"No, it really does seem fresher than before!" Angel was taken aback, that moist feeling in the air was completely different from before.
Could it be that the air in the Wilderness of Dreams had changed? With doubt, Angel immersed his mind into the Ability Tree.
After a while, Angel returned to reality.
The Ability Tree indicated everything was normal with no changes. However, when looking at the Ability Tree, it inexplicably made Angel feel as if it had become more lush?
"Perhaps it’s just an illusion?" Angel shook his head, dismissing the thought.
Now, the more important issue was, after the clouds dispersed, what was the situation with the glass bead?
...
The glass orb was no longer suspended in mid-air.
When the sunshine fell, it dropped from mid-air to the ground.
Surrounded by lush grass, that small glass orb was lost temporarily, but Angel didn’t specifically use God’s Eye to search for it because he saw Rhein walking ten meters away and stopping.
Angel also walked over and looked down.
A seemingly insignificant glass orb was quietly nestled in the thick grass.
Rhein picked up the glass orb, and the transparent glass orb rolled slightly in his palm, leaving a circle of rainbow halo as sunlight passed through it.
"It seems to be undamaged," Angel said.
Rhein nodded: "Externally, everything appears normal again. Although the energy fluctuations have disappeared, I can feel all the energy converging internally when it’s in my palm. To understand the specifics within the Tide Wave Garden, we need to activate it."
Angel: "Then let’s go in and take a look."
Since the Tide Wave Garden had been brought into the Wilderness of Dreams, it was natural to explore the internal situation. Had the Foundation of Laws been damaged? What happened after it intertwined with virtual laws? All needed firsthand witness.
Rhein nodded and controlled the sparse virtual magic power in the Mind Space, slowly inputting it into the glass orb.
As the glass orb was activated, it started to diffuse a dim blue light while enveloping in a massive water mist.
"It’s the same as the entry method in reality, so it seems there’s no issue," Angel whispered softly as he allowed himself to be engulfed by the water mist.
Though Rhein did not speak, he agreed with Angel’s statement. The internal space seemed unchanged, and now it was crucial to determine if there had been a transmutation in the water element Foundation of Laws.
The water mist came quickly and dissipated quickly.
When the mist vanished, Angel and Rhein again found themselves beneath that heavy Wizard’s Tower.
Before Angel could use his eyes to survey, merely listening made him aware of anomalies.
The sound of howling wind, the rustling of shaking leaves, and the roaring sea’s rolling.
Just from auditory perception, Angel was full of doubt.
Leaves? Wasn’t the tree beside the Wizard’s Tower already wilted, so where was the leaf rustling?
The sea’s rolling sound? Hadn’t the sea in the Tide Wave Garden completely transformed into a desolate place due to the depletion of the water element laws, so where was the water coming from?
With doubts, Angel glanced around.
What first came into view was the Wizard’s Tower, which seemed like it had been washed over, bringing a thick, damp moisture.
In the Little Garden beside the Wizard’s Tower, the flowers bloomed, and the trees were tall and lush.
Looking through the Little Garden, it was an endless ocean surrounding them. Waves nonstop struck against the shore, bringing white foam.
"Wilted trees revived? The seawater reappeared?" Angel looked around in disbelief, realizing they were now not on a cliff, but on a true Island amidst the sea.
The only green highland on the bluish ocean.
"What’s going on?" Angel couldn’t help but turn his gaze towards Rhein.
To his surprise, Rhein was standing dumbfounded, with eyes staring at the peak of the Wizard’s Tower.
Following his gaze, Angel saw that in the room atop the Wizard’s Tower, though doors and windows were tightly shut, he felt the massive connections of water element veins spreading out.
These water element veins connected to the sea, to the heaven and earth, and also to the Wizard’s Tower.
Angel: "That is..."
Rhein breathed out and said, "The reason for building the Wizard’s Tower here was because the Foundation of Laws for the Tide Wave Garden resides in that room at the peak of the Wizard’s Tower."
"However, earlier outside, when you entered, I had already depleted all the water element laws. But now...it has replenished."
Rhein could clearly feel that it was not just replenished; it was excessively abundant.
Just from the rolling sea surrounding, it was evident how dense water vapor was and how abundant the water element laws were.
Rhein stared at the room atop the Wizard’s Tower for a long time, suddenly shook his head with a chuckle: "It turns out, my prior actions were unnecessary. Originally, there was no need to deplete the water element laws...we underestimated the abilities of the Wilderness of Dreams."
Given that the will of the Wilderness of Dreams directly restored the water element laws of the Tide Wave Garden, it was evident its potential was strong.
Angel also nodded. After all, it was merely a small-scale Witchcraft Garden. No matter how potent the laws were, they couldn’t surpass the Wilderness of Dreams...which now was more of a half-formed world.
Yet, although the water element laws were immensely abundant, Angel felt something different.
"These laws seem both real and fake," Angel whispered.
By fake, it wasn’t that the laws were deceptive; rather like magic power, they were virtual. But calling them virtual laws felt off; they still retained a portion of real law force.
"That’s indeed true. To know the specifics, a closer look will reveal," Rhein proceeded towards the Wizard’s Tower, gesturing to Angel to follow.
Angel promptly followed, eager to closely observe the Foundation of Laws to discern its true state.
Entering the Wizard’s Tower, Angel was stunned.
Not because there was anything unusual inside the Wizard’s Tower, but starting from the first floor, each level was lined with numerous display racks, and the only item displayed on these racks was the Crystal Ball. Various sizes, various stands, various translucent hues of Crystal Balls.
The entire Wizard’s Tower was more like a Crystal Ball museum.
"These are all my collection, each Crystal Ball has a different story. If any catches your eye, I can gift you one...only within the Wilderness of Dreams," Rhein said proudly.
Angel gave a toothless smile to politely decline.
Passing through the Crystal Ball collection area, they finally arrived at the top-floor room; even with a door in between, the continually dispersing water element veins could be felt.
Angel, in a daze, felt as if he stood at the depths of the Endless Abyss, where the Ocean Goddess, with a holy smile, stood amongst beautiful corals and shells.
After a while, Angel managed to restrain his Desire to probe into the water element veins. Following this, Angel had to admit, even a minor garden had laws with unexpectedly high vein strength.
Rhein seemed to adapt very well to the wash of water element veins, even comfortably demonstrating a water element Trick.
This was a level 2 Trick, Water Sphere Technique. Though an offensive Trick, its power was exceedingly low; most Wizards used it to create water for drinking, as the water within the Water Sphere Technique was purer and sweeter than ordinary water.
With the enhancement by the water element veins, the effect of the released Water Sphere Technique grew stronger. Clearly a tiny water sphere in the palm, it swelled to nearly a person’s-size.
Rhein rubbed it briefly before letting it dissolve naturally.
"I can confirm the meaning in the vein of laws is real. If you wish to cultivate water element Tricks across systems in the future, there’s no need to search for real-world water element gardens; this place is just as effective," Rhein said while pushing open the door to the room.