Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 1503: Section 1504 Stone Mulberry Dynasty Chapter 1503: Section 1504 Stone Mulberry Dynasty Half a moment later.

Greya and Sanders gradually woke from the illusion realm of the Cage of Shadows.

Unlike Hua Que and Popota, who were insistent on asking Angel about the vanishing ending, they both fell into quiet contemplation.

Greya had experienced many of Angel’s illusion realms before, including the one inside the feather earring–an illusion crafted by Angel for her to reminisce over Toby; and the “Dream Twin,” which allowed her to create the Art of Nativity–in truth, the Dream Twin was also instrumental for that.

But whether it was the feather earring or the Dream Twin, their methods of expression were different from the current Cage of Shadows.

The former provided a sense of freedom to explore, triggering enlightenment through engagement with the scenes. Moreover, due to the aura of the Nightmare Realm hidden within the illusion, one would unconsciously immerse themselves in deep thought about the stories hidden behind each thing.

However, the Cage of Shadows was different–it was purely an illusion realm, devoid of the Nightmare Realm’s aura. Additionally, the rapid transitions within the illusion served to present an interesting story.

This kind of viewing experience limited the range of movement within the illusion while relying on the progression of the story to drive the changes in the realm; though it didn’t provide as much freedom to explore as the feather earring and the Dream Twin, it managed to highlight the story itself.

In simple terms, while both the feather earring and Dream Twin contained stories, they were mostly left to the viewer’s imagination–so much so that you wouldn’t even know if your guesses were correct. The Cage of Shadows, on the other hand, simply told the story directly and bluntly.

By comparison, the former is like a stream-of-consciousness essay, while the latter is a standard storytelling format.

Greya personally preferred the feather earring and the Dream Twin.

This didn’t mean that Greya didn’t appreciate the illusion presentation mode of the Cage of Shadows; she just purely felt that, although the story was interesting, it did not strike a chord with her heart, and many things were left unexplained. If the story were changed to another, perhaps it would be more intriguing.

This was Greya’s opinion.

Sanders, on the other hand, saw things differently. While Greya viewed the story itself, Sanders was more observant of Angel’s application of the illusion realm.

Angel’s application of the illusion realm was extremely proficient, particularly since he had crafted the Cage of Shadows specifically for storytelling purposes, utilizing a vast number of illusion transitions.

Sanders was remarkably surprised to find that these sudden transitions within the illusion realm didn’t make him feel uncomfortable in the slightest.

Such a sense of integration with the illusion had reached an imperceptible level.

Furthermore, each transition between scenes that Angel set up was very intriguing. For example, the shift from a church to the riverside scene where the knights discovered Raven’s severed head did not jump straight into the discovery. Instead, it began by focusing on the rapid alternation of horse hooves, the dirt flying up, and the knights’ commands as off-screen sound. Only after the knights rode to the riverside did the illusion slowly stretch out the scene to a point where the viewers could move freely.

This kind of scene transition, although seemingly limited, made people more involved in the rhythm of the story.

Throughout the entire illusion realm, Angel didn’t use Nightmare Illusions. Sanders understood Angel’s intention; because his purpose in creating the illusion realm was to express the entire story, the presence of Nightmare Illusions would have instead drawn the viewer’s attention, ultimately upstaging the main event.

Even without using Nightmare Illusions, this kind of backdrop that could immerse and elude Sanders himself also highlighted Angel’s control over Illusion Technique.

It could even be said that Angel was showing off his skills using this type of illusion realm.

After viewing, all that remained in Sanders’ mind was admiration for the integration of the illusion realm and the satisfaction of having enjoyed a complete story.

“Not bad at all,” Sanders praised without reservation.

Angel raised a proud smile. Not long ago, Sanders teased him about his taste in urban planning and naming, but now Angel personally felt that he had evened the score in terms of artistic aesthetic.

Greya also praised, “Indeed, it’s not bad at all, giving us the enjoyment of an interesting and novel stage play. I personally like fairy tales more, like the Cat Bus you created in the Dream Twin–that kind of feeling I really like. Next time, if you can create a wildly popular fairy tale, like ’The Bloody Princess of the Dark Corpse Forest,’ I’ll even be willing to buy a ticket to watch~”

A widespread fairy tale? “The Bloody Princess of the Dark Corpse Forest”? Angel felt there might be some misconception about fairy tales between himself and Greya.

“If given the chance,” Angel hadn’t read “The Bloody Princess of the Dark Corpse Forest” and could only smile as he skirted around the topic.

“By the way, speaking of which. Although this play is not bad, what’s the point?” Greya asked curiously.

In other words, there must be some purpose to Angel showing them this play, right?

“No particular purpose, just that it’s been too long since I’ve done alchemy and at the same time it’s convenient to exercise my illusion presentation abilities.” Although Angel didn’t divulge the actual purpose, his words were not entirely false: “However, this story in itself is a true story.”

Originally still puzzled by Angel’s first part of his explanation, Greya thought it made sense for Angel to exercise his alchemy and illusion abilities, especially since he had just leveled up and needed a period of adjustment.

However, when Greya heard the latter half of Angel’s statement, she frowned, “A true story? Where in the Southern Domain would there be such a cage?”

Angel did not answer but counter-asked, “Do you think the starting point of this story is in the Southern Domain?”

Greya recalled the Illusionary Realm she had experienced before, “It should be the Southern Domain. That accent of Alex, I seem to have heard it somewhere.”

Greya fell into thought.

At this time, Sanders said, “It’s a bit inclined towards the Stone Mulberry Dynasty, the dialect of the thirteenth region Anzhou.”

Greya also suddenly nodded, “Indeed, it does have a bit of that accent, but there are still some changes, it must have also fused with the intonations of other regions.”

Angel quickly took note in his heart, Alex’s accent is that of the Stone Mulberry Dynasty, does that mean he is from the Stone Mulberry Dynasty, or has he lived there before?

The Stone Mulberry Dynasty is in the eastern part of the Flourish Continent. Originally, Sanders went to a Wizard Market specifically for helping Angel find a Magic Rune Scroll that would increase his Luck Attribute: Punk Theme Park. This Wizard Market is located on the seventh continent of the Stone Mulberry Dynasty.

“However, Alex’s accent leans towards the Stone Mulberry Dynasty, but the other residents of Gust Town do not have the accent of the Stone Mulberry Dynasty,” said Sanders, “I have never heard the accents of the others.”

Greya also nodded, “Their accents are indeed awkward and strange. I have traveled around with the Barbie Restaurant even to other worlds, but I’ve never encountered such accents.”

Neither Greya nor Sanders had ever heard this kind of accent, and it was also impossible to determine based on the geography and environment.

Thus, identifying the specific location of Gust Town is still not easy.

However, since Alex’s accent carried a trace of the Stone Mulberry Dynasty dialect, Angel personally felt that maybe this Cage of Shadows should be somewhere in the Southern Domain.

Greya thought for a long time but couldn’t figure it out, and finally looked towards Angel straightforwardly, “Since you said this is a real story, then you should know, right?”

Angel shrugged, “I don’t know.”

Greya got this answer and couldn’t help but roll her eyes, “If you as the creator don’t know, then why ask me?!”

“Let’s go, since we’re leaving tomorrow, I’m going to pack up and also tell Felicia on the way.”

Greya was too lazy to say more and turned to leave.

After Greya left, Sanders looked at Angel, “No matter what you’re planning with this Cage of Shadows act, the overall performance of this Illusionary Realm is really praiseworthy.”

Sanders patted Angel on the shoulder, “Next time you have any questions, just ask directly, no need to beat around the bush.”

After saying that, Sanders also turned and returned to the study.

Angel sat on the sofa, gently stroking Toby’s soft feathers, and sighed inwardly: He didn’t want to beat around the bush either, but the unique energy in the Gate of Void was closely related to the Eye of the Sky.

The spatial displacement ability of the Gate of Void can be exposed since similar abilities already exist in the Wizards’ Realm. However, after the unique energy is exposed, who knows what consequences there might be?

Moreover, since the secrets of the Gate of Void have not been unraveled, and the final destination of the peculiar passage is yet unknown, it’s better to be cautious just in case.

On the following day, when Angel came to the quiet room, he found that Hua Que had already left, with only Popota alone there.

“My sister left first,” said Popota in a soft voice: “The sorrow of parting is best kept in the heart.”

“We’re leaving now, right?” Popota smiled, “Let’s go.”

Although Popota was smiling, the sadness in his eyes was obvious to anyone.

For Popota, this departure was not just a farewell but also a permanent goodbye.

He did not know about the task Hua Que had entrusted to Angel, so one could imagine the sorrow in his heart.

“There’s nothing absolute in this world,” Angel said softly. “Perhaps one day, you and your sister will indeed have the chance to meet again.”

“…Thank you.” Popota took Angel’s words as consolation, but he did not know that to Angel, these words were not empty words.

In the foreseeable future, these words will indeed become reality.