"I just went to give that charlatan some trouble, and it seems I obtained an artifact left behind by a divine realm expert from the Dragon Country's Beautiful Country back then," Lin Xiao said, taking out the box he had acquired earlier.
A cross lay inside the box, and as he was about to open it, Mr. Zhuge stopped him.
"No need to open it."
Mr. Zhuge halted Lin Xiao, "I can sense... if this is opened here, my Eight Trigram Formation will also be in trouble."
This was, after all, an artifact of a divine realm expert from the Beautiful Country. If it were truly taken out, the formation might be affected. The formation itself might not be harmed, but everyone currently within its coverage would inevitably be affected to some degree.
Whether they would see hallucinations was unknown.
"The contents within this indeed belonged to a divine realm expert," Zhuge Lan said, supporting the box with his hand. "An artifact carried by a divine realm expert for many years, it is imbued with a great deal of their aura. For them, it is an invaluable treasure, and with a bit of luck, it could even foster another individual into the divine realm."
"It's a pity that in our hands, we cannot gain more benefits from it."
The two sides did not belong to the same power system, so it could only be considered a pity.
What was not a pity, however, was that it at least did not fall into the hands of the people from the Beautiful Country.
"Keep this, it's of no use to me here," Mr. Zhuge said after sensing it, handing the box back to Lin Xiao. "Remember, you must not let them get their hands on it."
"Understood."
Lin Xiao immediately nodded. If that charlatan were to obtain it, no one knew what they would face. Given the Beautiful Country's nature, they would likely seize this opportunity to strike hard at the Dragon Country, or even the entire world.
...
In the evening.
The President, with a grim expression, looked at the Bishop.
"You mean to say, Lin Xiao took the item?" Mr. President was extremely displeased. He had trusted the Bishop's strength, which was why he had sent the Bishop to act. Yet, upon his return, he was told that the mission had failed, and everything had fallen into the hands of the one person it absolutely should not have?
Who was Lin Xiao?
In a single year, he had defeated hundreds of their special forces and agents, destroyed over thirty augmented warriors, and even a final weapon like Kasa had fallen before him. If that item fell into Lin Xiao's hands, it meant it would absolutely never return to them.
"I apologize, it was my failure," the Bishop said, lowering his head. "I have failed the Lord."
Daisy rolled her eyes. "Yesterday I specifically told you, the Dragon Country is not simple. Otherwise, we wouldn't have signed that fifty-year treaty so easily back then. You still managed to fail, how embarrassing."
She was still holding a glass of red wine. She was in the Dragon Country as if on vacation. She had enjoyed a full day of sightseeing in Modu, tasted all sorts of delicacies, and even tried some of the Dragon Country's white wine.
Unfortunately, the wine was stronger than vodka, and she couldn't quite get used to it. Otherwise, she would be holding a glass of white wine now, drinking and having a late-night snack.
"Shut up."
The Bishop turned and let out a low growl at Daisy.
Their relationship did not seem to be good.
"What, does it touch a sore spot?" Daisy sneered. "I don't know what your Lord feels, but if you can't even accomplish something like this, then what else can you do? I heard that the reason you are only a Bishop now is because you lack that cross."