Chapter 390: 390
Even though the Colossi had been able to use their Orb of Worlds to locate the small world, Eva seemed to unable to replicate it no matter how hard she tried . However, she had expected this, as system-defined items were not so liberal .
If it wasn't listed under the effects of the item, then it was likely not part of the item's abilities . However, there were always exceptions to a rule, and the right people with certain affinities and traits might be able to work something else out of it, yet she was not one of them . Eva could only assume that the Colossi had someone like that among their ranks, or that their replica of the Orb of Worlds had a different set of effects .
Since her will failed to achieve the results she wanted, she tried her Control . If anything could trigger a sensory response from the orb, it would be the Void of Perfection . As she channeled the ability, she was happy to notice that it had a reaction . . . but not in the way she had expected .
The Orb of Worlds received her connection, but could not expand it over a distance . She wanted to sense any pocket realms within a certain distance, not sense everything inside the entire Area Zone . The more she focused on this kind of connection, the more she felt attuned to the flows of space around her .
A Voidmancer would kill for the opportunity to have the kind of experience she was having . It might not help them right now, but when players began to focus on techniques, they would need a strong grasp over their element to cast without using spellbooks .
While Eva was in this strange state, she felt like the entire world had become a sea of purple waves that was moving slowly and gently . She understood that these waves were the flows of space, which was never static as people seemed to believe, neither was it one big picture .
Eva marveled at this sight for a bit before noticing that there were spots in the area where the waves were unable to flow into . It was like there were blank spots where the purple 'water' should flow over, which led Eva to believe that there were either hidden spaces or holes in the void there .
In order to check out what it was, she told Luxia to head to one of the blank spots in the far distance . When the Light Phoenix appeared there, Eva noticed that it was a spot in the middle of the sky, and it looked as normal as any other . However, she was certain that she had seen a blank spot there, so she narrowed her eyes and plunged her hand through .
To her pleasure, the part of her arm that she pushed through the spot disappeared . This meant that there was indeed a pocket space there of some sorts, most likely a natural one . Eva had no interest in exploring it as she had much more important things to do, so she pulled her hand back and just sent the co-ordinates to the Guild Text Chat for the members to send a team for exploration .
Eva sighed and rubbed her forehead . The more means she discovered, the more walls she ran into . Raiding any of the top powers was easy - for her - if she just aimed at their normal treasuries, the same ones that they use to fool the Demons every millennium . However, raiding their true treasury proved to be quite the impossible task that required a cut above perfection .
Still, she had no choice but to go through with this . As such, she pushed away her frustration and made Luxia take her to the Rank 7 Shop . Here, she browsed through most of the shops, buying or simply claiming certain items that would help . Of course, she didn't make her purchases in a way that would make it obvious that she was trying to rob someone .
More than 99% of the many items she got were random stuff that were generally useful for battle or exploration, while the true items she wanted were hidden among the masses . Eva repeated this process in almost every shop, buying what she needed piece by piece and never all at once .
Many powers and people took note of Eva's buying spree, but quickly lost interest when they saw what she was buying . She was probably prepping those Immortal Adventurers of hers for some big quest, hence her plentiful purchases . None of them were interested in finding out more about this, as they had their own tasks .
Of course, Eva had lowered her hood, transforming into Riveting Night while she was shopping . She radiated an unfriendly aura to make sure that no one disturbed her as she made her preparations, otherwise they would get a knife to the throat .
After completing her shopping spree, Eva left the Rank 7 Shop in Cario City and returned to Vita City-State . There, she tossed the items she bought to Sublime Notion and said: "Organize a huge raiding party to clear a Legendary Dungeon . I shall provide the means to access it, but make sure everyone is ready before then . Just make sure to use these items for the raid if necessary . "
Sublime received the stuff and raised an eyebrow . One gaze at Eva and she smiled wickedly . "Planning a robbery, eh? Using us to have a solid alibi as usual? I'll make the basic arrangements . Everything should work out perfectly, Big Miss . "
Eva snorted and left in a huff, Sublime snickering all the way . Despite that, she quickly went to round up the various advanced and expert members of the guild available, leaving out the core and basic members to do other tasks . Once they had been briefed, that was one of Eva's problems sorted .
She next went to Zaine and shared her plan with the succubus . Zaine simply smiled and nodded, pledging to help Eva succeed in every way possible . She even made suggestions and Eva was all too happy to receive her modifications to the plan .
The intelligence of the succubus, while not world-renowned, was something she had been known for in certain circles . As such, help from her was more of a boon than a hindrance . One could only pity Mephisto that his daughter had been too lazy to make good use of her talent while she was still at his side .
The best part was that Eva didn't need to tell her what to do about the negotiation . Putting aside Zaine's charm and ability to sense emotions that would make her the perfect negotiator, she was also socially adept and intelligent .
She could easily string the top echelon of the Merchant Guild along, keeping their lust flared and their greed spiked for the duration of time Eva needed .
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