"A unique illusion technique? I don't think so. He can enter the mirror space, but that's not something an illusion can do. "
She would never forget how Angor destroyed her painting.
In response, the Wise Sovereign shrugged. "As for his abilities, I can only observe. There's no reason for me to ask."
Adanis said, "So, it seems that you're quite friendly with them? What if they're enemies? "
"No 'if's. I don't think they're guilty."
"Guilty?" Adanis narrowed her eyes. "That's not the 'Wise Ruler' I know."
The Wise Sovereign didn't refute her words. Instead, he went along with her words and said, "Although he's innocent, it's still important to observe carefully. That's my opinion. I won't force them to do anything unless they've done something wrong. "
Besides, coercion also depended on who it was. After learning about Angor and Black Earl's identities, the Wise Ruler didn't intend to force them to do anything. The Noah Clan was no longer a wizard clan protected by Nether City ten thousand years ago. They now stood at the top of the southern wizarding region.
As the leader of the Noah Clan, Black Earl's strength was unquestionable. With Black Earl in the team, the Wise Ruler wouldn't dare to do anything reckless, even if it was just a clone. He didn't want to see the Guardian destroyed by a new generation of wizards.
Adanis asked, "So, you've been going easy on me when I gave you the mission?"
The Wise Ruler: "Since I won't use coercive means, the obstruction mission can only be based on the previous test that Noah's descendants have to pass every time they come. They passed the test with their own strength. How can you say I'm going easy on them?
Besides, didn't Her Majesty Goddess do it herself? "The Wise Ruler pointed at Phantom Slave, who was hiding in the shadows on the screen.
"He's a traitor, so I had to ask Phantom Slave to do it for me," Adanis said.
The "traitor" Wise Ruler chuckled. He didn't say anything, nor did he intend to refute.
He and Adanis had always been at odds with each other. They only managed to make peace with each other because of their agreement. Thus, to each other, the other was a traitor.
However, a rebellious person was a rebellious person. As long as they didn't go against the underground sewers and Hell, they could still talk peacefully. Just like now, they were constantly arguing, but they were only arguing with their mouths. No one had the intention to fight.
"It's fine if you didn't ask, but when you observed his abilities, did you have any thoughts?" Adanis asked.
The Wise Ruler: "Thoughts? I wonder if Your Highness has heard of Lady Mirror? "
When Adanis heard the name Lady Mirror, her pupils shrank slightly. Her heart skipped a beat, but her expression did not change as she said, "I have heard of Lady Mirror. What, is he related to Lady Mirror?"
The Wise Sovereign: "I don't know. I was just saying. After all, in the southern region, there are only a handful of Sorcerers who study the Mirror Domain, and even fewer Sorcerers who can freely enter and leave the Mirror Domain. The only one I can think of that is more famous is him. "
"The Lady of Mirrors isn't a wizard."
The Wise Ruler: "But she is inseparable from the wizards, isn't she?"
Adanis frowned and fell into deep thought.
The Wise Ruler: "I wonder if Your Highness has any thoughts on Lady Mirror?"
Adanis frowned. "I don't have any thoughts."
The Wise Ruler laughed. "Your Highness has asked me so many questions, and I have answered all of them. However, I only asked an unimportant question, and Your Highness is already impatient? "
Although the Wise Sovereign was smiling merrily as he spoke, Adanis could sense that the Wise Sovereign was rather dissatisfied with her constant questioning … or rather, questioning.
After a moment of silence, Adanis replied, "To the creatures within the Mirror Domain, Lady Mirror is no different from the Mirror Domain."
The Wise Ruler: "Your Highness, do you think so as well?"
Adanis: "I don't agree, but if that woman … I mean Laplace, in the end, she might become an existence on the same level as Lady Mirror."
Putting aside Lady Mirror's strength in the material world, she was a revered existence within the Mirror Domain. The reason for her reputation was that she had once created an absolutely stable space within the Mirror Domain. It had not been invaded by outside forces for thousands of years, and it had protected the creatures within the Mirror Domain.
This sort of absolutely stable space was extremely rare in the Mirror Domain. To have the courage to create such a space, Lady Mirror was worthy of respect. Why was there still fear? Because the creatures within this space worshiped Lady Mirror to the point that they called themselves her subordinates. After thousands of years of recuperation, the creatures within this space were extremely powerful. They would have no problem sweeping through the Mirror Domain.
Even though Mirror Concubine didn't know how much these creatures worshipped her, she almost never came to the Mirror Realm. To her, the Mirror Realm wasn't her "home." It was a different world. The material world was where she spent most of her time.
However, even if she didn't come to the Mirror Domain often, she was still quite famous there. Even Adanis had heard of her before.
"I didn't expect Laplace to have such potential." The Wise Ruler chuckled.
"... Do you really think he's related to Lady Mirror?" Adanis hesitated for a moment before asking this question.
The Wise Ruler: "I've never seen Lady Mirror. How can I be sure?"
The Wise Ruler paused and looked at Adanis. "He's here for the Legacy anyway. Why don't you ask him yourself, Your Majesty?"
Adanis humphed. "He won't come here. Even if he's related to Lady Mirror, he'll still die here."
The Wise Ruler didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at the transparent screen on the wall. "Then let's see what they can do."
Adanis didn't say anything else. She focused on Angor's group. She didn't believe that Angor could pass the test.
Currently, the view shown on the screen on the wall was constantly changing.
The Wise Ruler had seen Angor's virtual livestream in the Stairs of Hanging Prison. It didn't look difficult, but it was very difficult to perform. This time, Angor chose to use a "flat" livestream that he modified using his magic array monitoring authority.
At first, the Wise Ruler thought it was easy. But after a while, he realized that something was wrong.
This kind of "flat" livestream was completely different from using spirit power to observe the magic array. There were many problems that needed to be solved. For example, how to present the livestream in a way that would make it easier for the audience to watch the livestream?
The problem was more complicated. It involved the aesthetics of pictures, continuous geometry, montage, and many other problems. Angor would be able to solve the problem in no time. However, this was the Wise Ruler's first time doing something like this. Alchemy also required some understanding of aesthetics, but there were still differences between different kinds of aesthetics. It wasn't easy to learn them right away.
What's more, the most important thing to pay attention to during a live broadcast was to switch the screen correctly.
However, the Wise Ruler didn't have the concept of "switching" yet, so he had to keep changing the viewing angle and try to find a single spot that gave him the best view.
In the end, what appeared on the screen was a bird 's-eye view.
In other words, the corridor was still the same, and the forks were still the same. However, when viewed from above, it looked like a miniature maze.
Angor's group could only see the top of their heads and a small part of their bodies.
There was a dark shadow in the middle of the forks, which meant that it was where Phantom Slave was. Angor's group slowly stepped into the shadow.
"… Why don't you do what you did just now and aim at their faces?"
Adanis already knew what the Wise Ruler was trying to do when he kept changing the camera angle.
The Wise Ruler was willing to do such a ridiculous thing just so that he wouldn't give her the right to inspect the array. Adanis didn't know what to say, but she couldn't do anything about it.
The Wise Ruler was in charge of the magic array, and it was up to him to decide whether to give it away or not. She couldn't force him to do so.
The Wise Ruler was trying so hard to find an angle, and he was even embarrassing himself, yet he still wouldn't give it away. This showed his attitude.
"But this way, we can see everything, including Phantom Slave," said the Wise Ruler. The Wise Sovereign's thought process was that although this scene looked a bit uncomfortable, it was much clearer and more direct.
However, Adanis didn't think so. She only wanted to see Angor's group being swallowed up. It would be best if she could see their miserable expressions.
She couldn't see their expressions, only different hairstyles and hair colors.
"Then I'll use him as the main point of view." The Wise Ruler pointed at Angor.
At first, they used Angor as the main point of view, but they couldn't see Phantom Slave or their surroundings. That was why the Wise Ruler decided to change the camera angle.
Adanis nodded. Angor was the only one she cared about.
The Wise God didn't hesitate either. He used the magic array to change his perspective once more.
The image blurred for about two seconds before it reappeared, showing Angor as the main point of view.
Only, the image that the Wise Sovereign had adjusted was far too close to his face … in the instant that the image appeared, it was a direct slap in the face.
The Wise Ruler adjusted the "camera angle" again. But as he did so, he felt that something was wrong.
Angor's group was no longer in the hallway.
The Wise Sovereign was dazed for a few moments. Then, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the entrance to the palace.
Gusts of wind blew into the main hall. Riding on the gusts of wind, there were several figures. At the front of the group was the red-haired man, Dorcas.
Dorcas was the first to show up, followed by the others. Angor was the last to enter the hall from the corner.
They quickly exchanged glances with the Wise Ruler as soon as they entered.
The Wise Ruler looked back at the screen on the wall, which was still showing Angor's face. However, Angor's expression was a bit strange.
He looked helpless, speechless, and disgusted.
When the Wise Ruler tried to read Angor's expression, Angor opened his mouth slightly and said, "What the hell are you doing?"
At the same time, the Wise Ruler also heard footsteps coming from behind.
The Wise Sovereign sighed inwardly. He raised his head, wanting to see Adanis' current expression.
They saw Adanis glaring at them while muttering "impossible" over and over again.
Suddenly, Adanis' gaze met the Wise Sovereign's. "You helped them?"
The Wise Ruler felt wronged, but he could understand Adanis's thoughts. One second ago, Angor's group was still at the edge of the hallway, and the next second, Angor's group was inside the hall. What happened in those two blurry seconds? Did she do it on purpose?
If the Wise Ruler were in Adanis's shoes, he would also be confused.
The Wise Ruler had to explain himself. "If I really helped them, Hidden Slave wouldn't have stayed outside. It would've come to find you already."
"Then tell me, how did they get in here?"
The Wise Ruler already knew how Angor's group entered the hall, but he couldn't say it out loud. "I was adjusting the screen and didn't pay attention to them. You saw that. As for how they passed the test, Hidden Slave should know better than me. "
Adanis knew the Wise Ruler wouldn't lie to her.
Moreover, Hidden Slave had indeed sent her a signal through the light in the mirror.
If Adanis wanted to know the truth, she could just drag Hidden Slave here and ask. However, she didn't do that right away. She didn't want to embarrass herself by scolding Hidden Slave here.
She took a deep breath and looked away from the Wise Overseer to Angor.
At this moment, no one said anything. They just silently watched everything unfold before them.
Angor also looked at Adanis quietly. His previous encounters with Adanis were mostly superficial. They either saw her side profile in the badge, or an oil painting, or just her voice. This was his first time meeting Adanis in person.
Angor still didn't know why Adanis treated him so "well".
He thought it was because he destroyed the painting of Stairs of Hanging Prison, which angered Adanis. But he didn't think that was the case. Now, it seemed he was right.
When Adanis looked at the others, there was not much emotion in her eyes, nor was there much hatred. She was cold and emotionless.
She only looked at Angor with a complicated expression.
Among these complex emotions, there was hatred, but that was not the main thing. There were more feelings of surprise, doubt, and … curiosity.
It was obvious that Adonis was more concerned about Angor than anything else.
"Tell me, why did you come to the ruin?"
Edanis's voice came from the simple bronze mirror above the fireplace.
Angor chuckled. "It's a long story. I have a lot of questions too. How about —"
Adanis cut him off. "You don't have the right to discuss anything with me. You don't have the right to step into the ruin."
Angor's polite expression slowly disappeared. He grinned. "So, someone as honorable as you is going to leave the mirror realm and come to the material world to kill me yourself?"
"I'm looking forward to it."
"You think I won't?" Adanis narrowed her eyes.
"Yeah. Wanna give it a try?"
Dorcas and the two apprentices were terrified by Angor's words. However, the Dark Earl didn't react at all. If it were him, he wouldn't even try to be polite before resorting to force. If he was constantly being attacked, he would probably smash the bronze mirror into pieces.
How could someone who hid in a mirror and didn't dare to show his face talk about superiority and qualifications?
However, the Dark Earl was confident enough to do so. After all, he could show up in person at any time.
Angor also dared to refute Adanis, which further convinced the Dark Earl that Angor must have something else up his sleeve.
It would be strange if he didn't have something up his sleeve.
(End of Chapter)
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