Angor pondered for a moment to sort out his thoughts. When he finally looked up again, the Wise Overseer was expecting him to say something. "Well, let's talk about it after we're out of here. Isn't the most important thing right now? "
The Wise Lord didn't know what to say.
When Angor asked the Wise Lord, he didn't really want to make a deal. He only wanted to send a message to Count Black.
Count Black didn't say anything, which meant he already received Angor's hint.
There was no need for Angor to continue the topic.
There was another important reason. Angor felt that the Wise Lord's question was a little strange. He first asked Angor how he found this place, and then how he found the wood spirit.
The Wise Lord seemed to be implying that there was a secret behind the fork.
But Angor had no idea what that secret was.
However, the Wise Lord seemed to believe that Angor found the wood spirit first.
Angor could correct the Wise Lord's mistake right now, but he decided to let the Wise Lord misunderstand him first.
Sometimes, correcting the other party's mistakes too quickly would only allow the other party to come up with more presuppositions when speaking, which would dispel doubts. In other words, if he knew what was going on, he would definitely not state the "number" in his heart directly. Instead, he would talk about the "number" in his heart. Until the end, when he was almost done testing, the "number" could still be used as the bottom line of the conversation.
However, when the Wise Lord made a mistake, even if Angor had a "number" in his mind, it would still be wrong. Some of the information he revealed might far exceed the limits of what he could say after correcting the Wise Lord's mistake.
For example, both the Wise Lord and Count Black misjudged Angor's desire to explore the abandoned land.
Therefore, the Wise Lord revealed an unexpected piece of information: only Noah's descendants could benefit from the abandoned land.
Because of this, Count Black was worried that Angor wouldn't do it, so he quickly hinted that he would give something good to Angor.
This was the advantage they gained from misjudging the situation.
If Angor told Count Black that he had to go to the abandoned land, even if he didn't want anything, he would still go. In that case, would there still be benefits for both of them?
Obviously not.
Even so, he did not plan to reveal everything right now. This would only lower the other party's expectations and increase the difficulty of obtaining information.
The Wise Overseer didn't know what Angor was thinking. He only thought that Angor was being pretentious. The truth was right in front of his eyes. Angor did find the fork, and he did let the wood spirit out. Therefore, he did not know that Angor was also in a blind spot.
As for Angor's "pretentiousness", the Wise Lord didn't mind at all. Angor was probably just trying to get more benefits out of it.
If Angor could tell him the truth, he wouldn't mind giving him something in return. — — After all, the secret at the fork was done by the Goddess. In fact, he only let Angor and the others go because he wanted to find out more about the goddess.
Therefore, if Angor could really reveal the secret of the Goddess, he would give Angor whatever he wanted, whether it was treasures or knowledge.
…
He was telling the truth when he said he wanted to find a wood spirit first.
Angor walked to the spot where the wood spirit disappeared and looked around carefully. "Did it hide again?"
At this moment, Karel also came over and carefully asked, "Master, will the wood spirit come out again?"
Angor shrugged. "Who am I supposed to ask?"
"It won't come out again." The Wise Overseer suddenly spoke up. "Knowing its personality, it will run away immediately after being frightened. It won't come back."
"I see …" Angor sighed and showed a regretful look.
He sighed and said, "Since even the Wise Ruler said that it won't return, then it probably won't return. Let's leave first."
Kael felt a little regretful. He already saw a glimmer of hope, but Angor didn't.
"Sir, are we really not going to look for it?"
"Of course. I told you before that I'll respect its decision. It's free to choose whatever it wants. "
When Angor said something like "respect its choice", he was already getting back into character.
Of course, he wouldn't look for it again. The Wise Overseer was still in the wrong state. If he looked for the wood spirit again, he would be exposing his ignorance.
Besides, Angor really couldn't find it. He still didn't understand how the wood spirit managed to escape from his sight.
Angor kept his nightmare illusion on for two reasons. One, to maintain his livestream, and two, to detect any abnormalities. However, the wood spirit didn't notice anything strange even after following him for a long time. This was proof of how good the wood spirit was at hiding itself.
Angor didn't think he could find a wood spirit that was so good at hiding itself.
However, even though he was sure that he wouldn't look for it, it didn't mean that he had given up.
Since the Wood Spirit had already come out once, it meant that the Wood Spirit had the intention to move. Perhaps it also wanted to leave this place.
Most of the time, for those who suddenly hesitated because of their personality, it wasn't that they didn't want to change, but that they needed an opportunity. For example, someone needed to push the wood spirit.
If the wood spirit already wanted to leave, it meant that it already wanted to change its mind. Angor was willing to be the one to push the wood spirit.
The Wise Overseer said that the wood spirit had already run away. However, Angor believed that the spirit must have other ways to keep an eye on this place.
As long as the Wood Spirit was watching him in the dark, he could continue to try and trick it.
And he would use the same trick again: loosen the reins only to grasp them better.
He already knew that this trick worked on the wood spirit. So, he would try it again. Besides, he didn't have any other tricks.
As for touching the wood spirit's heart, inviting it to stay with him, or showing his sincerity … Angor didn't plan to go so far as to put on an act. After all, the wood spirit was the Wise Overseer's student, and the Wise Overseer was watching Angor through the magic array. If Angor really tried to trick the wood spirit, the Wise Overseer would probably stop him. Besides, Angor didn't think the wood spirit understood empathy.
So, he would use the old trick and see if he could take the new wood spirit away.
If it didn't work, Angor would just accept it.
With that in mind, Angor continued his act. While saying that he respected the wood spirit's freedom of choice, he gestured to Kael, "Let's go."
Kael knew that he couldn't change Angor's mind, so he had no choice but to follow Angor.
What Kael didn't notice was that Angor's steps were much slower than before. Every step he took looked serious and determined without hesitation. But in fact, Angor had carefully planned every step. Not only did he take care of the visual effect, but he also used the rhythm of his steps and the rhythm of his walking stick to stir up the emotions around him.
Angor didn't seem to be doing anything, but in fact, he was using the nightmare illusion to spread his emotions — helplessness, disappointment, determination, and a little bit of hope.
Even the Wise Overseer couldn't sense these emotions through the magic array. This was because it was an idealistic concept. Plus, he also used nightmare illusions in his live broadcast, which completely concealed his tricks.
The only thing he could affect was the wood spirit who was watching him from the dark.
Angor had done everything he could. The only thing left was to see if the wood spirit was willing to take the next step.
Even though Angor intentionally slowed down, the second level wasn't that big. It didn't take long for him to reach the end of the Path of Void. He could already see the broken stairs in the distance.
The wood spirit didn't show up even after Angor stepped on the stairs.
By now, everyone agreed with the Wise Overseer's words. The wood spirit was frightened and wouldn't show up again.
Angor agreed. He was a little disappointed, but he wasn't too surprised. Angor didn't know if he could trick the wood spirit into showing up.
Since the wood spirit didn't want to leave, he had to accept it. He already showed the best he could do, and the wood spirit did show up this time. No one would think that he was lying.
"My lord, should we take a look at the third floor?" Kael couldn't help but ask the moment he stepped onto the stairs.
"You think the wood spirit went to the third level?"
Kael nodded. The wood spirit must have heard their conversation. Angor clearly said that he wouldn't go to the third level. If the wood spirit was really scared and wanted to hide, it would most likely go to the third level.
"Even if he really did go to the third floor, so what? Forced it? Or kidnapped it? "
Angor chuckled. "It's easy to find it, but it's not easy to make it leave with us."
As a matter of fact, finding a wood spirit wasn't easy either. However, no one knew about this, so no one could see through Angor's lie.
"If the wood spirit chose to stay, it must have its reasons. I won't force it to leave."
He glanced at the empty space around them and continued, "This place is also a cage, and it'll eventually leave. I wonder what the outside world will be like then. "
Angor chuckled. "I don't have anything else to do. Why should I worry about it? It's a spirit, not a human.
"A hundred years is enough for a person to grow old. Ten thousand years is just a blink of an eye for a spirit. Instead of worrying about it, I think it's better to worry about myself. Who knows if I'll still be alive when the time comes? "
He sighed, shook his head, and walked down the stairs.
Kael remained silent for a moment before following him.
Angor didn't stop at the first level this time. He went straight to the zero level from the second level. Maybe it was because Kael didn't say a word along the way.
"Sir, you'll be fine," Kael said when they reached a narrow room on the zero level.
"No one knows when death will befall them, and when it does. For example, I don't know if I can make it out of the underground sewer alive. Who knows, I might be hunted down by the Witch Eye Ghosts and die at their hands. "
Kael was surprised. Witch's Eye? What the hell?
If a super dimensional wizard was killed by a Witch's Eye, it would be big news.
Angor blinked. "I'm just giving you an example. I can't say that the Wise Lord will kill me, can I?"
Angor put a hand on Kael's shoulder. "Come on, let's get out of here."
Kael nodded and walked to the exit first.
Angor waited for Kael to leave the Stairs of Hanging Prison. He didn't leave right away.
This was his first time doing a holographic livestream. As a streamer, he had to finish what he started. At the very least, there should be a ceremony — a curtain call.
There wasn't really a curtain call, but for the sake of ceremony, Angor still bowed to the Wise Lord.
It looked like he was bowing to the air, but he was actually bowing to the Wise Lord.
The viewers who were still watching the livestream all looked at Angor in confusion.
"What are you doing?" Dorcas asked.
"Curtain call," Angor replied through their Spirit Bond.
"Is that really necessary?" Dorcas didn't understand.
Angor bowed again. "Of course it is. The rule of a livestream is that everything the streamer does is for the sake of the livestream. If someone gives you a gift, you can say that you're trying to please the audience.
"Because of this, everything the streamer does during the livestream is not always his or her true intention.
"It's like a stage actor who wants to leave the stage after the curtain call. Streamers are the same. I also need a curtain call so that I can leave my real self behind. "
Angor explained so much just to prepare for his next sentence. "So, my real self has nothing to do with what I do when I'm a streamer. Coincidences, conversations, and so on, can all be just a show. Don't think too much about it, and don't think too much about it.
"If you really want to know, you should look for my real self when I'm a streamer, not my real self."
Angor spoke in a roundabout way, and he even used some terms they didn't know. But they weren't idiots. They all understood what Angor was trying to say.
To put it simply, the streamer was responsible for all the explanations during the livestream. Angor had nothing to do with it.
"What an unexpected … curtain call." Dorcas' lips twitched. He now had a new understanding of how irresponsible Angor could be.
Everyone else also had complicated expressions on their faces. Of course, they didn't care about Angor's fanboy, Wai, who always imagined everything in a good way.
Angor spoke again, "Alright, the curtain call is over. See you outside, everyone."
With that, Angor snapped his fingers. The livestream illusion abruptly stopped, and everyone left the illusion.
Angor stretched his back and muttered, "Not bad. But livestreams take a lot of effort. I need to improve it … or make a similar item?"
"What am I thinking? It's just an accident. I won't do it again." Angor shook his head and forgot about these trivial matters.
After the curtain call, everything in the Stairs of Hanging Prison had come to an end.
He turned around and prepared to leave the Stairs of Hanging Prison.
However, before he stepped out of the door, he suddenly stopped moving his cane.
(End of Chapter)
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