Hearing Angel's categorical rejection, the wise ruler felt a little regretful, but he also understood why Angel refused.
Indeed, there is no way to achieve a balance between what Angel wants and what the wise master wants. What's more, the Savage Cave is a huge thing, and it is not something Angel can decide. The wise master originally wanted to start with Angel.
While breaking through, leave the rest to him, and let him slowly convince the forces behind him.
But since Angel refused directly, he had no choice but to give up.
Although the Wise Lord was disappointed in this regard, he did not pay too much attention to it... because his real target was not Angel. Instead, it was the Black Earl who was talking to the Wise Lord in another room at the moment.
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"cooperate?"
The Black Earl looked at the young man across from him with a bit of disdain in his tone: "With the current dilapidated Naraku City, what value does it have for me to agree to cooperate?"
The wise ruler sat cross-legged on the ground, with his head lowered, looking at the curved lines on the ground.
When the Black Earl was confused, the ground suddenly glowed.
Seeing the faint light flickering from the ground, the Black Earl did not react at all, because he did not smell malice or murderous thoughts.
Two seconds later, the shimmering light condensed and finally formed a painting on the ground.
If Angel were here, he would find that this painting is actually a mural in their previous room. The content in the mural is a panoramic view of Naraku City.
It is said to be a panoramic view, but in fact it only draws out some iconic buildings.
This picture is not very special, because as long as you are willing to look for the original picture above the surface of Narok City, you can definitely find it from the outside world. What is difficult to find is the picture in the underground waterway.
The Black Earl looked at the map, somewhat confused about its meaning.
At this time, the wise master pointed to one of the buildings with a white spire: "Do you know where this is?"
The Black Earl said lightly: "What the wise master wants to say is that once the Noah family belonged to Naruk City, so now the Noah family must also cooperate with Narok City?"
Naturally, the Black Earl would recognize this white spire building. There are more detailed and detailed records of this building in the Noah family's vault.
Because this building once belonged to the Noah family.
"If I say yes, what is your answer?"
Black Earl: "Not enough."
Hearing Earl Black's answer, the wise master smiled slightly.
The Black Earl did not refuse directly, but said "not enough", which means that the Black Earl at least did not reject the fact that the Noah family once belonged to Naraku City. Moreover, this can be regarded as a different kind of "bargaining".
Cooperation is not impossible. But relying solely on the rights and wrongs of thousands of years ago is not enough.
The wise master glanced at the Black Earl, and then slowly moved his finger to a simple-looking but quite huge dome hall next to the white spire building.
The Black Earl thought that the wise master would continue to ask him about this palace, but he did not.
The wise ruler: "I won't ask you about the information about this building. I believe that even if you know it, you still don't know it completely."
The Black Earl snorted and said nothing, waiting for the wise master's words.
"This building is known as the Pulu Library in the outside world."
"Pulu Library?" Black Earl repeated, seeming a little confused about the name.
"It's a weird name, right?" The wise master said: "This is the name assigned by the city lord. The reason why I named it Pulu is because the name I reported to the city lord before I became the master was called Pulu."
The Black Earl was stunned for a moment: "Is this the real name of the wise master?"
The wise master shook his head: "When I first met Naraku, I was a little wary and gave him a random name. It's just Naraku... Alas, he knew it was not my real name, so he named the library after Pulu."
Black Earl: "Does the wise master have any deep meaning in saying this?"
Wise Lord: "Nothing profound, I just want to tell you that the Pulu Library is actually my territory. Before I moved to the Prison Ladder, the place where I lived was the Pulu Library. The Pulu Library
The surrounding area is also under my jurisdiction, including the territory of your Noah family."
"My fate with your Noah family is not limited to Augustine. I know many people from your Noah family, and I have witnessed their growth."
Black Earl: "Does the wise master plan to continue playing the emotional card? If it is still the emotional card, my answer is still not enough."
As a descendant of the Noah family, Earl Black must have respect for his ancestors. However, tens of thousands of years have been so long that his impression of his ancestors is just a row of names on a page.
Strange and cold.
The wise ruler: "You are even more impatient than Angel... Young man, why don't you listen to what I say?"
The Black Earl was stunned for a moment, silent for a moment, and then said: "I was rude."
The wise master smiled and said indifferently: "The reason why I said what I said before is because I am not indifferent to you Noah family."
After a pause, the wise master said: "I have a secret here. This is a secret that even Adanis doesn't know. Do you want to hear about your Noah family?"
Black Earl: "Is this part of the deal? Or is it part of the cooperation?"
The wise master shook his head: "No, just think that I gave you a secret for free."
Since it was a free gift, the Black Earl would naturally not refuse.
The wise master said: "The people involved in this secret of mine are the ancestors of your Noah family. However, they are not Augustine, nor are they the old friends from thousands of years ago."
"But those ethnic groups considered missing by the Noah family."
The Black Earl immediately understood: "You mean, those Noahs who were thrown into the sea of empty mirrors by Adanis and had their memories wiped away?"
The wise master nodded: "Yes, those are the exiled hollow people."
"Although due to the contract with Adanis, I can't help them directly. However, the arrangements they made after leaving the Mirror Realm were actually made by me."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Originally, whether it was thrown into the sea of empty mirrors or its follow-up arrangements, it should be done by You Nu. But I convinced You Nu to let Dabao and
Xiaobao will arrange their follow-up."
"Let them re-understand the principles of life, establish new values, and teach them the ability to recover the past. These are all the people I have arranged to do."
The wise master raised his eyes to look at the Black Earl and said slowly: "Everyone is like this."
When he said this, Earl Black was really shocked.
Whether the Wise Lord has a good impression of Noah as he said, so he takes care of these people, or whether the Wise Lord has other agendas, these actually don't matter.
Because the words of the wise master indicate one thing: he knows where all the hollow people are, and he has complete control over their current situation.
Even these hollow people are grateful to the wise master. After all, it was the wise master who taught them to return to society.
The Black Earl may not care about the Noah ancestors who lived thousands of years ago, or the Noahic people who left the Southern Territory, but he cannot ignore these "hollow people".
Ever since he learned of the existence of this group of tribesmen, even though the Black Earl had shown no attitude or made any comments about it on the surface, he had never given up in his heart.
In fact, the Black Earl has already thought about it, and must ask Adanis about this matter after going to the Clear Sky Poetry Room.
As for the reason, it is also very simple.
Everything is for the blood of Noah.
The Noah bloodline is an extraordinary bloodline with special talents. This is also the pride of the Noah family. Because they can smelt, polish, and refine their own bloodline without even needing to blend in with other bloodlines... even if it is not as good as some demons.
, or the bloodline of a higher-level life, but it is already very good. Besides, it is not as good as the devil's bloodline, so just make up for it. It doesn't mean that it cannot be integrated into the new bloodline.
Therefore, the Noah bloodline is a foundation with great potential. It can not only enhance itself, but will not be rejected by integrating into other bloodlines.
However, Noah's bloodline has its strengths, and naturally it also has its shortcomings. However, its shortcoming is not that there is any problem in the bloodline, but... the sin of harboring a treasure.
Generally speaking, the bloodlines that wizards integrate into are from non-human extraordinary creatures. It does not mean that they cannot be integrated into human bloodlines, but human bloodlines generally have nothing special about them.
But the Noah bloodline is different. They are born extraordinary, and they are both human beings. There is almost no rejection reaction after integration. It is the bloodline that lays the foundation for low-level apprentices. Bloodline wizards who are transforming the line will have no problem integrating into the Noah bloodline.
, which can also be regarded as broadening their scope of capabilities.
However, because the Noah family is protected by the Black Earl, and basically all the descendants are followed by the Black Earl's organ clones, no wizard will take such a big risk to deal with the descendants of Noah. Therefore, basically, the Noah bloodline rarely appears.
The phenomenon of robbery.
But now, a group of hollow people have appeared. They do not have the memory of the Noah family, but they have the blood of the Noah family.
If discovered, Noah's bloodline is likely to be snatched away.
Moreover, many hollow people have been missing for many years. Over the years, those hollow people will also have descendants. If there are talented people among the descendants, the Noah bloodline will also be activated, and there is a risk of being robbed.
From the Black Earl's point of view, this is a major problem.
The uniqueness of the Noah bloodline has allowed the Noah family to reach its current peak. But if someone also has the Noah bloodline and clearly knows the strengths and weaknesses of the Noah bloodline, wouldn't it be easy to deal with the Noah family?
Also, if a person with the blood of Noah is obtained by some wizard who is good at cursing... the consequences will be disastrous.
Of course, for the Black Earl, bloodline is the most important thing; but at the same time, he also hopes to find the Hollow People and the Noah people who are still alive... This is the emotional bond that belongs exclusively to the Noah family.
Therefore, when the wise master mentioned the follow-up of the Hollow Man, the Black Earl really couldn't sit still.
"Where are they now?" Black Earl asked casually, without any urgency in his voice.
Wise Lord: "Which one are you asking about?"
The Black Earl was silent for a moment, seeming to be thinking about the missing ancestors of Noah in the past.
However, before the Black Earl could think of it, the wise master waved his hand: "Forget it, even if you tell me the name, I don't know who it is. After their memory was washed away, they had new names and new identities.
For them, everything in the past has disappeared, including their original names."
"Then how many of them are still alive?" Black Earl asked.
The wise man ruled: "There are quite a few. After all, they are all extraordinary people. It is not difficult to survive."
The Wise Master seemed to have replied to every sentence, but there were almost no effective clues. Even if he did reveal a clue, such as 'there are many hollow people still alive', in the eyes of the Black Earl, this clue was only the Wise Master's.
chips.
The Black Earl closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
after a long time.
After a long time, another wise master came in from the outside and merged with the wise master in front of the Black Earl.
This also means that Angel has finished talking to the wise master, and only the Black Earl is left.
Only then did the Black Earl slowly speak: "I can cooperate with you on behalf of the Noah family, but there are three prerequisites for cooperation."
The wise man ruled: "You said."
"Cooperation is limited to things that I can do without harming the interests of the Noah family. If you want Naraku to regain his glory, forgive me for not being able to do so."
Rebuilding Naraku will not happen overnight. Moreover, there is no profit at all. It is even very likely that the reconstruction of Naraku will encounter the same crisis of collapse.
Naraku City is targeted not only because of outsiders, but also because of Naraku City's style itself. Therefore, there are actually not a few enemies in Naraku City. If the Black Earl helps the wise ruler rebuild Naraku, the Noah family will only have to endure these unreasonable things.
hostility.
Wise Lord: "Yes, the cooperation I am talking about is similar to what outside merchant organizations do. It's just that they don't know the truth about the underground waterway, nor do they know my existence. It's an inadvertent cooperation. And what I need is
A clear partner.”
"I will not place the burden of rebuilding the city of Naraku on the Noah family. Also, the restoration of glory we hope for is not just the ruins of Naraku."
The Black Earl snorted noncommittally. He understood what the wise master meant. Isn't it the city of Naraku in the material sense and the city of Naraku in the spiritual sense? The city of Naraku in the material sense is the so-called reconstruction; and the city of Naraku in the spiritual sense.
The city is recognized by the wizarding world of the Southern Region.
Neither is easy, the latter especially not.
Black Earl: "The second point is that I need to know all the information about the underground waterway."
Wise Master: "I can only say, to what extent we can cooperate, what extent of information should be given. I want all the information, unless the purpose of our cooperation is completely consistent. But are you willing?"
The purpose of cooperation is completely the same, which means that the Black Earl has taken over the baton of the wise master, and the burden of rebuilding Naraku City has also fallen on him, which is something the Black Earl is absolutely unwilling to do.
Cooperation, just cooperation, can only be cooperation.
"If you are unwilling to give me all the information, then in this short-term cooperative relationship, I must maintain absolute independence. I will agree to what I am willing to do. Don't force anything I don't want to do."
The wise master said: "Yes. However, this is a condition that benefits you. If you don't agree to anything, then there is no point in our cooperation. Therefore, we need a certain amount of time to do some preliminary cooperation to determine the bottom line of both parties."
The Black Earl nodded and agreed to the wise master's proposal.
Immediately afterwards, the Black Earl made the last point: "I need all the information about those hollow people you mentioned, including their current situation, their current location, and information about their descendants."
The wise master smiled. Although the Black Earl brought up the matter of the Hollow People last, he knew that the Black Earl was most concerned about this group of people who had been left behind.
"Yes, but what I want to say is that I can provide you with all the information about some of them who are still in the Southern Territory. But some of them have joined major wizard organizations, and the information I can provide is limited. Xiaobao's
There is no way for my subordinates to enter these wizard organizations to obtain information. Also, some of them have left the Southern Territory, and I don’t know the information about these people, so what I can say is actually limited."
The wise master thought for a while, then nodded and agreed with the wise master's statement.
The Wise Lord cannot control those who leave the Southern Territory, and neither can the Black Earl.
However, the Black Earl, as the top wizard in the Southern Region, still has ways to contact people who have joined major wizarding organizations. As long as he can contact them, it is not difficult to get their follow-up information.
After both parties agreed, the Wise Lord and the Black Earl only confirmed the verbal contract.
Neither party mentioned further contracts.
Because the Black Earl is still just a clone, if you want to sign a more ceremonial and solemn contract, you still need the Black Earl to come in person.
Due to the contract with Angel, it is impossible for the Black Earl to notify the main body now, so the real contract will have to wait until the end of their exploration.