In the passageway, so long that its end could scarcely be seen, darkness was the eternal theme.
Yet it was not forever dark here. When someone arrived, lamps would light up, guiding the way ahead.
At that moment, a series of light footsteps rang out through the passage.
As the footsteps ventured deeper, the lamps on the walls lit one after another, illuminating the way all the way to the visible end.
"Is this the Wise Sovereign's arrangement?" Dox walked up to a wall sconce and examined it closely for a while. "It looks rather ordinary. The lamp oil is average too, though there's a lot of it. If we took them all, they should fetch a good price."
"Lord Transcendent Dimension already said that the Wise Sovereign's arrangement was merely to use the wall sconces' light to guide the road ahead, not to give them to you as gifts." Wai complained speechlessly.
Ever since being lectured by Black Earl, Dox had become even worse. He did not even want to spare these wall sconces. But the foundation Black Earl had spoken of was not merely "magic crystals"!
Dox said, "The Wise Sovereign never forbade me from taking them, did he? As long as it isn't forbidden, it's tacitly permitted."
"That's true." Angel turned to look at Dox. "But do you dare take them?"
Dox had babbled for ages, yet he had not made a move. That alone showed he did not truly dare act recklessly. After all, this was an underground waterway covered in countless magic energy arrays.
But not making a move did not mean he did not want them. Had he not rattled on for so long just to draw Angel's attention?
"As long as you say I can take them, why wouldn't I dare? After all,