Angel’s choice was to tackle it from both ends.
He consciously began to control the spreading speed of the Thorny Forest, directing it toward a space that he found relatively stable, which would become the final gathering point for all the magic creatures.
Although the gathering point that Angel chose seemed quite stable to him, who knows what the scene would be after Laplace, blinded with bloodlust, fired multiple scale molts at it.
So, it’s better to reinforce it a bit just in case.
With this in mind, Angel logged out once more.
After returning to the mirrored space, Angel continued to supply scale molts to Laplace while pondering how to stabilize the space.
Angel had gained a lot of knowledge about space from the Dalmatian, which included various methods to stabilize it, giving Angel no less than ten options to choose from.
However, after a moment’s thought, he didn’t choose from the spatial knowledge transmitted by the Dalmatian.
Instead, he opened the Luxury Nightmare Realm and took out a red-spotted round-cap mushroom.
—The Fungal Bloom.
This was one of the important strategic items Angel brought back from Xinnai Land, a peculiar mushroom cultivated by Minister of Agriculture Nuka, used to stabilize the spatial fluctuations of a semi-dimensional space.
The Nightmare Realm is actually a kind of alternative semi-dimensional space; the Wilderness of Dreams, the fragmented Dream Wilderness, and the currently-cleansing Crystal Origin of Dreams all belong to variations of the Nightmare Realm.
So, theoretically, the Fungal Bloom is actually quite suitable for the current situation.
The reason it’s "theoretically" suitable is because Angel had never personally experienced the effects of the Fungal Bloom in practical use.
The reason is simple; the Wilderness of Dreams had been developing for a very long time and was extremely stable, rendering the Fungal Bloom unnecessary.
Moreover, the Fungal Bloom is a "living thing," which the Dream Conch cannot drag into the dream. Angel speculated that perhaps using the Dream Entering Technique could bring the Fungal Bloom into the Wilderness of Dreams, but this would pose another problem: once the Fungal Bloom entered the Wilderness of Dreams through the Dream Entering Technique, would it still retain the ability to stabilize spatial fluctuations?
Just like when Laplace entered the Wilderness of Dreams, if Angel hadn’t sent the scale molts in, she would have lost all her powers.
Would the Fungal Bloom, like other living things, enter the Wilderness of Dreams with only a "shell of consciousness," losing its essential abilities?
This requires a personal experiment to determine the effect.
But before Angel could conduct any experiment, "Mushroom Witch" Regina, whom he had invited from Sky Mechanical City to help with mushroom research, arrived at the Barbarian Cave, and the first batch of items given to Regina for research included the Fungal Bloom.
Thus, Angel abandoned the idea of conducting the experiment.
Later, after entrusting the Fungal Bloom to Regina, Angel didn’t pay much attention until recently when Regina announced that she had cultivated a new Fungal Bloom, leading Angel to retrieve the original Fungal Bloom.
However, even with it in his possession, Angel hadn’t tested it because the Fungal Bloom, after months of research by Regina, had become very thin and dry, like a body hollowed out.
In such circumstances, Angel decided it was unwise to continue researching the Fungal Bloom and placed it in the Luxury Nightmare Realm. With the nourishment of the Nightmare Realm’s aura, it gradually "came to life" again.
Not only did it plump up, but also, like Mizuki, it loved to poke its head out everywhere.
Earlier, when Angel took it out of the Luxury Nightmare Realm, it was still growing as an ornament on a toy soldier’s head.
Luckily, like Mizuki, it recognized Angel as its "master," so Angel could easily take it off; otherwise, once it burrowed, who knows where it would have gone.
Angel held the Fungal Bloom in his hand, attempting to communicate with it.
Unfortunately, this fellow’s intelligence was too low to understand.
After a moment’s thought, Angel abandoned the idea of communicating with it and directly used the Dream Entering Technique on it.
In anxious anticipation, it wasn’t long before the Fungal Bloom lay limp and drowsily in Angel’s palm.
"It can enter the dream." Angel’s eyes brightened!
Since the Fungal Bloom can enter the dream, it’s time to consider another issue: after the Fungal Bloom enters the Crystal Origin of Dreams, will it still possess the ability to stabilize spatial fluctuations?
According to Angel’s thoughts, if the Fungal Bloom could find the location of the Crystal Origin of Dreams with its physical form, it would definitely stabilize spatial fluctuations.
But now, as the Fungal Bloom enters by the Dream Entering method, it’s hard to say.
However, Angel hasn’t completely lost hope; if Laplace can transform into a War Goddess through scale molts, perhaps there’s a way for the Fungal Bloom to restore its space-stabilizing powers as well.
As for what that method might be, Angel could only think of one thing: the Nightmare Realm aura.
Can providing the Fungal Bloom with sufficient Nightmare Realm aura enable it to activate its power in the Crystal Origin of Dreams?
Thinking of it, he acted.
Angel pinpointed the landing spot of the Fungal Bloom in a safe zone. He also entered this safe zone.
Upon entering the safe zone, Angel immediately found the still-dazed Fungal Bloom, picked it up from the ground and spread it out in his right palm, continuously channeling the Nightmare Realm aura into its body through the green pattern on his right hand.
To create an environment more suitable for the Fungal Bloom’s survival, Angel also used God’s View to manipulate the Nightmare Realm aura flowing from the Nightmare Realm Portal in the void, gathering all these auras within the safe zone.
As the Nightmare Realm aura became increasingly dense, Angel could clearly feel strange energy bursting forth from the Fungal Bloom’s interior.
And this strange energy was something Angel had only perceived in reality before!
Does this mean the Fungal Bloom has already restored its ability to stabilize space?
Angel decided to test it out.
He placed the Fungal Bloom on a glass container and then shouted at Laplace in the air.
Laplace had just killed a six-eyed flying fish monster, and as she turned back, she saw something being tossed up from below.
Since Angel continuously supplied the scale molts, Laplace’s observation skills for suddenly appearing objects around was very keen. The Fungal Bloom hadn’t even been thrown ten meters high before Laplace swiftly snatched it in her hand.
She originally thought it was some auxiliary tool given to her by Angel, but upon looking down, she found a small mushroom in a glass container.