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The spirituality that enveloped the bedroom disappeared at some unknown time.

The scene Chris saw also disappeared.

He removed his hand from the star card and casually flipped over the third star card, which was face down.

"Jupiter……"

Looking at the Jupiter card, Chris began searching his mind for related imagery and interpretations.

A moment later.

A sudden realization flashed in Chris's eyes. He wrapped the star card in a star chart and then put it in his pocket.

He kept the Mars card alone in his jacket pocket.

This astrological trip still drained a lot of his spiritual energy.

Chris couldn't help but marvel again at how incredibly realistic the dream was.

Fortunately, through the astrological analysis just now, he did obtain a crucial clue.

Vivian, the black cat, and the pendant that flashed by at the very beginning.

Chris had absolutely no recollection of that pendant.

But the black cat looked strangely familiar to Chris.

His first thought was of Miss Constance's black cat.

However, the question remains: why did Miss Constance's black cat appear in the scene just now?

Could it be that Vivian and Constance have some kind of relationship?

As Chris thought about it, he put the secret box back under the bed.

After putting everything away, he left the room.

As Chris walked down the first-floor corridor, he couldn't help but take another look at room 101.

After Vivian and Chase left, this room should be unoccupied.

He hasn't run into any other neighbors since he returned to his apartment at noon.

This surprised him somewhat.

But then he thought about it again, and realized that in reality, he hadn't run into any of the other neighbors in the apartment building for a long time.

I suppose it's because my daily routine is different from theirs.

Chris didn't dwell on the matter.

In this dream, every moment is exceptionally precious.

In the morning, he remembered Vivian mentioning that she was going to return something called 3036.

In addition, earlier that morning, he had seen some information about sacred relics in a book in the reading room.

The Empire has an official agency that manages sacred relics, called the Silent Chamber.

Based on this, Vivian must have gone to that place called the Silent Rift.

Chris didn't know exactly where the Silent Chamber was.

But by this time, Vivian should have already returned the relic.

Therefore, the other party is very likely at Madison Asset Management at this moment.

After a quick calculation, Chris decided to go to Madison Asset Management immediately to see Vivian.

Based on the clues he obtained from astrology, Vivian is currently the only person he has a chance to contact.

He had no clue where to look for the other two clues.

As for the reason for his visit, he had already thought it through.

For a torchbearer on their first day on the job, it's perfectly normal to take advantage of the free time during the day to visit their team's official base.

This time, Chris took all his money with him when he went out.

Anyway, this is a dream.

So Chris doesn't feel the pinch when he spends money.

He hired a carriage on the street and went back to the funeral parlor to confirm with Murphy that the Torchbearer's hideout was indeed at Madison Asset Management.

He then traveled by carriage to Enclave Street.

For a horse-drawn carriage to enter this main street, it must first pay a cleaning fee.

Chris didn't think much of it and readily paid the money.

A short while later.

The carriage stopped in front of Madison Asset Management Company.

This time was just past lunchtime.

But the weather was so-so today, and there weren't many pedestrians on the street.

Chris got off the carriage and gave the driver an extra 20 copper crowns as a tip when he paid the fare.

This was the first time he had ever tipped a waiter so readily.

Standing in front of Madison Asset Management.

Chris straightened his clothes.

When he left the apartment, he had changed into a formal black suit and, unusually, picked up the black cane that he hadn't used in a long time.

In earlier years, it was fashionable for men in this country to carry a cane with them when they went out.

But gradually, for reasons unknown, fewer and fewer people carried walking sticks when they went out.

Only on important or formal occasions will men pick up their canes again and dress themselves up like gentlemen from decades ago.

"Hello, I'm looking for Vivian, the manager of the Strategic Investment Department."

Chris stood at the company's front desk and explained his purpose to the young female receptionist.

He already knew about the relationship between Torchbearer and this asset management company from Murphy.

Most of them are listed as security personnel in the files of this asset management company.

But there was one exception.

That's Vivian.

Her official position is that of a senior manager in the strategic investment department of Madison Asset Management.

She receives more salary from this company each month than from Torchbearer, which is truly enviable.

Of course, Murphy also specifically mentioned that given Vivian's background, she wasn't short of this salary.

However, Morphy did not directly tell Chris Vivian's true identity.

This piqued Chris's interest.

At the same time, this made Chris feel that the possibility of Vivian knowing Constance, who came from a noble family, had increased considerably.

A moment later.

Vivian, dressed in a black fitted business suit, personally went downstairs to the first floor.

Seeing Chris dressed in a different outfit, Vivian's face also showed a different kind of smile.

She looked Chris up and down and smiled, "That's more like it, very energetic."

After saying that, Vivian whispered a few words to the receptionist and then led Chris into the company.

Neither of them spoke during that time.

Not long after they left, Chris followed Vivian to the basement level.

Only then did Vivian speak up, saying, "The first and second basement levels of Madison Asset Management are entirely within the Torchbearer's base area."

She turned to look at Chris and continued, "This corridor is full of arrays. Do you know what an array is?"

Chris nodded and said directly, "The captain already introduced me to him at the funeral home this morning."

"That's fine then, I won't say any more."

Immediately afterwards, Vivian led Chris to the entrance of the long, narrow corridor.

Looking at the flickering candlelight in the corridor, Chris's memory instantly drifted back to the time when he followed Benjamin into this place.

Seeing that Chris seemed a little distracted, Vivian suddenly called out to him, "Chris?"

"Oh, I'm fine." Chris snapped out of his reverie and smiled at Vivian, explaining, "I was just curious why they use candles for lighting in this corridor."

The use of candles for lighting at funeral homes' temporary locations is likely due to decorating style habits.

Why would Madison Asset Management's underground headquarters use candles for lighting?

Chris was indeed a little confused.

"These candles are part of a ritual formation," Vivian said, taking the lead into the narrow corridor illuminated only by candlelight.

She turned to look at Chris behind her and continued, "Our primary job as Torchbearers is to monitor unusual and extraordinary events occurring in various places."

"In the process of investigating and handling these extraordinary events, we may very well be targeted by some ominous forces or influences."

"In this corridor, there are high-level rune arrays set up by the Torchbearers' branch, specifically used to monitor and expel those bad forces and auras."

After listening to Vivian's explanation, Chris finally confirmed some things that had been bothering him.

In reality, he did experience some very uncomfortable things in that corridor.

Although in the end, he solved the problem with the Star Key.

However, the abnormality that appeared on him was most likely detected by Benjamin or the array in this corridor.

So much so that Vivian and Chase later moved into apartment 037 as well.

The purpose of those two people was most likely to investigate him.

Moreover, it shouldn't be as simple as just investigating him.

Another question is, why was the person who handled the receiving of the secret box for him Benjamin, the captain of the Torchbearers?

He guessed that he had been targeted by the other party before he even stepped into the corridor.

The reason for all of this should be related to the original owner and the empty secret box commission from 50 years ago.

In this dreamlike apartment, he also had that exact same secret box.

This suggests that he likely experienced the events in the corridor in this dream as well.

Therefore, he should have also been investigated by this Torchbearer team.

Vivian and Chase both moved into apartment 037.

The plot of this dream world should highly overlap with reality.

Vivian and Chase moved into apartment 037, presumably with another mission besides investigating him.

This task is more important than investigating him, and it is also quite difficult.

In the end, Vivian and Chase were able to successfully complete their mission thanks to his help.

So here's the question: what was Vivian and Chase's real purpose in moving into apartment 037?

Why did he help Vivian and Chase, and how did he help them?

He was completely unaware of this backstory.

At this moment, Chris began to think about how to subtly extract all this information from Vivian or Chase.

He had no idea what role he played in that mission.

If he should have known the key information about that mission, it would seem extremely strange for him to suddenly ask directly at this moment.

Although he was constantly thinking of a solution, Chris kept walking and followed Vivian closely.

Soon, the two reached the end of the corridor.

The dark, freshly painted wooden door remained tightly shut.

Vivian simply reached out and grasped the round doorknob, turning it gently to easily open the wooden door.

Just as Vivian turned the doorknob, Chris keenly sensed a faint spiritual fluctuation emanating from it.

He couldn't help but glance at the wooden door in front of him a couple more times.

This seemingly ordinary wooden door appears to be not only enchanted with some kind of rune array, but the door itself is likely an extraordinary artifact.