A ticket box???
Everyone stared at the box in the puppet's hand in bewilderment. They thought it was some kind of weapon, but it turned out to be a ticket box?
Why did the originally dark and dangerous style suddenly become absurd?
"How … How do you know it's a ticket seller?" Dorcas asked after a moment of hesitation.
"Simple reasoning." Angor pointed at the stairs behind the puppet. "It looks like stairs over there, but they're all projections. Feel for yourself if you don't believe me."
"… Yes, they're projections," Dorcas confirmed.
"Don't you think it's strange that there's a flight of stairs here? Moreover, there's a puppet that's holding a box and looks like a ticket seller. Wouldn't the answer be easily deduced? "
Dorcas looked at Angor's matter-of-fact expression and grew even more confused. "Did you skip the '100 million dots' step? Why do you think it's a ticket seller?"
Dorcas' question was the same as everyone else's. They didn't understand either. A box holding a box was a ticket seller? There was something wrong with the logic.
Angor saw that no one could figure out the connection. He was also confused. Wasn't it obvious enough?
Angor hesitated for a moment. "Have you never been to Munshi's Magic Material Street before?"
"Munshi's Magic Material Street? Why does it sound so familiar? "Wai rubbed his chin and pondered.
Kael also felt like he had heard of it somewhere before, but he just couldn't remember where.
Count Black helped them out. "Munshi's Magic Material Street is located in Floating Mech City. It's also known as the Alchemy Road in the alchemy world because it sells not only magic materials but also most of Ashilie's alchemy creations.
"It's normal that you don't think it's familiar. The street has its own rules. If you're not qualified to enter, you won't even be able to see the street.
"As for qualification, it's about strength and alchemy ability.
"Apart from that, once you enter the street, you won't be able to buy any alchemy creations as you wish. Every shop has its own rules, and you must meet their requirements to enter.
"As for the specific rules, each shop has its own rules, so there's no standard. But if you're an alchemist, you can basically enter every shop. "
Dark Earl's explanation reminded them of the famous Magister's Magic Material Street, but they still did not understand what Angor meant.
Dorcas asked, "Does Munshi Magic Material Street have anything to do with what you said?"
At this time, the Black Earl's voice echoed once again, "It's probably because most of the shops in Manos Magic Material Street have puppets in front of them. These puppets are usually waiters, but they also act as ticket sellers to verify whether you have the qualifications to enter. "
Angor nodded. "You're the most experienced one, Mister Dark. That's what I meant."
The Black Count sighed. "Not everyone has been to Munshi Magic Material Street."
"Even if you've never been to Munshi's Magic Material Street, you should be able to connect the dots. The alchemy streets in other Transcendent cities should be similar, right? "
Count Black gave Angor a meaningful glance but did not say anything.
Dorcas asked in a strange tone, "You didn't go to Floating Mech City, did you?"
Angor was a little surprised.
Dorcas' strange tone and Dark Earl's meaningful look told Angor one thing: other supernatural cities were completely different from Floating Mech City's Magic Material Street.
Angor cleared his throat. "Of course not. I've been to many Transcendent cities, but I don't really go to Alchemy Street."
"For example?" Dorcas narrowed his eyes.
"I think it's … Sleepless City."
"Sleepless City of the Evernight Kingdom used to be both a large wizard organization and a supernatural city before it was covered by the dome," Dorcas said. "Since you've been to Sleepless City, why don't you visit the Alchemy Street?"
"There was already a dome when I went there."
"…"
"How did you get in?" Dorcas asked.
"I walked in."
"… Then how did you get out? Rumor has it that no one can come back from Sleepless City now. I've never heard of anyone coming out of Cross Tavern in all the years I've been running it. "Dorcas looked at Angor in disbelief.
"How did I get out? I walked out. "
"…" Dorcas was speechless.
"But I wasn't alone. Professor Sunders was there too."
Dorcas began to imagine that Sunders was the one who brought Angor out of Sleepless City.
"Fine. Let's talk about Sleepless City later. What about Sleepless City? "
Angor frowned. He did not go to many Transcendent cities. Instead, he went to many wizard markets.
Some of them were as big as Transcendent cities, but they were still not Transcendent cities.
Several seconds later, Angor said, "There are a lot of places like Cinder Rock, Sky Island, Overwatch Bastion, Rasudelan, Ancient Citadel, and so on."
Dorcas had heard of the first three places before. They were all frontline stations in the Abyss Plane. It wasn't right to call it the Sorcerer's Bazaar, but it also didn't seem right to call it a Transcendent City.
"The first few are Transcendent cities. But Rasudelan is Demon City, isn't it? Also, what the hell is Frozen Citadel? "
"It's a Transcendent city. Why do you care so much about it? Let's focus on what's in front of us, not what I went through. Plus, I don't need to explain it to you. "
Angor quickly changed the topic. "Let's get back to the topic. Apart from my theory, there's something else that supports it."
Angor pointed at the floor under the puppet's feet and the puppet's hands. "These two places have runes that are linked to each other. If you know a little about runes, you'll be able to figure out how to use them. "
"… You could've told us that right from the start." Dorcas was speechless.
The evidence was more convincing, and Angor's theory was more like a joke.
Everyone else shared Dorcas's opinion. However, Angor still believed that his theory was more important. Because of this, he was able to understand the runes much faster.
Still, Angor did not argue with Dorcas. As he said, he was more interested in finding the answer. More importantly, now that they had an answer, how could they leave the platform?
"We don't have to follow the rules, do we? Even if the stairs are illusions, we can still follow them to the end, "Dorcas suggested.
However, Dark Earl spoke up before Dorcas could finish. "There's something dangerous in the air."
"Even if we ignore the hidden dangers in the void, are you sure we can reach the end just by following the shadow? Maybe the illusions themselves are misleading us. "
"So, we have no choice but to use the puppet to leave the platform."
Kael: "Then shouldn't we be thinking about how to buy tickets to clear the dungeon?"
"If there's a ticket box, do we need to use magic crystals to buy tickets?" Way asked.
When Dorcas heard that he had to spend magic crystals, he subconsciously took a step back.
Angor glanced at him, and Dorcas quickly said, "I didn't bring many magic crystals with me, so —"
Dorcas kept glancing at Angor's bracelet and winking at him from time to time.
Angor was a little speechless. "Are you sure?"
"Then what is it?" Dorcas was puzzled.
"Let's go and ask."
"Ask?" Before anyone could understand what Dorcas meant, Angor quickly stepped out of the moving illusion and approached the puppet.
As soon as Angor stepped out of the illusion, the puppet's lifeless eyes began to glow with a dark-red light.
"It's activated by induction. A very primitive mechanism. Still, it's quite fast. Even in Ashilie's test, it'll still get a high score, "Angor explained through the Spirit Bond while observing the puppet.
Creak, creak, creak —
After the red light disappeared from the puppet's eyes, a series of creaking noises came from inside the puppet, indicating that it had entered the "activation" phase.
One second, two seconds … Five seconds later, the creaking noises finally stopped.
"The activation time is slow, but considering the corrosion of time, it's already faster than I expected. The maker isn't good at mechanics, but he's quite good at runes, "Angor commented.
The alchemy puppet also looked up and stared at Angor with its red eyes.
About two seconds later, the red light began to flicker, followed by a series of mechanical noises.
"Face not recorded. Not a researcher, not a prison guard, no criminal record."
"Temporary identity: Civilian."
"Available authority: None."
After saying that, the alchemy puppet remained silent and stood in front of the stairs in a daze.
"Didn't you say he's a ticket seller?" Dorcas asked in the Spirit Bond. "You didn't make a mistake, did you?"
Angor ignored Dorcas and asked the puppet, "What do I need to do to get in?"
The puppet's eyes glowed red again. Two seconds later, the familiar mechanical voice came again.
"Please show your pass, or pay the toll."
When the puppet said those words, everyone's expressions became strange.
When Angor said the puppet was a ticket seller, they did doubt it. But since Angor was an alchemy and rune expert, they didn't want to refute him.
In any case, whether this puppet was a ticket seller or not, wouldn't he know after giving it a try?
When the puppet first spoke, they thought it was a professional gatekeeper who even had a record of people's faces. That was why they didn't believe it was a ticket seller.
However, the alchemy puppet changed its mind when Angor told it that he wanted to join them.
The first sentence, "Please show your pass," was normal. It was understandable that someone needed a pass to enter such an important area.
But the second sentence, "or pay the toll", was different.
The first sentence sounded like a cold-blooded guard, while the second one sounded like a mole who took bribes.
It was such a stark contrast that even someone as experienced as Count Dark was stunned for a moment.
"So it's really a ticket seller," Dorcas muttered. "But why?"
It wasn't just Dorcas who couldn't figure it out, the others couldn't either.
Angor asked again, "If I choose to pay the toll, what's the standard?"
This sentence once again triggered the puppet's response. The alchemy puppet was not smart enough to answer Angor's questions so fluently. Clearly, the creator of the puppet had already prepared the answer for this question.
"Offer your treasure to the Chest of Sisia, and it will determine whether you pay the toll."
"The Chest of Sisia?" Angor looked at the box in the puppet's hand in confusion.
He didn't pay much attention to it before. He only thought it was a ticket box. But now it seemed that he was wrong. The box was not only a ticket box, but also an item that could identify treasures.
Still, it was difficult to determine the value of treasures.
Just like what Chown once said, "A's honey, B's arsenic." Many so-called treasures had other additional values, and it was difficult to achieve a uniform standard in judging them.
For example, even if it was just a painting without any supernatural powers, the value of the painting wouldn't be low. It was because the magician himself gave the painting additional value.
Angor found it hard to believe that the "Chest of Sisia" could determine whether the toll was paid or not.
"Or does this Casket of Sisya need a special treasure to be screened?"
Angor told the others about his doubts.
Count Dark considered for a moment. "Appraisal alchemy item? That's rare. I haven't heard of it for many years. I only have a vague impression of it. Thousands of years ago, a Prophet created an alchemy item that had a similar effect by combining prophecy spells. "
Count Dark's words cleared Angor's mind. It was hard to determine the value of a treasure. But with the help of prophecy spells, it wasn't impossible.
In other words, appraisal alchemy tools all contained the nature of prophecy. Otherwise, it would be difficult to determine the value of a treasure.
"But as far as I know, that item isn't called 'Chest of Sisia'. Also, it doesn't work that well. "
After saying that, everyone looked at the box in the puppet's hand with pensive expressions.
Although the Black Earl said that the effect of the alchemy item was not very good, as long as the Box of Sisya was an appraisal alchemy item, it should be worth a lot, right?
Even if they didn't say it aloud, Angor could guess what they were thinking from their expressions.
He considered and said, "I'm not sure if the Chest of Sisia is connected to the magic array, but I'm sure the puppet itself is connected to the magic array in this dimension."
In other words, it was best not to mess with the puppet in this dimension.
"Of course, if any of you are determined to get the Chest of Sisia, I'm sure you already have a plan. I don't care if you succeed or not. Just wait until we leave this place. "Angor didn't mention who he was talking about, but everyone looked at Dorcas.
"Are you sure I'm going to take it by force?" Dorcas asked.
Seeing that the others didn't answer, Dorcas snorted coldly and turned to Wa Yi's side. Then, he took the red sword and cut his index finger.
When the blood oozed out, Dorcas quickly said, "Quick, help me smell it."
Before Wai could speak, Count Dark spoke in a plain voice, "The shadow of death has shrouded your decision."
Dorcas was surprised. "You're using the Smell of Death?"
"What else?"
"My lord, did you really smell that I'm shrouded by the shadow of death?"
"Believe it or not," Count Dark said in a plain tone.
With that, Count Dark ignored Dorcas. Dorcas stood there in a daze for a long time, his face alternating between green and white. Finally, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, raised his head, and said to everyone, "I'm not going to steal the Box of Sisilia, don't slander me. I-I'm going to follow you to the end. "
Everyone was speechless.
Angor didn't know what to say to Dorcas either. But he already got used to the man's shamelessness and didn't bother to complain.
"Let's not talk about it for now. "Let's see if the Chest of Sisia is an alchemy item with prophecy properties like the Dark Earl said."
As for what to use? Magic crystals, of course.
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