"Not long ago, it was trembling in fear. Now, it's actually playing with a demon from the Panic Realm … Is it really scared, or is it pretending?" Dorcas also noticed the interaction between the wood spirit and Elmi, and couldn't help but mutter.
"I think it's just trying to get close to the plants. There aren't many plants around here," Vait guessed.
"Not many plants?" Dorcas rubbed his chin and tried to recall. Indeed, he did not see any plants around here. Or maybe he didn't notice them at all?
"There are many plants. But the spirit doesn't dare to approach them," Angor said, "Don't forget about those bloodsucking vines in the living area."
Bloodsucking vines could be considered plants, but they were just as ferocious as monsters. Considering the spirit's personality, it would run away just by smelling the vines, let alone trying to get close to them. Elmi, on the other hand, hid all of its aura in its shadow. The blue flower outside did not carry any energy at all, as if it was a wildflower growing in the shadows. This made the spirit lower its guard a little. It carefully tried to merge its aura with the blue flower.
It was obvious that Elmi was trying to make the spirit happy. In other words, Elmi was trying to soothe the spirit's excessive fear.
The others also noticed it, but they thought it was Angor's doing. Since it suited Angor's personality, they did not pay too much attention to it.
Angor, on the other hand, pretended to be calm on the surface, but he was actually very confused inside.
He hesitated for a moment, then secretly contacted Elmi, wanting to know what was going on.
At first, Elmi's reply was the same as before. Every question Angor asked was answered in a rigid manner. It did not look like the spirit had gained intelligence at all.
However, when Angor asked about the spirit's condition, Elmi's mind seemed to have stopped working, and its tone was also obviously confused. In the end, Angor managed to extract some information from the strange replies, which might be the truth.
"It's scared and needs to be comforted." This was Elmi's reason for doing this.
It did not sound wrong. Those who did not know what was going on would find it comforting. However, Angor felt that this was a big problem. Elmi was still as obedient as before, but during this process, Elmi had developed its own ideas.
"Ideas" and "practice" were the foundation of a living being's intelligence. Now, Elmi had started to have his own ideas and had even put them into practice.
He really wanted to drag Ell out and see if the Distorted Seed had loosened. But now was not the right time, so he had to hold back. He would study it after he left.
As for whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, he couldn't tell yet. He was leaning towards the bad side. The Demon Dwellers of the Panic World were originally the Guardian Gods that protected the humans from the invasion of the Demon Dwellers. However, the source of the Demon Dwellers' power was the Demon Dwellers. Once they awakened, they would become even more bloodthirsty Demon Dwellers. Not only were they powerful, they also understood all the information about the humans and became the most terrifying creatures in the Panic World.
And Elmi was an awakened Demonic Dweller. The original appearance of a demon should be similar to that of a human. Elmi, on the other hand, was more like a "flowering leopard". This was its form after awakening. From this, it could be seen that Elmi had already awakened after being captured.
As far as he knew, he didn't believe that an awakened demon would be friendly. They knew how to speak, how to write, how to disguise themselves, how to change their minds, and how to use all kinds of methods to achieve their goals of murder. They were even more terrifying than the Demon Dwellers.
Therefore, when Elmi showed signs of intelligence and went to comfort the "scared wood spirit", Angor believed that Elmi had already entered the "disguise" state.
Angor frowned and contacted the Distorted Seed in his mind.
The Distorted Seed was still inside Elmi's core. He didn't know if the seed had loosened, but he could still control it. This meant that Angor could kill Elmi with a single thought.
After making sure that he still had the upper hand, Angor sighed in relief.
Putting Elmi's condition aside for now, he approached the Wise Overseer.
The Ruler of Wisdom slowly looked away from the wood spirit and met Angor's gaze.
Angor said, "I've thought about it. Let's talk here. At the very least, we need to know what the Ruler of Wisdom wants before we can cooperate with him. "
Angor emphasized the word "cooperate". He was clearly telling the Ruler of Wisdom that they came here for a purpose, but the Ruler of Wisdom had to have a purpose for giving them all these tests. Besides, the Ruler of Wisdom had to achieve this goal first. Otherwise, why didn't he do it himself?
Therefore, they shouldn't be treated as chess pieces that didn't know anything. They needed to find a mutual benefit and a win-win situation, not a one-sided scheme.
The Ruler of Wisdom understood Angor's meaning, but he didn't mind. Along the way, the Ruler of Wisdom already noticed that apart from the two apprentices, no one here was stupid. Angor, in particular, might seem inexperienced, but he was a very cautious person. When dealing with people who were like soft hedgehogs, it was better to get straight to the point than to use cunning tricks.
Apart from this, the Ruler of Wisdom also learned something else from Angor's answer. "I've thought about it and decided to talk here."
"We've thought about it and decided to talk here" would fit the current situation perfectly. However, Angor's answer didn't include anyone else. In other words, he was still in the leading position and had become the center of their conversation.
It must be known that the Sovereign of Wisdom had already prepared to negotiate with the 'true Noah Clan'. However, Noah's descendants still didn't show up and let Angor do the talking.
The Ruler of Wisdom also had something to ask Angor, but he couldn't do anything about it since the Noah Clan didn't want to reveal themselves. Augustine used to be such a carefree person, but why did all of Noah's descendants keep their mouths shut like turtles?
The Ruler of Wisdom already knew who Noah's descendants were, but he couldn't point them out if they didn't want to admit it. In the end, only Noah's descendants could open the door, and they would show up no matter what.
"Let's talk here, that's fine. But if we stay here, something might happen, "the Ruler of Wisdom said in a plain tone.
"A small interlude? Please explain, Ruler of Wisdom. "
The Ruler of Wisdom pointed at the closed third eye between his eyebrows. "I can't see what it is in my current state. However, the interlude will definitely come. "
He paused. "Also, if we stay here, I'll leave it to you to deal with it."
They still didn't know what the Ruler of Wisdom was talking about. But when they thought about how the Ruler of Wisdom suddenly went offline during a livestream, they wondered if it had something to do with this.
While they were guessing, the Black Earl suddenly said, "Is it related to the trackers of the Traveling Merchant Organization?"
The Ruler of Wisdom glanced at Black Earl and nodded. "Yes."
Angor and the others relaxed a little when they heard about the Traveling Merchants. They already heard from Black Earl that they found traces of the Travellers through the tracking points he left in the alternate dimension.
They didn't really care about it.
Black Earl clearly mentioned that the trackers weren't particularly strong. They were mostly apprentices, which meant they would be easy to deal with.
Besides, they didn't want to become enemies with the Travellers for now. At least they found a new entrance to the underground sewer for the Travellers, which was a bonus that could continue to generate profits.
Most importantly, there was another secret that only Angor knew about.
Sisya didn't go offline! She didn't!
Sisya hadn't gone offline since she logged into the dream wasteland again. It made sense. As a "person" who was trapped in the Box of Darkness for ten thousand years, there was no way she would return to the Box of Sisya so easily.
Angor didn't know what Sisya was doing, but judging from her frequent movements, she wouldn't go offline anytime soon.
Since Sisya wasn't going to go offline, the Travellers wouldn't be able to get a "pass" even if they went to the platform.
Without a pass, they would only end up as food for the monsters in the void.
Therefore, they didn't really care about the Travellers. If the Travellers really showed up, and they came with bad intentions, they would just "interact" with them.
A powerful dragon couldn't defeat a local snake, but a powerful dragon like the Noah Family would still have to bow down. The Travellers were secretly controlled by the Bilos Family. Even if the Bilos Family grew ten times stronger, they still wouldn't be as powerful as the Noah Family. After all, Black Earl was one of the strongest wizards in the southern wizarding region.
They didn't really want to meet the Travellers, but they weren't afraid of fighting them either.
If they did, they would be the ones at a disadvantage.
The Wise Lord also saw the nonchalance on everyone's faces and secretly shook his head. He wouldn't have mentioned something like "subduing the enemy without a fight".
Even if he said it was a "small" incident, it was only a "small" incident in the eyes of someone as powerful as him.
They wouldn't be able to handle it so easily. Besides, the incident itself was … unusual.
"The Travellers Organization is here for us. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be a problem for us to handle it. However, while we were wandering around this area, the Wise Sovereign insisted that we complete the conditions for bonus points. Speaking of which, they're in the Wise Lord's territory. Is the Wise Lord just going to ignore them? "
The familiar Dorcas' sophistry showed up.
The Wise Lord said, "If you give up on going to the ruin now, you can do whatever you want. If you don't want to give up, then fulfill my conditions. "
If they continued, the Travellers would only chase after them, while they would have to ask the Wise Lord for permission to go to the ruin. The former was unintentional, while the latter was intentional. No matter what, the Wise Lord would go after the latter first.
Without a doubt, Dorcas' sophistry failed again.
"If we follow the Wise Lord to your place, this incident won't happen, right?" Angor asked again.
The Wise Sovereign: "It will still appear. But since you're in my place, you're my guests. As the host, I have to deal with intruders. "
The Wise Overseer gave Angor a meaningful look. "So, you're still going to deal with this matter yourself?"
"I mean you no harm. If I wanted to kill you, I would've done it already. Besides, if you really want to go to the ruin, you'll have to go through my place. So, are you still going to stay here and talk to me? "
Although everyone felt that the Wise Sovereign's words made sense, no one dared to say anything. After all, Black Earl had already decided to let Angor make the final decision.
Angor suggested staying here was for their own safety. Compared to the Wise Lord's words, they trusted Angor's judgment more.
Angor, on the other hand, was thinking about something completely different. He didn't care about the incident. What he cared about was the Wise Lord's answer.
Angor asked if the incident wouldn't happen if they went to the Wise Lord's Grand Hall. More importantly, he wanted to know if the Travellers' arrival was inevitable.
The Wise Lord didn't know that Sisya had gone to the dream wasteland, and it would be difficult for her to get a permit in such a short time. Under such circumstances, if the Tourism Organization could still arrive on time, then it was worth considering.
The Wise Lord's answer confirmed Angor's suspicion.
The Travellers might really show up and follow them all the way to the Wise Lord's Grand Hall!
"May I ask another question, Wise Lord?" Angor asked.
The Wise Sovereign: "Alright."
"Is that 'person' in the mirror afraid to enter the Wise Lord's Grand Hall?"
The smile on the Sovereign of Wisdom's face froze for a moment before slowly returning to normal. He thought Angor would ask more questions about the "interlude", but he didn't expect Angor to mention the name "Mirror Man".
The Wise Ruler: "How did you know?"
Angor shrugged. "Of course I don't. If I did, I wouldn't have asked you for confirmation."
Angor saw the Wise Lord's disbelief and continued, "I just gathered some information and came up with it."
"Gathered some information? What information? "
Not only the Sage, but the others were also curious about what Angor did to make such a big jump.
Angor didn't plan to hide anything. "After we left, I left a little trick behind. It prevented Miss Sisya from dealing with other people's permits. "
That was all the information Angor had to say. The Sage quickly realized what was going on.
If Angor really did manage to stall Sisya, the situation would change drastically. However, the Wise Sovereign still didn't know about Sisya's situation. He thought that Sisya was still the same as before, diligently collecting treasures and letting people pass. This caused the Wise Sovereign to inadvertently reveal that the Traveling Merchant Organization would definitely appear in front of everyone.
Since the Traveling Merchants Organization was bound to appear, if it wasn't Sage's doing, then it could only be someone else's doing.
If someone dared to go around the Wise Lord, it meant they didn't care about the Wise Lord's opinion.
If someone dared to go around Sisya and let people in, it meant they were very familiar with the magic array in this dimension.
Combining these two pieces of information, Angor thought of the person behind the Wise Overseer, the "Man in the Mirror".
As for how Angor found out about this …
The Wise Lord must have accidentally revealed the secret himself.
The Sovereign of Wise was using all sorts of methods to observe them. Conversely, they were also observing the Sovereign of Wise.
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