Inside the quiet office, a figure sat in the chair with sunlight streaming through the spacious window behind him. The brooding Woo-Jae ended the call with a sneer on his face. Rubbing his forehead, he swore. "Damn fools.”

"What's the matter?" Pil-Doo asked cautiously, having observed Woo-Jae's changing expression in real-time.

"The seal stone in Pyongyang has collapsed. They say they found nothing," Woo-Jae replied.

"What about the young master, Yu-Seong…?" asked Pil-Doo.

“He went completely missing, and we have no idea whether he’s dead or alive. Damn it,” Woo-Jae replied. He repeatedly clicked his tongue, pounding his chest in frustration. "Furthermore, the Philosopher's Stone that was connected to the seal stone in the underground was also stolen, and they have no idea who the culprit is.”

"That’s a mind-boggling situation." Pil-Doo frowned with a click of his tongue. He then asked, "The Philosopher's Stone was promised to be handed over to the Miraculous Alchemist, right?"

"It's not for free. In exchange, she was going to help the Comet Group secure exclusive contracts with the recently emerged artifact creators," Woo-Jae explained.

Recently, Helen was referred to as the mother of all artifact creators. It was because...