Chapter 2619 Special Wizard Eye Ghost <TOC> Chapter 2621 Strange Buildings
Translator: SumTLMan
When the Black Count interacted with his peers, he reveled in deception and intrigue, deliberately speaking in half-truths and leaving others to guess the rest; none of that posed any issues.
But when facing this group of juniors, he had no such inclinations. Whenever he had doubts, he would directly voice them.
This time was no exception. When Angel’s eyes began to flicker, indicating he was returning to his senses, the Black Count immediately roused him and voiced his inner doubts.
“You seem to have a particular interest in that Wizard Eye Ghost?”
The Black Count’s question was not asked in private, so everyone turned their curious gazes toward Angel.
“You wouldn’t have… taken a fancy to it, would you?” The only one bold enough to utter such words was, without a doubt, Daus.
Daus displayed a look of astonishment: “When I said it was beautiful earlier, I was comparing it to the other Wizard Eye Ghosts around; I wasn’t genuinely praising its beauty. If you’ve developed some unusual fetish, don’t pin it on me.”
Angel cast a light glance at Daus: “If you want to hear my explanation, you’d best keep quiet.”
Daus was adaptable; after his teasing, he could also retract gracefully.
Seeing that Daus ceased his nonsense, Angel continued: “This Wizard Eye Ghost is indeed special, but what caught my attention isn’t the monster itself, but rather this object.”
Angel directly took the recording stone from Daus’ hand. Daus opened his mouth but, in the end, said nothing.
Manipulating the recording stone, Angel began to zoom in on a specific part of one of the images.
It was at the Wizard Eye Ghost’s waist. Fearing that the white stola might slip off, the ghost had used several vine-like belts to bind it. For the sake of appearance, it had adorned each belt with a dazzling array of ornaments.
These ornaments were mostly gemstone jewelry, likely scavenged by the Wizard Eye Ghost from some corner. Among them were extraordinary items and ordinary gems.
What attracted Angel’s attention was an oval-shaped silver pendant.
Since the pendant wasn’t an extraordinary item, it hadn’t initially caught anyone’s eye. It wasn’t until Angel continuously magnified the image, bringing the pattern on the silver pendant directly before everyone, that they noticed.
Everyone was stunned.
The pattern on the silver pendant was exceedingly simple——
A winged rapier piercing through intertwined thorns and roses.
It was clearly an emblematic design.
The reason everyone was stunned was because this pattern seemed vaguely familiar.
“I feel like I’ve seen this pattern somewhere before,” Vai whispered softly.
Not only Vai, but Kael also wore a face full of confusion, and even Daus fell into deep thought.
It’s normal for Vai and Kael to occasionally forget, but for Daus, a formal wizard, to find it familiar yet unable to recall, that was rather problematic.
As they pondered, they heard Angel sigh softly, then slowly extend his right hand.
Everyone knew that Angel always wore a glove on his right hand, but they had never paid attention to why he wore it or what it looked like.
It wasn’t until this moment that they realized Angel’s glove bore the exact same pattern as that on the silver pendant.
The same winged sword piercing through intertwined thorns and roses; only one was an embossed pattern on the glove, and the other was an engraving on the pendant.
“No need to be surprised,” Angel said gently, lifting his sleeve to reveal a bracelet on his right wrist.
“My bracelet is inscribed with the ‘Boundless Silence’ magic formation, which can reduce presence. I’ve applied this effect to my right hand, so you may have occasionally seen the glove but couldn’t recall it.”
“As for why I need to reduce the presence of my right hand, that’s my secret; forgive me for not being able to disclose it, and it has nothing to do with today’s matter. But regarding this glove, I can elaborate.”
As soon as Angel finished speaking, the Black Count’s voice came, tinged with a hint of disdain: “What’s there to elaborate? Isn’t that just Sanders’ glove? Only the color has changed.”
Nowadays, Sanders mostly wore white gloves, occasionally burgundy ones, or even fur gloves, his styles were varied. But in his younger days, he favored black gloves.
This was perhaps what Wizard Nisi had remarked upon: when young, he loved to feign profundity; as he aged, he became more flamboyant yet repressed.
And Angel’s glove was precisely the one Sanders had used in his youth.
“Lord Black Count is correct. This glove was given to me by my mentor, and the pattern on it is the crest of the Iguro family.”
After Angel’s words fell, everyone was stunned for a while before they realized: wasn’t Iguro Sanders’ surname? Then the Iguro family was the family Sanders belonged to?
A wizard family? It seemed they’d never heard of Sanders’ family being an extraordinary lineage; they only knew that Sanders hailed from a hereditary noble family.
So, the Iguro family was that noble lineage?
“Since this is the crest of the Iguro family, does that mean someone from your mentor’s family has been here? Or perhaps the Iguro family actually traces its heritage back to Nightfall City?” Daus asked.
Angel replied: “…If the Iguro family could have a heritage spanning ten thousand years, where would that leave the face of the Noah family?”
Daus thought about it and agreed: the Iguro family had a history of at most a few hundred years; Nightfall City fell ten thousand years ago, so it couldn’t have originated from Nightfall City.
But then, where did that silver pendant on the Wizard Eye Ghost come from?
“So, does that mean someone from Sanders’ family has been here?” The Black Count began to speculate.
Angel said: “I don’t know, but I do know that my mentor has been here…”
Sanders’ first ruin exploration was at the Garden Labyrinth. According to Sanders, it was an experience between a chase and a nightmare.
The so-called chase was because Sanders had provoked a group of monsters and was chased by them. As for the nightmare, Sanders inadvertently entered the Nightmare Plane while in the underground sewers. That experience in the Nightmare Plane was an unforgettable nightmare for the inexperienced Sanders.
The Black Count said: “You mean this might be something that kid Sanders dropped here?”
Angel replied: “It’s possible.”
He remembered that back in the Nightmare Plane, Sanders had said that while exploring the Garden Labyrinth and being chased by monsters, he lost the family dagger he carried with him.
As for that dagger, Angel had seen it before in the Nightmare Plane’s projection of the young Sanders.
That dagger was the token of the Iguro family; although sharp, its symbolic meaning was greater than its practical use. Therefore, its appearance was filled with the luxurious yet low-key style of traditional nobility. At first glance, it seemed ordinary, but upon closer inspection, one could see the exquisite engravings, and on the blade was the family crest of the Iguro family.
“You mean that pendant might be The Remnant blade of that dagger? But the pendant on the Wizard Eye Ghost is oval-shaped,” Daus questioned after hearing Angel’s speculation.
Angel explained: “Since this Wizard Eye Ghost already has self-management awareness and aesthetic sense, it’s entirely possible that it disassembled the dagger and polished it into an oval-shaped pendant.”
Angel provided an explanation, but Daus still had doubts: “If it was polished, its spatial imagination must be very strong; otherwise, it would be difficult to grind such a precise oval and even perfectly keep the Iguro family crest engraving in the center.”
Angel was convinced that it was definitely the dagger that Sanders had dropped. After all, he had seen that dagger before, and near the hilt was an arc-shaped engraving identical to this one. It shouldn’t be difficult to polish it into a pendant. After all, this dagger was a weapon used by ordinary people.
But what Daus said seemed to make some sense. To polish it so precisely, not only with a perfect shape but also with the engraving’s distance from the edge being exactly the same, could the Wizard Eye Ghost really achieve that?
Angel thought for a moment, then said to everyone with a hesitant and apologetic tone: “As the team leader, I shouldn’t be causing unnecessary trouble. But I still want to retrieve that item suspected to belong to my mentor.”
“Of course, only if you all agree.”
At the beginning, Angel himself had set the rules: not to provoke monsters casually and not to lose reason over small gains. The others had followed them well, but now Angel himself wanted to break this rule.
Therefore, even though Angel initiated a vote and request to everyone, he felt slightly embarrassed in his heart.
Although he called it a vote, what mattered most were the opinions of Daus and the Black Count.
The two apprentices basically treated this adventure as a tour. Therefore, they didn’t see anything wrong with Angel’s request and agreed without hesitation.
However, their votes were basically ineffective. If either Daus or the Black Count had objections, Angel would give up on doing this.
Although it was his mentor’s item, it wasn’t something that had to be retrieved. Therefore, Angel could give it up.
The first to respond was the Black Count: “No problem. If this really is something that guy Sanders lost, I’d love to see his expression when he sees it again. Remember, be sure to record it then.”
Regarding the Black Count’s mischievous interest, Angel could only respond vaguely. He didn’t dare to record Sanders’ reaction openly… But he could create an illusion himself and then record it with a recording stone. Anyway, the recording stone’s images couldn’t distinguish between illusion and reality. How to present it then would depend on Angel’s directing skills.
After the Black Count agreed, Angel looked at Daus again. However, Daus’ current state was a bit strange. Not only was he lost in thought, but his eyes also became somewhat subtle.
At the same time, Daus’ emotions began to fluctuate.
After a brief thought, Angel realized that Daus’ inspiration must have come again.
But what was Daus’ inspiration this time? Was it about that Wizard Eye Ghost? Or about the pursuers? Or perhaps about the path ahead?
While Angel was speculating, he didn’t know that at this moment, in Daus’ heart, it was as if a voice was constantly stirring his thoughts, guiding him with a sense of “mysterious destiny.”
Daus also understood that his inspiration had appeared again.
This time, the inspiration was telling him to refuse Angel.
As for the reason, an inspiration bestowed upon Daus a nebulous premonition: Do not interfere with that Wizard Eye Ghost; it will bring calamity.
What was once a straightforward choice now became a quandary for Daus due to this sudden inspiration.
To agree or not to agree, that was the question haunting him.
His gut told him that the premonition was likely accurate; such an unusual Wizard Eye Ghost must have its peculiarities. Tampering with it might unleash a cascade of unforeseen troubles.
However, he didn’t wish to sour his relationship with Angel. Despite his constant jests and banter along the journey, Daus had always walked a fine line, never truly provoking Angel’s ire. In fact, he had managed to leave a significant impression. From Angel’s current demeanor toward Daus, exasperated rather than polite yet distant, it was evident that their bond was actually strengthening through these harmless jokes.
Now, faced with Angel’s earnest request, if he refused, Angel probably wouldn’t voice any complaints but might revert to that courteous yet aloof demeanor from before.
After deliberating for a while, Daus suppressed the surging emotions within and feigned indifference, saying: “Oh? Is it my turn?”
Daus let out a yawn: “I was just mulling over some amusing thoughts and didn’t catch what’s happening here. You’re asking for my opinion? Of course, I agree.”
“I still think that doesn’t look like it was crafted through polishing. Maybe it’s not the dagger your mentor lost but something brought in by other members of the Iguro family,” Daus continued: “So, even if it’s just to verify this idea, I have to agree!”
Daus spoke with righteous conviction, but Angel could keenly sense the turbulent emotions roiling within him.
It was now almost certain that Daus’ inspiration was connected to this decision.
Moreover, Daus had opted to defy his premonition; otherwise, his emotions wouldn’t be this agitated.
Angel pondered for a moment.
Since Daus agreed to him retrieving the pendant, thus going against his inspiration, it suggested that, in Daus’ premonition, taking the pendant might be perilous or could trigger dangerous events.
Yet, even so, Daus still chose to support Angel.
Whether Daus made this choice because he valued Angel more or simply didn’t trust his own inspiration didn’t really matter anymore.
At the very least, Daus had certainly scored some points in Angel’s book.
“If you insist on taking it, proceed carefully. It’s best if that Wizard Eye Ghost doesn’t notice you.” At that moment, a private message from the Black Count suddenly resonated in Angel’s mind.
Clearly, the Black Count had also perceived Daus’ condition and surmised that his inspiration might be emphasizing this matter.
“Understood,” Angel replied.
The abrupt emergence of this inspiration added an odd twist to the situation. However, it wouldn’t alter Angel’s course of action; in fact, he might even appreciate Daus’ premonition.
That the inspiration fixated on this issue couldn’t be without reason. That Wizard Eye Ghost must possess some unique attributes and might indeed provoke danger.
Therefore, the inspiration could be considered as indirectly reminding Angel not to act too conspicuously.
Previously, if Angel wanted to take that silver pendant, he would have acted without hesitation; but now, he decided to heed the Black Count’s advice and obtain the pendant without being detected by the Wizard Eye Ghost.
However, how could he remove the pendant without attracting the attention of that Wizard Eye Ghost?
Chapter 2619 Special Wizard Eye Ghost <TOC> Chapter 2621 Strange Buildings