Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3305: Chapter 3306: Everstanding King City

Angel was taken aback.

This time, the intelligence was first discovered by the Void Traveler near the Lofte World?

Does that mean that Goose Deacon’s homeland is actually near the Lofte World?

”No, my kind safeguards the vicinity of the Lofte World, but it’s not always in one place.” Wang Wang: ”It occasionally visits the North Cross Region, and the winged Humanoid Race this time was discovered in the North Cross Region.”

The North Cross Region is quite large, worthy of the description ”boundless timespace distance.”

Even though the Lofte World and the North Cross Region are close, they ultimately do not belong to each other.

It’s like the Solar System and Centauri Alpha Star are neighbors, but the distance between them is daunting enough to intimidate.

So, even if Wang Wang’s kind observed the winged life, indeed Goose Deacon’s original tribe, and its settlement truly was nearby the observation point, its homeland cannot be said to be around the Lofte World.

Because the real distance between the Lofte World and the North Cross Region is exceedingly far.

Wang Wang: ”According to human timekeeping, my kind discovered the winged life about ten years ago. Since then, it hasn’t been seen again.”

”So, while it’s possible the other party lives in the North Cross District, it may also have just been passing by.”

The North Cross Region is so large, Wang Wang’s statement seemed somewhat inaccurate, as if it depicted the North Cross District as very small. However, its intended meaning was roughly correct.—saying it as though saying nothing.

Angel: ”When it was observed, was it alone? Were there other kindred around it?”

Wang Wang: ”I’ll ask for you...”

A few seconds later, Wang Wang responded: ”At that time, it was traveling solo in the Void, appearing anxious, presumably in urgent need to reach a destination. However, though no kindred accompanied it, it seemed to have a very strange pet one day.”

”Pet?” Angel’s eyes flashed with surprise: ”Was it following it? It’s not in the image you sent me.”

Wang Wang: ”...It did not send it to me back then, either. Wait a moment; I’ll send you an image of its pet now.”

Angel nodded; he could guess the reason. With the Void Traveler’s wisdom, it would be hard to grasp what ”whole” and ”individual” mean, because Angel requested only Goose Deacon related, so it sent just the image of the winged life ”individual,” suppressing all others.

After about ten seconds, Angel received the ”pet” images.

Upon seeing them, Angel was somewhat silent.

Indeed, the magnitude of this ”pet” is immense...

If the winged life was one unit in size, then its pet is a thousand units in size.

Angel had no idea of its exact type or name, but based solely on its appearance, it resembled a shadow of something indescribable.

The body looked like a silver ribbon fish, long and narrow, snaking like a mountain highway.

The head resembled a venomous snake, with a triangular skull top, vertical pupils, and a long tongue.

It had no limbs nor legs, appearing reptile-like, yet surrounded by faint white clouds, reminiscent of mythological dragons from Jon’s homeland.

The winged life stood atop this indescribable being, like a commanding officer directing it toward the depths of the Void.

Yes, this ”pet” is not just a pet, but also the mount of the winged life.

Seeing this scene, Angel internally admired the Void Traveler transmitting intelligence. If he described this picture, he certainly wouldn’t overlook such a gigantic indescribable beast, yet Wang Wang’s kind completely ignored the enormous beast, focusing solely on the tiny image of the winged life.

This ability is rare.

As Angel marveled internally, he silently memorized the appearance of this indescribable being.

Though he didn’t recognize it, he could ask others. The Wizard of the Barbarian Cave, his foundation, included Laplace, who frequently insightfully observed the Void in the Sea of Void Mirror; she knew quite a bit and perhaps had heard of this indescribable being’s origin.

And through the indescribable being, tracing the origins of the winged life might determine Goose Deacon’s identity.

But before asking outsiders, Angel didn’t forget Wang Wang.

Wang Wang, as the core Void Traveler, is also, in a sense, an intelligence hub. Maybe he could learn the origins of this indescribable being from it?

Angel voiced his doubts; Wang Wang didn’t immediately answer but instead asked Angel to wait, as it needed to consult other Void Travelers.

Before long, Wang Wang sent a message: ”I don’t know this pet’s name. But my other kind has indeed seen similar pets in the North Cross Region.”

Angel: ”Are you sure this is really... a pet?”

Wang Wang hesitated for a moment before saying: ”Probably. Although my kind has only seen such life forms three times, every time, it wasn’t alone...”

The intelligence provided by the Void Traveler had roughly two focal points: First, the observed locations all were in the North Cross Region. In no other place were similar life forms discovered, yet they frequently appeared in the North Cross Region, suggesting the indescribable most likely lives in the North Cross Region.

Second, whenever it appeared, it wasn’t alone but invariably had a ”master” standing atop its skull, and each master was different. Hence, in Wang Wang’s view, it very likely was a popular, domesticated ”pet.”

”Seen three times in total...” Angel thought for a moment: ”Can you send me the appearances of the other two masters it held?”

”They are not of the same race.” Wang Wang replied.

Implying that finding a commonality was impossible.

Angel: ”That’s okay.”

As long as there is intelligence, it can provide analysis ideas. Not finding commonality is fine; perhaps based on the masters’ physique, the living area of the indescribable could be broadly determined.

Wang Wang quickly sent two different images to Angel via Heideland.

Both images had roughly similar perspectives, both from a distant view.

The gigantic indescribables roamed the Void, and except for some differences in color, their physiques remained largely consistent.

Standing upon the skull tops were presumably their ”masters.”

Angel glanced over, one had purple-red skin, akin to a burning demonic burly Humanoid; the other was a gaseous life form composed of clusters of glowing color points, not considering size, somewhat resembling a ”living” nebula.

Initially, he hoped to recognize these two groups, but the results were not as desired; never having seen similar species.

Angel could only remember the appearance at first, and later inquire Laplace or others.

After receiving information related to ”Deacon Goose,” Angel waited for a while to see if he could gather more intelligence on Cross.

But unfortunately, until the end, Wang Wang didn’t receive any feedback related to Cross. The information was too scarce, and Angel’s description of Cross’s physical features was too common; most Humanoid Race members could disguise themselves with a little adornment.

In the end, Angel still bid farewell to Wang Wang with slight regret.

...

Opening his eyes, Angel stretched lazily before looking at Heideland, which slowly drifted down from mid-air like a feather and landed on the Hand of Magic.

Perhaps because it entered the virtual network twice consecutively and transmitted several images, Heideland looked somewhat exhausted, like a spread-out putty stretched on the light blue Hand of Magic.

Seeing the ”cute” appearance of Heideland, Angel instinctively reached out and pinched it. It was cool and soft, feeling very comfortable to the touch.

Meanwhile, Heideland was dazed with no reaction at all.

Either it was really tired, or perhaps Wang Wang had started ”teaching” Heideland?

No matter what the reason is, Heideland probably needs some time to settle down.

After putting Heideland into the bracelet, Angel tidied up his thoughts a bit before removing the Illusion Mist that concealed him, revealing his true form.

Angel’s movements were perceptible to everyone in the doghouse, but none of them turned around; instead, they kept their eyes fixed on the mirror screen, as if something attracted them. Only Laplace had no interest in what was on the main exhibition stage and nodded slightly at Angel, greeting him via the Mind Ribbon.

Angel also glanced at the exhibition stage and found that those standing on it were no longer representatives of the Yingji Clan, but a group of people wearing similar attire, yet of entirely different races.

There were members of the Yingji Clan, Pirush, Crystal Eye Clan, and Angel even spotted a pink fat thing... which was precisely Duduli’s race.

As far as Angel knew, Duduli’s race was somewhat similar to the Mirror Dragon Clan, born with powerful strength and high talents, but their numbers were extremely few in the Mirror Domain, even fewer than Mirror Dragons.

Since Angel saw Duduli in the City of Hot Gold, he had never encountered other members of Duduli’s race.

Now, surprisingly, he saw a similar pink fat thing on the main exhibition stage.

Or perhaps, this was Duduli herself?

Given Duduli is now part of the City of Hot Gold, where diverse races exist with vast differences, appearing on the exhibition stage without unified appearance seems normal.

While Angel thought of this, the pink fat thing on the stage raised its head, revealing its eyes.

On seeing those bright reversed triangular eyes, Angel fell silent.

This... definitely isn’t Duduli.

The resemblance between Duduli and the image of a chubby thing in the Holographic Tablet is up to 90%, while the one on the stage... is 50% chubby thing and 50% a furious sheep.

Judging by the pure white elongated uniform, this isn’t Duduli’s style...

Angel didn’t bother to speculate further, instead directly inquiring about the identity of those on the stage via the Mind Ribbon.

Laplace said indifferently, ”Their origin has something to do with you...”

On hearing this, Angel immediately understood: ”Everstanding King City?”

Laplace nodded in acknowledgment.

Everstanding King City’s full name is ”Mirror Lady’s Everstanding King City,” created by one of the three Ancestral Spirits of the Barbarian Cave, Mirror Lady. In a sense, Everstanding King City is considered an organization under Mirror Lady.

And those living in Everstanding King City see themselves as Mirror Lady’s citizens, even recognizing Mirror Lady as their ”Deity,” hence the establishment of Everstanding King City’s priesthood hierarchy.

From the top to the bottom in rank order, there are Red Mirror Priests, Black Mirror Priests, White Mirror Priests, Grey Mirror Priests, and the most common at the bottom, the Servant Mirror Priests.

Although ranks differ, their creed is to serve the Deity of Everstanding King City—Mirror Lady.

However, Angel is certain that Mirror Lady is completely unaware of what happens here. Even if she were informed, Mirror Lady wouldn’t care.

Mirror Lady was born in the Material Realm, and although she can enter the Mirror Domain, she sees the Mirror Domain as nothing more than her backyard, rarely visiting it.

And based on Laplace’s account, since Everstanding King City’s creation, Mirror Lady has never been here.

Therefore, Angel has a slight distaste for Everstanding King City’s priesthood system. They... are not necessarily loyal to Mirror Lady.

Perhaps, Mirror Lady is more of a symbolic icon in their hearts.

Because Mirror Lady doesn’t show up, she can be deified.

Once Mirror Lady truly arrives at Everstanding King City, there might even be ”overthrowing the Deity” movements.

So, although Everstanding King City is somewhat related to Mirror Lady and himself, Angel feels no kinship toward it, seeing it as merely a stranger organization.

Though Angel personally perceives nothing about Everstanding King City, he is curious about its ”roots.”

Previously, Angel didn’t quite understand the concept of the Mirror World in the Mirror Domain. Now, having a Heart Space gave him a deeper insight into the Mirror World—or Mirror Space, to be precise.

For example, all Mirror Spaces in the Mirror Domain generally correspond to a ”mirror” in the Material Realm.

Like the Heart Space, which corresponds to the Indestructible Heart Mirror in reality.

Then what mirror does Everstanding King City correspond to in reality?

Since it’s created by Mirror Lady, whose body is a mirror that embodies the entire Barbarian Cave, does Everstanding King City correspond to Mirror Lady’s body?

It’s perhaps due to the connection with the body that makes Everstanding King City incredibly stable, remaining unaffected despite standing tall in the Immortal Mirror Sea for thousands of years?

Angel isn’t sure if his speculation is right. If it is true... even if Everstanding King City deifies and then attempts to overthrow the Deity, it probably won’t work. Mirror Lady has absolute control over her body, so targeting Everstanding King City would be a breeze for her.

Angel’s thoughts began to wander far.

Fortunately, Laplace’s voice pulled his wayward mind back from its runaway.

”The sacred charter that Everstanding King City has set this time is indeed snatching people...”