After these words, the Alchemy Golem stood up, its gem-like eyes emitting a faint golden light, like a splash of golden ink.
And this golden ink seemed alive, continuously diffusing.
As it spread, innumerable contract text could be seen appearing and disappearing within.
At the same time, contract text also diffused out from Olao’s body. When these texts first appeared, they were somewhat stagnant, carrying a heavy twilight. But when they sensed the spreading golden ink in the air, they seemed to awaken suddenly, with the twilight transforming into little wings, carrying the contract text towards the golden ink to merge with it.
This "fusion" was actually dissolving the contract shackles on Olao.
On the other side, contract text also diffused out from Aidanice’s body, but significantly less compared to Olao. Moreover, most of these texts showed cracks, even if they don’t merge with the golden ink, they would automatically dissipate before long.
Nevertheless, the Alchemy Golem still divided a part of the golden ink, preparing to merge with the contract text on Aidanice’s body.
However, Aidanice snorted coldly, and the outward contract text was absorbed into her body... she refused the golden ink.
Olao was busy releasing the contract shackles at this moment and did not see this scene. But the Alchemy Golem cast a glance over, eyes carrying inquiry.
Aidanice said indifferently: "Most of my contract has already been worn out by time, I can undo the remaining part myself, no need for you to bother."
Upon hearing Aidanice’s words, the Alchemy Golem showed no reaction, but the others speculated that perhaps Aidanice refused to accept the golden ink from the Alchemy Golem to avoid owing Augustine a favor?
After all, Aidanice had shown discontent towards Augustine from the beginning.
However, in everyone’s view, this seemed too obstinate.
Because it’s not a matter of favors at all, but rather Augustine’s compensation to them. The contract of Qingkong Poetry Room was set by Augustine, and him undoing the contract is perfectly justified. Moreover, he’s late by a whole millennium. No issue of owing favors, instead it’s Augustine who owes them an explanation.
Therefore, everyone thought Aidanice’s behavior felt somewhat spiteful and not very wise.
The Black Earl even prepared to persuade Aidanice. After all, Aidanice had expressed the future intention of following the Noah Clan, and as someone thinking for his people, he hoped Aidanice would undo the contract as soon as possible.
Releasing it by her own power would indeed work, but it would take some time. And Augustine could undo the contract immediately now, so why waste that time in spite?
Just as the Black Earl was about to speak, Aidanice said to the Alchemy Golem indifferently: "Undoing the contract myself is an account to myself, not an opinion on you. As for my opinion on you, I will personally seek you in the future to get it back."
"So, no need to waste your energy for me, better reserve that energy, at least let you persist in this world a little longer. You still need to fully explain things. Besides, it seems the descendants of Noah Clan would also want to talk to you. You wouldn’t be unwilling to face this particular descendant, would you?"
After hearing Aidanice’s words, the Black Earl was stunned.
He originally thought Aidanice was being spiteful, never expected that the reason Aidanice refused the golden ink was to allow Augustine’s consciousness to remain for a while longer.
And all this was to give Augustine time to confront the Noah descendant, which was the Black Earl himself!
After saying these lines, Aidanice sat down, lowering her eyes without speaking.
Augustine then turned his gaze to the Black Earl: "Since this is as Aidanice requested, I can give you some time to ask questions."
Though giving the Black Earl some time, it’s not right away, as Augustine was still dealing with Olao’s contract.
...
The expanding golden ink kept absorbing the contract text flying out of Olao’s body.
As the contract text was absorbed and dissolved by the golden ink, both the golden ink and contract text on Olao’s body began to reduce in total.
When the last bit of contract text on Olao’s body was absorbed by the golden ink, Olao began to emit a gentle glow.
Bathing in the glow, Olao’s physical appearance began to change.
The already tall body grew even taller, and the hair covered by the hat was growing visibly fast. In a short time, it surpassed the length of Aidanice’s hair.
The most significant change was Olao’s skin. The originally pale sickly skin first became transparent, then a multitude of silver light burst internally, replacing the transparent skin with bright silver.
The bright silver color closely resembled a mirror’s surface.
Olao was now like a human-shaped walking mirror.
Once evolved into the "walking mirror," Olao’s body seemed unable to support the sudden surge of energy, suddenly transforming into a white light, the entire being was absorbed into the copper mirror on the table.
After Olao vanished, Augustine slowly retrieved the remaining golden ink before him.
The golden ink entered the body, and the rigid Alchemy Golem after a moment’s adjustment, restored its previous vitality. However, it’s clearly perceptible that the aura emitted by the Alchemy Golem now was much weaker than before.
After a brief pause, the Alchemy Golem’s gaze first turned to Angel: "You can take back the copper mirror now, Olao was bound by the contract for too long, has now gained new life, and needs some time to rest to adapt to the new body. Once adapted, future growth will be tremendous."
Angel nodded, reached out to take the copper mirror, and while about to store the mirror in his bracelet, he suddenly thought of a question: "Does this copper mirror have a name?"
Alchemy Golem: "Formal name, you may decide yourself in the future. Any formal name now would merely be a joke."
In Augustine’s opinion, the current copper mirror is just a raw embryo, setting a formal name for a raw embryo obviously isn’t suitable.
It’s like naming the copper mirror "Frostmourne" now, but the future development direction is "Flame Joy," wouldn’t that be a joke.
Thus, Olao is its current name, the formal name to be decided by Angel once it’s matured.
Angel nodded, put away the copper mirror, and said nothing further.
Now, the Alchemy Golem turned its gaze to the Black Earl.
In reality, the Black Earl branch of the Noah descendants is the true main lineage. As for the Noah branch in the Origin World, tracing back, it was actually a bloodline left by a Noah traveler discovered by Margaret in the Origin World, and this bloodline wasn’t very pure. Initially, even the basic power of Noah was extremely weak.
Margaret, considering past relationships, took this impure Noah descendant as her apprentice.
With the apprentice’s growth, gradually forming a Noah clan lineage.
Margaret, as an Alchemist, continually assists apprentices in purifying their bloodlines through the Magical Energy Array. Now, those mixed bloodlines have become purer, even showing further potential.
Upon seeing this, Augustine left some of Noah’s Origin Power within the Noah tribe of the Origin World.