Chapter 2185 Graveyard Fire Remnants <TOC> Chapter 2187 Ice Flame
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After departing from the graveyard, Angel and Dangros made their way up along a narrow red jelly pathway.
Upon reaching a fork in the road, Dangros suddenly halted and said, “Wait a moment.”
Angel stopped and looked at Dangros with curiosity.
Dangros gazed quietly at one of the paths for over ten seconds, after which a small spark flew out of the dark path.
With a gentle beckon of his hand, Dangros summoned the spark towards him.
“What is this?” Angel noticed that Dangros placed the spark directly into the “head” between his wrist and palm.
Dangros didn’t immediately respond, as if sensing something, and after a while, he said, “This is a message from my little brother, saying that Little Inba is waiting for me on Flame Road.”
After saying this, Dangros looked at Angel: “Little Inba has also invited Mr. Pat, seemingly because Mentor has entrusted something to him.”
Considering it was something Magu had asked Little Inba to do, Angel thought for a moment and nodded, “Then let’s go have a look.”
Dangros nodded and led Angel towards another path.
While en route to Flame Road, Angel inquired about the spark that had floated over earlier: “Can you communicate messages this way?”
Dangros nodded, “Yes, as long as you imbue the desired message into the spark and then seek out the recipient, you can transmit messages.”
“That sounds quite effective,” Angel remarked, recalling how the sky above the Fire Domain was filled with various sparks. Could it be that all were floating messages?
If this speculation were true, then when Angel had stealthily advanced, was he actually under the scrutiny of netizens ‘live streaming’ his journey on a ‘forum’?
Dangros clarified, “Most are not, but among them, some sparks do carry messages.”
“Mixed in with the other sparks? That is indeed very secretive.”
Dangros explained, “This method of transmission is common to all elemental creatures, like how Little Inba can send messages through stirring up sand and rocks… However, the most secretive are the wind elementals, whose medium of message transmission is the invisible and intangible wind, unseen by anyone.”
After hearing Dangros’s explanation, Angel became more vigilant. He would soon visit the territories of other elemental creatures, and this information was very important.
Angel further inquired about the process of transmitting messages and whether it was possible to intercept them.
During their exchange, they quickly arrived at the entrance to Flame Road.
This was a busy intersection in the shape of a crossroads, seemingly a bustling area where flame creatures occasionally flew past.
Little Inba’s tall, dark figure leaned against the wall of one of the pathways, casually tossing and catching a stone carving. It wasn’t until Little Inba saw Dangros that it stopped its action and stood up to greet them.
“Little, little, little… Little Inba, what do you need from us?” At this moment, Dangros, sitting atop a Magic Hand, backed by a powerful ally, spoke with a bit more arrogance, emphasizing and repeating the word “little” several times.
Little Inba’s already dark face turned even darker in an instant.
“Hmph, I won’t argue with you today, but wait until I beat you down another day.” After threatening Dangros, Little Inba turned to Angel, who was standing aside, “Human, you must have heard the message from Mentor Magu to brother. Now, follow me, brother asked me to come and fetch you.”
Angel: “Huh…” What do you mean I must have heard?
Seeing Angel’s puzzled expression, Little Inba seemed to realize something: “Did Magu not tell you? As expected, it fell asleep again.”
“Did you come here after receiving a message from Mars?” Seeing Dangros nod, Little Inba sighed: “I knew something like this would happen, so just in case, I had Dangros’ underling send a message to you. I didn’t expect it to actually be used.”
Little Inba: “Anyway, since you’re here, the process isn’t important. Let’s go, I’ll lead the way.”
After saying this, Little Inba turned and walked ahead.
Little Inba led them for two minutes and then stopped in front of a door. This door was even bigger than any other door they had seen before.
The door was pushed open, and the space inside was very spacious.
A giant stone person, three times larger than Little Inba, was sitting in the spacious space, focusing intently on a small stone in front of it.
Under its gaze, the small stone slowly changed shape and gradually took on the outline of a fluttering butterfly.
However, the sound of Little Inba opening the door seemed to disrupt the sculpting process, and the stone butterfly cracked open with a click.
Seeing this, the giant stone person looked distressed: “Another failed sculpture…”
Despite its voice being loud enough to be used as a broadcast, its tone was woebegone, and even tears welled up in its eyes, which didn’t match its burly image at all.
It was like stuffing a gentle soul who delicately sniffed roses into the shell of a steely looking tough guy.
A bit incongruous, yet somehow amusing.
“Is that Big Inba?” Angel whispered.
Little Inba, although reluctant, eventually nodded: “Yes, that’s my brother.”
Angel: “Is he always like this?”
Little Inba remained silent, but Dangros said: “What’s wrong with that? That’s Big Inba for you. I like him more than Little Inba. He’s been so good to me, even giving me a statue modeled after me.”
Little Inba muttered: “It’s all to court Ghostly Butterfly.”
Angel: “And who is Ghostly Butterfly?”
Little Inba pointed to the shattered butterfly sculpture: “Ghostly Butterfly is a phantom butterfly, and my brother was just sculpting its appearance… Also, Ghostly Butterfly is Dangros’ underling.”
The implication from Little Inba was clear: because Ghostly Butterfly was Dangros’ underling, Big Inba was trying to ingratiate himself with Ghostly Butterfly by giving Dangros a statue, not because he genuinely cared for him.
Dangros, after listening, hummed for a while without saying anything. Since Little Inba’s words left it unsure whether Big Inba was actually fond of it or just trying to please Ghostly Butterfly, it chose to remain silent.
Angel didn’t listen to their conversation but was stunned upon hearing that “Ghostly Butterfly” was the butterfly, a gigantic stone person actually fell for a butterfly smaller than its palm, and from a different species at that.
This was indeed quite touching.
Meanwhile, the sobbing Big Inba finally stopped, turned its gaze towards the door, and saw Little Inba.
“My sculpture is ruined…”
Little Inba pondered for a moment before speaking, “It wasn’t on purpose; I didn’t realize you had started sculpting again.”
Although Big Inba felt somewhat wronged, the visitor was Little Inba, after all, so he sighed deeply, “Never mind, I’ll sculpt another one later… Has the human Mentor spoke of arrived?”
Only after Little Inba entered did Big Inba notice Angel standing behind Little Inba.
Big Inba was momentarily taken aback, then quickly hid the already shattered butterfly sculpture. His somewhat aggrieved expression disappeared in an instant, replaced by a serious demeanor.
“You must be… Mr. Pat,” Big Inba addressed Angel.
Angel didn’t burst Big Inba’s attempt at maintaining a serious facade and nodded with a smile, “Yes, that’s me.”
Big Inba scrutinized Angel, seemingly curious about Angel’s “human” identity. After a long while, Angel faintly heard him mutter, “They really are a bit different from us elemental creatures. I’ve heard from Mentor that humans have many complex organs; I really want to see what they look like.”
Angel: “…”
Seeing Big Inba murmuring under his breath and not getting to the point, Dangros directly asked, “Little Inba mentioned that Mentor Magu had a message for you. What was it?”
Big Inba frowned, “Not Little Inba, but Inba.”
Little Inba let out a few proud hums.
Big Inba continued, “Mentor Magu said to prepare a Token for Mr. Pat.”
Angel: “A token for me?”
Big Inba nodded, “Mentor said Mr. Pat is going on a journey, likely to the Wild Stone Wasteland, and asked me to prepare a token for Mr. Pat to avoid attacks in the Wild Stone Wasteland.”
Then, Big Inba scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, “Actually, our tribes in the Wild Stone Wasteland are very hospitable, just a bit stubborn, and often act without thinking. It’s very likely that you’ll be seen as an enemy as soon as you enter, and then it would be hard to change their perception.”
Little Inba added, “Just like Dangros, impulsive and thoughtless, and also very foolish.”
Angel understood Little Inba was mocking Dangros for not recognizing Angel’s identity earlier, which almost led to Gulara’s death in a battle against Finix.
Understanding aside, you’re talking about your own kin in the Wild Stone Wasteland! To mock Dangros, you drag your whole tribe into it; that’s ruthless.
Dangros was fuming and wanted to argue with Little Inba, but his voice was completely drowned out by Big Inba’s booming voice.
“My brother is right, so to avoid misunderstandings, you can carry my token, and our tribe won’t mistake your identity.” Big Inba said.
Angel: “I indeed plan to visit the Wild Stone Wasteland. Thank you so much, Mr. Big Inba. With the token, I believe misunderstandings can be avoided.”
Big Inba: “Then I’ll carve the token for you now.”
Carve the token? Angel was momentarily stunned, thinking the token already existed, not that it would be carved on the spot.
Big Inba took a black stone from behind him, placed it in front of him, and stared at it with focused eyes. The stone began to change shape at a visible rate…
While Big Inba was carving the token, Little Inba looked at Angel and said, “Human, I don’t know why you want to go to the Wild Stone Wasteland, but if I find out you’re going with ill intentions, I won’t let you off.”
Little Inba’s gaze was sharp, staring directly at Angel.
Angel could feel that Little Inba naturally harbored a rejection towards humans, not to the extent of hostility, but the aversion was quite evident.
This can be seen from some details, such as Little Inba never calls him by his surname, but uses the generic term “human” as a substitute. It is apparent that Little Inba is actually not fond of humans.
Angel is not surprised by this. Even with a layer of “savior” packaging among his own kind, he is not the savior after all, and humans are not really that perfect. Do not look at Magic Fire Midir or Magu not showing any emotion of rejection towards humans, but what they think in their hearts is not necessarily the case. If Angel were in Magu’s position, he would definitely not like humans either, after all, the goal of humans is to obtain elemental creatures, and it is not easy to want harmony between the two races.
The direct expression of resistance from Little Inba, on the contrary, makes Angel feel more at ease.
“I have no malice in this journey, please rest assured,” Angel solemnly said.
Little Inba looked deeply at Angel once, without saying anything else.
The carving of Big Inba is very fast; it does not need to actually use a knife to carve, as long as the thought is there, the carving can naturally take shape.
In just five minutes, the previously unremarkable black stone has now turned into a palm-sized statue.
The carved image is precisely Angel.
Not only is the facial detail lifelike, but the kind of temperament from the inside out has also been captured by Big Inba and carved into the statue.
Feeling the calm and gentle temperament on the statue, Little Inba’s previously scrutinizing gaze towards Angel also softened somewhat.
Little Inba knows that his brother’s carving is not only about physical resemblance but also can capture the true character of the person. Since the temperament presented in the statue is gentle, it also believes that this human’s character should not be too bad.
Angel did not know that there was this layer of connotation behind the statue, and he personally liked this statue very much.
After receiving the token from Big Inba, Angel played with it for a while before solemnly putting it away.
After accepting the token, Angel did not immediately say goodbye but took out a ghost fire gemstone from his bracelet.
This gemstone was picked up by him in the Fire Domain and was not very valuable.
Angel lightly summoned an alchemy fire and quickly shaped the ghost fire gemstone.
After all, since Big Inba gave him a token, as a wizard who has carved the principle of “equivalent exchange” into his heart, he naturally could not just accept it without giving anything in return.
Angel plans to carve a ghost fire butterfly as a gift in return.
Because there is no need for specific enchantment, only needing the steps of heat melting and cold condensing, in just over ten minutes, a gracefully dancing ghost fire butterfly was formed in the palm of the Magic Hand.
Different from the butterfly previously carved by Big Inba, the material Angel chose was the very appropriate ghost fire gemstone, so the carved butterfly, from its color to the inherent flame, almost looks real.
Angel handed the ghost fire butterfly to Big Inba: “Thank you for your token, this is my return gift.”
Looking at this butterfly that seems real and illusory, Big Inba’s eyes were filled with deep fascination.
It was somewhat embarrassed to accept it, after all, the matter of the token was instructed by Mentor Magu, but this ghost fire butterfly was too beautiful, and if Ghostly Buttefly saw it, she would definitely be very happy.
Big Inba hesitated for a while: “Then thank you, Mr. Pat, I really like this gift, I think it’s even more precious than my token… Please don’t leave yet, sir, I have something else for you, which might also be helpful for your journey.”
After accepting the return gift, Big Inba hesitated for a moment, then turned back to look at Little Inba with a pleading gaze.
Little Inba was silent for a while, but eventually surrendered under the gaze of Big Inba, sighed deeply, and conjured something out of thin air towards Angel.
Chapter 2185 Graveyard Fire Remnants <TOC> Chapter 2187 Ice Flame