Little Tom’s performance in answering questions was not much different from other Talented Ones. When he was lucky enough to encounter an examiner who gave multiple-choice questions, he occasionally guessed three correctly and passed a Zodiac Palace. However, most of the time his luck was very bad, and the probability of being punished was quite high.
Only, while others screamed repeatedly during punishment, Little Tom endured from start to finish.
Sometimes after the punishment, he would ponder for a long time, as if savoring the punishment.
This kind of performance stood out among the Talented Ones.
"Aba aba... he..." Dox originally wanted to comment on Little Tom, but suddenly realized: "I can speak now!"
The green hat disappeared, and ten minutes passed.
"Don’t target me anymore, I promise to be quiet!" Dox hurriedly said to Cha Cha.
Despite saying this, Dox secretly sent a Mind Ribbon to Angel. If he was annoyed by the noise, he could speak to Angel through the Mind Ribbon.
However, Angel refused the connection of the Mind Ribbon.
Dox winked at Angel, but Angel acted as if he hadn’t seen it. In the end, Dox could only sigh; Angel and Cha Cha were in cahoots, and he was fighting alone... it was really annoying.
Next, Dox forced himself to stop talking and just watched the show.
But seeing something confusing, Dox couldn’t help it and finally broke the silence, asking: "Little Tom must have discovered something, right?"
At that time, Little Tom was flustered by the questions from the questioner of the Sour Zodiac Palace. He got none right and could only accept punishment. And this time, without any resistance, he didn’t even enter the second stage before turning into white bones under the acid rain. Then he resurrected and continued his new Zodiac Palace journey.
This lack of resistance, directly dying, was faster than those grinding away in the Zodiac Palaces.
Angel shrugged: "Who knows? But with a high Mental Power Value, perhaps he really can discover some clues of Illusion Techniques. But even if discovered, death, injuries, limb loss, these pains are still real. We can only say Little Tom’s endurance is strong."
"However, relying solely on dying to pass the trials won’t really train anything; it should be limited."
Hearing Angel’s low mutter, Dox couldn’t help but retort: "You are indeed the one who modified the secret chamber to give them hardship, you just want to see them struggle. You truly are trans..."
Before he finished, Angel flicked his eyes, and the Rabbit Cha Cha immediately understood, another green hat fell on Dox’s head.
Dox: "Blah blah blah..." You authority dog!
Angel ignored Dox’s angry stare and instead communicated with Rabbit Cha Cha for a moment. Although Rabbit Cha Cha was very displeased with Angel interfering with the Twelve Zodiac Palaces’ questions, after all, Angel was the one who created it, so it nodded and agreed with Angel’s idea.
So, when Little Tom arrived at the new Blooming Zodiac Palace, the questioner, Lady Fragrance, said at the beginning:
"Challenger, everything you’ve done is under Cha Cha’s watch. Relying on death to quickly clear the level is not okay."
"From this level on, if you fail, you must survive the punishment to proceed to the next Zodiac Palace. Otherwise, you will remain in this Zodiac Palace."
Little Tom thought he had found a way to quickly reach the endpoint, but this loophole was immediately fixed, so he had no choice but to follow the rules.
Lady Fragrance’s questions were all related to flowers, and the flowers she mentioned were all absent from the Southern Domain. Little Tom, without a doubt, was defeated under Lady Fragrance’s fragrant skirt.
The punishment came as expected.
In a sea of poisonous flowers raging around, reaching the central tower was the first stage.
The effects of the fragrance of poisonous flowers vary, some make people fever and itch, some cause skin peeling, others drive people mad, and of course, there are also lethal ones...
How to find a reasonable path was key for Little Tom.
But Little Tom was not very meticulous in thought, and his grasp of details was very limited; his chosen method was to burst straight through. He experimented himself to find the most suitable path.
Then he died time after time.
In the end, Little Tom’s face turned pale from death.
The experience of dying can occasionally be endured once, but continuous death, piling pressure on the mind, is enough to drive a person to collapse.
For example, now Little Tom didn’t dare to die anymore. If he died one more time, he would probably go crazy directly.
Fortunately, experiences from previous deaths allowed Little Tom to find a relatively safe route. He struggled but managed to reach the central tower.
Seeing Little Tom’s experience, Angel nodded in satisfaction. Without being able to cheat by dying, Little Tom’s performance was no different from other Talented Ones, and there was no need to pay too much attention to him anymore.
Moreover, now it was time to focus on something else.
Angel turned around and saw Abulei coming out of the Rabbit Hole slide, smiling warmly: "You are the first to arrive here, welcome."
Abulei looked at the surrounding environment, then at Angel, feeling a little flattered.
"Lady Melo hasn’t arrived yet?"
"I said, you’re the first to arrive." Angel gestured for Abulei to come over and sit down, and by the way, he introduced Rabbit Cha Cha to him.
Abulei’s expression was slightly shy: "I, I actually didn’t come on my own, it was..."
"I know, it’s the Crowned Parrot. But she’s your summoned creature, you’re of the Summoning System, and summoned creatures are part of your combat power."
Abulei thought about it and agreed, but it seemed the Crowned Parrot had not realized it was a summoned creature yet. For instance, at this time, it was already running around uncontrollably.
Abulei looked up and saw the Crowned Parrot fly to face Rabbit Cha Cha, looking left and right.
Abulei quickly called out softly, asking the Crowned Parrot to hurry back, but the golden support paid no attention to Abulei.
Luckily, Rabbit Cha Cha didn’t seem to care, continuing to sip tea with a smile.
"You are very interested in Cha Cha?" Angel asked at this time.
The Crowned Parrot was relatively friendly towards Angel, after all, Angel’s presence had prevented Red Sword Dox’s threats against it. So, hearing Angel’s question, the Crowned Parrot pondered for a moment, then said:
"A very strange creation, it smells a bit familiar."