Adanis’s question was, in fact, what everyone was curious about. All turned to Angel, after all, it was he who identified it as a key.
Seeing everyone focus their gaze on Angel, Adanis suddenly realized, "It’s you again, why is it always you?!"
Angel looked bewilderedly at Adanis: What have I done to you?
Adanis remained silent but glaring daggers at Angel.
Any matter involving this man, no matter how bizarre or implausible, would be effortlessly resolved. Even otherworldly infant spirits could be tamed by him, and the external Mana Array he could break with ease...Wait, the Mana Array?
Adanis seemed to realize something, if Angel could crack the external Mana Array, it made sense he could interpret the Mana Array on the short sword.
Moreover, the external Mana Array and the one on the short sword shared a common characteristic.
"Are you Margaret’s student? Did your Mana Array knowledge come from Margaret?" Adanis inquired.
Angel: "No."
Adanis: "You’re lying!"
Angel: "When I say no, it means no."
Adanis: "Then where did you inherit your Magical Energy Array from?"
Angel looked at Adanis with a baffled expression: "Why should I tell you? Besides, you’re the one asking all the questions. I want to ask you, why do you keep blocking us?"
Adanis couldn’t possibly reveal the reason. She glared viciously at Angel and kept silent.
At this moment, Adanis found Angel more and more displeasing, reaching a new height, while on the other side, Olao was becoming more satisfied with Angel.
Indeed, it really is him.
As Olao’s eyes gleamed with excitement, Adanis walked to his side and whispered in his ear: "Don’t get too cheerful too soon. The contract isn’t fully concluded yet. He’s not of Noah’s bloodline, so he can’t enter. Your expectations are all in vain."
Adanis didn’t intentionally lower her voice; everyone heard.
With Olao’s eager gaze, along with Adanis’ words and their previous suspicions, everyone finally confirmed one thing.
Olao’s true focus wasn’t on the two Noah heirs present.
It was Angel!
Olao, who had been dormant for ten thousand years, personally appeared to intervene and even gave hints, all because of Angel!
The Wise Sovereign guessed right, and so did the Black Earl.
Although earlier, because of Angel’s denial, the Black Earl had doubts, he couldn’t think of anyone else. Vay was too incompetent, Kaier and Dox had nothing to do with this, and he himself was just an avatar. Olao wouldn’t know his true identity... even if he did, he probably wouldn’t care.
Excluding these, only Angel was left.
Angel had too many secrets; along the way, he displayed a variety of miraculous methods, all seemingly meant to counter the obstacles of the Underground Aqueduct.
Additionally, Adanis’ attention to Angel was excessively intense, which was another indicator.
An Angel harboring so many secrets and being so enigmatic, getting Olao’s attention, was no surprise.
If the Black Earl were in Olao’s position, he would likely focus on Angel too.
However, Olao even broke the millennia-old rules and appeared to block Adanis for Angel. There must be deeper reasons...
While the Black Earl was deep in thought, Angel was actually confused.
Was Olao really focused on him?
Angel didn’t think anything about him could attract Olao’s attention.
Could it be because of the arena incident?
Angel and Olao’s first contact happened at the Void Arena when Angel discovered Olao first, leading to Olao giving him hints later.
Was it because he discovered Olao while others didn’t, that Olao paid attention to him?
Other than that, Angel couldn’t think of anything about him that was special.
Both the Wise Sovereign and the Black Earl always felt he was hiding many secrets... He did have secrets, but those secrets were irrelevant to reality!
He came here genuinely just to see whether the key could unlock the wall and what scenery lay behind it.
Now, he already achieved one goal, confirming that the key could unlock the wall. If he could accomplish this other goal, he could retire successfully.
And with Black Earl and Vay, who had Noah’s bloodline, entering the Qingkong Poetry Room shouldn’t be difficult to achieve.
Therefore, Angel was ready to be a hands-off manager.
Why then, after opening the door, did he not feel relaxed but instead became the center of attention again?
While Angel was feeling unfairly treated, Adanis spoke up: "Since you’re here, come in. I’m curious to see who can make it inside."
Adanis’ words were half invitation, half threat, showing her hostility towards the group remained unabated.
Thus, the group didn’t take her seriously and focused instead on Olao.
Given that Olao had previously shown goodwill and proactively helped them fend off Adanis, now that everyone had gotten to the last step, was he planning to remain silent, saying nothing?
Olao did not disappoint them. He indeed spoke: "The Noah bloodline can enter without worry."
That means the Black Earl and Vay can go in, consistent with what the Wise Sovereign stated.
"What about non-Noah bloodline?" the Black Earl asked.
"Those without Noah bloodline and without special circumstances cannot enter the Qingkong Poetry Room."
As soon as Olao finished speaking, Adanis added: "As one of the gatekeepers of the Qingkong Poetry Room, I’ll punish those lacking the qualifications yet daring to trespass."
Hearing Adanis’ words, Olao quickly turned his head: "You can’t do this... You’re overstepping."
Adanis coldly replied: "I’m not overstepping. This is still within the contract range. I won’t touch those qualified to enter the Qingkong Poetry Room, but those unqualified, if they dare to trespass,theyd better be ready to be banished to the Sea of Void Mirror. This isn’t an empty threat, it’s the rule!"
Olao opened his mouth, wanting to say something but eventually stayed silent.
Because Adanis was indeed within the contract range.
Why was the Qingkong Poetry Room established?
Because Augustine wanted to meet Margaret.
Thus, in some sense, the Qingkong Poetry Room was a rendezvous spot for a loving couple, and neither Augustine nor Margaret wanted disturbances in such a setting.
Therefore, the contract really included a penalty clause for trespassing.
Adanis hadn’t liked mentioning the contract before, but now, she wielded it more skillfully than Olao.
Olao couldn’t secretly open a backdoor even if he wanted to.
The group now looked back at Olao, wanting to see what he would say.
Olao was silent for a moment, then said to the Black Earl and Vay: "You can come in."
Noah’s bloodline entering certainly wasn’t an issue, no doubt about it.
However, after saying this, Olao turned to look at Angel: "You should also be able to enter. Do you want to come and see?"