"So you're saying it's a blessing in disguise?" Dorcas looked at Wail in disbelief.
Wail nodded with a blank expression.
Dorcas was speechless. "I thought you were going to die. What a waste of my tears."
Dorcas paused and patted his head. "Ah, I almost forgot. I'm not the one who cried. I didn't cry at all. After all, your death is also a form of relief for me. At least, no one will come to my tavern for free drinks in the future. "
Wail looked at Dorcas doubtfully. "That's not what you said. You said something about the path of truth …"
Dorcas rubbed his chin and put on a serious look. "That's true. It's a long and endless path, and it's boring to travel alone. Having a companion who can entertain me will help. "
Wail was speechless.
"Of course, that's if you're still alive. If you're dead, then …"
Wa Yi: "What's that?"
Dorcas glanced at Angor and put a hand on Angor's shoulder. "Then I can only entertain myself with your idol."
Facing the shameless Dorcas, Wa Yi resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "You can only say these words now. It won't be long. Maybe in ten years, you won't even be able to catch up to Milord's back. You still want to use Milord to amuse yourself? Are you worthy?"
Dorcas wanted to refute, but after thinking about it, he really couldn't find the right words to refute.
Angor had only been a wizard for a few years, and he was already at the threshold of truth. Plus, Angor had his own background, resources, and connections. If everything went well, Wail's words would probably come true.
Wail spoke again when Dorcas remained silent, "Besides, my lord said that he doesn't think you have a chance to embark on that path. I, I trust my lord's judgment!"
After Vail finished speaking, he looked at the Dark Earl who was floating in the air and asked carefully, "Am I right, my Lord?"
The Dark Earl humphed. "You don't trust my judgment. You want to know why I think so, don't you?"
Although Vay and Dorcas argued, when it came to such core issues, both of them were actually very concerned about each other.
Dorcas himself didn't pay much attention to what the Black Earl had just said, but not only did Vay remember it, he even asked his lord about it in a roundabout manner. What was a love-hate relationship? This was a love-hate relationship.
Dorcas looked deeply at Wa Yi, and Wa Yi's eyes drifted back and forth.
The Black Earl sneered, "Why would I think that Dorcas has no chance of stepping onto the path of truth? The reason is very simple … Didn't he pursue freedom? "
Wa Yi frowned. "Is it wrong to pursue freedom?"
The Black Earl said, "That's right, but the truth can't be obtained by freedom alone."
Dorcas didn't say anything, and his expression didn't seem to care at all. This was because they had already disagreed on the issue of "freedom". No matter what others said, Dorcas would carry out his pursuit of freedom.
The Black Earl said, "The path of truth is very dependent on talent, but it also needs the support of a foundation. Dorcas didn't have any background, so where was he going to find his background? Was he going to rely on his own research? Then the detour he will take will be enough to exhaust his lifespan. "
"By relying on the Holy Cross Headquarters? The Holy Cross Headquarters does have some things, but that place is actually a large sieve. It's called the headquarters of the wandering Magi, but it's actually a training ground for the various large Magi organisations. There is a foundation there, but compared to the truly large organisations, it's still lacking. Even if the Holy Cross Headquarters opened up all their foundations for him to see, he might not be able to use it to step onto the path of truth. "
Wa Yi said, "… So it's still because he's a wandering Magus?"
The Black Earl said, "Yes, at least in the southern region."
After a pause, the Black Earl continued, "If it's in the Origin World, then there might be some possibility. But if he wants to pursue freedom in the southern region, then forget it. He might as well give up on the pursuit of truth."
Dorcas, who had been silent since the topic started to discuss freedom, finally couldn't help but speak up, "Why do you say that it's still possible in the Origin World?"
The Black Earl said, "There are wandering Magi in the Origin World, but wandering Magi in the Origin World can join some organisations, or work for some organisations. As for the remuneration, as long as you have enough ability, it's not impossible to obtain an inheritance. This is also why I said that the wandering Magi in the Origin World still have a chance. "
Dorcas frowned, "Join an organisation? Sell their lives for an organisation? Are they still considered wandering Magi? "
The Black Earl said, "Why not? The way these organisations do things is actually no different from the Holy Cross Headquarters you speak of. They accept missions and obtain benefits. However, the organisations in the Origin World are much purer than the Holy Cross Headquarters. "
As for why the organisations in the Origin World were purer than the Holy Cross Headquarters, the reason was actually very simple.
The two were fundamentally different.
There were roughly two main types of organisations in the Origin World that could allow wandering Magi to join. One was a 'union' established under the same ideology. For example: Order Guild, Greenwald Spell Research Institute, Trudy Bloodline Research Institute, Deleste Alchemy Guild, etc.
These were organisations that had joined forces because of similar ideologies. Most of these organisations were free to come and go, and wouldn't forbid you from joining other organisations. It didn't even matter if you had the titles of several organisations at the same time.
The other type was an organisation that relied on their own strength to establish a 'central city'. It was like the City of Truth, with the central city as the core, and the followers established the satellite cities as the boundaries. The most representative of these were: Illusion Tower, Forest Night City, Cocoa's Milk Spring Village.
This type could also allow wandering Magi to accept missions and give rewards, but there would be some rigid requirements. For example, there was a rigid rule in Milk Spring Village: All wandering Magi in name in Milk Spring Village were not allowed to give any direct or indirect help to the Dark Gourmet. If they violated this rule, they would definitely suffer from the backlash of the oath.
No matter if it was the 'union' or the 'central city', they all had powerful Magi overseeing them. There might even be Miracle Magi standing behind them. Under such circumstances, they were only responsible for their own organisation, and definitely wouldn't let other organisations interfere. This was why they were purer.
The Holy Cross Headquarters was a sieve full of loopholes. You and I both said that we were wandering Magi, but the real wandering Magi might only make up a small portion. Most of them were sent in by various Magi organisations. They invaded the Holy Cross Headquarters mostly because they wanted to get a share of the wandering Magi's profits. How could this be pure?
After the Black Earl finished his explanation, he coldly sneered, "In the Origin World, there is no such thing as the absolute freedom you seek. I don't know who told you to seek this kind of absolute freedom, but the person who taught you definitely didn't tell you that absolute freedom means absolute chaos. Is this the kind of freedom you seek? "
"There was a period of time when wandering Magi liked to talk about seeking freedom, but in reality, this was just a fig leaf that couldn't be obtained."
After a pause, the Black Earl continued, "Vale is a descendant of Noah, and can't be compared to him. Why don't you ask this little guy next to you, what does he think of the freedom you seek? "
The Black Earl pointed at Karel.
Karel was also a wandering acolyte. What would he think of Dorcas' so-called freedom?
Dorcas turned to look at Karel. Karel was silent for a moment, and then scratched his head, "I-I don't actually have any opinions, just … respect."
The Black Earl didn't comment on Karel's answer, but anyone could tell that Karel's answer was already very tactful.
The so-called wandering acolytes all sought freedom, which was wrong in itself.
Seeing that there was something wrong with Dorcas' expression, Wade hurriedly coughed twice to break the awkward atmosphere. "Aren't we talking about the truth? Why are we talking about freedom?"
The Black Earl snorted. "How can you talk about the truth when you don't even meet the basic requirements?"
The Black Earl already mentioned the so-called basic requirements, which were … knowledge.
Talent, knowledge, and destiny. These were all basic requirements. Perhaps Dorcas had the opportunity and talent, but he was truly lacking when it came to foundations.
Dorcas was now so poor that he could only accept freedom as his dogma. In the Black Earl's eyes, such a person might not even become a truth-finder, let alone talk about the truth.
…
Angor witnessed what it meant to be the destroyer of atmosphere.
At first, Angor thought Dorcas was the one who changed the mood of a romantic party. But Angor understood why Dorcas did this. Dorcas was just regretting being too emotional. Now that he found out that Wai was still alive, he couldn't hold it in any longer and became a little arrogant.
Later, Angor realized that Dorcas was only trying to change the atmosphere. The Black Earl was the real destroyer of atmosphere.
The Black Earl directly ruined the good atmosphere, causing the atmosphere to become even more awkward.
If it weren't for the fact that they were "best friends", Vale and Dorcas would have already lost their friendship.
Angor sighed in his mind and broke the silence. "Let's talk about the future in the future."
He then looked at Vale. "You said your talent can be recovered?"
Wa Yi glanced at the Dark Earl before nodding and replying in a low voice, "Yes, I guess so."
Sort of? That was obviously an ambiguous answer. In this context, ambiguity was almost the same as denial.
If Wa Yi's talent had not recovered, then where did his talent come from? Actually, there was no need to think too much to understand this question. There was only one answer, and the origin of the talent was definitely the Black Earl's nose.
In other words, Wa Yi had sacrificed his [Smell of Death], and the Black Earl had transferred his own innate ability to Wa Yi.
However, Vale's vague words indicated that he could use the talent, but it didn't belong to him.
In that case, was the Black Earl's actions completely unnecessary?
No. The Black Earl wouldn't do something for nothing. He must have another purpose.
Based on what Wai had mentioned earlier, his sister Ella was in the same situation. Did that mean that the reason why the Black Earl sent his clone to the side of his descendant was because he wanted to transfer his talent to his descendant?
But he didn't know why the Dark Earl would do something like this. It was hard to figure it out by guessing.
"Well, since we won the duel, we're all happy," Angor said. "Let's put everything else aside for now. What we should focus on now is the test" she "is going to give us."
Angor paused and glanced to the side. "As well as them."
Everyone followed Angor's gaze and saw Gray Merchant's group walking toward them.
Clearly, Gray Merchant still had something to say.
However, before Gray Merchant and his group could reach them, they heard a loud voice. "The duel is over. We will return soon."
It was the Wise Ruler.
However, even though he said that he was "about to" return, he didn't give the crowd any time to react. He directly landed on the arena and touched the surface of the stage with both hands.
In an instant, the arena was like a rotating disc, rapidly shrinking in a counterclockwise direction.
The arena was shrinking, and so were the spectators.
However, this shrinkage was not a biological shrinkage, but a spatial shift. On the spatial level, they were far away from the current void. If this void was used as a reference, they were shrinking, but if the material world was used as a reference, they actually did not change at all.
It was only the outside world that changed.
After a brief moment of darkness and a sense of weightlessness, everyone opened their eyes again. They were no longer in the void filled with monsters. They were back in front of the gate of the Stairs of Hanging Prison.
When everyone regained their balance, the Wise Ruler's voice came again. "Those who have nothing to do may leave."
By "those who have nothing to do with", he meant the losers of the duel — Gray Merchant's group.
"Honorable Judge," Gray Merchant said, "can you give us a little more time? I want to talk to Wizard Elmi."
The Wise Ruler didn't say anything. He simply closed his eyes, which meant he agreed.
Gray Merchant bowed to the Wise Ruler and hurried toward Angor's group.
Before Gray Merchant could say anything, he heard a cold snort.
It was Dorcas. He wasn't in a good mood, which only worsened when he saw Gray Merchant's group.
Hui Shang looked at Dorcas, then looked at the others. Almost everyone's attitude towards them had undergone a 180 degree change.
Even Wizard Elmi, who seemed to be the friendliest among them, was now looking at them with a distant look.
The reason was obvious. They didn't want to guess why the woman gave the golem the Eye of Arcana. The only thing they needed to know was that if Wai didn't sacrifice his talent to save his life, he would be dead by now.
Even if he didn't intend to kill anyone, the weapon was too powerful and uncontrollable. Did his intentions matter?
Not to mention, did he really not intend to kill anyone?
Angor didn't believe it.
Angor also gave Kael some extra tricks. However, one of them was a life-saving one, not an offensive one. The other was a powerful spell, but it could be controlled. Unlike the Eye of Arcana, which could only be used once, the spell was too powerful to be controlled.
The reason why they were still restraining themselves was purely due to the fact that the gray merchant had saved someone.
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