Chapter 522: The Cyclic Mystic Realm! The Qin Tianjian's Deputy.

Chapter 522: The Cyclic Mystic Realm! The Qin Tianjian's Deputy.

A colossal dragon soared into the sky.

Da Huang's massive body stretched across the heavens.

Seven people stood on Da Huang's body, gazing at the distant mountain.

Su Ping no longer felt the initial surprise.

Instead, he was filled with bewilderment and astonishment.

When Long Er called, he almost thought he had misheard.

But now it seemed that Long Er was right, or rather, it was quite impressive for the former deputy leader of the Dragon Team to take time out of his busy schedule to call and inform him.

At that moment, on the mountain peak, the Proud Dragon emitted smoke and rapidly flew towards them.

On the other side, another fiery red dragon had several shaken figures standing on its back.

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed as he gazed at the distant mountain peak.

The enormous mountain seemed unchanged, but there was an indescribable feeling in the air.

Soon, Su Ping understood the source of this feeling.

As Da Huang approached, an indescribable pressure and gravity weighed down on everyone.

Even Da Huang's flying speed suddenly decreased significantly.

What was happening?

Fortunately, the mountain wasn't too far from Su Ping and the others.

The smoking Proud Dragon and the fire-type giant dragon slowly approached. Long Er, with his unstable spiritual energy, apologized with a guilty expression:

"Sorry, Su Ping, the situation was sudden, and even I didn't react in time!"

Su Ping nodded, "Let's leave first. Are you injured? What happened?"

He turned to look at the Zhang brothers, who were lying on the fire dragon's back, and Huang Tian Bing, who had lost an arm. His pupils constricted.

But Long Er waved his hand, "It's not necessary. It's just the rupture of a fine spatial crack and the sudden appearance of powerful gravity. There's no real enemy, and it's already stabilized."

At the same time, Meng Yao, who had summoned the Thunder Demon and left, stood at the edge of the sky and nodded, "There's no powerful beast aura, but the spatial fluctuations are extremely unstable, and the gravity is very strange! What's going on with the Qin Tianjian? Old Huang, you've been the head of the observatory for so many years, how can such a problem still occur?"

Huang Tian Bing opened his mouth but didn't speak. The massive blood loss had turned his face pale.

Fortunately, Meng Yao, despite his scolding, casually summoned a strange sea star that appeared beside him. The sea star emitted a peculiar light that instantly restored Huang Tian Bing's complexion.

However, the severed arm showed no signs of regrowing, and Meng Yao recalled his contracted beast before speaking, "Your injury has spatial energy attached to it. Hurry back to the capital and find Yu Sheng for treatment. If you delay for a few more days, recovery might become difficult."

Huang Tian Bing nodded. At the same time, the group slowly descended to the ground, and Zhu Hong finally asked, "What's going on?"

Huang Tian Bing finally spoke, his voice hoarse, "I apologize, this is due to my negligence at the Qin Tianjian."

Su Ping raised his eyebrows, "Head Huang, when you were in Huaiyang Province and mentioned the Boulder Mountain Range several times during Immortal Saint Gu Sansi's inheritance mystic realm, is this the same place? I didn't realize it was this serious. But isn't that something that happened two months ago? Is it still ongoing?"

Huang Tian Bing's mouth twisted as if he were about to cry, "Su Ping, it's not just unfinished. Since April or May of this year, it's been half a year of this turmoil, on and off. Even I, as the head, have come here personally. Every time, we lose members of the Qin Tianjian from Jianghai and Huaiyang."

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed as he gazed at the distant mountain peak.

Regardless of anything else, he was also a member of the Qin Tianjian.

Seeing Huang Tian Bing in such a state, he felt uncomfortable.

He waved his hand, "What kind of mystic realm is this?"

Huang Tian Bing shook his head, "I don't know."

Su Ping continued, "Then, which Beastmaster from history left this mystic realm behind?"

Huang Tian Bing shook his head again, "I don't know."

"What type of contracted beast dominates this mystic realm? Can we deduce something from that?"

Huang Tian Bing kept shaking his head, "I don't know..."

Just as he was about to speak again, he saw the unfriendly gazes of the crowd and quickly changed his words, "I'm not sure, but it should be an Earth or Metal-type mystic realm."

Before Su Ping could speak, Zhu Hong interrupted, exasperated, "So, the Qin Tianjian lost so many people, and you don't even have a clue?"

Huang Tian Bing sighed, "Master Zhu, it's not that we're useless. It's just that we can't even find the entrance to this mystic realm. Every time there's a spatial fluctuation, dozens of spatial entrances appear, and once, over a hundred appeared. The spatial probes are completely ineffective against this! We can only send people in with equipment to investigate."

"Then, after a while, everything disappears, and some who enter never come out again."

Upon hearing this, Qin Erlong frowned, "If that's the case, why not wait until the spatial fluctuations stabilize before going in?"

Huang Tian Bing nodded, "In fact, the situation in the Boulder Mountain Range didn't just start this year. There have been fluctuations for several years, but even when spatial entrances appear, they only last for a few seconds to a few minutes at most during monitoring.

Simultaneously, some things are squeezed out, and based on experience, this is a sign of a large mystic realm appearing. So, we've been waiting without taking action and haven't paid much attention. At most, we find and inspect some of the things that fall out of the spatial entrances in the mystic realm, but they're mostly just ordinary rocks."

This year, starting from April and May, the spatial realm became extremely unstable.

The Celestial Observatory didn't want to constantly monitor it, but a few days ago, after returning from Yunnan-Tibet, I received a notification that a legendary-grade Imperial Steel Stone King had appeared! It's not like they can just ignore it..."

Meng Yao asked again:

"It's so dangerous, have you requested support?"

Huang Tianbing helplessly replied:

"We did request support, but neither the Guild nor the Legion has given a definite response."

Speaking of this, Huang Tianbing was so angry his teeth itched:

"Damn it, when they came to me for favors before, they were all too happy to help. But now that it's dangerous, none of them are willing to let their people take the risk.

During the pacification, everyone wanted to send people over here. Now that the situation has changed, they all treat me like a plague."

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

During this time, Huang Tianbing's busyness was witnessed by Su Ping himself.

Currently, an unknown number of members of the Celestial Observatory have withered away, but just looking at the Chief Observer, who had lost an arm, was enough to guess some of the hardships.

Even the Zhang brothers, who were once registered as wild talents, were forcibly recruited, indicating the severity of the manpower shortage.

Su Ping asked directly:

"Have you mentioned this to the Divine Dragon?"

But soon, he realized: "Never mind, I didn't say anything."

He felt a bit embarrassed.

In the entire Dragon Nation, the Divine Dragon Legend doesn't personally handle every little matter.

Not everyone can see, contact, or even offer suggestions to the Divine Dragon like he can.

Facing everyone's curious gazes, Su Ping felt a bit helpless, but fortunately, at this moment, Zhu Hong nodded:

"Indeed, the appearance of secret realms has been too frequent and extremely dangerous these past two years. Huang Tianbing's task is not easy. We really need to think of a solution."

Upon hearing this, Huang Tianbing's eyes turned red.

Who knows the difficulties and sorrows he has endured? During this period, the number of Celestial Observatory members who have sacrificed their lives is more than the combined total of the past ten or twenty years.

However, the Celestial Observatory, which used to be a privileged department for collecting secret realm inheritances and resources, has indeed offended and made too many people jealous.

Recently, the world has become unpredictable, with only a few wild secret realms appearing each year, yet they emerge like spring bamboo shoots after rain, one after another.

Moreover, countless dangers accompany these secret realms.

Some people are waiting to see the Celestial Observatory's downfall, and it's only relatively stable internally. If those people send more people over and make arrangements, it might worsen the situation.

If something earth-shattering happens that affects the peace of the common people, the Chief Observer, who has long been a target of public criticism, will be the one to take the blame.

Su Ping thought for a moment:

"Forget it, I'll make a phone call. Even if there's no Holy Spirit-rank predecessor directly overseeing it, the local legion should cooperate. If something goes wrong, it won't be good."

Everyone nodded. Su Ping's willingness to step forward is the best outcome, as others may not understand, but Zhu Hong and Meng Yao know the weight of Su Ping's words and influence with the Divine Dragon.

Meng Yao also glanced at the mountain:

"Alright, I'll go and check out the situation over there and see if there's still any danger. Dragon Er, take a look at the Pride Dragon's condition."

After making all the arrangements, Su Ping stepped aside and took out the special satellite phone, dialing the most unique number on it.

"Hello, Su Ping? Why are you calling me today? Did the Dragon Nurturing Bamboo make some progress?"

The voice on the other end of the line sounded cheerful.

Recently, the appearance of the Dragon Nurturing Bamboo, although not publicly announced, was shared with the Divine Dragon by Su Ping, who instructed him to pay close attention to its cultivation.

Su Ping smiled slightly:

"I've already let Xiao Hui and the other two try it, and we've just started cultivating. How can there be any progress so soon? It's like this, the Celestial Observatory..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the voice on the other end interrupted him:

"Right, Su Ping, last month, I heard from Meng Yao that you went on a trip together and encountered the Golden Heart's message and whereabouts?"

Su Ping was taken aback, but he didn't rush to talk about the Celestial Observatory's situation. Instead, he explained the details of the incident:

"That's right... I thought Meng Yao and Wu Yao had already informed you... Last time..."

Upon mentioning this, the voice of the Divine Dragon Legend turned solemn:

"The source of this information from the outside is indeed confirmed. A guest from across the ocean has indeed arrived in the Sakura Nation.

The Golden Heart has indeed made some moves, and these moves are directed at the neighboring island nation. This is an opportunity, and we still don't understand the Golden Heart's purpose, even now.

So, what is the little girl from the Dong family thinking? If this is the case, she might have to go on a business trip to the Sakura Nation next."

Su Ping was taken aback again. However, this was normal, as the matter of the Golden Heart was indeed more important. He suppressed his urgency and said:

"Yun Jie is extremely dedicated to contributing her strength for the Dragon Nation! She has repeatedly expressed her willingness to investigate."

"Can you guarantee that her intentions are to contribute her strength and gather intelligence for the Dragon Nation?"

"The man's question caught Su Ping off guard, but after a moment's thought, he replied, 'The company's focus is on me. Although Yun Jie holds shares, without me, Ping Yun has no value or meaning. My ideas are her ideas! I can guarantee that.'"

"Hehe, that's good. Don't worry, I'll make sure the Dragon Nation discreetly provides maximum protection for her safety, but as for you, next time don't just wander around like that. Don't dare to get close to the Endless Sea again and give us some peace of mind."

At this point, the Holy Legend spoke up again, "However, what I didn't expect was that the effect of the World Tree's leaves would be like that. It's a small gain, and also, did Connor tell you about his trip to the Heart of All Spirits last time?"

Su Ping nodded. "Hmm."

"Although you're not directly involved in this matter, since you chose that time, go big. Make sure you maintain a good reputation on the surface! Let all the Beastmasters in the world know that only in Dragon Country can they keep up with the pace and standards of top-tier Cultivation Masters!"

The Holy Dragon Legend spoke calmly, exuding confidence in Su Ping's abilities.

After chatting with Su Ping for a while, he finally got to the point, "Senior, what do you think about the Celestial Observatory?"

"The Celestial Observatory? Tell me, what are your thoughts?"

The Holy Dragon Legend didn't seem surprised by Su Ping's question; in fact, he had anticipated this moment.

"It's like this..."

Su Ping repeated the situation once more, but the Holy Dragon Legend on the phone didn't say anything. He merely acknowledged with a faint 'hmm' and then asked, "Since that's the case, what do you want to do?"

Su Ping replied, "I think that given the current situation, the appearance of the Mystic Realm is too frequent and much less stable than before. The strength of the Yellow Supervisor is insufficient to guarantee the safety of the Mystic Realm. We need a powerful high-level existence to take charge, and at the same time, we need a certain amount of authority in various places. Some special situations require local forces to cooperate to a certain extent..."

"Hmm... that makes sense. The latter is easier to say, but for the former, Su Ping, do you have any suitable candidates in mind?"

The Holy Dragon Legend continued to ask in a nonchalant tone.

Su Ping scratched his head, "This... I haven't thought about it yet."

"Hehe, you little rascal. As for the high-level Beastmasters you mentioned, if we're talking about Holy Spirit rank, I can say that most of them are already in their respective positions in the country. As for the Celestial Observatory, there really isn't a particularly good candidate!"

The man's voice carried a hint of laughter.

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

He glanced at Meng Yao, who was walking away in the distance. Were they all in their respective positions? Was there really no suitable candidate?

Before he could think further, the Holy Dragon Legend spoke again from the phone, "Alright, I've agreed to the second matter. I'll also inform the local leaders in my name that if the Celestial Observatory needs assistance, they can provide more support in various places.

As for finding a Holy Spirit-rank existence to take charge at the Celestial Observatory, I can't help you with that. But I remember, you're also from the Celestial Observatory, right? This task is up to you.

Go and find someone who can take charge, and let me know when you've found them."

After speaking, the man on the phone abruptly hung up.

Su Ping put down the phone, his eyebrows furrowed in thought.

What did he mean by that? Did he want Su Ping to find someone? Although Su Ping knew quite a few Holy Spirit-rank Beastmasters, including Sang Sheng and Leng Ye, not to mention some others with whom he had exchanged contact information but wasn't particularly close to.

But how was he supposed to find someone?

He didn't understand, but he knew that the man on the phone had spoken with a hidden meaning.

What was that hidden meaning? What did he truly intend?

Meanwhile, in the imperial capital of Dragon City.

In the Hall of Time.

The man put down the phone and looked at the book in his hand, as if Su Ping's call hadn't caused any disturbance in him.

Beside him, a strange half-human, half-dragon creature yawned and glanced at the man, "What are you doing? Why are you in such a hurry? Are you trying to pressure that kid?"

The man ignored him and continued flipping through the book.

This book was not an ancient Cultivation method or anything else; it was a special notebook.

The clippings inside were from newspapers dating back more than twenty years.

They bore the marks of time.

Each newspaper clipping seemed to be covered in blood:

'New Calendar Year 203, the Luo family of Hedong was destroyed. The Luo family's lineage dated back to the mid-Liang Dynasty, with a history of about five hundred years. They specialized in Water Element Spirit Beasts... During this time, Beastmasters were dispatched... with the Wolf Saint personally taking action...'

'New Calendar Year 201, the Xu family of Fujian was destroyed. The Xu family's lineage dated back to the early New Calendar, with a history of about two hundred years. They specialized in Moon-Swallowing Dogs...'

'New Calendar Year 204...'

Soon, the man's gaze locked onto a paper cutting.

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'New Calendar Year 204, a branch of the Jianghai Dong family was eliminated, and the main branch was removed from all positions. The Dong family's lineage dated back to the late Liang Dynasty, with a history of about three hundred years. They specialized in space-type Spirit Beasts, such as the Corridor Spirit Beast, and had a special tool-type Spirit Beast, the Holy Spirit-rank All-Worlds Reflecting Mirror...'

After reading for a few moments, the man withdrew his gaze and finally spoke, "This kid is too lazy, and many times, he doesn't even realize how much influence his words carry. I'm just letting him get used to it.

The man paused, shaking his head. "This kid is still lazy? The emergence of the Dragon-Nurturing Bamboo, if it goes smoothly, can increase the combat power of Dragon City and speed up its formation by several times."

Not to mention the future potential of the Dragon-Nurturing Bamboo, with new discoveries almost every few months. If all the cultivators in the Cultivator's Association were this 'lazy', that would be great."

Zhu Long smirked beside him.

"Are you in a hurry?"

The man's eyes gradually deepened:

"I am indeed a bit anxious. I can't afford to not be in a hurry in this situation."

Zhu Long frowned:

"You are now a legendary tenth-tier, with the Holy Dragon and White Tiger by your side. The others are no less capable. From the perspective of longevity, you will be safe for the next hundred years or more. Why take the risk of trying something new?"

The man smiled:

"A hundred years? I'm not even willing to wait ten years! Old Zhu, don't you know that it's better to keep moving forward than to stop? I've been waiting for too long already.

Especially in this ever-changing world, if I wait any longer, how can I protect this country and Dragon City in this era?"

Zhu Long pursed his lips, and on his dragon-like face that resembled a human, a complex expression appeared. "Ah Xuan, you've worked hard."

The man didn't mind, and soon refocused his gaze on the book page. At the same time, between his eyebrows, a dragon imprint slowly formed, resembling a five-clawed divine dragon soaring into the sky.

...

Su Ping hung up the phone.

He frowned in thought.

At the same time, the Thunder Wing Demon returned,

Meng Yao jumped down from the sky, shrugging:

"The frequency of spatial rifts has indeed decreased, but as Huang Tian Bing said, the space is still extremely unstable. Countless space entrances with unknown destinations have appeared, and a true space vortex has not fully formed. The situation is quite complicated.

And that gravity is extremely exaggerated! Even the Thunder Wing Demon's flying speed has been significantly reduced. If it were some lower-level flying creatures, they probably wouldn't be able to move at all."

Su Ping nodded but didn't pay attention. His interest in the mystic realm itself was just so-so.

As Huang Tian Bing had said, from the perspective of Dragon Country and the Imperial Observatory, the problem was indeed significant.

At this moment, he finally understood what the Holy Dragon Legend meant and the implications of its existence.

After a moment of thought, he dialed another phone number, but this time, it was a special life form.

"Hello, Su Ping, why are you calling me? Have you run out of those transmission mirrors?"

A somewhat exaggerated voice sounded.

It was none other than the only Holy Spirit Grade Contracted Beast of the Dong family, the All-World Reflecting Mirror Ancestor.

Su Ping smiled slightly:

"Mirror Ancestor, I need your help. Do you have time..."

Twenty minutes later, a spatial fluctuation flashed, and a palm-sized mirror appeared out of thin air before everyone's eyes.

"Mirror Ancestor, it's been a while!"

Su Ping greeted the mirror with a smile.

Within the mirror, the Mirror Ancestor, in the form of a pink-haired anime girl, appeared again: "Hello, Su Ping, and everyone from Dragon Country!"

Everyone looked at the mirror.

The Dong family's only remaining Holy Spirit Grade Guardian!

And the only one who seemed capable of maintaining the Dong family's prestige.

After the greetings, Su Ping, accompanied by the All-World Reflecting Mirror, finally arrived at the peak of the mountain.

As expected, just by getting closer, Su Ping felt an indescribable sense of oppression. This gravitational pressure was extremely uncomfortable! Fortunately, the All-World Reflecting Mirror was reliable.

After hearing Su Ping's request, the All-World Reflecting Mirror didn't refuse.

Su Ping's theory was correct.

The mystic realm was directly related to spatial abilities.

Holy Spirit Grade beings with spatial abilities had a more acute perception of the mystic realm than anyone else,

and it was also more convenient for them.

In front of Huang Tian Bing's astonished gaze,

the All-World Reflecting Mirror, with its palm-sized mirror surface, slightly locked onto one of the spatial vortices on the mountain peak.

Within the mirror, it directly penetrated the space, and the scene behind the space passageway is reflected in the mirror.

This is a peak.

"Huh? This mystic realm is quite interesting."

The Mirror Saint's voice echoed.

Without Su Ping's urging, it quickly turned to look at another entrance, but this time, behind the entrance, was a broken and dark spatial rift.

"The space is quite shattered. No wonder the Imperial Observatory kids couldn't get in. This mystic realm is extremely special and bizarre!"

The Mirror Saint's voice sounded, but the mirror surface suddenly emitted a dazzling light, covering all the spatial vortex entrances on the entire mountain peak.

And in the next moment, something even more unexpected happened to Huang Tian Bing.

Within the mirror's image, everything was completely reflected.

All-World Reflecting!

This name was embodied by the Mirror Saint to the fullest.

Behind countless spatial vortices, a seemingly shattered mystic realm slowly merged.

However, the mystic realm in the image was still extremely simple.

It was no different from the ground beneath their feet.

There was only one peak, and a seemingly man-made staircase.

The staircase stretched out, with tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of steps.

So high that it was difficult to count.

Other than that, there was nothing else.

Within this mystic realm, there was truly nothing else! Only the mountain before their eyes.

Of course, there are also some Earth and Metal Element Spirit Beasts on this mountain.

However, their numbers are limited.

They are rather peculiar, standing motionless as if asleep.

What kind of world is this?

Before he could take a closer look, the image on the Mirror Saint slowly faded away.

The 2D girl with pink hair reappeared:

"Su Ping, this secret realm is a bit special. The only certain thing is that this secret realm is relatively stable, and although its space appears fragmented, the space itself is extremely stable."

Su Ping was a bit confused by these words: "Senior, what do you mean?"

The girl in the mirror scratched her head:

"It means that this secret realm itself is broken and was split from a special world. There are traces of violent breakage at the space's edges.

Therefore, when this secret realm appears in the current world's changes, as a 'door' the space entrance is extremely chaotic due to the rough breakage marks at the space's edge.

It's like a drafty house; the foundation is solid, but the doors and windows are broken, allowing the wind to blow in. And if there's no external interference, it may take some time to recover."

Su Ping understood this.

He opened his mouth, and in the next second, a spatial barrier appeared, enclosing Su Ping and the Mirror of All Worlds.

Everyone was separated, and Meng Yao frowned, but seeing that nothing had happened to Su Ping and the Mirror of All Worlds, he relaxed after their conversation.

Su Ping hadn't expected the Mirror Saint to take action suddenly.

"Senior, this is..."

"I have something to tell you."

Su Ping was taken aback: "That's perfect, I also have something I'd like to ask you for help."

The Mirror Saint suddenly spoke:

"This secret realm, Su Ping, is probably not simple! If my guess is correct, this should be a cyclical secret realm entrance!

Moreover, this was left behind by at least a Holy Spirit Rank Beastmaster, and if possible, I can repair the entrance and even move its position!"

With these words, Su Ping's eyes lit up: "What do you mean?"

"This secret realm entrance can be transferred to your Heart of All Spirits. Of course, it will take some time and resources."

It's really like that!

Su Ping blinked, and as his realm and abilities improved, so did his vision. He had witnessed quite a few secret realm entrance transfers.

He had seen the Beastmaster Association and Jianghai Academy.

However, the more Su Ping knew, the more he understood that transferring secret realm entrances wasn't difficult.

What was difficult was finding one that could be transferred and was itself a rare and precious cyclical secret realm.

He hadn't expected the one before him to be capable of this?

"Of course, when the time comes, I'll provide whatever resources you need. You can also mention any requests you have for the Dong family. You've helped me too much!"

"Hehe, I'll just mention it to you. You can communicate with the Heavenly Observation Bureau later. But it will take some time!

Alright, what did you want to ask me?"

The Mirror of All Worlds spoke.

Su Ping pursed his lips:

"It's indeed about the Heavenly Observation Bureau! I just spoke with the Holy Dragon,

and we decided to enhance the Bureau's domestic status. Aside from local cooperation, the main task is for me to select a Holy Spirit Rank existence to preside over the Bureau!

As you know, many Holy Spirit Ranks in the country have their own duties, and from what I've seen, your understanding of space is unparalleled!

So, I think if you preside over the Bureau, it would be well-deserved! You and the Dong family would be contributing to the Dragon Country! What do you think?"

The Dong family, contributing to the Dragon Country?

The Mirror of All Worlds was stunned in the mirror, seemingly not expecting Su Ping to say such words.

For the past twenty years, the few remaining Beastmaster families had not interfered with the Dragon Country's actual power departments.

But now, what had it heard? Su Ping was inviting it to the Heavenly Observation Bureau, even as the strongest force?

It was a bit dazed for a moment.

"Su Ping, this..."

Su Ping blinked:

"Don't worry, you saw the situation at the Bureau. Huang Tianbing has been eager for a powerful backer to preside over it! Your abilities are beyond doubt! Moreover, a typical secret realm won't hinder you, and you'll have a certain degree of autonomy inside.

As you know, although many secret realms have appeared in recent years, they carry some risks, but the rewards are also significant. You can handle it as you see fit."

The Mirror of All Worlds also fell into deep thought.

After living for so many years, these words made it keenly aware of the situation's uniqueness.

However, because of this, it didn't immediately agree to anything but nodded:

"I need to discuss this with the Dong family."

"That's natural."

The spatial barrier dispersed, leaving everyone puzzled. The Holy Spirit Rank Mirror Saint seemed a bit distracted.

What had these two said? Others didn't know, but the Mirror Saint was very clear.

Because it had just realized.

If it agreed and presided over the Bureau in its Beastmaster body...

Wouldn't its decision to 'give' this cyclical special secret realm to this boy be a bit hasty?

(End of Chapter)

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