Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 959 Seeking Reinforcements

When Agu emerged from the underground base, he had regained his composure.

It seems that his many years of working as a librarian in the wizard's tower have taught him to take things calmly.

"So you two ultimately didn't acknowledge each other?"

"Why bother acknowledging her? She despises the Faceless Man, so why should I let her know that the person who raised her for ten years is also a Faceless Man?"

"Uh?" Thor shook his head. "Although from an outsider's perspective, keeping it all hidden could very well cause a bigger misunderstanding."

He casually cited an example he had seen.

"For example... when was she posing as her father?"

"Five years old, five years and three months old."

"She was so young, and you took over her father's identity after his death. Then you left her when she was fifteen. She may not remember her original father, but she definitely remembers you. Perhaps she thinks you abandoned her on purpose."

Agu lowered his head. "I didn't have time to tell her the truth when I left."

Saul spread his hands. "So the truth is still uncertain. You can't solve anything by saying nothing. Why don't you try to find out her impression of her father indirectly?"

Agu frowned in distress. When he saw Fiona's cold and mocking gaze, he couldn't recall any of the methods Thor had mentioned and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

"Sigh." Thor sighed. "Those who are on the sidelines usually understand these things better. If you still want to talk to Fiona, I can go back to the hotel and wait for you."

"No." To everyone's surprise, Agu still refused. "She definitely won't come out to see me now. Let's wait until later. Besides, I am... appearing suddenly now probably won't be of much help to her. Right now, Master, you still need to save Wizard Byron, don't you?"

"I respect your decision." Thor didn't press the issue, stroking his chin. "Byron has been detained by them, and we don't know what his situation is now. How could I let them bully him?"

The two chatted as they walked toward the observatory, seemingly in no hurry.

"Master, how do you intend to save them?"

Thor snapped his fingers. "Find a backer first!"

……

An encrypted letter was urgently delivered to the Radiant family and presented to Patriarch Norton by Edgar.

Norton's white light engulfed the letter in Edgar's hand, turning it to ashes. But by then, Norton had already fully deciphered the letter's contents.

Then came a long silence.

Edgar waited for a while, but Norton didn't speak. He couldn't help but wonder, "Chief, has something difficult happened?"

Norton then spoke, "Edgar, how many more years do I have left?"

Edgar calmly replied, "If you maintain a stable mental state, four years should be no problem."

"Yes, there are only four years left. Do you think Thor knows about this?"

"The Wizard of Thor should be able to tell too."

"Then why is he causing me trouble?"

"Perhaps...or should I go in your place?"

"Will you go see Ali in my place?"

"Then you should go."

The child inside the white sphere of light sighed.

Edgar thought for a moment, "How about you write a letter, and I'll pass it on to Speaker Alec?"

Norton chuckled lightly. "Forget it, I'll go there myself. Sending just a letter probably won't do any good; they're good at playing dumb. I doubt that seeing my old bones, Alec will dare to lay a hand on me."

Before Edgar could say anything, the white orb of light suddenly went out, and the already dim room was completely plunged into darkness.

"Sigh..." Edgar sighed helplessly, lit the lantern in his hand, and only then could he see the light again.

He stared blankly at the bright wick. "If the Stargate Council had listened to our advice and stopped the spread of the Red Worms, why would you have allowed most of your people to return to the Radiant World side for refuge?"

……

"Do you think the red worms might be transported to the continent of State via airships or ships? Should we issue an emergency evacuation order?"

Walking closer to the observatory, Thor looked up at the enormous red worm atop it. Two days had passed since he last saw it. It seemed to have grown a little larger now.

Although the change was so subtle that ordinary people couldn't even notice it, Thor could clearly sense the red worm's change in size.

"Your concerns are not unfounded." Agu had recovered from Fiona's attack these past few days. "But haven't you already delivered the message?"

"Actually, thinking about it carefully, the Stargate Council probably wouldn't intentionally move the Red Worms to other continents. After all, the other fourth-tier wizards wouldn't agree, and the Stargate Council might become the target of everyone's attacks, ultimately having their plans ruined by the enemy. However, I'm still worried that those Red Worms might accidentally land in other places."

Given the choice between sacrificing everyone and saving the minority, rationally, one would choose the latter. But who can accept their loved ones being among the majority who are sacrificed?

Moreover, Thor didn't think that staying in the wizarding world meant certain death.

Since even Instructor Gorsa said that the Abyss is a corpse, it means that the Abyss is not invincible.

Thor also considered whether he could seize the Stargate and take his friends away from this dangerous world, but the Deathbringer of the Rainbow World and Froco, who had once gone out, both warned Thor that the outside world was really not safe.

Those below the fifth rank cannot cross the world barrier, which is actually a form of protection the world provides for its native inhabitants.

Therefore, even if Thor is confident that he can reach the fifth rank, what about his friends?

So Thor has decided that even if he has to leave in the end, he will only give up when the apocalypse truly breaks out and no one survives.

Thor looked down at his right palm, where another star-shaped eye had sprung up. But Thor was careful not to let the star-shaped eye see the giant red worm on the observatory.

"Last time, the Starry Eyes destroyed a red worm, but the Starry Eyes itself was also damaged; otherwise, the pain wouldn't have been reflected back to me. This is the first time I've seen something that can harm the Starry Eyes. In other words, that tiny red worm already possessed considerable spiritual power. If I were to confront the red worm on the Stargazing Tower, I wonder how many Starry Eyes I would have to consume, and whether the reflected damage would kill me outright?"

Thinking about this, an idea suddenly flashed through Thor's mind.

He suddenly stopped, carefully pressing the star-shaped eyes in his palm while looking up at the giant red worm in the distance.

"The red worm possesses the power to contend with the star-shaped eye. Then...can it deal with the Abyss Eye?"

It was just a fleeting idea, like a flash of inspiration. Thor didn't even understand the characteristics of the red worms, let alone control them to fight for him. But it was certainly a possibility, a possible solution to the impending apocalypse.

"You always have to make a bold assumption first!"

Thor looked at the red worm again, no longer entirely regarding it as a pest.

"Everything has two sides. Isn't a crisis also an opportunity?"

"Master, what are you saying?" Agu asked, puzzled.

Thor didn't rush to reveal his plan, but instead said, "Agu, what do you think we can do to change Speaker Alec's mind about only wanting to escape?"

To make a proud and stubborn person let go of their obsession, the only way is to make them realize that they have no other way out.

Beth wrote elegantly in her diary.

"He's a fourth-tier wizard! How can I leave him with nowhere to run? Should I find a fifth-tier... wait, I think I know a fifth-tier wizard!"

(End of this chapter)