Ten minutes ago, when Angor used the Scroll of Luck, he thought "the power that can suppress the Forest of Nature".
But soon, he realized that he was wrong.
He thought the law of the Forest of Memory would be hard to suppress. After all, it was a real law, which was different from an artificial one. Therefore, he was hoping that his Nightmare Domain Master did not have enough power to suppress the Forest of Nature at the moment.
However, as soon as he did so, the crystal began to expand like crazy, trying to break free from the green patterns.
Angor quickly sensed that a large number of authorities inside his Nightmare Domain were stirring.
This meant that there were many powers that could suppress the Forest of Memory.
It was a good thing to have more powers to choose from since the Forest of Memory was no longer a threat.
However, this meant that Angor needed to restrict the entry.
Before this, the phrase "the power that can suppress the Forest of Nature" that he had been thinking about was obviously too broad. He needed a new term to restrict it.
The Scroll of Luck only lasted for a short time, so Angor didn't hesitate to add a new entry: non-core powers.
Non-core powers that can suppress the Forest of Nature.
More than eighty percent of the authority inside the Nightmare Domain went silent after Angor uttered the words.
Angor chose the brightest one of the remaining powers and released it from the passage left by the green patterns.
As soon as the new power appeared, Angor cut off the green patterns that were holding it down and let it float in the air before disappearing into nothingness.
When the light disappeared, it meant that the new power was absorbed by the consciousness of the Dream Crystal.
The speed at which the Dream Crystallizer's main consciousness absorbed authority and applied authority was much more powerful than intelligent lifeforms. After all, these authorities operated based on the Dream Crystallizer's underlying rules.
Therefore, the moment the light disappeared, the Dream Crystal gave a corresponding response.
What Angor noticed the most was that the ground began to shake as if an earth dragon was rising up.
Not only did the surface of the Dream Crystal crack, but the underground world also began to crack.
At first, Angor didn't think it was a big deal. It was just a "crack", which wasn't as big as the change of weather.
However, when the crystal fragments and powder began to gather together, he knew something was wrong.
Even Laplace did not dare to face these fragments head-on. After a few clashes, even the molted scales could not withstand them and could only dodge. Besides, Angor did not have such a treasure to protect him.
The place where Angor was standing was covered in cracks and broken crystals.
Angor was in a much more difficult situation than Laplace.
In the end, he had to run to the Nightmare Domain's main body and force himself to log out.
When he came back online, the crystal object was already there.
He also saw many of them in the underground world, such as Hell Gates, Floating Flowers, Delicate Scissors, Floating Flames, Giant Coffins … That was all Angor saw as soon as he came online.
He didn't know what they were, but he assumed they were the effects of his new authority.
As for the new authority … according to his experience, once the light spot on the tree lit up completely, it meant that the local consciousness of the Dream Crystal had taken control of the new authority. And now, the light that represented the new Authority was still rather dim on the Authority Tree.
The light was still dim, but he could still check the new power through the tree of authority.
But … Angor was afraid.
The new authority that could suppress the Forest of Memory would probably contain as much information as the change of weather. If Angor tried to check the information, it would definitely cause him to feel dizzy for at least a day or two.
For now, Angor could only check the general name of the new authority. He had no idea what it would do.
The name of the new authority surprised Angor as well.
The new authorities in the dream wasteland all had simple names. Perhaps it was because the dream wasteland was dominated by wizards, so it was easy to understand them in the common tongue of the continent.
However, the name of the first authority in the Dream Crystal was very long and difficult to understand. Angor also didn't recognize the characters used in it. He assumed it was a language from the Mirror World.
As the owner of the tree, Angor could understand the general meaning of the words even if he couldn't read them.
However, he could only understand the general meaning of each word. When they were put together, it was hard to decipher them.
He only knew that the main terms were "Dream World", "Mirror World", and "Mystery Realm".
Combined with the main terms, Angor guessed that it was a special space that contained both the Dream World and the Mirror World.
Maybe it was a child authority of the Space Authority?
Angor didn't want to give it a name yet since it was difficult to decipher. However, he suddenly remembered that he almost gave the authority to Laplace when he mentioned it casually.
After careful consideration, Angor decided to give the authority a temporary name himself.
Even if he didn't know what the tree of authority was talking about, or what the tree was telling him, he still had to give it a name!
But this was only a temporary name. He would discuss it with everyone except Laplace in the future and figure out how to change the name.
As for what name he should give it? After pondering for a while, he decided on a temporary name for the new ability based on the three main terms he read.
"Wonderland".
The name came from a story Jon once told him.
However, Angor didn't know if it was suitable for the authority.
…
After deciding on the name, Angor watched the crystal creation disappear in front of his eyes.
Angor assumed that the power had changed from being manifested to being restrained.
He believed that once he studied the "Wonderland" power in the tree of authority, he would be able to find the hidden crystal creations.
As for now, it didn't matter where they went.
The most important thing right now was to use the Forest of Memories to deal with the spider monster, then use the new authority to suppress the law of the forest.
However, the new authority wasn't fully lit up on the tree yet. Instead of going offline to pull the Forest of Memories into the Dream Crystal, Angor planned to find Laplace first.
However, when he used God's View and looked at the place where they were talking, he didn't see Laplace.
All he saw were cracks on the ground.
There was no doubt that these cracks were caused by the birth of Authority, and had affected the Dream Crystallization. But he believed that Laplace should be fine with the protection of her scales.
Perhaps, she had fallen into the underground world?
With this in mind, Angor activated the Dream Gate and used it to locate Laplace's location.
Finally, he located Laplace's position in the sky not far away.
When he looked closer, he saw a crystal creation in the shape of a whip floating in the air. Laplace was nowhere to be seen.
He looked at the strange-looking whip and felt a little puzzled.
"Laplace isn't inside the whip, is he?"
This was the only crystal creation he saw that wasn't hidden. Perhaps the "wonderland" inside the whip had been activated? Did Laplace enter the wonderland?
Angor looked around the whip for a long time but still couldn't find the "entrance" or "exit". Coincidentally, it was at that moment that the light of the new Authority completely shone on the Authority Tree, revealing a branch that had been hiding in the shadows.
Seeing this, Angor knew that the new authority had completely fused with the Dream Crystal.
He decided to leave Laplace alone for now and get the Forest of Memories inside first.
As for Laplace, he wasn't worried about her safety. Besides, he already taught Laplace how to log off. If the "wonderland" turned into "danger", she could just log off.
With that in mind, Angor logged off.
Not long after, the "War of Creation" that Angor set history in motion began.
There were two sides to the battle of creation. One side was the laws of the Forest of Memories, while the other side was … Dreamwalking Wonderland.
…
Angor didn't see it with his own eyes. Instead, he used his authority to observe it in the real world.
However, even with the help of the Dream Gate, he was still able to see something terrifying.
The Forest of Memories was sent into the Spider Monster's territory. As soon as the Forest of Memories appeared, the world around it began to crack, which meant that the law of reality began to erode the Dream Crystal.
Although the Dream Crystal had been damaged, Laplace's judgement was not wrong. After the Forest of Memories entered the Dream Crystal, it immediately grew to a height of several hundred metres.
The tree broke through the Spider Monster's web and reached the top of the clouds.
The giant tree trunk was covered in clouds and mist, which gave it a majestic appearance.
The Spider Monster, whose web was destroyed, began to panic after seeing the Forest of Memories. It tried to escape by following the web.
However, the cotton-like white mist at the top of the Forest of Memories sensed the Spider Monster's presence and quickly locked it down.
The law contained in the mist seemed to be a natural counter to the Spider Monster. Even though the mist only locked onto the Spider Monster, it still couldn't move.
Not long after, a branch stretched out from the trunk and pulled the Spider Demon into the range of the Forest of Memories while it was still in a state of panic.
Angor watched as the Spider Monster was disintegrated into countless memory fragments and absorbed into the cotton-like cloud above the Forest of Memories.
Just looking at this scene through the Dream Realm's Door was already very shocking. It would be even more shocking if Angor saw it in person.
Unfortunately, the law of the Forest of Memories was too strong. It was the law of the mirror world. Angor's body in both the real world and the Dream Crystal would be damaged by it.
Therefore, he could only watch from the other side of the world.
After devouring the Spider Monster, the Forest of Memories grew stronger and stronger, and the spatial rifts it created were getting bigger.
However, the Forest of Memories wasn't like the Spider Mushroom, which only destroyed things for the sake of destruction.
Whenever the Forest of Memories created a spatial rift, it would use a new power to mend it.
This new power was very similar to the power of convergence.
In other words, the Forest of Memories was using this method to slowly erode and replace the Dream Crystal's control.
According to the script of the mirror world's consciousness, the Forest of Memories would go on a killing spree and slowly devour the Dream Crystal.
However, while the Forest of Memories was in "high spirits", a new power arrived.
It was called Wonderland, and it showed its terrifying power as soon as it arrived.
If the Forest of Memories was trying to slowly devour the Dream Crystal, Wonderland was trying to devour the law of the Forest of Memories.
Wonderland's method was simple and straightforward.
It was to steal the "cotton cloud" at the top of the Forest of Memories.
Although the authority of Dreamwalking in Wonderland did not manifest externally, every time it snatched the cotton cloud, it would turn the cotton cloud into a crystalline creation.
In just a few minutes, Angor saw the Forest of Memory slowly losing its vigor.
The main reason for this was the crystal creations that appeared around the Forest of Memories.
Cicada Fairies, Rainbow Fairies, Moonlight Banshees, Treasure Mermaids … These crystal creations were all pulled out from the Forest of Memories and created by the new power.
Unlike the crystal creations from before, these crystal creations were mostly humanoid. Furthermore, most of them belonged to the rare humanoid race or humanoid demonic creatures.
Angor didn't know why there were so many humanoid creations. He would have to wait for the introduction of the new power to find out.
After the crystal creation was created, it would be the same as the other crystal creations. It would exist for half a minute to a minute before vanishing.
There wasn't too much of a spectacle. The Battle of Creation looked very harmonious on the whole. It was just that the Forest of Memories was becoming more and more withered. From the previous hundred-meter-tall tree, it slowly shrank. In the end, after being plucked countless times, the Forest of Memories was once again the size of a bonsai.
By now, the Forest of Memories had completely lost its ability to devour the Dream Crystal.
Wonderland didn't try to devour the Forest of Memories either. However, Angor could sense that the Wonderland was still close to the Forest of Memories. If he could suppress the Forest of Memories, it would be time to reap the benefits. The law of reality in the Forest of Memories would strengthen the authority of the Dream Crystal.
If Wonderland could reap benefits from the Forest of Memories, did it mean it had something to do with the law of reality in the Forest of Memories?
Whether or not that was the case, Angor was relieved.
The spider monster was gone, and so was the threat from the Forest of Memories. It was a pity that Wonderland's authority had been turned into a freedom authority and returned to the Dream Crystal.
Still, returning to the Dream Crystal was better than having the Dream Crystal destroyed.
Angor decided not to think too much about it. There shouldn't be any Cleaners coming to the Dream Crystal now, which meant he only needed to find a way to develop it.
As for how to develop it … well, he would think about it later. For now, he would occupy the new territory.
With a happy heart, Angor returned to the Dream Crystal.
However, he didn't go to the Forest of Memories. Instead, he returned to the coordinates where Laplace disappeared.
Everything else could be put aside for now. It was time to confirm Laplace's situation.
…
When he re-entered the Dream Crystal, he paused for a second.
He could clearly feel that after eliminating the Spider Demon and returning the authority of "Dreamwalking in Wonderland" to the Dream Crystal, the aura around him had changed.
It wasn't just his spiritual perception. There was also a real energy change.
However, the change was still small. Angor only noticed the strange energy in the Dream Crystal through God's View. This energy was similar to virtual magic in nature, but it appeared to be a combination of energy and dream power.
Angor guessed that this was the unique energy of the Dream Crystal.
And the origin of this energy had something to do with "Wonderland".
If it was just the energy from "Wonderland", he didn't know whether it would become a system in the future, or what it would do to the Dream Crystal.
He read Sunders' research report about energy systems, but he couldn't understand it.
Maybe Sunders would only give him an answer when he entered the Dream Crystal. After all, he already had two authorities: "Energy Selection" and "Energy Level Limitation".
With that in mind, Angor checked the two authorities on the tree.
When the Dream Crystal was completely returned to Angor, many authorities on the tree began to glow. He just needed to wait for the right time, and the corresponding authorities would be born in the Dream Crystal.
However, there were some authorities that didn't change, as if they belonged to the dream wasteland and didn't have anything to do with the Dream Crystal.
Angor noticed that "Energy Selection" was one of the authorities that had completely dimmed down.
"Energy Level Limitation", on the other hand, was still glowing.
That was interesting.
However, Angor didn't think too much about it. He couldn't figure it out yet, so he decided to wait until he learned more about Wonderland.
(End of Chapter)
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