Chapter 693 Vision and Freedom <TOC> Chapter 695 Finish Matters Before Departure
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As Iron Armor Granny had said, dealing with Baruba was not really a difficult matter. After Angel explained the matter to Sanders, Sanders didn’t say much, only letting Angel handle it himself.
A purebred Damaskian living on Phantom Island and one more hybrid didn’t really matter to Sanders. Especially since, even Iron Armor Granny explicitly said that Baruba didn’t have the so-called “spy” aura, he didn’t need to take it seriously.
The Rogue Flower Society didn’t say anything about Angel’s actions, and even Flora was quite happy to get rid of a nuisance. At the same time, she got a bargaining chip from Angel, which was a win-win situation.
So, Flora released Baruba willingly, but the condition was that Angel had to craft an alchemy illusion for her, preferably identical to Gloria’s illusion. Apparently, Flora hadn’t given up on finding the opportunity for true knowledge from the alchemy illusion.
Regarding this transaction, Flora made it clear that after the deal, she would have nothing to do with Baruba, and she would no longer be his mentor in public.
From then on, Baruba, like David, had no teacher guidance, and his life and learning depended solely on himself. However, David was luckier than Baruba, as he had alchemy talents and a skill to rely on. Baruba, as a bloodline school apprentice, not only fused an almost suicidal one-time consumable bloodline but also had no tricks up his sleeve. He had brute strength but was aimless.
Any wizard evaluating Baruba would likely only have one assessment: no future.
Two days later, Angel handed over the alchemy illusion to Flora. He crafted a brooch, but its shape was no longer like the two forms of Toby’s. Instead, it was a delicate and charming rose.
The shape of the flower was identical to the rose given by Little Red.
Angel named it “Blood Soaked Rose.”
Although the appearance was different from the Dream Twins, the distribution and regional nature of the alchemy illusion inside were not much different. However, it lacked a Mysterious Object.
Flora accepted the Blood Soaked Rose, which meant that Baruba had completely gained his freedom.
Before this, Angel hadn’t expected that a small alchemy illusion would exchange Baruba’s freedom.
This made him realize once again that the Wizarding World is a place where human life is regarded as insignificant. When you have power and money, you can dominate the fate of others.
Angel went to Apprentice Town. In the two days that Angel crafted the alchemy illusion, Baruba had returned to his residence in Apprentice Town.
Upon seeing Baruba, Angel didn’t engage in small talk and directly stated his intentions:
“You are free now. What do you choose to do next? Stay in the Savage Grottoes or leave this place?”
These two choices, staying in the Savage Grottoes, meant not giving up the path of a wizard. It was like David, who without a mentor’s guidance, could only save money to buy tricks, save money to study at the Cloud Library, and rely solely on himself.
Moreover, Baruba had been injected with the bloodline of the Umbrella Fungus, which had only self-destructing abilities. This bloodline could not only not increase his strength, but might also drag Baruba down, making it impossible for him to learn some bloodline spells in the future.
For Baruba to continue down the path of a wizard under these circumstances, his chances were slim.
Leaving this place meant giving up the path of a wizard and returning to a normal life. With Baruba’s current second-level apprentice strength, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to live comfortably among ordinary people, at least he could live happily for the remaining two hundred years of his life.
It all depended on Baruba’s choice.
Angel personally inclined towards Baruba leaving this place, as it would be better not to worry about the Extreme Sect in the ordinary world.
“I want to stay in the Savage Grottoes,” Baruba said without hesitation.
Angel wasn’t surprised by Baruba’s choice; his persistence could be seen from his relentless pursuit of Flora at the Rogue Flower Society.
“Very well,” Angel nodded, respecting his choice. Besides, Baruba was free now, and he could leave whenever he wanted.
“I know it’s a bit overconfident to stay here, but I can’t ignore the favor I owe you,” Baruba paused, took a parchment scroll from his bosom, and handed it to Angel.
Angel looked at the parchment.
On the thin scroll was a contract. The content stated that Baruba voluntarily became Angel’s alchemical servant, serving Angel and never forsaking him for life. Baruba had already signed his name at the bottom.
Angel returned the parchment to Baruba and said, “I don’t need you as my alchemical servant.”
Baruba’s eyes gradually darkened.
“You must know that once you become an alchemical servant, you’ll truly have no future. At least now, although your bloodline is a bit abnormal, there’s still a glimmer of hope.”
Seeing Baruba’s obvious disappointment, Angel continued, “If you want to repay my kindness, do you think an alchemical servant of a second-level apprentice would be useful to me?”
“Since you’ve chosen to stay in the Savage Grottoes, keep moving forward. The future represents the unknown, and the unknown means there are variables. Maybe one day you’ll emerge from the shadows and reach the other shore,” Angel patted Baruba’s shoulder, “Don’t be tied down or belittle yourself. The road ahead is long, and no one can predict the specific situation.”
After speaking, Angel told Baruba the story of Nausica, her persistence, and her pursuit of dreams. Filling Baruba with a dose of motivational wisdom, Angel chose to leave when he was dazed. Helping Baruba was just a whim, and in the end, it was proven that Angel’s casual actions indeed saved Baruba.
Baruba chose to become his alchemical servant, and Angel understood his actions, probably feeling that there was no future and could only repay the favor with his body. However, this contradicted Angel’s original intention of saving him, as a substitute puppet and alchemical servant were almost the same. Did Angel save Baruba just to push him into another pitfall? Naturally, Angel would not make such a choice.
So, he simply poured a dose of motivational wisdom into Baruba, igniting his hope for the future, even if Angel didn’t actually believe Baruba had a future.
After leaving the Apprentice Town, Angel returned to Phantom Island. In the following days, Angel learned illusion magic while receiving guidance from Sanders. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
When Angel had basically mastered the basics of illusion magic, Sanders called him into the study.
Sanders: “The sample testing of the Mysterious Object is almost complete.”
Handing a research assignment of about a hundred pages to Angel, Sanders said, “You can keep this, and look at it when you return. The test results are more or less as expected, with just some minor irrelevant information. To obtain more in-depth information, it seems we need more samples… However, I’m about to leave, so the testing of the Mysterious Object will have to be done by you.”
“I will complete the test seriously,” Angel replied. “When will the tutor leave?”
Sanders: “Barring any accidents, I’ll leave tomorrow. Before I go, there are some things I need to tell you…”
Sanders left a thick stack of books for Angel, covering various schools of illusion magic, from basic to advanced levels, along with corresponding tricks. Not knowing which tricks Angel would choose to major in, he left them all to him.
In addition, Sanders left a drop of his essence blood for Angel. This drop of blood would allow Sanders to sense Angel’s location, and if Angel encountered danger, he could disperse the blood to seek help from Sanders. However, whether Sanders could arrive in time was another matter.
After doing all this, Sanders let Angel leave on his own, and went to find Rhine Mute, as he still had some matters to attend to before leaving.
…
Upon returning to his room, Angel sorted the thick stack of illusion magic books into categories, recorded them into a holographic tablet, and then stored them in his bracelet. He then picked up the test data on the Mysterious Object that Sanders had prepared and began to read.
Two hours later, Angel set down his research project.
As Sanders had said, he didn’t come up with much useful data.
However, he recorded all the Mysterious Objects of the alchemical illusion realm, their shapes, effective time, and even recorded all the spells he had comprehended, including the knowledge points and spell models corresponding to these spells.
Nearly thirty kinds, strange and bizarre, and even spells that had never appeared in the world before, were all recorded by Sanders.
Among them were even the “Withering Spell” and “Enlargement Spell”.
These thirty-plus spells covered various categories, with no rules or logic to speak of. Many were quite trivial, but Sanders also listed some useful spells for Angel to refer to and learn from.
At the end of the research project, Sanders listed a speculative conclusion.
Although the comprehended spells were weird and varied, and the information flow triggered was chaotic and difficult to trace back to its origin, they were generally contained within certain Laws.
Angel had once said that he had seen many contradictory and opposing Laws within the spotted dog: death and rebirth, destruction and creation, hope and despair, darkness and light, truth and falsehood…
And Angel’s Mysterious Objects were also perceived from within the spotted dog.
Perhaps the scope of comprehension of this Mysterious Object was within the Laws Angel initially perceived within the spotted dog.
Although it was speculation, Angel felt that this speculation might be true. Because he himself had similar guesses, but at the time it was just a fleeting thought.
Closing this nearly hundred-page research project, Angel solemnly stored it in his bracelet.
The contents here were extremely important, and just the thirty never-before-seen spells were already of immeasurable value, let alone the records about the Mysterious Objects. These records absolutely cannot be lost, as once they spread, they would definitely cause a huge uproar.
Chapter 693 Vision and Freedom <TOC> Chapter 695 Finish Matters Before Departure