Because several members of the Reunion Movement were extremely familiar with Chernobog, the group easily entered the city.
Next, according to the plan, Jean, FrostNova, and the Snow Monster Squad went to find Patriot and the Guerilla Squad.
Crownslayer, on the other hand, contacted her subordinates still in Qie City, as well as other members who held deep grudges against the Ursus Empire, while doing her best to recruit W and the mercenary group.
The usually hot-headed Ch'en looked like she wanted to rush the management tower directly, but she was stopped by Jean.
"Based on my deductions, Patriot is definitely not far from the management tower. If you come with us, at least you won't be attacked by the Guerilla Squad."
Ch'en thought for a moment and nodded; the party officially split into two groups and began their operations.
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They hadn't gone far before Jean sensed the sounds of battle coming from a distance.
The group hurried forward and saw that the team from Rhodes Island was currently fighting with members of the Guerilla Squad.
"Stop it, all of you!" FrostNova shouted loudly.
However, due to her weak physical condition, her voice didn't carry very far. Fortunately, the Rhodes Island side was very restrained, and neither side had lost their heads, so they quickly noticed the arrival of Jean and the others.
"FrostNova, and the Snow Monsters! You've returned!" The members of the Guerilla Squad were very happy to see FrostNova's return.
"Whew, you're finally here." The Doctor breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, the Doctor took out the breeze that was still swirling: "You should say your piece yourself. These Guerilla Squad members won't even let us see Patriot."
"That's enough, thank you." Jean withdrew the power from the whirlwind, and it dissipated in the blink of an eye.
This was a safeguard Jean had specifically prepared beforehand; the biggest obstacle preventing FrostNova from meeting Patriot was, in fact, Rhodes Island.
Therefore, she had preemptively mixed a message into the wind: 'Do not start a war with Patriot; tell him to wait for FrostNova and me.'
Given Rhodes Island's operational philosophy, if FrostNova could act as an intermediary, avoiding a conflict with Patriot would naturally be for the best.
Now that the battle between the two sides had ceased, while FrostNova explained the situation to the Guerilla Squad members, Jean also began to interact with the Rhodes Island group.
Present, in addition to Amiya, the Doctor, and Kaltsit, were Blaze and Rosmontis, Red who was hiding nearby, and a few other very familiar operators. 'Hmm, they're all ones I don't have,' Jean confirmed in her heart.
After some self-introductions, Jean half-crouched, bringing her line of sight level with Amiya, and just stared at her.
"Is there... something you need?" Amiya asked.
"Yo! Now that I look closely, you really are cute, Little Donkey." She placed her hand on Amiya's head and gave it a rub.
"That's so rude! Hey! Wait a second, why are your emotions changing so wildly!" Amiya was about to swat Jean's hand away, but stopped in shock.
"Hehehe, how about that? This is a high-end technique, Secret Art: Skyscraper of Emotions. How about it? Do you want to learn?" Jean, having taken the opportunity to rub it a few more times, finally let go of Amiya.
"Yes!" Amiya no longer cared about Jean's earlier rudeness; for some reason, she felt an intense desire to get to the bottom of it.
So, Jean pulled out "The Actor's Self-Cultivation": "A friend lent this to me, so I'll lend it to you for a little while."
This book, which circulated in the Reincarnation World, was no ordinary text; it contained many techniques related to emotions, including a large number of thought-sealing arts used to block surface-level thinking. The'Skyscraper of Emotions' that Jean used was exactly one of them.
This technique was also known as the most difficult thought-sealing art. Compared to those basic techniques that made others feel nothing at all, the'Skyscraper of Emotions' could simulate all the emotions you already knew, replacing the superficial appearance.
However, this "most difficult" label only applied to ordinary people; for a certain type of person, it was as easy as flipping one's hand—those who could directly perceive emotions.
Therefore, Jean was able to learn it, and Amiya, before her, naturally could too.
Just as Jean was recalling the feedback she had received from touching Amiya just moments ago, Amiya herself was already squatting on the ground, greedily flipping through the book and absorbing the knowledge within.
This naturally aroused Kaltsit's vigilance, but even more piercing was the gaze the Doctor cast her way.
"Don't look at me like that. This technique is actually very beneficial for her; it can prevent various dangerous emotions and memories from entering her brain due to her Originium Arts and causing damage."
"Mhm, I can feel it. The knowledge in this is a huge help to me."
Since Amiya herself had spoken up, no one else offered any objections, though Kaltsit continued to monitor Amiya's state.
Jean, meanwhile, fell into thought regarding Amiya. She had felt a strange sensation the moment she saw Amiya, which was why she had specifically rubbed her head—it wasn't just to take the opportunity to stroke those donkey ears.
As one of the Infected, Amiya had, in addition to Originium inside her body, a presence that was almost completely opposite to divinity. This presence was firmly locked within her body; if Jean hadn't been in the habit of using the wind element to perceive the outside world, she probably wouldn't have been able to tell.
Considering the so-called Demon King prophecy, and Talulah who was manipulating the Flame Spirits, I fear this Chernobog was the ultimate stage: the battlefield where the Demon King and God would clash.
That was why Jean had handed the Skyscraper of Emotions to her. The last great king who held the Ten Rings was famous throughout the world for their wisdom; hopefully, she too could benefit from wisdom.
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FrostNova's task was quickly completed; the Guerilla Squad agreed to go find Patriot and persuade him to deal with Talulah.
Rhodes Island also followed along, uninvited.
During this time, Amiya kept clutching the book, asking Jean relevant questions from time to time. Jean, who was well-versed in the book, could see that Amiya's progress was simply godlike; content that had taken Jean nearly 10 days to master, Amiya had already grasped most of it in less than half an hour.
This couldn't help but make Jean feel a bit sad. Originally, when she had told Nero over the phone that she had basically finished learning it, Nero had been so shocked she jumped up. Yet now, she herself didn't even have a tenth of Amiya's aptitude...
But because Jean had been explaining everything without holding anything back, Amiya's favorability kept rising, eventually fast-forwarding directly to "Teacher Jean."
So, on a whim, Jean taught her a few small details about energy manipulation that she had realized herself.
However, seeing Amiya's smug smile, Jean realized that she had likely been played by this little one using the knowledge she had just learned; with just a single "Teacher Jean," she had gotten a whole bunch of knowledge for free.
She used her hand to rub her little head again, thoroughly.
Amiya blinked her big eyes: "What's wrong, Teacher Jean?"
"No, it's nothing."
"Hehe."
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