Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3252: Chapter 3253: An Astonishing Answer

Angel: ”The mutation we mentioned last time is the mutation recorded by the parrot.”

Luigi frowned: ”That’s not right, I just heard you say ’the last time the Secret Ceremony Box’s porcelain surface didn’t change during the mutation’, if it’s the mutation in the parrot’s record, that doesn’t match up.”

Angel: ”You misheard.”

Luigi: ”???”

Luigi wanted to say something else, but at this moment Angel was already discussing the follow-up handling of the foul black gas with Laplace.

Laplace planned to have Angel exile the accumulated stench into the void.

Angel initially had the same thought, but just as he was about to exile it, a centaur figure appeared in his mind—Aor Shanzhuo.

”Do you think Aor Shanzhuo might buy this black gas?” Angel softly muttered to himself.

Laplace: ”...” Are you planning to sell that too?

Angel: ”Waste utilization.”

Moreover, from a certain perspective, this isn’t exactly waste; what’s extremely stinky can also be fragrant. For some people, this might be the ultimate gourmet in the world.

Thinking this, Angel took the mirror barrier from Laplace’s hand and placed it into the exile space.

The previous exile space was opened casually by Angel. This time, however, he created a relatively stable exile space, which could be maintained for a long time as long as energy output is sustained to uphold the path mark.

The mirror barrier, temporarily stored in the exile space, was not a problem.

Just after completing this, heavy footsteps sounded on the stairs.

Pika Sage was being carried by the transporter, descending from the second floor.

After landing, the transporter slowly dissolved into liquid, seeping into the ground and disappearing. Pika Sage nodded to everyone: ”Piu has expended quite a lot this time, presumably he will sleep through the day.”

”But it doesn’t matter, very few people know about the business of the Evil Witch’s Eye. It’s unlikely anyone else will seek his blessing in the short term.”

Briefly explaining Piu’s situation, Pika Sage sat back on the sofa and retrieved the hair clip that Luigi had previously given him from his pocket.

”Back to the topic.” Pika Sage toyed with the bright-colored ladies’ hair clip and turned to Luigi: ”Are you sure this thing is the answer?”

Luigi nodded noncommittally: ”I already told you, just put it on and you’ll know. If you’re really doubtful, try it on.”

Pika Sage glanced at the confident Luigi and finally chose to put on the hair clip.

He clipped the glittering hair clip onto his long white beard.

Then, following Luigi’s guidance, he activated the energy circuit on the hair clip.

With the dream’s guidance, Pika Sage’s eyes gradually turned vacant until he completely sank into a deep, sweet sleep.

And once Pika Sage fell asleep, Angel also entered the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

Previously, when Kukurus entered the Crystal Origin of Dreams, arrangements were made for the Rabbit Girl to be the guide; but this time, Pika Sage’s entry into the Crystal Origin of Dreams was unexpected.

The Rabbit Girl hadn’t logged off and wasn’t aware of the situation here, so she couldn’t act as a guide. Luigi was also trapped in an instance, so the task of guiding Pika Sage naturally fell to Angel.

The landing point Angel chose for Pika Sage was, without a doubt, still in Rabbit Town.

Observing quietly from God’s View for a moment.

Sure enough, Pika Sage lived up to the name of Sage, taking only a short while to be confused after landing. Once he started interacting with the indigenous people of Rabbit Town, all his confusion dissipated, turning into a sponge rapidly absorbing the knowledge these indigenous people held.

After questioning several indigenous people, Pika Sage had roughly grasped the operating principles of the Crystal Origin of Dreams—The Return of the Dream, as it is named.

As long as you enter the dream, you can come to this strange little town.

And the hair clip Luigi gave him might be the specific medium for logging into this Crystal Origin of Dreams.

However, simply ”The Return of the Dream” didn’t shock Pika Sage much; he was currently pondering another issue, wondering what Luigi meant by the ”answer” being here.

Pika Sage murmured softly: ”The Calamity Puppet randomly captures people for trials, so it is essential for those caught to transmit the trial content efficiently before the trial ends. This requires a very effective and universal communication method.”

”Luigi said that the communication issue has been resolved, and the answer is here.”

Pika Sage looked around, gazing at the vast Crystal Origin and the towering Rabbit Mansion, seeing no indication of an ”answer” in Rabbit Town.

After thinking for a while, he decided to learn more about the Crystal Origin of Dreams, as this might help deduce the truth given by Luigi.

And how to learn more knowledge?

Pika Sage had heard from an indigenous person earlier that there was a library nearby, maybe he could take a look there.

Just as Pika Sage started to search for the library, his peripheral vision caught sight of a familiar figure.

”An, Mr. Angel?” Pika Sage said, somewhat surprised by the visitor, who looked exactly like Angel, except... this Angel didn’t have cat ears.

Angel: ”Pika Sage, it’s me.”

After a pause, Angel, seeing Pika Sage’s bewildered expression, smiled and said: ”I know you have lots of questions, no hurry, we can find a place to talk slowly.”

”Or, we can return to reality and talk there.”

Pika Sage instinctively wanted to say to talk right in the Crystal Origin of Dreams, because he was interested in many things about it.

But on second thought, realizing that while he was in the Crystal Origin of Dreams, his external body was in a sleeping state, meaning that at this very moment, Luigi and Laplace were watching him sleep... it was too impolite.

So, Pika Sage ultimately chose to go offline with Angel and talk in reality.

Angel wasn’t surprised by this.

For him, Pika Sage had already visited the ”Crystal Origin of Dreams” and had a rough understanding, which was enough. Where they talked didn’t matter.

After teaching Pika Sage the technique of going offline, Angel was the first to leave the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

Back in reality, a few seconds later, Pika Sage opened his eyes.

Upon opening his eyes, the first scene he saw was Luigi smiling at him. Angel, standing nearby, nodded gently at him, with the same expression seen in the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

Seeing this, a sudden insight struck Pika Sage, and he murmured quietly, ”A dream is a return home, embracing friends without bounds?”

Luigi waved at Pika Sage: ”What are you talking about, return home or not? What friends without bounds? You went to the Crystal Origin of Dreams and got dumber?”

Before Pika Sage could respond, Laplace blandly said: ”He is not dumb, you are.”

Luigi was stunned for a moment: ”What, what does that mean?”

Laplace did not explain, but in the next second, Pika Sage’s actions provided the answer.

Pika Sage excitedly stood up and came to Angel: ”Is this it? Even people from faraway places, as long as they use the Log-in Device to enter the Crystal Origin of Dreams, can gather together? Is this the answer?”

In fact, the moment Pika Sage saw Angel in the Crystal Origin of Dreams, an inspiration was already swirling in his mind. Now that he was offline and saw Angel who had already been waiting for him, those inspirations immediately found their destination, deducing a hypothesis in his mind.

And this hypothesis sounds a bit unbelievable, but if you combine Luigi’s previous words, the existence of the Crystal Origin of Dreams, and associate with the three key elements of ’universal communication’, this is the only answer left.

Pika Sage looked at Angel with burning eyes.

If the Crystal Origin of Dreams can really achieve this level, it would indeed allow immediate contact with the testers! At that time, they could also learn from the testers what the test of the Calamity Puppet is, allowing them to prepare in advance.

Facing the fervent gaze of Pika Sage, Angel chuckled lightly: ”Your speculation is not wrong, but the Crystal Origin of Dreams is not vast enough to accommodate people from faraway places, its scope is only within the Daylight Mirror Domain.”

”In other words, as long as you log in to the Crystal Origin of Dreams within the Daylight Mirror Domain, then no matter where you are, you can gather together.”

After receiving the confirmed answer, Pika Sage murmured: ”Just as I thought...”

Although it doesn’t accommodate people from faraway places, the area of the Daylight Mirror Domain is already very large, and in the face of the threat of the Calamity Puppet, if they have to deploy, they would choose within the psychological boundary. The so-called psychological boundary is even just a small area within the Daylight Mirror Domain.

So speaking of the scope, it’s already sufficient!

Never had Pika Sage imagined a path where such a wide scope could enter the Crystal Origin of Dreams via the Log-in Device.

No wonder Luigi said that the real-time communication issue required for deployment has already been solved! With the Crystal Origin of Dreams, isn’t this already settled?

”Do you feel very shocked?” Luigi looked at the dazed Pika Sage and asked with a smiling face.

Pika Sage nodded: ”Such an invention, even if Pi Luoxiu studies for another thousand years, they can’t come up with it.”

Luigi said proudly: ”Naturally, this is akin to a world attached to the Daylight Mirror Domain. Even if you do invent it, if the World Will doesn’t agree, there’s nothing you can do.”

Pika Sage: ”You mean, the existence of the Crystal Origin of Dreams has the approval of the World Will?”

Luigi didn’t reply, just threw Pika Sage a smile, letting him ponder.

”Don’t worry about those secrets; in any case, the existence of the Crystal Origin of Dreams is definitely more magnificent and mysterious than you imagine.” Luigi: ”For example, I mentioned before that even if a messenger dies, they might not perish.”

”The reason I dared to say this is also because of the existence of the Crystal Origin of Dreams.”

In the bewildered expression of Pika Sage, Luigi shared the scenario of ”after death, consciousness can be stored in the Crystal Origin of Dreams.”

”Although this equals becoming Indigenous People, and never returning to the Daylight Mirror Domain again. But compared to dying without cause, this is ultimately a fallback.”

Pika Sage naturally agreed with this statement, and moreover, he thought more about the function of ”becoming Indigenous People.”

Among the major races in the Mirror Domain, true Longevity Tribes are just a few, and other races do not have much lifespan. For instance, the Pi Luoxiu Clan has only a few hundred years of longevity.

If at the end of their lifespan, they transform into Indigenous People, wouldn’t that mean gaining rebirth?

Even if they can’t return to the Mirror Domain, those still living in the Mirror Domain can enter the Crystal Origin of Dreams and meet them.

From emotional aspects, civilization development, knowledge inheritance... in all aspects, this is absolutely a good thing.

However, Pika Sage also thought of a problem.

—Does such a good thing really fall to them?

Or rather, can the Log-in Device truly be widespread?

If producing Log-in Devices is too difficult and too expensive to be widespread, then whether it is real-time communication or ”rebirth”, it seems to be just a dream.

Pika Sage voiced his doubts.

Luigi: ”Regarding the production issue of Log-in Devices, you don’t need to worry for now; although we can’t produce many at once, we will try to meet the needs for deployment.”

”After all, this concerns the survival of the entire Daylight Mirror Domain.”

Pika Sage understood, during times of calamity needing deployment, Log-in Devices would be distributed, but at other times, it’s a different story.

It seems difficult to achieve one per person.

But it’s enough; if truly achieved one per person, he would suspect Luigi has other motives...

”Can you talk to me about the Crystal Origin of Dreams?” Pika Sage looked at Luigi.

After learning that the Crystal Origin of Dreams can facilitate real-time communication, Pika Sage’s thoughts became lively, and perhaps the Crystal Origin of Dreams could become a direct contact point for various races in the future.

Once various races gather in the Crystal Origin of Dreams, the opportunities here will be many... the opportunities here are not only survival but also economical.

Pika Sage eagerly wanted to know more about the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

He had a premonition, maybe soon, the Crystal Origin of Dreams would dramatically change the racial ecology of the Daylight Mirror Domain.

To stand firm in such changes and become a trendsetter, one must understand more about the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

Luigi thought it over and didn’t refuse. Since Glaipnir hadn’t returned yet, he started chatting with Pika Sage about the general situation of the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

...

A quarter of an hour later, Glaipnir returned to the townhouse.

Luigi stopped narrating.

However, during this time, he had briefly gone over the general ecology of the Crystal Origin of Dreams and its special ’Immortal Realm’ mechanism.

He also followed Glaipnir’s instructions in the mental sync and talked about some prospects of ”online transactions.”

Of course, what was discussed about ”online transactions” here was more about technical issues.

The realization of ”online transaction” results still requires detailed discussions with the Mirror Sea Scholar.

Pika Sage listened excitedly, becoming more curious about the Crystal Origin of Dreams, but also restrained himself, knowing the most important thing right now is collectively dealing with the arrival of the Calamity Puppet.

Therefore, after Glaipnir returned to the townhouse, he also started preparing his draft, planning to persuade some related races he had connections with.

He knew, Angel and the others would definitely first discuss with the Mirror Dragon Clan, and then spread from top to bottom.

But the Mirror Dragons can’t look after all races, so Pika Sage also planned to contribute in this area.

As Luigi said.

This is a matter concerning the survival of the entire Daylight Mirror Domain races, and must not be underestimated.