Just as Iron Granny said, dealing with Balba wasn't that difficult a task. Angor explained the whole story to Sunders, who didn't say much and simply told Angor to deal with it on his own.
Since a purebred Fibber already lived at Phantom Island, Sunders didn't really care about a mixed-blood. Since Iron Granny already said that Balba wasn't a "spy", Sunders didn't need to worry about it.
Rockwell Associates didn't say anything about Angor's actions either. In fact, Flora was quite happy about it. She got rid of a problem while getting something from Angor at the same time.
Flora let Balba go without hesitation, but in return, she wanted Angor to create an alchemy illusion for her. It would be best if the illusion looked exactly like Greya's. It was clear that Flora had not given up on finding the opportunity to become a truth-finder in her alchemy illusion.
She also made it clear that Balba would no longer have anything to do with her, and she would no longer be Balba's teacher on the surface.
Since then, Balba and David had no teachers to guide them. They could only rely on themselves to survive and study. Still, Dave was luckier than Balba. At least he had a talent for alchemy. Balba was a Bloodline Apprentice. Not only did he fuse with a bloodline that could only be used once, but he also did not have many tricks up his sleeves. All he had was brute strength.
If any adept were to comment on Balba, they would only have one thing to say about him: His future is hopeless.
Two days later, Angor gave the alchemy illusion to Flora. It was also a brooch, but it didn't look like Toby's two forms. Instead, it looked like a beautiful rose.
It looked exactly the same as the one Little Red gave him.
He named it "Bloodbath Rose".
It didn't look like Fantasy Twins, but the alchemy illusions inside were almost the same. The only thing missing was the manifestation of Mystery.
Flora took the Bloodbath Rose, which meant that Balba was now free.
Angor didn't expect to get Balba's freedom in exchange for a simple alchemy illusion.
Once again, Angor learned that the wizarding world was a place where people's lives were as worthless as grass. When you have power and money, you can control the fate of others.
While Angor was busy working on his alchemy illusion, Balba returned to his residence in the apprentice town.
Angor went straight to the point without greeting Balba.
"You're free now. What's your choice? Stay in Brute Cavern or leave. "
Staying in Brute Cavern was the same as not giving up on becoming a wizard. Just like David, without a teacher to guide him, he could only save money to buy tricks and study in the Cloud Library. He could only rely on himself.
Furthermore, Balba had been injected with the bloodline of the mushroom fungus. This kind of bloodline only had the ability to self-destruct. Not only would it not increase his strength, it might even drag Balba down. In the future, he would not be able to learn any bloodline techniques.
Under such circumstances, Balba's chances of becoming a wizard were slim.
Leaving this place was equivalent to giving up the path of a Magus and returning to the life of a mortal. With Balba's current strength as a Level-2 Apprentice, it wouldn't be hard for him to live a comfortable life in the mortal world. At the very least, he could live the rest of his life happily for the next 200 years.
It all depended on Balba's choice.
Angor believed that Balba should leave this place. At least he wouldn't have to worry about the Supreme Cult in the mortal world.
"I want to stay in Brute Cavern," Balba said without hesitation.
Angor wasn't surprised by Balba's decision. Balba's stubbornness was evident from the fact that he went to Lockwood Society to look for Flora.
"Very well." Angor didn't intend to guide someone's life. He nodded and respected Balba's decision. Besides, Balba was a free man now. He could leave whenever he wanted.
"I know it's not wise for me to stay here any longer, but I owe you a favor." Balba took out a parchment scroll and handed it to Angor.
Angor looked at the parchment scroll.
There was a contract written on a thin piece of paper. Basically, Balba was willing to become Angor's alchemy servant and serve Angor as his master for the rest of his life.
Balba had already signed his name at the bottom of the scroll.
He returned the parchment to Balba and explained, "I don't need you to be my alchemy servant."
Balba's expression slowly turned gloomy.
"You know, once you become my alchemy servant, you'll have no future. Your bloodline is a little strange, but there's still hope for you. "
Angor saw Balba's gloomy expression. "Even if you want to return the favor, do you really think a Level-2 Apprentice's alchemy servant can help me?"
"Since you've chosen to stay in Brute Cavern, keep moving forward. The future is full of unknowns. Who knows, maybe one day you'll walk out of the darkness and reach the other side of the world? " Angor put a hand on Balba's shoulder. "Don't get caught in a trap of your own making. Don't underestimate yourself. The road ahead is long, and no one can say for sure."
With that, Angor told Balba about Nausica's story, her determination, and her pursuit of her dreams.
After giving Balba a lot of "chicken soup for the soul", Angor decided to leave when Balba was still in a daze.
He only helped Balba because he felt like it. In the end, it proved that he could save Balba's life.
Angor could understand why Balba chose to become his alchemy servant. Balba probably felt that he had no future and could only repay the favor with his own body. But Angor didn't want to save Balba in the first place. A stand-in puppet was no different from an alchemy servant. Angor didn't want to push Balba into another pit of hell? Of course, Angor wouldn't do that.
So, he decided to give Balba a lot of "chicken soup for the soul" to rekindle his hope for the future.
Even if he didn't think Balba had a future.
After leaving Apprentice Town, Angor returned to Phantom Island. In the following days, Angor studied Transfiguration under Sunders' guidance.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
After learning the basics of Transfiguration, Sunders summoned him to his study.
"I've completed the sample test for the Mystery manifestation."
As he spoke, he handed Angor a research book about a hundred pages long to him. "Here, you can read it when you get back. The results are similar to what Sunders expected. Only some unimportant information is added. If I want to get more information, I'll need more samples … But I'll be leaving soon. You'll have to do the test of the manifestation yourself. "
"I'll try my best to complete the test. When will you leave, sir?"
"If everything goes well, we'll leave tomorrow. But before that, I need to tell you something. "
Sunders left a thick pile of books for Angor. They were books on various schools of Illusion, ranging from basic to advanced, as well as cantrips related to Illusion.
Sunders didn't know which one Angor would choose as his main cantrip, so he left them all to Angor.
Apart from this, Sunders also left a drop of blood essence for Angor, which would allow him to sense Angor's location. If Angor was in danger, he could use the blood essence to call Sunders for help.
Whether Sunders could come in time, however, was another story.
Sunders asked Angor to leave while he went to find Rein Mute. There was something else he needed to do before leaving.
…
When he returned to his bedroom, he sorted out all the Illusion books and recorded them into his hologram tablet. Then, he put them into his bracelet.
Next, he picked up the data of the Mystery manifestation and began to read it.
Two hours later, Angor put down his research.
As Sunders said, he didn't get much useful data.
However, Lucien had recorded the species, appearance, and effective time of all the Alchemy Illusions, as well as all the cantrips he had learned, including the corresponding knowledge points and cantrip models of the cantrips.
More than 30 strange cantrips, some of which had never been seen before, were recorded in the book.
Among them, there were even "Wither" and "Grow".
There were more than 30 cantrips from different schools, and there was no pattern or logic to them at all. Most of the cantrips were useless, but Sunders also listed some useful ones, which Angor could use as a reference.
At the end of the research, Sunders came up with a conclusion.
The cantrips he learned were strange, and the information flow after triggering them was difficult to find the source, but they all contained certain laws.
Angor once said that he saw many contradictory laws inside Dalmatian's body: death and new life, destruction and creation, hope and despair, darkness and light, reality and illusion …
Angor's Mystery Illusion was learned from Dalmatian's body.
Perhaps the Mystery Illusion he learned from Dalmatian's body was within the scope of the laws he learned from Dalmatian.
It was only a speculation, but Angor believed it was true. He had a similar idea before, but it was just a fleeting thought.
He closed the nearly hundred-page research paper and carefully put it away in his bracelet.
The information in the paper was extremely important. The 30 cantrips that had never been seen before were already valuable enough, let alone the records about Mystery Illusions. He couldn't afford to lose these records. Once they were leaked, it would cause a huge uproar.
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