That night, the girls gathered in the hall to discuss the matter of the Elf Realm.
Caitlin, Toria, Freya, Ellie, Daisy, Emil, Angela, Tifa, Ahri, along with Xiaoxue, Xianxian, Huoyu, Xiaolinger, and others, gathered together, a dozen or so beauties of all ages, a feast for the eyes.
“We’ll set off together in two days. Xianxian, Xiaoxue, and Huoyu will stay in the pet space and not show themselves,” Caitlin said, outlining the upcoming arrangements.
"As for Luo Fan, the guild representative will come to transfer the inscriptions tomorrow night. You should be fine with that!"
The stick figure nodded, his spiritual awareness greatly increased, and operating on two lines was no problem at all.
"Everyone board my boat. We'll stop at Tianshui Town and wait for news of the exact location. Luo Fan, don't go out and cause trouble."
Caitlin continued speaking, occasionally offering a reminder that with so many big shots gathered in such a small place, it was easy for various conflicts to arise.
The previous conflict between the Vulcan Temple and the Southwest Chamber of Commerce suddenly stopped for some unknown reason, as if the two sides had reached some kind of reconciliation and turned their attention to the God and Demon Temple.
As for what kind of scheme they were plotting, she hadn't found any clues yet.
To her relief, relations with the Orc Empire improved considerably, eventually leading to the discovery of a pawn and the extraction of many truths.
With the Holy Archmage's intervention, the opponent had no chance of committing suicide.
Luo Fan was embraced by Xiao Xue, Xian Xian, and Huo Yu, and apart from nodding occasionally, he didn't make any complicated movements. Meanwhile, his main consciousness once again slipped away under the cover of night to the vicinity of the Southwest Chamber of Commerce.
The exchange meeting just ended, and I heard the Southwest Chamber of Commerce exchanged many treasures, including a lot of dark-related items. Why not raid them? Once they're gone, where will we find such good targets again?
At this time, the Chamber of Commerce's headquarters was brightly lit, seemingly preparing for its subsequent evacuation.
Inside the shop, people were constantly coming and going, and every now and then you could see a few archmages scanning the area, probably out of fear of some unscrupulous thief.
It's said that many powerful factions have strengthened their defenses after learning of the theft at the princess's residence. After all, the city guards caught the thieves, and they genuinely didn't seem to have the ability to break into the treasure vault.
Some factions went to the docks in advance to gather adventurers, fearing that their treasures would be looted.
Once Luo Fan had identified his target, he moved the spatial node into the room and used it to observe the situation inside the secret chamber.
The enhancement of his divine sense gave him the confidence to handle the current situation, and the blessing of his divine will gave him the confidence to evade the pursuit of the Holy Archmage.
As long as a Holy Archmage doesn't use their divine sense to sense things, the risk of being discovered is very low. Besides, if someone were truly bored, they would only discover that it was interference from another Holy Archmage.
Luo Fan took the initiative to carry out this operation only after he had clarified his thoughts.
As night deepened, the guild became much quieter. Many rings and magic bags were hidden in a special secret room filled with various magic arrays.
Outside the secret chamber, several archmages were stationed, and guards patrolled the area. Inside, a holy archmage was holding a peculiar object, seemingly conducting research.
After a brief search of other areas, Luo Fan finally focused on the secret room.
Using the reserved nodes, it transformed into a shadow and appeared in the shadows near the magic bag.
Good, that guy didn't notice. Luo Fan, now in his shadow form, breathed a sigh of relief and began to use the changes in this space to probe deep inside the ring.
Wow, some of the boxes have warning arrays on them too. These guys are pretty careful!
However, I don't want the box, I just want what's inside. Who is this ridiculously stupid mechanism trying to fool?
Luo Fan was disdainful. The Void Thief wasn't as despicable as they imagined; it was just the name that he found hard to accept. That wretched duke, why didn't he just reverse the first two characters?
As he swept through each one, the contents dwindled, while Luo Fan's own super ring grew increasingly full, his heart trembling with excitement.
So many dark magic cores, so many inscriptions, so many spiritual materials—no wonder this is a merchant guild that has done business across the four great empires; they're certainly well-funded.
If they were to transport all of these things back to Saint Forest City, the enemy's strength would likely increase significantly, making future attacks even more difficult.
Luo Fan happily picked up the items, keeping a close eye on the situation of the Holy Archmage, and he studied them with great concentration.
As if he had thought of something, he looked up and stared intently ahead, which frightened Luo Fan so much that he dared not make a move.
He quickly got up, walked over, and picked up a ring.
Damn, I just emptied that ring myself. I hope I won't be found out.
Just as he was about to run away, the guy put down the ring, picked up the magic bag next to him, took out an item, and returned to his seat.
He was muttering something under his breath, as if he had discovered the key to the problem.
Taking advantage of this brief moment, Luo Fan quickly moved to the object. It turned out to be a stone rod, not very big, and the material was very similar to the bell that had been destroyed before.
When he turned around, Luo Fan had moved to a different position, without causing any fluctuations in the surrounding elements. As long as he didn't use his divine sense, there shouldn't be any problems.
After a while, Luo Fan saw that the guy had started his research again, and he breathed a sigh of relief and continued moving things. This time, the guy was using a special carving knife and was painstakingly carving, but he didn't make much progress.
Seeing that he was deep in thought again, Luo Fan, who was preparing to leave, came up with a good idea: the fragile space of the magic bag would definitely not be able to withstand the power of a 7th-level spell.
What if it were a low-level forbidden spell? I do have a fire-type forbidden spell, which was a loot from before.
If we can attract his attention, there's a good chance we can take the stone rod away; that carving knife is probably a valuable item too.
Having identified his target, Luo Fan activated one and then hid nearby.
The sudden commotion caught the other party's attention. He looked over curiously, his expression changed abruptly, and he teleported over, simultaneously casting a series of magical shields to suppress the change.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Luo Fan stole the stone rod and carving knife, and immediately used spatial escape to leave.
The sudden disappearance of the object finally caught his attention. He spread his divine sense outwards, tracing the fluctuations in various parts of space. At the same time, he shouted for backup. The once quiet manor quickly became agitated, with archmages flying out one after another to search for the hidden changes.
As for Luo Fan, he had already slipped away to the vicinity of the East Gate, deliberately leaving behind a faint spatial fluctuation before disappearing.
He deliberately stretched out his time, and by the time the other party's divine sense spread out, he had already run far away, and the other party only managed to catch a sliver of the divine sense.
The forbidden spell was suppressed by those people, and no significant results were achieved, but Luo Fan didn't feel too much regret. In comparison, the stone rod was more important, and it seemed to be related to the remaining twelve time spheres.
As for the carving knife, it was covered with various complex patterns and had a certain cutting ability.
The patterns on it don't imitate inscriptions, but they do have some characteristics of inscriptions, making it much more stable than the one-time-use dagger that was blessed with a spell before.
The former can be used indefinitely, while the latter requires active activation and is primary; however, there seems to be some connection between the two.
The relationship between the Temple of Gods and Demons and the Haifir Empire is indeed very deep. Could they have some special means? This design is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface.
When they returned to the princess's residence, the girls had already dispersed.
However, the capital city has become lively again.
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