" Sylas, it's getting late, I have to go back now. I'll come see you again in a few days."
"Yes, be careful, be safe."
See you next time.
See you next time.
After saying their farewells, the girl's footsteps sounded again, and soon her figure flashed past Xu Xiao's cell again until she disappeared with the sound of the dungeon door closing.
The magical patterns behind Xu Xiao's ears dissipated, and he finally understood what had happened.
'That Sylas guy is taking advantage of Lady of Luminosity, that little girl!'
'But is Lux the same hero unit I know from the game?'
'Whatever, it sounds like Sylas is guiding Lux to pour her excess mana into the Petricite -Petricite to fill its mana absorption limit.'
'Looks like this guy is pinning all his hopes for escaping on this little girl; no wonder he's reluctant to talk to me much!'
Xu Xiao only needed to think about it for a moment before piecing together all the information and arriving at the truth.
Well, this is indeed a good method.
He had already tested the fact that the Petricite shackles had a limit to their magic absorption capacity, but he couldn't achieve that in a short time based solely on the speed at which his body naturally generated magic power.
Therefore, Xu Xiao did not pursue this research direction, but instead chose to develop another way of using magic, a way that was not Petricite- suppressing stone.
'However, now that I know, I should seize this opportunity to escape as soon as possible, so I can search for the reincarnation of the monkey sooner.'
Xu Xiao pondered silently, hesitated for a moment, and then shouted towards the outside of the cell.
" Sylas, how long until you can fill the mana drain limit of the Petricite shackles? How confident are you of escaping?"
This open and transparent questioning method instantly caused an uproar in the cell!
How did you know?
"Hey! Damn it, don't talk nonsense!!"
"Keep your voice down. Do you want to call the guards in?"
Before Sylas could answer, the other prisoners in the cells began to greet him, none of them knowing how Xu Xiao knew their plans.
'As expected, these guys are all connected to Sylas; they all knew about this plan.'
Based on everyone's reactions, Xu Xiao was convinced that Sylas was the leader; this guy really did have a plan.
"Quiet!"
Hearing the shouts outside, Sylas suddenly yelled loudly, and the cell instantly fell silent.
Apart from a few mages whose minds had been eroded by long-term imprisonment, most of the mages in the prison were thinking about escaping.
Sylas, after his unexpected encounter with Luxanna, already had a detailed plan.
He shared this plan with some of his supporters in the prison, successfully becoming a leader. Now, when he spoke, most of the mages dared not disobey.
"You've been silent until now, I thought you weren't interested in this? What? You want to join us too?"
Sylas spoke softly, testing Xu Xiao's thoughts.
He had tried to win him over before, but Xu Xiao's predecessor had already had his mind worn down during his long imprisonment, leaving only a shell of a person alive. He was insensitive to everything in the outside world and naturally ignored him.
This is also why Sylas asked Xu Xiao about his prison break a few days ago.
In his view, this guy had previously dismissed his attempts to win him over, but now he was directly pointing it out, which meant he must have truly seen a chance to escape.
'You ignored me before, and now you're asking me again. Are you planning to use this to threaten me?'
Sylas sneered; he had always harbored the deepest suspicions about the wickedness of human nature.
"Of course, I definitely want to get out of here. If your plan succeeds first, will you help me out?"
"In exchange, if I succeed first, I'll take you with me, how about that?"
Xu Xiao shouted from inside the prison cell.
'Plan? What plan do you have? You're completely Petricite- suppressing stone, and without any external help, how do you think you can escape?'
Sylas muttered a couple of complaints to himself, but outwardly he still expressed his agreement.
"Okay, as long as you promise not to reveal our secrets and follow my instructions after we get out, I can promise you that I will take you with me after my plan succeeds."
"Take orders from you? No way. I have my own things to do after I get out. If we're free, wouldn't it be better for us to go our separate ways?"
Xu Xiao frowned upon hearing this. It was impossible for him to listen to a stranger because of such conditions.
"Then there's nothing more to say! If you don't intend to follow my arrangements, then you can stay in your cell by yourself."
Sylas also decisively rejected Xu Xiao, and then fell silent again.
She wasn't worried at all that Xu Xiao would ruin her plans.
Normally, guards do not enter the dungeon. The kingdom is also afraid that if the guards have prolonged contact with these people, they might be influenced or develop some kind of compassion.
'I'm just one step away! I just need to get Lux close to me just one more time, and I can fill the Petricite shackles binding me, then I can regain my freedom!'
'Kid, since you're unwilling to agree to my demands, then you can stay in that cell until you die!'
Sylas's biggest trump card is that no one knows the progress of filling the Petricite shackles on his body.
With his exceptional ability to perceive magic, he could sense that the Petricite shackles binding him were nearing their limit.
Lux only needs to channel magic into him once more, and he will be able to break free from this long-standing constraint and regain his freedom. Naturally, he won't need to bargain with Xu Xiao anymore.
"Alright, are you sure you don't want to cooperate with me? Maybe I can escape this place before you do?" Xu Xiao asked again.
"No need! If you really can escape, then go ahead and leave." Sylas's voice came from the bottom of the cell.
"Alright, since you're so confident, then there's nothing to discuss."
Xu Xiao wasn't the type to insist on cooperating with others; he just wanted to save some time and have an extra backup plan.
'Since you're unwilling, then I'll just have to study it myself slowly, but it won't be long.'
Xu Xiao estimated that it would take him about five days to spread the magic patterns all over his limbs, at which point he would have the power to destroy the Petricite shackles on his body.
'Then, you guys better not be begging me for help.'