"When Jon entered the Coffin of Healing, he was already at the end of his rope. Even though the ice coffin had sealed his body, the corrosion was still spreading, albeit at a slower pace. If not for Lady Eureka's help, Jon would've died as soon as you opened the coffin. "
"If Lady Eureka doesn't do anything to Jon, he might be able to hold on until I come back."
Leon sighed. "Well, there's always a 'maybe' in this world. Whatever. It's all in the past now. Since you said you found a way to save Jon, I'll take you to him after the banquet. "
The banquet went on, but the atmosphere remained silent for a while.
"What does Lady Eureka think about Jon?" Angor broke the silence. He didn't like Eureka, but since she already knew about Jon's condition three years ago, what would she think of Jon?
Was it just like what he thought?
Angor's question was a very vague one. Leon didn't have the ability to read minds, so he could only infer Eureka's attitude based on what he observed in her daily life.
"Both Lady Eureka and my teacher were surprised at first, as if they had found the most valuable treasure in the world. But after some time, they changed their attitude a little bit. Maybe they didn't find anything useful.
"They still valued Jon a lot, but they couldn't continue their research because Jon's body was on the verge of collapsing. My professor also tried to find a way to save Jon's life, but he didn't find anything.
"Now, I'm in charge of keeping track of Jon's body. Lady Eureka rarely visits Jon anymore."
From Leon's explanation, Angor could tell that Leon didn't know Jon's value in the eyes of other wizards.
Without that, Leon's words became more subjective. Since Leon spent a lot of time with Eureka, he could see things from Eureka's perspective.
"How did Lady Eureka find out about Jon's condition?"
"Not good. Jon's condition is very bad. Lady Eureka has tried her best to save him, but it seems that she can only delay his death."
Angor nodded, but his eyes dimmed.
He didn't like Eureka, but he was sure that Eureka was as desperate to save Jon as he was. After all, a living specimen and a dead specimen had completely different values.
Even a formal wizard like Eureka could not save Jon. Could the rune he brought back really save Jon?
He calmed himself down and stopped asking about Jon. He wanted to see Jon in person before making a decision.
"By the way, who's the teacher you mentioned?" Angor looked at Leon in confusion. He had been wanting to ask this question for a long time.
He actually heard an unknown identity from Leon? Also, this unknown person seemed to be close to Eureka and had tried to find a way to save Jon. Was this person also a wizard?
"Actually, I only called him 'teacher' in private. He never admitted it. Of course, he never denied it either. Because … he taught me a method to refine blood, so I tacitly acknowledged him as my mentor. "Leon continued," As for his name, he never mentioned it. I think Lady Eureka called him — er, Red Hair. "
"Red hair? Why? "
"I think it's because he has red hair. Speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen such bright red hair."
The red hair reminded him of someone he knew.
"Red Hair" Thewis.
Thewis' image came to Angor's mind so quickly because when he created the "Ocean Rhyme", he created many "beautiful" half-naked mermaids in the illusion, and some of them were based on Thewis.
Of course, he didn't want to create them himself. He saw Thewis' image in the "Handbook of Handsome Men" given to him by Lady Mirror. Also, the "Thewis" mermaid in the "Ocean Rhyme" book was modified by magic. Thewis' hair color and facial features were slightly altered, but Angor could still see Thewis' image if he looked closer.
Angor wondered if it was Thewis. But now that he thought about it, it was possible. When he left the Fey Continent, Greya mentioned that Thewis was also at the Old Earth.
With that in mind, Angor tapped the table with his right index finger.
As the syllables were produced, an illusion of a man slowly rose into the air. The man was wearing a black trench coat with golden stripes, a white shirt, black pants, brown boots, and red hair. It was "Red Hair" Thewis, whom Angor met at Vichy Harbor four years ago.
"Are you talking about him?" Angor asked.
At first, he thought his professor had returned. But when Angor told him that it was just an illusion, Leon nodded slowly.
"Yes, he's my professor." Leon nodded. "Do you know who he is? By the way, I was wondering why you were able to call out Miss Eureka's name this afternoon. Are you familiar with her? "
He didn't answer right away because his mind was already in a mess.
He didn't expect his guess to be right!
Thewis was also living in Padt Manor? And from what Leon told him, Eureka and Thewis seemed to be quite close.
Angor felt like cursing in his mind. Everyone, including Lady Mirror, Greya, and Sunders, told him that Thewis came to the Marginalized Island because he wanted to kill Eureka.
Eureka stole the Crimson Crown from the Goman Kingdom, and Thewis accepted the king's request to kill Eureka.
Angor didn't expect Thewis to be so close to Eureka.
"Scarlet Ghost Mask" Eliza was the next person he thought of. She once asked Angor to make a Crimson Crown for her. Back then, Angor didn't know what Irisa was up to. Sunders also warned him not to get involved, so Angor didn't ask about it. But now, he realized that Irisa and Thewis were siblings. Did Irisa ask someone to make a Crimson Crown just to help Eureka?
Angor felt like he just heard something incredible.
"I don't know them. I only heard of their names." Angor quickly explained himself. Eureka was in Padt Manor right now, and he didn't know if she was eavesdropping on their conversation.
"Is that so?" Leon didn't believe Angor's words. He kept asking questions, hoping to learn more about his teacher.
In the end, Leon only learned Angor's name. Angor pretended that he didn't know anything else. Besides, he didn't know much about Thewis anyway.
"What's Blood Refinement?" Angor changed the topic. "Also, why did he teach you that?"
"It's a way to strengthen one's body. According to my teacher, it can also improve one's spiritual power. As for why he taught me, I asked him to. I want to become stronger too. " Leon made it sound easy. Only those who had experienced it would know how painful it was to practice Blood Refinement. It felt like being ground into a puddle of mud and slowly being rebuilt.
If one could endure it, one's willpower and spiritual power would improve. If one couldn't, death was the only outcome.
Leon was lucky enough to survive the ordeal. Still, he did not want to repeat the pain of blood refinement. It would only make Angor worry, and it would not do anything else.
Angor didn't know what was going on, so he assumed it was some kind of special training. After Leon finished speaking, his focus was on "increasing the value of his spiritual power."
"Did your spiritual power increase? Don't tell me you're already a genius? " Angor could tell that Leon was a mortal, but he didn't know how high Leon's spiritual power level was.
Leon looked proud. "I didn't test my spiritual power again, but my teacher seems to like it."
Angor was overjoyed. He quickly took out the Talent Orb and tried to show it to Leon. But as soon as he raised his hand, he slowly put it down.
Looking at Leon's appearance and the way Thewis nurtured him, it was clear that he was being treated as an apprentice. The Talent Orb wasn't suitable for him to show it to Angor.
Angor sighed in his mind. He planned to use the Potion of Austere Night to help Leon become a talent and bring him to Brute Cavern. But now, Leon's spiritual power was over 8 points, which meant that Angor's Potion of Austere Night could help Leon become a talent and bring him to Brute Cavern. But it seemed that he was a step too late.
They spent the rest of the banquet talking about their own experiences.
When the banquet was over, Leon took Angor to the ice room in the backyard where Jon's body was kept.
"Did you tell Lady Eureka about what happened on Earth?" Angor asked on their way to the ice chamber.
"Lady Eureka didn't ask me." Leon shook his head.
Angor nodded and didn't say anything else. They soon arrived at the ice room. Angor felt nostalgic as he looked at the long, winding path.
"You know this place, don't you?" Leon chuckled. "Old Jon lied to you when you were a kid and told you that there were ghosts here. You didn't dare to come here until you were 13. I still remember how careful you were back then. "
This place used to be an ice cellar. Jon built it many years ago so that Angor could eat milk creams and jellies in the summer. However, Angor was too greedy back then and always wanted to find the place where the milk creams were made. In order to fool Angor, Jon told Angor that there were ghosts down there, and he even pretended to be one to scare Angor.
When Angor was 13 years old, Jon's body was already deteriorating, and that was when Angor learned about the secret of this place.
Angor didn't expect that the ice cellar had been turned into an ice room where Jon's body was kept.
They soon arrived at the door of the ice room. To their surprise, the door was open.
When they walked in, they found that there was actually a person standing in the narrow ice room.
Eureka.
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