Chapter 2131 Culuoli's Message <TOC> Chapter 2133 Soul Trickery
Translator: SumTLMan
Tree Spirit, driven by curiosity, wanted to know what happened to Culuoli three hundred years ago after returning to the ruins. Therefore, he immediately started reading the chronicle he received from Angel.
Initially, Tree Spirit read with an attitude of peering into legendary gossip. However, he was stunned after reading just a couple of pages.
In Culuoli’s chronicle, he unexpectedly found information about Aldrich and Marisa!
Tree Spirit, having lived a very long time, had witnessed the rise and fall of the Savage Grottoes. He had seen almost every genius of the Savage Grottoes grow under his watch, including Aldrich and Marisa.
Particularly with Aldrich, as the previous ruler, Tree Spirit had a close connection with him. Aldrich, possessing a rare talent for nature, had been the focus of Tree Spirit since he was young. Later, as Aldrich became the ruler, he implemented almost every reform and policy under Tree Spirit’s guidance. Their cooperation was so seamless that they could understand each other’s intentions just by looking.
However, nothing lasts forever. After Aldrich broke through the legendary realm, he left the Savage Grottoes to seek his future path.
Since then, Tree Spirit had hardly received any news about Aldrich.
Unexpectedly, he saw his old friend’s name in Culuoli’s chronicle.
Reflecting on the names of Aldrich and Marisa for a long time, Tree Spirit suddenly closed the chronicle: “Aldrich’s news, I believe Rhine would also want to know. I’ll go and tell him right now.”
Angel was somewhat surprised. Tree Spirit hadn’t finished reading the whole book, just a page or two, and was already preparing to find Rhine?
Angel couldn’t fathom Tree Spirit’s emotions but respected his decision.
Angel: “Two hours ago, I sensed that Lord Rhine had entered the Wilderness of Dreams and hadn’t left yet. If Tree Spirit Lord wishes to find Lord Rhine, he might be there.”
Tree Spirit nodded and prepared to put on a monocle. However, he didn’t activate it immediately but instead turned to Angel: “Can you use the Dream Conch to bring this book into the Wilderness of Dreams?”
Angel: “It’s possible, but actually, it’s not necessary. I can create a copy of the chronicle using illusions when we get there.”
Tree Spirit, realizing this, didn’t say more and entered the Wilderness of Dreams.
Angel also followed Tree Spirit.
Since Rhine was near the Stone Pillar Coliseum in the southern part of the city, Angel and Tree Spirit appeared in a deserted alley outside the Shining Cathedral, adjacent to the Coliseum.
Tree Spirit, looking towards the magnificent structure of the Stone Pillar Coliseum, wondered, “Why would Rhine go to the Coliseum? Is there another Sin Hunter duel?”
“Lord Rhine is not alone; he is with others,” Angel paused. “The Stone Pillar Coliseum is a High Magic Zone. Lord Rhine probably brought them to familiarize themselves with virtual magic power.”
Dulmatin, Chilledin, Nian Yesevei… These were people familiar to Angel, along with several powerful wizards whose names he knew but had never met.
It seems they were the newcomers Rhine had brought into the Wilderness of Dreams this time.
“I see.” Realizing this, Tree Spirit didn’t think much and headed towards the Stone Pillar Coliseum.
Angel followed, but after a few steps, his expression suddenly changed.
A special prompt flashed in his mind: “Alert, the marked one has entered the Wilderness of Dreams!”
The message flashed three times before disappearing.
Angel, through the power of the Gate of Dreams, marked several specific targets. Among them, Rhine, Iron Armor Granny, and Tree Spirit were still in the Wilderness of Dreams. Thus, even without Angel investigating, the marked individuals were known.
Sanders, has entered.
Sanders had been away for several days, though he had entered several times, Angel always missed him.
Fortunately, synchronized this time, Angel decided to first check the situation at Sanders’ place.
Angel conveyed his plan to Tree Spirit, who nonchalantly nodded, only asking him to create —Culuoli Chronicles Fourteen— before leaving.
Angel crafted two illusion chronicles and handed them to Tree Spirit, then controlled a hurricane and flew towards the location of Azure Tower.
When Angel arrived at Azure Tower, Sanders was in Freud’s office, writing something with a fountain pen.
Perhaps sensing the whooshing wind outside the balcony, Sanders looked up.
Sanders, who was originally tense, relaxed a bit at the sight of Angel.
He put down his fountain pen and welcomed Angel in.
“You came at the right time. I was thinking of leaving a message or finding Iron Armor Granny to ask her to find you,” Sanders walked back to his desk, casually picking up the paper he was writing on and shaking it.
Angel could clearly see his own name written on it, indicating that Sanders indeed had something to ask of him, even resorting to leaving a message.
Could it be that Mentor had already met Sumesh? Did he need the core of the Nightmare Domain of the Wilderness of Dreams to help Sumesh repair his collapsing Nightmare Domain?
Angel asked his doubts.
However, Sanders shook his head: “I haven’t met Sumesh yet, but I should soon, as I’ve discovered their traces. I came to you this time for another important matter.”
Sanders became very serious as he spoke, making Angel also more solemn.
“I recently passed through the Chaotic Sky Market——a wizard market in the east of the White Eagle Duchy,” Sanders paused, “In the Chaotic Sky Market, through a secret channel, I got information that in the past few days, abnormal people have been frequently appearing in the void near Sky Mechanical City. According to the source and the description of these people’s clothing, I’m almost certain they are followers of the Bud.”
“Now, after the Star Observing Day, all major wizard organizations are secretly searching for followers of the Bud. However, most are found on isolated islands overseas, who are basically mortals.”
“Those who can stand in the void and target Sky Mechanical City are very likely to be otherworldly followers of the Bud, whose strength is unknown. But since they dare not attack Sky Mechanical City directly, it can be inferred that their power should not exceed the level of second level true knowledge.”
“My worry is not about Sky Mechanical City, but that since these Bud followers have appeared, the time they target you is also drawing near. After all, Totoro’s prophecy clearly stated that the Bud followers eventually came to the Savage Grottoes. So, you must be careful.”
Angel seriously said, “I understand, I’ll be careful.”
After a pause, Angel asked, “Since the Bud followers have appeared, does City Lord Rosen know about this?”
Angel was well aware that the biggest enemy of those Bud followers would definitely be Lord Rosen. He had almost no presence in the whole matter. Even if they wanted to deal with himself, they would definitely try to deal with Lord Rosen first, whether successful or not, before turning their attention to him.
Sanders replied, “If the Chaotic Sky Market has the news, Rosen couldn’t possibly be unaware. You don’t need to worry about Sky Mechanical City, their foundation is no worse than the Savage Grottoes. The mysterious methods they can employ are more than you imagine. Once Rosen makes preparations in advance, there’s no way they’ll repeat past mistakes.”
After Sanders finished speaking, he added, “We have already inferred that even if the Bud really wants to deal with you, it wouldn’t resort to using the Arrow of the Vanquished. But even so, you cannot take it lightly and must, as much as possible, enhance your own strength.”
In Sanders’ view, facing this group of zealots who are completely unafraid of death and come in endless waves, the best method currently is to temporarily avoid them. However, even in avoidance, one must not completely give up resistance. If one really has to confront the followers of the Bud, they must be fought as necessary.
Therefore, Angel’s power must be as strong as possible to ensure absolute safety.
However, Angel had only recently made a breakthrough and his consolidation phase had not yet ended. It was not easy to expect significant improvement in a short period of time. But that doesn’t mean there’s no way at all. For example, one could start with external items.
“I mentioned the Seed of Distortion to Lord Rhine before, asking him to help find a puppet body that can be parasitized by the Seed of Distortion. I don’t know if he has found one yet, remember to ask him later.”
Angel nodded in agreement.
Sanders and Angel had both conducted research on the Seed of Distortion, unfortunately without any results, presumably because the seed was an offspring. Since they couldn’t glean any information from the research, using it might be the best option currently available.
After Sanders finished conveying his intentions, he and Angel continued to converse for a while.
The main topic was about the hidden room.
Angel did not hide anything and roughly shared what he saw and heard. At the same time, he also created illusions of several books found in the bedroom.
After listening, Sanders also showed some emotion.
“Leave these books here for now; I’ll come and look at them later. I have some matters to attend to in reality and need to leave now.” Sanders paused, as if he thought of something. “Right, when I came in yesterday, I happened to see Freud returning from the New City. He seemed to have something for you.”
Angel sensed Freud’s location and found that he had returned to the New City.
“I understand, I’ll go find him later.”
Sanders nodded, said nothing more, and disappeared with a final word of caution: “Be careful.”
……
After Sanders left, Angel let out a soft sigh and vanished from Azure Tower.
When he reappeared in the Wilderness of Dreams, Angel had already arrived at a vast plain.
In the distance, along both sides of a long river, one could vaguely see a cluster of buildings. However, these buildings weren’t numerous at the moment and lacked any color, appearing grey and dull.
This was the location of the New City.
Angel walked towards the cluster of buildings, and under the respectful gaze of numerous Sin Hunters, he arrived at a wooden house that stood out in style from its surroundings.
This two-story wooden house with a small garden was a magical cottage, created using rune scrolls. For this reason, it didn’t match the style of the surrounding stone buildings.
Walking through the garden, Angel pushed open the door of the house and unsurprisingly saw Freud.
Freud was standing in front of a window, looking into the distance, and hadn’t noticed Angel.
Angel walked up to Freud and followed his gaze, only then noticing that in the distance on the plain, Liana was holding the construction blueprint of the New City and discussing something with Baruba.
After a while, Liana walked aside, and Baruba started to raise buildings out of thin air using rune scrolls from a box.
“Hey, when did Liana come over?” Angel whispered softly.
“Lady Liana arrived yesterday on an airship with me…” Freud was in mid-sentence when he suddenly froze. Who was speaking to him?
Freud turned around in surprise and doubt.
Upon seeing Angel, Freud relaxed and a look of surprise appeared on his face: “My Lord, what brings you here?”
Angel walked over and sat down on a nearby sofa: “I came to check on the construction of the New City.”
Freud said, “The urban planning for the New City was just completed yesterday with Lady Liana’s help. The trial construction started today using ordinary stone materials. The plan is to demolish and rebuild it in a few days, so it currently looks a bit rudimentary.”
Angel nodded noncommittally: “In a few days, Lord Rhine will probably send someone with construction spells and help to build the New City. The speed will pick up then.”
After a pause, Angel continued, “By the way, I heard from my mentor that you were looking for me?”
Freud nodded, pondering: “There are a few minor matters.”
“Go on.”
Freud hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, “It’s about Alda, Sunny… and some things about me.”
As Freud narrated, Angel understood why Freud was seeking him.
Since settling in the Nightmare Orphanage, although Freud spent a long time in the Wilderness of Dreams, he did not forget about his soul in reality.
Through the Illusionary Game set up by Angel——Dawn of Slaughter: Nightmare Orphanage, he had provided trials for the talented, accumulating a substantial amount of magic crystals.
With these accumulations, he purchased many soul-nourishing spells from the Ashen Time Merchant Group.
Over time, Freud’s soul power had reached saturation.
Not just him, even Alda and Sunny had reached the limit of soul absorption.
The limit of soul power absorption can be expanded by elevating the soul’s power level. However, Freud did not plan to follow the path of the soul, as he was not a soul wizard. If he did, he foresaw that almost every step in the future would be difficult.
Freud had his own plans. In the future, he still wished to be resurrected in the flesh, even if only as an alchemy puppet.
However, the future was far off, and even if he were to be resurrected as an alchemy puppet, it would require Angel to reach true knowledge and cooperate with him.
What Freud needed to address now was another issue: the problems arising from the accumulation of soul power to saturation.
Chapter 2131 Culuoli's Message <TOC> Chapter 2133 Soul Trickery