CHAPTER 483: CHAPTER 1 REUNION AND CHANGES OF THE STAR BODY STONE PLATE

When the original body finally returned to the Gloria Empire, Anvis’s life resumed its former state.

Fiona welcomed Anvis’s return wholeheartedly.

Though they had met briefly before, having spent a long time on his own, she always worried that her brother might be discovered by their family’s enemies.

Since Anvis’s return to Moon Castle, the blonde little girl almost always clung to him, as if afraid that he would disappear again.

Wherever Anvis went, she followed, their attachment making Anvis feel as if he had acquired a large pet.

Considering that their youngest son who was ’forced’ to wander was finally back with the family, it truly was a cause for celebration.

Seeing how good the relationship between Fiona and Anvis was, Duke Carrot decided to make an exception by reducing Fiona’s lessons for a few days, allowing her more time to spend with Anvis.

Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess secretly contacted their other three children, subtly mentioning Anvis’s return and proposing that all three come back to the castle to celebrate together.

Although it was publicly claimed that Fiona had disappeared, as descendants of the Duke, the truth about Anvis’s disappearance was not kept secret from them for too long.

After arranging their respective territories and Knight Order affairs, the Duke’s family finally enjoyed a grand dinner together after a long time.

"Anvis, father told me that you were taken away by a Ninth Rank Limit powerhouse. Can you share your experiences in the Federation? I’m very curious as to how you escaped from the enemies’ hands,"

during dinner, accompanied by the soothing classical black and white piano music, Anvis’s eldest brother Remont, holding a glass of pale blue glowing Moon Shadow juice, curiously asked Anvis.

He was a handsome young man with light golden short hair and purple eyes, just like his mother Elena, and his personality was also cheerful like hers.

Upon hearing Evan’s question, Anvis’s second brother Evan and third sister Yalanis also perked up.

They were equally curious about Anvis’s experiences in the Yiter Kingdom Federation, but since Anvis had just returned, they hadn’t yet taken the opportunity to ask.

"Of course, no problem, brother Remont."

Aware of the situations he might face upon returning, Anvis was already prepared for such curiosity. At that moment, calmly facing everyone’s curiosity, Anvis leisurely wiped his mouth with a napkin, then began to narrate composedly.

"Actually, my escape was partly due to some luck. Do you remember the attack by the Truth Circle in the Nisi Kingdom shortly after I was taken by the enemy?"

Looking into the thought-provoking gazes of everyone, Anvis picked up a glass of Magic Spring, took a sip, and confirmed the vague guess in everyone’s mind.

"Yes, at that time I was indeed brought to that underground base. From the intelligence I gathered there, the enemies’ identity should be an ancient organization from the Federation called ’Pupil of the Door’.

Shortly after I was captured, the legendary Resistance Organization ’Truth Circle’ suddenly raided the base, and the enemy leader was lured away by a Ninth Rank from the Truth Circle, so I managed to escape amidst the chaos."

"Is that so?"

Listening to Anvis’s description, everyone exchanged looks, all feeling rather surprised.

They naturally knew about that incident, but they had not expected that it was one of the secret bases of the Pupil of the Door.

Afterward, Anvis continued to share some of the more significant events of his experience, such as how he disguised his identity temporarily, hid in the Silver Moon Kingdom, studied the principles of crystallization disease, and how he joined the Embers Organization.

"The Truth Circle again?"

Upon hearing Anvis’s account, Duke Carrot instinctively frowned.

Previously, after a mysterious and powerful figure from the Truth Circle single-handedly eliminated the Federation Chairman and prevented Ma’elim’s arrival, discussions regarding the Truth Circle had never ceased during the nobles’ meetings.

As the current Duke Karlars of the Empire, he held extreme vigilance toward this mysterious and legendary resistance organization, even if their actions had ’inadvertently’ saved Anvis.

"Anvis, when the people from the Truth Circle raided the base, did you notice anything that could help identify their true identities?"

"This... unfortunately, due to the urgency of escaping, I wasn’t able to gather relevant intelligence, father."

Facing Duke Carrot’s gaze, Anvis showed a contemplative expression and after a moment, he shook his head as if he truly couldn’t recall any valuable information.

The alias Truth Circle was still important in his upcoming plans, and it wasn’t convenient for him to reveal it to the Duke yet.

"Well, I understand."

Duke Carrot didn’t suspect anything further, after all, it was merely an offhand question without much expectation; had Anvis noticed something, it would have been a pleasant surprise, and if not, it was to be expected.

After the banquet, Anvis finally parted with the somewhat reluctant girl and returned to his own room.

At the start of Stove Fire Month, Purple Moon Amis was still in a special new moon phase, and among the myriad of stars, only the thin crescent Severine hung in the night sky.

The cold moonlight spilled through the open window into the room, flowing over the surface of the pear wood desk, casting everything on the desk under a veil of silver.

Sitting at the desk, Anvis took out an ancient pale cyan stone plate and carefully observed it under the moonlight.

The surface of the stone plate was embedded with five differently colored gemstones, and under the hazy moonlight, the strange inscriptions engraved on the plate emitted a faint silvery luminescence, making the material appear somewhat translucent, exuding an utterly mysterious aura.

That was the star body stone plate that Fiona had given Anvis. Through his research, he noticed that whenever the Silver Moon’s radiance enveloped while the Purple Moon was hidden, the stone plate would exhibit special changes.

However, it seemed that due to insufficient Power of Destiny accumulated in the stone plate, the changes were merely tentative and could not progress further.

Utilizing the Destiny Ripple triggered during his breakthrough to Eighth Rank Prophet, Anvis set up a special Secret Magic Ceremony to accelerate the gathering process of the Power of Destiny within the stone plate.

Currently, in his perception, the stone plate’s collection of the Power of Destiny had reached about eighty percent, and if nothing unusual occurred, it should be completed in the coming years.

After some research, Anvis put away the stone plate and began analyzing his next steps in his plan.

His previous actions had been effective; under his influence, his siblings were still safe and sound, and one of the previous manipulators behind the scenes, the Door in the Pupil, had also suffered a setback.

However, the threats facing his family had not truly been resolved.

The Stargazer was merely injured and in seclusion, and could recover in a few decades, possibly even sooner due to the feedback received from a widespread Destiny Blessing previously.

Although the Door in the Pupil had been forced to lay low after repeated strikes, its core was not truly severely damaged.

Even though it seemed that the leader, the Councilman, had been sealed by the Ancient Secret Scripture, they had now gained a Grey Mist, an entity between Eighth Rank and Ninth Rank Prophet. Once the current severe crackdown subsides, they could still covertly recover.