Angor learned his lesson this time. Before he could walk out of Phantom Island, he activated Infinite Reticence and took a detour to leave Phantom Island from the other side.
While flying across the sky, he saw a group of apprentices gathering on the sky bridge. He guessed that they were all here to visit him.
Angor was glad that he had the foresight. Otherwise, he would have been surrounded by these people if he just walked out like a normal person.
In a flash, Angor flew toward the horizon.
At the same time, among the apprentices on the sky bridge outside Phantom Island, a man wearing a black and white panda costume sensed Angor's presence and looked up.
He picked up the short staff in his hand and gestured as he muttered something under his breath.
After a while, he tried to put the staff on a flat surface. However, a gust of wind blew the staff away and it fell to the ground.
He looked at the broken staff and muttered to himself, "Fate is telling me that I won't see Angor today … Ah, whatever. I'll go back first. I'll come again next time."
Angor didn't notice his old friend waiting for him on the sky bridge. He had reached the other end of the Tree of Eternity's leaf vein, where a dark cloud island stood.
The island was covered with dark thorns and blood-piercing roses. Angor hovered in the air and saw a fence full of black thorns, as well as a dark yet luxurious tower.
This was Rockwell Society, the territory of "Blood Witch" Flora.
Angor stopped outside Rockwell Society to think about how to send a message to Flora. Suddenly, he heard rustling sounds coming from the thorny forest. A moment later, a familiar figure appeared in front of him.
It was a young man with a gentle smile, but it didn't reach his eyes.
"Spivet," Angor called his name in a soft voice. It was "Imp" Gragg, who used to be a famous member of Edge of Night. However, after his body was destroyed, he changed his name to Spivet and became Flora's student under pressure from Sunders.
"Ah, it's you. No wonder the professor asked me to come out and greet a guest." Spivet looked at Angor with a complicated expression. During the year, he quickly recovered to the peak of level-2 apprentice and learned more about Brute Cavern. Of course, Angor was one of the most important people he could not avoid.
In just one year, Angor's achievements reached his ears. This made him feel both surprised and incredulous. Sometimes, he even wondered if he was the one who possessed Angor's body.
In comparison, the difference was like heaven and earth.
Spivet was jealous of Angor, but at the same time, he was also glad. Becoming Flora's disciple meant that he was also a member of the Phantom Clan. Since he was close to Angor, it would be easier for him to ask for alchemy help in the future.
This was why Spivet felt so conflicted when he saw Angor again.
"Come with me, the teacher is already waiting for you." Spivet used to be a wizard, so he quickly adjusted his mood and smiled at Angor.
Angor nodded and followed him.
Along the way, he also talked to Spivet briefly.
Spivet spoke in a calm and polite manner, which made Angor a little surprised. As he recalled, Spivet used to be a proud and arrogant person. But in just one year, that arrogance slowly disappeared from his face.
According to Sunders, if Spivet could get used to his new identity and change his temperament, he might be able to become a truth-finder if he could walk the path of wizardry again.
From the looks of it, Spivet seemed to be moving in this direction, which was a good thing.
As he pondered, they arrived at a tall tower that was built in the style of Dark Goth.
Stepping over thorns covered with red roses, Angor stepped into a dark tunnel inside the castle. When he saw light again, he was already in Flora's guest room.
Flora was half-lying on a soft sofa with her feet bare. Countless blood orbs floated in front of her. She would touch one of them from time to time to merge with the other orbs. While observing the orbs, she also tried to figure out the secret behind it.
She slowly looked up when Angor came in.
"Miss Flora." Angor bowed to her politely. At the same time, he also greeted Little Red, who was standing behind Flora.
The ghost flames in Little Red's eye sockets turned into crescent moons. She then handed a red rose to Angor.
Angor took the rose, thanked Little Red, and turned back to Flora.
Flora's face was covered by a black veil, so Angor could not see her expression clearly. But he could feel that she was studying him.
After a while, Flora said slowly, "You've entered the Great Barrier."
She sounded certain. At the same time, there was a hint of emotion in her voice.
Angor nodded.
"You're the only one in Brute Cavern who did it in such a short time," commented Flora. Flora commented. "Since you've reached the peak of apprentice, you should be preparing for your breakthrough. I wonder how far you've reached?" She continued. "That's right. You've reached the peak of apprentice.
"Not yet." Angor looked a little embarrassed. "Not yet."
"Have you decided on your first spell slot?"
"No," Angor answered honestly.
Flora considered for a moment. "I see. You've been spending most of your time on training and alchemy. It's normal that you don't know about these things. Let me give you a piece of advice. Take some time to stabilize your foundation. Don't be in a hurry. "
Angor understood. He needed some time to build up his strength. At the very least, he couldn't be careless about spell slots.
"Let's get down to business. What do you want from me?"
Flora shook her head without hesitation when she heard what he said.
"Professor is at the front line of the Abyss Plane. If you want to tell him something, you have to go there yourself." She glanced at Angor. "What do you want from him? If you have any problems with your training, you can come to me. "
Angor shook his head. He didn't have any problems with his training. He was just worried about Jon's condition.
He also wondered if he should tell Flora about Jon's situation. However, Flora was not as good as Thewis. Neither Thewis nor Eureka could solve Jon's problem, and Flora might not be able to do anything to help.
Maybe Sumesh, who he only heard about but never met, was more reliable.
But according to Butler Goode, Sumesh wasn't in Brute Cavern right now.
Since Angor didn't want to talk about it, Flora didn't ask further. "If you really want to send a message to Professor, you can go to the questing hall. Maybe someone wants to go to the Abyss Plane."
A moment later, Angor left Rockwell Associates and went to the questing hall.
He found "Abyss Mission: Frontline Construction" in the hall. But according to his information, no one wanted to accept it. The higher-ups didn't recommend apprentices to do it either.
Angor had no choice but to give up.
Also, according to the information he received, even if he accepted the job, he might not be assigned to the frontline camp where Sunders was.
Angor wasn't sure if he could send a message. It seemed he had to ask Rein about other options when he went to see Mister Rein tomorrow.
After leaving the questing hall, Angor planned to return to Phantom Island.
However, halfway through, he saw the buildings of the Eighth Apprentice Town in the distance.
He quickly thought of Nausica, Sailum, and the others. He considered and decided to check it out. He didn't know if they were back yet, especially Sailum. It had been a long time since he last saw him.
But when he arrived at Nausica's mansion, he saw the dusty equipment in the yard.
It seemed Nausica hadn't come back for a long time.
He thought for a while and decided to go to the underground market to ask Dave for some information. However, when he arrived at Prome's Alchemy Shop, he noticed that it was Balba who was guarding the shop.
Balba was so happy to see Angor that he quickly closed the door and dragged Angor to Bartterfly Pub.
While eating and drinking, Angor learned something from Balba.
Dave was no longer working at the shop. He had a new teacher — "Rose Crown" Leona.
Nowadays, Dave only visited Prome's Alchemy Shop once in a while. He spent most of his time learning alchemy from Leona.
Prome also gave Dai Weineng his blessings for having a new teacher after so many years. He accepted Dave's resignation and appointed Balba as an official employee of Prome's Alchemy Shop.
Angor was glad that Dave was able to become Leona's student. Dave was quite talented in alchemy. Unfortunately, Angor didn't have a good teacher to teach him. Besides, Angor's current focus was on enchantment, so he couldn't help Dave much.
After chatting with Dave, Angor looked at Balba.
"So you're going to stay in Brute Cavern?" When Angor went to Dumartin's place, Balba was injected with a one-use parasite bloodline. As a Bloodline User, Balba's future was pretty much ruined.
Balba nodded. "You'll never get another chance."
Angor wasn't the type to dictate other people's decisions. Balba chose to stay in Brute Cavern, and he still didn't change his mind. Maybe he could still find a way out.
Angor chatted with Balba for the entire afternoon.
He also asked Balba about Nausica's whereabouts. Balba wasn't familiar with Nausica, so he didn't know much about her. But he did remember hearing Dave mention that Nausica sent a letter back to him.
Balba didn't know what was written in the letter, though.
Angor relaxed a little when he heard about Nausica's whereabouts. Sailum, on the other hand, was still a mystery.
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