Shaina looked at Lucia with a burning gaze.
Whether it was her or Wade, their guesses might be wrong because they were not familiar with the man in the suit.
However, Lucia was different. As the person in charge of Star Street 13 and the man in the suit came from Star Street, he obviously had some information about the man in the suit.
He might even have speculated about the identity of the man in the suit.
Therefore, Lucia's guess was definitely more reliable than others.
Just as Shaina thought, Lucia did ponder about the identity of the man in the suit. However, this kind of information could also be regarded as part of the secret. Normally, Lucia would not answer.
However, it was the Black Earl who asked him the question. As the top wizard in the southern region, even the Evangelist did not dare to provoke the Black Earl, how could he refuse?
Lucia thought about it and decided to say it.
Just as Shaina had said, his answer was just a guess. The degree of secrecy involved in the information he guessed was only ambiguous. Lucia could completely control the degree. As long as he did not reveal a "certain" tone, it should not be considered a violation of the oath of secrecy in Star Street.
Thinking of this, Lucia said, "I can't disclose the information about the man in the suit in Star Street, and it will not be used as an argument for inference. What I'm saying now is just some speculation based on the information I saw at the moment. "
"You saw it just now. Every time the man in the suit spoke, it was like a law of existence, directly setting a rule. This made me think of a possibility … the Spirit of Speech. "
Shaina frowned. "You mean the activation spell of the Occult Sound Element?"
The so-called Spirit of Speech, in Shaina's understanding, was a kind of activation spell of the Occult Sound Element.
It could use sound to pry the mana source. Not only could the Spirit of Speech be used to attack the target, but it was also an excellent medium to cast curses.
"Yes." Lucia nodded.
Shaina said with some disbelief, "But, I only heard that the Spirit of Speech can pry the mana source and exert the power of spells. It can also be used as a medium to cast curses. I've never heard of the Spirit of Speech being able to set the rules."
Lucia said, "What if what we see is not the rules?"
Shaina asked, "What do you mean?"
Lucia sighed. "Think about it. Other than the power of the rules, what else can make people abide by a certain behavior?"
Upon hearing Lucia's question, Shaina immediately responded, "It's a contract!"
Lucia nodded. "That's right. My guess is that the man in the suit didn't set the rules. Instead, he used the Spirit of Speech to move the mana source to create a special contract. Once you sign the contract, you must abide by the terms of the contract. "
When Lucia said this, Wa Yi also showed a look of understanding.
If it was the power of a contract, it could indeed force both parties to abide by certain rules.
However, although Wa Yi understood the man in the suit's abilities and principles, he was still unable to understand them.
However, he still had some doubts. "If it's a contract, then it's a contract.
I remember that both parties must agree.
Only then could he sign it. Even if you use the Spirit of Speech, you should still follow this principle, right? "
Lucia said, "Indeed, the premise of a contract is that both parties agree and perform a signing ceremony. Generally speaking, the traditional signing ceremony requires the use of paper to assist the signing, but what if it's not ordinary? "
Wa Yi was puzzled. "What do you mean?"
At this moment, Shaina answered, "A verbal contract. You're saying that the man in the suit used a verbal contract. If it's a verbal contract, there's no need to use other mediums to carry the oath. As long as both parties agree, the contract is established. "
Lucia nodded and looked at Shaina with admiration. "That's right. Looks like you've already guessed it. "
Guessed it just like that? Guessed what? Wa Yi was still confused. He looked left at Lucia and right at Shaina, trying to get an answer from them.
If Wa Yi was an ordinary apprentice, no one would explain it to him. But now, Wa Yi and the Black Earl were one, so when Wa Yi looked over, Shaina didn't hesitate and directly told him her guess.
"He's a grandstanding liar who deceived everyone with his words …"
Shaina tirelessly told him her guess.
The man in the suit most likely used a verbal contract to set the rules. However, even if a verbal contract set the rules, it wouldn't have much binding force. But the man in the suit used the "Spirit of Speech" to strengthen the binding force of the verbal contract.
This achieved the effect of making it seem like the man in the suit set the rules.
This was the man in the suit's first deception. He deceived both insiders and outsiders. Using the "contract" as the core, he created a big show of "setting the rules".
However, in order for this show to continue, the man in the suit had to carry out a second deception: deceiving Elder Tree and the others into agreeing to the verbal contract.
Without a contract, there would be no contract.
A "contract" was a consensus that both parties had to agree to, and a "contract" was a binding force under the consensus.
Even if it was a verbal contract, both parties had to agree. The man in the suit alone couldn't make a forest.
But if Elder Tree and the others saw through the man in the suit's plan, they would definitely not agree to sign the contract. So, the man in the suit started his second deception.
"This time, his deception mainly revolves around … Gaino." Shaina's expression turned ugly.
Wa Yi asked, "Deceiving Lord Purple Flame? What do you mean? "
Shaina said, "If I'm not wrong, the way to agree to a verbal contract is to point at the challenging monster with your finger. The man in the suit had said at the beginning that this was a battle between wizards and monsters, so the main theme of the contract was battle. As for how to start the battle, it was up to the wizards to actively choose their opponents. Pointing at the monsters was a standard starting action. This is also in line with the essence of the Spirit of Speech — the starting spell. "
"When Gaino pointed at the barren island strongman, the contract was automatically established. That's how the current situation came to be."
At this point, Lucia suddenly said, "I have to add one more thing. The way to agree to the contract is not only pointing at the monster. As long as someone participates in this battle, they will also be caught in the contract. Elder Tree and Patriarch Xingye indirectly agreed to this contract because they took the initiative to join the battle … Am I right, Black Earl? "
Shaina was stunned. Participating in the battle was considered a contract?
The Black Earl said calmly, "How did you know?"
Although the Black Earl didn't explicitly admit it, his words indirectly proved that Lucia's guess was right.
Lucia said, "Because my lord reminded me earlier …"
Shaina also thought of something. "When Elder Tree and Patriarch Xingye participated in the battle, Black Earl said 'they fell into a trap'. Was he referring to them being caught in the contract?"
The Black Earl smiled and didn't answer. Instead, he asked Wade, "Do you understand now?"
Wade hesitated for a moment and nodded, but then quickly shook his head.
"More or less, but there are still many doubts."
The Black Earl asked, "What doubts?"
Wade didn't immediately voice his doubts. Instead, he sorted out the whole thing from beginning to end.
If he wanted to deceive Gaino, it would definitely not be just to trick him into pointing at the monster, but a 'targeted' scam.
What was a 'targeted' scam?
The man in the suit had to understand Gaino's character and know that he was very impulsive. Only then could he set up a targeted trap step by step.
Whether it was Gaino's impulsive purple fire attack at the beginning or the 'silence rule' that was set up later, they were all to create an atmosphere for Gaino's' angry character '. In the end, they directly lured out the barren island strongman. Using the commonality between the barren island strongman and the shallow sea strongman, they angered Gaino and made him point at the monster, and passively dragged Elder Tree and Patriarch Xingye into the trap.
From the results, it wasn't difficult to deduce the process. However, there were still many things that Wade didn't understand.
How did the man in the suit know Gaino's character? If he had planned to do this from the start, was he staying at the top of the registration office to lure Gaino into the trap?
Shaina was silent for a moment before answering this question. "Gaino's character isn't a secret. Anyone who has a little contact with him would know … Of course, it's also possible that we have an internal enemy."
As for whether the man in the suit was trying to lure Gaino into the trap, no one dared to give a definite answer.
Wai continued, "In order to make people believe that he could set the rules and lure Gaynor into his trap, the man in the suit did two things. The first was to reflect the purple fire attack. The second was to set up a special Silence Domain."
"What I don't understand is how he did that, and what's that Silence Domain? If it's a normal Silence Barrier, Elder Tree and Patriarch Xingye should have noticed it. "
Neither Shaina nor Lucia could give an answer to this question, so they could only look at the Dark Earl.
The Dark Earl spoke calmly, "There are many kinds of rebounding abilities. He probably used 'Echo Reflection', which is very rare and requires a special talent. As far as I know, Rein from Brute Cavern is the only one who can do it in the southern region."
The Dark Earl knew about this spell because he was very close to Rein. They had been friends for thousands of years, and they knew each other very well.
However, other people might not know about it.
Because of this, it was normal that Elder Tree and Patriarch Xingye did not know about it.
"As for the Silence Domain, there are many types of wizards who can do it, but the best among them are undoubtedly Sound Wizards. A sound-type adept can create a large area of silence without attracting any attention. "
According to Lucia's speculation, the man in the suit was basically a Sound Wizard. Otherwise, he would not be able to use Speech Spirit so skillfully.
Since he was a Sound Wizard, it was normal for him to create a Silence Domain that would not attract attention.
Wade said, "Now that you mention it, it makes sense. But the more reasonable it is, the more I feel that he has a deep plan. So it's not a coincidence that he showed up here. He was here to target Mister Violet Flame. "
"Now, it seems that he succeeded."
Through the deception, he created an atmosphere and lured Gaino into the trap. Because Gaino was lured into the trap, Elder Tree and Patriarch Xingye were dragged into it as well.
Step by step, it was obvious that he had planned this out.
Lucia said, "Not necessarily. Maybe we're just overthinking it …"
Lucia's words were a form of consolation, but it did not comfort Shaina. In fact, even Wade did not agree with Lucia's words.
Wade said, "Whether we're overthinking it or not, we'll know when we continue watching. If even Elder Tree and Patriarch Xingye are unable to deal with the man in the suit, then our guess is right. "
Wasn't the man in the suit planning for so long to drag them into this mess and participate in this chaotic battle?
Moreover, the man in the suit had a high chance of winning this battle.
Otherwise, he would not have wasted so much effort.
Everyone looked at the battlefield again. After a while, even Lucia could not say anything to comfort them.
This was simply … a one-sided battle.
Not to mention the man in the suit, even the three of them found it difficult to deal with that Strongman.
The Strongman's strength was extremely terrifying. The Earth Force it displayed was far beyond everyone's imagination.
Although Elder Tree's Nature Force and Earth Force restrained each other, his power level was too low and could not break through the shell of Earth Force.
Logically speaking, Gaynor's purple fire should be able to restrain the Strongman. However, what made Gaynor speechless was … not only could the Strongman cover its entire body with hard rocks, it could also turn the rocks into scorched earth.
When facing Gaynor, the Strongman transformed into a "Scorched Earth Strongman", and the effect of the Fire Force was reduced by half. In addition, Gaynor's strength was not as strong as the Strongman, so his effective attacks were greatly reduced.
Only Patriarch Xingye could cause damage to the Strongman, but it was still very difficult for him to win against the Strongman alone.
This led to the Strongman having a huge advantage in this battle. Its crushing momentum was unstoppable.
Of course, Elder Tree and Patriarch Xingye also tried to attack the man in the suit.
However, they had already signed a "contract" and could not attack the "referee" at all.
They also tried to distance themselves from the Strongman, but every time they were far away, the man in the suit would say calmly, "Going beyond the battle range is against the rules. Violators will no longer be protected by the rules of the chaotic battle. "
This did not sound like a big deal, but one should not forget that there was a crocodile-headed monster behind the man in the suit called Amit.
Once everyone was far away, Amit would begin to chase after them.
Amit's ability was not inferior to the Strongman at all. Not only was he fast, but he could also clone himself. Together with the Strongman, it was extremely easy for him to chase after three people.
Three against one, it was very difficult for them to win. One against one, it was even more crushing.
Therefore, they could not run, and they could not fight. Their external means were also restricted by the rules. This was the situation on the battlefield.
It was even more miserable than Wa Yi had imagined.
Seeing this, Lucia did not say anything about "overthinking" anymore … There was no doubt that the man in the suit had set up a trap to lure them in, and his trap had succeeded.
At this rate, it would not be long before Elder Tree and the other two would be severely injured.
Seeing that the battle was getting worse and worse, Shaina thought of what Elder Tree had whispered to her before leaving.
She was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the Dark Earl.
"Lord Dark Earl, I hope you can help us."
"Regarding the distribution of the Garden Labyrinth ruins, we agree with your first proposal …"
(End of Chapter)
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