Chapter 820 The Result of the Truth Detection Spell <TOC> Chapter 822 The Bewildered Freud
Translator: SumTLMan
Although the relationship between the Song of the Deep Sea and the Savage Grottoes is not particularly good right now, if it gets worse, and it is due to Sirius, then those who have long been displeased with him, led by Imagan, would definitely seize the opportunity.
After all, this matter involves two major wizard organizations, and by then, perhaps even Florence would not be able to protect him.
Considering both sides, taking action against Angel might be easy, but it would lead to endless troubles. With this thought, the murderous intent in Sirius’s heart gradually faded.
However, he had already drawn his bow, and if he just let the arrow down, it would damage his prestige.
Caught in a dilemma, Angel was still portraying his persona, trying to find an opportunity to escape.
Jiebo, however, noticed Sirius’s difficulty in stepping down. After contemplating for a moment, he stepped forward and picked up the conversation.
“You claim that the Mysterious Object is not in your possession. Then how do you explain the mysterious fluctuations that were previously emitted here?”
As Jiebo spoke, Sirius breathed a sigh of relief, pulled back his imposing aura, and stepped back.
When Sirius withdrew his oppressive aura, Angel thought “the opportunity has arrived” and was ready to break through and escape.
However, Jiebo’s question made him pause, and he looked at Jiebo with a strange expression.
“So, you came and pinned a bunch of groundless accusations on me just because you sensed the fluctuations of the Mysterious Object before?” Angel looked at Jiebo.
Jiebo turned his head, not looking directly into Angel’s eyes, but his attitude was apparent.
Angel was silent for a long while, then suddenly burst into laughter without warning.
“Yes, I was indeed testing the Mysterious Object just now, and it is something I just obtained.”
A Mysterious Object he just obtained? Jiebo studied Angel carefully. Although he did not use a truth-seeing spell, he didn’t believe Angel would lie at this time.
However, when Jiebo carefully considered Angel’s words, he suddenly froze… Since when has the Mysterious Object become so common that anyone can get it so easily?
“Are you telling the truth?”
“Can’t you tell if I’m lying or not?”
Angel’s attitude was so candid that it left no room for criticism.
Combining all the details and questions from before, Jiebo gradually believed that the mysterious fluctuations he had sensed before might have been a mistake.
However, a “New Mysterious Object” that Angel had conveniently obtained seemed rather strange.
“A New Mysterious Object, ne? Why don’t you bring it out and let us appreciate it ne.” Sirius’s eyes flashed with a gleam as he looked at Angel.
“Appreciation?” Angel sneered, “What a genteel term. However, I perceive not appreciation but covetousness. If I refuse to surrender it, would you kill me here? Then, would you continue to fabricate charges against me to justify your actions?”
Faced with Angel’s probing, Jiebo seemed a touch sheepish while Sirius was radiating cold hostility, entirely unconcerned about saving face. If there indeed was a New Mysterious Object, acquiring it could potentially offset some of his faults.
Angel’s expression was furious, but internally he was coldly assessing the demeanor of the pair before him.
Particularly Sirius, a certified wizard, who was currently painted as the “rebel.” He needed to measure the intensity of his words carefully.
While Jiebo seemed to show guilt, Sirius was all icy glares. Judging from his demeanor, he was likely weighing the pros and cons of seizing the Mysterious Object.
However, Sirius hadn’t made a move yet, presumably wary of the special power the Mysterious Object in Angel’s possession might hold. He needed to ascertain the attributes of the Mysterious Object first.
Angel pondered: “I could transfer the Mysterious Object I’ve acquired to you. But I won’t do it for free, after all, I’ve put a lot of effort into obtaining it. Just give me one hundred thousand magic crystals, and I’ll hand it over immediately.”
One hundred thousand magic crystals was not a hefty price for a Mysterious Object. His offer could also tempt Sirius, who might be considering that it wouldn’t be a bad deal to buy it from Angel for a small price without completely alienating him. That way, if he needed a favor in the future, he wouldn’t find it hard to ask.
However, was one hundred thousand magic crystals too little?
Angel’s nonchalant attitude about the transfer, coupled with such a low price, left Jiebo and Sirius a bit puzzled about his game.
One hundred thousand magic crystals? For a Mysterious Object? As an alchemist himself, Angel should know that the two were not equivalent in value.
But there could be exceptions.
For instance, a certain worthless Mysterious Object. Sirius almost immediately thought of a Mysterious Object that was once auctioned off for just ten thousand magic crystals.
However, for most of the worthless Mysterious Objects, one hundred thousand magic crystals was still too little. As long as it wasn’t the one he was thinking of, there was still a profit to be made.
“Mysterious Objects can be suitable or unsuitable ne. Why don’t you bring it out for us to see ne? If it’s a good fit, I wouldn’t mind purchasing it for my collection ne.”
Owing to Angel’s earlier measured approach, Sirius knew he didn’t need to offend Angel too much for the time being, and his words had notably softened.
“Would you like to have a look? No problem.” Angel took out the Dream Conch of the Moonlit Coast from his bracelet, placing it on his palm, “I just got this from Eniya today. If you don’t believe me, why don’t you ask her?”
Jiebo immediately turned his head to look at Eniya who was pretending to be nonexistent on the vine. Seeing this, Eniya nodded fervently.
Eniya’s reaction clearly demonstrated, even without any truth detection spell, that Angel wasn’t lying.
It seemed that the Mysterious Object shaped like a conch was indeed obtained from Eniya. With this in mind, Jiebo began to carefully inspect the conch in Angel’s hand.
The more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.
“Sirius, I feel like I’ve seen this conch somewhere in a book before,” Jiebo asked, frowning.
However, Sirius recognized it at a glance. He had been thinking that as long as it wasn’t that Mysterious Object, even if it was worthless, it would still be a gain of a hundred thousand. But he didn’t expect it to be this one.
Sirius let out a soft sigh, “This is the Mysterious Object that was auctioned off at the lowest price in history at Sky Auction thirty years ago ne.”
“The Dream Conch of the Moonlit Coast ne.”
At Sirius’s reminder, Jiebo also remembered, “Right, I remember now. It indeed is that notorious Mysterious Object deemed as utterly useless!”
Upon their utterance of the conch’s name, Angel’s voice entered their ears, “Give me a hundred thousand magic crystals, and it’s all yours.”
The appearance of the Dream Conch confirmed what Angel had said before.
The mysterious fluctuation Jiebo had sensed should have been from the Dream Conch. And Eniya could testify to this as well.
Everything turned out to be a misunderstanding, but the result of this misunderstanding was that they offended Angel and lost their previous goodwill.
“A hundred thousand magic crystals ne?” Sirius snorted, thinking to himself: Even for ten thousand magic crystals, I wouldn’t want it ne.
But he knew that they had offended Angel quite harshly earlier, and there was no need to express his disdain for the Dream Conch openly.
Sirius shot Jiebo a stern glance, then said coldly to Angel, “This Dream Conch doesn’t suit me, so I don’t need it ne. Maybe Jiebo needs it, after all, he was the one who discovered it ne.”
Having said that, Sirius decisively turned and entered the dimensional pathway, leaving behind a voice, “Don’t call me again without solid evidence ne. Otherwise, even if your mentor is Florence, I’ll still give you a lesson you’ll never forget ne.”
These words were obviously meant for Jiebo.
Watching Sirius leave, Angel’s heart lightened a bit. He wasn’t afraid of Jiebo in the slightest.
Jiebo’s countenance turned bleak at Sirius’s parting words, yet facing Angel’s cold skepticism, he still had to maintain a semblance of cordiality.
With the misunderstanding resolved, his other task, personally assigned by Florence, to procure the alchemical object that Angel had crafted—significant to the Ocean lineage—came to the fore again. However, his previous actions had already eroded their camaraderie, making it more challenging to regain favor.
“Do you still want this?” Angel asked, waving the Dream Conch in his hand.
“No, no, I don’t,” Jiebo quickly declined, lacking the necessary magic crystals, he hastily waved his hand in refusal.
Angel chuckled coldly, pocketing the Dream Conch. Then he took out the Gondola, went down to the lower loft, picked up Freud who was standing still, and prepared to depart.
Throughout this series of actions, he paid no heed to Jiebo.
After hesitating for a moment, Jiebo called out as Angel prepared to leave on the Gondola, “I was wrong before, it was all a misunderstanding.”
Seeing Angel unresponsive, Jiebo, with a pained expression, took out a white soft capsule from between his brows. “It contains some materials, I hope you accept it. Consider it… an apology for my misunderstanding.”
Angel looked at Jiebo quietly. “I’ve said before, after this incident, we owe each other nothing.”
“However, I’ll accept this apology. I was injured for no reason, consider this as compensation.” Angel said, and then turned to leave. Just before Angel’s figure disappeared into the horizon, a transmitted message fell into Jiebo’s ears, “You’ve followed me before, let it be. But after today, you’d better not follow me anymore.”
Evidently, not only did Jiebo ruin the relationship he had established through wealth, but his swift discovery of the mysterious fluctuation and singling out Angel also exposed his previous tracking of Angel.
In such a situation, Jiebo even began to doubt whether he could complete the task given by Florence.
…
Meanwhile, Angel, sitting in the flying boat, was also deep in thought.
After this confrontation, Angel had clarified many doubts and had a rough guess about what had happened after he left the island.
Yet, what gave Angel the chills was that Jiebo had been shadowing him all along, a presence unnoticed until now.
In hindsight, after leaving the Feran Continent, he felt an odd energy wafting from the ocean floor. He had chalked it up to sea beasts, but now it seemed more likely that it was Jiebo.
As to why Jiebo would track him, it was probably because Lucas’ Skull was intercepted en route, leading him to be a suspect.
However, this incident gave Angel an insight – wizards blessed with a long life were not to be taken for fools; they were sharper than anyone else.
In this instance, even though he had covered his tracks impeccably, even though he had left no stone unturned, a single anomaly was enough for him to be surveilled.
From here on, he would have to tread even more carefully. After all, wizards may exude arrogance and bias, but when it comes down to practicalities, they never let their pride or prejudice overlook any clue or let anyone off the hook.
—The attitude I display is a pride that springs from my core. Yet my principles do not allow my arrogance to overlook any detail, no matter how contemptible.
In essence, while their attitude may seem dismissive towards others, their principles demand a more attentive consideration.
Chapter 820 The Result of the Truth Detection Spell <TOC> Chapter 822 The Bewildered Freud