Chapter 448 The Peculiarities of the Purification Garden <TOC> Chapter 450 The Sky of Truth
Translator: SumTLMan
The corridor was deep, quiet, and serene.
Every now and then, a wall lamp illuminated the way ahead. Kaza flew in front, while Angel silently followed behind.
Who was Midora? Angel did not know. Shadow had mentioned the name when they were in Silent Hill, but he had not paid much attention at the time.
Now, this person named Midora suddenly wanted to meet him, which made Angel a bit puzzled.
However, judging by Kaza’s address, it could be inferred that Midora was at least a wizard-level figure. As a junior, Angel had no choice but to accept the invitation from a wizard who had already taken the initiative to come.
As for this meeting, Angel’s mood was still calm. No matter who Midora was or what he wanted, Angel’s safety should not be at risk in Bogula’s residence.
As the corridor turned, Angel unexpectedly found Shadow leaning against the wall.
“Housekeeper Kaza, leave the rest to me, you can go ahead and get busy.” After dismissing Kaza, Shadow approached Angel.
“Aren’t you surprised to see me?” Shadow smirked.
“Let’s go, I’ll take you to see Master Midora,” Shadow signaled Angel to follow: “Don’t worry, I’ve managed to coax Master Midora over here. As long as you can win his favor, even if Mentor wants to harm you, he will have to consider Midora’s feelings.”
“Who is he?” Angel finally spoke.
Shadow gestured for Angel to keep quiet and then whispered: “Remember to add an honorific. Many wizards with higher strength than him still respectfully call him ‘Master.’ As for you, like me, you can just call him ‘Master.'”
After that, Shadow briefly introduced Midora to Angel.
Midora was an accomplished alchemist who specialized in potion studies, but also made contributions to the field of mineralogy. Although his strength was barely at the wizard level, he held a highly respected position in the entire Sky Mechanical City.
Of course, this “respect” was mostly due to Midora’s alchemy achievements, but part of it was also due to his influence on Bogula.
“Midora is Mentor’s enlightening teacher, and Mentor highly respects him. In many matters, he can even influence Mentor’s decisions. He is the only person in the entire Sky Mechanical City who can restrain Mentor without relying on strength,” Shadow said with a hint of pride: “I thought of Master Midora for your situation a long time ago, but he has been in seclusion for more than two months, and I thought the opportunity had passed.”
“But I didn’t expect him to suddenly end his seclusion at night. I immediately went to tell him about you. When he heard that you had touched the mysterious dimension, he was very interested in you and came here overnight.”
Seeing that Angel still didn’t say a word, Shadow thought Angel was worried about Midora’s attitude, so he comforted: “Master Midora is a wizard from the academic faction, very gentle in dealing with people, you don’t need to worry.”
Angel nodded slightly, acknowledging Shadow’s words.
Angel was naturally grateful for Shadow’s arrangement, but facing an alchemy master suddenly made him somewhat nervous.
Soon, they arrived at the living room. When they were still outside the curtain, they could already hear whispers inside.
Lifting the curtain, Shadow and Angel walked in.
Upon entering the room, the first thing Angel saw was an elderly man sitting on a single sofa, wearing a monocle, observing a pale green potion in his hand.
His hair was orange, but it looked a bit dry and had obvious signs of being burnt by smoke and fire.
His clothing was plain, but what caught the attention was the numerous metal rings and metal nets on his exposed skin. Angel had read about this in books; it was a type of metal exoskeleton, an expensive tool to assist in alchemy.
This elder should be Master Midora, as mentioned by Shadow.
Besides Midora, there were two other people in the living room. One was holding a picture of Doduo, and the other was an extremely burly middle-aged man. The whispers they heard outside the curtain earlier came from them.
Angel looked at the burly man with a flash of strangeness in his eyes. He seemed to have seen this person somewhere…
“Diavolo, you’re here?” A gentle voice came from the elderly man: “You must be Angel.”
Angel came back to his senses, looked at the old man, and nodded slightly.
The other party smiled, and a faint light appeared in his eyes as he examined Angel. After a while, he withdrew the light in his eyes and closed them in contemplation.
As he contemplated, the burly man on the other side also examined Angel. After a while, he muttered to himself: “Looks a bit familiar.”
“Sit here.” Midora opened his eyes and said to Angel: “You once almost crafted a mysterious object?”
As Shadow was about to be modest, Midora skipped the topic and went straight to the point: “Diavolo told me everything. Isabelle reappeared in the Southern Region and took away half of the Mysterious Soul you crafted.”
“The other half of the Mysterious Soul merged into the weapon you crafted. Even if it’s just half of the Mysterious Soul, it should have some mysterious power. I came here this time to ask you if you could lend me that weapon for a look?”
Angel was taken aback and didn’t speak for a while.
Midora didn’t urge, as an alchemist, he also knew that his actions were a bit too abrupt, after all, this was the secret of the other party, and might even be a trump card in battle. To take it out and show it to others, even if it were him, he probably wouldn’t agree.
But Midora still brought it up, just because he wanted to know the rune of the “Mysterious Power” too much. He had borrowed many mysterious objects in the past, but because the mysterious power was too strong, he hadn’t discovered much. Now he finally met a “half-step mysterious” object, and he couldn’t help but feel a little impatient.
“I know it may be a bit abrupt, but if you could lend it to me, you can make a request of me. As long as it doesn’t go against my values, and I can do it, I can agree,” Midora said lightly.
Angel thought for a moment and took out the Prelude of Reincarnation from his bracelet.
Midora didn’t immediately pay attention to the oddly shaped weapon in his hand, but instead looked at his spatial bracelet.
A glint appeared in Midora’s eyes again, but this time the light was tinged with a faint golden glow.
“Quite a good compound effect spatial bracelet, your bracelet should have a remarkable magic formation engraved on it, which I haven’t seen before,” Midora pondered for a while: “However, judging from a few runes, it should be some kind of invisible ability object?”
“Yes, the name of the magic formation is Boundless Silence,” Angel replied.
Seeing Angel directly say the name of the magic formation, Midora’s eyes lit up: “Did you craft this bracelet yourself?”
Angel didn’t hide it and nodded: “Yes.”
When Angel admitted this fact, everyone present showed a surprised look. spatial items were rare, and this was a compound effect spatial item!
Standing nearby, a burly man looked at Angel’s bracelet on his wrist with a hint of greed in his eyes. Although he had reached the wizard-level, he still didn’t have a spatial item…
“Enchanting a magic formation is not that simple, and you’ve not only done it but also operated on two branches,” Midora originally looked at Angel as if he were a good junior, but now there was more of a feeling of camaraderie. He knew the difficulty of operating on two branches, not to mention that the two magic formations had to be engraved simultaneously and connected head to tail. This high-level technique was beyond the reach of many alchemy masters.
“With your current magic power, it should be insufficient. You must have used an energy stabilizer, right?”
“Yes.”
“I guess it would take at least a few thousand magic crystals. If it fails the first time, the second time… Tsk, young people are indeed bold. At your age, I wouldn’t dare to do that,” Midora laughed as he revealed this fact, causing everyone to be astonished once again.
Midora took the Prelude of Reincarnation and observed the gun with golden light in his eyes.
Taking advantage of Midora’s observation gap, Shadow quietly approached Angel, with a flattering smile, pointing at Angel’s bracelet: “When I get the materials, can you help me craft one too?”
Angel nodded. Shadow had helped him a lot, and helping him with alchemy was no problem.
“I want one too!” Duoding approached, blinking and pretending to be cute.
Shadow pushed Duoding away: “Get out of here, kid. Don’t interrupt when adults are talking.”
Duoding pouted and let Doduo bite Shadow hard. Shadow screamed in pain, ordering Gami to go and fight back!
For a while, the sofa became a chaotic battlefield.
After a while, Midora looked up and removed his monocle.
“Have you named this weapon?”
“The weapon style is called a gun, and I named this gun… Prelude of Reincarnation.”
“Prelude of Reincarnation.” Midora repeated the name a few times, pointing to the magazine’s location: “I’ve never seen the magic formation on this gun before. I think it should have an effect on eliminating ghost. But the content of the magazine is a bit strange. Can you tell me what this is?”
Angel: “This is the gun’s ammunition, but its specific effect… I don’t know.”
Midora could tell that Angel wasn’t lying. He nodded slightly: “I’ve checked it with the Eye of Nalda, and there is a mysterious effect in the bullet. It must be a mutation caused by that half of the Mysterious Soul.”
“I won’t investigate its specific effects either. I’ve gained a lot this time, thank you for your generosity.” Midora handed the Prelude of Reincarnation back to Angel.
Midora also asked some questions about the Mysterious Soul, but he kept a bottom line. He didn’t focus on the weapon’s specific effects and didn’t ask how Angel had passed the Omen Sign, respecting Angel’s privacy. This made Angel feel very comfortable during the conversation.
After chatting for a while, Midora was very satisfied with Angel’s knowledge, but it was getting late, and Duoding kept yawning. So Midora stood up, taking the burly man with him and left.
Before leaving, Midora said to Angel: “Recently, I’ve been staying more at Magic Potion Hut. I’m looking forward to you coming to exchange ideas with me.”
Before Angel could answer, Shadow quickly responded: “Definitely! I’ll bring Angel over tomorrow!”
After Midora left, Shadow laughed: “With Midora’s words, your house arrest should be lifted, and Midora has also given you a promise. If Mentor really wants to deal with you, Midora shouldn’t just stand by and do nothing.”
Returning to the bedroom, Angel was also surprised by today’s conversation. It was the first time he had found a wizard willing to communicate with an apprentice in such an equal tone.
Focusing only on skills and not on hierarchy, perhaps this is the demeanor a great alchemist should have?
However, Angel had one more doubt about today’s meeting, which was about the burly man.
What was his identity? Why did he feel so familiar?
Chapter 448 The Peculiarities of the Purification Garden <TOC> Chapter 450 The Sky of Truth