Aventurine completely lost his composure. No wonder he was so astonished; although joining the IPC in the first place could only be considered a "lucky" accident, having lived among the fanatical believers of the Preservation for so long, he had gradually become a believer of the Preservation himself.
However, within the Interastral Peace Corporation—currently the largest faction of the Preservation—there were only a dozen or so Emanator-level powerhouses. Even among them, nine had reached the true Emanator level solely because the foremost Emanator possessed a special ability to share his power. In other words, the entire Corporation boasted a mere eight true Emanators of the Preservation: the Board of Seven and the head of the Ten Stonehearts, "Diamond".
Yet what did he see before his very eyes? This person, who clearly belonged to the Trailblaze faction of the Astral Express, turned out to be an Emanator of the Preservation? No, wait—this person also seemed to be a member of the Genius Society from the Erudition camp. Although mocked as "the genius least like a genius," that status was solid and undeniable.
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