Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3339: Chapter 3340: Captivated and Enchanted

Three minutes later.

Angel, Laplace, Dog Deacon, and Little Red... they all entered a nap. The entire Dog House only had Luigi and Sipolov, staring at each other.

Sipolov wanted to ask what exactly was happening now; yet didn’t know how to start the conversation, so he finally managed to say, "Did they... go to the Crystal Origin of Dreams?"

Luigi nodded: "They went in to familiarize themselves with the environment. We’ll wait a moment, and once they log out, we’ll leave the Dog House."

Luigi’s words were just a simple statement. But Sipolov detected from his wording that "they" included him.

Sipolov could have left the Dog House on his own, but Luigi implied: We wait for a while and leave together.

If they leave together, it means... their next stop is likely the Yingji Clan’s station.

The purpose of going to the Yingji Clan is also clear: to find an opportunity to acquire Heart Fire.

By then, the main force to persuade Senior General Oleg would definitely be himself, as he still owed Angel a favor. Although his relationship with Senior General Oleg was good, he also didn’t know how to broach this topic.

It would be best to think of a perfect strategy. As he thought of this, Sipolov fell into contemplation.

While Sipolov pondered deeply, Luigi turned his gaze to the display stage.

The main display stage was temporarily closed now, and the remaining forty-four sub-stages began to have people stand upon them one after another. So far, thirteen sub-stages had people standing on them.

The heat columns started to function again, showing the current heat for each sub-stage that had people present.

Among the thirteen occupied sub-stages, the Everstanding King City stage had the highest heat, reaching an astonishing 20% heat.

Don’t think that 20% heat is low; as it’s currently divided among thirteen display stages for a total of 100% heat. For one stage to achieve 20% heat means the total heat for the remaining twelve stages is only 80%, which is notable.

The reason for Everstanding King City’s highest heat is because all races are focused on the divine rule criteria it announced previously.

Just now, the divine rule criteria announced by Everstanding King City were merely general discussions without detailed discussions. Especially the "Eighteen Regulations" within the divine rule criteria, which are related to "immigration policy" and are of great concern to dream-holding immigrants, thus creating Everstanding King City’s uniquely beautiful heat situation.

Luigi glanced at Everstanding King City’s sub-stage and then directly returned to the "main interface." He’s not interested in Everstanding King City’s immigration policy, because according to his origin, he himself belongs to Everstanding King City... although Luigi doesn’t have a shred of belonging to Everstanding King City.

Luigi ultimately chose to watch the sub-stage from Turuga City.

Which is the "Cuphead" Turul people’s stage.

Their stage’s heat was less than 1%, ranking at the bottom among the thirteen sub-stages.

The reason is that Cuphead did not perform any effective showcase; their purpose for stepping onto the stage was to find clues to their "homeland."

Through offering rewards, they hope to get help from everyone at the gathering to recover their long-blank memories.

At every gathering, Cuphead staged such a reward drama, which is something all races are accustomed to. Those who truly have clues would have told Cuphead long ago, rather than dragging it to now. And those without clues wouldn’t watch Cuphead’s stage.

This is the reason for Cuphead’s low heat.

Luigi watches Cuphead’s showcase not because he has clues, but because every time Cuphead gets on stage for rewards, they showcase the traditional culture engraved in their deepest memory.

Including floral arts, dance, music, etiquette... etc.

Because Cuphead lacks ancestral memory and has no traces of homeland clues, the only method they conceive to find their homeland is through showcasing these traditional cultures, hoping someone might recognize.

Luigi has watched their showcase for many years, yet he has never felt any familiarity. However, Cuphead’s performance truly stands out, especially in music; even a "master" like Luigi has to admit its distinct musical style, unparalleled in the Daylight Mirror Domain.

This is the reason Luigi watches Cuphead’s showcase: A love for music cannot be abandoned.

...

While outside, Sipolov and Luigi did their own tasks, in the Crystal Origin of Dreams, another scene unfolded.

In a room within Rabbit Mansion.

Angel and Laplace sat on the sofa, their expressions exploratory, looking ahead.

And at this moment, on the opposite sofa sat a tall and stern man. He wore a white tailcoat embroidered with dark silver patterns, accompanied by his neat silver short hair and handsome face, he appeared elegant just like nobility.

Yes, this handsome young man was Dog Deacon.

It—no, it should be "he" at this moment—transformed into human form before logging in according to Laplace’s instructions, and also maintained human form-consciousness before entering dreams.

Finally, he entered the Crystal Origin of Dreams in human form.

Except...

"Why are you so obsessed with the ears and tail..." Angel silently looked at Dog Deacon.

Dog Deacon’s current human form was good in every aspect, except for the drooping dog ears on his head and the fluffy tail hanging behind him.

These unmistakably proved Dog Deacon’s "dog" identity.

"It’s not my fault, my usual human form is accustomed to having ears and tail... Before entering the Crystal Origin of Dreams, I also tried changing the ear shape and retracting the tail, but it was beyond my control." When Dog Deacon spoke, he liked to scratch his drooping ears, and combined with his tone hinting at grievance, he instantly lost the stern handsome ambiance and instead returned to being a dog-type guy.

After hearing, Angel pondered and nodded; he probably understood why.

The Crystal Origin of Dreams does not support "face sculpting,"; the reason some people can change form to enter is that their consciousness inherently contains such forms. Dog Deacon’s inherent form in his consciousness is canine and human.

And his human form included dog ears and tail, even though he tried his best to change them, the Crystal Origin of Dreams reflected the inherent form in his consciousness, so he could only appear this way.

Of course, it wasn’t impossible to change the image in the consciousness.

As long as Dog Deacon maintains a true "human body" for years, makes the human memory inherent, and then logs in to the Crystal Origin of Dreams, he can enter in true human form.

But the prerequisite is entering the Crystal Origin of Dreams for the first time without creating a physical body in the dreams.

Dog Deacon now has already created this "demihuman" form body, with no way to change it, so he can only maintain the current status.

Laplace: "Forget it, it’s no big deal. As long as you wear a mask, you can conceal your identity."

If Dog Deacon encounters acquaintances, they might recognize him merely by the dog ears and tail. But it’s just possible; as long as Dog Deacon denies it, others can’t say anything.

If it really doesn’t work, then put on a hood and wear a wide robe to completely conceal external features.

Of course, the premise for concealment is that the Dog Deacon has regained his mind reading talent in the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

Thinking of mind reading, Laplace looked at the Dog Deacon: "Do you feel any sense of being called in your mind right now?"

According to Little Red’s previous situation, if there exists a training dungeon, the Dog Deacon should also feel a sense of being called.

However, after pondering for a moment, the Dog Deacon shook his head at Laplace: "I haven’t heard any call."

No call? Laplace frowned. Could it be that the Dog Deacon doesn’t have his own training dungeon?

While Laplace was puzzled, the Dog Deacon suddenly added: "Even though I haven’t heard any calls, I feel quite strange right now."

"Strange? Why do you say so?" Angel asked, with Laplace also casting a puzzled glance at the Dog Deacon.

The Dog Deacon nodded: "I don’t know why, but as soon as I entered the Crystal Origin of Dreams, an inexplicable thought occurred to me."

To put it simply—The world is so big, I want to see it.

Actually, this thought isn’t anything strange, at least Angel doesn’t find it unusual; but the Dog Deacon is very sure that he would never have such a thought.

The reason is... he likes staying indoors.

For many years, the Dog Deacon has stayed in the Everything House without going outside. There’s another important reason why he hasn’t suffocated from it; he doesn’t like wandering around. Compared to wandering wild and free, he prefers staying indoors.

Others might not understand, but the Dog Deacon knows his own condition very well. He finds exclusive joy from being a homebody.

Because of the Dog Deacon’s obsession with staying indoors, when he has the thought "The world is so big, I want to see it," it feels very odd to him.

"Not to mention if this thought is normal, just saying realistically, it doesn’t make sense either." The Dog Deacon said: "If I really want to roam the world, I can do that in reality; there’s no need to go to the Crystal Origin of Dreams."

Angel silently snarked: "Can you really roam freely on the outside?"

All major clans are watching him; does he really dare to leave the Everything House?

The Dog Deacon turned away grumpily: "Daylight Mirror Domain indeed isn’t feasible, but it’s not the only option, I can go to the Material Realm."

"The Material Realm is much larger than the Mirror Domain, and I can roam as much as I want."

After pausing, the Dog Deacon continued: "Besides, as you mentioned before, the Crystal Origin of Dreams is still in a semi-explored state, with ninety-nine percent of the areas being constant crystal origin. Would such a scenery be worth my exploration?"

While the Dog Deacon’s words are somewhat sharp, they are also true.

Given the current state of the Crystal Origin of Dreams, there isn’t any particularly picturesque place.

The only places to explore are within the Immortal Realm, like the beautiful scenery of Silver Coral Island.

But the Dog Deacon didn’t know about the beauty of Silver Coral Island earlier. His idea of "The world is so big, I want to see it" definitely doesn’t refer to the Fairyland Duplication.

In this respect, the heart thought that the Dog Deacon has developed does seem a bit strange.

Laplace turned to look at Angel: "Could it be that this heart thought is similar to Little Red’s earlier call, and is a prelude to opening a training dungeon?"

"I don’t know either." Angel pondered for a moment, looking at the Dog Deacon: "How about this, don’t worry about whether this heart thought is awkward; just follow this thought outward and see where it ultimately leads you?"

The Dog Deacon fiddled with the buttons on his sleeve, thinking for ten seconds before replying: "It hasn’t given me a specific goal, it just makes me want to go out."

Angel: "... Then let’s go out and see. Where you want to go, you decide for yourself."

With that, Angel didn’t wait for the Dog Deacon to answer but directly stood up and pushed open the door.

Outside was a long corridor, and the end of the corridor was the exit of Rabbit Mansion.

Laplace thought for a moment and followed Angel out: Indeed, whether it’s the prelude to a "training dungeon," taking the Dog Deacon out for a walk shall reveal it.

Seeing Laplace walking out, even if the Dog Deacon felt awkward inside, he still got up and followed the others’ steps.

Eventually, they arrived outside Rabbit Mansion.

Once there, Angel and Laplace very tactfully took a step back, leaving the decisions on where to go next entirely to the Dog Deacon.

"I don’t know where to go either." The Dog Deacon thought for a moment: "Why don’t you make the decision for me?"

Angel and Laplace didn’t speak, merely staring silently at the Dog Deacon.

Seeing this, the Dog Deacon understood that it was basically impossible to rely on them to make decisions. They were clearly determined to stay silent and merely accompany him.

With no other choice, the Dog Deacon muttered: "Then I’ll just roam randomly, get to know the look and feel of this place."

The Dog Deacon began to look around his surroundings while slowly wandering.

Angel and Laplace followed appropriately, not saying a word throughout, allowing the Dog Deacon to mutter to himself.

The Dog Deacon had understood that everything depended on himself now, so he didn’t try to talk with them, instead following his own inclinations, going wherever he felt like and doing whatever he wanted.

After strolling around Rabbit Town for a few minutes, the Dog Deacon grew increasingly curious about the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

Although the Crystal Origin of Dreams is quite "desolate," admittedly, it’s so realistic, realistically to the point that the Dog Deacon couldn’t tell it was a "dream."

Because of this, what he most wanted to understand now was more information about the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

The Dog Deacon knew that asking Angel and Laplace wouldn’t get him answers, so he directly stopped an indigenous person and inquired about the information regarding the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

But the indigenous person’s understanding of the Crystal Origin of Dreams was actually quite limited.

However, he did point the Dog Deacon to a clear way forward: "If you want to know more information, you can check out the library; there are quite a lot of records there."

"Library?" Upon receiving this reply, the Dog Deacon felt it was worth a visit.

After all, Angel and Laplace didn’t care where he went, going to the library to read not only aligned with their intentions but also allowed him to indulge in staying indoors a bit while learning about the Crystal Origin of Dreams, which seemed a win in all respects.

Thinking of this, without further ado, the Dog Deacon followed the indigenous person’s directions and headed towards the library.