CHAPTER 533: CHAPTER 262: GOLDEN KINGDOM

"I don’t know either, really."

Su lowered her head.

Ever since she joined the Guild, finding the goddess’s whereabouts had already become the Guild’s main goal. Before the investigators came to her, she couldn’t imagine that other planes existed outside the world, and these worlds even existed on entirely different timelines.

These were all blessings from the goddess.

The goddess protected every investigator, making them immortal, allowing them to understand the existence of different planes, and granting them the power to traverse these planes. After accomplishing all this, the goddess suddenly disappeared one day.

The founders of the Guild believed she had just run away from home, while they still craved for more.

"After all, I’m just a B-level investigator."

She added, this level was still far from reaching the core secrets of the Guild. Information about the Guild’s upper echelons and those mysterious combat organizations were all hearsay. When idle, investigators would gather to discuss little-known rumors with indeterminate truth.

She suddenly thought of something, "If you don’t kill me, I can recommend you to join the Guild!"

As she spoke, Su avoided eye contact with Ethan.

In her mind, she calculated. With her years of investigative experience, it wasn’t hard to judge that Ethan was definitely an extremely dangerous entity. If Ethan clashed with others in the Guild...

But that’s not something a B-level investigator like her should concern herself with, right?

If a conflict truly arises, the Guild will naturally deploy members of that mysterious organization, just like they once dealt with Merlin.

"Merlin was also a member of the Guild?"

The sudden question made Su freeze like a small animal. She looked incredulously at Ethan, staring at the cold and strange number 404, and her inner suspicions were finally confirmed at this moment.

"You... you have Mind Reading?"

The worst situation had appeared, how she wished to hear a denial.

Otherwise, wouldn’t all her little calculations just now be completely exposed before this numerical-faced person?

Maybe the next second, this omnipresent electric current would invade her body and electrocute her to ashes.

"If I were you, I’d have similar thoughts too."

Ethan said, "It’s not shameful to want to survive."

This numerical-faced person,

how come they seem so easy to talk to?

Su puzzled in her heart, but on second thought, since they met, the other side had never done anything aggressive towards her and even considerately brought her to the school clinic after she fainted.

Except for the gruesome killing of her two colleagues not long ago...

But that was self-defense!

In her mind, Su defended the numerical face. In a situation with extreme mental instability, aggressive actions were indeed possible.

She had decided not to pursue what actually happened; she chose to trust the numerical face, which greatly increased her chances of survival... in fact, if she could get along well with the numerical face, perhaps she wouldn’t need to worry about that seven-eyed woman at the academy.

In just one night in this plane, she had already faced two terrifying entities beyond the Guild’s understanding.

But looking on the bright side, this might also be an opportunity.

Making rational use of the environment is a skill every excellent investigator must master, and this will make their investigative work more effective.

"According to the Guild’s regulations, I can’t disclose anything about Merlin to anyone, not even my colleagues."

Su cleared her throat and said, "But now there’s no one else, and investigators need to make flexible judgments based on the actual situation."

The good news is her principles have always been flexible.

"You guessed right. Merlin was once a member of the Guild and one of the founding core elders. Reportedly, he had a falling out with the Guild due to some ideological conflicts and fled after stealing an important item from the Guild."

In principle, she, as a mere B-level investigator, shouldn’t know these things, but she lived on the same plane and time as Merlin, and Golden Land was Merlin’s hometown. "I even have to thank him. If it weren’t for the commotion he caused, I might never have joined the Guild in my life."

Overall, she was quite happy with her life in the Guild.

Although she often found herself in dangerous situations, they were mostly controllable. At worst, she would devise a plan to escape after dying several times.

She loved traveling, and exploring different planes greatly satisfied her curiosity.

"Although I don’t know why you mentioned Merlin, that traitor has already been executed by the Guild, and the stolen artifact has been recovered by the Guild."

This explanation matched the history Ethan knew.

Now it seemed that the spear that pierced Merlin’s heart, whose origin was unknown, was surely a weapon provided by the Guild. The ones responsible for executing Merlin must be members of the mysterious organization in Su’s imagination, who only acted when necessary dangers arose.

"Finally, let’s talk about the process of recommending me to join the Guild."

"... You actually plan to join?"

Su could hardly believe her ears. Since Ethan had already seen through her little calculations, for him, the Guild would hardly be a safe place. "Although the Guild welcomes members from any plane and race, for those... particularly rare and strange, the Guild’s research department will intervene."