If Mara had a choice, he would be more than happy to pair up Alan and Angor as a couple. But Angor had to agree first.
Mara knew that Angor was trying to change the topic. However, Mara also wanted to know more about Alan, so he stopped talking about Aleen as Angor wished.
It had been a long time since Mara heard from Alan. Hearing Angor's description, Mara began to admire Alan more and more. His eyes were filled with warmth.
When Mara heard that Alan also made it through the purification garden, he was delighted.
No matter how Alan survived the garden, as long as he survived, he would have a much better chance of becoming a wizard in the future.
If Alan could become a wizard, his status in White Coral Floating Island Academy would be greatly changed. And with the food made by the Gourmet Wizard, Mara even believed that he could become a wizard himself.
Just as Mo Luo was having a beautiful dream, a woman's voice suddenly appeared in his heart. It poured a bucket of cold water over his beautiful dream.
"Mara, I see you two are having a good time. If there's a chance, you can invite him to White Coral Floating Island Academy. Our academy needs a guest alchemist for many years."
Heroline's words were directly imprinted in Mara's mind.
Mara quickly stopped his wild thoughts. He hesitated and sent a voice transmission to Heroline. "I'll do my best, Lady Heroline. But for now, I still want to maintain our relationship. "
Heroline humphed. "You decide. But remember, the friendship of a master alchemist is only beneficial to both you and the academy."
Heroline did not send any more voice transmissions. Mara sighed in relief in his mind.
In terms of maintaining a good relationship with Angor, he did what he had to do today. Now, he just had to keep improving Angor's favorability and presence.
"Professor Anglo, you're from White Coral Floating Island Academy?" Angor was talking about Alan, but he noticed that Mara was not paying attention, so he stopped and asked Sunders through their Spirit Bond.
Sunders looked up from a distance. His short, grayish-green curly hair peeked out from the edge of his black top hat. The shadow on his face curled into a small smile. "Indeed. Looks like your little old friend told you a lot."
It took him a while to realize that Sunders was referring to Mara.
He briefly explained Mara's identity. "If it wasn't for Mara's help, I wouldn't have stepped onto the path of a Magus. I'm very grateful to him."
"It's just an exchange of interests. The 'Morning Dew' you mentioned is worth more than the Frost Scrolls of Healing and the ticket to The Redbud," said Sunders in a plain tone.
Angor did not argue. He understood that this was a trade of benefits. When he was still a mortal, Mara was already an experienced Extraordinary. Back then, he could've destroyed the entire Padt Manor with a single finger and obtained all the Morning Dew. However, he chose not to do so. Instead, he chose to make a deal with them. Furthermore, he had given Chown a way to survive and even brought him into the Magus World.
The more he learned about the rules of the wizarding world, the more he felt that Mara's actions were reasonable.
Since Mara used a favor as a bargaining chip, Angor was willing to return the favor instead of seeing it as a simple exchange of interests.
"So Professor Anglo is from White Coral Floating Island Academy, then …" Angor glanced at the woman behind the water curtain. It was only a brief glance, but Angor felt that the woman was still staring at him.
"Is she Lady Heroline, the 'Moray Eel Woman'?" Angor wondered.
Angor saw Heroline in Greya's Barbie's Restaurant. However, as a mortal, Angor did not dare to raise his head in front of a group of wizards. The only thing he remembered about Heroline was her long blue hair.
Although the other party was behind the water curtain, he could faintly see the long blue hair behind the curtain.
Angor asked Sunders about this through their Spirit Bond.
Sunders gave an affirmative answer and teased Angor, "Her eyes almost popped out of their sockets when she saw you. You only recognized her now …"
Back in Barbie's Restaurant, Sunders was the one who took Angor from Heroline's hand. Heroline's jealous tone and the way she looked like she wanted to eat Angor alive made Sunders very happy.
Now that Angor knew that the woman behind the water curtain was Heroline from White Coral Floating Island Academy, he finally understood why Heroline was looking at him with such complicated emotions.
Still, Angor did not understand why Sunders was so happy.
Angor noticed a commotion near the sand table. He turned around and saw everyone gathering around Professor Anglo.
"The results are out!" A low voice was heard.
"Can anyone understand this? What language is this?" Professor Angor's parchment was filled with a bunch of strange symbols, which confused everyone.
"It's not a language. It's the corresponding symbols of the strings of the world." "I don't care what the symbols are. I just want to know what the result is."
All eyes were on Anglo.
Angor exhaled deeply and put down his blood-stained quill. He looked at Douglas with a serious expression. "Mister Radiance, the result is out, but —"
Douglas felt uneasy when he saw Anglo's expression. As expected, Anglo made a proviso before he could finish his sentence.
"But what? What's with the hesitation? Just say it. We don't do things like you academies do. I don't think it's enough to destroy Sleepless City. "Qetesh frowned. His white beard was stained with his saliva.
"Listen to what Professor Anglo has to say, Kratt!" Douglas snapped at Anglo.
Anglo shook his head with an ugly expression. "The outcome is not optimistic."
"Not good? I can guess that already. Sleepless City has already suffered a great loss since the first day the darkness appeared. "Douglas sighed." I just want to know more about it. Do you have any more details? "
Angor said, "Mister Radiance, I think you've misunderstood. You're talking about the current situation, but I'm talking about the long-term benefits the darkness will bring to Sleepless City.
"According to my speculations, the darkness will only bring harm to Sleepless City. What you see now is only a part of it. It will only get worse in the future. "
Anglo shook his head. "In other words, as long as you don't give up on Sleepless City, you'll never be able to recover."
Angor's words were heavy.
"What do you mean? The darkness can't be removed? "Qetesh stamped his feet.
Angor waved a hand. "I don't know if it'll last forever. All I can say is that it's very dangerous."
As he spoke, Angor suddenly flipped the parchment over and pressed a drop of blood on the back of the paper. Countless words, symbols, and lights were attracted to the blood. They wagged their tails like tadpoles and gathered at the center of the blood.
The blood dissolved into a row of words.
"It will become the source of darkness and the nest of danger."
Angor cast a Cleanse spell to evaporate the dirty sweat on his body. He adjusted his glasses and looked at Douglas. "That's the result. If you want to know more, Mister Radiance, I can't help you."
Angor then looked at Qetesh, who remained silent. "Mister Qetesh, if you don't agree with my speculations, you can go to the Brilliance Plane and ask a Prophet from Starliege Church to come here. But don't you think it's strange that Starliege Church didn't send anyone here?"
Angor then looked at Heroline. "Heroline, for the sake of the academy's future, I think we should leave this place. I don't care what you decide, but I'll leave tonight. "
With that, Angor turned to leave.
"Wait —"
Anglo stopped. It was Sunders who stopped him. Anglo wanted to leave right now, but he did not dare to offend the infamous Grim Reaper of the southern wizardry region. Instead, he stood aside respectfully.
"So you're saying the darkness won't leave this place?" Sunders asked.
Angor shook his head. "I don't know. Maybe that's what I meant. Maybe not."
"Will the darkness continue to spread?" asked Sunders.
Angor shook his head again. "I don't know. But it's unlikely."
"Do you have any idea about the Mystery item inside?" Sunders asked for the third time.
Angor remained silent for a while. "The world string seems to be avoiding the area. Maybe there's something wrong with the laws inside. If I can get more information, I might be able to find out more."
Something wrong with the laws? Douglas's pupils suddenly shrank. "The rules are different. Are they not applicable to the wizarding world? Is there really a portal that connects to another world, just like what Mister Phantom said?"
"Ahem, that's out of our hands. If that's the case, we'll leave it to the Supreme Cult or Moonfrost Union," Kratos explained. "Even if it's a portal, the world's consciousness will repair itself."
Anglo glanced at Qetesh with a hint of confusion in his eyes. "I don't know. Mister Kratos is right. If Mister Radiance needs help, we can ask the Moonfrost Union to help us. I remember Mister Sennefer was in Floating Mech City not long ago."
With that, Angor turned to leave.
Mara had no reason to stay behind since both Angor and Heroline were gone.
She said goodbye to Angor in a hurry and left the hut. "If you have time, please come to White Coral Floating Island Academy for a visit."
Angor's words caused the wizards in the hut to fall into a heated argument. No one could decide what to do next.
They didn't want to leave because of the Mystery item.
However, if they didn't leave, Anglo's words would be very harsh, and they were afraid.
Douglas remained silent as if he was trying to make a decision.
Sunders suddenly sent a message through their Spirit Bond. "I'm going inside."
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