Of course, no one knew what Angor was thinking. They believed that Angor simply didn't like Dumartin's extreme methods because of his own kindness.
That was what Dumartin thought.
The first time he saw Angor, Angor was still an apprentice who followed Iron Granny to Dumartin's place to ask for Balba. Back then, Angor saw the living puppets that were about to be injected with the blood of parasites and showed obvious disgust.
Back then, Dumartin already believed that Angor was a light wizard.
Moreover, he was a light Magus from the Righteous Faction.
Dumartin had always thought that light wizards were hypocrites and did not care about them at all.
However, he also understood the importance of light wizards. This was especially so in Magi organisations that had a strict hierarchy. There were some positions that were best left to light Magi to act as the bearings.
As a member of the research department, Angor was the one who created the dream wasteland. It would be terrible if he was a dark wizard without a bottom line. Light wizards, on the other hand, were more trustworthy.
Even though Dumartin didn't like light wizards, he still hoped that Angor could remain a light wizard for as long as possible.
Dumartin considered Angor's request and nodded.
Studying elemental creatures didn't need to be too cruel. At least, it wouldn't be as cruel as "craniotomy".
As for Dumadin, the only thing that annoyed him was that Angor had to ask the elemental creatures for permission first. Angor didn't mention how to do that, so he could always use some unorthodox methods.
"Of course I'll obey your request. Besides, they can also self-destruct. If I want to study their bodies, I won't be able to do so without their permission, "Dumartin said.
Dumartin sounded sincere. Angor gave him a meaningful glance and didn't say anything else.
The others didn't mind either. Dumartin's research talent was unquestionable.
Angor looked at the tiny fire frog in his hand. Due to the seal, it couldn't move at all. In the end, it gave up with a sad expression.
"Do you remember what happened?" Angor looked at Little Fire Frog.
Maybe because of what happened earlier, the little fire frog was now very cautious of humans. It didn't answer Angor's question at all and kept complaining about its own misfortune.
"I know you're a Traveling Frog. Previously, you were evenly matched with that Water-type tanuki."
Maybe it was because Angor mentioned two important things in a row, the little fire frog's body stiffened a little. But it still did not look at Angor.
"Aren't you curious as to why you're here? Why did he become an elf? And your opponent, that civet cat's situation, aren't you concerned? "
The three consecutive questions were exactly the same as the little fire frog's own doubts.
As a frog who had never met a human before and had no idea how evil people could be, his curiosity finally overcame his vigilance. Under Angor's gaze, the creature finally opened its mouth.
"Gua —"
"… Can't you talk?"
The frog didn't understand why it could only make "gua" sounds. It tried again, but it still made the same "gua" sound.
Angor was now sure that the frog didn't just turn into an elf. Some of its physical characteristics also followed the rules of an elf.
"You can understand me then, right? Nod if you can, "Angor said.
The Traveling Frog nodded this time.
Although it couldn't speak and it was a little troublesome to communicate with it, at least it could understand human language. This would make it easier to communicate with it in the future.
Angor asked about the frog's physical condition again. Through the frog's nods and shakes, Angor confirmed several facts.
The frog's physical condition was probably due to the lack of energy in its body, which caused it to turn into an elemental fairy. However, its intelligence didn't deteriorate, and its memory was still intact.
Overall, it was the fault of the elven body.
If the frog could turn back into an adult form, it would be able to communicate normally.
Angor suddenly remembered something else. The water tanuki's body was formed from the power of laws, which meant it was more mature than an elf. Maybe it could talk now.
Angor looked at the direction of the heavy rain.
Then, he saw a pair of blue eyes.
The water tanuki had finished absorbing the remaining power of laws and woke up from its coma. It was lying on the grass and quietly observing the situation.
It panicked a little when it saw Angor's eyes, but it quickly calmed down.
Its body began to emit a faint blue light as it slowly turned transparent. Invisible water vapor rose from its body and drifted toward the clouds in the sky.
Obviously, it wanted to use its body to turn into water vapor and blend into the heavy rain to escape this place.
However, what it did not expect was that just as its body disappeared into the rain, the layers of dense black clouds in the sky disappeared without any warning.
It was a direct, straightforward, and unreasonable way of dispersing.
The dark clouds disappeared, and the heavy rain stopped. The water-type civet cat that was in mid-air, without the cover of the rain, directly revealed its body and fell from a height of tens of meters.
Luckily, the tanuki was made of water, so it didn't suffer any damage when falling. After landing, it turned around and tried to escape.
However, Angor was already prepared. He waved a hand and summoned a sandstorm that wrapped around the tanuki. With the wind as the kinetic energy and the sand as the cage, the civet cat was securely covered.
With a push wave, the civet cat that was trapped in the sandstorm was blown to the front of the crowd.
The others weren't surprised at all. They could do it better than Angor in real life. Only the traveling frog in Angor's hand was still in shock.
It was shocked by Angor's mastery of different elements, and also by the fact that its enemy was here and was easily defeated by Angor.
"You want to leave after getting something good?" Angor looked at the tanuki.
The tanuki blinked and put on an innocent look. "What good are you talking about? I don't know."
Angor raised an eyebrow at the tanuki's response. Not only could the tanuki talk, but it also had a good mentality. It could also change its expression and adapt to the situation. It was much smarter than the traveling frog. Angor could easily see through the frog's naivety.
"Good eyesight. You have the talent to become a circus performer." Angor praised. He then changed the topic. "But the correct reaction is not to focus on the good I'm talking about. You should ask who I am and why I want to capture you.
"If that doesn't work, you should say something like 'I didn't escape' or something like that." Angor continued, "Isn't that an indirect way to prove that you got something good?"
The tanuki could pretend to be weak, which meant it wasn't stupid. Angor's question made the bird realize that there was something wrong with its answer.
As a water-type creature, the tanuki knew how much benefit the remaining vein brought to it. According to Angor's words, it was given to it by Angor. The tanuki didn't know how to repay the favor, so it subconsciously focused on the benefits and ignored other details.
Apart from that, the tanuki was smart, but as an elemental creature that had never been exposed to the outside world, it was much weaker than a human.
"I don't know what you're talking about." The tanuki didn't dare to admit it even though Angor pointed it out.
"Alright, let's put this aside for now. Let's talk about something else." Angor didn't want to aggravate the tanuki further. Instead, he changed the topic. "Are you from Malaya Ice Mountain?"
The tanuki didn't answer, but Angor could tell from its eyes that it wasn't a water-type creature from Malaya Ice Mountain.
Angor didn't ask where the tanuki came from. He only asked to let the tanuki know that he knew about "Malaya Ice Mountain".
This was because his next sentence was a Sky Quaking Thunder.
"You're not in your original world right now."
The tanuki and the frog both looked at Angor in disbelief.
Angor patted the frog's head and looked at the tanuki. "You know this frog, right?"
The civet cat had already noticed the traveling frog when it sneaked a peek at Angor after absorbing the remaining power of the vein. After careful observation, the tanuki was sure that the frog was the same one from the red maple pouch on the frog's back.
The only thing that bothered the tanuki was that the frog it encountered was a mature one. Why was this one an elemental fairy? Also, the tanuki's body seemed to have shrunk a lot.
"Yes." The tanuki spat, "This thing came to my door and stole a gem. I caught it, and now it wants to run away!"
"Croak croak —" The frog tried to argue, but it only made croaking noises.
The tanuki saw this and said, "I know you're going to say that you found the gem on the shore. Think about it. Did you polish any of the gems you found? I polished the edges of all my gems. You can tell they're not something you can just pick up. "
The civet cat and the traveling frog were yelling at each other, and Angor finally understood why they were fighting in the valley. The frog liked to collect gems from all over the place. When the tanuki found out about the treasure, it started a fierce fight.
Judging from the frog's sad expression, Angor could tell that the frog didn't mean to do it.
The tanuki could read the frog's mind accurately, so it probably knew the answer as well. Angor guessed that the reason why they fought so fiercely was because of their personal grudges.
However, this was not important for the current situation.
Angor forced his way in. "You can argue among yourselves about who's right and who's wrong later. What I want to tell you now is that you can also see that your current body is different from your previous body. "
The tanuki and the frog stopped arguing at the same time and looked at their bodies with complicated expressions.
"Why are we different? I've already told you the answer. This is another world. You can think of it as the dream world. In the world of dreams, your bodies have been reshaped. "
The tanuki didn't believe in the dream world yet, but it didn't ask about it. Instead, it asked about the reality, "If this is the dream world, what happened to my body in the real world?"
"If you still have your memories, you should know … what happened to your bodies in the real world."
The tanuki and the frog didn't say anything. They did remember something, but they didn't want to think about it. If they remembered correctly, they were already … dead.
"Judging from your expressions, you should still remember," Angor said. "Your memories are real. Your bodies in the real world suffered irreparable damage —"
"Your elemental cores are all cracked."
The tanuki and the frog already knew the answer. They ignored it because they didn't want to think about it.
Angor looked at the tanuki and the frog's sad expressions and continued, "But it's only 'irreparable damage'. I used some means to prevent your elemental cores from shattering right away, so they can keep you alive for a while.
In the real world, I'm carrying your bodies and trying to find a way to heal them. As for how to treat them, you should be clear. "
Since Angor mentioned the condition of their bodies, the tanuki started to believe him. It didn't want to die like this, so it quickly said, "I'm from the Forest of Rain, our —"
"I know Mister Magoo and Mister Eskimo. I don't need to go to the Forest of Rain to heal you."
The tanuki and the frog had heard of Magoo and Eskimo before. They were the Wise Men from the Fire Zone and Maraya Ice Mountain respectively. If Angor knew them, he would be able to heal them easily.
"First, I need to tell you that I'm a human. In the human world, we follow the principle of equivalent exchange. I won't heal you for free. What's more, I've given you two bodies in your dreams. "
"What do you want?" The tanuki asked.
Angor grinned. "You two are the only elemental creatures in the real world. In order to learn more about elemental creatures here, I need your data."
"Our data? What do you mean? "The tanuki didn't understand.
Angor smiled. "You'll know soon enough. Don't worry, I won't hurt you."
Angor added in his mind. Even if you break them, it won't affect your bodies in the real world.
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