"Other than being used as a freezer, there are no other dangers here?" Shadow stared at Venees. "You said that there's a certain amount of danger on every floor from here onwards. So you're lying to us? "
"No, I'm not. Lady Isabelle once used this place to train her soul. As long as you don't insist on going deeper into the Ice Cave, you'll be fine."
As they spoke, the group of them reached a fork in the cold cave. Two paths appeared in front of them, one on the left and one on the right.
Both paths led to different directions. Using the light from the wall lamp, they could see that both paths were covered in frost. They couldn't help but shiver as they stood in the air vent and the icy wind that passed through the hall.
"The left path leads us to the Ice Cave. The right path leads us to the exit of the next level, "Venees explained.
"Where are the materials you mentioned?" Angor asked.
Venees glanced at Angor. "Even if they're only low-tiered materials, you'll be in big trouble if my teacher finds out."
"There was once an apprentice who accidentally damaged some low-tiered materials, and her teacher threw her into the Soul Exile," Shadow said.
"I know you have a list of materials, but now's not the time to worry about them. Venees is right. That old witch Isabella is a very petty person, and she won't give up on the slightest detail. How about this? If we can get out of Dark Castle safely, I'll give you all the materials on your list for free. "
Angor glanced at Venees and used Spirit Bond to talk to Shadow. "Are you sure you can get out of the Soul Exile safely?"
Shadow didn't understand why Angor brought this up. "If there aren't too many undead creatures, we can just go invisible."
"Let's not talk about how many undead creatures there are. But what about Venees? Can we still move forward without her? " There were many traps in Dark Castle. Some of them were simple puzzles, such as logical thinking, reverse thinking, psychological deception, common sense, and so on. They already saw a lot of strange puzzle-solving methods on their way here. As Angor said, without Venees' help, they wouldn't have been able to reach the next level.
"I don't understand. What are you trying to say?" Shadow agreed. But what did that have to do with the current situation?
"I told you, I'm an alchemist. As long as you give me the materials, I can make something that can repel or repel undead creatures. "
Shadow didn't believe him at all when he heard that Angor was going to craft something to deal with the undead creatures.
In his mind, how could an alchemy apprentice be able to refine a tool to deal with the Undead?
Shadow stared at Angor suspiciously, but Angor didn't seem to care at all, which made Shadow a little unsure. He thought for a moment. "Are you sure?"
Angor nodded.
"Then …" Shadow wanted to believe Angor, but trust wasn't enough. "Even if you have enough materials, it'll take a long time, won't it? We can't afford to waste too much time here. "
Angor considered for a moment. "One day. As long as you have the materials, give me one day."
Previously, he had only spent a day to refine the revolving spear for Vice. He had an Energy Stabilizer in his bracelet as well as a lot of magic crystals. As long as he had enough time, he was confident that he could finish it in one day.
"One day? That fast?" According to Shadow's knowledge, alchemy couldn't be done so fast. But he didn't think Angor would lie to him. They had to help each other if they wanted to leave Dark Castle. He thought for a moment, then asked, "Can it really expel the undead?"
Angor nodded. Shadow also sensed Angor's serious mood through the Spirit Bond.
Shadow closed his eyes and chose to believe Angor. "Alright. If it's only one day, we can afford it."
Venees didn't know what they were talking about because they were communicating through the Spirit Bond. She just stood there quietly, shivering from the cold and wallowing in self-pity for being abandoned.
Venees was only wearing a silk bathrobe after she left the three-tiered bathing pool. Her clothes were so thin that one could almost see the scenery underneath. How could a thin robe keep her warm? The frigid air had been disturbing her since she came here, and her skin had turned red from the cold. But she didn't dare to act recklessly since her life was in danger. She just wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.
Both her body and mind were hurt. Venees felt like she had been wronged.
Suddenly, she felt a shadow looming over her head.
"Put this on," Angor said. Angor's voice reached her ears. She struggled to get up and saw that the shadow was actually a thick, black, velvet windbreaker.
The windbreaker was for men. It was wide and big, and the color was a little dull and gray. It didn't look good on a girl.
Still, it wasn't the time to be picky. Venees thanked Angor and put on the windbreaker.
In a split second, the cotton wool brought a gentle warmth to her skin, and the redness on her skin slowly faded away.
"Where are the materials?" Angor asked after Venees put on the windbreaker.
Venees glanced at Diablo and noticed that he didn't try to stop Angor like he did earlier. Clearly, they had reached an agreement.
Venees didn't say anything else. She pointed to the left side of the path. "All the materials are here."
"The heart of the ice cave?" Venees said the path on the left led to the heart of the ice cave.
Venees nodded. "Because it's colder near the heart of the ice cave, it's better to keep the materials cold. But we're still some distance away from the heart of the ice cave, so we won't be in too much danger. "
Shadow turned to the left without hesitation. "Then let's go this way. Venees, we'll have to stay here for a day."
Shadow didn't explain the reason for the delay to Venees. Venees knew what was going on, so she just nodded and didn't say anything else.
After walking along the road for less than ten minutes, the temperature began to drop rapidly. Fortunately, it was still bearable.
The deeper they went, the more serious the ice marks became. At first, there were only frost marks, but now they were all frozen.
"Is the danger of the heart of the ice cave because of the coldness?" Shadow asked.
Venees covered her mouth with both of her hands and exhaled some white smoke to drive away the cold. Her voice was muffled. "Yes. I heard that the center of the Ice Cave is so cold that it can even freeze souls. Even wizards have to protect their souls if they want to go in."
"Souls? So it's really cold there."
They continued to talk about soul protection for a while. Under Angor's guidance, the topic shifted to "souls".
"Do you know about Soul Orbs, Venees?"
"I know." Venees nodded.
"I heard that the Soul Orb has the ability to repair the soul?"
Venees didn't hide the fact since she thought Angor was going to talk about Soul Orbs.
"They can also heal souls and replenish soul energy. They're the most natural and harmless products. I heard from my sisters that only Dark Castle produces Soul Orbs. "
"Are there any Soul Orbs in there?" Angor pointed at the center of the ice cave.
Venees shook her head. "I don't know where they keep them. But it's definitely not underground, because Soul Orbs are too attractive to the undead. If it's underground, it will cause the undead to riot. "
After getting the information he wanted, he changed the topic to something else.
About ten minutes later, Venees pointed at an open area in front of them. "There we are. That's where the materials are stored."
The field was very spacious, about twenty meters in radius. There were several iron gates around the area. The iron door was marked with recognizable patterns, such as a green sprout representing a magical plant, a piece of mithril representing an ore, and a wave representing a liquid …
"The materials are inside. There's no trap here." Venees remained silent for a moment before she spoke again. "If you know what you're going to do, you may enter now."
Angor exchanged a look with Shadow. "They're just low-tiered materials. Even the chains you used to break the blood prison are more expensive than these. Don't worry, I'll help you if the old witch wants to punish you. "
Angor nodded and asked Shadow and Venees to stay outside while he followed the mark on the gate.
Just as Venees said, the gate was filled with all kinds of materials. However, they were all low-tiered or non-tiered materials, and there were a lot of them.
Angor was in desperate need of these materials. He moved back and forth between the gates and soon collected all the materials he needed.
When he came out of the gate, Shadow and Venees lit up torches to keep themselves warm.
"I'm going to do some alchemy. Don't disturb me if there's nothing important. Venees, keep an eye on her. She seems to have accepted her fate, but we still need to be careful."
Shadow nodded and told Angor not to worry.
Angor ran back to where he came from and activated his Nightmare Domain.
As long as Sunders wasn't here, he would be able to do his alchemy without worrying about being watched. However, just in case, he left one of his illusionary avatars outside while his true body remained hidden inside the Nightmare Domain.
He planned to make a revolver with Prelude to Elimination again. Since he had done it twice before, he was more familiar with the process and wouldn't make any mistakes.
Instead of planning ahead, he took out the materials and alchemy tools, adjusted the hologram tablet's projection, and got to work.
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