11 Exorcism

Kaspars sized Ebner up and asked curiously, "How did you know that I could contact the organizer?"

Isn't it obvious? If you don't know him well, how would you dare to bring people to his gathering?

"I believe in your professionalism!"

Professional broker? This punk really doesn't know how to speak! Kaspars cursed inwardly before looking at Xio behind Ebner. He quickly recognized the rather famous Arbiter in East Borough.

He lowered his head and evaluated for a while before nodding at Ebner. "I can help you ask, but regardless of the outcome, you have to pay three pounds for the contact!"

"Sure!" Ebner agreed without hesitation. After all, Miss Xio was the one paying.

"Wait here for a while!" With that said, Kaspars turned and entered the lounge on the other side.

From his tone, it seemed like he could easily contact Eye of Wisdom. Was it a mystical item? A messenger? Or a telegram?

Just as Ebner was guessing, Xio tugged at the corner of his shirt and whispered, "What level of expert is the organizer you're looking for?"

"That's a Sequence 7 old gentleman, but he has a powerful Sealed Artifact. His true combat strength is at the level of Sequence 6!" Ebner gave a simple introduction.

"Sequence 7!" Xio knew that this level could already be considered a Mid-Sequence Beyonder in this era.

As he spoke, Kaspars opened the door to the lounge and limped back. He said, "The gentleman asked you to meet him at the house where the party is at eight tonight. The signal is the same as last time."

Then, he looked at Ebner seriously and said in disbelief, "When did you become that old man's student?"

"What?" Ebner was actually more surprised than he was. He could not help but be stunned.

"When the old gentleman wrote back, he called you 'his future student,'" Kaspars added.

What was this? Accepting his test and becoming his future student? Wasn't he not allowed to preach in Loen? Oh, right, this was just taking in students… But wasn't it too hasty?!

Ebner complained in his heart, but he accepted this relationship on the surface. After all, he was now a student, and it would be much easier for him to climb up the ladder. Why didn't he cozy up to the other party?

As for whether the old gentleman had any ulterior motives, Ebner wasn't too worried. Not to mention that he was quite a good person, perhaps the words "future student" were just a joke or simply mentioning a younger generation that was pleasing to the eye… Even if he really didn't have any good intentions, as long as he delayed for a month, with his current speed of digesting the potion, at that time, Ebner might not be afraid of him.

After Xio paid the "contact fee", Ebner and Xio walked out of the bar. It was only noon, and they couldn't wait for night.

"Where are you going?" Xio asked blankly.

"I'm going to have lunch, and then I'll go home in the afternoon to study," Ebner replied straightforwardly. Although he had previously gotten Kaspars to say that he had completed the learning mission set up by Eye of Wisdom, he was actually still lacking quite a bit of progress. He had to use the Eye of Pure White to launch an attack when he had time in the afternoon.

"Learn…" Xio fell silent, momentarily at a loss for words.

"You don't have to follow me. You can go back and rest first. We'll meet at the Bravehearts Bar tonight. Hmm, I think the attacker won't activate the curse for a while," Ebner said empathetically.

Xio thought for a moment and shook her head. "If I don't go home, it might bring danger to my friends… In addition, your Sequence isn't good at direct combat, right? I can protect you by being by your side. After all, I'm the one who implicated you."

Does that mean we're guilty of each other? I think it's my meddling that's putting you in danger you shouldn't be in, and you think your business has put me in danger?' Ebner thought for a moment, pinching his chin. 'I think it's better not to explain this, and I can't explain it either. Does that mean I know the plot?'

"Then let's go!"

Ebner and Xio had a hasty lunch at the restaurant before returning together to their lodgings in East Borough.

Xio looked at Ebner, who had taken out the information to begin learning, and then looked at the simple one-bedroom apartment. She secretly commented, "This is worse than the house Fors and I rented. Ebner is really very thrifty, but his behavior doesn't seem like a poor person. Could it be that he's trying to hide his identity?" Although she was somewhat curious, she didn't plan on probing since she already treated Ebner as a friend. After all, who didn't have some secrets?

For the rest of the time, Ebner spent the entire afternoon alternating between activating the pure white eye and studying ancient Feysac for ten seconds. As Miss Xio had already seen his pure white eye, he didn't deliberately avoid it and only said that he was using an extraordinary item.

After dinner, the two of them arrived at the Bravehearts Bar again around seven-thirty. This time, without needing Kaspars to guide them, Ebner found his way to the apartment where the last gathering had taken place. After a brief attempt at disguising himself and Hugh with a cloak and mask, he knocked on the secret code.

Soon, he saw the small wooden board on the door open. A pair of eyes looked out. Ebner knew that it was Old Mister Eye of Wisdom's attendant.

After the process was no different from a gathering, they were brought to the familiar activity room. Under the dim light of a flickering candle, they saw an elder sitting on an armchair.

Seeing the two of them enter, Eye of Wisdom sized them up and smiled. "It seems that the one who needs help is this lady!"

"Your eyes are as sharp as torches!" Ebner complimented. He thanked Emperor Roselle once again. He had given many idioms a place to start, even though he was the one who started it.

"There's no need to flatter me. After we complete the transaction, we can test if you really have grasped half of the information in less than a day!" With that said, Eye of Wisdom turned to Xio and said, "This lady should have been cursed by the Whispering Curse of the Coldblooded. However, I see that this curse has been weakened. There aren't many remnant corruptive auras. As long as you use the Sun Brooch to purify it, it shouldn't be a problem."

Xio looked at him admiringly. "You're right," She pleaded. "Please help me."

Eye of Wisdom nodded and said, "Wait a moment." Then, he walked into the room and took back a dark gold brooch in the shape of a Sunbird. It was obvious that Eye of Wisdom's face was sweating.

Seeing the two of them looking at him, he even introduced it with a smile. "This is the Sun Brooch. It can allow you to receive exorcism, purification, and the ability to use some of the spells in the Sun domain. The flaw is that as long as you wear it, you will never feel cool and will forever be in the hot summer in the south."

I never forget to show off… As Ebner sighed inwardly, he saw the Sun Brooch emit a pure, warm, and bright light.

It surged toward the two of them like a tidal wave, drowning them both.

Dozens of seconds later, everything was back to normal. Hugh and Ebner felt warm, very comfortable, very at ease. It was like soaking in a hot spring or having a sunburn.

During this process, Ebner lowered his gaze and secretly activated the Eye of Pure White. He saw the black patterns on Xio's forehead dissipate like water poured into snow under the illumination of the light.

"Alright, the help I gave you has been completed. Are you going to cash in on the payment? I hope that the past of the Fourth Epoch will satisfy me." Eye of Wisdom chuckled after putting the brooch back into the room.

"Thank you very much for your help!" Xio bowed sincerely.

"There's no need for that. This is a deal, isn't it?" Eye of Wisdom waved his hand and looked at Ebner.

Ebner didn't dare to be negligent. He hurriedly cleared his throat and told a story that he had read from the Lord of the Mysteries. After the destruction of Solomon's First Empire, the Trunsoest-Tudor United Empire had produced and perished. He also pointed out that Backlund was the capital of the United Empire at that time. Of course, he didn't talk too much about gods and angels. That would be courting death.

These stories not only fascinated Xio, but even the knowledgeable Eye of Wisdom changed his sitting posture, clearly very interested.

So after the Solomon Empire was destroyed, there was still the era of the two consuls? This explains a lot of my previous doubts… But this doesn't match the War of the Four Emperors, right? And how did this United Empire disintegrate? Eye of Wisdom frowned, feeling that there was something he couldn't figure out.

Ebner hesitated for a moment before giving a vague suggestion. "It's because the Black Emperor of the Solomon Empire has been resurrected!" He didn't say anything else because he was afraid of attracting the attention of certain existences. After all, this wasn't above the gray fog.

"The revival of the Black Emperor…" Eye of Wisdom nodded thoughtfully. His level wasn't high enough, but he vaguely felt that the Black Emperor wasn't just a title.

Xio was even more puzzled when she heard that. However, she didn't say a word. She secretly remembered it in her heart and used it as a reserve of knowledge. What she didn't know was that the reason Ebner mentioned this piece of history was to secretly reveal information to her. After all, the Sequence 0 George III wanted to become was also the Black Emperor!

"I'm very satisfied with this reward. It greatly enriches and replenishes my knowledge of the Fourth Epoch, allowing me to take another step forward in my exploration of the truth of history. Praise the God of Knowledge and Wisdom."

After Eye of Wisdom praised her in satisfaction, he temporarily invited Xio out before looking at Ebner and smiling.

"According to our agreement, we have to check your homework now!"