Chapter 582 Questions and Plots <TOC> Chapter 584 Unfinished Words
Translator: SumTLMan
Leaving Star Island, the Gondola carried three people on the way there but returned with only two.
Totoro was left behind on Star Island.
Angel originally wanted to take Totoro away, but Maya suddenly appeared and said that she would provide Totoro with an initiation into wizardry if he stayed on Star Island. After some discussion, Totoro was ultimately left behind.
Since Totoro was staying on Star Island, Angel hesitated for a moment before retrieving Totoro’s luggage for him.
The silver bowl engraved with the symbol of the immortal serpent was also among the luggage.
He had thought about studying the silver bowl, but he couldn’t figure anything out, so he simply returned it to Totoro.
However, unexpectedly, Totoro only took his personal clothes and left the bowl in Angel’s hands. He said the bowl was very important to him and he didn’t trust anyone else, so he wanted to temporarily entrust it to Angel.
Angel secretly inquired why the bowl was so important to him. Totoro couldn’t give a clear answer after hesitating for a long time, only saying that he felt it was important.
Although wizards are mostly rational, they still follow their inner feelings, which can be mysterious. Intuition can sometimes be more effective than rational analysis.
For example, Angel himself had escaped life-threatening dangers numerous times by following his “mysterious intuition.”
Since Totoro felt the bowl was important to him, it might indeed hold a secret. Angel was also interested in the bowl, so he agreed to temporarily keep it for Totoro. In the future, when Totoro had the ability to protect the silver bowl himself, he would return it to him.
After this matter was settled, they said their farewells to a reluctant Totoro.
On the Gondola, Angel contemplated the gains from his trip to Star Island and the secrets that Totoro’s bowl might hold. He remained deep in thought until he was awakened by Sanders just before they arrived at Phantom Island.
“I heard from Iron Armor Granny that you hid in the Flowing Source as soon as you came back?” Sanders looked at Angel.
“It’s not hiding, it’s just…” He was constantly approached by people wanting him to practice alchemy or trying to win him over, which annoyed him.
“Don’t worry about those people. If they make any moves, just kill them.” In just a few words, Sanders revealed his coldness. After that, he continued: “You can move to Phantom Island in advance. I will leave soon, and I will temporarily entrust the management of Phantom Island to you. Goode will cooperate with you.”
After a pause, Sanders continued: “You are still weak in terms of the diversity of your spells. My library’s collection can be temporarily opened to you. I hope you won’t let me down.”
Since staying in the Flowing Source wasn’t accomplishing anything and Sanders made the suggestion, Angel considered it and agreed.
“Mentor, where are you going?”
Angel had asked Sanders this question before when they were in Mechanical City. However, at that time, Angel’s focus was on Sanders’ “old friend” and he didn’t ask for more details.
Sanders didn’t want to tell Angel about this matter initially, but after some thought, he decided that Angel was now a solid force in the Wizarding World, so it wouldn’t hurt to share. Therefore, he briefly said: “I’m going to the Abyssal Plane to help Lord Mengke of the Frost Moon Alliance with a small matter.”
As for this “small matter” that might stir up the Southern Region, Sanders played coy.
“Lord Mengke? Are you referring to the Ice Wizard King?” Angel’s eyes flashed with surprise.
“Yes, it’s him.”
“Endless Frost” was Mengke’s title, but the Wizarding World was more familiar with another name for him: Ice Wizard King!
His mastery of ice elements had reached the peak of the Southern Region, earning him the title of Ice Wizard King. This title not only served as recognition but was also an honorific appraisal of him in the Southern Region Wizarding World.
Moreover, Mengke was one of the top wizards in the entire Southern Region, currently at the peak of the third-level True Knowledge, just one step away from reaching the legendary realm.
Angel hadn’t expected that Sanders would leave Phantom Island for him.
“Lord Mengke has not only invited me but also many wizard organizations.” Sanders said indifferently: “You don’t need to think too much about this. Just stay on Phantom Island and improve yourself, especially since you are now a third-level apprentice but have not yet chosen your main discipline, and the issue of your magic position needs to be resolved urgently. These matters are enough to keep you busy, so don’t get distracted.”
Angel nodded. His cultivation speed was rapid, and there were many gaps that he hadn’t filled, so he needed time to settle down.
As for choosing a main discipline, Angel had his own plan. But for the matter of magic positions, he hadn’t considered it.
A magic position is a special location structured on a mental model that can permanently solidify a spell model. Once the spell model is solidified, a wizard can instantly cast spells.
Although it is generally said that opening magic positions is a matter for formal wizards, if an apprentice has a mature mental model or a special guiding method, they can also open magic positions.
His —Singularity Scattering Meditation Method— was only half-complete, making it impossible to achieve an absolutely mature mental model. However, he was practicing a special guiding method, so opening magic positions wasn’t difficult.
Opening magic positions during the apprentice stage would allow one to have an additional instant trick.
Although the magic positions opened during the apprentice stage can only fix “tricks” rather than “spells,” sometimes apprentice “tricks” can have unexpected effects.
“As for the choice of tricks for the magic position, there are many recommendations in the study. You can browse them and decide later. Of course, I hope that you…” Sanders paused mid-sentence, hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head: “Never mind, you can decide for yourself.”
Angel was all ears, wanting to hear Sanders’ conditions, but he stopped halfway through. This made Angel even more curious about his unfinished words, but no matter how much he asked, Sanders seemed unwilling to speak further.
After returning to Phantom Island, Sanders told Goode that Angel would be staying here, and his daily life would be taken care of by him, before turning and leaving.
From then on, Angel lived on Phantom Island.
With Sanders’ consent, Angel temporarily moved the Kulakuka tribe to the estate’s greenhouse, where they were cared for by the Black Shadow Servants.
As for Nano, Angel did not limit his activities, but the outside of Phantom Island was fraught with danger, and the people here were all extraordinary, so Nano spent most of his time indoors, occasionally visiting the greenhouse to exchange some craftsmen’s insights with the Kulakuka tribe.
Time slowly passed as Angel reflected on himself.
In the blink of an eye, another week passed.
During this week, Angel spent most of his time reflecting and accumulating, occasionally sparring with Toby.
In normal states, Angel’s strength was almost the same as Toby’s, with Angel being slightly stronger.
However, once Toby transformed into his Griffin state, relying on his massive and powerful body, Angel’s chances of winning started to decrease. If Toby unleashed the Griffin of Fury talent, Angel had no chance of winning.
Nevertheless, their fights were based on the premise of “sparring.” If it were a fight to the death, the outcome might be different.
Moreover, Angel rarely used his right hand when fighting Toby.
Although his right hand was powerful, it was sometimes difficult to control and insufficiently developed. Angel was worried about making a mistake or getting emotional, so he seldom unsealed his right hand during regular fights.
His combat experience and personal foundation increased gradually within the week.
In addition, Angel took the time to return to Apprentice Town, sorting out the remaining belongings in the villa and taking the opportunity to visit old friends.
However, to his disappointment, he only saw David and Promi. He did not see Nausica or Shalem.
According to David, after Nausica returned to the Savage Grottoes, she and Coral and Hilary went looking for someone in the Underworld. As for who they were looking for, David didn’t know, but Angel was very clear. It must be… Hookedick.
Later, they seemed to have found some clues and left the Savage Grottoes a month ago, not having returned since.
As for Shalem… David also didn’t know where he had gone. After Nausica went to Sky Mechanical City, Shalem disappeared, only saying that he wanted to integrate the bloodline, but he didn’t say where he would do so.
Angel knew that David had a bottle of Deep Blue Bloodline and had told him long ago about the risks of the Deep Blue Bloodline, but everyone has their own path. Since Shalem had made this decision, he could only respect and support it, as well as pray for him.
After saying goodbye to David, Angel took some time to visit the Butterfly Bar and purchase a piece of information about Hookedick.
The information on Hookedick.
However, the information was basically useless, as Hookedick hadn’t returned since he went to Sky Mechanical City.
Since Hookedick hadn’t returned, how did Nausica and the others get the news? Or perhaps, leaving the Savage Grottoes wasn’t actually for Hookedick?
Without further clues, Angel had to put this matter aside for now.
Back on Phantom Island, that day, Angel returned to the manor, panting after a battle with Toby in the Phantom Forest.
Upon returning to the manor, Angel encountered someone he hadn’t seen in a long time.
Flora.
Angel had previously wondered why he hadn’t seen Flora in a while. He asked Sanders, who said Flora had been busy with the Blood Fusion incident on Paramjit Plateau.
Although the Blood Fusion incident had come to an end, the culprit, known as the “Blood Fusion Virus,” remained a mystery. This virus, which even official wizards found hard to escape, completely captured Flora’s attention.
It seemed that she wanted to use this opportunity to take that step forward with the help of the Blood Fusion Virus.
Because of her intense research on the Blood Fusion Virus, Flora hadn’t appeared in public for a long time. Unexpectedly, she would meet Angel today.
She wore a crimson, extravagant dress with puffy sleeves, holding a matching umbrella, barefoot, and floating as she flew out of Sanders’ study balcony.
Flora also saw Angel.
Rumors about Angel had been flying around, and even while researching the Blood Fusion Virus, Flora had heard some through various channels.
However, she only heard about it. Hearing the exaggerated information in the rumors, Flora didn’t believe much of it.
But when she saw Angel in person, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, followed by a complex mix of emotions.
Flora hadn’t seen Angel for almost a year. She remembered that when she first met Angel at the beginning of last year, he was just a first level apprentice who had just stepped into the world of wizards.
But now, he had reached… third level apprentice.
When Sanders reunited with Angel in Sky Mechanical City, Angel was a peak second level apprentice, and Sanders was equally shocked by his cultivation speed.
Advancing just one level had already surprised Sanders.
This time, when Flora saw Angel, it was a leap of two levels, and it happened within a short year. How could she not be shocked!
However, after the surprise, there was a strong sense of defeat and complicated emotions…
Chapter 582 Questions and Plots <TOC> Chapter 584 Unfinished Words