With that in mind, he closed his eyes and focused his mind on the Dream Crystal.
The gatekeeper's authority allowed him to find the Mushroom of Reproduction's location. And just as he expected, the Mushroom of Reproduction was still inside the crystal mountain.
Furthermore, according to the current coordinates, the Mushroom of Reproduction happened to be at the center of the cross-section at the bottom of the crystal mountain.
After confirming the Mushroom's location, he tried to locate it further. However, he could not pinpoint the exact location of the Mushroom.
This situation was exactly the same as when Laplace had entered Helen's Dream.
Did this mean the Mushroom of Reproduction was inside the dream as well? A special dream inside the crystal mountain?
If so, why didn't he find any trace of the Mushroom of Reproduction when he checked the crystal mountain using the box?
The more he thought about it, the stranger he felt. The crystal mountain was completely different from the other special dreams. There had to be something else going on.
However, he did not "awaken" the Mushroom of Multiplication despite the strange feeling in his mind.
He had a guess. The Wonderland had hidden all the other crystal creations except this crystal mountain. Could it be because of the Mushroom of Reproduction?
Did the Mushroom of Reproduction become a "player" of the special dream?
Or did the Mushroom of Reproduction's ability to stabilize the space in the demiplane helped stabilize the crystal mountain as well?
Either way, it was better to keep the Mushroom of Reproduction than to take it away.
Moreover, the crystal mountain was such a huge crystal creation. Perhaps it was the place where the authority of Dreaming in Wonderland was gathered. With the positioning of the Mushroom of Reproduction, studying the crystal mountain and then studying the authority of "Dream in Wonderland" would probably be very useful.
However, the prerequisite for all of this was that the Mushroom of Reproduction could survive in the crystal mountain.
"It should be fine, right?" Angor rubbed his chin. "The Mushroom of Reproduction doesn't like to move around. I just need to find a place to hide. It should be fine … right?"
…
"What's wrong? Did something happen to the Mushroom of Multiplication?" Laplace asked when he noticed Angor's long silence.
"Don't worry. It's fine. I'll take care of it myself. "
Laplace nodded and decided to drop the topic.
At this moment, a new crack appeared in the space of reflection.
When the crack appeared, the nebula arrived before the person.
A pitch-black backdrop with a starry sky and thick clouds gushed out from the crack.
Not long after, it occupied half of the sky in the Reflection Space.
What followed was an old woman with a walking stick. Her back was hunched as she slowly walked through the starry sky.
They had been waiting for Gleipnir for a long time.
Gleipnir stepped on the nebula and slowly descended from the sky.
He noticed that Gleipnir's attire was different from the last time they met. The last two times he saw Gleipnir, she was wearing a star-moon robe, and the hat on her head was also a star-moon triangular hat commonly seen among astrologers. But now, Gleipnir was wearing a silver-scaled robe.
The scales were enshrouded in energy and reflected the starlight around Gleipnir. Countless constellations appeared and disappeared around Gleipnir's body like bubbles.
The aura of this silver-scaled robe gave people a feeling of antiquity.
Even without using Alchemy Eye, Angor could tell that the silver scales on the robe belonged to the same creature as the one in the bottle.
This must be the second molting of Gleipnir's main body, as Laplace mentioned.
Apart from the robe, Gleipnir's walking stick was also different from the one before. Gleipnir's walking stick was a pitch-black wooden one. But this time, Gleipnir was using a silver-white bone staff.
The aura of the bone staff was completely different from that of the robe. The robe was more gentle, while the bone staff felt like a sharp blade ready to be unsheathed at any time. Even though it wasn't pointed at Angor, it still gave off a sharp pressure.
Laplace noticed Angor's gaze lingering on the silver scale robe and bone staff. "I'm sure you've already guessed it. That robe is the special astrological disk I told you about. It can be used as both a piece of clothing and a divination disk."
"As for the walking stick, it's a weapon borrowed from Tooth Immortal's Ancient Ruins. It's called the Ivory Staff. It was once the strongest combat elder of Tooth Immortal's Council.
"The Ivory Staff was kept in a special space where the mirror tunnel couldn't be used. It took some time to retrieve it, which is why Gleipnir came late."
Gleipnir nodded at Angor and apologized, "Sorry to keep you waiting."
Angor quickly waved his hands. "It's fine. I didn't wait long."
Gleipnir chuckled. "Then … shall we begin now?"
Gleipnir tried to keep her voice down, but Angor could still sense the eagerness in her voice.
Compared to the robe and the Ivory Staff, Gleipnir cared more about Angor's divination.
"Can you tell me what kind of divination method you're going to use? You know I have Bloody Night's protection. Prying won't work on me. "
Angor sounded like he was asking, but he was actually warning Gleipnir not to use prying divination. Not only would it be ineffective, but Gleipnir would also sense it. Also, he would not allow Gleipnir to take off his Bloody Night's protection in the name of divination.
Gleipnir looked a little regretful. She did plan to ask Angor to take off his Bloody Night's protection. But since Angor said so, she had no choice but to give in.
"Star Chess," Gleipnir said.
Angor frowned. "You want me to play Star Chess with you? I don't know the rules of Star Chess. "
Gleipnir shook her head and pointed at the air with her right hand. A chessboard covered in starlight appeared in front of Angor. The lines on the board all glowed in a dreamy light. However, the board was empty. There was no chess piece on it.
"No chess. You have three chess pieces in your hand. Just place them on the board according to your feelings," Gleipnir said. "By the way, when you're doing the divination, you need to think about the three questions about Sweet Dream entering the Dream Crystal. Otherwise, I might make a mistake in my reading."
As soon as he spoke, he sensed three Nether Floating Starlight Chess Pieces appearing beside his hand. They were illusory, but when he touched them, he could feel the soft texture of their shells.
"Ready. You may place your pieces at any time." Gleipnir waved her hand and gestured Angor to do as he pleased.
Angor did not know what kind of divination this was, but it did not seem like prying divination. With that in mind, Angor picked up a chess piece and placed it on the board without hesitation.
Every time he placed a chess piece, he would ask himself a question in his mind.
Soon, Angor asked the third question in his mind: "Will Sweet Dream affect the Dream Crystal if it enters?" He placed the last chess piece.
The three chess pieces were placed on different parts of the Astrology Chessboard in an irregular pattern. They all shone with a faint light.
Gleipnir looked at the chessboard and considered for a moment. Then he began to read the chess pieces.
Gleipnir did not ask Angor what he was thinking. He only told Angor the answer he saw.
"Your first piece is called 'wheel'. The wheel moves in a lane, and the lane has a front and back. You can advance or retreat at any time."
Gleipnir looked at Angor for a moment. It seemed he was giving Angor some time to think.
Angor pretended to be enlightened, but he was complaining in his mind.
When he placed the first chess piece, the question in his mind was: Can Sweet Dreams enter the Dream Crystal?
Now Gleipnir's explanation was that Sweet Dream could enter the Dream Crystal, but it also meant that Sweet Dream could not enter the Dream Crystal.
What kind of nonsense was that?
"I see. What's the next one?"
Gleipnir glanced at Angor's second chess piece. "Before that, can you tell me if the question you were thinking about when you placed your first piece is related to the question you were thinking about when you placed your second piece?"
"Yes, it is."
Gleipnir said, "If it's related, the second piece is called 'Heaven's Path'. It walks on the path of the sky and does not connect with the earth. It can also mean that the path of the sky can lead to the other side of the world. You don't have to walk on the ground. "
Gleipnir's explanation was straightforward. Angor felt that it was related to his second question, but it also did not seem to be related at all.
"If Sweet Dream can enter the Dream Crystal, will it affect the Dream Crystal?"
By "Sky Path", Gleipnir meant that the path of the sky was not related to the path of the earth. Did that mean it would not affect the path of the earth?
Angor's personal understanding was correct. But if he tried to be more specific, he could say that Sweet Dream's influence had already reached beyond the sky and could not be reached by the ground. The "ground" here was the Dream Crystal Plain.
Therefore, both explanations were plausible. But people tended to prefer the good one. If Angor had to choose, he would choose the first one — Sky Path and the underground path did not interfere with each other, so it would not affect the Dream Crystal.
Gleipnir looked at the third piece. It was placed at the edge of the chessboard, far away from the other two pieces. "Does the third piece have anything to do with the previous question?"
Angor nodded again.
Gleipnir considered for a moment. "If so, there is only one answer. This piece is called 'Kite'."
"Kite? How? "
Gleipnir considered. "Hold the zither and dance with the wind. It means that you can control the zither with the string in your hand. But to make the zither fly, you need to borrow the wind as well. "
Angor frowned. "And then?"
Gleipnir shrugged. "That's it. I've told you all the answers."
Angor was puzzled. That's it?
When he placed the third piece, he was thinking about another question. "If Sweet Dream can affect the Dream Crystal, how much will it affect?"
And Gleipnir's answer was "Kite?"
Did it mean that he could control it, but the wind could control it?
So it was up to Angor to decide how much the wind would do, while the "wind" would decide how much the wind would do?
Wind was an uncontrollable variable. Did it mean the rules of the Dream Crystal? Or was it the will of the Dream Realm?
Angor could not figure it out. The more he thought about it, the more dizzy he felt.
He felt that all the answers could answer his question, but he also felt that he did not get anything out of them.
After thinking for a while, Angor rubbed his temples and decided not to think about it.
Why did all prophets and prophets like to talk in riddles? Maya liked to say things that didn't make sense, and White Bear always talked about the guidance of fate. Why couldn't they be like Dodoro and say whatever they saw?
As expected, Dodoro was still the best choice in the world. Angor decided to ask Dodoro for help in the future. Riddles and guesses were too troublesome.
"Did you get the answer you wanted?" Laplace looked at him from afar.
Angor shrugged. "I just wanted to know if Sweet Dream will affect the Dream Crystal if it enters it. Now I'm getting more and more confused. "
Luigi chuckled. "That's right, friend. Ask Gleipnir to tell your fortune, and you'll only get confused."
Laplace glanced at Luigi, who quickly shut up.
Laplace looked at Angor again. "The answer is simple. When you're confused, do you think of a good answer or a bad one first? What's the ratio of each of them? The one with the higher ratio is the most likely answer. "
"If that's the case … I think more of them have good endings?"
Angor considered carefully. Indeed, according to the ratio of "good" to "good", he was right.
For example, in the second question, he wanted to know if Sweet Dream would affect the Dream Crystal if it entered it.
Gleipnir's answer was "sky path", which meant that the path to the sky was incompatible with the ground. Angor's first thought was that Sweet Dream would not be incompatible with the ground. In other words, "heaven and earth do not converge", which meant that Sweet Dream would not affect the Dream Crystal.
The same thing happened to the third question. The first thing that came to his mind was that he was the one who controlled the kite string, so he could decide whether to release the kite or not. Wind was a variable, but it was not something that could be controlled by humans. It was the law of nature, and the will of the world. These factors could not be controlled at any time. However, as the wielder of the zither, Angor had the right to decide whether to fly the kite or not.
Therefore, for the second and third questions, Angor believed that the probability of "good" was higher than "bad".
"If that's the case, you should believe that the outcome will be good," Laplace said.
Angor wanted to say yes, but he did not want to take it for granted. Was this a matter of probability?
But seeing Laplace's serious look, Angor decided not to say anything. "Then … should I try to pull Sweet Dream into the Dream Crystal now?"
"That's your decision. I have no right to interfere," Laplace said in a plain tone.
With that, Laplace walked to the side. Luigi, Gleipnir, and the bunny girl all followed Laplace and left the center of the room for Angor.
Angor considered for a moment and decided to pull Sweet Dream into the Dream Crystal.
The Dream Crystal was created to test Sweet Dream anyway.
Now that the Dream Crystal was successfully created, he might as well give it a try.
Besides, Angor believed that the Dream Mystery item could be pulled into the Dream Crystal, but the probability was not very high.
Who knows, he might be so serious now, but when he activated the Dream Whelk to reflect his sweet dream, it might not work at all. Wouldn't that be awkward?
With that in mind, Angor took out the Dream Whelk.
At the same time, Laplace drove away some of the pink wind around Sweet Dream, and a Mystery aura began to spread out.
Without hesitation, Angor activated the Dream Whelk at the center of the Mystery aura.
A new Mystery power came out of the Dream Whelk.
The Sweet Dream gave people the feeling of laziness and drowsiness, but the Dream Whelk gave people the feeling of pure mystical power, without any other characteristics.
Just like that, the two mysterious forces met by chance.
Based on past experience, the clash of Mystical powers was generally like fire and water, where there was no mutual understanding between the two.
But this time, the two Mystery powers actually fused together.
Angor's eyes lit up.
Was his guess correct? Did the Dream Whelk fail to pull Mystery items into the dream wasteland because the Mystery powers were different? Did it work this time because they were both Dream Manipulators?
While he was thinking, the Mystery power in his body suddenly separated from each other.
Then, the two Mysterious forces clashed with each other. Just like the other Mysterious items, they were like fire and water, completely incompatible with each other.
Could this be … a failure?
(End of Chapter)
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