Caelan had never expected the maid to manage the entire manor so flawlessly.

He had only made a simple request, yet just a few minutes later, the maid had already prepared a sumptuous dinner for him.

Roasted demon bull ribeye, steamed abyssal golden scallops...

Looking at the table full of delicacies before him, Caelan admitted that he was tempted.

One had to know that any single ingredient among these dishes would be extremely expensive if taken out on its own.

That was because these were not ordinary ingredients, but genuine Instance products. After eating them, not only could one experience the physical and mental pleasure brought by their delicious taste, but one could also obtain considerable attribute bonuses.

Of course, to Caelan, these attribute bonuses were nothing more than mosquito legs.

But the key was the taste. It was simply more delicious than any dinner he had ever eaten before!

However, after enjoying dinner, Caelan suddenly realized something.

His manor, including the maid’s wages, had not cost him a single cent.

So where exactly had these expensive ingredients come from?

Thus, he looked at the maid, a trace of doubt in his voice.

"I’m very satisfied with tonight’s dinner. But the source of these ingredients..."

The maid smiled faintly, revealing a gentle and amiable expression.

"Master, all expenses within the manor are currently being handled by the Ironclad Legion. Therefore, you do not need to bear any additional costs."

"So that’s how it is."

Caelan nodded. After downing another glass of ice-cold cola, he returned to his bedroom.

Lying on the luxurious bed, Caelan’s mind was still thinking about his subsequent plans.

According to the current plan, what he needed to do tomorrow was first help Evelyn resolve the problem of her mirror image.

Only after resolving the Mirror Image could she truly step onto the path of the strong.

So what would his own path of the strong look like?

And what kind of secret was hidden within his own Mirror Image?

Unconsciously, Caelan’s mind recalled the [Divine] inheritor he had encountered back among the Ivorykin.

He had to admit that the [Divine] inheritor back then had indeed been very difficult for Caelan to deal with. In particular, that powerful recovery ability had truly been troublesome.

He wondered how much Evelyn’s strength would increase after she stepped into 6-star.

Caelan thought about it for a while, but in truth, he was even more looking forward to seeing how much he himself would improve once he stepped onto the path of the strong.

Would he be able to truly defeat a top-tier awakener like Crawford?

As Caelan kept thinking, he unknowingly fell asleep.

His tense mind finally relaxed completely.

When Caelan opened his eyes, he only felt refreshed from head to toe.

It was only now that he noticed Evelyn had already left him a message in advance.

The general content was that she had already made all preparations and was waiting for him at the Supreme Staff Legion headquarters.

He was half an hour late...

But it was not a big problem!

While replying to the message, Caelan quickly washed up. Then, with a flash, his body vanished from where he stood.

Just a few minutes later,

at the Supreme Staff Legion, inside Evelyn’s office.

Evelyn, who had already prepared everything, turned her head and looked at Caelan.

"Next, I’m going to release my mirror image. For our cooperation, I need you to help me temporarily control the Mirror Image."

"My plan is not to rush into eliminating it immediately, because I believe there is still a chance for us to attempt communication."

The Supreme Staff floated at the side and also added,

"That’s right. A Mirror Image can be communicated with, but only if you have completely gained the upper hand."

"Little Caelan, you must take this seriously!"

As the Supreme Staff reminded them, it repeatedly explained to Caelan and Evelyn the techniques for catching a Mirror Image, as well as the Mirror Image’s weaknesses.

But generally speaking, a Mirror Image was an extremely difficult existence to deal with.

Unless it completely chose to submit, the quest would be considered a failure.

Even if one used overwhelming strength to kill the Mirror Image, the quest still could not be completed.

Therefore, according to the Supreme Staff, the best method was to completely suppress the Mirror Image with thunderous momentum the moment it was summoned, and only then begin negotiations.

In that kind of negotiation, there was a high probability that the Mirror Image would ultimately choose to compromise.

"I understand."

Caelan nodded. At the same time, he was very much looking forward to seeing Evelyn’s Mirror Image.

Although he knew very clearly in his heart that his own Mirror Image had undergone a mutation and was not the same as Evelyn’s, no matter what, as long as it was a Mirror Image, there would more or less be some similarities.

He would also be able to accumulate some experience.

Everything was ready.

A rare trace of nervousness appeared on Evelyn’s face.

She took a deep breath, her chest rising high.

Then, after pausing for a full five seconds, she opened her quest panel.

[Would you like to begin the Mirror Image Quest?]

[Yes!]

The next moment, Evelyn felt as though her body was gradually becoming lighter.

"It’s the shadow!"

Caelan’s gaze was like lightning. Almost instantly, he noticed the change in Evelyn’s shadow!

Her shadow no longer stayed quietly in place. Instead, it turned into a mass of darkness and quickly fled.

"Hurry up and chase it!"

The Supreme Staff urged them, its tone no longer carrying its usual frivolousness.

Even the Supreme Staff had not expected Evelyn’s Mirror Image to actually be the most difficult shadow-type Mirror Image.

According to the knowledge the Supreme Staff possessed, even among Mirror Images, there were in fact many different methods of birth.

Some appeared out of thin air. Some descended from the sky.

But according to big data analysis, shadow-type Mirror Images were instead the most difficult to deal with.

Because the existence of a shadow itself had an inseparable connection to the main body.

For the vast majority of awakeners, the most difficult enemy to deal with was never anyone else.

It was themselves.

Caelan and Evelyn exchanged a glance, then immediately transformed into streaks of light and chased after the direction in which the shadow had fled.

After just a few breaths,

one dark and two bright figures had formed a triangular formation and already flown out of human territory, arriving above the Infinite Sea.

Even after they entered deep into the Infinite Sea, with no land remaining around them, Evelyn’s shadow still showed no intention of giving up.

It continued fleeing deeper into the Infinite Sea, attempting to find a point where it could break through.

This state continued for a full half an hour.

But in the end, Evelyn’s Mirror Image tried countless methods and consumed more than half of its energy, yet still failed to find any way to escape.

Instead, it was completely surrounded by Caelan and Evelyn.

"You have nowhere left to run!"