"What did you just say?" Angor looked at Dorcas in confusion.
Too wasteful, of course! You think I'm praising you for being so smart? Dorcas held back the ridicule in his heart and changed to a tactful tone, "It's nothing. I'm just saying that we should use a plane passageway at the most crucial moment. Before that, we can actually try some other methods. "
Angor rubbed his chin. "You're right, but —"
Dorcas was about to interrupt Angor's "proviso", but before he could say anything, the Wise Overseer spoke first.
"If you want to use a planar passageway to bypass the test, that's fine. However, my residence is protected by a special magic array. Even if I'm the one controlling it, it will take some time. "
The Wise Ruler only mentioned "some time", but he didn't mention how long it would take. Even if Angor asked, the Wise Ruler could give him a random number. It would take some time, but it didn't matter if he was faster or slower.
"I may not be able to remove the restriction when you're about to face the test. So, this method won't work for now. "
Not necessarily, but not for the time being. The Wise Sovereign had used vague words to leave some leeway for this method.
He paused for a moment before continuing, "Besides, even if I can remove the restriction now and let you teleport to my residence, it won't end the test. It will only anger her and make the test even more difficult.
At the same time, she will notice that we're 'working together', "the Wise Ruler said," and that won't be good for you. If she wants to, she can remove the magic array in my residence faster than I can. This means that if you go against her, she will be wary of me, and my residence won't be able to provide you with any buffer time. "
Of course, the Wise Ruler was exaggerating. Even without this, he and the Goddess didn't trust each other at all. If Angor's group ended up fighting against the Goddess, the only thing that could help them wasn't the Sage Hall or the magic array, but the Wise Lord herself.
But of course, when the Chief Sovereign said these words, he wasn't lying. It was just that he didn't reveal the entire truth.
Of course, Angor knew that the Wise Man didn't want them to "cheat" by using a plane passageway. His series of words actually conveyed the same meaning: no matter what, you have to go through the test. Skipping the test will only bring you trouble.
He didn't believe the Wise Lord's words, but he did agree with the Wise Lord on one thing. From the looks of it, 'she' was full of resistance towards Noah's descendants. Skipping the test without understanding the inside story would not end the test. It would only make 'her' behind the scenes even worse.
After all, the 'test' was just a term used by the Wise Sovereign. To her, this was actually an obstruction. It could even be said that they were intercepted and killed!
Using a plane passageway to get to the Hall of Wise Ones would only raise her guard. The best way to deal with this situation was to use ingenuity to break out of the situation and not let the other party feel that they had predicted the enemy's moves. Only after they had obtained all the information from the Wise Sovereign could they see the situation and gradually make a leap forward or show weakness to the enemy in order to deal with the situation.
But this goes back to the original problem.
If they used ingenuity to break out of the situation, they would still have to face Netherworld Slave and break out of the encirclement without harming him.
This gave Angor a headache. He couldn't help but pinch his forehead.
Perhaps seeing Angor's troubled look, Dark Earl comforted him through their Spirit Bond, "Don't give yourself too much pressure. If you really can't do it, we can leave the ruin first. There's no need to rush the exploration."
In Count Dark's opinion, as long as Angor chose to leave, his oath with Angor would be nullified, and he could contact his real body to deal with the aftermath.
However, this was still a last resort. It was not their first choice. This was because the Sovereign of Wise wasn't an idiot. The Sovereign of Wise knew exactly what would happen if they were to withdraw and leave. When they met again, the Wise Sovereign would most likely not be on the same side as them. Instead, he would most likely be on the opposite side.
Before the truth of the ruins was revealed, it was not wise to become enemies with the Wise Sovereign.
Even though the Black Earl understood this logic, he still said those words. To him, the ruins were important, but Angor was also important. In some ways, Angor was even more important than the ruins.
After all, what was inside the ruins was still a question mark. Angor's value was obvious to him. Saving Angor and selling Rein's favor was already a great deal. Besides, Angor's value was even greater.
Of course, the key to the ruins was also in Angor's hands.
"Pressure?" Angor shook his head. "I'm fine. I'm just starting to miss a certain snot monster …"
Snotty monster? Everyone looked at each other. They didn't know what Angor was talking about.
The snotty monster Angor was talking about was "Woof Woof", the leader of the Void Travelers. Angor immediately thought of Woof Woof's Void Travel when he realized that teleportation was not a viable option.
Woof Woof's Void Travel was different from other Void Travelers'. It was a higher dimension travel. If Woof Woof was here, they wouldn't even need to go to the Hall of Wise Sovereigns. Instead, Woof Woof could directly take them to the ruins.
Even if they were swallowed by Netherworld Slave, Woof Woof could still get them out.
Angor didn't think so, but he was sure about it. He knew that Woof Woof Woof Woof's Void Travel was beyond anything he knew. It was almost unstoppable.
Unfortunately, Woof Woof wasn't with him.
Angor could contact Woof Woof through Hydland, but he would feel embarrassed if he did that.
He could only miss Woof Woof Woof. Also, he wanted to see Woof Woof's Void Travel ability. It would be great if Woof Woof could travel in higher dimensions as well.
Angor did not try to hide his expression at all, which confused the onlookers who did not know what was going on.
Angor quickly changed the topic. "Wise Lord, will Little Treasure, Little Treasure, and Big Treasure join the test?"
The Wise Sovereign: "I seem to have made myself very clear. Do you have any doubts about this?"
"Not at all. But I do hope that One-Eye Xiaobao or the other two can join the test. Well, before we run into Netherworld Slave. "
The onlookers quickly understood what Angor was trying to say.
The Wise Lord wanted Angor to use a magic array to solve the test. However, Netherworld Slave could move within the array to a certain extent. Angor might not be able to find the flaw in the array immediately if he tried to study it.
The best solution was to have a rehearsal.
Angor wanted to see what kind of permissions Netherworld Slave had when he moved inside the array. What kind of permissions could restrain Netherworld Slave's movements? As long as he could find the appropriate runes, Angor was confident that he could break through.
But Netherworld Slave was "her" servant, and he would listen to "her" more than the Wise Lord. Angor couldn't give them time to demonstrate, so he could only think of Netherworld Slave's three children.
Black Earl sighed in relief. He thought Angor was about to give up. Luckily, the boy didn't give up. And Angor's method was indeed a useful reference.
However, the Wise Lord had to allow Netherworld Slave's children to "test" them in advance, and they had to go easy on them.
Everyone turned to look at the Wise Sovereign. Now, they were waiting for the Wise Sovereign's decision.
The Wise Lord pondered for a moment and said, "I never said that they weren't tests."
He didn't answer directly, but his words showed the Wise Lord's attitude. Perhaps Little Treasure, Little Treasure, or Little Treasure would show up soon.
Angor was relieved to hear the Wise Ruler's response.
As long as Little Treasure and the others couldn't move freely in the magic array, they should be able to break through the array.
As for how to solve the magic array … that wasn't Angor's main concern. Angor didn't care about the difficulty. He was more concerned about time. He didn't want to waste too much time and cause more problems.
But since the Wise Lord suggested this method, it shouldn't take too much time.
Seeing that Angor was ready for the test, the Wise Lord changed the topic and began to talk about the contract in the Book of Truth.
…
While the Wise Overseer was explaining the terms of the contract to Angor, a faint light suddenly appeared in the darkness of the ruins.
In the pitch-black space, a mirror slowly emerged.
It was a square mirror with a copper frame made of hemp rope that floated in the air.
At the center of the mirror was a spinning black hole that looked like the eye of a storm.
At the bottom of the mirror, the sleeping blonde woman suddenly opened her eyes.
This golden-haired woman was, without a doubt, the 'she' that the Wise Sovereign had mentioned. She was also the female representative of the Mirror Devil God's Gemini Emblem … Edanis.
Adanis stood up and looked at the mirror with the black vortex. She frowned slightly.
"Why don't you show yourself? Did you fail your mission? "Adanis spoke in a faint voice.
The vortex in the mirror stopped spinning for a few seconds. Then, a hand that seemed to be made of rubies appeared on the surface of the mirror. This ruby-like hand was incomplete. The little finger was obviously broken, and there was still "blood" flowing from it.
If Angor was here, he would recognize it right away. It was the same hand he saw in the dressing mirror on the second floor of the Stairs of Hanging Prison.
As for the pinky finger, it was broken by the hand so that it could use the "blood" to write something on the mirror.
At the same time, the same thing happened in front of Angor's eyes.
The Jeweled Hand began to extend its severed fingers, leaving a row of bloody words on the mirror.
[I am sorry, Your Majesty. ]
Looking at the row of unclear words that were even a mirror reflection, Adanis couldn't help but frown. "This is not your original body? Speak. "
The hand slowly retracted its hand, and the mirror returned to being a whirlpool.
But soon, the hand appeared again. This time, there was a mouth made of pink gemstones in the middle of the hand.
The mouth slowly opened, and a childish female voice came out from it. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty."
Together with the words written in blood on the mirror that had yet to disappear, "I am unable to repay the kindness of Your Highness," Adanis finally understood that this line of unclear words was actually just a sentence of "I am sorry."
Someone who could twist "I'm sorry" into such a strange and wrong way of saying it, Adanis already knew who was inside the mirror.
"Child's Slave?"
"Yes. I'm Child's Slave, "the childish female voice replied.
"Where's your real body?" Adanis was confused. "Did it send you to investigate the situation?"
"Young Slave's Slave is helping the Lord Ruler clean up his experiment, and Kind Slave's Slave is keeping Little Treasure company. I'm the only one free …" Child's Slave complained.
"Aren't you supposed to keep Little Treasure company?" Adanis asked.
"Little Treasure doesn't want to play today. It came to complain because Er Bao ignored it."
A naughty child complaining? Adanis rubbed her temples. They were a little swollen.
Adanis said, "So, your original body is dealing with these trivial matters? And then you're sent to investigate? "
Child's Slave didn't dare to answer, but silence was also an answer.
According to Adanis, the Netherworld Slave's true form was the Netherworld Slave with a young girl's heart and the Netherworld Slave with a kind mother's heart. This was because the two of them were intelligent enough to communicate normally. The Netherworld Slave with a childlike heart … was even inferior to Xiaobao.
Of course, Child's Slave's real body was the combination of Child's Slave, Girl's Slave, and Mother's Slave. One or two of them couldn't be considered the real body. They could only be considered clones.
Adanis took a deep breath. Facing the aggrieved Child's Slave, she could only endure it.
She knew very well why Child's Slave was sent to investigate. The reason was that Child's Slave's perception of itself had never changed.
Child's Slave never thought that Child's Slave, Girl's Slave, and Mother's Slave were different versions of itself. They were all itself, just with different memories.
Therefore, no matter which one was sent to investigate, Child's Slave felt that it was its own doing, so it didn't think there was a problem.
The biggest problem was actually Adanis herself. Before sending Child's Slave to investigate, she should have clearly told Child's Slave to send Girl's Slave or Mother's Slave.
Therefore, Adanis could only suppress the displeasure in her heart.
"Forget it, tell me about the situation. How did you fail your mission? Didn't I ask you to investigate why the outpost was destroyed and what happened to them? Which part of the mission went wrong? "
Child's Slave thought for a moment, then said, "I hid in the mirror and wanted to secretly observe who destroyed the outpost, but … I was accidentally discovered."
Adanis: "Discovered? What happened? "
Child's Heart Slave didn't know how to describe it, especially since it wasn't like Young Girl's Heart and Mother's Heart, which had a clear ability to distinguish human appearances. In its eyes, the two humans looked exactly the same.
After thinking for a long time, it still couldn't find the right words.
Adanis knew Child's Slave very well. Seeing that it was silent for a long time, she helplessly held her forehead and said, "Forget it if you can't think of anything to say. Same as always, mirror reappear. "
When Child's Slave heard "mirror reappear," its annoyance immediately disappeared.
"As expected, Your Majesty loves me the most." Its tender voice had a trace of affection and coquettishness.
Adanis sighed inwardly. When she brought Child's Slave out of the Mirror Realm, it was only Child's Slave. At that time, Girl's Slave and Mother's Slave hadn't been born yet. Therefore, Adanis and Child's Slave had spent the most time together.
Because of this, it was natural that she favored Child's Slave.
Child's Slave probably considered this reason when it sent Child's Slave to deal with this matter.
"Okay, hurry up and say it."
"Obey Your Majesty's rules! "
A row of bloody words appeared on the mirror.
Adanis' expression was helpless. She was too lazy to correct Child's Slave's wrong choice of words. She just silently stared at the bloody words, waiting for Child's Slave's next move.
Under Adanis's gaze, the bloody words on the mirror began to fade away at a speed visible to the naked eye. As if it was mixed with a large amount of clear water, the surface of the mirror gradually became clear. Only the edges of the mirror still had a faint red color.
Under Child's Slave's control, the clear mirror began to show an image.
A figure slowly appeared in the image.
If Angor was here, he would have noticed that it was him in disguise.
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