Dox didn’t refuse and walked directly to the Star Color Stone, starting to study how to pry it open most effectively. However, his mouth still didn’t stop babbling: "Your bloodline, in terms of strength, is indeed a bit weak. Why not go to the Abyss with me next time, and I’ll choose a quality bloodline for you."
Facing Dox’s teasing, Angel said indifferently: "I’m not going. But, if you can really manage to get high-quality bloodline of Intermediate Rank or higher from the Abyss, I’ll pay to buy it."
Angel himself doesn’t need it, but he can prepare it for his brother Lyon.
However, all of this is based on the premise that Dox can really hunt Abyssal Creatures of Intermediate Rank and above.
Seeing Dox suddenly silent in the distance, everyone already understood that the difficulty of this matter had exceeded Dox’s strength range.
Only, as for how terrifying Abyssal Creatures of Intermediate Rank and above can be, the two apprentices present were completely unaware.
Just as they were curious, a voice came from behind.
"I can find you high-quality bloodline of Intermediate Rank and above, are you willing to take it?" It was the Black Earl, who had just flown down from the stairs; although he was outside, his spiritual power had been focused on the situation in the hall.
Facing Black Earl’s question, Angel replied without hesitation: "No."
"What if it’s the bloodline of a High Order demon? This can be comparable to a Third Level True Knowledge Wizard, and you still don’t want it?"
"No." Angel still showed no hint of tact, saying firmly.
The Black Earl chuckled, didn’t ask why Angel didn’t want it, but landed from the air, leaned against the corner of the desk, and leisurely watched Dox prying at the Star Color Stone.
This sudden conversation made the two apprentices roughly understand why Dox didn’t dare hunt for top bloodlines of Intermediate Rank, but another question arose. Why was the Black Earl willing to give Angel this top-ranked bloodline, whereas Angel refused?
Actually, the answer is simple, Angel couldn’t afford it.
The Black Earl directly said "give," rather than "trade." This doesn’t mean the Black Earl would give Angel the high-ranking bloodline as a gift, but that the terms of trade the Black Earl wanted to put forward weren’t easy to explain in just a sentence or two.
If Angel urgently needed the high-ranking demon’s bloodline, he might consider privately hearing what conditions the Black Earl would propose.
But he doesn’t need it urgently, as his brother Lyon is still an apprentice, far from being able to integrate the high-ranking demon bloodline.
Since there’s no urgent need, why seek trouble?
Moreover, judging by the Black Earl’s attitude of not questioning further, Angel is certain that if he agrees, the conditions the Black Earl would propose are definitely not simple.
It would definitely be a big hassle.
And Angel hates nothing more than getting involved in such troublesome matters, as he’s already burdened with enough troubles...
As for why he would agree if Dox went hunting, the answer is simple: Dox can’t beat the top Intermediate Rank creatures in the Abyss; even Sanders wouldn’t provoke such creatures, let alone Dox who hasn’t even reached True Knowledge yet.
Of course, if Dox really finds such bloodline and no one else is involved behind it, Angel would still trade with him as previously mentioned.
Even if Dox proposes some troublesome demands, Angel believes they couldn’t be as troublesome as the Black Earl’s demands.
Maybe because of the previous conversation, the atmosphere in the air slightly congealed.
But this didn’t last long, as Dox had already pried open four embedded spots of the Star Color Stone, and the loose Star Color Stone slowly settled into Dox’s hand.
Without any words, everyone’s gaze simultaneously focused on the backside of the Star Color Stone.
"A mural, there’s really a mural!" Kaier exclaimed, simultaneously tugging on Dox’s arm, looking excited.
"There’s a mural, so there’s a mural, why are you pulling me?" Dox muttered, turning the Star Color Stone to the back and re-embedding it into the wall for easier viewing.
Kaier pulled Dox because although he discovered the mural, it was Dox who gave him hope, urging him to examine the Star Color Stone so carefully.
Dox’s mouth truly worked like magic! Whatever he said, would indeed come true.
Just as Kaier was about to explain to Dox, Angel interrupted him with a glance, implying something simple that Kaier quickly understood.
—Enjoy quietly, once pointed out, it might no longer be available for free.
Kaier thought about it and agreed. Dox seemed to have not yet realized the pattern, so what he currently says are free "inspirations"; if Dox realizes it, it might cost money.
It’s better not to say anything.
Kaier weighed this and immediately shut up.
However, although Kaier kept silent, a question still arose in his mind: Everyone had noticed that Dox’s mouth seemed like magic, why hadn’t Dox himself noticed?
This is just like in a chess game, where someone inside the game never sees the situation as clearly as someone outside it.
Dox came to explore the ruin because he had a hunch that his inspiration seemed to be on the verge of a breakthrough. And this inspiration was correct.
Dox is now within the chess game, with inspiration about to breakthrough into a talent skill. Perhaps it’s the inspiration influencing intentionally, or maybe some sort of rules restriction; Dox is normal in other ways, except he’s slightly inattentive to inspiration. This is also why he remains unaware of being a chess piece.
To unravel this mystery, only Dox himself can discover the blooming of the inspiration flower, then detach from the chess piece identity and let the inspiration flower fully bear fruit, this would be the perfect solution.
Sure, others can remind him, but once reminded, whether Dox can have his inspiration breakthrough again would depend on his luck.
That is to say, at this moment, anyone who reminds Dox thinks they’re doing him a favor, but once Dox realizes it, they’re bound to end up on his hatred list.
Vay has Black Earl’s caution, and now Kaier was fooled by Angel.
Now that all external disturbances have been removed, whether Dox can breakthrough depends solely on himself.
It must be said, Dox is quite lucky. The Black Earl actually has no obligation to help Dox, especially since Dox has repeatedly provoked him along this journey; but precisely when Dox is in the "chess" state, his inspiration is overflowing, what he says happens to exist, it’s an extremely special burst of inspiration.
This is very useful for their exploration.
Once Dox is reminded, this burst of inspiration will cease. The Black Earl doesn’t want this to happen, after all, this exploration also concerns the Noah Clan, and Dox’s inspiration burst can give clues, helping them discover traces that are usually hard to find.
Just like this Star Color Stone, without Dox’s confidence, Kaier might not have noticed the anomaly. Others also wouldn’t think to flip over a faded Star Color Stone.
Returning to the backside of the Star Color Stone.