While Angel was secretly making his move, Kant in the courtyard was also speculating over Angel's final choice.
"Ocean Rhythm is certainly excellent, but Heart House should suit your Demon Illusion Island lineage better." Kant looked at Sanders and asked probing, "After Angel experiences it, he should choose to trade, right?"
Sanders pondered for a moment. "I don't know what choice Angel will make. But Angel has his own ideas. Once he decides on something, unless there is a reason he absolutely must do otherwise, it is difficult for him to change his mind."
"From the sound of it, Angel will still refuse?"
Sanders did not answer, but his silence had already given the answer.
"Will he really refuse? Could Ocean Rhythm have some unknown effect? Otherwise, there's no reason to refuse." Kant muttered softly. "Or is it because Ocean Rhythm is the first high-level work he refined? First times are worth commemorating, so he plans to keep it as a collectible?"
As Kant was speculating, he suddenly sensed something. His brows furrowed as he looked toward the hall.
"I seem to sense a new kind of energy. It's a little strange." Kant gave a soft sound of surprise. This energy possessed neither the illusory nature of Heart House nor the surging feel of Ocean Rhythm. Instead, it carried a sense of isolation, as though some energy were deliberately concealing something.
Could something have happened inside that needed to be hidden?
"Could Angel have done something bad?" Kant could not help guessing. But Angel had signed a contract earlier. There was no reason for him to violate it, was there?
A fleeting gleam flashed through Sanders's eyes. The corners of his lips lifted slightly, but he quickly concealed it and said to Kant, "No. Bound by the contract, Angel will