Chapter 2473 Aoowed <TOC> Chapter 2475 Pure White Chamber
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In the Aetherial World, above the City of Truth, floats a palace in the sky.
This is a scene set within a circular hall made entirely of obsidian, at the center of which stands a crystal-encircled signal tower reaching over thirty meters high, surrounded by eighteen signal receivers.
At this moment, numerous workers of the City of Truth are busy sending messages to various wizard organizations from inside the signal receivers.
“Yes, please evacuate from the coastal areas temporarily. If possible, also convey this message to the nearby Romans family.”
“…Please inform the humans under your jurisdiction that it’s best not to leave. Yes, that’s right…”
“Is this Mr. Antonio? City Lord Muse is in seclusion? Lord Rosen is also preoccupied? Well then, please ask Mr. Antonio to relay the message…”
“We have said all that we can. You may choose not to leave, but you will bear the consequences.”
“…”
Conversations like these, chaotic in nature, resonate throughout the hall. Such scenes are unprecedented, only emerging when a significant event occurs.
And now, indeed, a Major Event has unfolded. Brought forth by Lord Pursuit of Light himself, the workers dare not neglect their duties for a moment, disseminating intelligence and information through the signal tower to all organizations.
In general, wizard organizations cooperate well with their efforts. However, some marginal, smaller wizard families or individual wizards may feel the warnings are exaggerated. Others completely disbelieve, perhaps due to a contrarian mindset or a simple lack of understanding. Yet, even this could be overlooked if not for some signal towers connecting to entities who respond with sinister laughter, offering no clear stance, driving the workers to frustration.
Despite encountering numerous oddities, the work must go on, as it concerns the lives of many.
Crucially, standing behind everyone, overseeing the operation, is Lady Adelaya, whose icy gaze ensures no lapse in diligence.
After about five minutes, a giant creature’s eye appears outside the obsidian hall, its eyeball moist and lively, peering inside. It also extends several black tentacles towards the working staff inside.
This sight sends the workers, previously steadfast at their posts, scurrying back in retreat.
“Little Aetherial~ don’t be naughty. If you don’t behave, I’ll tell Karapuye about it~”
With these words, the Pursuit of Light Chairman, clad in a black robe, leaps down from the giant creature, patting its eye.
The creature hesitates for a moment, then retracts its tentacles and slowly flies off into the distance.
The workers in the hall finally breathe a sigh of relief, bowing to the Pursuit of Light Chairman before returning to their stations.
The Chairman makes his way to Adelaya and inquires, “How are things?”
He, feeling compelled and unwavering in his decision, remarked, “The number of those willing and unwilling to heed advice is about what you anticipated.”
The Pursuit of Light Chairman sighed, “Alas, there’s no helping it. For many wizards, stubbornness and prejudice are insurmountable mountains.”
Pausing, the Chairman continued, “Apart from these, are there any special circumstances?”
Adelaya replied, “Yes, the Song of the Deep Sea is the only large wizard organization unwilling to heed advice. They have even dispatched a significant number of personnel to the Mist Zone.”
“Their information, who conveyed it over?” inquired the Chairman.
“Golden Umbrella.”
Raising an eyebrow, the Chairman noted, “Ah, Witch Sanye, disciple of the Sea God… We needn’t bother with them. Florence certainly understands the importance of the matter. He probably has his own calculations.”
“Planning to trap the Imagan Faction?”
The Chairman feigned ignorance immediately: “I’m not clear on that, but with the Song of the Deep Sea’s foundation being solid, I believe a major incident won’t occur. Aside from the Song of the Deep Sea, are there any other special situations?”
After pondering, Adelaya mentioned, “We haven’t made contact with the Savage Grottoes.”
“If contact hasn’t been made, let it be. The Savage Grottoes are situated deep within the continent, far from the coast, and their headquarters are in the Mirror World. Even if there’s an issue with the Mist Zone, it won’t affect them.”
Having discussed the situation, Adelaya inquired, “And on your end, Chairman?”
Upon returning to the City of Truth through the planar passage, they immediately took separate paths. Adelaya went to the signal tower to notify various major wizard organizations about the Mist Zone situation, while the Chairman, through the Book of Secrets, contacted two council members of the Crown Star Church’s Council of True Knowledge——Gauss and Vera.
They attempted to investigate the potential impact of that Mysterious Fruit through vague prophecies.
The Chairman’s face turned somewhat grim as he shook his head, “Not optimistic. Although we can’t directly predict the Mysterious Fruit, according to the prophecies of Wizard Gauss and Witch Vera, many overseas continents and kingdoms will experience numerous unexplained deaths at a future moment. Similar death prophecies are present near the coasts of the Vast Continent.”
“Is it certain that the fruit caused these?”
“Not sure…”
Before the Chairman could finish, the noise in the hall suddenly increased as eighteen signal receivers simultaneously registered multiple signal accesses.
The staff was swamped with work.
“What’s happening?” Adelaya stepped forward, asking a staff member who was in the midst of connecting.
“Lady Black Baroness, I received a transmission from Fath Gap at Shampoo Coast. They reported that ordinary people near Shampoo Coast have become like controlled puppets, walking step by step into the sea. A large number of people have already drowned, including some apprentices… Ah, the person I was speaking to just lost their signal. Could they have also…”
Adelaya and the Chairman exchanged glances.
Pursuit of Light Chairman sighed deeply, “I wasn’t sure before, but now it can be basically confirmed that it must be the influence of that Mysterious Fruit.”
Adelaya furrowed her brows: “Even an existence of the Enforcer’s realm can’t control it?”
Pursuit of Light Chairman: “Alas, legendary wizards need to master the laws, but Mysterious Objects… often transcend the laws, and even escape the laws.”
“What do we do now?”
The Mysterious Fruit that’s out of control and can affect half of the Southern Region is a disaster.
Pursuit of Light Chairman shook his head: “I don’t know, let’s wait and see. Maybe the Enforcer hasn’t made a move yet, and besides, isn’t there that strange octopus?”
Maybe they can subdue the Mysterious Object?
Time, for Adelaya in the past, was the least of her concerns. A casual practice session could last months or even years, but now, every minute and every second mattered to Adelaya.
Because nearly every second, the signal tower would receive messages from various wizard organizations, and each message represented a serious accident.
Adelaya earnestly hoped that the disaster caused by the Mysterious Fruit would pass sooner. At least, the damage to the Southern Region shouldn’t be so great.
And this was not just Adelaya’s hope but the hope of all the wizards in the Southern Region who knew the truth.
Perhaps it was a case of where there’s a will, there’s a way.
About three minutes after the disaster continued, good news came from the signal tower.
“The attraction is gone!”
“Everyone has returned to normal!”
Everyone’s hanging hearts were finally let down at this moment. Three minutes wasn’t too long; even if the extraordinary fell into the sea, they shouldn’t die so easily.
As for ordinary people living by the coast, most of them could swim, and those affected might be fewer than imagined… perhaps?
Regardless, the disappearance of the attraction was a fortunate event.
In relief, the signal tower received a lot of messages again, but these messages were no longer warnings of disaster but inquiries about the aftermath of the Mysterious Fruit.
And this answer, neither the Pursuit of Light Chairman nor Adelaya could provide.
Perhaps, only the Enforcer and that person would know.
…
Meanwhile, in the Tidal Realm.
Sanders looked up at the sky filled with gray smoke.
Here, he didn’t feel the presence of attraction, clearly, the influence of that Mysterious Fruit could only affect the current world and couldn’t penetrate subsidiary worlds.
Given the fruit’s attraction growth rate, it should have completely spiraled into disorder by now, right? What’s the situation in the Southern Region now, I wonder?
During Sanders’ contemplation, he suddenly moved his ear, waved his hand gently, and Wizard Firo was released from the Gravity Garden.
Firo, upon arriving in the outside world, was ready to take a breath of fresh air. Aboard the Moonlight Toucan, all he smelled was the strong scent of sweaty men, which he could hardly stand.
However, to Firo’s surprise, his first breath wasn’t of fresh air… but of air filled with dust and sparks.
After coughing a few times, Firo looked around. He found that they were in a desolate land filled with sulfur and pools of lava.
For a fire wizard, he very much liked the environment here, where the fire energy was unprecedentedly abundant.
But where was this?
Just as Firo was about to ask, Sanders stopped him: “Hold any questions you have. You’ll find out soon enough.”
With that, Sanders also gestured towards Canter and Nisi.
They too were eagerly looking around, their mouths tightly shut, evidently, they had experienced the same as Firo.
“Have you got any results, what’s the situation now?” Sanders looked towards Firo.
He had previously arranged for Firo to go to the Wilderness of Dreams to inquire about the outside world from other wizards. Now that Firo had come out, there must have been some changes in the outside world.
Firo: “I asked Liana…”
Canter: “How did you get in touch with Liana? Isn’t she in the Savage Grottoes?”
Sanders glanced at Canter: “You only need to listen, not to ask.”
Canter twitched his mouth but did not rebut.
Sanders: “Continue.”
Firo: “Witch Liana told me that there was indeed a strange attraction spreading in the outside world, but it had little effect on them.”
Thinking about it, it made sense. The Paramjit Plateau was incredibly far from the Mist Zone, and no matter how strong the attraction was, it should have weakened a lot by the time it reached inland. Moreover, Liana was a formal witch, even less likely to be affected.
But the fact that the attraction reached the Paramjit Plateau also indirectly showed the terrifying extent of the Mysterious Fruit. With such widespread influence, it’s feared that the continents near the Devil’s Sea would also be severely impacted. And the common folk would suffer the most.
Everyone’s faces looked somewhat uneasy, understanding what this implied.
Sanders: “Then what?”
Firo: “Then, not long after, maybe just two or three minutes, Witch Liana said the attraction disappeared.”
Hearing this, everyone’s expressions relaxed slightly.
Canter: “It seems that the Mysterious Fruit has already been taken away.”
Sanders nodded in agreement, pondering that with the Enforcer’s presence, taking the Mysterious Fruit seemed not too daunting a task.
While Sanders thought this way, a sense of unease inexplicably sprouted within him.
Could this incident be related to Angel? After all, Angel was also there.
It seemed unlikely, almost impossible.
Given Angel’s lack of strength, not even qualifying to stir a ripple.
… But, what if?
Angel’s capacity for causing significant trouble was top-notch, having instigated more than one major incident, such as the current situation in the Tidal Realm, which was also a result of Angel’s doings.
Could Angel really have meddled in this affair?
Could it be that the Mysterious Fruit had fallen into Angel’s hands?
Sanders shook his head, dismissing the thought as highly improbable. With the Enforcer there, it seemed beyond Angel’s reach to acquire the Mysterious Fruit.
He decided to stop pondering it, hoping only that Angel would return safely. Causing trouble should be avoided.
It would be best… to stay out of trouble.
…
Meanwhile, Angel, who considered himself quite well-behaved, felt an overwhelming urge to scream.
Why? Why?!
You foolish dog, weren’t Gruz De Weld and Magnificus De Pawel your targets? Why did you swallow me too?
Yes, Angel found himself in the belly of the spotted puppy once again.
After swallowing the Mysterious Fruit, the spotted puppy let out a satisfied burp and sauntered back.
Although everyone was wary of the spotted puppy’s ability to ingest the Mysterious Fruit, recalling how it had pretended to drown and then played the role of a docile dog in Angel’s arms, they subconsciously lowered their guard around it.
So, when the spotted puppy approached them with its mouth open, they assumed it was about to whimper adorably once more.
Who could have imagined that the spotted puppy’s mouth would slowly begin to widen, enlarging more and more until it became vast…
Unexpectedly, the mouth of a tiny spotted puppy could expand to such a degree that it seemed capable of swallowing the sky.
Then, in the next moment, everyone, whether it was Gruz De Weld, Magnificus De Pawel, the Enforcer, Angel, Woof Woof… was engulfed in a single gulp by it.
Angel was unsure about the others, but after experiencing a tumultuous upheaval that nearly made him vomit, he finally landed.
Lying on the “ground,” Angel shed silent tears.
Where were the promised companions, the bonds of camaraderie? Why was he swallowed again?
After wallowing in self-pity for a few seconds, Angel managed to calm his slightly aggrieved mood.
Since resistance was futile, he decided to embrace the experience of being swallowed.
The last time this happened, he witnessed various worlds, civilizations, and the evolution of mysterious power, which was of great benefit to him.
Having just awakened from the insights of the Birth of the Mysterious, seeing a similar scene might lead to new revelations.
With this thought, Angel pushed himself up from the ground.