Chapter 874 - 872: Prolo Society

Chapter 874: Chapter 872: Prolo Society


The night continued.


Richard returned to the Blue Lake Estate.


In the study of the Stone Building, Richard sat at the desk, fingers lightly tapping on the surface, pondering over various matters.


Earlier, he had assured Witch Demon Elder Ah Fu and Pandora, "It’s fine," and it wasn’t a lie. After the initial exploration of the Shambhala Uranium Mine, he had made numerous arrangements, preparing to face the members of the Truth Society head-on.


According to his design, his behavior in establishing the mine might appear suspicious, but it could be explained, leading to an outcome acceptable to the Truth Society, ensuring it wouldn’t impact his subsequent plans for nuclear weapons research and manufacturing.


But theory was one thing, reality was another.


For instance, today someone took away a box of ore powder, which was an unexpected event he hadn’t anticipated.


Although this unexpected event was still within an acceptable range of fluctuation, it made him a bit more cautious.


The research and manufacturing plan for nuclear weapons was currently one of his most important priorities, and he didn’t want this project to be aborted midway from any perspective.


Therefore, the confrontation with the Truth Society had to be foolproof.


"Tap, tap, tap..."


Richard continued tapping on the desk, organizing various threads of thought, trying to find possible overlooked points and patching them up.


After a while, Richard exhaled, murmuring to himself, "Hmm, there shouldn’t be any problems now."


"However, it’s best to make one last preparation," Richard spoke again, feeling the gray ring on his right hand.


To the naked eye, it was a rather special ring, slightly wider compared to the Space Iron Ring, with a pattern carved on its surface: a small circle tightly adjacent to a large circle.


This was the emblem of the Prolo Society, a wizard organization of the Northern Soma Alliance, similar to the infinity symbol "∞" in Earth’s mathematics, symbolizing the Prolo School’s exploration of infinite knowledge.


This principle was somewhat similar to the Truth Society’s "pursuit of absolute truth."


And the Prolo Society was Richard’s disguised identity for infiltrating the Truth Society, obtained through collaboration with the mysterious, black-faced elder, Oscar, who had Level 4 Wizard Guards.


Correspondingly, Bobbobovic’s disguised identity was as a member of the "Land of No Master" during their initial collaboration.


The Land of No Master was a wizard organization also from the Northern Soma Alliance. It once flourished but then rapidly declined and vanished for unknown reasons. To this day, only a handful of members remain, each possessing considerable strength, thus carrying an air of mystery.


After their interaction with the Truth Society, Richard and Bobbobovic carefully maintained their disguises, with Richard being especially cautious not to let the other party detect anything amiss.


However, considering the upcoming confrontation, Richard thought that learning more about the Prolo Society to further refine his disguise would be beneficial.


"Perhaps it’s overkill, but... overpreparing is better than being unprepared," Richard muttered, flipping his hand to take out a piece of paper and a bottle of ink from the Space Iron Ring.


The paper was pristine white, like snowflakes congealed, with mysterious patterns on its surface. The ink was gray, interspersed with colorful specks of light like stars in the night sky.


These were Star Pattern Paper and Starry Sky Ink given by the mysterious black-faced elder Oscar, meant for long-distance communication.


After pursing his lips, Richard reached for a new quill from the desk, dipped it in Starry Sky Ink, and, after pondering for a moment, began writing on the Star Pattern Paper.


"Scribble, scribble, scribble..."


After a moment of writing, Richard lifted his pen, watching as the ink on the paper gradually faded, patiently waiting.


A minute, two minutes, three minutes.


Ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes.


A full half-hour passed with no response from the other side of the Star Pattern Paper, making Richard think that perhaps the mysterious black-faced elder Oscar was preoccupied with something or was refusing to offer assistance. Shaking his head, he was about to put the Star Pattern Paper away.


Just as his hand touched the paper, it lit up, and words appeared rapidly on the surface.


Richard looked over, squinting to read the words, with the elder Oscar’s voice instinctively echoing in his mind.


"Detailed information on the Prolo Society? Hmm, this is indeed a bit troublesome, because they’ve always been very mysterious, which was one of the reasons for having you disguise yourself as part of this group initially.


Fortunately, some of my subordinates have interacted with some of their members and understand some of the inner workings, which might be helpful to you.


The Prolo Society is rumored to have been founded in ancient times and is a loosely structured, reclusive wizard organization. They don’t have many members, and the connections between them are not close. They only gather to discuss significant matters at certain times—the token ring we provided you is said to receive meeting information, but it has never shown such a thing since I acquired it, and I don’t know if it’s true.


Regardless, what’s certain is that their members are carefully selected and have passed numerous tests to successfully join them. They..."


Richard continued reading until all the words faded before replying with "Thank you" and began to ponder seriously.


Originally, he wanted to learn about the Prolo Society just to ensure his disguise was more reliable. However, from Elder Oscar’s response, he realized that the Prolo Society seemed a bit more complex than it appeared.


According to the mysterious elder, although he had some information about the organization, he couldn’t guarantee that this was all the Prolo Society had. It’s likely that these details only represented a fraction—a small portion—of the Prolo Society.


The mysteriousness of the Prolo Society exceeded that of ordinary people’s imagination, with most members operating beyond the purview of mainstream wizards, in places like islands in the Endless Sea, oases in vast deserts, or caves in the Northern Wilderness Mountain Range.


However, there was ample evidence proving that throughout history, many outstanding figures who performed extraordinary feats had the shadow of the Prolo Society’s involvement behind them.


Richard blinked, unable to resist associating the Prolo Society’s actions with the Black Spirit King from the East Coast.


According to the descriptions found in the Black Spirit King’s Treasure, he was taught all his skills by a mysterious elder and subsequently built the Black Spirit Empire.


Judging from the later outcomes, it all seemed more like an experiment by that mysterious elder to counter the Truth Society.


Could it be that the so-called Prolo Society is the organization led by this mysterious elder?


Or perhaps he was just overthinking it?


Richard pressed his lips.


The current priority was still completing the nuclear weapons research and manufacturing plan. If opportunity allowed in the future, he might try to learn more about the Prolo Society and determine whether they truly had something to do with the Black Spirit King’s teacher or were just playing tricks.


With these thoughts, Richard took a deep breath, made up his mind, and put away the Star Pattern Paper before heading into Eden.


Now, he was ready to confront the Truth Society about everything, and from then on, it was just a matter of handling his own business while waiting for the Truth Society to come knocking.


"Hopefully, it won’t take too long."


Richard murmured, as he approached a gigantic iron vat inside Eden.


This was the raw material production sector, dedicated to producing various chemical materials.


Richard first inspected several gauges beside the iron vat, confirming the reaction status of the chemical solvents inside, then went to the adjacent warehouse to retrieve a large can of grass-green liquid and poured it in.


Pulling the control lever, the liquid inside the iron vat began stirring.


Pulling the control lever again, the liquid inside the iron vat started heating up, accelerating the reaction.


Richard busily continued.


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