fantasy novels Chapter 4232 Sympathy
Chapter 4232 Sympathy
Chapter 4232 Sympathy
Having decided to use "Imaginary Alchemy" as the basis for the seal, Angor naturally no longer concealed it.
He told the book fairy the general information about the fantasy alchemy.
Upon hearing this, the book fairy froze on the spot, forgetting to flap her butterfly wings. It took her a long time to blink, her voice filled with disbelief: "Just...just wishful thinking?"
Can you create effective items out of thin air without melting any materials?
She subconsciously raised her hand to rub her ears, as if wondering if she had missed a crucial piece of information: "Are you sure this is alchemy? And not some... ability to make words come true?"
Angell shook his head: "It's not a matter of words becoming law."
"By the way, I want to correct you. It's not something that can be created 'out of thin air' as you might imagine; it still requires resources."
Using the power of nightmares and illusions, a mysterious object is constructed, and then the basic framework is built around this mysterious object.
At first glance, it seems like it's just a "pipe dream," but in reality, it's still consuming the corresponding energy in places that can't be seen.
It still adheres to the principle of equivalent exchange in alchemy.
"...I don't understand." The book fairy paused. "Although I don't understand it, I feel that this knowledge is very...high-end. If fantasy alchemy really exists, I believe it can definitely hook the thoughts of demon gods."
The book demon actually had another idea in mind.
If utopian alchemy were real and spread... not to mention this lingering thought, even the Demon God himself might cross space and time to personally pursue this mysterious doctrine.
However, all of this is predicated on... the existence of this knowledge.
Yes, even though Angel had explained the concept and the book fairy had understood it, she still had some doubts.
If this kind of knowledge truly exists, it would be the most advanced and mysterious key to the temple, and might even unlock the door to "truth"!
In her mind, this kind of knowledge was something that only the most basic, legendary beings could access, right?
How could we possibly run into each other here?
Of course, she didn't doubt Angell's abilities; it was just that her ingrained worldview made it hard for her to imagine that such extraordinary knowledge as "fantasy alchemy" would appear in this mundane scene.
Seeing that the Rabbit Hole team had already begun preparing for the perfect strategy, the Book Fairy hesitated for a moment before finally asking:
Does this kind of knowledge really exist?
Seeing everyone looking at her with strange eyes, the book fairy's face flashed with embarrassment, and she quickly waved her hand to explain, "I didn't mean to question, I was just so shocked that I couldn't believe it... I, I have done academic research for a while, but this is the first time I've heard of this kind of knowledge."
“It does exist,” the rabbit girl said. “I can prove that.”
Gabriel and Gray Porcelain chimed in, "We can prove it too!"
Seeing that the Book Fairy's eyes were still flickering, Gray Porcelain asked in confusion, "Is the Observer implying that this knowledge might be useless? Could it already be in the Cruel Scholar's knowledge base?"
The book fairy immediately denied it three times: "No, no, I never said that... If this specialized knowledge is original and has not been disseminated, the Cruel Scholar's knowledge base certainly doesn't have it."
Angell: "This was something I started a few years ago, as for its dissemination..."
Angel crossed his arms and stroked his chin, pondering for a moment before saying, "I have tried to explain the concept of alchemy, but no one has asked me to teach it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the rabbit girl said quietly, "No one can learn it either."
Laplace's true form had previously expended terrifying computing power to deduce this—not to actually steal the technique, but because Angor had mentioned that his imaginary alchemy had reached a bottleneck, and the effects of the items it produced were far inferior to those produced by physical alchemy. Therefore, Laplace's true form secretly exerted its power, hoping to use its own knowledge and superior computing ability to help Angor.
The end result was that everything was a complete blank.
The saying "castles in the air" is not without merit; how can you calculate or learn something if you can't even find a foundation?
The book fairy glanced at the rabbit girl, then at Angor, and finally at the illusion doll in Gabriel's hand. Although this illusion doll didn't use any fantasy alchemy and was purely a nightmare illusion, she still couldn't understand it.
However, as Angell just mentioned, the Nightmare Illusion Technique is the basic premise of fantasy alchemy.
Think about it this way.
The book fairy, however, began to believe it more.
If you can't even understand the basics, how can you even dream about alchemy?
“I believe that fantasy alchemy can definitely seal…” After the people in the rabbit hole proved each other, the book fairy was no longer so skeptical. However, she paused halfway through her sentence and shook her head: “Never mind, I won’t comment.”
"As a former scholar, I feel I am not qualified to evaluate this knowledge."
"You can set off now."
"I have absolutely no desire to stop you now, and... I even feel a little sorry for that wisp of divine thought of the cruel scholar."
The cruel scholar's obsession with pursuing knowledge will inevitably influence every wisp of demonic thought. When they encounter Angell's "utopian alchemy," they will be drawn to the blazing flames like moths to a flame.
However, their divine sense lacked computational power, and under the blessing of the sealing array, their obsession intensified to the extreme, so they would not consider seeking help when conducting research.
In this situation, they are faced with utopian alchemy, experiencing only a surge of adrenaline and enthusiasm, but making no progress whatsoever.
Seriously, this knowledge is entirely a product of demonic and divine thought.
In the book fairy's view, let alone sealing it for hundreds or thousands of years... it might not even need to be sealed after a few years or decades. This is because the energy of the demon god's divine will is also consumed during "research," and the deeper and more frantic the research, the more energy is consumed.
When the last wisp of energy is exhausted, the demon god's divine will will naturally perish.
By then, sealing things up will be completely unnecessary.
And the Demon God's thoughts spent years or decades researching "illusory alchemy"? To be able to study "emptiness" and "thought" to the point of being proficient, even a book demon would consider Him powerful.
So what could she say?
One can only sympathize with the inhumanity He encountered and silently light a candle in one's heart for that wisp of divine thought of the cruel scholar.
……
Once the Rabbit Hole was confirmed to be able to break the perfect seal, the Book Fairy stopped trying to dissuade them and instead eagerly hoped that they would set off as soon as possible.
As an observer, after setting aside her sense of responsibility to seal the demon god's thoughts, she actually wanted to leave this place as soon as possible and start her second life.
The group from Rabbit Hole naturally didn't delay, and they successfully sealed the barrier perfectly.
The sooner it's completed, the sooner it will be finished.
Moreover, barring any unforeseen circumstances, once they achieve their first clear of the Echo Library, their score is unlikely to be surpassed by anyone else, essentially securing their victory in advance.
Everyone is aware of this, so they are all highly motivated.
Even Gray Porcelain no longer mentioned being afraid of battle. —Mainly because the biggest obstacle to the perfect completion mode had already been eliminated by Angor. Its only remaining challenge was the Book Demon challenge.
Although I was still a little apprehensive, the sense of responsibility to be the first to clear the level and the excitement of securing the championship in advance temporarily overcame my worries.
At this moment, it, like the book fairy and its teammates, was no longer afraid of the road ahead, but full of hope.
The book fairy opened the door constructed of flying books.
"Behind the door lies the perfect completion mode." Book Fairy: "As the top-ranked team, you should know more about the various aspects of the perfect mode than I should, so I won't say more."
"But I hope you will still be careful and cautious, and don't make a mess of things before you even see the demon god."
Gabriel: "I'm sure I won't mess things up, but I don't know if others will."
"Who are you talking about?" Gray Porcelain glared angrily.
Gabriel: "Whoever answers, I am speaking to."
Gray Porcelain turned its head away angrily, not wanting to pay any more attention to Gabriel, but still said in a soft voice, "I won't crash."
The bickering between Gray Porcelain and Gabriel has become a regular feature of their show.
Angell and the rabbit girl didn't care at all.
Even the book fairy has figured out the relationship between the two: they may argue fiercely, but their friendship is incredibly deep.
The book fairy chuckled and continued, "Once you step through the gate, I won't be able to help you anymore. So if you have any questions or need further information, please do so now, while you still have a little time left."
"If there are no problems, then go ahead."
Rabbit Girl: "I have a question."
The book fairy looked at the rabbit girl: "You say it."
"The observer just mentioned that the Book Demon's challenge changes randomly depending on the book..." the rabbit girl asked curiously, "Does the Book Spirit's trial also have such a mechanism?"
The book fairy nodded: "Yes, book spirits also have this mechanism. Even if you find the same book spirit in perfect mode as you do in normal mode, the challenges will not be exactly the same."
"However, you don't need to worry too much about this. Although the Book Spirit's test will change to some extent, the change will not be too significant."
For example, in normal mode, a book sprite's challenge is to recognize the name of a painting.
So its test in perfect mode is basically the same, which might be: introducing the background of a painting.
Everyone understood at that moment.
In short, the book sprite that creates art-themed questions will always create art-themed questions, whether in normal mode or perfect mode, and will never create arithmetic questions.
This also aligns with the test rules provided by Barbaregon: the book spirit's test is absolutely related to the sudden increase in the types of books around.
“Since Mr. Angel can perfectly handle different book spirits in normal mode, he should have no problem in perfect mode as well,” the book fairy said confidently.
She had previously witnessed Angor completely overcome all the Book Spirit challenges in normal mode, and now she learned that Angor had also created such a profound and mysterious technique as "Imaginary Alchemy".
The book fairy's sense of recognition for Angor had reached its peak, even to the point of blind faith.
How could a "super sage" capable of creating fantastical alchemy possibly fail the Book Spirit's test?
Although the book fairy misunderstood Angor regarding his identity as a "wise man," the conclusion itself is not problematic.
As long as the rules of the Book Elf's Trial remain unchanged, they will not pose any obstacle to Angel.
Gray Porcelain: "I also want to ask a question."
The book fairy turned its gaze towards it, waiting for it to continue.
Gray Porcelain cleared his throat, his tone tinged with anticipation: "It's just... the coordinates of the rift, could we... find them in advance..."
Before it could finish speaking, the book fairy had already guessed its thoughts and gently shook its head.
Her tone remained gentle, but what she said was like a bucket of cold water: "The rift will continue to move. The rift direction locked in normal mode may have changed in perfect mode."
She paused, watching Gray Porcelain's expression instantly collapse, and added, "So don't even think about going to the crack location in advance, it's useless, you'll just be making a wasted trip."
Gabriel: "Don't even think about slacking off. Just follow the steps and activate the guidance radar to find the positioning cursor..."
The bunny girl added, "With the experience of the normal mode, we will only be faster than before."
"Moreover, most of the time we wasted in the normal mode was spent searching for different Book Demon Proverbs. Now that we know the locations of the Proverbs, we no longer need to search for them one by one."
At this point, the rabbit girl turned to look at the book fairy again: "The furnishings in the hidden space shouldn't be changed, right?"
The book fairy shook its head: "No, the content of the book fairy challenge will change, but the proverb itself will remain the same. So, feel free to challenge the book fairies you've challenged before!"
"Any question?"
Angel's voice suddenly rang out: "Can I ask something unrelated?"
The book fairy blinked, its butterfly wings fluttering gently, and the shadows of books shimmering behind it: "If it's something outside of the level, I shouldn't say anything. But since Mr. Angell asked the question, I will answer to the best of my knowledge."
Angor's utopian alchemy had a profound impact on the book fairy, so much so that it could change her bottom line.
Angell smiled, his gaze falling on the black and white balls floating beside him: "I'm just curious, the Observer seems to know a lot about cruel scholars. You call yourself a book fairy, and these two—"
He lightly tapped his fingertips, pointing to the black ball representing the book demon and the white ball representing the book spirit, "One was created by the cruel scholar, and the other was modified by you. Even their names are so similar..."
The words were left unsaid, but the unspoken meaning was all too clear.
The book fairy immediately understood and couldn't help but chuckle: "Mr. Angell is curious about my identity and wants to know what connection I have with the Cruel Scholar, right?"
Angell nodded readily: "Indeed."
“I can say a few words about that.” The book fairy’s tone softened, with a hint of wistful recollection. “Although my memories are incomplete, in the few remaining fragments, I do have some connection with the cruel scholar…”
She changed the subject, a sly glint in her eyes: "However, I'll have to tell you the details of this origin after you've perfectly completed the Echo Library."
As soon as she finished speaking, the rabbit girl suddenly looked up, a hint of seriousness in her eyes: "If we can not only perfectly clear the level, but also perfectly seal the demon god's divine will, would the observer be willing to join us?"
The book fairy was clearly taken aback by her sudden mention of this matter, and after a moment of surprise, she laughed and said, "Starting to 'poach' people now? That's a bit too early."
Looking into the rabbit girl's expectant and earnest eyes, her tone softened slightly: "Although I have a lot of confidence in you, let's talk about these things after everything has settled down..."