Ever since Falca was trapped by Shadow, he had been following them from behind. Since Bogula ordered everyone to return to the fort, Falca did not dare to leave the team.
Falca kept staring at them with his menacing eyes.
Shadow spoke in a low voice, "That guy is as petty as Isabella. Just ignore him."
Toya, the little boy beside Shadow, nodded. "Yeah, don't mind him, Big Bro. He's just a kid. Last time, he tried to put a master-servant contract on Dodo, but I found out and he won't admit it. "
Toya was holding Dodo in his arms while rubbing Dodo's fur with his short, chubby hands.
Toya was Bogula's new apprentice. Angor only learned about it yesterday. It had only been a year since Toya joined Bogula, and he was already at the bottleneck of level-1. Clearly, he was quite talented.
As for that pet Doodle … Angor couldn't tell what it was. He had a feeling that the creature was hiding a terrifying power under its adorable appearance.
He had asked Shadow about it before, but Shadow only smiled and said nothing. He only said that Dudu was Tu Yao's pet and that they were born together. Dodo might look cute as a cub, but its strength was immeasurable. Perhaps it was as strong as a Naga.
"Falca is' Silent Raven 'Taurus' apprentice, as well as a relative of Taurus." Shadow paused and continued, "Because of this, Falca is a bit arrogant. He thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he has someone to back him up. I think he doesn't like you because you're more famous than him. "
"I'm more famous than him?" Angor did not know what he was talking about.
"Ever since I told you that you've been in contact with Mysteries, there have been a lot of sorcerers coming to visit you. But the tower is protected by our teacher's barrier, so they can't get in. "Shadow shrugged.
Wizards came to visit me? Angor found it strange. There was such a huge gap between apprentices and wizards. Most wizards even saw apprentices as ants. Why would a wizard "shamelessly visit" Angor?
"In any case, you're famous now, but your influence hasn't spread yet. But reputation spreads very quickly. Many wizards like to stay at home and watch gossip. Maybe in a few years, you'll be famous in the wizarding world. "Shadow seemed to be a little proud of being Angor's friend.
Angor nodded. He had no idea what fame meant. Therefore, for the time being, he didn't know what kind of consequences he would face after becoming famous. Be it good … or bad.
They walked leisurely from the teleportation hall to the Bogula Fortress. Since Bogula didn't set a time limit, they decided to just stroll around.
Along the way, he began to see the true face of Floating Mech City.
Floating Mech City had many supernaturals, but most of them were mortals. Most of the mortals here were relatives of supernaturals. Most of them ran shops in their respective clans. Most of them were mortals working as salespeople. As for Extraordinaires, they rarely wandered around the streets.
According to Shadow, supernaturals mostly gathered on the opposite side of Floating Mech City.
Speaking of which, the structure of Floating Mech City had to be mentioned.
There were two sides to the city. The front side was the main city area, where the teleportation hall, auction house, shops, and the headquarters of other organizations were located.
The opposite side was under the city, where there were a lot of chimneys. Standing on the ground, Angor looked up and saw the opposite side of Floating Mech City.
Although the buildings and creatures on the opposite side seemed to be hanging upside down from the naked eye, the laws of gravity there were different. When one really reached the opposite side, there was no feeling of hanging upside down.
As a wizard organization, Floating Mech City's real base was on the opposite side.
"My professor used to live on the opposite side as well. But a bunch of alchemists messed up the place, so he moved to the main city area." Shadow sighed. "Actually, the mana density on the opposite side is higher, but because the environment is too bad, most non-alchemy wizards live in the main city. Now, the opposite side has become a paradise for alchemists and apprentices.
"But there are many alchemist items and materials on the opposite side. If you're interested, I can take you there," Shadow suggested.
Angor shook his head. He didn't need materials. What he needed was strength.
There was something special about the structure of the city — the rules.
The front side of Floating Mech City, which was the main city area, was filled with Rune Detectors. The Rune Detectors were used to monitor energy ripples during battles and prevent anyone from getting into a fight.
If they were found out, they would be blacklisted by Floating Mech City, and they would not be allowed to interact with them in the future.
Of course, this restriction was only limited to apprentices and some weaker adepts.
After nearly two hours, they finally arrived at Bogula's fortress.
The fortress was hemispherical in shape. There was nothing special about it. However, Angor noticed that there were a lot of strange looking puppets around the fortress. There were living puppets, corpse puppets, and even puppets made from strange materials.
Men and women, young and old, humans, animals, plants, and spirits. They all looked strange and strange.
When they stepped into the fortress, Angor felt a chilling aura surrounding the place. The puppets followed their steps and stared at them with their cold, lifeless eyes.
Falca was originally about forty meters behind them. When they arrived at the fortress, he immediately ran to Shadow's side, not daring to stray too far away from him.
"Stay within ten meters of me, or the puppets will attack you," Shadow warned.
They arrived at the fortress without any trouble.
Outside the fortress, there was a metal sphere floating in the air, which looked similar to the Rune Detector they saw earlier.
"Welcome home, Mister Diablo," the Rune Detector spoke in a mechanical voice.
"Butler Kazar, take this stinking bat to the guest room on the second floor," Shadow ordered while pointing at Falca.
"Yes, Butler Kazar." The Rune Detector released a ray of white light and pointed at a certain direction. "Please follow me, guest."
Falca glared at Shadow with a dark expression. "Just you wait, Diablo."
"I'm not talking to you," Shadow spat.
Falca seemed to be very familiar with this place. He didn't even need the Rune Detector to guide him.
"Let's go. The annoying bastard is gone. I'll take you to your room. " Shadow then turned to Toya. "You go back and meditate. I'll teach you a cantrip at night."
Toya nodded with a bright look. However, he didn't leave right away. Instead, he looked at Angor in confusion. "Mister Angor, I saw your bird."
Shadow stared at Angor as if he was looking at a freak.
"When I took Dodo out this morning, I saw you take out a little bird from your door." Toya showed Angor the bird in his hand.
Seeing this, Shadow realized that the bird Toya was talking about was actually Toby.
Angor had been keeping Toby in his bracelet while Papaya and her clansmen took care of it. Earlier, when he was making water for the Krakoks, Papaya said that Toby's eyelids were twitching, which meant it was about to wake up. Angor took out Toby to check, but the bird was still asleep.
It was only for a split second. Unexpectedly, Tu Yao saw it.
"That bird's clothes are so pretty. Mister Angor, can you make one for Dodo too?" Toya lifted Dodo up high and showed it to Angor.
Du-du is a feline. As it is lifted, its tail naturally erects to cover the key parts.
Before Angor could say anything, Shadow slapped Toya's head. "Hey, there are plenty of clothes sellers out there. You want your Brother Angor to make clothes for Tutu? You're just trying to extort an alchemy armor. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."
Shadow pushed Toya aside. "Acting cute won't work in the wizarding world. Don't you know what 'equivalent exchange' means? If you want something, you have to pay for it. Now, take Dodo back. "
Toya pursed his lips and walked into the fortress while looking back several times.
Angor wasn't planning to make anything for Toya, but he still felt a little tempted by Toya's words. The Mana Barrier armor Devildare gave him was already damaged. Apart from the Myriad Ward Magic Scroll, Angor needed something else to protect himself.
He still had Akeso's Snake Scale. It wasn't practical for him to use it right now, but if he could make a heart-protecting armor out of it, it would be a great help.
With that in mind, he followed Shadow into the fortress.
"You better not let Dodoro out. My professor might be able to tolerate you, but he won't let other people out." "Don't worry about Toby. A familiar is something every wizard should have." Shadow took Angor to Toby's room and warned him. "Toby won't mind.
Dodoro was still learning how to speak from Papaya's grandmother. Angor went to check on him and saw that Dodoro was progressing even faster than when Trusan was teaching him.
However, Angor noticed that Dodoro kept glancing at his luggage bag, which contained his bowl. If Angor wasn't restricted, Dodoro would probably go for it right away.
"Got it." Angor nodded.
"You can stay here peacefully for the next two days. I'll go out and contact some old friends to see if I can help you find a place to hide." Shadow paused for a moment. "As for the purification garden … I already told you what I told you last time. You better keep it in mind. Think about it. "
"You don't have to worry about my professor for now. I heard from him this morning that something big is going to happen in Floating Mech City. He'll probably go to the other side of the city to deal with it, so he won't force you to make a decision right away. But you have to be prepared. It's best if you can tell me your thoughts and make a decision before the teacher comes back. "
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