Did the woman want Seamus' Skin?
Angor narrowed his eyes as a thought came to his mind.
She didn't give the Eye of Antiquity to the elephant just so she could steal Seamus' Skin during the duel, did she?
Angor thought it was just a random guess. However, the woman never looked at him in the eyes. Maybe it was because she felt guilty or something else.
Angor grew even more suspicious.
Did he get it right?
Angor considered the possibility further. The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it sounded.
According to their previous judgment, the Eye of Antiquity probably belonged to the woman. After all, she was the only Alteration wizard here.
Since the rules of the duel did not restrict the use of tricks, it was fine for both sides to "help" their apprentices. However, taking out the Eyes of Ancient Mysteries, a killing weapon that could even injure an official Magus, was too brazen.
She was going to kill someone.
Even if the duel was not against the rules, it was the same as declaring war on them.
The woman already knew that the Black Earl's clone was here, but she still made such a decision. It was strange. Was she not afraid of offending the Black Earl?
Angor did not understand this before. But now, considering the woman's request, he began to understand.
The woman's target was not Wai, but Kal-El. To be precise, she was aiming for Seamus' Skin on Kal-El's body.
Considering how the previous duels went, there was a high chance that Khael would keep fighting. If the golem defeated or killed Khael with the Eye of Ancient Mystery, the "winner's loot" method would allow the woman to claim Seamus' Skin from Khael, the loser.
This way, she would not offend the Black Earl while getting the Seamus' Skin.
After all, Kal-El had touched the mirror before. The mirror did not react, which meant he was not a Noah. Besides, Kal-El's behavior made him look more like an apprentice from an academy or a wandering apprentice.
Be it academies or wandering acolytes, they were all pushovers in the eyes of the evil woman. Even if she really killed Cael, it probably wouldn't cause much of a stir.
That was why the Demonic Elephant appeared with the Eyes of Ancient Profundity.
What the evil woman didn't expect was that Khael wasn't on the field. Instead, it was Vay, who had been severely injured by the Bacteria Barrier, who had recovered to full health and returned to the arena.
There was also a problem with the Golem Elephant. Because it was holding the Eyes of Ancient Profundity, it was distracted. As a result, Wa Yi seized the opportunity to continuously suppress it.
In order not to lose this battle, he had no choice but to activate the Eyes of Ancient Profundity.
As a result, the following events occurred.
That was the conclusion he made in his mind. It was only a guess, but he had a feeling that it was the truth.
Dorcas's voice came from the Spirit Bond. "You're right.
"Could the wicked woman have given the Eyes of Ancient Mysteries to the golem for Seamus's skin?"
Apparently, both Dorcas and Angor had the same idea.
Angor didn't answer, and Dorcas didn't say anything else. Everyone looked at the woman and fell into deep thought.
They didn't think too much about it before. But now, with Wa Yi's guess and Black Earl's "agreement", it was like "drawing a target before shooting an arrow". Now that they knew the result, it was much easier to search for clues along the way.
As everyone "realized" the truth, they began to look at the woman with more and more disdain.
Perhaps the woman was a little scared by the stares. She couldn't help but ask again, "Mister Elmi, are you willing to make a deal with me? As long as the price is reasonable, sir — "
"No," Angor said.
"Ah?" The woman was confused. "What do you mean, sir?"
"No," Angor said. "Seamus's skin is still useful to me. I won't sell it."
The woman looked disappointed, but she didn't give up. "As long as you agree, I can even find you a half-step Mystery item."
Apart from Angor, everyone else was surprised when they heard the word "semi-Mythic item". Mystery items were extremely rare. Even a half-step Mystery item contained a lot of energy. Sometimes, it was even more useful than a real item.
As everyone wondered if Angor would be tempted by the offer, Angor shook his head again. This time, his words were even more direct than before. "No," he said.
"Why?" The woman lowered her voice, and the aura around her became more and more oppressive.
Angor didn't say anything. He just stared at the woman in silence. The woman's aura wasn't a threat yet. But if she didn't … Angor didn't mind taking her out.
The woman took Angor's silence as a provocation, and her aura became even more oppressive. When it reached its limit, an explosion would follow.
However, Angor didn't wait for the woman to vent. Before she lost control of her emotions, Gray Merchant pulled her back.
Gray Merchant glared at the woman and bowed deeply to Angor. "On behalf of the woman, I apologize to —"
Angor cut him off before he could finish. "She didn't do anything. Why do you have to bow to me? Why don't you let her vent her anger first before we talk? "
Angor sounded sincere, but everyone could hear the provocation in his words.
Of course, the woman noticed it too. However, maybe because Gray Merchant helped her before, she controlled her emotions and lowered her head, pretending that she didn't hear Angor's provocation.
Angor stepped onto the stage, but the woman didn't perform, which disappointed him greatly. He didn't even want to talk to Gray Merchant on the surface.
Gray Merchant also noticed Angor's impatience. "I'll wait outside for Mister Elmi's return."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hui Shang led everyone into the spatial passageway at the side and disappeared completely.
The tunnel was created by the Wise Ruler for Gray Merchant's group. It didn't lead them to the outside world. Instead, it led them to the Stairs of Hanging Prison's working area, which was where the Witch's Eyes gathered.
The Wise Ruler didn't teleport them out directly because there were still some traveling merchants fighting against the two wizard-level Witch's Eyes in the area. Through the magic array, the Wise Ruler already noticed that the situation wasn't good.
If Gray Merchant's group didn't go to them now, those who stayed behind would suffer great casualties.
The Sovereign of the Wise had a rather favorable impression of the traveling merchants, especially the gray merchants and their subordinates. Over the years, they had helped the Sovereign of the Wise recover the dark energy in the underground sewers, saving him a great deal of energy. This time, the Sovereign of the Wise was paying them back.
After Gray Merchant's group disappeared, Dorcas spoke again, "My intuition tells me I guessed right."
"So?"
Dorcas saw Angor's nonchalant expression and couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you angry? She wanted to steal Seamus' skin! "
"But she didn't do it."
Dorcas was about to say something, but Angor added, "Besides, even if the woman wants to take Seamus' skin by force, what's wrong with that? Someone wants to get it for free too, right? "
As soon as he finished, he heard Wai giggling. Without a doubt, the "certain people" here referred to Dorcas.
Dorcas understood Angor's meaning, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all. He even shamelessly said, "We're different."
Angor raised an eyebrow. "I'm not related to you."
Dorcas moved closer and tried to flatter Angor. "Let's not talk about now. You'll be my employer in the future, right?"
Both Wai and Angor were surprised by Dorcas' words.
Angor did give Dorcas a hint before, but Dorcas was obviously against it. Even when he accepted it in the end, Dorcas said it was because of his "intuition". But now, Dorcas seemed to be a completely different person. Not only did he not reject it, but he also took the initiative to express his attitude.
Angor was still surprised by this.
Still, Angor didn't really care whether Dorcas expressed his attitude or not. The only difference was whether Dorcas would choose to work for him at Cross Bar or Brute Cavern in the future.
"Besides, we're at least close friends now, right?"
"There's no such thing as' besides'. You only have one true friend, Vaey.
"Even if we're not close friends, we're good friends. Otherwise, why didn't you agree to the woman's deal, but to mine? "
Dorcas wasn't asking Angor. He was just stating his opinion, so Angor didn't pay attention to him.
However, Dorcas was right about this. Even if Count Black came to him to trade for Seamus' skin, Angor would still refuse, let alone the woman.
The only one who didn't was Dorcas. The reason was as Dorcas said. It was a matter of "closeness".
Angor was willing to part with his treasure because Dorcas still owed him something. Dorcas would probably have to use his own labor as collateral. This was also Angor's original intention. He already planned to recruit Dorcas into his circle. If the deal worked out, giving the skin to Dorcas would mean giving it to one of his own, which would increase the strength of his circle. Of course, Angor was willing to do so.
But if it was an outsider, Angor didn't think it was necessary.
He didn't really care about Seamus' skin because he could use Woof's intelligence network to find Seamus. However, there was a problem — he couldn't hunt Seamus alone.
If he really wanted to hunt Seamus, he would need help from others. Sunders might not be enough. It would be better to ask Rein or Iron Granny to help.
Even if they wouldn't refuse Angor's request, Angor would still feel embarrassed.
There was no need to do this when he couldn't get anything good out of it.
To put it bluntly, Dorcas and the others just happened to stand on the cross line between "I'm willing" and "I'm not willing" in Angor's mind.
Dorcas could barely accept it, but the others, including the woman and Count Black, could barely accept it.
But even if Dorcas was right, Angor wasn't going to admit it. Ignoring Dorcas, Angor walked toward the Ruler of Wisdom.
When the others saw this, they immediately followed.
Dorcas kept muttering to himself, but he didn't stop talking.
Count Black had been talking to the Ruler of Wisdom about the mirror world, Serene Slave, and the Solitary Eye Clan. Count Black only stopped when the others arrived.
"Congratulations on your victory." The Ruler of Wisdom took off his hood. His voice was no longer as cold as when he was acting as a judge.
"If you sounded more sincere, Wai, Khael, and I would've played along and looked flattered, Your Majesty," Dorcas said.
The Ruler of Wisdom already knew Dorcas' personality. He knew that the man loved to bicker and complain. However, the Ruler of Wisdom wasn't Angor. Angor could ignore Dorcas' complaints, but the Ruler of Wisdom wouldn't.
"Half." The Ruler of Wisdom looked at Dorcas with a smile.
"Half? What do you mean?" Dorcas was puzzled.
The Wise Sovereign: "One third."
Dorcas: "Huh?"
The Wise Ruler: "If you open your mouth again, it will become a quarter."
Hearing this, Dorcas's pupils suddenly shrank. "C-C-C-Can't be talking about my reward, right?"
The Ruler of Wisdom nodded. "Yes. You used the Light Sanctuary to get your reward. Oh, right. Only one fourth now. "
Dorcas was shocked. He wanted to argue, but when he saw the Ruler of Wisdom's smiling face, he held himself back.
He was afraid that if he spoke again, the reward would be reduced to one fifth.
Dorcas didn't say anything. Only then did the Sovereign of Wisdom turn his head and say to the others, "The duel was very exciting, but this is only the first trial, which isn't even worth mentioning. You still need to pass You Nu's trial before you can truly pass. "
"As for your next plan, I've already told Angor about it. You can ask him later.
"As for me, due to my promise with 'her', I need to return to my residence. However, I believe that with your strength, you will be able to find me soon. "
I'll be waiting for our next meeting. "
With that, the Ruler of Wisdom's body began to fade away. Only then did everyone realize that the Ruler of Wisdom had already left. It was only an illusion.
Seeing that the Wise Sovereign was about to disappear, Dorcas couldn't help but say, "My …"
"One fifth." The Sovereign of Wisdom didn't even turn his head as he delivered a critical blow.
Dorcas clutched his chest that had "broken his defense" and stumbled.
Before disappearing, the Ruler of Wisdom said, "By the way, I've prepared a little surprise for you. I hope you'll like it."
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