Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 2935: Chapter 2936: A Long Conversation

He had always been curious about where the energy of the Enchanted Land Tool came from; was it inherently a function of the authority of Wonderland itself, or was it drawn from external sources?

Now it seemed, it was a bit of both.

The authority itself possessing incredible energy was something Angel could understand. But the external energy, where did it come from? Was it energy that existed after the creation of the Crystal Origin of Dreams, or was it energy flowing in after those Eliminators fell?

Regarding this question, Angel was not clear for the moment, but he could vaguely sense that the essence of this world’s energy was somewhat different from the Wilderness of Dreams.

The construction of the Energy System probably couldn’t just copy that of the Wilderness of Dreams.

Perhaps the energy system here should be based on the Aggregation Energy structure of the Mirror World. If that’s the case, then this is indeed a troublesome matter. Even if Sanders mastered both Energy Selection and Energy Limitation, building a new energy system here would be very difficult. After all, Sanders was not familiar with the Aggregation Energy of the Mirror Domain.

Of course, Angel also knew that even though this was a troublesome matter, if we were to address it head-on, Sanders should have a way to solve it.

This was Angel’s confidence in his mentor, but undoubtedly, this would surely delay Sanders for a long time.

It’s fine to delay temporarily, but what if the delay extends indefinitely?

The Wilderness of Dreams, the Crystal Origin of Dreams are certainly not the final destination. Angel would continuously add new territories in the future, and each world’s energy system would likely come with its unique characteristics.

If that is true, wouldn’t it mean that each world’s energy system would need to be rebuilt from scratch, and that is indeed a real trouble.

Angel pondered that perhaps he needed to discuss with Sanders about initiating a reform on the Dream Nightmare Realm’s energy.

Virtual Magic Power is great, but only suitable for the Wilderness of Dreams.

It would be best to find a way to devise a universal energy, and this energy could be called Virtual Magic Power in the Wilderness of Dreams and Virtual Aggregation Energy in the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

Of course, this was just a thought from Angel, and whether it can be realized remains to be seen with Sanders.

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”They’re all costume dolls, but the abilities differ so much...” Luigi was still sighing about the strength of the Illusory Fox Domain; he turned his head and found Angel in deep contemplation and assumed Angel’s thoughts were on the same frequency as his own. So, he nudged Angel on the shoulder: ”You think so too, right?”

Angel had just returned from his thoughts when Luigi nudged him.

What came to Angel’s mind first wasn’t ”What did Luigi ask,” but rather, that Luigi didn’t address him as ”friend.”

Previously, whenever Luigi talked to him, he would purposely add ”friend” to draw them closer.

Does he feel the relationship is now close enough to omit it?

”Why aren’t you speaking?” Luigi curiously asked as he leaned closer to Angel.

Angel coughed and replied somewhat perfunctorily, ”Nothing, I think you’re right.”

Luigi: ”Why do you think the abilities of these costume dolls vary so much?”

Angel didn’t know the reason, so he replied casually, ”Could it be because of the scores?”

Luigi thought for a moment: ”You got 9 points and ended up with an undead body, which is somewhat understandable. But Little Laplace scored 18 points, much more than the 13 points of the main body, yet its doll costume ability is not as good as the Illusory Fox Domain.”

Angel: ”That’s the disparity between individuals.”

In other words, what abilities you get is entirely based on luck.

Luigi pondered and agreed this might be the only explanation, and couldn’t help but sigh: ”I didn’t expect that winning a reward here also depends on luck...”

At this moment, Glaipnir suddenly said, ”I think Angel’s guess might be correct. Moreover, both of his guesses might be true.”

The group wasn’t initially too interested in the speculation, but Glaipnir’s remark captured their attention. Even Laplace asked, ”Why do you say that?”

Glaipnir: ”What if the reward mechanism has a weight distribution?”

”The main body doesn’t have any other options, only a Silver Fox costume doll as a sure choice, meaning the entire 13-point weight of the main body is distributed on the Silver Fox costume doll.”

”Whereas Little Laplace had two choices: a costume doll and... a revolver. Perhaps the costume doll’s weight was only 10 points, or even lower; but the revolver’s weight was more than 15 points.”

Luigi was initially confused about what weight meant, but now he somewhat understood.

”So you mean choosing between two options actually divides the weight, making it not as good as a single option?”

Glaipnir shook his head: ”That’s not the way to understand it. I think having multiple choices does divide some of the weight; but among multiple choices, there is definitely one option that is worth it, and its value must be higher than 15 points. Otherwise, if it were below 15 points with only a single choice, wouldn’t that always be a profit?”

Angel: ”According to your logic, a single choice below 15 points is stable. While having multiple choices above 15 points requires taking a gamble.”

Glaipnir nodded: ”Yes, that’s why I said both your guesses might be correct.”

It’s related to both scores and luck.

Luigi finally understood: ”So what Little Laplace gave up, the revolver, was actually the real treasure?”

Glaipnir: ”Indeed, perhaps the revolver represents the true value of the 18 points.”

Luigi frowned: ”Then Little Laplace lost a lot.”

Glaipnir shook his head: ”No, even if the revolver represents the value of 18 points, what is most important still depends on your preference.”

At this point, Glaipnir turned and looked at the Rabbit Girl: ”If you had another chance to choose, would you pick the Rabbit Doll costume or the revolver?”

The Rabbit Girl didn’t hesitate: ”I would still choose the Rabbit Doll.”

Glaipnir: ”See. Value and preference are two different things; whether it’s a loss or not is up to the person involved... Just like you, I also don’t think your selection was based on value.”

Glaipnir turned his gaze to Luigi.

Luigi’s reward was the only three-in-one choice on the scene: choosing among a costume doll, a school emblem, and a harp, and everyone present was not blind; they were very certain that among these three options, the harp was undeniably the most valuable, the most worthy Enchanted Land Tool above 20 points.

Even the host hinted that the harp was the legendary Harp of Radiance, possessing incredible power.

The host didn’t hint that to others.

Luigi got a full score and received a recommendation letter from the host, which undoubtedly raised the host’s goodwill, hence the hint.

In the end, Luigi didn’t choose the most valuable Radiant Harp, but opted for the school emblem instead.

The effect of the school emblem only granted Luigi an ”identity”. If it were a prestigious identity, it would be fine, but it’s just a student’s identity, its value surely wouldn’t be too high.

It’s possible that the existence of the school emblem was merely to ”occupy a slot,” specifically brought out by the host to share the weight.

It might even be less valuable than the doll costume.

Luigi firmly chose the school emblem, isn’t this just like the Rabbit Girl choosing the doll costume?

Luigi scratched his head: ”That’s what you say, but I actually chose based on intuition.”

”You trust intuition, Little Laplace does it out of affection; although the reasons are different, the result is the same, both abandoned high-value items.” Glaipnir said calmly.

At this moment, Luigi didn’t know how to refute, so he just nodded in agreement.

”Speaking of which, why was your intuition drawn to the school emblem, is there something special about it?” Laplace asked.

Luigi shook his head, took out his school emblem, and handed it to everyone.

The information about the school emblem immediately appeared in everyone’s mind.

”Birmingham Eden College’s emblem: As the best music college emblem of the Dusman Empire, possessing it means you are a future musician, a shining star in the arts.”

An uninspired introduction, with a central theme: student identity, promising future.

This seems even less reliable than ”Fan Family’s Glory.” At least ”Fan Family’s Glory” isn’t ”promising future,” but directly grants you noble identity certification, attainable now.

After reading, Angel couldn’t help but say, ”Maybe Glaipnir is right, perhaps this was just randomly brought out by the host to share the weight. The purpose was to allow the Radiant Harp to appear as an option.”

The host truly valued Luigi, he even heard that the Sainthood Chants were to accompany the harp, but not many harps suited Luigi, among them, the Radiant Harp was certainly the best.

However, if the Radiant Harp was taken out, the weight proportion of the other rewards had to be extremely low. The Red-tailed Frog’s doll costume was bound to take a spot, to make the remaining reward proportion even lower, the host then added his own school emblem as a filler.

He believed that anyone with eyes, with judgment, would choose the Radiant Harp. Moreover, he’d hint to Luigi on the side, ensuring the Radiant Harp would end up in Luigi’s hands.

But who knew Luigi would give up the Radiant Harp and trust his ”intuition.”

Laplace also said, ”It doesn’t seem to have anything special, was your intuition wrong?”

Luigi pondered for a moment: ”I don’t know too, but if I were to choose again, I might still follow my intuition.”

Seeing Luigi still so attached to his intuition, Angel contemplated for a moment and said: ”Although currently this music college’s emblem seems futile, it doesn’t mean it’s useless in the future, just as its introduction states, promising future.”

Luigi also laughed at this time: ”Exactly, promising future, maybe I might use it soon.”

Pausing, Luigi looked at Angel: ”By the way, what about you? You got two rewards, the golden cat doll costume is one, no need to discuss, you spent half an hour backstage with the host, what’s your reward?”

As Luigi asked this question, Laplace couldn’t help but frown. Their rewards were public, so speaking about them isn’t an issue, but Angel’s reward was specified as a private gift and wasn’t public. Hence, Luigi inquired, broadly speaking, it’s probing one’s privacy.

Laplace was about to express to Angel that he didn’t need to disclose.

But Angel spoke first, revealing what happened during that half-hour.

For Angel, if Luigi didn’t ask, he wouldn’t proactively mention it, but since he was asked, he didn’t mind saying it.

Because the second reward he received, he directly traded it.

The host gave Angel a private gift, a VIP ticket for the Sunshine Circus Carnival. According to the information Angel received, this sightseeing ticket is the entrance ticket for the multi-layered interactive dreamscape of ”Sunshine Circus Carnival,” but unlike ordinary entrance tickets, entering as a VIP grants a grand gift package upon exit, even if doing nothing.

In other words, it’s a win-while-idle voucher for an instance.

However, Angel declined this VIP ticket because he didn’t have the motivation to grind instances... Perhaps those enchanted land tools are excellent, but they only worked in the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

Furthermore, Angel himself could refine tools, showing little interest in such rewards.

Thus, Angel bartered the VIP ticket for a long conversation with the host.

”Long conversation?” Luigi was taken aback: ”You had a long conversation with the Dream Creator?”

Angel chuckled: ”Indeed, I chose to have a long conversation with him. Because I wanted to learn some information related to Dusman Empire.”

Rather than enchanted land tools, he was more concerned with the information about the West Continent Wizard World.

Even if the host is a mortal, it doesn’t matter; examining the Western Lands through a mortal’s perspective is also intriguing.

Thus, most of Angel’s time was spent discussing the customs and traditions of the Western Lands with the host.

Born and raised in Dusman Empire, the host had never left the empire, thus his contents leaned more towards Dusman Empire. But he also heard about matters outside the empire and even overseas from various books. These contents might not all be true, but under Angel’s guidance, the host explained them all.

It could be said that Angel now had a general concept of the mortal world in the Western Lands.

Compared to the Southern Domain, the West Continent Wizard World seems more ”moral.”

According to the host, this moral aspect seems to stem from religion. For example, Dusman Empire has the Church of Radiance to enlighten sinners and free Radiant Monasteries to educate impoverished children.

And reportedly, the Church of Radiance doesn’t only exist in Dusman Empire, but in many neighboring countries and overseas.

Angel doesn’t know if the Church of Radiance is truly ”moral,” but with so many countries having the Church of Radiance, Angel can basically confirm that there must be a supernatural organization behind it.

Perhaps, the Church of Radiance itself is a witcher organization.

Moreover, Angel learned an intriguing piece of news from the host.