In other words, Little Red believed that Angor's group did not cross paths with Sinful Merchant. At the very least, they had a brief encounter with him.
Laplace and I met with Sinful Merchant? Could it be someone we've been in contact with recently?
Angor frowned and fell into deep thought.
According to Canine Deacon and Little Red, Sinful Merchant was probably a human like Rice God.
Sinful Merchant came from the Wildlands. Or rather, he had been there before.
Who could it be?
A moment later, his pupils shrank.
A person really did appear in his mind, and that person perfectly fulfilled all of the conditions. That person was none other than … the parrot.
They met Parrot at the free trade zone outside the city siege party.
Parrot claimed to be a merchant who once worked for a void caravan group.
In terms of occupation, Parrot was the same as "Sinful Merchant".
Angor also knew a thing or two about Parrot's background.
Earlier, Parrot mentioned something about "pureblood and bloodlines", which made Angor realize that Parrot's stance was very different from the other bloodline wizards in the south.
Parrot's stance on "pureblood and bloodlines" was even more extreme, which was completely different from the other bloodline wizards in the south. Instead, Parrot shared the same stance as the bloodline wizards in the Wildlands.
Angor also wondered if Parrot came from the Wildlands.
However, Parrot did not deny that it came from the Wildlands, but it did not deny that it had never been there.
Angor even remembered that 80% of Parrot's products were related to bloodlines, and more than half of them were related to the Wildlands.
If Angor was not mistaken, Parrot must have spent a long time in the Wildlands.
Both a merchant and a human who stayed in the Wildlands for a while. More importantly, Angor's group did spend a long time with Parrot.
This perfectly fit the image of a "Sinful Merchant".
Of course, this was not enough to completely tie Parrot to Sinful Merchant. It was only a guess, and there was no way to prove it.
Based on his personal opinion, he believed that Rice God's "sinful merchant" was most likely Parrot.
Angor did not tell Little Red his thoughts. Instead, he asked Little Red where the six coordinates with the strongest smells were.
For this purpose, he also used an illusion to create a sandbox model of a gathering.
He didn't know much about the inner structure of the city since he didn't know much about it.
Lil 'Red also marked six coordinates on the sand table according to what it had found.
When he checked the coordinates, he sighed in his mind. Sinful Merchant was probably a parrot.
Of the six coordinates, three of them were at the free market he visited before.
Moreover, the parrot's lodging shop was also encircled.
Based on this evidence alone, there was no doubt about it.
As for why some of the coordinates still had traces of its aura, it was most likely that the parrot had stayed in those locations and left behind some of its aura.
He didn't try to hide the change in his expression. Even Little Red, who was the most naive among them all, noticed it.
"So you have a clue, Mister Angor?" The dog deacon looked at Angor.
Canine Deacon couldn't read Angor's mind right now, but Angor still felt that his thoughts were exposed.
The others also looked at him, waiting for his answer.
Angor considered for a moment before he nodded. "I think I know who Sinful Merchant is."
Angor didn't plan to hide anything from the others. He told them everything he knew about Parrot.
"So you're saying that you and the parrot are just customers and sellers?" The canine deacon asked. "Yes, sir.
If it was just a simple business relationship, Little Red would not have to worry about Angor and Laplace getting involved, which would make it much easier for her to deal with the aftermath.
However, things weren't as simple as Canine Deacon thought.
Angor shook his head. "It's not just that. We also have a contract with Parrot."
"Contract?" The dog deacon and Little Red both looked at him.
Angor nodded and briefly explained the contract he made with the parrot.
Parrot wanted to leave the mirror area as soon as possible, but it couldn't. It finally saw hope when it met Angor and the others.
In exchange, Parrot asked Angor to take him away from the Sun Mirror Area.
After some consideration, Angor and Laplace agreed to Parrot's request and signed a contract with him.
Canine Deacon lowered his voice. "If it's just a contract, it won't affect anything."
As far as Canine Deacon was concerned, Angor only agreed to take Parrot away as soon as possible. He didn't promise to protect the bird. If Parrot was chased by other people before they left, or if Parrot was forced to break his promise, the contract wouldn't affect Angor or Laplace at all.
As long as "friendship" wasn't involved, Parrot could easily take advantage of the loophole.
Angor sighed. "Yes, but Parrot already paid the price. And he paid a lot …"
Angor got the "Granny Cocoa's Box of Secrets", "Birthstone", "Catnip" fossils, and other information about Mystery items from Parrot.
In other words, Parrot already paid him in advance.
Angor also received a lot of money from Parrot. If it was calculated in terms of magical crystals, it might even be more than six digits.
Among them, the "Granny Cocoa's Box of Secrets" was even more difficult to determine.
It was hard for him to convince himself to take advantage of a loophole in the contract when faced with such a huge sum of money.
Apart from Angor, Laplace and Luigi also got something.
Luigi even owed Parrot a small favor.
In order to win Behemoth's "heart", Luigi went back to the stall area and bought Nakbi.
The seller of Nakbi was a Peluxiu. If he saw Luigi coming back to buy Nakbi, he might raise the price. Therefore, Luigi asked Parrot to put on a show and buy Nakbi for him.
In the end, the parrot only spent two condensed crystals to buy Nakby and gave it to Luigi.
It wasn't a big favor, but it was still a favor.
Canine Deacon also had a complicated feeling. If it was just a matter of profit, it would be easy to solve. But if Luigi owed Parrot a favor, it would be hard to judge.
Canine Deacon looked at Angor and then at the bunny girl. "So what should we do now?"
"Should I ask Little Red to tell Rice God the location of the criminal merchant?"
Angor was also having a hard time.
Personally, he had a good impression of Rice God's actions. When Rice God saw Angor alone at the Mirror Realm party, he was worried about Angor's safety, so Rice God gave Angor a badge so that Angor could contact Rice God through it.
Angor didn't break the badge after that, so he didn't owe Rice God a favor. Still, he did owe Rice God a favor.
Also, Angor didn't hate Parrot.
Parrot had some extreme views on bloodline theory, but Angor wasn't a Bloodline Wizard. He didn't have much of an ideology, so he could accept such opinions easily.
Most of Parrot's opinions and behaviors were on the side of light wizards.
Angor already had a high tolerance for light wizards. Besides, he could tell that the parrot meant them no harm thanks to his Super Sense.
Parrot even showed the kindness of "meeting one of its own kind in a foreign land".
Both parties had a good impression of Parrot and Rice God.
But who would have thought that Parrot and Rice God were "cops and thieves"? And it was an irreversible relationship.
If he didn't sign a contract with the parrot, he could just let them do whatever they wanted, and the result would be their own business.
But he had a contract with Parrot, and he already knew about this, so he had to make a choice.
It could be "ignoring" or "paying attention". Either way, he needed to show his attitude.
Only by showing his attitude could Canine Deacon and Little Red make a better decision.
Angor considered for a moment and made up his mind.
He logged off.
…
Angor planned to go offline and talk to Laplace. After all, he wasn't the only one who signed a contract with Parrot. Laplace and Luigi also had a contract with him.
But after some consideration, he decided to let the bunny girl go offline.
If he went offline to talk to Laplace, he would have to explain the reason, which would take too much time. Little Red had to go offline to reply to Rice God, so he couldn't waste too much time.
The bunny girl was different. As Laplace's avatar, she could use Mental Synchronization with Laplace. She only needed a few seconds for Laplace to know what happened.
Laplace could also tell the bunny girl what he wanted to do through Mental Synchronization. This would save Angor a lot of time compared to going offline to explain himself.
The bunny girl didn't hesitate. After hearing Angor's plan, she logged off right away.
It only took her about a minute to come online.
This was faster than Angor expected.
Soon, Angor found out why. Laplace came online as well.
The bunny girl must have told Laplace about the situation, so Laplace decided to come online and discuss it with Angor.
Angor quickly used his authority to change Laplace's login location to the bunny girl's room.
Laplace opened his eyes and didn't seem surprised to find himself in a room full of bunnies. He nodded to Angor and sat down.
"Is everything okay out there?" Angor asked.
Laplace shook his head. "Don't worry. I already released Luigi from Silver Forest. He'll be fine."
After a pause, Laplace continued, "I have heard from her about the parrot and the rice god... What do you think?"
Angor sighed. "I don't think so. If I have to say, I wish I didn't know about it."
If Dog Deacon didn't tell Angor about it, everything would go according to plan. Whether Parrot was caught or Rice God was tricked by Parrot, Angor would have nothing to do with it.
But now that he heard about it, he had to do something about it.
"When Little Red found out about the criminal merchant's scent on us, there's no way you won't know about it."
Dog Deacon was no longer Laplace's avatars, but he would always make careful decisions about anything related to Laplace.
Since the matter of the Rice God involved Laplace, the dog deacon would definitely find a way to contact Laplace and confirm her attitude. Only then would it be easier to act.
As the one who signed the contract with the parrot, Angor had to know about this. There was no way he could stay out of it.
Angor sighed helplessly. "I don't have any other ideas then. What about you?"
Laplace said, "I didn't have any ideas at first, but after hearing what you said, I have some ideas."
"Oh?"
Laplace said indifferently, "Your idea is actually more inclined to let them solve it themselves."
Angor nodded. Both Parrot and Rice God were "familiar strangers" to him. If not for the contract, he wouldn't get involved.
He couldn't tell who was right and who was wrong.
It seemed that Parrot stole God's Blood, but that was only one side's story. Who knew if Parrot had other reasons?
Since he couldn't tell who was right, he had to rely on his personal feelings. But … he didn't have much of an opinion about these two people.
This was the most difficult part for him.
It would be best if they could solve it themselves.
Laplace: "You're conflicted. You're not familiar with either of them, so you can't side with anyone. But in fact, it's exactly because they're 'slightly familiar strangers' that it's easier to manipulate them."
"What should I do?"
"Let them solve it themselves," Laplace said.
Although they were asked to solve it by themselves, they needed to give an explanation to the parrot. After all, there was a contract and a favor. At the same time, they also needed to give an explanation to the dog deacon and Little Red. They also had an agreement with the Rice God and the others to not damage their reputation.
Therefore, he had to help both sides.
As for Parrot, he would tell him that Rice God used Little Red to track him down. This would count as returning the favor.
As for Little Red, he would wait until Parrot received the message and did something else. Then, Little Red would send the coordinates to Rice God and fulfill the agreement.
Therefore, what the parrot would do and whether he could escape from the God of Rice's pursuit was his own business. Whether the God of Rice and the Ersi people could catch him or not depended on whether he had the ability to do so.
Also, Canine House's reputation would be preserved.
Laplace's idea was to satisfy all three parties.
(End of Chapter)
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