"Did you fail?" Laplace saw Angor standing there for a long time and asked curiously.
Angor hesitated for a moment and shook his head.
Laplace didn't know what Angor meant. Shaking your head means you didn't fail? Or you don't want to answer?
"I don't know if it's a failure or not. I didn't feel Sweet Dream being pulled into the Dream Crystal. But I think something else was pulled into the Dream Crystal."
Something else? What was it? Laplace looked at Angor in confusion.
Angor didn't know how to explain it, so he asked Laplace to wait for a moment. Next, Angor closed his eyes and sank his mind into the Dream Crystal.
When his mind returned to normal, Angor was sure that he wasn't mistaken.
Indeed, something had been pulled into the Dream Crystal by the Dream Whelk. Also, Angor sensed that the Authority Tree trembled a little.
Was it because of the Mystery item?
So … it was really a Mystery item? Or was it a part of the Mystery item? So he didn't fail completely this time?
Angor quickly activated the "Gatekeeper" ability and confirmed the location of the "item" that just entered the Dream Crystal.
Just like what he set up before, it was located in a remote corner.
When he decided to pull Sweet Dream into his body, he already planned to place it somewhere far away. To prevent it from dispersing, he also set up a dome around it to prevent it from escaping.
Now, the "Gatekeeper" was sure that the "item" was still at the coordinates he set.
Angor felt a little excited. He was sure that Sweet Dream wasn't pulled into the Dream Crystal, but that didn't stop him from being excited.
In fact, in terms of excitement, he was even more excited than when he had pulled all the sweet dreams into the Dream Crystal.
The reason was simple.
Even if Sweet Dream was pulled into the Dream Crystal, it only confirmed Angor's theory that Mystery items of the same attribute could enter the dream wasteland and other related territories.
However, the situation now was different.
Sweet Dream wasn't the only thing that entered the Dream Whelk. It might be a part of it! Did this mean that Sweet Dream was separated and brought into the dream wasteland?
Could it be that a part of the essence of the sweet dream had been deconstructed?
If that was the case, it would be a great achievement for Angor who was determined to reach the Mystery level. It could even be called a milestone!
The thought of this made him even more excited.
However, Angor's excitement soon turned into disbelief when he looked at the target.
[W-what is this pillow?]
Yes, it was a bolster. To be precise, it was a pink heart-shaped pillow.
The size of the pillow was larger than normal ones. If the bunny girl curled up on it, she would be able to cover her entire body without revealing anything.
However, regardless of the size of the pillow, why would it appear here?!
Wasn't he poking Sweet Dreams?
Why did he pull a pillow into his sweet dream?
Wasn't the sweet dream formless? Or did everyone misunderstand? Sweet Dream had a form, but its form was not in the mirror world, nor in the material world, but in the higher dimension world? And the shape of the pillow was a heart-shaped pillow?
It wasn't impossible. For example, the Alien Eye that Angor carried around with him all the time was a gigantic object in a higher dimension. Angor was sure of this when he learned the Gate of Illusion.
Could this Mystery item be the same? It didn't have a physical form, but it had a real body in a higher dimension?
Also, the heart-shaped pillow was a perfect match for the Sweet Dream.
As Angor pondered, he suddenly noticed that the heart-shaped pillow was emitting a rainbow light.
The light was so clear that it looked like a crystal.
Crystal? Angor suddenly paused as he realized something.
He quickly reached his consciousness toward the heart-shaped pillow and sensed a familiar aura.
It was the aura of an authority.
And it was the only confirmed authority of the Dream Crystal so far: Wonderland!
"If it's Wonderland, then this pillow can't be …" As Angor thought about this, he saw the colorful pillow slowly turning transparent as if it was going to vanish in the next second.
Angor finally understood what was going on when he saw the familiar "etherealization".
Just now, he had seriously guessed the form of a higher dimensional world, but it was completely wrong.
This wasn't the form of Sweet Dreams at all. It was a crystal creation created by the authority of Wonderland!
However, Angor was sure that the "thing" that the Dream Whelk pulled out from Sweet Dreams was inside this crystal creation.
In other words …
"There's a rebellion in the nest. I've been intercepted by Wonderland?!"
If it was Dreamwalking Wonderland who had intercepted it, then the Tree of Authority that he had sensed earlier couldn't have been caused by Dreamwalking Wonderland, right?
He checked the Tree of Authority and confirmed that the information was correct.
Just a few seconds ago, Wonderland went all out and shook the tree of authority.
It wasn't just the tree of authority that was shaken. Angor was still complaining in his mind.
Do you have such an authority? I just sent it here, and you're already here?
If that's what you want, why didn't you do it when I was trying to molt my scales? — — -tsk, it seems that the [Dreaming in Wonderland Authority] wasn't born yet when it was sent to molt.
Then where's the magic scroll? Why didn't you take the scroll away when Angor was setting up the defensive dome? Why did you have to steal something from the Mystery item?
Angor felt like crying right now.
He thought he was going to make a great discovery and research, but it turned out to be a heart-shaped pillow made of crystal.
Also, the pillow was waving goodbye to Angor.
Angor's consciousness couldn't hold onto the pillow at all. He could only watch as the pillow slowly disappeared in front of his eyes.
After witnessing the whole thing, Angor felt terrible all over.
He could use the gatekeeper to locate the pillow again, but it wouldn't work. According to his experience in Helen's Dream, if he wanted to obtain "power" from the crystal, or to take the "Mystery item" out of the crystal, he would have to explore a dungeon.
Moreover, he had to fulfill certain conditions. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to enter the dungeon.
Angor claimed that he was a master of deciphering Mystery, and that was just a boast. Besides, Angor only bragged in front of Laplace because he had the God's Vision.
But if he really went into the special dream himself, he might not be able to do better than Laplace.
Angor now understood why Laplace cared so much about the 100% exploration rate. Now, he had to do the same for the pillow.
…
Angor left the Dream Crystal and returned to reality. The first thing he heard was Laplace's concerned voice.
"How was it? Did you fail or succeed?"
Angor sounded a little listless. "Sweet Dream wasn't pulled into the Dream Crystal, so it can't be considered a success. However, according to my investigation, there was indeed something that the Dream Whelk pulled into the Dream Crystal from the Sweet Dream, but I don't know what it is exactly. "
Laplace didn't know why Angor suddenly became so frustrated, but he decided not to ask about it directly. "You didn't go to the Dream Crystal just now? You didn't see what the Dream Whelk pulled into it?"
Angor sighed. "I did, but I didn't see anything. As for why … "
Angor considered for a moment and decided to tell the truth.
It was a little embarrassing to be interrupted by "Wonderland", but it was the truth. Besides, Angor was worried that if Wonderland could take away the "unknown item" from Sweet Dream, it might also take something else. For example, the silver scale robe and cane that Laplace wanted Angor to bring in for Gleipnir.
If Wonderland also took those items and turned them into a "Crystal Creation" dungeon, it would be better to tell Laplace about it.
So, Angor didn't hide the truth from her.
Several minutes later, Laplace and her followers all looked a little dazed after hearing Angor's explanation. They didn't expect that they would be intercepted.
Angor continued, "Well, that's how it is. It's not too bad. I still have a chance to find out what the Dream Whelk pulled from Sweet Dream. But there are two prerequisites. First, I need to find the Love Pillow, and I need to find a way to explore the special dream created by the Love Pillow to 100%. "
Angor didn't mention that he could locate the Love Pillow with the help of "Gatekeeper". Instead, he spoke in a regretful tone, "It's easy to fulfill one of the prerequisites, but I can't do both at the same time. I'll have to wait for a chance in the future. "
What Angor meant was that he was an expert at deciphering secrets, but he couldn't find the Love Pillow's location. He had to wait for the future.
In fact, Angor knew that he could boast with God's View, but without it, he was just an ordinary player.
Instead of looking for the Love Pillow's location, he needed to find a master of puzzle-solving to explore the Love Pillow with him in the future.
He already had several candidates in mind: Dodoro, Sunders, Tree Spirit, Iron Granny …
If possible, Angor hoped that all of them would come with him. Otherwise, even 0.001% of the exploration rate would be wasted.
No one saw through Angor's lies because he was telling the truth. Angor could only fulfill one of the prerequisites, but he didn't mention which one. The others didn't pay attention to such details either.
Angor continued, "The authority of the Dream Crystal blocked my way, but I'm sure it won't affect the operation of the Dream Crystal for now. So, you should be able to go in now.
"However, before you enter, I need to test if 'Dreamwalking Wonderland' will intercept me again."
Angor glanced at Glepnir's silver robe and ivory staff, as well as the carrot-shaped pouch on the bunny girl.
Glepnir stepped forward and placed the staff on the ground. "You can try it now."
He nodded to Glepnir and took out the Dream Whelk. Next, he used the Ivory Staff.
Soon, the aura of the Mystery item enveloped the staff.
In an instant, Angor sensed that the staff had entered the scope of the "gatekeeper".
Angor considered for a moment and placed the staff near the safe zone.
As the staff landed in the safe zone, he began to look at the light spot on the Authority Tree that represented "Wonderland". He wanted to see if the staff would cause any reaction from the "Wonderland".
As soon as the idea popped into his mind, he sensed the light spot representing "Wonderland" trembling slightly.
At the same time, a dense aura of authority appeared above the staff.
"Here it comes!" Angor realized something. "They're really going to stop me again!"
Without hesitation, he took control of the Tree of Authority and used its authority to temporarily block the current authority of Dream Traversing.
The seal was indeed sealed, but the Authority power above the Ivory Staff did not disappear. It merely stopped spreading for a while.
Angor knew that if he wanted to get rid of the "robbing" problem in Wonderland, he had to start from the root.
And that was the authority of "Wonderland" itself.
Angor was worried that there was too much information for him to digest, so he did not study it too much. But now, he had to start from the authority itself. At least, he had to figure out how to stop "Wonderland" from interfering.
With that in mind, Angor focused his mind on the light spot representing "Wonderland" on the Authority Tree.
While thinking about how to stop "Wonderland", Angor carefully opened the light spot.
In an instant, a torrent of information rushed into his mind.
In less than two seconds, Angor already felt dizzy. He stopped the torrent of information without hesitation.
Even so, Angor still opened his eyes and leaned against the tree trunk for five minutes before regaining his senses. However, even if he came back to his senses, his expression was still somewhat listless.
"Right now, you look like you've been drinking and reciting poetry, and you've had a hangover all night. Are you alright? "Luigi, who was the closest to Angor, asked.
You're the only one who knows how to drink and recite poetry, right? Angor complained in his mind while shaking his head. "I'm fine. Just let me rest for a bit."
With that, he closed his eyes and entered his mind space without caring about what others thought of him.
He received a lot of information this time, and he needed some time to sort it out.
(End of Chapter)
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