Chapter 805 The Elusive Sigh <TOC> Chapter 807 The Effect of the Rhythm of the Ocean
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“Goddess of the Sea.” Valerie repeated softly, her expression somewhat dazed. It was as if she had been re-immersed in that melody, and that wondrous dream.
Valerie herself could not discern whether it was an illusion, a dream, or another world.
For the time being, let’s consider it a dream. In her dream, she lost all her memories, transformed into a mortal, and sought miracles amidst the raging seas.
For the first time in her dream, Valerie felt a fear of the sea. At the same time, she gained a clear understanding of how mortals face the roaring waves of the sea.
In the end, Valerie had not found the miracle. But before her death in the dream, she faintly saw a glowing hemline behind a wave.
“So, that was the Goddess of the Sea?” Valerie murmured to herself.
Not only was Valerie sighing, but the surrounding mermaid knights also began to share their experiences in that dream. Almost all of the mermaid knights had not seen the Goddess of the Sea. Many of them hadn’t even seen the hem of her skirt or her hair.
However, after experiencing that dream, they were all certain that the Goddess of the Sea might be near them.
Listening to the mermaids’ conversation, Angel understood that when the second wave of music flowed out, these people were actually pulled into that alchemical illusion?
Angel looked at Toby with curiosity, asking whether it had also entered the alchemical illusion? However, Toby’s answer to Angel was negative; it had not entered the alchemical illusion.
Could it be that the leaked alchemical illusion could only be entered by humans or human-like beings? Angel pondered.
“Lord, was the world constructed by the music before a dream?” Valerie suddenly asked, “Or, was it the domain of the Sea God?”
“Why do you think it might be the domain of the Sea God?” Angel asked with curiosity.
Valerie replied, “After that wonderful journey, I found… I found that I seem to be more intimate with the sea, and my control over the ocean has become stronger than before.”
As Valerie’s words fell, she softly murmured a phrase, and a mist of water immediately gathered around her.
The vitality of the water elemental energy was even comparable to that of an elemental apprentice.
Angel raised an eyebrow, “It seems that I’ve crafted quite a remarkable item.”
As for Valerie’s sudden surge in water affinity, Angel was surprised, but after some pondering, he found it within reason. During the crafting process, he had a vague feeling of transforming into the sea, getting closer to the Law Lines.
After he had experienced that illusion and then emerged from the Vision Space, Angel himself also perceived an increased affinity for the sea.
Before, he could distinctly feel the energy fluctuations from the seabed, and that was why.
He estimated that if he were to cross-practice the tricks of the water branch of the elemental system now, his progress would probably be much faster than before.
Angel silently pondered if what Valerie said was correct, and if his own perception was not mistaken, then the music box he crafted might indeed be something extraordinary.
Being able to amplify water affinity and shorten the time for cross-system practice, even in high-end alchemical works, is extremely rare.
What he didn’t know was that it not only enhanced water affinity, but it even allowed Jiebo to loosen his bottleneck considerably in a short time. If this news spread out, it’s estimated that all marine wizards, or those from the water lineage, would go mad for it.
While Angel was contemplating, Valerie also heard what Angel had said earlier, “Could it be that it’s not a divine realm, but just an alchemical work crafted by the wizard?”
Angel nodded, “It’s neither a divine realm nor a dream. It’s just an illusion created by an alchemical work.”
Valerie’s expression became somewhat dim in an instant.
As a mermaid, her faith was in the god of the sea. When she learned that the place she thought was a divine realm was just a man-made illusion, Valerie found it hard to accept for a time.
After quite a while, Angel looked at Valerie, who was still in sorrow, and gently laughed, “Whether there is a divine realm in this world, I don’t know. However, my essence is still that of a human. The extent of human power, I’m afraid, can’t be called a divine realm.”
Angel naturally didn’t believe in the so-called gods, or rather, any wizard in pursuit of truth wouldn’t believe in the so-called gods.
The words he told Valerie were just meant to comfort her.
Valerie was taken aback, the wizard seemed to be right, gods were supposed to be high above, if even humans could touch the divine realm, wouldn’t that make humans gods?
Angel asked, “Do you have any other questions? If not, I’m ready to leave.”
“Sir wizard, could you let me re-enter that illusion? I want to relive the music, I really like this piece of music,” Valerie said.
“Enter that illusion… that’s not possible.”
Hearing this answer, Valerie’s face showed some regret.
“But to relive the music is no problem.” As Angel spoke, he slowly lifted his gloved right hand, and with a flick of his fingertip, an image resembling a spatial channel appeared in mid-air.
To Valerie’s surprise, a troop of pink, fairytale-like teacup men began to appear one by one from the image.
These teacups, each adorned with unique patterns, brimmed with an ethereal, girlish charm. They bore limbs as slender as matchsticks, holding various musical instruments. There were even teacups situated on stools, leaning over a black piano.
“This is the Teacup Band. They were the ones performing earlier,” Angel explained, playfully tickling a sleepy teacup on his head that was lazily displaying “Zzzz.”
As he continued, the aura of the Nightmare Plane in his right hand infused into the bodies of the teacup people. The once drowsy band seemed to burst into life anew.
Valerie watched this assembly of teacups, her eyes sparkling with amazement and envy. These beings, seemingly straight out of a fairytale, caused her, the only female present, to feel a ceaseless surge of romantic fantasies.
Simultaneously, she was also filled with admiration for the wizard’s extraordinary abilities.
“No wonder I heard a symphony earlier. So it was this adorable troupe,” Valerie couldn’t help but exclaim.
Angel: Adorable troupe?
With Angel’s right hand generating an abundance of the Nightmare Plane’s aura, the concentration of this aura in the Nightmare Domain was gradually increasing. The current Teacup Band was no longer the fragile porcelain dolls of before. Even the tricks unleashed by a peak second-level apprentice could be safely endured by the Teacup Band, and even reflected back. They could indeed be described as formidable weapons.
If Valerie knew their true nature, she probably wouldn’t call them adorable…
“I haven’t seen the Queen in so long… I want to go back…”
“With our Highness Shava here, we are so fortunate…”
“Long live our Highness Shava!”
Childlike voices emanated from the Teacup Band. Fortunately, this ‘sound’ was actually more of an emotional expression, imperceptible to ordinary mortals.
Angel commanded this rowdy Teacup Band to silence. Then he pulled out the teacup conductor to lead the band in performing the —Goddess of the Sea—.
As the music began, the beautiful melody slowly radiated outwards.
The sensation of listening last night was like the Goddess was bathing in moonlight and going on a patrol, with the sea rejoicing for her.
Listening now, while it lacked some intensity, the tranquil elegance was even better. It was as if one could faintly see the Goddess greeting the rising sun, her serene and holy smile.
Such dynamism and tranquility were like this everlasting sea. It had its roars and quiet depths.
One song, different interpretations, yet telling the same story.
Everyone was completely engrossed in the music. Angel, due to his frequent listening in the past, had developed quite an immunity.
The title of this song, indeed, is —Goddess of the Sea—. Angel discovered it during a moment of idle browsing on his holographic tablet aboard the Cloud Conch ship. Upon first listen, it was breathtaking. However, despite the decent quality of the tablet’s audio, it simply couldn’t compare to a live performance. Hence, Angel later taught it to the Teacup Band for them to perform.
During his alchemical crafting session last night, he had initially planned to use Valerie’s chant. However, he felt that while Valerie’s chant was good, it lacked the variable essence of the sea. Thus, he thought of this piece of music.
As it turned out, his choice was correct. The music was not only fitting, but the imagery it invoked perfectly matched the scene.
The song ended.
By the time Valerie opened her eyes, Angel was nowhere to be seen. The magnificent airship in the sky had also departed, indicating that he had already left.
Feeling a bit regretful, Valerie glanced at the mermaid knights around her and softly said, “Let’s dive.”
After Valerie dived down with the giant turtle, Jiebo, who had been motionless until now, slowly swam towards them…
…
Naturally, Angel was unaware of Valerie’s inquiry, and the fact that Jiebo was secretly causing mischief. At this moment, he was sitting on the Gondola, studying the object in his hands—
The music box he had named “Rhythm of the Ocean.”
The exterior of the music box was a mermaid figure encircling a tower-like conch.
The conch was large, almost the same height as the mermaid.
The mermaid was intricately carved, modeled after Valerie. The transparent veil she wore confirmed that this mermaid was of the Rogue tribe. The veil, made of starry silk, shimmered with specks of light at all times, especially in the dark, where it was incredibly dazzling.
The mermaid, crowned with a wreath of flowers, had her cheek pressed against the conch’s wall, her eyes closed as if she was listening to the “sound of the sea” emanating from within the shell.
The exterior of this music box was extremely beautiful. Apart from the dazzling starry silk, the thin sea mist enveloping the music box made it pleasing to the eye.
Drew, who was sitting across from him, was also expressing an astonished expression, his eyes sparkling with admiration.
Angel was quite satisfied with the appearance of the “Rhythm of the Ocean”.
However, more than the exterior, what Angel was most satisfied with were its properties.
The faint glow still lingered in Angel’s eyes from when he had activated the “Eye of Nalda”. After his “server” in his cognitive space synthesized a large amount of information, it finally displayed the specific data of the “Rhythm of the Ocean”.
“As expected, it’s a level I’ve never reached before…” Angel breathed out slowly.
“It’s truly… a High-Rank alchemical masterpiece!”
Chapter 805 The Elusive Sigh <TOC> Chapter 807 The Effect of the Rhythm of the Ocean