Chapter 3145 Initiator

"I know what you are thinking. This long-distance mission is different from the last call to purify the garden." Portia: "Purifying the garden was indeed involuntary for the apprentices at that time. But this long-distance mission, It’s optional, it’s up to the apprentice whether he accepts this task or not.”

Angor did not follow Portia's words, but asked: "This long-distance mission must be related to the Box of Reincarnation, right?"

 Portia nodded.

Angel: "I once told Lord Rosen and Dean Muse that the inside of the Box of Reincarnation is very dangerous. Even if a legendary wizard enters, it may fall. In this case, they issued a so-called far-reaching mission. , aren’t you just trying to trick the contestants in the Rising Star Competition?”

Even the legendary wizard will fall, and the apprentice will basically be in a situation of death and no life.

Furthermore, the situation of the Box of Reincarnation is very special. Angel is very sure that even if the top management of Sky Mechanical City issues an exploration mission, they will not reveal the true situation of the mission.

 Publish the mission without informing the Box of Reincarnation of the danger level. Even if the apprentice can choose not to accept this task, it is still very inappropriate.

Concealing information leads to the death of the person taking the task. Isn't this a trap?

 Portia was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Are you sympathizing with them?"

Angor closed his eyes and shook his head: "I am not qualified to sympathize with anyone, I just have some... empathy."

 After all, the purification of the garden had not happened for a few years, but to Angel it was just yesterday.

Portia smiled and said: "Little brother Angel, you are getting more and more interesting. Speaking of which, it has been a long time since the R&D Institute has seen someone like you. My blood is not yet cold, and my heart is as sharp as the surface. I like it very much." .”

“No wonder Grandma Nail appreciates you so much. You and Mr. Ivo…are indeed very similar.”

“I am now very sure that Dean Muse made the right choice by recruiting you into the R&D Institute.”

Angor: "..." Is this changing the subject?

Portia chuckled lightly: "Change the topic? No, I have no interest in this topic. Since I am not interested, I naturally do not have a deeper understanding of this task, but according to the superficial information I know, this task is not real. Let the apprentice die."

"Just like Winter Liz. Although I don't know why she insists on the hat you refined, but according to Galatea, if she gets your hat, doesn't the survival rate increase to 90%? Even without you Even with the refined hat, their mortality rate won’t be close to zero.”

Angor shook his head: "Survival rate and clearance are two different things."

Like Ivo, how many years has he been in a cage? He is not dead either.

But if Angel hadn’t entered the Box of Reincarnation by chance and happened to meet Ivo in the current small space, he might still be struggling in the cage.

 Based on the materials of the Box of Reincarnation, as long as you don't clear the level, there is basically no difference from death.

 And passing the level...is difficult.

 After entering the Box of Reincarnation, except for the power of blood of the body itself, all other powers controlled will be temporarily blocked.

　　With only the physical strength, you have to go through twenty reincarnations before you have a chance to "clear the level".

 Can it be done with the strength of an apprentice?

Frost is a legendary wizard. He has a legendary body with blood. In the end, he paid the price of an arm and was able to barely get through twenty hours of space and come out of reincarnation.

 Even the legendary wizard is like this, let alone others.

Portia sighed helplessly, took the folding fan and fanned her neck: "Forget it, I won't argue with you. I know some inside stories but I can't explain it in depth. If you want to know, you'd better let me know. Antonio tells you.”

 After a pause, Portia said again: "You don't have anything else to do, right?"

Angor thought for a while and shook his head: "It's gone for the time being."

　　Portia stood up: "Then I'll leave. I still have some experiments to do over there... Do you want me to call you Antonio?"

 Angel nodded.

“Little brother Angel, I hope to see your new products next time we meet.” Portia swayed and prepared to leave the signal tower.

Just when Portia opened the door of the signal tower, she suddenly thought of something: "By the way, you are in the Bilen Tree Courtyard now, right?"

 Angel nodded.

"Then tell me the specific address. I will ask my assistant to teleport to Bilen Tree Court later and give you the special extraction method."

Angor: "Can't you just give it to Qili?"

Since Qili is also in the Sky Mechanical City, wouldn’t it be a complete circle if she left it to him?

Portia covered her face and smiled softly: "Since you have chosen the second option, do you think it is appropriate for me to hand it over to Qili directly? If I come forward, I might as well choose the first option."

“So, I’ll leave the special extraction method to you directly. You can give it to Qili however you want. Anyway, I must exclude myself.”

"Also, my assistant will stay in Biron Tree Courtyard for the time being. If you want to refine a hat and can't find another alchemy assistant, you can also ask her to help. After the hat is refined, give it to her, and she will Will bring it to Winter Lizzie.”

Angor nodded: "Your assistant is..."

 Portia: “My assistant’s name is Sariel.”

As she spoke, Portia used illusion magic to create an illusion of Sariel. There are obvious signs of stiffness in Portia's illusion. It seems that she hasn't learned it for too long, and the illusion she created is also somewhat flawed.

 Simply put, I want to create a three-dimensional silhouette, but the final effect is almost the same as a flat photo.

Although the effect was not satisfactory, Angel was able to see Sariel's appearance.

 A short, fat girl with freckles who looks very quiet. Her most distinctive feature is that the hair ornament on the top of her head is a bunch of green and yellow sea buckthorn berries. There are so many sea buckthorn berries that they almost drown her black hair.

“The sea buckthorn fruit on Sariel’s head was grown by herself.” Portia seemed to notice Angel’s eyes on the sea buckthorn fruit, and Portia explained casually.

“Her sea buckthorn fruit uses hair as branches and skin and blood as nutrients. It tastes good, sweet and sour. Do you want to try it?”

Angor: ...the skin and blood are nutrients? Is that what he meant? Just use your scalp as a fruit field to grow fruits?

Is this fruit really edible?

"No need." Angel refused. After finishing speaking, he felt a little dry and added: "I don't like eating sea buckthorn fruits very much."

Portia raised her eyebrows: "Don't you like it? Sariel will definitely be sad if she knows that the super-dimensional master she admires doesn't like sea buckthorn fruits."

Angor remained silent.

　　Portia covered her mouth and smiled sweetly: "I'm joking, the person she admires most is not Mr. Super Dimension, but another person. However, it is true that you are the person she admires second."

“Sariye will come to see you later, and he may even give you a surprise.”

Angor: "Surprise?"

　　Portia: "You'll know when she comes... No more words, I'm leaving first."

After saying this, Portia did not stay in the signal tower any longer. She shook her lace folding fan and walked out of the door.

 …

Not long after Portia left, a gray-white shadow appeared on the other side of the light screen.

The gray-white shadow is Antonio, the patron saint of the R&D institute.

Accompanying Antonio is the potion master Midora.

“Did Portia ask you to help find the magic pattern?” As soon as Midora came in, she approached the light screen and asked Angel opposite.

Angor shook his head: "She didn't mention the magic pattern."

Did not mention? Midora was stunned for a moment. The materials Portia bought recently showed that her research had begun to delve deeper into the transformation of matter into life. Under such circumstances, she actually did not mention the magic pattern to Angel?

Midora continued to ask: "Then did she say something about the alchemy of life? Even if it was a vague mention?"

Angor still shook his head: "No."

"That's not the case either...that's strange." Midora frowned, "Does it mean that she has information about the magic pattern? Or maybe she thinks you may not be able to find the magic pattern, so she didn't mention it for the time being?"

Angor shrugged: "I don't know about this. However, Portia said that she had been trading with Witch Xialu recently, and it seemed that she wanted to buy some materials from Witch Xialu."

“This time about Qili, the condition she offered was that I help Dong Liz, a student of Witch Xialu, refine a prop.”

 Midora: "Do you think there is anything wrong with this?"

Angor nodded: "The identity of Witch Xialu is unusual."

Angor had not asked about the deal between Witch Xialu and Portia before. It was not because he was not curious, but because he was worried that talking about the deal between them would lead to the alchemy of life.

because-

“Shalu Witch, like Donla, is a Karabite. Their common hobby is to study the transplantation and grafting of living things.”

However, Witch Xia Lu is a little better, and will not forcefully graft organs on other people like Donla does, and inexplicably offend other people.

 But this does not mean that Witch Shalu is kind. She is also cruel, but slightly better than Donla.

The research direction of Witch Xialu must be related to the alchemy of life. Therefore, if Portia and Witch Xialu have an intersection or even trade, it will most likely be related to life alchemy.

This is why Angel knew it very well, but did not ask, for fear of dragging himself into the whirlpool.

"Your idea is right. Portia may indeed be trading life alchemy materials with Witch Xialu..." Midora: "Perhaps because of this, her focus is more on Witch Xialu instead of You. So, she didn’t talk to you about the magic pattern this time.”

 “This is also a good thing for you.”

Midora paused: "We will pay attention to the situation on Portia's side... Qili, how is she going to solve it? You can make alchemy for Dong Liz, and then go with her to intercede with the people at Ahilie Academy? "

Angor shook his head: "No, Portia provided a special extraction method."

Angel briefly talked about his previous conversation with Portia.

"Portia really has a special extraction method?" Midora looked surprised at first, and then couldn't help but sigh: "He is indeed a genius... Granny Nail said that Portia is the most genius alchemy wizard after Lord Ivo. This There seems to be no doubt about it.”

When Midora said this, she suddenly looked at Angel: "Of course, except for you, a freak."

 Angel: “…”

Midorah: "Since you have promised to refine the props for Dong Liz, and Portia provides a special extraction method, do you still plan to contact Sterling?"

"Of course we have to contact you." Angel said, "The time saved by the special extraction method is limited. If combined with Stirling equipment, it can help Qili clean up the No. 1 raw material warehouse as quickly as possible."

Of course, the premise is that Stirling does not want to open his mouth.

“I can help contact Mr. Stirling now.” Antonio said: “Do you need me to contact you now?”

"Yes, if you want Unger, please contact me now." Midora helped: "Just in time, I will also help you talk to Sterling to ensure that he does not dare to raise random prices."

Angor thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Wait a minute. Before contacting Sterling, I want to ask Antonio a question."

Antonio looked at Angel: "Is it the mission that Witch Portia mentioned before?"

Angel nodded and looked at Antonio with a solemn expression: "The mission is to let the contestants of the Rising Star Competition enter the Box of Samsara, right? Have you forgotten that I reminded you not to let the disordered rhythm of the Box of Samsara expand? Letting apprentices enter it will have no other effect except accelerating the chaotic rhythm... Moreover, with the strength of apprentices, entering the box of reincarnation will completely make them die."

After listening to Angel’s words, Midora seemed to want to say something, but she looked at Antonio and swallowed back the words that came to her throat.

 He knew the truth about the mission, but not completely. Antonio, on the other hand, knows the most detailed information because he has been dealing with various internal and external official affairs. If you want to explain the reason, it would be better for Antonio to do it.

Antonio: "Lord Rosen and Dean Muse naturally listened to what Mr. Pat said. However, Mr. Pat may have misunderstood. Although the Sky Tower sent the mission on his behalf, it was the one who actually initiated the mission. The people are not the two city lords, but the Nail Granny who is currently sitting in the Guya Realm."

 Nail mother-in-law?

Angor suddenly raised his head and looked at the shadow on the other side of the light screen in shock.

 He doesn’t know much about Dean Muse and Lord Rosen, but he knows a lot about Granny Nail. Moreover, Granny Nail also sat down and had a heart-to-heart talk with Angel because of Lord Ivo's matter.

So, Angel knew very well that Granny Nail was definitely not a mentally ill person.

 Grandma Nail is not a good person. She knew about the situation like purifying the garden, but she never thought of stopping it.

She may watch these things with a cold eye, but she will never take the initiative to promote such deceptive things.

For this reason, Angel never thought that Granny Nail would propose a long-distance mission...

 Could it be that Granny Nail missed Mr. Ivo so much that she even risked her own life to do it?

 (End of this chapter)