However, the alchemy puppet didn't do as Angor wished.
It turned its head and looked at Olao. "Go, collect all the poetry books here. Before my energy disappears, let's deal with the chanter first."
"???"
Angor didn't understand. Why did it have to deal with him first? These poems wouldn't run away. Even if the puppet's energy ran out and Augustine left, wouldn't he be able to collect these poems again?
Why did it have to be done now?
Angor hesitated. Before he could say anything, Olao spoke first, "Master, should I go to the Wise Lord and find a bigger space storage? This way, the reciter will be able to collect all these poems without my help. "
The alchemy puppet said, "The Wise Ruler? He's still here … "
The puppet's gem-like eyes showed a hint of nostalgia. After a long moment, it sighed. "He gained inspiration as an otherworldly being. He was obviously a rare genius, but because of his obsession, he became arrogant. Oh, Hell, Hell … You've done me a lot of harm. "
It was a comment about the Wise Lord, but it still made Olao a little excited. The others, including Adanis, didn't know what happened back then, but Olao did. Considering Augustine's status, he never dared to call Hell by its name.
Even when Augustine was searching for poetry collections in the outer world, which was countless worlds away from Hell City, he would always refer to Hell as "Lord of Hell City" or "Lord Hell".
This was because although Nairo's true strength was not known to outsiders, she was definitely a legendary Magus. Augustine, on the other hand, was only an ordinary Magus.
Legendary wizards, even their enemies, would always refer to them respectfully. It was an unspoken rule that everyone obeyed in silence.
Now, Augustine was referring to the Wise Lord, but he didn't mention Hell's name at all. This meant that Augustine firmly believed that his strength was about the same as Hell's, or even higher than Hell's. This was the only reason why he would call Hell by its name so casually.
It was precisely because of this that Olao was filled with excitement, and his eyes were filled with … yearning.
The alchemy puppet naturally didn't ignore Olao's excitement. It also understood what he meant, but it still shook its head. "No need. The Wise Ruler's things aren't easy to take. Owing him a favor isn't a good thing for you or the chanter."
"So, it's better if you keep it."
However, Olao still had a look of resistance on his face. "Even if we don't look for the Wise Ruler, there should be other ways …"
"I told you to collect it, so don't talk nonsense. The reciter finally agreed, and you want him to go back on his word? Hurry up and go. "This was the first time the alchemy puppet had spoken so harshly to Olao.
Olaf closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time. In the end, he did not resist. Instead, he stood up and walked to the bookshelf at the side and began to tidy up the poetry collection.
Ollau kept the poetry book very slowly, as if he was waiting for his master, Augustine, to tell him to stop.
However, Augustine didn't say anything from the beginning to the end. Instead, he stared at Olao and watched him collect all the bookshelves into the mirror. This mirror had appeared out of thin air in front of Oleo. It was an extremely simple and unadorned bronze mirror.
The bookshelves went into the mirror without making any noise. They did not cause any damage to the mirror at all. The mirror was like a bottomless abyss, which sucked in all the bookshelves and poetry books that were several times bigger than itself.
The whole process was silent. It was a strange kind of silence.
Augustine was like an overseer, inspecting Olaao's actions. Since he didn't say anything, no one dared to speak. However, the atmosphere in the air was very strange.
Everyone was confused, but they couldn't use Spirit Bond to talk in front of a suspected legendary wizard, so they could only exchange glances with each other.
However, no matter how they looked at each other, they all looked at Angor in the end.
Angor wasn't stupid. He knew what they were thinking.
It was obvious that Olao didn't want to help Angor collect the poetry books, which was quite strange.
If it was Adanis, they could understand. After all, Adanis was "rebellious" by nature. However, Olao did help them several times and showed kindness to them, especially to Angor, who was both kind and grateful.
Normally speaking, it wouldn't be difficult for Olao to help Angor collect some insignificant poetry books.
But the reality was that Olao kept refusing. He even asked to borrow a space storage from the Ruler of Wisdom.
When Angor first talked with Olao in the arena, Olao clearly told Angor not to get close to the Ruler of Wisdom. They couldn't afford to give the Ruler of Wisdom what he wanted.
But now, Olao even asked to go to the Ruler of Wisdom to stop Angor from collecting poetry books. If this wasn't strange, then what was?
Besides, Augustine insisted on waiting for Olao to finish collecting the poetry books before moving on to the next topic. This didn't make sense either.
Therefore, there must be some clues in this.
And this "something" might not be beneficial to Olao, which was why Olao was so against it.
But what exactly was this "something"? Everyone had their own guesses, but they couldn't confirm it yet.
Even Adanis, who was standing at the side, revealed a doubtful look.
The others did not dare to speak, nor was it appropriate for them to do so. However, Adanis did not have such concerns. She was the first to break the oppressive silence.
"Olao's mirror … I've never seen it before. What is it? Why am I — "
Adanis was going to say something like, "Why am I feeling so pressured?", but she changed her mind. "I've never seen Olao use it before."
The puppet indifferently asked, "Do you still remember the story I just told you?"
Adanis didn't say anything, but her expression showed that she agreed.
The alchemy puppet said, "Think about my story. If you don't understand, you can ask Olao when he comes back. "
The puppet didn't say anything, but Adanis already had a lot of guesses. The puppet's story was hinting at him and Olao.
Olao didn't tell Adanis his secret not because he didn't care about her, but because he cared too much about her.
If a "father" didn't care about his "daughter", who else would?
Because of this, Olao didn't want Adanis to bear too much burden. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he would bear all the pressure and burdens by himself.
Based on this line of thought, the mirror that Adanis had never seen before might be an unspeakable burden to Olao. Was that why he didn't want to tell Adanis?
"Olao doesn't want to use the mirror. Why?" Adanis asked again.
This was exactly what Angor wanted to know. He also pricked up his ears to listen to what the puppet had to say.
"Because of his ignorance," the puppet said.
Ignorance? This answer was out of everyone's expectations.
"Why?" Adanis asked. "I don't think Olao is ignorant."
The alchemy puppet said, "That's because the future you see is too small. Take you for example. You already had a way to leave. If you found Noah's Descendant first and decided to help the main body of this nose clone break through the legendary barrier, you would definitely go to the Origin World. Once you reached the Origin World, you would find a way to take back the missing parts and have a better future.
"But what did you choose? You chose to stay in this dark place that you've been oppressing for so long. "
Adanis wanted to refute, but the alchemy puppet waved its hand and interrupted her. "I don't care what you think, but I want to tell you that the fate of the Noah Family is closely related to you."
"Let's say you chose to leave when you had a way to leave, but you didn't look for Noah's Descendant … What do you think will happen in the future?"
Adanis didn't answer. As far as she was concerned, something that didn't happen was not worth answering.
The puppet didn't get angry and continued, "Under such circumstances, I can still conclude that you will walk towards the Noah Family in the future. No matter what method you use, fate will push you towards the Noah Family."
Adanis sneered. "Eh, fate?"
"Actually, I don't really believe in fate. But I think this word is quite appropriate here. The reason is very simple. If you don't want to die, if you still yearn to go further, then you have to get back the missing part of you. "
"You can think that you don't care about the missing part now. But when you suddenly age because of the missing part, will you still not care?"
Although this was a question, the puppet didn't give Adanis a chance to answer. Instead, it said directly, "The rebellious you will probably still answer that you don't care."
"But, even if you don't care, someone else does." The puppet looked at Olao in the distance with a smile.
Adanis's expression changed abruptly. Her originally nonchalant expression was dyed with a hint of gloom.
"After all, he raised you single-handedly. How can he bear to see you die? But you don't want to have anything to do with the Noah Clan, so you can't get back the missing part. What should you do? "
"With my understanding of Olao, he will definitely respect your choice. If you don't want to have anything to do with the Noah Clan, he won't force you. As for Olao, although he cares about the Noah Clan, he won't be able to get the missing part for you. Thus, he only has one method to save you. "
"What method?" Adanis asked.
"He will turn himself into the missing part of you and make you perfect," the puppet said. "He would rather dissipate himself and use his incarnation to make up for your missing ribs. Using his own body to make up for your perfection. Isn't this very romantic? "
After saying that, the puppet pointed out, "You should also be looking forward to him being romantic towards you. When the time comes, you will be able to enjoy this kind of romance. But, this is the only time, so you have to cherish it. "
When Adanis heard this, the taut strings in her heart snapped one after another.
She didn't know if what Augustine said was true or not, but she knew that if what Augustine said really happened, Olao would definitely sacrifice himself for her.
It sounded very romantic, but Adanis definitely didn't want to see this kind of romance, because this was a 'romance' that would lead to death, a love that couldn't be turned back.
Moreover, this kind of romance and love originated from a 'father's' love for his' daughter '.
This wasn't what Adanis wanted! It wasn't something she wanted to see!
"So, in order to avoid this kind of situation, I can only cooperate with the Noah Clan?"
"That's right," the puppet said. "But, whether you are willing to cooperate with the Noah Clan or not is your own business. I can't force you to choose."
Adanis' eyebrows drooped. Her current mood was the most chaotic ever since she was born.
Not only was her mood chaotic, but her thoughts were also in a mess.
Could it be that she really had no other choice? If she cooperated with the Noah Clan, then what was the point of her previous persistence?
Moreover, even if she really cooperated with the Noah Clan, would those Hollow Men that she exiled become a thorn in their cooperation? Could they really trust each other?
Just as Adanis felt that her thoughts were about to get tangled up, the alchemy puppet spoke again.
"Speaking of which, as I said before, your ignorance stems from the fact that the future you see is too insignificant. Do you understand this sentence now? "
Adanis turned her head. Although she had some thoughts in her mind, her words were still very firm. "It's just a collection of various conjectures. Reality isn't a conjecture."
The alchemy puppet chuckled. "Conjecture? Since that's what you think, then fine, I can make another conjecture for you. "
"I'll make this conjecture into a proposition: How do you make Olao see your growth?"
Adanis snorted coldly and didn't say anything, but her ears perked up. Because she really wanted to know how to make Olao see her.
"Why can't Olao see your growth?"
"I won't answer what the answer is, but I'll ask you a few questions. You can think about it yourself."
After a pause, the alchemy puppet said, "The first question, do you understand him?"
"The second question, do you rely on him?"
"The third question, have you ever left him? I'm talking about leaving this place for a long time. "
"The fourth question, do you think you've changed your image, personality, and behavior?"
"The last question, in his eyes, have you ever seen a change in you?"
The alchemy puppet said, "You don't have to answer these questions … You said that I'm only making conjectures, so now it's your turn to make conjectures."
After hearing these five questions, Adanis had already sunk into contemplation. These five questions were gradual questions that Adanis had never considered … Or rather, she was unwilling to face.
Now that Augustine had directly pointed them out, she had no choice but to face these questions head-on.
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