The color of Butis's eyes had turned dark, frozen with unspeakable fear. Klein felt an inexplicable palpitation just by looking at them. He seemed to be able to feel the drastic change in his emotions before he died.

After some inspection, combined with the method of "divination", Klein confirmed that these two eyeballs did not contain extraordinary properties, but they contained strong pollution and power of unknown origin. They could be used as a medium for curses and could also directly affect the target. They were spiritual materials with a particularly long "effective period" and were also quite dangerous.

“You can’t carry it for a long time, otherwise you may suffer from mental breakdown, nightmares every day, and physical deformities…” Klein casually summoned a square iron box and placed Butis’s two eyeballs in it.

He made no attempt to purify it, for once the object was shattered and the contamination removed, nothing would be left, which would be a waste.

Since there was nothing wrong with the Star Bug and it was the material that Klein was relatively familiar with, he quickly turned his attention to the black pocket.

The result of the "divination" surprised him a little, because this was a so-called "space-type" item.

On the surface, the pocket looked like it could only fit an adult man's palm, but in fact it was as big as the two-bedroom apartment that the Moretti family first rented in Tingen City, and could hold a lot of things.

This was made by Butis using his "Mystic" ability. In essence, the pocket is not an item, but an entrance and exit.

"...First, I used the ability of 'hiding space' to distort and isolate an area in the spirit world. Then, I took advantage of the fact that the spirit world and reality overlap and are chaotic, and as long as I had the correct coordinates, I could directly reach my destination. I opened the 'door' to that hidden area in this pocket...

"This is very similar to the method used to seal the 'Box of the Old Ones', except that one 'door' is in the spirit world and the other is in reality. This means that the negative effects of the sealed objects and magical items in the 'space pocket' can also affect the carrier...

"It seems that it has little effect. It can't eliminate negative effects... Besides, I'm in the God-forsaken Land and can't connect to the spirit world. This pocket is useless...

"Also, the power of 'space concealment' must be reinforced every once in a while, otherwise it will gradually become ineffective... It is only suitable for demigods of the 'apprentice' path, or organizations with demigods of the 'apprentice' path and seals to provide assistance...

“The name ‘space pocket’ is too vulgar. I don’t know what Butis originally called this item… Let’s call it ‘traveler’s bag’…” Klein confirmed the degree of danger and materialized a prosthetic hand, letting it reach into the black pocket.

With a clang, a pile of various gems poured out as the fake hand retracted and landed on the mottled long table. The crystal red, azure blue, emerald green, light white, dark black, and transparent gems instantly filled Klein's eyes.

"...I should have expected this... The materials corresponding to the 'Apprentice' path are gems. All gems..." Klein's expression suddenly became lively. He smiled and sighed twice. He stretched out his other hand, picked up several gems, and felt the weight and material.

In addition to these, there are many spiritual materials in the "Traveler's Bag", some of which are commonly used types, and some are relatively rare.

"'Box of the Old Days', the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Mystic', nine 'Star Worms', Butis's eyeball, 'Traveler's Bag', a large number of gems and materials... This operation can be considered a good harvest, enough for everyone to share...

“It’s a pity. Butis can ‘record’ extraordinary abilities and certain states. There’s no need to carry too many sealed objects and magical items on him. Otherwise, he will be affected by many negative effects… As a demigod, he should have a few good sealed objects. I don’t know where they are hidden in the spirit world or the Aurora headquarters… It’s a pity that Butis’s soul collapsed just now and he can’t communicate with the spirit world…” Klein shook his head and immediately returned to the real world. He found a covered place, placed the lantern, and set up a ceremony to pray for blessings.

He wanted to try to get "0-61", also known as the "Box of the Old Ones", to the God-forsaken Land.

If possible, he could turn the entire City of Silver into a toy, put it into the first layer of the seal, and send it directly to the outside world through the "sacrifice and bestowal" ceremony. In this way, he would bypass the "Giant King's Court" and the "Dark Angel" Sasriel, and cleverly complete the "Miracle Worker" ceremony.

After a busy period, Klein, who had completed the preliminary preparations, stretched out his right hand, grabbed forward, and dragged another self out of the air. His main body then jumped into the mist of history and hid in a gap before the First Epoch.

He was worried that after the "Box of the Old Ones" passed through the "Gate of Sacrifice and Gift", it would cause him to die randomly next to it.

In the fragments of light deep in the gray fog, Klein took four steps backwards and returned to the gray fog, responding to his own prayers.

When the mysterious and ancient "Gate of Sacrifice and Bestowal" took shape and slowly opened, he waved his hand and took the "Box of the Old Ones" wrapped in layers of power, and threw it into the gap of the illusory door, into the deep and boundless darkness behind the door.

At this moment, the empty darkness suddenly became substantial, as if forming an invisible barrier that blocked the "Box of the Old Ones" just after it passed through the double doors, causing it to float and be unable to move forward.

Klein frowned slightly as he watched this scene. He tried to leverage the power of the Source Castle and push it at the level of an angel, but he still couldn't get the Box of the Old Ones to break through the barrier.

“…Sure enough, the ‘Forsaken Land of the Gods’ is sealed. However, I have a close relationship with ‘Source Castle’ and can use it to respond, but this cannot exceed a certain limit.” Klein nodded slightly, took back the “Box of the Old Days” and threw it into the pile of debris.

Then, he manifested the "World" Gehrman Sparrow, and asked this dummy to tell Ms. Hermit and Ms. Justice the detailed information about the "Box of the Old Ones".

This is a reminder for them to bring the "Box of the Old Days" back to reality within 24 hours and release the "Magician" Fors.

Among them, Klein told Miss Justice that before praying for the "Box of the Old Ones", she should remember to offer some top-quality ice cream to the follower of a certain "Snake of Fate". As for Cattleya, the "Hermit", since she had "short-term luck", she did not need to ask for help from outside, but she had to complete everything within a few minutes and sacrifice the "Box of the Old Ones" above the gray fog again.

…………

Backlund, at the junction of the East District and the Bridge District, in a dilapidated apartment.

Leonard, wearing "red gloves" and a black wool coat, was leading his team to carefully inspect the scene.

As the mobile force of the Church of Night, they were undoubtedly full of energy at nearly ten o'clock in the night.

"Captain, the walls here have serious cracks and some parts have even been shattered. This apartment may not survive the hurricane season next summer." Cindy, who had long burgundy hair, came closer and reported to Leonard.

Leonard's green eyes swept around and he nodded slightly.

"Fortunately, this is a dilapidated building and no one has lived here for a long time. However, it is very strange that there are not even homeless people here."

Cindy thought for a moment and said:

"Captain, are you saying that some Beyonders are using this apartment to quietly drive away the homeless people sleeping here?"

“And then they had a falling out among themselves, a fight broke out, and something caught fire?” another “Red Glove” named Bob, who happened to be checking the bottom of the wall nearby, chimed in casually.

"I can't rule this out." Leonard answered very professionally, "But have you noticed? There are signs of corrosion everywhere in this room, and there are no tables and chairs that should be there. It looks too empty... This doesn't seem like something that a low- to mid-sequence Beyonder could have created. I suspect a higher level of power might be involved."

After an inspection and finding many anomalies, the "red glove" belonging to Leonard failed to provide any further clues and had to return to St. Samuel's Church first.

As soon as they arrived underground, a bishop came to Leonard and asked him to take two team members to attend a meeting upstairs.

Leonard nodded thoughtfully, asked no questions, and led Bob and Cindy through the secret passage into St. Samuel's Church.

Then, they walked up the spiral staircase, illuminated by the red moonlight shining through the stained glass, and came to a room with a blackboard and a lot of people crowded in it.

With just a glance, Leonard spotted many members of the Mandated Punisher, Mechanical HEAD, and MI9 with whom he had worked before.

Then, he noticed the three demigods, Horamic Hayden, Raydar Valentine and Anthony Stevenson, as well as a black-haired, golden-eyed man who was obviously at the same level as them.

Without waiting for Leonard to greet him, Saint Anthony, who was wearing a black robe with red patterns, stood up and said in a deep voice:

"A high-level battle took place on the outskirts of Backlund. There was terrible pollution left at the scene, as well as a tarot card, the Hermit.

"I noticed that you have done some research on a large number of events involving tarot cards and put forward corresponding speculations. Now, please give us a detailed introduction."

"...The Hermit card?" Leonard showed genuine surprise, but this was more because he was given such a task.

Cough, he cleared his throat, walked to the blackboard, turned around to face the demigods and extraordinary people from the three major churches and the military, and drew a crimson moon clockwise on his chest.

After organizing his words, the "Red Gloves" captain said solemnly:

"In the past two or three years, the incident involving tarot cards that really came into our attention was the death of Lanevus. He was involved in a conspiracy to bring down the 'True Creator', and his body was covered with tarot cards.

"After that, the Tarot cards appeared again in the Capin case, but this time, the way the Tarot cards were placed was different, with emphasis on the 'Judgment' and 'Emperor' cards...

"...I connected these events with an organization that suddenly appeared in Backlund that believed in The Fool. As you know, The Fool is the starting card of the Tarot deck."

This bold guess made several demigods and many extraordinary people present nod their heads slightly, thinking that there might indeed be a mystical connection.

Leonard paused and said:

"And under 'The Fool', this organization may have quite a few official members. They use tarot cards as code names, such as 'Judgement', 'Emperor', and in this incident, 'The Hermit'..."

As he spoke, Leonard picked up the tarot cards next to him that were used for demonstration and drew one at random.

He took a look and laughed:

"Also, 'Stars'."

PS: Asking for monthly tickets on the first day of the new year~