Angor glanced at Dorcas. "Do you really want to watch a good show?"
Dorcas chuckled and spoke to Angor through their Spirit Bond, "You're not going to kill him anyway. It's not a bad idea to teach him a lesson. If you can't think of a punishment, I can help you. "
Angor did not use Spirit Bond to reply. Instead, he said, "This has nothing to do with him. I was just tricked by Aesop."
Aesop deliberately hid the truth, so Angor had to go to Aesop if he wanted to find the real culprit. Besides, even if Khael had to compensate, he wouldn't be able to offer anything good anyway. However, Aesop was different. He was a fat sheep, and he could benefit immensely just by casually plucking some of his fur.
However, Angor could not let Aesop do it himself. He had to find a middleman.
Iron Granny … or Mister Rein?
As Angor was thinking about how to get something back from Aesos, Khael, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly felt hopeful. He quickly nodded. "Yeah, yeah! I didn't think it'd be this hard. It's my professor! Yes, my professor! He tricked you, sir! You can go to him and ask for justice, sir! I'll be on your side! "
In order to show his sincerity, Kael even deliberately made a gesture of righteous indignation towards Aesop.
Both Angor and Dorcas gave Cael a strange look. They didn't expect the boy to be so cunning despite his innocent appearance.
Kael looked at Angor with a hopeful look.
Angor cleared his throat. "You're right. You don't have to pay for the potions. But even if this has nothing to do with you, I still spent a lot of effort to decipher the blueprint. The blueprint is yours, so you have to take some responsibility — "
Before Angor could finish, Kael seemed to have realized something. "I'll give you 90% of the loot, sir!"
Angor was surprised. He did not expect Kael to be so generous.
However, he did not really care about the loot. He just wanted to know if there was such a wall in the real world and if he could use the dagger to open it … and if the dagger would work on the wall in the Nightmare Realm.
"You're too naïve to think about profit now," Angor said in a plain tone, "You don't know whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. I don't ask for any benefits, I only ask for one thing. If you can really find the door that corresponds to the dagger, you have to listen to my commands. Even if I tell you not to open that door in the end, you can't object. "
If they found the door, why didn't they open it? Kael was a little confused.
But seeing Angor's serious expression, Cael could only nod. He was just an apprentice, a research-type one at that. If he really wanted to join the exploration, he would have to rely on Angor's help.
Seeing how obedient Kael was, Angor put away his dissatisfaction and returned to his seat.
"This is the blueprint. You can take a look first."
Kael stood up and walked towards the stack of alchemy blueprints when he felt that his legs weren't as weak as before.
Kael couldn't help but nod after looking at it for a while.
"What? Did you see something?" Dorcas asked. Even Dorcas couldn't see anything. How did Kael do it? As expected of Sir Aesop's student. Kael claimed that he didn't know how to use runes, but he should know something about them.
Kael considered for a moment and finally said, "It's so beautiful!"
Both Angor and Dorcas didn't know what to say.
"What do you mean 'beautiful'?"
"This is the most beautiful dagger I've ever seen. The elemental gems on the dagger are like dazzling suns, shining with golden light. The red diamonds adorning the blade only add to the beauty of the dagger!"
Angor listened to Kael's praise and said, "You're right, but I still have to say that this isn't an elemental gemstone. It's a polished and waxed Nightmare Crystal. And the rune nodes on the blade aren't made of red diamonds either. They're made of Ethereal Diamonds."
Angor looked at Kael quietly.
Kael twitched his lips awkwardly. He didn't know what to say.
It wasn't the most embarrassing thing for Kael to recognize something wrong. What was even more embarrassing was that both the Nightmare Crystal and the Ethereal Spirit Diamond were space-type materials. Kael himself was a space-type acolyte, yet he didn't even recognize them and even made up a bunch of nonsense. This was the most embarrassing thing of all.
Dorcas was already laughing out loud while holding his stomach. Even though he didn't recognize the polished Nightmare Crystal either …
Angor looked at Kael's embarrassed expression and said, "It doesn't matter what you're feeling right now. What you need to do now is to find the materials to make the dagger.
"I have some materials on me, including some rare ones that can be used. However, there are still some missing materials that you need to find. "
Angor waved a hand, and a stack of papers floated in front of Kael.
He didn't do anything, nor did he move his pen. Words appeared on the paper out of thin air.
One paper wasn't enough. Angor had to fill up three pages before the paper floated down and landed in Kael's hand.
"These are the materials you need to make the dagger. The ones in black are what I already have, so you don't need to buy them. The ones in red are what you need to buy from the market."
Kael lowered his head to look at the paper in his hand. Every page was filled with detailed information, down to the gram of each material. Even the usage of each material was labeled … but Kael's scalp still went numb just from looking at it.
"Sir, these materials —"
Angor already knew what Kael was trying to say. "Yes, you'll pay for them. They're all down to the gram to make it easier for you. You don't need to look at the auction price. Just use the average market price. "
Kael felt a lump in his throat. He almost fainted.
Normally, Angor only needed to write down the materials he didn't have. But Kael already knew what he was trying to say. Kael was still hoping for a chance, but it seemed he was still too naive.
"What? You don't want to make the dagger? Or do you want to find someone else to make it for you? Either way, it's up to you. You can cancel the mission, but you will have to explain it to Mister Aesos. You will also have to pay the reward of the mission itself, "Angor said when Kael didn't do anything.
Kael quickly shook his head. "No, no, I'm just looking at the list."
After a while, Kael put down the list and took a deep breath. "Please wait for a moment, sir. I'll go look for the materials now."
With that, Kael left the underground cavern with heavy steps like a soldier about to enter a battlefield.
Angor waited until Kael was out of sight before muttering to himself, "So I was wrong about him after all. He has more savings than I thought …"
"Space Manipulators cost a lot, but they also earn a lot of money. I heard that Kael helped to repair some of the underground spaces in the Sandworm Bazaar. Otherwise, the Lawrence Family wouldn't let Kael monopolize such a large underground cavern. There must be something going on behind the scenes, "Dorcas explained.
Alchemists were the fastest way to earn money. Angor looked like he didn't lack money at all. Even his flying boat was so luxurious that it made people jealous.
Space Manipulators didn't earn as much money as alchemists, but they had their own ways of making money, such as setting up space extensions or space seals for shops, or creating single-use space capsules. Both of these items were the main source of income, so if they really wanted to dig up Khael's pockets, they would be able to pull out a huge tiger.
Dorcas, on the other hand, was the one who had nothing. As a Bloodline Manipulator, he had to spend a lot of money, and he didn't have a fixed way to earn money. He could occasionally go to the Abyss Plane to earn some hard-earned money, but he couldn't stay there forever. Unlike Angor and Kael, who could earn money by simply lying down.
Dorcas couldn't help but feel sorry for himself. He was already poor, and he could only rely on selling wine to make a living. Now that he finally had a chance to join the Goman Rebellion and earn some money, Angor didn't even want to cooperate.
How frustrating.
Angor gave Dorcas a strange look. "Why are you still here?"
Angor wanted to ask this question for a long time. Normally speaking, Dorcas should have left as soon as Angor began to decipher the spell. However, Dorcas and Kael stayed outside for more than ten hours, which was a little strange.
Did Dorcas have nothing better to do? Was this the so-called "freedom" of a wandering wizard?
"Why can't I be here?"
Angor looked at Dorcas and nodded. "You're right. You can go anywhere you want. Sorry for being rude."
With that, Angor ignored Dorcas and began to study the alchemy blueprint.
He already studied the dagger briefly and understood the runes and magic arrays. However, he still couldn't figure out how to make the dagger into a key.
Seeing how Angor was so engrossed in the alchemy blueprints, Dorcas helplessly tapped the table.
"Anything else?" Angor looked up.
Dorcas asked, "Don't you want to know why I'm here?"
"I don't want to know. Whatever you decide, it's possible. I'm used to it. "
When Angor went to save Abelle, Dorcas insisted on going with him even though he had nothing to do with it. He claimed that he was leading the way, but in truth, he was just enjoying the show. It was normal for such a person to make decisions based on their whims.
Dorcas sighed when Angor was about to bury his head in the table again. "You're so boring. You're always like this when you're watching the show. Why are you acting like a different person now?"
"I'm not watching a show. I do everything for a reason."
"Twelve Constellation Palaces?"
"They're for the talented ones to train themselves."
"Like hell I'll believe you." Dorcas continued, "Fine, I'll be honest with you. I've talked with Kael outside. If you want to explore the ruin, you can count me in. I'll help you for free. You just need to give me something useful. Kael agreed. "
"Oh."
"Just an 'oh'? Aren't you surprised?"
Angor didn't bother replying. There was nothing to be surprised about. He already knew that Dorcas couldn't stand being alone and would try to find a way to get involved. Besides, Dorcas would definitely lie to Kael and say that Angor was a wizard and an apprentice. Would Kael really believe him? You won't be able to ask for help even if something goes wrong. So, I'll be able to keep Angor in check. See?
With Kael's personality, he would probably agree with Dorcas's words. Angor wasn't surprised at all. It was only natural that Sunders would ask him to join them.
As for whether Dorcas' participation would be beneficial or not, Angor didn't know. He would just take it one step at a time.
"Not really. I just hope you won't make so much noise this time. Also, don't do anything on your own."
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