The Defeated Saintess Is On A Journey To Tame The Evil God Book 01 Chapter 05.04 - Gold

Xing Mo calmly enjoyed the black tea. According to the instructor, the stars were so bright tonight that Starflow Horizon could last for a while, so there was no rush.

"Ah... finally found it. I've been filling really groggy lately from the experiments. I feel like I'm going senile..." Lucius dug out an envelope from a pile of documents and tossed it to Xing Mo.

Xing Mo opened the letter and read its contents: "Southern District's Garden Quarter?" She was astonished, "A clue regarding Bishop Freyr?"

"Vivian and Alice found it. That area is basically full of facilities such as beach, hot spring, and sauna, and there are a lot of imperials gathering there." As he spoke, Lucius flipping through a pile of documents.

"Reportedly, the curse causing a commotion all over the place is coming from that area." Lucius carried on, "At least that is the case for the curse in the Southern District. The curse in the Northern District, as you mentioned in your letter, comes from the Starsea Spring."

"I asked Professor Ling about Noble Sunlight's condition. According to her, the curse doesn't seem to manifest ordinarily. It is only triggered at some special times."

"You mean..." Xing Mo supported her chin with her hands, "The people spreading the curse are brewing something."

"This matter is related to Steam Man, and the crux seems to be Bishop Freyr and the Angel's Tear around his neck." Instructor Lucius nodded.

It's really tangled and complicated... it feels like it's getting more and more confusing... Xing Mo rubbed her head.

There was no need to overthink things. In short, the current clue points to Southern District, and the biggest suspect was Prince Austin.

"How much did you find out about Prince Austin, Instructor?" Xing Mo asked.

"As you must be aware, he is Gold Monarch's younger brother and the leader of the imperials in the Citadel."

Lucius suddenly fell silent. Xing Mo noticed that his blue eyes had darkened by a lot.

"And, after the Steam Revolution, he was in the faction that advocated for attacking me."

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