"So, Dottore, you came here just to mock me?" Listening to Dottore's words, Albetwo showed a trace of anger.
"No, no, no, Albetwo, I think you've misunderstood something…"
Dottore smiled faintly, shaking his head and waving his hand:
"When I spoke of you just now, I deliberately added certain qualifiers — words like 'the former' or 'original'…"
"The former you might not have been enough to pique my interest. But now, things are different…"
"Though the gap between us is still vast, at the very least, you've reached the baseline for me to consider you a friend…"
"After all, the fact that you managed to create something akin to my own segments is already quite astonishing."
Hearing this, Albetwo's expression immediately grew tense, and he asked in disbelief: "You… you actually know about that?"
Dottore gave a slight smile and said: "Your plan may look flawless, and it's deceived most people — but it cannot deceive me, nor can it deceive Su Yuan."
"Though Su Yuan right now only harbors suspicion, without any decisive evidence…"
"I know Su Yuan. I understand Su Yuan. Sooner or later, he will unmask your disguise and utterly defeat you…"
"Dottore, just get to the point!" Albetwo said impatiently.
"You didn't come all this way just to spout meaningless nonsense, did you?"
"But of course not. I didn't come here for nonsense, but to propose cooperation." Dottore replied.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend — surely you understand this principle."
"Moreover, though you killed Durin and made it look like it was done by the Eerie power… in truth, you haven't actually mastered it, have you?"
As he spoke, a strange flame flared in Dottore's palm, and he said with temptation in his tone: "But I… I've already grasped the Eerie power to a certain extent, and I can share it with you."
"I know that earlier, you set traps and schemes to capture Albedo successfully, but you've struggled to refine him…"
"Chalk is the immaculate soil, the substance of the primeval man."
"Only by forcing Albedo back into the state of chalk soil and then absorbing him can you replace him and become a true human being…"
"But with your current strength, there's no way you can achieve that, is there?"
"However… the Eerie power — this overwhelmingly domineering force — might just be able to help you."
Hearing Dottore's words, Albetwo was somewhat tempted.
Although he had already set traps to capture Albedo and had been painstakingly researching these past few days, he had never been able to take the next step…
With his own power alone, he simply couldn't force Albedo back into chalk soil, let alone refine and absorb him…
"Then, Dottore, I know what kind of person you are…" Albetwo said slowly.
"If I accept your help, what kind of price will I have to pay?"
"For me, unknown knowledge is always the most precious treasure." Dottore gave a faint smile and said, "I'm simply curious about your ability — the one similar to how I create my segments. I want you to tell me everything about it."
"My segmentation technique is useful, yes, but it consumes far too many rare materials. The cost is really too high…"
"If I can gain some reference or inspiration from your technique, I might be able to improve my segmentation and reduce its cost."
"Isn't that what scientific research is all about? Integrating existing knowledge and then creating brand-new possibilities!!!"
After thinking it over briefly, Albetwo spoke: "Alright, Dottore, deal."
"A pleasant transaction… oh no, I should say, a pleasant academic exchange…" Dottore revealed a satisfied expression.
Then, Albetwo handed over a large amount of research data into Dottore's hands…
And Dottore, in turn, placed a wisp of Eerie flame into Albetwo's forehead, a faint smile tugging at his lips…
...
Because of the cold weather and harsh climate, Dragonspine had almost no permanent human residents.
In the past, it was always a desolate place, filled only with the howling winds…
Dragonspine… had perhaps never been this lively before.
Although in the past there had been a few adventurers who came here to explore, those were always rare cases.
Never before had so many adventurers entered Dragonspine at the same time.
Oz flew high in the sky, transmitting everything he saw within his line of sight directly into Fischl's eyes.
To everyone's surprise, Oz actually made a discovery very quickly!
At the very peak of the snowy mountain, where the Frostbearing Tree stood, a figure resembling Albedo could be seen!
None of the adventurers had expected this.
Could it really be this easy?
They hadn't even made any contributions yet, and Fischl and Oz had already found the target of this commission—Albetwo?
"Haha, truly worthy of our Adventurers' Guild's elite investigator, Miss Fischl! Her coordination with Oz is flawless—just like that, the objective is already complete! This makes the rest of us look a little useless, huh!" one adventurer said to his companion.
"Indeed, I thought it would be a drawn-out battle, but who would've thought it turned into a blitz instead."
Another adventurer sighed, then immediately turned to Fischl: "Miss Fischl, since the target has already been located, we should hurry and notify the Knights and the Traveler…"
Hearing this, Fischl clearly froze.
At the same time, Oz, who was flying back toward her, also realized a serious problem…
He couldn't always stay by Fischl's side—he had to fly high to scout the surroundings.
And once he left her side, no one would be able to react quickly enough to cover for Fischl's speech!
Before flying off earlier, he had already stressed to the accompanying adventurers: do not casually speak to Fischl; even if you must, you must use a specific manner of speaking…
But now, it was clear they hadn't taken it seriously!
Seeing Fischl's expression twist, growing more and more abnormal, Oz could no longer hold back and shouted:
"What are you still standing there for? Run! Get away from Fischl, now!!"
The adventurer was completely stunned by Oz's outburst.
Was that really necessary?
After all, he had only accidentally spoken to Fischl without using that special tone, right?
But in the very next moment, a wave of deathly dread swept over him, and he heard "Fischl's" chilling voice ring in his ears:
"Peasant!!! Who permitted you to address the sovereign of the Immernachtreich in such a manner???"
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