Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3077: Chapter 3078: Serene Maiden

Deep Silence Chamber.

After Angel went offline, he originally intended to go to the Crystal Origin of Dreams to see the circus’ second full-realm omen, but he decided against it.

People being pulled into the circus now are likely to perform a failed show.

If he goes to watch, wouldn’t he just be watching others make a fool of themselves?

Angel doesn’t mind seeing others make a fool of themselves, but he’s afraid he might feel awkward on their behalf... so, better not.

...

Now, the highest priority task before Angel is actually to give those new residents pulled into the Crystal Origin of Dreams a peaceful place to stay.

Initially, when Angel created the Wilderness of Dreams, he also encountered this problem.

His solution was to pull a bunch of buildings into the Wilderness of Dreams using the special effects of the Dream Conch, thus constructing the prototype of Originheart City.

This method is very convenient in the Wilderness of Dreams. Because in reality, cities where ordinary people live are everywhere, and these cities do not have Transcendents. Even if Angel uses the Dream Conch recklessly, it wouldn’t attract attention.

However, applying this to the Crystal Origin of Dreams is very difficult.

Previously, Angel and Laplace toured many gathering places in the Daylight Mirror Domain, and among them, almost all were inhabited by extraordinary life forms, without any ordinary cities.

Once Angel uses the Dream Conch in these places, he will surely be noticed by the mirror creatures, causing unnecessary repercussions.

Therefore, achieving housing freedom for the new residents of the Crystal Origin of Dreams with the Dream Conch is basically very difficult.

Of course, Angel can use the Dream Conch to pull some materials into the Crystal Origin of Dreams, and then like building a New City, let the new residents build it themselves.

But the problem is, doing so is too slow, and there’s a serious shortage of manpower.

He still needs to think of other ways.

After pondering for a while, Angel finally decided... it’s best to discuss with Laplace before making a decision.

Since Laplace was born in the Mirror Domain, perhaps she might find a perfect unobtrusive plan?

However, at this time, Laplace is still fishing in the Wilderness of Dreams, and those new residents in the Crystal Origin of Dreams have not gathered together, so although this matter is of high priority, it’s not that urgent.

They can wait until they gather at a designated location and then discuss the measures for their settlement.

With this in mind, Angel temporarily put this matter aside and took out pen and paper to record under the title ”Indestructible Heart Mirror Experiment Insights”.

The clock’s hands ticked forward while Angel bent over the desk.

Dong dong dong——

The midnight bell rang.

Angel paused his writing, massaging his slightly sore tiger’s mouth, and began to check the already ten-plus-page handbook records.

This inspection took another half an hour. Until the Magical Energy Array of the silent chamber began to flicker with a faint glow, Angel’s writing was interrupted.

The faint glow from the Magical Energy Array is a unique prompt of this silent chamber: to inform guests inside the chamber that someone or a Magic Message has arrived outside.

Of course, the flickering glow is just a default prompt, and residents can choose other methods, or even choose to completely ignore external messages.

Generally, those who choose not to receive external information are closed-off practitioners.

Since Angel is not in seclusion, there’s naturally no need to set these things.

However, being interrupted while engrossed in writing made Angel somewhat displeased. He directly activated the Magical Energy Array to see who was at the door.

Soon, a light screen appeared out of thin air, displaying the scene outside the door.

Angel looked closely, and it was not a Magic Message, but a person.

”Dox?” Standing outside the door was Dox.

Perhaps guessing that Angel was watching him through the light screen, Dox even struck a thoughtful pose.

Although he didn’t know why Dox came to find him at this hour, Angel still went to the door and opened it for him.

”What is it, are you planning to have me forge a sword for you now?” Angel raised an eyebrow, looking at Dox leaning against the door.

Dox had already thought of a few witty remarks to say when Angel opened the door, but he didn’t expect Angel to bring up ”sword forging” right away. This concerned his future weapon, and Dox immediately turned serious, abandoning all the witty remarks he had in mind.

”No need, no need. I haven’t even prepared the materials yet,” Dox hastily said.

Angel: ”If it’s not about sword forging, then why are you coming to me in the middle of the night?”

Dox: ”Actually, it’s not me who’s looking for you, it’s Vay. But Vay felt embarrassed to knock on your door, so he came to me instead.”

At this point, Dox appeared quite aggrieved, muttering, ”I was sleeping in the middle of the night, and then that kid Vay came knocking. If it were him needing something from me, waking me would be fine, but it was you he was looking for.”

”He thinks it’s embarrassing to disturb you, but has no qualms waking me. Why’s that...”

Seeing Dox getting more agitated, Angel quickly interrupted, ”So, you’re here to deliver Vay’s message, or to complain to me?”

Dox paused for a moment, then coughed twice, ”Both, both.”

Angel: ”Go ahead, what’s the Black Earl’s matter with me?”

Angel knew very well that, given Dox’s character, even if Vay came knocking, he wouldn’t necessarily move unless it was important.

Angel didn’t think Vay had anything urgent for him, but if it was the Black Earl who sent Vay, it might be different.

Dox might not give face to Vay, but he would definitely respect the Black Earl’s wishes.

Sure enough, the next second, Dox said, ”I couldn’t hide it from you, it was indeed the Black Earl who sent Vay to find you, but that kid was worried about waking you, so...”

Angel interrupted, ”Just get to the point.”

Dox pursed his lips, ”I don’t know the specifics either; Vay was incoherent. Something seemed to have happened on Adanis’ side; we’ll know if we take a look.”

”Adanis encountered a problem... If she has a problem, what can I solve?”

Angel was puzzled, but since it was the Black Earl who instructed, Angel thought about it and decided to take a look.

As Angel closed the door and began walking down the corridor, Dox followed along.

”Did Black Earl ask you to come too?” Angel looked suspiciously at Dox.

Dox: ”No... but Vay woke me up too. I can’t be left in the dark, right?”

Seeing Dox’s gossip-loving expression, Angel didn’t say much. After all, the final decision wasn’t in his hands. Whether or not Dox could join depended on Black Earl’s decision.

Besides, Angel needed someone to show him the way.

He didn’t know which room Black Earl was staying in. Since Vay went to find Dox, Dox probably knew Black Earl’s location.

Sure enough, as soon as Angel asked, Dox immediately said, ”Vay told me their room number, I’ll take you there.”

No doubt, Dox had already made up his mind to follow, otherwise, he would have mentioned Black Earl’s room number straight away.

Black Earl’s room was numbered 001. According to Dox, it’s also a deep silence chamber, but this chamber wasn’t underground; it was behind the lodging.

Although this silence chamber was considered a guest room at the lodging, it was usually occupied by Lucia due to its ideal location and complete internal configuration. However, knowing that Black Earl was coming, Lucia didn’t dare to slack off and immediately vacated room 001.

Soon, Angel and Dox arrived at the lodging’s lobby. Once they passed through, they could reach room 001 at the back.

Just as Angel was about to reach room 001, he suddenly felt a familiar pulse from the spatial bracelet.

Angel halted his steps and looked at the bracelet with suspicion.

Dox, hearing Angel’s abrupt stop, turned around with curiosity, ”What’s the matter?”

Angel: ”Nothing.”

With that, Angel proceeded forward.

Dox didn’t think much of it and continued leading Angel to room 001.

...

As Angel and Dox entered room 001, they were immediately taken aback by the figure before them.

”Black... Black Earl, sir?” After a long moment, Angel and Dox finally murmured.

Since they came to room 001, they naturally knew they would see Black Earl. But they hadn’t expected to see a person, a living person, instead of a ’nose.’

The black tailcoat, black bow tie, black hat, black cane, and that black-and-white opera mask.

Any wizard in the Southern Domain would be familiar with this attire.

The patriarch of the Noah Family—Black Earl, almost always appeared like this! Especially the black-and-white opera mask was his trademark.

Dox’s throat moved, and his gaze drifted to Vay beside him.

Initially, Dox wanted to use his eyes to inquire of Vay: Why would Black Earl appear physically? Is this the main body or an avatar?

Yet before Dox could ask, he saw Vay’s intact nose.

Vay’s unscathed nose... meant that Black Earl’s avatar remained with Vay, suggesting the person in front of them was the main body?!

Black Earl’s main body is here?!

Not only Dox, but Angel also had the same thought. However, compared to Dox, Angel was considering... whether or not to call for backup?

Though Angel knew that Black Earl’s main body and his avatar shared a similar personality, he had only experienced the Underground Aqueduct with Black Earl’s nasal avatar, not the main body.

Furthermore, the avatar’s memories are shared with the main body but not directly experienced by it.

Angel couldn’t easily confirm if Black Earl’s main body could coexist ’harmoniously’ as the avatar did.

Therefore, for his safety, the first thing Angel thought of was to call for backup.

Perhaps noticing the cautiousness in both Dox and Angel’s eyes, Black Earl, donning the black-and-white opera mask, said plainly, ”This is not my main body. Indeed, my main body is headed to the Gumman Kingdom but has other matters to attend to, so won’t reach Bilun Tree Court immediately. What you see now is still just an avatar, though it borrowed more flesh from the main body, allowing me to condense into a physical body.”

In other words, the Black Earl with the black-and-white opera mask they were looking at was still the nasal avatar, only now more powerful, having restored a physical form.

Though that’s what was said, Angel saw it as Black Earl’s one-sided story.

Perhaps Black Earl was indeed the main body, just pretending to be the nasal avatar.

Still, whether this was the avatar with shared experiences or not, since Black Earl remained willing to use the nasal avatar as the main representation, it indicated he didn’t wish for their relationship to change.

Could this be considered a gesture of goodwill?

Black Earl: ”I knew from the time in the Underground Aqueduct that you’re quite the thinker. Now, I see your mind hasn’t changed, wondering who knows how many twists and turns.”

Angel: ...

Black Earl waved his hand, ”To the main point, the reason I called you here was because there’s an issue with Adanis.”

”What’s the issue?”

Black Earl pointed at a painting on the wall, ”This was a painting Adanis brought out herself. She has been using it as her chosen residing site.”

Following Black Earl’s gesture, Angel looked over. A portrait hung on the wall, a half-body portrait of a girl with long golden curls, serenely seated in a chair, smiling at the painter beyond the canvas.

The girl in the painting bore some resemblance to Adanis; however, the serene expression was something you’d never find on Adanis’s face.

Black Earl: ”Notice it too, haven’t you? When Adanis resided in this painting, her expression was always indifferent, never smiling.”

”Yet not long ago, the person in the painting’s expression suddenly changed.”

Angel: ”Merely a change in expression shouldn’t be a big deal, right? Perhaps Adanis went to the Mirror World.”

The painting had a distinct glass surface, which could serve as a reflection medium. With Adanis’s abilities, she could use it as a medium to enter the Mirror Domain.

However, Black Earl shook his head, ”No, Adanis hasn’t gone to the Mirror World. Previously, Adanis gave me her body’s projection so that I could sense her approximate location through it.”

”Had she gone to the Mirror World, her aura would vanish.”

”But now, her aura hasn’t vanished; it’s still present in this painting. This is the part I find odd.”

Black Earl knew well that Adanis occasionally ventured into the Mirror World. Thus, for easier tracking, Adanis gave her body’s projection to Black Earl.

Through the body projection, Black Earl could clearly perceive that Adanis remained within the painting.

Given she was in the painting, Adanis equaled the girl in the painting, meaning the girl’s expression should reflect Adanis’s emotions.

And the girl’s demeanor was serenely natural, exuding an intrinsic gentleness.

Given their understanding of Adanis, how could she possibly show such emotions?