Nis naturally became entangled with her.
Nis led a rather happy life during that time.
As time passed, one night, when Nis went to find his new lover for some affection, he saw two Talented Ones who had just been guided into Sky Mechanical City, reporting some matters from their hometown to Mia in her room.
The matters they reported were about a group of men with numeral tattoos on their faces.
At that time, Nis was most focused on his sweetheart and did not pay attention to the words of those two Talented Ones. So, even though he heard the news, it did not leave much of a memory in his mind.
Because he didn’t pay attention to what the two Talented Ones said at the time, even though he had the impression in his mind for the past few days, he couldn’t recall it. After sorting through his memories, he gradually remembered the matter.
"Oh? Were those words from the Talented Ones?" Ironclad Granny asked suspiciously. Nis had come to ask her before, but in reviewing her past, she had no recollection of any Transcendent with their entire face covered in numeral tattoos. Unexpectedly, it was the Talented Ones, who had not yet formally stepped onto the Wizard Path, that discovered some situation.
"Yes." Nis recalled, "I remember those two Talented Ones seemed to have encountered some Transcendent event, feeling that there’s something odd, and after being guided as Talented Ones, they reported the matter to Mia."
"What specifically was the Transcendent event?" Angel asked.
Nis: "When I went to find Mia, they had already said part of the content, so what I heard was a truncated version. It seemed that there was a group chasing someone, and there were flames and smoke everywhere along the way, burning several mountains. At that time they happened to see the scene of the group flying across the sky."
"Whether it was those pursuing or the one being pursued, there were numeral tattoos on their faces."
Angel: "Then what?"
Nis shrugged: "Then that’s all."
Angel: "Is there any way to contact Mia or those two Talented Ones you mentioned?"
"Since leaving the cargo ship, I haven’t contacted Mia again. I don’t know how she is now, if we want to reach her, it can only be done through the Mini Signal Tower." Nis: "However, Lord Reine is not in the Barbarian Cave, so I can’t do anything."
When Angel left the Barbarian Cave, he gave the Mini Signal Tower to Lord Reine. Now, with Lord Reine gone to the Tidal World, Nis has no way to reach Sky Mechanical City.
As Nis sighed, Ironclad Granny suddenly said, "The Mini Signal Tower is with me."
"Ah?"
Ironclad Granny: "Before Reine left, he gave the Mini Signal Tower to me."
"Then I’ll log off and go find Granny." Nis himself had a keen interest in the affairs of the Underground Altar, not to mention it involved one of Ironclad Granny’s old friends, so he must act to get on Granny’s good side.
Thus, within the next minute, Nis and Ironclad Granny went offline, leaving Angel alone in the attic.
Having time on his hands, Angel originally planned to chat with Tullas about Soul Trick practices, but looking from the second floor downward, he saw Tullas chatting lively with Mandhela.
Angel took a deep look at the subtle atmosphere between them but ultimately decided not to go down now and instead took out the Mother Tree Interlinker, scrolling through the tree groups to pass the time.
About half an hour later, Nis and Ironclad Granny both came online.
Angel noticed their expressions were a bit peculiar and asked, "How is it going, did you contact Mia?"
Ironclad Granny: "Sigh, I’ll let Nis tell you."
Nis: "Hmm... I contacted the people from Sky Mechanical City, but regrettably, the news is that they are all dead."
"All dead? What happened?"
"Mia died over twenty years ago, failed several times to advance as an Official Wizard, and ultimately died from backlash." Nis said with slight regret, as Mia and he had a brief dalliance. Hearing of her death, he felt somewhat sad.
"Regarding the two Talented Ones from the past, they died in recent years." Nis glanced at Angel: "You might have even seen them."
"Me?" Angel pointed to himself, full of confusion.
Nis nodded: "They died in the Purification Garden."
Upon hearing Purification Garden, Angel immediately understood. Back then, Sky Mechanical City, to advance the Purification Garden, trapped thousands of Wizard Apprentices.
A large number of Wizard Apprentices were buried in the Sea of Purification.
Among them, many were Sky Mechanical City’s own students. Those two Talented Ones guided into Sky Mechanical City by Mia were precisely arranged into the Purification Garden.
Angel himself only narrowly escaped at the last moment. Though he didn’t know the names of the two Talented Ones, there was indeed a possibility he met them.
"Walking the Wizard Path, death will naturally accompany us like the wind." Nis sighed. Whether it was the Red Butterfly Witch, Mia, or those two Talented Ones, it was all the same. Choosing this path inevitably comes with far more danger than an ordinary life.
Following a series of lamentations, Angel asked, "Since they are all dead, can we still trace the aftermath of this matter?"
Nis: "Although they are all dead, Mia had a habit of recording. Those matters reported by the two Talented Ones to her were all recorded in her handbook."
"This handbook left by Mia has already been found for us by the people from Sky Mechanical City."