As the actual controller of the dream wasteland, Angor could use his "gatekeeper" power to know who had entered the dream wasteland. Angor was certain that Kanter had never been to the dream wasteland before.
So how did Ness get in touch with Kanter?
Thinking back to what Ness had said before, "Tree Spirit was the one who introduced the foreign aid", the answer was obvious.
Tree Spirit couldn't leave Brute Cavern, and Kanter never entered the dream wasteland. Kanter was currently in Brute Cavern, and Tree Spirit told him that Kanter accepted Ness' invitation.
With that out of the question, he began to think about other things.
Why would Kanter accept Ness' invitation? As the leader of Lilith's Clan, Kanter was a powerful figure. It wouldn't be easy for Ness to invite someone like that. Could it be that Ness had paid an irresistible price?
Also, why did Kanter come to Brute Cavern? Did something happen that made him want to ask for help?
Kanter chuckled. "So you're saying Ness didn't tell you that I'm the one he asked for help? He likes to keep people guessing. "
"I didn't think Ness would be able to get Mister Kanter to help him."
Kanter glanced at the crater behind him. "He paid a lot of money this time."
No wonder Ness said he was going to lose big this time. He must have paid a great price to get Kanter to help him.
"I'm here because Ness paid a good price, and your ancestor soul spoke for him, so I'm willing to come. But I didn't expect this bastard to trick me. I lost one of my trump cards as soon as I came out of the plane passageway. Humph! He has to pay for it! "Kanter complained.
"I told you, it's not my fault. God knows where that energy wave came from. And what do you mean by 'Mister Tree Spirit'? You agreed to come here as soon as you heard Angor was here. You must have something to ask Angor for. I gave you my body as a waymark for free. Not only did you not thank me, but you also took away all my treasures and blamed me for some uncontrollable factors. You even stepped on me on purpose! I'm so sorry! "
Nessie also left the hole, but he wasn't as carefree as Kanter. Instead, he crawled out with a black face. His wizard robe was full of holes and dust, and there were two footprints on his chest.
He didn't look like he was in a bad shape.
However, none of the people present were fools. They could tell from Nessie's furtive gaze that he was putting on a pitiful front to garner sympathy for himself.
A wizard needed to climb out of a crater that was less than three meters deep? Did he need to be covered in dust? No way.
Kanter sneered as he saw through Ness's trick. He didn't want to waste time arguing with Ness. "I haven't signed a contract with you yet. If you don't compensate me, I won't sign a contract with you."
"If you don't sign a contract, I won't reimburse you for the materials you used." Ness was the one who invited Kanter here, so he would pay for all the materials Kanter used to open the plane passageway. And the cost of using a plane passageway was not cheap. In his opinion, it was a threat.
However, Nessie had forgotten that the person in front of him was no poor adept.
As the current head of the Lilith Family, a family that had been passed down for countless generations, with each generation producing a True Knower, it was impossible for them to lack money.
Kanter snickered. "It's just some materials. What I have on me right now is enough for me to open a plane passageway ten times. You think you can threaten me with that?"
Ness didn't know how to respond to Kanter's words. Filo's face also turned pale. These two were typical poor wizards.
Even Angor, who didn't lack money, was shocked by Kanter's words. Angor also had enough materials to open a plane passageway, but he only had two sets at most. Someone like Kanter, who could prepare ten sets of materials at a time, was something he couldn't compete with.
Kanter wasn't done yet. "You're right about one thing. I need to talk to Angor about something private. So, even if I used up all my materials, it's not a big deal. At least I got to see him. "
"So, what else do you want to say?"
Kanter's attitude showed that he had already made up his mind to peel off another layer of skin from Ness's pockets.
"But you don't need magic crystals …" Ness mumbled.
"I don't need magic crystals, but I don't mind having more. Also, do you think my substitute paper figurine can be bought with magical crystals? "
"Then what do you want?"
Kanter narrowed his eyes. "I heard from Sunders that you built a secret room to hide your treasures."
"Yes." Ness didn't deny it. He only mumbled in confusion, "Why did Sunders tell you about my secret chamber?"
Of course, it was because there was something there that I needed that Sanders had talked about. Kanter didn't show it on his face.
"Let me go to your secret chamber and pick something, and I'll agree to it."
"What is it?"
"I haven't been there yet. Who knows what treasures you have there? I'll pick something after I get there. "
Ness had a suspicious look on his face. This suggestion didn't seem right.
"Don't worry. I'm not a Soul Manipulator, and I won't pick anything related to Soul Manipulators. I only heard from Sunders that you went to many ruins and found something you didn't know how to use. That's what I want. "
Ness wasn't an idiot. "I don't think it's that simple. You must have a plan."
Kanter said, "I do have some thoughts. I don't mind telling you. I heard from Sunders a long time ago that you went to an ancient ruin in Snow Domain. "
Ness frowned. "That's true."
Kanter said, "The previous leader of the Lilith Family went to explore a relic in the Snowy Realm and disappeared. I don't know if that ruin is related to the previous leader, so I want to see what you found there. "
Kanter's performance was very dignified. He told Ness the general situation, but Ness felt that Kanter was still hiding something.
Kanter saw that Ness was still hesitating and said, "I've already told you. I won't sign the contract if you don't give me enough compensation. I'll just treat it as if I'm here for Angor. I won't lose anything. "
Kanter's stubborn expression left Ness with no choice but to concede. "Fine. You can go to my secret room and pick something, but it can't be anything related to the Soul Element. Also, if you pick something that I don't recognize, you must tell me what it is for. If it's useful to me, you can't stop me from using it when I need it. "
From Nessie's words, it could be seen that he was also very unwilling. If Kanter really did pick something he didn't like, Ness would have to find a way to get the right to use it.
Kanter gave Ness a meaningful look. "Fine."
"Then let's sign the contract now."
The so-called contract was something like an employment agreement. Such contracts, or rather, oaths, had been carefully drafted in the wizarding world, and it was difficult to find any loopholes. Besides, it was very binding, which was why Ness had to sign the contract with Kanter.
The process of signing the contract was very fast. After the signing, Ness looked hopeless. "If I had known, I would've asked Lord Tree Spirit to give him a log-in device. We should've signed the contract in the dream wasteland, and this wouldn't have happened."
"What's the dream wasteland?" Kanter asked. He had heard about it before when he came to Brute Cavern, but he never paid much attention to it. But now that Nessie had mentioned the Dream Wilderness, Kanter was curious.
Ness humphed. "That's Brute Cavern's secret. You're not one of us. Why should I tell you?"
"I can't do anything about it if you don't want to. After a few seconds of silence, he said, "However, I have to remind you of one thing. Although we have common friends, our relationship is not good enough for you to call me by my name."
Nessie's expression froze. After a while, he obediently called out, "Your Excellency Eventide."
Kanter nodded in satisfaction.
"Mister Kanter, is there something you need from me?" Angor asked after the contract was signed.
Kanter nodded. "Yes. I came to Brute Cavern to talk to you about something. I didn't know you were gone until I arrived. I was going to wait for you in Brute Cavern, but this happened a few days later. "
Kanter did want to check Ness' secret room, but he wasn't in a hurry. If Ness didn't tell him that Angor was also here, he would never agree to escort Ness.
"What's the matter?"
Kanter sighed. "It has something to do with Keely —"
Before Kanter could finish, he heard a loud explosion coming from afar, accompanied by the cries of beasts. A new wave of energy was coming their way.
Everyone stopped what they were doing. Kanter frowned and looked toward the source of the energy wave.
When the energy wave dissipated, Kanter spoke to Angor again. "It's not that urgent. We can talk about it later. I'm sure your business is more urgent than mine. "
After a pause, Kanter asked doubtfully, "Why are there so many Law Waves around here?"
"Law energy waves?" Angor asked, "Mister Kanter, you mean the energy wave we saw earlier. Can you tell us more about it?"
"Law energy waves, also known as law ripples, are the energy of laws released from a certain area. When unrestrained, they can create continuous ripples around the area. The energy is strongest at the core of the energy wave, but it will fade away as it spreads further. "
It wasn't Kanter who spoke. It was Ness who had just finished casting a Cleanse spell.
Kanter nodded. "That's right. Nessie's explanation is correct."
Kanter paused a little. "So I wasn't wrong about you. You knew about the law energy waves, yet you still chose to open the exit here."
Ness replied, "I just learned about it from Tree Spirit not long ago."
Kanter tilted his head. "Well, I'm curious too. As far as I know, your ancestor souls never leave Brute Cavern. How did you manage to contact the ancestor souls to sign a contract with me at Devil's Water? "
"You said that you just learned about the Law of Air from Sir Tree Spirit not long ago. How did you contact him?"
Kanter looked at Ness with a curious look.
They were very far away from Brute Cavern. How did Ness communicate with Tree Spirit?
"It's a secret of Brute Cavern. I'm not qualified to tell outsiders."
The only person who was qualified to tell outsiders was Angor. However, Ness wouldn't say it out loud.
After Kanter heard this, he didn't continue to ask. There were ways to communicate across long distances. There were even ways to communicate across worlds. Otherwise, why would there be so many expeditions in the Abyss Plane? It was just that the materials required were expensive.
Kanter assumed that Ness also spent a lot of money to communicate with Tree Spirit. It made sense. When Ness signed the contract with Kanter, he mentioned that this expedition was very important to him, so it was only natural that he was willing to spend so much.
"We'll talk about it later. I don't understand what Wizard Ness said about the law energy waves. What do you mean by law energy waves? How can law energy be dissipated? "
This time, Ness didn't say anything. Kanter explained on his behalf, "Generally speaking, the power of law won't dissipate …"
A law was a law that was compatible with a certain law.
Wizards above the legendary level could basically master a certain amount of the power of law, and their control of the power of law would definitely be perfect. Unless they took the initiative, the power of law would not dissipate.
Apart from that, Sorcerer's Garden also contained law energy. However, law energy was a precious resource for a Sorcerer's Garden. No one would waste it like this.
There were also some special items that contained some solidified power of law. If the power of law of such items was unstable or triggered, it might dissipate.
To put it simply, although the Power of Law was omnipresent, it was more likely to come from some special items when it dissipated.
Legendary wizards were the least likely to dissipate law energy.
For this reason, Kanter wasn't as scared as Angor, Ness, or Filo. He didn't think it was possible for a legendary wizard to show up here.
If it was an item that emitted law energy, Kanter might be able to find a way to steal it.
Angor also sighed in relief after hearing Kanter's explanation. They didn't know what was going on before, so they kept thinking about the unknown. Now that they knew what was going on, they relaxed a little.
However, Angor didn't let his guard down completely. He was still worried.
Was the aura of the law really emitted by a special item that had solidified the power of the law?
Then who was that person Filo met earlier?
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