Inside his study, Sunders was carefully examining the "Monument Loop" in his hand.
As he tossed and turned, he soon saw an emblem hidden in a mageweath at the bottom of the tablet: a lion's heart entangled in thorns.
Sunders rolled his eyes and realized what Angor was thinking.
"Oh, the kid did it too?" Sunders chuckled.
He did not test the object right away. Instead, he placed the object on one side of his desk beside the falcon ornament. Both ornaments were made by Angor himself. Judging from their appearance, Sunders could see Angor's growth in alchemy knowledge.
"I hope you can go further." Sunders' lips curled into a smile.
The door of the study was suddenly pushed open. Flora stormed in angrily. "Little Red is pissing me off! She gives Angor flowers every time she sees him! I can't even vent my anger!"
"What? Angor pissed you off? "Sunders raised an eyebrow.
"Of course not. He's not the one who pissed me off." Flora did not mind stating that she was mad at Angor because of someone else.
Sunders raised an eyebrow. "I told you to go through the front door because you have to follow the rules."
"Why should I follow the rules? I'm a wizard, not a mortal. If I can become a truth-finder by following the rules, I'll follow them. " Flora rolled her eyes. Next, she saw the Monument Loop on the desk. "What's this? I didn't see it last time. It's pretty … "
Flora moved closer. "Huh? The ribbons inside the rhombus are quite interesting. What's this, professor? "
"Monument Loop. It's more interesting inside than outside."
"What's inside?" Flora played with the Monument Loop in her hand. She seemed to be very interested.
"Alright, we'll talk about that later. Let's get down to business. I'm here because I'm going to the Nightmare Realm. "
Flora's expression turned serious as she listened to Sunders' explanation. In the end, she nodded. "I see."
…
Inside Angor's bedroom.
"You need something?" He opened the door and saw Hobbiton pacing back and forth in the hallway.
Ever since he returned to his room, he sensed Hobbiton lingering in front of his door. When he reached out with his spirit feelers, he found that the kid didn't dare to knock on the door. Hobbiton kept mumbling something with an anxious look on his face.
"Mister Padt, there's something I need to ask you." Hobbiton looked both surprised and hesitant.
Angor leaned against the door frame. "What is it? Could it be that you're still thinking of Peter Pan? "
"Peter Pan?" Hobbiton paused for a second. "I'm interested in Peter Pan's story, but I want to ask something else … Have you seen Ananda recently?"
Ananda? A figure flashed in his mind. A sexy woman with a great body. She was the gangster he had met in Midnight Sovereign. She was born with superhuman strength and was the daughter of the city's defense captain. She was also Hobbiton's childhood sweetheart.
Back then, when Angor didn't bring Ananda to Brute Cavern, Hobbiton kept yelling at him. However, Hobbiton was venting his anger, so Angor didn't care.
"Why are you suddenly asking me about this? How am I supposed to know her whereabouts? "Angor hesitated." I've never returned to Midnight Sovereign since I left. "
"Did she go missing? Why don't you ask her family instead of me? "
Hobbiton looked anxious. "Two days ago, when I went to Windmill Town with my grandfather, I met her father, Captain Neboya. He told me that Ananda went missing."
Windmill Town was located near the mirror world, and it was also one of the several airports of Brute Cavern.
"What's the point of asking me about her?" Angor raised an eyebrow.
"Captain Neboya told me that Ananda listened to you and wanted to try her luck. It's been half a year since she left, "Hobbiton explained.
"Listened to me?" Angor didn't know what to say. He didn't say anything to Ananda, did he?
"What does she want?" Angor frowned.
"A wizard. She wants to become a wizard. Captain Neboya told me that the young master once told her that she still has a chance to become a wizard. "
Angor frowned. He knew that Ananda wanted to become a wizard since the beginning.
However, Ananda's spiritual power was below 10, which meant she wasn't close to becoming a talent. This was why Angor brought Hobbiton to Brute Cavern instead of her.
But did he tell Ananda that she still had a chance?
Really?
Angor pondered for a moment and realized that it was true. Back then, he didn't have a space bracelet, so he went to Twilight Well to buy a lot of things and hired Ananda to work for him. Later, when Ananda asked him how to become a wizard, Angor was in a good mood, so he did tell her something.
However, he was only willing to tell them because there was an array inside Twilight Well that would make non-talents forget everything they knew about Twilight Well. Even if he told Ananda that she was a mortal, she would forget everything after leaving Twilight Well.
Did she not forget? Or did she use some other method to remember it? Like writing it down on paper?
Angor considered and said to Hobbiton, "I told her that she didn't have enough spiritual power, and the only way to become a wizard was to increase her spiritual power. As for how to do that, I only told her one thing, which is to get a Potion of Austere Night. "
"Maybe she left to find the Potion of Austere Night?" Angor guessed.
"Even so, there has to be a place where she can find the potion, right? You really don't know where she went? "Hobbiton kept asking.
Under Hobbiton's disappointed gaze, Angor shook his head and handed the empty plate back to Hobbiton.
"She's an adult with her own ideas. If she wants to pursue her dreams, let her be. You can't change her mind no matter how much you worry about her. "Angor closed the door.
Angor remained silent for a while before he walked to the window.
He saw Hobbiton leaving the manor with a sad look, while Butler Goode sighed and shook his head.
There was one more thing he didn't tell Hobbiton. Only when you hit a wall will you learn to grow up.
But he didn't say it out loud. Although the Potion of Austere Night was very precious, nothing was absolute. Perhaps perseverance could be exchanged for success. Perhaps Ananda had finally found the Potion of Austere Night.
Everyone was alive in this world, and they all had different paths in life. No one knew where their fate would lead them to.
His gaze slowly moved to another place — Sunders' study.
He could only see that the study was still lit, but he couldn't see what was going on inside.
Did Sunders enter the Nightmare Realm?
The sky was dark. A dark cloud appeared out of nowhere and covered the sky above Phantom Island. After a flash of lightning, heavy rain began to fall, accompanied by the sound of thunder.
Angor looked at the raindrops falling on the glass window and sighed. He shook his head and closed the curtains.
The sky was bright, and the clouds parted.
Last night, he spent the whole night crafting alchemy illusions that contained Mystery objects. In the end, he managed to create five different alchemy illusions. They all looked like eagle ornaments, but their movements and shapes were slightly different.
Angor checked the time. It was already seven in the morning.
Sunders must have returned from the Nightmare Realm. After all, entering and leaving the Nightmare Realm only took a second.
Angor put away the eagle ornaments and prepared to report to Sunders in the study.
While walking through the corridor on the second floor, Angor ran into Butler Goode, who was walking toward him from the kitchen. "Good timing, Mister Padt. Today's breakfast is fresh milk from Windmill Town's Endless Pasture, as well as buttered wheat buns. And the fruits are — "
Angor quickly interrupted Goode. "Leave the food in the dining room. I'll be there in a bit."
Goode nodded.
"Butler Goode, did the professor … say anything?" Angor considered and changed his question. "I mean, did he tell you what to make for breakfast?"
Goode shook his head. "Sir hasn't eaten for a long time. He usually only eats on special occasions."
"Did the professor leave his room today?"
"No." Goode paused. "But I think I saw Miss Flora leaving yesterday morning."
Did Flora leave? Angor thought about it and let go of his worries. If that was the case, Sunders should have returned from the Nightmare Realm already.
After saying goodbye to Goode, Angor went to Sunders' study.
Before he could knock, he heard a tired voice coming from the other side of the door. "What is it, Angor?"
"Sir, I've finished the alchemy illusion. I'll bring it to you now." Angor quickly took out a row of eagle ornaments from his bracelet.
A moment later, he heard Sunders' reply. "Got it."
With a flash of energy, the eagle ornaments in Angor's hand disappeared.
"Anything else? If not, you can leave now. "
Sunders didn't seem to want to see him.
Angor considered and asked in a small voice, "Sir, about the area where the Mysterious Attic is —"
"We'll talk about it later."
Before Angor could finish, Sunders interrupted him.
Since Sunders had already made up his mind, Angor had no choice but to nod and leave.
When Angor left, a gust of wind swept across the dark study.
The wind lifted the curtains, and the morning sunlight shone in. Blood dripped all over the ground. Sunders, who was soaked in blood, let out a long sigh.
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