"I know what you are thinking. This long-distance mission is different from the last call to purify the garden." Portia: "Purifying the garden was indeed involuntary for the apprentices at that time. But this long-distance mission, It’s optional, it’s up to the apprentice whether he accepts this task or not.”
Angel did not follow Portia's words, but asked: "This long-distance mission must be related to the Box of Reincarnation, right?"
Portia nodded.
Angel: "I once told Lord Rosen and Dean Muse that the inside of the Box of Reincarnation is very dangerous. Even if a legendary wizard enters, it may fall. In this case, they issued a so-called expedition mission. , aren’t you just trying to trick the contestants in the Rising Star Competition?”
Even the legendary wizard will fall, and the apprentice will basically be in a situation of death and no life.
Moreover, the situation of the Box of Reincarnation is very special, and Angel is very sure that even if the top management of Sky Machine City announces an exploration mission, they will not reveal the true situation of the mission.
The mission was released without informing the Box of Reincarnation of the danger level. Even if the apprentice could choose not to accept this mission, this was very inappropriate.
Isn't it a trap to conceal information and cause the death of the person taking the task?
Portia was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Are you sympathizing with them?"
Angel closed his eyes and shook his head: "I am not qualified to sympathize with anyone, I just have some... empathy."
After all, the purification of the garden had not happened for a few years, but to Angel it was just yesterday.
Portia smiled and said: "Little brother Angel, you are getting more and more interesting. Speaking of which, it has been a long time since someone like you came to the R&D Institute. The blood is not yet cold, and the heart is as sharp as the surface. I like it very much. .”
"No wonder Granny Nail appreciates you so much. You and Mr. Ivo... are indeed very similar."
"I am now very sure that Dean Muse made the right choice by recruiting you into the R&D Institute."
Angel: "..." Is this changing the subject?
Portia chuckled lightly: "Change the topic? No, I have no interest in this topic. Since I am not interested, I naturally do not have a deeper understanding of this task, but according to the superficial information I know, this task is not really Let the apprentice die."
"Just like Dong Liz. Although I don't know why she insists on the hat you refined, but according to Galatea, if she gets your hat, doesn't her survival rate increase to 90%? Even without you. Even with the refined hats, their mortality rate won’t be close to zero.”
Angel shook his head: "Survival rate and clearance are two different things."
Just like Ivo, how many years has he been in the cage? He also did not die.
But if Angel hadn't entered the Box of Reincarnation by chance and happened to meet Ivo in the current small space, he might still be struggling in the cage.
Based on the material nature of the Box of Reincarnation, as long as you don't clear the level, there is basically no difference between death and death.
And clearing the level...is difficult.
After entering the Box of Reincarnation, except for the power of blood of the body itself, all other powers controlled will be temporarily blocked.
Only with the strength of the physical body, you have to go through twenty reincarnations before you have a chance to "clear the level".
Can it be done with the strength of an apprentice?
Frost is a legendary wizard. He possesses a legendary body with blood. In the end, he paid the price of an arm before he could barely get through twenty hours of space and come out of reincarnation.
Even the legendary wizard is like this, let alone others.
Portia sighed helplessly, took a folding fan, and fanned her neck: "Forget it, I won't argue with you. I know some inside stories but I can't give a more in-depth explanation. If you want to know, you'd better let me know.
Antonio will tell you."
After a pause, Portia said again: "You don't have anything else to do, right?"
Angel thought for a while and shook his head: "It's gone for the time being."
Portia stood up: "Then I'll leave. I still have some experiments to do over there... Do you want me to call you Antonio?"
Angel nodded.
"Little brother Angel, I hope to see your new products next time we meet." Portia swayed and prepared to leave the signal tower.
Just when Portia opened the door of the signal tower, she suddenly thought of something: "By the way, you are in the Billon Tree Garden now, right?"
Angel nodded.
"Then tell me the specific address. I will ask my assistant to teleport to Bilen Tree Garden later and give you the special extraction method."
Angel: "Can't you just give it to Qili?"
Anyway, Qili is also in Sky Mechanical City. If she leaves it to him, wouldn’t it just go full circle?
Portia covered her face and chuckled: "Since you have chosen the second option, do you think it is appropriate for me to hand it over to Qili directly? If I come forward, I might as well choose the first option."
"So, I'll leave the special extraction method to you directly. You can leave it to Qili however you want. Anyway, I must exclude myself."
"Also, my assistant will stay in Biron Tree Courtyard for the time being. If you want to refine a hat and can't find another alchemy assistant, you can also ask her to help. Once the hat is refined, give it to her and she will
Will bring it to Winter Lizzie."
Angel nodded: "Your assistant is..."
Portia: "My assistant's name is Sariel."
While talking, Portia used illusion to create an illusion of Sariel. Portia's illusion had obvious signs of stiffness, and it seemed that she had not studied it for too long, and the illusion she created was also somewhat flawed.
To put it simply, we want to create a three-dimensional silhouette, but the final effect is almost the same as a flat photo.
Although the effect was not satisfactory, Angel was able to see Sariel's appearance.
A short, fat girl with freckles, she looks very quiet. Her most distinctive feature is that the hair accessory on her head is a bunch of green and yellow sea buckthorn berries. There are so many sea buckthorn berries that they almost drown her head.
Black hair.
"The sea buckthorn fruit on Sariel's head was grown by herself." Portia seemed to notice Angel's eyes on the sea buckthorn fruit, and Portia explained casually.
"Her sea buckthorn fruit uses hair as branches and skin and blood as nutrients. It tastes good, with a suitable sweetness and sourness. Do you want to try it?"
Angel: ...The skin and blood are used as nutrients? Is that what he understands? Just use the scalp as a fruit field to grow fruits?
Is this fruit really edible?
"No need." Angel refused. After finishing speaking, he felt a little dry and added: "I don't like eating sea buckthorn fruits very much."
Portia raised her eyebrows: "Don't you like it? Sariel would definitely be sad if she knew that Master Superdimensional, whom she admires, doesn't like sea buckthorn fruits."
Angel remained silent.
Portia covered her mouth and smiled sweetly: "I'm joking, the person she admires most is not Master Chao Dimension, but another person. However, you are her second most admired person, this is true."
"Sariye will come to see you later, and maybe he will give you a surprise."
Angel: "Surprise?"
Portia: "You'll know when she comes... No more words, I'm leaving first."
After saying this, Portia did not stay in the signal tower any longer, and walked out of the door while shaking her lace folding fan.
…
Not long after Portia left, a gray-white shadow appeared on the other side of the light screen.
The gray-white shadow is Antonio, the patron saint of the R&D institute.
Accompanying Antonio is the potion master Midora.
"Did Portia ask you to help find the magic pattern?" As soon as Midora came in, she approached the light screen and asked Angel opposite.
Angel shook his head: "She didn't mention the magic pattern."
Didn't you mention it? Midora was stunned for a moment. The materials Portia bought recently showed that her research has begun to delve into the transformation of matter into life. In this case, she didn't mention the magic pattern to Angel?
Midora continued to ask: "Then did she say anything about the alchemy of life? Even if it was a vague mention?"
Angel still shook his head: "No."
"That's not the case... that's strange." Midora frowned, "Does it mean that she has information about the magic pattern? Or, she thinks you may not be able to find the magic pattern, so she didn't mention it for the time being?
"
Angel shrugged: "I don't know about this, but Portia said that she has been trading with Witch Xialu recently, and it seems that she wants to buy some materials from Witch Xialu."
"This time around Qili, the condition she offered was that I help Witch Xia Lu's student Dong Liz refine a prop."
Midora: "You think this is strange?"
Angel nodded: "The identity of Witch Xialu is unusual."
Angel didn't ask about the deal between Witch Xialu and Portia at all before, not because he wasn't curious, but because he was worried that talking about the deal between them would lead to the alchemy of life.
because--
"Shalu Witch, like Donla, is a Karabite. Their common hobby is to study biological transplantation and grafting."
However, Witch Xia Lu is a little better, and will not forcefully graft organs on other people like Donla does, and inexplicably offend others.
But this does not mean that Witch Xialu is kind. She is also cruel, but slightly better than Donla.
The research direction of Witch Xialu must involve the alchemy of life. Therefore, if Portia and Witch Xialu have an intersection or even trade, it will most likely be related to life alchemy.
This is why Angel knew it well but didn't ask, for fear of dragging himself into the whirlpool.
"Your idea is right. Portia may indeed be trading life alchemy materials with Witch Xialu..." Midora: "Perhaps because of this, her focus is more on Witch Xialu, and
It's not you. So, she didn't talk to you about the magic pattern this time."
"This is also a good thing for you."
Midora paused: "We will pay attention to the situation on Portia's side... Qili's side, how is she going to solve it? You can make alchemy for Dong Liz, and then go and intercede with the people at Ahilie Academy with her.
?”
Angel shook his head: "No, Portia provided a special extraction method."
Angel briefly talked about his previous conversation with Portia.
"Portia actually has a special extraction method?" Midora looked surprised at first, and then couldn't help but sigh: "He is indeed a genius... Granny Nail said that Portia is the most genius alchemist wizard after Lord Ivo.
There seems to be no doubt about this.”
When Midora said this, she suddenly looked at Angel: "Of course, except you, a freak."
Angel: "..."
Midora: "Since you have agreed to refine the props for Dong Liz, and Portia provides a special extraction method, do you still plan to contact Sterling?"
"Of course we have to contact you." Angel said, "The time saved by the special extraction method is limited. If it is combined with Stirling equipment, it can help Qili clean up the No. 1 raw material warehouse as quickly as possible."
Of course, the premise is that Stirling doesn't want the lion to open his mouth.
"I can help contact Mr. Sterling now." Antonio said, "Do you need me to contact you now?"
"Yes, if you want Unger, please contact me now." Midora helped: "Just in time, I will also help you talk to Sterling to ensure that he does not dare to raise random prices."
Angel thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Wait a minute, before contacting Sterling, I want to ask Antonio a question."
Antonio looked at Angel: "Is it the mission that Witch Portia mentioned before?"
Angel nodded and looked at Antonio with a solemn expression: "The mission is to let the contestants of the Rising Star Competition enter the Box of Samsara, right? Have you forgotten that I reminded you not to let the disordered rhythm of the Box of Samsara expand?
Letting apprentices enter it will have no other effect except accelerating the rhythm of disorder... Moreover, with the strength of apprentices, entering the box of reincarnation is completely asking them to die."
After listening to Angel's words, Midora seemed to want to say something, but looked at Antonio and swallowed back the words that came to her throat.
He knew the truth about the mission, but he did not know it comprehensively. Antonio, because he had been dealing with various internal and external official affairs, knew the most detailed situation. If you want to explain the reason, it is because
It would be better if Antonio came.
Antonio: "Lord Rosen and Dean Muse naturally listened to what Mr. Pat said. However, Mr. Pat may have misunderstood. Although the Sky Tower sent the mission on his behalf, it was the one who actually initiated the mission."
The people are not the two city lords, but... Nail Granny who is currently sitting in the Guya Realm."
Nail mother-in-law?
Angel suddenly raised his head and looked at the shadow on the other side of the light screen in shock.
He didn't know much about Dean Muse and Lord Rosen, but he knew a lot about Granny Nail. Moreover, Granny Nail had a heart-to-heart talk with Angel because of the matter regarding Lord Ivo.
Therefore, Angel knew very well that Granny Nail was definitely not a mentally ill person.
Nail Granny is not a good person. She knew about the situation like purifying the garden, but she never thought of stopping it.
She may watch these things with a cold eye, but she will never take the initiative to carry out such deceptive things.
Therefore, Angel never thought that Granny Nail would propose the mission...
Could it be that Granny Nail missed Lord Ivo so much that she even risked her life to save him?