"Alka, that last move yesterday was truly impressive."
A muscular young knight, clad in thick platinum armor, approached Alka.
The armor was white with pale gold markings, and wheat ears and the emblem of the Church of Our Lady could be clearly seen on it.
This was a Wheat Ear Knight of the Church.
His youthful appearance and fifth-stage strength spoke volumes about his talent.
He was about the same age as Alka.
"Were you the one on guard outside yesterday?" Alka asked with a smile, looking at the approaching figure.
"Of course. Congratulations on reaching the sixth stage. I can't compare to you," the knight said with a smile.
Hearing this, Alka looked at him and patted his shoulder. "You're not far from reaching the fifth stage of perfection, and so are you, Braif."
The Wheat Knight before him, named Braif, was also a Saint of the Virgin Mary.
This City of Return was built by the Vastva people. After tens of thousands of years of isolation, they had long since abandoned their former faith. After all, even survival was a struggle, and they were nearly exterminated. Because of Alka's relationship, they had now emerged and were gradually converting to the Virgin Mary.
The Church would naturally send a team to build a new church here, providing proper protection for this emerging force.
The person in charge of this church was Braif, and Alka had become familiar with him after a few interactions. Plus, they were both young.
Although Alka was nearly 30 years old, he was still considered young in this world.
"By the way, I need the Church's help with something," Alka suddenly said, looking at Braif. Hearing this, Brave looked at him, thought for a moment, and asked, "Is it important?"
"Perhaps. I'd like to use the church's intelligence system to help me find some people or places."
Hearing this, Brave nodded in understanding.
"Then just tell me, and I'll make the arrangements later."
After all, Brave was a Saint. Although his current strength was only at the fifth stage, that didn't mean his status was low.
Alka nodded.
He and Brave walked into a small church in the City of Return.
After all, this was a new city, and the church was too large, somewhat overshadowing the main attraction.
Besides, there weren't many people here, and an overly large church would actually make people feel a little disgusted.
After entering the church, they sat down in the chapel and began to talk.
"What are you looking for?"
Hearing this, Alka took out a piece of paper and handed it to him. Looking at the paper Alka handed him, Brave glanced at it.
There were 11 numbers on it, each with some incomprehensible title behind it.
"What are these?" he asked, somewhat confused, not understanding the message it was trying to convey.
"I'm looking for 11 towers. These 11 towers are very important. But I don't know their specific locations, only the names corresponding to each tower.
Some are names of people, some are names of families, and some are names of places."
Hearing this, Brave nodded in understanding. Although curious, he didn't ask further questions. After all, a careful consideration of Alka and the others' professions would reveal the answer.
Then he carefully examined the paper in his hand.
Looking at the titles on it.
"I know this one, I've heard of this one, and I've seen this one before..."
Brave looked at the titles on the paper, searching for some familiar ones. After all, although there were 11 numbers, the names behind them totaled dozens.
But they were all different things.
After a quick search, he found three or four familiar names, corresponding to the three numbers.
"With these names, finding the place you want shouldn't be difficult."
He also roughly understood that these names should be related, making it easy to obtain this information and narrow down the scope.
For example, there are so many names behind a number. If you can find just one, you can uncover a long list of names around it through investigation.
Hearing this, Alka nodded. "It doesn't necessarily have to be found. If it's just information about the location of the person listed here, the family's location, or the geographical location of the island, I'm fine with that."
Hearing this, Brave said, "Then gathering intelligence will be much simpler."
In that case, the difficulty is indeed not that great. He frowned, staring at Alka. "But it'll take quite a while to gather all this information, after all, it's so scattered and far-flung."
Just the few names he'd just learned were located in nearly every part of the vast ocean, and the journey back and forth could take years.
There were also various unexpected ocean currents, which would cause some problems with information dissemination.
It was simple, but it was also quite troublesome, and the long wait was unavoidable.
Alka nodded. "No problem. Even if I get the information and head out to sea to search, it won't be until I reach Stage Seven."
Hearing this, Brave understood.
Clearly, Alka was simply making preparations for a future operation many years in the future. So there was no need to rush this intelligence; it could be gathered slowly, as thoroughly and thoroughly as possible.
He had made quite sufficient preparations.
Thinking of this, Brave nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take this paper. I'll have the Church's intelligence system and other churches around the country keep an eye out for it."
"That's good. Thank you for your help."
Hearing this, Brave waved his hand and said, "You can't say that. We are all believers in the Virgin Mary. And don't underestimate your position within the Church.
You just don't often interact with the various systems within the Church. Otherwise, you could gather all this information on your own."
Hearing this, Alka just smiled.
It couldn't be helped. He didn't like being confined to the Church or those islands.
Most of the islands were small, so naturally, they weren't suitable.
Compared to the vast ocean, the islands were simply too small.
Mainly, staying on an island would be a waste of his talent.
"By the way, General Safik said you can take a break. The offensive on the front has reached its lowest point, so there's no need to rotate in."
Hearing Brave's words, Alka nodded.
After all, he was a member of the Church, and the Church had provided him with considerable assistance along the way. Plus, this was the World Scar.
So, when Alka and his men had free time, or when the front lines were in a state of crisis, they would go to the front lines to provide defensive support.
Since they weren't a regular support force, once the front lines could handle themselves, these volunteers could get a long rest.
Afterwards, Alka chatted with him for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.
They returned to their residence.
Entering the first-floor lobby, only a few people were busy with their own affairs.
The books in their hands showed that most of them had been newly brought from the Radiant City.
They were practically obsessed with reading.
The main reason was the vast library of the Radiant City, housing a vast array of books and informational materials. The sheer volume was overwhelming, almost dizzying.
Hearing footsteps, Sofia, sitting on the sofa, looked up and smiled upon seeing Alka.
Alka walked over and leaned against her, examining the book in her hands.
"Don't you want to familiarize yourself with your own power? So leisurely."
Hearing Sofia's words, Alka shook her head. "No, you know it."
With the advance power of the dream realm, Alka could generally master its application within one or two days of increasing his power.
There was basically no time to waste.
"So leisurely? Find yourself something to do. Aren't you going to the front lines for rotation?"
Alka shook her head and shared the information she had just received from Braif with Sofia, sharing it with everyone present. "Then take a few days off and go treasure hunting. Didn't you say you'd found information about a Holy Grail-level treasure?"
Lucelia said from the side.
Hearing this, Alka looked at her, thought for a moment, and nodded.
It had indeed been a long time since he'd searched for a Holy Grail-level treasure.
Then he took out a map.
The map wasn't far from the City of Return, roughly midway between it and the Magic Wall.
It was a human-controlled area, just 50 kilometers outside the safe passage.
This area had a single point of light, a single golden glow. For the entire World Scar, a single golden glow across such a large area was quite rare.
Some time ago, while defending against demons at the Magic Wall, Alka overheard some casual conversation among mercenaries and soldiers, and it turned out that this previously unknown treasure had been revealed. And a crucial piece of information was revealed in an instant.
[Return]
[Difficulty: Saralan - Historian]
[Popularity: 363]
[Treasure Information: The treasure named Return is placed within a relic that was considered historical even during the Saralan Empire's existence.
To enter the relic, one must find the correct entrance. This information lies within the history of the Saralan Empire.
Return means returning to the past.]
Although the treasure's information is somewhat ambiguous, the difficulty suggests that obtaining it is not difficult and does not require force.
When it comes to knowledge of the entire Saralan Empire's history, Lucilia is unmatched.
Besides Lucilia, within this small world, there are also a group of ghosts of scholars from the former empire.
There are quite a few powerful scholars within, although most of them are related to the study of the undead.
But scholars studying the undead are still scholars, and they might also have some knowledge of their country's history.
That's why Alka noticed this treasure cache.
To be honest. Over the past two years, they've unknowingly cleared out the Saralan Empire, leaving just over a tenth of its treasure cache.
It's like coming here to restock. If they stay a few more years, they might have taken over most of the Saralan Empire's legacy.
Of course, that's not an exaggeration.
It's worthy of being a vast empire that existed for thousands of years, a powerful force.
Their rapid and complete destruction left too many precious relics here.
Thinking this way, Alka reached out and tapped the map, having almost made a decision.
"Are you going treasure hunting sometime?" Jason asked, standing across from the coffee table, watching Alka stare blankly at the map.
Jason's voice brought Alka back to his senses. Looking at Jason, who had walked in unnoticed, Alka nodded.
"Indeed, the frequency of attacks on the front lines has decreased significantly recently, making it a rare opportunity to rest."
This meant that not only him, but everyone present would become quite relaxed.
Jason leaned forward and tilted his head to look at the map in front of Alka.
"Here...it doesn't seem far from here."
Alka nodded, and a large map of the world's scars appeared in his hand. He tapped on it twice.
"It's right here, only a day or two's journey from us."
"It's so close, I'll go too."
"Don't you want to rest for a bit?" Alka asked, looking up at Jason.
After all, Jason and the others had only returned yesterday.
"What's the difference between this close and relaxing? Just consider it a break."
The main reason was that with their current abilities, searching for Holy Grail-level treasures would be difficult, and they wouldn't encounter anything more demanding than their abilities.
Thinking about the difficulty of the treasure, Alka nodded and decided to move together.
The City of Return's defenses had recently increased, and with the front lines relaxed, many mercenaries and experts began rotating back to the rear to rest.
This also led to a significant number of experts within the City of Return, which had been gaining momentum in the past two years.
After all, a new city had emerged in this unforeseen place, and they had all seen or used the weapons provided by the City of Return over the past two years, so naturally, everyone was curious.
These experts who came to satisfy their curiosity, along with the mechanics of the Church of the Holy Machine who were stationed at the church and communicating with the Vastva people, were more than enough to relieve them from having to constantly defend the area.
It was a rare opportunity for everyone to act together. It wasn't difficult, the distance was close, and such a short distance was well within Alka's teleportation range.
Thinking this way, Alka nodded and stood up, saying, "Then let's all act together. This is a rare opportunity, isn't it?"
Hearing this, the few people left in the hall couldn't help but look up at Alka.
After a moment's thought, they nodded.
"If that's all right, let's discuss it in detail over dinner tonight. Let's rest for two days before setting off."
Having made his decision, Alka sat back on the sofa, studying the treasure information and making plans.
...
Two days passed quickly.
After a good rest, Alka and the others prepared themselves and left the City of Return together.
Since this treasure hunt was intended to be a relaxing one, Alka didn't use the mirror for rapid flight.
The group simply walked slowly along the safe route.
After all, the area they were heading to was only a few dozen kilometers from the safe passage.
"They seem quite afraid of us?" Lucilia, sitting on Alka's shoulder, asked, pointing to the convoy ahead.
This was a convoy leaving the City of Return, piled high with repair parts and ammunition.
Because the supplies were quite important, there were even numerous guards and mercenaries on guard.
Alka and his companions conveniently joined the convoy.
However, due to Alka and his companions' performance on the front lines over the past two years, their reputation had become quite well-known throughout the Scar World.
This also made the members of the convoy reluctant to provoke Alka; after all, they were unfamiliar with him.
They were not familiar with Alka and his companions' style.
Mainly, Alka was too prone to attracting demonic attacks, forcing the convoy to remain constantly on guard, which was very tiring.
"After all, we are different now than before. We are celebrities. I knew the leader of this team before. Maybe
"Maybe you're afraid of angering us," Jason replied with a smile.
No one paid him any attention.
At this moment, Simon suddenly looked at Alka and asked, "I've been busy lately and forgot to ask. What do the spirits think of the new features of the Soul Doll?"
At Simon's question, Alka's expression immediately became strange, and for a moment, he didn't know how to respond.
Looking at Alka's strange expression and Simon's question, Jason sensed something interesting.
He was immediately intrigued.
Since Simon had been following Jason on treasure hunts for over six months, it was he who had given Alka the new features of the Soul Doll through his dreams, asking him to help with the installation.
And some of these new features, somehow, Alka actually installed them.
Lucelia, sitting on Alka's shoulder, also asked curiously, "What new features?"
"Human Circulation Simulation System." Simon replied, not seeing any problem at all.
He was simply filled with curiosity.
"What function is this?" Lucelia asked, somewhat bewildered by the overly technical system name.
After all, Simon had named it himself, so no one would know without his explanation.
Alka silently reached out and scratched the side of his nose.
Hearing Lucelia's question and the curious glances from the others, Alka opened his mouth and began to speak.
"Um...it's the circulatory...um, excretion system."
"Excretion system...excretion?" Pororo realized, then glared at Jason.
"You're truly persistent." "
Simon had long hoped to install this system on the Soul Doll. He even tried to install it on the Doll Girl, but Sofia forcibly stopped him.
But now the Soul Doll wasn't meant for the Doll Girl, but for a former normal person. So Simon's hope was rekindled, and he successfully researched and manufactured this system.
Originally, Alka hadn't wanted to install it, but for some reason, he ended up installing it on the Soul Doll.
The funniest thing was, the feedback was... quite good.
Looking at the strange expressions on everyone's faces, and Simon's serious face, eager for evaluation,
Alka nodded helplessly and said, "Your system has received unanimous praise.
Here are some of their reports and suggestions for improvement. I hope you can adopt and modify them.
There are even some scholars who would like to discuss it with you." "
Alka silently produced a small booklet and handed it to Simon.
Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.
But they couldn't help but ponder it. Once they thought about it, they realized these subtle issues truly needed to be addressed.
As expected.
Years of ghost life always bring some changes.