Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 2130: Chapter 2131: Culori’s Message

Didn’t expect such secrets from three hundred years ago.

Angel nodded with a slight realization, and at the same time, marveled even more at the immense authority that the Extreme Sect holds within the Wizards’ Realm.

The Extreme Sect sealed all records afterward and ordered the Witcher Organization not to attack the Song of the Deep Sea at the time. These actions clearly show that Tree Spirit’s speculations are correct; they definitely know of the Observer’s existence.

The Culori Chronicles clearly state that the Observer must adhere to the Orderly Guild’s rules and must vow with world consciousness not to disrupt any processes within the Wizard’s Realm or collude with any Witcher Organization.

Under such strict oaths, the Observer still manages to communicate with the Extreme Sect, proving the Extreme Sect is truly favored by world consciousness.

After Tree Spirit finished recounting this secret, his gaze turned to the nameless chronicle in Angel’s hand.

Without a doubt, Culori Chronicles #14 surely records the return of Culori to the ruins, which Tree Spirit is very curious about.

Yet, despite his curiosity, Tree Spirit didn’t immediately ask Angel for it, only instructing Angel to pass it over after he finishes reading, and then plunged back into the gossip stories in hand.

Angel continued reading onward.

”After the chaotic object was reclaimed, I took the chance to meet with the Observer of the Southern Domain Wizard World.”

”The main topic was to discuss the Gemini Laboratory. Although I’ve reinforced the shackles of the Void, making it difficult to manifest, my heart always foresees that something might go awry. Hence, I hope he can keep an eye on it. If the Gemini Laboratory has an accident, don’t let Nightmare Light escape...”

”Hurting living beings is one thing, but Nightmare Light is too precious, and I really don’t want to lose it in vain.”

As Angel saw this, he silently thought: Your foreboding was right, the Gemini Laboratory truly emerged.

However, the Nightmare Light didn’t escape. Maybe we owe this to the creatures of the Nightmare Realm? From a certain angle, the creatures of the Nightmare Realm may have saved some life forms.

”The chat with the Observer was quite pleasant; he’s a humorous old wizard who told me some fascinating Southern Domain anecdotes.”

”For instance, the matter concerning the Devil’s Sea. Although the Devil’s Sea has been dangerous since ancient times, this is merely due to natural phenomena and energy fields. The factor making the Devil’s Sea more hazardous with unnatural disasters is linked to a mysterious creature.”

”However, this mysterious creature, born in the ocean and galloping across the sky, was taken to Phantom Spirit City by Gluz Deward long ago and bestowed the rank of Diamond Citizen... When the Observer shared this secret, I seemed to guess who it was but still dared not name it.”

So, many unusual phenomena in the Devil’s Sea are related to a mysterious creature?

Born in the ocean, galloping in the sky? What kind of mysterious creature is this? Angel recalled the content of ’Where is the Magical Beast?’ and couldn’t come up with anything, so he temporarily set it aside.

However, the mention of Phantom Spirit City by Culori made Angel slightly cautious.

Frost also talked to him about Phantom Spirit City back then, a city full of miraculous creatures where all creatures are divided into upper, middle, and lower classes of citizens. It seems like a sanctuary for magical creatures, but to outsiders, it seems more like Gluz Deward’s private breeding ground, thus having a bad reputation.

Moreover, Gluz Deward would do anything to capture various non-human life forms, even if they have owners; he would still seize them.

That’s why Frost specifically reminded Angel that if he ever visits the Origin World, he should avoid Phantom Spirit City when bringing Toby.

After all, Toby’s existence is exceptionally unique, probably the only one of its kind in the world. Once Gluz Deward discovers it, he’ll undoubtedly become obsessed with hunting it down, destroying all obstacles in the process.

That’s the reason Angel showed caution when seeing Phantom Spirit City.

”There’s another interesting secret. The Temple of the Oracle has left its legacy throughout the Four Directions Wizard World, something I was aware of, as the Crown Star Church is the seed they planted in the Southern Domain Wizards’ World.”

”I just never expected that when Fuyi was born, it startled the Hall of Time across the entire Origin World, yet it was placed within the Crown Star Church. I always thought the publicly announced ’Mystery of the Stars’ was the mysterious object bestowed by the Temple of the Oracle, and never imagined the actual fallback was the Hall of Time.”

”But it makes sense, the Temple of the Oracle has the City of Reincarnation, and assigning the Hall of Time is reasonable. It can also help the Temple of the Oracle gather more potential seeds, promoting itself in the process. It’s the Temple of the Oracle that reaps the benefits in the end.”

The Crown Star Church turns out to be under the Temple of the Oracle? This secret made Angel slightly surprised.

After the surprise, upon reflection, it seemed logical. Previous news indicates the Temple of the Oracle certainly belongs to the Prophet Wizard, gathering most of the Prophet Wizards in the Origin World. The nature of the Crown Star Church overlaps completely with the Temple of the Oracle, evidently a direct lineage.

Immediately, Angel’s mind raised another suspicion: Since the Crown Star Church has the Temple of the Oracle behind it, perhaps the Candy House has the Gourmet Sorcerer Organization in the Origin World as its support?

Perhaps he should inquire with Greya about this.

Angel continued reading and found several more interesting anecdotes, including gossip about some Legendary Wizards born in the Southern Domain. These have not been spread among the current generation, but coming from the Observer’s mouth, at least assures they’re not mere rumors.

Angel read them while pondering: These anecdotes, placed at the Tea Party, might really ignite the conversation. Even handing them to Tree Spirit might excite him greatly.

Among these anecdotes, Angel suddenly noticed a piece of news.

”The Observer also told me something, the Magic Painter Wizard seems to have frequently returned to the Southern Domain in the past few hundred years. Lately, his visits have become scarce, not sure what he’s been up to.”

”Although this matter doesn’t focus on anything specific, the Magic Painter Wizard stands out as someone who carved his own unique path. The high-ranking members of the Orderly Guild say his potential doesn’t stop at being legendary, there’s a possibility of a miracle. So, it’s worth paying attention to.”

The sole reason Angel paid heed to this news was because of the person known as the Magic Painter Wizard.

The Magic Painter Wizard likely refers to Mirafair Feng.

”Why has he frequently returned to the Southern Domain? Could it perhaps be akin to the Abyss, a certain layout?” As Angel pondered this, a long key covered in intricate patterns involuntarily appeared in his mind.

Is it related to this key?

Angel didn’t know, just shook his head and chose not to dwell on it.

Angel refocused on the chronicle, where Culori readied to leave the Southern Domain with Belos, returning to the Origin World after bidding farewell to the Observer.

Coincidentally, the chronicle was nearing its end.

However, only Culori’s chronicle was ending. The entire book still had dozens of pages left blank. Perhaps this is the reason Culori didn’t leave his name on the book cover?

The last page of the record shows Culori returning to the ruins before leaving the Southern Domain.

”About to bid farewell to the laboratory again, it’s quite sentimental. Not sure when I will return next? Perhaps only when I discover a way to study the Nightmare Light will I come back?”

”Before I leave, I thought of Tizarro again. Will he ever come back?”

”Or perhaps, will there be others who come to my laboratory? If Tizarro or others come to my lab, will they also be thinking about finding my hidden bedroom?”

”Probably. After all, for them, this is a ’ruin’. Exploring the relics of predecessors and picking up some wisdom to enrich themselves is what these youngsters love to do the most... I came from that age too, so I understand.”

”As someone who loves to promote the younger generation, I plan to give them an opportunity for exploration.”

”After deep reflection, I decided to leave the knight’s armor engraved with the teleportation array to enter the bedroom, in the outer corridor.”

”However, for the safety of these juniors, I damaged 90% of its magic patterns.”

”Belos had the nerve to say that I’m not sincere. Heh, if I were sincere, the junior explorers would die immediately. The Nightmare Light is not that easy to deal with.”

”But I didn’t completely close off all avenues; I left a slight chance, though it’s very slim.”

Seeing this, Angel could roughly guess what this slim chance was: to enter the bedroom and pick up ’wisdom’, one must repair the magic patterns, and the way to repair them is quite simple, just go to the Star Pond Ruins.

According to Culori’s idea, as long as you can find the holographic map on the door from the Star Pond Ruins, there’s a chance to repair the broken magic patterns.

And the Star Pond Ruins are filled with Nightmare Light. If you can return alive from the Star Pond Ruins, then you have the ability to deal with the Nightmare Light in the hidden room.

So, this is the opportunity that Culori left behind.

Just as he said... very slim.

However, what Culori didn’t know was that the Nightmare Light in the Star Pond Ruins had already been contained by Minister Nuka, so even if there’s really a chance to enter the Star Pond Ruins to find the repair method for the magic patterns, you don’t need to face the Nightmare Light.

So this is also Culori’s oversight.

But this oversight doesn’t really matter because Culori never expected anyone to truly be able to enter the hidden room.

”As long as the magic patterns are repaired, you can enter my hidden bedroom. I’ve left a lot of interesting things in the bedroom waiting for the younger generation to explore~, including the semi-finished products rejected by the Mirror of Thesy Myrrh. Although it cannot be used as a mysterious object, if you find a good alchemist to mix it, it’ll be a very good alchemy tool~”

”Also, my chronicles are left in the bedroom.”

When Culori wrote this far, he stopped, and a large blank space followed.

However, the chronicles did not end here. After skipping half a page of blank space, Culori’s elegant handwriting reappeared before Angel’s eyes.

”In case, just in case someone does repair the broken magic patterns on the knight’s armor, and fearlessly enters my bedroom through the Nightmare Light.”

”Then, you must be reading this chronicle now, right?”

”These words, I leave to you.”

”My previous promises will remain unchanged. Everything left in the bedroom is yours. Including, the Nightmare Light in the bedroom.”

”But I want you to do one thing. I believe no one will be uninterested in the Nightmare Light. The fact that you can enter the Nightmare Light means you have the ability to resist it, you will undoubtedly choose to study it.”

”So, I hope that whenever your research on the Nightmare Light has any findings, you pick up your pen and leave any stage records on the blank pages at the back of this book.”

”Of course, if you come to nothing—this probability is very high, it doesn’t really matter. You can chat with me on the blank pages, and if there’s an opportunity for me to return to the lab, I will reply to you.”

”Also, I know that today’s younger generation doesn’t trust anything completely. You must be worried that I’ve tampered with the blank pages. Rest assured, I swear by my name as an alchemist, by the honor of a Legendary Wizard, I haven’t left any tricks on any of the items in the bedroom.”

”That’s all I have to say, to you who may see this chronicle in the future.”

Yet again it was not the end. After another blank space, Culori’s handwriting appeared again.

”I must be crazy, betting with Belos and writing the words above. But I still personally believe no one will see my chronicles.”

”Hopefully, no one will slap me in the face.”

”Of course, if someone really does slap me in the face, I would be quite happy.”

”New Calendar 7028, Resurrection Moon. Culori Dracore, left it here.”

No further records were made. Clearly, after writing this page, Culori left the Southern Domain with Belos.

Looking at these final rows of words, Angel’s expression turned a bit odd.

Unexpectedly, a mysterious alchemist of Culori’s stature actually had a conversation with him across time and space. Though it was Culori’s one-sided message, that feeling was quite peculiar.

Angel repeatedly read Culori’s message, then chuckled softly, shaking his head: ”I’m afraid I’ve disappointed you, you eventually got slapped in the face.”

”Slapped in the face?” Tree Spirit also heard Angel’s whisper, looking over in confusion.

What are you talking about? Slapped in the face?

Angel did not explain but handed the chronicle to Tree Spirit: ”Lord Tree Spirit, I’ve finished reading it.”

Because Angel did not close the chronicle, the page was still showing Culori’s message, so when Tree Spirit lowered his head, he saw the words recorded on the last page.

”So the knight’s armor was put outside for this reason...” Tree Spirit mumbled while reading. It didn’t take long for him to finish reading this page.

After reading, he finally understood the meaning behind Angel’s previous whisper.

”This Culori is quite an interesting person, talking to you across space, and getting slapped in the face from afar.” Tree Spirit couldn’t help but laugh, after which he looked at Angel: ”What have you decided to do? Are you going to leave a message on the blank pages?”

Angel thought for a while, then replied: ”When I leave someday, I might leave a message.”

Tree Spirit nodded: ”Leaving a message would be good. Culori’s strength is not weak; once he returns, he’d definitely be able to tell someone has entered the bedroom. Although he might not be able to find out it was you, if he does, and you don’t leave a comment despite seeing his words, it might sour this relationship.”

”But if you do leave a message, remember to write with caution. Culori might seem indifferent, but he might not be as harmless as he writes.”

Angel nodded, understanding well the wickedness of human nature, so even if he was willing to fulfill Culori’s request, he would still remain cautious.