Seeing that Audrey was willing to try investigating, Dellrow nodded slightly and said:
"Detailed information will be given to you later, but I must warn you: this matter is extremely dangerous, and you absolutely must not be careless."
Having said that, Dellrow paused and added:
"If something unexpected happens and you can't resolve it on your own, try saying a name. It will save you."
"What name?" Audrey asked, already suspecting.
Dellrow's expression turned serious:
"It comes from the holy scripture of the Creator of the Third Epoch, concerns the highest mysteries of the mental domain, and is closely related to one of our
"It is '
Adam... Audrey wasn't surprised at all, but she pretended to be puzzled, as if she didn't know what the name meant.
Dellrow offered no explanation and moved on:
"As a member of the Rating Committee, you should be in charge of a '1'-level sealed artifact, but you and 'Wrath' have just entered this position, and there needs to be a period of evaluation. Moreover, the previous member in the
"In other words, all sealed artifacts are stored in this Mind City. You don't normally possess them. Only when an incident occurs can you apply for temporary use."
The lady 'Greed', who was in charge of Saint-Millon, the capital of Feysac, immediately shook her head:
"This method has a serious flaw: we won't be able to handle emergencies. Whether it's an enemy or a monster, once encountered, we won't have time to apply for an artifact."
"I think the current system is good enough. Each person holds one '1'-level sealed artifact for emergencies, and when needed, we can apply for others."
Dellrow chuckled:
"In the past, that was indeed better. But now, you don't need to worry."
"As long as you have a chance to fight back in an emergency, you can enter this Mind City directly to take shelter from the enemy and apply for an item."
"If not, as I said, utter the name 'Adam'."
"You've said 'Adam' twice. He is likely already watching here. No, maybe He has been watching from the start..." Audrey's heart nearly raced.
"How can we enter here without your invitation?" asked Mr. 'Jealousy', nodding.
Dellrow pointed to his face:
"Starting from this meeting of the Rating Committee, you can take your own persona masks out of this city."
"Wherever you are, as long as there are at least two humans present besides yourself, you can put on the corresponding mask and enter this city."
"These seven persona masks are themselves illusory, closely linked to your certain cognitions, and don't require any special storage method. Whenever you wish, you can take them out from the surrounding sea of collective subconscious."
At this point, the gentleman wearing the 'Gluttony' mask, who emanated a sense of indulgence and self-abandon, mused:
"Will taking the persona masks out of this city have any negative impact on our mental state and true personality?"
"A little, and you need to be cautious, but I believe you are all experts in the mind field and capable of dealing with such effects," Dellrow said frankly.
Audrey worried that these seven persona masks might be related to Adam, but she didn't dare pursue that thought inside the Mind City and forced herself to dismiss it, responding to Dellrow's earlier words:
"I can accept both management methods for '1'-level sealed artifacts. I'll patiently wait for the end of the evaluation period."
"You're not arrogant at all, miss," commented the 'Sloth' lady, who looked like she was half-asleep, with a smile.
After discussing the matter of the psychic dragon in Eastchester County, the other five members took turns introducing noteworthy events in their respective regions, exchanging intelligence.
During this process, the 'Gluttony' gentleman, who seemed ready to devour an entire cow and wore ten rings, said:
"The Konston region has been unsettled lately. Several nearly miraculous events have occurred consecutively:
"First, Konston City was rebuilt overnight; second, the citizens of Beldan City simultaneously lost a period of their memories; third, there is a powerful magician roaming the eastern coast of the Inner Sea who enjoys fulfilling others' wishes. He is called Merlin
"Besides these, I also noticed an anomaly: many rats, cockroaches, and crows in Konston City lost their souls within a few days after the city's miraculous restoration."
"Why did you notice that?" asked 'Lust' gentleman, looking up at 'Gluttony' from below.