When the story was over, the air turned cold again, and silence returned.
But compared to before, Adanis seemed to have calmed down a lot.
Because of this, Count Black did not ask any more questions to ease his mood. Also, the "Twin Mirror" mentioned by Angor made Count Black think about the Noah Clan in the origin world, so he didn't have time to think about other things.
In the past, Black Earl had never thought that the Noah Clan would have a place in the Origin World. Even when Augustine told him that a branch of the Noah Clan had taken root in the Origin World, Count Black did not think it would be that powerful. He knew that the Noah Bloodline was not that outstanding. It was hard to make a name for oneself in the Origin World without relying on the bloodline.
Count Black never thought that the Noah Clan was not weak in the Origin World. In fact, the Noah Clan was full of mysteries to the supernaturals in the Origin World.
And all of this was due to two things: the Twin Mirror and the magic array.
The Twin Mirror, in terms of practicality and versatility, stood at the pinnacle of Mystery items. It represented the Noah Clan's strength.
The magic array came from Margaret. Her powerful magic array and her ability to innovate new magic arrays were the source of the Noah Clan's confidence.
Moreover, in order to protect the Noah's Origin left behind by Augustine, Margaret had set up an extremely mysterious Magic Array for the Noah Family. Because of this magic array, the Noah Clan's ancestral ground became untraceable, and the entrance could change at any time. It was impossible to find the entrance of the Noah Clan's ancestral ground.
With a strong foundation, confidence, and an untraceable ancestral ground, it would be difficult for outsiders to attack it.
This was how the Noah Clan became famous in the Origin World.
Although the Noah Clan was not the strongest clan in the Origin World, they were still an existence that outsiders would not dare to provoke.
Moreover, from a certain point of view, with Augustine, Margaret, and the Twin Life Mirror, the Noah Family wasn't any weaker than Grudard's Phantom City.
If they were in the southern region, they would be a colossus that could take over the entire region.
However, Count Black only dared to think about the Noah Clan, which was both familiar and strange at the same time. It was still impossible to treat them as "family".
The Noah Clan in the Source World definitely knew that they came from the Southern Region. However, after so many years, they did not come to the Southern Region and did not bring any good news to the Noah Clan in the Southern Region.
Perhaps they were like Augustine. They only cared about themselves and did not care about the origin of the Noah Clan.
In their eyes, the main branch and the subsidiary branches were not important. If not for Margaret and Augustine, it was hard to say if they would have kept the Noah family name.
All these details were enough for the Black Earl to see the whole picture.
He yearned for the Noah Clan in the Origin World, but this yearning came from the desire to advance. He did not think much about the resonance of his bloodline.
The glory belonged to them, and it had nothing to do with the Noah Family of the Southern Region.
With this understanding, the Black Earl calmed down a lot. His respect for Angor had reached new heights again.
In the past, he valued Angor because of his alchemy skills and Rein and Sunders' support.
But now, Angor had Olao. If he could make Olao a real "Twin Mirror" like Augustine said, Angor would be able to defeat the entire Noah Clan in the Origin World all by himself!
Whether it was the Twin Mirror or the magic array, Angor had a chance to reach the peak of the Noah Clan's power.
Therefore, instead of relying on the Noah Clan, the Black Earl would rather invest in Angor.
This was a real potential asset!
As for whether Adanis would return Olao to Angor, the Black Earl had no doubt about it.
No matter what Adanis thought, Olao would return to Angor in the end.
This was Augustine's order to Olao, and it was Olao's own will. Adanis could not force Olao to stay.
Therefore, the Black Earl was not worried about this. The only thing he was worried about was whether Adanis would go crazy again and think that Olao would belong to her as long as she killed Angor.
If that happened, the Black Earl would have to step up and stop it.
Even if this clone had to die, the Black Earl would protect Angor with everything he had. In the past, it was for Angor's potential. Now, it was for his own future.
With this in mind, the Black Earl focused his attention on Angor and Adanis.
As for Adanis, she fell into deep thought after leaving Angor's illusion. While he was immersed in his unknown thoughts, he caressed the bronze mirror from top to bottom.
Angor curled his lips. Thank goodness Olao was in the shape of a bronze mirror. If he was in his human form, the scene would be unimaginable.
But then again, Adanis already knew that the bronze mirror was Olao's real body. If she kept touching the mirror like this, it meant that her relationship with Olao was exposed.
Adanis definitely not only had feelings for Olao as a family member, but also feelings of admiration that were hidden deep in her heart. This point had been pointed out by Augustine a long time ago.
Olao might know what Adanis was thinking, or he might have spent too much time with her. But in other people's eyes, Adanis's love for Olao was hard to hide.
Olao was still asleep, but when he woke up, he would — no, he would definitely know that Adanis was touching him all over.
What would Olao's reaction be then?
Angor really wanted to know the answer to this question. What would happen if Olao woke up while Adanis was touching him?
Unfortunately, his wish did not come true.
Because soon, Adanis let go of her hand and carefully placed the bronze mirror in a brocade box that she had prepared beforehand.
She looked at the mirror one last time and closed the box. She pushed it to Angor with a little push.
From beginning to end, Adanis did not say a word.
Even when Angor picked up the box, rubbed it for a while, and put it away in his bracelet, Adanis did not say a word. She just watched him in silence.
Angor could see Adanis's attitude from this.
She still did not like Angor and did not want to talk to him. But she had already accepted that Olao belonged to Angor.
As for Angor, he already knew that Adanis would give Olao to him in the end. However, he wasn't sure if he should "go through" with Olao before that.
But now, it seemed that Adanis chose to do it peacefully. Maybe this was the effect of the "artistic embellishment" he did in the illusion?
Of course, it was not the "artistic embellishment" that worked the most. It was the series of questions Augustine asked Adanis.
Those questions made Adanis realize that as long as she stayed by Olao's side, Olao would never change his view of her. It would be even more impossible to improve their relationship further.
So, from that moment on, Adanis had already chosen to let go of him.
After that, Olao asked Adanis to follow Angor, but Adanis refused every time. It was easy to see what kind of choice Adanis had.
However, would the separation really make Olao view Adanis in a new light?
Well, it was still a question.
While Angor was thinking about this, Adanis was also wondering how likely it was to change Olao's mind after the "separation" was.
Her conclusion was similar to Angor's, which was also a question. There was a chance, but the specific percentage was still unknown.
But even so, Adanis still chose this step. She knew that if she chose not to "separate" from Olao, there was no chance of that happening at all.
Although she didn't know what the probability was, she would try her best to increase it. For example, she had already made up her mind that she would not see Olao for a long time. Only when she did not want to see him would she be able to think about him.
In order to completely change her life, she had to find the missing part first, which was a long-term plan. Before that, she did not plan to see Olao again.
For example, the box that she had specially prepared for Olao.
Or rather, the box she prepared for Angor. Yes, the box looked like it was meant to contain Olao's body. But in fact, once Olao woke up, he would put away his own body and would not need the box.
In fact, she gave the box to Angor.
Angor held the box in his hand for a long time before putting it away in his bracelet. It was because he noticed something special about the box.
"Luminous Mirror Box," Adanis spoke in a soft voice, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"That's the name of the box."
"Nice name," Angor said. "And it's quite well crafted."
Adanis did not react to Angor's compliment. "It can store the memories in the Sea of Mirrors, and it can also retrieve the recent images from the mirrors connected to the Mirror Domain."
The Luminous Mirror Box was a peak-level mid-tier alchemy item. It was not a high-tier alchemy item, but that did not affect its value.
According to its classification, it belonged to the category of special support items. Any support alchemy item, even a low-tier one, was worth quite a lot. Not to mention that this was a special support item.
Its effect did not live up to its name at all.
It was good to store the memories in the Sea of Mirrors that were not eroded by the tide, but Angor had no use for it.
The most important thing was its second effect, which was that it could extract images of recent events from the mirror surface connected to the Mirror Domain.
As long as it was a mirror, the item could be retrieved.
In other words, as long as the surface of a small pond was stable and connected to the Mirror Domain, the item could retrieve the recent images reflected by the pond.
This was a very useful information-gathering tool, and it was very stealthy. As long as it was used in the right way, even Sir Monchi would not be able to resist its detection ability. It would be difficult for him to detect it.
Therefore, even if it was only a mid-tier item, it was still very useful.
Angor could tell how valuable the Luminous Mirror Box was just by looking at the surprised looks on everyone's faces and Dorcas's almost drooling expression.
"Lady Adanis, you're not giving it to me, right?" Angor was trying to get something for free. After all, giving it to Olao was the same as giving it to him.
Unfortunately, Adanis did not give Angor the chance. "It's for you."
"… So you want me to do something in return, Lady Adanis?"
"Smart," Adanis praised without showing any expression.
Angor already knew what Adanis wanted him to do, but he still pretended to be puzzled. "What do you want me to do, Lady Adanis?"
Adanis did not answer directly this time. Instead, she slowly turned the prism necklace around her neck.
As she turned around, some words appeared on the surface of the necklace.
Angor noticed that he was the only one who could see the words. Everyone else saw Adanis' movement, but they all looked puzzled.
There was only one sentence written on the necklace.
[When I part ways with Olao, I don't want our relationship to fade because we haven't seen each other for a long time. Do you understand?]
It was not a long or complicated sentence, but the meaning was quite subtle.
It was just as Angor thought.
To put it bluntly, she hoped that Angor could often mention her name to Olao and put in a few good words for him. It would be best if he could indirectly change Olao's opinion of her.
It was a simple task. Angor sighed because he never thought that he would have to listen to someone's words one day.
"I know what you mean." Angor considered a little. "Sure."
Adanis sighed in relief. She was worried that Angor would not accept the gift because of her rudeness.
Fortunately, Angor accepted it.
As expected, no human would refuse benefits.
Angor suddenly spoke again, "Do as much as you can get. I wonder if you've heard of this saying before, Lady Adanis? "
Of course, Adanis had never heard of it before, but it was not difficult to understand. "What are you trying to say?"
"What I mean is, if I can do more, and do it better without leaving any traces behind, would you be willing to do more for me, Madam Adanis?"
Adanis snickered. "That's just a theory. Why should I believe you?"
"Yes, it is. But I think the Flashlight Box already represents your trust in me, Lady Adanis."
Adanis asked, "Trust? You think that's trust? "
Angor shrugged. "Fine. You can think of it as a bribe. But are you sure you don't want to hear what I want, Lady Adanis? Maybe what I want won't affect you that much, Lady Adanis? Maybe it's just a simple sentence? "
Adanis remained silent for a moment. "What do you want?"
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