"What did you say, survive in the spatial tempest?"
Angel saw the Tree Spirit’s question and was about to reply "Yes," but before he could send it, the Tree Spirit’s second message came in.
"Are you seeking death?"
Even though it was just plain, emotionless text, Angel could feel the overwhelming tone of shock and curiosity from the Tree Spirit.
Angel: "Is there really no way to survive in the spatial tempest?"
Seeing Angel ask again, the Tree Spirit realized Angel truly wanted to know the answer.
After pondering for a moment, the Tree Spirit replied: "Even Rhein or I would have to retreat when encountering a spatial tempest. I can’t think of a way... unless you have a spatial artifact of legend that can reduce the risk of spatial collapse, perhaps you can barely survive in the spatial tempest briefly."
"Or, if you possess a mysterious object that ignores spatial attributes, but I’ve never heard of such an object, and similar items don’t appear in Culori’s records. So, stop daydreaming."
New City, first floor of the Rosewater Pavilion.
After replying, the Tree Spirit wondered why Angel would suddenly ask such a question.
"Could it be that he’s trapped in a spatial tempest?"
"If he’s truly trapped in a spatial tempest, shouldn’t he be unable to log onto the Wilderness of Dreams? Not to mention, he was discussing the update announcement with the development team before, which doesn’t seem like someone trapped in a spatial tempest."
Full of doubts, the Tree Spirit saw the Rosewater Pavilion’s door open, and Ironclad Granny walked in with a water-blue cat, the Rainy Cat, following her.
The Tree Spirit looked up: "Weren’t you going to Dumatin to pick up those two fellows? Why did only the Rainy Cat return with you, where’s the Traveling Frog?"
The Tree Spirit seemed to have thought of something, frowning: "Could it be that Dumatin broke the Traveling Frog? Dumatin is really reckless, blowing through an elemental creature on his first day of research. Didn’t he promise Angel?"
Ironclad Granny: "What are you thinking? The Traveling Frog is fine; it just didn’t come back with me."
The Tree Spirit: "Huh, the Traveling Frog didn’t return?"
Ironclad Granny nodded and turned to the Rainy Cat: "You explain."
The Rainy Cat, having followed Ironclad Granny these days, trusted her grandmotherly demeanor more than others. Moreover, today was their first trip to Dumatin, and Ironclad Granny had personally picked them up.
So when Ironclad Granny asked it to explain, the Rainy Cat complied, knowing that the Traveling Frog couldn’t speak yet, so it had to translate for it.
The Rainy Cat: "The Traveling Frog said it plans to travel on its own before its next trip to Lord Dumatin."
"Travel?" The Tree Spirit was momentarily surprised: "It’s really carefree."
The Rainy Cat: "The purpose of a Traveling Frog is to travel all over; they rarely stop. That’s why they’re called Traveling Frogs."
The Tree Spirit had a sudden realization: "Is that so?"
After explaining, the Rainy Cat retreated to Ironclad Granny’s side, while Ironclad Granny grabbed some fresh rose tea and a delicate tea set and sat opposite the Tree Spirit.
Ironclad Granny brewed the tea and asked: "I heard you mentioning a spatial tempest, what’s going on?"
The Tree Spirit sighed and shook his head: "It’s not me saying it, it’s Angel..."
Before finishing, the Tree Spirit saw a new message pop up on the Mother Tree Interlinker.
While explaining to Ironclad Granny, the Tree Spirit looked at Angel’s content. It was still a question, and still related to the spatial tempest.
"Is there a way to pass through a spatial tempest using teleportation-like means?"
As the Tree Spirit hadn’t shielded the screen, Ironclad Granny also saw the message and appeared puzzled: "Why did Angel suddenly mention the spatial tempest?"
The Tree Spirit shook his head: "Who knows."
The Tree Spirit sent Angel a message, clearly informing him that spatial transmission is impossible within a spatial tempest. Since the essence of a spatial tempest is spatial collapse, with space already collapsing, how could one possibly traverse it?
As the Tree Spirit sent the message, Ironclad Granny turned to the Rainy Cat: "Do spatial tempests frequently occur where you’re from?"
Although Angel never mentioned it, Ironclad Granny and others of her caliber had a rough idea about the Rainy Cat’s origins, given the notorious case of elemental disappearance on Edge Island in the Wizards’ Realm. They just lacked certain details.
The Rainy Cat understood Ironclad Granny was asking about "spatial tempests in the Tidal World," so it hesitated and said: "What is a spatial tempest?"
Ironclad Granny gave a simple explanation.
The Rainy Cat shook its head: "No similar situation, and I’ve never heard of anyone reaching the Void."
Ironclad Granny understood the Rainy Cat genuinely didn’t know, so she didn’t press further and looked at the Tree Spirit: "Did Angel reply?"
The Tree Spirit glanced down: "He did. He sent another question, again related to the spatial tempest. It’s like he’s fixated on it."
The Tree Spirit placed the Interlinker in front of Ironclad Granny, who saw on the screen the question Angel had sent—
"If one reaches the legendary level, can they survive in the spatial tempest?"
After reading, Ironclad Granny muttered: "Mentioning legendary level out of the blue, did he encounter some legendary creature?"
The Tree Spirit was also curious, so he sent a message directly asking: "What do you mean by legendary?"
Angel quickly replied: "Similar to a legendary nature witch."
Nature Witches are actually elemental wood element witches. The Tree Spirit and Ironclad Granny didn’t think Angel had encountered a Nature Witch; considering where Angel was, a particular answer formed in their minds.
Ironclad Granny: "Could it be a legendary-level wood creature?"
The Tree Spirit was incredulous: "That’s not possible, right?"
Yet, considering Angel’s location, the Tree Spirit was hesitant: "Do such level creatures truly exist?"
Both of their gazes fell on the Rainy Cat, who remained silent. Ironclad Granny and the Tree Spirit understood that the Rainy Cat was unwilling to disclose anything about the Tidal World and was tight-lipped, unwilling to speak even under duress, so they decided not to press further for now.