Chapter 2115 City of Brilliance <TOC> Chapter 2117 White Spawn and Shell
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“Properties of dreams?” Tree Spirit mulled over this phrase for a long time, then, as if realizing something, closed his eyes and furrowed its brow tightly.
As time passed, Tree Spirit’s frown deepened, and beads of sweat even appeared on its forehead.
He looked as though he was exerting great effort, as if struggling against an immense force.
Observing Tree Spirit’s peculiar behavior, Angel and Rhine exchanged a look full of doubts.
Rhine: “What’s happening to you?”
After a moment of silence, Tree Spirit opened its eyes and said, “I am trying to create something.”
“Create something?” Rhine asked in confusion. “Have you comprehended some kind of spell?”
Tree Spirit shook its head: “I was thinking, isn’t the property of dreams the freedom to create anything? Just like in lucid dreaming, where you can achieve whatever you imagine…”
Rhine: “So, you were just now trying to create with your thoughts?”
Tree Spirit nodded, expressing regret: “Yes, but it seems I can’t create anything.”
Angel, Rhine: “…” It would be strange if you could.
Rhine rubbed his temples, which were starting to ache, and said helplessly: “Even if there truly is a spell for creation, it’s not something you can achieve just by thinking about it. Besides, such a spell might not even exist.”
After all, the realm of creation is a forbidden zone. Since the Wilderness of Dreams reflects the laws of reality, it’s likely the same for forbidden zones.
Angel: “Whether the Wilderness of Dreams has a spell of creation, I don’t know. But the property of dreams I was talking about has nothing to do with creation.”
“Nothing to do with creation?” Both Rhine and Tree Spirit looked puzzled.
Although Rhine thought Tree Spirit’s earlier behavior was a bit off, he had to admit they were thinking in the same direction. Angel was so confident, with an arsenal of top-notch materials at his disposal, Rhine couldn’t think of anything other than creation that could provide a continuous supply.
“Is it related to lucid dreaming then?” Tree Spirit asked.
Angel still shook his head: “It’s not about lucid dreaming either, as the laws are rigid, and lucid dreaming is absolutely impossible in the Wilderness of Dreams. What I mean is, this world has the properties of dreams, but we don’t necessarily have to consider the properties of dreams themselves.”
Tree Spirit’s eyes flickered with confusion: If not the properties of dreams themselves, then what?
“Is it a dream spell?” Rhine suddenly said: “Since this place has the properties of dreams, then dream spells should be able to manipulate the laws here?”
“It’s not dream spells, but you’re getting closer.” Angel: “Dream spells, in simple terms, are also a method of leveraging the properties of dreams to manipulate the Dream Realm. What I’m talking about is not a method, but a tool that leverages the properties of dreams to manipulate the Dream Realm.”
A tool to manipulate the Dream Realm. Rhine and Tree Spirit seemed to realize something, but the answer, veiled by a thin layer, remained elusive for a moment.
Angel: “I once obtained an item related to dreams.”
As soon as these words fell, the vague object in Rhine’s and Tree Spirit’s minds, covered by a veil, suddenly revealed its true form!
Tree Spirit’s expression showed incredible astonishment: “Are you referring to that item known as the most…”
Tree Spirit’s words trailed off, but Angel already nodded: “Yes, it indeed is that item rated as the most useless Mysterious Object in history.”
“Dream Conch of the Moonlit Coast,” Rhine slowly uttered the name of this mysterious item.
“Because the mysterious fluctuations were hard to conceal, Rhine and Tree Spirit actually knew quite early that Angel had obtained the Dream Conch. At that time, Angel’s explanation was that although the effect of the Dream Conch was mediocre, it was still a Mysterious Object, and he intended to study it in depth.
Other alchemists would scoff at such a claim, but Angel was different. He was hailed as the Southern Region’s alchemist closest to the mysterious realm, and his interest in studying a Mysterious Object was naturally believable. After all, Angel had once nearly broken into the mysterious realm.
Thus, they believed his words at the time.
However, what they didn’t expect was that Angel had still hidden part of the truth. He might indeed be studying the mysterious, but the Dream Conch was definitely not just for studying the mysterious for him.
“You mean, the Dream Conch can pull real-world objects into the Wilderness of Dreams?” Although Angel’s words already implied this, Tree Spirit still found it hard to believe.
“Yes. The mysterious effect of the Dream Conch, I presume, is not unfamiliar to Tree Spirit.”
Tree Spirit naturally knew the effect of the Dream Conch.
Dream Conch of the Moonlit Coast: A mysterious conch found on the coast under the moonlight; activating it can, irrespective of rank, pull all non-living entities into the dream.
Knowing this effect was precisely why Tree Spirit was puzzled. The reason the Dream Conch was considered mediocre was because this effect was too ineffective. The Dream Realm being so vast, pulling non-living entities into the dream, who knows where they would land? One might spend their entire life and never find the object pulled into the Wilderness of Dreams. Hence, to a wizard, even a bottle of potion is more valuable than the Dream Conch.
But now, Angel said the Dream Conch had another brilliant use, which seemed absurd to Tree Spirit.
Unless, Angel could control the Dream Conch to pull non-living entities into a designated location…
With this thought, Tree Spirit looked up at Angel.
Even without Tree Spirit asking, Angel knew what he wanted to say: “Yes, I can use the Gate of Dreams to bring the objects pulled in by the Dream Conch into the Wilderness of Dreams, and precisely to a location I designate.”
“Speaking of which, Initial Heart City is actually directly pulled from reality by the Dream Conch. The reason you all find its style somewhat mismatched is that at the time, I didn’t think too much and pulled in buildings I found attractive from several continents, causing the styles to clash.”
Angel, by informing about the Dream Conch, also weakly explained why the architecture of Initial Heart City was so discordant.
However, neither Tree Spirit nor Rhine were thinking about the stylistic issues of Initial Heart City at the moment. After getting a confirmed answer from Angel, they were all stunned.
Thirty years ago, after the Dream Conch was sold at Sky Auction, some magazines conducted a full analysis of it. It was pointed out that the reason the Dream Conch was so mediocre was that it couldn’t specify the landing spot of objects. If it truly could specify locations, then it wouldn’t be so mediocre for dream wizards.
This analysis meant that even if one could specify locations, it would only help dream wizards and still be meaningless to the general public.
But no one thought that one day, the Dream Conch could indeed specify locations, and most importantly, it completely turned its fate around.
According to Angel, Initial Heart City was all pulled into the Wilderness of Dreams by the Dream Conch, meaning that non-living entities pulled into the Wilderness of Dreams retain all their characteristics from reality!
Following this line of thought, extraordinary materials would surely retain the same characteristics.
Then, it’s not just dream wizards who are benefitted!
Any wizard who uses materials for spell research would find this invaluable. Some materials are too precious to use in reality, but here, wouldn’t that mean an unlimited supply?
Moreover, wouldn’t material compatibility research, which has a very low success rate, be continuously feasible here?”
If we consider more deeply, such as rune studies, ritual studies, and most importantly alchemy…
Rhine and Tree Spirit hardly dared to think further; just these alone, they already saw a future filled with light!
They now also understand why the Research Institute of Sky Mechanical City was rumored to have “the mysterious that never gather dust”. Initially, they thought it was just a strategy by the institute to sell the Dream Conch at a high price, but looking back now, there’s some truth to it——
All mysteriouses have their value; you think it’s useless only because you haven’t found the right way to use it.
Indeed, it’s just like that.
Is the Dream Conch useless? Before today, Rhine and Tree Spirit would have the same answer: they had never seen a more useless Mysterious Object than the Dream Conch.
But now, the Dream Conch is definitely not useless!
It can even be said that the potential of the Dream Conch has already broken through the limits of imagination; it can definitely be called a strategic-level Mysterious Object!
Of course, all this is based on the premise of combining it with the Wilderness of Dreams.
With this in mind, Rhine couldn’t help but look at Angel. When Angel brought forth the Wilderness of Dreams, coupled with the strategic impact brought by the Dream Conch, Rhine couldn’t imagine what the future would look like.
One could say, at this moment, Rhine’s heart was more turbulent than when he first learned about the Wilderness of Dreams yesterday.
The potential of the Wilderness of Dreams is now, carrying the Dream Conch into the Wilderness of Dreams is the future.
Amidst his astonishment, Rhine also confirmed some of his speculations from Angel, such as spell consumables and alchemy… Although Rhine was prepared, actually getting a confirmed answer still left him feeling dazed.
“I need some time to think.” Rhine could clearly feel that a bright future had begun, but how the Savage Grottoes should step onto this path, and in which direction, required deep thought.
Rhine looked at Angel: “I need to leave for a while. Please take care of the Mushroom Witch.”
Angel could feel the unhidden light in Rhine’s eyes; he knew Rhine needed time to fully digest this news. So, he didn’t say much, just nodded in agreement.
Rhine turned to Tree Spirit: “If you’re not busy, come find me in High Cloud Tower later.”
With Mirror Lady in a deep slumber and Book Elder hidden, Tree Spirit, as one of the three ancestral spirits, naturally had to share the concerns about the future direction. After all, Rhine would leave the Savage Grottoes one day, but Tree Spirit would always be there.
Tree Spirit also nodded; he too needed time to digest and communicate.
Before Rhine left, he looked at Angel again. After a long silence, he sighed: “I’m very glad now that you joined the Savage Grottoes.”
Angel: “It’s my fortune as well.”
Rhine patted Angel’s shoulder: “Let’s not rush to tell others about the Dream Conch. We need to plan for the long term. Also, protect the Dream Conch; it is… hope.”
After leaving the Wilderness of Dreams and Angel’s abode, Rhine returned to High Cloud Tower.
He needed the comfort of the crystal ball and the tranquility to settle his thoughts.
After Rhine left, Angel also returned to reality.
He sat quietly at his desk, pondering the events of the day. He chose to tell Rhine at this time, also just by chance.
Originally, he had thought to prepare for some more time, letting Rhine digest the matter of the Wilderness of Dreams first, but he didn’t expect to bring up new city construction today, prompting Tree Spirit to inquire about the source of the materials.
At that time, there were no outsiders, only Tree Spirit, Rhine, and him, and it just so happened that they inquired about the materials. Angel thought about it and then smoothly brought up the matter of the Dream Conch.
Although the Dream Conch is powerful, to fully utilize its function, it’s quite difficult for him alone. And Rhine, as the current overseer of the Savage Grottoes, has access to an immense amount of resources, which can maximize the potential of the Dream Conch!
So, in the end, he had to tell Rhine.
Angel also considered that after telling Rhine about the Wilderness of Dreams, he might not be able to keep the Dream Conch. But now it seems he was overly cautious.
Looking back, it’s understandable, after all, the Dream Conch and the Wilderness of Dreams are inevitably a pair. Angel, having absolute control over the Wilderness of Dreams, even if Rhine got the Dream Conch, being unable to enter the Wilderness of Dreams would render it meaningless, so there was no need for Rhine to do so.
Rhine’s final exclamation to Angel also explained everything.
Although he was still in a dazed mood at that time, he was very clear that in the whole matter he learned about today, the core was not the Dream Conch or the Wilderness of Dreams, but Angel.
Angel is the key to connecting everything, there’s no need to offend him for short-term benefits, resulting in a loss not worth the gain.
Angel snapped back from his deep thoughts. Now, having told Rhine about the Wilderness of Dreams and the Dream Conch, he believes that the future of the Wilderness of Dreams, with Rhine’s support, will definitely enter a period of rapid development. He is also looking forward to what the future will look like.
However, even rapid development requires the cooperation of time. There’s no rush for now, better to calm down and focus on the task at hand.
Thinking this, Angel refocused his attention on the damaged runes on the knight armor.
……
Sunrise, sunset.
Another day passed, and during this day, besides repairing the knight armor’s runes, Angel also received a message from the Crown Star Church through the mini signal tower in the twilight.
The message was from Totoro.
He informed Angel that he would leave the Crown Star Church with Maya today and arrive at the Savage Grottoes in two days via teleportation.
Naturally, Angel was very pleased and asked Totoro to come to the ruins as soon as he returned. Firstly, he wanted to discuss the prophecy Totoro had mentioned earlier, and secondly, he planned to give him the Login Device for the Wilderness of Dreams.
Totoro is one of the people Angel trusts the most. He had wanted to give him the Login Device much earlier, but it was slightly delayed due to the Star Observing Day.
In addition, Totoro also specifically mentioned the “surprise at the tea party” that Lord Rhine told Witch Maya yesterday.
Although Totoro did not explicitly say it, Angel felt that he might already know what the surprise is…
After bidding farewell to Totoro, Angel intended to continue repairing the runes, but at that moment, he sensed a mental power fluctuation outside the door.
It was Tree Spirit’s message.
The content of the message was very simple, just one sentence:
Regina, has arrived.
Chapter 2115 City of Brilliance <TOC> Chapter 2117 White Spawn and Shell