"From here, we'll reach the surface of the sewer, which leads us to the ruins outside."
The one who spoke was One-Eyed Dabao. It opened a hole in the ceiling above its head, and a dark shadow came out of the hole. It pointed into the hole and said, "I've just checked the surface. There's no one nearby. You can go straight in."
Dorcas widened his eyes. "You want us to go through your body?"
"My body?" Dabao was stunned for a moment before he hurriedly shook his head. "No, this is just a passageway that I opened up. Only by leaving through this passageway will we not touch the magic array underground."
"But … isn't this your body?" Dorcas clearly remembered that the holes in the walls were all alive. They belonged to the One-Eye Clan's body in the material world.
"N-no …" Dabao did not know how to explain. The tunnel did have the characteristics of its body, but its core had already left the tunnel, which meant that it was not a body. Shouldn't a body be a combination of the core and the body?
"So this is your body, Dabao. I didn't know you had a fetish for eating people."
Dorcas didn't look like he was going to let this go.
This made Da Bao so anxious that he was speechless.
Angor sighed in his mind. "Stay here if you don't want to leave, Dorcas. If you want to leave, just shut up. "
He then looked at Dabao. "Geng Gui, don't mind him."
Then he looked at Kael and the others. "We'll go first."
Ignoring Dorcas who was still standing there dumbfounded, Angor flew into the cave first.
Angor was currently on his way out of the sewer. As soon as he left his heart space, he returned to the Sage Hall.
He didn't say anything to the curious and curious looks he received. Instead, he simply stated that he learned something from his alchemy and wanted to find a place to settle down.
It was a bit abrupt, but considering that Angor just made a "Mystery item" not too long ago, no one was surprised.
No matter if it was a Mystery item or a half-step Mystery item, Angor was sure to learn something from it as soon as he finished it. The most important thing right now was to use the knowledge he gained for his own use.
Even though everyone was curious about Angor's new item, they didn't ask him about it. Instead, they asked Angor to do as he pleased.
They assumed that Angor would stay in the Moonlight Chamber to meditate. But to their surprise, Angor did not plan to stay in the underground sewer at all.
It could even be said that his so-called settling down was just a casual remark. His real purpose was to find an excuse to leave the sewers.
It wasn't that he hated the sewer or was afraid of the Sage.
It was because he needed a safe place to stay in the Mirror Domain for a long time. The Chamber of Solitude was a great place, but he couldn't stay here forever. He didn't come here alone. Dorcas, Kael, Wail, and Black Earl all had their own matters to attend to. Angor couldn't let them.
Of course, he could allow them to leave first. But if Count Black brought Adanis back to Noah City, the Wise Overseers might take away the Chamber of Poetry from him.
Then, the Sage would be able to keep an eye on every corner of the sewer. Even if the Sage didn't mean to harm him, Angor still couldn't bear such "settling down".
Therefore, he had to leave the sewer as soon as possible.
As for where to go, he could figure it out later.
The God of Wisdom didn't try to stop him. They were bound by the Book of Truth, so the God of Wisdom didn't need to worry about their information being leaked.
The only thing that disappointed the Sage was that he couldn't share his alchemy knowledge with Angor.
Angor's reason was too honorable, and the Sage couldn't stop him.
Still, the Wise Overseer was glad that Angor gave him a way to contact them.
Angor didn't hide his relationship with Laplace. He told Laplace that his research on "Sweet Dream" and his subsequent alchemy achievements made Laplace see him in a new light, and they established a friendly relationship.
If the Sage needed Angor's help, he could ask Laplace to pass the message.
The Wise Overseer wasn't too surprised. Laplace did try to stop Adanis during Angor's alchemy session, which meant the two of them were close friends.
However, the Sage still had a complicated feeling. No one knew who Laplace was, nor did they know about Laplace's "uniqueness" in the Sun Mirror Zone, but the Sage knew. He thought he was the only one who was close to Laplace, but now Angor showed up out of nowhere.
Although things were complicated, the Wise Sovereign was still a rational person. He knew that Laplace's friendship with Angor would benefit both him and Laplace in the grand scheme of things.
Besides, the Sage was confident that Laplace would trust him more. After all, he was Laplace's savior, and Angor couldn't compare to him in this regard.
However, what the Wise Sovereign didn't know was that although Laplace had acknowledged him as his benefactor, after so many years, he had already repaid quite a bit of the debt he owed him. It was impossible for the Sage to bind Laplace with kindness alone.
Also, Laplace's relationship with Angor was completely different from the Sage's. Angor was the only friend Laplace ever accepted. This was the first friend Laplace ever took the initiative to make.
When it came to friendship, the Wise Ruler wasn't as strong as Angor.
Since he had a way to contact Angor, the Sage didn't try to stop him. After Angor confirmed that they were leaving the underground sewer, the Sage asked Big Bao to lead the way.
…
After coming out of the tunnel Big Bao created, they arrived at a spacious underground plaza.
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem There were many fluorescent lamps on the walls of the underground square. Under the illumination of the fluorescent lamps, the square was not dim at all.
Judging from the style of the lamps, they were definitely not built ten thousand years ago. Also, the fluorescent lamps were of poor quality, which would usually break down after several decades. The fact that they were still lit up meant that there was some routine maintenance going on here.
Clearly, this wasn't the work of the Sage.
Most likely, it was done by the explorers of the Garden of Labyrinth or the traveling merchants.
No matter who it was, if they could see the obvious traces, they must have left the underground sewer filled with magic arrays.
"Follow this path and you'll reach the exit. But there's someone guarding the exit. If you don't want to be discovered, you can break the ground and leave, "Big Bao said as he poked his head out of the tunnel.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be on my way."
Seeing that no one was going to say anything, Big Bao left.
After Big Bao left, Angor looked at the stone slab floating in the air, which was the Dark Earl.
He sensed that the Dark Earl's spirit energy was trying to send a message to the void.
"Is the Dark Earl contacting my main body?" Angor asked.
"Why don't you take a guess?"
Angor didn't know what to say.
Seeing that Angor didn't answer, the Dark Earl smiled. "Why don't you show me the Mystery item you created, and I'll tell you if I'm contacting my main body or not."
"It's not a Mystery item."
"I know. But a half-step Mystery item isn't much different from a Mystery item."
You call that 'much different'? Yes, it was. This was the difference between a half-step Mystic item and a true Mystic item.
"I can show it to you, sir. But are you sure you want to do it here, sir? "
The Unbreakable Heart Mirror wasn't a real Mystery item, but the Mystery aura it emitted couldn't be faked. Without the magic arrays to suppress the aura, the aura would spread everywhere if Angor took it out.
It might attract the attention of others.
The Black Count thought for a moment and said, "Where do you plan to go next?"
"I'll have to go back to Brute Cavern to do that. But I have an idea right now, so I'm going to find a quiet place nearby to do it. "
"Let's go to Billon Tree Garden … or Sandworm Bazaar."
Billon Tree Garden was located near the ruin of Garden of Labyrinth. It was the closest wizard bazaar. Although it wasn't too big, finding a secluded place wasn't a problem.
The Sandworm Bazaar was located in Laksum Principality. Angor brought it up because they both came from Sandworm Bazaar. Kael had to go back to his research base. Dorcas decided to follow Angor, but he still needed to check out Kael's pub. Angor also gave Dorcas a choice. Dorcas could either go back to Brute Cavern or stay in the bazaar.
Either way, Dorcas had to go to Sandworm Bazaar.
"It's better to use your inspiration as soon as possible. Running all over the place will ruin your inspiration," Dorcas spoke up. "I suggest we go to Billon Tree Garden first."
Angor shrugged nonchalantly. "Whatever."
"Since you're going to Billon Tree Garden, why don't you show me your Mystery item when you find a place to settle down?"
"Aren't you going back to Noah Clan, Mister Dark?"
"No hurry. I have something else to do here."
Now that he was out of the underground sewer, he could go back to Noah Clan whenever he wanted. No one would dare to do anything to him anyway.
"So you're not trying to contact my main body, Mister Dark?"
If Angor was trying to contact his main body, Dark Earl's clone wouldn't be so relaxed.
Dark Earl chuckled. "Not yet. I'm going to confirm the location of the other Noah clansmen before contacting my main body."
By "other Noah clansmen", Angor was referring to the Hollow Noah clansmen who were thrown into the Sea of Mirrors by Adanis.
They were all saved by the Wise Overseer, and some of them were still alive. Dark Earl planned to contact the Wise Overseer again and confirm the location of the Hollow Noah clansmen before contacting his main body.
Angor chose to stay in Billon Tree Garden so that Dark Earl could get in touch with him. Dark Earl didn't forget his promise. He would talk to Angor about his clone after he left.
"You're not contacting your main body? Then you were — "
"I was trying to contact Adanis," Dark Earl said.
"By the way, do you know what happened to Adanis?" Count Black looked at Angor with a puzzled look.
"Huh?"
The Black Earl said, "When Adanis came back from the Clear Sky Poetry Room, she entered the mirror box. I can sense that she's still here, but she won't answer me no matter how I try. "
"Oh, right. She went to look for you, but she disappeared when she came back. Did you do something to her? "
Angor didn't know what to say.
The Black Earl said, "What I mean is, did you use the Mystery item to do something to her?"
"I didn't do anything," Angor said.
But Angor knew why Adanis didn't answer him. She probably didn't want to see him, so she played dead.
He shrugged and said, "Maybe Adanis has her own things to do. She spends most of her time in the mirror world, so I don't think she cares much about the chaos outside."
"Is that so?" The Dark Earl mumbled in a low voice. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't refute it. He could only put it aside for now.
Since they decided to stay in Billon Tree Garden for now, they didn't waste any time and left the underground plaza.
However, they didn't follow the underground passage. Instead, they asked Wai to create an "Earth Elevator" that broke through the ground and reached the surface.
Once they reached the surface, Wai used Earth Wave to sense their surroundings.
"Eh, something's strange … It's clearly noon, but why isn't there a single person within a thousand meters?" Through the feedback of the earth's vibrations, Wa Yi could clearly sense that there was no one within a thousand meters.
Normally, there would be plenty of mortals searching for treasures around the Garden of Labyrinth.
But now, it was daytime, and there was no one around. This seemed a little strange to Wai Yi.
"Don't worry. The Travellers found a new underground passage. Considering what happened to Grey Merchant's group, they must have done something. Everyone nearby must have been evacuated. It's normal that no one is here. " Dorcas put a hand on Wai's shoulder. "It's common sense. You better not stay in your shop all day. Get out more often, or you'll turn stupid."
Wa Yi shook off Dorcas's hand and said in a bad mood, "You speak as if you know a lot about it. Then tell me, where are the people from the Traveling Merchant Organization?"
Dorcas rubbed his chin with his right hand and muttered, "I don't know where they are right now. But I do know that someone will come for us soon. Maybe they're already on their way. "
Wai widened his eyes. "Really?"
Dorcas shrugged. "Intuition."
If anyone else said 'intuition', Wai Yi might have hesitated, but if Dorcas said 'intuition', it was basically the truth.
Dark Earl, who was floating in the air, spoke up, "Dorcas is right. They're already here. And there's more than one of them. "
Dark Earl spoke so confidently that it wasn't just his intuition. He really sensed it.
"Is Grey Merchant inside?"
"Yes," Dark Earl replied.
"Good," Angor mumbled in a low voice.
Angor looked at Dorcas. "I have something else to do. You stay here and give this to Grey Merchant for me."
Angor took out a cut crystal from his bracelet and handed it to Dorcas. There was a black shadow on the surface of the crystal, which was an important part of Grey Merchant's memory.
Dorcas stared at Angor in confusion. "You … You're going to leave me here?"
"I need to go settle it right away. You take care of this."
Angor already sensed Laplace's message on the Unbreakable Heart Mirror, so he planned to leave first.
Dorcas asked, "Why me?"
Angor patted his shoulder. "No reason. You want me to reforge your sword, right? Maybe I'll learn something after settling it. "
Dorcas' eyes lit up when he heard Angor's words. "Sure, no problem. Leave it to me!"
Dorcas grabbed the crystal tightly as if he was afraid someone would take it away from him.
Angor chuckled. "I'll wait for you at Biron Tree Garden."
With that, Angor summoned the Illusion Gate and prepared to leave.
Before he left, he suddenly looked at Dorcas. "Oh, right. When you see Grey Merchant, tell him something for me."
(End of Chapter)
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