Angor handed the Moonfrost Necklace to Sunders.
The necklace was the only Mystery item he had left in his bracelet. Since he couldn't find the manifestation of Mystery anyway, he might as well give it to Sunders and see if he could get an answer from the gentleman.
Sunders gave it a try. When the endless snowfield appeared in his study, he immediately sensed the Mystery energy in the air.
However, he frowned before he went to look for the manifestation of Mystery.
"Did you think about the snowfield illusion when you built it?"
Angor shook his head. "I was experimenting with different manifestations of Mystery, so I didn't think much of it."
"In other words, you didn't think about what other purpose you had when you created the illusion?" Sunders asked again.
Sunders asked. Angor tried to recall what he was thinking when he crafted the Moonfrost Necklace. "When I built the illusion, the only thing I wanted was to make the snowfield feel cold. I didn't think about anything else. "
Sunders stared at the snowfield in front of him and thought about the "bleak feeling" Angor mentioned over and over again.
In this vast expanse of white and empty snowfield, there was a feeling of desolation, but it was not the main axis of this illusory realm.
Sunders didn't feel cold at all. Instead, he felt —
The withering of life.
The endless snowfield was usually a forbidden zone for living beings. Even so, he could still sense the life force hidden in the snowfield. For example, there were seeds hidden under the snow, waiting for spring to arrive. There were fish swimming slowly under the frozen lake. There were also plants that didn't fear the cold. Sunders didn't feel anything in this illusion.
It was too lifeless.
But Angor said that he didn't set the theme for the illusion. So why did Sunders feel that the illusion had a different theme? And why did it have a "melody of death" as its theme?
Sunders didn't know the answer for now, but he had a feeling that this was the reason why he couldn't find the manifestation of Mystery in the snowfield.
Sunders kept looking for the manifestation of Mystery in the snowfield. Angor wanted to tell Sunders about the other manifestations, but Sunders didn't seem interested. Without bothering Sunders, he left the illusion alone and returned to his bedroom to craft the "Monument Valley Illusion" he promised Sunders.
Since he was going to make it for Sunders, Angor didn't dare to neglect it. He began to think about the design and style of the item.
Sunders was a typical old-fashioned noble. Angor believed that he should craft something based on the preferences of traditional nobles, such as a cane or a necklace.
However, Angor realized that Sunders wasn't like Greya.
Greya had her own requirements when it came to the appearance of her products — extravagant extravagance. Therefore, he didn't consider whether the outer appearance would be affected by the illusions inside. All he needed to do was to look as luxurious as possible.
But if it was Sunders, with his personality, he wouldn't like someone who didn't look the same, would he?
For example, when he refined a gorgeous obsidian staff, the illusion attached to it turned out to be a decryption game. Angor didn't like it.
He gave it some thought and decided to make something suitable for Monument Valley instead.
After playing Monument Valley, Angor noticed that at the end of each chapter, the main character, Ada, would return a geometric object from her hat. Aside from the obscure plot, the gameplay of the entire game revolved around 'geometry' and 'contradictory spaces'.
After some consideration, Angor decided to craft something that combined the concepts of "contradiction" and "geometry". It would fit Monument Valley Illusion better.
Angor combined the concepts of "contradiction" and "geometry" and began to see strange patterns in his mind.
Penrose Staircase, Klein Vase, Ascher's Cube, Penrose Triangle, and so on.
Of course, there were also other geometric patterns like Black Forest Illusion, Blind Spot Shift, and Demon Tuning Fork. However, due to the difficulty of constructing them, Angor eliminated them one by one. In the end, there were only a few patterns left in his mind.
Among them, Angor's final choice was …
The Mobius Ring.
It was a pattern that perfectly represented the concept of geometry. At the same time, it was very similar to Monument Valley Illusion. The pattern alone could remind people of many things related to geometry and mathematics.
Angor had already decided on the pattern, but making a Mobius Ring right away didn't seem to be a good idea.
Angor considered and decided to wrap the Mobius Ring with a transparent geometric object and make it into a decoration.
With this thought in mind, Angor's crafting became faster.
It took him less than two hours to decide on the shape, choose the materials, and create the final product.
The Mobius Ring quietly floated in the middle of a transparent rhombus made of crystal blue lines. It used one of the corners of the rhombus as a support.
Overall, this ornament looked complicated, but the finished product was simple and clear. At first glance, it could make people feel a sense of distance and amazement in geometry and mathematics.
Moreover, it had a diamond-shaped outer shell and looked very much like a "monument". It was similar to Monument Valley in a different way.
Angor was satisfied with the decoration. He also carved a special emblem on the base of the object.
As for the name, Angor wanted to call it "Mobius Ring". However, Mobius wasn't from the wizarding world, so it would be troublesome to explain. So, he decided to call it "Monument Loop".
With the Monument Loop done, Angor had nothing else to do. He didn't know how Sunders was doing, and he didn't want to disturb him. So, he decided to focus on gathering the necessary materials for Narda's Vision.
Tick-tock, tick-tock —
The minute hand of the clock on the wall was moving bit by bit. When the minute hand moved once and the hour hand moved once, Angor heard Sunders' voice in his ears.
"Come to the study."
For some reason, Angor felt that Sunders was trying to suppress some kind of emotion in his voice, which gave him a strange feeling.
When Angor came to the study, Sunders had already deactivated the illusion. He was sitting in front of his desk, quickly writing something down with a pen. The Moonfrost Necklace was hanging on top of the demon falcon ornament Angor crafted.
"Take a seat and give me a moment," Sunders spoke quickly without looking up.
While Sunders was busy writing, Angor looked at the demon falcon ornament again. From what Angor could tell, the ornament wasn't too exquisite. It looked a little rough.
But Sunders seemed to like it and kept it on the desk all the time.
It seemed that Sunders really loved the demon falcons.
Should he make a new demon falcon ornament some other time? If other wizards came to the study and saw the ornament, it would be embarrassing.
Angor already had a picture of the demon falcon in his mind. Sunders finally put down his pen.
The first thing he said when he looked up surprised Angor.
"Remember, don't put Mystery energy into your illusions."
The serious look on Sunders' face made Angor put away his frivolous attitude.
"Once the Mystery manifestation is confirmed, it will release a huge amount of information that will surround you, right?" Sunders didn't explain what he just said. Instead, he asked another question.
"Yes." Angor nodded. He suddenly remembered something and looked at Sunders in surprise. "Professor, you found the manifestation of Mystery in the snowfield illusion?"
Sunders didn't answer. Instead, he used his spirit power to pick up the Moonfrost Necklace and put it in Angor's hand.
"See for yourself."
When the illusion reappeared, it was still the same white snow field, but he didn't feel anything strange about it anymore. Sunders had found the manifestation of Mystery.
"Professor, what's the manifestation of Mystery in the snowfield illusion? Is it some sort of snow scum? "Angor asked curiously.
"See for yourself. See if there are any changes in the illusion."
With that in mind, Angor tried to sense the snowfield again. Snowflakes fell from the sky from time to time. It looked the same as before, except that the Mystery energy was gone.
Something was wrong. Angor frowned.
It was a little different. It seemed that the snowfield illusion was more lively than before, and it was not as lifeless as before.
Angor told Sunders about his discovery, but he wasn't sure if he was right. Even if the snowfield illusion was a little less lifeless, it shouldn't have anything to do with the Mystery energy, right?
"Of course it has something to do with it. The thing missing is the manifestation of Mystery you've been looking for."
Angor was surprised. Just a little less lifeless feeling?
Could it be that this lifeless feeling was actually the manifestation of the mystery? This was too inconceivable. How could a mere feeling turn into a manifestation of a mystery?
"You're wrong. It's not a feeling. It's a concept. The manifestation of Mystery is a concept called 'Withering'. "Sunders suddenly raised a hand and released a series of energy ripples from his palm.
In an instant, he sensed the aura of death around him.
The energy ripples were heading toward a fragrant orchid on the balcony. When the energy ripples touched the orchid, the flowers withered and the leaves withered.
"This is …"
"That's Withering." Sunders closed his eyes. "That's why I told you to be careful when you use Mystery energy in your illusions. I just learned this spell from the manifestation of Mystery."
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