Was Angor's arrival really a coincidence?
While Angor was trying to think of a way to explain himself, Black Earl spoke in a plain tone, "The Lord of Wisdom keeps asking if Angor's arrival is a coincidence, which I don't understand. Have there been any major changes in the underground water system in recent years? Did anyone intrude into the underground water system, especially the Stairs of Hanging Prison? "
"No, right?" Black Earl asked, "Then why do you think his arrival is a coincidence? He only came into contact with the supernatural world less than ten years ago, and he still needs to polish his abilities and learn new skills. Why would the Lord of Wisdom keep asking if Angor's arrival is a coincidence?
"Also, 'coincidence' means there is no coincidence. Maybe Angor's arrival can be considered a coincidence, but what about 'coincidence'? I think only when the Lord of Wisdom explains the word 'coincidence' can we determine whether Angor's arrival is a coincidence or not. "
Black Earl's words surprised Angor a little. Angor couldn't help but give the old man a thumbs-up in his mind. As expected of Black Earl. His answers were concise and straight to the point.
For one thing, Black Earl explained that Angor's age was unlikely to coincide with Nether City. For another, he questioned the Lord of Wisdom's reasoning.
If it was Angor himself, he would have to find a way to prove himself. If that didn't work, he would have to write in a roundabout way in the Book of Truth, starting from when he received Aesop's quest, and write down his itinerary. Then, he would let the Lord of Wisdom decide whether it was a coincidence or not.
Count Black's words helped Angor a lot.
However, while Black Earl was helping Angor, he also had the same question as the Lord of Wisdom. Angor was too familiar with the underground water system, and he did many strange things on his way here.
Also, Angor claimed that he didn't want anything else from the beginning, which made Black Earl suspicious as well.
Even so, Black Earl didn't use the same method as the Lord of Wisdom. He chose to accept and ignore Angor's questions.
Of course, this didn't mean Black Earl was generous. It was because of Angor's personality that he chose to ignore those strange behaviors.
Angor was an important figure in Brute Cavern, someone valued by his best friend Rein, and Sunders' student. This was enough reason for Count Dark not to do anything to Angor.
Along the way, he proved that he deserved to be a member of the research department. Once again, Count Dark thought highly of Angor. It was better to maintain a good relationship with a technical genius than to ruin his relationship with Angor.
Regardless of whether Angor really had ulterior motives, Count Dark would speak up for him. In this regard, they were on the same side.
On the other side, the Sovereign of Wisdom was hesitating as well.
Even Angor was impressed by Count Dark's words. The Wise Overseer knew what Count Dark was trying to say.
Indeed, Angor's age was a problem. Not even the Sovereign of Wisdom knew how to explain this.
However, when it came to 'coincidental' coincidences, the Wise Sovereign actually had something to say. However, after listening to Angor's explanation, he began to doubt this "combination".
Perhaps, he was really thinking too much?
After a moment of silence, the Sovereign of Wisdom finally spoke out. He said to the Black Count, "I accept the doubts you raised. But I also have reasons to believe that his arrival is not a coincidence. "
The Sovereign of Wisdom paused and looked at Angor. "If you agree, you only need to do one thing, and this matter will be resolved. I'll apologize for my doubts. How about an alchemy manual from my collection? "
"What is it?" Angor asked.
The Sovereign of Wisdom slowly explained, "The Book of Truth states that you don't know the woman in the oil painting in the Stairs of Hanging Prison. You have never seen or heard of her name. At the same time, you didn't learn about the Legacy from any unknown person in any way. "
Angor and Count Dark exchanged a glance. They immediately understood that the Sovereign of Wisdom believed that Angor's arrival was not a coincidence. It was because of that woman.
Count Dark understood what the Sovereign of Wisdom was implying, but he didn't know if Angor had anything to do with that woman.
Count Dark believed that Angor had nothing to do with the woman. However, as time passed, Angor didn't write anything on the Book of Truth. Instead, he frowned and remained silent.
Count Dark's heart skipped a beat. Did Angor's strange behavior really have something to do with that woman?
Most of the information Angor learned was mysterious. Did that woman or someone else give it to Angor?
Under everyone's gaze, Angor's hesitation seemed to prove his relationship with the woman.
About half a minute later, Angor looked up. "What do you mean by 'someone else'?"
"Someone who encouraged you to go to the ruins. I don't care who they are."
"The Lord of Wisdom thinks that I'm here because someone instigated me to come here." Maybe it's someone else, or the woman in the oil painting? "
The Sovereign of Wisdom didn't answer, but his silence was his answer.
Angor continued, "I've been thinking about what 'someone else' means. It's too broad a term. If you want to know who encouraged me to come here, I can tell you that no one did. "
"Then you can write it down in your Book of Truth."
Angor didn't move his pen. "I can write it down. But what if I can guess who that woman is? What should I do?"
The Sovereign of Wisdom was surprised. "Guess?"
Angor shrugged. "It's not like we didn't find anything on our way here. We found a lot of clues. It's not hard to figure out who that woman is.
If you don't believe me, you can ask anyone here. "
The Sovereign of Wisdom hesitated and looked at Dorcas … and Kal-El.
It wasn't hard to see through Dorcas, but Dorcas always gave random answers. It was better to let the apprentice answer the simplest question.
None of the acolytes' actions could escape the eyes of the Sovereign Sage.
Kael looked around and finally pointed at himself, as if to say: Me?
The Sovereign of Wisdom nodded. "Yes. Do you know who the woman in the oil painting is?"
Kael shook his head, "I don't know. However, we've encountered some clues before, and that painting is a mirror. I'm guessing that she might be related to the Mirror Demon God, or even the Mirror Demon God himself."
The Sovereign of Wisdom frowned at Kal-El's answer.
"Where did you learn of the Mirror Devil God's name?" The Wise Sovereign asked.
Black Earl said, "The entrance we entered was an underground church. That church was built by the believers of the Mirror Demon God. That's why we came to know the name of the Mirror Demon God. "
Angor added, "We also found the Mirror Demon's emblem in the ruins. Here it is."
Angor snapped his fingers, and an illusion appeared in the air.
The emblem was divided into two parts. One half showed the side profile of a long-haired woman, while the other half showed the side profile of a man wearing a hat.
"The side profile of the woman on the emblem is quite similar to the blonde woman in the oil painting. Furthermore, the oil painting used a mirror. We thought of the image in the mirror recorded in the underground church, so we guessed that she might be related to the Mirror Demon."
Angor looked at the Sovereign of Wisdom. "We're still guessing. I don't know if she's related to the Mirror Demon. But if we're right, and the Sovereign of Wisdom asked me to write that I don't know who she is, then I'm being framed for nothing. "
"So, is she the Mirror Demon?" Angor's expression was filled with a question: Is she the Mirror Demon?
The Wise Sovereign pondered for a moment, then said, "When you record in the Book of Truth, you can write down a premise. 'Before you reach Nether City', you don't know of this woman's existence, nor have you heard of her name."
The Sovereign of Wisdom didn't say it explicitly, but the fact that Angor wrote "before you arrived at Nether City" was enough to tell them that their guess was correct.
The woman was indeed related to the Mirror Demon. Maybe she was the long-haired woman in the emblem.
"Sure." Angor chuckled.
Without hesitation, he quickly wrote down everything the Wise Overseer told him to without missing a single word.
The book didn't react at all. The words were smooth and smooth. It meant that Angor was telling the truth.
He didn't come here because of someone's persuasion.
Before this, he had never seen that woman, nor did he know who she was.
The Sovereign of Wisdom didn't think this was too serious, but it was enough. As Count Dark said, Angor was still too young to do such a thing.
Besides, Angor wasn't tempted by the Goddess. He came here of his own accord. The Sovereign of Wisdom wouldn't care if he had other intentions.
Everyone who came here had their own motives. As long as Angor didn't side with the Goddess, the Sovereign of Wisdom would let it go.
The Wise Ruler said, "My collection of alchemy manuals is in my hall. I'll give you the original in a bit, and I'll also give you the notes I wrote in my early years. Or, I can make a copy for you right here. "
Angor quickly waved his hands. Why would he want a copy when he already had the original copy?
Even if the original and the copy contained the same content, every word in the original copy contained the writer's emotions. As a master of emotional perception, Angor couldn't just ignore the essentials and ask for a cold copy.
The Sovereign of Wisdom didn't mind. He already promised to give it to Angor, and he wouldn't go back on his word.
"Now that the misunderstanding is resolved, shall we get to the point?" Count Black looked at the Sovereign of Wisdom.
"What do you mean by 'necessary conditions'? What do you want us to do? "
The Sovereign of Wisdom didn't answer right away. Instead, he said, "That's all I need to say. But I still need to confirm something first. Besides, I've already started my battle with her. Let's talk about it after she leaves. "
The confrontation with her had already begun? With whom?
Everyone looked at the Sovereign of Wisdom in confusion. "You'll see soon enough. She won't let you go so easily."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately thought back to what the Wise Sovereign had said when they had first met him.
He was asked by someone to stop them from moving forward.
The Sovereign of Wisdom seemed to be trying to stop them, but he actually wanted to use them to do something. So, they became the middlemen between the two parties?
The Sovereign of Wisdom didn't mention the "battle". Instead, he looked at Angor.
"I asked questions, and you answered them. Now, do you have anything you want to ask me? " "Also, you don't need to ask about the ruins. I'll tell you everything later."
"I do have some questions. I've asked Miss Sisya some of them, but she said she can't talk about them because of her oath. Can you tell us, Sovereign of Wisdom? "
Angor didn't mention what the question was. If Sisya couldn't talk about it, it had to be something related to the history of Nether City.
"My oath doesn't restrict me much. But there are still things I can't talk about. It depends on what you want to know. "
Angor nodded. In other words, the Sovereign of Wisdom could answer more questions than Sisya, but he still couldn't talk about sensitive matters.
"What do you want to know? The rise and fall of Nether City? "The Sovereign of Wisdom looked at Angor.
Angor shook his head. "My first question has nothing to do with Nether City. It's about the wood spirit."
Angor looked down at his cane. "The Sovereign of Wisdom already knows that my teacher is Sunders. Will you let me take the wood spirit to him? After all, when I brought the wood spirit out, I promised to bring it to see my teacher. "
The Sovereign of Wisdom had already considered this question before.
However, he didn't know whether he should agree or not. Sunders' opinion of him was quite contradictory.
To put it simply, the Sovereign of Wisdom believed that Sunders was worthy of praise when it came to technology and innovation. However, Sunders' style was too cruel.
Dark wizards and light wizards were titles that only appeared in recent years, but they didn't make much of a difference to the Sovereign of Wisdom.
He didn't care whether a wizard did good or evil.
However, that was only if the wizard didn't affect him.
The wood spirit was taught by the Sovereign of Wisdom bit by bit. Even if it had some flaws in its personality, it was still the most important inheritor for the Sovereign of Wisdom.
Since it was an inheritor, the Sovereign of Wisdom had to consider whether it would be affected.
There was no one else in the Stairs of Hanging Prison, so the Sovereign of Wisdom didn't have to worry about anything. However, once the wood spirits left the underground sewer, they would be affected by external disturbances. Especially when Sunders was a cruel man. What would happen to the wood spirits under his influence?
The Sovereign of Wisdom already felt terrible just by imagining it.
After all, the wood spirit was raised by him. He didn't want it to turn into an unreasonable and cruel creature.
However, the Sovereign of Wisdom had completely forgotten that the wood spirit's personality flaw would never allow it to develop into a cruel person.
The Sovereign of Wisdom still preferred not to take the wood spirit with him. However, since the spirit was already following Angor, it didn't seem right for him to stop it.
Angor seemed to have noticed the Wise Ruler's dilemma and suggested, "Don't worry about it.
"How about this? I won't take the wood spirit with me, but I'll find a way to ask my teacher to come here."
The Sovereign of Wisdom looked up and spoke in a firm tone, "No need. Let the wood spirit go with you to see Sunders. After all, he used to be its master. "
"Oh right, don't bother Sunders. Well, there's no place for him in the underground waterway."
(End of Chapter)
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