Angor's anger was unleashed. Dave immediately felt it. He scratched his head in embarrassment and put on an innocent look.
Angor clenched his fists and slowly approached Dave.
"Didn't you say it was a flying machine? You can't even control the direction, and you're talking about a flying machine?! If Toby wasn't smart enough, he'd be dead by now. "Angor cracked his knuckles.
"It's my first time building a flying machine —"
"That's not an excuse. You could've told me in advance, and I wouldn't have let Toby take the risk," Angor threatened.
"Don't hit me! I'm sorry! " Seeing that Angor was about to start a fight, Dave completely forgot that he was an apprentice. He crouched down and covered his head with his hands.
Toby felt that Angor was being too nice to him since he was going to fight an apprentice. If Angor was at a disadvantage in the fight, Toby would definitely help him.
Toby was so touched that he almost cried.
Angor looked at Dave's cowardly look and felt amused. Was this really an apprentice? Why did he feel that she was even weaker than Abelle?
"How about I pay you some merit points?"
"How much?"
"Five?"
Angor shook his head. "Not enough."
"Ten?"
"Not enough."
"Fifty?"
"Still not enough." When he went to the Elder of Books, he already spent 700 merit points on teleportation alone. You want to bribe me with 50 merit points? Don't even think about it!
Dave pulled a long face. "Fifty is already a lot. What do you want me to do?"
"What do you want me to do? Hmph! "
Toby also clenched his fists. Angor won't give in to money. Give up! He'll beat you up for sure!
"Ahem. You said you're working at an alchemy shop?"
"Prome's Alchemy Shop!" Dave looked proud. "The owner, Master Prome, is an intermediate apprentice alchemist!"
"Fine. I know a scale that can measure spirit power. Give me one, and I'll forgive you," Angor said.
Toby, who was sitting on Angor's shoulder, suddenly turned around and stared at Angor in disbelief.
— — You actually succumbed to money, I misjudged you!
Angor rubbed Toby's head with an awkward expression. "You're fine now, aren't you? Once I get the meter, I'll save some magic crystals and buy you some dried fish from the deep sea."
Deep-sea dried fish? Toby gave Angor a doubtful look, mumbled a few words, and stopped.
…
Prome's Alchemy Shop was located at the end of the alley.
Dave led the two of them to the end of the tunnel and pointed at a winding tunnel. "From here, you can reach the apprentice market in Apprentice Town Eight. Prome's Alchemy Shop is right there."
"Underground?" It was his first time here, so he was curious.
"You're a newcomer this year, so you might not understand." "Almost every apprentice town in Brute Cavern has an underground market. There's a lot of stuff in there, but some are good and some are bad. Maybe you can find something good."
"Oh, right. If you want to buy materials at a stable price, you can go to the nearby villages. The prices there are stable because of Darkivil Empire's economic interference. "
After walking in the tunnel for about five minutes, they arrived at the underground market.
When he first saw the empty underground market, he was also shocked by how lively it was. No wonder he did not see many apprentices on the surface. They were all gathered here. Originally, he had mistakenly thought that the apprentices were all holed up at home cultivating. In fact, he was too ignorant. If he did not meet Dave, he would not know how long he would be kept in the dark.
Crisscrossed paths crisscrossed the streets, and on each path, there were hundreds of shops.
Angor estimated that there were at least thirty or forty streets in the underground cave. He could imagine how many shops there were in total.
Among the rows of shops, Angor saw several buildings that were dozens of meters tall. The largest one was a silver-white metal tower in the center. The tower had 15 floors, and each floor was connected by several steel cables. Each cable was about a thousand meters long, and they were connected to different parts of the cave. It looked like a giant net.
There was a steel cable below Angor's feet that connected to the building.
"Those cables are cableways. See those metal boxes? They're carriages that can take you to the Sky Tower quickly, "Dave explained.
"Sky Tower?" Angor looked at the silver-white metal tower and felt like he had heard of it before.
"Yup, Sky Tower." "Sky Towers are actually battle towers set up by Floating Mech City in different places." Dave's expression was a mixture of longing and fear.
"Battle towers?" Angor suddenly remembered Abelle mentioning a place when she was explaining to a wizard. "Floating Mech City's Tower of Infinity?"
"You've heard of it too?" Dave was surprised. This was not something a newbie should know. He only heard about it from two level-3 apprentices during his two years working at Prome's Alchemy Shop.
Angor nodded and told Dave what Abelle told him.
"Abelle … She's the weakest apprentice, but she's very well-informed. I heard she would go to Cloud Library whenever she got merit points." Dave sighed. "It's normal that Abelle knows about the Tower of Infinity."
"What? Abelle's pretty famous? "The two chatted as they walked.
"Yeah, but not in a good way. She's from the same batch as me. When Mister Tree Spirit tested her talent, she was found to be a rare Occult talent, which made many people jealous. But later on, she was too weak. No matter what kind of activities we did, she always dragged us down. That's why she was called the shame of our batch, "Dave explained.
"So Abelle's an Occult?"
"Yup. She's an Occult Summoner. That three-colored deer she always rides is her summoned creature." Dave curled his lips. "That deer can't fight at all. It's only a means of transportation. Let's talk about the Sky Tower instead. "
Dave pointed at the tall tower. "There are 15 floors in the Sky Tower, and each floor has dozens of arenas. You'll get three points for winning a match, four points for losing a match, and no points for a draw. As long as you get enough points on each floor, or get into the top ten of each season, you'll be able to advance to the next floor. Once you've reached a certain floor, you'll be able to take the cableway to the Sky Tower. Taking the cableway is also a sign of strength. "
"Once you reach the 15th floor, you'll be qualified to challenge the Tower of Infinity. So, the Sky Tower and the Tower of Infinity are actually 'partners'. " David's face was filled with pride. "The most talented person in our batch has already reached the thirteenth level!"
"What about you?"
"Me?"
"Yeah. Which floor are you on?"
Dave chuckled. "Um, I'm not interested in fighting, so …"
Not interested? Angor chuckled in his mind. He still remembered the look of longing in Dave's eyes when he was looking at the Sky Tower.
Not that he wasn't interested, but he couldn't beat Angor.
Angor was quite curious about the Sky Tower. It was a great place to practice his skills. But when he thought about how people would watch him fight in the tower, he lost interest.
Prome's Alchemy Shop was located in a secluded area. It was located at the edge of a cave wall blocked by tall buildings.
It was impossible to see the shop without going around the tall buildings.
"It's a secluded place, but it's very popular! The owner is an intermediate apprentice alchemist, which means he's quite famous in Brute Cavern. Not just Apprentice Town Eight. People from other apprentice towns also came here because of him, "Dave boasted.
So apprentice alchemists are really important, huh? Angor mused.
The door of Prome's Alchemy Shop was closed, but there were still several people standing outside. They quickly surrounded Dave when they saw him. Dave had to explain for a while before he managed to persuade them to leave.
"They're all here for Master Prome. Too bad he's not here."
Dave sighed. "In other words, Master Prometheus is not in the shop 90% of the time. Master alchemists are always busy, so there's nothing they can do. "
As he spoke, he led Angor into the shop.
The shop was small, but the shelves were filled with all kinds of strange items. Most of them were metal products.
"These are all Master Prome's masterpieces. He doesn't come to the shop often, but all the finished products are stored in his warehouse. I go there every half a month to collect them," Dave explained.
"Look around. I'll get you a spirit meter. It's a good thing that the scale isn't expensive. I wouldn't dare to give you anything else, "David muttered as he lifted the wooden plank of the underground warehouse and went in.
Only Angor and the bird were left in the shop.
Angor's eyes wandered around the shelves. The alchemy products looked exquisite, but they were not useful at all. They were not even as good as the first few pages of Encyclopedia of Basics of Alchemy.
Still, if an apprentice alchemist could be called a "master alchemist", there must be a lot of great alchemists out there.
Angor decided to study alchemy when he reached the third step. It would be such a waste if he did not take all the treasures.
[Killing Music Box: The interaction of high-frequency and low-frequency sounds produces a piercing sound wave that can attack a person's mind. However, it can only be used three times. After three times, the Killing Music Box will collapse. Price: 5,000 merit points. ]
Angor picked up an exquisite, heart-shaped metal box. He would have thought it was a brooch box if he did not see the description on the bottom.
"Three times? Either the crafting method is wrong, or there's something wrong with the inner structure. " Angor put the box down. A defective item could sell for 5,000 merit points? Alchemy was too easy to earn. These materials probably didn't even need two mana crystals.
Angor suddenly heard some chirping behind him. He turned around and saw Toby yelling in front of a lilac morning glory.
He approached the flower and tried to see what was wrong with it. Suddenly, the flower began to make some "chirping" sounds.
"Huh? Is that Toby's voice?" Angor looked at Toby, who was also confused.
The morning glory spoke again, "Is that Toby's voice?"
This time, it was Angor's voice again.
"Amazing. A flower that can record sounds?" Angor was surprised.
Morning Glory: "That's amazing. This is a flower that can record?"
Dave climbed out of the underground warehouse and saw Angor and Toby's confused expressions. "That's an Echo Flower, Toby. Don't step on its roots."
Toby flew out of the flower's plate.
"It won't echo if you don't step on its roots. It's a material used to make a sound-type alchemy item, "Dave explained.
"Here, Angor." Dave tossed a meter to Angor. "This is the spirit meter. Consider it my apology."
Angor took the meter and thought to himself, "What a great deal." But his expression said, "Fine, I'll accept your apology."
Angor took the meter and prepared to go home. What else could he do after taking advantage of the situation?
Before leaving, he noticed that Toby seemed to like the Echo Flower, so he asked, "How much does it cost?"
Dave was wiping his helmet when he heard Angor's question. "128 merit points? You just joined Brute Cavern last month. There's no way you can afford it."
Angor humphed and handed his bone card to Dave. "I'll pay by card."
…
Angor was still in a good mood when he reached home. He couldn't help but chuckle when he recalled Dave's confused look when he saw the balance on his bone card.
He had gained a lot from this trip. Not to mention that he had obtained the Spiritual Energy Scale, just knowing that there was an underground market was enough to make him rich.
Angor planned to put the Echo Flower in the greenhouse. But considering Toby's love for it, he decided to put the pot in Toby's room, along with a wooden spoon.
"Don't forget to water the flower. Use the spoon to get some water from the stream. Otherwise, don't blame me if the flower dies, "Angor said.
With everything settled, Angor planned to report to Sunders and focus on the third step.
However, before going to Phantom Island, there was something else he needed to do.
To test his spiritual power.
He wondered if the mysterious patterns he saw in his mind last night would affect his spiritual power. It would be fine if it didn't change, but if it did … Angor did not drink the Potion of Austere Night? Anyone would be suspicious if his spiritual power was increased out of thin air. If it was so easy to increase one's spiritual power, why bother looking for talents? Angor was worried that Sunders would find out the truth. How could he explain that he could see the patterns on the wall?
Angor's hand was still trembling when he picked up the meter. He still remembered the pain it brought him.
But to confirm his spiritual power, he gritted his teeth and began the test.
Two golden lines began to climb …
The same formula, the same pain. Angor put the meter aside with sweat all over his body.
When he was done, he picked up the dial and checked the result.
"15 points."
His spiritual power remained the same.
Angor was both disappointed and glad about the result.
He was disappointed that the wall did not do much to increase his spiritual power. Of course, there was also the possibility that he drew too few patterns.
Fortunately, his spiritual power did not change. At least Sunders would not notice it.
Angor looked at the meter again and realized something was wrong.
Although the scale showed 15 points, the position of the golden line seemed to be a little higher than the last time he tested it.
Was it his imagination?
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