Warlock Apprentice

Since Angel hadn’t yet reached the entrance to the Sin World, he started chatting with Sanders.

Sanders talked about the current control situation of the live wire, while Angel discussed his current progress in self-reflection and some matters regarding the Wilderness of Dreams.

He briefly recounted the initial contact between the new residents of Originheart City and the Dream Plant Fairies, focusing on the ”Mother Tree Network.”

Angel wanted to see how Sanders evaluated the Mother Tree Network.

However, Sanders’ reaction to the Mother Tree Network was rather indifferent; he even mentioned Flafiel more than the Mother Tree Network.

In Sanders’ view, the existence of the Wilderness of Dreams already enables excellent information dissemination. As long as one is in the Wizards’ Realm, no matter where they are, they can quickly meet in the Wilderness of Dreams, which is already quite convenient.

The Mother Tree Network, at most, adds a bit of convenience to what is already handy. Unfortunately, this method of information exchange doesn’t allow face-to-face interaction, making it difficult to make accurate judgments about the information. So, in Sanders’ current understanding, he thinks the Mother Tree Network is good but not astonishing.

Angel thought about it and understood Sanders’ perspective. If he hadn’t been trained by Jon from a young age, if he hadn’t been exposed to Earth’s civilization, he might have similar thoughts.

This is due to the different directions of civilization development, leading to slightly different worldviews. Angel, as a native of the Wizards’ Realm, has received Jon’s teachings and can be said to be a convergence point between Earth’s civilization and the wizarding civilization, thus understanding the ”civilization barrier” better.

Therefore, his attitude towards concepts is more inclined to seek common ground while retaining differences.

He didn’t elaborate further, waiting for the day when the Mother Tree Network truly shines to draw conclusions.

Moreover, although Angel secretly hoped to see an expression of surprise on Sanders’ cold, austere face, he didn’t have absolute confidence.

After all, he hadn’t truly experienced Earth’s information age.

He was also waiting for the day when Jon would fully unravel the potential of the Mother Tree Network.

”By the way, yesterday I received a message from Lord Reine.” Sanders switched the topic, moving away from the Mother Tree Network: ”He actually wanted to find you.”

Angel: ”Find me? What for?”

”He knows you’re in seclusion, so he didn’t disturb you. He conveyed two pieces of information: first, there are four days left until the Astral Day, and he has informed Maya that you have a Mini Signal Tower. He plans to use your Mini Signal Tower to contact Maya and confirm the situation on Astral Day.”

”After the Astral Day concludes, isn’t Maya the witch coming back?” Angel asked curiously.

Sanders: ”After it ends, Maya will naturally return. However, even though the Astral Day lasts only one day, the Prophet Wizards participating continue their discussions for several days after. During this period, many predictions made by Prophet Wizards on Astral Day will be disseminated. Some prophecies are time-sensitive, so getting early access definitely provides an advantage.”

”So Lord Reine intends to borrow your Mini Signal Tower during that period.”

”I see.” Angel replied, ”Of course there’s no problem with that, and I also want to know at the earliest whether I’ve been targeted by the Sprout followers.”

After a pause, Angel suddenly put on a curious expression, looking at Sanders: ”I’m a bit curious, how did Maya the witch transmit messages in the past without a Mini Signal Tower?”

Due to concerns that building a Signal Tower or Teleportation Array might be restricted, the Barbarian Cave has never had these devices. This made Angel very curious, wasn’t Maya the witch transmitting messages after the Astral Day ended previously?

Sanders: ”Generally, Maya would wait until the Astral Day communication ended and return to the Barbarian Cave to bring back the information. If an urgent message appeared during that day’s exchange, she would open a Plane Corridor and return to the Barbarian Cave to report, then go back to continue the exchange.”

Angel: ”Opening a Plane Corridor consumes very expensive materials; would Maya the witch be willing to do this round trip?”

”Urgent messages needed to be transmitted, so there was no other choice. Therefore, the emergence of the Wilderness of Dreams, especially for rapid information exchange, I consider it a groundbreaking strategic creation.” As Sanders spoke, he looked at Angel with complex emotions. Yan’s discovery and utilization were his, but taking it to this level was Angel’s doing...

Despite feeling proud, there was still a hint of frustration. Sanders sighed lightly in his heart, his eyes flashing briefly, and continued in a calm voice: ”As for your concern about the consumption of materials to open a Plane Corridor, Maya need not worry; the Barbarian Cave covers those costs.”

”However, the materials needed for casting to open a Plane Corridor are extremely precious. Lord Reine naturally hopes to avoid using them if possible. That’s why he requested your help this time.”

As these words were spoken, Sanders suddenly changed the topic and looked directly at Angel: ”Since you are aware of this, you should also be aware that the Sin World is a subsidiary world, and opening a passage to the Sin World will consume even more materials.”

Sanders paused, quietly observing Angel.

Though no words were exchanged, the flickering eyes made Angel’s back tense.

Angel naturally understood Sanders’ implication, rubbed his slightly throbbing temples, and muttered under his breath: ”Had I known, I wouldn’t have brought this up...”

Sanders raised his eyebrows: ”What are you mumbling?”

Feeling the sharp gaze like a knife, Angel immediately smiled: ”I’m not mumbling anything; I just want to say that having the mentor to assist this time allows me to avoid many mistakes, preventing the Demon God from targeting me. Naturally, I will provide the cost of opening the Plane Corridor. How could I allow the mentor to bear the expense!”

After finishing, Angel, feeling a bit pained under Sanders’ gaze, took out a small iron box.

Inside the box were the light dust particles that fell from Sanders’ fingertip earlier, which were the casting materials consumed to open a Plane Corridor.

Though small in quantity, its value was genuinely not cheap; based on current auction prices, it started at at least five figures.

While Angel wasn’t short on money, he still felt a pang of regret.

Had he known, he wouldn’t have brought up the topic. Although he knew Sanders was helping him, and it was normal for him to cover the cost of opening the Plane Corridor... Earlier, when Sanders hadn’t mentioned it, Angel felt a small rush of excitement, but now it seemed he was overly optimistic too soon.

Feeling dejected, Angel watched Sanders smoothly accept the small iron box and then simply said ”Hmm” before continuing forward.

Though Sanders’ ”Hmm” was calm and unwavering, Angel felt that there was a faint echo of laughter behind that small sound effect.

Despite feeling a sting of heartache, Angel couldn’t outwardly express it and had to pretend he hadn’t heard anything, trailing along.