Nausica slowly turned around and looked at the black-robed man behind her carefully after they entered the Pavilion of Youth.
"Who's that, Nausica? Why did you bring him here? " Shan, the girl who was treating Gank's wounds, quickly came to Angor when she saw the stranger in the yard. She looked at Angor with suspicion and hostility.
"Don't worry, it's fine." Nausica looked at Angor and hesitated. "Are you … Angor?"
Angor grew a lot taller in the past half a year. Nausica used to look at him from the same height, but now she had to look up. She would have doubted Angor's identity if she didn't see his face.
He took off his hood, revealing a handsome face that was somewhere between immature and mature. "I'm the real deal."
Nausica's eyes lit up. "It's really you! You've been in the limelight lately. I thought I wouldn't see you again until the purification garden opens. "
Angor chuckled and was about to say something. Shan, the girl, suddenly walked to Angor and spoke with a shy look, "I didn't expect to see you here, mister Angor. My name is Shan Ghiligu Mu. People call me Princess Shan. You can call me Shan, mister."
Shan even looked up and winked at Angor.
Surprisingly, a girl who looked like she was about six or seven years old did not look strange at all when showing such a mature expression.
"Angor is ten years younger than me, and you call him 'mister'? Then shouldn't you call me 'big sister'? " Nausica teased. She then whispered something to Angor using her lips, "She's older than me."
Angor was a little surprised, but he quickly realized what was going on. There were so many strange things in the wizarding world. Dodoro could live for a thousand years, while Shan was still a child.
"Come in. I read about you in a magazine. When I saw that Bogula had turned you into a magic puppet, I was worried." Nausica led him to the yard, where a bonfire was burning. Gank was sitting beside it with a tired look on his face.
"Then I heard that you were safe and that Mister Sunders took you away. That's why I was relieved." Nausica asked Angor to sit on a soft white blanket beside the bonfire. It seemed to be the skin of some kind of beast, which was both soft and warm.
Shan ran back to Gank and used Heal and some kind of potion to reconnect Gank's severed arm bit by bit.
Angor also saw Dripping Stream's sleeping face in a small tent on the other side of the bonfire. It seemed she fell asleep on the battlefield and was still sleeping.
"How have you been for the past six months?" Nausica sat down and enjoyed the warmth of the fire.
"I'm fine," Angor said after a moment of silence.
After half a year of living in luxury, he was well aware of the joys and sorrows in his heart. He knew Nausica really cared about him, but he didn't want to turn her friend into a trash can for him to vent his emotions. In the end, he only said, "I'm fine."
Nausica could tell that Angor had been through a lot. Since Angor didn't want to talk about it, she didn't ask.
Angor felt a rare sense of warmth from Nausica's gesture.
Nausica was probably the most comfortable person he had ever met since he entered the wizarding world. She knew human nature very well. She knew best when to say what. Also, Nausica was probably the one Angor admired the most. Her determination for the future, her lack of distractions, and her elegance were all things that Angor admired about her.
"I read in a magazine that you've reached the Mystery level. Looks like the gap between us is getting bigger and bigger." Nausica sighed. She looked a little regretful.
"Well, those are just gimmicks in the magazines. Don't believe them."
"I don't care if they're real or just gimmicks." Nausica joked. "You're famous in Floating Mech City now. It won't be long before everyone in the southern wizarding region hears about you."
"But we can't tell whether that's good or bad, can we?"
"You're right." Nausica took out a smoking pipe from her chest and lit it up. She took a deep puff and looked at Angor. "You were the one who trapped Saladin with the mist, weren't you?"
Nausica's words successfully attracted Shan's attention. She looked up from Gank with a puzzled look.
"It was me," Angor replied.
Nausica nodded, then shook her head. Angor couldn't tell what she was thinking. In the end, she hid her expression behind the smoke and whispered, "Thank you."
"Did you really save me, sweetie?" Shan walked to Angor with her short legs and tilted her head with an innocent smile. "Did you save me because … you like me?"
"You misunderstood me." Angor remained expressionless.
He didn't explain what she misunderstood. When Saladin attacked Shan, Angor didn't do anything. Even when he learned that Shan was from Brute Cavern, he just stood there and watched. He didn't do anything until Nausica was involved.
Didn't Shan know that? Of course she did. But sometimes, it was better to be ignorant.
"I'll just assume that you saved me because you like me. I've made up my mind. From now on, you're my standard husband. If no one can meet your standards, I won't marry anyone, unless … you marry me. "Shan blushed and tried to confess her love to Angor in a roundabout way.
Angor didn't mind. Nausica teased, "So you're not going to marry anyone for the rest of your life, Shan."
Shan rolled her eyes at Nausica. "I'm not going to marry anyone. My goal is to conquer the entire wizarding world and become one of the most powerful wizards of our time."
Perhaps it was because their voices were too noisy, just at this moment, Draining Stream who was lying on the bed suddenly let out a groan and woke up, looking at the people who were talking.
Shiliew didn't look very special. Her curly blue hair was the only thing that people could remember about her.
She looked at Angor first, the man who suddenly appeared in the crowd of women.
She frowned, and her freckled face showed some doubt.
"You're awake, Shiliew? Let me introduce you. This is Angor. He's Mister Sunders' apprentice, and the one who released the mist to save us! "Shan jumped to Shiliew's side and giggled.
Shiliew didn't understand Shan's words. She simply nodded. After a while, she looked at Angor and asked, "Your blood sounds familiar. Have we met somewhere before? I need to think … "
Angor didn't know how to react. She recognized him just by the sound of his blood?
"Sky Tower? I think so, "Shiliew said after a moment of consideration.
Angor was afraid that Shiliew would mention his name. It was something he couldn't forget. "It's fine. Don't think about it."
Nausica already knew about Angor's nickname from Dave, so she didn't point it out. Instead, she simply smiled at Angor.
After a long while, Shiliew suddenly smiled and said, "I remember now! You're that Baron Milk who fought with me on Level 3? Am I right? "
"Milk … Milk …" Shan stared at Angor in shock.
Angor didn't answer or deny it.
It took her a while to finish her words. "Baron Milk? Hahahaha! We're perfect for each other. I like milk too. Maybe I should ask my professor for an invitation card and change my title to Baron Milk's Wife? "
He didn't care whether Shan was joking or not. Instead, he was attracted by another point in Shan's words.
"You can change your title? Ask the professor for an invitation card? What's going on? "
"You don't know? You didn't climb all 15 levels, did you? How? Didn't Mister Sunders give you an invitation card? "Shan looked surprised.
"The professor can give me an invitation card? I don't need to climb the tower? "Angor shook his head. He didn't know about this at all.
"That's strange. So you and Nausica are the only ones who got an invitation card after climbing all 15 levels. Climbing is so troublesome. Shiliew and I didn't do it. The professor gave us an invitation card. Shiliew went to the Sky Tower, but she always fell asleep halfway. She's still wandering around the third level. "
As she spoke, Shiliew once again fell asleep.
Shan shrugged. "We'll see."
The side effect of being a natural-born talent was terrible. But Shiliew also became stronger because of it. Angor wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing. It might be good in the early stages, but it might not be the case in the later stages when everyone became stronger.
Angor's mood was going through a rollercoaster ride. Sunders already had a "direct card", but Angor still insisted on letting him join the audition. Angor even lost his life in the end. More importantly, Sunders didn't know about it at all.
Angor took a deep breath. I'll have to talk to my professor when I get back to the manor. At the very least, I need to get a new invitation card.
…
After chatting for a while, Angor looked back at Nausica.
He didn't forget why he came here.
First, he wanted to tell her about the purification garden. Second, he wanted to tell her about the mechanical arm he was going to design for her.
First, he told Shan about the purification garden.
This time, due to the promotion of the purification garden, there would be a large-scale blood sacrifice. It wasn't a secret for elite apprentices, but for ordinary apprentices, they had no way to learn about it. It was obvious that wizards had given up on them.
Both Shan and Nausica were shocked when they heard the news.
"Really?" Shan asked. She even forgot to call Angor by his name.
"Yes." Angor looked at Nausica again. "You —"
"You're here to stop me?" Nausica quickly recovered from the shock. "You don't have to. I know what's going to happen to me."
"I'm not here to stop you. I just want to tell you. It's not a simple blood sacrifice. The death rate is as high as 90%. I hope you can think about it carefully. "
Nausica nodded. "I'll think about it."
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