Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3183: Chapter 3184: Parrot

”There are, indeed. But before that, I want to know how the shop sets prices for these unknown items?”

Angel looked at the man in the black robe, wanting to ask about the price first.

The man in the black robe smiled slightly: ”Different items naturally have different prices. Why don’t you tell me first which ones you’re interested in buying?”

The man in the black robe spread his hands, wanting to know which items were valuable first.

Angel and the man in the black robe exchanged glances, each aware of the other’s thoughts, but neither pointed it out.

At this point, Angel spoke again: ”I want them all; you quote the price one by one, and I’ll see if they’re suitable.”

Angel’s little calculations were completely obvious.

There must be something good here, but can you guess which one? Didn’t you say each item has a different price? Then I’ll take them all, and you quote.

As for whether to buy them in the end, that’s another matter.

The man in the black robe was well aware of Angel’s thoughts. He glanced at Angel and then at the silent Laplace, pondering: ”The guest should be able to tell that there are some things I’d like to discuss privately with you. How about we talk about personal matters first, then discuss the ownership of these items?”

”Perhaps by then, the price of these items might be different?”

Angel could sense that the man in the black robe was already somewhat impatient. He seemed very eager to discuss the so-called ’personal matters’ with Angel.

Angel thought for a moment and nodded: ”All right. Shall we talk here?”

The man in the black robe glanced at Pirush, who was frequently glancing over from not far away, and coughed lightly: ”Let’s talk in the private room.”

With that, the man in the black robe was the first to walk into the private room, waving his hand to make the twenty or so items on the ground disappear into a miscellaneous box, making the private room spacious again.

Angel and Laplace followed him inside.

Luigi was left outside, not because Angel didn’t call him, but because Luigi was completely immersed in the world of the little hamster at this moment, lost in thought.

Angel didn’t disturb him, as long as Laplace knew, it was as good as Luigi knowing.

This time, upon entering the private room, the atmosphere was slightly different from before.

Firstly, before, the private room was only separated from the outside by curtains, without other barriers, and both sides were actually connected; but now, the man in the black robe arranged a layer of faint blood mist around the private room, isolating sound and sight.

In other words, the private room was now truly isolated from the outside world.

Secondly, the man in the black robe finally removed his hood, revealing his face. Whether this appearance was his true look, no one knew.

From the appearance alone, the face was extremely youthful, with puppy eyes, a slightly flat nose, and light freckles. Green short hair mixed with fine yellow strands, he looked like a young boy, or even a child.

But this was just the exterior; his tea-colored eyes clearly held anxiety and sorrow beyond his apparent age.

His age should not be small, just that his appearance seemed youthful. Or perhaps the face itself was fake, only the eyes were real.

”Before anything else, let me introduce myself.” The man in the black robe extended his hand gently to his chest: ”My name... is not important, even if I say it might not be true, and you might not believe it; however, I once stayed in a void trade caravan for a while, and in the caravan, my code name was ’Parrot’, a name I’ve used till now.”

”So, you can call me Parrot.”

Angel acknowledged with a nod, implying that despite saying so much, there was no real introduction.

”We shouldn’t need to introduce ourselves, right?” Angel asked, raising an eyebrow.

”The guest doesn’t need to be introduced.” Parrot did not care about Angel and Laplace’s identity; he cared only about one thing—

”May I ask if the guest entered the Daylight Mirror Domain from the Southern Domain?”

Angel nodded: ”Yes.”

The range covered by the Daylight Mirror Domain is vast, and within this vast area, there is only one Wizards’ Realm, the Southern Domain Wizard World.

Therefore, Angel did not mind exposing that he came from the Southern Domain.

After getting Angel’s confirmation, the anxiety in Parrot’s eyes significantly reduced. He moved his lips as though wanting to say something, but the words at the tip of his tongue withdrew back.

Struggling with whether to speak directly or beat around the bush, he hesitated for quite a while before making a decision: ”Can I ask the guest for a favor? As long as the guest agrees, I can gift the sheet music and the Secret Ceremony Box to you, and you may also choose any one item from that pile of unknown objects, and I will not interfere.”

Parrot’s opening promise of benefits made Angel furrow his brow frequently.

The sheet music was worthless, but the Secret Ceremony Box was worth more than ten thousand Magic Crystals, and as for that unknown item, he’d certainly choose the Birth Stone, which, if truly valued, was at least a six-figure sum.

So many Magic Crystals just for him to agree to a request felt rather dubious to Angel.

And why choose him? Was it merely because he was human?

Angel: ”Whether I agree to your request does not depend on how much benefit you offer, but on whether I’m willing. You’d better say straightforwardly what you want me to do for you? Also, why did you choose me?”

”I...” Parrot lowered his head after saying half a sentence and remained silent for over ten seconds before speaking again: ”I hope the guest can take me out of the Mirror Domain; I want to go to the Southern Domain.”

Angel was stunned for a moment: ”You can’t leave the Mirror Domain?”

Parrot: ”I entered the Mirror Domain unintentionally. Just as I entered, the passage turned into Mirror Light, almost failing to send me away. Since then, I’ve wandered in the Mirror Domain for a long time, unable to find a stable Mirror Realm Passage.”

”Later, I met that Pirush outside. Though somewhat cunning, he offered many strategies.”

”But, the passages connecting to the outside world are either controlled or usable only by specific races. As a human, I can’t enter.”

”The Mirror Sea Scholar could have helped me, but when I went with that Pirush outside, the conditions he proposed, I couldn’t agree to.”

”This time, attending the gathering was to see if I could find a way out here... Then, I met you.”

Parrot’s words left Angel stunned for several seconds.

At first, when he heard Parrot’s request, he didn’t quite react, contemplating internally, weren’t there plenty of Mirror Realm Passages...? But after listening to Parrot’s explanation, he suddenly realized it wasn’t that there were many passages, it was just that he had coincidentally encountered a special being capable of opening a Mirror Domain Passage.

The three members of the Cyclops Family need no introduction, they are extremely unique mirror creatures. They can even live in reality for long periods, something other Mirror Domain creatures are completely incapable of.

Moreover, the Cyclops Family is under Adanis’ command. Who is Adanis? Whether in the Mirror Domain or reality, she holds an extremely special status; their ability to open pathways to the Mirror Domain is not unusual at all.

Apart from the Cyclops Family, the next being Angel encountered after entering the Mirror Domain was Laplace and her Three Temporal Bodies. Laplace is a being at the pinnacle of the Daylight Mirror Domain; if she couldn’t open the Mirror Realm Passage, then no one could.

As for other Mirror Domain creatures, although Angel encountered them, he was not familiar with them and did not have much interaction.

The Mirror Domain beings he truly interacted with were either special or high-status. For them, opening the Mirror Realm Passage was a momentary task. Furthermore, since Angel later refined the Secret Treasure ”Indestructible Heart Mirror,” he could freely enter and exit the Mirror Domain, which led to Angel losing a basic evaluation standard for the difficulty of entering and exiting the Mirror Domain.

He assumed that since he could enter, it should not be difficult for others to do so as well.

But in reality, for other humans and the broader Mirror Domain creatures, the so-called Mirror Realm Passage is just legendary.

Perhaps a family leader could open it, but ordinary creatures certainly couldn’t.

As for the parrot coming to the Daylight Mirror Domain, he mostly encountered the most ordinary mirror creatures, making it a sheer fantasy to gain a method to open the Mirror Realm Passage from them.

After Angel figured this out, besides feeling sympathy for the parrot’s plight, he also felt some relief. Luckily, the ones he encountered upon entering the Mirror Domain were high-status individuals; otherwise, he might have found himself in the same plight as the parrot.

Parrot: ”As for why I chose the guest, it’s because of a sentence the guest said earlier.”

Earlier, at a stall outside, Angel made a comment about the items on the stall, saying: ”If I were truly human, do you think I would spend Magic Crystals on these things?”

This sentence was spoken offhandedly, but the parrot heard an extra meaning.

The parrot had seen other humans in the Mirror Domain, but they were all Empty-hearted People; the fact that Angel could speak this sentence meant he wasn’t one.

This sentence also indirectly indicated that Angel had a large amount of human objects, which is why he disdained the items on the stall. Since he could obtain a large number of items, it meant Angel was very likely coming from the outside.

If he could come from the outside, then he must have a way to leave.

Precisely because of this, the parrot set his sights on Angel.

In the ensuing probes, the parrot confirmed that Angel was human, and also confirmed that Angel had a high degree of real-world information, suggesting that even if he was trapped in the Mirror Domain, he had channels of knowledge to the outside world; what’s more, the parrot couldn’t see any sign of distress in Angel. He seemed more like a tourist visiting the Mirror Domain, too relaxed in his demeanor.

This led the parrot to further speculate that Angel likely had a means to leave the Mirror Domain.

Thus, the current dialogue occurred.

”I wonder if the guest can agree?” The parrot said, looking intently at Angel.

Taking the parrot away wasn’t difficult in itself, but if he were to take him, it would require passing through the Heart Space; however, Angel had no intention of exposing the Heart Space.

If not using the Heart Space, then Angel would have to ask Laplace for help to get the parrot out of the Mirror Domain.

Angel turned his head to look at Laplace.

Laplace seemed to have understood Angel’s thoughts and conveyed telepathically: ”Taking him away is not hard.”

Having confirmed that Laplace could help, the next consideration was another matter: taking him to the Southern Domain shouldn’t cause any issue, right?

On the other side, seeing Angel’s silence, the parrot felt anxious: ”If the guest can fulfill my request, I can let you choose another unknown item, and I can also provide clues to Oddities.”

Angel thought for a moment, then nodded: ”Alright.”

He pondered carefully; regardless of the parrot’s background, it was confirmed that he was human.

As long as he is human, entering the Wizards’ Realm wouldn’t cause any adverse reaction.

Thus, even if Angel didn’t take the parrot to the Southern Domain but instead sent him back to the suspected birthplace, the ’Wild Realm,’ he could still find a way to the Southern Domain without anyone finding out.

Just like Aex, Stop, and their group, if hadn’t made a commotion at the Bilun Tree Court, no one would care about their origins.

Based on the principle of ”human-centricity,” Angel decided to agree.

After all, sending the parrot away was too simple for him, just a lifting of a finger could exchange for six-figure goods, why would Angel refuse?

”I can take you to the passage and send you away,” Angel paused: ”When do you plan to leave?”

Seeing Angel relenting, the anxiety in the parrot’s eyes finally dissipated, and he hurriedly said: ”As soon as possible, preferably within the next few days.”

Angel nodded: ”Alright.”

To prevent Angel from going back on his word, the parrot took out a contract and laid out the terms.

Angel didn’t mind and left his Mark directly.

Originally Angel thought that he might have to wait for the parrot to leave the Mirror Domain to receive the promised benefits, but since they signed the contract, there was no need to wait until afterward.

The parrot, having just gotten what he wanted, was in a good mood and offered the ”compensation” immediately.

The parrot first handed Angel Granny Kekoruo’s Secret Ceremony Box, then gave him the Parchment with information on the ”Unknown Smooth Arm”... Angel took a look and found that the arm’s location was a world he hadn’t heard of, ’Ordo Realm,’ and took it into his bracelet without much thought.

After delivering these compensations, the parrot then showcased the so-called ”unidentifiable unknown items.”

”The guest is welcome to choose two. If you want more, just let me know.”

This time, the parrot did not mention the Price, as the chance to leave the Mirror Domain’s cage outweighed any external objects.

Without hesitation, Angel took the Birth Stone and Yellow Knapweed Fossil.

The parrot noticed the items Angel picked, and curiosity flashed in his eyes. Although he let Angel choose freely, he was actually curious about what Angel would take.

However, in the end, the parrot restrained his curiosity, afraid that knowing the answer would lead him to fixate on it.

Being oblivious and carefree for now was just fine.

With their transaction concluded, the next thing was to tell Luigi about his sheet music concern.

The parrot lifted the Wall Barrier of blood mist, and as Angel and the others stepped out of the compartment, they immediately heard Luigi’s voice: ”I seem to remember now, could this hamster be the rumored Invention Mouse in the inner city?”