As Gleipnir spoke, he took out his staff and tapped it on the ground.
In an instant, starlight flickered.
Countless starlight rose from the ground, forming a Stargate in front of them.
"Please."
Gleipnir pointed at the Stargate and said to Ai Dehua.
Ai Dehua looked at the Stargate. He couldn't see the situation inside from the outside. He could only see a void of darkness and a few bright white stars.
It was as if it was connected to a distant and ancient land of stars.
Ai Dehua was silent for a moment before asking, "Behind the Stargate is..."
"A safe environment for chatting," Gleipnir said.
If Gleipnir had directly taken him to a hidden space, Ai Dehua might have been willing, but this unknown portal made him very cautious.
In the past, he had slipped into the Instrument World and become a character inside.
Ai Dehua stood in place for a long time. In the end, he sighed. "I hope my premonition isn't tricking me."
Ai Dehua closed his eyes and walked in.
When Ai Dehua disappeared into the Stargate, Gleipnir turned to look at the other side of the room. "Come with me."
An elegant silhouette slowly appeared in the originally empty space.
It was Steward Fan.
He had actually followed Gleipnir into the hairdressing area, but Ai Dehua had discovered Gleipnir because he had used the power of the stars. Steward Fan, on the other hand, hadn't revealed any traces from beginning to end.
Steward Fan thought for a moment and was about to refuse. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but he felt that Gleipnir should be able to handle things here by himself.
He had followed before mainly because he was worried that Ai Dehua would stubbornly resist. But now that he had chosen to cooperate with Frank, his job seemed to be over.
The outside world was too dirty. He wanted to return to the text space.
Gleipnir saw through Steward Fan's thoughts at a glance. Without waiting for him to speak, Gleipnir said, "Ai Dehua's ability is very special. When facing the Woe Puppet, he might be able to play some miraculous role."
With that, Gleipnir turned and walked into the Stargate.
After thinking for a moment, Steward Fan sighed softly and walked toward the Stargate.
...
In the silver forest space.
Laplace put away the illusion livestream and let out a long breath.
Although the livestream was delayed by four to five seconds, for a new streamer like her, it was still a bit taxing. Constructing a high-precision and detailed moving image was too taxing on one's computing ability.
She now realized that her clone was no match for Angor when it came to calculations.
In other words, most superhumans of the same level could not compare to illusionists when it came to arithmetic.
Only by personally experiencing it would one understand the terrifying amount of computing power required to set up an illusion.
While Laplace, on the other hand, was not as relaxed as before. Even with the delay, Laplace still could not relax completely.
Laplace said, "They're here."
"Huh?"
He wondered why Laplace suddenly turned off the illusion. Was it because Gleipnir wanted to take Ai Dehua to a hidden space where they couldn't broadcast live?
But from Laplace's tone, it seemed …
"The space gate leads to a hidden space called Silver Forest?"
Before Laplace could reply, a gate emitting starlight suddenly opened in the Black Forest not far away.
In the next second, a Crystal Eye Clan member with a crystal luster walked out of the space gate. He was wearing a wig with a rocket cannon on his head.
It was Ai Dehua, the one who showed up in the illusion earlier.
Seeing Ai Dehua's appearance, Angor quickly realized something. As he thought, Gleipnir's space gate was the entrance to Silver Forest.
He always thought there was only one entrance to Silver Forest. So there could be more than one?
Laplace noticed Angor's confusion and explained, "Gleipnir can use the power of space to create short-distance teleportation."
Indeed, there was only one entrance to Silver Forest.
The reason why Gleipnir could open the door to the Silver Forest Space was because she had the ability to open a spatial tunnel.
Using astral energy, she opened a portal and arrived at the outer area of Silver Forest. With Laplace's permission, the astral energy began to spread inside.
The entrance to Silver Forest looked like it was opened from afar, but it actually required three steps: teleportation, permission application, and entry.
Among all of Laplace's avatars, Gleipnir was the only one who could enter Silver Forest from afar. People like Luigi, who did not have any space attribute, couldn't even do the first step.
While Laplace was explaining, Ai Dehua had already walked in the direction of the tea party.
As far as Ai Dehua was concerned, he only had three options.
Run toward the Black Forest. If he could get out, he might be able to escape. However, he was very clear that since the old woman had teleported him here, she must have made some arrangements. If he ran into the mysterious Black Forest, he might just be getting caught in his own trap.
So, he had to keep moving forward.
There were two places in front of him that were filled with people.
One was a magnificent building. Judging from the light coming through the glass windows, it seemed to be a library. There were many people inside.
The other was a tea party bathed in lightning and thunder.
There were already three — no, four people sitting at the table. One of them had a very faint silhouette. If Angor didn't pay attention, he could easily hide in the air.
Where should he go? The library or the tea party?
In the end, Ai Dehua chose to go to the tea party by the lake.
As soon as he entered the strange space, at least three of the four people in the tea party looked at him.
Perhaps, he could learn more about the situation here from them.
I've been caught again. I hope I won't be locked in a cage again this time. Ai Dehua sighed for his ups and downs. Then he walked toward the tea party.
As soon as he walked into the tea party, before he could speak, he saw that the four feet on the originally normal tea table were jumping up and down, as if they were expressing their joy at the visitor.
Even the teacups on the table opened their mouths and hummed a song to welcome him.
It was the first time Ai Dehua saw a dancing tea table. He paused for a moment, put one hand on his chest, and bowed. "Good morning, everyone … No, it should be good afternoon now."
As he spoke, Ai Dehua was also observing the people at the tea table.
A bard who looked a little down and sleepy at the same time? He was a bard because he was holding a harp in one hand and wearing a feather felt hat that was commonly seen among bards.
There was a girl with long silver hair and strange eyes. Her expression was indifferent. Sitting on the main seat, she should be the host of the tea party.
There was another girl who looked very similar to her. She was the one he had almost overlooked. Her silhouette was extremely indifferent, as if she could turn invisible at any time. However, this girl's hair was translucent. Her strange eyes were a mix of dark blue and emerald.
The last one also looked like a human. He had red hair and golden eyes. He was very young and seemed to be between a teenager and a young man. His face also had the same temperament. However, he had a pair of cat ears on his head. Moreover, this pair of cat ears was emitting a mysterious aura. The aura was very faint. It seemed to be the creation of some mysterious object?
After Ai Dehua greeted everyone at the tea table, only this cat-eared youth smiled and nodded at him.
After some consideration, Ai Dehua estimated that this cat-eared youth was the easiest to talk to.
Thinking of this, Ai Dehua greeted the cat-eared youth back and asked where this place was.
However, before the cat-eared youth could reply, Ai Dehua heard a familiar and old voice behind him. "This is the place to talk. As for where exactly it is … you can call it Silver Forest."
Ai Dehua looked back and saw two figures walking out of the Astral Gate that opened at the edge of the Black Forest.
One of them was the old woman with the staff that he had seen before, surrounded by starlight.
The other was an elegant man in a black tuxedo. Judging from his temperament, he reminded Ai Dehua of the butler in the knight's castle.
"Pick a seat and sit down." The old woman pointed at the remaining empty seats on the tea table and said to Ai Dehua.
Ai Dehua wanted to sit next to the cat-eared youth, but the silver-haired girl was on the left of the youth, and the translucent girl was on the right. There was really no seat.
Ai Dehua thought for a while and sat next to the bard.
Compared to the two girls with different pupils who looked almost exactly the same and even had the same cold expression, this somewhat decadent poet seemed to be easier to talk to.
After Ai Dehua sat down, Glepnir and Butler Fan also sat down. They were all sitting opposite Ai Dehua. If he ignored the others present, Ai Dehua would feel like he was being interrogated by three authorities.
After sitting down, the thick book on the tea table opened automatically. "It's been a long time since I've seen such a lively scene. Since it's so lively, there must be plenty of drinks. Everyone, please —"
Before the book could say "please", Glepnir reached out with his walking stick and pressed the book down.
"We're not drinking anything. This isn't a tea party, so shut up."
The thick-shelled book pouted, feeling wronged. "…"
But when the thick-shelled book fell silent, Gleipnir raised his head and looked at the thunderclouds in the sky. "Zeus, you too, float away. Don't hit people randomly."
Zeus didn't move at all. His eyes were glued to Angor.
Unable to withstand Glepnir's threatening glare, Zeus had no choice but to float toward Angor's head.
The thunderclouds above the tea table dissipated, revealing some light.
Only then did Gleipnir look at Ai Dehua. "Introduce yourself."
Ai Dehua considered and said, "I'm Ai Dehua. I used to be a human."
Seeing Glepnir still staring at him, Ai Dehua continued, "I was born in the southern wizarding region, and I'm a hairdresser. My hobby is making wigs.
"I made all the wigs in Byron's Tooth Dye Shop myself. Um … Can you give them back to me after we leave this place? They're my precious collection. "
Glepnir didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at Luigi again.
Luigi was stunned for a few seconds before he pointed at himself. "Huh?"
"Introduce yourself," Glepnir said in a plain tone.
"Me?" Luigi asked.
After Luigi asked the question, he immediately realized that Gleipnir had asked them to introduce themselves. This was actually a way of expressing their stance.
By getting to know each other, they could create an atmosphere of mutual trust, which would allow them to better extract information from Ai Dehua's mind.
"I'm Luigi. I'm a poet," Luigi said.
After Luigi's introduction, Laplace and the virtual shadow's doppelgänger also introduced themselves. However, the virtual shadow's doppelgänger directly said "virtual shadow".
He only introduced himself with a name and did not mention anything else.
Steward Fan said, "I'm just a butler. You can call me 'Fan'."
Steward Fan always kept a low profile, but it would be foolish to treat him as an ordinary butler.
Glepnir was the last one to introduce herself. She went on a bit longer than the others. Not only did she introduce herself, but she also pointed out clearly, "I'm an Astrologer. I can tell if you're telling the truth through divination. You better tell the truth, and don't hide important information. "
Ai Dehua wasn't stupid. He knew that the others' self-introductions were a way to show their sincerity, while Glepnir's threat was a prerequisite for "sincere" communication.
Ai Dehua said, "Don't worry. I'll tell you everything I can. As for the things I can't, I'll tell you. "
Glepnir raised an eyebrow. "You can't?"
Ai Dehua smiled wryly. "I can't tell you anything related to the contract. But those are my private matters, and they have nothing to do with the person you're looking for. I don't think you're interested in my private matters anyway. "
Ai Dehua knew that he was found because he had taken over someone else's body.
The person Glepnir was looking for was the consciousness of the original body.
As long as they didn't ask about his private matters, and it was related to the original body's consciousness, he could tell them directly.
Glepnir said, "Let's start with the question I asked you when we were outside. Who are you? Why did you take over this body? Where is the original owner of this body? "
The "who are you" here wasn't asking for Ai Dehua's name, but his background.
Ai Dehua knew he would be interrogated, and he had been organizing his words. When he heard Glepnir's question, he muttered, "It's a long story … It's all a coincidence."
Ai Dehua came from Lorenbir in the southern region.
This was a supernatural city on Deer Island, and it was also a place for supernatural creatures to communicate. There were supernatural creatures for sale everywhere, and there were even creatures from other worlds that were smuggled in.
The two most famous magazines in the southern region, "Where Are the Magical Beasts?" and "Where Are the Magical Treasures?", were both from Lorenbir.
Ai Dehua came from a small wizard family in Lorenbir — the Helon family.
The Helon family mainly dealt with the business of the fur tribe. The so-called fur tribe was similar to cats, dogs, and rabbits, but they were definitely supernatural creatures.
Although Ai Dehua had lived in this kind of environment since he was young, he was rebellious. He wasn't interested in the fur tribe business, but he was very interested in the fur that grew on their bodies.
(End of Chapter)
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