Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3107: Chapter 3108: Tomorrow Town

The sudden arrival of benefits made her feel surreal.

Moreover, she always believed that one must give something to gain something. Now she hadn’t contributed anything, yet a big fortune fell from the sky, making her unable to accept this benefit with peace of mind.

The benefit Maggie sent might not be a free cake... but a long fishing line. It might not be obvious now, but one day, when it becomes tight, the hook will firmly catch her mouth?

It was precisely because of this that Jeanne, carrying a troubled heart, sought Angel’s counsel.

After listening, Angel smiled and replied: ”I think you may be overthinking it. Miss Maggie might not have the intentions you imagine.”

”Because from my perspective, you’ve actually contributed quite a lot.”

Jeanne looked puzzled: I... contributed?

Angel: ”You entered Silver Coral Island and became the first person to partake in the Little Treasure Tower challenge, which itself is a kind of contribution.”

Jeanne: ”???”

Under this logic, wouldn’t everyone who enters Little Treasure Tower after be contributing?

Then why didn’t Miss Maggie give benefits to those who came later?

Angel: ”Because those who came later, such as us, didn’t actually bring Miss Maggie any useful information. But you, indeed, brought her new intelligence.”

Jeanne: ...I brought intelligence? How come I didn’t know?

Angel: ”If you carefully reflect on Miss Maggie’s words, you will understand. After you came out of Little Treasure Tower, her conversations included new premises she hadn’t mentioned before, like ’after your trial, I discovered something something.’

”The implication being, without your trial, she couldn’t discover these things.”

”So, according to my speculation, Miss Maggie initially didn’t know much about Little Treasure Tower, but when you entered and cleared a level, she unlocked a lot of unknown intel.”

”As the first person to try, you brought her a lot of intel; those who came later, even if they cleared it too, likely wouldn’t bring additional new intel.”

”Thus, you don’t need to feel like you’re taking advantage for nothing; you have indeed contributed.”

After hearing Angel’s analysis, Jeanne recalled and realized that indeed, after she came out, many of Miss Maggie’s expressions had changed.

Moreover, the so-called trial themes were something Miss Maggie hadn’t mentioned before.

This was likely intel she obtained later.

It seems she was indeed too worried...

Jeanne sheepishly bowed to Angel: ”I understand, thank you for the guidance.”

Angel: ”What do you plan to do next, continue preparing for the next ocean level here?”

Jeanne nodded: ”Yes, I plan to see how far I can go in the Little Treasure Tower under preparation conditions... However, it’s a pity that if I prepare here, I probably won’t be able to help another new resident trapped in the Immortal Realm Duplication.”

”Another new resident trapped in the Immortal Realm Duplication, huh.” Angel pondered for a moment: ”Actually, she likely won’t clear it any time soon. Maybe, by the time your challenge here ends, she might still be struggling... So, you still have a chance.”

Jeanne exclaimed: ”It’s very difficult for her there? Even after I clear 120 levels, she might not clear it?”

Angel: ”...You do seem very confident.”

Angel’s previous ’ending Jeanne’s challenge’ referred to within ten levels. As each level’s difficulty increases, Jeanne must grow stronger to keep clearing levels.

But not claiming Little Treasure Tower’s rewards makes self-improvement very challenging. Once she accepts a reward, it directly ends the challenge.

So, Angel thought she would claim the reward within ten levels, then lie low for a while, digest the reward, and then re-challenge Little Treasure Tower, possibly reaching higher levels.

Unexpectedly, Jeanne aimed high, wanting to clear 120 levels in one go... this is unlikely achievable.

Jeanne smiled shyly: ”First set a goal, then transcend oneself.”

Angel shook his head, offering no comment.

Jeanne: ”Can you reveal the type of the Immortal Realm Duplication she’s in, so I can prepare in advance?”

Angel thought for a moment and said: ”That Immortal Realm Duplication currently seems like a puzzle-type instance, testing observation and memory skills. But this is just the situation now; whether there will be other changes, I don’t know.”

Jeanne: ”Doesn’t sound too difficult?”

Angel didn’t assess difficulty, merely stating objectively: ”The trapped new resident isn’t really an adventurer, but she possesses strong analytical and investigative skills... If she were to clear your previous first-level trial, she should complete it within fifteen minutes.”

This implies, in puzzle-solving skills, Jeanne likely can’t match the other party.

Even so, she’s still trapped in the Immortal Realm Duplication, unable to move, indicating the other side’s difficulty is undoubtedly high.

Jeanne naturally read the nuance in Angel’s words. She murmured softly: ”Aren’t I undergoing targeted training now? After graduating from Little Treasure Tower, my puzzle-solving skills will surely be better.”

Angel: ”Then I’m looking forward to seeing how you clear that instance.”

After confirming the other Immortal Realm Duplication’s type, Jeanne didn’t linger but headed towards the seaside. For the next while, she would likely remain near the sea.

Once Jeanne’s figure disappeared into the forest’s edge, Angel prepared to go offline.

However, before Angel left, a soft voice reached his ears: ”Previously, I thought you were observant, but I didn’t expect even the details in my words caught your attention.”

The speaker didn’t appear, but Angel knew clearly the voice belonged to Treasure Mermaid Maggie.

According to God’s View, Maggie’s real body was actually kilometers away... this revealed new intel to Angel: Maggie can observe and listen to distant conversations.

The content Maggie mentioned was exactly his previous conversation with Jeanne. So, Maggie surely heard their dialogue.

”Does Miss Maggie think what I said is right or wrong?” Angel asked softly.

Maggie: ”Mostly right. Many pieces of information, I initially didn’t know. Only fulfilling certain conditions prompts this world to inform me.”

”However, I do have intentions to invest in Jeanne in advance. The environment of Silver Coral Island doesn’t meet my desired standards, whereas Golden Coral Island is my ideal abode. So, to fulfill this wish, I also hope someone can clear Little Treasure Tower soon.”

Angel: ”Miss Maggie has confidence in Jeanne?”

Maggie chuckled lightly: ”Currently, only Jeanne has entered the Little Treasure Tower. I’ve only seen her challenge. Although it’s not up to my ideal standards yet, it’s already quite good.”

”Yet, from your previous conversation with her, you seem to have more insights into the Immortal Realm? Why don’t you try challenging the Little Treasure Tower, and if you perform well, I’ll give you a special reward.”

Angel didn’t follow up on this topic but instead asked: ”If someone passes the Little Treasure Tower and you go to the Golden Coral Island in the future, will the entry qualifications for the Silver Coral Island be relaxed?”

If the entry qualifications for the Silver Coral Island are relaxed in the future, Angel wouldn’t mind sending someone to clear the Little Treasure Tower... Tullas would be a good choice.

Maggie: ”I can’t give you an answer. Although I’m the one who determines the entry qualifications of the Silver Coral Island, the qualification threshold is set by the rules of the Silver Coral Island. Of course, it’s not to say it’s impossible. If someone clears the Little Treasure Tower in the future, perhaps the person who did it can set the entry qualifications for the Silver Coral Island?”

Maggie gave a vague answer, implying she hoped someone would clear the Little Treasure Tower as soon as possible.

”So, are you planning to try and challenge it now?”

Angel: ”I still have the same answer as before. If I have time, I’ll try to challenge the Little Treasure Tower, but for now, I have more important matters.”

Maggie saw Angel’s determination, huffed lightly, and no longer engaged in conversation with him.

Angel went offline.

But soon, Angel logged back on, only now he was not near Rabbit Town.

Instead, he arrived at a vast Crystal Origin, where all around was desolate, and even that towering Crystal Mountain couldn’t be seen, showing how remote his current location was.

However, when Angel walked to a certain spot on the Crystal Origin, a sudden mist surrounded him.

The mist came quickly and dispersed just as fast.

When the mist cleared, a ”small town” suddenly appeared on what was originally a barren Crystal Origin.

This was a very ordinary small town, with a style slightly leaning towards the Wunong Duchy, mostly consisting of wooden buildings, more trees and flowers than houses, and many tree houses.

Judging solely from the town’s architecture, it could serve as a gathering place for new residents.

Unfortunately, this ”town” didn’t actually exist; it was just an illusion.

Angel walked into the town, and upon close inspection, he saw that the town’s buildings were distinctly twisted, with many parts being blurry, and the details couldn’t withstand scrutiny.

This was a mirage.

If Angel were to critique it, this mirage wouldn’t even qualify as an entry-level one... looking okay from afar but too fake up close.

Angel followed the town’s smooth stone path and walked into the church.

In this church, there existed the only ”real” thing in the town.

As soon as Angel entered the church, he saw something completely out of place with its surroundings—a sand table.

The sand table was placed in the center of the church, but unlike the sand tables Angel had seen before, this was a crystal sand table. The tray of the sand table was crystal, and the sand grains were crystal sands, looking quite dazzling.

At this moment, the crystal sand table was built with a small town, identical to the town in the external illusion, except the one inside the sand table appeared more real.

This crystal sand table was Angel’s goal for this trip.

It wasn’t an ordinary sand table; it was... the entrance to the Fairyland Duplication.

The new resident that Angel and Jeanne had previously talked about, who was trapped in a Fairyland Duplication, had fallen into this very instance.

The name of this Fairyland Duplication was: Tomorrow Town.

Angel immersed his thoughts into the sand table, and with a shift in his perspective, his vision was now above Tomorrow Town.

Tomorrow Town’s layout was identical to that of the small town in the sand table and the external illusion town, but the town in the instance was real, inhabited by a large number of people.

These people were considered residents of Tomorrow Town, but whether they were NPCs, Angel couldn’t determine.

Because the residents of this town were actually part of the instance’s puzzle.

Through God’s View, Angel’s gaze fixated on a corner of Tomorrow Town...

This was a two-story townhouse located in the busiest market of Tomorrow Town, home to a glasses-wearing girl.

She was currently at the desk on the second floor, engrossed in writing something.

Through God’s View, Angel saw what she was writing.

”It’s a bit strange. When I woke up today, I felt like I forgot something... what exactly is it?”

”My name is Miumiu. I should be seventeen years old... or eighteen? It doesn’t matter. A girl’s age is a secret. So, this should be normal.”

”Today is Crystal Flower Day, and the market is bustling. I’m going to buy flowers for my mother. This too should be normal, but where is my mother now?”

”I don’t even know why I’m writing things down when I can slowly think about them. Well, since I’ve started taking notes, I’ll continue.”

”Huh, what’s the name of that fish vendor downstairs? He looks familiar. And the words he said to that old lady, I feel like I’ve heard them before. It should just be a sense of ’déjà vu,’ right? Barely normal?”

”I remember there are about seventeen flowers on the tree opposite; I counted, and indeed, there are seventeen... but it’s strange. Why do I remember there are seventeen flowers? When did I count them? Let me think, maybe it was when I was dazing off last night. If that’s the case, that’s normal too.”

”My father seems to be a priest... huh, why do I use ’seems’? Also, can priests get married?”

”And moreover...”

The girl named Miumiu had written a lot of content, and from the context, it seemed she suspected something was wrong with her memory, so she used recording as a way to find answers.

However, many things seemed off, but she ultimately ended many entries with ”should be normal.”

There was a feeling of forcibly being normal.

Soon, the girl wrote the last line.

”I feel like there’s really a problem with me. I forgot what my occupation is. Am I a student? But I always feel something’s wrong. I’m not a student; I seem to be a... detective? But where’s my detective agency?”

”No, no, no! There’s a big problem here. Am I really a person from Tomorrow Town?!”