Soul Trigger

Chapter 699 Infiltration

The following day, at the Saint Martin Museum.

Ignoring the greetings from the guards beside her, Connie Lee slowly walked in, then suddenly stopped, frowned, and turned her head.

She noticed a pair of eyes staring intently at her from a group of people; it was a black-haired young man she had never seen before.

As their eyes met, she felt his undisguised scrutiny more and more, and her brows furrowed even more.

After sensing the spiritual energy fluctuations of the fourth-tier knight through the Soul Trigger, he looked at the guard:

"What do those people over there do?"

"Sir, it's a new employee at the Royal Asylum."

"Where's the one with the black hair?"

"I heard he's a promising newcomer from the Royal Asylum, and apparently he's from the countryside."

The Royal Assumption, is the woman leading the group named Angelica...?
She pondered for a moment, then ignored the rude gaze and entered the museum in deep thought.

Only after watching the other person disappear from sight did Ji Li turn his gaze away.

The little adjutant has grown up.

She's grown a bit taller, her figure is better, her hair has grown long enough to cover one eye, and her whole demeanor has changed drastically.

Back when it was at the Shilla Aurora Headquarters, it was much softer and more welcoming; now it feels rather cold and impersonal.

“That’s Connie Lee, a Watcher who has only recently been promoted.”

Angelica's voice came from beside me:
"Originally a peak fourth-type ruler of the evil system, after miraculously re-oathing, he was just one step away from becoming an immortal."

"What is she doing here?"

"The Watchers are the elite of the Dark Side Oversight Group. At the San Martin Museum, they are mainly under the personal command of the curator and are usually on the move, working on the west side."

Personally mobilized?

Ji Li's heart stirred:
"Is she capable?"

Angelica understood what he meant and sighed:
"Impossible. Although the owner is in the St. Martin's vault, the owner is the owner, and the vault is the vault."

Although meeting the owner of the vault requires access, she will never let you in without a reason that can alert her.

"But she has access to the St. Martin's vault... How about I arrange a dinner with her for me?"

"There might be a queue."

"A heartthrob?"

"almost."

At this moment, a guard stepped forward to question Ji Li, glancing intently at him, but Angelica dismissed him.
"Look, this is it. The Watchers don't get along with us, so they're not easy to meet... We'd better go in and see our teacher first. Take this."

Ji Li took the temporary identity card from Angelica, glanced at the several guards who were staring at him with hostility, and waved to them with a smile.

Ah, Boiling Sheep.

The guards here are real guards, dressed in red and wearing tall black hats. They are known as the Royal Guard in the public eye and are present wherever the royal family is involved. They are all awakened high-level rulers and are quite powerful.

As for the junior adjutant... I'll see if I can find an opportunity to meet her later.

Upon entering, you'll find yourself in the lobby, where you can see some tourists.

St Martin's Museum is ostensibly Birmingham's most famous large museum, with an area comparable in size to a large bullring, containing multiple venues, and naturally attracting many visitors.

As a sanctuary for resting objects, it also needs the presence of human spirits to stabilize the spiritual ecosystem.

The interior is decorated in Victorian neoclassical style and is very luxurious. It is hard to imagine that a hellish asylum is hidden here.

Upon arriving backstage, one finds some specially sealed containment items, all of which are of lower rank and intended for auction and exhibition by the Ludwig family.

Of course, this is directed at those who have awakened.

Angelica led Ji Li to a meeting room and asked him to wait there until her teacher, Veronica, finished her meeting and came down.

Angelica was called away by the guards midway through the meeting. She seemed quite busy when she returned, leaving Ji Li alone in the reception room.

Odin, however, dislikes waiting around.

Ji Li took out his phone and opened Angelica's chat window:

I'm going to the restroom.

Angelica: [???]

He pushed open the door and left the reception room, beginning to wander around the venue and gather information about the terrain.

The building is divided into four interconnected areas: east, west, south, and north, as well as a central area. The building is not very tall, with only eight floors, but each floor is quite deep and has a complex terrain, making it very suitable for urban warfare with firearms.

Based on the information Angelica had previously given him, Ji Li quickly arrived at the entrance to the deep restricted area.

The place was completely sealed off; apart from one entrance, there was nowhere else to go.

Ji Li pondered for a moment, then strode forward, only to be stopped by the guards:

"Restricted area entrance, no entry. Show your identification!"

"Sorry, I'm lost."

The guard took his temporary identification and glanced at it, his attitude slightly better:

"Your reception area is in the East Wing. Please do not approach this area unnecessarily. Thank you for your cooperation."

Ji Li carefully put away his documents. As his fingertips touched the documents, a wisp of spiritual energy, carrying something with it, landed at the guard's feet.

The identification attracted the attention of two guards, and the angle separated the other guard from the surveillance camera's view, which was enough for the wisp of spirit to enter with "Devouring the Moon." Faced with the existence of a non-clustered spiritual core, the innate concealment fluctuations of "Devouring the Moon" were more than enough to conceal the wisp of spirit, without even needing to actively activate the effect.

Soon, the spiritual essence transformed into two miniature mechanical crows, which, along with the gathered "Moon Devourer," charged straight to the heart of the matter, arriving at the door of a huge vault.

Through the eyes of the mechanical raven, Ji Li saw the dense and complex spiritual circuits and early warning devices on the vault door, but this was a piece of cake for him.

After several minutes of complete penetration, the vault emitted a dull thud, but instead of opening, it suddenly transformed into a dimensional portal.

The spiritual circuits that Ji Li had infiltrated did not trigger the alarm, and the entrance was easily exposed to Ji Li's eyes.

"Isn't this a bit too easy?"

Ji Li looked slightly suspicious and steered the crow inside.

The next moment, a large hand grabbed the crow instantly, and darkness engulfed it.

A man dressed in a priest's robe appeared before him. He had golden curly hair and eyes that were completely rolled back, without eyeballs, but his gaze seemed to penetrate Ji Li like a piercing raven.

The crow exploded instantly, and Ji Li abruptly opened his eyes:

Tall stature, wearing priest's robes and curly hair...

Curator: Bertrand Ludwig, Four Annihilation Illumination.

That entrance actually leads directly to the museum owner's location?!
It must be some kind of spiritual circuit mechanism that I haven't been able to discover, or even the ability of the gym leader himself...

I don't know if Odin's form can defeat this guy, but anyway, let's bring back the Moon Devourer first.

According to the schedule he had previously obtained from Angelica, a team that was to enter the vault arrived at the vault door right on time.

At the same time, the guards suddenly changed their expressions and stopped the group to begin questioning them.

Bertrand Ludwig gave the order to move out; he couldn't possibly remain inactive after realizing the intrusion.

But Ji Li timed it perfectly; almost the instant the guards and the ranks broke out into a minor conflict, the crow carried something into their cart.

The guards rushed forward, and the crows kept swarming around several people, causing chaos, before finally managing to escape and return to Ji Li.

Just as Ji Li was about to retract the wisp of spiritual energy, he sensed an extremely slight anomaly on it, instantly obliterating the crow and only retracting "Devouring the Moon":
"Bertrand Ludwig, his tricks are truly endless..."

Sensing footsteps outside, Ji Li quickly left the scene.

It would be difficult for him to sneak in alone, but he couldn't act rashly until he figured out why he had been moved to Bertrand Ludwig's room.

According to Angelica, the vault is subjected to various infiltrations and intrusions on average every week of the year, so his actions should not cause too much of a stir.

However, from another perspective, why not turn the tables and simply enter Bertrand Ludwig's room and kill him?

It's an option, but his ultimate goal isn't to kill the curator, but to obtain the remains of the god.

After confirming that his commotion hadn't attracted much attention, Ji Li returned to the reception room, only to find it still empty. He then headed to the west side to see if he could find Jasmine.

Forced infiltration is a poor choice; the only remaining options are Angelica's teacher's connections and the unexpected bonus of Jasmine.

I went to the information desk on the west side of the venue and asked about Connie Lee's location.

After reviewing Ji Li's temporary certificate, the consultant's attitude became much more respectful, politely stating that Ms. Li had just left to receive visitors.

Visitors...

After leaving the Saint Martin Museum, Ji Li ran into the same unfriendly guard from before. The guard was returning to his post from a certain direction, looking dejected, and was being ridiculed by his colleagues.

Ji Li quickly set off and, sure enough, spotted Jasmine's figure behind that street corner.

Just as he was about to follow, he bumped right into a man in sunglasses who was walking out of an alley.

"You little piece of shit..."

"Sorry!" Ji Li raised her hand, revealing an innocent and apologetic smile.

The man angrily shook his collar, turned around and strode forward, accompanied by two men in similar trench coats.

Watching the other person walk away, Ji Li's smile gradually turned mocking:

"Keton Federation accent..."

……

In the deep alley, a homeless man hurried away. Jasmine turned to look at three burly men:
“My time is valuable.”

"So are we."

The three men stepped forward, and the one in the lead removed his sunglasses, revealing a pair of wild, vertical pupils:
“Connie Lee, you’ve crossed a line.”

"I don't understand what you're saying."

"Is this what the curator of the museum, Bertrand, intended?"

“Following a Watcher, I think you know what that means.”

Both sides were talking past each other, seemingly not on the same wavelength at all.

But the beast-eyed man narrowed his eyes:
"Playing dumb won't work. You'd better know what you're doing. Stargate won't let this go. Secretly colluding with the Illuminati will do neither you nor Ludwig Bertrand any good!"

He adjusted his sunglasses, put them back on, and turned to leave.
"You'd better take care of yourself, Miss Jasmine..."

A spark of intelligence flashed in Jasmine's eyes.

The next moment, thousands of spiritual steel wires pierced through the alley, completely sealing off the three people in front and behind.

"The Ludwig family dislikes threats."

(End of this chapter)