Under the chilly wind of the night, Angor followed Butler Goode to Phantom Island.
He entered the study and saw Sunders sitting in front of the desk with his legs crossed and a crystal ball transmitter in his hand. The man seemed to be watching something.
When Angor got closer, he saw that the crystal ball was showing his matches in the Sky Tower.
Sunders was watching a fight between him and an Elementalist apprentice on the second floor.
Angor stood quietly in front of him. Watching his own match from such an angle, he felt a strange sense of shame. In particular, after he had constructed the defensive line in the crystal ball, he would release the golden arrows and use his cold and arrogant voice to persuade the opponent to surrender. Angor thought he created a perfect persona for himself in the match. But from a third person's perspective, he felt like an idiot.
"Eternal Rashomon! Humph! Throw down your cards and surrender. Or I'll cut your throat instead of your hands and feet next time! "Sunders' low voice came from the crystal ball.
He did not feel any pressure when Angor was in the match. But now, at this time, in this place, Angor felt uncomfortable all over. Especially when Sunders glanced at him with a strange expression.
Angor opened his palms and pretended to massage his temples. He was actually covering his face to hide his embarrassment.
What should I do? This is so embarrassing! Why did my persona become so annoying?
When the match was over, Sunders turned off the crystal ball and looked at Angor with a half-smile.
The long stare made Angor feel uncomfortable all over. Sunders tried to hold back his laughter and teased him in a low voice, "You don't look all that impressive, but you do look quite intimidating."
Angor lowered his head in embarrassment. "I … I'm just …" His persona collapsed. He could not say it out loud. After stuttering for a while, he changed the topic and asked, "Professor, how did you get my match?"
Sunders also noticed Angor's embarrassment, so he changed the topic for the sake of his young apprentice.
Butler Goode came early in the morning and found that Angor was not home. After some investigation, he learned that Angor went to climb the Sky Tower. Sunders was intrigued by the news, so he took Angor's match from the Sky Tower management office. That was how this happened.
Angor felt even more ashamed after hearing this. He thought that he had hidden his identity well and wouldn't be discovered by his acquaintances. Still, there was no such thing as a secret. Angor did not care how Sunders found out that he was "Baron Milk". He only wanted the ground to crack open so he could jump down!
After several minutes of awkward silence, Sunders brought Angor to the balcony.
There were two armchairs on the balcony. Sunders took a seat and gestured for Angor to sit down.
He looked at the Tree of Eternity in the distant sea of stars and felt a little better.
"You should be able to fight in the first few floors of Sky Tower. However, the opponents on the last three floors won't be easy to deal with. " "You won't be able to reach the top with just a few defensive moves and an alchemy weapon without any special effects."
"The last three floors of the Sky Tower, no matter what time it is, most of them are Bloodline Apprentices. Some of them have absorbed the blood of exotic beasts. Apprentice Sorcerers who had absorbed the bloodline and Apprentice Sorcerers who had not absorbed the bloodline were two different concepts. They can take your attacks head-on and reach you before you can set up any defense. You won't have any chance to fight back. "
Angor was not worried about Sunders' warning. His Trigger Crossbow was not a beginner alchemy weapon as Sunders thought. He also had a dozen tiered golden bolts. Angor also had a tiered ranged weapon hidden in his pocket. Toby was also hovering in the air, ready to help him at any time.
That was why he had nothing to fear.
Sunders looked at Angor's expression and tried to guess what Angor's confidence was.
"After Toby comprehended the sequence of gravity, he should be able to help you, but don't be careless. There are many strange people in this world, and many strange spells. You might not be able to rely on these three axes to be fearless."
Angor suddenly remembered his opponent in today's match, Dripping River.
Dripping River's Hydration Spell caught Angor off guard and almost pushed him out of the arena. If Dripping River didn't fall asleep during the match, he might have lost the match.
With that in mind, Angor asked Sunders about Dripping River out of curiosity.
Sunders took out his crystal ball and showed Angor's match on the third floor. After watching Angor's match against Dripping River, Sunders pondered for a moment and showed a surprised expression.
"I remember there's no such thing as changing the nature of an element in Elemental Mimicry. Water and oil are two different things. " Angor did not know why Sunders was so happy. Was he laughing in his mind when he saw Angor being sent flying?
"You've read a lot of books, haven't you? Elemental Mimicry is something only level-2 Elementalist apprentices can learn. Apprentices who study other elements will have to wait until they become level-3 apprentices or wizards," Sunders put away his joyful expression and explained.
Angor choked a little and said awkwardly, "I read about it in your library, professor. I remember it a little."
Sunders only mentioned it casually. He did not care where Angor learned it from.
"This woman." Sunders pointed at Dripping River in the crystal ball. "If I'm not mistaken, she came to Brute Cavern 15 years ago. Fifteen years ago, three wizards sent her golden posters at the same time. "
Three wizards? Golden posters at the same time?! Angor stared at Dripping River in confusion. What did three golden posters mean? Angor already knew.
"She's not an Elementalist like you think. She's an extremely rare Occult Trait Manipulator."
"Trait Manipulator?" Angor vaguely read about it in a book. However, there were too many Occult branches, so he did not read all of them.
"Wizards are not the only ones with mortal abilities in this world. Some lucky ones are born with mortal abilities. She's one of them. She was born with a Mystery trait called Water Metamorphosis."
"Water Metamorphosis? Does that mean she can change the nature of water? "Angor wondered.
"It's not the qualitative change that you think it is. Instead, it directly gives water a new characteristic. Turning water into oil is one of them. When she came to Brute Cavern, it was Flora who welcomed her. " Sunders continued, "Flora used the same deathmatch method. However, she did not limit the number of people who could enter. Anyone who could survive for more than 10 days in a stone cabin passed the test. This Dripping River, on the first day of the deathmatch, turned a pot of water into a poisonous soup and killed everyone in the stone cabin. "
Here, Sunders stopped talking.
"As a matter of fact, people with innate abilities are not always favored."
…
The teacher and student talked about the Sky Tower matches for a while, and Angor's shameful mood finally calmed down.
Angor was a little disappointed that Sunders did not ask him about the alchemy weapon. As far as he knew, there were very few alchemists in Brute Cavern, and Sunders respected them. Angor was already waiting for Sunders to be "shocked" by his talent in alchemy. However, Sunders did not ask about it. Angor did not want to introduce himself. That way, Sunders would not be "shocked".
"Professor, why did you ask me to come here today?" They talked about some trivial things but did not get to the point.
Sunders stood up. "Come with me."
Sunders led Angor to his study and took out a notebook from a drawer.
He flipped open the notebook, which was filled with all kinds of model drawings and tiny words.
They were all written by Sunders himself.
"You've been quiet for months, so I thought you weren't interested in the purification garden. I asked you to come here today to test your understanding of nature. If you pass, I'll give you this notebook. " Sunders smiled. "But I didn't expect you to give me such a pleasant surprise. You're still young in the Sky Tower matches, and you mostly relied on external items to win. But your defensive cantrips are quite good. One of them, in particular, has already revealed its true nature. So, I won't test you. Just take it. "
"You're an Illusionist, no doubt. But I'll have to find out which one you're leaning toward. This notebook contains the basic cantrips of the Illusion School. You can practice them one by one. You can tell me which one you like the most the next time we meet. "
All basic Illusionist cantrips were recorded!
Sunders did not teach Angor any of them. He only asked Angor to think about his future. When Flora tried to teach Angor cantrips, Sunders scolded her severely. Angor did not expect that Sunders would teach him all the basic cantrips of the Illusionist class.
Angor's mood brightened up, and he looked at Sunders in a more friendly way. He even planned to go to Cloud Library and borrow some Illusionist books.
"When you fought against Dripping River today, you used a cantrip similar to Sand Dust, which has the meaning of First Step on the path of truth. I hope you can keep it up and step on the path of truth as soon as possible. "
"Sand Dust? You mean 'dust'? "Angor immediately remembered the spell he used today.
"Dust? That's a good name. It's not as powerful as Sand Dust, but it has something similar to it. "
"Dust is a modified version of Dust Removal. I rearranged it …"
Angor did not understand. Rearranging cantrips was something every apprentice could do. But why did Sunders say he had "First Step on the path of truth"? Wasn't that common?
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