Translator: SumTLMan
Indeed, this Void Traveler can communicate with people through mental waves.
However, whether this ability to communicate is unique to it or common to all Void Travelers, Angel is unsure.
Angel thought about it and decided to try it out, as there were normal versions of Void Travelers here.
With this in mind, Angel extended a mental tendril and touched a Void Traveler bound by black mist tendrils. It seemed to be in a state of stress and was startled by Angel’s mental wave, conveying a sense of fear continuously.
Although it displayed clear emotions, no matter how Angel tried to send messages, there was no response.
The fear, instead, seemed to increase.
After careful observation, Angel concluded that this Void Traveler possessed a certain level of intelligence but was incapable of communicating with humans.
It was not that it did not want to speak, but that it could not.
It simply lacked the ability for mental communication.
This meant that the Void Traveler captured in the precious birdcage was indeed unique in its communicative abilities.
However, what puzzled Angel was whether the spotted puppy valued its communicative abilities. It didn’t seem like it.
While Angel was pondering this, Boil Gentleman suddenly approached: “Highness Shava, you seem to be interested in these little ones?”
Angel’s previous attempt to probe the Void Traveler with mental power was evidently noticed by Boil Gentleman.
Angel initially wanted to shake his head, as his interest in the Void Travelers was not great.
But before shaking his head, he glanced at the spotted puppy staring intently at the precious birdcage, and a thought struck him. The words that had reached his throat were swallowed back: “I am somewhat interested, but what intrigues me the most is that one.”
Angel pointed in the direction of the precious birdcage.
“It looks noticeably different from its kin, and it seems to have some special abilities.” Angel said this also to see if Boil Gentleman knew what its special abilities were and why it attracted the spotted puppy’s attention.
Boil Gentleman replied: “This one is indeed different from its species, seeming like a mutation. As Highness Shava said, it possesses an interesting force within. However, I have not yet begun to research it, so I cannot determine the source of this power.”
Angel nodded, realizing that it indeed had special abilities, but Boil Gentleman had not yet figured them out.
“If Highness Shava is interested in its special abilities, then I will Gift it to Highness Shava.”
Boil Gentleman’s offer was quite sudden, catching Angel off guard.
He indeed thought of persuading Boil Gentleman to hand over the Void Traveler, but his idea of “persuading” did not involve taking it for himself, as he was not particularly interested in the Void Traveler. His plan was to indirectly suggest the spotted puppy’s interest in the Void Traveler, and if Boil Gentleman did not value it highly, perhaps it could be given to the spotted puppy.
After all, the spotted puppy was Minister Dim’s most cherished pet, and Boil Gentleman had great respect for Minister Dim. In Angel’s mind, the chances of successfully persuading Boil Gentleman with words were quite high.
But unexpectedly, before he could speak, Boil Gentleman had already offered to give it away.
Boil Gentleman’s generosity suggested that either Angel had overestimated Boil Gentleman’s valuation of this particular Void Traveler or he had underestimated the significance of the Shava identity.
No matter the kind, now Boil Gentleman had spoken it out, which in turn made Angel a bit at a loss for words.
Right now, whether he accepts or rejects, it seems a bit improper.
If he accepts, it’s akin to accepting Boil Gentleman’s favor, but he has no need for the Void Traveler, accepting this favor is less preferable than accepting the favor of the dynamo crafting method.
But if he rejects… Angel’s gaze shifts to the distant spotted puppy, which is already looking at him with shining eyes, obviously having heard Boil Gentleman’s words.
Direct rejection would be unfair to the spotted puppy.
Although he could reject and then find a way to use his eloquence to persuade Boil Gentleman to transfer it to the spotted puppy, this would obviously be unnatural. Moreover… the spotted puppy probably wouldn’t understand why it has to be so roundabout.
Angel weighed his options and finally nodded: “Then, thanks to Boil Gentleman.”
He thought about it; making things too complicated might end up with nothing good on both ends. It’s better to simply accept Boil Gentleman’s favor and then transfer a favor to the spotted puppy.
The importance of the spotted puppy is obviously greater than that of Boil Gentleman. In this give and take, he’s actually gaining.
In terms of affection, the spotted puppy has helped him many times, even saving him, so Angel is more than willing to repay the spotted puppy in these matters.
“Since Highness Shava is interested in them, these will also be given to Highness Shava.” With a light wave of his hand, Boil Gentleman allows the normal version of the Void Travelers, bound by black mist tendrils, to be stuffed into a precious birdcage.
Then, the precious birdcage is handed to Angel.
Angel remembers that when the plump version of the Void Traveler was in the birdcage, it was already crowded. Putting in another twelve Void Travelers would surely be even more cramped?
Unable to help it, Angel glanced at the precious birdcage with his mental power… Indeed, as he imagined, they were all squeezed together, like mud mashed into a ball. However, it just managed to fit.
Angel weighed the precious birdcage; although big, it wasn’t very heavy.
He didn’t store the birdcage in his bracelet but instead handed it directly to the spotted puppy. He didn’t have much interest in this group of timid Void Travelers; he preferred to repay the spotted puppy for its kindness.
Angel remembered the spotted puppy had a large space in its stomach, thinking it would swallow the birdcage, but the spotted puppy didn’t do so. Instead, it made its tail particularly long, like Nooka wrapping its tail around a hat, and wrapped its tail around the birdcage.
Whatever the spotted puppy does, Angel doesn’t interfere, since he had already given it to the puppy.
After dealing with this small farce caused by the Void Traveler, Boil Gentleman again steers the conversation back to the topic of the dynamo.
Angel also shows timely interest, joining the discussion about the dynamo.
However, this time Angel isn’t prepared to ask Boil Gentleman for the crafting method of the dynamo again.
He’s already taken advantage of Boil Gentleman twice, although he hasn’t received the light solvent yet, but Boil Gentleman has already agreed. If under these circumstances, he continues to ask, even Angel himself would feel too greedy.
So, he can only restrain his thoughts and not think about the dynamo.