Change 642 David's Change <TOC> Chapter 644 Gloria's Worries
Translator: SumTLMan
“Originally, there weren’t many people there. Just some wizards from organizations near the Eternal Night Kingdom were sent. But now…” David clicked his tongue twice and took a bite of the grilled meat dipped in sauce: “It’s overcrowded.”
“Is it because it’s rumored that the Dark Domain is related to the Nightmare Plane?” Angel took a sip of fruit juice, the sweet and sour liquid soaking his taste buds.
David: “That’s right, the Nightmare Plane… For many wizards, it’s like honey, attracting them to go.”
“Maybe it’s poisonous honey.”
Angel furrowed his eyebrows, for some reason, the more people went to Sleepless City, the more uneasy he felt in his heart. Moreover, they had only gone to Sleepless City a few days ago, but this time Sanders had been away for half a month and had not returned, claiming that there was an accident with the Golden Thread, but he suspected that there might be deeper reasons.
Next, David mentioned a few more pieces of news about Sleepless City, but these were not very accurate. As someone who had personally experienced the Dark Domain, Angel knew a lot of inside information, but since he had promised Sanders to keep it a secret, he couldn’t correct David’s statements.
However, what Angel found strange was that David hadn’t mentioned himself at all throughout the conversation.
It was as if, like Angel, he had never been to Sleepless City and was just an observer with no story. Even Nausica and others were not in the news that David had heard.
But Angel clearly remembered that after they left the Dark Domain and arrived in the Windy District, if Sanders was the most eye-catching person, then Angel himself must have been the second most noticed person. However, because they left too quickly, Angel had no more conversations with others except for being blocked by Professor Angelo for a few minutes.
At least, he felt that he shouldn’t be the “outsider” in David’s story.
Could it be that someone had suppressed his “part” in this matter? Angel pondered, if there really was such a person, it would probably only be Sanders who could do it.
As he was lost in thought, David ordered another portion of grilled meat.
The new grilled meat brought new thoughts to David. He no longer talked about Sleepless City but mentioned two or three recent events in the Savage Grottoes.
These events in the Savage Grottoes were generally distant and unfamiliar to Angel, so he didn’t listen as carefully as before, only remembering one piece of news.
“Do you remember Blackjack? The one who fought with you in the store last time because you dressed similarly to Lord Sanders.”
Angel raised his eyebrows: “Of course I remember, I even fought him in Sky Tower. What happened to him?”
“He seems to have figured it out. He no longer goes to Sky Tower to bully rookie apprentices and doesn’t pin his hopes on Lord Sanders taking him in. He finally accepted the invitations from other wizards and became a disciple of Lord Wanzhi.” At this point, David’s face showed a touch of envy: “That’s Lord Wanzhi… Since Blackjack became his disciple, his talent hasn’t declined due to his age, and his foundation is incredibly deep. In a short time, he has reached the peak of a second-level apprentice.”
“Ah… Blackjack is now considered the successor of the two geniuses Nanaki and Bass,” David sighed. “At the beginning, he was beaten by Master Promi. I went to Master Promi the other day, and he admitted that he can’t beat Blackjack anymore.”
David took a sip of dark beer, looked up and noticed that Angel’s expression was unusual, as if he was very interested in Blackjack’s news. He was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly realized: “Of course, your current status is different from Blackjack, Nanaki, and Bass. Even some ordinary wizards are not as famous as you, who are undoubtedly at the peak of the apprentices in Savage Grottoes!”
David was half joking and half complimenting.
However, Angel didn’t focus on the comparison with others but followed David’s words and said: “I didn’t realize it before because I hadn’t seen much. But now that I think about it, Blackjack’s attack method is unique, using cards to instantly cast powerful tricks, which are comparable to the effects of spell positions.”
David nodded in agreement: “Yes, Blackjack’s attack method is very special.”
“Do you know where this attack method comes from? Is it a talent?”
David shook his head: “I don’t know. Some say it’s talent, but there are rumors that Blackjack obtained it from a chance encounter… After all, he always wanted to become a disciple of Lord Sanders and didn’t take a master until he became a disciple of Lord Wanzhi. Most of his abilities were acquired through chance encounters. Anyway, I’m not very clear about it.”
Angel made an “Oh” sound, and he originally wanted to inquire whether Blackjack’s cards had anything to do with “Rune Literature.” Since David didn’t know, there was no need to continue asking.
After talking about the Savage Grottoes, David talked about Angel’s matters.
“Last time you ruthlessly destroyed the Parasite Mother, your reputation among the apprentices was terrible, but do you know? Your reputation has taken a big turn now, and countless female apprentices are fascinated by you. Some female apprentices even come to the shop to inquire about your affairs…” David winked at Angel: “How about it, do you want me to introduce you to a few? You’re not young anymore, you can try your luck.”
Angel snorted unhappily and didn’t continue the conversation on this topic. Instead, he brought up the matter of the music box.
“…Do you know the origin of these music boxes?” Angel recounted what he had seen and heard at Iron Armor Granny’s place.
After listening, David showed a surprised expression: “The Illusion Music Box has been very popular in the wizard markets in several neighboring countries recently. I thought you already knew about the Illusion Music Box, but I didn’t expect you to have just heard about it.”
“Illusion Music Box? The name is quite fitting,” Angel said. “What do you know about it? Feel free to share.”
“I’m not quite sure either.” David paused, his expression indignant. “All I know is that the person who crafted the Illusion Music Box plagiarized your idea, and the illusion they created is really tacky… But since this kind of idea is the first of its kind in the Wizarding World, and there are many apprentices who like to follow trends, the price isn’t too high, so it’s actually very popular right now.”
Seeing Angel fall silent, David thought that Angel was holding back his feelings, so he added: “By the way, Master Promi secretly bought an Illusion Music Box some time ago. He didn’t tell anyone, but I accidentally found out last time. Actually, he also wants to secretly craft Illusion Music Boxes to sell, but he’s been researching for a long time without any breakthrough.”
“Maybe he knows something. If you’re free later, why don’t we go ask Master Promi?”
Angel chuckled: “You dare to expose Promi now?”
David pouted: “He knew it was your idea, yet he went to study it secretly. He’s trying to steal your thunder.”
Angel shook his head, knowing that it’s a natural trait for wizards to be opportunistic. “Let’s go. I’ve finished eating, and I’m free now. Let’s go and have a look.”
When they left Promi, Angel had an additional music box in his hand.
Promi felt somewhat guilty towards Angel, and since he hadn’t actually discovered anything, he simply gave the music box to Angel.
“Are you still laughing?” Angel glanced at David beside him. Ever since they left Promi’ residence, this guy’s smile hadn’t faded, and Angel didn’t know what he found so amusing.
“This is the first time I’ve seen Master Promi look so awkward. It’s just too interesting. Unfortunately, I didn’t dare to take out the communicator, otherwise, I would have recorded that expression and it would have provided me with a year’s worth of laughter,” David said while holding his belly and laughing.
Angel shook his head helplessly, ignoring David’s low sense of humor, and instead briefly examined the music box in his hand, lost in thought.
He didn’t notice that David, who was initially laughing, became more and more serious as he saw Angel deep in thought. His eyes gradually changed from joy to worry.
“Angel, don’t worry about it. Just treat it as if you’ve been bitten by a mosquito; those blood-sucking mosquitoes will eventually be swatted dead by someone.” David carefully advised.
Angel was initially confused by David’s words, but when he saw his cautious expression, he understood his concern.
To be honest, he didn’t feel as angry as David had imagined. In fact, he had a premonition that such a situation might occur when he first came into contact with alchemy, but he didn’t expect the piracy to come so quickly.
When crafting the music box, Angel was just a nobody, unable to fight against piracy. However, Angel was quite confident that if he had any new ideas now, those people would not dare to pirate so blatantly. After all, he has gained some fame and is a well-known figure in the alchemy circle, so others would probably consider the subsequent impact before pirating.
“I don’t mind, I was just observing the crafting technique of this music box,” Angel replied: “I feel that this crafting technique is somewhat familiar, like alchemy, but also somewhat different.”
“What’s different?” David was initially worried, but Angel’s distraction immediately turned his thoughts around.
“Illusion,” Angel uttered the two words: “A pure alchemist wanting to incorporate illusions into alchemy can only do so in two ways. Either by inscribing magic runes or magic energy formations with illusion effects, or by using a concoction method to deeply explore the illusion effects of magical materials… but both methods have their own limitations and are not very accurate in controlling illusions.”
“But this Illusion Music Box can accurately express the relationship between music and illusions, so I am a bit puzzled… it may not have been crafted by a pure alchemist.”
David: “You mean…”
“I guess the other party might also be an illusionist, or in other words, they know some illusion spells,” Angel rubbed the surface of the music box, feeling the obvious illusion nodes inside and squinting: “And this person is very likely… an illusion formation expert.”
Change 642 David's Change <TOC> Chapter 644 Gloria's Worries