"Long time no see, Miss Portia." Angor gave her a proper greeting.
Portia took out a lace folding fan and opened it. The fan was decorated with a poker pattern that was quite popular in Floating Mech City these days.
Portia opened her folding fan and covered her lips with a smile. "Was it long? Why do I feel like the last time we met was just yesterday? "
"Maybe Miss Portia was too engrossed in her research and forgot the time?" Angor put on a serious look.
Portia chuckled but didn't answer. Instead, she looked at Olao who was standing beside Angor. "Hey, is this big boy your new assistant?"
"Sort of. His name is Olao, and he'll be working with me on my alchemy research for a long time."
But Olao was still a subject for research.
Portia raised her eyebrows. "So, little brother Olaf is someone you think can be trusted?"
Both Antonio and Mithra had noticed Olao, but they didn't ask him about his identity. Portia, on the other hand, asked about Olao right away, which meant she didn't trust Angor that much. She could try to trust Angor because he was a member of the research department, but she couldn't trust anyone else around Angor.
Antonio and Mithra, on the other hand, trusted Angor, so they also trusted Olao.
It was easy to tell who was close or distant.
Angor didn't mind. He didn't have much contact with Portia anyway, so it was normal for her to be cautious. "Yes, he's someone I can trust."
"Olao might look young, but he's actually quite old." Angor paused for a moment before continuing, "Olao might look young, but he's quite old."
In other words, Olao wasn't a "little boy" at all.
But Portia didn't think so. She chuckled. "Age doesn't matter. It's the soul that matters. His eyes tell me that he's still as naive and ignorant as ever. "
She wasn't being sarcastic.
Olao was indeed old, but he spent most of his time in his poetry room. He couldn't even enter the Mirror Domain. The past ten thousand years were like a dream to him.
His mental age should be calculated in terms of ten thousand years.
If that was the case, she might not be older than Portia.
"Today's theme isn't Olao, is it?" Angor considered for a moment and decided not to refute.
Portia chuckled. "Of course not. Since you're so eager, shall we get to the point?"
Angor nodded and mumbled, "Can you remove the suffix behind my name?"
Portia closed her fan with a smile and nodded elegantly in the direction of the screen. "You can't. When your strength surpasses mine, I will change my words."
Angor was speechless.
Everyone was clearly an alchemist, what was the point of looking at strength! Let's look at their skills!
He knew that he was not as good as Portia when it came to alchemy skills.
After all, Portia was a bona fide Master Alchemist, unlike him, who had joined the Research and Development Institute through the back door by refining semi-mystical items.
Not to mention that Portia was the most talented Master Alchemist in the Research and Development Institute other than Muse.
In terms of breadth of knowledge, she was definitely better than Portia.
But in terms of depth … that was a different story.
But there was no point in saying that now. Portia did not want to talk about alchemy skills with Angor. She only wanted to use her own strength to intimidate him.
He was weaker than Portia, after all. According to the rules of the southern wizarding region, he had no choice but to accept the title.
Angor sighed. "Fine. Whatever."
Seeing Angor's reaction, Portia's smile grew wider.
However, it did not last long. When Angor took the initiative to talk about Keely, Portia's expression slowly returned to normal.
"… That's what happened." Angor explained Keely's story to Angor.
Portia chuckled. "It's similar to what Regina said. You seem to care a lot about this Keely."
Angor only smiled and did not say anything.
He knew this kind of topic too well. Whenever a "senior" talked about women, they would most likely talk about their feelings.
If it were Rein, he would already be thinking about how to arrange a match.
But if it were someone like Portia, who liked to entertain others, she would probably want to hear some gossip.
If Portia only heard 30% of the gossip, she would be able to tell 90% of it during a tea party.
So it was better to keep his mouth shut.
He was willing to listen to other people's gossip, but he did not want to become one of them.
Portia did not force Angor. She quickly changed the topic. "I already have some ideas about how to help Keely out of her current predicament. But we'll talk about that later. I want to talk to you about something else. "
"Sure."
Angor looked calm on the surface, but he was thinking in his mind. What's going to happen, will happen.
Portia had sent a message to him through Regina, saying that she wanted to meet him. She must have something to tell him. Furthermore, it was very likely that they wanted to use Keely's matter to make a deal with him.
Considering Portia's recent actions, it must have something to do with life alchemy.
"I want to ask you to make a hat for me," Portia said in a small voice.
"I'm sorry, I haven't —" Angor wanted to say that he had not found a rune yet. But halfway through, he stopped.
"A hat?" Angor looked at Portia in confusion.
Huh? This was not what he expected. Portia wanted to ask about life alchemy runes?
Portia nodded. "Yes. I want to ask you to make a hat for me. Why? You look surprised."
Angor quickly shook his head. "No, I'm not surprised. I just didn't expect you to ask me to make a hat for you, Miss Portia. As far as I know, Master Matthew and Master Kusilo are both in Floating Mech City. If you want a hat, you can go to them. "
"Gold Clairvoyant" Matthew and "Moonlight Silver" Kusiluo were both members of the Research and Development Department, and they were both masters of the school of Tooling and Synthesis. In terms of alchemy, they were definitely the best in the southern region.
Angor was also a member of the R&D Department, but it was impossible to say that his alchemy skills were better than Matthew and Kusilo's.
This was the consensus of the entire alchemy circle.
How old was Angor? How old were Matthew and Kusilo? In terms of knowledge, Angor was definitely not as good as the latter two.
Angor wondered why Portia wanted to ask him for alchemy. Was there something going on between Portia, Matthew, and Kusilo?
Portia said, "Of course I have to consider who I'm looking for."
In other words, she did consider Matthew and Kusilo, but she still chose Angor in the end.
Angor frowned. "Can you tell me why? Why do you want me to make something for you? "
The reason why he wanted to know the reason was because he wanted to know what Portia valued. Portia must have asked him to make something for her. But what was it?
Moreover, not to mention Portia, even if his other close friends asked him to refine a tool, he would ask for the reason.
It was a matter of principle.
Portia: "Sure, but the answer I give you might be absurd."
"Ridiculous?" Angor asked, "So it's fake?"
Portia shook her head. "No. That's the real reason. But it might sound ridiculous."
Angor didn't interrupt her. He looked at Portia and waited for her explanation.
Portia tapped her forehead with her fan as if she was sorting out her words. After a while, she said, "The hat I asked you to refine is not for me, but for someone else. You should know her. She's called … Doriz. "
Doriz? Angor was a little surprised. A young girl wearing a big hat flashed in his mind.
Angor did see Doriz before. In fact, he even talked to her. To be more precise, Doriz came to him first.
It was the Rising Star Competition.
As a referee, Angor didn't go to every match. When he wasn't a referee, he would watch a few matches from time to time.
Once, when he, Leon, and Sailum were waiting for a match to start, a young girl wearing a very exaggerated Sinan hat came to them.
It was Doriz, one of the contestants in the Rising Star Competition.
Maybe it was because Doriz came from Summerdew Ridge, but her temperament was very contradictory.
It was obviously the most innocent expression, the most pure appearance, but it was often the most vicious and cruel words that came out of it.
Her eyes were always filled with bloodlust, her cheeks were flushed, and her lips were always curled up in a faint smile as if she was mocking the world.
She looked like a sickly woman.
She had the same personality as the "Basket Witch" from Summerdew Ridge.
Doriz came here because Angor mentioned "Shadow Swan" Swan when talking to Sailum.
As for Swan, she was from Summerdew Ridge.
Doriz looked at Angor with her sweet eyes. "Are you curious about Swan, sir? I have some inside information about her. I can give it to you."
Of course, Doriz wasn't offering the information for free. She wanted something from Angor.
Doriz pointed at the hat Angor was wearing. "I only want one of your hats, sir. If my sister were to wear your hat, she would definitely look very pretty. "
Next, Doriz mentioned something strange, such as her sister's dream to build a hat museum. Her sister's wish was her own wish.
Doriz pointed at an empty seat nearby and said she wanted to introduce her sister to Sailum. However, there was no one there, not even her "sister".
It was as if Doriz was living in her own world, and she was imagining a "sister" who ordered her to search for hats.
It wouldn't have been a big deal if she had only looted the hats, but she was used to chopping off her opponents' hats together with their heads. In her opinion, a hat museum needed models to display hats, and a human head was a natural model.
Doriz was one of the cruelest contestants in the Rising Star Competition.
Of course, Angor refused Doriz's request in the end.
When he mentioned "Shadow Swan" Swan, it was purely because he saw that she was also in the audience, so he casually explained to his brother Leon. He didn't want to know more about Swan, so he didn't need to trade with Doriz.
After that, he never thought about Doriz again.
But he didn't expect to hear Donglis's name from Portia's mouth after such a long time. Last time, Angor rejected Winterize's offer. But this time, it was Portia who wanted to trade with him.
"You know Doriz, Ms. Portia?"
Angor already knew Doriz's desire for hats. But he didn't understand why Portia would help Doriz.
"I've only met Doriz a few times. But I'm quite familiar with her teacher."
"Her teacher? You mean 'Basket Witch' Summerdew?"
Portia nodded. "Yes. You know Doriz, don't you?"
"Doriz once asked me to buy a hat, but I refused. The reason she asked me for the hat is that she hopes to build a hat museum … Ms. Portia said before that the answer you gave would be absurd. Don't tell me that 'hat museum' is the answer? "
"No, but it does have something to do with her sister," Portia said.
"Her sister?" Angor was a little surprised. "She really has a sister?"
Portia shrugged. "I don't know. I didn't see her sister. But Doriz and Summerdew both said she has a sister, so let's assume she does. "
Angor frowned. He wanted to ask something, but he didn't know where to start. He kept looking at Portia and waited for her to continue.
"It all started with Summerdew," Portia said.
Following Portia's explanation, Angor was able to get a general idea of what happened.
To put it simply, Portia had something she needed Witch Summerdew's help with, and Witch Summerdew's condition was for Portia to prepare a hat for Duniz.
Portia didn't think it was that hard to prepare a hat. Moreover, it was to prepare a hat for an apprentice. That was even easier, so he agreed.
However, when Portia talked with Doriz, she realized that things were going in a different direction.
Summerdew said she was going to prepare a hat for Doriz, but Doriz said the hat was for her sister.
Also, Doriz said that her sister wanted Granny Fingernail or Angor to make the hat for her.
Well, let's not talk about that for now.
What made Portia speechless was that she couldn't see Doriz's sister at all. Even though Doriz said her sister was right next to her, Portia still couldn't see her.
Portia thought Doriz was lying, but after using Word Of Truth, she realized that Doriz was telling the truth.
If Doriz said she wanted the hat, Portia wouldn't mind. But when Doriz insisted that her sister wanted the hat, Portia didn't know what to say.
Besides, Doriz also said that she wanted to talk to her sister before making the hat.
It was normal to talk to someone before making an alchemy item. However, to refine a hat for an invisible "sister" and even communicate with her, even Portia felt that this was absurd.
But this was the real reason.
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