Luo Luo came out of the water to take a breath. She was shocked when she smelled the strong aroma of meat. "You roasted that poor bird?!"
"Nope. Look, it's still lying there." The magister pouted his lips at Bevinadet, "But if you want to eat it, I can make it for you. It'll be done in less than 20 minutes. I guarantee it'll be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside."
"Don't, don't … Please don't. My life is already miserable enough. Don't add oil to the fire." Lolo shuddered at the person's heart of stone as she treaded the water.
Rob shrugged as if he felt sorry for the girl's decision. "How was it? Did you find anything?"
The rookie, The Brave, shook off the water droplets on his face. "Oh, it's too dark down there. I can't see clearly. I can only feel my way bit by bit."
"Don't worry, take your time." The magister comforted.
Lolo nodded, took a deep breath, and dove back into the water. Rob, on the other hand, tried the beef tendon he roasted himself.
As expected, because there was no seasoning, the taste of the roasted meat was average. The magister took two bites and tossed it aside. He then took out a deck of poker cards from his pocket. This guy really had a lot of ways to kill time.
Bevinadet finally understood that if this continued, there was no way she could outlast him. After all, he could sit there and play poker with himself for the whole night, while she didn't have much time left. In fact, Bevinadet knew very well that if she didn't get help from the human in front of her, she might not even last half a magic hour.
But because of this, Bevinadet had to act like she didn't care at all.
This bird was not only beautiful, but also very smart. It could even be called cunning.
It understood that before a negotiation began, the more indifferent a party appeared to be about the final outcome of the negotiation, the more bargaining chips they could obtain at the negotiation table.
Yes, Bevinadet came to die tonight, but in her heart, she didn't want to die.
Any creature would feel great fear in the face of death, no matter how calm they appeared on the surface. Due to their innate talent, or perhaps curse, Bevinadet's family was the closest to death. From the moment they were born, they could clearly feel their own fate, the shadow that shrouded over their heads.
They struggled and resisted … but in the end, they could not escape death.
If there was no way to escape this destined death, then at least he could maintain his last demeanor in front of it.
The Bevinadet in front of her had thought that she would be like her brethren, bidding farewell to her former friends one by one on a moonlit night. She would then raise her head to look at the eternal starry sky, using the magic in her blood as a final gift to the world. She would then quietly close her eyes, preparing to face the endless darkness behind her.
But tonight, the trajectory of fate had miraculously deviated.
Bevinadet's gaze finally landed on the quasi-magus by the bonfire. At this moment, a strong desire to live burst forth from her eyes.
Beside her, Rob seemed to have expected this outcome. He put down the poker cards in his hand and stretched. "What, have you finally thought it through?"
Bevinadet lowered her head, the pride on her face long gone. She even looked a little dejected. She knew that she was at a complete disadvantage in this game and had no more bargaining chips.
"Tsk tsk, it's rare to be able to live. Actually, think about it from another perspective, if you didn't meet me, you would have died tonight."
Rob collected the poker cards on the ground one by one and put them back into his pocket. Even if everything went smoothly, the exploration team would need at least half a month to leave this underground city. In the days to come, the quasi-magus would have to rely on this deck of cards to pass the time.
"…" Bevinadet did not speak, as if tacitly agreeing with someone's words.
Of course, it was more likely that she could not speak in the first place.
But from the expression on her face, the quasi-magus could tell that this bird should be able to understand him.
Rob was not too surprised. In fact, based on Bevinadet's previous reactions, it was easy for the youth to deduce that this was not the first time she had come into contact with a human, or more accurately, a magician.
Interesting. It seemed that someone had come here long before this underground city was revealed to the world. But for some reason, that fellow did not share this discovery with others. Perhaps it was because he wanted to make a fortune before other adventurers arrived, or perhaps it was because he did not leave this underground city alive.
The quasi-magus felt that the latter was more likely. This underground city was too big, and it was difficult to explore it alone.
In short, Bevinadet must have come into contact with that human magician. When Bevinadet discovered Rob's true identity, she was so sure that he could save her from death. It was like a drowning person seeing a boat from afar.
Speaking of which, this was the first time that a creature could see the true strength of a quasi-magus from an elemental level.
In order to successfully escape from the hands of the two old monsters, Demain and Steins, the youth had put in a lot of effort in concealing his aura. Magicians had a natural affinity with the magical elements between heaven and earth. Beginner magicians might not have such an obvious feeling, but after advancing to intermediate magicians, they would be more sensitive to the flow of the surrounding elements.
In other words, if two intermediate magicians met on the road, they would basically be able to recognize each other.
However, this conclusion was obviously not applicable to Rob. The future supreme magus, Your Honor, had a special method to make himself look like an ordinary person, with almost no elemental flow in his body. Demain also clicked his tongue in wonder.
In the beginning, Bevinadet had also been mistaken about the youth, but when Luo Bu had saved Luo Luo, she had seen some clues.
It was also at that time that the beautiful bird realized that her opportunity had come.
However, Bevinadet also knew that opportunities often came with a price.
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