Why are you so old?
This was what the newly emerged crystal eye clansman had told Casata.
From the literal meaning, he seemed to be "lamenting" or "wondering" why Casata would suddenly age.
However, the deeper meaning was more interesting.
First of all, he must know Casata. In other words, the "old friend" that Casata had murmured at the beginning should be this person.
"Old friend" meant an old friend or an old friend. Casata had become a member of the Council of Elders 600 years ago, and the lifespan of a Crystal Eye was usually 700 to 1000 years. Casata was already nearing the end of his lifespan, so his old friend should be hundreds of years old.
But this Crystal Eye Race individual with the one-sided earring looked more like a young man than an old man. This was one of the suspicious points.
Also, since Casata was already nearing the end of his lifespan, it was natural for him to "age" without any external intervention.
In other words, Casata should be showing signs of old age at his current age.
With that in mind, the words of the Crystal Eye Clan member with the one-sided earring were very interesting.
Combined with his previous speculations, he did not understand why his "old friend" Casata suddenly became so old.
It was as if he had been sleeping for too long, or isolated from the world for too long. He was in a utopia where time was frozen, and he had no idea how time flew outside.
This gave Angor a lot of room for speculation.
Where was he before this? Why did he not know how time flew? Why did his old friend grow old while he himself remained young?
And … why did he need to use a ritual to appear? And the ritual was held in the circular castle that was supposed to be a place where people came from?
He further speculated that the ring-shaped fortresses had been chosen for the ceremony. Or had the Crystal Eye Race built the ring-shaped fortresses for the ceremony? If it was the latter, it would be very scary.
After all, the inner structure of the Crystal City was made up of many circular castles connected together.
While Angor was thinking, Luigi received a new message. "Glaipnir copied the Crystal Eye Race individual's appearance using a mirror."
The so-called mirror reflection was to present the image in the form of a mirror.
"Glaipnir wanted to confirm the identity of this Crystal Eye Race individual through Ida's identification. Unfortunately, Ida doesn't know this person. She hasn't even seen what he looks like. "
"In Ida's own words, he was —"
"He has a unique appearance, especially his elf-like long ears, which are extremely rare among the Crystal Eye Race. But I didn't see him in the Crystal City. "
Ida's words meant that the Crystal Eye Race individual's appearance was very recognizable, and he had extremely rare long ears. He should be a hot topic of discussion among the Crystal Eye Race. Or rather, he could become a famous figure in the gossip circle.
However, Ida had never seen such a unique existence in Crystal City. This made her very puzzled.
Still, Ida's words confirmed Angor's suspicion.
This member of the Crystal Eye Race, who had manifested through an unknown ritual, might have been "isolated" from the world for a very long time. It was so long that he wondered why Casata had aged when he saw him. It was so long that Ida, who had been in Crystal City for almost four hundred years, had never seen his appearance.
Angor told Luigi his guess.
Laplace raised an eyebrow but did not say anything. Luigi remained silent. Not because he thought of something, but because he was communicating with Glaipnir through Mind Synchronization.
Half a minute later, Luigi spoke again, "You're right. However, there was an obvious time disorder in his body, and this time disorder manifested in his body: time stopped flowing, or time slowed down. Being isolated from the world won't cause this phenomenon, so there must be a deeper secret. "
"Glaipnir already has a theory, which may be the most important piece of the puzzle she's looking for."
Luigi paused for a moment. "Wait a minute. Dda will come out soon."
If Angor was not mistaken, the rest of the puzzle pieces were hidden in Siluda's study. When all the pieces of the puzzle fit together, the secret would be revealed.
Glaipnir already had a theory, but she still needed to find the rest of the puzzle pieces to support her theory.
…
While waiting for Glaipnir to find the puzzle pieces, Angor and the others resumed their journey to the meeting place.
The passages they took before were mostly dark. The only advantage was that there was only one path. There were no forks in the path. They just needed to keep moving forward and they would eventually reach the end.
The first half of this passage was the same as before. However, as they moved forward, the passage became wider and brighter. There were even forks in the path.
However, although there were forks in the road, there were road signs at each intersection to ensure that they would not get lost.
As for why this happened all of a sudden, according to Luigi's explanation, they were getting closer to the main station of the gathering, and all the passages would converge. After all, if the passages did not merge, the meeting place would be filled with more than a sieve.
The hundreds of passages would eventually merge into ten main passages.
They were now walking on one of the ten main passages.
Which meant they would run into people coming out from other passages? That was what he thought as he looked at the forks in the road.
Before he could finish his thought, he heard something clattering on the ground.
It came from one of the forks in front of them.
"Someone's coming?" Angor whispered.
Luigi nodded. "It's hard to say if it's a 'human'. There are many humanoid races in the Sun Mirror Region, but most of them are non-humans."
For example, the mirror dragon was not a humanoid.
However, this "thump thump thump" sound clearly did not come from the Mirror Dragon.
It was different from the footsteps Angor expected. It sounded more like the sound of a blind cane.
When the blind man tapped the cane on the ground, it would make such a clear sound.
However, Angor could only hear the cane tapping on the ground. There was no sound of the man's feet. So it might not be a blind cane.
As Angor pondered, the footsteps got closer and closer. Finally, "he" walked out of the crystal-like forks.
When "he" appeared, Angor froze for a second. This was because "he" looked too much like the Wood Spirit.
To be more precise, it was a "stickman" transformed from the Wood Spirit.
However, this "stickman" was even thicker and taller than a "stickman". It could be called an enlarged stickman, or a "bamboo man".
It literally meant 'bamboo pole'.
His body was a pitch-black stick, which looked like a fire stick or a black iron bamboo pole. His hands were also long and thin sticks, which were segmented. As for his legs … well, there were no clear legs. The stick was straight from his head to his feet.
When he "walked", he was actually jumping and hopping. The stick landed on the ground directly, which was why it sounded like a blind cane.
Although its body was a black stick and did not have clear feet, it had facial features.
When he came out of the forks, he noticed Angor's group behind him. He turned around, which allowed Angor to see his face.
Similarly, he did not have a head. His face was also on a straight stick. There was no nose. When his mouth cracked open, Angor could see a row of shining fangs. His eyes were like inverted crescent moons, which gave people a feeling that he was up to no good.
When he saw Angor's group, the man's eyes flickered as if he wanted to approach them.
However, before he could do anything, he saw Laplace's pair of indifferent eyes.
Laplace did not say anything. He just stared at the man.
As always, those eyes were filled with disdain.
Normally, he would get angry when being stared at like that. But this time, he did not feel angry at all. His emotions were frozen by an inexplicable coldness.
He did not know what was going on, but he knew that these people were not to be messed with.
He remained silent for a moment, then gave Angor's group a smile that he thought was friendly. Then he disappeared in the next second.
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He did not just vanish into thin air. Angor sensed that his power was similar to Wizard Kanter's. When he disappeared, he simply melted into the darkness and left quickly.
However, compared to Wizard Kanter's ability, this man's energy signature was much more obvious. At least, Angor could not sense Wizard Kanter's presence when he melted into the darkness. As for this man, he could sense his energy signature even through the barrier.
Angor had to admit that the man's energy signature was strong, but he moved pretty fast.
He left Angor's detection range in the blink of an eye. Angor had no idea where he was now.
"Heh, we ran into a Longhuo Race. What bad luck!"
He heard Luigi's cold humph as he stared at the empty space in front of him.
"Longhuo Race? You mean that big stickman?" Angor asked curiously.
Luigi nodded and showed a look of disgust. "That's right. They have a better reputation than Pilucci in the Sun Mirror Region. But in my opinion, they're even more disgusting than Pilucci."
"At the very least, when I go to look for Barbalegon, if I'm in the mood, I'm willing to play in front of Pilucci. But Longhuo Race? Heh, I won't go even if Hua Ningjing asks me to! Dogs don't even want to perform! "
"Dogs don't want to go … and you don't want to go either? Then you …" Angor mumbled.
Luigi gave him an angry glare. "Don't make fun of my words. I'm just expressing my disgust toward the Longhuo Race! I don't understand why all the other races hate Pilucci so much. At least Pilucci has a bright brain. But the Longhuo Race has nothing. All they do is stir up trouble. They're like mosquitoes in the Sun Mirror Region. They do nothing but suck blood. "
This was the first time Angor heard Luigi express such dissatisfaction toward a race. Angor was curious. What did the Longhuo Race do to offend Luigi?
"They didn't do anything to me. I just don't like some of their actions!" Luigi was still indignant. Other than expressing his emotions, there was nothing else in his words.
Angor had no choice but to look at Laplace.
Laplace understood Angor's intention and introduced the "Longhuo Race" to him.
The Longhuo Race lived in a mirror dimension called the Valley of Divisions. They seemed to be born with a natural affinity toward darkness and could control the power of darkness and shadow.
Their name contained the word "Charm", not "Charm", but "Fan Charm".
They were born with a passion for sowing discord. They loved to sow discord, and they loved to provoke opposition and divide the various races. However, they didn't only do that to outsiders. They also attacked each other internally.
They used to live in a place called the Dark Shadow Valley. However, a few young dragons and phoenixes appeared in the Long Huo Tribe. They started a war with the outside world and started a war between the Dark Shadow Valley and the Dark Shadow Valley. As a result, the Dark Shadow Valley was split into the Dark Valley and the Dark Shadow Valley. This caused the Long Huo Tribe to be completely divided. That was how the name of the Split Valley came about.
Luigi hated the Longhuo Race because of their "Fan Charm".
The Longhuo Race didn't do anything to Luigi, but they did stir up many conflicts in the city. One of them angered Luigi quite a bit.
The dispute could be summed up in one sentence: The Longhuo Tribe created a fan performance called "Elegant Art".
The name sounded complicated, but it was actually an attempt to define "Elegant Music" and "Vulgar Music" in the human world.
"Elegant Music" was "Elegant Music", while "Vulgar Music" was "Vulgar Music". "Elegant Music", while "Vulgar Music" was "Vulgar Music".
The Longhuo Race wasn't a smart race, but they were good at manipulating people's minds.
In the end, the Longhuo Race really stirred up a conflict.
To Luigi, the Longhuo Race was a stain on his reputation. That was why he hated the Longhuo Race so much.
Of course, the Longhuo Race didn't do this just for the sake of "Fan Charm". They also gained a lot from these conflicts. Every time they caused a conflict, they made a lot of money.
Their reputation was better than Garope's because they used money to buy people's hearts.
As for why they "bought people's hearts" … well, it wasn't really for the sake of fame. It was also a method of "Fan Charm". They would provoke some people, appease others, bribe others, and suppress others.
Thus, the cycle of "Fan Charm" was established.
"But the Longhuo Race isn't as useless as Luigi said. They have their merits too," Laplace said. "They know what's good for them."
When one's power far surpassed that of a Longhuo Race, or even crushed them, the Longhuo Race would become less of a threat to one. They might even become one of the sharpest weapons in one's hands.
Laplace had the power to completely crush the Longhuo Race. Therefore, it was perfectly reasonable for her to say that the Longhuo Race knew what was good for them.
He recalled the Longhuo Race who fled as soon as he realized something was wrong and nodded.
They knew what was good for them.
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