Angel expressed his thanks and hesitated before looking at the teacup, finally taking a light sip.
The scent of flowers and herbs was invigorating. With just one sip, Angel felt a crisp and refreshing sensation throughout his body.
“How is it? It doesn't taste like bathwater, does it?” Farina suddenly spoke.
Angel gave an awkward smile. Clearly, Farina had noticed Angel's inner struggle back at Nail Granny's place.
Farina patted the spout of the teapot, and the water otter Gurgling squeezed out from the tiny spout, holding a bunch of flowers, its little eyes darting about while it gurgled.
This scene inexplicably reminded Angel of the story of Aladdin's Lamp that Jon used to tell him when he was a child, about an elf emerging from an old oil lamp.
“Gurgling is a spatial attribute Illusion Demon Water Otter, very fond of cleanliness, and it loves to grow flowers. You see it living in the teapot, but in fact, it has a little garden similar to other-dimensional space inside the teapot where it usually takes care of the tea field.”
“So, you don't have to worry that the tea might be bathwater.”
Farina shared more about Gurgling. When the conversation was wrapping up, she suddenly said, “Speaking of which, the person Gurgling fears the most is exactly someone from your Illusion Demon Island lineage, Sumishe.”
Although Farina didn't explain why Gurgling was somewhat afraid of Sumishe, Angel could pretty much guess the reason.
Sumishe was someone obsessed with tea. Gurgling's floral tea could indeed be coveted by Sumishe, and perhaps Sumishe's covetousness was not limited to the tea but extended to include Gurgling itself…
With the topic of Gurgling and floral tea, they chatted briefly. When the atmosphere warmed up a little, they finally got to the main topic.
Angel: “Has Vifette really lowered his demands?”
Angel remembered that Vifette had once asserted he wouldn't lower his demands. He had even said that he would have to think it over for a drop of Constant Fragments, showing how tightly he was holding on to the Scroll of Fortune.
“Yes,” Farina smiled, “Actually, when I contacted him, I hadn't even brought up the matter, and he took the initiative to ask about you.”
Although Angel hasn't officially appeared yet, the impact of the article “Your Grandpa Stone” published in the Sky of Truth has already extended to West Dimosha.
Farina was somewhat surprised that Vifette took such an interest in Angel.
When Vifette got a definite answer from Farina that Angel had not only become an Official Wizard but was also a member of the Research and Development Institute, he fell into silence.
Farina took this opportunity to bring up Angel's search for the Scroll of Fortune and inquired about Vifette's stance.
After a long contemplation, Vifette gave Farina a response.
He no longer required Constant Fragments, but he had an important experiment coming up for which he needed the forehead eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon.
Angel: “You mean to exchange the 'forehead eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon' with him?”
Farina nodded: “I guess he plans to seek answers to True Knowledge through some bloodline method. The forehead eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon indeed corresponds well with his abilities.”
“While the 'forehead eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon' is still quite valuable, its worth is now almost comparable to that of the Scroll of Fortune. He is willing to lower his standards, probably due to his decision after learning of your promotion.”
In other words, Vifette had given up his previous stubbornness, hoping to build a relationship with Angel.
Angel understood Vifette's intentions, but even with the lowered standards, the 'forehead eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon' was still not easy to obtain…
Domain Demons are magical creatures that prefer to live in the fissures of space.
Finding a Domain Demon in the vast interstitial spaces was already difficult, and the White-cheeked Domain Demon was even rarer among them.
Angel had visited many Wizard Markets, seen quite a few auctions, and perused collections of auction items in Sanders' library.
Domain Demon items were already scarce.
In recent years, it seemed no one had obtained anything from a White-cheeked Domain Demon.