"Laksum Principality?" Angor tried to recall the geography of Fey Continent. "It's in a completely different direction from Vinsbeers."
"Who told you that just because Aesop settled in Vinespiers, his disciples had to stay there as well?" Tree Spirit continued, "If you're really in Vinsbeers, it'll take you at least a month to travel back and forth without using a plane passageway. But Laksum Principality is right next to Goman Kingdom. You can still go to Tidal Realm with Rein when you get back. "
Angor nodded. Laksum Principality wasn't too far away. He could probably travel there by Gondola in a week. And with the help of Spirit Booster, he could save at least two days.
"Anything else?" Tree Spirit asked.
"No." Angor shook his head.
"Then get ready to go," Tree Spirit said, and his figure slowly disappeared.
Angor put away the envelope and looked at Greya. "What did you want me to help you with?"
"It's not a big deal. I just hope you can introduce me to someone." Greya heard Angor's question while feeding Toby a piece of white bread.
"Referral?" Angor was confused. "Referral? Who?"
Greya opened her mouth to speak, but she thought of something and swallowed her words. "I'll tell you after you finish your mission."
"So mysterious?"
"Not really. I just need a more complete plan."
Angor gave Greya a doubtful look. She was just a referral. Why did she need a plan?
Angor didn't think too much about it and continued walking away from Phantom Island.
Greya was about to go back, but she didn't want to leave Angor, so she decided to accompany Angor for a while longer.
On their way, Greya asked, "Mister Tree Spirit told me that you're going to Tidal Realm with Mister Rein. What's that place? "
"You'll know soon enough," Angor replied.
Perhaps Greya thought it was a secret of Brute Cavern, so she didn't ask further. "It sounds like a new world. Are there any special ingredients? "
"I've never seen some of those plants before. Maybe I can find something to eat."
Greya's eyes glowed. She was just joking, and it turned out to be an undiscovered world. Her interest was aroused at the mention of the New World.
For the rest of their journey, Greya kept bothering Angor. She wasn't trying to find out the location of the new world. She just wanted to know more about the unknown plants.
He had no choice but to use illusions to summon strange animals and plants he saw in the Tidal Realm.
As expected of a Gourmet Wizard, Greya could tell whether these plants were edible or not at first glance.
At least 30% to 40% of them were creatures Greya had never seen before. This made her even more interested in the Tidal Realm. However, Greya had no choice but to trust him. Perhaps the coordinates of the Tidal Plane would be made public in the near future.
When they reached the edge of Phantom Island, Greya dragged Toby away and said goodbye to Angor, who still didn't want to leave.
Angor also took out his Gondola and prepared to leave.
Just as he was about to take off, he noticed a naked man on the ship.
"Mister Tree Spirit, do you have something to tell me?" It was Tree Spirit. The man was sitting on the edge of the boat with his legs crossed. Luckily, his private parts were covered by leaves, or he would have gone blind.
"Nothing. I just wanted to inform you that I'll be staying at Phantom Island for a while."
"… You should talk to my professor about that."
"I just asked Sunders about it online. He said you'll be in charge of Phantom Island when he's not around. That's why I'm here to say hello. "
Angor gave Tree Spirit a meaningful glance. Tree Spirit decided to stay at Phantom Island for a long time just to get back at Toby.
Angor couldn't refuse. Toby did create trouble for Angor. If Tree Spirit and Angor were in each other's shoes, Angor would feel bad too.
"Mister Tree Spirit, you're more than welcome to stay at Phantom Island. Butler Goode will take care of everything for you."
"Phantom Island is my professor's territory after all. I hope you won't make a big fuss about it. I can't explain it to my professor."
Tree Spirit smiled. "Don't worry. I'll fix Phantom Island. You have to trust a nature spirit's ability to repair the land. "
Angor didn't know what to say.
Tree Spirit followed suit. Angor had no choice but to point it out. "Sir, if you want to punish Toby, please go easy on him."
Tree Spirit's eyes turned into crescents. "Why would I punish Toby? I just discussed it with Greya. Toby is your helper, and it won't do if he's too weak. So, I'll use the next few days to train Toby with Greya. "
Tree Spirit patted Angor's shoulder. "Don't worry. When you come back, I'll make sure you get another Toby."
Another Toby. Angor had a feeling that Tree Spirit was speaking through gritted teeth.
After making sure Toby's safety was guaranteed, Angor forced a smile. "Thank you, Mister Tree Spirit."
Tree Spirit smiled. "It's no trouble at all. This is the first time I've felt so motivated in the past 500 years. "
Tree Spirit's smile sent chills down Angor's spine.
"Go ahead, Mister Tree Spirit. I — I'll be going now. The Laksum Dukedom is quite far. Yes, quite far. "
Angor was about to activate his Gondola.
Tree Spirit waved his hand and said, "Wait a moment. There's one more thing that I forgot to tell you."
Angor looked at Tree Spirit.
"You'll pass by Goman Kingdom on your way to Laksum. There's an apprentice in the questing hall who accepted a mission to White Clam Sea, but he can't teleport there. Since you're going the same way, can you send him there? Just stop at Goman Kingdom. He'll have other ways to get to White Clam Sea from there, "Tree Spirit said.
Angor considered. It wasn't a big deal, so he agreed.
Tree Spirit said, "Alright, I'll inform him now. Just wait for him outside the Heavenly Moat."
With that, Tree Spirit leaped from the Gondola to Phantom Island, which was right next to it. He looked at the lush Phantom Island with a sinister smile on his face. Step by step, he walked into the depths of the island.
Angor prayed for Toby's safety. It's not that I don't have morals, but I can't win against Tree Spirit's fists.
To avoid seeing Toby being tortured, Angor summoned the Velvet Spirit. "Full speed ahead! Leave the mirror world as fast as possible!"
…
Parmigi Highlands, beside the moat.
Angor leaned against his Gondola and waited for the apprentice Tree Spirit mentioned.
Out of boredom, he took out Dangros from his bracelet.
Dangros hadn't woken up since he fell asleep in the Pool of Life. When Angor took it out, Dangros didn't react at all.
But it was still in good condition. The fire cycle inside its body was still active. According to Tree Spirit, it was still digesting the life energy.
He wondered if Dankros would become mature after digesting it.
Probably not. According to the growth pattern of elemental fairies, Dangros was still a baby. It couldn't mature overnight.
But it should grow a bit after absorbing so much life energy.
As he thought about it, he noticed that Dankros' severed wrist was growing longer.
Was it an illusion?
Angor tried to recall where Dangros' severed wrist used to be and compared it with the current one. It really did grow by one or two centimeters.
Angor's eyes brightened up. Would Dangros' severed arm grow back into a whole arm? Or would it become a humanoid flame?
This kind of growth pattern was quite interesting.
Angor played with Dangros for a while longer. When he didn't see any signs of waking up, he put the arm back into his bracelet.
Finally, something came from the bottom of the moat.
A figure riding on a broomstick slowly flew up from below. The man seemed to have seen Gondola as well, and he tried his best to control the broom to fly toward Gondola.
However, her control over the flying broomstick was terrible. She must have used up all of her luck just to fly up from the bottom of the moat.
As she flew toward the Gondola, a gust of cold wind with snowflakes in it blew her off her feet. He hung upside down and fell from the sky.
Angor put a hand on his forehead. "Fetch her, Velin."
The figure that almost fell to the ground was enveloped by a gentle wind. Then, this invisible wind brought him to Gondola.
She was about to hide her embarrassment and pretend to be an ostrich when she suddenly remembered something. But suddenly, she thought of something. "Ah, my broom!"
Flying brooms were standard flying vehicles in Brute Cavern, but they still cost money. For an apprentice, they were quite expensive.
Angor sighed and asked Su Ling to grab the flying broom as well and toss it to the apprentice on the other side.
The young apprentice held her beloved broomstick and lowered her head with blushing cheeks. "Thank you, sir."
Angor gave the apprentice a helpless glance. "You don't need to thank me. Did Mister Tree Spirit send you to White Clam City?"
The young apprentice nodded quickly. "Yes. Thank you for taking me with you, sir. If not for you, I would've had to take Darkivil Empire's underground train. It would've taken me more than a month to reach White Clam City."
Angor nodded. Since he already knew who the newcomer was, he didn't need to stay any longer. He tapped Velin's shoulder, and the spirit nodded and started moving with Gondola.
Speaking of which, Angor rarely used Gondola since he got Velvet Spirit. Velvet Spirit's sense of direction and speed were much better than Angor's, which made it a great helper for traveling.
The Gondola flew in the sky for dozens of minutes before it passed through the snow and entered a clear sky.
They had arrived at the border of Yali Duchy.
Angor glanced at the young apprentice, who was still holding the broom tightly with his head lowered. He seemed to be very nervous.
This was normal. But what attracted Angor's attention was not the girl's nervousness. It was the familiar doll in the basket she was carrying.
"Abelle, don't you have a tricolored deer? Why did you buy this broomstick? "Angor considered and asked in a gentler tone.
The young apprentice looked up in surprise. "You remember me, sir?"
Angor nodded with a smile. "Of course. When I first came to Brute Cavern, you were the one who showed us everything about the mirror world."
The young apprentice, or Abelle, scratched her hair shyly. "Sir, you're so fast. You've always been our role model. I … ahem. We all admire you, sir. It's just that you rarely show up in Brute Cavern, so I thought you've forgotten about me. I embarrassed myself in front of you last time, and now I'm embarrassed again. "
The first time Abelle met Angor was when she accepted a newbie introduction quest. She rode a tricolored deer to Brute Cavern, but she fell on her face when dismounting. Luckily, she was only receiving new talents, so no one laughed at her. They only thought that she was a weirdo.
Angor only smiled. If he continued this topic, Abelle would feel even more embarrassed, so he decided not to talk about it.
Abelle said, "Sir, you're asking about the Tricolor Deer … Alas, my Tricolor Deer was my first summoned creature. Everyone said it was useless, but I really liked it. I spent a lot of resources on it, and it finally grew a pair of rainbow antlers, which made it much stronger than before. "
"Doesn't that mean you're going to make a comeback?"
Abelle frowned. "I was dreaming about it too. But then, one of my best friends went to explore a ruin and borrowed the deer from me. But when she came back, not only were the antlers gone, but two of its legs were also broken. I had no choice but to release it back to its original world. I'll summon it again when it recovers.
"Without the tricolor deer, I'll have to buy a flying broom."
"I see. So you're talking about Guina?" Angor nodded.
"How did you know, sir?" Abelle looked surprised.
"I saw you carrying Guina on your back with that basket on your back," Angor explained.
Abelle looked at the basket on her back with pity on her face. "Guina has always been a poor girl. Not only was she abused by her family, but she was also sold to an ugly noble. In the end, her limbs were chopped off by that sick noble. Fortunately, she met a guide who saved her and gave her a new life. "
She was kind and considerate. I sympathized with her, so I became her best friend. "
Abelle's tone was relaxed when talking about Guina. Obviously, she liked the girl a lot.
Angor raised an eyebrow. "Is that what Guina told you?"
Abelle nodded. "Yes. What's wrong?"
Angor scoffed in his mind. Everything was wrong. Guina wasn't as innocent as Abelle had described her to be. Her heart had long been tainted.
Angor already believed that Guina had an ulterior motive for hanging out with Abelle. Now, after hearing Guina's story and seeing how Abelle believed it without a doubt, Angor was sure that Guina had an ulterior motive for befriending Abelle.
According to Abelle, she had lent the evolved Tricolor Deer to Guina. Guina must have planned to cut off the Tricolor Deer's rainbow antlers. After all, in the eyes of certain Magi, rainbow antlers were quite valuable.
Angor noticed Abelle's puzzled look. "Nothing. Maybe you're too well-protected in Brute Cavern. It's time for you to go out and take a look."
Abelle lowered her head in disappointment. "You think so too, mister? Well, Guina said the same thing. That's why I accepted the mission. I'm going to meet Boro in White Clam Sea and take over the Brute Cavern branch there. "
Meet Boro? Take over the White Clam Sea branch?
Angor didn't expect Abelle to ask for such a thing. He had been to White Clam Sea before, and it was a rather desolate place. People either went there to exile themselves or to retire.
But Abelle couldn't have experienced anything there.
Also, Guina was the one who suggested it.
White Clam Sea was far away from Brute Cavern. No one would know if Guina tried something funny there.
Now Angor knew what Guina was thinking.
"Did Guina go?" Angor asked.
Abelle shook her head. "She's busy, so she can't come with me. But she did give me a puppet doll she made herself. She said I can take a look at it whenever I miss her. "
Abelle put down her backpack and took out the puppet doll that Angor had been looking at for a while.
When the doll was placed on the table, Angor finally got a good look at it.
It was a skinny boy who was about 20 centimeters tall. His face was pale, and his cheeks were slightly red as if they were covered in blood. The boy was smiling innocently, but the longer one looked at him, the stranger the smile became.
"This is the doll Guina gave me," Abelle said excitedly. "I heard Guina made it in the shape of her little brother, and she always carries it with her. She gave it to me because I'm going on a long journey. "
Angor didn't say anything and simply stared at the doll.
Guina wasn't lying. The doll was indeed her little brother. Angor had met this little brother before. It was Chaila, the man who killed Nini for some food and was killed by Nini's mother.
The reason why Guina carried the doll with her was that the doll's skin was removed from Chaila's body bit by bit.
Now, the doll was given to Abelle.
Guina was definitely up to no good.
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