Chapter 577 Leaving Sky City <TOC> Chapter 579 Measuring the Stars
Translator: SumTLMan
It had been two days since Angel returned to the Savage Grottoes.
During these two days, Angel was busy dealing with various matters, mostly visits from outsiders.
The news of the Purification Garden had spread, and Angel’s deeds had reached the Savage Grottoes. As a result, he barely had time to rest before having to deal with visits from all kinds of people.
In the past, when Angel was in the Savage Grottoes, he was able to maintain a certain degree of peace, although his alchemy skills had attracted some attention. But now, there were people waiting outside his home almost all the time, surrounding him as soon as he stepped out.
There were those who represented individuals, as well as those who represented certain forces.
No matter who the other party represented, Angel had no intention of interacting with them. However, their disturbances became too frequent, causing Angel to be annoyed. In the end, he simply packed up his things and moved directly into the laboratory of the Flowing Source.
The Flowing Source was located in a vast, alternate space. It had a total of 138 laboratories, but the number of people staying here year-round did not exceed twenty.
In Angel’s Laboratory 13, there was not a single person within a hundred miles.
So, after returning to the Savage Grottoes, Angel wanted to find some peace and quiet, and this was probably the only place he could find it.
Within the Flowing Source, a week passed quickly as he sorted out his experiences from this period.
After taking care of his own matters, Angel prepared to deal with some external affairs, such as arranging for the Kulakuka tribe and planning for Totoro’s future.
However, before dealing with these matters, he needed to do one thing first: go to Tree Spirit Hall to test Totoro’s talents and handle his bone card.
Angel originally planned to take Totoro back to the entrance of the Flowing Source by Gondola, but not long after they left the laboratory, they heard a “clang” sound coming from the dense forest ahead.
As the sound approached, a dark shadow jumped onto the hilltop.
It was a metal house with legs, which looked heavy but was very agile in its movements. Each time it jumped, the metal patches on the metal house would make a metallic collision sound.
In a short while, the metal house stopped in front of them.
The door was opened, and a wooden ladder was lowered.
Angel climbed up gracefully, followed by Totoro. As they entered the house, they saw an elderly woman sitting at a tea table not far away, sipping rose tea delicately.
The old woman sat very dignified, her silver hair shining brilliantly under the magnificent chandelier.
“Iron Armor Granny, how did you know I was about to leave?” Angel sat across from her, with a smile in his eyes, seemingly casual, but with a hint of respect in his tone. “I was originally planning to go out.”
“It seems that Granny has come at a very opportune time.” Iron Armor Granny squinted her eyes and smiled, gesturing for Angel to drink tea while saying, “I came here this time because Sanders was looking for you. The communicator doesn’t work in the alternate space, so he asked me to deliver a message to you.”
“Mentor is looking for me?” Angel said, surprised.
“From the tone of his voice, it seems he wants to introduce you to someone.”
After pondering for a moment, Angel thanked Iron Armor Granny: “I understand. I also happen to be on my way to bring him to meet Tree Spirit to evaluate his talents.”
Angel introduced Totoro to Iron Armor Granny.
Iron Armor Granny glanced at him, whispered a compliment about his high mental strength, and didn’t pay much attention after that.
Totoro was still a mortal and his potential was unknown, so Iron Armor Granny’s attitude was normal.
During their time at Iron Armor Fortress, Angel and Iron Armor Granny chatted about their experiences in the Purification Garden while enjoying tea. Soon, the fortress arrived at the entrance of the Flowing Source.
After bidding farewell to Iron Armor Granny, Angel activated Boundless Silence to lower his presence before leading Totoro out of the Flowing Source.
Outside the Flowing Source was a mirror-like lake, not far from the Eternal Tree.
Angel didn’t bother with the Gondola, as it was too conspicuous. He simply took Totoro on a vine bus to the great hall where Tree Spirit resided.
Upon arriving at Tree Spirit’s Great Hall, before Angel could explain their purpose to the staff, a handsome man, wearing nothing but leaves to cover his modesty, walked in from the outer hall, grinning: “Isn’t this Angel? I heard you went to Black Castle to cause trouble, and even scared away the Sea God’s precious disciple in the Purification Garden. Seems like you’ve had quite an exciting time lately…”
“Tree Spirit,” the staff on both sides bowed respectfully to the man.
Angel also offered a half-bow: “Tree Spirit, those are just gossip and rumors, please don’t take them seriously.”
“Sigh, old people do love gossip. I’ve been annoyed with that Florence guy for a long time. Hurry up and tell me how you managed to scare his disciple away! And did that little girl Isabelle really return to Black Castle?” Tree Spirit revealed a gossipy expression, while the surrounding staff members appeared to be working, their ears were perked up, clearly waiting for Angel’s explanation.
Angel sighed: “Tree Spirit, there’s something fishy about this. I don’t even know the Sea God’s disciple, so how could I scare him away? As for Isabelle, it’s hard to say.”
“What’s hard to say?” Tree Spirit glanced around, thinking that Angel was reluctant to speak because of them. He decided to take Angel to his sunbathing leaves to enjoy gossip alone.
Angel moved, and Totoro naturally followed.
Tree Spirit only noticed the extra mortal at this point. He initially wanted to shoo him away, but upon seeing Totoro’s face, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes, accompanied by a subtle flash of light.
“You are…”
“Totoro,” Angel quickly replied, “Tree Spirit, the reason I’m here is to ask you to help evaluate Totoro’s talents.”
Tree Spirit looked Totoro up and down, his expression a bit strange.
Angel also noticed the change in Tree Spirit, who had initially been eager to gossip but now focused all his attention on Totoro.
Angel knew there was something strange about Totoro, but Sanders hadn’t noticed it. He thought no one would notice the oddity about Totoro… but looking at Tree Spirit, it seemed he had also noticed Totoro’s anomaly?
“Tree Spirit, is there something wrong with him?” Angel whispered.
Tree Spirit squinted, “Nothing, I just find him familiar.”
With that, Tree Spirit turned around: “Bring him with me, and I’ll test his talents.”
Familiar? Angel was startled, could it be that Tree Spirit had seen Totoro before? After all, Totoro was a figure from a thousand years ago; perhaps they had really met?
Angel brought Totoro to the place where Tree Spirit often bathed in sunlight.
Leaves gently swayed, and a sun lounger was placed not far away. From the indentations on it, it could be seen that Tree Spirit had been lying in the sun not long ago.
When only the three of them were left, Tree Spirit looked at Angel: “Where is he from?”
It seemed like a casual question, but Angel knew that when he had come to check his talents, Tree Spirit had never asked him where he was from. And earlier, he had been eager to gossip, but now he was focusing all his attention on Totoro.
It seemed that Tree Spirit might have really discovered something wrong with Totoro.
Angel pondered for a moment: “I don’t know where he’s from either, but I found him in a forest in Fairytale World. He had lost his memory at the time, and I was the first person he saw, so he insisted on following me. Later, when I found that he had a talent for cultivation, I brought him back here.”
Fairytale World? Tree Spirit muttered, his eyes flashing with confusion.
“Oh, I understand. You wait here for a moment, and I’ll go test him.” Tree Spirit said, and with a wave of his hand, a green-roofed hut appeared atop the leaves.
Before Tree Spirit took Totoro into the hut, he tossed a bone card to Angel.
“He doesn’t have a bone card yet, does he? This bone card is temporarily unregistered and has been certified by Mirror Lady. It can be used to enter and exit the Mirror World. His information will be synchronized and updated on this later.” Tree Spirit said.
Angel nodded and took the bone card. With this bone card, he wouldn’t have to go out of his way to find Mirror Lady for certification… Most importantly, he still owed Mirror Lady an Alchemy Illusion, and the thought of constructing such a pickled illusion made Angel somewhat reluctant to face Mirror Lady.
Tree Spirit took Totoro into the hut to start the test, while Angel sat down cross-legged, waiting for the final result.
Did Tree Spirit’s “familiarity” refer to Totoro himself or someone who looked similar to Totoro?
What exactly was Totoro’s secret?
Angel unconsciously channeled mental power into the bracelet, while the Kulakuka tribe was busy with farming activities. Nano was confined by Angel to the surroundings of the Kulakuka tribe, and he was boredly spinning silk for fun.
Angel didn’t focus on them but turned to look at a gray, dusty cloth bag in the corner.
This cloth bag belonged to Totoro, containing his clothes and a bowl.
The bowl was silver-white, with the mark of a “black serpent entwined around a cone” inside.
This mark could be seen everywhere in Hippocrates, and the medical boxes next to the corpses were engraved with this mark. According to the high priest of the Kulakuka tribe, it was called the “Immortal Serpent Emblem.” The cone entwined by the black serpent was the “Cone of Immortality”.
Angel initially speculated that this silver bowl might be the Cone of Immortality, as Totoro had lived for thousands of years, which somewhat conformed to the concept of “Immortality.”
However, after examining it multiple times, he didn’t find anything unusual; it was just an ordinary silver bowl.
Totoro cherished this silver bowl very much. After coming out of the coffin, the silver bowl had always been his personal collection. It wasn’t until Angel took him away from Fairytale World that he solemnly packed the silver bowl in his luggage and handed it over to Angel.
Angel didn’t understand why Totoro had feelings for this silver bowl. His memory had vanished, but he was particularly attached to this bowl.
Perhaps Totoro’s secret was actually related to this bowl?
As Angel was contemplating, the door of the green-colored hut opened, and Totoro came out.
At the same time, a flash of light passed through the bone card in Angel’s hand.
Upon lowering his gaze, the information on the bone card had been updated!
Chapter 577 Leaving Sky City <TOC> Chapter 579 Measuring the Stars