Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3079: Chapter 3080: Erroneous Data

Olao nodded: ”Yes.”

As the Black Earl mentioned ”the missing part,” everyone had a moment of realization.

Previously, Augustine had considered letting Adanis follow Angel, but Adanis refused without hesitation; later, Augustine explicitly stated that if Adanis doesn’t follow Angel, she would have to follow the Black Earl.

The reason is that Adanis’s body was missing a part, and this part was in Margaret’s hands.

And Margaret is currently at the Noah branch of the Origin World.

If Adanis wants to go to the Noah branch of the Origin World, she either follows Angel, who has Augustine’s exclusive anchor point, or follows the Black Earl, with whom she has a bloodline connection.

Even if she doesn’t follow either, she would be drawn to the Origin World due to ”the attraction of the body.”

By that time, without credentials, trespassing into the Noah branch would only result in her being shattered by the magical energy array there.

Moreover, Adanis would frequently fall into a deep sleep due to the missing part of her body, and this would happen more and more often until she eventually sleeps eternally... unless she becomes whole again, this drawback will always haunt her.

This is also why, after weighing her options, Adanis chose to follow the Black Earl.

After confirming the cause of Adanis’s deep sleep, the Black Earl sighed in relief and asked, ”So how long do you think it will take for her to wake up?”

Olao: ”It’s uncertain. Over the past millennium, the duration of Adanis’s sleep has varied. The longest was two months, while the shortest was two days. On average, she would sleep for about half a month.”

The Black Earl nodded knowingly. Half a month wasn’t too bad; even two months wasn’t too long to cause much delay.

After explaining Adanis’s situation, Olao remained silent for a moment before turning to the Black Earl.

”You... addressed the master as an ancestor earlier, so you must be the original body of the nose avatar in the Qingkong Poetry Room?”

The Black Earl: ”I’m still not considered the main body now, but the avatar at that time was indeed me.”

Olao: ”Then you must be Lord Black Earl?”

The Black Earl nodded.

After receiving the confirmation, Olao hesitated for a moment before finally mustering the courage to ask, ”Your Lordship plans to go to the Noah branch in the Origin World, right? Do you know roughly when you will depart?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Olao realized his question was somewhat abrupt, and quickly added,

”Please don’t misunderstand, Your Lordship. I’m not deliberately trying to probe your whereabouts; I just...” Olao glanced at the oil painting on the wall and whispered, ”want to know when Adanis will leave.”

When Olao spoke the last part, his voice grew softer, as if he were murmuring to himself.

The Black Earl gave Olao a deep look, his expression under the mask somewhat surprised: Despite living for ten thousand years, Olao seemed untainted by too many complex thoughts and was surprisingly easy to understand.

Just like now, while Olao’s words stated that ”he wanted to know when Adanis would leave,” his expression and eyes conveyed another message: he was more eager to know when Adanis would return.

Knowing the day Adanis leaves might allow him to count the days until her return.

Olao’s reluctance to part with Adanis was evident.

The only pity was that Olao’s feelings for Adanis were more like a father’s love rather than a romantic affection.

The Black Earl thought for a moment and said, ”As for the method of going to the Origin World, I don’t have a definite plan yet. So, I can’t say for sure when I’m leaving. However, I’ll contact Angel before I go.”

Angel also timely told Olao: ”I’ll notify you immediately when the time comes.”

”That would be appreciated.” Although there was no exact time, at least Olao had some certainty, which was enough for him.

Olao saluted the Black Earl and stepped back behind Angel.

After confirming with the Black Earl that there was nothing else, Angel prepared to leave with Olao.

As they were opening the door, the Black Earl suddenly thought of a question and looked at Olao: ”By the way, if I take Adanis out of the Southern Domain, could you still meet in the Mirror Domain?”

Olao shook his head: ”Different worlds correspond to different positions in the Mirror Domain. The Southern Domain and several small worlds around it correspond to the ’Daylight Mirror Domain.’ If Your Lordship goes to a world covered by the Daylight Mirror Domain, we might still have a chance to meet; but if you go to the Origin World, then we won’t meet... the Origin World is too far away, corresponding to another Mirror Domain.”

”To think the Mirror Domain has different divisions! It’s a bit like the Abyss...” Black Earl muttered to himself before continuing, ”Can you move from the Daylight Mirror Domain to another Mirror Domain?”

Olao: ”I don’t know. I’ve been bound by a contract and can’t set foot in the true Mirror Domain. What I know is what Adanis told me... maybe, Adanis knows the answer.”

The Black Earl nodded and didn’t ask further. Since Olao hadn’t set foot in the Mirror Domain for so long, there was no need to ask him; they could ask Adanis when she awakens.

Bidding farewell to the Black Earl, Angel prepared to return to the quiet room.

However, as they passed through the hotel lobby, Angel noticed that Olao wasn’t following behind.

Looking back, he saw Olao standing in the hallway, looking around the bustling lobby with a surprised expression.

Due to the attack on the Bilun Tree Court yesterday, it also affected the people in the district. The hotel served a dual function as a ”bar,” with many people sitting there, drinking and chatting, discussing yesterday’s events, creating a lively atmosphere.

For Olao, who hadn’t seen strangers for ten thousand years, witnessing such a lively environment left him at a loss, hesitant on what to do next.

Although Angel didn’t know what was on Olao’s mind at that moment, judging by his demeanor, it seemed he wasn’t afraid but rather intrigued.

Angel thought for a while and looked at Dox beside him.

A Mind Ribbon connected seamlessly with Dox.

”Why don’t you take him around, help him integrate into the new world ten thousand years later?”

”Huh? Why me?”

”Because I need to settle in, and besides...”

Angel glanced at the red sword at Dox’s waist, then looked at Olao in the distance, his lips curling into a kindly smile.

Dox: ...

After a round of amicable eye contact, Dox finally decided to take on the task of showing Olao around to understand the current Wizards’ Realm.

Olao himself was full of curiosity about the changes in the outside world, although Adanis would tell him about the outside, it would never compare to seeing it with his own eyes.

Even though there was some unexplainable nervousness and resistance in his heart, Olao ultimately chose to take a step forward.

After Olao and Dox left, Angel returned to his room alone.

...

After returning to the quiet room, the first thing Angel did was open his bracelet.

Accompanied by ripples and air ripples, a translucent light purple ”Slime” floated out from the bracelet.

This little light purple fellow is the Void Traveler, Heideland.

Angel felt that Heideland seemed to have an unusual movement when he and Dox went looking for the Black Earl.

Heideland was left to Angel by Wang Wang and is used to contact Wang Wang and the Dalmatian. Since Heideland is showing unusual movement, there is no doubt that there is an urgent matter from either Wang Wang or the Dalmatian.

Previously, Angel and Wang Wang agreed that if it’s a very urgent matter, let Heideland pass through the bracelet space to communicate with him directly.

If it’s not too urgent, then Heideland would remain still and Angel would proactively contact Wang Wang in his leisure time.

Despite Heideland’s unusual movement before, it didn’t leave the bracelet space, which suggests that the matter is not too urgent from Wang Wang’s perspective.

As a result, Angel didn’t contact them immediately but waited until he returned to the quiet room before releasing Heideland.

After leaving the bracelet space, Heideland made no moves, merely floating mid-air surrounded by a dreamy light purple glow.

Until Angel touched his forehead with his finger.

Upon receiving the ”signal,” Heideland immediately started twisting its transparent body. Soon enough, a transparent, soft tentacle extended from Heideland’s body and reached for Angel’s forehead.

Angel was accustomed to this scene, allowing Heideland’s tentacle to probe into his forehead.

The next second, the ”Void network” connected successfully, the account ”Angel” logged in effortlessly.

Angel could feel Wang Wang was also ”online” at this time, but just as he intended to greet Wang Wang, a stream of information flowed from Wang Wang’s side, darting into Angel’s forehead.

”Nearby East 32??? has void turbulence.”

”??? Conducting passage tests... Passage confirmed unobstructed... Ambush found, predator encountered... Escaped.”

”Absolute White Domain coordinate position ???? shows void collapse, if advancing, please detour.”

”??? Encountered two-legged beings from Origin World, suspected as Void caravan... Need to hide, temporarily lodging nearby in the pure water world.”

”...”

In an instant, Angel received nearly a hundred pieces of information, which weren’t too long, hence did not cause mental shock to Angel. Nonetheless, the content of these pieces left Angel bewildered.

What’s all this stuff? Why is some of it incomprehensible to him?

Evidently, the information is on a mental level, so logically it shouldn’t have reading barriers nor have linguistic or textual gaps. Yet these messages had numerous ambiguities for Angel.

From the context, those unreadable messages likely conveyed ”coordinates” or ”designations,” being data information.

Even if inferred as data, Angel still didn’t understand.

Void turbulence? Predator? Void collapse... What’s this? Warning messages? Or is this Wang Wang’s route recorder?

Also, Wang Wang uses Heideland to relay these messages to him? Why?

Angel reevaluated this information... Could Wang Wang be in trouble, and these messages are a plea for rescue?

Angel hesitated a moment, then spoke in the Void network, ”Do you need help, Wang Wang?”

Soon enough, Wang Wang sent a response, albeit it was a line of ”???”

Angel pondered for a moment and decided to ask directly, ”What do these messages mean — void collapse, void turbulence, predator, Void caravan...”

This time, Wang Wang didn’t reply immediately but returned a silent message after a while:

Wang Wang: ”...I just realized that I sent them incorrectly.”

Angel was taken aback, ”...Sent incorrectly? So, these weren’t meant for me?”

Wang Wang explained with a bit of embarrassment: ”Yes, this information was transmitted to me by my tribe. It’s supposed to be my collection info.”

”I originally intended to send the information from the master for you, but there was a small issue on my side, resulting in unintentional delivery of wrong messages.”

Angel detected a detail in Wang Wang’s words: ”You encountered an issue?”

Wang Wang hadn’t expected Angel’s immediate concern for its safety, remained silent for a moment, then stated, ”Don’t worry, it’s just a minor issue. Merely a Spatial Tempest, which I’ve already traversed.”

Angel: ”So you’re still in the Void? You haven’t arrived at the Origin World?”

Wang Wang: ”No, several of my tribesmen were targeted by a group of Void whales... Void whales are the nemesis of our tribe.”

”I’m seeking a rapid access point, preparing to go and take them away.”

Angel: ”Be careful.”

Wang Wang: ”Don’t worry about me, I can enter the ’passage.’ Even if swallowed by a whale, I can escape.”

Angel knew the ”passage” Wang Wang referred to was the suspected high-dimensional route. Different from other Void Travelers, Wang Wang’s traversal uses the high-dimensional passage, generally safe unless it self-destructs.

Wang Wang: ”I’ll now send the master’s messages to you.”

The master Wang Wang spoke of was the Dalmatian.

Angel: ”Its messages... I can’t understand either.”

In Angel’s presence, the Dalmatian presented itself as a puppy lacking human tongue. Even in the Void network built by Wang Wang, Dalmatian conveyed ”Wang Wang Wang” as its communication, clearly deliberate.

It’s known that such mental messages can cross species barriers.

Even an insect within the Void network could transmit comprehensible information. However, Dalmatian’s ”Wang Wang Wang” shows it’s intentional.

Every effort Angel made to communicate with Dalmatian, it’d invariably return meaningless replies, leaving Angel helpless.

Wang Wang clearly understood Dalmatian’s mannerisms too: ”This time, the messages directly sent by the master include visuals. You should be able to comprehend them.”

If visuals are involved, deciphering contained information becomes considerably easier.

”Then send them over.”

Angel was curious why Dalmatian contacted him... Did it wander to Xinnai Land again? Or is there another matter?

Soon, Angel received a new stream of information, opting to receive it again.

Upon Angel’s perception of this information, a vivid image emerged directly in his mind.