When the stone tablet saw the Fecitious Gentleman, it had no reaction. It naturally recognized the Fecitious Gentleman, but rules are rules, and one still had to comply with them to cross the bridge.
However, when the stone tablet looked at Angel, its gaze suddenly halted.
...
"What is one plus one?"
"What is the name of the mountain behind me?"
"What color is the water in the canal?"
When Angel stepped onto the Rainbow Bridge, he was still a bit puzzled. He originally thought the three questions from the stone tablet were going to be very difficult, but unexpectedly, they were so simple? The answer to the second question was even a phrase the stone tablet had mentioned earlier!
The Fecitious Gentleman, seeing Angel’s expression, roughly guessed what he was thinking.
"Actually, if Lord Shava gave the wrong answer, saying the water in the canal is rainbow-colored, it would still let you pass." The Fecitious Gentleman said lightly: "Because, you are Lord Shava."
If it were someone else crossing this bridge, the questions from the stone tablet would definitely leave them scratching their heads without an answer.
Even the Fecitious Gentleman himself, wanting to cross this bridge, would be asked some profound questions.
However, the Fecitious Gentleman usually wouldn’t cross this bridge. He had other passages to reach different areas of Xinnai Land. This time, he took this route simply to escort Lord Shava to inspect the progress of Xinnai’s arrival.
This was a task secretly arranged by Lord Nuka in order to help Lord Shava gain a deeper understanding of the area, with the hope that Lord Shava would agree to the banquet on the future Festival of the Moon.
Although the Fecitious Gentleman himself wasn’t part of Nuka’s faction, since he was in Xinnai Land, he had to follow some of Nuka’s words. The tasks assigned by Nuka this time were not too arbitrary, so the Fecitious Gentleman naturally did not refuse.
After hearing the Fecitious Gentleman’s words, Angel was initially stunned, then calmed down, and his confusion was resolved. No wonder the questions were so simple; it was still a matter of Shava’s identity.
From Duling Garden to here, this journey proved that Shava’s identity was extremely useful within the Nightmare Realm’s community. This was perhaps the biggest insight he gained after entering this ruin.
After all, Angel didn’t consider himself Shava, so when he realized this, his mood was somewhat subtle. But as the beneficiary, he quickly adjusted his mood to face the journey ahead.
...
As they stepped onto the Rainbow Bridge, a faint mist appeared around them. When they walked down from the bridge, the mist immediately vanished, and in front of them appeared an undulating mountain.
Angel glanced back once, the Rainbow Bridge was still there, but the other side of the bridge was a forest, and below the bridge, the water was no longer black, but pink.
Previously, near the canal in the Rose District, Angel clearly saw that the other side of the canal was also an abandoned city area, and the opposite of the Rainbow Bridge was definitely not any Rainbow Mountain.
But now that they had crossed the bridge, everything had changed drastically. Obviously, that bridge, like the chimneys of Duling Garden and the mushrooms in Rose Castle’s garden, was a medium connecting other regions.
Angel now also understood that each region here had no direct route to another region but required a medium.
And these mediums, even if you can find them, aren’t so simple to cross.
The chimneys of Duling Garden, with the power of madness possessed, required the consent of madness to leave; the mushroom in Rose Castle’s garden, since its mouth was the passage, could either become a passage or swallow them; To cross the Rainbow Bridge, they also had to undergo the baptism of three questions...
This land projected from the Nightmare Realm, Xinnai Land, the more Angel understood, the more he felt powerless.
He might be able to traverse unhindered by taking advantage of his identity. But if it really came to the point of war, human wizards estimated it would be difficult to penetrate this core area.
The Fecitious Gentleman saw Angel standing still, thinking his inferred intentions for the tour were seen through, and hurriedly said: "Lord Shava, once past Rainbow Mountain, you reach the Candle Mist Passage."
Angel drifted back to reality, nodded: "Then let’s go."
The Fecitious Gentleman led Angel towards the distant Rainbow Mountain.
The reason it’s called Rainbow Mountain is because this high mountain is surrounded by various rainbow-colored rings, these rings look like multi-colored cotton candy, giving off quite a girlish vibe.
However, Angel knew there was no girl on this Rainbow Mountain, but a glutton akin to a meatball: Davasia.
Speaking of which, what made Angel have the most favorable impression of the previous banquet was probably Davasia. Although he clamored to turn the Lunatic Tome into rainbow candy as soon as he appeared, as long as he was provided food, regardless of taste, he devoured it eagerly.
This pure yet persistent desire, compared to the complex inner worlds of the other guests, was truly a breath of fresh air.
Angel found it relatively easy to deal with.
However, this good impression was only relative to that specific banquet; in a broader context, it wouldn’t hold up.
After entering the Rainbow Mountain area, the first thing they saw was a large number of fruit-bearing trees. These fruits smelled sweet, but if you looked down, you would find that beneath these fruit trees were corpses struggling and reaching out.
Angel could sense traces of illusion techniques near the fruit trees, thinking that these trees used illusion to deceive and lure humans, eventually killing them to become nutrients for the fruit trees.
As a wizard of the Illusion Series, Angel wanted very much to sense what kind of illusions these fruit trees could produce.
However, when he and the Fecitious Gentleman stepped into the orchard, there was no sign of any illusion attack, obviously, their identities once more granted them "immunity."
Passing through the orchard, they came to the foot of the mountain.
Angel thought they needed to climb the mountain, but the Fecitious Gentleman didn’t lead him into the forest, but to one side of the foot of the mountain, where there was a protruding stone platform.
Angel noticed there were many patterns engraved on the stone platform.
And these patterns were all magic patterns!
In the domain of Nightmare Realm creatures, there’s actually a stone platform with magic patterns?
These magic patterns were extremely complex, and a glance could cause dizziness. However, Angel, as an alchemist specializing in enchantment, had a strong ability to analyze magic patterns. He quickly found the patterns within the bewildering magic patterns.
This should be a short-distance teleportation circle.
Angel wasn’t very surprised by this outcome, but what he was concerned about was the trajectory of the magic patterns of this short-distance teleportation array, which gave him a sense of familiarity.