Aside from Lushleaf Groot's attitude, Dangros had also tried to steer the conversation toward Naimeicui when speaking with Tadi Nai.
But Tadi Nai smiled and changed the subject. "As for Lord Naimeicui, you should wait for His Highness Lushleaf to tell you yourselves. I wouldn't dare overstep my bounds. Besides, I truly don't know."
From Tadi Nai's answer, it was clear that it had seen through Dangros's attempt to pry for information. The earlier questions had not touched upon any secrets, so it could answer them. But once the topic involved matters it could not discuss, its refusal became unmistakable.
In just those ten short minutes together, it was already apparent that Tadi Nai was an exceptionally clever elemental creature. It knew etiquette, understood propriety, and knew where to stop. No wonder Lushleaf Groot had sent it to receive Angel and the others.
After a while, the Gondola passed through a stretch of drifting mist, and a mountain peak wreathed in clouds came into view.
The mountain had a distinctive shape, as though the tip of a cone had been sliced off, leaving something like a volcanic crater at its summit. It somewhat resembled Mount Fuji, which Angel had seen on the Holographic Tablet, except there was no snow atop it.
Under Tadi Nai's guidance, the Gondola flew toward the mountain's summit.
Only upon reaching the mountaintop did Angel discover that its peak was indeed sunken inward. Yet it was not the volcanic crater he had imagined, but an exceptionally broad lake.
The sky was clear at the time. Though clouds and mist curled around the mountaintop, they did not block the sunlight. Beneath its radiance, the lake shimmered with rippling light, as if a layer of gold dust had been scattered across its surface. It looked rather dreamlike.
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