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"Mr. Shixin?" The voice on the other end was noticeably surprised, followed by the sound of rapid footsteps.

"I’m the one who dialed his number," Honglian leaned over and said, "I’m right next to him, you don’t have to worry about him stealing my phone."

"...Fine, if there’s no email appointment, I won’t answer your call next time."

Abigail’s reluctant concession seemed to be squeezed out through clenched teeth.

"Are you back at headquarters yet?" Chen Xuan asked.

"Not yet, I’m on the ship to Return Island now. But this is the organization’s ship, so it’s better to be cautious. I just found a quiet place, you can speak now if there’s something you need."

Using a ship?

He thought she would take a private jet back.

"Here’s the thing... I want you to help me fix something." He also moved to a corner of the store and whispered, "Your ability can return objects to their previous state, right?"

"It does have that effect, but it’s not applicable to all objects."

"For example?"

"Living people, animals, uncommon objects..." she began listing them one by one.

"Uh, got it, the item I need repairing doesn’t belong to those categories." Chen Xuan interrupted.

"Really?" Abigail was noncommittal, "Something that even Mr. Shixin can’t fix... I guess it must be very unusual."

"It’s indeed unusual, but still a regular object." He wasn’t lying; although the spaceship looked advanced, it was fundamentally still an industrial product, no different from phones or cars.

"Stop beating around the bush, what exactly is it?"

"I can’t explain it clearly over the phone; you have to come to find out."

Abigail was silent for a moment, "Hope you’re not in a hurry, I will schedule another trip after I report back to headquarters, the soonest I can get to New City is in five days."

"I need your help now," Chen Xuan emphasized.

The other side laughed, "You know that’s impossible, I’m still at sea. You can’t expect me to swim back to New City, can you?"

"Is Rodiya with you?"

"Of course, she’s the main witness for the agency against the Evangelical Association’s plot."

"That’ll do." He said decisively, "Go and meet Rodiya first, I’ll be over shortly."

"Wait!" Abigail’s voice suddenly sounded surprised, "Where are you going? Are you coming to the ship?"

"Yes."

"But this is the agency’s ship! There are ability users and the Black Steel Guards stationed on board, if you’re discovered, no one can protect you!" she quickly warned.

"I know, so as long as I’m not discovered, it’s fine." Chen Xuan said confidently, "Just do as I say, there won’t be any problems."

After hanging up the phone, he went to the bar counter and opened the Butler APP.

Previously, just in case, he had conducted a formal transaction with Rodiya, which left a record in the APP.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy so quickly.

Although this was somewhat risky, as Rodiya was not truly one of his people, as long as it was handled properly, Rodiya would still remain unaware of the store’s existence.

Soon, a message came from the other end: "Signed, what’s next?"

Chen Xuan took out a blank room card and inserted it into the scanner, obtaining the room card for room 210—which was slightly isolated from others, making it more discreet when cancelled later.

He called Honglian to join him, entered room 210, and then dialed Abigail’s number again.

"Is there anyone else in the room now?"

"Apart from Rodiya and me, there’s no one else."

"Please turn on the camera and let me see around."

"Mr. Shixin, this kind of suspicion is unnecessary." Though Abigail complained a bit, she complied, "In a sense, I’m taking more risk than you are."

"That’s true." Chen Xuan’s voice came from behind her.

Abigail and Rodiya were shocked, turning around to find that two more people had appeared in the already cramped crew cabin!

"Hi." Honglian smiled and greeted her old classmate.

"How did you...get in here?" Rodiya asked, still shaken.

After all, they were in the vast Pacific Ocean!

Even if you could teleport, you would still need to locate the position first, right? Suppose you used the myriad satellites as your eyes; finding a ship sailing in the ocean was no easy task!

"I told you I would ensure your safety, and if I couldn’t even locate you, how could I protect you?" Chen Xuan replied lightly. As he had expected, even on the ship, Abigail’s standing as an agency headquarters operative wouldn’t be low; relatively speaking, the guests she brought along would also receive the same respect— the moment the camera was turned on, he identified it was a 20-square-meter cabin with an independent bedroom and bathroom, with several doors that could be connected to guest rooms as a "back door."

Timing was also of the essence; he asked the other party to use her phone to take a video of the surroundings, intending to create a blind spot. At the moment the two turned around, he directly activated the Divine Eye Technique, pulling Honglian with him to slip through the back door, creating a "sudden appearance" effect.

"No wonder the agency has a hard time dealing with you." Abigail mused, "This ability does have a bit of a roaming flavor."

The real roaming comes afterward.

Chen Xuan gestured for Abigail to come to the bedroom and got straight to the point, "Since I can come here, I can also take you to other places. The item that needs to be restored is in another world, an industrial product similar to an airplane. It’s quite large; will that be difficult for you?"

"An airplane?" Abigail seemed a little disappointed, "I thought it would be something even more peculiar. Size isn’t a problem, but I can’t help you for free."

"You’ve gained the ’Voice of Trust’ ability."

"It’s a ’temporary loan,’" she corrected, "Your friend didn’t say he was giving that ability to me. Besides, I was willing to exchange it with my own ability, but he didn’t need it."

"Uh..." Chen Xuan was speechless; it wasn’t that the friend didn’t need it, but rather he couldn’t stand setting so many rules for himself, "Then what would it take for you to be willing to help me?"

"No cost." Abigail slightly raised the corners of her mouth, "I just want to see this world a bit more clearly. I want to know, from your perspective, what ascension truly means."

So that’s it, she’s seeking information about ascension.

At this point in time, the agency had already launched an ascension plan, but no one could tell them exactly how to ascend.

"I can’t fully answer that question right now." Chen Xuan thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth, "But I have a hunch that this will sooner or later unfold before me. When that time comes, I will tell you the truth I have seen."

The manager’s promotion condition was right there— "to witness ascension," so it wasn’t exactly deceitful.

It couldn’t be that he would stay at LV6 forever.

"Really?" Abigail nodded after a long pause, "Then it’s settled. Now, you can take me to another world."