Tree Spirit was still nowhere to be seen even after all the apprentices were healed.
Angor considered for a moment and decided not to leave. Instead, he sat beside the pool and meditated.
It was a rare chance for him to come to the pool of life, so he had to stay longer. He also felt a little tired after using so many Green Runes. With the help of the pure life energy, he could recover faster.
Toby and Dankros did not stay idle either. Toby flew above the pool of life and transformed into a giant griffin. Every time it flapped its wings, a large amount of life energy would enter its body.
Dankros did not do that. Like Angor, Dankros only breathed in the life energy quietly. Even so, Dankros still felt a little bloated.
Angor was meditating, but he still noticed what Toby and Dankros were doing. He did not stop them though. Tree Spirit must have noticed that Dankros was secretly absorbing life energy from him. Since Tree Spirit did not say anything about it, it meant that Tree Spirit did not deny it.
As for Toby … Angor felt that Toby's act of absorbing life energy was a little excessive, but it was not so bad compared to the wizards who were stuck in the cocoons for several days. Tree Spirit was not here anyway. Angor could tell Toby to change back before Tree Spirit came back. Even if Tree Spirit noticed, Tree Spirit would just turn a blind eye to it.
With that in mind, Angor left the two creatures alone and continued meditating.
About an hour later, Tree Spirit finally came back. It was Tree Spirit's aura that came first. Tree Spirit did not show up immediately.
Tree Spirit was trying to tell Angor that he was back and that he could stop his little tricks now.
Angor was smart enough to end his fruitful meditation. At the same time, he called Dankros to stop as well. Dankros did not respond. Angor looked back and saw that Dankros had fallen off his shoulder and landed on the wooden floor beside the pool of life with its eyes closed.
Angor's heart skipped a beat. Was life energy not beneficial to a fire element spirit?
After all, life energy was more suitable for living creatures or wood elementals. For a Fire Elemental Spirit, would it not be a good medicine, but a poison instead?
He quickly picked up Dankros from the ground.
Upon closer inspection, Angor noticed that Dankros was sleeping soundly. Dankros was perfectly fine.
Moreover, the skin on Dankros' palm was glowing, and the flames in his body were circulating normally. In fact, they were even more active than before, and there were no signs of anything amiss.
Angor sighed in relief.
If something happened to Dankros here, he would not know how to explain it to Wise Magoo. Moreover, he was still thinking about Dankros' underling, Kerokro. Without Dankros' help, how could he defeat Kerokro?
He carefully put Dangros back into his bracelet and thought about Toby.
Before he could call Toby, he heard footsteps coming from behind.
Tree Spirit had returned.
He was about to greet Tree Spirit when Tree Spirit suddenly howled in pain. Tree Spirit quickly rushed to Angor's side and knelt down beside the pool of life. "My pool of life … My pool of life … What's going on … What's going on?" Tree Spirit murmured.
Tree Spirit looked at Angor with a gloomy gaze.
Angor looked at the Pool of Life in front of him. It looked exactly the same as before, but for some reason, there were bubbles rising from the center of the Pool of Life.
As he looked at the bubbles, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
Toby? Where's Toby?
Wasn't Toby circling above the Pool of Life as a griffin? Where's Toby now?
When Angor called Toby's name in his mind, Toby also heard Angor's call and slowly revealed itself.
However, Angor's eyes widened when he saw Toby's appearance.
This was because a gigantic snake head that glowed with a dim light was slowly raising its head from the center of the Pool of Life.
"Toby, toby, toby …" Angor was stuttering.
Toby tilted its head and gave Angor a puzzled look.
"Why did you turn into a serpentine bird? Weren't you fine as a griffin? Why did you go and play in the water? "
"Play … in the water?" A cold voice came from beside Angor.
Angor sneaked a glance at Tree Spirit and saw Tree Spirit glaring at him.
Angor shivered and quickly said, "Toby, you're so naughty. How could you go to the Pool of Life without Mister Tree Spirit's permission? Come here and apologize to Mister Tree Spirit. "
With that, he took a step back.
He planned to open the Illusory Door as soon as Tree Spirit got angry. Then, he would use the bracelet's ability to reduce his presence and run.
As for Toby … Good luck. I don't think Tree Spirit will kill Toby. At most, he'll punish Toby a little. I'll come back and get you when Tree Spirit calms down.
Toby didn't know what Angor was thinking, but it still flew into the air and shook its body. Rich life energy flowed out from its body. Some water droplets fell on Angor's body, and Angor immediately felt the life energy inside him begging for more.
Angor could tell that the water in the Pool of Life was completely different from the life energy released by it.
Angor's mood became even more complicated.
He thought Tree Spirit would punish Toby at most. But after seeing the level of the water, Angor believed that Tree Spirit's anger wouldn't go away even if Toby died.
Toby didn't turn back into a seagull after coming out of the Pool of Life. Instead, he remained in his serpentine bird form. His streamlined body was elegant and graceful.
Angor was about to tell Toby to come back, but he suddenly froze when he saw Toby's reaction.
"Your serpentine bird form … is fine?" Angor was surprised.
Toby's serpentine bird form wasn't born naturally. Toby encountered an Abyss Serpent and got infected by the Pilgrim of Misfortune's aura, which resulted in some unknown chemical reaction.
Because of this, Toby's serpentine bird form still had a lot of side effects even after it was healed. For example, when Toby turned into the snake bird form, the dampness, darkness, and negative emotions were so intense that they could almost turn into a dark cloud. Even Toby himself would be affected by them and could barely be used in a real battle. But now, the serpentine bird form was still releasing negative emotions, but it was more like the serpentine bird's ability.
After all, Toby's current form was called "Serpentine Bird of Jealousy".
This form allowed Toby to become a true master of emotional manipulation, especially when it came to provoking jealousy. Therefore, the faint negative emotions that it emitted were caused by its own ability.
"Ssss — chirp —" The serpentine bird made a strange noise.
It was a language unique to serpentine birds, but Angor already knew what Toby was trying to say.
As Angor expected, Toby was telling Angor that he had improved his control over his serpentine bird form.
Toby couldn't use it for a long time, but it wouldn't affect his mind if he used it once in a while.
And it was the water from the Pool of Life that caused all this.
Angor was happy for Toby. Getting rid of such a problem would be good for Toby's future development. However, he couldn't feel happy when he saw Tree Spirit's cold glare.
"What were you talking about?" Tree Spirit asked in a low voice.
Angor cleared his throat and briefly told Tree Spirit about how Toby's problem was temporarily cured.
Before Tree Spirit could say anything, Angor quickly said, "Thank you for your help, Mister Tree Spirit. Otherwise, Toby's serpentine bird form would have taken a long time to get rid of it."
While speaking, Angor signaled Toby to come over and thank Tree Spirit.
Toby was confused at first, but when he sensed the subtle energy between Angor and Tree Spirit, he realized something.
The giant serpentine bird turned back into a small seabird and landed on Angor's shoulder. Together with Angor, it bowed to Tree Spirit and said, "Chirp chirp chirp."
Angor quickly translated for Toby, "Mister Tree Spirit, Toby is also thanking you."
Tree Spirit looked at Angor and Toby. Of course, he didn't know that these two assholes were trying to put him on a high pedestal.
Tree Spirit looked at the thinner layer of water in the Pool of Life and felt frustrated. He didn't reply to Angor's question because he wanted to give Angor some preferential treatment. But Toby gave him a surprise instead.
The small layer of water in the Pool of Life contained at least hundreds of years of accumulation.
Toby's act was more exhausting than all the other crazy patients combined.
Tree Spirit clenched his fists and tried to calm himself down. However, he couldn't help but keep glancing at Angor and Toby.
He couldn't do anything to Angor. Brute Cavern had the entire Brute Cavern backing him up. Besides, the dream wasteland helped Tree Spirit a lot by reducing Leona's desire for the Pool of Life.
Toby, on the other hand, was a different story.
Tree Spirit glared at Toby, and Toby felt a chill down his spine.
When both Angor and Toby thought Tree Spirit was going to lose his temper, Tree Spirit suddenly calmed down and looked at the apprentices who were just saved.
"Yes, they're all healed." Tree Spirit nodded. "Let's send them away then."
As Tree Spirit spoke, he snapped his fingers, and all the former patients were swallowed by the surrounding wooden walls. When they woke up again, they were already outside the Tree of Eternity.
There was no need for words.
Angor watched as Tree Spirit released the patients, leaving only the two of them and a shivering Toby in the room.
Angor knew that retribution was coming soon.
"Mister Tree Spirit, I don't think Toby did it on purpose. Like you said, it was his instinct. The serpentine bird form drove Toby to enter the Pool of Life. I'm sure it didn't do it on purpose. "
"Tweet!" Toby nodded. Angor wasn't telling the truth, but it had to be the truth.
Tree Spirit smiled at Angor's excuse. "What are you worried about? I'm not blaming you. I asked you to stay because I have something to tell you. "
For some reason, Angor didn't feel any warmth from Tree Spirit's bright smile. Instead, he felt that Tree Spirit was up to something.
"What is it, Mister Tree Spirit?" Angor hesitated.
Tree Spirit was still smiling. "It's nothing important. As you can see, I went out for a while. Rein was looking for me. "
Tree Spirit paused for a moment. "You saw Aesos, right?"
Angor nodded. "Yes, Mister Aesos at the Astral Pool Ruin."
Now, Aesop was still in the vicinity of the Star Pool Ruins, repairing the Wall of Light barrier.
"Aesop and Rhine have actually known each other for many years. They've been good friends for many years. That's why Rhine was able to call Aesop over immediately when something happened in the ruins." Tree Spirit said, "However, friends are just friends. Aesop still has to pay the price for repairing the Wall of Light."
"Rhine had originally prepared something for Aesop, but Aesop rejected it. He said that there's another reason why he's here to help. "
"He wants to borrow an alchemist from Brute Cavern to help his student make something."
Angor finally understood what Tree Spirit was trying to say.
"Is Mister Rein going to ask me to do it?"
Tree Spirit shook his head. "Mister Rein only asked me to post the quest in the questing hall and see which alchemist is willing to accept it.
I've already posted the quest and told Leona about it, but she wasn't interested. "
Tree Spirit looked at Angor with a smile.
There weren't many alchemy apprentices in Brute Cavern in the past. But now, there were quite a lot of them, especially after Angor became a member of the research department. However, those alchemists weren't even one-tenth as good as Prome. How could they send them to help Aesos?
Sending these alchemy apprentices would only bring shame to Brute Cavern.
Brute Cavern only had Angor and Leona as their alchemists. It was normal that Leona did not want to leave because she was busy with her tea party. Angor was the only one left.
If Tree Spirit asked Angor before, Angor's choice would probably be to go or not.
But now, Tree Spirit was looking at Angor with a big smile while glancing at the Pool of Life not far from them.
Angor didn't dare to refuse.
He said softly, "The Tidal Realm …"
"Don't worry about it. Rein will wait for you to come back. Besides, with your alchemy skills, it shouldn't take too long, "Tree Spirit said calmly.
"May I know what Mister Aesos' disciple is trying to make?"
Tree Spirit shrugged. "I don't know either. Rhine has also asked, but Aesop doesn't know much either. The blueprint is in the hands of his disciple, and the source of the blueprint is mysterious. According to Aesop's inspection, he found that there seems to be some special mechanism in it."
"Special mechanism? What mechanism?"
Tree Spirit shook his head. "I don't know. But Aesos didn't show it himself. I think the blueprint will self-destruct after it's opened. Anyway, just in case, I'd like to find a suitable alchemist before opening it. "
Tree Spirit saw Angor frowning as if he was doubting the blueprint's mechanism. "Don't worry. The blueprint isn't dangerous. Its special mechanism comes from the runes engraved on it. But those are alchemy runes. Aesos might be an expert in alchemy, but he only saw a part of it. He's sure that it's not offensive, so it's not dangerous. "
If that was the case, Mister Rein wouldn't have told Tree Spirit to accept the mission.
Tree Spirit paused and continued, "By the way, there's a reward for this quest. It's from Aesos' disciple."
Angor might be curious if it was from Aesos. But what kind of reward could Aesos' disciple give? Angor wasn't looking forward to it at all.
Tree Spirit noticed Angor's disdain and smiled. "The reward might not be useful to you. I heard it's a handwritten note from Aesos' disciple days. "
"A handwritten note from Aesos' disciple days?" Angor was surprised.
Tree Spirit nodded. "Aesos' disciple didn't learn Aesos' runes, but he's a rare space apprentice. Therefore, Aesop had given him his personal letter containing his understanding of the Space Element when he was an apprentice. Now, the reward is this handwritten note. "
At this point, Tree Spirit sighed. "If only Aesop had given you the mageweath cultivation manual as a reward. That should be very useful to you. Do you want me to ask for you? "
Angor's eyes almost popped out of their sockets when he heard about Aesos' disciple days. He did get a lot of space knowledge from Dalmatian, but it was all too theoretical. If he could have the guidance of a space wizard, he would become even more powerful.
And Aesos' handwritten note was such an opportunity!
Angor quickly said, "Don't bother, Mister Aesos. I have my own runes. I don't need a handwritten note. Just, just this handwritten letter will do! "
Tree Spirit smiled. "So, you've decided to accept the quest?"
Angor nodded quickly. He was forced to accept the quest because of the Pool of Life. But now, he was more than willing to accept it out of his own will.
Tree Spirit said, "Since you've accepted, I'll help you. I'll send you the details later. You can leave today or tomorrow. "
Angor nodded.
"Oh, right," Tree Spirit said, "You can go alone this time."
Angor looked at Tree Spirit in confusion. He was always alone. Why did Tree Spirit ask him to go alone?
Tree Spirit said, "I mean, Toby won't go with you."
Angor looked at Tree Spirit's grinning face and Toby's angry face. "Why did you keep Toby here, sir?" He whispered to Tree Spirit.
Tree Spirit chuckled. "It's like this. As you know, Greya just recovered from a serious illness. She needs someone to accompany her. I just contacted her, and she said she wants Toby to go with her. "
Tree Spirit waved a hand, and an image appeared in front of Angor's eyes.
Greya was sitting in front of a table, talking to Butler Goode. She sensed someone looking at her and turned around. "Oh, it's you, Angor."
"Mister Tree Spirit already told you that you're leaving for a mission. You can go alone this time. Toby will stay here with me."
Greya winked. "Don't worry. I'll take good care of Toby."
"By the way, I already know that you saved me. As for the thanks, I'll tell you in person when you come back. I still have other things to tell you. Bye. "
With that, the image disappeared.
Tree Spirit looked at Angor again. "See? Greya asked Toby to stay here."
Angor stared at Tree Spirit for a while. He believed that Greya was real. But Tree Spirit must be the one who asked Toby to stay.
Tree Spirit didn't want to let Toby go so easily.
Still, judging from Greya's signal, Tree Spirit wouldn't punish Toby too much with Greya's protection.
Angor nodded. "Alright. I'll take Toby to Greya later."
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