Everyone looked at Angor's hand and saw something familiar.
It was a silver-white ring.
"Isn't this the ring that Su Ling found on the Witch's Eye Ghost in the alley?" Dorcas recalled.
"Yes, but not the same. I remember Su Ling found a smaller one. This one looks bigger, "said Kael. The one who spoke was Khael. Khael had touched the silver ring before, so he remembered it very clearly. "Also, there's a circle of dark runes on this ring. It's different from the previous one. It's more intricate. "
Dorcas carefully observed for a moment and also noticed the difference. "There are indeed some differences, but the overall shape is very similar. The materials also look about the same, ordinary iron wrapped in noble silver."
Dorcas looked at Angor and asked, "Where did you find it? Is it related to the Wood Spirit? "
Everyone looked at Angor curiously. What did this ordinary-looking ring have to do with the Wood Spirit?
Angor explained, "I got it from Sisya. It's a treasure the Wood Spirit gave to Sisya in exchange for a passage."
Everyone understood what Angor meant. So the ring belonged to the Wood Spirit? And it was one of its treasures?
Dorcas frowned. "So what's the meaning of this stupid thing?"
Common objects could have meanings. However, it was possible to sense the meaning of the owner's emotions through spiritual perception. However, he really couldn't see any meaning behind this ring.
Angor shook his head. "It doesn't have any meaning. Sisya made it clear that it doesn't have any meaning. "
"How can Cissia accept something that has no meaning? Then didn't we suffer a loss before? My rapier … Damned woman! "Dorcas's face was filled with righteous indignation, but he still only dared to speak in the Spirit Bond.
Not only Dorcas, but the others also found it strange that Sisya would accept something without meaning.
"There's a reason for that." Angor sighed with a strange expression.
"According to the rules set by the warden ten thousand years ago, there are only two ways to go up the platform. You can use a special item to exchange for the passage, or you can go up with a pass.
"However, ever since the warden of the Stairs of Hanging Prison left, Sisya had no use for that specific item. So, she changed the right of exchanging items and changed the specific item to the current treasure, which is an item that she likes and has meaning."
When the Wood Spirit came, Sisya must have treated it the same way. But … "
The Black Count suddenly interjected, "A newborn Wood Spirit doesn't have such a precious treasure."
Angor nodded. "You're right. The Wood Spirit doesn't have anything. The only thing it has is this silver ring."
Dorcas said, "Could it be that Sisya knew that the wood spirit didn't have any treasures when he saw it, so he admitted defeat and took the ring?"
Angor shook his head. "No. The ring doesn't have any meaning, but the Wood Spirit really likes it. It won't give it away.
"Sisya doesn't want the ring, and the Wood Spirit doesn't want to give it away either." Angor continued, "If these three conditions are met, I think you can guess what's going to happen next."
Black Earl thought for a moment and understood. However, he didn't explain.
Among the others, Dorcas was the first to realize the truth.
"Don't tell me the Wood Spirit doesn't want to leave?"
"Bingo," Angor said.
"Think about it carefully. The Wood Spirit was just born, so it doesn't know about the Stairs of Hanging Prison. So why did it go there? Simple reasoning can explain it. "
After the Wood Spirit gained sentience, it saw a large number of terrifying Witch's Eye Ghosts around it and played dead for several decades.
Now that it finally found a chance, the first thing it would do was to run away. But the Wood Spirit didn't know this place at all. It didn't even know where it was or where it should go.
The wood spirit noticed that there were two tunnels connected to the workshop. However, the tunnel Angor used to enter required them to go through many alleyways, while the other tunnel was right behind the church, so they could easily see it.
The Wood Spirit couldn't tell which one was the exit. But judging from the results, the Wood Spirit chose the tunnel behind the twin towers.
Running into the tunnel didn't mean it was safe. As the Wood Spirit went deeper into the workshop, it found a new path — the Stinking Ditch.
As for how the wood spirit came to this dimension from the gutter, he couldn't say for sure. But it was probably because of the smell of the gutter. After all, wood spirits represented the purest life energy, and the filthy, dark, and muddy gutter was definitely something they hated the most.
In the end, the Wood Spirit found the entrance to the alternate space and slowly walked to Sisya's platform.
"What does the Wood Spirit want?" Angor didn't wait for the others to answer. "Maybe it wants something better, such as leaving Nether City and going to a better place. But it's impossible for a newborn Wood Spirit to do that. Therefore, the only thing it wants, and only wants, is a safe place. "
"Let's think about it from the Wood Spirit's perspective. Sisya doesn't have anything valuable. The only thing it has is the silver ring, and it doesn't want to give it to her. Also, do you think Sisya's platform is safe?"
"It seems quite safe. As long as the Wood Spirit stays on the platform and doesn't fall into the void, it should be safe."
"That explains it. The wood spirit realized that it's safe here, so it decided to stay here since Sisia didn't let it through."
"No matter how Sisya tried to chase it away, the Wood Spirit wouldn't leave. It even went back to its old habit of playing dead.
"Sisya couldn't do anything about it either. She didn't want to hurt the Wood Spirit, so after a while, Sisya forcefully removed the ring from the Wood Spirit's body and kicked it off the platform.
"That's the whole story." Angor looked at Dorcas. "So, what you said about Sisya giving the Wood Spirit special treatment is true. But there's a reason for it. If you play dead on the platform for a few years, maybe Sisya will get annoyed and kick you away with a random object. "
Wai continued, "No, I think it's more likely that Sisilia won't be as merciful as she was with the wood spirits. After all, Dorcas doesn't have a handle on his mouth. He'll probably get himself killed in less than a day."
Dorcas immediately frowned at Angor's words. "Don't think about things that didn't happen. And remember to call me by my honorifics next time. Don't call me by my name again, or I won't go easy on you. "
But Wai didn't care about Dorcas' threat at all. He made a funny face at Dorcas and dashed to Black Earl's side with a "what are you going to do about it?" look.
Dorcas was so angry that smoke came out of his nose. But there was nothing he could do about Wai. He could only give Wai an evil glare and look away as if nothing happened.
The quarrel between Dorcas and Wai didn't affect the others' conversation.
After listening to Angor's story, Kael spoke through their Spirit Bond, "I think this Wood Spirit is quite easy-going."
Angor silently gave Kael a thumbs-up in his mind.
High EQ: easy-going and easy-going.
Low EQ: lazy, unmotivated, and shameless.
As expected of someone from the academy, Kael's words sounded much better than Sisya's.
Of course, Sisya knew how shameless the Wood Spirit could be. She just wanted to roll her eyes when talking about it. Kael, on the other hand, wasn't even a bystander. That was why he could say something so trivial.
"Back to the topic," Angor said, "Do you remember the two gold coins I took out? One of the gold coins was my ticket. The other gold coin will be used to exchange for the wood spirit's ring. "
He paused for a moment and added, "But Sisya is willing to trade with me for a wood spirit's ring. Because to her, this is the only flaw in all the treasures she collected. "
"Go on. I exchanged for the wood spirit's ring from Cisia because I thought that if any of you knew a tracking type of divination spell, you could use this ring to lock onto the wood spirit's location. After all, the bracelet belongs to the Wood Spirit. " Angor glanced at Count Black when he said "tracking". Count Black simply looked away from Angor's eyes.
Angor sighed. "I'll tell you how to use the ring to track people later. Let me first talk about something interesting that I discovered when I saw that the wood spirit's treasure was this ring. "
Dorcas: "Interesting?"
Angor didn't answer. Instead, he summoned four light-blue Hands of Spell and placed the silver bracelet on one of them.
Next, he took out the second item from the bracelet, which was a small silver crown. It was the same one he found when he opened the "blind box" during his livestream. Angor placed the three-pointed crown on the second Hand of Spell.
As for the third Hand of Spell, Angor placed the oval silver ornament he took from the Witch's Eye.
As for the last Hand of Spell, Angor placed Dangros on it.
Dangros looked around in confusion, not knowing what was going on. Angor pointed at the silver ring on the bird's thumb and asked it to put it on the Hand of Mana.
Dangros liked the silver ring Angor found. But since Angor asked him to hand it over, Dangros took it off and put it on the Hand of Spell with a reluctant look.
"Don't make such a reluctant expression. When I'm free, I'll refine a ring for each of your fingers. They'll be colorful and can even light up. I guarantee that you'll be the most eye-catching little cub when you go out." Angor took Dangros off the Hand of Spell and put him back on the Crimson Shelter.
After settling Dangros down, Angor gestured for everyone to look at the four Hands of Mana.
"That's the interesting point I'm talking about. Now, take a closer look. What do you find? "
"The colors are all the same. Apart from the crown and the oval-shaped ornaments, everything else is silver-white." Vaey was the first one to step forward. "That's right. Apart from the golden powder in the crown and the oval ornaments, everything else is silver."
"The materials are similar as well. They're all made of noble silver.
"As for the rest, they're all mundane items." Wai paused. "Alright, that's all I found. That's all."
The Black Earl spoke up. "That's as good as not saying anything. You didn't get to the point. What a fool."
Wai didn't know what to say. He only responded to the question because he wanted to support his idol. He didn't want to be left in an awkward situation if no one answered. He didn't pay much attention to the items. He just said whatever came to his mind.
But he didn't expect the Black Earl to scold him as soon as he finished.
Vail felt a little wronged as he looked at the four Hands of Magic again. This time, he scrutinized them carefully.
After careful observation, Wa Yi discovered some details that he hadn't noticed before.
"Why do these things look so harmonious when placed together?" Wai asked. "It's like … like …"
Kael said, "It's like a complete object that has been split into many smaller pieces."
"Yes!" Wai nodded. "You're right. That's it. When I looked at them separately, I didn't feel anything. But when I looked at them together, I felt something special. It's like they can be combined into a complete object. "
Wai looked at Angor with an expectant look.
Angor gestured Wai to look to the side.
Wai subconsciously looked to the side and saw the Black Earl staring at him.
Wa Yi: "Sir, did I say anything wrong?"
"You're right. But it seems you want Angor's approval more than anything else."
Wai chuckled awkwardly. He didn't know how to respond.
Angor suddenly spoke up to help Wai out. "Wai's right. When I got the silver ring from Sisya, I noticed that these items are part of a whole. Of course, I got the idea from Kael when I was doing my livestream. "
Kael guessed that the crown and the oval-shaped ornament were somehow connected and could be combined into one. Because of Kael's reminder, Angor saw Sisya's silver ring and the one she gave to Dankros as a ring. His mind immediately made the connection.
While speaking, Angor controlled the four Hands of Spell to quickly assemble the ornament.
Soon, a seemingly harmonious but indiscernible object appeared in the only remaining Hand of Mana.
Angor didn't know what the object was for, but he could tell that it was a perfect and harmonious object.
At the top of the object was a three-pointed silver crown. At first glance, it didn't look like anything special. But upon closer inspection, one could see that it was engraved with dark patterns and occasionally glimmering golden light. It was both low-key and luxurious.
At the bottom of the crown was the small silver ring that Soren found at the beginning. They didn't pay much attention to it because it was too simple and didn't have any engravings on it. Only now did he realize that there was a reason for this small ring's existence. Only a very small part of it was exposed, and most of it was covered by the crown. This made it look like a circular layer under the crown.
Below the ring was an oval-shaped ornament. Angor thought that the crown would be directly connected to the ornament, but that wasn't the case. There was a small mechanism inside the crown. It wasn't there for the oval-shaped ornament. Instead, it was there to fit the small ring.
The small ring fit perfectly into the oval-shaped ornament and covered the upper part of the ornament.
Below the silver ornament was the larger ring, which was also the one Angor got from Sisya. It fit perfectly into the lower part of the oval-shaped ornament.
Because the upper and lower parts of the pendant were covered, at first glance, the oval-shaped pendant looked like a square-shaped middle body.
Angor couldn't tell what the ornament was used for. But all in all, it was beautiful and delicate.
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