"I don't think you're the type to ask such a question." Day glanced at the only two apprentices in the room. "I think it's those two who asked, right?"
"That's not important. Besides, I'm not the type to ask such a question. "
Day humphed. "You're protected by a demon, followed by strong winds, and surrounded by illusions. You're really a coward if you can ask such a question."
"There's nothing wrong with being a coward when facing an unknown future," Angor said.
While Day and Angor talked back and forth, Vaey, who asked the question, lowered his head in embarrassment. If he knew that the demon would laugh at his master, he wouldn't have asked such a question.
But it felt good to be protected by a master …
While Vaey was lost in his thoughts, Day finally answered the question after a round of mocking.
"There's nothing dangerous ahead for you. Just a bunch of Witch's Eyes who go crazy at the sight of blood. If you can't even handle them, you don't need to face that thing. "
Day's answer was more or less the same as what Angor expected.
As expected, the Stairs of Hanging Prison wasn't far from the Witch's Eyes.
But Angor was still confused. "Aren't you supposed to stop the Witch's Eyes?"
"We don't need to. They've been here for a long time." After hesitating for a moment, Daytime said, "It was raised by that existence. It is said that it is to study the characteristics of the Witch Eye Ghost."
Day paused for a moment as if he was checking the feedback from the contract. After making sure he didn't break any rules, he sighed in relief. "Back then, the Witch's Eyes often wandered around the Stairs of Hanging Prison. They couldn't enter the real prison anyway, so they thought of them as evil dogs. But as time went by, the number of these hounds increased. "
Dorcas complained through their Spirit Bond. "They're raised for experiments, and they're allowed to wander around … That thing sure is careless. But more importantly, other people saw them and didn't care. They just treated them as' hounds'. I can only imagine how crazy the Stairs of Hanging Prison used to be. "
Angor agreed with Dorcas. However, he kept it in his mind. Facing Daytime, Angor maintained his calm expression.
"And then, other than the Witch's Eyes, are there any other dangers? The Stairs of Hanging Prison doesn't hold monsters? "Angor asked.
"As long as you don't enter the Stairs of Hanging Prison, the only danger you will face will be the Witch's Eye Demons. As for entering the Stairs of Hanging Prison … "
Zhou paused for a moment. "I can't say."
Everyone: "…"
Zhou: "However, I can tell you that the Stairs of Hanging Prison has been broken. You won't be able to go up. Even back then, the lower levels weren't that dangerous. "
Dorcas' voice came from the Spirit Bond again. "What do you mean you can't go to the upper levels? As long as it's still in the ruins, I don't believe that I can't go! "
"You don't have to criticize me every time I say something," Angor said in a low voice. As for the Stairs of Hanging Prison, it might not necessarily be in the ruins. "
Dorcas was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"Another dimension."
Once the ladder to another dimension was cut off, no one knew which level of space crevice the broken side would float to. Therefore, Zhou's words were not wrong.
Zhou remained silent for a moment after saying that the Stairs of Hanging Prison were broken. "I've answered your question as much as I can. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. If you don't, that's for the best. But if you do, don't be as boring as this one. "
Following Daytime's words, Angor quickly asked a question that was not so childish and boring.
It was Kael's question.
Kael didn't have any bad intentions. He just wanted to know the history of Nether City, even if it was just a small part of it.
However, after hearing Angor's question, Zhou pondered for a long time before he finally said, "You're not the one who asked this question either."
Angor chuckled and admitted, "I have a friend who likes archeology."
"I can't answer that. Also, I take back my words. I'll allow you to ask some boring and pointless questions. "
Angor knew that Zhou couldn't answer Kael's question. But seeing Day's awkward expression, Angor felt that it was worth it to ask the question.
"Then I'll ask another question. My friend asked this one too." Angor did not hide the name of his question this time. He directly mentioned Dorcas' name.
"My friend likes to collect the corpses of forerunners, and he also likes to collect valuable items. Do you have any advice for him, Zhou? "
Zhou looked at Dorcas, who was still confused by Angor's question, and sneered. "You're right. There are no forerunners. They're all bandits."
Zhou didn't continue to mock Dorcas. Was there really someone who came here for nothing? Zhou didn't believe it.
Thus, even though he had mocked Dorcas, he felt that Dorcas was perhaps the truest person in this group.
"It's not shameful to come here for profit. But it's a shame that you can't get much. If you're interested in the corpses of Witch's Eyes, you can kill some of them. If I remember correctly, there are two wizard-level Witch's Eyes among them. They're still worth a lot even if they were sold at the price ten thousand years ago. "
Dorcas added in his mind. Now, they're worth even more!
Wizard-level monsters were getting rarer and rarer in the southern wizarding region. If someone wanted to find them, they had to go to other worlds. Wandering wizards like Dorcas didn't really care about which world they went to. However, the only way to go to other worlds was through the Void, where one knew their location. The only other way was to use a large teleportation channel, which was controlled by large organizations and the Supreme Cult. It was very difficult for Dorcas to obtain the right to use it.
Even if he did, he would have to accept the fact that the Supreme Cult wanted to find something from another world.
Therefore, those who were willing to risk their lives couldn't go to other worlds. Those who weren't willing to risk their lives only wanted to trade magic crystals for monsters.
Because of this, the corpses of wizard-level monsters were extremely valuable. Not to mention the fact that Witch's Eyes were low-level monsters that couldn't grow into wizard-level monsters. They would at least be the last few items to be sold in an auction.
With that in mind, Dorcas began to think of a way to convince Angor to kill the two Witch's Eyes.
If he couldn't, he would have to weigh the pros and cons of leaving the team and staying with them.
Before Dorcas could try to persuade Angor or weigh the pros and cons, Day added something important, "Oh right, those two wizard-level Witch's Eyes are the only two that are still alive, and they were raised by that man in the first place. Although 'that person' didn't really care about them in the past few years, if you kill them, you might offend 'that person'. "
"… What if we kill them and leave?"
Day didn't mind Dorcas' interruption this time. "If 'that person' really cares about the two Witch's Eyes, you won't be able to get away even if you use a plane passageway. If not, you can just kill them and keep wandering around here. That's fine. "
In other words, it was a gamble.
If he killed them, he might die, or he might live.
Faced with such a choice, Dorcas chose … not to kill them.
Even if there was only a ten percent chance of death, he would still die as long as he got hit. For Magi with long lifespans, gambling with their lives was something they would not do unless it was absolutely necessary.
The southern wizardry region was huge, and there were so many worlds. If he couldn't find anything here, he would just go somewhere else. There was no need to bet everything on this place.
"Apart from the Witch's Eyes, where are the remains of the explorers? Is there nothing else good in the Stairs of Hanging Prison? "
Day said, "The remains of the explorers who came here before us were already eaten by the Witch's Eyes. As for the things they left behind, maybe they're in the stomach of one of the Witch's Eyes? Or maybe they're in some corner of the Stairs of Hanging Prison. Spend some time and look around carefully. Maybe you can find something.
"As for the Stairs of Hanging Prison …"
Day paused for a long time and mumbled something under his breath. Judging from the occasional murmur, he was testing the limits of the contract.
A moment later, Day looked up and said, "There are still some useful things in the Stairs of Hanging Prison. But without the help of a space manipulator, you can't get them. And I can't tell you where exactly they are. "
There was a space manipulator here, but Kael was still an apprentice, so he didn't meet Day's requirements.
"However, there is one thing that all of you are qualified to take. If you can get it, it'll be of great benefit to you. "Day looked at Angor. "You" also became a single "you".
"What do you mean?" Angor asked.
"Don't you want to find 'him'? There is something in the Stairs of Hanging Prison that 'him' really likes. If you can get it and bring it to him, perhaps he'll grant your wish."
Angor didn't feel anything after hearing Day's words. Day's answer was really tempting.
It was as if Day couldn't wait to urge Angor to do it.
Usually, this kind of situation wouldn't be good. When Angor was a child, he always got tempted by Jon's tricks.
Day also noticed Angor's cautious look. He thought for a moment and understood why Angor suddenly became cautious.
Day chuckled. "You think I'm tricking you?"
Angor didn't say anything. Dorcas chimed in, "It's obviously a trap. Even 'him' can't get it. How can we get it?"
"You don't understand," Day said.
In the next few minutes, Day briefly explained the situation to Lin Sanjiu.
There was a "spirit" at the bottom of the Stairs of Hanging Prison. It wasn't a soul, but a spirit born from all things, just like the spirits of Lady Mirror and Tree Spirit.
This spirit wasn't born long ago. It was only a few hundred years old.
It was a wood spirit.
Perhaps it never came into contact with the outside world, or was never properly taught. This wood spirit had a very strange personality.
It was very … cowardly.
Its birthplace was outside the Stairs of Hanging Prison. There were many Witch's Eyes outside, and when it saw so many cruel and ugly monsters, it … fainted.
After waking up, it pretended to be dead for half a year because it didn't want to be torn apart by the Witch's Eyes. Speaking of which, Day and the other guards didn't notice it when it pretended to be dead. It was very good at hiding, and it must have been trained at that time.
When its spirit became more and more abundant, it rushed into the Stairs of Hanging Prison as soon as possible.
It was only then that the guards noticed it. However, they couldn't leave the place because of the restricted area, so they couldn't see what was going on inside the Stairs of Hanging Prison.
A hundred years ago, when the existence known as the wise man was wandering in the underground maze, he wandered to the vicinity of the day.
Day told the Wise Man about it. At first, Day didn't think it was a big deal. But later, Day found that the Wise Man was very curious about the spirit.
He went to the Stairs of Hanging Prison again and again, but he always came back empty-handed.
At first, Day thought it was because the Wise Man didn't notice the spirit. But after asking, he learned that the Wise Man already found the spirit the first time he went there.
The spirit was disguised as a prison fence, so it was hard to notice it if one didn't pay attention. However, the Wise Man was much stronger than the spirit, so he easily found the spirit.
After many conversations, the Wise Man found the spirit to be really "cowardly". It was so cowardly that it didn't even dare to answer the Wise Man's questions.
Even though the Wise Man taught the spirit many things over the years, the spirit still didn't trust the Wise Man. It was because the Wise Man's appearance was even scarier than the Witch's Eyes.
"The Wise Man liked the spirit very much, and even treated it as his successor. But the spirit didn't trust him. The Wise Man was also very polite. Without the spirit's approval, he wouldn't bring the spirit out. So, the spirit is still in the Stairs of Hanging Prison. " Day paused. "If you can get its approval and bring it out, I believe the Wise Man won't give you too much trouble."
After listening to Day's explanation, Angor got a general idea of the situation.
If what Day said was true, maybe he could give it a try. Wood Spirit, Wood Spirit … He met a Tree Spirit and spent a lot of time with it. He also had a Tree Spirit's leaf on him. Maybe he could use it to gain the spirit's trust.
Seeing Angor's interest, Day added, "But if you can't get its approval and try to take it away by force … the Wise Man will definitely show up."
Dorcas: "So, the Wise Man has been watching the spirit all this time? Won't we be found out if we go there? "
Day: "As I said, the Wise Man sees the spirit as his successor, so he'll give it something suitable for defense. As for watching the spirit … that's impossible. "
Day didn't explain why he couldn't do that, but Angor explained it to Dorcas through their Spirit Bond.
The explanation was short and quick. "Another dimension."
Dorcas didn't take Angor's words seriously when he mentioned that the Stairs of Hanging Prison was a different dimension.
"Can you tell me more about the spirit?"
Angor was already tempted. He decided to go and meet this special spirit. It would be best if he could use the spirit to pass through the Wise Man's hall.
If that didn't work, he would have to find another entrance and try his luck.
Of course, Angor also had a final plan, which was "Summoning Grand Spell". However, if he did summon Iron Granny, the Dark Earl would probably summon his true self as well. It would be hard to say what would happen to the ruins in the end.
Therefore, Angor wouldn't use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
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