When talking to his peers, the Dark Earl would often play tricks and tricks, such as telling half-truths and leaving the other half for others to guess.
However, he would never do that to these juniors. Whenever he had a question, he would ask it directly.
This time was no different. When Angor's eyes began to flicker, which meant that he was about to see a miracle, the Dark Earl quickly woke him up and asked about it.
"You seem to be interested in this Witch's Eye?"
The Dark Earl did not speak in the private channel, so everyone looked at Angor curiously.
"Don't tell me … you're interested in it?" Dorcas was the only one who dared to ask such a question.
Dorcas showed a surprised look. "I said it's pretty compared to the other Witch's Eyes. I wasn't really complimenting it. If you really have a strange fetish, don't blame it on me. "
Angor glanced at Dorcas. "If you want to hear my explanation, you better shut up."
Dorcas knew when to yield and when to back down.
Seeing that Dorcas had stopped talking nonsense, Angor continued, "This Witch's Eye is special. But it's not the creature itself that attracted my attention. It's this thing."
Angor took the Image Stone from Dorcas' hand. Dorcas opened his mouth but did not say anything in the end.
Using the stone, Angor zoomed in on a certain part of the image.
It was at the Witch's Eye's waist. To prevent the white coat from slipping off, the Witch's Eye used several vine-like belts to tie it up. In order to make it look better, the Witch's Eye also hung a variety of ornaments on each belt.
These ornaments were mostly gemstones, which the Witch's Eye probably found somewhere. Some of them were supernatural items, while others were common gemstones.
Angor's attention was drawn to an oval silver ornament.
It was not a supernatural item, so no one noticed it at first. However, when Angor zoomed in and displayed the pattern on the silver ornament in front of everyone's eyes …
Everyone was stunned.
The pattern on the silver ornament was very simple.
It was a knight's sword with a pair of wings, which was inserted in the middle of thorns and roses.
It looked like a symbol.
As for the reason why everyone was stunned, was it because they felt that this pattern was vaguely familiar?
"I think I've seen this pattern somewhere before." Wa Yi muttered.
It wasn't just Wai who was confused. Even Dorcas fell into deep thought.
It was normal for Ray and Kal not to remember, but for Dorcas, as an official Magus, it would be strange if he couldn't remember anything.
Angor sighed and slowly reached out his right hand.
Everyone knew that Angor always wore a glove on his right hand, but they never paid much attention to why or what the glove looked like.
They finally noticed that Angor's glove had the same pattern as the silver ornament.
It was the same sword with wings, and it was also inserted into the thorns and roses. The only difference was that one was the dark pattern of the glove, and the other was the carving on the hanging ornament.
"Don't be surprised." He lifted his sleeve and revealed the bracelet on his right wrist.
"My bracelet has a magic array called 'Infinite Reticence', which can reduce one's presence. I used it on my right hand, so you might have seen this glove before, but you can't remember it.
"As for why I did that, it's my secret, so I can't tell you. Also, it has nothing to do with what happened today. But I can tell you more about this glove. "
Dark Earl spoke in a disdainful tone, "What's there to talk about? That's Sunders' glove, isn't it? It's just a different color. "
Nowadays, Sunders mostly wore white gloves. Occasionally, he would wear wine-red gloves, or even leather gloves. Sunders liked to wear black gloves when he was young.
This was what Wizard Ness meant when he said that Sunders liked to pretend to be serious when he was young, but when he got older, he started to show off.
Angor's glove was the same one Sunders used when he was young.
"You're right, Mister Dark Earl. I got this glove from my teacher, and the pattern on it is the emblem of the Igulo Family."
It took them quite a while to realize that Igulo was Sunders' surname. So the Igulo Family was Sunders' family?
A wizard family? They never heard that Sunders' family was a supernatural one. They only heard that Sunders was born in a noble family.
So the Igulo Family was that noble family?
"If this is the emblem of the Igulo Family, does it mean someone from your teacher's family came here? Or did the Igulo Family come from Nether City? "Dorcas asked.
"… If the Igulo Family can survive for ten thousand years, what about the Noah Family's reputation?"
Dorcas agreed. The Igulo Family could only survive for several hundred years, and Nether City fell ten thousand years ago. They couldn't have come from Nether City.
But where did the silver ornament on the Witch's Eye come from?
"So someone from Sunders' family came here?" The Dark Earl began to guess.
"I don't know. But I know my teacher came here before …" Angor replied.
Sunders' first exploration led him to the Garden of Labyrinth. According to Sunders, it was an experience between a chase and a nightmare.
The so-called "chase" was because Sunders provoked a group of monsters and was being chased by a bunch of them. The nightmare was when Sunders accidentally entered the Nightmare Realm in an underground sewer. That experience was definitely an unforgettable nightmare for a newbie like Sunders.
"So you're saying that Sunders might have left it here?" Dark Earl asked.
"It's possible."
Back in the Nightmare Realm, Sunders mentioned that he lost his family dagger while chasing monsters in the Garden of Labyrinth.
As for the dagger, Angor saw it in the hands of young Sunders in the Nightmare Realm projection.
The dagger was a keepsake of the Igulo Family. It was sharp, but it was more symbolic than practical. Because of this, the dagger was designed in a low-key yet luxurious style of traditional nobles. It looked ordinary, but with a closer look, one could see the delicate carvings on it. The Igulo Family emblem was carved on the edge of the dagger.
"You mean that ornament might be the blade of the dagger? But the Witch's Eye's ornament is oval, "Dorcas wondered.
"Since the Witch's Eye already knows how to manage itself and how to appreciate beauty, it's totally possible that it removed the dagger and polished it into an oval-shaped ornament."
But Dorcas was still doubtful. "If it's polished, it must have a strong spatial imagination. Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to create such a perfect oval and leave the emblem of the Igulo Family perfectly in the center."
Angor was sure that it was Sunders' dagger. He saw the same curved carving on the handle of the dagger, which looked exactly like this one. It shouldn't be hard to turn it into a pendant. After all, the dagger was only a weapon used by mortals.
But what Dorcas said seemed to make some sense. Could the Witch's Eyes really do it if they wanted to polish it to such a standard? Not only was the shape perfect, but the length of the carving was also exactly the same?
Angor considered and spoke to everyone in a hesitant and apologetic tone, "As the leader, I shouldn't do something like this. But I still want to take back the item that might belong to my teacher.
"Of course, you have to agree first."
Angor set the rules himself, such as not provoking monsters or losing their minds for petty gains. The others followed the rules well. Angor, on the other hand, was the only one who wanted to break the rules.
Even though Angor asked everyone to vote for him, he still felt a little awkward.
Although it was a vote, it still depended on the opinions of Dorcas and Black Earl.
The two young apprentices basically treated this adventure as a vacation. They didn't think there was anything wrong with Angor's request, so they agreed without hesitation.
However, their votes were basically useless. If Dorcas or Black Earl disagreed, Angor would give up.
The item belonged to his teacher, but he didn't have to take it back. So Angor could give it up.
Black Earl was the first to speak. "It's fine. If Sunders really left it behind, I really want to see his face when he sees it again. Remember, you must take a picture of it. "
Angor could only give a vague answer to Black Earl's prank. Angor didn't dare to do that in front of Sunders. But he could always create an illusion and record it with a Photostone. Anyway, it was impossible to tell whether the image was real or not. It all depended on Angor's director's ability to make the best use of it.
After Black Earl agreed, Angor looked at Dorcas again. However, Dorcas was acting a little strange. Not only did he fall into deep thought, but his expression also changed a little.
At the same time, Dorcas' emotions were fluctuating.
Angor pondered for a moment and realized that Dorcas must be inspired again.
But what was Dorcas's inspiration this time? Was it about the Witch's Eye? Or the pursuers? Or the road ahead?
Unbeknownst to Angor, there seemed to be a voice inside Dorcas' mind that was guiding his thoughts, using a "mysterious" feeling to guide Dorcas.
Dorcas also knew that his inspiration came again.
This time, the inspiration told him to reject Angor.
As for the reason, his spiritual sense gave Dorcas a vague premonition. The general meaning was: don't touch the Witch Eye, it will bring disaster.
It wasn't a difficult choice, but Dorcas began to hesitate because of the inspiration.
Should he accept or not?
His instinct told him that the inspiration was right. The Witch's Eye was so special that there must be something special about it. If he touched the Witch's Eye, it would lead to a series of troubles.
But he didn't want to become Angor's enemy. Dorcas kept teasing Angor along the way, but he never really angered Angor. Instead, he made his presence known. Angor's attitude toward Dorcas now was more polite than polite. It was easy to see that Angor and Dorcas were getting closer because of these harmless jokes.
Now, Angor would not say anything if he rejected Dorcas' serious request. But Dorcas would probably go back to being polite and distant again.
After thinking for a while, Dorcas suppressed the surging emotions in his mind and spoke as if he didn't care, "Huh? My turn now? "
Dorcas yawned. "I was thinking about something interesting, so I didn't notice. You're asking for my opinion? Of course I'll agree. "
"Even now, I still don't think it's polished. Maybe it's not the dagger that your teacher lost, but something brought in by another member of the Igulo family." Dorcas said, "So, even if it's to prove this idea, I have to agree!"
Dorcas spoke in a righteous manner, but Angor could clearly sense the surging emotions in his mind.
Now he was sure that Dorcas' inspiration had something to do with this choice.
Besides, Dorcas chose to go against his inspiration. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so agitated.
Angor considered for a moment.
If Dorcas agreed to let him take the pendant, then he was going against his inspiration. This meant that Dorcas' inspiration believed that taking the pendant was dangerous, or something that could lead to danger.
Even so, Dorcas still chose to support Angor.
Whether it was because Dorcas valued Angor more, or because he didn't believe in his inspiration, it didn't matter anymore.
At the very least, Dorcas' impression of Angor had improved.
"If you must take it, be careful. It's best if you don't get noticed by the Witch's Eye, "Black Earl suddenly sent a private message to Angor.
Apparently, Black Earl also noticed Dorcas' reaction and guessed that Dorcas' inspiration was using this as an excuse to make a fuss.
"I understand."
The sudden appearance of Dorcas' inspiration changed the direction of the whole thing. Still, it wouldn't affect Angor's plan. In fact, he was grateful for Dorcas' inspiration.
There was no way Dorcas' inspiration would do something like this for no reason. There had to be something special about the Witch's Eye, and it could really attract danger.
In a way, Dorcas' inspiration was reminding Angor to keep a low profile.
If Angor wanted to take the silver pendant before, he would have done it without hesitation. But now, he decided to listen to Black Earl and take it without being noticed by the Witch's Eye.
However, if he wanted to avoid attracting the Witch's Eye's attention and take off the ornament, how should he do it?
(End of Chapter)
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