Golos hesitated for two seconds, finally making up his mind, and slowly spoke.
In Golos’s view, he was using all his mental power to tell this story, but after listening, Angel waved his hand disinterestedly, "That’s it?"
Golos: "Huh?"
"When Lady Melo comes out later, you can talk to her." Angel yawned and stopped looking at Golos.
Angel thought Golos might bring some amusement, such as, why did Dox find it "a bit interesting"? Was it because Golos said or did something in the Princess’s room?
But unexpectedly, despite Golos’s cautious and solemn demeanor, he just wanted to express an apology —
Everyone was imprisoned by Modia because of him, and he felt very guilty, hoping to receive punishment.
Modia, which is the Princess’s name.
Angel had no interest in Golos’s statement, and he believed Lady Melo wouldn’t care much either.
Because it’s obvious the Princess, if she truly targeted Golos alone, had the ability to only capture him, or after capturing everyone, leave only Golos in the prison and let the others go.
Yet, the Princess captured not only Golos but also everyone else, including the Guide from the Barbarian Cave.
This was not solely due to Golos.
Therefore, in Angel’s view, Golos ought to apologize, but his involvement in the entire affair was minor. If he wanted to confess or apologize, he should find those Talented Ones or express his feelings to Lady Melo.
Golos did not expect Angel to be entirely uninterested. In his view, since he was the cause of such a serious incident, surely he should be held accountable, so he pondered a lot, proactively admitting his mistake, hoping to alleviate punishment and self-blame. Instead, this was the response he got.
Because the result differed from his imagination, Golos suddenly didn’t know what he should do now, what stance to take, or how to express the right emotion.
As he was at a loss, Dox spoke up, "You could at least let him explain the reason. After all, he referred to the Princess by her real name, so they probably know each other."
Dox wore an expression of gossipy amusement.
Angel thought for a moment and didn’t argue further. After all, there was nothing else to do for now, so he could treat it as listening to a story.
However, Angel didn’t let Golos speak immediately but waited a bit, until Lady Melo emerged to speak.
After all, the final handler and reporter of this matter was, as Guide, Lady Melo.
Within a few minutes, Lady Melo came out of the Quiet Room with young Tom.
From another observer Abulei’s still-shocked expression, Angel could guess that young Tom’s aptitude was probably quite impressive.
Soon, Lady Melo approached Angel with young Tom to report the situation.
Lady Melo appeared very calm, but Angel could still sense that her inner emotional fluctuations were no less than Abulei’s.
This also piqued a bit of Angel’s curiosity. What exactly did young Tom see in the talent test?
...
"30? Are you sure it’s 30?" Dox looked at Lady Melo in surprise.
Lady Melo deeply exhaled, then nodded, "Yes, according to the test, his Mental Power Value reached 30."
When young Tom touched the aptitude sphere, a strong light burst from his forehead, even overshadowing the glow of the aptitude sphere.
This was the first time Lady Melo, as Guide, personally witnessed an anomaly during someone else’s talent test.
And this anomaly was a thick spirit tentacle she saw in young Tom’s forehead when she opened the spiritual power vision.
Such a solid spirit tentacle, Lady Melo had never seen before, and facing it, she already felt an implicit mental pressure.
Keep in mind, young Tom wasn’t even a Wizard Apprentice yet, nor did he have spirit tentacles. Even so, there was already a sense of pressure. Imagine how formidable it could be that day it truly manifests as spirit tentacles.
It was precisely because of young Tom’s terrifying spiritual power talent that even Dox, who was initially disinterested, expressed his amazement.
"Besides seeing the spirit tentacle in his forehead, he also witnessed a plant on the windowsill bloom."
The phenomenon of a plant blooming is a very typical trait of the Elemental System’s Natural Side and isn’t considered too rare. However, when combined with a spiritual power value as high as 30, it becomes quite remarkable.
It’s worth noting that many second or third-level Wizards do not have a Mental Power Value of 30.
Although a high Mental Power Value is not the definitive standard for future achievements, the magical replenishment efficiency and inspiration it brings would allow young Tom’s cultivation speed to far surpass his peers.
Moreover, even when practicing Tricks, young Tom’s high Mental Power Value can prevent some backlash from the tricks. Others might carefully test and avoid backlash, but young Tom can summarize mistakes through backlash and quickly practice the tricks.
Angel personally witnessed this point when he first entered the Wizards’ Realm.
Back then, before Sanders intervened, he was on the Bauhinia Vessel with Moro, preparing to go to the White Coral Floating Island Academy.
On the Bauhinia Vessel, Angel personally saw a Talented One named Isril learn a Trick of Light and Shadow within half a month. Half a month prior, Isril was just an ordinary person.
And Isril’s Mental Power Value was 23. When Sanders heard about this value, he was amazed and praised it a few times.
Now, a presence with a higher Mental Power Value than Isril’s 23 points has appeared.
A Mental Power Value of 30 is the highest foundational value Angel has seen so far.
Angel was also quite astonished by this value. Previously, at Princess Castle, when young Tom intuitively discovered someone following them, Angel guessed that young Tom might have a decent Mental Power Value, but he didn’t expect "decent" to be... this impressive.
Angel, even with psychological preparation, was surprised for a few seconds. Let alone Dox.
Dox was almost having an existential crisis, his Mental Power Value was only 15, after over eighty years of cultivation. Yet young Tom, without even starting cultivation, already doubled his score.
Although Dox had seen Talented Ones with a higher Mental Power Value than him, this was different, the gap was vast.
Even if you give a fool a 30-point Mental Power Value to cultivate, as long as resources are available, their chances of becoming a Wizard are quite high!