[When you come back to your senses, you have already returned to the Chairman’s office…]

[Seeing that only you have returned and that Rona did not come back with you, the Chairman of the Erudite Council is not surprised in the slightest. He seems to have long expected that Rona would remain within the Prophet Council.]

[He says to you that since you already know all the secrets, he will no longer hide anything from you, but what you saw today must absolutely not be revealed to the outside world.]

[Although a small portion of people in the Erudite Council also know these secrets, those people are all completely loyal to the school and are also possible next successors who may advance to become Prophets.]

[…Once you advance to Great Sage, he will also let you join the Erudite Council.]

[Each generation of Prophet stationed in the Prophet Council, the only one who remains conscious, suffers greatly in the long struggle against Disorder and may lose themselves and collapse at any moment.]

[The Prophet needs a truly existing anchor point in order to remain conscious. For example, the previous Prophet’s anchor point was him, because that Prophet was his father.]

[And Prophet Rona’s anchor point is her friend Mister Bennett… now you can barely count as one too.]

[You must remember that from now on, when you have time, come visit Rona more often and be a qualified anchor point…]

[Hearing this, you nod, though you are somewhat puzzled. The previous Prophet has already… yet this Chairman shows not the slightest trace of sorrow.]

[He seems to understand the confusion in your heart and patiently explains…]

[He knows that his father has already entered eternal sleep because of Rona’s advancement. There is nothing to be sorrowful about. For his father, this is the long-awaited liberation. For him, he had also long since prepared himself mentally.]

[To dedicate everything to one’s faith is not sacrifice, but homecoming.]

[Every Sage who joins the Erudite Council and learns this secret has also long since prepared themselves mentally. If they can advance to Prophet, they too will dedicate everything for the sake of their faith.]

[Back then, Rona advanced too quickly. Before she had time to join the Erudite Council and slowly come to accept this secret, she was already on the verge of breaking through the boundary between human and god.]

[He could only first give Rona some hints so that she could mentally prepare herself to be the successor, but unexpectedly, this action seems to have frightened Rona.]

[Rona cannot really be blamed. When an ordinary person suddenly learns that the lofty Prophets within the school have long since become Disorder monsters, how could they remain calm in the face of such a despairing truth?]

[This is probably also why the school has always concealed this secret…]

[…]

[Although the course of events in the middle was full of twists and turns, none of that matters now, because he did not misjudge Rona. Prophet Rona’s faith in the true Lord has never wavered.]

[In the end, Prophet Rona still returned to the school and took up this burden…]

[As he speaks, he hands you a Teleportation Badge and a letter, then continues that by taking this letter of introduction to the Direct Vision School, you will be able to carry out the task entrusted to you by Prophet Rona without obstruction.]

[That is enough, go…]

[After speaking, the Chairman turns his back and waves his hand.]

[You have obtained Prophet Council Painting Teleportation Badge (item)]

[You have obtained Letter of Introduction from the Multivision School (item)]

[After bidding farewell to the Chairman of the Erudite Council, you leave the Multivision School and ride a Refined Copper Carriage toward the headquarters of the Direct Vision School…]

[…]

[…]

[Compared to the three plain buildings of the Multivision Headquarter, the headquarters of the Direct Vision School located at the center of the Imperial Capital almost makes you think that what stands before you is not the association headquarters, but a royal court.]

[Although dense mist covers everything and visibility is low, merely peering inward from outside the association gates lets you glimpse a beautiful fountain and a Baroque-style garden, along with one imposing palace-like building complex after another.]

[Standing guard outside the association gates are not guards, but two refined copper dolls as huge as little giants. Looking at their gleaming, flashing refined copper skin and their massive, oppressive size, what comes to mind is not only terrifying destructive power, but also their exorbitant cost.]

[You show the giant dolls the letter of introduction. After seeing the stamp of the Multivision School, they summon a reception scholar and grant you passage.]

[Although the Multivision School and the Direct Vision School differ in philosophy, their upper echelons have always maintained communication and exchanges for reasons you already know.]

[The stamp on the wax seal of the letter of introduction you carry is of the highest communication rank between the two sides. Letters stamped at this level are ordinarily delivered quickly by teleportation magic formations. This time, with you acting as a personal courier, it makes the matter explained in the letter clearly seem anything but simple.]

[The reception scholar dares not be careless and directly leads you to meet the highest leader of the school…]

[As you proceed along the way, you observe carefully. The number of Scholars in the Direct Vision School is clearly smaller than in the Multivision School, but despite being fewer in number, the strength of the Scholars coming and going cannot be underestimated.]

[Moreover, the number of refined copper dolls you see along the way is also not small. There are not only Support-Type Maid Dolls trimming the garden lawns, but also Combat-Type Maid Dolls and Reconnaissance-Type Maid Dolls following Scholars at their sides.]

[You even see Scholars openly bringing Companion-Type Maid Dolls with them…]

[Here, it seems to have already become normal for each person to have several refined copper dolls.]

[You cannot help but ask the reception scholar beside you the reason.]

[As he leads you toward your destination, he explains to you…]

[Scholars need to focus on gaining knowledge from books, and they also need to carry out quite a few academic experiments. For their daily life and daily routine to be managed by themselves or by servants is often inconvenient, while refined copper dolls can perfectly solve all these problems.]

[More importantly, refined copper dolls can also serve as battle assistants, making Scholars’ adventures exploring the Abyss and traveling the outer sea much easier and smoother.]

[Ordinary refined copper dolls naturally cannot become support for powerful Scholars, but their Direct Vision School is different.]

[Because the school invited Doll-Making Master Johnny!]

[Master Johnny is the greatest doll-making artisan in the world. The school spent a tremendous amount of money to invite the Master and all of his students to serve the school together.]

[Although the cost of high-level dolls is extremely expensive, they are still worth the money. An excellent doll can not only save a Scholar’s life at a critical moment, but can also relieve a Scholar’s loneliness during a boring journey…]

“Doll-Making Master Johnny…”

Lin Xun opened his Inventory and looked at the Doll-Making Master Johnny’s Token that Craftsman Coleman had given him.

[Doll-Making Master Johnny’s Token (special item): Holding this token, if you find Doll-Making Master Johnny, you can have him unconditionally fulfill one of your requests.]

“So that is how it is. No wonder Rona clearly could have had someone else deliver the letter, yet insisted on having me personally come here.”