Chapter 2739 Confrontation and Concession
"The winner takes the spoils. This is the rule that the referee has also tacitly agreed to. Why do you want it just because you want it?" Wai was the one who chimed in.
Since the one who was shouting at them was Fan Mo, it would be a loss of face if they asked the wizard to argue, so Wai took the lead in the verbal attack.
Of course, Wai didn't consider this at all. He stood up just to protect his idol.
"Moreover, life and death are unpredictable in the arena. My Lord could have killed the Gray Merchant directly, but now he has spared his life and only taken a piece of trophy. Not only are you not grateful, but you dare to rob him?"
"The Sunlight Temple you enjoyed before also belongs to my Lord. It is also my Lord's favor that he allowed you to use it. You turned your face away after getting the benefit?"
"Also, we originally suggested that my Lord destroy the magic array of the underground church directly, but my Lord not only preserved it, but also left you a hint. He was worried that you would change the magic array at will and fall into the cracks of space. Now, you are completely ungrateful and bite my Lord back. I have never seen such shameless people like you!"
Wai did not give the other party a chance to speak, and a series of crackling fragrance came out when he opened his mouth.
However, while Wai was scolding, he also revealed some information.
This also made Dox next to him sigh.
Fortunately, this information was not that important. At most, the other party could analyze that Angel understood the magic array and was suspected to be a white wizard. The rest is fine...
Although combined with the illusion he used on the arena, it may remind people of Angel. But the outside world's inherent impression of Angel, or stereotype, is more of an alchemist master, and combat power... A wizard who has practiced for less than ten years wants to make achievements in other aspects after studying alchemy? How is this possible?
Therefore, Angel's identity should not be exposed yet.
And Wai's fragrant words made the opposite Fan Mo unable to find a point to refute for a while.
In terms of "emotion", the other party has no love, hatred or hatred with them, but expressed his intention to show goodwill along the way. The most important thing is that the other party is a powerful wizard. As a powerful wizard, he did not use force to suppress others, but acted with courtesy first, which is actually very rare.
In terms of "reason", the other party did not violate any arena rules. Moreover, the spoils obtained were just enough, and no space equipment was touched, which was also a very restrained performance of the other party.
So, regardless of emotion and reason, the other party did not do anything wrong. This made Pink Mo, who always liked to make trouble, not know how to refute.
Because she couldn't find a point to refute, Pink Mo almost bit her teeth to pieces.
Fortunately, at this time, Gray Merchant woke up and came to the center of the confrontation between the two sides.
Gray Merchant naturally heard Wai's series of well-reasoned rebuttals, and the resentment of Gray Merchant because he was tricked by the other party's illusion disappeared.
Through Wai's words, it can be basically confirmed that White Merchant's guess was that they had no ill will towards the Traveling Merchant Organization at the beginning. In fact, it started with a show of goodwill.
Moreover, Wai was right. Whether it was Dox or the wizard who called himself Ermi, they actually had the opportunity to kill them, but they stopped at the right time.
Compared with everything the other party did, they seemed unreasonable.
Thinking of this, the moment Gray Merchant appeared, he came to Pink Mo first, and gently touched Pink Mo's mouth, which was sealed by a layer of crystal. Obviously, Gray Merchant was warning Powder Mo to stop talking casually.
Then, Gray Merchant used his eyes to signal the other apprentices to shut up, and he came to the side of the evil woman.
"This time, we were abrupt, I apologize to you on behalf of the evil woman." Gray Merchant bowed gently to everyone, "I will prepare a small apology for you, I hope you can forgive our impulse."
Dox and others reacted generally to these words, but on Gray Merchant's side, Powder Mo kept jumping around, wanting to say something. Moreover, the evil woman also looked at Gray Merchant and said in a gloomy voice: "Do you want to hurt our hearts?"
In the eyes of the evil woman, they were thinking about Gray Merchant, but Gray Merchant pressed their heads and apologized to each other. Doesn't this hurt their feelings?
Gray Merchant looked at the evil woman imprisoned in the twisted birdcage and said softly: "Bai Shang once said that there is more than one way to achieve a goal, and using violence is always the worst option."
The evil woman sneered: "You used to sneer at Bai Shang's words."
Gray Merchant: "I understand why I despised these words at that time. But I also believe that I must have agreed with this sentence in my heart at that time."
The evil woman glanced coldly and did not delve into this topic. She could use Gray Merchant's past as an example, but after all, Gray Merchant knows himself best.
Evil woman: "Oh, then how do you plan to solve it? After all, it belongs to you and is something you can't do without."
Gray Merchant said lightly: "I will try to trade. If the trade fails... that's fine."
Gray Merchant turned his head and looked directly at the evil woman: "Nothing is indispensable, I will always be me. In the past, I found the way with the past methods; now I may open up a new way."
Gray Merchant said it very freely, but the evil woman understood that the difficulty here is not known to outsiders at all.
The experience of escaping death by the skin of his teeth made him a cold-blooded and ruthless gray merchant. And that experience is now locked in that broken lens. Without that experience, the gray merchant might not have become a gray merchant at all.
"It seems that we have paid the wrong favor." The evil woman snorted coldly, turned her head away, and stopped looking at the gray merchant.
The gray merchant stared at the evil woman for two seconds, sighed slightly in his heart, and then turned his head.
He understood the evil woman's thoughts, and he himself knew the difficulty of opening up a road. However, the situation is stronger than people.
The gray merchant's concession was indeed partly due to Wai's words, but more... it was because he saw the evil woman.
In other words, he saw the dark, twisted earth and stone birdcage that imprisoned the evil woman.
The reason why the gray merchant stood next to the evil woman was actually a deliberate choice. He was very confused at first. Obviously, she was imprisoned in the birdcage and the evil woman was not injured, so why didn't she struggle? When he stood next to the evil woman, he felt the terrifying pressure.
This is at least the pressure of the true knowledge level!
A nose embedded in a stone slab can actually reach the level of a true knowledge level wizard?
This is just an organ without any other bonus, and it has such a terrifying energy? !
In addition, the bird cage that imprisoned the evil woman was obviously an earth-related ability.
Combining these various details, the gray merchant had already concluded the true identity of the stone slab opposite.
The Black Earl! Definitely the Black Earl!
In addition to the Black Earl, there must be a descendant of Noah on the opposite side! One organ accompanied by a descendant, this is simply the standard of the Noah family!
Who is the Black Earl? He is a super wizard standing at the top of the pyramid of the Southern Territory Wizarding World, just like Mr. Monkey!
As long as he takes another small step forward, the Black Earl can step into the legendary forest.
Such a person, even if it is just an organ, has reached the level of true knowledge. The gray merchant asked himself, what can they compare with the other party?
They had guessed the identity of the Black Earl before, but that was just a guess, and now it is certain.
Even if the gray merchant did not care about the goodwill of "Ermi", he had to look at the face of the Black Earl. Because of this, the gray merchant understood that if he clashed with the other party like the evil woman at this time, he would be the only one to suffer.
He has only lost a memory now, and no other losses. But if the confrontation continues, he may lose more, and even lose the lives of all of them.
The gray merchant who lost his memory is gentle and elegant. The gray merchant who did not lose his memory is cold and ruthless. But no matter which gray merchant, in the face of this situation, will choose to know the current situation.
Therefore, the gray merchant's concession is not the "wrong payment" in the mouth of the evil woman, but a kind of... redemption.
...
The gray merchant apologized gently and politely, and said that he would give compensation. This made Duokes, who was originally cold and arrogant, begin to ease up. Even if the evil woman and the gray merchant disagreed, the gray merchant was the master after all. As long as the evil woman's dissent could not influence the gray merchant, then the gray merchant's expression would prevail.
After Duokes's expression eased, the gray merchant saluted respectfully to the black earl again, but he did not say anything, let alone point out the black earl's name, which was actually a kind of tact.
Finally, the gray merchant's eyes were on Angel.
The Gray Merchant first congratulated Angell on his victory, and at the same time, in a self-deprecating tone, said that he was not qualified and needed to work harder.
After saying all kinds of compliments or praises, the Gray Merchant got to the point.
"Mr. Ermi, I believe you have heard the conversation between me and the evil woman before. I wonder if I can trade back the fragments you took away."
After a pause, the Gray Merchant immediately added: "Of course, if you are also interested in the fragments, I will not take away someone's love."
The Gray Merchant's attitude made the group of people in the Traveling Merchant Organization feel awkward and depressed, but Dox's side was much more relaxed. Therefore, when the Gray Merchant asked Angell directly, Dox and others did not speak out to stop him.
Moreover, they actually wanted to know what the wise master obviously did not want Angell to take, but Angell went against the will of the wise master and had to take it away.
They made room for Dox and Angell.
Facing Gray Merchant's question, Angel did not answer immediately, but first dissolved his fusion with Ermi.
Ermi was still in the state of a gem giant. When it was released, the gems of different colors emitted a dazzling luster, like a stream of light and rainbow.
After a visible energy separation, Ermi turned into a black shadow, nodded to Angel, swayed the blue lights on his head, slowly drilled into the ground, and merged with Angel's shadow.
At this time, everyone saw Angel's appearance.
It was almost exactly the same as before the duel, even the curled hair did not change. The only change was probably that there was an extra "trophy" wrapped in leather cloth in his hand.
"The demon of the panic world?" It was Gray Merchant who spoke, and he looked at Angel with surprised eyes.
He had never seen Ermi's true body before, and he always thought that the other party's transformation into a shadow giant or a gem giant was actually a talent or ability. It was not until Angel separated from Ermi that he realized that Ermi actually existed alone.
Thinking of Ermi's various abilities and the clear characteristics of his true self, he almost immediately thought of a supernatural group of demons who were very far away from the wizarding world and were labeled as extremely dangerous!
Hearing Gray Merchant's question, Angel didn't say anything, but Dox glanced at Gray Merchant and said, "Your eyesight is still a little bit off."
Meaning, Gray Merchant should have seen that Ermi was a demon long ago. He didn't know the other party's identity until the duel was over.
However, as soon as Dox finished speaking, Wai beside him whispered: "You didn't recognize him before."
Dox pretended not to hear it. After all, he was being taught a lesson by an apprentice in front of outsiders, and he still had to save face.
However, the gray merchant on the opposite side heard Wai's muttering, and didn't say anything on the surface, but he had basically confirmed Wai's identity in his heart. He dared to speak so rudely to a formal wizard, and there was no escape, he must be a descendant of Noah's family. Relying on the Black Earl as a backer, Wai dared to be so unscrupulous.
The gray merchant's conclusion was correct, but the deduction process was wrong. Even if the Black Earl was not present, Wai's attitude towards Dox would still be the same.
With the Black Earl and the descendants of Noah, they now know which family the hidden mirror man wants to deal with.
However, the gray merchant still has a question, who is this "Ermi" who can control the demon?
Is there such a person in the Noah family?
Gray Merchant's doubts were quickly thrown aside. It was not that he got an answer, but that Angel finally spoke and mentioned the broken lens.
Angel picked up the leather cloth and weighed it in his hand: "You want to trade with me just for the fragments inside?"
Gray Merchant nodded immediately: "Yes."
The things had been taken away by Angel, and the evil woman was suppressed in the birdcage. It was impossible to say that he didn't care. Now the only way to get it back is to show that he cares and express sincerity.
"Mr. Ermi can make a price freely, and I will do my best to meet Mr.'s requirements." After saying this, the Gray Merchant bowed solemnly.
Angel didn't feel much about Gray Merchant's series of statements.
He still didn't understand why Gray Merchant would be interested in the fragments given by Adanis? Isn't this a medium that Adanis gave them to monitor themselves?
While Angel was thinking, Dox came up.
Dox probably relied on the fact that he already owed Angel too much, and he couldn't pay it back, and he wasn't afraid to continue to owe it, so when everyone was confused but didn't dare to ask, Dox ran forward and signaled with his eyes: What treasure is in it?
Angel glanced at Dox, but didn't answer. Instead, he opened the leather cloth in front of him.
Before, it was covered by the leather cloth, and everyone was embarrassed to use energy to spy, so they didn't know what was inside. It wasn't until Angel opened the leather cloth and saw what was inside that everyone came back to their senses.
It turned out that the conversation between Angel and the Gray Merchant was true, and it was really a "fragment."
At this time, what was lying in Angel's hand was a broken mirror corner.
At first glance, there was no abnormality, no energy fluctuations, and no luster.
It was just a very old fragment, and even the mirror surface was a little blurry.
Just this thing, Angel and the Gray Merchant both wanted it? Moreover, the Wise Lord didn't want Angel to get it?
If they hadn't come to the sewer before, they might not understand it at all. But after arriving at the underground waterway, they looked at the fragment and had a vague guess in their hearts.
Most likely, this fragment is related to "that person", after all, it has a mirror surface.
But then again, even if it is really related to that person, what value does this fragment have that makes Angel and the Gray Merchant value it so much?