The Talent Test went on for three consecutive days. On the fourth day, the Talent Test finally came to an end.
Haku, who had been loitering outside Ross Mansion, reported two pieces of news to Jebra.
"Not a single talent?" Jebra didn't seem to mind. "That's normal. That's why the guide mission is always so daunting."
Jebra chuckled. "Speaking of which, when I heard that he accepted the guide mission, I really admired him. I've never done it before. It's a difficult and rewarding task. "
"You seem to know him well, sir?" Haku asked curiously. "Who is he? How come I don't know him?"
As far as Haku knew, Jebra didn't treat many people in such a manner. Amidst the limited number of people, Hael could not find any faces that corresponded to the apprentices of Earl Ross' residence.
"He covered his face. You can find out who he is by yourself." Jebra didn't reveal Angor's identity, not because he wanted to keep it a secret.
Haku sighed and told Jebra the second piece of news. "I heard from one of Ross Mansion 'servants that he left the mansion last night. We don't know where he went, and we don't know if he's coming back."
"He left?" Jebra frowned.
"Yes. I've been keeping an eye on him, but I didn't notice when he left." Haku was frustrated that she couldn't see Angor's whereabouts. However, she quickly put on a serious look and asked in a cautious tone, "Sir, I don't know where he is now. Is he —"
"You want to know if he's involved in Lucas' matter? I don't think so. But I can't rule it out completely. "
Before Jebra could analyze the situation, he sensed a strange energy fluctuation coming from the distance.
Jebra and Haku exchanged a glance and looked at the source of the fluctuation at the same time.
The source of the fluctuation was near White Oak Mountain, which was a tall mountain next to Lost Paradise City.
Clouds of clouds spread out for hundreds of kilometers. They covered the peak of White Oak Mountain in layers. In the eyes of mortals, these clouds looked like a strange, low-hanging rain cloud that covered the peak of White Oak Mountain.
However, in the eyes of supernaturals, these clouds were filled with mysterious and powerful energy fluctuations. Moreover, almost all Extraordinaires were familiar with this kind of fluctuation.
"This is … an alchemy omen?!" Bai exclaimed. "How could an alchemy omen appear here? Did I sense it wrongly? "
Jebra grinned. "Looks like we were wrong again. He's not involved in Lucas' matter. Instead, he's looking for a place to do alchemy."
Haku looked at Jebra in surprise. "Sir, are you saying that the apprentice from Ross Manor is an alchemist?!"
Jebra nodded nonchalantly.
"This alchemy omen is at least a mid-ranked alchemy product … But he's only a rank 3 apprentice!" Bai's heart skipped a beat as a name popped up in her mind. "Could it be, could it be … him?"
Haku looked at Jebra, hoping to get some confirmation from him. However, Jebra didn't answer. Instead, he kept looking at the omen and tried to recall the books he read about alchemy omens. He wanted to know what kind of alchemy item Angor was working on.
"Sir, is he Mister Phantom's student?" Bai couldn't help but ask.
Jebra muttered in a low voice, "He's no longer worthy of being called Mister Phantom's disciple."
Jebra didn't say it out loud, but Bai was sure that Angor was indeed the person she was thinking about. She suddenly felt her mouth going dry. If she knew who this alchemist was, she would have tried everything she could to befriend him.
Jebra chuckled as if he saw through Bai's thoughts. "Now's the best time to do that."
When alchemy omens appeared, alchemists were usually defenseless and could get caught in them. They had to break through the omen first to complete their alchemy.
If they approached the alchemist now, they might be able to befriend the alchemist. Of course, there was also the possibility that the alchemist would think that they were intruding on his personal space, which might lead to him becoming an enemy.
Bai began to wonder if she should go and check it out.
Jebra, on the other hand, didn't have such concerns. He tapped his forehead with a finger, and a miniature whale emerged from his forehead and slowly grew bigger.
The Single-Horned Abyss Whale's body was huge, but it only grew to about five or six meters before stopping.
Jebra hopped onto the whale's back and looked at Bai. "It's an obvious alchemy omen. There's no reason why we shouldn't go."
While speaking, Jebra pointed at the dark sky in the distance.
Bai placed his mental power on his pupils, and a ray of light flashed across his pale pupils. Following Jebra's finger, she saw a figure flying toward White Oak Mountain. The arms of the figure seemed to be a pair of black wings.
"That's Shadow Swan!" Bai recognized the figure.
"Let's go. Those people from Summerdew Ridge aren't worried, so why should we? Let's go check it out. "Jebra created a water bubble around Bai and pulled her onto the whale's back.
After a long turn, the whale flew towards White Oak Mountain.
When Jebra and Bai arrived at the top of the mountain, they realized that they couldn't get close to the center of the mountain at all. Even "Shadow Swan" Swan, who arrived earlier than them, was blocked by the thick layer of clouds.
And within the dense clouds, a huge flaming figure was coldly looking at the people outside.
"Is that the Toby Helen?" Swan looked at the half-lion, half-eagle creature with a puzzled expression. The creature's eyes were red as if it was the embodiment of violence.
"That's a Flame Griffin." Jebra slowly approached them. "Miss Swan, I see you know who it is as well. Where did you learn that?"
Swan already noticed Bai and Jebra's presence. She didn't seem surprised at all. "There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall. There are always clues, aren't there?"
Jebra chuckled and ignored Swan's ambiguous answer. Instead, he focused on the Flame Griffin that was looming in and out of the clouds.
"Looks like Angor already has a reliable guard. Looks like we're doing something unnecessary." With that, Jebra ordered his whale to shrink down and landed on the side of White Oak Mountain with Bai.
Swan glanced at the Flame Griffin and felt a little intimidated by its intimidating aura.
Not to mention those strange flames, just the gray mist around the Gryphon's body was enough to make her fearful. She didn't think she could defeat such a giant creature.
Since Jebra had already taken a step back, Swan didn't hesitate and landed on the side of the mountain in her human form.
The three of them were waiting for the clouds at the top of White Oak Mountain to dissipate.
Toby, who was still in his Flame Griffin form, looked back at Angor, who was standing in the middle of the clouds. Just like before, Angor was still standing on the same spot. Not far from him, a cloak was floating in the air.
The cloak was covered in golden runes, which made it difficult to see what it looked like. The only thing Toby could hear was the rustling of the wind.
Toby looked at Angor worriedly. Angor had been immersed in the strange omen for almost half an hour. This had never happened in his previous alchemy experiments. Could there be a problem?
While Toby was worrying, Angor finally opened his eyes. However, it wasn't his physical body that woke him up. Instead, he woke up from his dream by the river.
When he woke up, the magnificent river in front of his eyes was slowly disappearing.
Angor was still in a daze. Anyone who went through a different life would feel this way.
He had to start from the beginning.
While testing his talent, Angor also spent some time studying the Blank Poem.
He had been working on it for half a year, but he was still stuck at the last rune. Last night, he had a feeling that he had reached the threshold of crafting the item. After the test, Angor found a place with fewer people and planned to draw the Blank Poem in one go.
The poem had 15 runes, and the smallest he could shrink it to was about one meter in diameter. In addition, the Blank Poem had to be kept close to his body to avoid being spied on by the Prophet Wizards. Therefore, he had decided to make the Blank Poem into a robe. In order to reduce the margin of error, he decided to make a bigger cloak.
As soon as the Blank Poem was drawn on the cloak, Angor was immediately dragged into the unusual space by the omen.
The so-called alchemy omen was actually more of a test for alchemists. It was a test to see if the alchemist could withstand such a heaven-defying item.
Last time, Angor went into an unusual space to craft the bracelet with "Infinite Reticence". At that time, he went to a dark, silent place. He had experienced a lonely journey, and on that journey, he understood the meaning of 'alienation and concealment' that the 'Boundless Silence' represented.
Based on that experience, Angor assumed that this time, the cloak with the "Blank Poem" on it would also enter an unusual space with the same effect as the magic array. Sure enough, after he entered the dimension, the first thing he saw was an extremely surging river that caused one to feel tiny and tiny in the heart, and it was filled with mighty force.
When he saw the river, an idea popped up in his mind.
The River of Fate.
His intuition told him that this river must be the River of Fate, one of the three major schools of thought worshipped by Prophets.
The effect of the Blank Poem was to prevent the prying eyes of Prophets, so it was reasonable for the River of Fate to appear.
It was called a river because the waves inside were flowing in a certain direction.
As for whether it was water or not, that was another story.
Angor did not know what to do after entering the unusual space, so he could only walk along the river bank. He wanted to find something useful, but the more he walked, the more tired he felt. In the end, he simply fell asleep.
After he fell asleep, he somehow entered another person's life.
The owner of this life was a strange man who lived in a clock tower.
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