Chapter 2435 Coming <TOC> Chapter 2437 Compensatory Exchange Principle
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“Because, what’s inside this bottle is the shed crystal exoskeleton of the Ziz cub.”
Angel had speculated that the crystals inside the bottle might be from the Ziz cub, and now the Enforcer had confirmed it. However, the term the Enforcer used, “shed,” was quite intriguing.
“Can the Ziz cub shed its exoskeleton?”
The Enforcer: “Of course, with a better exoskeleton, it naturally replaces the old one.”
Seeing the confusion in Angel’s eyes, the Enforcer did not hesitate to explain.
It turns out, the purple-black crystals covering the Ziz cub were actually constructed from a type of extraordinary material that the Ziz cub digested, forming an exoskeleton-like shell outside its body. This shell not only served as a medium for the release of the Ziz cub’s internal energy but also provided a certain level of defense.
This exoskeleton is not static; when the Ziz cub digests material that is more suited to it, it will construct a new exoskeleton. Generally, the new exoskeleton is of higher quality than the one it shed.
This is also considered a form of evolution.
After listening to the Enforcer’s explanation, Angel understood.
In plain terms, what’s inside this bottle is an extraordinary organ, presumably also imbued with Soul Armor.
The reason Angel had previously hesitated to confirm whether the organ inside the bottle belonged to the Ziz cub was that the Ziz cub was still alive; it seemed impossible for an organ to have been removed.
However, it turns out that the Ziz cub can shed its old exoskeleton and construct a new Crystal Shell.
This made sense.
Since Number 1 had found the Ziz cub’s nest, he must have visited multiple times, stealing the crystal shell for experiments with Soul Armor.
In the hidden room, the box had indentations for two bottles, suggesting that Number 1 had made two crystal organ pieces, and perhaps one had already been used by Number 1.
Although it was a bit disappointing not to have both, obtaining one was still a great gain.
Moreover, since the Ziz cub’s crystal shell is an exoskeleton, if the transplant shows promising results, Angel could also undergo the procedure.
None of the organs found by Nisi had caught Angel’s interest; he had not planned on undergoing any transplant, but in the end, he received a pleasant surprise.
However, amidst the surprise, Angel also felt some concern.
“My lord, if I decide to use this crystal shell, would I attract the attention of the City of Phantasm?”
The Enforcer: “As long as you don’t encounter that Diamond-Class Citizen, there’s nothing to worry about. But if you do meet it, and if it decides to take issue, then the consequences could be unpredictable.”
The Enforcer spoke of a so-called Diamond-Class Citizen, which turned out to be the very Ziz that Gruz De Weld had personally taken away from the Devil’s Sea. It is also the ancestor of the current Ziz cub.
With the Enforcer’s words, Angel felt much more at ease. He had no intention of going to the City of Phantasm in the first place. Moreover, with Toby’s presence, he would avoid the city at all costs, let alone approach it intentionally.
“Of course, if you have attained a certain status in the Source World, even if you encounter that Diamond-Class Citizen, it won’t harm you. After all, you haven’t harmed the Ziz cub; it’s just an insignificant, shed shell,” the Enforcer said, giving Angel a meaningful look.
Angel sensed that the Enforcer might have implied something more but chose not to dwell on it.
Having resolved his query about the bottle, Angel set aside one of his concerns.
Angel sensed the spatial fluctuations around him to confirm that Sanders had not yet appeared and prepared to continue waiting. At that moment, his gaze inadvertently caught Reynolds in the distance.
He suddenly thought of a question, which was the most curious and perplexing issue to him during this period.
“Lord, does a talent for luck exist in this world?” Angel asked.
The Enforcer glanced at Reynolds: “Are you asking about his situation?”
Angel nodded sheepishly.
“I haven’t heard of a talent for luck, but his situation is indeed strange…”
The Enforcer couldn’t pinpoint the exact reason for Reynolds’ “luck” but had a hypothesis that involved certain knowledge.
This knowledge, not secret in the Source World, remains knowledge, its nature unchanged by its dissemination. In the world of wizards, knowledge is the most valuable asset.
The Enforcer hesitated to continue, wondering whether to share this knowledge with Angel for free.
As the Enforcer pondered, Angel suddenly turned his head to look elsewhere.
Alerted by Angel’s action, the Enforcer’s gaze followed.
They saw spatial ripples appearing about a hundred meters away, vibrating in circles, cracking the stable space open with web-like rifts.
“This is… a planar passage!” The Enforcer’s eyes flickered with confusion.
Angel and Nisi exchanged glances, with Nisi nodding slightly: “It must be your mentor arriving.”
After a pause, Nisi couldn’t help but express jealousy: “He arrives quite fast. When I sought Lord Like the Night, I waited quite a while.”
Angel ignored Nisi’s murmuring, focusing intently on the distant spatial ripples. The appearance of a planar passage was just an indication, and whether Sanders was indeed coming was still uncertain. If it turned out not to be Sanders, he must be on guard.
While Angel remained vigilant, the Enforcer had already seen through the twisted laws who was coming through the planar passage.
He had been an Enforcer in the Southern Region for nearly a thousand years, always keeping an eye on the comings and goings there, familiar with its well-known wizards.
He had, of course, met Sanders and had secretly observed him for a while due to the Eternal Night Kingdom incident.
Thus, he was certain that the person approaching was Angel’s mentor, Sanders, also known as “Lord Phantom Master.”
Upon seeing Sanders arrive, the Enforcer was genuinely perplexed.
He had previously thought that Nisi and Angel were simply performing a farce in front of him, believing it impossible to contact anyone through dreams. Yet, reality surprised him as Sanders had indeed come!
How did they make contact?
Was it truly through dreams?
Could it be that in the Southern Region, which had not produced a legendary wizard for many years and was even said by some in the Source World to be turning into a last resort for the lost arts, a genius creator of magic had emerged? Someone who had invented a long-distance Dream Sending spell?
Dream Sending in itself was not difficult, but long-distance Dream Sending was astonishing, implying someone could locate coordinates in the Dream Realm!
The Dream Realm, like the Qwest World, was a special world.
A special world signified endless possibilities!
While the Qwest World already had “Spirit Walkers” beginning to unveil its mysteries, the Dream Realm was different; no dream wizard had fully explored it. Perhaps some had, but the Enforcer had not heard of them.
Such a universally acknowledged boundless special world, being able to locate coordinates, meant something significant, and the Enforcer knew all too well what that implied!
Was long-distance Dream Sending real? Was there truly such a gifted creator of magic?
As the Enforcer’s gaze swiftly shifted, a crack in space gradually opened in the distance.
Sanders, dressed in traditional black gentleman’s attire, stepped out from the rift.
Upon appearing, Sanders did not immediately survey his surroundings but sensed something wrong, such as the strange attraction from afar, compelling him to glance over.
But the attraction was secondary; what truly surprised him was that Angel had activated the domain of his right eye, and then there was… that white-haired old man.
When Nisi contacted Sanders from within the Tree Group, he did so in haste and did not detail the situation here. Thus, Sanders was unaware of the white-haired old man’s presence.
Seeing this white-haired old man now, Sanders immediately felt something odd.
The old man seemed disconnected from everything around him, as if existing in a twisted domain, and what stood before them was merely an illusion.
Even if it was just an illusion, it possessed an immensely terrifying aura. Such an aura was so daunting that even Sanders could not bear to look directly at the white-haired old man after a single glance and had to avert his eyes.
However, Sanders noticed that Nisi seemed unaffected by the white-haired old man’s aura.
Sanders was not foolish; even Angel could perceive the anomaly, so how could he not understand? He realized at the first instance that this white-haired old man had not done anything per se but the deeper one’s understanding of this world and its laws, the greater the old man’s influence.
Nisi was clearly a novice in the laws, unaffected by the appearance of the white-haired old man. But Sanders was different; he saw a world closer to the laws and to reality, hence, faced the greatest pressure from the white-haired old man among all present, excluding Canter in the heavens.
Sanders even struggled to take a step forward, hesitant to approach.
Angel, seeing Sanders’ hesitation, guessed the reason and voluntarily approached, reducing Sanders’ felt pressure with his domain’s coverage.
At that moment, Sanders began to recover from his tense state.
Sanders glanced at Angel, and Angel immediately understood the meaning behind Sanders’ gaze.
“Mentor, this is Lord Enforcer.” Angel emphasized the term “Enforcer.”
Having heard of the —Culuoli Chronicles— from Angel, Sanders immediately recognized who the person was.
A legendary wizard!
Why would such a legendary wizard appear here? And, had he not been mistaken earlier, Angel was standing right beside him?
What exactly was Angel up to? How did he become involved with beings beyond legendary?
Moreover, hadn’t Nisi mentioned that something happened to Angel? He seemed fine, though.
Could it be that the “something happened” Nisi mentioned was not regarding physical harm?
But rather… Angel caused some trouble again? Needing him to help clean up?
If that was the case, Sanders suddenly felt the urge to curse.
Angel had just caused a stir with the Tidal Realm, and now he was stirring up trouble again?
Sanders began to regret not speaking with Rhine first, wishing he had asked Rhine to come along. Could he really handle this alone?
Suppressing the surge of emotions within him, Sanders coldly glanced at Angel and respectfully greeted the Enforcer.
The Enforcer waved his hand indifferently, not caring for formalities, but he was curious about how they had informed Sanders.
After a moment of contemplation, the Enforcer looked at Angel: “I didn’t expect you to actually call for reinforcements, and they arrived faster than I anticipated.”
The Enforcer stated the facts calmly, but Angel, Sanders, and Nisi all sensed the implications in his words.
Nisi and Sanders both turned their gazes towards Angel.
Sanders: Does the Enforcer not know about the Wilderness of Dreams?
Nisi: What are you going to do now?
Angel nodded gently to Nisi and Sanders without saying much. He had already anticipated the current situation when he had sent Nisi to seek outside help.
If the Enforcer hadn’t brought it up, it would have meant that, in the Enforcer’s view, there was nothing significant about it, and Angel saw no need to go out of his way to explain.
But now that the Enforcer had mentioned it, even without asking, it implied an intention to investigate. Angel didn’t know whether the Enforcer was genuinely interested or merely making conversation, but he had no intention of hiding anything.
The construction of the New City was nearing completion, and the tea party was approaching fast. Many wizard apprentices had already entered the Wilderness of Dreams through the Savage Grottoes.
Reaching this point meant that, before long, the Wilderness of Dreams would inevitably come into the public eye of the extraordinary community.
If not for Rhine’s strong suppression of information, blocking the Mirror World, it might already be known, given that the Savage Grottoes had many spies from other wizard organizations.
But, without a doubt, opening it to the public was inevitable.
And that moment was not far off.
Since it would be opened soon and the Enforcer would eventually find out, Angel thought it didn’t matter if it was revealed now. Moreover, he now controlled the core powers of the Wilderness of Dreams and didn’t fear it being taken away.
It was with this thought that Angel had not concealed anything previously.
…
While thoughts flowed in Angel’s mind, the Enforcer’s gaze slowly shifted from Nisi to Angel.
Initially, the Enforcer thought Nisi was the lead, as Nisi had been the one to contact Sanders.
But now, it seemed that was not the case.
Sanders and Nisi simultaneously turned their gaze to Angel, which was quite intriguing.
It appeared that Angel was the focal point of the “Dream Sending” spell?
Seeing that Angel remained silent for a long time, the Enforcer wondered if the matter involved secrets and whether he should continue to probe.
From the perspective of the Enforcer’s rules and personal dignity, he didn’t want to trouble a young wizard any further.
However, considering the uniqueness of the Dream Realm, he was curious about its secrets.
Maybe he should pretend not to ask and secretly observe later, exploring on his own? The Enforcer thought this was a good plan, as it wouldn’t break any rules or require compensatory exchanges for breaking them.
Just as the Enforcer had made up his mind, Angel suddenly spoke, “The reason my mentor arrived so quickly is because of the blessing from the Wilderness of Dreams and the Mother Tree Network.”
“The Wilderness of Dreams? The Mother Tree Network?” The Enforcer was momentarily puzzled. What were these? They seemed unrelated to “Dream Sending.”
“Explaining in detail would be quite complicated, and we’re a bit pressed for time now,” Angel said, while taking a monocle on a chain from his pocket and handing it to the Enforcer. “If Lord Enforcer has time, perhaps he could take a look at the Wilderness of Dreams.”
Chapter 2435 Coming <TOC> Chapter 2437 Compensatory Exchange Principle