As a matter of fact, Angor had already begun to weaken his Transcendence Perception. Just like a supercomputer, Transcendence Perception required a lot of computing power, which was a huge burden on Angor's brain.
However, Angor wasn't sure if the strange emotion came from "her".
For safety's sake, Angor only weakened his Transcendence Perception toward known sources while remaining vigilant toward unknown ones.
Because of this, Angor noticed the strange emotion coming from the void as soon as possible.
The so-called "abnormality" was actually "different from the rest."
What was the main theme of the emotion coming from the void? Evil, murderous, bloodthirsty, and cruel.
What was contrary to the main theme, which was also what was "different" from the rest, was naturally kindness.
This kindness was even stronger than what the Wise Overlord showed to Angor. It was similar to how the Dark Earl showed him kindness.
Count Black's kindness toward Angor was already very high. Count Black's kindness toward Angor was based on his old friend, "Rein", as well as Count Black's knowledge of Angor's talents.
Angor was surprised to see such a clear stream of kindness amidst the chaos of space.
At first, he thought it was Miss Sisya looking at him. However, the "Dream Gate" clearly showed that Sisya never left the dream wasteland.
Who else could it be but Sisya?
Angor asked Elmi to keep working while he hid inside Elmi's body and looked toward the source of the kindness.
When he found the source of the kindness, his expression turned strange again.
He already felt strange when he sensed the strange emotion coming from Gray Merchant. Now, he sensed the same thing from a monster in the void?
Also, Angor was familiar with this monster.
It was the whale-shaped monster with a horn on its head.
Previously, he only sensed extremely malicious emotions in the void. However, there were still some relatively weak ones, or even non-existent ones.
This whale-shaped monster was the only one Angor sensed that didn't show any malicious emotion.
The monster preferred to be neutral, but it didn't want to be a maverick. Therefore, it had been roaring, howling, and acting like the rest of the crowd.
But in fact, its eyelids were drooping all the time. It would rather go back and take a nap than join the fun.
At that time, he was still thinking that the whale monster must be very intelligent, and it was also a great actor.
However, he didn't pay too much attention to it.
But to his surprise, in just a few minutes, the whale-shaped monster's mood changed from slightly malicious all the way to kindness.
Was it conquered by Elmi's heroic fighting style and became a little … whale?
As Angor pondered, he suddenly sensed another familiar emotion from the monster.
It was Wheeze's decadent, neutral, and evil emotion. It was filled with exhaustion, but it was obvious that fact, it was filled with anger.
Wasn't that the whale-shaped monster's original emotion?
He was stunned for a second before he realized that he misunderstood something.
The whale-shaped monster's emotion didn't change at all! The kindness he sensed was the same as Gray Merchant's. It was another emotion he sensed from the whale-shaped monster.
What's wrong? Are the creatures in the underground sewers all about possession now?
Angor was even more confused when he realized the truth.
If the whale-shaped monster was showing hostility, he could explain it as a "little whale". But the whale-shaped monster's emotion didn't allow him to convince himself.
Where did the kindness come from? Where did it come from? Where did it come from?
These were all questions that confused Angor.
There was another point of confusion … Was the goodwill attached to the whale monster the 'her' the Wise Ruler was referring to, or was the malice attached to the grey merchant the 'her' the Wise Ruler was referring to?
If the latter was "her", then who was the former? It couldn't be a split personality, right? Or vice versa?
Angor couldn't figure it out.
He thought for a moment and made up his mind. Since he couldn't figure it out, he might as well face it directly.
Earlier, Angor had to be careful when dealing with Gray Merchant's hostility. He didn't want to set off an unknown "bomb" before reaching the ruins.
But unlike the gray merchants, the abnormal emotion this time was kind. Angor believed that his Beyonder Perception wouldn't make a mistake.
Since it was kind, why not just face it directly? Maybe he could get the answer from Gray Merchant himself?
However, he was not going to run right up to the man. At least, he needed to know Gray Merchant's attitude first before deciding what to do next.
How to determine Gray Merchant's attitude? How to determine whether Gray Merchant was willing to talk?
The solution was simple.
Angor asked Elmi to stop what he was doing and stood still. Then, he slowly looked up at the sky.
To prevent Gray Merchant from getting angry because of his discovery, Angor told Elmi to choose a place where Elmi, the Wise Lord, and the whale-shaped monster stood in a straight line.
Elmi looked up as if he was looking at the Wise Lord, but in fact, he was hinting to the "person" who might be hiding on the whale-shaped monster: "I found you."
By doing this, Angor could give Gray Merchant some leeway. If Gray Merchant didn't want to talk, Angor could use the excuse of "looking at the Wise Lord" to save himself some time.
Angor's plan was very considerate, but he neglected the opinions of others.
In the eyes of Angor and the others, Gray Merchant was already in cahoots with the judge, and the judge was even more biased. Angor tried to cover it up a little before, so he didn't go overboard. But now, he was openly making eye contact on the stage?!
Angor and the others used to be neutral toward Angor. But now, they all began to dislike him.
Meanwhile, Dorcas was also puzzled by Angor's behavior.
Angor already had the absolute advantage. Why was he talking to the Wise Lord again? Was he really going to make it sound like he was taking a shortcut so that Gray Merchant would hate him so much?
The onlookers were all confused. As for the Wise Lord, he didn't think too much about it either.
The Wise Lord could more or less guess why Elmi created the arm. But when Elmi looked at him, he didn't know why.
Without a doubt, Angor's victory was already assured. Also, judging from how Grey Merchant created the severed arm, Angor might have noticed something strange about Grey Merchant.
Otherwise, why would Angor let the arm "search" Gray Merchant's body?
Angor suddenly looked at him … The Wise Lord pondered. Did Angor want to ask about the specific location of the "person"? Or did Angor notice something strange about Gray Merchant and ask if he should release Gray Merchant's memory?
Based on what he knew, the Wise Lord could only come up with a few possibilities. But on second thought, he didn't think it was right. He could wait until the duel was over. Asking now would only make Gray Merchant hate him. He couldn't think of anything good.
The Wise Lord couldn't use Spirit Bond to communicate with Angor either.
Now, they were only exchanging glances, so they could still smooth things over. But if they used Spirit Bond to talk to the judge during the duel, it would prove that they were cheating.
Therefore, the Wise Overseer could only stare at Angor — no, Elmi, who had a pair of red and blue gemstones in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Angor, who thought he already had a way out for both himself and his enemy, went around the Wise Man and looked at the whale-shaped monster from afar.
He already sensed the strange emotions around him, but he didn't have time to think about it. Besides, people's minds were always changing.
He kept staring at the whale-shaped monster's eyes.
At first, the monster thought that Angor was looking at the Wise Lord. But after a while, Angor noticed that the friendly emotions in the air began to change.
The kindness didn't change, but there was a hint of surprise.
Then came a long silence. The monster didn't leave, nor did it take the initiative to talk to Angor.
Angor started to feel a little awkward.
Should he talk to it? Forget it. It wasn't easy to encounter friendly emotions. If he accidentally pointed out the monster's location and caused the monster to hate him, he would lose more than he gained.
Then … why don't I just look for the Sovereign of Wisdom to say a few words to give me a way out of this embarrassing situation?
Angor believed that this method was more suitable for him. But what should he say to the Wise Lord?
As Angor pondered, Elmi sent him a message.
Angor's eyes lit up at the news.
Angor cleared his throat to attract everyone's attention. He then asked, "Mister Judge, I have a question. In a duel, can the winner take spoils from the loser?"
Everyone had different reactions to Angor's question.
The evil woman furrowed her brows, and the look of disgust on her face became even more pronounced. On the other hand, the group of apprentices under the gray merchant had indignant looks on their faces.
As for the Dark Earl, his reaction was much calmer. Apart from Dorcas muttering "I lost" to Angor, there was no other reaction.
The Wise Lord glanced at Angor, then at Gray Merchant, who was still fighting against the illusion and had no idea about the broken arms crawling all over his body.
He already knew what Angor was going to take from the merchant.
The Wise Lord wasn't sure if he should let Angor go.
What Angor wanted was Gray Merchant's "mirror". The mirror didn't have anything special about it. However, when the Goddess sealed Gray Merchant's memories inside, a reflective space appeared inside the mirror. When the Goddess entered the reflective space to observe Angor, it meant that the mirror was no longer a separate space. It was connected to the world the Goddess traveled to, as well as Serene Slave's homeland.
It didn't matter if someone else obtained the mirror. Without the proper method, they couldn't enter the mirror.
But Angor was different. He reached his hand into the mirror and took out the wood spirit spawn. He might actually be able to enter the mirror.
The Wise Lord was hesitant about whether giving Angor the mirror was a good or bad idea.
If Angor only wanted to release Gray Merchant's memories, it would be fine. But if Angor wanted to follow the mirror and enter the deeper world, he would have to think twice.
It wasn't that the Wise Lord wanted to monopolize the entrance. It was just that it was easy to get lost in that strange world. Once lost, it would be difficult to find the exit. For this reason, not even the Wise Sovereigns would dare to rashly enter.
The Wise Lord was worried that Angor wouldn't be able to control his curiosity and enter the mirror by himself.
The Wise Lord considered for a moment. "Not within the rules."
The Wise Lord didn't say anything else.
Generally speaking, the Wise Lord meant that Angor could do whatever he wanted because it wasn't within the rules.
This was how Shrew and the others interpreted the Wise Lord's words. They believed that the Wise Lord was on the same side as Angor, so they would naturally side with him.
However, Black Earl and the others, including Angor, knew that the Wise Lord would simply say "yes" when it came to something that didn't involve secrets. However, the Wise Lord didn't give a direct answer. Instead, he purposely left out the first half of his sentence.
There must be a deeper meaning behind it.
Angor considered for a moment. He didn't know what the Wise Lord was trying to say, but he was sure that the Wise Lord didn't want Angor to take something from the loser.
The winner had the right to claim the spoils of war. This was a rule that existed in many places, including Sky Tower.
But why would the Wise Lord hesitate when it came to such a general rule?
Maybe the Wise Lord wasn't hesitating about the rule, but the thing he wanted from Gray Merchant?
Did the Wise Lord already know what he was going to take? So the Wise Lord was hinting at Angor to stop him?
…
At first, Angor didn't know what Gray Merchant was carrying.
However, he sensed something "unusual" from Gray Merchant's body. Until there was nothing else, he would just assume it was the "she" the Wise Overseer was talking about.
But how could "she" hide on Gray Merchant's body and observe him from such a close distance?
Angor couldn't figure it out until "she" left. When the strange emotion gradually disappeared, Angor had an idea.
He thought about the mirror.
Perhaps the other party was hiding on an object with a mirror surface. Just like the painting in the Stairs of Hanging Prison, which allowed someone to observe the outside world through a mirror.
That was why "Elmi" created a severed arm to search Gray Merchant's body.
Elmi told Angor that the severed arm really did find something on Gray Merchant's body.
It was a broken lens wrapped in leather.
…
Angor had a general idea after hearing the Wise Lord's answer.
He only searched for the "mirror" on Gray Merchant's body to prove his theory. But now, his theory was confirmed.
Angor didn't really care whether he took the mirror or not.
Since the Wise Lord wanted to stop him, it meant that the mirror wasn't safe. After all, Gray Merchant could use the mirror to attack him.
Angor nodded to the Wise Lord. "I see."
Angor already made up his mind. He only said that he wanted to take Gray Merchant's loot so that he wouldn't look at Gray Merchant's body.
Now that he achieved his goal, he didn't mind giving up.
However, before he could look away and tell Elmi to remove the broken arm, he suddenly heard a strange voice in his ears.
(End of Chapter)
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