Chapter 630 End of the Matter and Return <TOC> Chapter 632 Bloodline Doubts
Translator: SumTLMan
When Angel arrived at Hippocrates, his strength was still a little short of the mid-stage of the third level. However, when he left, he had already steadily crossed beyond the mid-stage of the third level. There was no other way; even though he had been very restrained in the planar passage, he still gradually accumulated to this point.
As a result, Angel’s expression was tense when he left. He always felt a sense of worry about this strength that didn’t come from cultivation.
Seeing this, Sanders laughed: “There are no hidden dangers for now, but you don’t need to worry. Even if there are any, there should be ways to remedy them.”
Crossing several bodies of water, they took another round in the underground caverns along the way, but they still didn’t see Akeso. Although Angel wasn’t worried about Sanders harming Akeso, he began to question Akeso’s whereabouts.
Akeso had guarded this place for a thousand years, so why did he suddenly disappear?
Emerging from the lake in the outer world, they flew into the air. Angel took out the Gondola, and he and Sanders flew in the direction of Silent Hill.
The Gondola was extremely fast, vanishing in a flash. So, while flying in midair, Angel didn’t notice that on a snow mountain tens of miles away, a group of people dressed in bulky clothes were exploring something at the nearby cliff and snow-covered ground.
The leader of this group was a tall, thin man wrapped in a black cloak.
“Sir, there are signs of excavation on the nearby stone walls, and we’ve also found remnants of cable hooks. According to the analysis of the archaeology professor, they have a history of at least 1,500 years,” a middle-aged agent dressed in white fur reported to the leader.
The leader nodded: “Continue searching, and try to find the road to the ruins of the former dynasty.”
“Understood.”
When the middle-aged agent left, the leader slowly removed his fluffy hood. He had a cigarette in his mouth and glanced casually at a secluded lake in the distance, among the lofty mountains. He exhaled a puff of smoke: “The kingdom of the giant serpent that he inquired about from the High Priest back then should be around here, right?”
“Let’s go and have a look. Maybe there’s an opportunity for me to advance.”
The thick clouds in the sky dispersed, and the golden sunlight fell, outlining a layer of golden edges on the leader’s face.
This is a handsome young man with a full beard and a mischievous look in his eyes. If Angel were here, he would probably recognize at a glance that this person is none other than Shadow who said he was going to travel abroad – Diavolo.
…
At Silent Hill, Talos happily sent Sanders and his apprentice to the teleportation formation leading to Sky Mechanical City.
As the light of the teleportation formation flashed, Angel inadvertently saw a dark figure on the distant mountain range, staring straight at them. That was Farja, still dressed in his teenage angst outfit, standing in the distance and watching quietly, with a hint of unwillingness in his eyes.
Angel lazily waved at Farja before disappearing.
Immediately after, they appeared in the teleportation hall of Sky Mechanical City. Sanders turned to Angel and said: “Do you know that person?”
Angel nodded: “He seems to be Lord Talos’s relative, a rather contradictory young man.”
Sanders did not continue to inquire, but instead continued to protect Angel while using the teleportation formation to transport them to the place closest to the Savage Grottoes. – It was originally Sleepless City, but now that Sleepless City had fallen, the closest teleportation formation to the Savage Grottoes had become Twilight’s Edge.
Upon leaving Twilight’s Edge, Angel thought Sanders would directly take him back to the Savage Grottoes by tearing through the space, but he didn’t. Instead, he waited for Angel to release the Gondola.
If Angel didn’t release the Gondola, Sanders would accompany him on foot to measure the vastness of the land.
Angel sighed and resignedly let out the Gondola again. The two rode the small boat, taking the sky as their sea, and leisurely flew towards the Paramjit Plateau.
Sometimes Angel had the illusion that Sanders was hinting at something through this method. Angel wondered if he should craft a Gondola for Sanders.
He tried to ask Sanders about it, but of course, he didn’t ask directly. Instead, he indirectly asked Sanders about his impressions of the Gondola.
Sanders raised an eyebrow, relaxed slightly, crossed his legs, and said to Angel: “It’s not bad, but not great either. As a means of transportation, it’s a bit small, but it’s much better than the standard vehicles in the Savage Grottoes.”
Angel interpreted it directly as: It’s okay, just a bit small, so it’s best to make the one I craft for you a bit bigger!
Sanders continued: “Even if you become a wizard, this vehicle will be enough for you.”
In other words, it’s enough for ordinary wizards, but not for true knowledge wizards? So, what are your requirements then? Angel continued to look at Sanders.
But Sanders’ next sentence changed the subject: “Let’s put that aside for now, I have a question for you about the spotted dog. How did you determine that it was a Mysterious Soul or Mysterious Object?”
Angel had been silently recording Sanders’ request in his mind, but Sanders’ words immediately interrupted him. Judging by his tone, it seemed that he did not intend to have him craft a means of transportation?
As Angel came to his senses, Sanders continued to ask: “What did you experience when you were swallowed by it?”
Angel gathered his thoughts and briefly recounted his experience.
The experience inside the spotted dog was too strange. The rise and fall of countless civilizations and the birth and destruction of various worlds made Angel doubt himself as he recounted his story. Was his experience real or fake? Or was it all just a dream?
As Angel spoke, Sanders pondered the bizarre things inside the spotted dog and their significance.
Soon, Angel had finished recounting his experiences.
Sanders was silent for a moment. From Angel’s account, he heard some characteristics of Mysterious Objects, such as contradictory laws, endless cycles, and various powers that did not follow laws but were strangely harmonious. However, if he were to pinpoint the mysterious, he couldn’t quite say.
Every Mysterious Object possesses a unique feature, such as the ability to replicate, pull people into dreams, perpetual motion, and so on.
But in Angel’s experiences, Sanders couldn’t hear any main theme related to the characteristics of a Mysterious Object. Those civilizations and worlds were clearly fabricated; the various conflicting laws seemed abundant, but he estimated they were also fabricated.
Or perhaps, the spotted dog was not a Mysterious Object itself, but a Mysterious Soul?
Suddenly, Sanders thought of something else: “By the way, what was the crystal that the spotted dog left you in the end?”
As soon as the diamond-shaped crystal was mentioned, Angel remembered the speculation that had scared him not long ago. He took out the crystal and handed it to Sanders.
After examining the crystal for a while, Sanders didn’t find anything unusual. However, he had a vague feeling that it might be useful for souls, as it kept calling for a fusion with a soul.
Angel hesitated for a moment and shared his speculations about the crystal.
After listening to Angel’s account, Sanders also showed a hint of surprise. If Angel’s guess was correct, the mysterious characteristic of the spotted dog might be the ability to devour Law Lines, and then render them ownerless and materialize them.
If this was indeed the case, it would be too… against the heavens.
To determine if Angel’s guess is true, the simplest way is to try to absorb this crystal, but before that, it is necessary to first identify the crystal.
As for how to identify it, the simplest method is to use the Eye of Nalda.
However, although Angel is an alchemist… he has not actually learned this general trick yet.
“Keep the crystal for now and don’t let anyone know about it. Wait until you learn the Eye of Nalda, identify it, and then decide,” Sanders said seriously.
Angel also nodded solemnly.
Regarding the topic of the spotted dog, they both tacitly did not mention it again. However, in their hearts, they never put it down.
Half a day later, Angel saw the familiar chasm of the abyss.
Descending all the way to the bottom of the abyss, he saw the foggy mirror surface, which is the carrier of the Mirror World and the body of Mirror Lady.
Angel was worried that he would meet Mirror Lady here. If Mirror Lady asked him whether his crafted illusion was in place, he would be embarrassed. However, today’s luck was good, and Mirror Lady did not seem to pay attention to the mirror, so they successfully returned to the Savage Grottoes.
But just as they were going to the Phantom Island, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
“Lord Tree Spirit!” Angel immediately greeted respectfully.
The person who came had no clothes on, showing a smooth and lean body, with only green leaves covering the waist. Such a shameful dress could only belong to Tree Spirit.
Tree Spirit briefly exchanged a few words with Angel, then turned to Sanders and said: “Yesterday, Wallace sent a message from Sleepless City, asking you to go there.”
Sanders frowned: “There’s trouble in Sleepless City again?”
Tree Spirit scratched its itchy earhole: “It seems that the people you saved are having problems again. Their bodies are out of control, like puppets on strings. Many of them have voluntarily entered the outer city of Sleepless City. You should go and see the situation for yourself.”
After Tree Spirit left, Sanders fell into deep thought, and after a while, he looked at Angel: “Why do you think this situation has occurred?”
Angel pondered: “We only exorcised the parasites from their bodies, but the golden strings attached to the parasites still remain within them. And those golden strings are controlled by the puppet master, Yorkshire.”
Sanders nodded: “That should be the case. You go back to Phantom Island first, and I’ll go to Sleepless City to check it out.”
Angel hesitated for a moment, and said: “Mentor, do I need to go as well?”
Sanders shook his head: “No need, I won’t enter the Dark Domain this time. It’s not difficult to get rid of some residual golden strings.”
With that, Sanders turned and disappeared into the horizon.
Chapter 630 End of the Matter and Return <TOC> Chapter 632 Bloodline Doubts