The play was only an illusion, but the story itself was not made up.
In other words, Alex was a real person.
Although Granny Fingernail did not know who Alex was in the story, she had a hunch that even if Alex was not the same person, there must be some kind of connection between them.
"Can you tell me where the story took place then? And the main character Alex, where is he now? " Granny Fingernail asked in a soft voice. She didn't sound too emotional, but Angor could tell that she was both anxious and cautious.
Angor shook his head. "I don't know." Granny Fingernail looked at him expectantly.
This answer made Granny Fingernail disappointed, "Then how do you know this story? And how do you know he's real? "
Angor stared at Granny Fingernail.
As far as Angor could remember, Granny Fingernail was a calm, powerful, and mysterious witch who was always shrouded in layers of mist.
Angor never saw Granny Fingernail showing so many emotions.
"Before I answer your questions, may I know why you care so much about Alex, Granny Fingernail?"
"You know him, Granny?" Angor asked in a low voice.
Granny Fingernail remained silent as if she was considering whether she should tell Angor or not. When the second hand of the mechanical clock in the shape of a castle not far away ticked three times, she broke the stagnant air.
However, her first words had nothing to do with Angor's question.
"Vifet already agreed to trade with you, right?"
Angor was stunned for a moment before he realized that Granny Fingernail was referring to the Scroll of Luck in Vifet's hand.
Angor nodded. "Sort of. Why do you ask, Granny Fingernail?"
Granny Fingernail said, "Do you still remember what I told you when you asked me about the Scroll of Luck?"
Indeed, Granny Fingernail did ask Angor about the Scroll of Luck. Granny Fingernail showed a serious expression for the first time and warned Angor seriously.
"Yes. You told me that luck isn't the real thing. It's just an infinite number of choices that can lead to bad outcomes. Even if it looks like a good opportunity, it might not be the right choice. A bad choice that gets abandoned might not be the right choice either. After all, good and bad cannot be lumped together. It's a chain reaction. "
Granny Fingernail lowered her eyebrows and whispered, "There's one more important thing."
"Especially when it's used in Mystery Alchemy."
This was what Granny Fingernail warned him not to use Scroll of Luck on alchemy, especially Mystery alchemy.
Angor wondered why Granny Fingernail was warning him like this. Did something happen to him?
Unfortunately, Granny Fingernail did not explain and only gave such a conclusion.
Granny Fingernail said, "The reason why I mentioned the Scroll of Luck is because when it appears, it will be the beginning of his calamity."
He noticed that Granny Fingernail mentioned "him".
Could this "he" be Alex?
Granny Fingernail sighed and continued, "Now that you are an official wizard and have joined the research department, you are qualified to know about this."
"It happened more than a thousand years ago …"
Granny Fingernail looked absent-minded as if she had returned to a distant and familiar era that she would see in her dreams again and again.
Following Granny Fingernail's explanation, Angor's expression slowly changed from surprise to confusion. In the end, he fell into deep thought.
Apart from herself, there was another man in Granny Fingernail's story.
Granny Fingernail did not go into details, but from her gentle tone, Angor could tell that this man was close to Granny Fingernail. They might be best friends or lovers.
Just like Granny Fingernail, this man was also an alchemist. Not only was he talented, but his alchemy skills had also reached the pinnacle. He was probably the strongest alchemist in the research department back in his days.
When a person reached the pinnacle of his or her profession, he or she would seek something even higher. So was Angor. He wanted to break through his alchemy skills and pursue a higher level — Mystery.
However, there was no shortcut to the Mystery realm, nor was there a door that led directly to it.
After years of research, he gained some insights. However, due to his bad luck, he was always rejected by Mystery. If he continued to walk down this path, he might be able to achieve what he wanted in the future. But perhaps it was because of his youth and his impatience for success that made him a little impatient with the current situation. In the end, he decided to take an unconventional path.
So, he thought of something — the Scroll of Luck.
He created a crafting plan that would use the scroll to help him. After several tests, he found that the plan had a great chance of success.
After he came up with the plan, he excitedly shared the news with Granny Fingernail and invited her to be his alchemy assistant to help him make Mystery items.
Granny Fingernail was still young back then, so she did not think too much. She listened to Angor's description of the bright future and his promise that the final result would be perfect. In the end, she was convinced and agreed to help him.
The result was just as he expected. He succeeded.
However, as Granny Fingernail warned him, success was not always a good thing, especially when it came to crafting Mystery items.
Although he had succeeded, at the moment of his success, a nightmare had descended. The Mystery item he created was different from other Mystery items. As soon as it was born, it began to erode the world around it. It changed the laws, ignored the laws, and created new ones.
Within a short time, the space around it began to collapse.
Laws collapsed, all living things withered, and all life was gone forever.
At that time, he couldn't believe it at all. He had clearly succeeded, so why would such a strange change occur? At the most critical moment, he used up all his power to send Granny Fingernail out of the collapsing world.
As for himself, he fell into a sealed space and sank into endless oblivion.
This was the story Granny Fingernail told him. It was also the reason why she warned Angor when she learned that he was looking for a Mystery scroll.
Angor was surprised because of the story he just heard.
But later, his expression changed from surprise to confusion because Granny Fingernail finally revealed the answer to his question.
In the story, the man who had a close relationship with Granny Fingernail was called —
"Ivo Sprit."
Ivo Sprit was a familiar name to Angor. Every time he went to Fantasy Mech City, he would see an empty display case.
It was said that this display box contained a mysterious item. Unfortunately, the item was long gone, so they could only build a display case to show it to the public. Someone from Fantasy Mech City once created a Mystery item.
This mysterious item was temporarily named the Reincarnation Box, and the person who created it was none other than Ivo Sprit.
This was because the name 'Box of Reincarnation' was too similar to the 'Box of Reincarnation of the Dead' that Froste had told him about. Angor had always been curious about it.
Last time, when he went to Floating Mech City, he asked the water witch to tell him more about the Box of Rebirth and its creator, Ivo. Unfortunately, the woman didn't know much about it either. She still suggested that he should ask the person who made it.
By "person", Aqua Witch meant Granny Fingernail.
Angor planned to ask Granny Fingernail about this when he had the chance, but somehow, Granny Fingernail ended up telling him the story first.
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