Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 2135: Chapter 2136: Rhein’s Experiment

”Alright.” After the mysterious fluctuations disappeared, Angel said.

Lord Reine nodded and walked to the dazzling pile of demonic materials, casually picked up a small piece of Starfire Stone, and lightly tossed it.

When the Starfire Stone was tossed into the air, the bright and luminous blazing fireball overhead suddenly began to compress intensely, finally turning into a tiny and extremely bright flame. The flame, like a little person, with hands and feet, caught the Starfire Stone.

Angel could clearly see that the little fireman was very delighted upon receiving the Starfire Stone, even lifted it high and spun around in place a few times, then joyfully swallowed it, let out a slight hiccup, and a long burp with flames.

Lord Reine beckoned with his hand, and the little fireman landed on his hand, intimately rubbing against his fingers, as if thanking Reine for the generous gift of the Starfire Stone.

”Is this a fire element life?” Angel asked curiously.

”Yes, a flame companion that has been with me for almost a thousand years.” Reine teased the little fireman and then turned his head, saying, ”Speaking of which, when do you plan to cultivate elemental life?”

Angel: ”This time when I go to find Frode, if I encounter suitable elemental life along the way, I’ll try cultivating them.”

Lord Reine: ”Nowadays, in the Southern Domain, it’s rare to encounter elemental life in the wild. Only in extreme environments can a few possibly be born; it’s not easy to encounter them along the way.”

”Maybe I have better luck?” Angel did not mention the possibility of a large number of elemental lives in the Tidal World; he would wait until he confirmed the specific situation there before discussing it.

”I also hope you have good luck. However, even if luck fails, it’s fine. Below Night Demon City is a path leading to the Underground Magma Pool. It’s a reserved area of our Barbarian Cave, where fire element lives are more likely to be born. If you don’t find any outside, check there upon your return.”

Finishing his words, Lord Reine handed the little fireman into Angel’s palm, saying: ”This time, besides bringing demonic materials inside, I want to conduct my first experiment to see if elemental life can also be drawn in.”

Elemental life, being called life, naturally has self-awareness. However, in the first few decades of their birth, most elemental lives remain in an undeveloped, ignorant state, comparable to human children aged six or seven.

But the fire element life nurtured by Lord Reine is nearly a thousand years old, with wisdom undoubtedly no inferior to ordinary people.

Angel looked at the somewhat ”adorable” little fireman and recalled the rules of the Wilderness of Dreams.

According to the rules of the Gatekeeper’s authority, Angel believed it should be able to enter. However, he was curious about how the Wilderness of Dreams would sculpt its form.

Will it create a false flesh body like other Dream Realm residents, or follow reality’s rules, remaining as an elemental body? He was quite curious about the final result.

Angel nodded to Lord Reine: ”Alright, I’ll give it a try.”

Then Angel looked at the little fireman: ”Later, remember to restrain your fire element energy, and don’t resist entering the dream.”

The little fireman obediently nodded.

Angel extended his finger, a tiny glimmer shining from the fingertip. As the little fireman focused on that light, the Dream Entering Technique fused with Nightmare Illusion silently invaded its consciousness.

The little fireman, standing initially on Angel’s palm, upon the arrival of the Dream Entering Technique, staggered as if drunk, then with a thump, collapsed into a big spread-out posture, falling into a deep sleep.

”It has entered,” Angel said as he created a floating flame bubble and carefully placed the sleeping little fireman inside.

”Shall we go in and have a look?” Angel asked Lord Reine, who nodded.

Seconds later, Angel and Lord Reine arrived at the Wilderness of Dreams, positioned at New City’s location, in the underground hall filled with piled materials.

Lord Reine was well aware that since Angel brought him here, it indicated the little fireman was here too.

But as he turned his head to look around, in the dazzling underground hall, he couldn’t immediately find any trace of the little fireman.

Lord Reine pondered for a moment and walked over to the fire element demonic material area.

Based on that little guy’s preferences, it should be here... Lord Reine’s gaze turned to the Starfire Stone area but didn’t see the little fireman. Instead, he saw several fiery red stones shifting.

He picked up the most vigorously moving stone among them.

As the stone was picked up, a tiny figure exuding flames curiously peeked out from the crevice.

”You’re indeed here.” Lord Reine chuckled, shaking his head.

The little fireman still embraced a small piece of stone in its arms, lowering its head with some shyness.

Lord Reine lifted out the little fireman; despite this, it persistently held onto the stone. In the past, Lord Reine would surely have confiscated it, considering the preciousness of Starfire Stone as demonic material, not meant to be constantly fed as a snack. However, this time Lord Reine did not restrain it, as the demonic material of the Wilderness of Dreams was meant for consumption.

Lord Reine even placed the little fireman in his palm, watching with interest as it nibbled through the Starfire Stone bit by bit.

”How does it taste compared to the outside world?” After the little fireman finished nibbling, Lord Reine asked curiously.

The little fireman nodded excitedly.

”Seems effective, much like the outside. The traits of the Dream Realm are truly peculiar.” Lord Reine murmured to himself, contemplating that perhaps future alchemy experiments could indeed be conducted here.

”How is your body condition now? After consuming the Starfire Stone, can you digest it?”

The little fireman didn’t respond but floated into the air, opening its mouth wide, taking a deep breath, and exhaled forcefully forward.

A massive fire breath shot straight toward the distant underground hall door, melting the solid door into bright, gleaming streams of molten steel.

The sheer power was evident.

Standing beside the little fireman, Lord Reine clearly felt the terrifying heat of the fire breath.

It undoubtedly meets the standard for Level 1 Spell Techniques!

This degree of power, he couldn’t currently exhibit in the Wilderness of Dreams, as the energy level is restricted.

Yet, the little fireman managed to unleash it?

Lord Reine stared incredulously at the little fireman; could it be unaffected by energy level restrictions?

While Lord Reine was lost in suspicion, the flames on the little fireman suddenly dwindled greatly; it weakly sat on Lord Reine’s palm, displaying a fatigued appearance from excessive fire wielding.

Lord Reine was puzzled: What’s going on now?

”Its body is composed of fire elements.” At this moment, Angel walked over, connecting with the Ability Tree while observing the condition of the little Fireman through it.

”I thought the Wilderness of Dreams would give it a physical form, but it’s still constructed from fire elements.” Angel said, ”Because it’s made of fire, it can naturally use fire abilities here, which means as soon as it enters, it’s stronger than others.”

”However, even though it’s composed of fire elements, it’s still constrained by energy level limits. At most, it can release fire abilities equivalent to second-level or third-level tricks. As for why it was able to unleash such intense fire breath earlier, that should be a temporary boost from consuming a starfire stone.”

For this reason, after exhausting the fire energy contained in the starfire stone, the little Fireman quickly wilted.

”As expected, it’s still affected by energy levels.” Actually, before Angel finished speaking, Rhein had already deduced the situation of the little Fireman on his own, and he could even see that the sudden burst of fire breath earlier wasn’t to demonstrate an effect, but rather due to indigestion.

The level of the starfire stone far surpasses the current level of the little Fireman.

If the little Fireman had broken it into powder and absorbed it slowly over a long period, it might have benefited itself. But swallowing it whole, it’s certain to be indigestible. The current situation is purely self-inflicted.

But fortunately, this is just the Wilderness of Dreams, so it won’t have too much of an impact.

Rhein rubbed the flame on the little Fireman’s head, ”If you’re really feeling unwell, you can return to reality first.”

The little Fireman heard and seemed to understand, but it didn’t leave. Instead, it wobbled as it floated, expressing its desire to go outside, and then drifted towards the hall’s exit.

Rhein didn’t stop it either. The little Fireman had long been in the Exile Space, and he was reluctant to deprive it of this rare chance at temporary freedom.

After the little Fireman left, Angel said, ”Elemental Life having a natural Elemental Body in the Wilderness of Dreams, that’s quite nice.”

Rhein nodded, ”Wanting the Wilderness of Dreams to transform quickly, having the help of Elemental Life will simplify things a lot.”

As they were talking, hurried footsteps suddenly echoed from outside the door.

”Oh, who broke the door? It must be you, little one.” With a crisp voice, Lianna’s figure walked in from outside.

Lianna wasn’t alone; she carried the little Fireman who had just run outside to breathe the sweet, free air.

Upon seeing Rhein and Angel, Lianna paused for a moment, but she was soon captivated by the pile of rare demonic materials behind.

”When I saw this Elemental Life running out of the underground hall, I thought Lord Rhein might have brought the demonic materials! It’s true, it’s true!” Lianna’s eyes shone with unprecedented brightness, her cheeks flushed with excitement as she almost ran to the materials area.

Continuous sighs echoed out.

After a while, Lianna finally walked over, somewhat reluctantly.

Lianna’s gaze first fell on the little Fireman, then shifted to Rhein, ”I thought this little Fireman looked familiar earlier, must be Lord Rhein’s?”

”I didn’t expect Elemental Life could be brought in too... Can it release fire abilities?” Lianna asked curiously.

Angel nodded and explained the situation of the Elemental Life.

Lianna’s eyes lit up upon hearing it, ”So it can indeed release them. I initially thought of using some Earth system Magic Rune Scrolls for construction. But as Elemental Life can be brought in, it saves effort later. I could borrow the small quagmire of the Fire Charm Witch, and Wallace’s Earth Spirit Ash and Tong En...”

”With their help, the extraordinarily high skyscraper on the blueprint, especially the challenging parts, should be quickly constructed. Along with these demonic materials... I will immediately start planning and finding people.” Just imagining it had already started to excite Lianna. Without even looking back, she immediately ran outside.

Watching Lianna’s sudden arrival and disappearance, Angel softly said, ”I now have a better understanding of the importance of the Tea Party in the hearts of the witches.”

Rhein nodded with a smile, ”Indeed, Lianna is not usually this motivated.”

After Lianna left, the little Fireman finally had the chance to seek freedom again. Angel and Rhein then exited the Wilderness of Dreams.

Upon returning to the Exile Space, Rhein said, ”Bringing Elemental Life into the Wilderness of Dreams is merely a small test. I have another test that requires the help of the Dream Conch.”

Angel looked at Rhein, awaiting his follow-up.

Rhein then took up his staff, rubbing the black metallic orb with powerful magic attached to the top of the staff.

After the sound of gears turning, the metal orb unexpectedly opened a small notch. From that notch, Rhein took out a bead about the size of a glass ball.

As soon as this bead appeared, it evoked a sense of familiarity in Angel.

But this unfounded familiarity was something Angel couldn’t immediately place in the strings of memory it might have triggered in his mind.

Angel closely observed the bead, noting its size resembled a child’s glass bead, and its internal appearance mirrored that too. Generally transparent, the bead’s interior had mottled, colorful streaks, reminiscent of an aurora.

Besides that, the bead also gave a sense of discord with the surrounding space.

”Is this a Spatial Artifact?” Angel questioned in puzzlement.

He had previously drawn Spatial Artifacts into the Wilderness of Dreams using the Dream Conch, confirming they could be used there, though back then, only Angel could use them due to lack of energy level restrictions while others couldn’t. Now, theoretically, it should be usable.

Angel conveyed this information about Spatial Artifacts being drawable into the Wilderness of Dreams to Rhein.

Rhein, however, waved it off after hearing this, ”I already knew that. Just now, among the pile of artifacts brought into the underground hall, there were quite a few Spatial Artifacts, and Lianna just took one too.”

”This bead can be considered a Spatial Artifact, but there is a difference from what you perceive.”

In response to Angel’s puzzled gaze, Rhein slowly said, ”It is... a container of a Witchcraft Garden.”

A Witchcraft Garden?!

Angel hesitated for a moment. He remembered that apart from Sanders’ Gravity Garden, wasn’t there only a Multispirit Garden in the Barbarian Cave?

Rhein recognized Angel’s thoughts and explained, ”This was a Witchcraft Garden Lord Audrich left behind when he departed from the Barbarian Cave. It’s a small Tidal Garden that originally took 10 droplets of Constant Fragments to construct.”

Because Lord Audrich was a Nature Witch, and upon advancing to Legend, such a small Water System Witchcraft Garden had little use for him, so he left it to Rhein.

Gazing at the glass bead that contained the Tidal Garden, Angel gently asked, ”Does Lord Rhein want me to test bringing the Tidal Garden into the Wilderness of Dreams?”

Rhein nodded.

Angel pondered for a moment. He understood that Rhein’s test was not merely about drawing in a Witchcraft Garden; it was to test the... compatibility of laws.