Chapter 1516
Chapter 1516: Section 1517 The Forehead Eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon Chapter 1516: Section 1517 The Forehead Eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon The sound of “click” rang out.
Inside the central hall of the fiftieth floor of the Research and Development Institute, a glass door opened, and Angel stepped out from a device similar to an “elevator.”
The last time he came here, he could see Midora, but now, the place was empty.
Walking along the quiet and narrow corridor, Angel quickly arrived at a grand mechanical hall.
In the mechanical hall, there was the only display case on the entire fiftieth floor.
Angel had planned to go directly to the Fantasy Mechanical City, but looking at the lonely display case on the high platform, a strange sense of guidance arose in his heart, drawing him unconsciously closer to the display case.
Just like the last time he saw it, the outer shell of the display case was unprecedentedly gorgeous and extravagant, but the inside was empty.
It's called a display case, but the object that was supposed to be displayed inside had never been placed there.
Angel reached out his finger and slowly touched the wall of the display case.
As his fingertip touched the cold glass, a subtle energy emanated from the outside of the display case. Subsequently, a light screen emerged as if rising from underwater, appearing in front of Angel and lifting ripples in mid-air like water waves.
This light screen was the introduction to the display case.
The light screen only had one line of text: “Name: Unknown (Reincarnation Casket), Effect: Unknown, Creator: Ivor Schubert.”
Angel looked at this line of text with a gleam flickering in his eyes.
Initially, Angel had asked Midora about the contents of this display case. Midora's answer was vague, as if reluctant to discuss more, and Angel did not pursue it further.
Now, the main reason Angel was looking at this line of text again was because of the name… Reincarnation Casket.
While Angel was quietly observing the text on the light screen, a series of crisp footsteps suddenly came from behind.
In no time, a witch wearing glass slippers stood beside Angel.
“Antonio told me you had arrived, but I didn't see you enter the Fantasy Mechanical City for a long time, I thought you might have gotten lost,” a gentle voice reached Angel's ears.
Angel turned his head to look at the Water Pattern Witch standing beside him. Even behind a thin veil, he could still sense her breathtaking beauty.
Angel lowered his eyes and spoke with a light laugh, “I was just looking at the display case, that shouldn't count as getting lost, right?”
Farlina: “Are you very interested in this display case?”
“Indeed, I am somewhat curious.”
“Hmm… That makes sense, you have encountered the realm of mystery, so it's normal to be curious about mysterious objects.”
“I wonder if Miss Farlina could explain the story of the Reincarnation Casket to me?” asked Angel.
Farlina pondered for a moment: “Actually, I don't know much, but if you want to know the story of the Reincarnation Casket, why not ask the person involved?”
“The person involved? You mean, Ivor Schubert.” Angel pointed at the name on the light screen.
Farlina shook her head: “Of course not, Lord Ivor has been missing for a long time. I am referring to another person, whom you are also familiar with; we had afternoon tea at her place not so long ago.”
“Nail Granny?”
“Yes, Nail Granny actually also participated in the Reincarnation Casket refinement project,” Farlina said, and winked at Angel: “This was inadvertently revealed by the Director, it should be true.”
“I have been too distant from mystery, so I wasn't curious and never asked Nail Granny. However, if you go and ask, perhaps Granny will tell you.”
After hearing Farlina's account, Angel was also somewhat surprised; he had not expected that Nail Granny had been involved in the Reincarnation Casket refinement project.
Farlina: “I've heard from other members that Nail Granny has kept a low profile since participating in that refinement project and rarely performs alchemy herself anymore. But before that, Nail Granny was one of the strongest alchemists at the Research and Development Institute at the time, no one knows what happened during that refinement.”
Farlina's words connected with what Portia had said.
At the witnessing ceremony, Portia had told Angel that a thousand years ago, Nail Granny had created many shining works, but later became silent due to an event.
It seems that this event was the so-called Reincarnation Casket project.
“Do you still plan to stay here and look around?” asked Farlina.
Angel shook his head: “No, let's go.”
Farlina opened the gate to the Fantasy Mechanical City, and when Angel came to this place again, witnessing the iron city filled with steam, gears, and machinery, the shock still resonated in his heart.
The style of this city was probably, apart from the fallen Ashenrock Giantstone, the most admired and liked by Angel after having visited so many cities.
Looking at the buildings here, Angel couldn't help but remember what Sanders had mentioned before about opening a new town in the Wilderness of Dreams.
Angel has been pondering lately about how to build the new town and what style it should have. Now he is considering the style of Fantasy Mechanical City as a reference.
While Angel was lost in thought, Farina had already ascended the metal staircase.
Angel followed her up.
Different from his last visit to Fantasy Mechanical City, there were no chatty mechanical birds, no brass-coated mechanical lions, and no passionate spinning dancing girls muttering beside them… because what he saw last time were all manifestations created by the Muse Dean.
Now, with the Muse Dean in retreat, these manifestations naturally fell silent.
According to Farina, it was exactly because the Muse Dean was in retreat that she had come to Fantasy Mechanical City. Otherwise, she would have been annoyed to death.
Soon, Farina brought Angel to her residence. From the outside, it didn't look out of the ordinary; just a metallic gear-shaped door. But as Angel walked through the corridor into the inside, he found himself in what seemed like an aquatic tribe's museum.
Three walls were made of transparent glass with metal frames. Behind the glass was the deep blue sea, coral, rocks, undersea scenery, and all manner of exotic marine life, making one feel as though they were in the heart of the ocean.
At the center of the aquatic museum, the floor was covered with a fluffy rug, adorned with embroidered pearls at the edges. On the rug, there was a short table with delicate tea sets, and the teapot that once contained the water otter Gurgling was also placed on the table.
After sitting down, Farina poured a cup of tea for Angel.
Angel expressed his thanks and hesitated before looking at the teacup, finally taking a light sip.
The scent of flowers and herbs was invigorating. With just one sip, Angel felt a crisp and refreshing sensation throughout his body.
“How is it? It doesn't taste like bathwater, does it?” Farina suddenly spoke.
Angel gave an awkward smile. Clearly, Farina had noticed Angel's inner struggle back at Nail Granny's place.
Farina patted the spout of the teapot, and the water otter Gurgling squeezed out from the tiny spout, holding a bunch of flowers, its little eyes darting about while it gurgled.
This scene inexplicably reminded Angel of the story of Aladdin's Lamp that Jon used to tell him when he was a child, about an elf emerging from an old oil lamp.
“Gurgling is a spatial attribute Illusion Demon Water Otter, very fond of cleanliness, and it loves to grow flowers. You see it living in the teapot, but in fact, it has a little garden similar to other-dimensional space inside the teapot where it usually takes care of the tea field.”
“So, you don't have to worry that the tea might be bathwater.”
Farina shared more about Gurgling. When the conversation was wrapping up, she suddenly said, “Speaking of which, the person Gurgling fears the most is exactly someone from your Illusion Demon Island lineage, Sumishe.”
Although Farina didn't explain why Gurgling was somewhat afraid of Sumishe, Angel could pretty much guess the reason.
Sumishe was someone obsessed with tea. Gurgling's floral tea could indeed be coveted by Sumishe, and perhaps Sumishe's covetousness was not limited to the tea but extended to include Gurgling itself…
With the topic of Gurgling and floral tea, they chatted briefly. When the atmosphere warmed up a little, they finally got to the main topic.
Angel: “Has Vifette really lowered his demands?”
Angel remembered that Vifette had once asserted he wouldn't lower his demands. He had even said that he would have to think it over for a drop of Constant Fragments, showing how tightly he was holding on to the Scroll of Fortune.
“Yes,” Farina smiled, “Actually, when I contacted him, I hadn't even brought up the matter, and he took the initiative to ask about you.”
Although Angel hasn't officially appeared yet, the impact of the article “Your Grandpa Stone” published in the Sky of Truth has already extended to West Dimosha.
Farina was somewhat surprised that Vifette took such an interest in Angel.
When Vifette got a definite answer from Farina that Angel had not only become an Official Wizard but was also a member of the Research and Development Institute, he fell into silence.
Farina took this opportunity to bring up Angel's search for the Scroll of Fortune and inquired about Vifette's stance.
After a long contemplation, Vifette gave Farina a response.
He no longer required Constant Fragments, but he had an important experiment coming up for which he needed the forehead eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon.
Angel: “You mean to exchange the 'forehead eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon' with him?”
Farina nodded: “I guess he plans to seek answers to True Knowledge through some bloodline method. The forehead eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon indeed corresponds well with his abilities.”
“While the 'forehead eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon' is still quite valuable, its worth is now almost comparable to that of the Scroll of Fortune. He is willing to lower his standards, probably due to his decision after learning of your promotion.”
In other words, Vifette had given up his previous stubbornness, hoping to build a relationship with Angel.
Angel understood Vifette's intentions, but even with the lowered standards, the 'forehead eye of the White-cheeked Domain Demon' was still not easy to obtain…
Domain Demons are magical creatures that prefer to live in the fissures of space.
Finding a Domain Demon in the vast interstitial spaces was already difficult, and the White-cheeked Domain Demon was even rarer among them.
Angel had visited many Wizard Markets, seen quite a few auctions, and perused collections of auction items in Sanders' library.
Domain Demon items were already scarce.
In recent years, it seemed no one had obtained anything from a White-cheeked Domain Demon.