The person who asked the question was Kael. The place he pointed to was a ruins. However, they had searched once before and found no clues at that time.
According to convention, they should not search the place they searched a second time. But since Angel has decided not to go to the third floor, and is sure that the wood spirit is on the second floor, he might want to come to Kael.
Search the second floor carefully again.
However, when they passed by the ruins, Angel had no intention of searching anymore, so Kael asked doubtfully.
Angel: "No need, I've already searched it, so there's no need to go back."
Kael: "Then you're not looking for the wood spirit?"
"Looking for it. Aren't we looking for it?" In order to make his words more credible, Angel looked around and pretended to be searching carefully.
It's just that there is a dark void all around, which makes people feel... perfunctory.
When Kael saw this, he stopped asking. In his opinion, Angel had no intention of looking for him anymore.
Maybe, you are bored?
Kael didn't have much to say, he could only place his hope on the next group of Doakes and Vai.
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"Are you really not going to look any further?"
Everyone else had given up trying to dissuade Angel, and even Doakes had begun to gear up, as if he was ready to appear at any time. At this time, the wise master, who had not planned to speak out, couldn't help but speak.
Angel's answer remained the same: "I'm looking for it."
"If you calm down your lazy expression, maybe I will believe that you are looking." The wise master raised his eyebrows.
Angel: "Really? I think no matter what I do, the wise master won't believe it, right?"
The wise man ruled: "In turbid water, it is impossible to see the bottom, let alone know whether the shadow at the bottom is a crocodile or a stone."
Angel chuckled: "Even if the water is crystal clear, the wise master will probably doubt whether the stone under the water is a real stone or a fake stone with a mechanism hidden inside."
What the wise man wants to express is that Angel is full of fog, like turbid water. Only when it is clarified can people be convinced.
What Angel expresses is that conspiracy theorists will always only see conspiracies, and wise men who are too suspicious cannot really trust other people, especially outsiders like them.
It is actually difficult to say who is right and who is wrong. Their words are all expressions from their own standpoints, and they naturally tend to be self-interested.
It is quite difficult to reach a consensus on the position.
Unless one party completely surrenders to the other and agrees to all the other's conditions, it is possible to reach an agreement. However, neither Angel nor the Wise Lord can surrender to the other.
Not to mention the wise master, his rank is there, and he is still in his own home court, how could he succumb to Angel.
As for Angel, he actually doesn’t care whether he surrenders or not. Just like Jon once warned Angel when he left the Old Continent, in a world where the jungle prevails, pride is the least necessary. Because pride is the easiest thing to do.
Being trampled on, if you enshrine your self-esteem as a god card, you will only become depressed after being trampled. Moreover, self-esteem can easily lead to death.
There is often a plot in story novels. When a strong person sees the protagonist willing to die rather than surrender, he will admire him, secretly admire him in his heart, and finally let him go. But this kind of plot is only exclusive to the protagonist. More often, he would rather die than surrender.
It is not respect, but anger. The anger of the strong can only be calmed by death.
Therefore, Jon warned Angel that you can have self-esteem, but more often you have to be aware of the current situation, make concessions, and reach an agreement with the other party, so that you can live longer.
Angel is a very pragmatic person. When he first met Sanders, if he had acted out that he would rather die than surrender, he would go to the White Coral Floating Island Academy. With Sanders's character, his end would probably be death.
Therefore, Angel didn't care so much about giving in.
But when faced with the wise master, he could not give in. The reason is very simple. The wise master is not someone who will agree with you if you surrender.
As Angel expresses it, conspiracy theorists can only see conspiracies.
When you are covered in fog, he will doubt your identity; if you reveal your identity, he will doubt your purpose; if you reveal your purpose, he will doubt your motives...
Facing this kind of person, repeatedly giving in will only push yourself to the most extreme situation. Even if you show your soul, the other person will find fault.
Therefore, when Angel faced the wise master, he could not give in, no matter his position or his inner testimony.
But they can't always be so tit-for-tat. According to what Dodolo said, "A wise man is not stupid." If Angel wants to accomplish the goal of this visit, he must reach an agreement with the wise man on the issue of stance.
But how can we reach agreement without giving in?
It should be possible to invite foreign aid and rely on the strength of the Savage Cave to suppress it, but this is equivalent to completely overturning the table. If you want to continue exploring the ruins without any worries, this is the worst policy.
Apart from foreign aid, Angel can think of only one thing: common interests.
As long as there are common interests, perhaps both parties can take a step back and reach a balance on the position. Even if you still cannot agree with the other party's position, you can be willing to accept that the other party's position has meaning.
Just like the Black Count.
There is also such a balance between Angel and the Black Earl. During Angel's trip, there were many doubts. The Black Earl would ask about it at first, but then he gradually ignored it. Because of their existence
Driven by common interests, Angel and Black Earl are both vested interests, and there is absolutely no need to fall out.
Even the Black Earl can agree with it, and so can the wise ruler.
But now there is a question, what common interests does he have with the wise master?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There is actually no answer yet, or in other words, it is not clear yet.
However, the uncertainty is only because the wise master has not revealed his "purpose". As long as he knows his purpose and his attitude towards the descendants of Noah, Angel believes that he will definitely find common interests.
The reason why he is so determined is because if there is no common interest, how could the wise ruler have been struggling with them for so long.
As for how to know the purpose of the wise master?
Angel is doing it now.
After completing what he calls bonus conditions and necessary conditions, the wise master will naturally reveal the purpose after observing enough of their intelligence.
Also because he knew the knot behind his back, Angel was not afraid of confronting the wise master now.
Moreover, only when both sides have made their positions clear is there any need to talk. Otherwise, if the positions are one-sided, then there is no need to talk at all, which is tantamount to surrender in disguise.
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Angel's response that "conspiracy theorists will always have their eyes blinded" is tantamount to directly confronting the wise master.
Their eyes were facing each other...no, their eyes were facing each other.
As their eyes met, the atmosphere became stagnant and the air began to become chilly.
As they watched, the face of the wise master became more and more gloomy, and everyone felt vaguely uneasy. They seemed to have reached the point where they were at war with each other.
But what they didn't expect was that the next second, the wise ruler suddenly turned from gloomy to sunny.
After taking a deep look at Angel, the wise master said softly: "For now, let's put aside the question of the clarity of the water and let's talk about it. Are you sure you don't want to look for the wood spirit?"
"If you decide to give up the mission, the bonus points will be gone."
Angel: "You have to wait until I leave the prison ladder to give up the mission. I'm still 'searching' right now."
At this time, Doakes interjected: "Have you forgotten about me? What does it mean that the bonus points are gone? I haven't found it yet, maybe I will find it in the end?"
The wise master glanced at Doakes lightly, and then... continued to look at Angel.
"Then I hope you 'find' the wood spirit."
These words sounded like a response to Doakes, but the wise master stared closely at Angel. There was no doubt that his words were meant for Angel. Doakes was ignored again.
"Insincere expectations." Angel muttered in a low voice, and then formally said: "Then I will try my best to live up to the expectations of the wise master."
The wise master could naturally hear Angel's muttering, but he didn't care. Because Angel was telling the truth, and his so-called expectations were just empty words.
Among the people present, the Black Count was the most likely to find the wood spirit. But the Black Count had already failed, so there was no hope.
The wise master does not believe that Angel can find the wood spirit.
As for Angel's previous affirmation that "the wood spirit is on the second floor", the wise ruler completely turned a deaf ear and regarded it as Angel's last attempt to save his respect.
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Continuing to walk back, the scene along the way is the same as before, only the drifting ruins and debris will move sideways from time to time. And Angel has no intention of exploring these ruins anymore, and even makes a perfunctory action of "looking for the wood spirit"
All saved.
Seeing this scene, the last doubts were eliminated. Everyone had already concluded that Angel had no intention of continuing the search.
"Young people are just impulsive and impulsive. If you say you won't look for it, you won't look for it." Doakes shouted, "It seems that your hope still depends on me."
As soon as Doakes finished speaking, he heard a cold snort from Vai next to him.
Doakes turned his head and saw Vai looking at him angrily. Just when he was wondering what happened to Vai, the voice of the wise master came to his ears.
"Young and energetic? Is he younger than you?"
Doakes was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he seemed to have revealed some information about Angel just now.
Doakes wailed in his heart, but said calmly: "Yes, he is younger than me."
"That's it." The wise master whispered to himself: "You are about eighty years old, and there are not many official wizards younger than you, which should not be many in the Southern Territory. Moreover, I can tell from your tone that he is older than you
He should be much younger, perhaps under fifty. Such a young wizard can also perform illusions and alchemy. This information should be able to confirm his identity."
Because of the nightmare cover, Ermi's precautions, and the blessing of the Black Earl's earth ring wall, the wise master has actually been unable to determine Angel's age.
Previously, the Wise Lord left the live broadcast illusion, allowing Doakes and the Black Earl to return to reality and take precautions. Without Angel outside to preside over the illusion, this directly led to Doakes' true body being seen by the Wise Lord.
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With the wise master's vision, it was very simple to discern Doakes' age. Therefore, the wise master knew that Doakes was eighty years old and was a very young and talented wizard.
Now, Doakes has inadvertently exposed that Angel is younger than him, which naturally also exposed Angel's age range.
Doakes looked at the wise master with an expression of "I believe it" and started to analyze it seriously, which made him slightly embarrassed.
The words he just admitted that Angel was younger than him were actually said on purpose. He wanted to create a negative attitude and make the wise master doubt his words, and then also become suspicious of Angel's age.
What he didn't expect was that the wise master actually believed it!!
Didn't Angel say overtly or covertly before that the wise master would not trust people? Why do you believe him now?
It seems that there is no way to reverse the idea of the wise master.
Doakes turned his head sadly and looked at Angel, wanting to express his apology.
However, this time, it was discovered that Angel did not look towards them at all. Instead, he stopped and closed his eyes to sense, as if he was looking for the wood spirit.
Start acting again?
At first, Doakes thought that Angel was continuing to be perfunctory, but after taking a closer look, he realized that Angel's expression was more solemn than ever.
The surrounding energy is also constantly changing with Angel's perception.
"What's going on?" Vai was originally angry that Doakes had exposed Angel's information, but at this time he was also attracted by Angel's movements.
Even the wise master looked at Angel in confusion at this time, not knowing what he was doing.
When the energy aura around you changes to a certain extreme, it suddenly stops.
At the same time, Angel also opened his eyes.
After letting out a long breath, Angel finally noticed that everyone's eyes were on him.
Faced with everyone's gaze, Angel asked unconsciously: "What's wrong?"
"That's what we should ask you, right?" Doakes replied.
"Aren't you discussing my age? Are you going to stop discussing it?"
When it comes to age, Doakes' eyes dodge a little: "Ahem, age...age is not very important. What we are paying attention to now is you, aren't we asking you, what are you doing?"
Angel shrugged: "I didn't do anything."
After a pause, Angel continued: "I was just thinking about how to make the little guy hiding in the dark show up on his own initiative."
The little guy in the dark?
Who is this talking about? Is it the wood spirit? Angel has discovered the wood spirit?
While everyone was still doubting, Angel turned around and looked into the darkness.
"Hey, there are only two people here, are you really not planning to come out?"