Chapter 469 Totoro's Gift <TOC> Chapter 471 Alchemy Discussion
Translator: SumTLMan
Angel took out a small hourglass, with the timer set for one minute. The time to touch the Talent Orb was also only one minute. If there was no “change” within a minute, it would mean that the person had no talent.
“Put your hand on its surface.”
Totoro immediately followed Angel’s words, stretching out his well-defined hand and covering the Talent Orb.
As soon as Totoro’s fingers touched the Talent Orb, his eyes became dreamy. At the same time, the crimson crystal orb emitted a burst of light, announcing to the outside world that the test subject had talent.
Angel had anticipated the scene of the Talent Orb shining.
He was just curious about what kind of special talent Totoro, who had lived for a thousand years, had. Or was it that he could live for a thousand years because of that seemingly ordinary bowl?
The fine white sand in the hourglass trickled down little by little.
During the talent test, the test subject was actually immersed in their own world, with the Eye of Abiras activating the soul’s vision to reflect the strange changes.
So, in Angel’s eyes, Totoro was just motionless while touching the Talent Orb. But perhaps in Totoro’s vision, he was actually experiencing earth-shattering changes, just like when Angel was tested for talent and entered the Nightmare Domain without anyone knowing.
Angel sat opposite Totoro and could clearly see that Totoro’s expression was very strange, as if he was laughing and crying at the same time. Occasionally, he would move his head, as if adjusting his angle to look at something.
Angel also secretly guessed what Totoro’s talent would be? Was it related to the life element? Or was it water or wood elements? Or even more mysterious aspects?
A minute later, Totoro opened his eyes.
Those clear, azure eyes flashed with certain images for a moment. Angel caught them, but it was difficult to speculate on the specific content.
After waking up, Totoro did not speak but fell into deep thought.
Five minutes later, Totoro finally looked up at Angel.
“What changes did you see?” Angel asked.
“I went to a very strange place.” Totoro’s voice was clear and crisp, usually carrying a gentle upturned tone; but now it had a touch of confusion, which was the first time Angel had heard such strong emotions in Totoro’s voice.
“A strange place? Not in this room?” Angel asked.
“No.” Totoro shook his head, seemingly recalling that special place.
Angel furrowed his brows, wondering if Totoro, like him, had also gone to the Nightmare Plane. Was there such a coincidence in the world?
“There are many clouds, many fogs, I can’t see anything clearly… but it seems like I can see everything.”
Clouds and fog? The thought of elemental wind and water, or a special gas, flashed through Angel’s mind. Angel recalled the records in the —Annals of Abiras Talent Collection—, but this annual has been published for nearly 500 issues, and Angel has only read two or three of them, which seem to involve elements of clouds and fog.
However, Angel could not be completely sure, as the talent sphere could not accurately test talents. It only roughly provides the possible intentions of the talent.
“What did you see?” Angel asked along with his words.
“I saw…” Totoro suddenly furrowed his brows, and his words stopped there, not saying anything further, as if he was puzzled by something.
This time Totoro was silent for almost ten minutes. Angel even doubted whether he had fallen asleep, so he asked: “What did you see?”
Totoro tried very hard to move his throat, but he couldn’t say a word.
Perhaps Angel’s urging made Totoro’s emotions agitated, thus breaking through some obstacles. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and finally said: “At the bottom of the sea, with you.”
Then Totoro fainted to the ground.
Angel was stunned by this sudden situation. How could he suddenly spit blood just by saying a sentence?
Angel quickly checked Totoro’s condition, and fortunately, it was just a simple fainting. However, due to excessive blood loss, his face was extremely pale.
Angel moved Totoro to the bed, and then sat by the bed, pondering Totoro’s situation.
Before Totoro fainted, he said: “At the bottom of the sea, with you.” What did this mean?
Could it be that Totoro saw me in his “change”? Angel was puzzled in his heart. When could he make a guest appearance in someone else’s talent test as a passerby?
Angel couldn’t figure it out and couldn’t find a case in the —Annals of Abiras Talent Collection— for comparison. He could only suppress his thoughts and plan to ask the tutor tomorrow.
The next morning, Angel found that Totoro had not yet woken up, but his complexion was much better than yesterday, and his cheeks were slightly rosier.
Angel asked Number One to take care of Totoro temporarily.
He returned to the next room, picked up the parchment listing the “mechanical arm” concept and the functions of various components from yesterday, and left the door.
The first place he went to was Sanders’ study.
He came to find Sanders, of course, to ask about Totoro’s talent problem. When Angel explained his intention, Sanders pondered for a moment.
“Clouds, fog, silencing, whispers?” Sanders muttered to himself: “Silencing and whispers seem like prophecy, but what are the ‘clouds and fog’? Prophecies are mostly about starry sky reflections and the ever-changing constellations, so how come it turned into clouds and fog? Could it be a dual system of elements and mysteries?”
Sanders didn’t give a definitive answer in the end, only asking Angel to return to the Savage Grottoes and let the tree spirits conduct a detailed test.
Angel left Sanders’ study and headed towards Midora’s Magic Potion Hut.
Along the way, Angel was still thinking about Totoro’s question. Although Sanders didn’t give an accurate answer, some of his speculations seemed reasonable, such as… Totoro was speaking halfway, about to reach the key point but suddenly stopped, which resembled some characteristics of prophecies. The general concept was like the saying of fortune-tellers on Earth: “The secrets of heaven must not be revealed.” However, in the Wizarding World, prophecies could be revealed, but not so directly.
A slight detour in the language, and with the innate intelligence of a wizard, one could definitely understand.
“It does look like a prophecy, but if it is a prophecy, what he can’t say, is it referring to future images?” Angel was puzzled. If it really was a future image, what does “At the bottom of the sea, with you” mean? Will he go on an underwater adventure in the future? Or will he sink to the bottom of the sea?
After thinking for a long time, Angel gave up pondering. In any case, everything will be settled after reaching the Savage Grottoes.
Moreover, he had no time to think about other things now because he had already arrived at the Magic Potion Hut.
The Magic Potion Hut looked quiet, but Angel noticed that people were always watching the hut from a distance. As Angel walked towards the Magic Potion Hut, the people who were stalking from afar focused their eyes on him.
Most of these gazes were sizing him up, seemingly determining his identity.
When he entered the Magic Potion Hut smoothly, those gazes turned from scrutiny to indifference, jealousy, hatred, and mostly curiosity.
“Angel, you’re here?”
As soon as Angel opened the door, he heard a childish voice. Before he could react, a small figure rushed over and stood in front of him.
Using a flattering tone, he said: “Angel, you finally came, good morning.”
As he greeted, an orange leopard cub with a horn on its forehead slowly walked over, wagged its tail, rubbed against Douding’s leg, and crouched beside him.
“Hey Duoding, good morning.” Angel smiled and greeted him while also stroking Doduo’s fur.
“Angel, it’s getting colder and colder, Doduo is about to freeze, it really wants a coat.” Duoding had tears in his eyes, holding Doduo in his arms. Then he pinched Doduo’s sore flesh, and Doduo screamed with tears in its eyes.
Angel was stunned for a moment.
Duoding continued: “The Month of Recovery is almost here, a new year… but Duoding still only has a tattered leather skirt. I really want to change into a nice-looking and weather-resistant new outfit.”
After speaking, Duoding looked at Angel expectantly. A pair of large and small eyes, full of cunning and pitiful expressions, with a look that said: “If you don’t give me clothes, I’ll cause trouble.”
Angel squatted down with a smile, took a magic crystal from his bracelet, and quickly handed it to Totoro: “Here, I’ll give you money to spend, go to the main city area and buy things yourself.”
Having said that, Angel walked around them and headed towards the warm inner room.
Duoding and Doduo looked at each other with the magic crystal in their hands, wondering why their usual cute and pleasing tactics weren’t working this time.
“Duoding’s intentions aren’t bad, he’s just a bit willful and mischievous, don’t mind him,” said Midora’s wife, Adelia, who was also a certified wizard.
Adelia cared for Duoding, and Angel knew this early on. He also knew that Duoding was just trying to take advantage of him, but he didn’t have any ill intentions.
“I don’t mind, I really like Duoding,” Angel said with a smile, reminded of his brother’s cleverness when he was young.
“You’re looking for Midora, right? He’s in the basement, you can go there yourself,” Adelia said softly. “Oh, and don’t pay attention to those people outside. Most of them are just jealous of you, and a small part of them dislike your mentor. But they won’t dare to do anything to you in Sky Mechanical City, so just ignore them.”
Angel nodded, knowing that his growing reputation would have consequences. He had experienced similar situations in the Savage Grottoes, so he didn’t mind.
The Magic Potion Hut looked like an ordinary, cozy cabin from the outside. However, its essence lay in the vast underground space that extended in all directions, connecting many caverns. Midora designed it as a place for experiments and alchemy.
Angel had been here before, so he easily found Midora, who was in the alchemy room.
Chapter 469 Totoro's Gift <TOC> Chapter 471 Alchemy Discussion