Especially Culori’s "remarks" on these mysterious objects, which were very interesting and straightforward, some even revealing secrets. Angel believed that this compendium, even if placed in the Origin World, would probably carry significant weight.
The only regret was not finding a precise explanation of the Hoopa Coefficient.
However, thinking it over, he could accept it, after all, this was a compendium of mysterious objects, not a glossary of terms.
Moreover, there was a stack of books related to alchemy here, maybe one of them contained an explanation of the Hoopa Coefficient.
Understanding this point, Angel put aside his concerns, and set the compendium aside with great care, placing it on his left hand as a gesture of respect.
Then, Angel prepared to pick up the second book to read.
But at this moment, the Tree Spirit put down the "Volume One of the Culori Chronicles."
"Rhein has arrived, he’s just outside the door."
...
Since there were still some unexplored areas in the room, to avoid any danger, whether going out to meet Rhein or bringing him in from the door, they took the original path along the right wall.
Rhein stood beside the desk, looking at the red light outside, his eyes filled with intense curiosity.
"If you’re curious, you can send a spirit tentacle to have a look." The Tree Spirit said as he turned to "Volume Two of the Culori Chronicles" from the tall stack of books, reading with satisfaction.
"I’ve already tried outside." Rhein turned back, speaking calmly.
Upon hearing Rhein say this, the Tree Spirit temporarily suppressed his desire to read and curiously asked: "Did you really try it? How was it, instantly killed?"
Rhein: "I encountered a collapsing overlapping space, it took some effort to escape."
"You actually escaped?" The Tree Spirit asked in surprise.
Rhein nodded. Although he managed to escape from the nightmare smoothly, his expression did not show much happiness. Tree Spirit had mentioned before that any anomalies or monsters appearing within the nightmare doom adapts power levels to correspond with an individual’s strength. Rhein was fortunate to face an anomalous phenomenon, so with enough foundation, he could escape without fighting; if it had been a half-step legendary monster, it would be difficult...
Keep in mind that reaching the half-step legendary stage, every full exertion could crush mountains. Even if this ruin were more tenacious, it couldn’t withstand even a few of his spell techniques.
Therefore, he already regretted attempting it earlier, thankfully encountering just an anomalous phenomenon.
Now with the Tree Spirit’s urging, Rhein dared not to venture further.
There was still a chance to escape out in the corridor, but encountering the Nightmare Light in this room would surely be incessant. Then, even if he really survived, the room would likely be ruined.
Rhein walked back from the edge of the domain field, sat down on the vine chair created by the Tree Spirit, and looked at Angel: "Did you find anything?"
Angel: "The Tree Spirit and I were flipping through the books here, but what I read earlier was about alchemy content. Nothing has been discovered yet, but I have a small hypothesis."
Rhein gestured for Angel to continue.
"The creator of this ruin, the owner of this hidden room, should be an alchemist named Culori, as expected. The book I read was a hand-drawn compendium documenting a large amount of information about mysterious objects, with Culori’s comments beneath each diagram."
Angel casually turned to a page where the compendium showed an inconspicuous redwood house, named "Lonely Cabin," a place where anyone who enters cannot leave, for if they do, they instantly age, until they die of old age.
Below was a line of comments from Culori: "A cabin with a person in it is not lonely. So, if you unfortunately move in and want to leave, you have to keep it from being lonely. Hmm, for instance, send a magic power message to trick your friend into replacing you."
After showing the comment to Rhein, Angel said: "Culori is very knowledgeable about these mysterious objects, and this level of knowledge suggests his extraordinary identity."
"Perhaps, as Lord Rhein previously speculated, he is an alchemist who has stepped into the realm of mystery."
Just as Angel finished speaking, the Tree Spirit sitting next to him said: "No need to speculate, according to the records here, Culori is indeed a mysterious alchemist."
The Tree Spirit waved the "Culori Chronicles" in his hand.
Rhein: "What did you discover?"
The Tree Spirit shrugged: "Although what I’m reading is Culori’s diary, there’s not much useful information in it. It’s basically about a person named Belos."
According to the Tree Spirit, Belos was a follower of Culori, and the description indicates that he had at least reached legendary realm.
The Culori Chronicles are mostly about Belos.
It’s more like "Belos Observation Diary" than "Culori Chronicles."
The reason why the Tree Spirit confirmed that Culori is a mysterious alchemist is because there is a recorded segment where Culori joined the Orderly Guild. Due to refining mysterious objects, he was immediately revered as a distinguished guest, with a bloodline side of a legendary wizard dispatched as his follower. Belos seemed to dislike this follower, thinking they would rob Culori’s attention, and his status would consequently decline, so he started to target the follower, doing many secretive bad deeds.
All these were recorded by Culori.
The Tree Spirit found great enjoyment in these intrigues among legendary wizards.
Rhein: "Didn’t Culori do anything else, always just observing Belos?"
The Tree Spirit nodded: "Basically, yes. So overall, Belos is Culori’s true love, he actually has no need to be jealous, nor worry about losing attention."
"That’s not the point. The point is if there’s any other information. Such as about this hidden room, Star Pond Ruins, or Nightmare Light?" Rhein asked, massaging his forehead.
The Tree Spirit shook his head: "At least until what I’ve read so far, there’s no record at all."
"But the Culori Chronicles consist of thirteen volumes, recorded in chronological order, and I’m reading Culori’s early records. Perhaps later, the ruin matters will be written about."
Hearing this, Rhein stopped asking further, realizing that further inquiries would likely yield no useful information, and he might as well read it himself.
He found the "Volume Thirteen of the Culori Chronicles" from the book pile, and began flipping through it on his own.
The Tree Spirit, seeing this, also continued to immerse himself in the Belos observation diary.
Meanwhile, Angel started to browse through other alchemy books, but this time without reading in detail, he quickly scanned to find information related to the Hoopa Coefficient.