Dox was still pondering the meaning of the silver-haired girl’s gift words to Vay when, unexpectedly, she suddenly turned to look at him.
Dox looked around, then pointed to his nose, indicating: Ah, is it my turn?
The silver-haired girl ignored Dox’s act and said calmly, "A hunter who seeks treasures wholeheartedly will eventually fall into the traps of the treasure, or be abandoned beyond the stars? It’s worth turning back once in a while."
At this point, Dox no longer had any doubts, it was obvious that her so-called gift words this time were indeed meant for him.
Previously, that bard Luigi called Dox a "hunter who seeks treasures," and now the silver-haired girl continued this title, which must be referring to Dox.
However, although Dox clearly heard her words, the content was cryptic, veering off topic, seemingly hitting the key point but immediately stopping short. This way of speaking is exactly like those prophet wizards.
So-called gift words, are they just a prophecy? Right?
After all, previously the silver-haired girl had a temporal body that was an astrologer, which undoubtedly relates to prophecy.
While Dox was thinking this, Angel was also listening to the silver-haired girl’s gift words.
Whether it was a prophecy, Angel didn’t know... even if it was, he didn’t care. Behind him is a "Great Prophet," who, though not yet fully developed, already shows promise in prophecy. With such a reliable backing, why should he care about others’ prophecies?
Besides, prophecy, even witch Maya said not to take it too seriously, it’s just a possibility, not absolute. So, just listen to it casually.
Angel is more concerned, instead, with the silver-haired girl’s titles for them.
Previously, Angel had noticed it, whether it was poet Luigi or astrologer Glaipnir, their titles for Dox and the Black Earl were summary phrases rather than simple personal names.
It’s just that the rabbit girl didn’t give any definition to Angel at the time, so Angel ignored this point.
Now, with the silver-haired girl’s appearance, she not only began to define official wizards but also apprentices with summary titles, which brought Angel’s attention back.
Dox’s title is: Hunter who seeks treasures.
After careful tasting, it seems somewhat accurate, but not entirely. Dox does have a pursuit for treasure, but he is not a treasure hunter who disregards everything for treasure.
Like in Princess Town, Dox showed interest in meddling for a profit after learning some Gumman Kingdom secrets. But later, when he saw the surging undercurrents of the Gumman Kingdom, he very wisely withdrew.
This is not the attitude a "treasure hunter" should have.
Moreover, if Dox really had the heart to be a treasure hunter, he wouldn’t have been operating a tavern at Sandworm Market, day in and day out, for decades.
Thus, the silver-haired girl’s title for Dox can only be described as one-sided. It encapsulates one aspect of Dox, but there are many more facets to him.
If her summary is of the most important aspect, then it barely counts as a "summary" of Dox. But Angel doesn’t think Dox’s most important aspect is seeking treasures.
Perhaps "freedom-driven idealist" would better fit as a summary of Dox.
Next is astrologer Glaipnir’s title for the Black Earl—"a usurper who dreams of ascending to high positions."
This is a relatively neutral yet somewhat derogatory summary; it requires hearing the speaker’s tone and attitude to determine if it is satire or merely a statement.
Previously, when astrologer Glaipnir chanted this title, it was more calm than mocking. In the current atmosphere, it’s not distinctly mocking in regards to the Black Earl.
Simultaneously, the acceptance of this title also depends on the attitude of the person concerned. The Black Earl didn’t refute the title, although it doesn’t mean he agrees with its content, yet at least he didn’t oppose it.
And the meaning of this title is, in fact, quite clear, it says the Black Earl covets high positions.
As for these high positions, from the Black Earl’s perspective, they should refer to legendary ranks.
The Black Earl, standing at the apex of the Southern Domain Wizard World pyramid, is one of the few Third Level True Knowledge Wizards yearning to transcend the legendary wall barrier, it is perfectly normal.
Lord Monty consumed enormous resources and leveraged the Frostmoon Alliance to deploy vast strategies in the Abyss, requiring cooperation from various organizations to capture Demon God descendants; isn’t it also a method to bypass and break through to legendary?
It can be said, once standing at that position, who doesn’t desire to go further?
Usurp? No, it’s a transcendence of self. No one overlooks from a high vantage, there’s only the relentless pursuit of progress by the seeker.
However, simply from the title, it also summarizes some characteristics of the Black Earl.
Most importantly, with just a title, the Black Earl’s identity is essentially exposed.
The maximum strength of the Black Earl’s avatar can only reach True Knowledge Level. Prior to this, even though Wise Sovereign had guessed, it wasn’t disclosed. Now, astrologer’s words nearly expose Black Earl’s identity entirely.
"A usurper who dreams of ascending to high positions," this isn’t something an average person can bear.
If Wise Sovereign hadn’t informed the silver-haired girl of Black Earl’s information, and it was purely her own summary, then from this, the silver-haired girl indeed has some capability.
Besides Black Earl and Dox, the third one to be defined is Vay.
"A lonely one hidden among the crowd."
This title is simply and directly described, the crowd represents bustling, while lonely is loneliness. Explained, it’s the lonely one hidden in the bustle.
At first glance, it has a bit of a pretentious, solitary self-admiration flavor. But combined with Vay’s actual situation, indeed, it’s not wrong.
In bustling Mesomyia, an unassuming divination shop, a lonely shopkeeper prophecies death for every customer. Combined, it somewhat captures the essence.
Moreover, in the silver-haired girl’s gift words to Vay, she said the phrase "shed the protection of deep night," regardless of its meaning, but within "deep night," it directly pointed to Vay.
Vay’s divination shop usually opens only at night.
Vay self-proclaims as the "Midnight Poet." But his poems are different from what people imagine, not songs of praise, but poems of death.
Thus, the silver-haired girl, in this title, indeed predicted Vay correctly. But similar to Dox’s situation, it’s only one aspect of Vay, not the whole.
As Angel thought here, he suddenly became curious about how the silver-haired girl would define him.
On the other side, after the silver-haired girl finished the gift words to Dox, her gaze slowly moved.
Then, she fixed her eyes on the Black Earl beside Dox, without a doubt, she should give the gift words to the Black Earl.