Chapter 316 Suspected Parasite <TOC> Chapter 318 The Current Situation at Twilight
Translator: SumTLMan
“It’s not wise to involve Book Ancestor before confirming the nature of this matter,” Mirror Lady consoled Lydia, “No news is news itself. At least, it implies that the parasitic spread has not completely spiraled out of control.”
“The most important thing now is for us to contact the wizards of Twilight and find out what’s going on there,” Mirror Lady said to Tree Spirit, “My energy is insufficient, so I must ask Tree Spirit to help us contact the wizards of Twilight to see what the situation is there.”
However, Tree Spirit’s expression was not as serious, still playful and smiling, “Don’t worry, with Sanders in charge of Twilight, things won’t be too bad.”
“Lord Sanders is in Twilight?” Lydia was very surprised to hear this news, “Why hasn’t there been any information from Twilight? With Lord Sanders there, how could Shadow Demon Castle have come to this?”
Tree Spirit waved his hand, pointing at Goode, “What do you mean by no news? Didn’t Butler Goode come here to convey Sanders’ message?”
Everyone looked over, and Goode respectfully bowed to Mirror Lady and Lydia, “That’s correct. Not long ago, the message was sent from Twilight.”
Lydia hurriedly asked, “What did Lord Sanders say? What’s the situation in Twilight now?”
Goode’s expression revealed a hint of embarrassment, hesitating to speak.
As Lydia and the others grew impatient, Tree Spirit interjected, “Sanders didn’t say anything, he just asked Goode to find Angel.”
“Why look for Angel? Is he still thinking about taking care of the child at this time?” Lydia rolled her eyes upon hearing that Sanders only asked for Angel. Mirror Lady, on the other hand, was holding her chin, contemplating whether to morph into a female version of Angel.
“I’m not sure about that, but I went to Young Master Pat’s residence and didn’t find him there. That’s why I came to seek the help of Tree Spirit,” Goode said respectfully.
“I know this!” Tree Spirit raised his hand, making an expression as if he wanted to answer eagerly.
“I heard that Angel caused quite a commotion in Twilight and several people were killed. Twilight demanded Angel pay 100,000 magic crystals by tomorrow,” Tree Spirit said, smiling brightly at everyone, “So, Sanders must have sent the message to have Angel bring the money over.”
“Angel didn’t kill those guards; it was Twilight’s own people who brought it upon themselves,” Lydia, who had experienced the entire event, naturally knew the inside story, “This half-month deadline was set by Lord Sanders.”
“However, I don’t think it’s about this matter. 100,000 magic crystals are not worth Lord Sanders sending a message for. He’s not a nanny, why would he remind us punctually? Doesn’t Angel know the deadline himself?” Lydia added.
Tree Spirit said noncommittally, “We’ll see, I’ll contact Sanders later to find out. But before that, let’s bring Angel over first.”
Mirror Lady volunteered, “I control the world within the mirror. I’ll find him.”
Closing her eyes, Mirror Lady began searching for Angel—
In her field of vision, she could see the entire world at once. With her ability to analyze and process images in the Mirror World, the entire realm was like a slightly larger sand table.
Within this “sand table,” countless wizards appeared as different faces, and she could pinpoint her desired target with her incredible mental calculation skills.
This was not magic but simply the innate power of the spirit of the Mirror World.
As everyone waited, sweat dripped from Mirror Lady’s forehead: Where had the boy gone? Why couldn’t she see him?
Frowning, Mirror Lady wondered if he was in the Mirror World. She recalled that Angel had recently been at the Flowing Source, so she quickly turned her attention to it.
On a mountain hollow in the southeastern mountain range of the Flowing Source, “Big Head” Iron Armor Fortress was stretching its legs, appearing as if it were exercising, rising and falling in an amusing manner.
However, no matter how the Iron Armor Fortress moved, the three-story house on top remained stable, showing no discomfort.
On the third-floor balcony of the Iron Armor Fortress, Iron Armor Granny was leisurely enjoying the flowing clouds and mountain breeze. Suddenly, she opened her eyes, glanced at the sky, and muttered, “Huh, is Mirror Lady watching the world again? Wasn’t it a long time since she last used it after being caught peeking at Sanders taking a bath and getting scolded? Strange.”
After saying this, Iron Armor Granny closed her eyes and continued to enjoy the peaceful life in the breeze.
After a while, Mirror Lady was so frustrated that she overturned the table: “He’s not here! Angel is not in the Mirror World!”
“Not there?” Goode was surprised, “But when I went to Angel’s residence just now, I heard from others that he had left only half an hour ago.”
Even if Angel wanted to leave the Mirror World, he could only exit through the teleportation gate of Tree Spirit Hall within half an hour’s walk. But Goode had been in Tree Spirit Hall and had not seen Angel.
Goode’s questioning made Mirror Lady even angrier. Was he doubting her abilities?!
Seeing Mirror Lady sweating profusely and her anger accumulating in her eyes, Tree Spirit quickly went over to comfort her, “Your world observation can only see appearances. If Angel used a spell to conceal himself like Sanders did last time, you wouldn’t be able to see him!”
“Like Sanders? What do you mean?” Lydia picked up on the key point in the conversation and asked curiously.
“Go away, it’s none of your business,” Mirror Lady irritably waved off Lydia, and then said to Tree Spirit, “I’ll have to trouble you, then. I just lent my energy to Red Lotus, and I don’t have much left inside me now.”
Mirror Lady’s body, originally white mist, was now much thinner than before.
“Don’t worry,” Tree Spirit started searching for Angel and soon muttered, “Huh, he’s really gone.”
Mirror Lady shrugged, “I told you, that rascal Angel doesn’t learn anything useful. He follows Sanders to learn this! It’s infuriating!”
Tree Spirit also recalled the incident twenty years ago when Sanders came knocking and couldn’t help but chuckle at Mirror Lady’s fierce behavior.
Tree Spirit thought for a moment, “I won’t search any further. I’ll just use the Bone Card to locate him.”
All members of the Savage Grottoes had a Bone Card. This card belonged to Tree Spirit and contained a strand of sap secreted by the Eternal Tree. Tree Spirit could locate everyone directly through the Bone Card.
This time, with the help of the Bone Card, Angel’s “Obscurity” effect was nullified. Tree Spirit saw Angel’s location in the forest outside the 1st Apprentice Town, “Found him. The kid has quite a low presence. It must be some sort of presence-weakening item. No wonder you couldn’t find him. Interesting stuff. Next time, let him refine one for me too. Otherwise, I’m too dazzling, and I’ll cause screams wherever I go.”
Mirror Lady thought to herself: people scream because they think you’re a pervert and exhibitionist…
In a flash, Tree Spirit appeared next to Angel.
……
“Am I so terrifying that you need to be so guarded?”
With the “Obscurity” effect broken, Angel was urgently instructing Toby, but before he could finish, a clear voice reached his ears.
Angel turned around, “Lord Tree Spirit?!”
Tree Spirit walked up to Angel with a smile, “Let me see what kind of item it is that even Mirror Lady’s all-seeing eyes couldn’t find you.”
Looking at that smiling, handsome face, Angel suddenly had a bad feeling…
The next second, Angel was unable to resist and was bound in mid-air by Tree Spirit. Under his embarrassed and angry gaze, Tree Spirit searched him up and down, finally finding an invisible bracelet on Angel’s wrist.
“Huh, a hidden bracelet. Let me feel it.” Tree Spirit closed his eyes, and a gentle energy enveloped the bracelet.
“There’s a spatial fluctuation. It’s actually a spatial bracelet?! But the fluctuation is small; the spatial rank shouldn’t be mid-level. The largest magic fluctuation seems to be an obscure magic rune… no, it’s a magic energy array.” Tree Spirit looked at Angel in surprise, “This is an enchanted item with compound effects? And it’s enchanted with a magic energy array, you really hid this well!”
Angel’s legs were kicking in mid-air, knowing his actions were childish, but he felt even more ashamed to be bound in the air by Tree Spirit’s strange power!
Tree Spirit, who was kicked in the chest, nonchalantly brushed off the dirt on his chest and let Angel down, “You, kid, just don’t understand. How will you grow up if you keep learning from Sanders? Such a cute child, I’m afraid he will lead you astray.”
Upon landing, Angel also felt that his previous actions were too impolite, especially in front of one of the three Gloriat ancestral spirits. But when he thought back to being lifted helplessly into the air and being touched here and there, he felt utterly humiliated.
Angel held back his resentment without speaking or apologizing.
Tree Spirit, however, completely treated his behavior as a child’s temper tantrum. After all, Angel was now just an immature teenager in the eyes of others. Especially in front of Tree Spirit, whose age was measured in tens of thousands of years, Angel’s age was no different from a baby’s.
“It’s just an intermediate-level item. Why hide it?” Tree Spirit didn’t take off Angel’s bracelet or destroy it. He was just curious about the effect of reducing the item’s “presence.” “Tell me, what is this magic array, and what are its effects? Can you inscribe one for me next time?”
Breathing heavily, Angel finally answered, “…Boundless Silence.”
“What?”
“I said the name of the magic array is Boundless Silence!”
“Oh, I don’t know much about magic arrays. Talking about it is a waste.”
Angel: “…” Then why did you ask me?! The image of Tree Spirit in his mind had always been somewhat unconventional but still steady. However, at this moment, the character setting began to collapse completely.
“Enough about that, I came to find you for important matters.” Tree Spirit took Angel with him, “Follow me to Tree Spirit Hall. Sanders has a message for you.”
“Is Mentor looking for me? Has he returned?”
“Not yet. According to Red Lotus, Twilight seems to have encountered some issues.” Tree Spirit grabbed Angel and flew upward. Angel hurriedly called Toby back into his pocket. It seemed that meeting Toby’s “non-human little friend” would have to wait until next time.
“Is Lady Red Lotus also in Tree Spirit Hall?” Angel asked Tree Spirit quietly. At the same time, Toby emerged from Angel’s pocket, gazing at Angel urgently.
Angel sighed and shook his head slightly at Toby.
Toby seemed to recall something, lowered his head in disappointment, and returned to Angel’s pocket sullenly.
Angel did not hide the fact that the No-eyed Man was taken away by Lydia from Toby.
Initially, Angel promised Toby that once they had enough money, he would find Lydia and buy the No-eyed Man back. But the premise was that he had to be at least as strong as Lydia or on equal footing. Otherwise, why would anyone be willing to sell you a budding food wizard?
Angel had explained this to Toby. Although Toby was naive, he was not stupid. So after Angel’s earnest teaching, he accepted the reality.
Moreover, Toby also harbored another hope that Gloria might not be dead. When Gloria returns with the glory of a true knowledge wizard, everyone who had humiliated the Barbie Restaurant would surely regret their decisions.
Chapter 316 Suspected Parasite <TOC> Chapter 318 The Current Situation at Twilight