"Do you want to take a look inside?" Glepnir noticed Angor's curious look.
Angor did want to go inside. All Sorcerer's Gardens had their own special laws, and he wanted to know what the so-called "memory law" was.
But …
"You don't need her permission?" Angor pointed at Laplace, who was still sleeping nearby.
Gleipnir: "Is there a difference between her agreement and my agreement?"
Angor was speechless. Not again.
"Speaking of which," Glepnir said. "She did ask you to bring the Forest of Memory here, but she didn't say whether you should go inside or not. If that's the case, why did she tell you about the Forest of Memory and ask me to bring it here? "
Glepnir stared into Angor's eyes. He didn't sense any energy ripples from the man, but Angor had a feeling that Glepnir would be able to tell if he was lying.
Was this the talent of an Astrologer?
Angor considered. "I think it's better for her to tell you in person."
Besides, you two don't know each other, right? Why did you suddenly decide to break up with her? Angor complained in his mind.
"Your words are written all over your face," Glepnir said.
"I did it on purpose."
Glepnir remained silent for a moment. "But you're right. Maybe it's better for her to tell me about it. "
Glepnir paused and continued, "But my words still stand. If you want to see the Forest of Memory, I'll let you in."
Angor considered for a while and shook his head. "Forget it. I'm not in a hurry. However, I have a question that I would like to ask. "
Gleipnir shrugged nonchalantly and signaled Angor to go ahead.
"Laplace told me that the Forest of Memory is similar to a Sorcerer's Garden."
"Yes. You can think of it as a Sorcerer's Garden."
"What I want to know is, if you consider it a Sorcerer's Garden, what level is it?"
Glepnir considered for a moment. "In the Mirror World, the Forest of Memory can be considered a strategic Sorcerer's Garden for the creatures here. But according to the standard of your wizarding world, it's probably not a high-level one. "
"You're saying the Forest of Memory is a medium-large garden?"
Gleipnir nodded. "Sort of."
Gleipnir's answer was uncertain. After all, different worlds had different levels of laws. Naturally, the classification of Sorcerer's Gardens would be different.
On the other hand, Angor was glad to hear the answer.
The "plan" in his mind had a higher success rate for the lower level of the garden. He already assumed that the Forest of Memory was a large garden, so he wasn't sure if he could succeed. But now, Gleipnir had lowered the level of the Forest of Memories by half a level.
Although it was only half a level, the difference was huge, and it was a qualitative difference.
Just like the peak of the apprentice level, some people would call it a "half-step wizard" because it was only half a step away from becoming an official wizard. However, could a peak apprentice really compare to an official Adept? He couldn't. An acolyte was still an acolyte. No matter how strong an acolyte was, they would still be easily crushed by an official Magus. The so-called "half-step Magus" was nothing more than a compliment.
In other words, if the Forest of Memory was really a medium-large garden, the success rate of Angor's "plan" would increase exponentially. He had no idea how much he would get, but he was feeling more optimistic than before.
Gleipnir gave Angor a strange look. From Angor's eyes, Gleipnir could tell that Angor's emotions were fluctuating. What was that? Did she say something that made Angor so emotional?
Gleipnir didn't ask. Instead, he glanced at Laplace, who was still sleeping. "I'll leave the Forest of Memory to you. I'll be on my way.
"One last reminder, if you don't have the help of Laplace or me, you'd better not enter the Forest of Memories by yourself. Otherwise, your memory might become abnormal."
"Memory abnormalities? What do you mean? "
"For example, your memory is replaced by another creature's, or your memory is separated from your body. You might suffer from mild or severe amnesia."
"Is the Forest of Memory really that scary?"
Gleipnir shook his head. "As long as you're alive, there's nothing to be afraid of. Besides, this is the Forest of Memory's self-defense mechanism. Without our help, anyone who enters the Forest of Memory will be eroded by the law of memory."
With that, Gleipnir nodded to Angor and slowly melted into the nebula behind him. Then, he disappeared along with the starlight.
Angor looked at the "cotton tree" in the flower pot and fell into deep thought.
…
According to Gleipnir, the Forest of Memory's exclusivity was a self-defense mechanism. Only Laplace and her three bodies were immune to it.
If Gleipnir was right, then Angor was sure that the mirror world placed a pawn on the spider monster to draw out the Forest of Memory.
The Forest of Memory's exclusivity would make it more independent once it entered the Dream Crystal.
If everything went according to plan, the Forest of Memory would become the dominant entity in the Dream Crystal, and Laplace would be the only one who could control it.
This would allow the mirror world's consciousness to regain an advantageous position in the game against the Dream Realm, and the final winner would be "Destiny's Favor". It could be said that this move was very ingenious.
The only downside was that Angor was the one who would suffer in the end.
Angor had a feeling that once the Dream Crystal went out of his control, he would suffer a great loss. This loss might not be apparent at the moment, but if he were to expand the dream wasteland to various worlds in the future, and when the puzzle was about to be completed and he looked back, he would find that there was a Dream Crystal that was completely out of his control. At that time, he would definitely regret it.
Regardless of whether this was true or not, Angor did not plan to let the Dream Crystal go out of his control. Even if Laplace was the one who controlled the Dream Wasteland, a person whom Angor didn't hate or even like, he still couldn't do it.
No matter what, he had to gain full control of the Dream Crystal.
Angor's attitude toward the dream wasteland, or any extension of the dream wasteland, was that he could give out some of his authority to other people so that the dream wasteland could develop faster. However, he had to keep the core authority under his control.
He would rather destroy it than give it to someone else.
It was the same this time. Angor agreed to let the Forest of Memory enter the Dream Crystal to deal with the spider monsters, but only if his plan worked. If it didn't, he would destroy the Dream Crystal himself.
…
Inside the Dream Crystal.
Fifteen minutes had passed. The spider monsters in the sky had already created a net that stretched for hundreds of kilometers, but Laplace still didn't see the Forest of Memory.
As Laplace was wondering if Angor had already run away, a familiar figure finally appeared in the safe zone.
Angor was "online".
Laplace didn't ask why Angor didn't come online. Instead, he looked at Angor and asked, "You didn't bring the Forest of Memory with you?"
Angor nodded. "It's not the right time yet."
Not the right time? Laplace looked up at the spider webs in the sky and frowned. "You don't mind them?"
"I do. But the Dream Crystal covers a large area. As long as they don't attack us, they won't be able to do much damage in a short time. We can wait for them to finish their webs."
"What do you mean?" Laplace didn't understand.
"Nothing. I just need to wait for the right time to deal with them." Angor paused and changed the topic. "Since we have nothing to do now, why don't you use this chance to ask me any questions you have? I'll tell you everything as long as it's not something too secretive. "
Laplace gave Angor a puzzled look. "Didn't you say we'll talk about it after we're done here? Why did you change your mind all of a sudden? "
"It's not that. I just didn't have enough time. But now … we still have some time."
If Laplace was willing to ask questions now, Angor would consider the situation. If he didn't ask, then it would be like what they had said at the beginning. They could talk about it after this matter was over.
So Laplace had the choice.
Laplace didn't understand Angor's strange behavior. But after a moment of consideration, she still chose to ask.
However, the first question she asked wasn't about the Dream Crystal as Angor expected.
"From what you're saying, Gleipnir has already given you the Forest of Memories? Since you have the Forest of Memory, you should know some of its effects. It's always effective against Spider Monsters. Why do you think now isn't the right time? "
Angor didn't want to answer the question. Or rather, he looked at the mountains of corpses around him, and then looked at Laplace's doubtful yet hopeful eyes. Angor sighed in his mind. "Because the Dream Crystal isn't complete yet."
"Not complete?" Laplace didn't understand what he meant.
"It's like how different Sorcerer's Gardens have different rules of operation. The Dream Crystal also has its own set of rules. "
However, the Dream Crystal hasn't been born for long, so the rules haven't fully manifested yet.
"And the opportunity I'm waiting for is the manifestation of the natural order."
To put it simply, Angor needed to wait for the nightmare aura to grow stronger until the main entity of the Dream Crystal showed up. That would be the best time for him to act.
Currently, the main entity of the Dream Crystal hadn't shown up yet, and the new branches of the Authority Tree were still hiding in the shadows. If Angor could drag the Forest of Memory into the Dream Crystal, the powerful law of the Forest of Memory could easily overturn the rules of the Dream Crystal.
This would result in the Dream Crystal being taken over by the Forest of Memories.
Once that happened, the rules of the Dream Crystal would be changed, and whether the main entity of the Dream Crystal would show up would be another problem.
Therefore, Angor had to wait for the main entity of the Nightmare Crystal to show up.
Besides, Angor had no other way to stop the Forest of Memory. His only hope was to use the authority of the Nightmare Crystal to resist the law of the Forest of Memory.
In his mind, he would wait for the main entity of the Nightmare Crystal.
He would wait until the Nightmare Domain's main body was born. Then, with the help of the Scroll of Luck, the Nightmare Domain would be able to suppress the laws of the Forest of Memory.
There was no doubt that Angor was too weak to handle such a power.
But it didn't matter. He could just let the authority of the Forest of Memory be absorbed by the Dream Crystal.
The dream wasteland also had a lot of authorities, such as Weather Change, Evil Mist, Tree Civilization, and so on. They were all left for the world to digest.
Giving the authority back to the world was a bit of a waste, but it was better than letting someone else control the world.
Angor decided to wait for the main entity of the Nightmare Crystal to show up and use the authority to deal with the Forest of Memory.
There was another possibility. If the main entity of the Dream Crystal didn't have any authority that could resist the Forest of Memory, he would choose to destroy it.
Angor didn't know if the dream wasteland in the Abyss Plane could be rebuilt. But even if it couldn't be rebuilt, it was still better than losing control of the Dream Wasteland completely.
On the other hand, Laplace still didn't understand what "law manifestation" meant.
"What kind of law will manifest? Also, since you think that you can deal with the Spider Demons after the manifestation of the law, why didn't you wait for the Dream Realm's demons to manifest? "
"I'll answer your second question first. There were too many Cleaners in the Dream Realm. If we didn't get rid of them quickly, they would destroy the Dream Crystal as soon as possible. That's why I didn't wait for the law to manifest.
"But now it's different. The Spider Wasteland isn't doing as much damage as before. I don't think it'll do anything to the Dream Crystal. Since we don't need to worry about the Dream Crystal for now, I'll wait for the law to manifest. "
Angor considered. "As for your first question, I can't answer it right now. I can't tell what kind of law will manifest until the time comes."
When he saw that Laplace was still looking at him with a puzzled look, Angor quickly added, "I don't know what kind of law you'll see, but I can tell you a story about another place related to the Dream Crystal. There used to be Cleaners in that place, and the law manifested there as well. Maybe you can learn something from it. "
Laplace asked, "Another place?"
"Yes. It's similar to the Dream Crystal, but it's also different from it. It's called the Dream Wasteland. "
…
The Dream Wasteland was going to show up soon, and Laplace already knew about it.
Angor didn't plan to hide the existence of the Dream Wasteland from Laplace. He didn't tell Laplace about it until now because he was thinking about how much he should tell Laplace.
If one were to classify their understanding of the Dream Wasteland, there were currently five levels.
The first level was to know about the Dream Wasteland. For example, many apprentices in Brute Cavern knew about the Dream Wasteland, but they never entered it.
The second level was to be able to freely enter the Dream Wasteland and participate in the construction of the Dream Wasteland to a certain extent. Most of the wizards and apprentices in the new city were at this level. They had a log-in device and could freely enter the Dream Wasteland. They could also use some supernatural materials and magic scrolls to plan and construct the new city.
The third level was to understand how the Dream Wasteland worked. There weren't many people at this level. Most of them were familiar with Angor and Phantom Island, such as Wallace, Leona, and Ness. They knew some of the secrets of the Dream Wasteland, as well as the Dream Whelk, Angor, and Phantom Island's secret methods.
The fourth level included those who knew about the Dream Wasteland, as well as the Nightmare Authority, or even those who possessed it. People at this level included Rein, Iron Granny, Freud, Sumesh, Greya, and so on. Now, Angor truly considered them as his "own people".
The fifth and final level was to know all the secrets of the Dream Wasteland. The fundamental difference between this level and the fourth level was whether one knew about the nature of the Nightmare Realm's authority, the relationship between Angor and the Nightmare Realm, and the existence of "Shava".
So far, Angor and Sunders were the only two people who met all three requirements.
Angor's level was a little rough, but it was a gradual progression. The level of "understanding" and "relationship" between Sunders and Sunders.
Based on this, Angor now had a better idea about Laplace's level.
When Angor first met Laplace, he already considered bringing her into the Dream Wasteland. At that time, he planned to put Laplace in the second level, which meant she could freely enter the Dream Wasteland without knowing the secrets behind it.
However, as time went by, he changed his mind.
Now, he was more inclined to put Laplace in the third level.
The reason was simple. Laplace participated in the defense of the Dream Wasteland. Regardless of whether they succeeded or not, she already saw a lot of things. She even knew about the "Dream Whelk of the Moonlight Coast".
Even if Angor didn't tell Laplace the secret, she would be able to figure out what was going on in the Dream Wasteland after the tea party.
This was why Angor decided to put Laplace in the third level.
Of course, these were all ideas he had in mind.
Ever since the Spider Monster appeared, the Forest of Memory was mentioned, and Angor believed that he understood the purpose of the Mirror World and came up with a "plan", he began to change his mind.
Maybe he could promote Laplace to the fourth level?
Although the third level seemed to know the operating rules of the dream wasteland, compared to the second level, it only increased the user's "affinity". Whether to enter the Dream Wasteland or not, or whether to work together to build the Dream Wasteland, was still up to the user.
The fourth level was different. There was a huge difference between the third level and the fourth level, which meant that the fourth level already had a vested interest in the Dream Wasteland. Most people in this level wouldn't choose to quit. Unless they were willing to give up such a big piece of the pie.
But the pie was still a blank field with a bright future.
As long as one had a bit of common sense, they wouldn't give up.
Angor planned to let Laplace join the fourth level since she witnessed the birth of the Dream Wasteland. Even Sunders didn't know a lot of information about it. Even if Angor told Sunders about it in the future, Sunders would probably tell him to keep it a secret.
But Laplace didn't have a way to keep it a secret. There were only two ways Angor could think of to make Laplace keep the information from the outside world. The first option was to kill Laplace. But Angor could not do that. The process of shedding scales was too terrifying. Besides, he had only seen three of Laplace's bodies, as well as the "consciousness clone" of her real body. Who knew how powerful her real body was? Besides, her real body never left the Sea of Mirrors. Killing a "Child of Destiny" in the Mirror World was as difficult as challenging a legendary battle.
Therefore, there was only the second method, which was to let her become a level-four being so that Laplace would have common interests with him. In this way, many problems would be easily solved.
But …
Angor couldn't decide whether to promote Laplace to the fourth level yet. He still needed to see if the authority released by the Nightmare Domain in the Dream Wasteland could suppress the Forest of Memory.
If it couldn't and the Forest of Memory still had the upper hand, then he would destroy the Dream Wasteland.
When that happened, Angor would tell Laplace some "truth" as promised. However, the "truth" he told Laplace was nothing more than some unnecessary information on the basis of level-3.
(End of Chapter)
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