"There's one more thing." Sunders continued, "You created this illusion of Witch's Town with such a strong Nightmare Realm aura. You're trying to make people feel fear and awe in the face of fear. Am I right? "
Angor nodded repeatedly.
To be more precise, when he was constructing the illusion, he had thought of a theme for each area. The theme for Witch's Town was indeed "the awe of fear".
"Good idea," Sunders praised Angor at first, but he quickly changed his tone and criticized Angor.
"But with your standard, you can only make mortals and a small number of weak-willed apprentices feel 'fear and respect'. For Adepts, this isn't up to standard. At most, it's a little novel, but there's nothing else to it. "
"In fact, some slightly more mature acolytes would have been able to see through the fact that you're manipulating emotions on purpose. They wouldn't have been able to see through the trick, but in the end, they would be able to see through the illusion. That's where you fail. "
What Sunders pointed out just happened to point out Angor's blind spot.
Greya also experienced the illusion of Witch's Town, so she knew what Angor was trying to say. However, just like Sunders, she came up with the conclusion by looking down at the illusion from above. She didn't come up with the conclusion spontaneously after experiencing something truly terrifying.
Both of them came up with the same conclusion, but the way they came up with it was different. The effect of the illusion was different too.
If Angor could understand the illusion after experiencing it, then the illusion would be truly effective.
Angor understood why Sunders was disappointed.
The illusion of Witch's Town wasn't bad, but it didn't achieve the "theme" perfectly.
"There are two ways to solve this problem. Either you strengthen your ability to control your emotions so that your tolerance is better than everyone else's. Or you strengthen your ability to create illusions so that no one can break them even if they realize it's just an illusion. "
Sunders explained the solution in a cold tone and strode to the small, lonely room.
He knew Angor well enough to know what Angor was trying to do after visiting Witch's Town for a while. Sure enough, in the painting in the hut, he found the platform to leave.
The two of them passed through the oil painting and entered the platform in the painting.
He was still thinking about his mistake and did not notice the smile on Sunders' face.
His words were harsh, but he was satisfied with the result.
He pointed out the flaws in Angor's illusion, but when he thought about it carefully, he realized that Angor didn't mean to kill him. He only wanted to fulfill Greya's request. Therefore, as long as Greya's request was met, it was not a big deal.
He was here to check Angor's understanding of illusions. Angor already gave him a perfect answer on this point. Not only was there no problem with the logic of the illusion, but the construction of the illusion, including using the "painting" as a passage to get to the platform, showed how imaginative Angor was.
If an illusionist lacked imagination, it would be equivalent to a bird lacking wings or a fish lacking fins.
No matter how one looked at it, Angor did a good job. However, Sunders never liked praising people. How could he say something like that so easily? He would definitely nitpick at the bones in an egg and use a magnifying glass to look for dust.
Along the way, Sunders also saw another layer of Angor's illusion.
He saw some characters who wandered around in the illusion. They looked like living individuals, but they were only clues that led to different areas. Sometimes, these clues told stories that inspired people to think about. Sometimes, they also showed the theme of the area.
Illusions that relied on clues to progress layer by layer did not seem to have any advantages. However, Angor's construction skill was very good. It was like watching someone's life and extracting the most interesting story from the person's life, then placing it in the illusion so that people could learn something from it.
It was like reading an interesting novel. When he finished reading the novel, he would close the book and slowly recall what he learned from the plot.
Angor used the best part of the novel to present it in the form of an illusion. The way he presented it was to let people experience other people's lives. Through the intertwining process, they could slowly peel away the fog and find the stories behind the characters.
Sunders did not criticize or praise Angor's idea. But he approved of it in his mind.
If one had free time, or if one was busy, it would be a good enjoyment to comprehend the enlightenment brought by the story as both an observer and an observer.
In Sunders' eyes, it was a very creative idea and a very advanced way to pass the time. As an old noble, even if he had become a truth-finder wizard, he would still enjoy some fine wine and read a novel on a sunny afternoon.
It didn't matter if it was a novel written by a mortal or an adept. It was a form of entertainment to pass the time.
Angor's illusions were also very interesting and advanced ways to pass the time. Now he understood why Greya wanted Angor to create an illusion for her.
Following Greya's example, Sunders took a quick look at the other areas.
The more he looked, the more surprised he became. Without him noticing, Angor's mastery of illusions had slowly reached such a high level.
Angor could absorb nightmare aura to speed up his training, which made him look weak. However, his mastery of illusions and the concept of illusions were self-taught. Sunders was surprised that Angor was able to reach such a level in just a few years.
Among all the illusions, Sunders stayed in Monument Valley for the longest time.
In the area of Monument Valley, there was no logic in the basic concept of the illusion at all. Strange blocks, strange geometrical shapes, and that strange color scheme.
Sunders shook his head at first. But when he entered Monument Valley, he found it to be a very interesting place.
A shadow that was both real and illusory appeared in front of him.
This shadow represented all the strange buildings in the valley.
As Sunders entered the valley, a character named Ada followed him.
Sunders was going to use the shadow in front of him to get Ada out of the strange valley.
"I'm going to control Ada's fate?" Sunders raised an eyebrow and continued the game with a strange feeling.
Every time he did something, the buildings in the valley would change drastically. Some would sink, some would stand upright, and some would turn around 180 degrees.
As for the strange girl named Ada, she followed the changes in the valley and began a journey of crossing mountains and ridges.
Sunders had no idea what was going on at first. In his eyes, there were two completely disconnected paths separated by dozens of meters. How was Ada supposed to cross them?
Sunders even considered flying up and taking Ada to the next path. But that was not the answer to the puzzle.
Yes, Sunders believed it was a puzzle, and he needed to solve it.
Sunders looked back at Angor and saw the boy trying to hold back his laughter. It seemed the boy was happy that Sunders was stumped.
But Angor forgot that when he played Monument Valley on his hologram tablet, he also got stuck for a long time.
Monument Valley was actually a decrypted mini-game on his hologram tablet. Angor found it interesting, so he put it in his illusion as an Easter egg.
Sunders soon found the answer to the puzzle. Optical Dislocation. By slightly tilting the shadow in front of him, the broken bridge became a path in another view. This was probably a fixed pattern of thinking, and this decryption was a way to break it.
"Interesting," Sunders muttered to himself.
After solving the first puzzle and understanding the mechanism, the rest was much easier.
Sunders did not move from the entrance of the valley. He simply controlled the shadow in front of him and let Ada run out of the valley in front of him. However, after Allen left the valley, the valley in front of them changed again. A pink castle rose from the ground, and Ada walked out of the castle's gate.
The shadow in front of Sunders also turned into a castle. This was another decryption.
Sunders did not continue and left Monument Valley with Angor. He didn't leave because he didn't like Monument Valley. He simply thought it was time to stop and visit the Mysterious Mountain.
Sunders was surprised by the strange decryption of Monument Valley. He had no idea how many strange ideas Angor had in mind.
He also had some doubts about Monument Valley. For example, he saw a monument when he entered the valley.
There was a sentence written on it: "This is a journey to seek forgiveness."
So, there was actually a hidden story behind Ada's adventure that no one knew about?
Angor was still chuckling on Cat Bus. Sunders spoke with a blank expression, "There are too many flaws in the illusion. From the color, the architecture, to the unnatural logic … everything is problematic."
In the next few minutes, Sunders spent his time criticizing the illusion.
"Make me another illusion about Monument Valley when you get back, and I'll analyze it more thoroughly so you can improve your skills." Sunders suddenly changed the topic in a seemingly natural way. "That's right. Make me another illusion about Monument Valley, and I'll analyze it more thoroughly so that you can improve it."
Angor didn't know what to say.
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