Two days later, in the second underground floor of the ruin.
He heard footsteps coming from the hallway. At the same time, he smelled the rich aroma of milk.
Angor, who was bending over his desk, sniffed the air and looked at the door.
Two seconds later, he heard someone knocking on the door.
Angor frowned and retracted the green tattoos on his right eye, right hand, and right forearm. He picked up a magazine and covered the letter on his desk. "Come in."
The door opened automatically.
A petite figure pushed the door open and entered with a strange-shaped plate in her hand.
Angor looked up at the newcomer.
It was a witch who was just taller than Angor's desk. She was wearing a long dress with colorful mushroom patterns on it. Her face was as perfect as a porcelain doll's. However, the dark circles under her eyes made it look like she was wearing smoky makeup, which ruined the overall atmosphere.
"Miss Regina," Angor greeted her in a small voice.
The visitor was none other than Regina, the Mushroom Witch. She had been studying Mystic Ying and the other mushrooms from the Flower Spirit Garden in the lab on the third floor of the ruins.
"No need to be so formal. Just call me Regina." Regina put the strange-shaped plate on the desk. "I heard from Mister Tree Spirit that you're back, so I came to have a look. These are the Milk Mushrooms I grew. They taste sweet and creamy, and can be used as desserts. Mister Tree Spirit said you might like them, so I brought them for you. "
Angor looked at the dozens of white mushrooms on the plate and remained silent.
He didn't know how to answer. It wasn't appropriate to refuse since Regina meant well and didn't mean to tease him. But if he accepted, it would expose his personal preferences. Of course, it wasn't a big deal. Angor just felt a little embarrassed.
"Huh? You don't like them? "Regina looked at Angor in confusion.
"… Thank you." Angor hesitated for a moment before accepting Regina's offer.
Regina raised an eyebrow. She seemed to have read Angor's mind and grinned. However, she was smart enough not to continue the topic. Instead, she looked at Angor's hand.
There was a magazine called "Metal Dance".
This was the first time Regina had heard of a magazine with this name, but she didn't think too much about it. She just thought it was some unknown gossip magazine. Her eyes were more focused on the handwritten notes below 'Metal Dance'.
"Looks like you're working. I won't disturb you any longer." Regina yawned, then turned and walked towards the door.
When Regina reached the door, she turned around and said, "By the way, I almost forgot. Did Portia contact you recently?"
"No." Angor shook his head.
Regina nodded. "That's good. I'm leaving now."
After saying that, Regina didn't linger and quickly walked out of the room. Angor listened to Regina's footsteps as she hurried down the stairs and returned to her lab. Soon, he could hear the clanking of tools. It seemed Regina was more passionate about her research than Angor.
But despite that, Regina still took the time to come see him.
Angor didn't think he was more charming than Mushroom in Regina's eyes. She probably came here because of Portia.
After all, Portia was studying a forbidden spell. As Portia's best friend, it was only natural that Regina would be worried.
He exhaled and removed the cover of Metal Dance without hesitation. Then, he began to study the green pattern structure given by Dalmatian.
But this time, he couldn't help but get distracted after studying it for a while.
A moment later, he slowly raised his head and looked at the plate on the table.
After some hesitation, he reached out his hand. "I've been studying for the past two days, and I must have used up a lot of my brain power. No wonder I can't focus … I need to eat something. Yeah, something."
After finding an excuse for himself, Angor took a bite of the juicy Milk Mushroom without any qualms.
The small study room was soon filled with a milky aroma. Even the air seemed to have turned a little sweet.
As he was enjoying his dessert, he suddenly stopped chewing. In the depths of his mind space, the fruit that represented the authority of the gatekeeper, hanging on the tree of authority, sent a strange wave to him.
"Someone has entered the dream wasteland." Angor quickly realized what the signal meant.
Ever since he gave Rein a large number of loggers to Angor, he rarely paid attention to anyone who entered the dream wasteland. Since then, there were always newcomers entering the dream wasteland every day. However, the number of logins he gave to Rein was limited, and there were very few new arrivals in the last few days.
Because of this, he reactivated the warning for newcomers entering the dream wasteland.
Although there was a risk of being disturbed, he was more determined to supervise every newcomer who entered the dream wasteland than to be disturbed. After all, he already gave the logins to Watcher and Spotted Puppy, who were both overlords. Once they entered the dream wasteland, Angor would have to see them immediately.
Even though he had been studying the green patterns for the past two days, whenever he sensed the "gatekeeper" alert, he would still pay attention to new arrivals.
This time was no exception.
Angor focused his mind and looked at a dark and narrow passage through the gatekeeper's power.
It was a new dream bridge.
At the end of the bridge was a door that led to the dream wasteland.
Soon, a thin figure appeared on the other side of the bridge. It was an old man wearing a wizard robe embroidered with orchid flowers. He had a small curly beard and white eyebrows that reached his chest.
Angor relaxed a little when he saw who it was.
It wasn't Watcher or Spotted Puppy. It was Eventide Kanter, the leader of Lilith Clan.
Yesterday, Tree Spirit told Angor that Kanter went to the Tidal Realm with Sunders. Kanter hadn't left the Tidal Realm yet.
Angor guessed that Kanter entered the dream wasteland because Sunders used Nightmare Illusion to lure him in.
Angor checked the situation inside the dream wasteland and saw that Sunders was online.
Kanter was not a wizard from Brute Cavern, but Lilith's Clan and Phantom Island were connected by contract. Kanter was also a close friend of Sunders. Since Sunders allowed Kanter to enter, Angor wouldn't object.
Angor even helped Kanter enter the dream wasteland and show up next to Sunders.
With that done, Angor exited the dream wasteland.
Since it wasn't a Watcher or a Dalmatian, there was no need for him to enter the dream wasteland right away. Kanter mentioned that he wanted to talk to Angor about helping Ness in the Mist Zone, and he also wanted to see Angor.
"I think I should go see Mister Kanter," Angor muttered. "But let's wait for a while. I need to let him know about the dream wasteland first."
Kanter would probably ask him a lot of questions about the dream wasteland.
The reason why he was so confident was that almost every Magus who entered the dream wasteland would become a curious baby and ask endless questions.
If Mister Rein and Tree Spirit couldn't escape, Kanter would be the same.
He did not want to explain everything one by one. It was better to leave it to Sunders.
Angor decided to visit Kanter again after learning more about the man's background. By then, Sunders would know everything he needed to know, and they could talk normally.
With that thought in mind, he focused his attention on the green runes again.
…
Angor's guess was correct.
Kanter didn't expect much from Sunders' mysterious Dream Walk spell at first. But when he stepped into the dream wasteland, he was completely dumbfounded.
Was this really a dream world? But why did it feel so real? Why did it feel so real? He could even feel mana?
What's wrong with my body? It feels like my body, but my bloodline is asleep, and my mind space is frozen?
Kanter studied his own body in astonishment, but he was even more puzzled.
He hurriedly looked around, wanting to find someone to ask about it.
Then, he saw Sunders staring at him with his eyes wide open.
"Why are you here?" Sunders asked. They were in a small hut in the outskirts of the new city. Why was Kanter here? Under normal circumstances, shouldn't the people he brought in using Dream Entry all land in Foundation City?
"I want to ask you the same question. You don't know either? Or are you a fake Sunders? Who are you?! "Kanter jumped away and glared at the man sitting behind the desk.
Sunders remained silent for a moment and realized why.
Angor must have sensed Kanter's presence, so he tossed Kanter to him.
Sunders sighed as he looked at Kanter's doubtful and cautious expression.
"As expected of my student. So … considerate."
Sunders had the same thought as Angor. He didn't want to explain "why" to a newcomer, even if the newcomer was his best friend.
But now that Kanter was here, he had no choice but to —
Kick Kanter out.
Sunders didn't hold back at all. He simply kicked Kanter out of the hut.
Since Kanter couldn't use Illusory Mana yet, Sunders set up a defensive barrier inside the hut, which only allowed those he recognized to enter. Obviously, Kanter wasn't allowed to enter the hut.
Still, Kanter was Sunders' best friend, so Sunders didn't go too far.
After kicking Kanter out of the hut, Sunders showed him a way out.
Kanter, who was lying in front of the door of the magic hut, was dumbfounded. A letter made of illusion slowly floated in front of him.
[Dear Kanter, I know you have a lot of questions. Unfortunately, I can't explain them to you because I'm in the middle of research. But it's fine. Head southwest. There is a city under construction there. If you have any questions about the dream wasteland, you can ask someone there. — Your best friend, Sunders Igulo. ]
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