On the other side, Angor and Laplace followed Quintera's lead to a rock temple.
The temple was located in the depths of a dense forest. Its appearance was similar to the rainforest ruins that adventurers loved.
The magnificent and dazzling palace was located on a small island in the middle of a lake. From afar, the palace looked ordinary. However, upon closer inspection, one could see all kinds of geometric patterns.
Unlike the low-key exterior of the palace, the interior of the palace was much more exquisite. There were crystal murals and gemstone sculptures everywhere. If Luigi was here, he would probably enjoy the beauty of art.
They walked along a corridor filled with sculptures of unknown creatures and finally arrived at a hall bathed in light.
There was no one inside the hall. There was only a crystal book that was bigger than Angor's body placed in the center of the hall, which was illuminated by various lights. All of these decorations showed that the most important and crucial thing in this palace was this crystal book.
As Quintera approached, the crystal book flipped open on its own despite the lack of wind.
When the book opened, the figure of an old man with whiskers poked his upper body out of the book.
He did not sense any soul energy or illusions around him. The bearded old man was probably not a soul.
However, Angor felt something familiar about him. It felt like he was facing a Tree Spirit or a Wood Spirit.
"Book Spirit?" Angor muttered.
The bearded old man glanced at Angor and snorted. "Humph, human wizard."
Next, the bearded old man glanced at Laplace who was standing beside Angor from head to toe and asked in a suspicious tone, "Shi Shen?"
Laplace ignored the bearded old man and turned to Angor. "Gleipnir once told me about a Blue Diamond Dragon who loved to turn into a giant. There was a book spirit butler named Olessandro living in his castle."
In other words, this bearded old man was most likely the Book Spirit Butler.
The bearded old man looked at Laplace in surprise and muttered in a low voice, "Gleipnir?! How … how do you know this demon? No, wait, she signed a contract with me. She won't tell anyone about the Hundred Dragon Kingdom. "
"I see. You're … that person's time body?!"
Gleipnir would not leak information, but what she knew would definitely be known by other Time Bodies. Therefore, this girl with different pupils was definitely that person's body!
The bearded old man suddenly stepped back and pointed at Laplace with a horrified expression.
He still remembered the pain Gleipnir had caused him. He might have been even worse than Gleipnir when he was also a part of that existence!
The bearded old man had resentment in his heart, but more than resentment, there was fear.
The other party was a terrifying existence that not even the Hundred Dragon Divine Nation was willing to provoke!
Laplace still did not give any reaction. Besides, she was not the original body. She was the clone of the original body.
"Gleipnir once commented on this Olessandro. She said that most book spirits are wise and knowledgeable, just like the Elder of Books in the south. But Olessandro is different. He's a half-man, half-horse."
"In divination, centaurs are synonymous with drunkenness, violence, and lust."
"Olessandro may not be a true centaur, but he does share some of the common traits of a centaur."
"Drunkenness."
When Laplace said this, the bearded old man seemed to have recalled something sad as he wailed and laid down on the page of the crystal book with a hopeless look.
"Steward Olessandro, you … what's wrong?" Quintera didn't expect to see the arrogant Olessandro suddenly lose his temper before he could say anything.
Olessandro spoke in a weak voice, "Madam, please don't say anything. I … I really don't want to recall that nightmare. "
"Nightmare?" Angor looked at Laplace curiously.
Laplace never cared about what others thought. Seeing that Angor wanted to listen, she decided to continue.
Olessandro suddenly spoke up, "Forget it. Instead of letting the lady reveal my scars, I'll tell you myself …"
Olessandro looked up and stared into the distance with a lost look. He began to explain what happened in a low voice.
It was quite simple. In short, Gleipnir took away all of Olessandro's treasured wine.
Using the excuse of helping a fallen book spirit return to his original position, Gleipnir said.
Olessandro's master, the Blue Steel Diamond Dragon, agreed without any hesitation.
Back then, Gleipnir had helped the Hundred Dragon Divine Kingdom a lot as a clairvoyant. Although he had already been paid, the Hundred Dragon Divine Kingdom's Mirror Dragon didn't mind paying a few more items to build a good relationship with Gleipnir. So, when Gleipnir asked for Olessandro's treasured wine, the dragon had to fulfill her request.
When the Blue Steel Diamond Dragon realized that Gleipnir liked "fine wine", it even said, "If we find better ones, we'll give them to you first."
Blue Steel Diamond Dragon used to send its subordinates to find good wine to satisfy Olessandro's craving.
Now, it only gave Gleipnir the best wine it could find, and the rest would be given to Olessandro.
In the dragon's eyes, this was "the best of both worlds".
But in Olessandro's eyes, Gleipnir not only took away all of his treasured wine, but also left the inferior ones for him when they found new ones in the future.
How angry he was! How sad he was!
But no matter how angry he was, he did not dare to fight back. The dragon was strong, but Gleipnir's master was even stronger.
He could only endure the unbearable weight of his life.
This was Olessandro's nightmare, and why he reacted so violently when he heard Gleipnir's name.
Angor felt a little sorry for Olessandro.
As far as he knew, Gleipnir was not a drinker at all.
But from what Angor knew about Gleipnir, she did not only hate Olessandro because of the "corrupted book spirit".
Angor looked at Laplace curiously.
Laplace did not speak this time. Instead, he used voice transmission to speak to Angor. "Gleipnir hates centaurs."
To put it bluntly, Olessandro was angry because of Gleipnir.
Gleipnir was never harmed by a centaur, but her body was made up of memories. Not only did it contain Laplace's memories, but it also contained the memories she fished out from the Sea of Mirrors.
The memory that occupied the body was also Gleipnir's current "manifestation" — a clairvoyant.
According to this clairvoyant's memory, she was once abandoned by a centaur, and she hated centaurs to the core.
This memory also affected Gleipnir's body.
This was why Gleipnir did not like centaurs.
Laplace could have removed this part of her memory when creating her body, but she chose to keep it. Emotional memories were a form of motivation. They might not be the most important part of a person's memory, but they were the most indispensable part of creating a body.
Without this "hatred", the body would not be as complete as it was now.
Similarly, Luigi's passion for art was also inherited from Gleipnir's memory. This passion and passion were the same as the clairvoyant's hatred for centaurs. They were both part of the web that formed the personality.
Without this, it meant that the web of personality was missing.
Angor sympathized with Olessandro even more after learning this secret. However, Gleipnir did not go too far. She only asked for some fine wine, which meant her self-awareness had already surpassed the original's memory. Otherwise, based on the memories of the original body, the consequences of taking out his anger on Olessandro would not only be the wine, but also his ashes.
Olessandro, who had finished telling his story, was lying on the crystal leaf listlessly. Quintera did not know how to comfort Olessandro, so it only reached out a claw and patted Olessandro's shoulder.
"It's all in the past. I've already —" Olessandro wanted to say, "I've already let it go", but he could not bring himself to say it.
"Forget it. I don't want to think about this nightmare anymore." Olessandro looked at Quintera. "If you feel sorry for me, go out and buy some fine wine for me. The ones from Charlie's Palace are quite good."
Quintera hesitated and nodded. "Sure."
Laplace sent a voice transmission to Angor. "Gleipnir was the one who sold the wine to Charlie's Palace."
Angor did not know what to say.
What?!
He thought Gleipnir was not a drinker. But where did the wine go? It was sold to Charlie's Palace.
Angor gave Olessandro a pitiful look and decided not to tell him the sad truth.
"You're a good dragon," Olessandro thanked Quintera gratefully.
Quintera did not comment on the wine. Instead, he pointed at Angor and Laplace. "These two are Mister Kukulus' guests. They came here to check the trade list of the Rock Temple."
Angor already told Kuntra that he wanted to check out the products of Hundred Dragon Divine Nation on their way here.
Almost 90% of the products sold by Hundred Dragon Divine Nation were in the Rock Temple.
The name of the Precious Treasure Dragon was not just for show. Compared to other Mirror Dragons, the Precious Treasure Dragon lineage was more interested in collecting all kinds of strange things, especially shiny gems.
Blue Diamond Dragons were one of the Treasure Dragons. They were also the ones who collected the most gems.
Besides, they had Olessandro as their butler who knew how to manage their storage. This was why Olessandro came to the party with the Treasure Dragons.
"Trade list, huh? The party just started, and I'm not done yet. Don't worry, I'll do it now. " Olessandro did not know who Angor was. But if Laplace cared about this human so much, he must be someone important.
Therefore, even though Olessandro was still a little lethargic, he still forced himself to be alert and began to search for the crystal book.
The book was Olessandro's real body, and also his recorded text.
It didn't take long for Olessandro to find the list of transactions.
He looked at Angor. "I don't know. What kind of product are you looking for? I can find it for you."
"What's the main product?" Angor asked.
Olessandro said, "Are you asking about the main product of the Precious Dragon line? Or is it another Mirror Dragon's main product? "
"… Treasure Dragons."
Olessandro continued, "Then, which type of Precious Dragon's main product are you asking about?"
Treasure Dragons were just a general name. There were all kinds of Gem Dragons, including Diamond Dragons, Gold Dragons, Mercury Dragons, Algaron Dragons, Ojos Dragons, and so on.
Angor felt his head swelling after listening to Olessandro's long list.
"Let's not talk about anything else. Let's just talk about your most unique product."
"Then …" Olessandro hesitated.
"Don't ask me. Figure it out yourself," Angor answered before Sunders could say anything.
Olessandro considered and nodded. "Very well. Please look at this page."
As soon as Olessandro finished speaking, the book flipped to a certain page, which was filled with words that Angor did not recognize.
Laplace could understand the language, but she did not explain. Instead, she gave Olessandro a cold stare.
Olessandro shuddered and quickly changed the words on the page into the universal language.
This time, Angor was able to understand it.
The entire page was filled with words as well. But to Angor's surprise, more than half of the pages were talking about the same product.
It was a very special product that Angor had never seen anywhere else.
It was called a favor.
"Favor" was translated by Olessandro. Angor guessed that the original text was "Dragon Favor". Basically, it meant to sell favors.
However, these "favors" were not from the Mirror Dragons themselves. They were from other races that owed the Mirror Dragons.
For example, on the first row, there was a favor owed by a Mirror Ocean Scholar.
And Angor knew this Mirror Ocean Scholar.
[Mirror Ocean Scholar 'Dragon Fang Zither's favor. ]
[Dragon Fang Zither's favor in exchange for reading a secret book of the Hundred Dragon Divine Nation. ]
[Dragon Fang Zither's favor is transferable. However, those who seek her favor must abide by the following rules: 1. Do not ask her to do anything without a bottom line; 2. Do not ask her to do anything against the Tooth Immortal Ruins; 3.]
[Please estimate the specific value of the favor. ]
[If Dragon Fang Zither does not follow the rules, she can be submitted to the Hundred Dragon Divine Nation for arbitration. ]
A few simple lines of words were used to trade Dragon Fang Zither's favor as a commodity.
Angor's eyes widened. In his mind, favors were hard to measure. But in the Hundred Dragon Divine Nation, favors were something that could be traded.
This also showed how powerful the Hundred Dragon Divine Nation was. It was not that they did not want Dragon Fang Zither's favor, but they probably did not care about what Dragon Fang Zither offered.
Angor decided to transfer the favor.
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