After waiting a night and confirming that this place could indeed shield the whispers caused by the moon, Elder Holloway hastily traveled away, leaving Olson and the younger generation of Abrahams who had come with him.
In the office where modern craftsmanship and the Fourth Epoch style intersected, creating a chaotic and distorted atmosphere, Olson put down the decorative craft lamp on the table and looked at Tang.
"Elder Holloway went back to discuss with the other elders. He values this place highly," Olson said, considering Tang's situation, "However, Tang, there are also dissenting voices within the Abraham family."
He said sincerely, "You need to be careful. Not all those who remain can be trusted."
Once an angel family, possessing countless Sealed Artifacts and potion formulas, their past glory prevented those old fogeys still immersed in it from condescending to cooperate closely with outsiders. Regarding Olson's proposal, some agreed, and naturally, some opposed.
Those who agreed, like Elder Holloway, came with sincerity.
Within the Never-Ending Theater were Abraham marionettes and Abraham demigod-level Extraordinary characteristics. Some of these came from the middle-sequence powerhouses who disappeared with Mr. Door during the War of the Four Emperors. Returning them to the Abrahams was a debt of gratitude they couldn't repay.
Those who opposed were more stubborn. Good, since you have a way and owe us a favor, then serve us! Serve the Abrahams!... people with such inflexible minds were quite dangerous.
However, Olson didn't reveal the specific identity of his friend, and also tried to conceal the corresponding divination pointers and spirit world feedback. Even Elder Holloway was only brought over after confirming that the other party had no malicious intent and was sincere.
He couldn't possibly bring back more enemies for Tang, that would be too impolite.
As for whether those who came had ulterior motives, Olson couldn't guarantee, but if they dared to cause trouble here...
"Trust or distrust doesn't matter. There's no potion called 'trust' in this world. For people who have only met once, only利益 is the carrier that binds them together," Tang was quite open-minded, "If they think they can snatch this Sealed Artifact from me, I don't mind letting them try...
Bringing a few Travelers for him to use as marionettes would actually make him grateful to Olson.
For him, who couldn't do spirit world travel, having a few more Traveler marionettes was always good.
At most, he'd just hang a few more dried sausages on the ceiling.
The high-sequence Extraordinary individuals of the Abrahams had all been called out to death. Even if they held some "0"-level Sealed Artifacts, using these uncontrolled dangerous Sealed Artifacts themselves carried considerable risk. In his territory, even if there were high-sequence Extraordinary individuals among the branches or apprentices, facing him, who could control a "0"-level Sealed Artifact and almost ignore negative effects, the outcome was uncertain.
Olson obviously remembered that the place they were in was inside that Sealed Artifact: "...Let's not talk about this."
Staying here always made his back feel chilly, as if something wanted to hang him up.
Thinking of his previous experience, Olson shook off the goosebumps on his body.
What great Travelers... the theater core slowly retracted its gaze, regretting that they were that lunatic's friends. Otherwise, hanging them up to dry and shouting "Miracle" a few times would definitely sound good.
Olson: "I think I heard something..."
"It's nothing, don't mind it," Tang shifted his gaze from the marionette behind Olson, "By the way, Olson, what do you want to teach the students?"
"Huh?"
"Astrology, history, geography, languages, even teaching magic tricks wouldn't be bad..." Tang smiled, "I plan to temporarily distinguish between ordinary people and Extraordinary individuals, and I don't intend to completely let marionettes replace all the teachers."
"It's not impossible," Olson thought for a moment, then smiled as well, "Just don't laugh at my teaching level when the time comes."
With the knowledge and understanding of a Sequence Five, a major member of the Abraham family, how could anyone laugh?
Olson left the office to meet with the other Abrahams and take another look around the campus.
Tang leaned back in the high-backed chair and let out a long breath.
"Next time there's a bionic marionette, I'll definitely make one for myself first."
Tang rubbed his neck.
Olson had firmly stood on his side when answering Elder Holloway's question earlier. Clearly, even if the Abrahams didn't plan to take risks, Olson himself had decided to follow Tang all the way.
A person doesn't necessarily need many friends; one or two who can truly connect are enough.
In this era, these were especially precious.
Tang opened the System interface.
'Task information has been updated.'
'Side Quest: Establish a Secret Organization (Phase 1).'
'Your final choice is to establish a new secret organization. Ah, of course, this doesn't mean your choice is wrong. Those older secret organizations always have many strange rules, and joining them might not be a good choice... So first, before establishing a secret organization, you always need some like-minded friends and a fixed place for communication to be considered a complete embryonic form of a secret organization, right?'
'Task Reward: Surprise Gift Pack * 1'
'Task Status: Completed.'
'Reward has been issued.'
'This side quest has entered Phase 2.'
'Side Quest: Establish a Secret Organization (Phase 2)'
'You have already selected a fixed place for communication! Let me see, what? You actually chose a Sealed Artifact?! This is truly a bold decision, oh, my friend, your courage is admirable, and your friend is equally respectable.'
'So, after establishing the embryonic form of a secret organization, you should formulate corresponding rules and regulations. Hmm, you understand, a secret organization without rules and regulations is like mysticism without Dawuti Morrison... You ask who Dawuti Morrison is? Oh, he's just an ordinary tramp.'
'Please establish complete rules and regulations for the secret organization!'
'Task Progress: 0%'
'Task Reward: Surprise Gift Pack * 1'
A black gift box bound with a red silk ribbon appeared in Tang's hand.
'Surprise Gift Pack.'
'Quality: System Exclusive.'
'A gift pack that can yield various peculiar things: Extraordinary characteristics, potions, spiritual materials, Extraordinary creatures, elixirs of immortality, inexhaustible springs, petroleum salvaged from the seabed, extinguished stars in the sky, the bodies of ancient gods, a corner of the sun, the shadows behind the veil... Everything you could want is here!'
"This is the surprise gift pack the System mentioned?"
Tang shook the gift box. It was empty inside, as if there was nothing.
Looking at the description, it was like a blind box.
The bodies of ancient gods? Emm, was this the kind of thing that would come out and instantly kill him?
'Note: The things opened from the Surprise Gift Pack cannot affect the host,' the System added.
"So even if a corpse of an ancient god comes out, I can use it as a marionette?" Tang raised an eyebrow, then untied the red silk and opened the gift box.
"Let me see what good things are inside."
(End of this chapter)