Angor took out a small hourglass with a timer of one minute. He could only touch the Talent Sphere for one minute. If nothing happened within that time, it meant the person had no talent at all.
"Put your hand on the sphere."
Following Angor's order, Dodoro reached out with its bony hand and grabbed the Talent Sphere.
The moment Dodoro's finger touched the Talent Orb, his eyes became misty. At the same time, the rose-red crystal sphere released a bright light, indicating that the person being tested had a talent.
Angor already expected the Talent Orb to shine so brightly.
He was just curious. What kind of talent did Dodoro have after living for a thousand years? Or did Dodoro really live that long because of that ordinary looking bowl?
The sand in the hourglass slid down bit by bit.
During the talent test, the testee would be immersed in his or her own world while using Abelles' Eye to activate his or her Soul Vision.
In Angor's eyes, Dodoro was simply touching the sphere without moving. In Dodoro's eyes, Angor was going through a drastic change, just like how Angor entered the Nightmare Realm without anyone noticing.
Sitting in front of Dodoro, Angor could clearly see Dodoro's strange expression. It seemed like Dodoro was laughing and crying at the same time. Dodoro moved his head from time to time as if he was trying to see something.
Angor tried to guess what Dodoro's talent was. Was it related to Biology? Or was it a water or wood element? Or perhaps it was an even more mysterious side?
One minute later, Dodoro opened his eyes.
Some images flashed through those clear eyes that were as clear as the blue sky. Angor saw it, but he couldn't tell what it was.
Dodoro didn't say anything after waking up. Instead, he fell into deep thought.
Five minutes later, Dodoro finally looked up at Angor again.
"What did you see?" Angor asked.
"I found myself in a strange place." Dodoro's voice was always gentle, but this time, there was a hint of doubt in it. This was the first time Angor saw such a strong emotion in Dodoro's voice.
"A strange place? Not in this room? "Angor asked.
"Nope." Dodoro shook his head as if he was trying to recall something.
Angor frowned. Did Dodoro go to the Nightmare Realm like him? How could there be such a coincidence in this world?
"There were a lot of clouds and mist. I couldn't see anything. But I think I saw everything."
Clouds and mist? Elements such as wind and water, or the special air element, flashed across his mind. There were nearly 500 issues of Abelles' Annual Talent Collection, and he only read two or three of them. The ones about clouds and mist seemed to be Elementalism.
But he wasn't sure. The Talent Orb could not accurately measure one's talent. He only gave a rough idea of the potential of the talent.
"What did you see?" Angor followed his lead.
"I saw it …" Dodoro's eyebrows suddenly furrowed. He didn't say anything else as if he was confused about something.
This time, Dodoro remained silent for almost ten minutes. "What did you see?" Angor wondered if Dodoro had fallen asleep.
Dodoro tried his best to speak, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Maybe Angor's urging made Dodoro more emotional, which helped him break through some of the barriers. He suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and said, "At the bottom of the sea, with you."
Then, Dodoro fainted on the ground.
Angor was shocked by the sudden change. He only said one sentence. Why did he suddenly spit out blood?
Angor quickly checked Dodoro's condition. Luckily, Dodoro only fainted. His face was pale due to excessive blood loss.
He moved Dodoro to the bed and sat down to think about Dodoro's condition.
What did Dodoro mean when he said "At the bottom of the sea, with you" before he fainted?
Could it be that Dodoro saw me in his "change"? Angor wondered. Since when was he allowed to play the role of a bystander in someone else's talent test?
He could not figure it out, nor could he find any examples from Abelles' Annual Talent Collection. So he decided to ask his teacher about it tomorrow.
The next morning, he noticed that Dodoro was still asleep. However, Dodoro looked much better than before. His cheeks were a bit rosier too.
Angor asked Number One to take care of Dodoro for now.
He returned to the room next door, picked up the parchment of the mechanical arm's concept and the functions of the various components, and left the room.
The first place he went to was Sunders' study.
Of course, he was here to ask Sunders about Dodoro's talent. Sunders pondered for a moment after hearing Angor's explanation.
"Clouds, mist, silence, and ravings?" Sunders muttered to himself, "Silence and ravings are similar to Divination. But what's that 'cloud' and 'mist'? Aren't Divination types supposed to show reflections of the stars? Why did it turn into clouds? Could it be that he is an elementalist and a mystic? "
Sunders didn't give Angor a definite answer in the end. He only told Angor to ask Tree Spirit for a detailed test when he returned to Brute Cavern.
Angor left the study and headed to Mithra's Elixir Hut.
Along the way, Angor kept thinking about Dodoro's question. Sunders didn't give him an exact answer, but some of his speculations did make sense. For example, Dodoro suddenly stopped talking when he was about to reach the most important part of his sentence, which was very similar to Divination types. Just like what the fortune-tellers on Earth often said, "The secrets of the heavens must not be revealed." In the wizarding world, Divination types could be revealed, but they couldn't do it in such a straightforward way.
With the Magi's intellect, they would definitely be able to understand what he was trying to say.
"It does look like a Divination type. But if it's a Divination type, does it mean he's talking about the future?" Angor was puzzled. If that was the case, what did "you and me at the bottom of the sea" mean? Was Dodoro going to the bottom of the sea in the future? Or was he going to sink to the bottom of the sea?
After thinking for a while, he gave up. Everything would be settled when he arrived at Brute Cavern.
Besides, he didn't have time to think about other things. He had already arrived at the Elixir Hut.
The Elixir Hut looked quiet, but Angor noticed that there were people staring at it from afar. When Angor approached the Elixir Hut, those people all looked at him.
Most of them were sizing him up, as if trying to figure out who he was.
When he successfully walked into the Magic Medicine Hut, the gazes that looked at him immediately changed. From sizing him up, they turned into indifference, jealousy, hatred, and most of them were inquiring.
"You're here, Mister Angor?"
Angor heard a childish voice calling out to him as soon as he opened the door. Before he could react, a small figure rushed to him and stopped in front of him.
"You're finally here, Brother Angor! Good morning!" she said in a flattering tone.
An orange leopard cub with a sharp horn on its forehead slowly walked to Angor while wagging its tail. The cub rubbed against Angor's leg and sat down beside him.
"Good morning, Toya." Angor smiled and stroked Toya's fur.
"Mister Angor, it's getting colder and colder. Dodo is freezing. He really needs a new shirt." Toya held Dodo in his arms with tears in his eyes. He then pinched Dodo's sore spot. Dodo squealed and cried out in pain.
Angor was surprised.
Toya continued, "The Month of Resuscitation is coming soon, and a new year is coming … Toya still only has a tattered leather skirt. I really want something nice that can protect me from the weather."
Toya stared at Angor expectantly. The two pairs of eyes, one big and one small, looked at Angor with a "trick or treat" expression.
Angor smiled and crouched down. He took out a magic crystal from his bracelet and stuffed it into Toya's hand. "Here, I'll give you some money. Go to the main city and buy something for yourself."
With that, Angor walked around them and entered the warm room.
Toya held the magic crystal in his hand and looked at Dodo in confusion. Why didn't his "cute" trick work anymore?
"Toya's not a bad guy. He's just a bit stubborn and naughty. Don't mind him." It was Mithra's wife, a wizard named Yeliya.
Angor already knew that Yeliya loved Toya a lot. Moreover, he knew that Tu Yao just wanted to take advantage of him. Tu Yao didn't have any bad intentions.
"I don't mind. I like Toya a lot." Angor chuckled. Toya reminded Angor of his older brother when he was still a kid.
"You're looking for Mithra, right? He's in the basement. Go there yourself, "Yeliya said gently. "By the way, don't mind those people outside. Most of them are just jealous of you. Some of them don't like your teacher, but they won't do anything to you in Floating Mech City. Just ignore them."
Angor nodded. He already knew what would happen if his name got out. Besides, he already experienced something similar back in Brute Cavern, so he wouldn't mind it.
From the outside, Elixir Hut looked like an ordinary wooden hut. However, the real essence of the hut lay in the huge underground area, which led to many different caves. It was designed by Mithra as a place for experiments and alchemy.
Angor had been here before, so he quickly found Mithra's alchemy room.
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