waited for a while. After a few seconds, perfectly neat handwriting quickly appeared on the paper.
"Huh? Asset collateral... that's a bit troublesome for us. There's price assessment and risk assessment. It's more practical for you to use cash. If you want to use assets as collateral, you'll have to pay an extra sum for our assessment fees..."
"Oh dear... who are we to each other? We're old customers, no need to be so formal..."
Seeing Beverly's response on the page, Dorothy immediately picked up her pen and quickly wrote a reply. Finally, after some bargaining, Beverly agreed that the deposit part of Dorothy's payment could be directly collateralized with assets, but the rent part must be in cash. Beverly also agreed to help Dorothy inventory and assess all of Mazhar's assets at a friendly low price of three hundred pound to confirm the specific value.
Originally, Dorothy thought the three hundred pound assessment price was a bit expensive, but a sentence from Beverly during the bargaining process made Dorothy change her mind.
"You still think it's too much... This three hundred pound assessment price is already the lowest, I can't make it any cheaper for you. You should know that Prince Mazhar's inheritance is inherently controversial, with several groups vying for it. If I hadn't designed and prepared a whole set of flawless will procedures for you, this inheritance would not have ended up in your hands. Even if your will is perfect, given that so many parties are competing, it wouldn't be easily awarded to you immediately. I gave you the green light in the review process, you know. You're not thanking me and still bargaining over these few hundred pound, isn't that a bit stingy?"
Beverly responded to Dorothy like this. Looking at Beverly's response, Dorothy was slightly startled, and then continued to write.
"Several groups are vying for it... Do you mean other Baruk Royal Family members are also applying to inherit the legacy at the Craftsmen's Guild?"
"Of course, according to the response from the Kankdar outpost, ever since Mazhar died, the inheritance disputes haven't stopped. Mazhar has a bunch of relatives claiming they have the right to inherit and causing trouble at our place. Before you, the one with the highest possibility of inheritance not only had a close kinship with Mazhar but also had the Kankdar government's endorsement, saying that Mazhar had a verbal will before he died during treatment, giving all the inheritance to him. This endorsement was made public to all those competing for the inheritance, so it directly deterred quite a few people back then.
"Of course, you know what happened later, Robert is finished. His government has completely lost its reputation on this matter, and the remaining relatives are causing trouble again, but you've already produced a flawless will, so it's useless for them to make a fuss."
Beverly explained to Dorothy like this. Listening to Beverly's explanation, Dorothy suddenly thought of some other things.
'The heir endorsed by Robert's Kankdar government... said to have Mazhar's dying words, that heir must be Ma'ad! This means that Ma'ad and Robert wanted to obtain Mazhar's inheritance, and their desire was very urgent, so urgent that... Robert was even willing to endorse Ma'ad in the name of the Kankdar government...'
'Is Mazhar's inheritance that attractive to Ma'ad and Robert? Their wealth is definitely not less than Mazhar's... Would Robert help Ma'ad to this extent for some worldly possessions?'
Dorothy thought this in her heart. It was normal for Ma'ad to seek Mazhar's property, but for Robert to compete with Ma'ad for the inheritance, not hesitating to falsify the will in the name of the Kankdar government, this was quite intriguing. In Dorothy's opinion, this might indicate that among Mazhar's inheritance, there was something that both of them valued extremely.
At this moment, Dorothy remembered Sazhuoya's words again. She had once said that the reason they and the two Corpse Coffin members from Yakalu were willing to help Robert and Ma'ad was because the two had promised to give the Corpse Coffin an important item as compensation, and this item would take some time to get into Robert and Ma'ad's hands... So, could this item be within Mazhar's inheritance?
And among Mazhar's inheritance, the only thing that could be so valued by the Corpse Coffin is that national treasure box! Inside the treasure box is Baruk's "Royal Sacrifice Book", which records the method to open the Lakheman Royal Tomb, and within that Royal Tomb...
The tomb of a Crimson Tier extraordinary king. The things inside should be enough to interest the Netherworld Coffin Society. That minyin zunzhan can be confirmed to be a """Silent""" divine artifact.
'It seems I'm not the only one eyeing the Lakheman Royal Tomb now...'
Looking at the content on the page before her, Dorothy couldn't help but frown slightly for a moment. With the confirmation of competitors, her tomb raiding plan could no longer proceed slowly.
'Plans can't keep up with changes. I can't wait any longer. I must immediately set off for the Lakheman Royal Tomb and at least confirm whether the Corpse Coffin people have already taken control there!'