"If it is not original to this room, is it possible that it is..." Kael paused and silently spit out a name: Wood Spirit.
Could this vine sculpture be a wood spirit?
After a period of silence, everyone turned their attention to the wise master. Now the only one who can give a judgment is the wise master.
However, the wise master looked like he was in a daze, and after a long while he said quietly: "I don't know."
"Whether it is a wood spirit or not, I need to enter it myself before I can give a conclusive answer." The wise man ruled: "But if you ask me to confirm it, this is what I found, not what you found."
Doakes frowned: "In other words, what we have to do is not only find the wood spirit, but also prove that it is a wood spirit?"
The wise man ruled: "Although your statement is not accurate, it is almost the meaning."
When you find something that is suspected of being a wood spirit, you must first prove that it is a wood spirit, and then you can say you have found a wood spirit. But there is another problem involved. If this vine sculpture is a wood spirit, but no matter how they try to induce it, the vine sculpture does not respond, so how can they prove that it is a wood spirit? Attack? But attacking in front of the wise master is obviously inappropriate.
Regarding this possible situation, the answer of the wise master is still the same tonality: "This is also an issue you have to consider, not me. Also, assuming too many premises will only make you more troubled. Instead of doing this kind of unreasonable Hypothetically, let’s think about how to prove whether this vine is a wood spirit.”
After finishing speaking, the wise master once again put on an expression as if the old god was there.
Everyone looked at each other for a few seconds before Vai suggested: "How about sensing the situation of the vines first?"
Angel: "It shouldn't be a wood spirit."
Facing the curious looks of Vai and others, Angel did not immediately explain. Instead, he raised his cane and lightly touched the vine sculpture.
The moment the cane came into contact with the vine sculpture, the vine immediately trembled.
Then everyone saw a thin layer of dust falling from the gap on the sculpture.
"These dusts..." Vai looked at the fly ash and seemed to have thought of something, then turned to look at the Black Earl.
At the right time, Angel also gave an answer: "Hei also saw this vine sculpture before, but after identification, Hei believed that it might not be the wood spirit. But considering that the limit of the wood spirit's concealment talent is unknown, before leaving, Hei 'Marks' have been left on some areas where there may be doubts."
"These dusts are 'marks'. The dust is still here, which means that this vine sculpture is the same one that Hei encountered before. Since it is the same root, it also means that this vine sculpture has not moved from beginning to end. Pass."
"If it is really a wood spirit, it will not stay here forever."
Therefore, based on the above judgment, this should not be a wood spirit.
Of course, they cannot completely deny it. After all, their understanding of the wood spirit is very limited and one-sided. Maybe the wood spirit has become more courageous in recent years and really dares to play tricks under the light?
However, these low-probability incidents can be put aside for the time being. If Angel does not find the wood spirit this time, and Doakes feels that there are doubts here, it will not be too late to investigate again.
For now, we should consider the situation with a higher probability first. Therefore, after roughly confirming that this was not a wood spirit, everyone ignored it and climbed to the second floor.
There is only one small room on the second floor, which can basically be seen at a glance.
There are also some broken remains underground, but these are external energy halls, or light sources, and can be ignored. The furniture, however, is still in relatively good condition.
Most of the furniture is similar to the furniture on the zero floor and is made of extraordinary materials, but there is nothing special about it.
The only thing worthy of attention is the dressing mirror in the corner of the room.
This dressing mirror is integrated with the dressing table. The mirror surface is oval and can reflect most of the face.
Because of the 'Mirror Demon', everyone is very concerned about all related items that are related to the 'Mirror', including the Black Earl. For this reason, this dressing mirror was also marked by the Black Earl.
And this time the mark is more obvious, right on the mirror.
The Black Earl covered the mirror with a thin layer of dust.
Today, these thin dust are still there. Through the thin dust, you can faintly see a figure moving in the mirror.
According to conventional judgment, the figures in the mirror are actually their own projections. But after experiencing the mutation of the blonde woman in the previous oil painting, everyone began to have doubts about the shadow on the mirror.
Are they really in there? Or is there someone else?
Because of the suspicion in their hearts, everyone unconsciously gathered in front of the dressing mirror. Through the foggy mirror, they carefully observed whether there were any signs of abnormality.
While others were checking the dressing mirror, Angel did not come forward, but came to the door. Because the wise man was standing near the door at this time.
The wise man glanced at Angel: "Why, don't you have any doubts about that well-preserved mirror?"
Angel: "There must be doubts, but before that, I want to confirm something."
"What do you want to confirm?" The wise man turned his head and stared at Angel quietly. The third eye on his forehead, because it was overlooking, looked down, and it felt like he was looking at him, giving him a sense of arrogance. .
"That vine sculpture."
The Wise Lord: "I've answered it before, I don't know."
"No, I don't want to confirm whether it is a wood spirit. I just want to know that the vine sculpture should have been left there by the wood spirit, right?" Angel: "Is that also a derivative made by the wood spirit?"
The wise master glanced at Angel in surprise: "Why do you think it was left by the wood spirit?"
It is well-founded to speculate that the log was left behind by the wood spirit, because the log contained a very strong aura of life, and it itself was an extraordinary material.
But the vine sculpture outside is different. It is an ordinary piece of wood with a bit of energy. The only special thing is that it lasts for a long time and is not easy to rot. Beyond that, there's nothing worth saying.
It is essentially different from logs, and the smell inside is also different. Therefore, the wise master was puzzled, how did Angel connect these two completely different woods?
"Because the act of using wood to carve vines is very strange in itself." Angel: "There are two explanations I can think of. Either it is because you are idle to a certain extent, or you are learning to practice."
"Before, Miss Sisia also mentioned that the wise master favored the wood spirit very much and taught it a lot of knowledge. And the wise master is a master of alchemy and must be good at carving. Maybe he will teach carving to the wood spirit?"
"So, in my opinion, these two explanations are both reasonable when applied to the wood spirit."
The wise master looked deeply at Angel, and then said: "Now I feel more and more that your appearance is not an accident. Your understanding of many things cannot be explained by one or two far-fetched reasons. Don’t say that Sicia told you, she doesn’t know a lot of information.”
The words of the wise master confirmed Angel's guess that the vine sculpture was indeed left by the wood spirit.
However, because of these words, the wise master became more suspicious of Angel.
He obviously didn't believe the two explanations given by Angel. To him, it sounded too far-fetched.
Generally speaking, the wise master was not wrong, but Angel did not make up the explanation, but made inferences based on the known results.
When Angel entered this room, he guessed that the wood spirit should have a back-up here. Either its true body was here, or there were other related things here. Because it would be very difficult to create resonance without a medium.
Angel went to the void before and did not completely believe that the wood spirit was in the void. However, even if the wood spirit is no longer there, it must have left behind a medium, otherwise would it resonate 'out of thin air'? This level of difficulty is unparalleled. Angel doesn’t think the wood spirit can do it.
Therefore, when Angel went to the void, he also had the idea of looking for a medium.
Unfortunately, due to objective reasons, Angel did not reach the resonance coordinates in the end, nor did he find the medium.
Therefore, his target turned to this room.
After two floors of investigation, Angel felt that the most likely thing was the vine sculpture. By reasoning backwards from the results, we have Angel's explanation of the wise master's theory.
Faced with the wise master's doubts, Angel shrugged: "My appearance is indeed not an accident. After all, this is the legacy of Noah's ancestors. As a descendant, you still have to come and see it."
The wise master did not believe that Angel was a descendant of Noah, but he did not argue. Instead, he said: "Are your goals really the same as those of the Noah family? You don't need to answer me, because I will see it myself with my eyes." .”
After finishing speaking, the wise master said no more and signaled Angel to do what he wanted.
Although the wise master did not say it explicitly, through hints, Angel had already got the answer he wanted, and he no longer stayed, but turned around and walked towards the dressing mirror.
…
Angel also thought about whether the dressing mirror might be the medium for the wood spirit to stay in this room, but thinking about the previous oil painting, there was indeed something wrong with the mirror here. So, the wood spirit should be more afraid of things related to the mirror. thing instead of actively touching the mirror.
Therefore, Angel ruled out the vanity mirror option.
But I have to say, this dressing mirror is indeed strange. Take a look at the pile of broken energy tubes on the ground and you'll understand why the vanity mirror looks weird.
The energy tubes are all broken like this, but the mirror surface is smooth and flawless. This is obviously something wrong.
At this time, everyone had roughly inspected the dressing table and found nothing. So, he focused his attention on the mirror that was most likely to have problems?
"Why don't you, Kael, wipe off the 'mark' first?" Doakes said, looking at the dust on the mirror.
Kael didn't know whether he should wipe it or not, so he could only turn to Black Count for confirmation.
The Black Earl did not respond, but turned the stone slab and motioned for Kael to ask Angel.
When he checked the mirror, there was nothing unusual. But when he checked the oil painting before, he found no abnormality. However, when Angel touched it, something happened to the oil painting, so he was not sure whether there was something abnormal about the mirror surface.
Kael and Angel have now entered the prison ladder together, so it is best to let Angel decide whether to wipe off the dust on the mirror and see if it is themselves or someone else who appears in the mirror. ?
Angel: "Although I think it doesn't matter whether you wipe it or not, I can basically confirm that the wood spirit will not be near the dressing mirror."
As for why the wood spirit was not near the dressing mirror, Angel did not give an explanation, but everyone could understand.
Just like the previous oil painting, all the derivatives of the wood spirit's body were taken away, but it still didn't dare to go near the oil painting, which was evident.
"Our mission is to find the wood spirit. As for exploring the truth in the mirror, it is not important at the moment."
When Angel said this, he glanced at the Wise Lord: "Of course, if the Wise Lord wants to inquire about the truth about the mirror as a bonus condition, that would be a different matter."
The wise master did not respond. Angel turned around and said: "It seems that it is not a bonus condition, so do we still want to continue?"
Angel asked about the Black Earl.
Because if the anomaly in the 'mirror' is related to the 'Mirror Demon', it is probably related to Augustine. If the Black Earl wants to explore the truth now, Angel will not stop him.
The Black Count pondered for a moment and then said: "Prioritize completing the task first."
Since the Black Earl has said so, there is no need to pay too much attention to the dressing table.
Everyone explored the room for a while, and after confirming that there were no clues about the wood spirit, they began to leave gradually.
Angel was the last one to leave the room. When he walked out of the room and was about to leave from the first floor, he found the Black Earl floating outside the door.
"What did you see in the mirror?" asked the Black Earl softly.
Angel was silent for a few seconds, then chuckled: "...I still didn't hide it."
The reason why the Black Earl was so sure was because he did not believe that Angel would not clean the mirror.
There must be some reasons why he specially arranged for Kael to leave at the front and himself to be at the rear.
Although Angel did not touch the mirror from beginning to end, they were in an illusion, while Angel and Kael were in the real prison ladder. As long as Kael leaves first, Angel, who has no worries, can completely cover up the reality with illusions.
It looked like he had done nothing, but in fact he had done everything, and in front of other people's eyes.
"I don't see myself in the mirror."
When Angel said these words, Earl Black knew that there was indeed something wrong with the mirror.
Black Earl: "Is that the blonde woman?"
Angel shook his head: "No, there is no one in the mirror, but a black hole like an abyss."
"A black hole like an abyss?" Black Earl: "Can it pass through people?"
Angel: "I don't know, I didn't put my mental power into the mirror. However, this is already a clear 'invitation', and it should be understandable."
Black Earl: "You were right not to go in."
In this unknown situation, it is best to be cautious. What's more, the passage in the mirror may involve the "Mirror Demon".
If it is really a "devil", it will be dangerous.
Angel naturally knows this truth: "No normal person would stand under a dangerous wall."
After a pause, Angel added: "By the way, when I left, a hand came out of the black hole..."
