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Chapter 549: Chapter 549: Info
Seeing the question in her eyes, Asher chuckled.
"Even though I really wanted to appear like a hero in front of my sister-in-law..."
He scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"It will be difficult taking away my brother’s credits."
He shrugged casually. "If you want to know what I was doing... you should ask Silas. He will explain everything."
Ivy frowned slightly.
’Was Silas hiding something from me?’
Just as that thought appeared... The door opened once again.
Silas walked inside.
The moment he saw Asher standing there, he rolled his eyes.
"What are you doing here?"
Asher placed a hand over his chest dramatically.
"Why shouldn’t I be here? If someone didn’t know better... they would think the Blackthorn family only has one son."
Silas ignored him completely.
Instead, he walked over to Ivy and placed a warm bowl of porridge on the table beside her.
"You should eat."
His voice softened slightly.
"You must be hungry."
Ivy nodded and slowly took a spoonful.
The warm porridge eased the emptiness in her stomach.
After a few bites, she looked between Silas and Asher.
"When did Asher return?"
Silas replied calmly.
"A few days ago."
Then his expression turned serious.
"And he brought important information."
Ivy blinked. "What information?"
Silas looked directly at her.
"We found Damien’s current hideout."
The spoon in Ivy’s hand froze.
Her eyes widened slightly.
She had been monitoring Grace’s situation closely.
Since Grace had already been rejected, Ivy had assumed Damien wouldn’t pose a serious threat to the base for the time being.
But now... They had located his hideout.
That was extremely valuable information.
Ivy suddenly turned toward Asher.
And at that moment, she realized something.
’So that is where he was...’
’He must have been searching for Damien all this time.’
Which meant... He hadn’t returned earlier because he had been busy gathering this information.
A small feeling of guilt rose in her heart.
Looking at Asher sincerely, Ivy said softly,
"Thank you."
Asher waved his hand casually, as if brushing away her gratitude like dust in the air.
"There is no need to thank me."
His tone was light, almost teasing.
"You should focus on taking care of yourself first."
Ivy nodded slightly, but her thoughts had already begun drifting somewhere else.
’Asher...’
A memory from her previous life surfaced quietly in her mind.
In that life... Asher had died.
And the way he died had never left her memory.
The thought made her chest tighten slightly.
Looking at him carefully, Ivy spoke again.
"You should be careful... about the friends around you."
The room fell silent for a brief moment. Asher stared at her.
For a second, his expression looked genuinely surprised.
Then he suddenly laughed.
"You don’t need to worry about my friends."
His smile was relaxed and confident. "They are fine."
He leaned casually against the wall, folding his arms.
"In fact, I already know that my sister-in-law has changed quite a bit."
His eyes sparkled with faint amusement.
"But I still don’t fully believe your so-called divination ability."
Ivy remained silent.
Asher continued speaking, scratching the back of his head.
"At most... I would say you are like a blind cat that occasionally catches a mouse."
He chuckled softly.
"It just happens that you guessed the right things a few times."
His tone wasn’t mocking. It was simply honest. It wasn’t because he looked down on Ivy’s abilities.
Rather, he understood one simple thing very clearly.
Ivy might have been able to predict certain events through observation, careful analysis, and sharp instincts.
But true divination?
That sounded far too unbelievable.
Still...
Even if he didn’t fully believe her, he decided he would keep her warning in mind.
’Just a little bit.’
Not too seriously. But not completely ignoring it either.
Ivy watched his relaxed expression and immediately understood.
’He doesn’t believe me.’
And she knew something else as well.
No matter how much she tried to convince him, it would be useless.
Forcing the matter would only make him more suspicious.
So instead of arguing, she quietly made a decision.
’Then I will prepare a backup plan.’
After chatting for a short while longer, Asher soon left the room.
The moment the door closed behind him, the atmosphere inside became quieter.
Ivy turned her attention toward Silas.
"Where is Asher going today?"
Silas didn’t hesitate.
"He will be heading toward the eastern sector. He has some matters to deal with there."
After hearing the exact location, Ivy thought for a moment.
"Deploy some soldiers nearby."
Silas shrugged lightly. "I already did. You don’t need to worry."
Hearing that, Ivy let out a quiet breath of relief.
Then another thought crossed her mind.
Looking at Silas again, she asked,
"What about the base? How are things operating lately?"
Her brows furrowed slightly.
"I heard that the extreme cold is starting to arrive."
Silas’s expression immediately turned serious.
"The situation outside is not improving. In fact... it is getting worse every day."
The room seemed to grow heavier with that statement.
Silas continued calmly.
"The temperature has been dropping steadily. Many smaller survivor camps are already struggling."
"Water resources are becoming unstable."
Ivy’s face darkened.
Just as she was about to respond...
Suddenly...
A strange sensation spread through her body.
It felt like a wave of warm energy washing over her from the inside.
Her eyes widened slightly.
Silas immediately noticed the change in her expression. "What happened?"
His voice carried clear concern.
Ivy looked at him, slightly stunned. "It feels like..."
She hesitated. "...like I am about to break through."
Silas frowned deeply. "That is impossible."
His voice was firm. "You had a breakthrough just one month ago. How could you advance again so quickly?"
There was no jealousy in his tone. Only worry.
Because he knew something very dangerous.
Advancing too quickly could cause a cultivator’s body to collapse under the pressure of unstable energy.
Some people had even died from it.
Silas stepped closer, his eyes carefully watching her condition.
"You should suppress it."