"Is it difficult for you?"
The smile on Angus's face disappeared. "If you're worried, you can send someone with us. We'll only look at the information related to the Scepter of the King. We won't look at any other information."
In all honesty, Angus's request was not excessive. After all, although the information was important, from the moment the concept of the Scepter of the King was proposed, everything, including the relevant information, belonged to the Irus Empire. They had the right to look at the relevant information.
However, after the Solant Kingdom split from the Irus Empire, and the Hohnheim family became a member of the Solant Kingdom, the situation became very delicate.
If they looked at it, they would be betraying the country.
If they didn't look at it, they would offend Angus and a Supreme Mage who was bound to become a Legend. It was not worth it.
"I can't make a decision immediately. Please rest in the manor. I need to ask the Council of Elders."
Garfield stood up and said, "My butler will show you around. I'll arrange a welcome banquet in the evening. Please come."
Tang En suddenly said, "Let's not talk about the tour. Arrange a room for us. We need to rest."
"The butler will arrange everything. Please allow me to leave first."
Garfield left in a hurry. Then the butler came to arrange a room for Tang En and the others.
After sending the butler away, Angus closed the door and cast a soundproof spell. Then he said to Tang En, "I expected Garfield to react this way."
"He'll refuse?"
"No, he'll agree."
Angus smiled proudly. "But they'll definitely put forward conditions. For example, exchange my alchemy notes or something."
"Is it troublesome?"
Tang En looked at him. "If you don't want to accept this condition, we can change the way."
"What way?"
Tang En smiled. "A problem that can be solved with fists is not a problem."
"Why didn't I see that you were a violent person before? I thought you didn't like to fight and liked to be a commander? "
"That's because it's necessary to train soldiers."
Tang En shrugged. "But it's different now."
"Let's not make a move for now. Falling out with them is not the best choice."
Angus shook his head and dispelled Tang En's idea. He looked at things from the perspective of mankind as a whole. After all, if a family with a thousand-year-old heritage disappeared, it would be a loss to the entire human race.
"Let's hope their attitude is firm. I'm very interested in that plant growth catalyst. I'm just worried that I don't have an excuse."
Next to him, Edward looked embarrassed. "Tang En Majesty …"
"Oh, I forgot you were still here … Speaking of which, your little brother is really ruthless."
Edward was silent for a moment and whispered, "Alphonse wasn't like this before …"
"The past is the past, and the present is the present. People change, and power makes people crazy."
Edward was silent for a moment before he muttered, "That fireball … can't hurt me."
Edward's words left Tang En scratching his head.
"Don't say it. I knew it would be like this. I've already prepared some alchemy notes, which are the leftovers from my research."
Angus chuckled and said proudly, "Those things are no longer important. Just restoring the teleportation array technology is enough for me to leave my name in history."
Tang En glanced at Angus. "You guys are really thick-skinned."
Obviously, Jean and Angus planned to follow Tang En to gain a good reputation.
Angus, however, did not think much of it. "If you're not thick-skinned enough, you won't be able to live until you become a Legend. Sometimes, in the face of threats, you have to lower your head to survive."
"Oh? It sounds like there's a story behind it? "
"Ahem, it's all old stories. Let's not talk about them."
Tang En smiled strangely and took out a book. "Well, by the way, I have a book of spell insights here. Guess what's recorded in it?"
Angus was puzzled. "How would I know?"
"Let me tell you." Tang En cleared his throat. "This is a level two spell, Arcane Specialization. It uses arcane power to change the local structure to achieve the effect of strengthening the local hardness. It consumes a small amount of magic power in the process …"
At first, Angus did not react, but as he listened, his expression gradually became interesting. Angus' expression changed again and again, and he suddenly stopped Tang En. "How did you get this book!?"
Tang En smiled strangely. "Don't you want to know the name of this spell?"
"I didn't give it a name!"
"I named it 'Angus's Local Hardness'. Well … I feel that 'Angus's Self-Esteem Protection' is more appropriate."
Angus was shocked. "F * ck, what kind of terrible spell did you name after me?!"
"Eh? Why do you say it's a terrible spell? "
Tang En looked at Angus very playfully. "Isn't this a spell to strengthen local defense?"
Angus's expression instantly changed, and he said very seriously, "Yes, you're right. This is a very useful rank 2 arcane spell, but after I researched it, I found that it was very difficult for Bronze-ranked mages to master it, so I gave up on it. Hurry up and return the notes to me."
"… You're really thick-skinned."
Tang En looked at Angus very strangely. Obviously, when this guy developed this spell, he was also thinking about some terrible things. He did not know what happened back then that made him develop this idea.
"Tell me about you and Aiguin, and I'll return the book to you."
"Well … Okay."
Angus had no choice but to compromise. He began to tell Tang En about how they fought side by side with Aiguin. They spent the whole afternoon in the room. In the end, Angus got back his handwriting as he wished. He wanted to burn the handwriting directly to destroy the evidence, but for some reason, he put the book away.
Perhaps he thought that he would use this spell again one day?
Or did he think that this spell would make him more famous in history?
In the evening, Garfield only showed his face at the beginning of the banquet, and then left in a hurry.
As a result, the so-called banquet seemed to have become a one-man show for Tang En and the others. Basically, the people of the Hohnheim Family did not show up. Only some servants and maids were serving them.
Angus said with a look of displeasure, "Don't you feel that the Hohnheim Family is a little strange?"
Tang En shook his head while cutting meat for Elijah. "Strange? I didn't notice. "
"The servants here are always expressionless, and they feel very gloomy. Edward, was it like this in the past?"
"Eh? No. "
"Then that's strange … Could it be …"
Angus seemed to be deep in thought.
On the other hand, in a large room on the top floor of the main building of the Hohnheim Manor, the six elders were sitting together. Garfield was standing next to them with an expressionless face.
They were discussing Angus' request.
"I think we can let them read it. Those materials are of no use to us. Why don't we let them read it? Maybe we can find an opportunity to do something."
"I object. Those materials are treasures left by our ancestors. Only the Hohnheim Family is qualified to read and study them. They shouldn't be leaked to outsiders."
"I object too. Now that the Hohnheim Family has nothing to do with the Irus Empire, and soon it will have nothing to do with the Solant Kingdom. There's no need to pay too much attention to them."
"I object — I mean, I support letting them see those materials. Don't forget, Angus is not only an alchemist, but also a legendary mage. If he wants to force his way in, none of us have the ability to stop him."
"I also support letting them read the materials. They've already made the reason very clear. The current situation is not good for us. We don't have enough power to fight against them. We can only accept reality. Besides, that little girl is the best choice now."
There was a moment of silence in the room. The five elders looked at the last elder in unison. "Elder Maraudon, what do you think?"
Elder Maraudon said slowly, "Now, three of us have agreed to let them read the materials. With Garfield's vote, we have four votes. Even if I object, the result is already set."
"But the rules left by our ancestors cannot be broken …"
"Rules? What are rules? "
Maraudon sneered. "The rules are set by those with bigger fists. I'd like to ask, if we don't agree to their request and Angus and the others break into the library, who can stop them?"
Maraudon was the most powerful person present, but he was only a Level 5 Master. He couldn't even defeat the anonymous Tang En, let alone Angus.
"After all, Angus is a hero of mankind. He shouldn't do such a despicable thing …"
"Hero? Don't forget that the other meaning of a hero is that they are people who have survived cruel battlefields. Such people will do anything to achieve their goals, "Maraudon said calmly.
"However, although we agree to let them read the materials, we can't let them read the materials for free. Let them give us something in exchange."
The elders in the room came to their senses. Since they couldn't stop them, they might as well maximize the benefits!
"What do we need? The girl's soul? A living sacrifice? Or should we just ask them to give us the girl in exchange? "
"Are you crazy? That will expose us. It's not what we need, but what they can give us. No matter how bad their gift is, we can only agree to their request. "
"No, after all, Angus is here in person. What he can give us can't be too bad."
"Since they want to read our knowledge, we'll give them our knowledge in exchange. Angus must have a lot of alchemy notes. If we can get them, we won't lose anything!"
Their thoughts at this moment were completely guessed by Angus.
But what they didn't know was that if they refused, he would really do those "despicable" things …
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