In Black Earl’s mind, he also heard Vay’s voice, "Is the Transcendental Wizard hinting at the Lord?"
Black Earl replied helplessly, "Hinting? Obviously showing."
After cursing a bit, Black Earl continued speaking with Angel, "Looks like you have your eyes on something I possess?"
Angel: "Knowledge, does that count?"
Black Earl laughed softly, "It counts. But the price for knowledge isn’t cheap."
Angel did not respond directly but changed the topic, "Didn’t you say before that we can exchange information?"
Black Earl: "That we can, but I’m talking about my True Body. Do you dare come to Noah’s territory?"
Angel: "Why not?"
Black Earl: "Come alone."
Upon hearing this, Angel refused decisively, "Then forget it. I’d definitely call Lord Reine, Ironclad Granny, Mentor, everyone to come along, or else I might not make it back. If you want me to come alone, then let’s drop it. No trade is fine too."
Black Earl: "..."
Black Earl: "Do you know what I’m thinking now?"
Angel spread out his hands and shrugged.
Black Earl: "I’m thinking, you might as well have a blood relation with the Wood Spirit. I can’t tell who’s more timid, you or it."
Facing Black Earl’s mockery, Angel didn’t care. His true intention was circling around to acquire a Crystal Ball similar to Vay’s. Although Cicia mentioned that this Crystal Ball wouldn’t fully cure Jon, it might delay the deterioration, which was already enough. Angel didn’t hope to cure Jon immediately; merely delaying the worsening would suffice.
——In fact, Sanders had already prepared several ways to slow the deterioration, but the more options, the better.
However, how to get Black Earl to trade his used Crystal Ball wasn’t yet formulated by Angel.
The negotiation was just a precaution.
Perhaps, in the end, Angel could trade through Vay to acquire Black Earl’s Crystal Ball... After all, Vay used his Crystal Ball to trade for a ticket, and even asked for customization with a "name your price" offer. When claiming the difficulty of refining, Angel could borrow Black Earl’s Crystal Ball to take a look, then strategize; it might just work.
"Alright then, I agree to your exchange for now, just hoping your information won’t be useless." After a round of ridicule, Black Earl accepted Angel’s previous suggestion of "equivalent exchange."
"Then let’s hope the exploration doesn’t overlap with my information, or I’ll suffer a loss." Angel made a praying gesture.
Black Earl snorted, "I’m not that petty. If the information is indeed valuable, I won’t take advantage unjustly."
Angel quickly offered thanks, complimenting, "As expected, adults have a broad perspective."
Black Earl intended to further probe whether Angel had obtained more Noah Clan information from Cicia. However, before he could think out his words, Angel spoke first:
"After leaving the Other-dimensional Space later, we’re going to look for the Wood Spirit. I obtained some intriguing information about the Wood Spirit from Cicia."
This time, Angel didn’t use Black Earl’s private chat channel but addressed the group directly.
"Interesting? What do you mean?"
Angel: "Look at this, and you will understand."
While talking, Angel spread out his hand.