Either way, even if Portia really wanted to have fun and sent the oil badger to him for the second surprise, Angor would not mind.
After all, what happened at Barbie's Restaurant wasn't a big deal.
There was more than one person here. People from several Magus organizations witnessed this scene in the dining hall.
If they really wanted to, they would have found out about his dark history already. Angor didn't really care about it. He didn't even bother to explain when Oleo looked at him.
Besides, he wasn't completely naked back then.
Angor ignored everyone's curious looks and asked oil badger, "Since you're an employee of Barbie's Restaurant, did you go looking for Greya after that incident?"
Greasy Badger's expression froze for a second. His eyes darted around, and he didn't say anything for a while. "Hmm." But he didn't say anything.
Angor saw through the badger's mind. "You didn't go looking for Greya."
Angor didn't ask oil badger to choose.
Oil Badger was silent for two seconds before nodding. "Yes."
"Then did you go back to Candy House?"
"No." Oil Badger shook his head.
He didn't go back to Candy House, and he didn't go looking for Greya either.
"Are you delayed by something, or do you have other reasons for not being able to return to Candy House? Or did you not want to look for Greya? "
This time, oil badger didn't answer right away. Instead, he lowered his head and remained silent.
Angor wasn't an employee of Candy House, so his question was a little too much. Still, he chose to ask. Not because he wanted to gossip, but because Greya once asked him to help her find the missing employees of Barbie's Restaurant if he had time.
Also, Toby seemed to care a lot about the employees of Barbie's Restaurant. Even if it was not for Greya but for Toby's sake, Angor still hoped to get an answer.
"It's because …" Oil Badger hesitated for a while. "Lady Portia saved me, and I … I need to repay her kindness …"
As soon as Oil Badger finished speaking, Charlie, who was at the side, said unhappily, "Sir said long ago that you've already repaid your kindness and told you to hurry up and leave. She tried to kick you out several times, but you just wouldn't leave. "
"Oh?" Angor gave Charlie a curious look.
After going through such a small setback, Charlie no longer stuttered in front of Angor. He quickly explained the situation to Angor.
With Charlie's explanation, Angor got a general idea of the situation.
Portia was the oil badger they met at Lorembier on Deer Island. At that time, Oil Badger was in a miserable state. As a gourmet apprentice, he had no means of attack. He was actually kidnapped by a group of apprentices from a sorcerer family who wanted to control him and use him as a cash cow.
Portia didn't know Greya well, but she had been to Barbie's Restaurant and met the Oil Badger. When she found the Oil Badger, she saved him.
Of course, Portia did not save Oil Badger unconditionally. She saved Oil Badger because she needed special essential oils to make several fragrances. Although she knew how to make these essential oils, it took her a lot of time to make them … At that time, Portia had a lot of things to do, so those fragrances were left stranded.
After she met the Oil Badger, she thought of the Oil Badger's talent and wanted him to try. If the Oil Badger could succeed, she would save a lot of time.
Even if the Oil Badger could not make these essential oils, she could still give him to Greya in exchange for some benefits.
So, Portia saved Oil Badger.
As it turned out, Oil Badger was very talented in using "oils". Not only did he quickly learn how to make special essential oils, but he also created many new ones.
This was a great help to Portia.
In half a year, Oil Badger helped Portia earn more than seven digits of wealth.
There was no doubt that Oil Badger had already repaid Angor's kindness.
However, despite Portia's words, Oil Badger did not seem to want to leave at all. He still worked hard every day to make essential oils. Portia no longer focused on making fragrances but on life alchemy. However, Oil Badger did not care. He just kept making essential oils and gave them to Charlie every day.
"Mister, you've thought about contacting Candy House or Greya many times to tell them about Tonga. But Tonga stopped you every time. I don't know what he's thinking … "Charlie looked at Oil Badger with a disappointed expression.
In Charlie's opinion, Oil Badger was a hopeless idiot who gave up on the path of freedom and insisted on working as a "laborer".
Oil Badger did not have any complaints in the face of Charlie's accusation. He scratched the back of his head and chuckled.
The more he laughed, the angrier Charlie became. He even secretly reached out his hand and pinched Oil Badger's thigh.
Oil Badger yelped in pain and gave Charlie a wronged look.
Charlie said fiercely, "I told you to laugh. In front of the Lord, you have to be respectful!"
Angor was speechless. If you know respect, why did you pinch my thigh in front of me? What kind of respect is that?
Even though he was complaining in his mind, he still saw the "xenophobic" atmosphere between Oil Badger and Charlie. He would be an idiot if he still could not figure out what was going on.
Oil Badger did not want to tell Angor the reason why he did not want to see Greya. But judging from the way he looked at Charlie, Angor could tell what was going on with Greya, as well as the way he spoke with Beyonder Perception.
On the other side, even though Charlie kept scolding the oil badger, deep down, she hoped for the good of the oil badger. She hoped that the oil badger could be free and not be shackled.
So, was this a two-way relationship? Or was it a two-way crush?
Angor rubbed his chin and pondered. If he remembered correctly, Portia seemed to have said that the person Charlie admired the most was himself. Then, the person he admired the most …
Seeing how Charlie kept glancing at Oil Badger, Angor knew the answer. It had to be Oil Badger.
Portia had sent a pair of "quarrelsome lovers" to him.
Could it be that the surprise she mentioned was for him to watch them bicker by the side? Or did she want him to be the villain and take Oil Badger away to separate them? Let them taste the pain of not being able to see each other?
Angor shuddered. Forget it.
Portia did not say anything about letting him decide whether Oil Badger should stay or leave. It was better to let Oil Badger decide for himself.
But there was one thing that Oil Badger did not do right.
Even if he chose to stay because he liked Charlie …
He should at least let Greya know that he was safe.
Who else could he move other than himself if he kept his head down and acted like an infatuated man who didn't care about anything? Besides, as far as Angor knew, Greya would not stop Oil Badger if she knew about it.
She would definitely find a way to make Oil Badger kidnap Charlie back to Barbie's Restaurant. After all, Charlie was an alchemist.
Alchemists enjoyed high status wherever they went.
Wait a minute.
Angor suddenly had an idea. Did Portia send Charlie and Oil Badger to him for this?
Since Portia knew about Greya and Angor's relationship, Angor had to tell Greya about the oil badger's existence. If Greya showed up, she would definitely notice the connection between Greya and Charlie. Knowing Greya's personality, she would probably take both of them away without hesitation.
Once Greya did that, she would form an inexplicable connection with Portia.
Now that he thought about it, Portia was on the path of life alchemy.
The difference between life alchemy and bio-alchemy was that bio-alchemy focused on modification, while life alchemy focused on creation. The creation of life was a dangerous and forbidden area, while the creation of intelligent life was absolutely forbidden.
However, someone in the southern wizarding region had touched this forbidden area before.
It was Greya.
Toby was the creation of life, and it was the only creation life with intelligence.
Angor knew that Toby's birth had something to do with the remains of a legendary creature, but Portia did not.
If Greya wanted to get involved in life alchemy, she would definitely want to work with Greya.
And Greya was the one who went the furthest on the path of creation in the southern wizarding region. Greya's creation was different from life alchemy, but the result was similar.
The more Angor thought about it, the more convinced he became.
He was going to ask Oil Badger if he wanted to meet Greya, but now he decided not to.
He would not ask about Oil Badger, but he had to tell Greya about it.
After all, the oil badger came here openly, and many people saw it. If Greya knew that Angor had seen the badger without telling her about it, she might get angry again.
Angor had to tell Greya about Oil Badger, but he also planned to tell her about Portia's involvement in life alchemy, as well as his speculations.
Greya was not an idiot. She would know what to do once she learned the truth.
Of course, it was also possible that Portia wanted Angor to pass the message to Greya. She wanted to cooperate with Greya in public, which was exactly what she wanted.
But Angor did not care about that.
Besides, he was sure that Greya would not cooperate with Portia for now. For Greya, the most important thing right now was to find her body. As for creating a new life? She already had the authority of Rhythmic Membrane, which meant she had a better creation template. Why would she go into a forbidden area that risked her life?
…
While Angor was thinking, Charlie was still scolding Oil Badger, telling him to contact Greya as soon as possible and stop following Portia around all day.
Charlie even said ruthlessly, "Are you coveting the position of Lady Portia's assistant? I'm telling you, no way. I'm the only assistant she has! "
Oil Badger only chuckled and did not answer.
However, Angor could tell that Oil Badger was saying in his mind, "I don't want to be Lady Portia's assistant. I want to be her assistant."
"Did Lady Portia send you here so that I can help you decide who's right and who's wrong?"
Hearing Angor's words, Sariel and Greasy Badger quickly sat up straight like kittens.
"I'll leave you two to solve your problems in private." Angor looked at Oil Badger. "As for you …"
Oil Badger immediately tensed up when he was mentioned.
Angor considered. "It's right that you want to repay your kindness. But it's wrong of you to lose contact with Candy House. But I'm not a member of Candy House, so I won't tell you what to do. You decide for yourself. "
Oil Badger was worried that Angor would scold him, but he did not expect Angor to let it go so easily. He sighed in relief.
Charlie, on the other hand, glanced at Oil Badger helplessly. This guy really knows how to play nice. I wonder why Lady Portia and Mister Padt both fell for it.
"Now, let's get to the point."
Since Angor did not want to talk about Oil Badger anymore, Charlie took out a notebook from his pocket and handed it to Angor with both hands. "Sir, this is the record of the special extraction method."
Angor took a look at the notebook.
Portia did not set up any supernatural concealment on the notebook. She openly displayed the contents of the book, including the experiment records of the extraction method.
More importantly, the notebook was the original manuscript.
The value of the special extraction method itself was immeasurable. The original manuscript and the experiment records would be even more valuable.
Angor asked Charlie about it, and Charlie told him that the manuscript was for Angor, so he did not need to copy it or return it.
Angor had to admit that Portia was really generous.
After reading for a bit, Angor closed the notebook. He did not know much about extraction methods, and he could not tell what was "special" about this book. There was no need for him to force himself to understand it.
As for the matter of understanding, it was better to leave it to the main character, Keely.
Angor put down the notebook and looked at Charlie. "Lady Portia told me that she wants you to be my assistant for now. Do you remember?"
Charlie's eyes lit up, and he nodded expectantly. "I know."
Angor grinned. "I'm glad you know that. Now, I have a task for you."
"Something to do with making hats?" Charlie asked excitedly.
Angor nodded. "Yes, it's very important. I need to buy some leather and gauze materials. As far as I know, Mu Zi's tea party should have them."
Charlie frowned a little when she heard Angor's plan.
Angor was right. Buying materials was an important part of the job. But wasn't her "assistant" supposed to help with crafting, controlling the fire, temperature, tailoring, and measuring? How did she become the buyer when it came to her?
However, the only gratifying thing was that not only was she assigned a task, but even the oil badger that followed her was also assigned a task.
But the badger's task was a little strange.
(End of Chapter)
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