The wizard tower, which had lost its owner, seemed to have stopped time.
The dim magic lamp was on, and on the sloping stairs, two figures were walking slowly, one in front and one behind. The light cast their shadows under their feet, as if they had merged into one.
"There was only one devil before, right?" Ash asked, and his voice echoed in the empty and deep corridor. "Will Uncle Meng encounter one too?"
Signe did not answer directly, but instead talked about other things: "Devils are projected from the abyss to Iluf, and they need humans to summon or sacrifice them. They are addicted to human souls, greedy, and possessive. They are competitors to each other. It is difficult for two devils to coexist harmoniously in the same territory."
Ash understood, it meant that Uncle Meng would not encounter it.
They walked down a flight of stairs and finally saw a tall door on the stone wall at the corner of a corridor.
But Sigourney simply ignored the door and continued walking down.
They came for the contract between the two of them, and their destination was naturally Rachel's library and laboratory. Both places were located on the upper level of the wizard tower - this wizard tower was inserted upside down into the soil, so they had to continue going down.
Ash followed Sigourney's footsteps without hesitation, but just as he passed the door, he heard hurried footsteps coming from inside.
He heard it, and Sigourney certainly heard it too.
Sigourney paused, exerted a little force on her wrist, and pulled Ash behind her, making herself the person closest to the door.
Ash stood obediently behind Sigourney. He was indeed not strong enough now. In the dangerous Crystal Forest, he had to rely on Sigourney's protection everywhere. He stared at Sigourney's tall back, with gentle determination in his light eyes, but such days would not last long.
He has been working hard.
It won't be long before he can become a formal wizard. Although he is only a low-level wizard, he is always moving forward with his feet on the ground.
Soon, undisguised footsteps approached the door.
The rhythm and strength of the footsteps seemed familiar.
Sensing this, Sigourney and Ash relaxed a little, their eyes fixed on the door that was opened.
"Uncle Meng!"
"Mongolian."
The two of them were not mistaken, the footsteps indeed belonged to Meng who had been separated from them.
"Sigourney, Ash? It's you." Meng looked at them and smiled, "I just said that I heard someone calling my name."
Sigourney had an indifferent expression and didn't pay much attention, probably because she couldn't notice the softening of his lip lines.
Ash was much happier: "Uncle Meng, Sigourney said you were a professional, you are fine!" After saying that, he shook Sigourney's hand and said, "Sigourney, you said Uncle Meng might be waiting for us in here, it's true."
Meng walked out of the door and was stunned for a moment when he heard Ash's words. Then he looked at Sigourney and smiled mischievously: "Oh my, I didn't expect you to have so much confidence in me? I'm flattered, flattered."
Sigourney, who was sold out by Ash as soon as they met: "..." No, thank you.
"Come here and rest for a while?" Meng pointed to the door. "I also picked up two materials, the snake orc my friend mentioned, and a wizard. But both of them are unconscious and haven't woken up yet."
"Anyone else coming in?" Sigourney asked.
"No, I picked them up on the way to the wizard tower." Meng scratched his hair helplessly, "They can still be saved. If I leave them outside, they might die. They look young and it's a good coincidence that they met me. I couldn't help but leave them alone."
Sigourney was not surprised. Meng looked tall and mature, but he was actually kind-hearted. Wasn't it Meng who found him with a hoe and said it was fate, and then took care of him and treated him enthusiastically?
If Mon had been more heartless, the vampire Sigourney would not have existed.
"Let's go in and take a look." Sigourney motioned for Meng to lead the way. "Let them sleep a little longer. I'll take you to see the historical documents collected by Rachel."
Meng's eyes suddenly lit up. The handsome uncle-like man looked so excited that he looked so silly. He didn't delay any longer: "Follow me."
He turned around and returned to the small door he had just passed through.
"Where did you come from?" he asked as he walked. "That staircase just now? Is the entrance up there?"
Ash looked around and responded, "Yeah. Uncle Meng, how about you? Is everything going well after you separated from us?"
Meng said cheerfully, "It's okay. The Crystal Forest without Rachel can't be included in the top ten most dangerous ruins I've ever visited." He didn't dare to come here before because he was completely afraid of that crazy Rachel.
"I came from underground and encountered many obstacles, but they were not a big deal." Meng said, "I met the snake orc and the wizard halfway. The orc should be the wizard's guard. They may have encountered some danger. The orc transformed into its original form and entangled the wizard to hide underground. Unfortunately, the two of them consumed a lot of energy and fainted."
"After entering the wizard tower, you will arrive at this floor first. The rooms are adjacent to each other, almost like a maze."
Ash nodded in understanding.
After entering the door, there was an empty room, not big, but there was an arch on each wall. Meng led them through an arch and came to another similar room, which was also not decorated with anything, but there were four arches on the four walls.
If this floor was filled with rooms like these, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it looked like a maze.
"This is where Rachel keeps common experimental materials." Sigourney said, "The purchased materials will be placed in this space and raised."
Meng shook his head: "Rachel is just crazy."
So many people knew what kind of insane experiments Rachel was doing, and so many people couldn't stand, despised, or even hated Rachel's behavior.
But almost no one stood up to stop him.
Not even the throne.
Meng sighed, he didn't have any either.
Rachel was too strong, and if she fought against him, she might even die. No one wanted to be an experimental material that was automatically delivered to Rachel.
He raised his hand and patted Sigourney on the shoulder: "I don't know how you and Mr. Nance did it, but... well done."
Ash, who witnessed Sigourney killing Rachel, curled his eyes proudly: "Yes! So beautiful!" Sigourney, who coldly cut Rachel's neck under the moonlight, was so beautiful in the eyes of Ash, who was rescued by a hero that night and had a 5,000-degree filter, that every movement was beautiful enough to be taken as a screenshot and treasured.
Sigourney: “…” He was sure that the beautiful that Meng meant was definitely not the same as the beautiful that Ash meant.
Meng didn't take them far. He was near the door before, otherwise he wouldn't have heard the echo of Ash and Sigourney's conversation.
"Yes, they are the two of them." Meng pointed to a corner after entering a room, "The orc hasn't transformed yet."
After hearing Meng's words, Ash looked at the huge and long dark green anaconda that was as big as a hill, and the unconscious young wizard trapped inside the anaconda, and he was not surprised at all.
These two people came in with the team from the Pale Throne. According to Meng's friend's description, the anaconda orcs were escorted in the team, that is, they came in as experimental materials. The identity of this wizard is hard to say.
It could be that he was the master of the Anaconda, and the two were captured and sold together. It could also be that he was the one who made the deal with Rachel and was responsible for the transportation, and the Anaconda was only under his control and had to protect him.
Sigourney and the others didn't need to figure out which situation it was right now.
If they can be rescued, then they can be rescued, as long as they don’t disturb the purpose of their trip. At most, after they have achieved their goal, they can wake them up and go their separate ways - the return journey will at least be easier than the way there.
Meng simply took out the potion reagent, walked over to let the man and the snake sniff it, and then clapped his hands: "Wish you have a good dream."
He turned to Sigourney and Ash and shrugged, "Okay, shall we go down?"
Sigourney nodded.
Finally, the puzzle of the contract can be solved. He lowered his eyes slightly, and his gaze fell on the mark on his left arm.
The mark is always warm, just like the body temperature of a boy.
Without this mark, without this contract, perhaps Ash would still be in Duogu Village, and he...
Bart seemed to hear Bart's constant muttering of "Hold on, live on". Sigourney smiled suddenly. Since when did living no longer seem like a monotonous task?
It's good to be alive.
That's how he feels now.
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