The Lord of Wisdom felt a little disappointed at Angor's refusal, but he also understood why Angor refused.
Indeed, Angor and the Lord of Wisdom couldn't reach a balance. Besides, Brute Cavern was a giant organization, and Angor wasn't the only one who could control it. The Lord of Wisdom planned to deal with Angor first, then leave the rest to him so that he could slowly convince the organization behind Brute Cavern.
But since Angor refused, the Lord of Wisdom had to give up.
The Lord of Wisdom was a little disappointed, but he didn't mind it too much. After all, Angor wasn't his real target. His real target was Dark Earl, who was talking with the Lord of Wisdom in another room.
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"Work together?"
Dark Earl looked at the young man in front of him and spoke in a disdainful tone, "What's so valuable about this broken Nether City that I'm willing to work with you?"
The Lord of Wisdom sat on the ground with his legs crossed and his head lowered. He was looking at the curvy patterns on the ground.
As Dark Earl wondered what was going on, the ground suddenly glowed.
The Dark Earl did not react to the glimmer on the ground because he did not sense any malicious intent or killing intent.
Two seconds later, the light gathered and formed a picture on the ground.
If Angor was here, he would see that the picture was actually a mural in the room they were in. The mural depicted a panoramic view of Nether City.
Although it was called a panoramic view, the mural only depicted the landmarks of the city.
It wasn't anything special because it was a map of Nether City's surface. As long as one was willing to look for it, they could easily find it. The only difficult part was the map of the underground sewers.
Dark Earl looked at the map and didn't know what it meant.
The Lord of Wisdom pointed at a tall building with a white spire. "Do you know where this is?"
The Black Earl said indifferently, "The Wise Ruler wants to say that the Noah Clan once belonged to Nether City, so the current Noah Clan must cooperate with Nether City?"
Naturally, the Black Earl recognized this white steeple building. In the Noah Family's vault, there were more detailed records of this building.
Because this building used to belong to the Noah Clan.
"What will you say if I say yes?"
Black Earl: "Not enough."
Hearing the Black Earl's reply, the Wise Sovereign smiled.
The Black Earl did not reject him directly. Instead, he said, "It's not enough." This meant that the Black Earl did not reject the fact that the Noah Clan had once belonged to Nether City. Moreover, this was also another form of "bargaining".
It wasn't impossible for them to work together. But just relying on what happened ten thousand years ago was not enough.
The Wise Sovereign gave the Black Earl a look, and then he slowly moved his finger, moving it to a seemingly simple but rather large domed palace next to the white spire.
The Black Count thought that the Wise Sovereign was going to continue asking him about the palace, but he didn't.
The Wise Ruler: "I won't ask you about this building. I believe that even if you knew, you wouldn't know everything."
The Black Earl snorted and didn't say anything, waiting for the Wise Ruler to speak.
"This building is known as the Puru Library."
"Puru Library?" The Black Earl repeated. He seemed to be confused by the name.
"Weird name, right?" The Wise Sovereign: "This is the name given by the City Lord. The reason why it is named Puru is because before I became a Sovereign, I gave the City Lord the name Puru."
The Black Earl was stunned. "This is the Wise Sovereign's true name?"
The Wise Sovereign shook his head. "When I first met Nether City, I was a bit wary, so I gave him a random name. But Nether City … Sigh, he knew that it wasn't my true name, but he still used Puru as the name of this library. "
The Black Earl: "Is there a deeper meaning behind the Wise Sovereign's words?"
The Wise Sovereign: "There's no deeper meaning. I just want to tell you that the Puru Library is actually my territory. Before I moved to the Stairs of Hanging Prison, I lived in the Puru Library. The area around the Puru Library is also under my jurisdiction. This includes your Noah Clan's territory. "
"The fate between me and your Noah Clan isn't just because of Augustine. I know many of your Noah Clan's people, and I've also witnessed their growth. "
The Black Earl: "Is the Wise Sovereign planning to continue playing the emotional card? If that's the case, my answer is still not enough. "
As a descendant of the Noah Family, Black Earl was definitely respectful to his ancestors. However, ten thousand years was too long, so long that his impression of his ancestors was only a row of names on a piece of paper.
Strange and cold.
The Wise Sovereign: "You're even more impatient than Angor. Young man, why don't you listen to me first?"
The Black Earl was taken aback. He remained silent for a moment and said, "Forgive me for my rudeness."
The Wise Ruler smiled and said carelessly, "The reason why I said that is because I am not indifferent to your Noah Family."
The Wise Sovereign paused and continued, "I have a secret that even Adanis doesn't know about. It's about your Noah Clan. Do you want to hear it?"
Black Earl: "This is also part of the deal? Or is it a part of our cooperation? "
The Sovereign of Wisdom shook his head. "Neither. Just treat it as me giving you a secret for free."
Since it was a free gift, the Black Earl naturally wouldn't refuse.
The Wise Sovereign: "This secret of mine involves the ancestors of your Noah Clan. However, it's not Augustine or your old friends from ten thousand years ago.
It's about the people who are considered missing by the Noah Clan. "
The Black Earl immediately understood. "You mean the Noah Clan members who were thrown into the Sea of Mirrors by Adanis and had their memories erased?"
The Wise Sovereign nodded. "Correct. The Hollow People who were exiled.
Due to my contract with Adanis, I can't help them directly. However, I'm the one who arranged everything after they left the Mirror Domain.
"Originally, the Sea of Mirrors and the rest of the arrangements should be left to Hidden Slave. However, I convinced Hidden Slave to let Big Treasure and Little Treasure take care of them.
I made them understand the principles of life again, establish new values, and teach them how to regain their past abilities. These were all done by my people. "
The Wise Sovereign looked at the Black Earl and slowly said, "Every one of them."
At this point, the Black Earl was truly shocked.
Regardless of whether the Wise Sovereign was taking care of these people because he had a good impression of the Noah Clan. Or if the Wise Sovereign had other plans, none of this was important.
Because the Wise Sovereign's words indicated that he knew where all the Hollow People were and had a complete grasp of their current situation.
In fact, these emptiness hearts felt gratitude towards the Sovereign of Wisdom. After all, it was the Wise Sovereign who taught them how to return to society.
The Black Earl could ignore the Noah ancestors from ten thousand years ago and ignore the Noah Clan members who left the Southern Region. However, he couldn't ignore these "Hollow People".
Ever since he learned of the existence of this group of people, even though the Black Earl didn't show any attitude on the surface and didn't make any comments, he had never let it go in his heart.
The Black Earl had even decided to ask Adanis about this matter when he went to the Clear Sky Poetry Room.
As for the reason, it was very simple.
Everything was for the Noah Bloodline.
The Noah Bloodline was a Transcendent bloodline and had a special talent. This was also the pride of the Noah Clan. This was because they didn't even need to fuse with other bloodlines to refine, polish, and cleanse their own bloodline … Even though it couldn't compare to the bloodlines of some Demons or higher lifeforms, it was already very good. Moreover, if it couldn't compare to the Demon Bloodline, then it was fine to make up for it. It wasn't like they couldn't fuse with a new bloodline.
Hence, the Noah Bloodline was a foundation with a lot of potential. It could increase one's own strength and wouldn't be rejected by other bloodlines.
However, while the Noah bloodline had its strengths, it naturally also had its weaknesses. However, its weakness wasn't that there was a problem with the bloodline, but that … it was a crime to possess a treasure.
The bloodlines that Sorcerers fused with were usually non-human Transcendent lifeforms. It wasn't that they couldn't fuse with human bloodlines, but human bloodlines were usually nothing special.
However, the Noah Bloodline was different. It was naturally extraordinary and belonged to humans. After fusing with it, there was almost no rejection. It was a bloodline for low-level Apprentices. Bloodline Sorcerers who walked the path of transformation would have no problem fusing with the Noah Bloodline. This could be considered as broadening their range of abilities.
However, because the Noah Clan had the protection of the Black Earl, and basically all the descendants had the Black Earl's organ clones following them, no Sorcerers would take such a huge risk to deal with the Noah Clan's descendants. Therefore, the phenomenon of the Noah bloodline being forcibly seized was very rare.
Now, a group of Hollow People had appeared. They didn't have the memories of the Noah Clan, but they had the Noah Bloodline.
If they were discovered, the Noah Bloodline would most likely be snatched away.
Moreover, many Hollow People had been missing for many years. After all these years, those Hollow People would have descendants. If there were talented people among the descendants, the Noah Bloodline would be activated, and there would be a risk of it being snatched away.
From the Black Earl's point of view, this was a huge problem.
The uniqueness of the Noah Bloodline had allowed the Noah Clan to reach their current peak. However, if someone also possessed the Noah Bloodline and clearly knew the strengths and weaknesses of the Noah Bloodline, wouldn't it be easy to deal with the Noah Clan?
Also, if someone with the Noah Bloodline were to be obtained by a Sorcerer who specialized in curses … the consequences would be unimaginable.
Of course, for the Black Earl, the most important thing was the bloodline. However, at the same time, he also hoped to find the Hollow People and the Noah Clan members who were still alive. This was an emotional tie that belonged solely to the Noah Clan.
Hence, when the Wise Ruler mentioned the aftermath of the Hollow People, the Black Earl really couldn't sit still.
"Where are they now?" The Black Earl asked casually. There was no sense of urgency in his voice.
The Wise Ruler replied, "Which one are you asking about?"
The Black Earl was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about which ancestors of the Noah Clan had gone missing.
However, before the Black Earl could think of anything, the Wise Ruler waved his hand, "Forget it. Even if you say their names, I won't know who they are. After their memories were washed away, they had new names and new identities. Everything in the past has already vanished into thin air, including their original names. "
"Then how many of them are still alive?" The Black Earl asked.
"Quite a few. They're all supernaturals, after all. It's not hard to ask for them to live."
The Wise Ruler answered every question, but he didn't give any useful clues. Even if he did give some clues, such as "many Hollow People are still alive", Black Earl would only see it as a bargaining chip for the Wise Ruler.
The Black Earl closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
A long time later …
After a long time, another Sovereign of Wisdom walked in from outside, merging with the Sovereign of Wisdom in front of the Black Count.
This meant that the Wise Ruler was done talking. Now, the Black Earl was the only one left.
Only then did the Black Earl slowly open his mouth and say, "I can represent the Noah Family to cooperate with you, but there are three conditions."
The Wise Sovereign said, "Speak."
"The cooperation is limited to what I can do without harming the Noah Clan's interests. If you want Hell to return to its former glory, I'm sorry, but I can't do that. "
Rebuilding Hell wasn't something that could be done in a day. Besides, there was no profit to be gained from it. In fact, it was highly likely that Hell would suffer the same fate as before.
Hell was being targeted not only because of outsiders, but also because of the city's own style of doing things. Therefore, Hell had many enemies. If the Black Earl helped the Wise Ruler to rebuild Hell, the Noah Clan would have to face these unwarranted hostility as well.
The Wise Ruler said, "Fine. The cooperation I'm talking about is similar to what traveling merchants do in the outside world. However, they don't know the truth about the underground sewers, nor do they know about my existence. It's an unintentional cooperation. What I need is a clear target. "
"I also won't put the burden of rebuilding Nether City on the Noah Clan. Also, the glory that we hope to regain is not just this Hell's Ruins that are empty in appearance. "
The Black Earl snorted. He knew what the Wise Ruler meant. The Wise Ruler was talking about Hell's Ruins in a material sense and Hell's Ruins in a spiritual sense. Hell's Ruins in a material sense meant rebuilding Hell's Ruins, while Hell's Ruins in a spiritual sense meant gaining the approval of the southern wizarding region.
Neither was easy, but the latter was especially difficult.
The Black Earl said, "There's also a second point. I need to know all the information about the underground sewers."
The Wise Ruler said, "I can only say that the degree of cooperation depends on the degree of information I'll give. I want all the information, unless our goals are completely the same. Are you willing? "
If their goals were completely the same, it meant that the Black Earl had taken the Wise Ruler's baton, and the burden of rebuilding Hell's Ruins fell on his shoulders. This was something the Black Earl was absolutely unwilling to do.
Cooperation was cooperation, and it could only be cooperation.
"If you're unwilling to give me all the information, then in this short cooperation, I want to maintain absolute independence. If I'm willing to do it, I'll agree. If I'm not willing to do it, don't force it. "
The Wise Ruler said, "Fine. However, this is a good condition for you. If you don't agree to anything, then there's no point in our cooperation. Therefore, we need some time to do some preliminary cooperation to determine the bottom line of both sides. "
The Black Earl nodded, agreeing to the Wise Ruler's suggestion.
Then, the Black Earl raised the last point, "I need all the information about those Hollow Men you speak of, including their current situation, their current location, and information about their descendants."
The Wise Ruler chuckled, even though the Black Earl had brought up the matter of the Hollow Men at the very end.
However, he knew that the Black Earl was most concerned about this group of clansmen who had been left behind.
"Fine. However, what I want to say is that I can provide you with all the information about those who are still in the southern region. However, some of them have joined the various major organizations, and the information I can provide is limited. Little Treasure's subordinates have no way of entering these organizations to obtain information. Also, a portion of them have left the southern region. I don't know much about these people, so what I can say is limited. "
The Wise Ruler thought for a moment, then nodded, agreeing with the Wise Ruler's words.
The Wise Ruler couldn't control those who had left the southern region, and neither could the Black Earl.
However, the Black Earl, as one of the most powerful Adepts in the southern region, had ways of coming into contact with those who had joined the various major organizations. As long as he could come into contact with them, it wouldn't be hard for him to obtain more information about them.
After both sides came to an agreement, the Wise Ruler and the Black Earl only confirmed the verbal agreement.
Neither side mentioned the next step of the contract.
Since the Black Earl was only a clone, if they wanted to sign a more formal and formal contract, the Black Earl's main body would have to come in person.
Due to the contract, the Black Earl couldn't contact his main body right now. The real contract would have to wait until after the exploration.
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