The high priest lowered his head and said in a low voice, "You flatter me."
"I promised you that I'll owe you a favor as long as you're telling the truth." Angor looked at the old man. "Tell me what you want now. I'll do it as long as it's within my power."
Angor wasn't going to go back on his word.
The High Priest was silent for a long time. His thoughts turned thousands of times. In the end, he sighed and said, "In the past thousand years, the people I feel most guilty about are my people. I don't know if my request can be fulfilled, but I have no other choice. "
"What are you trying to say?" Angor looked at the old man, who slowly knelt on the ground.
The High Priest gave a long kowtow and said, "I hope that you can save our clan, Sir."
Angor already knew what the Grand Priest was going to say, but he still didn't know how to react when the Grand Priest said it out loud.
Save his people? That was too broad a concept. Angor didn't know how much the old man wanted him to do. If he had to save the entire Krakoks, he wouldn't be able to do it with his current strength.
The old man knew that Angor wasn't going to give him a chance to save his people. "I'll be happy as long as you can keep us alive, sir."
That was the least he could do in his mind.
"You won't be wiped out if you stay in Soul Genesis Garden," Angor said calmly.
The old man shook his head. "No matter what, we're still slaves. I hope the Krakoks, even if it's just one branch, can have absolute freedom. "
"Is that what you're looking for?"
"I've been thinking about it ever since you left for St. Petersburg, sir. Our people are stuck in a quagmire, and it's almost impossible for us to change anything. I've been thinking about it for a long time. We made the decision ourselves, and I'm the only one who's still alive, so I'm the only one who can take responsibility. I don't want to do that because it's like slapping my own face. As long as one branch of the Krakoks can have freedom, I'll be happy. "
Judging from the fact that Jaro and his brothers were able to travel freely in the outer, middle, and inner worlds, it was clear that the Krakoks weren't restricted. It wasn't that they couldn't leave the Soul Genesis Garden, but they were unwilling.
That was why the high priest wanted absolute freedom. He wanted the Krakoks to have an independent branch that wouldn't be affected by Hippocroc's magic array and would be able to reproduce freely.
This request was actually not easy to fulfill.
"So Gami, Ghor, and Jamey are all in Floating Mech City?" Angor sent a voice transmission to Shadow.
Shadow nodded. "Yes. The Krakoks are very skilled in sculpting. My mentor valued their skills, so he accepted the three of them as his apprentices. However, I haven't officially taken him in as a disciple. He's just under my mentor's name. "
"Then do you know the problem with their bloodline?"
"My mentor once said that the bloodline of the three brothers was bound by a certain cornerstone. I didn't understand it in the past, but now I have a rough idea. My mentor should be talking about the magic array carved under Hippocroc's foundation." Shadow sighed again. "The Grand Priest's request doesn't sound too difficult. But if you want to solve it, you have to start from the magic array. But if you really try to do that, you'll end up affecting the rest of the Krakoks. "
Angor understood Shadow's words. No matter how far the Krakoks went, their souls would always be drawn back to them by Hippocroc's magic array after they died. This was something that was tied to their bloodline. If they couldn't get rid of it, they wouldn't be able to achieve true freedom.
"This request really isn't easy to fulfill. This old man is really taking advantage of us." An Ying scolded in his mind.
"What if Gami and his brothers can have absolute freedom? Wouldn't you agree?"
Shadow was silent for a long time before he finally said, "Of course I'm willing, but this isn't a problem that we can solve. That's a magic array set up by a level-3 truth-finder wizard. Who can break their bloodline? Unless … "
"Isabelle herself," Shadow and Isabelle agreed at the same time.
Angor lowered his head and looked at the old priest. The old man was still kneeling on the ground. Half of his body had already decayed. His arms were trembling, and sweat was oozing out of his forehead.
"I …" Angor paused for a while before he continued, "I don't know if I can keep my promise. But give me a week, and I'll give it a try."
"If it doesn't work, I'll ask my mentor when I return to my organization. If he can help, I'll come back. "
Angor didn't give him a definite answer, but the Grand Priest still saw a glimmer of hope. He had lived for thousands of years, and he was worried about his people the most. If one of his people could gain absolute freedom, he would at least feel better.
"Thank you, sir." The old priest kowtowed again, leaving a puddle of water on his forehead. No one knew whether it was sweat or tears.
After a while, the High Priest stood up and wiped the tears off his face. He bowed sincerely and said, "My Lord, you're back now. Should we hold the ceremony now?"
Angor nodded. "In an hour, at the Centenary Palace."
When the High Priest heard this, he quickly left. Time was too tight. He had to return to the temple immediately to prepare everything.
After the high priest left, Shadow asked, "Are you really going to look for Isabelle? If you make this request, let's not talk about whether she will agree or not. Once she agrees, the opportunity and compensation that she said she would give you will probably be gone. "
"I'm not looking forward to anything. It doesn't matter." Angor wasn't worried at all. "What I'm worried about is that he won't ask for anything. The longer he owes someone a favor, the more painful it will be. Even if it's hard to fulfill, it's good that he asked for it right away. At the very least, we can settle the debt quickly. "
Shadow considered and agreed with Angor's words. Wizards lived for a long time, and as they grew stronger, it would be harder for them to repay favors. Now, the old priest only asked to protect the Krakoks from extinction. Perhaps he would ask to protect the Krakoks or declare war against Dark Castle in the future. When that happened, it would be even harder to repay the favor.
The two of them chatted for a while more before someone knocked on the door of the hall. The priest was asking for an audience.
"I'll leave it to you." Angor glanced at Shadow.
With that, he turned invisible. Shadow also went into hiding and manipulated Fiona to face this group of selection priests.
Under the control of Shadow's puppet, Fiona's performance had deceived all the priests. Shadow only gave a few vague orders before asking Fiona to go upstairs with the excuse that she was not feeling well.
The knights and craftsmen began to set up the stage for the ceremony.
An hour later, the knights and craftsmen left. A simple yet ingenious stage was set up in the empty space of the hall.
Next, the Grand Priest led a choir of nearly a hundred people into the hall.
The Heavenly Priests lined up in a row and welcomed the High Priest with the greatest ceremony.
Fiona also came down from the second floor and found a seat with a bored look on her face. Her gaze swept across the choir, and the girls lowered their heads one after another.
"Come here, Grand Priest." Fiona reached out a hand and summoned several transparent strings that formed a bridge in front of the Grand Priest.
The judges looked at each other in confusion. This was the first time they saw something like this. In the past, the Grand Priest always stood at the top of the mountain to host ceremonies. They didn't expect to be welcomed by a Descender today.
It was Shadow who brought the Grand Priest here.
As soon as the Grand Priest sat down, an illusion was placed in front of him. When he looked back, he saw Angor and Shadow sitting beside him.
"An illusion that can confuse their eyes and prevent them from seeing what's going on." Angor explained. "Where's the soul-cleansing treasure you mentioned?"
The High Priest stretched out his hand, and a white aura that could be seen with the naked eye emitted from his hand.
As the energy materialized, a small object appeared in the Grand Priest's hand. The Grand Priest tossed it into the air, and the object grew bigger and bigger until it reached its normal size.
"It can be big or small?" Angor looked at the object carefully. "It's at least a tiered alchemy item."
It was a black disk made of an unknown material.
It didn't look like anything special. Also, there was a thick layer of paste on the disk that covered many patterns.
"The Queen left her mark on the treasure. Anyone who touches it will be detected by the Queen." Angor reached out his hand to feel the item carefully, but the Grand Priest stopped him.
The "Queen" wasn't Isabelle. It was her student, Isabella. Isabella was the current ruler of Dark Castle.
Isabella had a strange obsession with her teacher. Not only did she change her name, but she also changed her title. However, the nickname "Twilight Queen" was given to herself by Isabella after she left the wizarding world. She felt that she was taking advantage of Isabella.
Angor pulled back his hand. Isabella was too crazy. If he touched the item, she would return to Dark Castle without a second thought. Who knew what would happen then?
Since he couldn't touch it, he could only observe it with his eyes.
There were no runes on the disk, which meant it was probably a "synthesis alchemy item". Angor couldn't tell the difference between materials, and he didn't know much about synthesis alchemy, so he couldn't figure it out yet.
But when he tried, he sensed something familiar from the disk.
It was similar to the Mystery energy he used not long ago.
He looked at Shadow, who also seemed to be thinking about something.
"I think it's a Mystery item. I sensed Mystery energy from it," Shadow spoke using Voice Transmission.
Angor hesitated and nodded. "I think so. But there's not much Mystery energy. According to the Grand Priest, this is a tool that can be combined into one. That means the real Mystery item will be created after the two parts are combined. "
The Mystery energy contained in this half of the Mystery item was about the same as the revolver he just crafted.
If this half of the Mystery item could "purify souls", then … Angor began to wonder what kind of Mystery properties his revolver would have.
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