[The Stargazer shakes its head and says that the Star High Priest has newly issued an order. Entering the Painting Storage Room requires application procedures one day in advance. If there are no relevant procedures, then one must have the High Priest’s written order…]

[Rona patiently explains that because the matter concerns secrets, she cannot disclose it, but this was an instruction left by Lord Executor before his retreat. If she managed to escape from the Abyss, she had to head to the Painting Storage Room at the first possible moment and complete Lord Executor’s order.]

[Is the Stargazer trying to make her disobey the lord’s order, or does it want to disobey orders itself?]

[Hearing this, the Stargazer hesitates for a moment, but after thinking it over, still shakes its head, signaling for Rona not to make things difficult for it anymore.]

[The Stargazer’s attitude is very clear. Unless there is permission from the Star High Priest, it will not let you go to the Painting Storage Room.]

[Both you and Rona understand very well that at this critical moment, the Star High Priest issuing a new order definitely means trouble. Going to see the High Priest will most likely fail to get you into the Painting Storage Room, and may very likely lead to a battle.]

[Most importantly, the Star High Priest not only possesses extremely powerful strength, but also controls the Polar Star Society Headquarters’ Star Annihilation Magic Formation. If you fight him, even if you and Rona join forces, your odds of victory are pitiably small.]

[Rona lets out a slight sigh. Fine then, let’s go see the Star High Priest first…]

[Hearing this, the Stargazer relaxes and once again manipulates the astrolabe. The celestial body representing the Executor moves back, while another glowing refined copper celestial body slowly moves forward…] 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

[Just as the Stargazer is operating the astrolabe, Rona suddenly raises her staff…]

[A light barrier formed from countless tiny Characters firmly restrains the Stargazer. Under its horrified gaze, dazzling starlight erupts from the tip of Rona’s staff…]

[The destructive spell power ravages everything, and the ultimate brilliance of Falling Starlight explodes!]

[When the light fades, the Stargazer has already become a corpse collapsed on the floor. Rona gives you a look, signaling that it is your turn…]

[Whether star mages or knowledge scholars, their powerful spells are usually large-scale destructive spells. Once such spells erupt, they often vaporize even the enemy’s corpse.]

[Yet this Stargazer’s corpse, under her fine control, has not suffered too many external injuries, and the body remains very intact.]

[From this technique alone, even if you used the Flesh Authority to carry out fine control over a Scholar Shell, you still could not use flesh power to control the degree of spell eruption.]

[Rona explains to you that the astrolabe device is the main entrance to all areas of the Polar Star Society. Each Polar Star Society member can only enter the relevant areas according to their own rank.]

[Apart from the Executor and the Star High Priest, only the gatekeeper Stargazer has the authority to operate the astrolabe.]

[If not for the True God’s Envoy’s strange possession ability, then even killing the Stargazer would not allow entry into the other areas.]

[However, using force carries considerable risk. The Star High Priest may learn of this at any moment, so you must hurry.]

[Following her instruction, you possess the Shell of the Stargazer and step forward to operate the astrolabe…]

[Very soon, the refined copper celestial body representing the Painting Storage Room moves forward.]

[As the refined copper celestial body emits dazzling starlight, your and Rona’s figures are swallowed by the intense starlight…]

[When you recover your senses, the astrolabe hall before your eyes has disappeared, replaced by a sealed, spacious room.]

[Many paintings hang on the walls of the room. The paintings vary in size, and the scenes depicted upon them differ as well. There is a vast blue and icy ocean, there are Starlight Cages in the cold void, and there are mysterious snow-covered mountain ridges…]

[These paintings are all hunting grounds leading to distant regions, used by star mages to gather magical materials.]

[Rona immediately leads you to one side of the room, and at a glance, you see the gigantic painting that almost occupies the entire wall.]

[The painting depicts a dark Abyss hidden deep underground, within which densely packed figures wail in despair…]

[You examine those figures closely and discover that they are not humans, but half-dragon, half-human beings. The dark pigments silently depict despair and sorrow to the fullest.]

[Even through the canvas, you can feel their helpless struggle in the darkness, but no matter how they struggle, they cannot escape this prison-painting called Despair Abyss.]

[You understand that the ancient dragon progenitors are imprisoned inside this painting…]

[Rona immediately takes you to touch the painting, but the expected teleportation does not come. The Teleportation Badges in your hands are dim and lifeless, not showing the flickering light that should appear when teleportation is activated.]

[Seeing this, Rona knits her brows tightly and calmly analyzes that her badge originally had the teleportation authority for the Despair Abyss painting. The Star High Priest must have erased all related teleportation authority from all badges in advance, to prevent anyone from secretly teleporting into the painting…]

[Now, unless one can obtain authority from the High Priest, there is no way to teleport into the painting.]

Lin Xun could not help but complain, “Are the safeguards really this thorough? One safeguard with the Stargazer wasn’t enough, and they even erased the Teleportation Badge’s permissions…”

Originally, he had wanted to skip class and avoid fighting the boss called the Star High Priest, but this hellish game had sealed off every possible way for him to skip it.

Lin Xun had seen the Polar Star Society branch’s Star Annihilation Formation before, and knew that the thing was absurdly powerful. If even the branch formation was that strong, there was no need to mention the headquarters.

From this, it was clear that the result of directly clashing with the Star High Priest was not optimistic at all.

[Rona suddenly reveals a surprised expression and looks toward the corner of the room…]

[Following Rona’s gaze, you see that a wooden door has somehow appeared on the wall in the corner of the room.]

[The Painting Storage Room is a completely sealed room. Apart from teleporting through the astrolabe, there is no other way to enter it. Naturally, the storage room has no other entrance or exit.]

[As a Starrealm Envoy of headquarters, Rona of course knows there are no other doors here.]

[When you first entered the storage room, you carefully observed the surrounding environment and also confirmed that this was a sealed room.]

[This wooden door that has abruptly appeared is clearly very inconsistent with common sense.]

[Looking at the style of the wooden door, you vaguely feel it seems familiar…]

[Are you going to leave this place with Rona and go to see the Star High Priest, or before that, open the wooden door and explore what lies beyond it?]

Seeing this happen, Lin Xun already had an idea in his heart.

He decisively chose the latter.

[You stride forward and are just about to open the wooden door, but Rona grabs you and stops you…]

[She shakes her head and tells you that right now, going to find the Star High Priest is the proper business. This abruptly appearing wooden door is very abnormal. Neither you nor she noticed anything unusual when it appeared, which means the thing hidden behind the door is definitely not something you and she can handle.]

[You know Rona is reminding you not to court death, but you have already guessed what is hidden behind the door, so you explain to her that what is behind the door is not an enemy, but someone from your homeland, and that person may be able to help with the predicament you are facing…]

[After saying this, you pull along the stunned Rona, push open the wooden door, and enter…]

[Orange-yellow light shines out. What comes into view are rows of neat bookshelves. The rich scent of ink passes through the doorway and rushes into your nose.]

[You vaguely hear an aged voice quietly reciting. The voice is very familiar. It is exactly the Librarian you expected.]

[You pass through layer after layer of bookshelves, following the old reciting voice, and very soon see the old man reclining in a rocking chair.]

[He wears a monocle, is dressed in the robe of a Knowledge Scholar, and wears a broad bachelor’s hat. Reclining in the rocking chair, he holds up a book in one hand as he reads and quietly recites.]

[When he sees you and Rona arrive, he stands up and smiles slightly at you. The wrinkles on his face bunch into folds. We meet again, Apostle.]

[You are also stunned and blurt out, you again?]