[-] After a night of reexamining everything, Jane and I seem to be getting nowhere. So, we decide to split up and investigate.
[-] Who switched the Heart of Divinity for a forgery? Where is the real one? What was that tattoo on Toku? And what did he mean when he said the Heart of Divinity belongs to Northland?
[-] I instinctively jot down the questions that have been plaguing my mind over the past couple of days on a scrap of paper and toss it into the star-shaped glass bottle on my desk.
[player] In the blink of an eye, the bottle is almost half full with the scraps of paper I've been tossing in.
[-] I shake the bottle, and it glimmers under the rays of morning light. I find myself being pulled back into my memories of that distant summer day...
[A-37] I asked around in the store, and they said this wish bottle works wonders. So I got one for you.
[player] Why the sudden gift?
[A-37] Because I hope your wishes will always come true.
[-] After A-37 left, I would occasionally throw in small pieces of paper with random thoughts. Unfortunately, the wish bottle never made any of them come true.
[player] I wonder when A-37 will return to One Han City. Actually, the employment contract between us is still active...
[player] Wait!
[-] As the image of A-37 appears in my mind, I finally realize why Toku's tattoo had been so familiar! A-37 had a similar tattoo on his arm! It wasn't a turtle, it was the Genbu!
[-] I send the photo I took to A-37 without expecting much. After all, I haven't heard from A-37 in so long, so I have no idea if he would reply.
[-] Unexpectedly, A-37 replies almost immediately.
[A-37] (Text Message) This isn't what you should be focused on right now.
[A-37] (Text Message) If you encounter anyone with that tattoo again, stay away from them.
[-] With a glimmer of hope in my heart, I send a photo of the jade forgery.
[player] (Text Message) It's a long story. I'm now actually a Jyanshi who works as a full-time supervisor and part-time detective...
[player] (Text Message) Can you dig up information on this jade for me?
[-] My phone goes silent for a long while... As disappointment starts to creep into me, finally--Ding!
[A-37] (Text Message) It sounds like you've signed more employment contracts than I have.
[player] (Text Message) That isn't the point!
[-] A short while later, A-37 sends me a link that leads to a collector's trading website, and I notice the main image for one of the sold items is practically identical to the Heart of Divinity!
[-] I quickly view the transaction's information. It was completed several days ago, and the seller is actually Saturne!
[-] After I contact Saturne, he invites me to meet him at Lotus Gardens.
[-] The garden remains the same, and the gentle summer breeze carries along the fragrance of flowers. Saturne slices a piece of lemon tart and hands it to me while I explain everything to him.
[Saturne] Who knew that delivery guy would be the one who created the opportunity for our reunion. Haha!
[player] Are you two... close?
[Saturne] Sort of. Haha! We used to be old friends, and now we're allies.
[Saturne] Let's talk about him another time and focus on the jade I sold.
[Saturne] Actually, it wasn't the Heart of Divinity. It's known as Hoarfrost. It's a great piece too, but it's no match for the Heart of Divinity.
[Saturne] However, due to its similarity with the priceless Heart of Divinity, its price was really driven up on the market.
[player] Such a gorgeous piece of jade isn't the best?! Then how dazzling is the real Heart of Divinity?
[-] As I let my imagination run wild, Saturne suddenly whispers rather mysteriously.
[Saturne] Actually, the Heart of Divinity's value isn't solely derived from its quality, its legend is a significant factor as well.
[player] Oh... I've heard about it from Qing Luan. It was inlaid on a royal chalice in Northland and passed down for centuries.
[Saturne] Haha! As far as I know, it goes way beyond that.
[Saturne] According to legend, it is the heart of a god. The Northland Church was built atop the spot it where was found because people believe that it's the closest point to the Heart of God.
[-] They say its owner will gain both power and the support of the people, and so it was inlaid into a royal chalice passed down through generations of popes.
[Saturne] However, during a succession ceremony, the new pope was consumed by greed when he held the Heart of Divinity. In a moment of madness, the new pope slaughtered his predecessor and his supporters.
[Saturne] Not long after, the knight commander coveted it as well and killed the new pope for it. The church was in turmoil, and the flames of war blazed...
[Saturne] The common belief is that the red design that resembles blood vessels on the legendary Heart of Divinity was formed naturally, but as far as I know, it was formed with the blood of Northland's people.
[-] Saturne looks down and takes a sip of coffee, seemingly taking a moment of silence to mourn the lives lost in that war.
[player] It's like I listened to a story from that book, Church Miracles.
[-] Saturne makes me some scented tea with a smile, then pushes it toward me and motions me to have a taste.
[Saturne] Indeed, it's recorded in a somewhat similar book that's kept in the possession of the Sage Astra.
[player] Saturne, you seem to know a lot about Northland's church.
[Saturne] Haha! Everyone from Northland has knowledge about the church to some extent.
[Saturne] I even know many tales about the Heart of Divinity, but you're here to locate Hoarfrost's buyer, so I'll get to the point.
[player] Please do tell.
[-] The buyer didn't leave his contact details. We just conducted an offline transaction at an agreed location.
[Saturne] But he was wearing clown makeup, very conspicuous.
[player] !
[player] Is there anything else you can tell me about him?
[Saturne] Hmm... Before leaving, he asked if I was interested in Bamboo Cloud's roast geese.
[Saturne] Such a weirdo, right?
