"I didn't bring it out, it came out on its own..." As Angel was speaking, he suddenly noticed a slender shadow passing by him. He subconsciously looked back and saw that, sure enough, the wood spirit had run away again.
However, because Angel has blocked the door to the prison ladder, the wood spirit cannot go back. In addition, the earth ring wall created by the Black Count prevents the wood spirit from quickly breaking through. It can only circle around the edge.
While running, the wood spirit shouted: "Ahhh! There is a monster! The nose, the nose can speak!"
Black Earl: "..."
There is no doubt that Mu Ling was frightened by the Black Earl.
Ordinary people would probably be frightened when they saw the Black Earl's nose. However, there should be very few people who would be so frightened and run around like this.
Moreover, when ordinary people see this scene, they will most likely not be frightened by the Black Earl, but will be frightened by the wood spirit. After all, the wood spirit looks like a scarecrow without clothes when viewed from a distance.
Scarecrows, because they are similar to humans, often make people think of weirdness involuntarily, and they are also an image prototype that playwrights particularly like to write about.
To be honest, the appearance of the wood spirit is really scarier than the nose of the Black Earl.
Black Earl: "...I have obviously gone in just now."
Angel: "I asked the wood spirit before. It has been hiding in the central core. When you entered, it sensed it, but did not come out to see."
It wasn't until Angel went in that he got the log in the painting. The wood spirit sensed that his derivative body had moved, so he mustered up the courage to sneak out and take a look.
It was precisely because of this that the wood spirit saw the "cane", and that's what happened.
If Angel had not obtained the log, found the staff ornament, or seen the prototype of the staff mentioned by Butler Good, then the ending would have definitely changed. The wood spirit would not have appeared, nor would he believe Angel.
, let alone leave with Angel.
It can be said that everything is interconnected and nothing is missing.
"What should we do now? Do we want to capture it?" The Black Earl did not ask where the central core was, and he did not bother to know about the situation on the prison ladder. He interrupted purely to interrupt Angel's continued discussion of the glasses issue.
seek death.
"Or should I shrink the earth's ring wall and limit its range of activities?"
Angel shook his head: "No, as long as it doesn't go back, it's fine, and..."
When Angel said this, he paused, raised his cane, and waved it.
The Black Earl subconsciously followed Angel's movements and looked at him, but he was suddenly startled when he saw it, because at some point, a slender vine with buds was tied to the end of the cane.
The place where the vine grasps the cane is very firm, but the vine body keeps shaking up and down. Because...it is connected to the wood spirit that is running around.
"When was this bolted?" asked the Black Earl. He had been beside Angel the whole time, but he didn't notice it at all.
Angel: "It was there from the beginning."
The Black Earl was even more confused, and even the other people who heard their conversation looked confused. They had not seen the vines before, and it was not until Angel lifted his cane that they noticed the existence of the vines.
Perhaps guessing what the Black Earl was thinking, Angel explained: "This is probably its ability, which can reduce the sense of presence."
Angel is no stranger to this ability to reduce the sense of existence. The alchemical magic energy array he knows, "Boundless Silence", has a similar effect. What is engraved on his bracelet is boundless silence.
However, there are still some slight differences between the abilities of the Wood Spirit and the Boundless Silence. The Boundless Silence tends to reduce the sense of existence visually with the naked eye, and has a slightly lower resistance to mental observation. However, the Wood Spirit's ability is more similar to that of the Wood Spirit.
Reduce the sense of presence from an energy perspective.
This is also why the Black Earl did not notice the vines of the wood spirit at the first time, because he was just a nose at this time. He did have ordinary vision, but the visual range was not large; the Black Earl was more accustomed to using the perspective of energy to see
Observing the world, and this happens to face the talent of the wood spirit.
As for why others didn't see it immediately, the reason is very simple. Their attention was diverted. The wise man's sudden change of mood, the wood spirit running in circles and shouting... all kinds of external information distracted their attention.
As a result, they did not discover the existence of vines.
But as Angel shook his wooden staff, everyone's attention was instantly drawn back, and they immediately discovered the existence of vines. From this, it can also be seen that the wood spirit's talent for reducing the sense of presence has only an effect on the naked eye.
Generally speaking.
However, this does not mean that the talent of the wood spirit is average.
You must know that the wood spirit has not actively released this talent since leaving the prison ladder. Its reduction in presence is purely passive.
Once the wood spirit actively activates this talent, it will be difficult to discover it.
Previously, on the second floor of the Prison Ladder, the wood spirit disappeared in front of everyone. It was because it actively activated this talent. At that time, whether it was Angel at the scene or using the magic energy array
The observing wise masters were all unable to detect the wood spirit, which shows how terrifying this talent is.
This ability is simply a killer weapon for wizards who love adventure and travel. However, the person who has acquired this ability is a super otaku who can be frightened by every movement.
When the Black Earl saw the wood spirit dragging the vines tightly onto his cane, he already understood that there was a high probability that the wood spirit would not run away. In this case, he no longer cared about the wood spirit. Instead, he lifted the slate and pointed his nostrils at it.
Outside the earth ring wall.
The wise master had already arrived at the edge of the earth ring wall at this time. He did not destroy the earth ring wall, but quietly watched the fleeing wood spirits through the light yellow light shield.
Perhaps feeling the "eyes" of the Black Earl, the Wise Lord turned his head and looked here. However, the Wise Lord did not look at the Black Earl, but looked at Angel.
The Black Earl touched Angel lightly with the slate.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At the reminder of the Black Earl, Angel looked at the wise master in the distance.
"Come out and chat." The wise master said silently.
Angel thought for a while and did not refuse. Although they were relatively safe in the earth ring wall, they could not stay in the earth ring wall forever. If they still wanted to go to the legacy land, they would still have to talk to the wise master face to face.
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Moreover, if the Wise Lord really wanted to deal with them, he would have had many opportunities when he was hanging on the prison ladder. But he did not do so, which at least shows that the Wise Lord had no direct intention to kill them in a short period of time.
The most important thing, and the reason that made Angel determined to have an interview with the Wise Lord, was Dodolo's prophecy.
——A wise man is not stupid.
Although it is still unclear what this prophecy means, what is known is that their trip this time will not avoid the wise man.
Angel's decision made the Black Earl heave a sigh of relief. Although Angel had hinted it before, he was still worried that Angel would decide to leave temporarily. After all, the land left behind was "not important" to Angel.
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Now that Angel wants to face the wise master directly, he has made his attitude clear.
"Don't worry about the danger. He won't do anything to you in a short time. I'll go with you. If he does, I will send you out." The Black Earl's tone was very sincere, and the second half of his sentence was even more certain.
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With the status of the Black Earl, he would naturally not go back on his words.
Even if it's just a nose clone, the Black Earl has quite a lot of means. If he really wants to force Angel out, the Black Earl can do it. However, I'm afraid he won't be able to protect others by then.
However, when it comes to this point, one must choose to protect him among all the people, and the Black Earl will still choose to protect Angel. As for the reason, just the factor of "member of the Research and Development Institute" is enough.
Angel didn't care. As long as the wise master didn't make a sudden move, Angel would have a way to deal with it. However, facing the Black Earl's kindness, Angel still nodded gratefully.
"By the way, don't mention the glasses." Finally, the Black Earl thought for a while and reminded Angel about the glasses.
Although the wise master has restrained his anger at the moment, who knows whether he will come back because his "wound was torn"?
Angel didn't understand what the Black Earl meant, but he still nodded.
Next, Angel and the Black Earl walked out of the earth ring wall together.
The moment they left the ring wall, two black figures emerged from the ring wall, one was the wood spirit and the other was Ermi.
Mu Ling and Ermi happened to pass by each other. Mu Ling glanced at Ermi in confusion. The next second, Mu Ling's eyes became frightened.
But before the wood spirit could be scared away, Angel directly held its hand: "Okay, it is my shadow. If you are even afraid of shadows, do you still want to go out?"
While Angel was speaking, Ermi had merged into his shadow again. And Mu Ling breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Ermi disappear.
However, Kooling's expression was still startled, especially when he saw the Black Earl floating nearby, he couldn't help but want to break away from Angel's hand and find a place to hide where no one was.
However, Angel had learned from the past, how could he let the wood spirit break free easily.
After struggling for a while, Mu Ling gave in. Instead of running away, he ran behind Angel to hide.
"The nose is scary, the eyes are scary, so scary..." The wood spirit hid behind Angel, still shivering and trembling. But the words it muttered made everyone stunned.
‘The nose is terrible’, naturally refers to the Black Earl.
And the eyes are scary, which is very intriguing. The Black Earl has no eyes, and Angel's eyes are not the object of fear of the wood spirit. The only possibility is... the wise man dominates.
"Alas..." After the wise master sighed, he lightly wiped his forehead, and the eyes on his head disappeared.
Until then, Mu Ling quietly poked his head out and said in a voice that was almost like a mosquito: "Teacher."
It is not surprising that the wood spirit calls the wise master his teacher. The wise master made it clear from the beginning that the wood spirit was accepted as his student.
What surprised them was that the wood spirit was afraid of the wise man with three eyes, but when the wise man turned back to two eyes, that fear obviously disappeared.
It means that the wood spirit is not afraid of the wise man, but his third eye. Is there something fishy about this third eye?
When everyone was confused, the wise master spoke: "It is more sensitive to all non-human appearances. Only when it faces human appearances, its fear will be reduced... This is probably the spiritual communication.
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The birth of a spirit generally meets two conditions: first, its body has a very strong meaning; second, it needs to be in a consistent energy environment all year round.
Of course there are exceptions, but using the induction method, items that meet the above two conditions will have a higher chance of creating a spirit.
The so-called "heavy meaning" is actually the thoughts and fetters of intelligent life's thoughts.
In Jon's words, "If you never forget it, there will be an echo."
This also means that the birth of spirits is closely related to intelligent life. In the wizarding world, especially the southern wizarding world where non-human intelligent life is suppressed by extremist sects, the birth of spirits is almost always related to humans.
Therefore, the physical appearance of wood spirits is closer to humans, which is relatively normal in the eyes of the wise ruler.
It's just that the wood spirit has amplified this "mind". Let's not mention being close to humans. For creatures that are slightly different from humans, the wood spirit's fear is magnified many times, and it is extremely scary.
It is precisely because of this that the wood spirits are still afraid of the true form of the wise master.
Before meeting the wood spirit, the appearance of the wise master had always been based on the prototype of the "Three-Eyed Blue Demon": a tall figure, bluish skin, terrifying fangs, and three fierce eyes.
But with the in-depth contact with the wood spirit, the wise master gradually changed his appearance.
The boy's appearance today is what he looks like after the change.
However, the wise master has not been able to close the third eye all the time, because this third eye is the center of most of his body's energy. Once closed, many abilities will temporarily disappear.
As for using illusions to cover up, the wood spirit doesn't buy it, because it can break through illusions.
Only when the third eye is closed, the wood spirit will reluctantly regard the wise master as a "human being". However, even so, the wood spirit still does not dare to meet the wise master. It is just a flaw in its character, not a lack of IQ.
It was clear that the wise master was not a human being. Closing his eyes only made the wood spirit look more comfortable, but the wood spirit still couldn't help but tremble when he thought of the wise man's true form.
The wise master put aside the emotions in his heart for the time being, and glanced at the person who was still in the earth ring wall in the distance, and then looked at Angel who was nearby.
"Let's talk here, or go to my residence first?"
"The bonus points conditions are completed in the Prison Ladder. Don't the necessary conditions need to be completed here?" Angel asked.
The wise master had never mentioned what the necessary conditions were before, but now, after a moment of silence, he finally spoke: "The necessary conditions... are in the legacy."