Angor didn't know what to say.
The information contained in Sunders' words was too much. Angor was still wondering how a manifestation of Mystery could turn into a "concept", but Sunders' words struck him like a bolt of lightning.
A concept was a cognitive expression of one's consciousness. In other words, it was to extract the common essence of something perceived by one's self and explain it in general.
For example, "cold" was a concept.
Take "cold" as an example. Generally speaking, it was very vague. But we can use our perception to define it. This is the so-called concept.
Angor knew that a manifestation of Mystery could turn into a cat, a dog, or a human. It could also turn into stones, plants, sand, or even wind or snow. But he never thought that a manifestation of Mystery could turn into an abstract concept.
According to Sunders, the manifestation of Mystery in the snowfield illusion was a concept called "Withering". Angor gave it some thought and finally understood why he couldn't find the manifestation of Mystery in the snowfield illusion. If he didn't try to understand it, he wouldn't be able to find it.
But how did Sunders trigger the concept even if he did find it?
Angor finally found the answer. Angor's mind was overwhelmed by something even more shocking.
The "Withering" spell Sunders used just now was something he learned from the manifestation of Mystery?
"Professor, Withering is —" Angor pointed at the Moonfrost Necklace in disbelief.
"I named the Withering spell just now. It's only as powerful as a level-2 cantrip, but I did learn it from the manifestation of Mystery called 'Withering'. "Sunders looked at Angor with both surprise and worry.
He thought Angor would be the least worrisome one among all his students. But that was not the case. Ever since he accepted Angor as his student, Sunders had been worried about him.
This young man always brought him surprises … or rather, scares from time to time.
First, he suddenly became an alchemist, then he almost summoned the Queen at the Twilight Auction to destroy the entire wizarding world. Then, it was rumored that he released the genius wizard Isabelle from a thousand years ago, then a magazine reported that he almost became a mysterious alchemist, and now, he created this mysterious manifestation that could enlighten people …
There was shock and joy, but more than that, there was shock.
"Ugh …" Sunders sighed. Angor was capable enough to create a manifestation of Mystery. However, his talent was unable to match his strength. He was like a baby who was born with a treasure in his arms. Although the treasure had already recognized its master in the mother's womb, the pack of wolves who coveted the baby had plenty of ways to make the baby work for them.
"Can it really help people learn cantrips?" Angor frowned. He still did not believe it.
"Don't you know?" Sunders was a little confused. Angor was the one who made the item, and the man said that he had experimented with many Mystery manifestations. He should have some idea of what to do.
Angor did know that the enormous amount of information contained in the manifestation could help people learn something. He had once thought that this information flow might be able to allow people to create spells and techniques.
However, this was just a fantasy. He never thought that it would really happen.
"I didn't expect this either. It's just my imagination. How can it really happen?" Angor mumbled.
Sunders saw Angor's confused look and realized that Angor was really surprised.
"Maybe fate really favors you." Sunders shook his head. "Forget it. Can you create an illusion with a manifestation of Mystery?"
Angor shook his head. "I can't do it on my own. I need a vessel to create a manifestation of Mystery."
"In other words, you have to be an expert in alchemy and illusions. You can't create an illusion on your own," Sunders said in a low voice. "But that's not good for you. Your personal value will be higher, and the risk will be higher as well. "
Angor remained silent. He knew how dangerous this was when he learned that Sunders learned Withering from a manifestation of Mystery.
As the saying went, "Wealth arouses the envy of others". As an alchemist who once touched Mystery, Angor was already in trouble because of his wealth. If he told other alchemists about the manifestation of Mystery, he would be in big trouble.
"Apart from me and Greya, did you tell anyone else about the Mystery manifestation? Or, did you give away the alchemy product that contains the manifestation of the mystery to others? "
Angor shook his head. He did plan to create an illusion with a manifestation of Mystery and give it to Dave so that his emblem could gain some exposure.
But on second thought, he didn't want to use such a big move for a pirated product. For now, he only gave Dave a music box that looked better than "Journey in the Sky", as well as an alchemy illusion that he made for fun.
His original plan was to use these alchemy illusions to spread the word, and he would slowly release something else when the public's opinion was more or less settled. But now, it seemed that he shouldn't use Mystery manifestations until he was strong enough to protect himself.
"That's better," said Sunders. Sunders paused and continued with a serious look, "But it's not always safe. Even if no one has ever seen or heard of such a thing, someone will notice it the moment it's born."
There was no such thing as perfection or absolutes in this world.
For example, a Prophet might be able to see it. Or a Mystery item that could detect the manifestation of Mystery might expose Angor's identity.
This was a world full of wonders. Anything could happen.
"Even so, I don't think you've attracted anyone's attention for now. The most important thing for you now is to improve yourself. Don't worry about anything else. "
"What about the Dream Twins I made for Lady Greya?"
"I'll talk to Greya about it. Don't worry. She already made her choice when she decided to let Toby stay with you. She's a pragmatic wizard who knows what's best for her. Since she's already invested in you, she won't stand in your way, "said Sunders.
"Keep that in mind. I'm sure you don't want to become someone else's slave," said Sunders. "Since you have to create an alchemy illusion to obtain a Mystery manifestation, do you have any other alchemy illusions in your possession? I want to do a comprehensive data collection on this mysterious manifestation. "
"Not yet. But it's not hard to create one. I can do it right now."
"It's not hard to create one?"
Angor nodded.
"If someone finds an alchemy illusion with a Mystery manifestation, don't tell them it's easy."
"Greya's Creation spell has a cooldown period of 50 years."
"I see." Angor nodded. Getting something too easy would only attract unwanted attention.
"Teacher, should I create an alchemy illusion now?"
Sunders remained silent for a long time before he spoke again, "Not now. Maybe later."
While speaking, Sunders was trying his best to suppress the evil that was about to burst out of his mind. He warned Angor to be careful not to become someone's slave. But he also had a strong desire to keep Angor away from the Gravity Garden so that Angor could only craft Mystery manifestations for him.
However, his self-control told him that doing so would not only destroy Angor, but also himself.
Creating a Mystery manifestation might look good, but who knew what side effects it would bring? Moreover, if he were to blindly rely on the manifestation of mystery, it would be equivalent to destroying his foundation of truth.
He could create new spells by relying on the massive amount of information. But did he really create them himself? This was also an unknown factor.
For example, this Wither spell used his own knowledge, but the final cantrip had nothing to do with Sunders himself. This, on the contrary, made him feel unreal.
If he was trying to create a new spell, and the spell was stuck at a bottleneck, then he could use the massive amount of information provided by the manifestation to break through the bottleneck. But to obtain a new spell out of thin air … any wizard with a bit of ambition would start to doubt himself.
Because of this, Sunders restrained himself.
If he really let his inner demons go, he would betray Angor's trust.
Just like what he said about Greya, Sunders had been investing in Angor's future ever since he found out about Angor's uniqueness in the Nightmare Realm. His instinct told him that Angor might be able to help him reach the legendary level, or even beyond that.
That was why he couldn't let Angor down.
Next, Sunders obtained some data about the Mystery manifestation from Angor. Most of the data was collected by Angor himself. Most of it was about how long the manifestation would last after it was triggered. Sunders didn't spend too much time on it. Sunders had to wait for Angor to create a new batch of alchemy illusions before he could learn more.
"Sir, how did you trigger the manifestation of Mystery in the snowfield?" Angor asked another question after Sunders took a break.
If it was a concept, how did he trigger it?
"Spirit power," Sunders explained. "Since they don't belong to the same dimension, you have to use your spirit power to trigger them."
Angor finally understood what was going on after listening to Sunders' explanation.
"Since the mysterious manifestation of the snowfield is the concept of 'withering', what about the mysterious manifestation on the mysterious mountain?"
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