Transcendent Dawn

ꨡ[6Ba~oNx2: Chapter 0822: Gathering (2200 Plus, Request for Monthly Pass) Chapter 822: Chapter 0822: Gathering (2200 Plus, Request for Monthly Pass) “This year’s Kingdom Invention Award goes to…

Jenny Black from Xilan City!”

Standing on the award platform, Professor Britez, dressed in a tailcoat and wearing platinum-colored wig, announced the winner with a booming voice.

Clap!

Clap!

The applause rippled from below like waves.

“Thank you, Miss Black, for bringing us the new steam engine technology that can effectively reduce thermal energy loss and has a very broad prospect…”

During the host’s speech, Jenny Black, dressed to the nines, slowly took to the stage and received the trophy.

Beneath her expectant gaze, she couldn’t spot the person she hoped to see and couldn’t help feeling a tinge of disappointment.

Nevertheless, she curtsied with composure and stepped forward to give a speech, “Here, I would like to thank my mentor, Mister Turing, it’s him…”

…

“Is that Jenny Black?”

Beneath, Varen and Feiqi, dressed in suits, sat in the audience.

“How does it feel?

Losing to a woman, you must be quite unwilling to accept that,” Feiqi whispered to Varen.

“No, I’ve seen that steam engine, it’s indeed a perfect design…”

Varen sighed, “But…

I won’t fail a second time.”

He touched his chest.

There, a crude blue tattoo resembling an owl suddenly appeared.

This was the first-tier Saint Marks—Wisdom!

The activation of Saint Marks’ extraordinary abilities was very covert, unless it involved clearly visible anomalies.

Even other Apostles might not spot it right away unless they were using detection abilities or items at the moment.

Varen glanced over, memorizing the faces and attire of everyone present.

‘Hmm?

This Jenny…

she doesn’t seem too happy?’

Varen found it strange.

Jenny stepped off the stage and entered the changing room.

She touched her forehead, feeling somewhat melancholic, “Although I’ve become an Apostle, my teacher…

has left.”

Su Lu never intended to coach Jenny indefinitely.

After training her to the first tier and teaching her some essential knowledge, once he had brought her into a few circles of the Extraordinary People, he drifted away.

After the first tier, even without the Deceiver, Jenny could use the power of the Saint Marks to suppress that strange eye.

‘This eye actually has quite a good ability; it provides me a ‘True Vision,’ although it seems to hold terror within…

Just as the teacher said, once touched by the strange bloodline, it’s hard to completely clear it…’

Jenny resolved silently, “Teacher…

please watch closely.

I will surely achieve copious results both on the path of the Transcendent and in scientific research!”

…

Time flew by quickly.

In the meantime, Varen went to the Talin Kingdom for advanced studies under the pretense of ‘further education.’

The following year, he developed a new steam engine-equipped locomotive and rail technology, used in mines and harbors.

Three years later, Jenny installed the new steam engine on a ship and successfully completed a long voyage.

The application of steam engines penetrated all aspects of society and life.

A brand-new mode of production began to overturn human life.

…

As ten years passed in the blink of an eye,

Nighttime in Xilan City, a dark figure weaved through the sky.

In her hand were white silk threads, anchoring on high towers and buildings, possessing great elasticity and toughness.

These threads allowed the figure to move with unparalleled agility and glide through the air with rapid speed.

Whoosh!

The figure stopped on the Clock Tower and revealed herself to be a person in a black bodysuit.

It’s Jenny!

In ten years, she had climbed to the fourth tier on the path of “Spider Saint Marks,” forming a complete “Eight-Eyed Demon Spider” Saint Mark.

The combination with that Strange eye also granted her a terrifying dynamic power, allowing her to move freely through the jungle of steel and concrete.

Jenny took out the “Deceiver” hat and placed it on her head, her face instantly becoming ordinary.

No one could associate her with the famous mechanical researcher of Xilan City, the inventor of the Jenny Steam Engine.

After completing her disguise, she covered her face with a black veil, then slowly walked down from the top floor.

Dong!

Dong!

At midnight, the Big Foolish Clock on the Clock Tower suddenly rang out.

At the base of the Clock Tower, unknowingly, seven figures had gathered.

“You’ve arrived quite early, Lady Steam!”

The rest were cloaked in black robes, their faces indiscernible, but they were very respectful towards Jenny.

This was a gathering of wild Transcendents.

What they had were only lucky remnants of Saint Marks’ paths, mostly lingering at the first or second tier; clearly, Jenny, a third-tier Apostle and above, was undoubtedly a ‘big shot.’

If they knew Jenny had already condensed a complete “Spider Saint Marks,” they would be even more surprised.

“Mr.

Trick, Miss Glass, Mr.

Gear, Mr.

Butcher, Miss Snake, Mr.

Green Leaf…”

Jenny’s gaze swept across them one by one, “Is it just us for tonight’s gathering?”

“Yes…

The guardians of Mother Nature have started another round of purging operations recently…”

Mr.

Trick said with a sigh.

Upon hearing this, Miss Glass, Mr.

Gear, and the others trembled.

They were all ‘illegal’ Transcendents and had a natural fear of the guardians.

Clap clap!

Jenny clapped her hands, drawing everyone’s attention, “Let’s start with me today.

I need some information, hmm, about ‘Beasts.’ I will give you a generous reward.”

“Beasts, those terrible things that cause contamination upon contact…” Miss Glass’s voice grew shrill, “I would rather avoid them for my entire life.

Why are you looking for such things?”

“This is my private affair,” Jenny said bluntly.

She held the patent for a new type of steam engine, profiting handsomely, and was very generous at various gatherings.@@novelbin@@

That was one of the reasons why she could advance so quickly.

“Fine then.”

Miss Glass muttered and did not respond further, apparently not knowing where to find Beasts.

“I know some information!”

Mr.

Butcher suddenly said with a smile.

“How much do you want for it?” Jenny asked.

“Just for the information, ten Gold Coins will suffice,” Mr.

Butcher replied politely.

“Hmm.”

Jenny tossed a small pouch, which Mr.

Butcher caught.

He just listened to the sound it made when it hit his ear, nodded in satisfaction, and handed a note to Jenny.

“Storm Manor, Strange occurrence…

detective dead…”

Jenny glanced at it, quickly tucked it away, and asked, “Anything else?”

“I also know some about Beasts, but they’re mostly in the Eastern Continent…”

Miss Snake sighed, “Immigrants in the colonies have the highest mortality rates, and it’s not just because of the attacks by natives and diseases…”

Jenny listened and could only remain silent.

Although she was a fourth-tier ‘Apostle,’ she could not advance through the Spider Saint Marks in the conventional way and had to try to integrate the Bloodline of Beasts.

No matter how dangerous the Beasts were, she had to attempt to come into contact.