Angor stepped forward and was about to speak when Lawson turned around.
Following his movement, a powerful aura came at Angor.
Angor didn't know what Lawson was trying to do. Instinctively, he tried to erect a spirit barrier around him, but he soon noticed that Lawson's aura wasn't directed at him.
It was Toby, who was inside his chest pocket.
Toby was originally lying in the warm and soft chest pocket, burping contentedly. When this pressure came over, it was first stunned for a moment, then it seemed to understand something, and a trace of anger flashed in its bright red eyes.
The aura was only at the level of a wizard, so Toby didn't feel any pressure. However, it still pissed him off.
Toby flew into the air and quickly transformed into a giant serpentine bird.
When the snake-bird form took shape, it immediately filled the spacious metal hall.
It seemed Toby was trying to protect Angor by covering him in multiple layers. Toby was trying to protect Angor with his body. Meanwhile, the serpentine head with red tumors on it hissed and stared at Lawson coldly.
It seemed Toby thought Lawson was trying to pressure Angor, so he protected Angor well. Toby didn't realize that the aura was only coming from Toby.
Lawson stared at the giant serpentine bird without showing any emotion in his eyes. Even when Toby's head was less than two meters away from him, Lawson still didn't move.
"So Sunders was right. This serpentine bird is indeed that seabird." Lawson spoke in a cold, metallic voice.
Lawson retracted his aura, but Toby was still glaring at him with a pair of vigilant and vicious eyes.
"Well, Mister Lawson's hospitality is truly eye-opening." Angor's voice was calm, but there was a hint of annoyance in his tone.
Lawson looked at Angor without saying anything, as if he was trying to find the right words to say.
After a while, Lawson spoke again, "Of course I'll treat a super dimensional wizard as a member of the research department. However, there are some unstable factors that I must investigate. "
The unstable factor was none other than Toby.
He also understood how much trouble Floating Mech City was in because of Toby's legendary aura. So far, the Rune Monitors outside the city were still busy looking for Toby. From Lawson's point of view, Toby's actions made perfect sense.
Besides, Lawson only used his aura to force Toby to turn into a serpentine bird. He did not do anything else. Angor had no right to criticize Lawson's actions.
However, he was still a little displeased.
"It's fine now." Angor put a hand on Toby's body.
Angor comforted Toby and asked him to change back. Toby, on the other hand, seemed to be angry as well. He stared at Lawson for a long while before he followed Angor's order and turned back into his school bird form.
However, before it closed in, Toby spat out a black mist towards the ground.
In almost an instant, the black fog had spread to more than half of the hall. The fog came quickly and disappeared quickly. By the time the fog had completely disappeared, half of the entire hall was covered with a layer of stone shell.
"Petrifying poison," Lawson muttered as he looked at the stone wall.
Toby stood on Lawson's shoulder and raised his chest proudly as if he was very satisfied with his work.
Angor didn't expect Toby to suddenly do something like this. Luckily, Toby only covered the hall with a layer of stone, which only required a little effort to clean up. He didn't really touch the runes on the metal walls.
Since Toby knew what he was doing, Lawson only glanced at the stone wall and didn't say anything.
When the atmosphere calmed down, Angor looked at the several floating screens behind Lawson. The images on them were still changing.
Angor chuckled. "I didn't think Mayor Lawson would be interested in peeking at other people."
The screen was showing a real-time image of Floating Mech City. Judging from the angle of the image, it was captured by a Rune Eye.
"What do you think will happen to a city full of supernatural creatures without proper control?" Lawson spoke in a flat tone. "I'm only doing this to control the unstable elements."
Lawson paused for a moment before he added, "Speaking of which, I have some images here that I want to share with you."
As Lawson spoke, he tapped on one of the screens gently.
The light screen instantly enlarged and covered all the other light screens. At the same time, the content on the screen changed from the real-time image of Floating Mech City to another image.
The dark depths of the sea, terrifying beasts, and people struggling to survive.
"What do you think?" Lawson looked at Angor and asked. "What do you think?"
"I thought this would be the biggest stain on Floating Mech City's history in the past century. But from what I can see, Mayor Lawson doesn't really care about their lives."
The scene that Lawson played was exactly what happened in the purification garden. Countless apprentices died in this beautiful dream that Lawson created.
Lawson remained emotionless like a cold machine. "The purification garden is only a preliminary decision. Floating Mech City isn't the only one who's in charge of it."
Lawson's meaning was clear. Many organizations were involved in this matter. Otherwise, they wouldn't have allowed so many apprentices to enter the garden.
"Besides, some people did benefit from it. You, for example." As he spoke, Lawson replayed the video again and showed Angor's face.
There were only five minutes left until the Sea of Purification was about to collapse, and he was still trapped inside the giant mussel's body. Just as he was about to lose his chance to escape, a giant griffin came out of nowhere and carried him to the final destination.
Lawson paused the image and looked at Angor. "That griffin is your pet friend, Toby, right?"
Toby's ability to transform into a griffin was not a secret to those who were observant. But this was the first time Lawson pointed it out so clearly.
"Not only can he transform into a griffin, but he also turned into a serpent bird during his advancement. And he can also release the power of a legendary wizard. Your pet friend isn't as simple as he looks. "Lawson's eyes glinted as he looked at Angor.
Lawson's stare made him feel as if he was being seen through.
But Angor knew that it was only an illusion. Lawson was using a spell similar to Truth Detection to get some information out of him.
The best way to deal with such a situation was to keep quiet.
Lawson wasn't angry at Angor's refusal. He was curious about the secret behind the incident. But it didn't matter if Angor didn't want to talk about it. As long as Angor didn't get in the way of his or Floating Mech City's interests, he didn't mind.
Lawson said, "I thought you were here to talk to me about Toby, but it seems that's not the case."
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