Angor returned home with the Echo Flower. He planned to visit Toby and ask for his opinion on the music box so that he could use the feedback from his "customers" to modify the music box.
But to his surprise, he did not hear any noise coming from the attic. Usually, Toby would be having a solo performance at this time. Why was there no noise coming from the music box?
Angor went to the attic and saw that Toby was not home. Even the music box was taken away by Toby.
Angor frowned. "Did Toby take the music box to his friend?"
Angor did not mind Toby making friends. However, most wizards were cunning by nature. Even if Toby had some tricks up his sleeve, he would not be able to defeat a wizard. Toby always shared everything with others, which was not good. If Angor was tricked, he would feel sorry for Greya.
With this in mind, Angor decided to have a talk with Toby when he came back. It would be best if he could meet Toby's friend and find out what kind of person he was.
Since Toby was not here, Angor could not get any suggestions. So, he decided to use the original method and spent the whole night making a new music box.
When the music box was born, it was still as bright and moving as ever. After checking that everything was fine, Angor put away the music box with satisfaction and prepared to head to Lady Mirror's residence.
When leaving the house, he heard City of Sky music coming from the attic again, so he called out to Toby in the yard.
Toby's little head popped out from the skylight.
"We're going to Twilight Well in the afternoon. Don't go out again, or I won't be able to find you." Angor wanted to ask about Toby's friend, but he decided to wait until they boarded the airship.
Toby nodded his head in agreement, and impatiently shrunk back into the attic to continue singing along with the music.
Angor chuckled helplessly at Toby's tone-deaf voice and left.
He was going to visit Lady Mirror, after all. He did not want to be too reckless. He was dressed very formally today, wearing a custom-made noble suit with the family crest that Leon had given him. Even Angor's usually messy blond hair was combed back. Together with his fair skin and blue eyes, he looked even more handsome than before.
The only flaw was that there was a faint layer of dark circles under his eyes. After working for dozens of hours without rest, it was normal for him to be a little tired. Since he had nothing to do in the afternoon, he planned to catch up on some sleep.
Lady Mirror's residence was at the entrance of the mirror world. It was the end of the chasm when he first entered Brute Cavern.
The entrance and exit of the mirror world were all located in the same area. However, there was only one entrance to the mirror world, while there were many other portals to get out of the mirror world. Angor was heading to the nearest one.
The portal was located in the Tree Spirit Hall.
Early in the morning, the Tree Spirit Hall was deserted. Only the workers were still on duty. He glanced around and saw that Melaner, the woman who made him angry, was no longer in her post. As usual, he did not see Tree Spirit in the Tree Spirit Hall. He quickly found a teleportation array and paid a certain amount of merit points to leave the mirror world.
He found himself in a brightly lit room, where a mortal was sitting on a table beside a teleportation array. The mortal was resting his chin on his hand.
When he saw Angor standing on the portal, he quickly stood up and bowed to Angor with great respect.
Angor walked to him and asked, "Are you a worker here?"
"Y-yes, sir." The man nodded with a trembling voice.
"How far is this place from the entrance to the mirror world?" Angor asked.
The worker pointed in a direction. "This is Windmill Town. Go that way and you'll see a cliff cave. Go through it and you'll find the entrance to the mirror world."
Angor remembered that there were several towns around the mirror world. Windmill Town was one of them. On the surface, Windmill Town was under the rule of Darkivil Empire. However, the residents here all relied on Brute Cavern for their livelihood.
Angor left the room and came to a town outside the mirror world for the first time.
Angor wasn't too curious about Windmill Town. This place looked similar to the underground market, except that there were more green plants, shorter buildings, and people here were mostly ordinary people. It was basically a replica of the underground market. Even the artificial light source above his head was as bright as the underground market.
Angor followed the direction the worker pointed out and soon arrived at the entrance to the mirror world.
The giant mirror was placed at the bottom of the pit. It was dark all around, but the world inside was still shining. Angor looked down from the cliff cave and saw the Tree Spirit Garden, the Tree of Eternity, and other familiar places.
Angor jumped down from the cave and landed on the mirror with both hands.
The cold surface of the mirror felt like ice and glass at the same time. The coolness of the mirror lifted his tired spirit a lot.
Angor was still thinking about how to summon Lady Mirror when he saw a cloud of white mist rising from the mirror.
"And here I was wondering who it was that was touching my mirror. So it's you, Angor." A teasing voice came from the mist.
Angor finally realized that his hand was still touching the mirror. When he realized that this was Lady Mirror's real body, he pulled his hand back awkwardly and bowed to the mist. "Good morning, Lady Mirror."
"What are you doing here?" The mist wobbled and turned into a beautiful human figure. "Is Sunders not here?"
Angor lowered his head. "Professor is busy, so I —"
"You can come. You're mature in your beauty, and young in your sweetness. I like handsome boys like you." Lady Mirror smiled. "Do you want to have tea with me?"
Angor blushed. "I'm here to thank you, Lady Mirror. If it weren't for your help last time, I would've —"
Lady Mirror interrupted him again. "I hate people who waste time. If you want to thank me, don't just say it. Just have tea with me and thank me enough."
Angor nodded. "Alright. Thank you for your hospitality, Lady Mirror."
Angor nodded. Lady Mirror floated to him and held his arm. "Let's go then."
Before Angor could react, his vision suddenly changed. He found himself in an exquisite hall.
The hall was luxurious and grand, filled with all kinds of extravagant accessories. Even the details of the wardrobe were breathtakingly beautiful.
Lady Mirror led Angor to one side of the hall, where there was a white table with golden edges and two armchairs of the same color.
Lady Mirror waved her hand, and two steaming cups of tea were placed on the table.
"Have a seat. Let me take a good look at you." Lady Mirror sat down and rested her chin on her hand.
He couldn't see Lady Mirror's expression or look, but he knew that she was staring at him, which made him a little uncomfortable.
Angor tried his best to suppress his shyness. He added some brown sugar into his tea and took a sip.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. You're so young and handsome. Like a piece of meat that's oozing blood. I really want to take a bite out of you." Lady Mirror's voice reached Angor's ears. Angor almost choked on his tea.
"You're so cute even when you choke." Mirror Lady took a sip of tea, too. The tea disappeared as soon as it touched her mouth, which was shrouded in white mist.
Angor didn't know what else Lady Mirror was going to say, so he put down his tea and took out a single-use space capsule from his pocket and handed it to Lady Mirror.
Inside the capsule was the music box. Angor hoped the music box could distract Lady Mirror's attention so that she wouldn't look at him again.
"What's this?" Lady Mirror raised her voice slightly, and Angor could almost imagine her raising an eyebrow in his mind.
"Are you trying to bribe me?" Lady Mirror lifted Angor's chin. "Compared to other gifts, I like you better."
"Um, no, I'm just grateful for your help last time. I don't have much to offer in return. This is a music box I made myself. I hope you can accept it," Angor said.
"Music box? That's a long time ago. When was the last time I heard that name? " Lady Mirror considered for a moment. "About ten thousand years ago. A minor noble from Darkivil Empire left a music box in front of my house. That was a really ear-piercing sound. Now that I think about it, I feel uncomfortable. "
Angor felt a little embarrassed by Lady Mirror's comment. He tried to explain, "I made it myself. It's engraved with Tranquility Rune. It shouldn't be too loud …"
"Tranquility Rune? Did you learn Enchantment Alchemy? "
Angor nodded.
"That's good. Brute Cavern is in need of alchemists," Lady Mirror complimented. "But Tranquility Rune doesn't go well with a music box. Alright, let me see your gift. However, I have to give you a heads-up first. If you do too badly, I will directly banish you to another dimension. "
With that, Lady Mirror crushed her space pouch, and an object fell onto the table.
Lady Mirror was a little surprised when she saw the beautiful piece of art in front of her.
Her impression of music boxes was still stuck in the traditional style. How could such an artistic object be a music box?
Lady Mirror considered for a moment. "Strange style. I've never seen anything like this before. But it's strangely harmonious … You made it yourself?"
Angor nodded. "Yes."
"Good. At least I like the look of it."
However, what mattered most about a music box was its inner quality, not its outer appearance. Lady Mirror still planned to banish the music box if it wasn't good enough, even if she liked the design.
Following Angor's instructions, Lady Mirror placed her hand on the spring switch.
With two clicks, the clockwise spring rotated two grids.
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