The Wise Ruler didn't want Angor to bring any surprises. As long as Angor could bring "change", he was willing to accept it, even if it was for the worse.
The ruins, the Goddess, and himself were all like a fixed wheel that was heavily ingrained. Even if the Wise Ruler could move the wheel, he wouldn't be able to do so because of the rules and promises.
If an outsider could move the wheel, even if it wasn't for the best, the Wise Ruler was confident that he would be able to turn the situation around. In the worst case scenario, the God of Wisdom would have to reset this heavily internalized wheel. And, resetting would mean that everything would have to start all over again. The God of Wisdom was confident that he would be able to break through this internalized system.
Most importantly, after starting over, the Wise Ruler would not break the rules he had agreed upon with the Goddess. He would not go back on the promise he had made to Augustine.
Therefore, he was looking forward to Angor's arrival. He hoped that Angor could bring the wind of a new world to this old world. A gentle breeze, a gentle breeze, a hurricane, or even a gust of wind would do. As long as the wind could reach this place, it would be considered a success.
"How far will you go?" The Wise Ruler muttered and looked into the distance. His eyes seemed to be able to see through layers of barriers to watch Angor's approach.
Suddenly, the fire in the fireplace flickered.
The Wise Sovereign retracted his gaze, gently observing the flames. His brows furrowed for a moment before slowly relaxing.
He closed his eyes and immersed himself in his thoughts for several seconds. When he opened his eyes again, the emotions in his eyes were gone. The worried look was gone, replaced by the lazy young man he once was.
"The Goddess is here. Why don't you show yourself?" The Wise Ruler looked at the bronze mirror above the fireplace.
The surface of the mirror was clear. At first, nothing changed, but after the Wise Ruler spoke, a figure slowly appeared on the surface of the mirror.
Judging from her silhouette, she was a beautiful and graceful woman.
However, she didn't show her face. Instead, she let the shadow of the mirror cover her body. The only thing that could be seen was a dim, luxurious robe covered in gems and crystals.
"Goddess, you don't want me to pay my respects to you?" The Wise Ruler used a lot of respectful words, but he didn't show any real respect. In fact, his words sounded harsh to Adanis' ears.
Adanis snorted. "When did you learn to be so sarcastic?"
The Wise Sovereign's expression didn't change as he chortled, "I wouldn't dare. It's just that I didn't think that Her Majesty Goddess would come and find me at this time. So what if she came to find me? She didn't even show up. I'm a little disappointed. "
Adanis didn't believe the Wise Ruler's words at all. She didn't plan on following the Wise Ruler's words. Instead, she said coldly, "That woman came?"
"That woman? Are you referring to …? "The Sovereign of Wisdom feigned ignorance.
"Don't ask when you already know the answer," Adanis said. "There's no memory left in this mirror. It's as blank as a new mirror. Who else could it be other than her subconsciously absorbing the memories around her?"
The Wise Sovereign didn't seem embarrassed at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "So you're talking about that person, Your Majesty … Yes, she's been here before. I occasionally communicate with her. Your Majesty should know about this."
Adanis silently stared at the Wise Sovereign through the shadows. After a long while, she said, "Although I can't wait for an old fellow like you to fall, as a collaborator, I still have to warn you not to get too close to that woman."
"If her main body wakes up, this mirror region will definitely ripple again. This isn't good news for either you or me. You don't want those three brats from Younu's family to have their homeland destroyed, do you? "
The Wise Sovereign said, "Your Majesty, you're worrying too much."
Adanis said, "As a lifeform from the material world, you won't understand the meaning of her existence. Don't be fooled by her current appearance. She's a special entity born from this mirror region. She's like … a cult among you humans. When she wakes up, she'll only clean things up. A stable mirror space isn't something the Laws want to see. "
"The Laws want all stability to disappear, and all mirror spaces to fall into the Empty Mirror Sea. This way, they can maintain their purity and maintain the absolute separation between the material world and the mirror world. She's an executor. Once she wakes up, she won't know what she's doing. Memories can be instilled, thoughts can be self-consistent, and logic can be fabricated … This is her. "
"You should understand this better than I do." Adanis paused for a moment, then sneered, "Or, do you really think you owe her a debt of gratitude?"
The Wise Sovereign didn't react to Adanis' words. He wasn't stupid and had long since guessed what Laplace's main body was. But so what?
Adanis said that the Wise Sovereign was a lifeform from the material world, so he wouldn't understand Laplace's existence. However, Adanis had forgotten one thing. The Wise Sovereign was indeed a lifeform from the material world. For this reason, it was very difficult for there to be any structural conflict between him and Laplace.
Instead, it was Adanis who had to worry about herself.
Also, Adanis felt that there was no debt of gratitude between them, and that it was all fabricated memories. This was just Adanis' guess. She believed that the Wise Sovereign couldn't have come into contact with Laplace's main body because he couldn't come into contact with the Empty Mirror Sea. In reality, the Wise Sovereign really had come into contact with Laplace's main body. As for debt of gratitude, that depended on how one defined it.
As for comparing Laplace to the Supreme Cult, that was even more ridiculous. The Supreme Cult seemed to be following the World Will, but that was only on the surface. In truth, they were using this banner to secretly gain quite a bit of profit.
The Supreme Cult, on the other hand, was able to use this banner to do all sorts of shady things in secret. Was Laplace really going to follow the principles of the Mirror Sea?
It could only be said that Adanis overestimated Laplace, while also underestimating the Wise Sovereign.
This was what the Wise Sovereign was thinking, but he didn't show it on his face. "If that's all you've come to talk about, I feel that you don't need to worry too much. According to the information I've received, her main body won't be waking up anytime soon. "
After pausing for a moment, the Wise Sovereign said, "Why don't you get to the point, Your Holiness?"
Adanis definitely hadn't come here to gossip about Laplace. She definitely had something to tell him.
Adanis said, "I originally only came for one thing, but since that woman is here, I've added another."
The Wise Sovereign had a rough idea of what was going on, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he waited for Adanis to speak first.
"That woman wouldn't have come here for no reason. You were the one looking for her, weren't you? You wanted to see the Heart Reflections of those brats, right? "Adanis directly exposed the truth.
The Wise Sovereign chuckled. "Heart Reflections? I'm sure Hidden Slave spent a lot of time explaining this."
Adanis hadn't interacted much with Laplace, so there was no way she would know about her abilities. Thus, the only possibility was that someone close to the Wise Sovereign had told her.
The only ones who knew of Laplace's existence were Hidden Slave and his three children. This was because the Wise Sovereign had brought them along when he first met Laplace. If Dabao, Er Bao, or Xiao Bao had told Adanis about Laplace, they would have definitely told the Wise Sovereign.
However, since they hadn't told the Wise Sovereign about this, the only answer left was Hidden Slave.
The Wise Sovereign wasn't surprised by this. In fact, he had already guessed that Hidden Slave would tell Adanis about this. After all, compared to himself, Hidden Slave cared more about his true master.
Adanis coldly harrumphed. "I actually hoped that Er Bao would explain this to me. Next time, perhaps I can have Hidden Slave call Er Bao over?"
The Wise Sovereign's words were hinting that Hidden Slave had actually been sent by Adanis to keep an eye on him. Adanis didn't back down, and she mocked the Wise Sovereign for instigating Hidden Slave's three children.
At the same time, Adanis also expressed her opinion: I know you're trying to instigate them. I saw it, and I didn't stop you because I was giving you face. However, don't forget that I have ways to control them.
What Adanis said was true. Although the One-Eyed Clan listened to the Wise Sovereign's words, they cared more about their mother than the Wise Sovereign.
It could be said that they were currently 'hurting each other'.
The one who had the upper hand was undoubtedly Adanis, who was in control of Hidden Slave.
The Wise Sovereign inwardly sighed. He didn't want to continue arguing with Adanis on this matter, so he could only take the initiative to back down. "Her Majesty is correct. I did indeed have her cast a Heart Reflection on these people."
Adanis said, "Tell me the results."
The Wise Sovereign had guessed Adanis's goal, and he didn't refuse … because according to the contract he had signed with Adanis, or rather the rules he had set, he couldn't refuse when it came to matters related to the people in the ruins.
"Your Majesty, who do you plan to listen to first?" Although the Wise Sovereign couldn't refuse, it didn't stop him from trying to find out who Adanis was more concerned about.
Adanis said, "As you wish."
Adanis clearly didn't want to fall into the trap the Wise Sovereign had dug.
However, the Wise Sovereign didn't mind. Since he had asked, he was confident that he could indirectly test Adanis's true intentions.
"Alright, then I'll start with this person." The Wise Sovereign gently tapped the air, creating an illusion. Within the illusion, a tall, handsome, red-haired man appeared.
Yep, that's right. It was' Red Sword 'Dorcas.
When Adanis saw Dorcas' appearance, she frowned slightly. She wasn't interested in information from an outsider like him. However, she had just said "as you wish." If she changed her words now, she felt that it would be a bit inappropriate.
Adanis could only remain silent, restraining her temper as she listened to the Wise Sovereign talk about Dorcas.
After the Wise Sovereign began to speak, Adanis felt that something was off.
At the start, the Wise Sovereign first gave a speech, then an explanation, then a definition, and then a description of Dorcas' background. He even added in a bit of Laplace's opinion.
At first glance, it all sounded reasonable, but … it was too long.
Adanis wanted to interrupt many times and say "enough." However, every time she was about to do so, the Wise Sovereign would intentionally mention Laplace's opinion, or set up some suspense … especially the suspense with Dorcas' teammate.
Many times, he mentioned the people Adanis was truly concerned about, so she could only patiently listen.
But as she listened, it became longer and longer, longer and longer …
As the Wise Sovereign, his speaking skills were definitely extremely high.
If he could explain something in one sentence, he could analyze it for an entire season, and you wouldn't even have the heart to interrupt him.
No matter how good Adanis' temper was, she couldn't help it, and her temper wasn't good either!
However, the Wise Sovereign's grasp of emotions had reached a godly level. Just as Adanis was about to explode, the Wise Sovereign suddenly said, "Alright, that's about enough of his speech. Let's talk about the next one."
Adanis had no place to vent her anger. She could only take a deep breath. "Next one, make it simpler."
"Alright, make it simpler … Then I'll talk about this person this time." The Wise Sovereign tapped the air, and a noseless man appeared.
"This person …" Adanis frowned. She wanted to say something, but before she could say anything, the Wise Sovereign spoke first.
"Your Majesty is correct. This person is a descendant of Noah. Presumably, Your Majesty pays a lot of attention to him. Thus, I'll talk about him first. "
Adanis really wanted to ask: I didn't say anything. How did it turn out that I was right?
Also, Adanis really wanted to retort that she wasn't interested in this person. But just as the Wise Sovereign had said, this person was a descendant of Noah. Given her position, how could she not be interested in a descendant of Noah?
Thus, even if Adanis wanted to retort, she was too embarrassed to do so. She could only listen.
She thought that this was an acolyte, so he should be able to finish quickly.
But she had underestimated the Wise Ruler. Even an outsider who had nothing to do with him, the "treasure hunter" Dorcas, could speak with such confidence, let alone this descendant of Noah, the "loner hidden in the crowd" Vay.
When the Wise Sovereign talked about Vay, he used all sorts of vocabulary. Occasionally, he would talk about secrets, but most of the time, it was nonsense.
It was like giving you plain water, and when you thought it was too bland, he would occasionally give you a piece of candy.
Adanis only felt her heart itch and uncomfortable.
She wanted to continue listening, but she felt that most of the things she listened to were useless, and that there was no need to continue listening.
In this state of confusion, the Wise Sovereign finally finished talking about Vay.
Adanis let out a sigh of relief. Vay had said that there weren't many people left. It should be that person's turn soon.
However, Adanis didn't want the Wise Sovereign to talk too much nonsense. Thus, just as the Wise Sovereign was about to talk about the third person, she said, "Enough with the nonsense. Also, don't mention any more boring people."
"Does Your Majesty mean to say that you want to hear about someone interesting and interesting?" the Wise Sovereign asked.
Adanis nodded noncommittally.
The Wise Sovereign thought for a moment, then laughed, "Alright then. I was going to talk about someone else, but since Your Majesty wants to hear about someone interesting, then I'll talk about someone interesting. Then I'll talk about someone who isn't boring, and who is especially interesting … "
The Wise Sovereign tapped the air again, and an illusion of a person slowly appeared.
The person in the illusion wasn't the one Adanis had been expecting. Instead, it was another acolyte apart from Vay.
This acolyte had a scholarly aura, but was dressed rather sloppily.
"Searching for the past," Kal said.
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