Chapter 2491 Canter Enters the Dream <TOC> Chapter 2493 Dove Spirit
Translator: SumTLMan
In the blink of an eye, another day passed.
Angel, who had been bent over his desk for over sixty hours, finally raised his head. He stretched out his hand to rub his somewhat swollen temples, and let out a long breath of stale air.
Feeling somewhat relieved, Angel lowered his head again, refocusing his attention on the notebook on the table.
The notebook had been flipped through more than a dozen pages; its yellowed parchment pages were densely occupied with various data and formulas. From the degree of ink dryness, it was evident that these were records of the past three days.
On the most recent page, a diagram of a structural model was recorded, a model that was irregular yet oddly harmonious.
This was the green rune structure that Angel had deduced from the green light particle previously spat out by the spotted puppy. Now, it was merely a matter of reverse engineering, so the difficulty was not great; it had taken him just three days to derive it. However, even though he had reached this conclusion, Angel still did not fully understand how the green rune operated and why various green rune structures could combine together in secret.
Pinching his brow in thought, Angel decided to temporarily abandon his research.
The structure of the green rune was drastically different from the wizard’s power system. It was similar to the debate between “talent theory” and “bloodline theory.” In the wizards’ system, “talent theory” was not absolute, talent was merely a threshold, not a decisive factor for ultimate achievement; even those without innate talent could become talented through magical potions. However, the Green Rune System resembled “bloodline theory” more closely, bloodlines determined everything. Without a bloodline, you could never enter the threshold, and even with a bloodline, its quality determined your future potential.
This thought emerged because Angel had previously opened all the green runes for Sanders to study and learn. However, Sanders could not grasp the essence of the green runes, nor could he construct this type of power, like the situation with “bloodline theory”, without this type of bloodline, entry was impossible; without green runes on your body, their power was unusable.
Every green rune had its own meaning, and the number of green runes you possessed determined the upper limit of the power you could wield. This had a striking resemblance to “bloodline theory.”
Because Angel possessed green runes, he could utilize this power, but to thoroughly understand this power, he must start from the foundational structure of this system. Just as he would learn tricks, starting with an understanding of magical and mental powers.
However, Angel was still relatively unfamiliar with the basic green runes; without a solid foundation, how could he understand the complex composite structure of the green rune that the spotted puppy had spat out?
Although Angel was regretful that he could not yet analyze the essence of the green rune structure, this did not prevent him from using it.
The green rune structure recorded in the notebook, Angel was already able to utilize it.
And he had already deduced its function.
——To remove the additional effects in the sea of consciousness of an organism.
The so-called additional effects were those originating from the external world, not from the organism itself. Like the syndrome of madness, it was actually due to the distorted implications imposed by Menavarro; in the depths of almost all mad patients’ mental seas, this distorted implication was hidden.
Because the distortion in meaning originates externally rather than from the organism itself, it is considered an additive effect. Hence, the structure of this green rune can remove such distorted implications, subsequently treating patients with madness.
Certainly, this removal is not solely targeted at distorted implications; it can also expel other types. For example, previously parasitic light particles, which are foreign bodies affecting the sea of consciousness, can also be expelled using this green rune.
Moreover, not only negative effects can be removed, but positive effects imposed on the sea of consciousness can also be dispelled. For instance, spells similar to mental encouragement, as well as incompletely metabolized mental-type medications, including Rhythm of Lawlessness, Song of Lost Rhythm, Spirit Agility Potion, Windsor Double Helix Witch Soup, and so forth, can all be removed using this green rune; of course, if the medication effects have been fully metabolized, they no longer qualify as ‘additive effects’ and thus cannot be removed.
Overall, this represents a highly potent auxiliary capability, which although ineffective on physical additive effects, possesses broad applicability at the mental level, filling the gap in Angel’s previous capabilities in mental powers.
Having been able to use this green rune structure and with further research yielding little, Angel prepares to leave his seclusion.
The longer the syndrome of madness is dragged on, the more it gradually inflicts damage on the patient’s mental sea. Although this damage is not irreversible, fully recovering would require a significant amount of time and energy.
Therefore, to prevent the weakening of these wizards’ mental seas, Angel decides to first return to the Savage Grottoes to awaken them before addressing other matters.
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Three days later, Angel finally leaves the ruins. Upon opening the main door, a blast of cold air immediately rushes in from outside.
The tree outside the ruins, an avatar of Tree Spirit, also dons a snowy silver attire.
Angel remembers the clear blue skies when he last returned, with the snow showing signs of melting; yet today, a sudden heavy snowfall occurs. Such is the climate of the high plateau, where the weather can change unpredictably from one moment to the next.
Looking up at the foggy sky above, it seems this heavy snowfall won’t stop anytime soon.
Angel himself is unfazed by the severe cold, but he wonders if Dangros can withstand the strange climate of the Paramjit Plateau?
With this thought, Angel turns to look at Dangros, who is gazing affectionately at Toby: “Do you want to stay inside the bracelet for a while?”
Dangros is momentarily puzzled: “Go into the bracelet? Why?”
Angel points to the howling snow outside, and Dangros quickly understands, then displays an indifferent expression: “Though I am a fire elemental and dislike snowy weather, I have endured the Marlaya Mountain, so this bit of snow is nothing serious.”
Dangros speaks confidently, but once outside, he realizes that the cold of Marlaya Mountain and that of the plateau are entirely different.
The former is a tranquil, strange cold, while the latter is a dynamic, biting cold. Across the flat wilderness, winds that have been building up for who knows how long blow fiercely, extinguishing the flame barrier Dangros had painstakingly maintained around himself.
As the flame barrier goes out, Dangros immediately feels the terrifyingly intense cold winds of the external world.
Left with no other choice, Dangros had to rebuild the flame barrier again. But time and again, they were extinguished by the cold winds, while itself became somewhat weakened due to the excessive consumption of flames.
Not long after Angel had set out from the ruins, Dangros’ eyes became slightly glazed over from the cold.
Dangros’ pride seemed quite intact; it stubbornly clenched its teeth, refusing to ask for help.
At last, it was Angel who activated a constant temperature barrier and had Speedling control the surrounding cold winds. Only then did Dangros’ pale palm begin to redden again. However, perhaps because it had been frozen for too long, its fingers were splotched, one white, the other red, as if painted.
Toby nestled in Angel’s pocket, snickering at Dangros’ undignified appearance.
Silently, Dangros did not utter a word, but its fingers curled up, vigorously rubbing together, trying to rub the colors back.
Although Angel found Dangros’ condition somewhat amusing, considering it was an “elemental sprite”, similar to a human child, and mindful of a child’s pride, he maintained his expression without adding insult to injury.
Traveling west along the snowy road, adorned with stars and moon, they soon reached the chasm that led to the Savage Grottoes.
Descending into the chasm, as they moved underground, the chill finally began to dissipate. Angel noticed that Dangros’ mood lifted from its gloom, and its eyes started to sneak peeks around, filled with curiosity about the changing environment.
As they descended, Angel also described the situation in the Savage Grottoes.
Hearing about the Underground Kingdom and the Mirror World, Dangros finally perked up. For a little sprite who had spent years confined in the Tidal Realm, everything outside was unfamiliar. The Shadow Demon Kingdom and the Mirror World sounded like the essence of adventure just by listening.
After the description, seeing that Dangros was no longer sullen, Angel asked, “By the way, back in the Mist Belt, you mentioned that you wanted to ask me a question after everything was over. What was it?”
Previously, when Angel first encountered Firo in the Mist Belt, the latter was fighting with Number 03 and the wave mechanism skull, locked in a stalemate. Angel decided to use an illusion to disguise Dangros as “Firo” to temporarily confuse Number 03, allowing Firo a greater chance in battle.
At that time, Dangros agreed but made a request that Angel answer a question for it once the journey through the Mist Belt was over.
Because he had been busy studying the green rune, Angel had not found time to talk with Dangros, so he took this opportunity to ask.
Dangros apparently did not expect Angel to suddenly bring this up.
It seemed to be caught off guard and fell into a daze.
Seeing Dangros silent for a long time, Angel asked in confusion, “What, haven’t you thought of your question yet?”
Dangros was silent for a moment, then said, “I’ve thought about it a long time ago.”
“What is your question then? If you want Toby’s autograph, I can teach Toby how to write it right now,” Angel said with a smile.
Toby, however, rolled his eyes in Angel’s pocket, then quickly perked up his ears, curious about what question Dangros would ask.
Dangros hesitated for a moment: “Actually, I wanted to ask, you… you…”
Angel: “What about me?”
Dangros: “You took me…”
“What did I take you for? Continue, why don’t you?” Angel looked at Dangros oddly, it was just a question, why the silence?
“…Nothing.” Dangros’s eyes slightly tilted upwards: “I just wanted to ask, what is the Wilderness of Dreams?”
“Are you sure that’s the question you want to ask?” Angel always felt that Dangros seemed to be hiding something.
Dangros quickly nodded: “Of course, I heard Mr. Pat say that he was sending Lord Toby to play in the Wilderness of Dreams. But Lord Toby was clearly sleeping… I’ve always wanted to know, what kind of place is the Wilderness of Dreams?”
Dangros convinced itself of what it said. However, this question indeed was a mystery it didn’t understand, but whether it was the question it truly wanted to ask, that’s another matter.
Angel looked deeply at Dangros, not exposing the tone it purposely covered, and nodded: “I can answer that question for you. However, a simple answer might be hard to explain. How about this, when we go back later, I’ll personally take you for a tour of the Wilderness of Dreams.”
Dangros: “Alright, it’s a deal!”
Angel nodded.
Dangros then bent down, exhaling a long breath, its gaze carrying both a stroke of luck and a hint of inexplicable regret.
…
Through the mirror, they entered the world within.
Dangros, surprised by the changes around him, was chattering nonstop, bombarding Angel with various questions. For a moment, Angel felt like he was seeing his past self when he first entered the Mirror World.
Familiar questions, familiar excitement, familiar feelings, everything was so familiar, only missing that lady made of white mist, the Mirror Lady.
Mirror Lady was still in slumber, and it was uncertain if she could awaken before the tea party.
While introducing the Mirror World to Dangros, Angel flew towards the direction of the Eternal Tree.
Dangros had seen Tree Spirit before, but he had never realized just how vast the true form of Tree Spirit was, that rich nature aura, even surpassing most of the wood elemental domains in the Tidal Realm.
In Dangros’s astonishment, Angel brought him to the Great Tree Spirit Hall.
The moment Angel entered the Mirror World, Tree Spirit had already sensed his presence, so when he arrived at Tree Spirit Hall, Tree Spirit had already been waiting inside.
Because Angel still maintained his appearance with red hair and golden eyes, the staff at the great hall did not recognize him, but seeing that Tree Spirit personally came to receive him, they all speculated curiously about Angel’s identity.
Under the curious gazes of the hall staff, Tree Spirit led Angel deep into the Eternal Tree.
This was a space even more vast than Tree Spirit Hall.
Here, the nature aura was even denser than outside.
In fact, the dense nature aura had transformed into liquid, forming a shimmering, pure white lake at the center of the space.
This lake was the Life Pool that Liana had longed to use as a venue for the tea party.
Now, above the Life Pool, numerous cocoons made of woven vines hung densely packed.
At a glance, there were at least thirty or forty.
Through the gaps in the vines, indistinct human figures could be seen within the cocoons.
These people, bound by the vine cocoons, were precisely the targets of Angel’s visit——the patients suffering from the syndrome of madness influenced by Menavarro’s distorted influence!
Chapter 2491 Canter Enters the Dream <TOC> Chapter 2493 Dove Spirit