Angor's case might be suspicious, but there was no solid evidence. Besides, they did not need to decide how to deal with it.
The easiest way was to tell the Black Earl about it.
After that, they did not need to worry about it anymore.
As for the Black Earl, he should have returned with the Bilos Family by now.
Whether they were in the arena or not, Angor did not know.
Everyone continued to advance towards the Battle Arena at their current speed.
They should have reached the arena soon. However, when they left the business district,
They saw a collapsed, withered forest.
The forest was not only made up of dead trees. It also functioned as a treehouse. It belonged to the Bilos Family's Treehouse Inn, but it only catered to beginner apprentices and mortals. The defense of this place was not too strong. At least, it was much weaker than the business district.
This also led to the fact that when the Shallow Sea Hercules walked through the commercial district, the tremors didn't cause any damage to the buildings in the commercial district. But from here, even if it didn't step on any of the withered trees and treehouses, the tremors still caused many treehouses to collapse.
Thus, this place became the second disaster area after the guild area.
They saw many people trapped under the fallen treehouses along the way. Not only mortals, but apprentices were also trapped inside.
In order to save these people, they had to slow down.
After making sure everyone was safe, Angor and the others left the forest. This was also the reason why a half-minute journey had been extended to a full 15 minutes.
"I didn't expect you to save people." After coming out of the withered forest,
Dorcas mumbled in a low voice.
"Why wouldn't I?" "Yeah.
"I didn't say that. It's just that you heard the noises coming from the arena. There must be someone there who needs to be saved. We can go there and save them …"
There was something wrong with Dorcas' words. But that was what Dorcas was thinking. To him, saving people was never his priority. The most important thing was to find the Shallow Sea Strongman before it died.
"I'll save them if I can see them. I can't do anything if I can't."
Besides, most of the people in the arena were supernaturals. They could escape even if they were hit by a disaster. But there were too many mortals in this forest. They could not save themselves.
"Besides, saving the people in the arena doesn't mean the people here won't die. Saving people is not a business, and you don't need a reason to do it. "
This was also under Jon's guidance.
Angor had built up his moral values.
Killing people might need an excuse, but saving people did not.
If he wanted to save people, he would save them.
As for wasting time? They were not members of the Bilos family, nor were they brave warriors who had accepted the main quest to fight against monsters. They had nothing to do in the Fighting Arena, so why would they waste time?
But Dorcas was a little frustrated because the arena had already stopped moving for five minutes.
This meant that the other side was either completely destroyed, or the situation was under control.
No matter what the situation was, it would be very difficult to take advantage of the situation.
Dorcas was a little frustrated, but he only complained a little. He actually agreed with Angor's decision to stop saving people.
It was not that he agreed with Angor's values. He just felt that if he followed a light wizard like Angor in the future, he could at least keep himself safe. If Angor was willing to save strangers, he would treat his "good friend" better, right?
Angor did not know about Dorcas's playful thoughts. He was busy doing something else.
He contacted Veling.
…
Earlier, Veling split himself into several gusts of wind in order to find Kael. Now that Kael had been found, it was time for the Breeze that had been sent out to return.
Angor had been calling for Veling ever since he left the meeting hall.
Along the way, Angor collected several gusts of wind, but the one that carried Veling's consciousness had not returned yet.
Veling's consciousness only returned after they left the forest.
Angor thought the gusts of wind were attacked. Now that Veling's main body was back, he sighed in relief.
But why did Veling's main body not return? Everyone was curious.
Following his question, he learned something useful from Speedy.
In order to find Kael, Veling split himself into hundreds of gusts of wind and sent them to the entire Buren Tree Garden. While searching for Kael, Veling noticed that the gusts of wind he created suddenly disappeared.
Veling thought the gusts of wind entered a forbidden area or were captured by someone, so he quickly went to the place where the gusts of wind disappeared.
However, he found that the gusts of wind were not gone. Instead, they were blocked by an energy barrier.
This place with an energy barrier was not a forbidden area, nor was it a private place. Instead, it was … a paradise.
Paradise was an open-air field under the jurisdiction of Elysium.
In Paradise, there were no dark scenes like in the Blissful Parlor. Just like its name, it was a land of bliss, or rather, a place for cultivation.
In Paradise, there were many different elemental environments. For example, there were wind tunnels, lava lakes, volcanoes, ice caves, poisonous swamps, gravity fields … These were all created by the Blissful Edifice after spending countless resources to provide the most suitable training grounds for Adepts of different elements.
Paradise occupied a large area, but there were not many people living there.
The cost was high, but the benefits were not great. Usually, only wizards who had enough money could afford it.
Hearing Su Ling say that the wind was trapped in Paradise, Dorcas, who had been listening by the side, subconsciously asked, "Could it be that it broke into a special area of Paradise?"
Paradise itself did not have any barriers. Only the elemental environments, or special areas, were protected. In Dorcas's mind, Swift Spirit Breeze might have accidentally entered the restriction, and was discovered by someone. Then, the restriction was closed, and they wanted to catch a turtle in a jar.
However, Veling denied this possibility.
It was not that the wind was trapped in a special area of Paradise. Instead, the entire place was covered by an energy barrier. Also, no one could enter or leave the energy barrier.
Veling's main body approached Paradise but could not find a way to get in.
"The entire Paradise is sealed by an energy field?" Dorcas was stunned, "Could it be that Paradise Hall is protecting Paradise from being attacked?"
Dorcas's guess was denied by Veling once again.
Paradise Earth's energy field was specially set up by someone, it seemed to be to restrict certain people's movements.
Veling said this because he used the ability "Sound of Wind".
Sound of Wind was a special ability of the wind element. Wind element wizards could also learn it, and it was considered a level 2 spell. Through the wind that circled around the area, one could investigate what had happened in a short period of time.
However, the so-called "investigation" here was not to see with the naked eye, but to "listen" with the ears.
The principle behind it was said to be "Echo". Without special equipment, one could only hear the sounds for two minutes.
Veling heard all the sounds for about two minutes through the Sound of Wind. This was also the time period before the gusts of wind disappeared.
Veling heard a male or female voice. Its voice was sharp and scary, and it lingered in the air above Paradise.
At first, it was laughing strangely. Then, it said something that made people confused.
"Let's play a game. If you win, I'll let you go."
As soon as the voice finished speaking, the energy barrier appeared, and all the voices disappeared.
According to the "Sound of Wind", Angor was sure that Paradise was not sealed off by Elysium. Someone came out of nowhere and used the excuse of "playing a game" to shut it down.
Moreover, from the other party's words, it was clear that the reason it played this game was to prevent certain people from leaving.
Otherwise, there was no need for it to say "if you win, I'll let you go".
This was all the information Veling's main body got.
Until now, Paradise was still sealed off. Veling did not know what happened to the gusts of wind. Since Angor was calling for it, it had no choice but to leave Paradise for now.
Dorcas looked at Angor. "What do you think of this?"
Angor did not answer right away. Instead, he looked at Veling. "If something happens to the gusts of wind, will it affect your main body?"
Angor cared more about Veling than anything else. After all, he was the one who sent Veling out to look for Kael. Angor did not want to see Veling getting hurt because of this.
Veling hesitated and shook its head.
If something happened to the gusts of wind, it would not affect Veling's main body. However, each of the gusts of wind represented Veling's energy source.
If the gusts of wind disappeared, Veling's energy source would be affected to a certain extent.
In other words, each of the gusts of wind represented decades of Veling's cultivation. If one of them was gone, Veling's power would decrease as well.
Now, there were a total of six breezes that had fallen into the paradise. Assuming that each breeze had 20 years of cultivation, if all of them were lost, at least 120 years of cultivation would be lost.
Of course, this was only a metaphor. But it was not far from the truth. Losing the gusts of wind would not harm Veling's main body, but its energy source would be damaged.
Veling could slowly recover its power in the future, but it would take some time.
After all, Veling had signed a 20-year contract with Angor, which meant it would have to follow Angor for the duration of the contract. It would not be easy for Veling to find a place with rich wind element to train.
Still, Veling did not think that the gusts of wind would affect it too much. Elemental creatures had long lifespans. A hundred years was nothing to Veling.
In Veling's opinion, it would only affect the wind a little, but not much.
However, it would affect Veling greatly in Angor's eyes.
Veling was his contracted servant. Even if there was a time limit, the stronger Veling was, the better. But now that Paradise was sealed, Veling's power might be weakened. Angor did not want to see that happen.
This was equivalent to lowering his overall strength!
Besides, Veling was injured because of Angor's order.
"Let's go to Paradise!" Angor said without hesitation.
Dorcas was the one who asked him to go to the arena. Since he had nothing else to do, he might as well check it out.
But now, Paradise Earth's matter concerned Speed Spirit's cultivation level, it was different.
Angor quickly gave up on the idea of going to the arena and decided to go to Paradise Earth instead.
As for whether Dorcas wanted to go or not, it was up to him. Angor would not stop Dorcas from going to the arena. But now, he had to go to Paradise.
Seeing that Angor was determined to go to Paradise, Dorcas considered for a moment and decided to follow.
If he went to the Battle Arena alone, he might not be able to take advantage of them even if he wanted to. Besides, the arena had been quiet for almost ten minutes. The shallow water strongmen were either captured or taken to other places. They would not get anything if they went there now.
It was better to go with Angor.
Also, the situation at Paradise was strange. Why did it suddenly erupt at this moment? Maybe it had something to do with the attackers. Maybe there was a surprise waiting for him at Paradise.
As a result, the people who had already exited the withered forest once again turned back.
Paradise and the arena were not located at opposite ends of Biren Tree Garden, but they were still quite far from each other. Paradise was close to the edge of Biren Tree Garden, and part of it was already connected to the outside world.
In a way, Paradise was one of the entrances to Biren Tree Garden.
…
The journey from the council hall to the arena was more like a leisurely stroll. But now, Angor was moving at full speed from the forest to Paradise.
"I see. You can't be an exception when it comes to benefits." Dorcas humphed.
Dorcas said that because he thought Swift Spirit was Angor's elemental companion. Since they were elemental companions, Swift Spirit's interests were Angor's.
As a matter of fact, the only connection between him and Swift Spirit was a 20-year contract.
Saving the separated breezes was somewhat related to Angor's interests, but it was not a big deal.
At least, Dorcas would not want to do such a thing. It was a contract that would end when the time was up. When there was no return on investment, the best thing to do was to squeeze every last bit of value out of it.
Angor heard Dorcas' muttering, but he did not care. He kept moving forward in silence.
On his way to Paradise, Angor was thinking about the information Swift Spirit gave him.
He did not hear the voice in the wind, but the words sounded familiar to him.
(End of Chapter)
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