Western Hemisphere time, 5 a.m.

In his sleep, Sariel was awakened by the butler: "Master, bad news! Silver City has been infected with the plague, the city is under quarantine, and the source, Chun, is wanted."

Sariel was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage: "How dare this rat lay a finger on my territory—what about the mermaid?"

"Rest assured, Master, the aquarium increased its security immediately! But the scheduled exhibition cannot take place, and the fights among professional teams over villages have also been forced to stop. The training of regular players is also halted."

Sariel frowned: "So, this means that the team temporarily holding the village will gain precious time to consolidate?"

"Yes, but the lifting of the quarantine is undetermined, and it's essentially confirmed that the Azure Sky Team has officially captured Silverlight Village."

Sariel became even angrier: "Is this rat supporting the Azure Sky Team this way? Unforgivable! Since Silver City has issued a warrant, you go and arrange—"

The butler hurriedly said: "This is where the problem lies! We can't issue a warrant, he can only be exiled due to the plague; there's no prison that can hold him!"

Sariel was startled: "Are you saying the City Lord made a mistake?"

The butler said seriously: "It cannot be called a mistake; it shows that the City Lord's intelligence has advanced. In cases like this, where attacked by the plague, the City Lord must take a firm stance; otherwise, the City Lord would lose face and be unable to intimidate other infection spreaders. But in reality, the City Lord believes that it isn't right to warrant an island invasion for a plague patient—so, Master, we can't hunt down Chun; we should even inform the major teams not to touch him!"

Sariel's anger was uncontrollable: "Should we just let him run wild?"

The butler said: "The NPC at Black Iron City's harbor bar passed on a message, Chun's Plague Island is not some Ghost City, but rather, he deliberately illuminated the island to attract treasure-seeking pirates, then colluded with them to rob other ships exploring the island... so he doesn't really have any development opportunities except by colluding with pirates, and what we need to do is guard against the pirates."

Sariel was impatient: "Then go arrange it, or ask Michael over there for his opinion…"

"Arranging it immediately, please continue resting, Master…"

...

Divine Presence Corps Command Room.

The Young Master, full of thoughts while eating sashimi dinner, watched with satisfaction the three large screens live-broadcasting North Port Fishing Village, West City Fortress, and Southern Canyon Village. One village produces fish and pearls and guards the freshwater river entry to the continent; another guards a passage entering the western continent allowing massive monsters spawn for quick leveling and offers special warrior skills; another yields abundant mountain iron ore.

Inevitable to say, the past 4 days since launch, the cherished Whale Spice stratagem and attempts to penetrate Hell have both faced setbacks, and the regularization plan for Sakamaru's mercantile guild also made no progress. On the contrary, the Warrior Corps' village capture action, which received little attention, achieved great victory. Surely, employing tens of thousands globally to block entrances consumed resources, direct payout on these three villages may take two years, but indirect snowballing benefits are beyond such calculations.

Furthermore, per the Peeping Immortal's strategy, female lead Vivian already leaked Chun's pretense in Ghost City, implying she's abandoned this exiled failure Chun, her task advancement being now led by the Peeping Immortal. Steady patience in revealing Baron Fepeng's secret could turn around the spice issue.

The single concern remained, Chun's plague infected Silver City, leading to Silver City's quarantine and warrant. Normally, Sariel would dispatch the Young Master on such missions, balancing his strength to offset Silver City's quarantine impact… what to do?

Then, the Young Master's phone rang; it was Sariel's butler.

As expected!

The Young Master stood up nervously signaling silence: "Sir, please instruct..."

"Keep your team in check, don't take Silver City's warrant, don't spread the plague!"

The Young Master was somewhat incredulous but quickly understood: "Got it! Rest assured, sir!"

Ending the call, the Young Master felt indescribably refreshed. This also meant his team had a chance to overtake Silver City's quarantine period!

Then a live broadcast from the dungeon prison suddenly erupted with noise.

The Young Master perked up: "What's happening?"

A Red Name Corps member immediately reported: "Screams from the prison base level! Unlike bats, but human screams shouldn't be heard here; maybe an expert has an issue!"

The Young Master saw an opportunity: "If the Count's experts are this futile—Peeping Tom, what's your take?"

The Peeping Immortal was intrigued: "This precisely benefits me: Count's weakened strength favors us, the more we work together, the more control we gain over him—let Tata Battle Team continue an offensive on the Count's Mansion, I'll find his escape routes and steal something amid chaos."

Indeed, luck was turning; success was imminent...

The Young Master smiled: "Good, with West City Fortress in hand, if I grant Tata Team village-monster hunting slots, Mr. Singer wouldn't refuse."

...

Chun was awakened by Aileen's burst of laughter.

It worked, didn't it? Glancing at the time, it was 5 p.m., and in the game, it was dawn, too. Old Tie, Old Wall Lamp, Cui the blacksmith, and the machinery in the smithy, including the glass distillation setup, all gone, entered the Undead World, perhaps?

Also, a system message:

—System Notice: Congratulations! Evil Spirit Aileen possessing you successfully assisted Tissina and Old Wall Lamp in crafting the Sacred Artifact "Magic Gold Soapstone Mirror," enhancing your Module Combination skill to Master Level 1, earning achievement rewards: Load +3, Physical Strength +3, Life +3, Commanding Power +3. Developed Evil Spirit Possession skill: Mirror Spirit Specialization. Your skill development is excellent, further triggering Dark Sage information.

Mirror Spirit Specialization: The possessing mirror spirit can requisition your illusion value, higher your illusion value, stronger the possessing mirror spirit.

—System Notice: Congratulations! You supported lighting merchant Old Wall Lamp in overcoming profession bottlenecks, elevating him, allowing Evil Spirit Aileen to merge with the Magic Mirror for elevation, earning Aileen, Old Wall Lamp, and Tissina's appreciation, Commanding Power +20.

...

Holy Shit! How did I develop an Evil Spirit skill upon reaching Master level! Is it because she was leading?

Looking into his hand, a golden, smooth little mirror, palm-sized, appeared. The reflection didn't show his face but Aileen's dressing table in the Soul Contract Space!

Instantly checking the mirror attributes:

—Magic Gold Soapstone Mirror: Sacred Artifact, specialized for Mirror Spirits, boost Mirror Spirit's strength. Spirit +10, Illusion Skill Value +50.

Special Skill 1: Light Distortion, Soapstone mirror's flexible structure distorts light through deformation.

Special Skill 2: Mirror Spirit Incarnation, Soapstone mirror becomes an incarnation of the Mirror Spirit, allowing distant communication and transmission.

...

Mirror Spirit specialization! As anticipated, more mirrors mean more Mirror Spirit clones, can at least serve as surveillance cameras. Just, can Special Skill 1 really be called special?

Aileen's laughter continued: "You're here, huh? Magic Mirror's impressive, I quietly attacked the Shadow Demon, succeeded, want to see?"

Chun was both excited and confused: "How to view it?"

"Did you see my room's mirror in the Magic Mirror? Look at that mirror…"

Too small, directly unclear. But similar to a smartphone touch screen, the scene in the mirror can be zoomed in clearly! That Crystal Bat was wrapped in a black mist, although not tightly.

Aileen laughed: "Pinch the mirror! Don't pinch randomly, let me!"

Under Aileen's control, Chun bent the mirror, causing the Crystal Bat inside to twist and swell, and the surrounding black mist tore apart emitting wailing sounds.

Chun couldn't comprehend the Magic Mirror and Aileen's attack mechanism: "What exactly is this? What power are you using to fight it?"

Aileen laughed: "The Shadow Demon is like a big black bag; once wrapped in it, the target can't move. Mirror Spirits and Shadow Demons counter each other, if I strike first and grow stronger, I can expand distort light, tearing the big black bag."

Chun was amazed: "This isn't light distortion; this is spatial distortion, isn't it?"

Aileen laughed: "No, I can only distort light. It's actually able to distort space—it's just its power being reflected by me, it distorts itself! In short, effective on Shadow Demons, not necessarily on others."

That explains it!

Chun became energized: "What's next?"

Aileen's excited voice changed: "This is a rare chance, definitely kill it! Absorb its shadow energy, my strength will grow! You'll benefit greatly too!"

Chun was equally thrilled: "But be cautious, don't let others see, at most, it would seem like the Crystal Bat killed it."

"Of course!"

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