The Wizard World (Part 2)

Chapter 254: Competition (1)

Translator: Leo Editor: Frappe

Four days later...

*Blop*

From within a translucent beaker.

A brown seed slowly sank into the water with purple petals from a flower.

Angele held the beaker in hand and observed the liquid.

"Nice flowering tea..." he muttered.

"Glad you like it."

A man sat opposite to Angele in the shadows answered in a light tone.

The shadow blurred the man's face. His long sleeves and hood covered every inch of his skin.

The two were sitting in Angele's room, face to face, enjoying a pot of warm tea.

The purple flower in their cups had already bloomed. The color was clean and vivid. The purple petals floated on the surface of the liquid; it looked fresh.

"I didn't bring my personal tea set with me this time. It would taste even better with my special teacups." Angele shook his head slightly.

"It's good enough for me." The man grabbed the beaker and took a sip from it. "So, what do you think about the matter we discussed? We only have two days left."

"I don't know too much about Baron, but we don't have to go for it right away."

"You know how the crystal runes work, right? It will absorb its owner's mentality waves. This is our best chance especially because no material that can be used to deactivate the rune is on the airship. Take it and carry it with you until it recognizes you as the owner. The longer we wait, the harder it'll become," the man explained. "I didn't interact with anyone else because Baron's Talent Skill will detect my presence if I'm in its range. I had to hide my mentality with spells just for that."

"Talent Skill, huh?" Angele repeated, "You mean his forcefield? What does it do?"

"He can monitor every wizard's location and condition on the airship if he wants to." The man lowered his voice.

"Interesting. I have one more question for you. Why did you come to me?" Angele smiled.

"I found out that you were out of Baron's forcefield range for some reason." The man's answer was straightforward.

Angele knew that someone was releasing the mentality wave in a different way when he boarded the airship. He did not want to waste too much time trying to figure out what was going on, so he decided to stay away from the source of the mentality wave and create a special barrier.

He doubted if Baron's forcefield was helpful during a battle.

"I thought everyone on the airship has noticed the special forcefield."

"They're not as smart as you think." The man shook his head. "We can work together and take the crystal rune from Baron. What do you think?"

"Sounds good to me. We can decide who will become the owner later." Angele nodded slightly.

"Alright then. Two days later, the crystal rune will recognize Baron as its owner." The man stopped for a second, then explained, "You need to carry it with you for seven days before it recognizes you as the real owner, so we need to do it before that happens. I think there are other people going after it too. Be prepared."

"For sure."

"I'll see you later." The man stood up and moved to the wall behind him. He slowly vanished into the shadows. It almost looked like he passed through the wall.