Nausica stared at the scenery in front of her.
Under the sunlight, she stood in the middle of the three-way junction in the city in her soft armor. There was a tall building in front of her. The words "Rose Aquarium" were glowing on the signboard. Illusions of rose petals floated down from the building.
On the left was a fountain, but no one knew what secrets were hidden in the fountain. The water that sprayed out was not only sparkling, but it was also like a coiling snake, constantly rushing up to the glass corridor in the sky.
On the right was a spiral staircase, which allowed her to step onto the streets at different heights.
"Where am I?" Nausica frowned and looked around.
Didn't Angor say that the monocle was a communicator? How did she end up in a strange city like this?
And there were many people in the city. Nausica saw someone walking through a corridor in the air above her head. Smoke was coming out of a giant chimney in the distance. Someone must be controlling it as well.
Nausica couldn't believe what she was seeing. Everything felt so surreal.
However, the feeling of stepping on the ground, the rhythm of breathing, the warmth of the morning sun … all of these kept telling her that this place was no different from the real world.
Nausica suddenly heard someone calling her name from behind.
"You're Nausica?"
Nausica turned around and saw a young woman wearing a mint-green palace dress with puffy sleeves. She was holding a lace folding fan. When she saw Nausica's face, she quickly covered half of her face with the fan. "It's you, Nausica!"
Next, the young woman spread her arms and lunged at Nausica without caring about her ladylike image.
Out of instinct, Nausica reached out and put her arms around the woman's soft body.
"I missed you so much!" The young woman not only hugged Nausica but also rubbed her head against Nausica's neck.
"Aren't you in the mirror world, Milo? What are you doing here? "Nausica looked at the woman in her arms.
Milo kept rubbing her head against Nausica's neck. "I'm in the mirror world. I'm here for a mission, of course. Maybe I can find some handsome guys while I'm here."
"But don't worry. I love men, but I love you too." Milo seemed to be worried that Nausica might get jealous.
Nausica: That's not what I want to ask …
Nausica wanted to ask more questions, but Milo beat her to it. "I've been waiting for you ever since the Rising Star Competition ended. But you never came back. I thought something happened to you. Mother told me that you can challenge the Endless Corridor after the competition. You must be there."
Milo stared at Nausica with glowing eyes. Nausica swallowed her words and nodded vaguely. "Mrs. Brin is right. I'm challenging myself. That's why I didn't come back."
"I knew it! You have no idea how worried I was about you. " "By the way, what's the Endless Corridor like?" Milo asked before Nausica could finish her question. I heard that you'll get a reward for each floor you clear? "
Nausica didn't enter the Endless Corridor, so she didn't know how to answer. "You'll see when you're stronger," she said vaguely. As for what I asked you before — "
"Stronger? I want to become stronger too. But I'm too weak. I'm still stuck as a level-1 apprentice," Milo interrupted again.
"With Mrs. Bryn's guidance, you'll surely —"
"My mother is only a level-3 apprentice. She can't teach me anything. Moreover, compared to teaching me, she prefers to design and cut clothes. "
"Mrs. Bryn got a golden poster too. She should be able to —"
"Let's not talk about her. Every time I hear my mother's name, I feel like a thousand frogs are croaking in my ears. It's so annoying. It's rare to see you again. Let's talk about something else. "
Nausica really wanted to tell Milo that Mrs. Bryn's words might sound like a thousand frogs, but as Lady Merlo's daughter, Milo deserved ten thousand frogs.
Nausica wanted to say it, but she didn't. She didn't want to hurt the girl's feelings. Besides, she didn't have the chance to do so. Milo always jumped from topic to topic. If she did not finish her own words, it would be hard for her to listen to others.
For example, Milo was now moving on to a new topic.
The origin of the topic was a flower rain somewhere in the Sky Corridor.
"Ah, it's the Bluewater Corridor! It's Flower Rain Day today. Usually, two people will come here to do maintenance. One is Fledgling, and the other is Gero! I hope it's Gero. I haven't seen him for a long time. Seeing him will be my motivation for the whole week! "
Milo dragged Nausica to a spiral staircase nearby. "Let's go check it out. It has to be Gero!"
Before Nausica could react, Milo had already dragged her to the Bluewater Corridor, which was 20 meters high.
Once on the corridor, Milo saw a male apprentice doing maintenance not far away.
The young man had his back to Milo and did not show his face, but Milo still "gasped" when she saw him.
"It's Gero! It's really Gero! "Milo whispered into Nausica's ears.
"I'm so lucky today. I met you and Gero again! Could it be that I'm favored by the Lucky Prince? "
Nausica knew Milo too well. Back in Apprentice Town, her neighbor was Mrs. Bryn and her daughter Milo.
Thanks to her relationship with Mrs. Bryn, Nausica had witnessed Milo's transformation from a little girl to a young woman.
Ever since Milo reached the age of puberty, her young heart began to "blossom" as well.
Her favorite hobby every day was to admire beautiful and handsome men.
But to what extent? Just like the "Mr. Lucky" she called herself. There was no Goddess of Luck in this world, but there was a fixed habit of associating luck with the Goddess of Luck, which meant that one was very lucky. However, Milo had changed it to Lucky Prince Charming, because in her opinion, the Goddess of Luck was unable to make her happy, so Prince Charming was better.
Sometimes, Nausica felt a headache because of Mrs. Bryn.
"Shall we go talk to her?" After Milo finished speaking, she shyly twirled around. "Do you think I'm a little rude today?"
Big puffy sleeves and a fluffy skirt. She was not being rude. She was going too far.
Of course, Nausica did not say that out loud. Milo rarely stayed quiet for a while. Nausica had sensed enough of her surroundings and her own experience. She wanted to use this chance to get back on track.
"Let's talk about that later. I have something important to do. Very important. It's related to someone's life," Nausica said.
Milo didn't know how to behave normally, but seeing Nausica's serious expression, she calmed down a bit and asked, "Did something happen to you?"
"You answer my question first."
Milo nodded obediently.
"Where is this place? Why are you here? I mean, this city, this world. "
Milo was puzzled. This place could only be accessed through a log-in device. How could Nausica not know where this place was?
"Didn't the people in the questing hall tell you about this place when you accepted a mission?"
Nausica shook her head. "I didn't accept a mission. I never went to the questing hall."
Milo was even more confused. How could she use a log-in device without going to the questing hall? The log-in devices used by apprentices were kept in a special room in the questing hall. They were not allowed to take them away.
Only wizards had their own devices and could take them away freely.
Milo was still confused, but she still explained, "This is a new city. It's a temporary name. I heard the name will be changed after the construction is completed. Also, you can only use a log-in device. "
"Log-In device? You mean a monocle? "
"That's right. Most of the apprentices who have accepted the mission use a monocle as their login device. But I've seen other types of logins. There was a wizard in the mission hall, and his login was a ring. "
"We have to use a log-in device to enter this world? What's going on here? "
Milo shook her head. "I don't know what this world is like."
Nausica felt a little disappointed that she didn't get the answer she wanted.
However, at this moment, a voice came from the side and answered for Milo. "This is the Dream Wilderness, the crack between reality and illusion."
Nausica froze.
Not because of the answer, but because the voice was familiar.
Nausica slowly turned around and saw the final target of her strange journey — Angor.
The golden-haired Angor was leaning against the railing in the hallway. The sunlight shone on his smiling face.
"Long time no see."
Nausica was surprised at first. Then she lowered her head and chuckled. "Long time? It's only been a few days since the Rising Star Competition. "
"You're right." Angor didn't try to flatter his best friend. He smiled and went straight to the point. "When I gave you the log-in device, I thought you wouldn't use it before returning to Brute Cavern."
Angor knew Nausica's personality well. She was independent to the point of stubbornness. Even in a life-or-death situation, she rarely asked for help.
Angor didn't think Nausica would use the log-in device. She must have only thought of it as a memento. Because of this, Angor forgot that he gave Nausica a log-in device.
Nausica chuckled. "I still have a lot of questions about this place. But we're in a hurry, so I won't talk about them."
She put away her smile and spoke in a serious tone, "I'm here because I hope you can help me save someone."
Angor didn't answer. Instead, he looked at Milo who was standing on the other side.
Milo, on the other hand, was looking at Angor with a pair of big, heart-shaped eyes.
Milo finally regained her senses when she saw Angor looking at her. At the same time, her heart skipped a beat. Did she just go crazy over a wizard?! She did stare at wizards in secret before, but this time, she did it in front of Angor.
Shit!
Angor smiled at Milo. "I think Gero wants to talk to you about something?"
Milo: "Huh?"
Milo turned around and saw Gero peeking at them. He was also surprised by Angor's words. He was supposed to be guarding the corridor. Why did he want to talk to Milo about something? He didn't even know her.
Although that was what he thought, Gero didn't dare to say "no". He quickly stood up and walked to Milo's side. "Milord is right, I am indeed looking for Mi …"
Milo said, "Milo. I'm Milo. "
"Yeah. I need to talk to Milo."
"Then I won't interrupt your conversation."
Gero nodded and gestured for Milo to follow him.
When they were far enough, Nausica spoke again. "That Gero isn't suitable for Milo. I'll tell her if you want to send her away. You shouldn't let her go with him. I'm afraid she'll get tricked. "
"Do you really think Milo is that stupid?"
Nausica looked at the two and saw Milo and Gero walking away in different directions.
Nausica chuckled. "I see Milo has grown up a lot."
Angor didn't continue the topic. "Now, tell me. You said you want me to save someone. Who is it? Is it Reynolds? "
Nausica was about to say something when she saw two people running up the stairs.
"Didn't you say Nausica was at Rose Aquarium? Why is she here?" It was Ness.
Not long ago, Angor and Ness entered the dream wasteland together. According to Ness, Nausica's coordinates were set at the entrance of Rose Aquarium.
But when he entered the dream wasteland, he couldn't find Nausica anywhere.
Ness went to Rose Aquarium to check if Nausica was still inside. But when he looked back, Angor was nowhere to be seen.
After a while, he saw Angor heading to the Sky Corridor.
Therefore, he hurried over.
"Something happened. She was dragged up here by someone," Angor replied.
Ness also saw Nausica in her soft armor. He couldn't help but admire her curvaceous body.
However, Nausica wasn't looking at Ness at all. Instead, she was looking behind Ness.
There was someone else behind Ness.
It was someone Nausica didn't expect to see.
Reynolds.
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