The Wise Sovereign sighed inwardly, unwilling to continue arguing with Adanis on this matter, and could only take the initiative to back down: "Your Holiness the Goddess is right, I did indeed have her perform a Reflection of the Heart for these people."
Adanis: "Tell me the result."
The Wise Sovereign had already guessed Adanis’s purpose and did not refuse... because according to the contract he signed with Adanis, or rather the rules they set, when it comes to matters related to the inheritance site, the Wise Sovereign had no way to refuse.
"Whose reflection does Your Holiness want to hear first?" Although the Wise Sovereign couldn’t refuse, it did not prevent him from probing whom Adanis was more interested in.
Adanis: "Anyone."
Adanis clearly did not want to fall into the pit dug by the Wise Sovereign.
However, the Wise Sovereign didn’t mind. Since he asked, he was confident he could indirectly gauge Adanis’s true thoughts.
"Alright then, I’ll start with this person." The Wise Sovereign lightly pointed at the Void, simulating an illusion, in which appeared a tall, handsome red-haired man.
Yes, indeed, it was "Red Sword" Dox.
When Adanis saw Dox’s appearance, her brows furrowed slightly; she wasn’t interested in intelligence on such an outsider. But she had just said "anyone," and changing her mind now felt somewhat inappropriate.
Adanis could only remain silent, repressing her temper, and listened to the Wise Sovereign talk about Dox.
As the Wise Sovereign spoke, Adanis felt more and more uneasy.
At first, the Wise Sovereign talked about words of wisdom, then explained them, followed by definitions, and then began describing Dox’s background, inserting a bit of Laplace’s opinion along the way.
On the surface, it all seemed reasonable, except... it was too long-winded.
Adanis wanted to interrupt multiple times and say "enough," but every time she was about to, the Wise Sovereign would intentionally mention Laplace’s opinions or set up some suspense... especially concerning the uncertainties between Dox and his teammates.
The Wise Sovereign often mentioned the person Adanis truly cared about, so she had no choice but to endure and listen.
However, as she listened, it became longer and longer...
As a sage, his eloquence was undoubtedly exceptional.
Something that could be said in one sentence, he could analyze through all four seasons without interruption.
Even if Adanis had a good temper, she was finding it hard to hold back, not to mention she didn’t!
Yet, the Wise Sovereign’s grasp of emotions was nothing short of masterful. Just as Adanis was about to burst, the Wise Sovereign suddenly said: "Alright, that’s enough about his words of wisdom, let’s move on to the next."
Adanis had nowhere to vent her anger and could only take a deep breath: "Make the next one concise."
"Alright, concise... then this time I’ll talk about this person." The Wise Sovereign pointed at the Void again, and the figure of a man without a nose appeared.
"This person..." Adanis frowned, wanting to say something, but before she could, the Wise Sovereign beat her to it—
"Your Holiness is not wrong, this person is indeed a descendant of Noah, so I imagine Your Holiness must be very focused on him. Therefore, I’ll talk about him first."
Adanis very much wanted to ask: I haven’t said anything, how am I suddenly correct?
Also, she wanted to argue that she wasn’t interested in this person. But as the Wise Sovereign said, since this person was a descendant of Noah, given her position, how could she possibly not be interested in a descendant of Noah?
Therefore, even if Adanis wanted to argue, she was too embarrassed to do so and could only continue to listen.
Thinking that this was an apprentice, it should be quick to finish.
But she underestimated the Wise Sovereign, who could talk endlessly about a completely unrelated outsider—"the treasure-hunting hunter" Dox — let alone this descendant of Noah, "the loner hidden among the crowd," Vay.
When the Wise Sovereign talked about Vay, he too could use all sorts of vocabulary at will, occasionally touching on secrets, but most of the time it was all nonsense.
It was as if he kept pouring plain water into you, and when you complained about it being bland, he’d occasionally give you a piece of candy.
Adanis only felt itchy and uncomfortable inside.
She wanted to continue listening but felt most of what she heard was useless, and there seemed no point in continuing.
In this back-and-forth state, the Wise Sovereign finally finished talking about Vay.
Adanis let out a sigh of relief, Vay had been discussed, and there weren’t many left, it should soon be the turn of that specific one.
However, not wanting the Wise Sovereign to keep babbling nonsense, when he was about to talk about the third person, she spoke up: "Don’t mention any more pointless things, and don’t bring up uninteresting people again."
"Does Your Holiness mean you’d like to hear about someone interesting and significant?" the Wise Sovereign asked.
Adanis nodded noncommittally.
The Wise Sovereign pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "Alright, I had originally prepared to talk about someone else, but since Your Holiness wants to hear about someone interesting. I’ll talk about someone not dull and particularly intriguing..."
The Wise Sovereign pointed at the Void again, and slowly a human-like illusion began to manifest.
The person in the illusion was not the one Adanis was waiting for, but rather another apprentice besides Vay.
An apprentice who exuded scholarly air yet had a somewhat sloppy appearance—
"The Retriever of the Past," Kaier.