Inside the Bilos Inn, Biron Court.
Inside the spacious treehouse, the sunlight shone through the leafy leaves and through the window. The sunlight also gave off a cool, green shade.
The air here was filled with the pleasant scent of nature, which was completely different from the smog of Evron, the cool air of Parmigi Highlands, and the dry air of the Sandworm Market. Angor felt as if he was in the Evergreen Woods of the Tidal Realm.
Angor was in a great mood.
If the stone slab with the Black Count's nose wasn't on the other side, he would feel even better.
While Dorcas dragged Wai and Kael away to work on the forest project, Angor came to this inn and rented a treehouse.
The Black Count's nose, which had been floating behind Angor the whole time, was now standing on the table in front of Angor.
Angor didn't dare to ask the man to leave, so he just pretended he didn't exist.
Luckily, the Black Count's nose didn't do anything either. It was as if it was just a decoration.
Since the Black Count wasn't going to cause any trouble, Angor decided to leave him be. While the sun was still shining, he began to study the topographic map of the maze.
The map was completely different from the restored bird's eye view. The topographic map showed the height difference, the direction of the veins, and the subdivision of the geology.
Angor bought this map because the Nightmare Realm's Nether City was only a projection of what it looked like when it was still intact. The real Nether City was already in ruins, so he had to check if there were any changes on the surface.
After studying the map, Angor had a general idea of what was going on. Then he picked up the bird's eye view to compare.
The artist did a good job, but the bird's eye view still differed from the real Nether City in many places. However, some of the landmarks were still the same. This gave Angor a good idea to find the underground passage.
It was almost dusk when Angor was almost done studying the two maps. The evening glow shone into the treehouse, giving it a beautiful, hazy atmosphere.
Angor stretched himself and looked at the stone slab in front of him.
"Mister Black Count, I'm curious. Why did you leave Wai and follow me?"
Angor didn't hear anything except the sound of the nose breathing.
Angor didn't mind. He smiled and said, "Not long ago, I talked to Mister Rein, and Mister Rein gave me an interesting comment."
The Black Earl's nose twitched, as if he was expressing some kind of emotion.
Angor continued, "Mister Rein said that the Noah Clan members are all lazy, especially Mister Rein. He even uses his' consciousness' to travel. His Excellency Rhine also explained some details about his consciousness. "
"For example, every part of your body can actually speak. It's just that other than your mouth, which doesn't consume energy, the other parts of your body will consume a small amount of energy if you want to make a sound. Even the other members of the Noah Family do not know about this matter. Sir Rhine guessed that this is because Sir is used to having someone translate, so he is too lazy to speak directly. "
At this point, the stone slab finally reacted to his words.
A thin layer of energy covered the stone slab. Along with the flow of energy, the wind began to emit sounds of different frequencies. These sounds formed the Black Earl's voice.
"I don't believe that Rhine would talk about me for no reason. How did you contact Rhine?"
Angor chuckled. "You're finally talking, sir. I can answer your questions now. But in exchange, can you please answer my first question?"
"You brat from Phantom Island. What makes you think you can trade with me?" The hoarse voice was accompanied by a surge of energy. Even though the voice was not threatening, it was still threatening.
Angor simply smiled and didn't mind it.
A moment later, the Black Earl seemed to have sensed something, and his energy slowly subsided. "You're well prepared for this trip, you brat. Rhine got you a demon from Panic Realm and even allowed you to control it. Looks like Rhine didn't stay idle during this time. "
The Black Earl's aura subsided because he sensed Elmi's scent. A truth-finder was strong enough to fight against his "consciousness" which only had a nose.
But it made sense. Angor was a real treasure. Not only was he a member of the research department, but he also created a complete alchemy training chain for Brute Cavern. Even Horus was sent to Floating Mech City because of this.
Therefore, it was reasonable for him to have a truth-level combatant protecting him.
Also, the Black Earl believed that the demon in Panic Realm was not Angor's real trump card. He also sensed something else from Angor that was even more frightening.
"Can we exchange answers now?" Angor was still smiling.
This time, the Black Earl didn't say anything, which meant he agreed.
"Sir, your question is simple. As a member of the research department, isn't it normal for me to have a mini signal tower?"
Angor was telling the truth. However, he didn't tell the Black Earl how he contacted Rhine.
He only said that he had a mini signal tower and used it as a guide. It seemed like he was using the mini signal tower to contact Rhine.
The Black Earl didn't ask further after hearing about the mini signal tower. At their level, many things were no longer secrets. There were only rumors about the mini signal tower in Floating Mech City, but the Black Earl knew that the research department really did have such a convenient communication tool.
"You want to know why I'm following you?" The Black Earl asked.
Angor nodded.
The Black Earl humphed. "Because I hate Sunders, so I'm going to beat you up. But I didn't expect Rhine to value you so much that he even gave you the demon in Panic Realm. "
Angor could tell that the Black Earl was telling the truth. The Black Earl really wanted to beat him up.
However, Angor had a feeling that the Count had more reasons to follow him even though he was telling the truth.
Now they were even. Both Angor and Count Black were telling the truth, but they both covered up the truth.
"I don't know why you hate my professor so much, but I'm different from him. I hope you won't get angry with me. We're going to explore the ruin together, and I don't want to be trapped by you at a crucial moment. "Angor tried to change the topic to the ruin.
"Hmph. What do you think I am, you little prick? I promised you that you'll be safe, and I won't go back on my word. "
Dorcas mentioned this before. It was a prerequisite for Wai's participation in the exploration.
"Mister Rhine also said that you'll protect Wai with everything you have. If there's any danger, I'm sure you'll help."
The Black Earl snorted but did not say anything. But he was already cursing Rein in his mind. Angor suddenly mentioned that he would do everything in his power to protect Wai, which meant Rein must have mentioned that his consciousness was inseparable from Wai's, which meant Rein had exposed Angor's secret.
The Black Earl couldn't hold back his anger any longer. "He told you everything. I'm telling you, don't believe everything he says. You're useful now, so he'll value you. But once you fall into the abyss, he'll be the first to abandon you. "
The Black Earl was trying to sow discord between Angor and Angor.
Angor spoke calmly, "It's normal to be abandoned. I've abandoned a lot of people, and I'll give up when I have to. Isn't this the way to walk the path? "
The Black Earl snickered. "I gave you a warning out of kindness, and you took it for granted. You're just a kid who trained for less than ten years. What right do you have to talk about the path of truth with me? "
"I'm not talking about the path of truth. I'm just saying that severing, giving up, and leaving is normal in life."
That was not wrong. The Black Earl couldn't refute this. He only humphed and stopped talking.
"Speaking of which, I asked Mister Rein why Mister Black asked Wai to come with us."
The Dark Count's tilted nose turned around again and "stared" at Angor, waiting for him to speak.
"Mister Rein said that you're curious about all the mysteries and unknowns, sir. But Noah Clan members are all otakus. You won't let go of such a rare chance."
"Is that right, Mister Rein?"
The Black Earl remained silent for a moment before he spoke in a reluctant tone, "He knows me well."
"So Mister Rein is right. But Mister Rein also mentioned that he wouldn't take part in ordinary ruin explorations. Maybe he really did find something this time. Is this sentence right or wrong? "
Rein didn't say this out loud, but Angor still used it to scare the Black Earl.
The Black Earl asked, "What exactly do you want to ask?"
"I don't mean anything. I just want to know why you're joining this ruin exploration, sir. Did you smell something? If you do, I hope you can enlighten us. We're a team, after all. You don't want to get into danger because of insufficient information, do you? "
As soon as Angor finished speaking, he felt as if someone was looking at him from head to toe. Of course, it was the Black Earl who was looking at him. But the Black Earl still had a nose. What was he looking at? His nostrils?
Angor shivered in fear. "I can answer your question, but you have to answer one of mine first."
"What is it, sir?"
The Black Earl asked, "How did you determine the location of the key?"
Angor raised an eyebrow. He already knew this was going to happen before the Black Earl asked the question. As it turned out, he was right.
"I can't tell you the answer because it's related to my professor's secret."
"Professor Sunders' secret?" Black Earl was puzzled.
Angor pretended to be serious and nodded. "Yes. It's related to my professor, so I can't tell you anything about him."
Black Earl "looked" at Angor carefully to make sure he wasn't lying. "Then tell me what you know."
"My mentor brought me to a place, and in that place, I saw some things. That told me where the key was. " Angor purposely added, "Speaking of which, in that place, everything was laid out in the open, so it wasn't a secret. But here, it's a secret."
Sunders took Angor to a place where everything was laid out in the open, while this place was a secret? Black Earl thought about it again and again. When he thought about some rumors about Sunders, he had a vague idea.
Was it the Nightmare Realm?
Black Earl was one of the most powerful wizards in the southern wizardry region. He knew more about the Nightmare Realm than anyone else. Besides, Black Earl was someone who pursued Mystery, and the Nightmare Realm was a Mystery Realm.
Projecting reality into illusions and creating reality. He knew the nature of the Nightmare Realm.
If the Nightmare Realm projected the complete Nether City instead of the ruins, everything would be laid out in the open, instead of being kept a secret.
Angor remained silent. He was trying to lead Dark Count to the Nightmare Realm so that he could tell where the key was. Since all the other answers were full of flaws, Angor decided to reveal the real answer. Of course, this answer was not entirely accurate. It was at least a 10% discount.
As long as Black Earl thought about the Nightmare Realm, Angor did not need to mention anything else.
After all, he only followed Sunders to the Nightmare Realm, and Sunders was the mastermind behind everything. What could a small fry like him do in the Nightmare Realm?
Black Earl pondered for a moment and slowly spoke, "I have a general idea. My main body can verify it with Sunders. We'll know if it's true or not."
Angor was surprised. Didn't Black Earl have a grudge against Sunders? Why would he ask Sunders for confirmation? What was their relationship?
Of course, Black Earl saw the confusion on Angor's face, but he did not want to explain. After all, he did not want to talk about what Sunders did.
"Now, it's my turn. Since you only told me part of the answer, I'll only tell you part of it. " Black Earl paused and slowly continued, "Rein is right. There must be a reason why I asked Wail to explore. Because I smelled something that made my blood boil … "
Angor did not show any expression, but he was quite surprised inside. Black Earl really smelled something?
It was just Dorcas' idea to "go or not", but Black Earl already smelled something that made his blood boil? This was unimaginable.
According to Rein, Black Earl probably did not smell anything at all and was only driven by curiosity.
But he still underestimated Black Earl's ability.
As expected of the man who stood at the top of the southern wizarding region. His mysterious abilities were enough to make people respect him.
But did the "boiling" smell mean that he knew the destination was related to the Noah Clan? Or was it purely because he smelled something mysterious and unknown?
That was still a mystery.
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