Chapter 501 - 43. David One_2
"He still hasn’t given up on taking the Completion Manual from you," he knew you held a weapon in your hands that was fatal to him, so he planned to stabilize his injuries and condition before coming after you."
Upon hearing this, Fisher suddenly realized why Erwin was after the Ice from Mia.
Emhardt had told him before that Ice was a natural link to the Spirit Realm. The young of the Phoenix Species had acquired the ability to see fuzzy visions of the future by gazing at the Ice for long periods, and now Erwin sought to replicate this process to find a way to communicate with the Spirit Realm.
No wonder that guy knew he was on the island but didn’t come to find him; it turned out he was injured and didn’t want to provoke a conflict.
"He used the method of flesh possession to infect the consciousness of the Nali people who came to trade on Patulshen Island, attempting to take the Ice before anyone else, but my widely placed Cardinals noticed his presence, so I came here to deal with him first."
"Speaking of which, I need to remind Mr. Fisher that any matters related to the Completion Manual must absolutely not be exposed to the mundane world. You had no suspicion of the trap I set, and you weren’t sensitive enough about the Snow Cloud Special Attack Team having a Cardinal — this is not up to standards..."
After listening, Fisher smiled slightly and said to the Cardinal,
"I understand... Actually, the reason you all wanted to suppress Erwin wasn’t because he disobeyed your instructions to take the two manuals from me, was it? The real reason is that he exposed Anna, a creation of the Completion Manual, to the eyes of the ordinary world, risking the exposure of the Academy, right?"
In the face of Fisher’s interrogation, the Cardinal’s tone did not change at all, perfectly matching his mechanical appearance as he continued,
"Actually, these two reasons are not contradictory. Suppressing Erwin was a choice we made after taking multiple factors into account. Since the previous president, the Magic Minister, disappeared, the checks between the owners of the manuals have become increasingly weak. This was inevitable and we are powerless about it. Mr. Fisher just needs to know that we are standing by your side now."
"Although I have already dispersed Erwin’s consciousness, from my observations just now, it seems he has already obtained something from this Ice raw stone. He didn’t entangle with me much and left this place..."
As the Cardinal spoke, his body moved towards the depths of the room, and Fisher hesitated for a second before following him inside until they reached the bedroom. There, he saw a small hidden compartment chiseled into the floor.
Looking inside, there was a huge wooden box, and within the wooden box, a large block of stone gorgeous like jade quietly gazed back at Fisher.