The mist slowly spread out.
In just half a minute, the entire heart space was shrouded in a thick fog.
Laplace and Glepnir were standing in the center of the mist, which had a very low visibility. Anything more than five meters in front of them would become blurry.
However, the two of them were very close to each other, so they could see each other.
"Why did he use such a wide area illusion before the modification?" Glepnir chuckled and spoke to Laplace in his mind, "So Angor doesn't really trust us."
"If he didn't trust us, he wouldn't have used such a basic illusion." Laplace spoke in a calm tone.
That's right, this thick gray fog was actually the most basic illusion technique.
It wasn't a problem to block the naked eye, but it wasn't easy to block Spirit Vision, such as the vision of mental energy or other energy observation methods.
In Laplace's eyes, Angor's basic illusion was actually a signal to the girls.
'My modification requires a certain level of secrecy. Of course, it's not that secret. If you must see, I'm fine with it. '
The basic illusion was only a superficial precaution. Whether they wanted to see through it or not depended on their own will.
"You're right. I think I understand why he did this, "Glepnir said. Gleipnir said, "After all, alchemy techniques, especially those that involve Mysteries, must be kept confidential."
"Angor only used a basic illusion to cover up his work, which means he doesn't care if we see through it. The reason is simple … "
"Because he knows we won't be able to understand it even if he shows it to us."
Glepnir wasn't trying to be humble. It was the truth.
They might be able to see through the core of an ordinary alchemy spell, but they might not be able to replicate it. As for more advanced alchemy, they might not be able to understand it even if the alchemist showed it to them.
Angor, on the other hand, was an alchemist who could create semi-Mythic items. Even if he explained every step of his alchemy to them, they wouldn't be able to understand it.
Therefore, Angor didn't need to use an illusion. They wouldn't be able to understand it anyway.
The reason why he set up the illusion was to express his attitude: Alchemy is a secret technology. Although you can't understand it, I still have to put some protection on the surface.
Of course, it's fine if they want to see it, but … are you sure you want to humiliate yourself?
"So … Angor set up a basic illusion to save us some face?" Glepnir asked in a small voice.
Since they wouldn't be able to understand it anyway, he decided to leave them some dignity by setting up an illusion, which meant: It's not that you can't understand it. It's that I don't want you to see it.
Thinking about it from a different perspective, it seemed quite considerate.
Gleipnir was planning to see how Angor was going to "modify" him, but now he gave up on the idea.
Laplace, on the other hand, never intended to spy on Angor.
The prerequisite for maintaining a good relationship was mutual respect. Since Angor didn't want them to see his illusions, they wouldn't.
But was that really what Angor thought? That was not the case.
He returned to Angor and explained his idea. Then he began to modify the heart space.
The reason why he cast an illusion that enveloped the entire heart space during the modification was not to guard against Laplace and Gleipnir.
It was because he needed to use illusions in the first place.
In Angor's own words, he called it "Grafting Technique for Mystery Manifestations".
Angor created the "Mystery Manifestation" himself, but the underlying technology came from Spotted Puppy.
Back in Sleepless City, Angor was swallowed by Spotted Puppy. Inside, Angor witnessed countless Mystery powers.
If other people saw these Mystery powers, they wouldn't think much of them. But Angor used his talent, nightmare illusions, to simulate the Mystery aura.
Using nightmare illusions as the flesh and the Mystery aura from memories as the skeleton, these nightmare illusions were called "Mystery Manifestations".
Gleipnir was right about one thing: Only Mystery could resist the erosion of the Sea of Mirrors.
Angor agreed with this statement.
If he wanted to create "hands and feet" that would not be affected by the waves of the Sea of Mirrors, he would have to infuse them with Mystery properties.
And how to make "hands and feet" possess mysterious properties?
Angor only thought of one way at first, which was to create hands and feet that fit his heart space, and these hands and feet had to contain Mystery power.
If he relied on the "Mad Hatter's Coronation", he might be able to do it. However, the heart space was a "special space" in the Mirror Realm. Not only did he have to create hands and feet for a special space, but he also had to adapt them to it. But that didn't mean he could do it.
Besides, Angor couldn't use the "Mad Hatter's Coronation" in front of other people.
Angor had an idea, but he didn't know how to do it.
That was until he heard about the energy system of the Haunt World from Dragon Fang Qin.
This was especially true when he heard about the special system called "Realization".
By using telekinesis, one could create all kinds of strange objects, including idealistic or conceptual objects, to assist or fight.
This reminded Angor of the "Mystery Manifestation" he created.
Creating "hands and feet" wasn't a good idea. But what if he used a "Mystery Manifestation" to create "hands and feet"?
With a single thought, all kinds of inspirations came out of the cocoon of his mind and turned into butterflies.
After using his brain to simulate and calculate, Angor believed that using a Mystery Manifestation to create hands and feet was feasible.
Only Mystery could resist the waves.
A Mystery Manifestation would release Mystery energy. If he could create a Mystery Manifestation that fit his heart space, it would have a better chance of resisting the waves.
Of course, Mystery Manifestation wasn't enough. The Mystery Manifestation also had to have the property of "interfering with the material world".
This was something that the mysterious manifestation could do as well.
The core of a Mystery Manifestation was actually a nightmare illusion. Nightmare illusions had the ability to mimic the effects of real illusions.
Whether it was creating small objects such as sofas, tables, or large objects such as rooms or towers … Nightmare illusions could create everything perfectly. Also, as long as the energy source was not cut off, the real property would always exist.
In other words, Nightmare Illusions had the property of interfering with the material world.
The Mystery Manifestation created by Nightmare Illusions also had the same property.
Whether it was an arm or a leg, Angor could create something that could interfere with the material world. This was the only way for his heart space to move around in the Sea of Mirrors and collect objects.
That was Angor's plan.
To create a Mystery Manifestation, Angor had to use illusions. After all, Mystery Manifestations were born from illusions.
Therefore, Laplace and Gleipnir's guesses were nothing more than Void Comparisons.
He didn't intend to test them at all, nor did he use "basic illusions" to test their self-awareness.
Their guesses were all just guesses.
Angor didn't really care whether they tried to test him or not.
Angor used to hide the Mystery Manifestation from them because he didn't want to get into trouble. When he first created the Mystery Manifestation, he was too weak, and the Mystery Manifestation was too powerful. Also, Greya used the Mystery Manifestation to solve the mystery of her creation that had been bothering her for decades. This showed how powerful the Mystery Manifestation was when it came to helping someone achieve enlightenment. As the creator of the Mystery Manifestation, Angor wouldn't benefit from it. Instead, he would be blamed for it.
For the sake of his own safety, he rarely used the manifestation of Mystery, nor did he want to expose it on his own.
But now, he was a member of the research department and "the only Mystery Manifestation in the southern wizardry region". He didn't need to worry too much about revealing the Mystery Manifestation.
Of course, Angor didn't want to expose it completely.
He didn't mind revealing his trump card in front of powerful beings who were willing to maintain a friendly relationship with him.
Laplace was one of them.
Besides, Laplace witnessed Angor creating a semi-Mythic item, so he knew about Angor's achievements in Mystery alchemy. It wouldn't be too strange for Angor to reveal his Mystery Manifestation.
However, if this ability was displayed in front of a narrow-minded person with no vision, it could still cause suspicion and trouble in the future.
Therefore, Angor would always be cautious when he needed to be.
…
Creating a simple manifestation of Mystery wasn't a difficult task for him.
He could already do that when he was still an apprentice.
Back then, the Mystery Manifestation he created was random, and the Mystery aura it contained was also random.
But he couldn't do that now.
If he wanted to create "hands and feet" that could be grafted onto the heart space, there was a very important condition: compatibility.
The Mystery Manifestation had to be compatible with the heart space.
What did that mean?
It was easy to understand.
Every Mysterious Object was different in nature. To put it simply, different Mystery Manifestations would produce different Mystery auras.
The heart space also had its own Mystery aura. To fit the heart space, the Mystery Manifestation had to be similar or even identical to the Mystery aura of the heart space.
Only then could Angor's Mystery Manifestation be grafted onto the heart space and install a new program.
Even the Mysterious Alchemist couldn't patch a Mystery Item that had already been refined.
Angor was able to do it because of his "Mystery Manifestation" ability. More importantly, he saw countless Mystery auras inside the dog's stomach.
This was why he was able to patch Mystery items in the first place. Also, Mystery items could contain the simulated Mystery aura, which was why he was able to do so.
Even if other Mystery Alchemists were better at alchemy than Angor, they wouldn't be able to patch a Mystery Manifestation without being baptized by the Mystery aura.
Then again, Angor had fulfilled all the requirements. However, this was his first time trying to patch a Mystery Manifestation. He wasn't sure if it would work.
Carefully, he fused the nightmare energy into his heart space. However, he didn't dare to spread the nightmare energy outside of his heart space. He was worried that the nightmare energy would be washed away by the Mystery Wave.
After making sure his heart space didn't reject the energy, Angor closed his eyes and began to construct the Mystery Manifestation.
The first thing he imagined was the appearance of the Mystery Manifestation.
It was a morning glory.
It looked like a morning glory, but there was a large sphere connected to the bottom of the flower, which was connected to two pipes.
It was a "material-collecting device" designed by Angor.
The mouth of the morning glory could store objects from the outside world. The sphere was the core of the device, which was filled with special structures and pipes. Its main function was to separate the energy from the outside world by using the pressure difference between the energy sources.
As for the pipes under the sphere, one of them was connected to the heart space to collect objects.
The other was connected to the outside of the heart space to release the separated energy.
The "outside energy" referred to the waves.
After being separated, the waves would return to the Sea of Mirrors, while the objects would enter the heart space.
Angor used a clever design to create a limited connection between the outside and the inside of the heart space.
This was a small experiment before Angor built his "hands and feet".
It was mainly to test three things: first, whether the mysterious aura could be compatible with the heart space; second, whether the manifestation of the mysterious aura could withstand the erosion of external waves; third, whether the manifestation of the mysterious aura could be "grafted" onto the mysterious object.
If he could pass all three tests, he would build the "hands and feet".
…
Soon, Angor completed the "material-collecting device" in his mind.
Next, he needed to materialize it and give it the appropriate Mystery aura.
Materialization was easy. Angor used nightmare energy to construct the outer shell of the "material-collecting device", and giving it the Mystery aura was easy. The difficult part was finding a suitable Mystery aura for the heart space.
In other words, the Mystery aura had to be "sturdy".
Angor was the creator of the heart space, and he had seen many Mystery auras before. It didn't take him long to find a suitable Mystery aura.
As the Mystery aura poured into the "material-collecting device", it began to emit the same Mystery aura as the heart space.
Laplace and Glepnir also sensed the aura. However, since the aura was exactly the same as the heart space, they didn't think too much about it. They only thought that Angor was activating the Mystery aura inside the heart wall.
Several minutes later, the "material-collecting device" finally took shape.
This meant that Angor's "Soul Manifestation Alchemy" was a success. However, this "alchemy item" didn't have any special functions. It only had the Mystery aura outside and the "material-collecting device" inside.
But that was enough. Angor only needed to make sure he could complete the three tests.
(End of Chapter)
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