Arriving at the edge of the sand pit, Angqian slowly knelt down on one knee, placed his hand on the ground at the edge of the sand pit where a series of mysterious words were engraved, closed his eyes and began to recite something silently. Along with Angqian's voice, the quicksand in the sand pit began to move. They automatically began to gather in it, kneading and constantly deforming, and finally became a human figure sitting on the throne.
Not long after the human figure of sand was condensed, it seemed to have self-awareness and began to move. Its blurry face looked at Ang Chen at the edge of the sand pit, and Ang Chen lowered his body and spoke in a respectful tone.
"Mr. Chief Steward..."
"Is there anything I can help you with?" The blurry face of the sand man opened his mouth and made the same vague, yet dull sound. Hearing this sound, Ang Chen did not dare to delay and spoke directly.
"The thief K is on the move again. He stole from the Shangshou Palace as he announced yesterday and succeeded. The next morning, the official of Farajo issued a notice, adding a reward for thief K and publishing a list of lost items to widely solicit clues from the public.
"In this list of losses... there is something called the 'Golden Triangular Missing Piece Base'. According to the drawing printed in the newspaper, that is exactly what you asked us to look for before!"
Ang Chen reported this to the sand figure in front of him, and then maintained a posture, silently waiting for the other party's response. The sand figure did not immediately reply to Ang Chen's words, but after a moment of silence, he spoke slowly.
“Thief…K?
"I remember that when I was in Adria, it was because of his introduction that Ghalib failed..."
"Yes, it was definitely because of this thief K that the Haisha Society capsized in that place! The crystal that Ben Azamu held must have fallen into the hands of this strange thief at that time! He has been active in Farajo in recent times. He has committed crimes in a month. Every time he stole cultural relics, they were almost all First Dynasty antiques from Beiwulai. He was definitely collecting these things in a targeted manner!"
Ang Chen spoke with a focused look. After listening to Ang Chen's words, the human figure in the sand paused slightly and then continued speaking.
"Thief K... has been active since the first half of the year. Not long after he stole the Azam crystal, Adus spread the news that the faith in the Judge of Heaven had revived. Now that he has resumed his activities, he has been focusing on stealing cultural relics in Beiwu. It is hard not to say that there is some deep connection between them..."
"Mr. Mingjian... I also think that Thief K has some connection with the Heavenly Judge Cult that suddenly appeared in Adus. His departure in Adus this time may also be due to the will of that cult. Could his actions be to help that cult collect the lost antiquities of the First Dynasty? But that doesn't make sense... Would such a powerful Extraordinary Cult be so interested in these ordinary things without Extraordinary characteristics?"
In front of the sand figure, Ang Chen said this while analyzing, and the sand figure soon gave an answer.
"Those crystals...when they don't meet the corresponding conditions, they are indistinguishable from ordinary objects and difficult to distinguish. This so-called phantom thief should be looking for objects with similar properties to those crystals.
"This thief must have heard from somewhere that some museums in Farajo might have something similar to the crystal he got before, but he didn't know which one it was, so he went to each museum and took away all the suspicious items, and then slowly selected the target objects. This is just like what he did in Adria before, taking away all of Azam's relics, whether they were real or not."
The sand figure spoke in a deep voice, and Ang Chen spoke again immediately after hearing his words.
"That should be it... If that thief K really acted based on similar information, then the information he provided should point to the crystal pedestal we are looking for... Sir, this thief is looking for the same thing as us, and now the pedestal has fallen into his hands. What should we do? Do you need me to mobilize all my resources to find him?"
Ang Chen spoke to the sand figure in a tone of asking for instructions, and the sand figure was silent for a while, as if thinking for a while, then chuckled and spoke again.
"Haha... there's no need to go through so much trouble to find him. We can just let him come to us on his own."
"Let him... come to us himself?" Listening to the Sand Doll's words, Ang Chen frowned and spoke in confusion, and the Sand Doll immediately gave him an answer.
"That golden pedestal, what can a pedestal alone do? The crystals combined with it have long been taken out by Ciel and made into a necklace called 'The Light of Maria'. When this thief later verifies his war loot, he will soon discover that the key item he wants is actually incomplete. He will then look for the missing crystals and where they are. Why are they missing?
"The Light of Maria is in my hands now. We can just wait until the thief starts to wonder where the other half of his war artifact is, and then give him a hint in the newspaper. Well... we can just make up a story to make the famous Light of Maria reappear, introduce its origin, take a few photos and publish them, then hold a public exhibition and wait for the thief to come."
The sand figure answered and spoke to Ang Chu. After listening to the words of the sand figure, Ang Chu suddenly understood and then spoke immediately.
"Sir, you mean we can go fishing..."
"Yes, as long as he knows the situation of the golden pedestal, he will not ignore the Light of Maria. I think he will not mistake the appearance of the crystal on the Light of Maria, because he stole it in Adria with his own hands."
The figure of sand said so. Listening to his words, Ang Qian couldn't help but nodded in understanding, and then he continued to speak.
"This is indeed a good idea... However, if the thief is really the Heavenly Judge Cult behind the thief, then after we finally catch the thief, will it cause hostility from the cult? In this case, will our anti-divination be under pressure?"
"You don't have to worry about this. If the divination resources in the hands of this thief were really rich enough to reach that level, he would have accurately located the location of what he wanted through divination long ago, and would not have visited several museums in a row and cast a wide net to steal cultural relics. If the Heavenly Judge Cult was really determined to get the gold and crystal, the anti-divination in the cult would have suffered a serious attack long ago. After all, the Light of Maria has always been in our hands.
"This Phantom Thief may have a connection with the Heavenly Judge Cult, but the connection may not be strong. Even if they are closely connected, it won't be a big problem. Even if the cult really has the inheritance of 'Enlightenment', it has probably just begun to rise, and its power is not yet strong enough. They also have to reserve resources to guard against the heretics of the Radiant Light in Beiwu that they have offended, as well as the temptations of Shenglin Mountain and other interested associations...
"The heretics of the Northern Black Glow, who are officially hostile to them, are still doing well. What are we afraid of? If this thief is really connected to the Heavenly Judge Cult, after we catch him, we may be able to follow the clues and further spy on the secrets of 'Qi'. The gains may be greater than those obtained from retrieving the golden crystal inlay.
“So, don’t think too much now and start preparing for the promotion.”
The sand figure continued, and after hearing his words, Angqian's concerns almost completely disappeared, and he bowed again and spoke respectfully.
"Yes! Mr. Frederico."
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