Chapter 435: Probing

Chapter 435: Probing

“Alright, you should rest well. Someone will be specially assigned to take care of you later.”

“Specially?” Oss caught the emphasis in Achille’s words. He thought about it—as a Cultist, he shouldn’t receive such treatment, right? Soon, he understood what “specially” meant!

His sister came here. Seeing her, Oss felt quite excited. He had been away for too long this time, and because of the Undying Witch incident, he hadn’t returned home in a long while. So, it was only natural that he was excited to see his sister again here. Achille, outside the tent, had no intention of interfering with his conversation with his sister and left directly. All the information that could be extracted had already been obtained.

The point was… Oss was merely a pawn manipulated by the Fate Witch, like a chess piece in the little games that appeared on the Magic Weapon Forum. Though he was the most ordinary pawn, once he crossed the river, he could move recklessly in all directions except deserting. As long as his steps were good enough, even a small pawn could play a crucial role. Although this was due to the rules on the chessboard, Oss had truly become like a pawn that had crossed the river.

He posed a deadly or significant threat to the opponent’s commander-in-chief. It was unclear when Dan Marina had started planning this… But now, the Undying Witch incident was over. Whether Oss could still catch Dan Marina’s attention depended on how she thought. Trying to lure Dan Marina out through Oss—that woman wasn’t foolish enough for that.

Moreover, even if she were lured out, it wouldn’t mean much. So, regarding his handling, it should follow the previous approach. In another tent, a female member of the Sanctuary Church walked out. Her main questioning target was Lena. She was quite fortunate; even though she was flung away after triggering a Magic Trap, she carried enough protective magic items and didn’t suffer much damage.

Only minor injuries. Regarding her existence, the Sanctuary Church had already investigated. After the investigation, all information seemed normal. The family she mentioned did exist, and there was indeed such a disobedient child. So, the questioning didn’t go too deep, similar to Gale and the others. After all, none of them had seen the Undying Witch. Oss was only discovered at the location where the Undying Witch disappeared. Unfortunately, he lost consciousness too early and missed many events. The Sanctuary Church didn’t obtain much primary information.

They could only use what he recounted to further verify whether what Dan Marina said was true or false.

After that were matters concerning the Corrupted Creatures. In a normal war, both sides would suffer heavy losses, and if unnecessary, they wouldn’t continue fighting to the death. The Corrupted Creatures were different; they basically fought to the bitter end. So, this war lasted a long time before ending. Finally, there was the cleanup work within the Containment Barrier. The area where the Undying Witch operated was heavily isolated.

It would only be cleared after all residual traces here were thoroughly investigated. The bodies of those Corrupted Creatures also needed disposal. The handling of the wounded and such proceeded in an orderly manner. Within the core management, all relevant primary information was discussed at meetings. For example, the soul-originated information released by the Undying Witch—only half of the information about Zheng Yichen was disclosed before it abruptly stopped. Clearly, there was other important information afterward, but unfortunately, that part was already incomplete. The Undying Witch had also vanished without a trace, making it impossible to clarify.

Even so, this brought plenty of subsequent issues. The main one was about that Dragon… What attitude should be taken toward him in the future? From the attitude displayed by that Dragon, he seemed to lean more toward the human side. The key was that Dragon had connections with Witches, which made them consider many factors.

Now, thinking back to the troubles he encountered as that Magic Pharmacist, it was almost a joke. A Dragon connected to Witches—who would dare cause trouble?

“Regarding this Dragon matter, we can temporarily set it aside for a while before discussing it further. In terms of harmfulness, he currently isn’t high.”

The biggest thing Zheng Yichen did among humans was disrupting the Witch Hunt, turning what was almost a certain success into a failed event. Beyond that, he hadn’t done any additional things. So, in terms of overall threat, Zheng Yichen could be temporarily ignored, focusing first on handling the more pressing matters.

On the contrary, Zheng Yichen had provided many things beneficial to the human side… So, it was acceptable to postpone matters concerning Zheng Yichen.

Thus, matters about Zheng Yichen were temporarily set aside. The Border Great Wall side currently didn’t intend to discuss Zheng Yichen’s affairs excessively. However, other factions were really discussing it fervently. Among them, the most frustrated was the Potion Masters Association. Damn it, they just wanted to recruit an exceptional genius. Why did they encounter so many setbacks along the way?

Why was it that anything related to him always brought so much trouble? Previously, they still thought about trying to win him over. Now, well, his true identity was a Dragon. How could they win him over? That was thinking too much. As for those forces that secretly schemed, they were equally frustrated. Scheming was also a laborious task, and since they schemed, they undoubtedly sought benefits from it. But after Zheng Yichen’s identity was exposed, all of that became empty talk.

Benefits? Making plans against a Dragon—if the plan was good enough and sufficiently secret, it could proceed. But that Dragon’s identity was unusual. How could they scheme against him? If discovered, what if the Witch behind him retaliated? What if the Dragon Clan retaliated? Not to mention, before Zheng Yichen’s identity was exposed, he had accumulated considerable popularity.

And after his exposure, it didn’t affect him much. Regardless of Zheng Yichen’s true identity, it didn’t impact them. So why worry? Why fuss unnecessarily?

“Hey~ I thought there would be big trouble, but it turns out things passed so easily?” Zheng Yichen looked at the latest information on the Magic Weapon Forum and then at the several Witches in front of him. Aside from Qin and Annie, the others were all here, including Dan Marina.

“The Containment Barrier area still has a pile of troublesome matters. Of course, your affairs were placed last. But after this incident, you probably can’t move around normally anymore.” Dan Marina said. Everything that could be arranged had been arranged. There was a necessary reason why she was the one to cover the retreat and leave last. Her final departure successfully diverted most people’s attention. Although Zheng Yichen was related to this Undying Witch incident, the Sanctuary Church didn’t know about his relationship with Dan Marina…

The Undying Witch, who knew the truth, was already half-dead. With some guidance, what the Sanctuary Church thought was that Zheng Yichen was also a person being used. Otherwise, why did she value “Zheng Yichen” so much back then?

“That’s fine.” Zheng Yichen shook his head. “As long as my true form isn’t exposed, it’s not a big problem.”

“So?” Loris raised an eyebrow slightly and asked.

“Continue stirring things up.”

“That’s not good.”

“I’ve thought it through properly. Since I’m already exposed, hiding forever isn’t the solution. Now, sending out the previous Alchemical Avatar is a good way to see those people’s attitudes.”

“…”

Dan Marina watched Loris, who still seemed reluctant, and smiled lightly without saying anything extra. It was unnecessary and not good to say. Loris always preferred a reclusive life. Although her ability type was quite violent and destructive, her personality wasn’t aggressive. So, it was normal for her not to agree with Zheng Yichen’s choice.

“It’s just an Avatar; there won’t be any danger. Staying hidden makes him too passive.” Zheng Yichen thought for a moment, then raised a finger. A chestnut appeared on it, formed by magic projection. “For example, hiding too well without leaving any traces might be fine temporarily, but over time, it always gives people the feeling that something secret is being planned, like preparing for a big event. Especially after the recent Undying Witch incident, hiding too thoroughly isn’t good.”

Zheng Yichen’s reasoning was sound and well-founded. Finally, Loris didn’t say anything more. She also admitted that, ignoring the Witch identity, using an Alchemical Avatar to move in the outside world was indeed very convenient… It even allowed her to experience the kind of life she had lost. If that suddenly disappeared, even if she didn’t feel anxious about gains and losses, it would still be a bit regrettable if Zheng Yichen’s Avatar encountered problems.

Afterward, the Sanctuary Church or other forces would definitely intensify investigations in this area. By then, whether those high-level Alchemical Avatars retained their original confidentiality would be hard to say. On the contrary, if Zheng Yichen continued to appear, the related investigative efforts would decrease significantly. It wouldn’t cause a massive chain reaction if something really went wrong.

Not all Avatars could be like Dan Marina’s, which, due to unique added materials, differed from other Avatars and became a true Avatar. Of course, Zheng Yichen wasn’t without ideas to upgrade the currently mastered techniques. As long as he learned enough about the Life Domain research from Annie, he could naturally create a more perfect Avatar. However, for now, making an eye or a small organ was feasible. It’s important to know that creating a part and creating a whole were completely different concepts. The latter involved too many aspects.

It wasn’t like a Stitched Abomination, where you could just piece things together. At least with a Stitched Abomination, there were suitable parts available. Although the parts came from different sources, the knowledge required was about matching specifications. If the specifications matched, parts from different sources could be assembled. But truly creating a body from scratch was like starting from zero, where every part had to be crafted yourself. These parts included more complex “electronic components” and other finer things.

Therefore, Zheng Yichen stated… he couldn’t do it! Just a brain alone would stump him, unless he extracted one from somewhere else. Well, of course, to meet his needs, he didn’t necessarily have to make it himself; he could continue combining it with Alchemy!