Chapter 316: World Monitor
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Anyway, it’s not wise to bother the Elder of Books when we have not determined the nature of cause yet.” Lady Mirror then comforted Lydia as she said, “Having no news itself is at least something—at least the situation isn’t completely out of control.”
“The important thing is,” Lady Mirror turned to Tree Spirit and said, “we need to get in touch with Twilight Well and learn everything we can. I don’t have enough energy to establish such a connection. Please help us contact the wizards inside Twilight Well, Mister Tree Spirit.”
The Tree Spirit didn’t look as anxious as the rest of the people. He even smiled in his usual casual manner. “Don’t worry. Sunders is right inside Twilight Well. Nothing will go too far when he’s around.”
“Mister Sunders is there?” Lydia was quite surprised. “Then why aren’t we getting any message from them? The entire Midnight Sovereign fell while Mister Sunders is watching?”
Tree Spirit pointed to Goode and said, “Of course we’re getting something. Butler Goode is here to convey Sunders’ message.”
They all looked at Goode, and the butler slowly bowed to Lady Mirror and Lydia. “Yes, my master sent a message from Twilight Well not long ago.”
“What did Mister Sunders say?” Lydia quickly questioned, “What’s the condition inside Twilight Well?”
Goode hesitated.
Before Lydia lost her patience, Tree Spirit said, “Nothing of importance. Sunders asked Goode to go look for Angor.”
“Angor? What for? He’s caring for a kid at a time like this?” Lydia rolled her eyes, while Lady Mirror held her chin, wondering if she should really become a “female Angor”.
“I don’t know the reason. I didn’t find Mister Padt at his house, so I’m here requesting help from Mister Tree Spirit,” Goode replied politely.
“Oh, I know about this one!” Tree Spirit raised a hand as if attending a quiz show.
“I heard that Angor caused something during the grand auction which killed several of their guards, and Twilight demanded 100,000 magic crystals as compensation, which is due tomorrow,” Tree Spirit said as he smiled brightly. “So, I think Sunders is going to ask Angor to bring the money in time.”
“Angor didn’t kill any guards. They asked for their own deaths,” Lydia said as she recalled the strange experience she went through. “And it was Mister Sunders who set up the deadline. I don’t think that’s the case though. It’s just some magic crystals. Mister Sunders doesn’t need to remind the kid like a babysitter. Can’t Angor remember it on his own?”
Tree Spirit spread his hands. “We’ll see when we contact Sunders later. Now, however, we must bring Angor here first.”
Lady Mirror stepped up. “I manage everything inside the mirror world. I’ll do it.”
She closed her eyes and began to sense for Angor’s presence.
To Lady Mirror, she could quickly scan through the entire mirror world in a matter of seconds—this place was only a big sand table in her eyes.
All the wizards appeared as different icons inside this “sand table”, and she simply needed to look for the right one.
She didn’t need any spells for it. This was her talent as the soul who manipulated the mirror world.
As people waited, Lady Mirror started to sweat a little on her forehead.
Where the heck did the boy go? I can’t find him!
Lady Mirror frowned. Maybe inside The Tributary? She knew Angor had been visiting The Tributary recently, so she sent her vision in there next.
On a mountain at the southeast part of The Tributary, the giant Iron Fortress was “squatting” up and down on its iron leg as if it were doing a funny morning exercise.
No matter how it moved, the three-story house on the iron fortress remained stable as if it stood on flat ground.
Iron Granny was enjoying the mountain wind and clouds on the balcony. She suddenly opened her eyes and looked into the sky.
“Huh… Lady Mirror is monitoring this world again? Weird. She didn’t do it in a long time since last time when she peeked into Sunders’ bathroom and got her door broken down by the gentleman.”
With that, Iron Granny closed her eyes again to enjoy the peaceful nature.
…
Lady Mirror grew irritated. “No. No! Angor’s not inside the mirror world!”
“He’s not?” Goode was surprised this time. “A while ago, someone near Angor’s house told me that he left there just half an hour ago.”
Considering Angor’s walking speed, the portal located inside Tree Spirit Palace was the only place he could reach in such a short time. And of course, Goode didn’t see Angor.
Lady Mirror was a bit angry now. Goode was questioning her ability!
Tree Spirit noticed it and quickly comforted her by saying, “Your talent only allows you to see something in plain sight. You can’t find him if Angor used a spell to conceal himself like how Sunders did last time.”
“Last time? What did Sunders do?” Lydia noticed something interesting from those words.
“Forget it. None of your business,” Lady Mirror said as she shooed Lydia away. “Guess we still need your help, Mister Tree Spirit. I’ve lent my energy to Lotus, and I don’t have much left.”
As she said, Lady Mirror’s mist body now appeared pale.
“Don’t worry about it,” Tree Spirit said as he also spread his consciousness farther. “Huh? I can’t see him…”
“Told you! That damn kid knows nothing more than studying Sunders’ sneaky tricks!”
Tree Spirit snickered when he also recalled the incident 20 years ago, when Sunders attacked Lady Mirror’s home because of a very bold move of the woman.
“Let me see… I’ll just locate his bone card then.”
Every member of Brute Cavern possessed a bone card, which was issued by Tree Spirit himself. The card contained a tiny trace of leaf fluid of the Tree of Eternity, which helped Tree Spirit to find its current location.
Using this approach, Tree Spirit quickly looked through Angor’s “isolation” and ascertained the boy’s whereabouts—in the woods outside Apprentice Town 1.
“I got him. I think he has something that reduces his presence… interesting. I’ll ask him to make me one next time, so people don’t always yell at me when I go outside. I’m just too awesome.”
“They do that because you’re an indecent pervert!” Lady Mirror silently complained.
Tree Spirit blinked out of existence and appeared right beside Angor.
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“So cautious. Am I so scary to you?”