In the spacious tree house, sunlight shines through the lush leaves and into the windows covered with branches. The scattered light spots also reveal the shade of green.
The air here also has a pleasant natural smell, which is completely different from the haze of Yirong Country, the coolness of the Pamiji Plateau, and the dryness of the sandworm market. This breath of vitality makes Angel
It's as if you have arrived in the Ao no Mori region of the tidal realm.
Such an atmosphere put Angel in a very good mood.
If the stone slab with the Black Earl's nose on it was not on the other side, I would be in a better mood.
Yes, when Doakes forcibly dragged Vai and Kael to carry out the so-called forest project, Angel came to this hotel and opened a tree house.
The Black Earl's nose, which had been floating behind Angel all the way, now stood on the table opposite.
Angel couldn't say anything, and he didn't dare to drive him away. He could only pretend that he didn't exist.
Fortunately, the Black Earl didn't do anything with his nose, and seemed to regard himself as an ornament.
Since the Black Earl was not causing trouble, Angel ignored it and took advantage of the sunshine to study the topographic map of the garden maze.
The topographic map is completely different from the restored aerial view. The topographic map has height differences, vein trends, and geological subdivisions.
The reason why I purchased this terrain map is because Naraku City in the Nightmare Realm is a projection of the intact period, while Naraku City in reality has become a ruin. It is necessary to judge whether there are any changes in the surface based on reality.
After reading the topographic map, Angel had a rough idea and started to pick up the aerial view for comparison.
The painter did a good job, but there are still differences between the aerial view of many places and the real Naraku City, but some landmark buildings are not much different. This gave Angel the location to find the ****.
After the two pictures were almost studied, the time was approaching dusk, and the sunset glow shone into the tree house, giving it a hazy and dim beauty.
Angel stretched and finally looked at the stone slab opposite.
"Dear Lord Black Earl, I am really curious as to why you left Vai and followed me?"
There was no response, just the rustle of breathing from the nose.
Angel didn't care either, but said with a smile: "Not long ago, I had a chat with Your Excellency Rhine, and His Excellency Rhine's comments about you were very interesting."
The Black Earl's nose deflated, as if expressing some emotion.
Angel continued: "Your Excellency Rhine said that the people of the Noah family are very lazy, especially the adults. They even use 'his consciousness' to travel." Your Excellency Rhine also elaborated on the use of 'his consciousness'
Some situations.”
"For example, in fact, every part of the adult can actually speak, but except for the mouth, which does not consume energy, other parts will consume a small amount of energy to make sounds. Not even other members of the Noah family know about this, Rhine
Your Excellency guesses that this is because adults are used to having people interpret and are too lazy to speak directly."
When Angel said this, the stone slab opposite finally reacted.
A thin layer of energy covered the stone slab, and the subtle wind, accompanied by the flow of energy, began to emit sounds of different frequencies. These sounds formed the voice of the Black Earl.
"I don't believe that Rhine would talk about me for no reason. How did you get in touch with Rhine?"
Angel smiled: "Your Excellency finally spoke. I can answer your questions, but in exchange, I wonder if you can answer the question I asked in the first place?"
"You brat from Magic Island, what qualifications do you have to make an exchange with me?" The hoarse voice, accompanied by rising energy, was full of threats even if it was not coercive.
Angel just smiled and didn't care.
After a while, the Black Earl seemed to smell something, and the high energy slowly subsided: "You brat, you are very well prepared for this trip. Rhine actually got you a demon from the panic world, and even allowed you to
Take control of it, it seems that Rhine has not been idle during this period."
The Black Earl's arrogance decreased because he smelled the scent of Earl's fan. A true knowledge-level combat power is enough to fight against the "other consciousness" that only has a nose.
But it makes sense to think about it. Angel is a treasure. Not only is he a member of the R&D Institute, he has also opened up a complete chain of alchemy training for the Savage Cave. Even Horus was sent to the Sky Machine City for this reason.
Therefore, it seems reasonable for him to have the protection of Zhenzhi level combat power around him.
Moreover, the Black Earl believed that the demon in the world of panic was not Angel's real trump card. He also smelled an even more frightening aura on Angel.
"Can we exchange answers to questions now?" Angel still kept smiling.
This time, the Black Earl didn't say anything, which was regarded as acquiescence.
Angel: "Your question is actually very simple. As a member of the R&D Institute, isn't it normal for me to own a mini signal tower?"
Angel's entire sentence is true. However, he did not clearly answer how he contacted Rhine.
He just said that he had a mini-signal tower and used it as a guide, as if he was using a mini-signal tower to contact Rhine.
After the Black Earl heard about the mini signal tower, he did not continue to delve deeper. When they reach their level, many things are no secret. There are only rumors about the mini signal tower in Sky Mechanical City, but the Black Earl knows that the research and development
The hospital really has such convenient communication tools.
"You want to know why I follow you?" asked the Black Earl.
Angel nodded.
The Black Earl snorted coldly: "Because I hate Sanders, I am going to take the opportunity to beat you up. But I didn't expect that Rhine values you so much that even the demons from the Panic Realm have given you up."
Angel could sense that the Black Earl was telling the truth, and he indeed had a strong desire to beat him.
However, Angel had a feeling that although Earl Black was telling the truth, he followed him for more than just this reason.
This can be regarded as a tie. Angel told the truth and Earl Black told the truth, but they both covered up the truth.
"Although I don't know why you hate your mentor, I am different from your mentor after all. I hope you won't spread your emotions to me. After all, we still have to explore the ruins together, and I don't want to be cheated by you all of a sudden.
” Angel began to try to guide the topic to the ruins.
"Humph, brat, what do you think of me? Since I guarantee that you will be safe all the way, I will not break my promise."
This promise, Angel had heard Doakes mention, was the prerequisite for Vai to participate in the exploration.
Angel: "Your Excellency Rhine also said that you will protect Vai with all your strength, so if you are really in danger, you will definitely take action."
The Black Earl snorted in his nose and said nothing. But he cursed Rhine in his heart. Angel suddenly mentioned that he would protect Vai with all his strength, so Rhine must have said that 'his consciousness' is incompatible with Vai.
Divided, this is equivalent to digging out all his old roots.
After getting sulky for a while, the Black Earl couldn't help but said: "He will tell you everything. Let me tell you, you'd better not believe everything that guy says. You have something to use now, and he will value you.
But once you hit rock bottom, he will definitely be the first person to abandon you."
This is obviously shameful and angry to the point of sowing discord.
Angel said calmly: "Being abandoned is normal in itself. I have also abandoned many people. I will give up when I have to. If you want to take this road, isn't it always like this?"
The Black Earl sneered: "I kindly gave you a reminder, but you gave me some value. Just a little kid like you who has practiced for less than ten years, what qualifications do you have to talk to me about the path to truth?"
Angel: "I'm not talking about the path to truth. I'm just saying that breaking up, letting go, and leaving are the normal conditions of life."
This sentence is indeed true. The Black Earl had no way to refute, he just snorted and said no more.
Angel: "Speaking of which, I asked Lord Rhine why Lord Black Earl asked Vai to follow us to explore the ruins."
The Black Earl's nose tilted to one side, turned around again, and was "looking" at Angel, waiting for his words.
"Your Excellency Rhine said that your Excellency is very curious about all the unknowns and mysteries, but members of the Noah family are all homebody. It is a rare opportunity to explore the unknown. How could you let it go?"
"I don't know, is Mr. Rhine right?"
The Black Earl was silent for a moment, then reluctantly said: "He does understand me."
Angel: "It seems that Mr. Rhine is right. However, Mr. Rhine also said that he will definitely not participate in ordinary ruins exploration. This time he may have really smelled something. I don't know what this sentence means.
Right or wrong?”
Rhine didn't say this, but it didn't affect Angel's use of it as a bluff.
Black Earl: "You said so much, what exactly do you want to ask?"
"I don't have any other meaning. I just want to know why you want to participate in this ruins exploration. Did you smell something? If you really know the inside story, I hope you will give me some advice. After all, we are a team now, sir.
You don’t want to cause danger due to insufficient intelligence, right?”
As soon as Angel finished speaking, he felt as if his whole body was being looked at. And the person who could look at him was undoubtedly the Black Earl, but the Black Earl still had a nose. What was he looking at? Nostrils.
?
When Angel shuddered because of his thoughts, the Black Earl said quietly: "I can answer your question, but you have to answer me a question first."
Angel: "Excuse me, sir."
Black Earl: "How did you determine the location corresponding to the key?"
Angel raised his eyebrows. Before the Black Earl asked the question, he had guessed that this might be asked. It turned out that his guess was indeed correct.
"I may not be able to give you a clear answer to this question, because it is related to the mentor's secret."
"Sanders' secret?" asked the Black Count.
Angel pretended to be serious and nodded: "Yes, this matter is related to the mentor, so I can't say anything about the mentor."
The Black Earl "looked" at Angel carefully to make sure that Angel was not lying, and then said: "Then tell me the part you know."
"My mentor took me to a place, and I saw some things in that place. This allowed me to know the location corresponding to the key." After Angel finished speaking, he specifically added: "Speaking of which, in that place, everything
It's all on the surface, these are not secrets, but here, they have become a secret."
Sanders took Angel to a place where everything was openly displayed, but here it became a secret? The Black Earl pondered this sentence over and over again, thinking of Sanders'
According to some rumors, he vaguely had an answer in his mind.
——Is it the nightmare world?
No matter what, the Black Count is one of the top wizards in the Southern Territory. He knows much more about the Nightmare Realm than others. What's more, the Black Count is still a person who pursues mystery, and the Nightmare Realm is a mysterious world.
Project reality, shine into illusion, and generate reality. He knows the nature of the nightmare world.
If the Nightmare Realm projected the complete Naraku City instead of the ruins, then everything would indeed be out in the open instead of just a secret like it is now.
While the Black Count was thinking, Angel was silent. He deliberately guided the Black Count to think about the nightmare world. On the question of how he knew where the key corresponded, any other answer was full of flaws.
Just tell me the real answer. Of course, this answer is also watery, at least a 10% discount.
As long as the Black Earl can associate it with the nightmare world, he doesn't have to say anything else.
After all, he just followed Sanders to the nightmare world, and Sanders was the leader of everything. What could he do in the nightmare world as a little shrimp?
After thinking for a long time, the Black Earl slowly said: "I have probably guessed something. My body has a way to verify it with Sanders. When the time comes, it will be clear whether it is true or false."
Angel was stunned for a moment. Didn't the Black Earl have a grudge against Sanders? How could he ask Sanders for confirmation? What is their relationship?
How come the Black Earl couldn't read the confusion on Angel's face, but he didn't want to explain it. After all, what that guy Sanders did was really hard for him to talk about.
"Now it's my turn to answer you. Since you only gave part of the answer, I will only give part of it." The Black Earl paused and said slowly: "Rhine is right, I will let Vai explore, it must be
There is a reason. Because, I smelled something that made my blood boil..."
Angel had no expression, but he was quite surprised: Did the Black Earl really smell it?
It was obviously just Doakes' thought of "going or not going", but the Black Earl could actually smell the smell of the future that made his blood boil? This is simply beyond imagination.
Rhine's real statement before was that the Black Earl might not have smelled anything at all, and it was purely driven by curiosity.
But I didn't expect that I still underestimated the Black Earl's ability.
He is indeed a man who stands at the pinnacle of the Southern Territory. His mysterious abilities make people awe.
But, did the hot-blooded smell he mentioned mean that he knew that the destination was related to the Noah family? Or was it simply a smell of mystery and unknown?