He slowly extended a hand, lifting Toby into the air.
“You may remove this outer green pattern now,” he said.
Following Odeclass’s words, Angel withdrew the green pattern back into his eyes, puzzling Odeclass once more with this sight; still, he did not ask.
Next, Angel didn’t know what Odeclass did, but Toby was soon enveloped in a faint firelight that held him aloft, preventing his fall, while gradually burning away the Calamity Curse within him.
“Do not touch it; in two days, the curse will be gone,” Odeclass stated.
After saying this, Odeclass turned to leave the palace, but Angel quickly called out to him, “Lord Odeclass, may I ask you some questions?”
Odeclass stopped and turned to look at Angel. Though he did not speak, this action represented his consent.
“I’d like to know about Feng,” said Angel.
Odeclass watched Angel quietly for a few seconds, a dark light flickering in his heterochromatic eyes, and then he nodded slightly, “You may.”
Lifting his gaze, Odeclass walked slowly to the mural at the front of the palace and, starting with the painting, began talking about the human friend from centuries past.
Although Odeclass’s voice was cold, it was filled with emotions that could be sensed.
Outside the palace, the wind and snow howled, while inside, the palace lamps remained lit for a long time. Accompanied by that long and ancient voice, a segment of the past history, unknown to many, was gradually unveiled.
Angel remained immersed in the story even after Odeclass had finished speaking and left the Ice Crystal Palace.
It wasn’t that the story was particularly twisty; rather, it contained much information that Angel found worth pondering over carefully.
According to Odeclass, Feng had sought him out on his own initiative.
At the time, Binaqionse had undergone a drastic change, and Odeclass, desperate and hopeless, watched over a dark future in Ice Valley.
It was then that Feng arrived.
An elderly man with a beaming smile approached Odeclass before he could act, saying, “I am a painter, and if you are willing, I can paint a picture for you.”
Odeclass inexplicably stopped his actions back then. He refused Feng’s offer but instead admired his paintings, hoping that Feng would teach him to paint.
After that, Feng stayed in Ice Valley for a while.
Subsequent events were mostly mundane and trivial. Feng earnestly taught Odeclass to paint, but Odeclass constantly failed to produce the painting he envisioned.
Then Feng suggested a method, which would enable Odeclass to create the painting he envisioned, with the condition that Odeclass would not harm humans in the future.
In the end, the painting was completed. Feng left with a contented smile.
This was the gist of Odeclass’s interaction with Feng, but as Feng had stayed there for several years, there were many details—for instance, the Ice Crystal Palace was rebuilt under Feng’s guidance, and Feng discussed many things with Odeclass.
It was these details that caught Angel’s interest.
Angel noticed that among the things Feng discussed with Odeclass, much of it involved human wizards—for instance, Feng spoke about the three major structures of human wizards, the composition of their systems, default rules, and so on.
——The reason Odeclass had assigned the task of the Fire Transmission Stone to Angel was because Angel had claimed to be an Alchemist. And Feng had discussed Alchemists with him.
Besides talking about human wizards, what Feng spoke about was mostly insignificant matters.
He mentioned himself the least of all.