In the face of Dorcas' bombardment of questions, Angor remained silent. He even picked his ear impatiently.
Dorcas, on the other hand, felt suffocated by Angor's ear-picking.
While Dorcas was resting, Angor took the chance to speak. "Finally, no more questions? Then I'll answer them. "
Angor wasn't trying to show off. Dorcas' questions were not important, so he could answer them all. Besides, he also noticed that the others were curious about these questions as well. So, he would definitely answer. However, Dorcas' incessant, long-winded, and bombarding questions annoyed Angor, so he decided to let Dorcas go on. Finally, Angor opened his mouth when Dorcas was about to choke on his anger.
"The first few questions can be summed up into one question," Angor said as he snapped his fingers.
Along with the sound, the surrounding illusion nodes quickly gathered and formed four identical books.
"Take a look if you're interested. Especially the author's note on the sixth last page. It contains the answer you want to know. "
With that, Angor placed the books in the Hand of Spell and gestured for everyone to use.
Without a doubt, Dorcas took the first book first. Count Black used his spirit power to take the second one.
When they received the book, their reactions were all different.
The Black Earl's nostrils contracted as he snorted in disgust.
On the other hand, Dorcas was completely different from the Dark Earl. He lowered his head and when he saw the title of the book, his eyes instantly lit up. As the pages of the book were flipped open, Dorcas let out a wretched laugh and smacked his lips with relish.
The different reactions of the two adults made the two apprentices curious about the book.
There were two more books in the Hand of Spell. Mister Super Dimensional should have one for them, right? The two apprentices didn't dare to approach, but they were still looking forward to it.
Angor saw through their thoughts. "If you're not interested, I'll put it away."
Wail and Kael exchanged a look and quickly went to the Hand of Spell. They each took a book and began reading.
Compared to the Dark Earl and Dorcas, the reactions of these two acolytes were rather normal. They quietly flipped through the books, and although they occasionally had slight expressions, it was not exaggerated.
In Angor's opinion, they were trying to hide their emotions.
Because the content of this book could be guessed just from the title alone, it was indeed worthy of a look of doubt.
This book was the research material he mentioned earlier: "Recording the Different Postures of Witch's Eyes".
The material was a bit special. Combined with the author's description, it reminded people of the reproductive behavior of some erect apes. But strictly speaking, the author did not exaggerate. Just like the name of the research project, he was carefully recording the postures of Witch's Eyes.
In other words, it was "Witch's Eye Observation Diary".
Angor didn't know why the author was observing the Witch's Eyes, but it was still a serious piece of the other hand.
Apart from the part about acting, the other parts, the book, the other people's eyes' side of the book.
Some treated him as normal data, while others treated him as the "360 Styles in the Room". This differed from person to person. And Dorcas's reaction was undoubtedly the latter.
As for Count Dark's disdain, it was understandable. Angor was also puzzled when he read the book and when he was done with it.
Until just now, when it really came in handy, he had a new understanding of this book.
The book was similar to "Wizard's Little Tricks". It was full of strange "life tips", which were tedious and boring. At first, most readers thought it was a joke.
But only wizards who had experienced real hardships and needed to use these tips to survive would treat the book as a treasure.
It would be a joke if you thought the tips were useless. But when you really need these skills to save your life, you will understand why 'Wizard's Little Tricks' has a group of loyal readers.
Even Sunders was a loyal reader of the magazine.
"Recording the Different Postures of Witch's Eyes" was similar to "Wizard's Little Tricks". It didn't seem useful at first, but when it was used, it would change your impression of it completely.
For example, right now, Angor's impression of the book had changed completely.
Everyone read quickly. With Angor's guidance, most of them went straight to the main points. Dorcas was the only one who read the book page by page. But he used a reading spell, so he wasn't much slower than the others.
When everyone was done, Angor spoke again, "Now you know what's going on, right?"
Dorcas was still the first to speak, but he didn't answer Angor's question. Instead, he expressed his thoughts. "Wonderful! Wonderful! I can't believe there's someone who shares the same interests as me. I really want to meet the author of this book. Oh right, I forgot to check the author's name … Blue Fatty? "
"That's a pen name, right? That's so … stylish. I like it! "Dorcas exclaimed again. But his expression was strange.
Was this a forced liking? Or was this a case of "love me, love my dog"?
Count Black didn't comment on the book too much. He went straight to the point. "You left just now to find a way to merge the Witch's Eyes?"
Angor nodded. "To be precise, I was looking for a way to forcefully merge with a Witch's Eyes."
"You need to merge with a Witch's Eyes at least once to know how to do it. But you don't know any Shadow spells, right? So, you asked Elmi to do it? "
Count Black hit the nail on the head again. Angor nodded without hiding anything. "Yes. When I was streaming, Elmi was still merging with another Witch's Eyes. Then, the stream suddenly stopped, and Elmi woke up. He told me he could do it, so I took him out to find a Witch's Eyes. After making sure there were no problems, we came to the square.
"That's how it went." Angor looked at the others. "Any questions?"
The two apprentices shook their heads frantically.
Dorcas had a question. But before he could say anything, Count Black beat him to it.
"Elmi didn't get rejected by the Witch's Eyes?" Count Black asked.
When a Witch's Eyes rejected someone, they would simply bombard him with useless information to expel him. This wasn't a joke. Most shadow adepts had experienced the pain of being overwhelmed by the excessive flow of information before.
"No." Angor shook his head. "I'm curious as well. But Elmi disguised himself as a Witch's Eyes before merging with another one. Maybe that's how he fooled the other Witch's Eyes."
"You can't hide your appearance. Once you merge with your shadow, the Witch's Eyes will know whether you're with them or not," Count Black said.
"That's strange. Elmi wasn't rejected at all. The Witch's Eyes didn't notice anything when he left. They just kept merging with him," Angor wondered.
Count Black considered for a moment. "I don't know what's going on. Maybe it has something to do with the demon's talent. I don't know much about them. If you're willing to let me study Elmi for a while, I might be able to help you. "
"That won't be necessary. Mister Rein gave Elmi to me. If you really want to study him, I'm sure Mister Rein can do it as well."
Count Black and Rein were good friends, and he didn't want to take Elmi from him. So, Count Black could only accept Angor's refusal.
However, Count Black still "kindly" reminded Angor, "I don't know how you managed to make the demon listen to you, or even communicate with you. But I can see that Elmi doesn't have an independent consciousness. That's a good thing. Otherwise, Elmi would have killed its master already.
"However, even if Elmi's independent consciousness is gone, it doesn't mean it won't give birth to a new independent consciousness.
"An independent consciousness is like a personality. It requires memory, thinking, emotional perception, and logical behavior. And these few things can actually be satisfied. "
"If you let Elmi exchange information with too many Witch's Eyes, the information it gets from the Witch's Eyes will be low-level and messy. But there will still be a lot of useful information. Once the useful information is gathered, Elmi will have a chance to develop a new consciousness.
"You've been with Elmi for a long time, so you should know how strong a demon can be. In order to gain more power, they willingly let themselves be possessed by demons to protect their own kind. But as the demon's power grows stronger, they will eventually "awaken" as a demon. Demons are no longer the protectors of their own kind. They can't even be called "humans" anymore. Instead, they become demons again. They love to eat humans, and their favorite food is human brains.
"By eating human brains, they can convert a small part of the information left in the brain.
"But this one of yours directly fused with your shadow and obtained a lot of information.
"Maybe it already has a new consciousness. There's no sign of backlash so far, so it's probably digesting the information. You better not use it for now. When you get back, ask Rein to do a thorough check on it. Only then can you use it to ensure your safety. "
Black Earl's advice was timely and sincere. But Angor had a feeling that Black Earl was trying to use this chance to make him give up on using Elmi. After all, if there was a rift in the team later, Black Earl might not be able to win if Elmi worked together with Angor and Dorcas.
Angor thought about many things. He doubted Black Earl's intention, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with his words.
Angor also felt that Elmi had become more intelligent than before.
However, Elmi's mind was still connected, and the Distorted Seed was also deeply planted inside its body. Angor believed that even if Elmi had a new consciousness, it wouldn't be able to attack its master for the time being under the control of the Distorted Seed.
With this in mind, Angor first expressed his respect and gratitude for Black Earl's warning. Then he said, "I can't get Elmi to leave now. It's carrying the main axis of the moving illusion. But once everything is over, I'll go find Mister Rein and do a thorough check on Elmi. "
Black Earl knew that Elmi was a necessary part of the moving illusion. Besides, Angor could use a purification field inside the illusion to prevent the stench from getting to Elmi's body.
Therefore, he didn't force Angor to put Elmi away right away. "It's fine. If Elmi does try to attack us during the process, I'm sure you and I can handle it."
Angor nodded in agreement. He had spent a lot of time with Elmi and had developed some feelings for it. However, if Elmi's consciousness went out of control, Angor wouldn't go easy on it.
Dorcas, who had been waiting for a long time, finally had the chance to ask a new question.
"Can the silver ornament and the crown be combined as we thought?"
However, to be honest, Dorcas didn't care too much about this question. It was just a routine curiosity to satisfy his exuberant desire for gossip.
"About that, actually, your guesses — Huh?"
Angor abruptly stopped his words.
Everyone looked at him in confusion, while Angor pointed to the front with a strange expression.
They had been staying in the moving illusion without using their spirit power. Spirit power was an all-rounded sense that allowed them to sense the outside world more easily. It could even mimic the sense of smell.
To avoid being affected by the stench, they didn't want to use their spirit power outside the illusion. Even Kael and Dorcas, who weren't afraid of the stench, didn't do so.
When they saw Angor pointing to the front, they didn't know what was going on.
Angor sighed. Using the spirit model in his mind space, he quickly constructed the model of a level-2 cantrip, "Light Source".
However, the model was modified using the computing power of the hologram tablet.
Angor already mentioned this cantrip in his book, Basic Cantrips: Modified. The name of this cantrip was completely different from Light Source. It was called "Flashlight".
Those who read the book didn't know what it meant at first. However, as the name of the cantrip became more and more strange, they didn't bother to ask.
Still, if Jon knew, he would know right away why Angor's cantrip was called "Flashlight".
Because … it was really a flashlight.
It restrained the light source so that it couldn't emit light or heat completely. It only gathered the light into a single beam. This weakened the light, but it also increased the visible range of the light source.
He cast a "flashlight" cantrip, and a beam of light pierced through the illusions and the dark maze. Like a warrior who cleared his way through all obstacles, he reached the end of the maze with the light.
It wasn't an exaggeration. The end of the maze was within the range of the flashlight.
"You see? Two hundred meters ahead. There's no path ahead, "Angor said in a small voice.
At first, everyone was surprised by "Flashlight". They knew it was Light Source, but they didn't know it could be used like this. However, when Angor said there was no path ahead, their attention was quickly diverted.
"What do you mean? You mean we have to go back? Find a new path? "Dorcas was puzzled.
Angor looked at Dorcas as if he was looking at an idiot. "I really miss you when you're controlled by your inspiration."
Dorcas: "… Huh?"
Angor didn't explain. He simply lowered the flashlight. As the light source lowered, everyone saw a very familiar hole on the floor at the end of the maze.
"Do you understand now? When I said there's no path ahead, I meant there's no fork in the path. There's still a way ahead. But we're really going into … a stinking ditch. "
As soon as he finished speaking, the air in the moving illusion suddenly became heavy.
(End of Chapter)
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