Chapter 2527 Daus' Review <TOC> Chapter 2529 Gloshi’s Story
Translator: SumTLMan
After listening to Little Tom’s words, Angel immediately sensed him using the Gate of Dreams power.
Indeed, Old Porter was still in the Wilderness of Dreams and had not left, but he was no longer with Iron Armor Granny; instead, he was wandering alone in New City.
It seemed that Angel had underestimated how much the Wilderness of Dreams attracted Old Porter, an apprentice who had been away from the organization for many years.
“I understand,” Angel nodded to Ms. Melo. “Old Porter is indeed sleeping. Let’s let him sleep for a while.”
Ms. Melo frowned slightly: “But…”
Angel responded: “It doesn’t matter. What Old Porter could do, he has almost done. Seeing him or not doesn’t really change anything.”
Old Porter’s primary role was to gather and bring all sorts of information he saw and heard in Princess Town to Lord Rhine, and he had clearly completed this task. As for the events at Princess Castle, Angel planned to report to Lord Rhine or Iron Armor Granny in person when he had the time.
Seeing that Ms. Melo was still somewhat puzzled, Angel reassured her: “Many questions will become clear once you return to the Savage Grottoes. For now, if you’re not too busy, you might take Tom for a talent test.”
After a moment’s hesitation, Ms. Melo nodded and agreed: “Alright,” preparing to take Tom to the quiet room.
Before they left, Ms. Melo also took Aubrey away, ostensibly to help set up the talent testing tools. In reality, she was worried that Aubrey might get in trouble if she stayed behind with Daus.
Once they had gone, Daus finally looked up, asking curiously: “What do you mean by ‘she will understand once she returns to the Savage Grottoes’?”
Daus had listened to the entire conversation and still felt that Angel’s sudden statement was nonsensical. As a wizard with strong intuition, Daus believed his gut feeling that there might be more to this statement.
Angel replied indifferently: “That’s naturally about the matters of the Savage Grottoes. Are you, as a free wizard, inquiring about this because you’re considering settling down and joining a wizard organization?”
Daus disdainfully said: “I’m well aware of the nonsense in those wizard organizations.”
Angel replied: “You only know about the nonsense in other wizard organizations; the Savage Grottoes are different.”
Daus squinted: “What’s different about them?”
Angel paused for a moment, then slowly said: “The Savage Grottoes have me.”
Daus: “…” Are you trying to be funny?
Seeing Daus’ astonished and speechless expression, Angel knew he had not taken his answer seriously. Angel didn’t mind; he had intentionally said it that way. It would have been truly strange if Daus had taken it seriously.
Angel added: “Don’t look at me like that. Isn’t what I said the answer?”
Daus took a deep breath before he suppressed the urge to make a sarcastic remark: “Of course it’s true, no other wizard organizations have you. If they did, wouldn’t that make you their spy?”
“I just find it hard to believe you’d suddenly give that answer. It seems I need to understand your character more deeply as a ‘friend.'”
Angel glanced indifferently: “What answer would you like to hear then? If there really is something unique about the Savage Grottoes, do you think I would talk about it?”
Hearing this, Daus realized that despite being led in circles by Angel, there was truth in his words.
Moreover, with this counter-question, Angel also indirectly addressed the doubts in Daus’ mind.
“So, the conversation you had with Ms. Melo really did contain some secrets,” Daus affirmed, because according to Angel, if there were indeed secrets, he certainly wouldn’t disclose them. And now, Angel really hadn’t said anything.
Angel smiled silently.
Daus continued to analyze: “But the secret probably isn’t all that crucial since you don’t mind it being known, otherwise, you wouldn’t have discussed it in front of me with Ms. Melo.”
“Thinking about it, your actions are somewhat strange. Are you deliberately speaking in such a way, secretly tempting me, encouraging me to inquire about this secret?”
“That seems incorrect as well. If you were truly tempting me, you wouldn’t reveal the answer, but you would at least cast out a hook and bait, yet you’ve said nothing.”
Daus frequently answered himself and then refuted his own thoughts, while Angel, sitting opposite him, didn’t utter a single word.
From Angel’s perspective, Daus was not wrong in his deductions. The so-called secret was merely the existence of the Wilderness of Dreams. It wasn’t a crucial secret, as soon enough, it would come out at the witches’ tea party, and those who should know, would naturally become aware.
However, Angel had not intentionally revealed it to tempt Daus; it was simply because the secret was not very important, so even if others overheard and became suspicious, it didn’t matter to him.
If they grew suspicious and guessed correctly, that was their skill. If they couldn’t guess, then they could simply stew in their curiosity for a few days until the answer was revealed.
But clearly, Daus was unlikely to guess, unless he decided to detain Old Porter right then.
Angel, thoroughly relaxed, sat aside, listening to Daus’ various analyses, occasionally nodding and adding a few words to support the conversation.
Eventually, Daus couldn’t analyze any further; his vigorous analyzing matched by Angel’s supportive comments left no room for further speculation.
Though his curiosity-driven itch had not subsided, Daus decided not to pursue it any further, choosing instead to take Angel’s earlier statement: “Savage Grottoes, that includes me,” as a soothing balm.
After all, from any perspective, that statement was not wrong.
Daus stopped analyzing, and Angel felt a bit less amused, but soon enough, his entertainment returned. This time, however, it had nothing to do with Daus but came from a clean young man who quietly walked up to him.
“Gloshi, have you come to see me about something?”
The individual arriving was none other than Gloshi, who had shed his earlier bizarre attire for a bartender’s shirt and suspenders. This outfit, complemented by his clean and handsome face, made him appear quite sunny. However, Gloshi’s expression was not as radiant as the sun; instead, he looked downcast, his face marked with traces of sorrow and distress.
Upon hearing Angel’s voice, Gloshi finally looked up.
“I, I… Lord, I…” Gloshi stuttered for a long time before managing to say: “Blazer is all right now, one of the waiters who knew medical skills took care of him.”
Angel did not speak but instead, it was Daus who sneered across: “Where was he bandaged?”
Gloshi was taken aback, unsure of how to respond.
Angel said: “You don’t need to answer his question. You came over just to tell me this? These trivial matters, you don’t need to inform me, wait for Ms. Melo to return, and you can talk to her about it. However, I think she probably wouldn’t want to hear about these boring things either.”
After saying this, Angel didn’t look away but continued to observe Gloshi.
Gloshi could tell that Angel was hinting that these matters were trivial. Even so, Angel did not shift his gaze, which indicated that he had realized Gloshi had more to say.
The unspoken words were, in fact, the real reason Gloshi had come.
Hesitating for two seconds, Gloshi finally made up his mind and began to speak slowly.
In Gloshi’s view, he was putting his whole heart into recounting the matter, but upon listening, Angel merely waved his hand dismissively: “Is that it?”
Gloshi exclaimed: “Ah?”
“You can talk with Ms. Melo when she comes out,” said Angel with a yawn, no longer paying attention to Gloshi.
Angel had hoped Gloshi might bring some amusement, perhaps something Daus would find “interesting,” like what Gloshi might have said or done in the princess’ room.
But unexpectedly, with a cautious yet earnest demeanor, Gloshi was merely expressing an apology——
Because of him, everyone was caught and put in dungeon by Mordiya, and he felt very guilty, hoping to be punished.
Mordiya was the princess’ name.
To Angel, Gloshi’s stance was uninteresting, and he believed Ms. Melo would not care much either.
Clearly, if the princess was only targeting Gloshi, she had the power to arrest him alone or, having arrested everyone, to leave only Gloshi in dungeon and release the others.
But the princess had arrested not just Gloshi but also the others, including the guide from the Savage Grottoes.
Thus, Gloshi’s involvement was not the sole factor in the incident.
In Angel’s view, while Gloshi ought to feel apologetic, the proportion of the incident related to him was not significant. He could confess or apologize out of guilt on his own, either to those talents or to Ms. Melo.
Gloshi had not anticipated that Angel would show such disinterest. Considering himself a significant cause of the serious incident, he had thought it necessary to accept responsibility and hoped that by admitting his mistakes, he could alleviate his punishment and inner guilt. Yet, the response he received was uninterested and dismissive.
Gloshi suddenly didn’t know what to do or how to pose, as the result was different from what he had imagined. He wondered what expression to continue with.
In his moment of confusion, Daus spoke up: “Why not let him explain the reasons? He directly called the princess by her real name, so they must know each other.”
Daus wore a look of gossip and enjoyment.
Angel thought about it and did not rebut; after all, there was nothing pressing at the moment, so he might as well listen to the story.
However, Angel didn’t let Gloshi speak immediately but waited a while until Ms. Melo came out.
After all, the final handler and reporter of this matter was Ms. Melo, the guide.
A few minutes later, Ms. Melo walked out of the quiet room with Little Tom.
From the still visible shock on Aubrey’s face, Angel could guess that Tom’s talent was probably quite impressive.
Soon, Ms. Melo came over to report the situation to Angel.
Ms. Melo’s expression was calm, but Angel could still sense that her emotional turbulence was no less than Aubrey’s.
This made Angel curious about what exactly Tom had seen during the talent test.
…
“30? Are you sure it’s 30?” Daus looked at Ms. Melo in surprise.
Ms. Melo took a deep breath before nodding: “Yes, according to the test, his mental power reached 30.”
When Tom touched the talent sphere, a strong light burst from his forehead, even overpowering the brilliance of the talent sphere.
This was the first time Ms. Melo, as the guide during someone else’s talent test, had witnessed such an omen with her own eyes.
The omen was a thick, solidified mental power condensation she saw at Tom’s forehead through her mental vision.
Such a dense mental power condensation was unprecedented for Ms. Melo, and even she felt a subtle mental pressure facing this condensation.
It’s noteworthy that Tom is not yet a wizard apprentice, nor has he transformed the condensation into mental power tendrils. Yet, the pressure was already noticeable, implying how powerful it would be once it transformed into mental power tendrils.
This extraordinary mental power talent also surprised Daus, who was initially uninterested.
“Besides the mental power condensing at his forehead, he also saw a plant flowering on the windowsill’s flowerpot.”
The flowering plant omen is a typical characteristic of the nature elemental branch, not very unusual. But coupled with a mental power value of 30, it becomes quite rare.
Many second and third level wizard apprentices do not achieve a mental power value of 30.
While mental power value isn’t the sole criterion for future achievements, a high value improves the efficiency of magic power feedback and inspiration, which would make Tom’s training speed far surpass his peers.
Moreover, even in practicing magic tricks, Tom’s high mental power value allows him to be immune to some of the backlash. While others might need to tread carefully to avoid backlash, Tom can fully utilize it to quickly learn from mistakes and master the tricks.
This was something Angel witnessed firsthand when he first entered the Wizarding World.
At that time, he hadn’t been intercepted by Sanders yet and was on the Bohemia, preparing to go to the White Coral Floating Island Academy.
On the Bohemia, Angel saw a talent named Eastley learn a light and shadow trick in just half a month. Before that half-month, Eastley was just an ordinary person.
Eastley’s mental power value was 23 points. At the time, Sanders heard of it and exclaimed in amazement.
Now, a presence with a mental power value higher than Eastley’s 23 points has appeared.
A 30 point mental power value is the highest basic value Angel has seen so far.
Angel was quite surprised by this value. Previously, in Princess Castle, when Tom sensed someone following them through intuition, Angel guessed that Tom might have a decent mental power value, but he didn’t expect it to be… this decent.
Angel was prepared and still surprised for a few seconds, let alone Daus.
Daus was almost doubting his life; his mental power value was only 15 points, and that was the result of over eighty years of training. And Tom, without even starting his training, was already twice as high as him.
Although Daus had seen talents with higher mental power values than his, this was different, it was so much higher.
With a 30 point mental power value, even a fool, given enough resources, has a high chance of becoming a wizard!