Chapter 570: First Glance (1) (1/2)
Chapter 570: First Glance (1)
Translator: _Leo_Editor: Kurisu
'This thing…' Angele's brow furrowed as he held the ball in hand. 'I can't even put it into my mouth. That's a problem…'
Gentle blue light was released from his eyes as he scanned the ball on his palm. The ball had the size of an egg and its surface was illuminated by the light.
Several seconds later, Angele stopped scanning and tapped on the ball for three times.
*KA*
The ball suddenly started shrinking, it turned to the size of a nail, and then transformed into a white ring.
Angele tapped the ring again and it quickly returned to its original size.
He repeated the process several times.
'It only has two forms?' He carefully put the ring on the middle finger of his left hand.
Suddenly, an arm appeared in front of him, holding a large black coat.
”Here you go, your outfit.” Fra's young voice came from behind.
Angele turned around and grabbed the patched coat. He saw that Fra was about to fall asleep.
”You can go sleep first if you want.”
Angele was testing the barrier so he was not facing Fra, however, Fra saw the white ring on his finger right after he turned to her.
”Where did you get that from?” Fra yawned. ”Anyway, I need to have some rest. I already bought the breakfast and you know where to find it.” She moved to the wall and closed her eyes.
Angele jumped off the carriage and ran to one of the carriages in the front. He opened the door and entered that carriage.
The carriage was relatively small. There were two middle-aged men inside, eating pine nut cakes and purple mangos.
Angele could hear them chewing the fruits; the purple juice from the blue mangos was dripping down their hands. The dried juice stained the wooden table under their hands.
He could smell the sour fragrance from the fermented fruits as he entered the carriage. There was a white pine nut cake on the table, the brown pine nuts were mixed in the cake. It smelled like baked eggs.
Angele sat down with his legs crossed. He grabbed the cake and took a bite.
”That's way too dry…”
”Come on, don't complain.” One of the middle-aged men chuckled.
”Take this, it'll make everything better.” He threw a fist-sized purple mango to Angele.
Angele caught the mango and wiped it using a piece of white cloth.
”It's the first time that I see a mango like this. Where did you get this?”
The middle-aged man licked his lips and responded, ”From a mango farm in Sella. They also have black and red mangos but the purple mangos are the cheapest.”
The other middle-aged man's brow furrowed after hearing these words.
”Talking about the mango farm in Sella, I heard that there was an incident. Do you know what happened?” The man's dialect was a bit strange and it was hard to understand.
”I guess you don't travel often. You need to explore the world so you'll learn more and know more information. I do know of the incident about the mango farm. It's related to the country's recent decisions.” The man lowered his voice.
”A relative of mine is a royal guard and knows the background information. They are gathering the army, I think something big is going to happen.”
”What do you mean? Are they going after the wanted criminal?”
”You mean the cold-blooded killer that's wanted by the church? No, I don't think that guy will be caught easily. It's a different situation. A Count in Sella passed away and the inheritors are fighting; also, the lords around the area were also eyeing that position.” It seemed like the man knew a lot of information.
”A coldblooded killer? The church is strong, right? I don't think they can't catch a killer.” When Angele heard those words, he was interested.
The middle-aged man chuckled. ”The church is the strongest here but there are still people who are not afraid of them, including the cold-blooded killer. The wizard alliance was eliminated years ago. An organization called Shadow Tower brought a lot of trouble to the church but it was eliminated too. The cold-blooded killer was a member of Shadow Tower.”
The other man joined the conversation. ”Well, I've heard of those when I visited the large cities. The cold-blooded killer became a wanted criminal about 30 years ago but the church hasn't caught him yet. He's one of the church's strongest enemies.”
”I never knew that. It's great that I met you guys and I learned a lot today…” Angele smiled and took a bite of the mango. The mango was juicy, sour, and sweet. It had the texture of a banana. ”Are there other people who are fighting the church?”
The man glanced at Angele and noticed that Angele gave him a different feeling. He felt good that he knew something that Angele did not know.
”There are many people who dislike the church, like the remaining members of the Shadow Tower, the wizards, some underground races, and the Siren Empire from the north. That's all I know. If you go to the city that's owned by the church, you'll see the holy knights running around all day. They probably have many things to deal with every day. I don't know what exactly they are doing, I only know the situation of the areas around here.”