Thud!
A loud noise came from the lakeshore ten meters away.
Although it was called a lakeside, it was actually a smooth and flat crystal shell. The loud sound was the sound of the figure's hand brake when he landed, and his hand brake was … a long-handled hammer.
The hammer landed on the ground with a loud thud.
The ground of the crystal shell caved in and cracked like a spider's web. But very quickly, these cracks slowly healed. Even the sunken crater returned to its original state.
The crystal shell on the ground seemed to have some kind of memory recovery property.
When Angor and the others landed on the lakeshore, the man with the hammer also walked toward them.
"Grandma Astrologer!" The newcomer waved one of his hands to greet her, while the other hand carried the long-handled giant hammer on his shoulder.
He looked very relaxed, as if the thing on his shoulder was not a giant hammer, but a lump of cotton.
"Naboli, you're here." Glepnir nodded and spoke in a much gentler tone.
Angor was surprised by the man's attitude.
One had to know that Gleipnir was blunt to everyone, so why was he so polite to this person?
Could this person be a 'senior' like Sir Noah?
But Glepnir didn't seem to be treating him like a "senior". In other words, this man was most likely a junior.
Was he one of Gutta's juniors?
That was the only possibility Angor could think of. Gutta was Glepnir's best friend, so it made sense that she would treat her juniors with kindness.
Angor looked at the man.
Angor couldn't see the man's face clearly because of the backlight. He only sensed that he was a burly man.
When he got closer, Angor finally saw the man's face.
His eyes were deep, his nose was flat, and his lips were thick and wide.
His hair was brown, long, and messy like a lion's mane. An ocher-colored headband covered the back of his head, revealing his bright forehead.
His body was like an iron tower, and his muscles were very large. Especially when he was wearing a sleeveless thin shirt, one could clearly see his rock-like protruding muscles.
His skin was bronze, as if he spent a lot of time in the sun. There was also a tattoo of a hammer and a flame on his arm.
Overall, he looked like a completely human.
Most importantly, it had two eyes, and there weren't any strange patterns in its eyes.
This meant that they were not from the Divine Eye Clan.
Since he was not from the Holy-Eyed Clan, he was definitely not a descendant of Guta Lace. Then who could he be? Why was Gleipnir treating him differently?
Meanwhile, the muscular man was also looking at Angor and Laplace curiously.
Compared to Angor's reserved manner, the big guy was more direct. "Aren't you going to introduce us, Granny Astrologer?"
"Although I know this lord's name, he still doesn't know me."
Gleipnir smiled. "Yes, I almost forgot to introduce you."
Gleipnir pointed at the big man next to him. "This is Naprey, the manager of this factory. He's Mister Dirk's assistant."
Next, Gleipnir introduced Angor and Laplace to Naprey, but he did not mention anything else. Still, judging from Naprey's attitude, he must have known about Angor's identity for a long time.
Gleipnir's introduction was just a formality.
After Gleipnir finished, Naprey scratched his head in embarrassment. "It's too formal to say that I'm the one in charge. I'm just a blacksmith. I'm crafting my own embryos while checking other people's. Granny Astrologer is the one in charge. "
Gleipnir did not bother to answer. He tapped the ground with his cane and opened a door out of thin air.
Through the crack, Angor could see a grand gathering behind the door.
Ao's secretary, Long Eia, was also there.
"I've brought them here. My job is done. I'll leave the rest to you. I have other things to do, so I'll take my leave. "Gleipnir turned around and walked towards the door.
She muttered, "You could have gone to pick them up yourself, but you had to make me come … See, I left after meeting them. I didn't do anything."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gleipnir stepped through the door and disappeared.
As soon as the door disappeared, Naprey spoke in a soft voice, "It's easier to communicate with someone who introduced you."
Naprey looked at Angor. "Or I could've come to you directly. You won't believe me, sir."
"… I believe you."
Napoli: "Huh?"
"No one would come to me at such an important time and pretend to be the one in charge of the factory. So, I'll believe you if you say you're the one in charge. "
Of course, if Angor had come alone, he would have doubted it. Now that he and Laplace were here, they could easily confirm Angor's identity through their Mind Synchronization. There was no need to worry about getting the wrong person.
Napoli put the hammer down on the ground and bowed deeply to Angor.
"Anyhow, it's my honor to meet you and know you, Mister Angor."
Naboli's words were very sincere.
As Mister Durn's assistant, he knew the inside story of the Woe Puppet. If it weren't for Dream Mirror's suggestion and Angor's logging device, the Sun Mirror Domain wouldn't be able to deal with the puppet at all.
In a way, Angor was the savior of the world.
Naprey respected such a savior from the bottom of his heart.
"Don't call me sir. Just call me Angor," Angor said, "I don't know what to do when you call me sir."
Angor clearly sensed that Naprey's aura was much stronger than his own.
It wasn't by much. Perhaps Naprey was only a level-1 truth-finder, but he was still Angor's "senior".
According to the rules of the wizarding world, people of the same level could call each other by their names. If Naprey suddenly called someone "sir", it was either a trap, or they were trying to use peaceful means before resorting to violence.
"Then I'll call you sir." Naprey saw Angor's reluctance and changed the way he addressed Angor.
Naprey placed a hand on his chest and bowed again.
"Please allow me to introduce myself again. My name is Shane De Naprey. The honorable Mister Durn gave me this name. I'm a born blacksmith, and I'm also Mister Durn's assistant.
"Mister Durn is also involved in crafting the embryos. But he's not here right now because he's inspecting the factories of different races."
Mister Durn was referring to Algaron.
Just like Arcane Tome Dragon, Algaron belonged to the Metal Dragon race and possessed the best smelting technology in the entire Sun Mirror Domain.
If Naprey could become Algaron's assistant, he must be a master blacksmith as well.
Since Naprey already introduced himself in such a serious manner, Angor had no choice but to do the same. He gave a brief introduction about his background and expertise.
After the introductions, they didn't become closer to each other immediately, but at least the atmosphere became more relaxed.
"This is where we unload our materials. Someone will come here to transport them later, and it'll be noisy," Naprey said. Napoli said, "I'll take you to the production area of the Tool Embryo Factory first. It's much quieter there."
Not long after Napori's words, Angor heard a series of footsteps coming from the direction of the building.
Next, hundreds of holes appeared on the crystal wall beside the lake. A large number of Crystaleye Race people came out from the holes and came to the lake to sort out the materials.
Angor also saw many people around him.
They didn't talk much, but their footsteps, breathing, and the clatter of boxes being lifted from the lake still made the place quite noisy.
Angor nodded. "Let's go."
So, under Napoli's guidance, they flew up.
They reached the top of the "lakeside room", where the light source was. Looking up from below, it looked like a huge round headlamp. Only when they flew up to the ceiling did they realize that this round headlamp was actually a kind of shining crystal shell. The brightness was very clean, and because of this, it covered the door on the crystal shell.
Yes, the door was on the shell.
Under Napoli's lead, they passed through the intense light source. When the white light flashed, they had arrived at a long and narrow tunnel made of crystal ores.
Compared to the harsh light outside, the light here was much friendlier. It was just like the morning light, neither harsh nor dim.
The noises from the room were also gone. It was as if they had entered another dimension.
"This is a connecting corridor. You can use it to get to the other rooms." Naprey took out a crystal ball and handed it to Angor. "This is for you."
Angor looked down and saw a three-dimensional maze inside the crystal ball.
"Here's a map of the factory. Those labyrinthine corridors are the connecting corridors."
Naprey pointed at the center of the crystal ball and said, "We should be in this tunnel now."
Angor followed the direction and saw a round room that looked like a lake at the bottom of the tunnel. That must be the place where they unloaded the goods.
Angor looked at the front of the maze and saw many forked corridors. At the end of each corridor, there were rooms of different sizes. There were also dozens of lakes that looked similar to the unloading area.
These corridors formed a maze that surrounded a ball of light in the center.
Naprey pointed at the light sphere. "That's the production area, which is where we're going."
Angor nodded and checked the map. The shortest path to reach the light sphere required at least six or seven corridors, and they might have to pass through several rooms in between.
"This map must be valuable, right?"
Napoli said, "It depends on the person. It's just an ordinary map to you, mister. "
The map must be valuable to those with ill intentions.
However, at this moment, the entire White Sun Mirror Realm was in the same boat, so there shouldn't be too many people who wanted to steal this map.
Angor considered. The map was indeed useful to him. He wouldn't need to ask someone to guide him the next time he came.
With that in mind, Angor thanked Naprey and put away the crystal ball.
With Naprey leading the way, they didn't need a map.
They spent the next few minutes chatting about Anjing Town or the Prototype Factory. Angor noticed that Naprey was quite reserved despite his easy-going personality.
Angor even felt that some of Naprey's behaviors were similar to Blanche's.
Blanche was an introverted person who had social anxiety. Naboli seemed to be in the same situation.
At first, Angor sensed Naprey's awkwardness and nervousness.
However, as the conversation progressed, Naprey's nervousness gradually disappeared, and he spoke more smoothly and confidently.
From this, Angor could tell that Naprey was an introverted and slow person.
"May I ask a personal question?" Angor asked when he sensed that Napoli was getting a little "hot".
Napoli was stunned for a second and asked doubtfully, "What do you want to ask, sir?"
"Are you a human?"
Angor had been curious about this ever since he met Naprey, but he never found a chance to ask.
"I thought you wanted to ask something, sir. Of course, I can answer that. "Naprey chuckled." I'm not a human. "
Pausing for a moment, Napoli said with a trace of reminiscence in his eyes, "Actually, I used to wonder if I was a human because my appearance was really similar to a human's. But Mister Dirk did a thorough examination on me and confirmed that I'm not a human. "
Angor was a little confused. Shouldn't Naprey put himself in Angor's shoes? Why did it feel like Naprey didn't even know whether he was a human or not? It was as if Naprey was talking about someone else.
"You …" Angor opened his mouth but didn't know how to ask.
Naprey noticed Angor's confusion and smiled. "I'm a Hollow Man. Mister Dirk bought me from Scholar Jinghai.
My name, my identity, and everything about me were given to me by Mister Dirk. "
Angor understood what was going on.
No wonder Naprey didn't know anything about his race. He was a Hollow Man just like the Astral Attendants.
Naprey continued, "As for where I came from, and which race I belong to …. Even now, I still don't know. "
"Speaking of which, when Grandma Astrologer came to Hundred Dragon Divine Kingdom, I spent a lot of effort to ask her to help me find my race.
"But she didn't manage to find out my race …"
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