"Sir, you finally showed up, we thought you..."
As soon as Angel opened his eyes, he heard Vai's excited voice in his ears.
Angel felt his body first and made sure there was nothing strange before he said to Vai, "Did I disappear before?"
Vai nodded fiercely: "Yes, originally we thought that the adult would be like me and come to his senses in the blink of an eye. But unexpectedly, the red light directly sucked the adult into the box. We waited outside for a long time before the adult finally came out. ”
"Waiting for a long time?" Angel felt that although the time in the box was a bit long, it should only be about half an hour. Is this a long time?
"Actually, you disappeared for about three minutes." At this time, Doakes's voice came from the reconnected psychic belt: "As for why Vai said it took a long time, probably... it's probably because of his time measurement and ours. It’s different.”
Angel frowned, not understanding what Doakes meant. But it doesn't matter. Knowing that he only disappeared for three minutes, Angel could probably estimate the frequency of Sicia's so-called increase in thoughts.
"Are you okay? Your psychic tether was broken just now, but it shocked me. If you don't come out, I will use my red sword to cut off the broken box." Doakes said When he came back, his expression was extremely solemn.
"Sir, don't listen to Doakes. Just now I suggested attacking the box, and Doakes said something might happen. I also suggested that we go alone and hand over the treasure to see if we can find the lord, but Doakes said Si said again, let's wait." Vai said indignantly: "He is very good at showing off now, but he is the one who shrinks the most!"
Faced with Vai's accusation, Doakes was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he said in a tone of experience: "You are a typical academic meeting a practical person. You still have to point fingers when you don't understand."
Without waiting for Vai to retort, Doakes continued: "Look, are your adults worried? Mr. Black Earl is not worried, so why are you worrying alone?"
Vai: "But..."
Doakes: "It's nothing. If you don't believe me, then I'll let Kael tell you the reason."
After Doakes finished speaking, he pushed Kael.
Kael really didn't want to get involved in the water fight, but Doakes glared at him from behind, and he could only sigh and said: "I don't know what Lord Doakes wants me to say. But as far as my personal understanding is concerned, there is nothing unusual about the mobile illusion we are in, which means Master Chao Dimension is in good condition. In this case, we just need to wait for Master to return."
Doakes: "Yes, that's what I meant!"
The chorus made Vai a little confused. But what Kael said seems to make sense. Because he left the mobile illusion, he really didn't think of this for a while.
"I believe that Doakes will cut off the box as soon as possible when I am in trouble; I also believe that Vai is really worried about me. So, you are all going in the same direction, so there is no need to argue anymore." An Geer sighed. He had just come out and didn't explain anything. Instead, he acted as a peacemaker... He was really caught off guard.
"Let's get back to the topic. You must have been in the box for a long time, right? What happened? Did you get the 'ticket'?" At this time, the Black Earl finally spoke. He controlled the stone slab and flew to Angel. .
Angel took the slate and replied: "Indeed, I stayed in the box for nearly half an hour and communicated with a woman named Xicia inside."
"Woman? Is she the owner of the female voice I heard before?" Vai asked curiously.
Angel nodded: "Yes, it was Sicia who kicked you out earlier. To be precise, she was once a woman, and now she has turned into a box. As for why she turned into a box, she didn't tell me."
"I exchanged a lot of information about wood spirits with her and got a very interesting clue. I will explain this to you in detail when I leave here later."
After a pause: "In addition, we also exchanged some other content. Including the intelligence here, but Xicia is also bound by an oath, so many things cannot be said, but he hinted at me some things, just... a lot of hints at me I don’t understand either.”
Angel's eyes dimmed slightly when he said this. It was hard for him to show his understanding in the box, but he didn't need to be too reserved outside.
The Black Earl also saw Angel's expression and had some thoughts in his mind, but did not interrupt.
"I have roughly asked about the tickets. What Miss Ciccia needs is not treasures defined by the world, but some items with 'meaning'. Even if this item is a mortal thing, it can be called a treasure."
Doakes: "So, that gold coin of yours is also a treasure? I'm not talking about the devil's gold coin."
Angel nodded: "Forget it, it doesn't matter if it's a demon gold coin or another gold coin. So, what we have to do now is that you find your own treasure and go to Miss Ciccia to exchange for the ticket."
"Everyone needs to exchange tickets?" Doakes looked unhappy: "You get the tickets, and the rest of us can just follow you."
Angel: "You can try to do this. However, I don't know whether the consequences are good or bad. Of course, you can also try to enter my exile space, if you believe me."
Doakes's expression became tangled. There were very few precious items with meaning on him. Each item has a very symbolic meaning, and he really doesn't want to exchange it for the so-called tickets.
But if there is no exchange, there will definitely be some unpredictable risks. How high are these risks and could they be fatal? It's hard to say.
As for going to Angel's exile space, Doakes believed that Angel wouldn't do anything to them, but it was okay to go there once, but wouldn't it be too embarrassing to go again.
The expressions of other people were also confused. It takes a lot of courage for them to give up such meaningful items easily.
At this time, Vai suddenly asked: "I was kicked out for the first time, can I still go in again?"
Angel: "Yes, but you can stay in my exile space. I will release you when you reach the prison ladder."
Vai shook his head, looking like a passionate young man about to burst into flames: "No, I want to fight side by side with you, sir!"
Angel: "..." Going up the stairs shouldn't involve fighting, right?
Angel looked at Kael again: "What about you, do you want to go to the exile space?"
Kael also shook his head, with very complicated emotions in his eyes: "Thank you, sir, but I still can't. There is something I have thought about giving up for a long time, but I really can't let it go... This time, there is an external motivation for me to give up. Me, I will try to give up.”
Kael had his own choice, and Angel naturally would not force it. He just said softly: "Giving up does not mean abandonment, nor does it mean forgetting. Farewell is also a kind of growth in itself."
Kael was stunned for a moment, the corners of his eyes were slightly red, and he nodded gently to Angel: "I understand, thank you, sir."
After talking to Kael, Vai popped up again: "I almost forgot, do my adults also need to count the tickets?"
Everyone paused for a moment. Yes, Lord Black Earl is currently just a stone slab. Although there is a nose on it, it is not a complete living body.
It shouldn’t be counted as a ticket, right?
After all, the Black Earl can stay on Angel's body like a pendant. Do I need to charge an entrance fee for a hanging ornament?
Angel also thought about this, pondered for a moment and said, "I didn't ask about this, but if I wanted to, I probably wouldn't need it."
However, as soon as Angel finished speaking, the Black Earl said: "You don't have to worry about my affairs. Of course I will also ask for the tickets."
There was determination in Earl Black's words, and everyone could hear that he would definitely want this ticket.
Angel glanced at the Black Earl and nodded without any objection.
The Black Earl's meaning was already obvious. Since there was an intelligent being in the box that could communicate, he would definitely go and meet him even if it wasn't for the tickets.
"The Sisia you mentioned is willing to answer your questions, and even hints at your answers to things that cannot be said. Is it because of what you did?" Black Earl asked.
The purpose of the Black Earl is obvious, and with his status, there is no need to hide it.
Angel: "I made a deal with her. I can't say the content of the deal yet, but I can guarantee that it has nothing to do with our exploration or even this underground waterway."
"This transaction is not over yet. Sicia's answer to my question is just part of her transaction to me. And what I traded with her is not ready yet."
"I will set up a private barrier here later and prepare things to trade with her inside. When I am ready, I will enter the box again and trade with her."
"Before that, you can exchange tickets with her first."
The answer that Earl Black wanted was not this. But now he was in Angel's hand, and he could easily feel the blood flow, heart rate, and all physiological reactions in Angel's body.
The Black Earl was certain that Angel was not lying. His deal with Sisia and this underground waterway have nothing to do with this exploration.
It should be a private transaction.
Angel will also make a special barrier to prepare the transaction items. Considering Angel's identity, maybe it is... some alchemy item? And maybe it's the kind of secret alchemy item that's hard to tell, or has special effects?
The Black Earl thought about this, but in the end he didn't ask in detail.
Since Sisia is willing to "trade", then she can trade with Angel, but why can't she trade with him?
…
After Angel explained the situation of the treasure, he signaled to everyone that they could exchange tickets at any time.
Angel himself began to set up a privacy barrier, and Ermi and Su Ling were called out.
Everyone thought Angel was going to make alchemy, so they didn't say anything. Instead, they were thinking about themselves, what treasures should they use in exchange?
While Angel was setting up the barrier, he was also watching the progress of others... and the treasures in their hands.
Anyway, his gold coins were shown to everyone, so it’s not too much for him to take a look at other people’s treasures, right?
With this thought in mind, Angel looked at each one one by one.
The first person to make a deal was Vai. He was different from others. He didn't seem to care too much about the treasure, and the expression on his face was not very entangled. He casually took out a dark and glowing crystal ball.
You can tell at a glance that this crystal ball is an alchemical object. However, Angel could feel that this crystal ball contained a strong aura of death. It was not made by alchemy, but was accumulated over time.
"I remember, isn't this the medium through which you used the smell of death, and you've been using it for many years. You just took it out and exchanged it for a ticket that's actually not that important?" Doakes said in surprise.
Vai: "This thing is indeed very meaningful to me, and it is very convenient to use. However, your Excellency asked me to get rid of this crystal ball a long time ago, because the breath of death is too strong. Although it can increase my I have the ability to smell death, but if I keep relying on it, it will be difficult for me to improve my ability."
Vai scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "But I really can't bear to throw away this thing that has been used for decades, so I keep it with me."
Doakes: "Are you willing this time?"
Vai: "It has to be replaced after all. Moreover, after replacing it, I can also find an alchemist to help me refine a new one. The new one will definitely be better than the old one."
When Vai said, "Look for an alchemist to refine it," he glanced at Angel secretly.
Angel happened to catch Vai's eye because he had been looking at other people's "treasures".
Angel knew what Vai meant without Vai having to say anything.
Vai most likely wants to ask him to help refine a new crystal ball...
Angel had to be a good team leader and maintain his grace. In addition, Vai had defended himself many times before, so he was really embarrassed to refuse.
Under Vai's expectant gaze, Angel smiled dryly: "If you don't mind waiting, I..."
"I don't mind! I don't mind at all!" Vai answered immediately.
Angel: "When you have time, tell me your specific requirements and I will take a look at the situation."
Vai nodded wildly.
Angel sighed slightly in his heart, and then said seriously in a slightly joking tone: "But if you ask me to refine it, the price is not cheap."
Vai: "No problem, you can bid as you like when the time comes!"
You didn't even say what you wanted, and you dared to guarantee it. As expected of the Noah family, rich and powerful...
Having said this, Angel could only smile and nod. However, his heart was extremely bitter. He finally escaped Master Rhine's crystal ball nightmare, but Vai had to refine the crystal ball again... Actually, wizards and crystal balls are really not standard combinations.
…
Angel was forced to accept an alchemy order because he looked at Vai's treasure and caught his eye. However, as an alchemist, Angel would not really reject alchemy.
Therefore, Angel had no intention of restraining himself and still looked at everyone's treasures unscrupulously.
Wai's treasures have been with Wai for decades, and during the period when Wai opened his shop, many people came to him to divine their death. Therefore, the crystal ball is contaminated with the death breath of countless people. This is indeed a very "meaningful" treasure.
Sisia should not reject Vai this time.
After looking at Vai, Angel looked at Kael again.
Kael had said before that he had something he wanted to give up, but he just couldn't let it go.
When Angel comforted him, Kael's eyes were still red.
At that time, Angel speculated that what Kael wanted to give up might be related to emotions, such as family ties, lost friendships, or unavailable love.
But when Kael took out what he wanted to give up, Angel's expression froze for a moment.
What Kael took out was... a piece of crumpled brown paper.
