Aizen’s Reminder

A piece of plot equipment, and Golden quality at that!

"Who placed the bid?"

Bai Cangshu asked. A Single Thought of Silk instinctively looked toward the bidding panel floating in the air, narrowing her eyes.

Black Winged Great Demon?!

That name, that kind of item… in the entire space, probably only that organization would put something like this up for trade.

"It’s a member of the Throne of Illusion and Reality, codename… Kurushi!"

She immediately began tapping away at her tablet. Using the intelligence she and Black Butler had gathered, as well as information recently obtained from Blackwater, Jin Yue’an had relied on the March Group to create a small database.

It contained intelligence and information on many high-tier Reincarnators.

After a few taps, she quickly found the answer.

"Kurushi, suspected to be Japanese in the real world. A top-tier Reincarnator in the space. Someone has seen a black No. 3 marking exposed on her body, so she is believed to be the third-ranked figure of the Throne of Illusion and Reality’s Silver Cluster."

"Her actual combat ability is unknown. It is speculated that she possesses a Zanpakutō…"

Bai Cangshu nodded. He had some impression of this person. The one who had come to invite him to join the Throne of Illusion and Reality’s Emerald Cluster last time should have been her.

She was an Avatar resembling a petite girl with dark green twin-tails.

He dragged the bid down to the bottom and checked what the other party wanted in exchange—the King of Bronze and Fire’s Blood Marrow or the King of Sky and Wind’s Blood Marrow!

Bai Cangshu froze, then immediately broke into a wide grin. The delight on his face was impossible to hide.

A Single Thought of Silk frowned.

"How did they know you had already obtained another Dragon King Blood Marrow? Could there be a mole among us?!"

She put it bluntly. Because of the slave contract, she was the least likely person to betray Mercenary Tao. At the same time, she believed that after falling into Mercenary Tao’s hands, she would most likely find it difficult to escape.

Therefore, she did not mind taking this opportunity to clear out some of the "old-timers" around Mercenary Tao who were not loyal enough, allowing her own position to rise further.

For example… that Moon Demon~

Jin Yue’an frowned as well, immediately suspecting that there was another problem within the team.

But unlike the last time, when Mercenary Tao’s whereabouts had been leaked, the only people who knew of Mercenary Tao’s gains this time were herself, Black Butler, and A Single Thought of Silk, who was currently present in the Private Space.

She looked at A Single Thought of Silk, while also suspecting Black Butler.

Bai Cangshu merely waved a hand and said with a smile,

"You’re overthinking it. Isn’t Professor Azure Sky also someone who knows what I might have obtained?"

"Besides, in this Infinite Dimensional Space, even without relying on abilities like prophecy, divination, or Future Sight, there are plenty of people who can roughly predict how things will unfold through strategy and calculation alone!"

Bai Cangshu spread his hands and leaned back against the sofa.

He felt that this trade was most likely a hint from Aizen, a signal!

There was information hidden within Azure Sky’s deal with him that he did not know about.

Without realizing it, he had already fallen into a trap, and the key lay in these two tubes of Dragon King Blood Marrow.

He considered it for only a moment before making his decision.

"Trade."

Not long after, a dark green-haired girl appeared in Bai Cangshu’s Private Space. She wore a high-collared uniform with a white base and black trim, its front open to reveal the white shirt underneath. A crudely scrawled black number, 03, was written across it.

She also wore a small white beret. After entering the space, she tossed the hat aside, brushed through her dark green hair, and looked around at the furnishings of Bai Cangshu’s Private Space while clicking her tongue.

"Mercenary Tao, your Private Space isn’t fashionable at all. Are you really the boring type?!"

The Reincarnator codenamed Kurushi was obviously the talkative sort. A Single Thought of Silk’s gaze deliberately swept over the katana at the woman’s waist.

That was the enhancement type that was still considered rare even in the space—a Zanpakutō?

Among the top-tier Reincarnators she could come into contact with, there had always been rumors that the Death God Bleach World had been monopolized by the king of the Throne of Illusion and Reality through some unknown means.

Very few other Reincarnators could be sent into that world.

Many people guessed that Zanpakutō were closely connected to the mysterious fourth tier, Heart Light Pulse.

That was why the Throne of Illusion and Reality was so powerful and mysterious.

But those were only guesses.

Of the three clusters under the Throne of Illusion and Reality, the Golden Cluster rarely appeared, and its number of members was a mystery. Even in the Native World, they had only been sighted a handful of times, and those people did not cooperate with Reincarnators from other gatherings.

The Silver Cluster had a great many members, but those numbered within the top ten rarely appeared either. Only during the Space Title Competition would those people appear together, and even then, they would not compete for the Crown of Supremacy. They were exceedingly mysterious.

The Emerald War Group was even more a group of newcomers, with few people whose identities could be confirmed.

Bai Cangshu narrowed his eyes as he looked at the dark green-haired girl. He did not care at all about her assessment and instead said,

"Miss Kurushi, your number is a little carelessly written. Sometimes, it really is hard to tell whether it’s a 3 or a 2…"

Kurushi broke into a brilliant smile at his words. She stood up and kept fiddling with her shirt. As the number warped, it became completely impossible to make out.

A true numbered member naturally would not casually scribble their number on themselves in black ink. Bai Cangshu guessed that her real number might be even higher than No. 3.

"You’ve got sharp eyes, Mercenary Tao. You’re much smarter than those idiots at our gathering!"

She wiped her nose. Clearly, she had maintained this disguise for so long just to see the surprise on other people’s faces when she revealed it at some chosen moment.

This girl was probably not very old in reality. Everyone else in the room had the same thought at once.

But in the Infinite Dimensional Space, anything could happen. Differences in age and background could all change with one’s circumstances.

They chatted intermittently for a while. Whether intentionally or not, Kurushi did not reveal much information about the Throne of Illusion and Reality.

Bai Cangshu took out the King of Sky and Wind’s Blood Marrow and placed it on the table.

Kurushi also directly took out a black coat and placed it on the table.

It looked weightless, as if it had no thickness at all, yet dark green Reishi continuously drifted from its surroundings.

Bai Cangshu could now clearly see its attributes.

Black Winged Great Demon's Coat
Quality: Golden Plot Equipment
Description: A relic left behind by the soul of emptiness from a certain world, containing powerful Soul Power
Usage Requirement: Energy · Spiritual Pressure > 40
Defense: Extremely high; Durability: Possesses High-Speed Regeneration properties
Effect 1: After wearing, energy release effects increase by 40%
Effect 2: After wearing, gain the effects of Hierro (A+), possessing powerful defensive capability
Effect 3: Spiritual Pressure > 80, Resurrección form can be activated, increasing all effects by an additional 100% (energy release increases by 80%, Hierro rises to S-rank)
Effect 4: In Resurrección form, can use Spear of Thunder and Black Cero