Agu looked completely bewildered by the question. Seeing Agu’s expression, Fiona immediately realized something was wrong.

Agu looked like he had no idea what red worms were!

Her expression changed, and her previous seriousness turned to impatience. Thɪs chapter is updated by NoveI[F]ire.net

“Caught the wrong person again. Can’t those surveillance people be more careful?”

A wizard beside her walked over to comfort Fiona, “After all, the surveillance people don’t understand the actual situation either. Misunderstandings are normal.”

“Then what do we do with this one?” Fiona pointed at Agu. “They spoke so confidently that I was already giving them passwords.”

The other wizard disdainfully glanced at Agu. “Then just…”

But before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly interrupted.

“Then let’s invite him in as a guest.”

Fiona and the other wizard froze, turning to see the newcomer and quickly bowing respectfully.

“We’ll take care of this guest. You can go back now.”

Saul noticed the newcomer was also a third-rank wizard who looked very strange—he had actually modified both eyes to look like telescopes, and from their structure, they seemed able to extend and retract.

“You two, I’m Meurich. Please follow me.”

Meurich first glanced at Agu, then moved his gaze to his shadow.

Saul clicked his tongue, then emerged from Agu’s shadow. “How did you discover me?”

Meurich actually took the initiative to bow to Saul first. “Your combat ability is very strong, and your medical skills are even more superb. Fortunately, your concealment ability isn’t first among third-rank wizards, or how would others survive!”

“Brother Saul, he’s insulting you!” Penny was shocked. “Didn’t you say something about… honeyed words and daggers?”

“You got it wrong.” Saul told Penny to shut up.

“Huh?” Meurich across from him was confused.

Saul turned to Meurich with genuine praise. “Your eye modification is really impressive.”

“You flatter me.” Meurich raised his hand and tapped his eyes with his index finger, making them retract somewhat to look slightly more normal. “Please follow me. There are too many people here with loose tongues—there are some things they’re not suitable to know yet.”

Saul followed Meurich with Agu, though Agu was reluctant to leave and couldn’t help glancing at Fiona nearby.

Fiona behaved obediently in front of Meurich, but when she noticed Agu looking at her, she still glared back fiercely.

Agu couldn’t help but smile nostalgically, leaving behind a bewildered Fiona and hurrying to catch up with Saul.

The three entered the largest building in the center of the underground base. Such a large room had no other people in it.

After Meurich closed the door, he naturally invited Saul to sit.

When Meurich raised his hand, vines suddenly grew from the ground, quickly forming chairs and a coffee table.

Three tulips bloomed in the center of the coffee table, their petals opening to reveal amber liquid inside.

“This is flower tea that’s very popular in the Stargate Council now. Would Lord Saul like to try some?”

Saul wasn’t afraid of any tricks from Meurich. He sat down directly, picked up a flower bud, and tasted it.

The flower’s stem automatically extended when Saul picked it up, then retracted to the coffee table when he let go.

“The fragrance is very rich, and it has special mind-refreshing effects.” But it was too sweet—Saul didn’t like it. “So you’re people from the Stargate Council. I wondered who could run a secret organization near the Stargate Council. But why is the Stargate Council acting so secretively?”

Meurich maintained a polite smile until Saul finished asking, then began to speak.

“Since you specifically came here, you must also be here about the red worms, right?”

Saul tilted his head without answering.

Meurich immediately felt pressure and curved his fingers. “Actually, the Council acts this way for stability. The Stargate experiment has been ongoing for over four years. Currently, the gate is maintained in a state that allows wizards to enter. As long as the Council is prepared, we can send more people to break through the world barriers and reach beyond the stargate. But in recent years, we’ve discovered other external species entering through the stargate.”

“These external creatures are very difficult to perceive through conventional methods, so the gatekeepers didn’t discover them at all.”

Saul rested his hand against his chin. “Can’t you close the gate?”

Meurich smiled bitterly and spread his hands. “It took us sixty years to open the stargate. If we close it this time, who knows how many years it will take to open it again.”

“Red worms can even devour third-rank wizards, and you’re just letting them run wild?” Saul didn’t directly tell Meurich about the giant worm he had seen outside the Star Observatory Tower, but probed, “Do you know what level the most powerful red worms have reached? Could they become world-destroying existences like the black tide?”

Meurich’s eyes protruded ten centimeters outward. “You don’t need to worry about that. This world had no hope to begin with. The stargate will take qualified people away from this world doomed to destruction.”

The Stargate Council people just want to run away.

Saul suddenly remembered this phrase. It seemed outsiders’ evaluation of the Stargate Council was completely accurate.

If only qualified people could leave, what did the Glare family, also part of the Stargate Council, think about this?

Saul asked, “What kind of people count as qualified?”

“You are certainly qualified. As for others… People who can see red worms without external assistance are also qualified.”

Meurich smiled at Agu. “Of course, the qualification I’m talking about is just being able to join the Stargate Council’s migration team. I’m not saying people who can’t see red worms can’t leave this wizard world. It’s just that the Stargate Council’s capabilities are limited—we can only bring people we’re confident we can take.”

Agu said nothing, just silently lowering his eyes. Regardless of escaping or leaving, he would ultimately follow his master anyway.

As for Fiona, she seemed to be a qualified person, so he didn’t need to worry too much.

Saul thought of Corey, who had disappeared in the port city. Her mental state seemed to have problems due to the red worm on her head, but it was still better than Wizard Aurel, who had been devoured by a red worm.

Since Corey had only disappeared rather than leaving behind a corpse—which would have been more convenient to handle—Corey was very likely still alive and was a qualified person.

“You judge qualified people based on red worms—is it some characteristic of the red worms? How much do you understand about red worms?”

“Worthy of Lord Saul, you immediately hit the key point.” Meurich seemed to be good at flattery. “The Council has indeed conducted in-depth research on red worms. In fact, Chairman Alick discovered their existence when red worms first entered the wizard world. But at the same time, we also discovered that the special concealment abilities of red worms can help us hide ourselves in the world beyond the stargate and avoid danger.”

“You may not know, but the wizard world is currently sealed. The bad thing is that the path from fourth to fifth rank is closed, but there are benefits too—our world basically won’t be affected by pollution from the starry sky. But we will eventually have to leave, so how can we, who have been in a safe environment for so long, adapt to the outside world?”

“We can only first borrow others’ power and talents.”

“So we divide people attacked by red worms into the parasitized—those who couldn’t withstand the red worms and were devoured. The opposite of that is the immune. For example, Wizard Corey, and your friend… Wizard Byron.” Google seaʀᴄh novèlfire.net

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