Inside the stone house, Angor and Beals finished their business.
Beals was going to ask the caravan members to escort the Demeter to Angor's place. Normally speaking, a Demeter couldn't be stored in a space storage.
But Angor refused. He simply put the Demeter inside his bracelet. Beals wasn't too surprised. Angor was an important figure in the caravan, so it wasn't a big deal for him to have a space storage that could store living creatures.
However, this didn't mean the others would let it go.
When Angor came out of the house, no one noticed the iron cage with the Demeter inside. They quickly realized something and looked at Angor from head to toe. In the end, most of them focused their attention on Angor's wrist.
Some of them looked surprised, while others looked greedy. Angor didn't seem to mind their gazes. But in fact, he had already memorized their expressions. Ever since he learned that the Abyss District was the evil shadow under the Tower of Peace, he was prepared to be robbed.
Whether it was Shark Hunter or the others, Angor had a plan.
He was about to leave, but since he and Beals seemed to be having a good time, he politely bid farewell to the man before leaving.
Beals didn't ask him to stay. He took out a gray card and handed it to Angor.
"Even if our Ashes Time Caravan leaves in the future, we will leave one person to guard these ruins for a long time. If you need anything, whether it's items, materials, slaves, information, or even just let us send a message for you. You can use this card to find one of our members at Lloyds. " Beals narrowed his eyes and continued in a joking tone, "If you're here, I'll give you a discount."
Angor accepted the card and nodded to thank Beals.
Then, he called Brulee and left for the street outside. As Angor's "servant", Shark Hunter did his best to follow him.
Several other buyers also left in a hurry. Beals knew what they were going to do, but he didn't stop them. These people couldn't do anything to Angor, not to mention Rossum had already joined the fight.
After a while, a black mist floated to Dobias' side. Along with the hissing of a snake, the black mist rolled and condensed into a black-robed figure. It was Rossum.
Beals glanced at Rossum. Although Rossum looked normal, there was a faint layer of blood energy lingering around him.
"Looks like you've made your move." Beals leaned against the wall of the ruins and lit a cigarette.
"Some people didn't listen to my advice, so I had to make an example out of them." Rossum paused for a moment. "I saw him leaving. Did you do anything, Captain? Is it possible to establish a relationship with him? "
Beals spat out a mouthful of smoke and shrugged. "Nothing."
Rossum's expression sank. "Could it be that the commander doesn't trust my judgment? If we can form a relationship with him, it definitely won't be bad for Ash Time! "
"Of course I trust your judgment. But sometimes, we need to learn to wait. Angor is already suspicious of us for being too polite. If you really want to build a good relationship, you need to plan slowly. "
Beals explained his thoughts. He made an exception and decided to leave someone behind in Lloyds because of Angor. He could see that Angor was actually very cautious in his mind despite his friendly look.
Trying to build a good relationship with Angor on their first meeting was basically impossible. Angor might even become suspicious of them.
Now was not the best time, so Beals decided to leave everything to the unpredictable future.
Greetings would not make Angor lower his guard unless Angor took the initiative to do so.
Only when Angor had something to ask of them and used the card to get closer to them would it be the best time for them to do so.
Rossum didn't agree or disagree with Beals' suggestion. Instead, he used his actions to show his attitude. "I can stay here for the next ten years and act as the liaison."
Beals gave Rossum a thoughtful look. He knew Rossum had decided to bet on Angor. If Angor really came, Rossum would be the first to talk to him, which would make it easier for Beals to get on his good side.
"Alright."
…
On the other side, Angor was lost in his thoughts.
He had reached the exit of the Abyss Zone. When he looked back, he didn't see anyone coming to stop him apart from Shark Man, who was still in a daze.
When he was in Ruin, he saw those people looking at him like they wanted to kill him. Why didn't they attack him now? Or maybe they didn't plan to attack him in Lloyds but in the deep sea instead?
Angor considered the possibility. Visibility would be affected in the deep sea, and it was easy for people to hide in there.
With that in mind, Angor stopped thinking about those people. He would deal with them when the time came. But for now, he had to deal with Shark Man first.
Shark Man had been doubting his life all along. He couldn't understand why he suddenly turned from a hardworking raider to an actor's servant. After leaving Ruin, Shark Man was still in a state of confusion. When he finally got ready to face reality, he looked up and saw Angor looking at him with a strange smile.
"Uh, mister, you must have felt that my previous behavior was very strange." Sha Tu's mind began to turn rapidly as he tried to find an excuse for his previous behavior.
Angor didn't say anything. He simply looked at Shark Man and waited for his next words.
Shark Man already had a lot of ideas in his mind, most of which were to kill or rob Angor. However, when he thought about all the strange things happening along the way and how even Beals respected this man, Shark Man began to think that he couldn't defeat this man with brute force.
But if he didn't use violence, how could he get away safely?
Shark Man rolled his eyes and said something that even he didn't believe, "Actually, everything I did before was an art. It was a kind of performance art that explored the depths of my self. And you, mister, have been chosen as my partner for this performance. "
"I see." Angor nodded.
Shark Man was glad to see this. He thought he managed to fool Angor, so he planned to find another partner to run away.
But before Shark Man could say anything, Angor slowly lifted a finger and released a strange aura from it.
Under this aura, Shark Man felt his vision getting more and more blurry.
Angor didn't care what Shark Man was thinking right now. However, he did have the intention to kill him before. Before entering the ruins, that kind of malice was almost tangible. Therefore, from the beginning, he did not intend to let Sha Tu live.
While Angor was trying to create a death illusion for Shark Man, the mermaid song that had been playing in the Tower of Peace suddenly changed its tune.
It was replaced by a cold female voice, which was calling for help to the people in the Water Zone.
"Thousands of Stone Chrysanthemum Shrimps are attacking the outer city's settlement at the west gate of Lloyds City. If any supernaturals are willing to help, we will pay them a certain amount. "
The announcement was repeated three times, but no one in the Water Zone moved. They didn't seem surprised at all. Angor heard from the crowd that the speaker was the princess of the Rogue Mermaid Palace. This kind of announcement would be made every once in a while. At first, some people tried, but they soon found out that the rewards they were promised were all mundane things, such as pearls and gauze clothes shed by Rogue Mermaids when they shed their skin.
These were the most valuable items for Rogue Mermaids, but they were not attractive to supernaturals at all.
Since then, no one was willing to listen to the Tower of Peace's request.
When the people around him talked about these things, they were all gloating over his misfortune. Stone Chrysanthemum Shrimps were the natural enemies of mermaids. In the past, the number of Stone Chrysanthemum Shrimps attacking Lloyds City was never this large. But this time, there were thousands of them. The casualties in the outer city must be severe. Maybe half of them were killed.
Many people walked toward the outer city with the intention of watching a good show.
Angor was thinking about the mermaid princess he met at Blackberry Waters — Varley.
The reason why he was able to create the "Ocean Rhythm" was thanks to the inspiration given to him by Varley, as well as her continuous singing afterward.
According to the people in the Water Zone, the one who asked for help was the princess of the Rogue Mermaid Palace. If Angor remembered correctly, Varley was also the princess of the Rogue Mermaid Palace, and her cold voice was similar to Varley's.
Was it really Varley?
Angor didn't plan to ask. He wasn't going to participate in this request anyway.
But if it really was Varley, he wouldn't mind giving her a hand. Angor glanced at Shark Man, who was still in a daze. Shark Man was already halfway through creating his illusion, but now …
The Stone Chrysanthemum Shrimps attack this time was the worst one in the last decade. The mermaids living in Lloyds thought that there was no hope for them, but to their surprise, a powerful Transcendent stepped out.
One against a thousand, he forced the Stone Chrysanthemum Shrimps back and protected the outer city of Lloyds City.
However, when the Stone Chrysanthemum Shrimps' attack was over and the mermaids were grateful, the supernatural disappeared without a trace.
Meanwhile, the "great hero" in the mermaids' minds was hiding in a dark corner near the Water Zone.
There was a fat catfishman who was having a beautiful dream in his "spring illusion". It was the same man who "borrowed" the pass from Angor earlier. After "exhausting himself" in the illusion, he fell into a sweet dream.
Angor returned the pass to him and used Hand of Spell to drag the catfishman to the street outside and threw him together with his bodyguards.
When he woke up, the catfishman would once again return to his normal life.
After sending the catfishman away, Angor looked at Shark Man, the great hero of the mermaids.
It was Shark Man who used a nightmare illusion to lure Shark Man to help the mermaids kill the Stone Chrysanthemum Shrimps. This was his first time helping the mermaid princess, who might be called "Varley".
Now that Shark Man's remaining value was used up, Angor planned to create more death illusions for him.
But this time, since Shark Man did his best to kill the mermaids, Angor added a "boundless spring dream" to his death illusion.
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