At that time, they investigated that playmate and didn't sense any aura of the great sin within him.

Later on, the playmate began having constant nightmares and even developed a fever.

The playmate's family was terribly worried, exhausting their savings to cure the child.

However, although he was eventually cured, he lost most of his memory due to the high fever.

It was on that day, despite the experimental base being shut down, that the aura of the great sin reappeared unexpectedly.

After some investigation, they were shocked to discover that the playmate, who originally did not have the aura of the great sin, had become the second wielder of the great sin.

However, the good times did not last long, as the playmate's body seemed unable to properly bear the power of the great sin of envy.

Not long after, his life was in grave danger.

The experimental base could not save him, and recalling the previous transfer of the great sin, they had other plans in mind.

— From this point on, Ashford couldn't find out the specific situation.

The Lokeshi people's confidentiality measures were excellent.

But towards the end of the document, there was a note left by Alice's brother.

It was information they inadvertently obtained from a shopkeeper who had been selling snacks in the Lokeshi Imperial Capital for decades.

At the time, her brothers were dining out, and one, feeling peckish, went to buy some snacks.

The shopkeeper kept boasting, saying that even the sons of the Thirteen Clans were crazy about his snacks.

This piqued the curiosity of Alice's third brother.

Upon inquiry, he discovered that all three generations of the great sin frequently bought snacks from this shop.

The "son of the Thirteen Clans" the shopkeeper referred to was the Patriarch of the Extreme Cold Giant Elephant family, the youngest of the honorary emperor's family of this generation in the Lokeshi Empire.

— Which is to say, the third wielder of the great sin following the first and second.

However, Alice's third brother did not connect these events.

Instead, it was Louis, having learned from Bart Jean that the third wielder of the great sin had lost part of his memory due to certain events, who quietly paid attention to the matter.

Because Alice had to relay messages for Louis, she also learned of this issue.

"This great sin of envy seems a bit strange, doesn't it?" Alice looked at Louis and suddenly said, "Louis, did you know about this all along?"

Louis remained silent, continuously tapping the table.

"Speak up! I don't like guessing games." Alice was growing impatient.

Louis shook his head and said, "I don't know either, it just feels strange. I'll arrange for someone to conduct further investigation. The crucial thing right now is to eliminate the demonic remnants within the Lokeshi Empire."

Alice smacked her lips, saying nothing more.

In previous years, the Ense Empire also had conflicts with the Lokeshi Empire.

But who would've thought that now our side would end up helping Lokeshi clean up their mess for the sake of their stability?

"Do you have enough combat strength over there?"

"Enough."

"I don't think so."

"Just say what you want to do?"

"I want to go on the expedition with my brothers; I've yet to fight against the demon elite!"

Louis glanced at her: "Are you crazy? Do you think we're going on a picnic? Have you lost your mind, Commander?"

Alice sneered and said, "With how things stand, we could be in a full-blown war against the demons at any moment. I have to understand my future enemies first, right?! Or is it... Louis, you're not up to it?!

Are you so worried I'd get hurt dealing with this leftover debris? The warriors from Ashford are also elite, you know!"

Louis remained silent for a while, feeling she was right, and finally sighed:

"Alright then, you can come along, but I won't pay extra for the employment fees."

"That's all you had to say from the beginning."

...

[Location: Eastern Border of the Lokeshi Empire]

Robert's face was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

It's been such a short time, and their team has received a second chance to undertake a mission.

For someone like him, without enough family support, obtaining more resources meant having to take risks and venture out.

But speaking of it, people like him with this mindset weren't just one or two.

Wanting to strive doesn't mean an opportunity to strive will come.

The battle in the Golden Land was the highest level of combat he's encountered in years, and after the battle ended, all the positions in their team were elevated.

Even though the battle in the Golden Land was incredibly dangerous, he'd already forgotten the life-threatening crisis he faced then and started looking forward to the next battle.

— But little did he expect that the next mission would come so quickly.

Lan Kaide looked towards Rose and asked solemnly:

"Rose, have you heard any specific news over there?"

Indeed, Lan Kaide and Robert belonged to the bloodlines of the top five families, but that didn't mean the top five were definitely more privileged than other families.

Lan Kaide and Robert couldn't even make it into the top 5000 rankings of their generation.

But Rose was different.

Not only was her family situation much better, but she also ranked within the top 2000 of her generation.

In terms of information channels, she was far more knowledgeable than the two of them.

Rose turned to glance at them and said mysteriously:

"We're collaborating with the Curse Binding Legion again."

Before Lan Kaide could speak, Robert's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"Guaranteed."

Robert let out a small cheer.

Previously, their team had joined forces with the East Monet Kingdom to expel a wave of monsters, which left them with a very unpleasant experience.

After all, with so many Necromancers, naturally there were more people who didn't follow the rules.

Allies as they were, they began using the Corpse Explosion Technique on the bodies before the allies had even retreated, which was downright maddening.

That joint operation nearly led to a fight breaking out between both sides.

But working with the Curse Binding Legion was different.