Chapter 892 The Gate of Dreams <TOC> Chapter 894 Energy Storage Space
Translator: SumTLMan
“Has it already become this late in the Month of Rest?” Angel was surprised that his time in the Wilderness of Dreams had taken almost a month and a half. Including his time learning the Dream Initiation spell, as well as the time he spent gathering materials and crafting, he had already spent over three months on the Revelation Continent.
He was growing increasingly concerned about Leon and Jon.
“I’ll head back once I confirm the effect of the Gate of Dreams,” Angel decided. With the hazards of the Wilderness of Dreams mostly neutralized, he only needed to test whether it could accommodate the illumination of consciousness, then his basic experiment would be considered concluded.
At that time, he could evaluate Jon’s attitude towards the Wilderness of Dreams.
Three days later.
Angel’s physical weakness hadn’t fully recovered yet; he still looked somewhat frail with a pale complexion. However, purely in terms of strength, he had completely recovered by now, even stronger than before!
After integrating his right forearm, his Projection Bloodline had slightly increased. Even if the full effect hadn’t manifested yet, in terms of pure physical strength, Angel had already reached his previous peak.
While the Projection Bloodline hadn’t shown any special abilities yet, it had enhanced Angel’s physical attributes overall. Whether it was his physical strength, jumping ability, flexibility, or inner circulation, they had all reached their apex. Furthermore, with the restoration of his physical deficits, the amount he could handle each day was increasing.
The enhancement in his strength filled Angel with both joy and urgency.
After all, the Projection Bloodline wasn’t like other bloodlines; it held some unknown mysteries. If there were any potential hazards with the Projection Bloodline, he must research and understand it thoroughly before these potential hazards could erupt.
This was the source of his urgency.
In the past, Angel might have felt worry in addition to urgency. But just like his previous fear of the green runes, if he wanted to overcome these unnecessary emotions, then he would need to analyze them, understand them, and utilize them.
The change in his mindset also made Angel less averse to the change in his right hand. Of course, he was less averse but still remained vigilant.
While adjusting to the changes in his physical attributes, Angel also took the opportunity to conduct a preliminary test on the Gate of Dreams.
He took out the Dream Conch and sent a massive boulder, as big as a small mountain, into the Wilderness of Dreams.
As the boulder was about to enter the dream, Angel could clearly sense a prompt from the “Gate of Dreams”—
This hint was as elusive as the whisperings of the subconscious, akin to a flash of insight. If expressed in words, it would have read, “Caution, a foreign object is entering the Wilderness of Dreams!”
Accompanying this hint, a miniature map of the Wilderness of Dreams appeared in Angel’s mind. He could freely designate the location where the gigantic rock was to be placed.
Angel could zoom in on any region of this miniature map, ultimately morphing it into a sandbox representation of the area, to adjust the position of the intruding object.
In addition, the miniature map seemed to possess numerous other functions. However, Angel did not have the time to investigate them for the moment as the countdown to the Gate of Dreams had begun:
“4 seconds remaining, the foreign object will enter the Wilderness of Dreams.”
“3 seconds remaining, the foreign object will enter the Wilderness of Dreams.”
Angel could intuit that if he failed to decide the placement of the gigantic rock before the countdown ended, it would randomly be tossed into a corner of the Wilderness of Dreams.
After some thought, with an idea in mind, Angel selected a location.
A while later, Angel entered the Wilderness of Dreams through the Dream Initiation spell and positioned himself near the giant rock.
When he saw that a massive rock had mysteriously appeared in the boundless wilderness, his eyes lit up. It seemed that, aside from pinpointing the position of living entities, the Gate of Dreams could also locate non-living entities!
“This means I could entirely relocate a city into the Wilderness of Dreams! Plus, I could even design the city planning myself,” Angel conjectured. Once he had complete control over the Wilderness of Dreams, he could emulate Earth’s architecture, providing Jon with a comfortable dwelling.
Moreover, he could bring living people inside, so Jon wouldn’t feel too lonely.
The prospect of such a scenario filled Angel’s heart with escalating excitement.
Besides, the Wilderness of Dreams demonstrated strong plasticity. Coupled with the Dream Conch, its potential, as assessed by Freud, was boundless!
Angel decided to continue his tests.
Subsequently, he transported some materials from his bracelet into the Wilderness of Dreams. As it turned out, each relocation was successfully executed.
Through repeated testing, Angel discovered some tricks. Because each time a non-living object entered the Wilderness of Dreams, Angel received a hint from the Gate of Dreams. While these hints weren’t bad, their frequency started to become slightly annoying to him.
To alleviate this predicament, Angel continued his scrutiny of the Gate of Dreams, probing the extent of its abilities.
In the course of his research, Angel discovered that he could demarcate a specific area directly on the mini-map. Provided he made no alterations, any external entity entering the Wilderness of Dreams would land within this specified boundary. Moreover, he could pre-set the landing points of these entities post-entry into the Wilderness of Dreams.
Such a mechanism could eliminate the persistent alert notifications.
Further trials allowed Angel to ascertain the operative range of the Gate of Dreams: he had full control over the landing locations of any external entities entering the Wilderness of Dreams – regardless of their nature or even if they were inanimate objects. Furthermore, he could even manipulate their postures upon entry.
However, the shortcomings of the Gate of Dreams also surfaced during Angel’s tests.
The Gate of Dreams was incapable of blocking the entry of external entities.
Like the countdown timer that had appeared earlier, “In X seconds, an external entity will enter the Wilderness of Dreams.”
Once the countdown ended, the external entity would inevitably penetrate the Gate of Dreams. Typically, this countdown didn’t exceed five seconds.
Unable to restrict the ingress and egress of external entities, Angel felt a certain pressure. Currently, access to the Wilderness of Dreams could only be achieved through the Dream Integration Spell, a spell possibly known only to him.
However, who could predict possible anomalies? Despite the scarcity of dream-manipulating wizards, they were not non-existent. If a wizard well-versed in dream-related magic stumbled upon the Wilderness of Dreams and wished to enter, Angel would be powerless to impede them.
Therefore, Angel had no option but to attempt to integrate more abilities.
He was confident that such defensive mechanisms against external entities indeed existed.
With the testing phase of the Gate of Dreams reaching a conclusion and verifying no apparent issues, Angel decided to initiate the Dream Initiation Spell on Toby, allowing it to explore the Wilderness of Dreams.
However, Toby seemed uninterested in the vast, empty expanse of the Wilderness of Dreams. After soaring for a while, it found the surrounding scenery monotonously unchanged and chose to exit the dreamscape with Angel.
Having tested the basic functions of the Gate of Dreams, Angel was now ready to take his leave from this place.
Eagerly, Angel wished to guide Jon to the Wilderness of Dreams. Naturally, prior to firmly settling Jon within this wilderness, Angel had many tasks to undertake. For instance, gaining greater authority within the Wilderness of Dreams to guarantee Jon’s safety, or perhaps testing if one’s consciousness could persist post-death while within this wilderness, among other concerns… This set of procedures required a not insignificant span of time.
Before returning to the Old Land Continent, he had plans to make a detour to Grud Town.
He had pledged earlier, that once the perils of the Wilderness of Dreams were dealt with, he would permit Freud to enter. Additionally, he had promised Freud that if his hypothesis was successful, he would reserve a permanent dwelling in the Wilderness of Dreams for him.
Now that the Wilderness of Dreams was broadly prepared for such an event, Angel would naturally honour his promise.
After all, Freud’s contributions were instrumental in his research journey. Initially, if Freud hadn’t proposed the idea, it would have been unlikely for him to think about investigating it. Furthermore, Freud’s hypothesis indirectly saved Jon’s life.
No matter how you sliced it, Angel was deeply grateful towards Freud.
Originally, Angel had planned to directly return to Grud Town, but halfway through his flight, he spotted a golden fringe city shimmering in the distance.
And so, he descended.
Before he left Grud Town, he had consulted a map and he recalled that this place was called the City of Gold Trees.
This was a small city at the frontier of the central empire in the Revelation Continent. It was known for its thirty thousand luminous trees planted throughout the city that shimmered with a golden brilliance under the sun, hence the name – the City of Gold Trees.
Angel paused his journey because two architectural wonders within the City of Gold Trees had caught his eye.
Absolute masterpieces from the hand of an architectural genius!
Among these, one was a glorious cathedral bathed in gold. Its lavish decor and carvings, exquisite reliefs, dome filled with stained glass windows… The stark contrasts in colour, the interplay of curved surfaces and elliptical spaces invoked an aura of mystery. Everywhere you looked, the artisan’s painstaking effort was evident.
Another structure stood out, appearing to be a tavern. It was a treehouse fashioned from an aged, polished, gargantuan tree, adorned with a medley of primitive patterns, embodying a quaint, natural charm. Though devoid of excessive embellishment, its creation undeniably bore the touch of a master.
As a noble, Angel possessed a refined sense of art and beauty.
Both structures met, if not surpassed, Angel’s aesthetic standards. In the past, such architecture would have merited a pause for appreciation. Now, he could seamlessly integrate these edifices into his Wilderness of Dreams through the Dream Conch!
After a brief period, both buildings were incorporated into the dreamy wilderness. Not even the interior decor and furnishings escaped Angel’s meticulous attention.
Angel held a firm belief: Jon had cultivated his aesthetic sense; what he found pleasing, Jon would undoubtedly appreciate too.
Henceforth, even if Jon was immobilized in reality, Angel hoped that within the Wilderness of Dreams, Jon could behold these artistic structures.
Throughout his journey, Angel would bring any intriguing structure he found into the Wilderness of Dreams.
In no time, more than twenty structures had populated his dreamy wilderness. Angel initially intended to enter this dream world to inspect the specific effects, but due to the time spent on maneuvering the Gondola and the delays on the road, he decided to postpone the exploration.
What should have been a short journey of mere minutes extended into a full two hours under Angel’s command.
At last, as dusk approached, he arrived at the destination town.
Chapter 892 The Gate of Dreams <TOC> Chapter 894 Energy Storage Space