Angor returned home and thought for a long time.
The 'person' that Magician had mentioned was not present at the moment. The person's whereabouts were unknown, but he was powerful and had a mysterious background. Normally, Magician's circle would not invite someone like this. However, ever since this person joined their supernatural gathering two years ago, he would show up at every gathering. He would not talk much and only watch from the side. But every time he spoke, the others would learn something from him, which meant he was much more knowledgeable than others.
The Ring of Illusion that Magician had given to Barr was also from him.
In that Transcendent gathering where no one knew his name, his codename was "Shadow".
According to Magician, the next supernatural gathering would be held in the early part of the Month of Frigid Earth, which was half a month away. The gathering place was near Water Grasse. Magician also said that if Angor was willing to share some information or knowledge, he would be willing to be Angor's guide and introduce him to the gathering.
Angor did not agree right away. Instead, he said that he needed some time to think.
Magician also understood that this might be a bit too much for Angor. After all, they were all "self-taught" apprentices, and they all understood the importance of "knowledge". However, they had no choice. If they wanted to learn more spells or knowledge, they had to share them through such gatherings.
This was why supernatural gatherings were held so frequently. Sometimes, they would come once every half a year. As long as they could communicate with each other, they could learn more and gain more knowledge.
As an apprentice of an orthodox school, Angor had plenty of knowledge to begin with. Besides, he also recorded the books in Sunders' library. His knowledge was not something an unorthodox apprentice could compare with.
He knew a lot of irrelevant knowledge, but he did not agree to Magician's request right away.
For one thing, knowledge was hard to come by. For another, he was planning to explore the capital of Zeal Dominion. If he agreed to Magician's request, he would have to stay in Water Grasse for a while, which would put his plan on hold.
Angor thought about Dodoro's arrangement and his current strength. In the end, he decided to put his other plans aside and accept Magician's request.
And so, Angor decided to stay in Water Grasse for the next few days.
However, he didn't slack off either. He studied diligently every day and night. Although he had a good understanding of nightmare illusions, there were still many non-illusionary basic cantrips that he hadn't learned yet. For example, Voice Transmission and Healing. These were compulsory cantrips for level-1 apprentices, but he hadn't studied them yet. He was now a level-2 apprentice.
He planned to use his free time to study these things.
The food in Water Grasse was delicious, and his life was peaceful. He hadn't enjoyed such a stress-free life in a long time.
From time to time, Magician would come to visit Angor. Just like Baal said, Magician didn't care about life at all.
He didn't go on a killing spree, but from their conversation, Angor could tell that the man didn't care about life at all. Whenever Zeal Dominion was mentioned, Magician's eyes would be filled with hatred.
Magician would also say that he would dig out the roots of Zeal Dominion bit by bit. First, he would destroy the family pillars of Zeal Dominion. Then, he would eat away at their wealth and power. Finally, he would overthrow the entire Zeal Dominion.
Angor only smiled at the comment without saying anything. Maybe it was another story about how people hated their country. Angor was only a passerby to Zeal Dominion, so he didn't want to get involved. However, he still reminded Angor that wizards shouldn't interfere too much with mortals' lives.
Magician's response to Angor's kind words was a strange grin.
After several visits, Magician realized that Angor wasn't planning to stay in Zeal Dominion forever and didn't know anyone else, so he didn't visit as often as before.
Angor didn't want to talk too much with Magician. It was hard to communicate with someone who didn't share the same values.
Compared to awkward conversations, Angor preferred to study quietly.
Currently, his progress in learning spells was not fast. This was because Level 1 cantrips were not as easy as Level 0 cantrips. He also needed to accumulate knowledge of certain kinds of things.
Voice Transmission was a level-1 cantrip that required a basic understanding of sound waves. If he was still in Brute Cavern, he could learn about sound waves from the classes in Tree Spirit Garden. But since he wasn't in Brute Cavern, he had to learn by himself.
Since level-1 cantrips required a certain amount of knowledge, it was very difficult for unorthodox wizard apprentices like the Magician to learn a cantrip. Their only chance to learn a cantrip was to communicate with their peers. No wonder they were so diligent in organizing supernatural gatherings.
Angor knew something about sound waves, but it was limited to what he knew from Earth. He didn't know if sound waves from Earth could be used in the wizarding world, so he had to experiment a little bit.
Days went by as Angor experimented.
A week later, Angor rubbed his temples and looked up from his study.
After working on a large number of formulas, calculations, and proofs, he estimated that there was a slight difference between the Earth's and the wizarding world's sound wave science. The difference lay in the different medium of sound wave transmission. The wizarding world was filled with primal mana, which was violent but highly flexible. It could even change the speed of sound waves, which was completely different from what he knew from Earth.
Angor accepted the result. According to Jon's experiment, the physical constants in the wizarding world were fundamentally different from those on Earth. The study of sound waves was only slightly different, but that was already the best result.
Sound waves from the wizarding world were different from those on Earth, but the basic concepts, deductions, and application methods were basically the same. The only difference was that some of the results might be different.
Voice Transmission only required a basic understanding of sound waves, which was more than enough for Angor.
The only thing left was to study the nature of the cantrip.
This was a long process, so Angor decided to put it aside until he solved the problem of Pocratee and Dodoro.
Angor didn't want to look into Dodoro's identity and memory, but he was still interested in "Pocratee" where Dodoro used to live. The rainbow dragonflies didn't seem to be a threat to him, but they were still a concern.
Also, the plane passageway in Pocratee should have a passage that connected to the Nightmare Realm. According to Sunders, it was impossible to enter the Nightmare Realm through that passage, but it was still a hidden danger.
Just in case, he decided to find out more about Pocratee first. A few days ago, he gave Baal the mark of the medkit box and asked him to look into it secretly.
Baal already came here yesterday, but Angor was busy studying soundwaves, so he didn't receive him. Angor only told him to come again today.
While waiting for Baal, Angor glanced at Dodoro.
How to deal with Dodoro had become a problem.
At first, he planned to get rid of Dodoro. But Dodoro had too many secrets, and he was an excellent research subject. If he could figure out how a mortal could stay alive for thousands of years, Angor would Jon and Leon be able to live longer?
He wasn't qualified to look into Dodoro's secrets yet, but that didn't mean other people couldn't. If he could go back to Brute Cavern …
Angor sighed and decided to keep Dodoro with him for now, as long as he wasn't in any danger.
Since he was going to stay with Dodoro for a long time, there were some things he needed to do first. For example, how to educate Dodoro?
Dodoro was a blank piece of paper, and Angor had to decide what kind of person he should educate.
But before that, Dodoro needed to learn how to communicate with others.
For a patient like Dodoro who had amnesia, he needed someone to teach him some common sense. He planned to ask Baal about Water Grasse's enlightenment when he arrived.
As for Dodoro's teacher, he didn't want Baal to help him find one. Baal wasn't a good person, and he didn't know what kind of people he would find.
Angor decided to find one himself. At least, the teacher had to be neutral and honest.
…
Someone knocked on his door when it was almost noon.
Angor thought it was Baal, but when he opened the door, he saw that it wasn't Baal. In fact, he didn't even know who the visitor was.
It was a middle-aged man wearing a neat black robe. He tried his best to look calm, but Angor could see the fear in his eyes.
"Who are you? What do you want? "Angor frowned when the man didn't speak.
The middle-aged man tried his best to control his trembling legs and spoke in a voice that he thought was calm but sounded like he was trembling. "Sir, I … I'm the butler of the Earl's residence. The Earl heard that you've come to visit Water Grasse and was very happy to see you. He would like to invite you to his residence."
After the middle-aged man finished speaking in a trembling voice, he handed over a gold-stamped invitation card.
Angor glanced at the card and raised an eyebrow. "Count Angor? You mean Leonrick? "
Not only had Baal mentioned this person before, but Magician had also mentioned him angrily more than once when he came over to talk to him. That was why Angor had an impression of the man.
"Yes, sir." The man lowered his head.
Angor frowned. Was he really that scary?
Angor accepted the card. "I see. You may leave now."
He didn't say that he would go, but he didn't say that he wouldn't. The man sighed in relief when Angor accepted the invitation. At least he had shown his sincerity.
After the man left, Angor checked the card.
Leonrick invited him to a banquet in the evening the day after tomorrow. Angor also noted that no outsiders were invited.
Angor chuckled. Leonrick knew how to behave.
Magician never said anything nice about Leonrick, but Angor still had a good impression of the man. At least Water Grasse was prosperous and peaceful, which meant Leonrick was still doing something.
Angor decided to go and check it out.
He couldn't place all his bets on the unknown Shadow. Leonrick was a member of the ruling class, and one that had lasted for hundreds of years. He must have a lot of information. Maybe he could bring good news to Lucien.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
