"Leaving so soon?" Dox: "I still have a lot of questions to ask."
Vay murmured from the side, "He probably still has a lot of rewards to deduct."
Dox: "Don’t joke around, I was just acting earlier. Do you think I’m afraid of his deduction?"
Just as the words left his mouth, Dox heard the voice of the Wise Sovereign in his ear: "One sixth of..."
Dox almost reflexively bowed ninety degrees towards the source of the sound and humbly said, "I was wrong, Sovereign, please spare me. I promise not to say a single word in the future!"
After Dox rattled off a long string of words, he suddenly noticed an unusual silence around him. The Wise Sovereign hadn’t spoken again. A few seconds later, it was Vay who burst into stifled laughter.
Dox’s eyelids twitched as if realizing something, and he looked up.
In front of him, there was no Wise Sovereign... only Angel leaning lazily against the Alchemy Golem, looking at him with a "kind" smile.
Seeing that Dox had figured it out, Angel coughed and said earnestly, "It’s good to know your mistake. But you don’t have to not say a single word in the future. If someone asks you a question, you could answer it."
Dox straightened his back and made a complex "tch" sound, not knowing if it was relief or being speechless at Angel’s teasing.
He tidied up his slightly wrinkled clothes to alleviate some of the embarrassment, then faced Angel with a cold expression: "I promise, after this, I will absolutely not answer your questions!"
Angel: "Is that so?"
Dox hummed, "Of course."
After speaking, Dox noticed that Angel’s expression had turned kindly again, and Dox realized he had just answered Angel again.
With a face full of frustration, Dox moved to stand next to Vay, no longer wanting to speak with Angel.
Angel had teased enough and his expression slowly transitioned from relaxed to serious.
Along with the change in expression, the atmosphere around them gradually grew tense. Clearly, Angel was using the atmosphere to remind everyone that he had something important to say.
Everyone initially thought that what Angel wanted to discuss was related to what the Wise Sovereign mentioned earlier, even the Black Earl thought so.
However, when Angel took out the Magic Energy Array Disk and created a private space that wouldn’t be spied upon, everyone became attentive.
It was specifically sectioned off to avoid the Wise Sovereign’s prying? What Angel was about to say might not be what they had initially thought.
Sure enough, when Angel spoke, everyone’s expressions turned to surprise and suspicion.
"Adanis, that’s her name."
Angel didn’t say who "she" was, but everyone understood that the "she" mentioned so solemnly by Angel could only be the mysterious blonde woman behind the mirror in the underground aqueduct!
Before this, no one knew her name, only that she was in the Relic Place and possibly related to Noah’s ancestor, as well as the female half of the Mirror Demon God. Nothing else was known.
Even the Wise Sovereign hadn’t mentioned her name; how did Angel know?
They were sure that before this, Angel, like them, knew nothing about the Mirror Bearer. Why, after the duel, did he suddenly know this information?
"Did the Wise Sovereign tell you this?" Dox asked.
Angel’s previously serious expression turned into one of "affection" upon Dox’s inquiry, giving him a deep look.
Angel neither teased nor spoke, but Dox felt insulted...
Black Earl: "The Wise Sovereign never mentioned this matter."
After pausing, Black Earl looked at Angel: "How did you find out?"
Angel didn’t answer immediately but appeared to be seriously pondering, which seemed like he was carefully choosing his words to the others.
In reality, Angel was pondering Black Earl’s question.
From Black Earl’s question, it was clear that the "consciousness" attached to the whale-like magic creature in the void hadn’t contacted Black Earl.
This was a bit strange.
Angel had always assumed that they might have contacted Black Earl first, since Black Earl was truly a Noah descendant. But now, it seems the answer is quite the opposite.
They had only reached out to him.
Why contact him and not the genuine Noah descendant?
While contemplating, Angel also observed the expressions of others. Not only Black Earl but from others’ reactions, it seemed they hadn’t received any messages from it either.
If this were the Nightmare Realm, perhaps Angel would understand; however, this was just the real-world underground aqueduct, and Angel didn’t think he was particularly special here.
If he truly were special, Angel wouldn’t have needed to rely on the Ironclad Granny as a backup plan.
There must be some hidden reason. Did he possess something that caught their attention? Could it be the key?
There are too few clues now, so he couldn’t make an accurate judgment... he’ll just have to wait until the next meeting to inquire.
...
Since they didn’t contact Black Earl, whether unnoticed or for other reasons, it suggested they weren’t interested in contacting a Noah descendant.
If so, Angel thought it best to keep their identity temporarily confidential, especially since they hadn’t introduced themselves.
Angel: "I’m sorry, but I can’t disclose the source of this information for the time being. I need more evidence to verify whether this information is true or false."
In Angel’s remark, there were, on the surface, two pieces of information: first, he wasn’t sure if the information was true; second, besides her name, he controlled additional information.
However, everyone could still detect a third piece of information hidden in the shadows: the time he received the intelligence must not have been too long ago.
In other words, it was very likely obtained during the duel on the arena stage.