Chapter 41: Chapter 41: Once This Matter Is Settled... With Amy, Sunan quietly returned to the tavern room. As soon as they entered, Amy immediately flew toward the bed, rolling around continuously on the soft sheets. "Meow, I haven’t slept on such a soft bed for days. Tonight no one will come to catch me!" "Though that’s true, haven’t you forgotten something important?" On the way back to the tavern, Sunan kept reassuring himself, emphasizing that he had no malicious intentions toward Amy, and now he could start to guide her without any burden. Sprawled on the bed, Amy raised her head at the words, pondered for a while, then suddenly jumped up as if remembering something. "Meow, almost forgot, I haven’t retrieved the master’s things!" The little kitten jumped onto Sunan’s knee, looking at him with tearful eyes. "Sunan, you’ll help me, right?" Good that you remembered. Sunan revealed a gentle smile, reached out to scratch Amy’s chin, and said, "Of course, we’re friends, after all." "Meow, thank you, Sunan, you’re such a nice person." Amy showed an expression of enjoyment, then finally snapped back to reality after some time, quickly asking: "So what do we do now?" "Tomorrow night, we’ll go to the Starfire Sect’s hideout. I’ll let Hidden Dragon distract the people inside, and then we’ll sneak in, retrieve your things... and take the Divine Blood Amber with us, teaching them a lesson!" "Meow, that’s the plan, teach them a lesson!" Amy couldn’t discern if the plan was good or bad, but she trusted Sunan. Since Sunan said so, there definitely won’t be a problem. Relaxing, Amy couldn’t help but yawn, drowsily returning to the bed and soon falling into a deep sleep. Watching the carefree little cat, Sunan couldn’t help but chuckle and shake his head, then sat cross-legged at the foot of the bed to start meditating. The night passed in silence. The next day, Amy didn’t get up until nearly noon. "Meow, slept so comfortably." Leaping onto the table, Amy scratched at the bell hanging from her neck, and suddenly a crystalline ice mint leaf appeared in her soft paw. Amy sniffed it a few times by her nose, then put it in her mouth. Judging by her delighted expression, it seemed like she was savoring some supreme delicacy. "What’s this?" Sunan asked curiously. "Ice Mint, it tastes really good. Want to try it?" Amy generously gave Sunan a leaf. He took it, looked at it for a few moments, and placed it in the magic cube. [Ice Mint, carrying it can resist heat and poison invasion, taking it directly has a refreshing effect.] So it’s a magic plant, no wonder its appearance is so peculiar. Sunan glanced at Amy, the little cat sniffed and licked the ice mint, soon collapsing like a puddle of mud on the table, looking immensely satisfied. Amused, Sunan shook his head and went to sit by the window, pulling out a book to read. Recently, he discovered another usage for the magic cube, it could serve as a temporary storage tool. As long as the object isn’t alive and has no autonomous consciousness, it can be placed in the magic cube. Additionally, the magic cube can block the energy fluctuations of some special items. Like the Divine Blood Amber. Whether in a pocket or hanging in Amy’s bell, it could be sensed by the Starfire Sect. But once placed in the magic cube, even Amy couldn’t sense the energy fluctuations of the Divine Blood Amber. From this perspective, the magic cube is unquestionably a higher-level existence than space-type magic items. If there’s any issue, it’s that when using the magic cube to synthesize items, you have to take everything out first, which is a bit troublesome. "I still need to find a genuine space-type magic item." Sunan sighed, then focused his thoughts and continued reading. By evening, he went downstairs for a bite to eat, maintaining his presence to avoid the tavern owner knocking on the door for staying in the room all day. Surprisingly, during the meal, Sunan overheard a piece of news. "Did you hear? The Viscount is recruiting warriors to eliminate the evil spirit!" "What evil spirit?" "Wasn’t it reported that Lord Kubero’s manor was haunted, apparently by an evil spirit?" "This matter even startled the Viscount?" "After all, several knights have died because of it, and the Viscount offered a bounty of a thousand gold coins!" "Really? A thousand gold coins, I’d never spend that much in a lifetime!" The tavern patrons exclaimed repeatedly. Sunan’s eyes flickered, he finished his meal quietly and then went upstairs back to his room. Time gradually passed. ``` The enigmatic night gradually enveloped the entire Stone Bell City. Sunan glanced at the night sky outside the window, closed his book, and stood up. "It’s time to move." Amy was boredly licking her paws, and upon hearing this, she immediately got up. "Meow, I’m ready!" Sunan nodded, pushed open the window, and leaped down, landing silently in the alley behind the tavern. Amy appeared out of nowhere on his shoulder. In the cover of night, a man and a cat dashed out of the alley, sprinting towards the Starfire Sect’s stronghold. By midnight, most of the city’s residents were already in their dreams. The streets were sparsely populated, occasionally a few drunkards lay beside the road. Sometimes patrols of city guards passed by, but Sunan sensed them in advance and easily evaded. Before long, the man and the cat reached the Starfire Sect’s stronghold. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦 Looking at the brightly lit manor in the distance, a cold flash passed through Sunan’s eyes. "Go, try to draw out the people inside as much as you can." A low growl came from behind, as if a breeze swept by, and then everything returned to silence. ... In the depths of the manor, the study in the main building. The atmosphere was exceedingly stagnant. Four officiants stood with their heads bowed in front of the desk, hardly daring to breathe, let alone look at Casper, the priest sitting opposite them. "Two officiants, plus more than twenty followers, were completely slaughtered overnight, and you still haven’t found any clues about the culprits." Casper’s gaze coldly swept over the four, his tone increasingly ice cold. "I am now seriously doubting your ability to continue serving as officiants!" The four officiants broke into a sweat on their foreheads. An older officiant hurriedly said, "Lord Priest, we examined the traces at the scene and confirmed that most followers died under the claws of some fierce beast, and Ryan’s corpse had lightning scorch marks, as for Troy, although we didn’t find his corpse, the signs at the scene suggest he was likely burned to ashes by intense flames." Casper squinted his eyes and said coldly, "Are you trying to tell me that it was a Legendary Knight who keeps Exotic Beasts that killed them?" "No, not at all!" The officiant shook his head frantically. If a Legendary Knight hostile to the sect had entered Stone Bell City, they would have gotten the news beforehand. "Aside from Legendary Knights, Wizards also control elemental powers." "We all agree that it was likely a Wizard, possibly connected to the Magic Creatures we are tracking!" Casper remained silent for a long moment and said, "Regardless, those two Divine Blood Ambers that were taken must be retrieved, and we cannot allow them to be lost!" "I don’t care what methods you use, find that Wizard for me!" "Otherwise, you know the consequences!" "Yes, my lord!" The four officiants tightened their expressions, responding in unison. Casper’s expression softened slightly, massaging his temples as he asked, "How goes the investigation over in Black Stone City?" An officiant hesitated and said, "My lord, the four sent out have all lost contact, the spy list Baron Owen gave us has also been cleared up, Yuri and the others are likely already..." Casper’s eye twitched. Losing two Great Knights and two advanced knights at once was a significant loss for the Stone Bell City stronghold. Coupled with the loss of personnel last night, describing it as a severe blow to vitality is not an exaggeration! "Logically, there is only Kei Yanest, one Great Knight in Black Stone City, how is it possible that Yuri and the others would fail?" one officiant said. Another snorted coldly, "Isn’t it obvious? Baron Owen’s intelligence must be incorrect; there must be other strong figures within Black Stone City. This assassination failure, he must take responsibility!" Casper looked at the older officiant, who immediately understood and said, "Baron Owen said he didn’t know what happened, he’s confused and insists our capability is insufficient, asking us to send killers again and definitely kill those two targets." "He sure knows how to dream beautifully." A contemptuous cold smile appeared on Casper’s face as he waved his hand. "Tell him that the previous reward can be considered compensation for erroneous information; if he wants us to continue targeting, he must give another three thousand Gold Coins." "Yes, my lord." Waving to dismiss the four officiants, Casper walked to the window, gazing at the vast night sky. "This mistake is not small, fortunately, we still have that batch of items; once handed over, it should be enough to make up for this error. If played well, moving up another rank isn’t impossible." "Once this matter is concluded, I’ll personally take the items to Junan City." A faint smile appeared at the corner of Casper’s mouth. Bang! Suddenly, a thunderous boom echoed from afar. Casper’s smile froze, his eyes squinted toward the distance, and saw rolling dust rising in the direction of the manor gate.