Chapter 2279 Navigating Through the Storm of Hope <TOC> Chapter 2281 Traversal
Translator: SumTLMan
Angel had initially thought that the spotted puppy sought him out for something important, perhaps some rumors related to the Nightmare Plane and Shava.
Unexpectedly, the spotted puppy had merely established a network to bark at him. While this network, from a scientific research perspective, holds extraordinary significance, bridging two different worlds with many aspects behind it worthy of study.
From a practical standpoint, it currently serves little purpose.
However, setting aside the matter of the spotted puppy,
Angel is extremely interested in the capability of Void Travelers.
He had heard of inter-dimensional communication before, but witnessing real-time communication across dimensions was a first for him. To draw an analogy, it’s as if the vast universe where Earth resides has opened up real-time communication between planets. According to what Angel learned from the holographic tablet, even after Jon’s arrival in the Wizarding World, there hasn’t been complete real-time communication, as even the nearest moon to Earth still has a delay of over a second when sending information to Earth.
Yet, when Angel communicated with the spotted puppy through the “line,” he felt no delay whatsoever.
This amazed Angel, as even if Void Travelers could act as superluminal information reception bases in the void, such a vast distance should still incur a delay, yet Angel felt none.
This led Angel to speculate that perhaps the ability of Void Travelers is actually a higher-dimensional method of information reception.
The previous “line” that could probe into the mental space already hinted at this.
It’s known that the exact location of the mental space, even among wizard scholars, is hard to define. However, nearly all wizards agree that the mental space, like the land of the soul, exists in a higher dimension.
The ability of Void Travelers to materialize the intangible and probe into Angel’s mental space with a “line” clearly demonstrates that their ability has touched upon a higher-dimensional existence.
Only in a higher dimension, unknown to wizards, could such inter-dimensional real-time communication possibly exist.
Thinking this, Angel couldn’t help but reflect that wizards have underestimated Void Travelers in the past.
Although the rarity and difficulty of encountering Void Travelers are the main reasons, isn’t the arrogance of wizards also to blame? Void Travelers are too weak, showing fear and timidity in the face of any creature, leading wizards to naturally think that these weak beings have nothing noteworthy or worth studying.
Even Angel had not valued Void Travelers highly before.
But looking back now, he couldn’t help but feel speechless.
Void Travelers might be weak individually, lacking any offensive capabilities, but whether it’s their tracking ability, void traversal, or the exclusive network between Void Travelers, all are very powerful abilities.
Especially the network built among Void Travelers, if mastered by wizards, would undoubtedly be a strategic-level groundbreaking discovery. Based on this, the operational space is vast, and the potential application models are quite numerous. If there were more Void Travelers, or if wizard scholars could decipher the various mechanisms of the Void Network, it could even become a revolutionary supernova.
Of course, it’s still too early to discuss these matters, as Void Travelers won’t simply allow themselves to be tamed and studied by others.
Returning to their abilities, after understanding the various capabilities of the Void Travelers, Angel no longer dared to underestimate them. In fact, he wouldn’t underestimate any species after this. Weakness is relative, and some forms of strength are invisible to the naked eye.
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“According to the spotted puppy, it just wanted you to build such a network,” Angel paused, “So, how long does it plan to maintain this network?”
This question also implied asking how long Woof Woof would stay here because the network’s enduring existence required Woof Woof’s maintenance.
And Angel hoped that Woof Woof could stay longer.
Mainly because he was incredibly eager about Woof Woof’s abilities. If it could stay by his side, there might be a chance to study it in depth. Moreover, the void storm might also need Woof Woof’s support.
Woof Woof: “The lord didn’t specify how long to maintain it, but the lord hopes to communicate with you at any time.”
Angel internally criticized, the spotted puppy wants to communicate with him at any time… was it preparing to communicate in dog language?
Despite his strong desire to criticize, Angel couldn’t help but silently applaud Woof Woof’s statement, as it implied another layer of meaning: if Woof Woof was willing to follow the spotted puppy’s orders, then it probably wouldn’t leave anytime soon. Because only by doing so, could a network for communication be established at any time.
“It looks like I’ll be troubling you for a while then,” Angel said with a smile.
“Trouble me?” Woof Woof initially didn’t understand Angel’s meaning, but after realizing it, shook its head: “It’s no trouble, I will arrange for one of my kind to stay with you, allowing you to communicate with the lord at any time.”
Eh? Angel was momentarily stunned, just arranging for one of its kind?
“Didn’t you say that this network requires you to build?” Angel asked, puzzled.
“That’s correct, but I don’t need to be the one to make contact. I can have my kind contact me through the network… and then I contact the lord.”
In short, Woof Woof didn’t plan to become the receiver but rather a relay station.
Angel’s smile froze: “…I thought you would stay.”
Woof Woof hesitated for a moment, then said: “I have many other matters to attend to.”
Woof Woof had this idea from the beginning.
Although Woof Woof was advised by the spotted puppy to try not to go against Angel and to listen to Angel’s opinions; the spotted puppy didn’t explicitly require it to stay by Angel’s side.
Because of some matters, Woof Woof greatly respected the spotted puppy, but it also didn’t want to lose its freedom. In its view, staying by Angel’s side, listening to Angel’s opinions, and not being able to go against them, would mean losing its self.
As the only intelligent entity among the Void Travelers, if it lost its self, the already difficult future for its kind would become even more challenging.
It didn’t want to see that happen.
While simultaneously desiring not to break its promise to the spotted dog, it had resolved from the start to depart after fulfilling its obligations. As for maintaining the network, arranging for a compliant member of its kind to assist Angel would suffice.
Thus, by distancing itself from Angel, it would no longer be bound by the need to heed Angel’s advice.
Unaware of Woof Woof’s inner thoughts, Angel still intended to try and persuade it to stay: “But your kin won’t understand what I mean either.”
Woof Woof, understanding the limitations of its kin’s intelligence, was not worried due to having a plan in place.
With a slight movement, a Void Traveler about the size of an adult human’s head appeared beside Woof Woof. In the realm of energy, this Void Traveler appeared soft and jelly-like, but its color was not purely transparent, instead, it had a hint of very light purple, resembling a light amethyst.
“It will follow you from now on,” Woof Woof paused before continuing, “You just need to touch your forehead with the index finger of your left hand, and then it will know you need to enter… the network.”
——Woof Woof now spoke the word “network” more smoothly, finding it aptly fitting.
“I’ve taught it to understand this gesture; you can try it.”
Angel looked at the light purple Void Traveler, which, despite showing timidity, did not retreat upon his gaze. This showed more courage than other Void Travelers outside.
Angel did not make the gesture, trusting Woof Woof’s assurance that arrangements had been made in advance.
“Entering the network is fine, but I’ll need to make other arrangements for it regularly, and these can’t be conveyed with just a single gesture,” Angel tried to persuade again.
“Other arrangements? What kind?” Woof Woof asked, puzzled.
“I don’t know when the spotted dog will contact me, so it must stay outside and not be hidden, right?”
Woof Woof nodded in agreement.
“Being outside, it could easily encounter problems. Your kind, known as Void Travelers in the human world, are very rare, and many human wizards are interested in you. If they see a Void Traveler with me, they might attempt to take it.”
“To protect it, I’ll have to issue different commands, but what if it doesn’t understand them? Even if I want to keep it hidden, I need to issue different commands based on the situation, and it still won’t understand.”
“That’s just one scenario, and reality often presents a combination of complex situations. Just as you navigate through the void, not always smoothly, sometimes having to detour due to disasters.”
“When unexpected situations arise, I might not always be able to protect it…”
Angel’s explanations were largely fabricated. Even if he let the Void Traveler stay outside, he could use illusions to conceal its form, preventing others from discovering it, making many scenarios unlikely to occur; if any danger did arise, it would likely not involve the Void Traveler, as the wizarding world was unaware of their value.
While he said these words, it was purely because he knew that Woof Woof didn’t understand humans, creating a gap in information.
After hearing Angel’s words, Woof Woof also felt there was some logic to them. However, in its view, the situation described by Angel also had a solution.
“You could hide it, for instance, in some privately opened spaces.” Woof Woof’s gaze shifted towards the bracelet on Angel’s wrist, as for beings of the void like itself, discovering spaces was an exceedingly easy task.
“If the lord seeks you, I can transmit a message directly through the network to it, prompting it to voluntarily leave your private space.”
Angel frowned: “You mean, it can freely enter into my spatial items?”
Woof Woof shook its head: “No, the private spaces of beings possess a strong exclusivity, different from the free spaces of the external world. We can sense them but cannot directly enter.”
Hearing this, Angel breathed a sigh of relief. If Void Travelers could freely enter others’ spaces, that would be terrifying. After all, his space hid many secrets, including the body of a Demon God’s Avatar. If anything went wrong, the losses would be immeasurable.
Woof Woof: “But the private space holds your will, and when it shows a desire to leave the private space, you should be able to sense it. This way, you can timely transmit the lord’s message without affecting your daily life.”
Angel wanted to argue that he couldn’t sense the Void Traveler in his space immediately, but Woof Woof clearly understood the characteristics of private spaces and immediately addressed this concern.
At this point, Angel couldn’t find any other examples to counter, but he still didn’t want to give in, continuing to stubbornly resist: “But life is unpredictable, and there will always be times when it’s needed. If it just becomes a network intermediary between me and the spotted dog, then it’s no different from a tool. You wouldn’t want it to become just a tool, right?”
Woof Woof didn’t mind the logical flaws in Angel’s words and directly said: “If you have something you need to inform it, or if you want it to do something for you, that’s all possible. You just need to enter the network, inform me at that time, and I’ll contact it to make your intentions clear.”
This move is truly decisive.
Angel looked deeply at Woof Woof. Woof Woof might not understand his intention, but it had made its stance clear——it would rather be a messenger than stay.
Having said that, even if Woof Woof was willing to degrade itself to a messenger, it resisted staying, so Angel could not insist further.
He had considered using force to keep Woof Woof. But… after understanding the abilities of a Void Traveler, Angel doubted whether he could keep a Void Traveler; even if he could, he would have to set up traps in advance. Moreover, compared to trapping a Void Traveler, killing one might be simpler.
But Angel could not possibly kill Woof Woof, nor had he prepared traps in advance, so controlling through force was not an option.
However, Angel truly hoped for Woof Woof’s assistance, as, among all the information he had gathered, it seemed only Woof Woof had the ability to navigate through the void storm with someone.
Angel thought for a moment and said, “Alright, let your kin stay then.”
Joy flashed in Woof Woof’s eyes.
Then, Angel added, “I have a small request before you leave, could you help me with something?”
Since he was not familiar with Woof Woof, Angel originally planned to build a relationship with Woof Woof first and, when the time was right, propose a fair and friendly trade to help him navigate through the void storm.
But now, with Woof Woof showing an urgent desire to leave, Angel had to skip the step of building a closer relationship and get straight to the point.
“Of course, I won’t let you help for free. I will offer you something in return. As long as it’s within my power, you can ask for anything.”
Angel did not know what Woof Woof needed, but since he was asking for Woof Woof’s help, he had to show sincerity and see what Woof Woof needed. As long as it was not excessive, he would try his best to fulfill it.
Chapter 2279 Navigating Through the Storm of Hope <TOC> Chapter 2281 Traversal