At this time, Baluba turned back, lowered his eyes, and hid the sadness in his eyes: "David is probably still backstage now, should we go over to find him now?"
Angel nodded and walked with Baluba toward the audience, saying nothing along the way. He knew very well that with Baluba's character, instead of comforting him, uncovering his scars and embarrassing him, it would be better to
Pretending not to notice, leaving him a garden to lick his wounds alone.
Many times, opening the scar may make the old scab disappear and new flesh grow again. But the premise of all this is that you have a way to solve the old scab. If not, opening the scar will only add new wounds to the old ones.
The contestants' backstage is not connected to the auditorium. If they want to enter, they can only jump into the ring aisle.
As soon as they jumped, they were stopped by two staff members wearing Sky Tower uniforms.
"This is the player area, non-players are not allowed to enter."
Baluba thought for a while and took out a crystal clear card from his pocket. After reading it, the staff looked at each other and said: "Seventh floor authority."
Although some people were confused as to how the players who were already on the seventh floor could come to the fourth floor, Baluba obviously complied with the rules for entering. They nodded and indicated that Baluba could enter.
After releasing Baruba, they looked at Angel again.
"This gentleman can go in, but if you want to go in, you also need to show the player's identity card."
Angel naturally had an identity card, but if he took it out, his shameful name would be exposed. He hesitated again and again, and even when the staff had secretly decided to kick him out, he still took out the identity card.
However, Angel held it very cleverly, and his fingers just covered the name.
The staff originally thought that Angel was not qualified to enter, but when they took a closer look, they discovered...the fact was even more shocking than they imagined.
"Fifteenth floor... authority! You, are you a Sky Tower clearer?"
Angel nodded noncommittally and took back his ID card pretending to be impatient: "Is it time to get out of the way?"
The staff had some doubts in their hearts. They basically had an impression of the people who cleared the Sky Tower. Is this person really the person who cleared the door? But the ID card was real... It would be great if they could see the name.
After all, the staff did not make things difficult for them. Even if Angel took someone else's ID card, it was still his fault. As low-level staff, they were not qualified to stop it.
I walked into the contestants' backstage smoothly. It was very lively. After all, each floor is a ten-party arena. Those waiting for the game, about to compete, or the game is over are all here.
Although people were coming and going, they didn't need to use their naked eyes to find people. Angel quickly locked on to an aura and walked over with Baluba.
David was sitting in a corner, wiping the goggles on his forehead with a rag.
When he was wiping the mirror of his goggles, he suddenly felt a shadow covering him. When he looked up, he saw Baluba. His eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Didn't you say you can't do it?"
"He came with me." Angel stepped forward at this time. David looked at this somewhat familiar depressed middle-aged face, seemed to remember something, and asked with some disbelief: "Are you,
Angel?"
Angel reached out and touched his face, and his facial features seemed to have rippled, and finally returned to their original state.
Although his true face was not revealed, the ripples showed that the middle-aged man in front of him was a mask.
And David happened to remember that Angel had used this face to find him!
In addition, the person who can make Baruba change his stubborn temper and come to the Sky Tower is undoubtedly the person he respects the most, so the answer is self-evident.
"Great, you're finally back!" David hugged Angel excitedly.
"In the past few months, there has been no news from the Abyss. This is so abnormal. I thought you were there for a while... Now that I see you back, I feel relieved!"
After getting excited, David looked at Angel suspiciously: "Why do I feel something is different about you?"
"Have it?"
"Although it's just an illusion, there are still some differences, but I can't tell where exactly." David glanced at Baluba: "What do you think?"
"Blood energy, blood energy is very strong." Baluba replied. In fact, when he first met Angel in the alchemy shop not long ago, Baluba felt an almost oppressive blood energy. However, Angel later restrained himself.
few.
"It seems like this..." David nodded hesitantly. After a pause, he sighed: "I have been forced to practice by my instructor every day recently. I thought it was the most diligent time in my life. I thought I would be closer to you.
, I didn’t expect that you would pull me apart so much. Sure enough, salted fish should be hung on a tree trunk to bask in the sun.”
David looked helpless.
Angel didn't offer any comfort either, because he knew very well that any words of comfort now would be like adding salt to David's wounds.
David muttered for a long time, even attracting frequent glances from nearby players. Only then did David put away his frustrated mood: "My game is over today, let's go back to the store to talk."
"That's just right, I need to buy some magic materials." With David here, even if some magic materials are very precious, they can be exchanged for them from Promi or Liana through him.
David nodded angrily: "I knew you wouldn't come to me on your own initiative. Let's go."
They walked towards the contestant exit, from where they could take the cable car to the platform closer to the alchemy shop. As they walked, David kept talking to Angel about recent events.
Basically, they were complaining, saying that Lianna forced him to do training every day. It was rumored that he was researching a new alchemy project recently, so he didn't make much Tang Dao. In fact, it was not the case. He was just forced to do training, and alchemy was only part of it.
Most of it is an improvement of self-strength.
Although his tone was complaining, Angel could tell that David was not opposed to this kind of training. Lianna valued him, so she would urge him to practice every day. If she was as indifferent as Flora towards Baluba,
, that really means it has been abandoned.
When he walked all the way to the exit, Angel unexpectedly saw two familiar faces.
"With Diavolo gone, Sky Mechanical City is no longer interesting. If you stay here, you can still listen to your mentor's teachings." The speaker was a middle school boy covered in skull accessories, who was sitting on Angel's body before.
The one on the side.
But standing in front of him was an old man with pigtails.
When Angel saw the old man, his pupils shrank slightly.
He was no stranger to this old man.
Baroque, the current real person in charge of the underground market Sky Tower.
Judging from the tone of the middle-aged boy, this Baroque seems to be his mentor? Moreover, he mentioned Diavolo, Bogura's disciple. Judging from his tone, it seems that he and Shadow also know each other?
Angel glanced at them. Although he was a little confused, he did not stop and walked directly towards the exit with David.
However, just as he passed by Baroque, Baroque shouted: "Wait a minute."
David stopped and looked back at Baroque in confusion: "Are you calling us?"
Baroque did not look at David, but looked straight at Angel, looked him up and down, and then said with a smile: "Long time no see."
The middle school boy looked at Angel: "You are not the one just now..."
He wanted to say country bumpkin, but looking at his mentor Baroque, he seemed to know him?
"Your Excellency Baroque." Angel said calmly: "It's been a long time since we last met. I remember that the last time we met, you and Director Melanza were planning to have the parasitic mother kill me. Now, I heard that Director Melanza has returned.
Sky Machinery City, I didn’t expect Lord Baroque to still stay here.”
Although Angel's response was calm, everyone present could hear the sarcasm in his tone.
The middle school boy couldn't believe that Angel would actually talk to his mentor in this tone!
There was a moment of silence.
Everyone thought that Baroque would be angry, but after a while, Baroque said with a smile: "Isn't this a misunderstanding? It's over."
Baroque's attitude surprised the second-grade boy even more. Why did the instructor directly agree and seem to be convinced? Who is this middle-aged man who looks slovenly and decadent?
Angel also didn't expect Baroque to be so calm. What he just said actually meant to anger Baroque.
There seems to be no benefit to irritating Baroque, not to mention that he cannot defeat Baroque, and may even implicate Baluba and David. But in fact, this is not how he sees it. When he and Sanders separated, he vaguely
I felt the gaze of Lord Tree Spirit.
Angel knew very well that in fact, the wizards in the Savage Cave didn't like the resident wizards from outside, such as Baroque, and tried every means to drive him out. But there was no excuse before, and they didn't often pay attention to Baroque.
But if Baroque dares to take action under the watchful eye of Lord Tree Spirit, let alone hurt others, as soon as he has the idea of taking action, Tree Spirit can directly expel him, and the reason is very legitimate.
However, Baroque's reaction was one of non-dispute.
Angel could tell that since Baroque had given in, no matter what words he used to ridicule and provoke him, he might not succeed. He might even appear to be making trouble.
In this case, Angel didn't want to stay any longer. His hostility towards Baroque was actually greater than that of the unknown Hilendine. If you don't want to see him, then don't see him.
"Let's go." Angel turned around and wanted to leave with David.
At this time, Baroque suddenly took out a light red card: "This is an anonymous Rising Star Qualification Certificate, with which you can enter the Endless Corridor. Think of it as my compensation for you, how about it?"
Baroque's sudden statement made the middle school boy look at Angel with even more strange and confused eyes: He himself was not qualified to be a rising star yet, and he even thought about staying next to his mentor and praying for one, but the mentor actually gave it to this guy?
Who is he?
Why is the instructor's attitude so strange?
The second-year boy wanted to ask, but at this moment, Angel turned to look at Baroque and took out something from the bracelet: "With this, you should be able to enter the endless corridor, right?"
Baroque looked at the object in Angel's hand, his throat moved, and he couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes: "This is...from the R&D Institute..."
Baroque fell silent, and Angel said nothing more, but turned around and left.
It wasn't until Angel left that the middle school boy asked with confusion: "Teacher, he, who is he?"
Baroque did not answer, but sighed in a low voice: "I should have listened to Melanza's words at the beginning, and should have considered it more carefully before making a decision. A small mistake, but I didn't expect that it would lead to the current situation. Now I want to make up for the relationship.
But it’s difficult.”
After a pause, Baroque turned to look at the middle school boy.
"Who is he? Didn't you come to the Savage Cave just to see him?"