Inside the apartment room, watching the word swim towards the vast book-sea navigation record, never to return, Dorothy shrugged her shoulders, thinking curiously.
'I didn't expect the written words could actually swim into other books. If so, this could be useful. If I could control how the written words move, maybe I could use this thing as a communication tool. Although it's not needed now, it might come in handy in the future.'
As she spoke, Dorothy closed the """wen hai hang zhi""" on the desk, thinking that she would study it more if she had the chance in the future.
'But speaking of which, is it okay that the word I just wrote just ran off like that? Other people wouldn't happen to see it while reading, would they...'
Thinking of the runaway word, Dorothy couldn't help but worry slightly, but then she thought that even if someone saw it, it wouldn't really matter, as they wouldn't be able to find their way back to her anyway.
Thinking this, the relieved Dorothy put away the """wen hai hang zhi""". After examining all the gains from the An Yin Bureau, she then began to read the secret transmission """cup mother's praises""" she had obtained this time.
After all, """cup mother's praises""" was a collection of poems, not thick. As a Knower, Dorothy quickly finished reading it. Her feeling was that one-third of these poems were bizarre, one-third were erotic, and another third were heavy-flavored, both bizarre and erotic.
After reading this collection of poems, Dorothy also gained a certain understanding of the "Cup Mother". She was a goddess related to fertility, reproduction, life, flesh, and physical desire, the pure "cup". It's worth noting that the deities mentioned in this collection of poems were not only the "Cup Mother", but also another deity called the "Gluttonous Wolf".
According to the description in the collection of poems, the "Gluttonous Wolf" is a deity with a wolf-beast form. He is the "Cup Mother's" strongest son, known as the "Beast of Eternal Hunger", the "King of the Hunt", and the "God of Gluttony". He is a deity related to hunting, devouring, gluttony, and wildness. Additionally, according to the description in the collection of poems, although the "Gluttonous Wolf" is also primarily a deity of the "cup" domain, he is not as pure as the "Cup Mother".
Throughout the entire collection of poems, although the "Cup Mother" is described the most, there is a special annotation on the section about the "Gluttonous Wolf". Combined with the habits of the Holy Communion Society, Dorothy speculated that the Holy Communion Society is more likely to worship the "Gluttonous Wolf", as the "Gluttonous Wolf" is the god who presides over devouring and gluttony, which is more compatible with the Holy Communion Society.
After finishing """cup mother's praises""", Dorothy had some basic understanding of the deities in the "cup" domain. Then, she did not choose to use the last exchange opportunity of the Knower rank, but instead extracted Spirituality as accumulation.
The Spirituality contained in """cup mother's praises""" is 4 points of "cup" and 2 points of "enlightenment".
Dorothy's current Spirituality situation is 12 points of "cup", 2 points of "Shadow", 1 point of "Stone", 1 point of "Silence", and 8 points of "enlightenment". Among these, 5 points of "enlightenment" are blue bar, which are currently all depleted but can slowly recover.
As for "Shadow", Dorothy originally had 4 points, but the Shadow Concealment Ring injected 2 points into Edrick. Earlier, Eilina used the detection ability of "Light" to detect Edrick, so all the Spirituality in the ring has been consumed.
Besides the Spirituality stored within herself, there is also the Spirituality in her storage items, which includes 5 points of "Light", 1 point of "Stone", 2 points of "Shadow", and 1 point of "cup". However, the Spirituality in storage items is far less convenient than that stored within oneself; it often requires rituals. At most, it's used for ritual consumption and charging items.
Next, Dorothy began to charge her extraordinary items. She used the last severed finger to charge the Corpse Puppet Ring, which had been overloaded again today. Then, she used two coins containing "Shadow" Spirituality to charge the Shadow Concealment Ring, using up a little less than half of her Spirituality storage in one go. Now, her Spirituality storage only had those 4 points of "Light" and 1 point of "Stone" left.
To summarize, Dorothy now has 12 "cup", 2 "Shadow", 1 "Stone", 1 "Silence", and 8 "enlightenment" within herself. Her storage items have 5 "Light" and 1 "Stone". She has 335 pounds.
Lastly, as a side note, after her promotion, Dorothy's storage limit for all Spirituality has increased. The maximum storage limit is 20 points for each, not including the inherent Spirituality that has turned into a blue bar.
This means that Dorothy currently only has 3 points of "enlightenment" as her experience bar. To reach the next promotion, she needs to increase "enlightenment" to at least 20 points. She is currently 17 points short.
"Phew... It still seems a bit far off for now..."
Sighing, Dorothy said this, then put away all the secret transmission items on the table before going to the washroom to take a bath. After her bath, she planned to rest well before going out alone to eat something good, have some fun, and then come back to sleep.
Dorothy didn't consider Grego, because she knew that Grego would most likely not be back tonight, so she had to cherish her time.
...
At night, beneath the Cypress Fir Building, in the Iggwente Secret Agency.
Although it was already after work hours, the Iggwente Secret Agency was still busy. Hunters and clerks came and went, and the rustling sounds of copying were incessant.
During the morning on both sides of Igwinte, the two major cases that occurred kept every An Yin Bureau member busy; they couldn't leave even now. While the culprits were enjoying themselves outside, they were working hard overtime. Complaints occasionally surfaced, but besides the complaints, the most common sound was curious gossip. Employees whispering to each other during work breaks would occasionally look curiously at an empty workstation. Behind that workstation was the heavily guarded door of the Seal Vault, watched by two Hunters.
Walking past the heavily guarded door of the Seal Vault, a somewhat tired-looking Grego headed towards the Director's office. As he passed an office, he heard crying. Turning his head, he saw Miss Ada wiping away tears with a handkerchief.
"Ugh... ugh... You say... you say how could that little brat be like this! His father was clearly a hero! He also got his position in the bureau thanks to his father's achievements. For so many years, we have never mistreated him in the slightest! How could he do such a thing! He is damaging his father's reputation! Brandon's former honor has all been ruined by this little brat today! Holy Mother... What sin did Brandon commit to have such a son..."
"I'm old today... I can't hold a gun steady anymore. If it were before, I would have shot him dead!"
Inside an office, Miss Ada was crying and shouting excitedly. Some people around her quickly urged her not to get agitated to avoid harming herself. Seeing this scene, Grego couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, then continued walking forward, reaching the door of the Director's office and gently knocking.
"Come in."
Hearing the response, Grego opened the door and walked into the Director's office, seeing Mr. James, who was already back and sitting behind his desk.
"Mr. James, Miss Ada... is she alright?"
Looking at Mr. James, Grego asked. Mr. James also slowly replied after sighing.
"Little Brandon's father, old Brandon, was a fellow Hunter and comrade-in-arms with Aida. Old Brandon was an excellent Hunter Captain. He solved many major cases, destroyed many evil cults, and he saved Aida's life. He was a hero who came out of the Iggwente Secret Agency, and was even transferred to the headquarters for promotion."
"Old Brandon was upright throughout his life, both here and at the headquarters, but because of this, he made too many enemies. In the end, he was betrayed by a traitor, captured by former enemies, and tortured to death..."
After Mr. James finished speaking, Grego listened to his words and then asked in surprise.
"Mr. Old Brandon was betrayed by a traitor and died?"
"Yes, that's why Aida is so sad about little Brandon's defection. I had thought there might be a traitor in the bureau before, but I never expected it would be him. It's a shame I wasn't here this morning, otherwise that kid wouldn't have left here alive."
As he spoke, a sharp killing intent flashed in Mr. James's eyes, causing Grego to involuntarily step back. It was at this moment that Grego remembered that Director James was also previously from a Hunter Squad, and was a comrade-in-arms with old Brandon.
After slightly composing himself, Grego reported to Mr. James, saying.
"By the way, Director, after the investigation this afternoon, we have a preliminary result regarding Brandon's situation."