Every balloon had an alphabet. They slowly floated up the sky before the string tying the balloons together snapped halfway. That caused the balloons to separate mid-air and float in different directions.
Hera looked up to watch the balloons and counted 15 of them. There were 13 alphabets and two numbers.
She had an excellent memory. Within a few seconds, she had already memorized each alphabet and quickly began to put together various words.
She finally came up with the word "Varastokaappi", which meant locker in Paltorian. The two numbers were zero and nine.
She immediately ran behind the rock garden. She wasn't surprised that there was not a sign of Xavier.
She remembered Xavier once said that he liked Santa Claus, who came from Paltoria. Thus, he learned Paltorian so that he could travel to Paltoria. If possible, Xavier even wanted to settle down there.
Hera remembered that so clearly because she used to be naïve and full of imagination. She had also once believed that Santa Claus existed in this world.
When she heard that Xavier wanted to visit Santa Claus at Paltoria, she wanted to go along as well. Thus, she picked up a little Paltorian so that she could go to Santa Claus' home and pick out any presents she liked.
"Hi, may I know where the lockers are located in the park?" Hera asked a volunteer.
"They're by the southern gate." The volunteer pointed in the direction.
Hera immediately headed to the southern gate and found the lockers. She looked up at the cameras directed at the locker area.
She took out her phone and keyed in some codes before placing her phone at the locker's scanner. Locker 9 opened with a click, and a letter was waiting inside for her.
Hera wasn't in a hurry to check the letter. Instead, she turned to find a corner away from the cameras before opening the envelope. Inside was a small slip of paper with a URL scribbled on top.
Hera typed in the URL on her phone browser. A website popped up, asking for a password. The password hint was an advanced math question.
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