Chapter 311 Boundless Silence <TOC> Chapter 313 Urgent Message
Translator: SumTLMan
In the omen, it seemed as though Angel was being targeted by the entire world during the omen. Wherever he went, accidents would happen. Water spilling from above, collapsing buildings by accident, babies falling in front of him… anything that could catch the attention of the town’s residents would occur around him.
Even once, Angel spotted a patch of dappled moonlight in a dark courtyard. Unable to see clearly, he thought of examining his surroundings in the moonlight, but his intuition warned him. Upon closer inspection, he found a child lifting a floral curtain and gazing dreamily at the mottled moonlight fragments in the courtyard from an inconspicuous little house.
Luckily, he noticed early enough, or the child’s gaze would have ruined his efforts.
It was through this experience that Angel gained some understanding of the difficulty of the world of omens. According to the book, the intermediate alchemy items he refined would not be subjected to **damage during the omen ordeal; only high-level or mysterious-level ordeals could pose a threat to life.
Although life was secure, the challenge of passing the omen ordeal was not to be underestimated. If not for his timely intuition, he would have already failed and departed.
Only then did Angel feel somewhat grateful for his daring when refining the “Prelude of Death.” If not for his soul injury, he estimated he would have been driven to a mental breakdown by the wailing of the lost souls.
In such an omen that seemed devoid of danger but required constant vigilance, Angel proceeded cautiously. He took a full two hours to walk the short street.
Upon crossing the town and seeing the desolate and silent wilderness ahead, Angel finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as Angel relaxed, suddenly, a massive explosion erupted from the town behind him. The explosion shook the earth, causing Angel to stumble and almost fall.
Along with billowing smoke, the cries of children and screams of adults echoed from the town behind him.
Angel wanted to turn back and see what had happened.
However, at that moment, an overwhelming sense of impending danger stopped him from turning his head.
Intuition warned him… “Do not look back?”
Angel raised his head to look forward and, despite the screams and cries of children behind him, steeled his face and walked onward.
His conscience made it difficult for him to bear the cries of the children, and he stopped several times. However, each time he thought of looking back, his intuition restrained him.
Eventually, when Angel noticed the absence of crying behind him, he felt a bit better.
He walked the path where he could not turn back for a long time. At the end of the narrow path was a forest. Angel looked at the eerie, moonlit forest with slight concern but didn’t halt his steps.
The seemingly ominous forest was incredibly safe. Angel spent only a short while walking through it before emerging on the other side.
As Angel emerged from the forest, he saw from a distance a massive black gate standing in midair, with the two doors engraved with a glowing magical array – Boundless Silence.
This mysterious black gate appeared at the edge of the forest, by the dark river, and at the beginning of the plains.
Angel looked at the moon in the sky, the faint footprints on the path across the plains, and the seemingly stagnant dark river. He realized that he had returned to the starting point.
However, this time there was an additional black gate near the entrance.
Could it be that the entrance to the illusion was also the exit?
Angel reflected on the journey: The desolate path where he could not stop, the bustling town where he could not be noticed, and the cruel long road where he could not turn back.
The three experiences seemed to test Angel’s ability to produce intermediate items, but also seemed to be warning him of something.
Entering the wizarding world meant embarking on the Desolate Path, where stopping meant elimination; entering the wizarding world meant distancing oneself from the noise to focus on research, lest becoming ordinary; entering the wizarding world meant forging ahead, teaching one’s weak heart to be ruthless.
Angel stared at the winding path in the dark and silent plains, his eyes no longer filled with fear. Although this path may have been just an ordinary part of the illusion test, it could also represent the unrelenting pursuit of truth on a wizard’s path.
Long nights of solitude, darkness, and boundless silence. Such days might accompany a wizard through countless years.
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Stepping out of the black gate, Angel experienced a moment of disorientation. When he opened his eyes, he realized that the illusion had passed, and he was standing in the laboratory, holding a space bracelet shimmering with faint light.
As Angel gazed at the ancient bracelet, a strange aura suddenly emerged from the unknown and infused itself into the bracelet.
The strange aura vanished, and the faint light of the bracelet went out, returning to its original, unassuming bronze form.
Despite the loss of its brilliance, Angel knew that the bracelet’s true success came only after the light had extinguished.
Angel set aside his emotional thoughts, a smile playing on his lips as he examined the bracelet.
The bracelet’s exterior was unassuming, or rather, simple and rustic. Although engraved with the magical array “Boundless Silence,” it was hidden on the inner band, with no intricate runes visible from the outside. Only one rune connected the inner and outer bands, which was the contract magic rune engraved on the deep red gemstone.
Only when the runes were connected did the bracelet become whole. Otherwise, it would be merely a bangle engraved with “Boundless Silence” and a space gemstone with the contract magic rune.
Angel probed the interior space with his spiritual power, discovering it to be 9 cubic meters. This was the current limit of the spacial items he could create. If he were to break through 10 cubic meters, then there would be no need to engrave “Boundless Silence,” as the effect of the spacial item alone would elevate it to an intermediate level.
Since it was a space bracelet prepared for himself, Angel naturally didn’t hesitate to input his unique magical power into the contract magic rune. The next moment, a brilliant light emanated from the crimson gem on the bracelet’s surface. When the light spread throughout the bracelet, the contract was formed.
From then on, unless the space bracelet was violently destroyed, it could only be used by Angel, and others would not be able to probe its interior with spiritual power.
After putting on the bracelet, Angel input a small activation magic power, and the “Boundless Silence” hidden effect was triggered. The ancient-looking bracelet slowly disappeared from his wrist until it was completely invisible.
Now his wrist was smooth and empty, and neither the naked eye nor spiritual power could detect anything. However, if he touched it directly, he could still feel something peculiar.
Using a spacial item for the first time, Angel’s face showed an inspecting expression, but his heart was playful. He enjoyed putting things in and taking them out of the bracelet.
It wasn’t until his omen suddenly went dark that he remembered he hadn’t rested for several days. He then set aside his playful thoughts and yawned as he walked toward the small bed in the corner.
Before dozing off, Angel didn’t forget to throw the Void Floating Algae into the space bracelet. Void Floating Algae was an extremely low-maintenance magic plant that would become self-sufficient once hidden in the void, slowly building its “nest.” Once it had created its “nest,” all Angel had to do was sit back and enjoy the benefits.
During this deep sleep, Angel was completely unaware of the day or night, as he was in an underground laboratory. By the time he woke up, it was already noon the next day.
Angel yawned and sensed the Void Floating Algae in the bracelet. After one night, the 13 pieces of Void Floating Algae had constructed a green “nest” about half a meter square in a corner of the space.
Although the “nest” wouldn’t grow any larger, Angel was already quite satisfied with it for now. After all, the only thing he needed the “nest” for at this point was the Fragment Ephemera given to him by Gloria.
Looking at the messy laboratory, Angel tidied up a bit. Once it was mostly organized, he went to the materials area, placed the precious materials into the bracelet, and then went to the washroom to clean up.
Last night, he had gone to bed covered in sweat, and when he woke up, his body smelled as sour as spoiled bread.
As Angel waited for the water to fill, he removed the Heavenly Eye from around his neck.
The Heavenly Eye was extremely precious, a “prime culprit” for Jon’s journey to the wizarding world. Angel had previously carried it on his person, but now that he had the space bracelet, he intended to store it inside.
To his surprise, however, the Heavenly Eye could not be stored in the bracelet. Or rather, Angel felt that if the Heavenly Eye were forced into the bracelet, it would inevitably cause the space inside to collapse.
Puzzled for quite some time, Angel eventually decided to continue carrying the Heavenly Eye on his person. After all, even Sanders hadn’t noticed its uniqueness, so there should be no problem.
After enjoying a comfortable bath, Angel changed into loose clothes and headed upstairs, feeling refreshed.
“Toby?” Upon reaching the hall, Angel heard the melodious tune of —City in the Sky—, accompanied by a faint, discordant screeching sound. As Angel approached, he realized that Toby was singing along with the music.
Seeing Toby’s dedication, Angel couldn’t bear to interrupt it, but for the sake of his ears, he had to call out.
“Chirp chirp.” Toby saw Angel and happily fluttered its wings, flying over. As soon as it landed on Angel’s shoulder, Toby began to chatter about its grievances.
In general, it complained about the lack of freedom here.
Ever since Toby was injured, Angel never allowed it to leave alone. After recovering, they arrived at the Flowing Source Alchemy, and Toby was once again grounded.
Birds inherently long for freedom, and keeping Toby indoors was a restraint of its nature. Angel felt guilty, stroked its feathers, and whispered soothingly, “We’ll be going home soon. I’ve been busy lately, but I’m free today. Shall we visit your little friend tonight?”
Upon mentioning “little friend,” Toby’s mood fell, its feathers drooping and its head hanging in melancholy.
Angel didn’t know how to comfort it, so he patted its head and said, “Interests sway people’s hearts. Just be mindful of that when making friends in the future.”
Toby nodded and nuzzled Angel’s palm.
“Let’s pack up and go.”
Leaving the Flowing Source, they still traveled by the Iron Armor Fortress.
Seeing Angel, Iron Armor Granny still wore a kind expression, offering warm inquiries. But as Angel left, Iron Armor Granny furrowed her brow, “Sly boy, I didn’t even notice where you placed your refined item… Could it be in a spatial artifact?”
Having already departed, Angel naturally didn’t hear Iron Armor Granny’s murmurs. If he had, he probably would have just smiled without commenting.
After leaving the Flowing Source, Angel immediately donned his wizard robe and channeled magic into the “Boundless Silence,” activating its “Obscurity” effect.
With his presence weakened, even Toby perched on Angel’s shoulder felt somewhat puzzled.
“Did any omens occur when I was performing alchemy yesterday?” Angel whispered to Toby.
Hearing Angel’s voice, Toby’s bewildered eyes suddenly cleared up, and it shook its head, chirping and gesturing.
“So, aside from the constant strong winds, there were no other omens?”
Chapter 311 Boundless Silence <TOC> Chapter 313 Urgent Message