While the Wise Lord was surprised by the extravagant Nightmare Domain, Dark Earl was not surprised at all. He did not know how Nightmare Domains worked, but he had seen Sunders using them before.
Angor's Nightmare Domain looked exactly the same as Black Tower's Nightmare Domain.
Many people tried to study Sunders' Nightmare Domain, including Dark Earl himself, but none of them managed to find anything useful. In the end, they all assumed that it was a unique illusion spell from Phantom Island.
The only ones who were still studying Nightmare Domain were the wizards from the Rat Ant Society. They considered themselves Sunders' mortal enemies, so it was only natural for them to study Sunders' Nightmare Domain. In fact, Sunders never even looked at them.
As for studying Nightmare Domain? Many years ago, Dark Earl secretly lured Sumesh to Noah Clan so that he could study Sunders' Nightmare Domain in secret. In the end, Sumesh was almost dragged into an unknown abyss by the shadows.
Later, Dark Earl asked his old friend Rein about Nightmare Domain, but Rein didn't answer him directly. Instead, Rein gave him a clear answer: only people from Phantom Island knew how to use it. Sunders was the only one who could use Nightmare Domain perfectly. Most of the other Nightmare Domains were created by Sunders himself.
Angor wasn't born at that time, so Rein's explanation wasn't wrong. But now, the answer was different.
Speaking of which, Dark Earl lost interest in studying Nightmare Domains ever since he met Rein.
He would still observe Nightmare Domains from time to time, but he wasn't trying to figure out the underlying logic of the Nightmare Domain.
Sunders' Nightmare Domain was a combination of suppression, imprisonment, and the buff of Blood Moon.
Sumesh 'Nightmare Domain was an offensive one, which allowed him to fight using shadows.
Dark Earl couldn't find anything useful about Angor's Nightmare Domain. It looked just like any other noble's hall. There was a luxurious main hall, a meeting area separated by curtains, a bar for entertainment, and a piano area illuminated by light.
If Dark Earl wasn't so familiar with Nightmare Domains, he would have thought that this was just an ordinary illusion.
"So, this is Angor's Nightmare Domain?" Dark Earl muttered in his mind. It didn't seem to be an attack or control type. Then what could it be?
While the Dark Earl was thinking about this, his gaze inadvertently landed on a lonely long table in the corner.
Candles on the wall illuminated the piles of papers on the table. The ink bottle on the table was almost empty, and the quill inside the ink bottle was missing several feathers.
"Is this where Angor does his research?"
The Black Earl thought for a moment and felt that this answer might be close to the truth. Angor was an academical wizard who cared more about research than fighting. . research, the most important thing for scholars cared about was their research environment.
Angor had to admit, this place's Nightmare Domain's Nightmare Domain..
Thinking of this, Black Earl chuckled in his heart. The people of Phantom Island were indeed interesting. Sunders liked to keep people trapped in his black tower, Sumesh would summon a bunch of demons whenever he felt like it, and Flora kept a pink skeleton in her Nightmare Domain.
Compared to them, Angor was much more normal.
After making sure that the Nightmare Domain didn't have any special effects, Dark Earl slowly landed on Wai's shoulder and asked him to find a seat at the table nearby.
"Aren't we in the Earth Ring? Will we leave the Earth Ring like this?" Wai asked worriedly.
"It's not the same. You can become illusionary or real at the same time. When you're attacked, you'll appear as illusions. When you're safe, you'll appear as real entities, "Dark Earl explained.
Under Angor's control, they were now in a state where they were both illusionary and real.
If Angor wanted to, he could turn them into illusions and return to the Earth Ring at any time.
This was how Angor used illusions to change between reality and illusion as he wished.
However, this was only for Wai, Kael, and the others. Since they were isolated by the Earth Ring, Angor allowed them to leave the Nightmare Domain at any time.
As for Angor, Dark Earl, and the Sage, their real bodies were completely covered by the Nightmare Domain. If they wanted to leave, Angor had to either remove the Nightmare Domain or destroy it.
Dark Earl seemed to like Angor's idea a lot. Angor's plan was very comprehensive. Not only did he make sure that the people inside the Earth Ring wouldn't be able to hear their conversation, but he also kept the people inside the Earth Ring from coming into contact with the Sage. This was the best way to achieve both goals. If someone else was in Angor's shoes, they probably wouldn't bother to consider other people's opinions even if they could.
Wai sighed in relief when he heard that he could leave at any time without worrying about his own safety.
Following Dark Earl's suggestion, he walked to the other side of the curtain.
Angor and the Sage sat on opposite sides of the long table, looking at each other from afar. The others sat on the side, leaving the seat on Angor's left empty.
No doubt, the seat was reserved for Dark Earl. But since Dark Earl was sitting on Wai's shoulder, Wai had no choice but to sit there.
As soon as Wai sat down on the soft chair, he heard the sound of a string being plucked from the side.
He looked up and saw a teacup with golden spots on the handle of a harp wobbling to his side.
The teacup not only reached out its delicate hand to play the harp, but it also obediently placed the teacup in Wai's hand, asking him to taste the golden tea inside.
Wai didn't know what to do and looked at Angor.
"Drink up. It's a gift from them."
"A gift from them?" Wai didn't know what Angor meant, but he felt a little excited.
Am I getting special treatment?
However, his excitement didn't last long. He turned around and saw that everyone had a teacup with musical instruments in front of them. The teacups were filled with all kinds of steaming hot tea.
Wai was a little disappointed. He thought he was getting special treatment from his idol.
But soon, Wai perked up as he discovered another detail.
Apart from the one in front of him, all the other teacups had strange tempers.
For example, the teacup in front of Dorcas was a pink teacup with a baton on it. Dorcas was already dissatisfied with the pink color of the teacup, which didn't fit his manly image. But he was even more annoyed when the teacup wouldn't let him have it. Instead, the teacup would hit Dorcas with its baton.
The one in front of Kael was a tambourine teacup. The tambourine teacup didn't hit Kael. Instead, it focused on playing the drum without paying any attention to Kael.
The teacup in front of the Wise Man was even weirder. It was a harp teacup, the only one with a mouth on it.
The harp in the teacup was chanting some unknown language while playing a high-pitched harp.
The Wise Man didn't touch the harp teacup. The dark-green tea inside smelled nice, but it wasn't enough to attract him.
As for the Dark Earl … he didn't have a mouth, so there was no teacup for him.
Wai thought he wasn't that bad after all. At least he could drink tea.
With that in mind, he took a sip of the golden tea inside the teacup.
Overall, it was a bit bitter and not tasty. Besides, it was just ordinary tea that could quench one's thirst. It wasn't something he had to try.
Even so, Wai's upbringing still forced him to finish the tea. He even thanked the teacup out of reflex. When he realized that it was just a teacup, he didn't think it would do him any good.
While Wai was still in a daze, the light golden harp teacup played a beautiful song for him before slowly retreating.
"You're drinking Golden Night Flower Tea. How does it taste?" Angor walked to Wai's side.
"It's not bad," Wai replied humbly.
Angor chuckled and gave Wail a meaningful look. "You're quite lucky, aren't you?"
Instead of explaining, Angor looked at Dorcas, who was still in the distance.
Dorcas was already getting irritated. He was screaming in pain while asking Angor, "Can I smash the teacup?! Damn it! Not only did you not give me water, you even hit me! "
"It's up to you. Do whatever you want. But don't blame me if something happens. "
"Something happens? What happened? "Dorcas was puzzled.
Angor didn't explain. He only looked at Dorcas with a smile.
Dorcas felt a chill down his spine. Angor usually wouldn't say something like that. If he did, he would be in real danger.
With this in mind, Dorcas cursed a few times but still didn't dare to touch the teacups. He cast a defensive spell on himself and sat on the sofa, sulking.
Wai looked at Dorcas's frustrated expression and felt a little happy. If it was before, Wai would have laughed at Dorcas when the two of them went on adventures. But now, not only was his boss here, but also his idol, so he had to hold back.
"Mister, what's with these teacups? They're cute."
Dorcas said, "But! Love! Cute?! Say that again, and you'll say it to my teacup! "
Dorcas tried to push his teacup to Wai, but the pink teacup refused to budge as if it was fixed on Dorcas.
Angor spoke up again, "These teacups are attracted by your special traits. The pink teacup likes you, so it'll come to you no matter who you push it to. "
"My special trait? What do you mean? "Dorcas was confused.
Angor shrugged. "I don't know. I brought them out from a mysterious place. They usually play music and dance, but they're also willing to serve tea to people with special traits.
Oh right, you better send them away when you leave this place. Otherwise, something bad might happen. "
Angor purposely made it sound mysterious.
Dorcas didn't care at all, but Wai was a little fan of Angor. "Why? What kind of bad things will happen? "
Angor replied, "I don't know what will happen. Maybe they'll deprive you of your ability to fight, or give you bad luck for a while, or maybe they'll just stick to you …"
Angor's explanation sounded mysterious, but it was more of an exaggeration.
His few teacups, after a period of nourishment, had indeed acquired some miraculous qualities. But they didn't reach the level Angor was talking about.
Depriving one's ability? Yes, but making one's hands weak and unable to use weapons for a minute also counted as depriving one's ability to fight.
Being unlucky for a while? Yes, secretly working with other instruments to pour a pot of cream on your head when you're not paying attention. That's also bad luck, right?
Pestering you? Yes, they're pestering you right now.
Angor's nasty side came online again.
Dorcas was a little doubtful about Angor's "alarmist" words, but he didn't have any evidence to prove it.
Wai continued, "What do you mean by 'send away'? Did I just send away the Harp Teacups?"
Angor didn't mind explaining to Wai, who was very supportive of him. "Yes. You just drank their tea. That's all."
"That sounds simple," said Wai.
Angor smiled mysteriously. "It is. But I'll tell you a secret. The Harp Teacups make the worst tea among all teacup bands. If you told them you didn't like it, or spit it out, you might end up with a cramp. So, you're lucky. Or should I say, they taught you good manners. "
Wai said the tea was good and drank it in one gulp. It was more of an act of etiquette than anything else. But the Harp Teacups liked it, so Wai was safe.
After letting out a sigh of relief, Lea looked at Kal-El and Dorcas.
He wanted to see how they were going to send the teacups away.
Dorcas didn't really believe Angor's words. Kael trusted Angor. Even if he didn't believe Angor's words, he wouldn't show it.
According to Angor, he had to drink the tea in order to send the teacups away. But how?
Kael was too focused on playing the drum in front of him. He didn't seem like he was going to deliver the tea at all.
While Kael was at his wit's end, the Wise Overseer quickly whispered something into Shi Qin's ear. Shi Qin lifted her teacup to the Wise Overseer's lips and poured herself a cup of tea. Then, she quickly left the room.
What did the Wise Man do?
Everyone looked at the Wise Man in confusion.
If others wanted to drink tea, there would still be some clues. However, the Wise Sovereign's Shi Qin Teacup was acting like a minstrel, constantly reciting unknown words. But in the end, the Wise Sovereign had actually drunk the tea before them?
What was going on?
The Wise Man didn't say anything. Instead, it was Dark Earl who explained.
"That zither teacup just now sounds like nonsense, but it's actually a simple language test. In the end, all of you saw that the Sovereign of Wisdom gave an accurate answer. "
After a pause, the Black Earl continued, "King said before that these teacups were attracted by your unique characteristics. Now, try to find a way to drink the tea according to your characteristics. "
Angor nodded. As expected of the Dark Earl. He saw through the trick right away.
The Wise Man's unique characteristic was "wisdom", so the Harp Teacups wanted to test the Wise Man's intelligence. But it clearly overestimated its own intelligence. In the end, the Harp Teacups had no choice but to run away in fear.
Angor didn't know why Wai was being tested on etiquette. Perhaps the Harp Teacups also realized that Wai was the only one who would praise the taste of its tea.
With the Dark Earl's reminder, Dorcas and Kael were able to quickly drink their tea.
Kael's test was the simplest. His unique characteristic was focus. The Harp Teacups ignored Kael because it was too focused on playing the drum. Of course, he wouldn't be distracted when he was focused. Khael ignored the drumming and leaned over to drink the tea from the back of the teacup.
Dorcas' method was also very simple. Solving the riddle of the baton teacup was actually just following the trajectory of the baton and singing along. Furthermore, this baton teacup was only half full. As long as one sang the correct pitch, one would be able to pass.
Dorcas also noticed the problem, but he didn't want to sing along because he was too embarrassed to do so.
But when he thought about how dangerous Angor's teacups were, he didn't want to lose too much if there was even a small chance that Angor's warning was true.
In the end, Dorcas gritted his teeth and hummed a few simple lines.
The whole process took less than three minutes. However, the atmosphere in the room became much more lively.
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