Chapter 2339 Delicate Crimson Night Butterfly <TOC> Chapter 2341 Four Corners Skull Positioning Divine Descent Ritual
Translator: SumTLMan
“It was indeed thanks to you that we were able to see this diary,” Angel said, his tone carrying a hint of gratitude mixed with surprise.
Iron Armor Granny, noticing Angel’s puzzled look, explained, “All the wizard relics in Sky Mechanical City are under the care of Antonio. Only the deceased’s next of kin or those who have obtained Antonio’s permission can have a glimpse of the relics’ true form.”
Nisi nodded in agreement, “That’s exactly right. Mia’s relatives have all passed away, and I thought she would have listed me as a family member, but she did not.”
Iron Armor Granny gave Nisi a cold glance, her voice as icy as her stare, “Your shamelessness is, as always, unparalleled.”
Nisi chuckled, “Wasn’t that a reasonable guess? After all, Mia and I had our moments of closeness; I’m somewhat like a half-relative.”
“And you don’t even know when she died?” Iron Armor Granny scoffed coldly, ignoring Nisi and turning to Angel, “The Savage Grottoes have a similar mechanism. Unclaimed wizard relics are kept by Antonio.”
Nisi, undeterred, added, “Angel, when you die, you won’t have to worry about your affairs. The lineage of Phantom Island can take care of your relics. I remember you have a brother, right? You could also register your brother’s name with Antonio, so when you pass away, your brother can inherit your belongings.”
Angel: “…” his fists clenched tighter the more he listened to Nisi’s words, which, despite following normal rules, seemed increasingly unsettling.
Iron Armor Granny took a deep breath, her gaze turning sharp and commanding, a natural authority emanating from her, “You be quiet, let me do the talking.”
Seeing Iron Armor Granny’s anger, Nisi immediately shivered in fear, not daring to speak further. However, this silence lasted only a few seconds before Nisi muttered under his breath, “I didn’t say anything wrong…”
“Shut up!” Iron Armor Granny’s command echoed, leaving no room for argument.
Nisi’s figure froze, instantly falling silent.
Only when the air became serene again did Iron Armor Granny continue to speak to Angel, “Mia’s notebook, in theory, should not have been retrievable, but Antonio, knowing you wanted to see it, still fetched her notebook from the repository of relics.”
It was because of this, thanks to Angel’s connection, otherwise, it would have been extremely difficult to accomplish.
“Antonio values you highly.” Nisi added, but as soon as he finished speaking, he was glared at by Iron Armor Granny, and he quickly made a zipping motion across his mouth: “I’ll stop talking, I promise not to say another word.”
“Ah, Antonio, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen him.” Angel missed this spirit who was strict in appearance but secretly harbored gentleness.
“Antonio misses you too,” Iron Armor Granny paused before saying, “Speaking of which, Antonio also asked me to pass on a couple of messages to you.”
“Please go ahead, Granny.”
Iron Armor Granny said, “It mentioned that the Drama Shadow Box has become quite popular in Sky Mechanical City, and your name has essentially been recognized by most circles. However, the Drama Shadow Box is, after all, a shortcut to fame, and it looks forward to your releasing new works.”
Angel nodded, as a member of the Research Institute, releasing new works was indeed his duty, and he had already prepared for it.
“Moreover, Antonio told me that the main reason it looks forward to your new works is because there’s news of Dongola.”
“The Grafting Lunatic, Dongola?” Angel was taken aback: “She has news? What about Madeline?”
On the Star Observing Day, Maya saw Madeline being counter-killed by Dongola. Now that there’s news of Dongola, what about Madeline’s situation?
“Don’t worry, after the Star Observing Day, we’ve already sent people to the Abyss, and although there’s no **updated information back yet, Madeline should be fine.”
After a pause, Iron Armor Granny continued, “Although Dongola has not **returned to the Research Institute, now that there’s news of her, she might target you upon her return.”
Dongola herself represents a kind of extreme antithesis to the Research Institute, actively opposing almost all members who enter the institute. When Angel became a member of the Research Institute, Dongola, being trapped in the Abyss, did not participate, but if she returns, she will definitely raise the banner of opposition.
Despite Dongola’s despicable character, her alchemy skills, especially in alchemy modification and grafting, hold a prominent position in the alchemy circle. If she publicly **questions Angel’s alchemy skills, it will definitely not bode well for Angel in public opinion.
Moreover, Angel himself has a rift with Dongola, who also covets Angel’s physical body. Thus, a confrontation between the two is highly likely.
In a situation where retreat was not an option for the members of the Research Institute, Antonio suggested to Angel that the best countermeasure would be to release a product so revolutionary that it would render all of Dongola’s statements moot.
“I understand,” Angel nodded thoughtfully.
Iron Armor Granny, observing Angel’s contemplation and mistaking it for worry about the aftermath, sipped her tea and mentioned, “Madeline and Dongola share a deep-seated enmity. In fact, Madeline had the opportunity to leave Dongola in the Abyss permanently.”
Nisi’s eyes widened in shock at Iron Armor Granny’s insinuation.
Angel, catching the underlying meaning, shook his head with a smile, “Madeline indeed wishes she could devour Dongola’s flesh and drink her blood. However, I believe Madeline would prefer to personally defeat Dongola. After all, the gap between them is not insurmountable, and there’s still a chance for her.”
“And speaking of releasing a product… Granny, what do you think of the login device for the Wilderness of Dreams?” Angel inquired.
Iron Armor Granny looked deeply at Angel, “The login device is a good idea. It seems you’ve already figured out what to do.”
This was said because, given the current situation, if Dongola truly intended to launch an attack on Angel, the Tea Party hosted in the Savage Grottoes would be the perfect opportunity. With all wizard organizations paying attention to the Tea Party, and witches naturally gifted in spreading information and gossip, Dongola could quickly achieve her goals.
Angel planned to introduce the login device on a small scale at the Tea Party, coincidentally aligning with Dongola’s plans.
As for the clash between Angel’s login device and Dongola’s attack, the outcome seemed obvious.
Nisi squinted at Angel, seeing this as a strategy to use Dongola as a stepping stone.
Iron Armor Granny then suggested setting aside the current discussion to return to the main topic, deciding to speak herself rather than letting Nisi continue, given his unsavory expression.
Iron Armor Granny paused, initially intending to ask Nisi to discuss Mia’s notebook, but after a moment’s thought and considering Nisi’s lecherous old face, she decided to proceed herself.
“Mia’s notebook, which Antonio retrieved from the relic vault, contained reports from two talented individuals. According to the records, the incident took place in the Year 7346 of the New Era, on the island of Sidro.”
These two individuals were natives of Sidro Island and brothers. They lived in a small fishing village on the northern coast of the island, leading a life of fishing. Had they not met Mia, they might have become renowned fishermen.
On a day in midsummer of the New Era Year 7346, when they were fourteen, they encountered an event that changed their worldview.
While fishing by the sea, they were startled to see a group of people speeding across the water, questioning the very possibility of humans running on the sea.
Hiding behind palm trees, they witnessed a group of cloaked figures with numbered tattoos on their faces, chasing a short-haired man towards the interior of Sidro Island.
At that time, they, still young, were filled with confusion towards these people flying back and forth. Although they were very afraid, curiosity overcame everything, and they secretly followed them. Then, they witnessed a shocking scene: the group of cloaked figures occasionally emitted flames and light waves from their hands, targeting a man with short hair in front of them. Along the way, there was smoke and fire everywhere, burning several mountains, and even the tops of some mountains were shaved off, completely changing the landscape.
Because the speed of the cloaked figures was too fast, they flew by in a flash, and they couldn’t catch up later, only to return helplessly.
Although this incident was left behind, it changed their worldview and sparked their longing for an extraordinary world. This was also one of the reasons why Mia was able to easily recruit them into Sky Mechanical City later.
After Iron Armor Granny finished speaking, she took a sip of tea to moisten her dry throat, while Angel was pondering the entire incident.
The whole incident didn’t seem to have any particularly noteworthy aspects, only serving as an occasional situation where two ordinary people witnessed extraordinary powers.
However, the location of this event did stir some thoughts in him…
“Sidro Island, why does it sound familiar?” Angel muttered quietly, feeling as if he had heard the name somewhere.
“It’s like your hometown, which most of us call Edge Island, but you refer to it as the Old Land Continent. Sidro Island is the same; for that pair of brothers, its standard name is Sidro Island, but in the Wizarding World, it is often called Sidro Mist Island,” Iron Armor Granny explained.
“Sidro Mist Island!” Angel immediately snapped back to reality: “I remember now, this is one of the rare living islands in the ** sea!”
The ** sea is filled with abnormal and eerie climates, giant sea beasts, and evil life forms. Ships navigating the ** sea spend almost every day in fear.
In such a sea area, aside from the cargo ships of major wizard background shipping companies and reckless pirates, very few living people dare to enter.
Having personally experienced the dangers of the ** sea, Angel once thought that with the unpredictable weather of the ** sea, there probably wouldn’t be any islands or continents with living people, right?
But after joining the Savage Grottoes and looking at various materials, he came to understand that there are indeed islands with living people in the ** sea.
For example, the Basket Witch’s location at Summer Dew Ridge; and, for another example, Sidro Mist Island.
Summer Dew Ridge is actually a territory of a wizard organization, so it’s normal to survive in the ** sea. Sidro Mist Island, however, is different; it is a genuinely ordinary sea island, and the people living on it are all ordinary people.
This is quite rare among the living islands in the ** sea.
The main reason is probably that the location of Sidro Mist Island is relatively good, where extreme climates hardly ever occur throughout the four seasons, as if Sidro Mist Island is a safe zone in the ** sea.
As for why Sidro Mist Island has such a situation, it is still unknown. However, some theorists who have never conducted field surveys but are purely theoretical scholars have made some guesses, possibly because Sidro Mist Island is close to the Mist Belt.
The reason why Sidro Island is associated with the term “mist” is not due to the presence of foggy weather per se, but because it is situated near the infamous Mist Belt in the sea.
The Mist Belt, also known as the Misty Sea or the Sea of Mist, is considered an extremely dangerous no-man’s land.
Even the cargo ships of major shipping companies would not venture into it, and all sea charts mark the Mist Belt with a skull symbol, implying that entry would lead to no return.
Its level of danger is comparable to that of the Sea of Ghosts. It is said that within the mist lurks terrifying sea beasts and ancient deities lie dormant.
Because Sidro Island is close to such a perilous place, there is speculation by some audacious leaders that for the sake of balance, the areas surrounding the extremely dangerous Mist Belt are actually safer, similar to darkness under a lamp. Sidro Island is fortunate to be in such a safe zone.
However, this is a claim that should be taken with a grain of salt due to its low credibility.
Nevertheless, it is undeniable that Sidro Island is indeed safe, being a rare living island in these seas.
“Confirming the island where those two talented individuals are doesn’t seem to hold much significance,” Angel muttered.
“No,” Iron Armor Granny shook her head, “Identifying their geographical location does hold certain significance.”
Under Angel’s puzzled gaze, Iron Armor Granny explained, “I mentioned before that those two talented individuals live in a small fishing village on the northern sandy coast of Sidro Island. That is to say, their place of residence is at the very northern tip of Sidro Island.”
“And the Mist Belt is precisely located to the north of Sidro Island.”
Angel paused for a moment, “Granny means to say, those cloak-wearing individuals with numbered tattoos on their faces, came from within the Mist Belt?”
Iron Armor Granny nodded, “This is actually Mia’s speculation. She recorded this hypothesis in her notebook and reported it, but unfortunately, it didn’t receive much attention from the higher-ups of Sky Mechanical City. After reading it, I thought it made some sense.”
The two talented individuals witnessed these people running from the sea surface without any boats nearby. Besides Sidro Island, there are no islands in the vicinity for them to replenish their energy, and considering the extent of the destruction caused, they couldn’t have been formal wizards. How could a group of wizard apprentices run on the sea surface for a long time without any supply?
Thus, Mia speculated that there might be a place near Sidro Island within the Mist Belt that could accommodate this group of cloak-wearing individuals.
And this place could either be an island within the Mist Belt or a ship.
In summary, the likelihood of them coming from the Mist Belt is actually quite high.
“Does that mean, if we want to track them, we could start by heading north from Sidro Island into the Mist Belt?” Angel asked.
Iron Armor Granny replied, “That could be one approach, though it remains highly challenging.”
Angel remarked, “Indeed…”
“However, although it seems less feasible, a slight modification could be made,” Iron Armor Granny suggested. “Knowing that those cloak-wearing individuals once caused destructive traces on Sidro Island, it’s entirely possible to send people to explore these indelible marks for retracing.”
The damage was all caused by apprentices, but finding clues was still relatively easy.
“If we really can’t find anything, then let a wizard go. They should be able to find some clues.” Nisi couldn’t help but interject. This time, Iron Armor Granny didn’t say anything in response.
Iron Armor Granny: “However, since there are relatively few wizards available, we might not need to consider this option for now.”
If there are any wizards with spare time, they could directly go to the caverns. The traces left there might reveal more clues.
“Then who should we send to investigate?”
“You don’t need to worry about that.” Seeing that Iron Armor Granny didn’t retort, Nisi took the initiative to say, “In a moment, I’ll issue a task at the mission hall. As long as the reward is substantial, someone will surely take it.”
Since it might involve the Qwest World, Nisi volunteered, clearly ready to pay out of his own pocket.
“That would be troubling Wizard Nisi.” Angel paused, then added, “By the way, regarding the identities of those cloaked figures, I’ve actually obtained a clue.”
“Oh?”
“One of them might be from the Firon Continent.”
Chapter 2339 Delicate Crimson Night Butterfly <TOC> Chapter 2341 Four Corners Skull Positioning Divine Descent Ritual