"Our destination has something to do with the Noah Clan? You're saying the Black Earl already knew about it, and that's why he asked Wail to join us. Wait, I invited Wail. Could it be that the Black Earl noticed something? "
Dorcas had been talking to himself for a long time, but he had ended up muddling himself.
"I don't know if the Black Earl knows about the Noah Clan behind the door, or if it's something he came up with on the spur of the moment. I'm just reminding you about this. Even if Wa Yi is your friend, don't trust him too much during this expedition. "
Dorcas nodded solemnly. "I understand."
Wail was a member of the Noah Clan, and he carried the Black Earl's nose, which meant he had to obey the Black Earl's orders. Therefore, Angor's warning was necessary.
"If you already know about the Noah Clan, why do you still want Wail to come with us?" Dorcas was a little confused. If it were him, he would have canceled the mission right away.
"Why not? That place might be the Noah Clan's territory, and they might need Wail's help. "
Angor's explanation was reasonable, but Dorcas still felt it was too risky.
Dorcas was not worried for nothing. What he didn't know was that Angor had a trump card of his own. Elmi alone was enough to stop the Black Earl's nose. As long as the Black Earl didn't come himself, there wouldn't be any problems.
Even if the Black Earl did come, Angor still had the support of the dream wasteland. Angor didn't mind such a small risk.
Besides, Angor wasn't really interested in the "treasures" or "benefits" behind the wall in the real world. He was more interested in the wall in Naro City in the Nightmare Realm.
There might be some good stuff in the real world, but Angor believed that the most valuable treasures were still in the Nightmare Realm.
Since he could control his desires and only focused on his research, he wouldn't care about anything else.
"I … I'll tell Wail about this and bring him to you." Dorcas considered and chose to trust Angor.
Angor didn't deny it. "We can meet when we're on our way. Or, are you ready to go now?"
Dorcas replied, "I've already made all the necessary preparations. Kale is almost done as well."
He checked the clock on the table and calculated the time he spent meditating. "Let's go in three hours then."
Dorcas nodded and turned to walk to the door.
Just as he was about to leave, Dorcas said softly, "I will find an opportunity to test if Vay knows that the destination is related to the Noah Family."
"Do whatever you want. But the Dark Count has a better nose than you think. He might know what you're up to."
Dorcas chuckled, "Don't look down on me. Perhaps I'm not as good as you Magi when it comes to grand plans, but I'm sure I can handle these small matters better than you can. I guarantee that there will be no traces left behind."
Angor smiled but did not say anything. He watched as Dorcas slowly disappeared into the distance.
After Dorcas left, Kael slowly walked in with hesitation.
"We're leaving in three hours. If you're not ready, you should do it now," Angor's voice reached Kael's ears.
Kael quickly replied, "Mister Dorcas already told me. I'm ready."
"Then you came in looking for me?" Angor looked up at Kael.
Kael hesitated for a moment. "Mister Angor, this ruin exploration is very sudden. I wonder if Your Excellency can give me some … suggestions. "
Angor gave Kael a meaningful look. Kael had more experience than him in exploring ruins, but he was here to ask for advice. Clearly, the man wasn't here to ask about the ruin exploration. Instead, he was here to ask about how he should handle himself during the exploration.
Apart from Kael, everyone else in the team was either a wizard or an apprentice with wizard-level abilities.
Angor looked at Kael's expectant eyes and considered for a moment. "There's only one thing you need to do. Control yourself."
"C … control?" Kael tried to think of the word.
"Whether it's physical movements or psychological movements, you have to restrain yourself."
Also, if you want to gain something, don't get involved with other people. Especially Vaay. He has a powerful backer, and I don't think he has a simple goal. "
Since Kael was the one who provided the blueprints and materials, Angor decided to share some information with Kael.
Kael nodded. "I understand. I'm only interested in studying ruins. If I can gain something, I'll be happy. If I can't, I won't force it."
"I'm glad you think so," said Angor.
Kael knew what he had to do now. He bowed to Angor. "Then I'll take my leave."
Angor cleared his throat, which made Kael look at him in confusion.
Kael saw Angor pointing at the short sword on the table.
Kael nodded. "It's better to leave it with you, mister. I don't want to lose it."
Kael blinked at Angor in amusement, indicating that he would keep an eye out for Wai.
"I'm not talking about that. I mean, the crafting mission is over. Shouldn't you do something about it? Didn't your professor tell you about the rules in his letter? "
Kael paused for a moment, but then he remembered his mentor's instructions in the letter and quickly nodded. "I understand. I'll go look for your letter right now."
At first, he didn't understand why Kael used the word "find" until he saw Kael walking toward a small pile of trash in a corner of the cavern.
Just like how he looked for Skinner's Box, Kael began rummaging through the pile of trash.
All kinds of items were tossed into the air.
Angor watched the scene unfold in front of him quietly while labeling Kael as "sloppy".
On the other hand, Dankros was observing the various items falling from the sky excitedly. It would be great if he could find another bottle of quenching liquid.
Unfortunately, there was no Quenching Liquid. Instead, Dankrose caught a fiery-red gem.
Angor glanced at it. He thought it was a fire-type gemstone, which could be found everywhere in the Tide Realm. Maybe Dankros was holding it because he missed his hometown.
But when he took a closer look, he realized that the red gemstone was a crystallization of a plane-spawning fragment.
Plane-Spawning fragments were materials related to space manipulation. They would appear in large quantities when an affiliated plane was born. Sometimes, plane-spawning fragments could be found in plane passageways. Plane-Spawning fragments could be found in most alchemy projects related to space. Generally speaking, they weren't very valuable. Most alchemy shops owned by wizards would sell them.
But this one was a crystallization of plane-spawning fragments, which was different.
Usually, five plane-spawning fragments were needed to form a crystallization. Judging from the size of this one, it would take at least ten of them to form a crystallization.
They all had similar effects, but they were much less valuable. Crystallizing fragments was a special technique that could only be mastered by space manipulators.
This piece of crystal could even be auctioned in an ordinary auction. It was obvious that its value was not low.
Dankros seemed to like the gemstone very much. He kept rubbing it with his face — or his palm — like a human who was trying to get a hold of a cat.
Still, Dankros couldn't just take it for himself.
It wasn't as cheap as Quenching Liquid, so it wasn't appropriate to just take it away.
Angor was about to scold Dankros for his mistake when Kael came to him and asked, "Do you like it?"
Dankros nodded with the gemstone in his hand.
Kael chuckled. "If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Angor didn't care about Dankros' excitement. "Plane-Spawning Crystal won't work on it. You should keep it."
Kael quickly waved his hand. "No need."
Angor frowned and sighed. "I'll buy it then. I'll pay you the market price."
He didn't want to take Kael's item for free. To outsiders, Dankros was Angor's Elemental companion, which meant he owned everything. In other words, Dankros was giving it to Angor for free. It was just a euphemism. In other words, Angor owed Dankros a favor for free.
Angor liked it when others owed him favors, but he didn't like it when he owed someone a favor. Besides, it wasn't like he couldn't afford Plane-Spawning Crystal.
Kael didn't know what was going on in Angor's mind. "Don't worry about it. It's a useless crystal. My professor got distracted during the fusion, so something went wrong. He can't use it now. "
"That's why it's worthless." Kael scratched his head in embarrassment. "I brought it here to show it to my shop so I can scam people who don't know how to do it."
"It's just a useless crystal. You can give it to Dankros if he likes it," Kael added, "I'll take money if it's valuable."
Angor looked at the crystal again.
"Let me have a look." Dangros reluctantly handed the crystal to Angor.
Angor held it in his hand and felt a burning sensation, which was different from the Plane-Spawning Crystal.
After a closer inspection, Angor noticed that the Plane-Spawning Crystal contained a large amount of fire element mixed inside. In other words, it was a mixture of fire and space elements.
"Why is there fire element inside?" Angor was confused.
"I haven't learned how to synthesize crystals yet, so I don't know the details. But I think my professor made a mistake while controlling the fire. The flames went in, and the result was this nondescript situation. "
Angor didn't know how Dankros created such a strange crystal, but he now knew why Dankros liked it. The fire element inside must have come from a high-level fire-type creature. It might even be some kind of special fire source.
Angor fiddled with the crystal for a while but couldn't figure out what it could be used for. In the end, he gave it back to Dankros.
Next, he took out a small bag of magic crystals and handed it to Dankros.
"It's strange that the space element can reach a balance with the fire element," Angor explained, "but it's also strange that the space element can reach a balance with the fire element. I'll go back and do some research. Maybe I can find something useful. It's better if I buy it now. "
Dankros hesitated for a moment and accepted the item. He didn't think the crystal was useful, but since Angor said he could use it to find something useful, it was worth it.
Dankros was so excited to get his new pet. Angor could tell from the way he was waving his fingers.
He picked up Dankros and put him on the hook of his Night Shelter. Next, he looked at Dankros, or rather, the pile of letters in Dankros' hand.
Dankros quickly handed the letters to Angor.
There were a total of six handwritten letters, and they were very thick in his hands. The first three books were made of parchment. They were very thick and had rough edges. It could be seen that they had been used for many years.
As for the last three volumes, they were made of starch paper. Angor was a little surprised to see how clean they were.
"The first three volumes are my professor's personal notes when he was an apprentice. The last three are my personal notes. There are also explanations and additions to his notes."
Angor checked the last three volumes and saw Dankros' name on them.
Angor frowned. He didn't see Dankros' notes in the quest reward. But Dankros did mention that there were some additions to the notes, which made Angor a little tempted.
Khael saw through Angor's hesitation and quickly explained, "My teacher only mentioned his personal letter as the reward. However, sir, you've solved the blueprint and crafted the dagger, which far exceeds the value of the letter. I know my personal letter isn't worth that much, but I hope you don't mind."
Angor didn't say anything. He flipped through Aesop's notes, then Dankros'.
Compared to Aesop's short notes due to the limited space on the parchments, Kael's detailed and straightforward writing was more satisfying to Angor.
In the end, Angor didn't want to give up. "I'll take them then."
Dankros bowed deeply. "It's my honor to help you, sir."
Angor considered. "I know a little about spatial knowledge as well. But I'm still a little weak in it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."
Now that Angor had received Dalmatian's "Gift Pack of Knowledge", it could be put to good use.
Dankros knew that Angor knew spatial knowledge, but he didn't know how strong it was. Since Angor asked for it, Dankros didn't mind. He was a pure person who was obsessed with research. His pursuit of knowledge was also full of desire. He had already begun to think about what questions he should ask during the class.
After Kael left, he put away the letter and told Dangros not to overdo it. Then, he began to meditate.
Three hours later, Angor finally opened his eyes.
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