My health recovery is incredibly fast.

"The memories I unlocked were the spiritual imprints that helped him rediscover his humanity."

Adanavardos stroked his beard as he spoke:

"The Church of the Otherworldly Demons uses the method of 'distorting the senses' to strip humans of their humanity. After we make contact with 'Lone Peak,' we must immediately send him a mental seal to break the Church of the Otherworldly Demons' control over him and help him regain his humanity. Otherwise... otherwise he might betray us."

Adanavardos sighed, “But we must understand that once he regains his humanity, the scene within the Church of the Otherworld will change drastically in his eyes. At that time… it will take him a long time to adapt. In the past, his level was not high, and his abnormal behavior after the sensory distortion was resolved did not attract much attention. But now he may be an assistant deacon… and he may have to face Nukalofa.”

“We have to trust him,” Rexol said. “We have to trust that he will soon be able to adapt to the images he sees with his normal senses.”

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Chapter 48 Delivery

After a brief preparation in the secret chamber, Rexor and his five companions jointly created a Mind Seal—a planar magic circle pattern that floats in the air and can be teleported to a target remotely.

While adjusting the spatial coordinates pointed to by the magic circle, Kadum kept an eye on his pocket watch, calculating the rendezvous time with "Lone Peak"—according to the agreement with the Temple, "Lone Peak" would wander around the headquarters of the Church of the Otherworldly Demons every two to three days. During this time, he could barely receive the dimensional signals after the tide rose in the Thunder Sea Plane, thus obtaining instructions and mental runes from the Temple.

Rexor and Ceres were writing instructions in cipher to accurately describe the mission requirements and evacuation route to "Lone Peak".

Adanavados is immersed in deep meditation, using a meditation alchemy table and blueprints to design the alchemical body of "Lone Peak".

The most relaxed person on site was Seresporina.

She was chosen to carry a portion of the memories because Poseidon City and the surrounding area are her physical body—the area that Lady Starry Night is responsible for protecting.

As the leader of a garrison of mages, she was involved in the entire process of sending high-level elemental puppets into the headquarters of the Church of the Otherworld.

but..

After she unlocked her memories related to "Lone Peak" and recalled the entire incident, a new question arose in her mind.

Seresporina frowned slightly and looked at Rexor, who had finished checking the instruction manual and was waiting for Kadum to announce the time. "Rexor, I've found something strange."

Rexor looked up from the instruction manual and asked, "What?"

"Do you remember why we used flesh-and-blood alchemy to create a puppet with the bloodline of an artificial pure-blood mage?"

Seresporina's tone was full of doubt, "This...this is a violation of the law. The temple forbids the research and use of flesh alchemy, let alone using it to create a humanoid puppet. Furthermore, isn't creating an artificial pure-blood mage bloodline also a violation of the law?"

Rexroth scratched his forehead. "You're right... Why did we do this? I can't remember at all."

He and Serites exchanged a glance.

Serites shrugged. "Don't look at me, I have no recollection of it either."

Kadum overheard the three's conversation, and without looking up from Huai Bi, said:

"Forget it, you three. My dream-eating monster told me that I have a total of 3762 memories sealed away. Hey, one of them is related to a specially made high-level puppet. Leto, don't you have access to the Genesis Crystal? Why don't you check it out?"

Rexor was somewhat moved. "It's entirely possible that our memories related to the special puppets have been sealed..."

He glanced at Serites' slightly expectant expression, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Alright, I'll check."

He stood up, approached the white crystal in the center of the secret chamber, and placed his right hand on it.

After closing his eyes and communicating with the crystal for a few minutes, Rexor took a deep breath and opened his eyes with an extremely solemn expression.

"What's wrong?" Serites asked.

"Gentlemen..." Rexor turned to his companions, "This memory is indeed sealed. Its classification is top secret. The decryption condition is... automatic decryption after a specific event is triggered."

"Automatic decryption after triggering a specific event?" Serites' eyes widened. "How can there be such a decryption condition? This is the first time I've ever heard of it."

From the Temple Council's vote on whether to remove the memories related to "Lone Peak," it's easy to see that the conditions for unlocking memories are generally very clear and straightforward.

First, people need to know roughly what the sealed memories are and who they are related to. Only then can they correctly judge whether or not to unlock the memories when related events occur. In this case, the initiative to unlock them lies with the members of the Temple.

The unlocking condition of "automatic decryption after triggering a specific event" provides neither information related to the blocked memories nor a password to make people aware that these memories have been blocked. Faced with this unlocking condition, both those whose memories have been blocked and those who haven't will be completely in the dark.

It's even possible that the person who proposed sealing this memory doesn't know what it is... and no one knows who sealed the memory or who witnessed the ritual of sealing it.

Seresporina pondered for a moment and said, "Then... is it possible that the specific event itself is confidential? Anyone who triggers the event will know what this top-secret matter is?"

"It seems to be the only explanation at the moment." Rexor sat back down on the magic circle node.

The room fell silent, and the four people except for Kadum entered into deep meditation.

Two hours later.

Kadum raised his hand and snapped his fingers loudly, then said to his awakened companions, "Get ready, everyone. In 10 minutes, 'Lone Peak' will be going outside the flesh wall for some fresh air."

Rexor and Ceretus joined forces to weave a spell, peeling away the text of the instruction scroll recorded on the parchment and condensing it into a small black dot containing textual information.

Seresporina manipulated the mind seal to shrink it, turning it into a tiny dot.

Adanavados then channeled energy into the magic circle, and an ellipsoidal portal unfolded in front of the pure white crystal.

After Rexor and his companions finished weaving the spell, they also poured their own energy into the magic circle, expanding the portal to more than ten meters long. Although this portal was 50% larger than a regular portal, it was actually only the size of a grain of rice when it was projected in front of the "Lone Peak." This was the result of the anti-magic field weakening the dimensional signal.

As energy was input, the portal shone brightly, creating a surge of electricity and a roaring, turbulent sound within the sealed chamber.

Kadum shouted, "Attention! In one minute, the signal from the Thundersea Plane will briefly penetrate the anti-magic field! We have 10 seconds to project the information carrier over there."

“5, 4, 3…” Kadum counted down.

A dark and deep shadow rapidly expanded in the center of the portal, eventually turning the entire portal black.

"Now!" Kadum shouted.

Seresporina pointed, and the small point of light carrying the mind imprint went first, disappearing into the pure black portal.

Everyone held their breath, anxiously awaiting a response from the other side of the portal.

At this point, it is absolutely crucial not to rashly send out the instructions.

If the Mind Seal fails to remove the sensory distortion effect of "Lone Peak," then he is essentially still a demon.

Only when the Mind Seal takes effect and "Lone Peak" regains his humanity will he not mistake the suddenly appearing portal for an enemy's trick, and he will not reveal the command book to the Church of the Otherworldly Demons.

Time passed by, second by second.

A faint, painful sob came from the portal.

Kadum's octopus-like ears twitched as he listened to the sound.

Kadum whispered, “I heard him… He’s remorseful and regretful. He’s complaining that we removed his sensory distortion effects… He saw horrific sights around him, he felt fear and confusion, and he wanted to escape the flesh wall.”

"'Lone Peak,' the Temple needs you, we need you. The glory of overthrowing the Church of the Otherworldly Demons will shine from you!" Rexor shouted towards the portal.

At this point, the portal began to become unstable.

Its light flickered rapidly, sometimes white, sometimes black, like the static on an old television with a poor signal.

Rexor shouted hoarsely, "I will rescue you! Even if you fail to obtain the information, as long as you have tried, we will definitely come to your rescue. This is the promise the Witcher Academy made to you, and it is also the promise of the Temple!"

A low, intermittent growl echoed from within the unstable portal.

"He agreed!" Kadum said quickly. "Deliver the order immediately!"

Serites, who was on standby at all times, immediately controlled the black dot to fly into the portal.

The very next second after the small dot was engulfed by the portal's light, a bright white light suddenly appeared inside the portal.

Everyone instinctively closed their eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, the portal had already closed.

"Did we succeed?" Seresporina asked, patting her chest.

Rexor took a sip of fruit wine and said in a somber tone, "Let's wait... When the signal from the Thundersea Plane reaches its peak again in three days, we'll know the answer."

Chapter 49 Conscription

Unlike Rexor and the others who were filled with worry, Shazo was living a relaxed and carefree life.

The day after attending the first meeting between the two temples, he received several "deliveries" from Beatrice.

One part was the advanced bloodline knowledge that Christo promised to impart, and the other part was the deposit for the report commission promised by Letunia.

Xia Zuo carefully put these things away, then applied to Beatrice for the mission to find the Black Flag, officially embarking on his journey to uncover the truth of history.

During the day, he would wander around Rosac Province, searching for the old site of Tarozk village and the dungeon where he had been imprisoned for a month, while also using the [Time Sand Vision] to record the spacetime codes of the Time Sands in various places.

By evening, barring unforeseen circumstances, he would fly back to Starry Night Academy to reunite with Anru, rarely staying out overnight. His nightly deep meditation was replaced by conjuring bombs at the edge of the starry sky.

This life of constantly traveling and studying the laws of space and time lasted for nearly half a month.

During this period, the Two Temples Conference was held again, and the situation was similar to the first conference. The secret matters discussed at the conference revolved around the Church of the Otherworldly Demons, such as the cult's attack on a secret stronghold or the breakthrough in the research of the bloodline enhancement potion.

The high-ranking intelligence personnel information that Xia Zuo had been eagerly awaiting did not appear.

It seems it will be some time before that intelligence agent, who holds a high position in the Church of the Otherworld, can send back the information.

A week of routine life went by after the second meeting.

At noon that day, Xia Zuo descended in the form of a cloud of gas in a corner of a village.

This village was built on the ruins of Tarozk village and has a history of more than ten years.

The people were no longer the same as before. The houses, farmland, barns, and pastures of Tarozk village were all burned to the ground by the bandit gang.

Xiazo is absolutely certain that the village was originally Tarozk Village, thanks to the kingdom's fortress garrison system—the village's defense consisted of fortress guards and village militia.

The village militia died at the hands of bandits, as did the fortress guards stationed in the villages, but the latter's hometown was the fortress, and they would return home once every two years.

The fortress guards left behind a legacy and belongings for their families living in the fortress.

A small number of artifacts—usually short swords and chainmail—had accompanied fortified soldiers on their journeys between the fortress and the villages they garrisoned.

Xia Zuo first found the archives of the fortress guards stationed in Tarozk village in the archives of the fortress castle. Then, based on the archives, he found the descendants of the fortress guards and bought the relics of the fortress guards from them.

In [Time Sand Vision], Xia Zuo recorded the object codes of the relics.

Then, based on the object's encoding, they searched for the spacetime encoding and the Sands of Time that contained that encoding, and finally, by working backwards, they found the exact address of Tarozk Village.

Although the process was long and tedious, it greatly improved Xia Zuo's mastery of the laws of spacetime.

Moreover, after several months of expansion and filling, his mental ocean has already accommodated many well-behaved elements.

His current attribute-less power is enough to allow him to condense a time container that occupies about 4 square meters.