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Chapter 322 Gemini Mirror is a bit ruthless

Director Cornelius was leading the way, taking Aiwass and Miss Beyard to the end of the secret passage.

——In fact, the fact that he personally accompanied Miss Beyard through the secret passage could be considered a gesture of sincerity.

Even though they were all Sons of the Moon and had close cooperative relationships, there might come a time when Crescent Moon Manor would need to borrow money from Miss Beyard again. But to shove someone directly into such an obscure corner where no one knew and help could not be summoned... sounded incredibly dangerous.

Whatever traps, rituals, seals, or ambushes might be on the way could be fatal. Moreover, given how narrow the space was, there wouldn't even be room to dodge if a fight broke out.

"Is there only one secret passage?"

Feeling Aiwass scratching lightly in the palm of her hand, Miss Beyard, sensing something, asked, "The passageway is so narrow... What if we're walking through and someone happens to come from the outside?"

"You don't have to worry about that. We'll expand it later."

Director Cornelius shrugged his shoulders: "Building too many secret passages isn't necessarily a good thing. We can't monitor that many entrances at the same time, which would only make the manor less secure. No more and no less, one is enough——besides, this place isn't used that often. If it gets too crowded, we can always turn into bats, right?"

"That's true."

Miss Beyard nodded in agreement.

Her sharp nails scraped against Aiwass's palm, signaling that she understood there was only one secret passage.

"And coming out from here..."@@@@

Director Cornelius reached out and pressed the runes on the wall.

As he did so, three overlapping rings of white, yellow, and black gradually appeared. The intersections between each pair were filled with blood-red color. In the center was the rune on the wall, symbolizing "secret."

"Wind, earth, darkness, infuse three kinds of mana in equal proportions to open this secret door. It requires the simultaneous infusion of three units of mana... This serves as a form of simple identity verification."

Director Cornelius smiled: "However, any Son of the Moon should be able to open it. If you want to return to the banquet, you can also go back through this way. The door on the other side is also opened by energizing runes."

Sons of the Moon is a race, as well as an Extraordinary Profession.

As the favored ones of the Eternal Self, this profession possesses mana pools of three different attributes——representing transformation is wind, representing burial is earth, representing curses is darkness. These attributes are the basis of the Sons of the Moon's versatile and varied abilities.

Whether transforming into bats, changing appearances, or using "Beguile" to control others, all these abilities rely on the power of wind attribute mana; the soil from their homeland strengthens the Sons of the Moon—after their death, they turn to ashes and then rise from the ashes again, a method of rebirth akin to the Undead; as for the dark attribute, it is related to their curse and corrosion abilities.

...Wait.

Aiwass's pupils shrank ever so slightly.

She suddenly realized something. Your journey continues with My Virtual Library Empire

—Unlike the Full Moon Ritual, the New Moon Ritual symbolized the estrangement and confrontation among the nine Paths.

Indeed, one must treat each other as enemies...

Her mindset had undergone some changes.

As Aiwass was thinking this, the three red eyes were filled at the same time.

The sealed door finally revealed itself—where there had once been a dead end, a door of light suddenly appeared.

This was not a long-distance portal, but a door hidden by the Preserver using souls as material, based on the concept of a "crypt." As Aiwass passed through it, she felt an intense chill... as if she was walking past a graveyard in a single-layered dress at night.

Passing through this door, they did not arrive in any dimly lit cave or labyrinth.

Instead, they entered a secret room where all the windows were covered by thick curtains, hiding any light.

The building was made of wood, with a faint scent of essential oils in the air, clearly indicating that some ritual had just taken place.

"Where is this..."

Beyard felt the place seemed familiar.

"This is the Theresa Monastery."

Director Cornelius stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his spine straight and demeanor composed.

He introduced seriously, "The Secret Cultivation Assembly that worships Sister Sasha. You must have been here before—usually, when you first become the Son of the Moon, you are brought here to spend your initial period of no reason."

"Theresa Monastery..."

Aiwass also murmured, her eyes sparkling.

"So it's here..."

"You're interested in Sister Sasha, too?"

Beyard was somewhat surprised.

It was rare for humans to take an interest in Sister Sasha.

Aiwass nodded vigorously: "Yes, I am very interested!"

—Because this place was a known spot for dropping equipment.