Chapter 657 Ways of Recreation <TOC> Chapter 659 Monument of the Strange Ring
Translator: SumTLMan
You actually just want to have fun, don’t you?!
Especially when seeing Sanders make this request with a serious face, Angel couldn’t help but mutter in his heart.
“Alright, after we leave later, I will craft a new illusion with Monument Valley as the main theme and hand it over to Mentor, sincerely waiting for Mentor’s guidance and criticism.” Angel said without any expression.
Such a cooperative answer from Angel obviously satisfied Sanders, who smiled and said: “Let’s go and meet up with Gloria. I want to see what you’ve been up to on Mysterious Mountain that surprised her so much.”
When riding on the Cat Bus, Angel originally wanted to talk about what happened on Mysterious Mountain, but later thought it would be better to let Sanders see the situation first and then explain it later.
Mysterious Mountain is a barren hill, completely devoid of vegetation.
When the Cat Bus stopped, they saw Gloria sitting on a rock in the middle of the barren hill, eyes closed, seemingly sensing something. Her expression was sometimes puzzled, sometimes emotional, and sometimes enlightened.
At first, Sanders thought Gloria’s expressions were too inexplicably theatrical, but when he got off the bus, he immediately felt a gentle breeze coming from a distance, carrying a slight touch.
Initially expressionless, he suddenly showed a hint of doubt. His body tensed up, and he strode towards the middle of the barren hill.
Like Gloria, Sanders stood in one spot, eyes closed, feeling the Mysterious Aura.
The familiar feeling of the mysterious surprised Sanders.
Had it not been for Angel mentioning beforehand that this was only a feeling, Sanders might have thought it was a Mysterious Object hidden in the illusion.
While Sanders and Gloria sensed the Mysterious Aura, Angel also came up and joined them. He didn’t speak up right away, but instead felt the mischievous mysterious with them.
However, the Mysterious Aura remained as it was the last time he detected it, occasionally falling and then rising again. It was like a rootless duckweed, impossible to pinpoint its source.
“You’ve integrated the Mysterious Aura into the illusion?” A voice broke through the illusion’s defenses and appeared directly at the bottom of Angel’s heart.
This was a mental link, with the other end connected to Sanders.
The sudden voice startled Angel. Mysterious Mountain was the most unstable area in the entire illusion, and the energy fluctuations of the two wizards could easily cause it to collapse. Even a small ripple of energy might cause the illusion to crumble.
However, Angel found that the illusion remained stable even after the mental link broke through its defenses, showing no signs of turmoil.
That was why he was so surprised.
“Just using some mental effects to compensate for the weak points in this illusion area,” Sanders seemed to see the confusion in Angel’s eyes and explained briefly.
Although Sanders spoke lightly and quickly glossed over the matter, Angel, who was in the midst of it, knew very well that his and Sanders’ illusion spells were different. Sanders was able to effortlessly compensate for the weaknesses in Angel’s spells, showing how terrifying his expertise in illusion magic was. In comparison, Angel was like a mere mortal admiring a towering mountain, seeing only the tip of the iceberg and mistaking it for the whole.
“This Mysterious Aura of yours is very similar to the Mysterious Aura that permeates Sleepless City,” Sanders continued, speaking through his mental connection. “Did you perceive this Mysterious Aura while you were inside the spotted dog?”
After a moment of hesitation, Angel finally remembered to reply when Sanders asked again: “Yes and no. I did indeed sense this Mysterious Aura while I was inside the spotted dog, but I didn’t truly comprehend it. I just recorded the feeling it gave me, and then tried to integrate it into the illusion.”
Simply recording it and being able to incorporate this feeling into the illusion? This level of intuition must have reached an unimaginable height. Sanders secretly speculated that it might be related to Angel’s soul, or rather, the wound within his soul.
Sanders did not ask how Angel managed to incorporate the Mysterious Aura. He had once experimented on whether he could incorporate the sensation of the Nightmare Plane into his illusions, and the results showed that it was possible. However, it might take a considerable amount of time to collect data and perform calculations to reach Angel’s level.
Incorporating the sensation of the Nightmare Plane into illusions might be confusing for an opponent in actual combat, but it wouldn’t have much effect overall. That’s why Sanders didn’t spend time on it.
Angel’s ability to do this so effortlessly was related to his natural talent. Relying on his sensitive intuition, he could remember the environments he had experienced and the emotions he had felt. This was a unique talent of Angel’s, and it would be difficult to imitate.
As for incorporating the Mysterious Aura into the illusions, Sanders believed that if he really wanted to do it, he could. But the time it would take might be even longer than incorporating the sensation of the Nightmare Plane, possibly taking centuries without guaranteed results.
If the benefits gained were not proportional to the costs, then there was no need to do it.
“Incorporating the Mysterious Aura causes this situation?” Sanders asked, puzzled. “But what is the source of this Mysterious Aura, and what is the significance of your doing this?”
Angel: “The reason I do this is to try to feel and comprehend this Mysterious Aura by incorporating it into my illusions, so as to understand its meaning.”
“Do you want to use this as a way to find the opportunity to reach the Mysterious Alchemist Realm?” Sanders began to understand Angel’s approach.
“Yes,” Angel nodded: “The reason I integrated a Mysterious Aura into this illusionary realm is that Lady Gloria wanted something new, and I thought of the Mysterious Aura I had just researched, so I…”
“You couldn’t resist showing off?” Sanders raised an eyebrow.
Angel felt a bit embarrassed, and although he believed that this might meet Gloria’s requirements, he couldn’t deny that he had a slight desire to show off.
Angel was still young at heart, so Sanders didn’t comment too much on this. Instead, he continued to ask: “So the Mysterious Aura that Gloria inquired about earlier is this one? I remember your answer was that you didn’t know the source of the Mysterious Aura, why is that? Does incorporating a Mysterious Aura into an illusionary realm always result in this kind of situation?”
“Not all Mysterious Auras integrated into illusionary realms are like this. Not being able to find the source of the Mysterious Aura now is actually a very special situation,” Angel explained his experiment in detail, including various manifestations of the “Mysterious Object.”
“Mysterious Object?” Sanders murmured: “Interesting.”
According to Angel’s previous statement, there must be a Mysterious Object in this illusionary realm, but it just hasn’t been found yet.
At this point, Gloria had finished her closed-eye exploration and looked at their position.
Gloria looked at Sanders first: “Now you know why I was puzzled, right?”
Sanders smiled: “Now I know why you were hysterical – because you’re jealous.”
Jealous? I’m talking to you about my doubts, and you’re talking to me about jealousy?
Jealous of what? Jealous that you have a good apprentice? Gloria’s expression twisted as she glared at Sanders with resentment.
After a while, however, she deflated, admitting to herself that she was indeed jealous. Such a promising student ended up with Sanders, who was so introverted.
Gloria, annoyed, approached Angel and asked about the Mysterious Aura.
On the other hand, Sanders secretly reminded Angel through their mental link: “You should know what to say and what not to say.”
Of course, the matter of the spotted dog must not be mentioned. The rest, however, could be mentioned at his discretion.
But Gloria also knew what to ask and what not to, especially in front of Sanders. She did not inquire about whether “the Mysterious Aura comes from that Mysterious Object in Sleepless City” or “how to integrate the Mysterious Aura.”
However, she asked a question that Angel didn’t know how to answer: “If this isn’t the Mysterious Object, then what’s the significance of this Mysterious Aura?”
In other words, there must be some purpose for Angel to integrate the Mysterious Aura into the illusionary realm, right? Like the Monument Valley, it can entertain and pass the time. Is this just meant to surprise them for a moment?
This question was what Sanders had been about to ask earlier but was interrupted by Gloria. Now, he also looked up, wanting to hear Angel’s explanation.
Angel originally wanted to say that finding a Mysterious Object to let Gloria experience it personally would be enough. However, he couldn’t find any Mysterious Objects here, so talking about it would be pointless.
In fact, he had crafted several alchemical illusions containing Mysterious Objects himself, but he inexplicably felt that it would be best not to reveal this yet.
So, Angel could only vaguely say: “I don’t know, this is my first time trying this, maybe we’ll find the answer when we locate the source of the Mysterious Feeling.”
Gloria was not satisfied with this answer, and she could see that Angel was brushing her off.
But with Sanders nearby, she couldn’t say much, so she complained inwardly: A good seed, following Sanders, the old and dull one, has also learned a dull and bad temperament.
With resentment in her heart, Gloria indignantly said: “In that case, let’s wait until I find the source of the Mysterious Feeling, and then you can redeem your gold card VIP feast.”
Gloria had already realized that it would be impossible to pry an answer from Angel in front of Sanders.
Therefore, she withdrew the illusion, pinned the brooch to her chest, and stormed out of the living room, leaving Sanders and Angel looking at each other.
Sanders glanced at Angel: “Come to my study to talk, I have some questions for you about the Mysterious Feeling in your illusion.”
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Angel took out an object and placed it on the desk.
It was a silver pendant with the shape of a crescent moon obscured by clouds and mist.
The pendant was one of the alchemical items that Angel had produced during his experiment with Mysterious Objects some days ago. Since it was made casually, he hadn’t put much effort into carving it.
“Frost Moon Pendant, inside is a Snow Prairie Illusion. The Mysterious Object in this illusion is the same as the situation that appeared in Mysterious Mountain, and I can’t find it no matter how hard I try.”
Chapter 657 Ways of Recreation <TOC> Chapter 659 Monument of the Strange Ring