Chapter 2505 Desert Temple <TOC> Chapter 2507 Gold Ring Sandworm
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Daus seemed to be the type of person who couldn’t keep his mouth shut, even though Angel was quite aloof, Daus still made his way over.
Angel was silent for a moment before he slowly said: “A dream that showed her the truth.”
“So, you used some method to make her have a dream that revealed the truth? Was this dream a nightmare for her?” Daus immediately began to analyze.
Angel didn’t respond.
Daus continued to talk non-stop: “What’s the point of seeing the truth? Just seeing it doesn’t necessarily mean understanding it clearly.”
Daus’ offhand remark was actually quite accurate. There is a very long distance between seeing the truth and clearly understanding it.
“Moreover, for her, since it was a nightmare, she might not even want to remember it after waking up. You know, people with fragile spirits always protect themselves within the walls they’ve built, unwilling and afraid to face all negative emotions.”
“You analyze quite logically.” Angel was not mocking; he genuinely thought Daus’ analysis was good.
Daus: “I’ve seen many similar cases and people. Trapped in their own woven worlds, dreaming what they believe to be beautiful dreams.”
Angel: “So, what do you do?”
Daus: “When I’m in a good mood, I just slap them awake. If that doesn’t work, I slap them again. When I’m not in a good mood, who cares about them?”
Listening to Daus speak so naturally about his violent methods, Angel didn’t find it wrong; rather, he found it quite interesting.
Daus: “Anyway, I’m not like you, treating the younger generation with such patience and guidance.”
Angel: “It’s just a casual act on my part, letting her see the truth, but as you mentioned, seeing the truth doesn’t necessarily mean she can understand it clearly. I’m only responsible for showing her those scenes, but what choices to make, that’s up to her.”
Angel and Aubrey weren’t familiar, but he knew Guina very well; a pitiful yet malicious woman, and ironically, it was Angel who guided her to the Savage Grottoes. Because of this, Angel decided to give Aubrey a chance to see the truth clearly. Whether she could grasp this opportunity was up to her own choices.
Ten more minutes passed.
According to Angel’s calculations, Aubrey’s dream should have ended by now, but she seemed still unwilling to wake up.
However, the Crowned Parrot woke up first.
Once the Crowned Parrot awoke, Daus, as if a masochist, went up to it and started an argument.
The Crowned Parrot trembled slightly, stealing a glance at Angel, and seeing no objection from him, it regained its previous confidence, its rapid-fire speech returning, and Daus’ advantage was instantly reversed, visibly overwhelmed.
Having lost again… While Daus was conversing with Angel, he had actually been internally summarizing where he had gone wrong in their previous verbal exchange. Believing that he had addressed these shortcomings well, he approached the Crowned Parrot again, determined to find redemption from his previous embarrassment.
Daus trembled with anger, but this time he refrained from laying a hand on the Crowned Parrot; instead, he approached Angel: “What did you do to it? It seems really scared of you, it doesn’t even dare to look at you.”
The Crowned Parrot, overhearing Daus, immediately retorted: “Who says I can’t look…”
Before it could finish, Angel turned his head, his gaze serene, and looked directly at the Crowned Parrot.
The Crowned Parrot felt a sudden fear and obediently bowed its head, falling silent.
Daus’ eyes sparkled; this was the effect he wanted!
“Teach me, so I can scare it too,” Daus said, his eyes filled with longing as he looked at Angel.
Angel replied: “It was just a fear spell.”
“A heart mind illusion?” Daus’ face fell with disappointment. Even though a fear spell was just a first level trick, he had never learned illusions. To cross-train now would take at least six months to a year, he estimated.
Meanwhile, the Crowned Parrot sneaked a glance at Angel. A fear spell? It knew this trick.
It had just experienced the most terrifying nightmare imaginable, and that was no mere fear spell. The creatures in those dreams were real; they could even tear it apart in the dream, causing it to die in reality as well. No ordinary fear spell could achieve such an effect.
This man, who appeared so mild-mannered, was a fraud! And not just any fraud, a terrifyingly powerful demon lord fraud!
Angel was unaware of the Crowned Parrot’s internal slander. If he knew what it thought, he would likely just smile and correct it amiably. The spell he used was indeed a fear spell, but… it was powered by Nightmare Aura within the green rune on his right hand.
The Crowned Parrot had been cowed by Angel, but it showed no fear of Daus, who was merely shaken by the encounter and now squared off with the Crowned Parrot once more.
Angel, however, was quite pleased with this development. Despite having used the Nightmare Fear Spell on the Crowned Parrot, he actually held a bit of admiration for it.
Aubrey was simply too meek. Paired with the Crowned Parrot’s sharp insight and unmatched verbal prowess, it might prove more useful than the dreamscapes Angel could create.
This was why Angel protected the Crowned Parrot, shielding it from Daus’ aggression.
The argument grew more heated by the moment, the Crowned Parrot becoming increasingly bold, while Daus, aside from gritting his teeth and clenching his fists, had run out of insults to hurl.
Defeated again, Daus lay down like a spent force beside Angel, while the Crowned Parrot raised its head high, its face brimming with triumph.
Daus couldn’t fathom it: “As a wandering wizard, I’ve roamed various lands for eighty years, at least fifty of those in the thick of every high and low society, yet I still can’t out-talk a mere parrot!”
Why was that?!
“Is this parrot a summoned creature? Does it come from an original world where insults are common in everyday conversation?”
Angel didn’t know, but he truly sympathized with Daus. A lifetime of experiences couldn’t stand up to the verbal barrage of a small parrot; this was probably one of Daus’ rare moments of defeat.
When Daus was overwhelmed with frustration, a “huff” noise suddenly came from the side.
He stood up to see, only to find that Aubrey, who had been asleep all along, had finally woken up.
She propped herself up dazedly, looking around as tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
“You’re awake,” a gentle voice sounded from beside her.
“Lord, why are you here?” Aubrey asked subconsciously.
“Weren’t you calling for me to rescue you?” Angel replied, stepping aside to let Aubrey see the members of the Guman Kingdom’s Royal Knights sprawled across the ground not far away.
Aubrey then remembered something, but that memory was quickly replaced by a gloomy mood.
“Lord, was that dream… real?” Aubrey’s voice trembled.
Angel responded coldly: “Real or not, you decide. Personal sentiments, find time to deal with them on your own. Now, tell me about what’s happening here.”
Aubrey opened her mouth, her emotionally charged words stuck in her throat, but ultimately, she just choked back her words silently.
Angel’s words were unproblematic; there were priorities, and her issues… were trivial.
As Aubrey’s eyes turned downcast, the nearby Crowned Parrot suddenly said: “You really are a fool of a servant. Why did I even take you in? That woman is clearly using you, and you’re still questioning the reality? It’s because you don’t want to face the truth, so you seek a ‘false’ answer from others, to comfortably hide in your little world and live a life of lies, right?”
Aubrey looked at the Crowned Parrot in shock: “How do you know about Guina?”
There was no doubt, this was Angel’s doing. Although he had used the Nightmare Fear Spell on the Crowned Parrot, he had also inserted some of Aubrey’s incidents into that dream.
Angel had simply acted on a whim, thinking since the Crowned Parrot was so eloquent, perhaps it could influence Aubrey.
Unexpectedly, just as Aubrey woke up, the Crowned Parrot began its tirade.
Though the words were harsh, Angel discovered that the Crowned Parrot indeed had a deep understanding of “human hearts” compared to Aubrey, who was practically a blank slate.
“Don’t worry about how I know. If my servant is as foolish as you, I wouldn’t want to make a Contract with you,” the Crowned Parrot said haughtily.
“I’m not foolish, I just think Guina is pitiful…”
“Heh, you’ve found another excuse to hide in your little world. Pitiful? She may be pitiful, but what does that have to do with you? She’s using you, can’t you feel that? No, you do feel it, but like now, you always use ‘pitiful’ as a self-deceiving word to deliberately overlook all the inconsistencies. Truly foolish, too foolish!”
Chastened by the Crowned Parrot’s scolding, Aubrey was almost too scared to speak again, fearing that any more words would be twisted into ‘excuses and reasons’ by the Crowned Parrot.
However, it must be said that the words of the Crowned Parrot directly pierced Aubrey’s heart.
When she woke up earlier, she had asked Angel about the situation, harboring a slight intent to “gloss over” things, but now, confronted by the Crowned Parrot’s raw unveiling of the truth she was reluctant to face, glossing over was no longer an option.
All she could do now was face and choose.
Angel also noticed the shift in Aubrey’s mindset and couldn’t help but appreciate the Crowned Parrot. Although a bit harsh, the Crowned Parrot genuinely cared for Aubrey.
Aubrey was truly beginning to think about how to face and make choices, which was no small feat.
Angel believed that as long as the Crowned Parrot stayed by Aubrey’s side, she would indeed find her path to change.
“Aubrey, do you trust your summon?” Angel asked.
Before Aubrey could respond, the Crowned Parrot interjected: “Who says she’s my summon? We haven’t even made a contract yet.”
Aubrey nodded in agreement.
“So, no contract yet? Well, we can make one now, and I can be a witness to your friendship,” Angel suggested.
The Crowned Parrot was somewhat wary of Angel but replied: “Who wants to make a contract with this coward? She doesn’t even qualify to be my servant…”
The Crowned Parrot’s statement was cut off as it turned and noticed Aubrey’s hesitant expression!
A foolish person daring to sign a contract with such a noble being like myself and showing hesitation!
Unforgivable!
The more you hesitate to make a contract with me, the more I want to make one!
The Crowned Parrot quickly changed its tone: “She does have some qualifications to be my servant. I agree to establish a master-servant contract. I am the master, and she is my servant!”
Aubrey hadn’t expected the Crowned Parrot to be willing to sign a contract with her. Her hesitation was actually out of concern that the Crowned Parrot might disdain her, but the Crowned Parrot interpreted it as Aubrey disdaining him.
It must be said, this was also a serendipitous misunderstanding.
In the end, under Angel’s witness, they did sign a contract, but not a master-servant one, it was an equal contract.
Although the Crowned Parrot was cursing and still calling Aubrey a foolish servant, it accepted her.
After binding the Crowned Parrot with Aubrey, Angel felt relieved, believing that with the Crowned Parrot around, Aubrey’s life would probably be more exciting than before. At least, Angel believed that the Crowned Parrot would never allow Aubrey to continue being a weakling.
With this matter resolved, Angel turned back to Aubrey: “Same as before, personal matters are for you to resolve on your own. What we need to address now is the problem with these knights from the Guman Kingdom; tell me, why are they after you?”
Aubrey, because of the interruption by the Crowned Parrot, had her previously gloomy and dim spirits considerably lifted. Initially, she felt that the truth about Guina was more important than anything, but now, tearing away the facade of her heart and acknowledging the inevitable confrontation, she was able to set it aside for the time being.
What was most crucial now was to convey Old Porter’s words to Angel.
“The situation is as follows: after I parted ways with the elder, I went to a nearby wizard market, which is named… Princess Town.”
“Princess Town, just from the name, it can be inferred to be associated with the Guman King,” Daus commented coldly from the side.
Aubrey, not knowing Daus but seeing him with Angel, assumed they were friends and spoke openly: “This gentleman is correct. In fact, long before, this market was known as the Black Randi Market, because there was a source of Black Randi Soft Water nearby; later, after the Black Randi Soft Water was exhausted, the market was renamed Mer Landi Market.”
The appearance of Black Randi Soft Water necessarily indicates the presence of Mer Landi Magic Ore, a type of inert mineral that is difficult to react with magical power.
It must be said, the renaming of the market was quite logical. Live off what you have, use what you can.
“However, the use of the name Mer Landi Market lasted only about a year or two, and it was changed again. Because the eldest princess’s daughter of the Guman Kingdom came here, it was renamed to Princess Town.”
In fact, the wizards of the Southern Region Wizarding World essentially knew that the Guman King controlled nearly all the extraordinary markets within the country. However, at least in the past, the surface efforts by the Guman King were quite good, with each wizard market operating freely, rarely interfered by the King.
But now, just hearing a market renamed to ‘Princess Town’ revealed that the Guman King seemed no longer planning to manipulate the wizard markets from the shadows.
From covert to overt, completely consolidating all the extraordinary markets.
Aubrey continued: “After I arrived at Princess Town, it was too late, so I thought of resting there for the night and proceed to White Shell Sea City the next day. I knew there was a secret base in Princess Town managed by a brewer named Old Porter. So, I went to Old Porter’s place.”
Although the major wizard organizations do not trust the Guman King and are reluctant to station personnel in these wizard markets, there are still quite a few secret bases, all aimed at observing the domestic trends within the Guman Kingdom.
“When I was at Old Porter’s place, Old Porter was trying to send an urgent piece of intelligence back to the Savage Grottoes.”
“Then, I learned of that intelligence from Old Porter…”
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