The Wise Sovereign’s words indirectly confirmed Angel’s suspicion that the vine sculpture was indeed left by the Wood Spirit.
However, this statement also deepened the Wise Sovereign’s suspicions regarding Angel.
He obviously did not believe the two explanations Angel gave. To his ears, they were too far-fetched.
Generally speaking, The Sage Sovereign was not wrong, but Angel was not crafting an explanation; instead, he was doing a reverse deduction based on the known results.
When Angel first entered this room, he suspected that the Wood Spirit might have left something behind here; either its body was here, or there was some other related object. Because creating resonance, without a medium, would be extremely difficult.
Angel previously went to the Void, not entirely convinced that the Wood Spirit was there, but even if the Wood Spirit wasn’t present, it must have left a medium behind. Otherwise, would resonance occur ’out of thin air’? The difficulty of such a task would be immense, and Angel didn’t think the Wood Spirit could achieve it.
Therefore, when Angel went to the Void, he also had the idea of searching for a medium.
Unfortunately, due to objective reasons, Angel ultimately did not reach the resonance coordinates and did not discover the medium.
Thus, he turned his attention to this room.
After investigating two floors, Angel considered the vine sculpture as the most likely candidate. By deducing from the outcomes, he came up with the explanation he gave to The Sage Sovereign.
Facing The Sage Sovereign’s skepticism, Angel shrugged: "My appearance here is indeed not a coincidence. After all, this is the legacy site of the Noah predecessors, as a descendant, I must take a look."
The Sage Sovereign did not believe Angel was a Noah descendant, but he did not argue, instead he said: "Do your goals truly align with those of the Noah Clan? You need not answer me, for I shall see with my own eyes."
Having said that, The Sage Sovereign did not speak further and gestured for Angel to proceed.
Although The Sage Sovereign did not explicitly state it, through hints, Angel already obtained the answer he desired. He did not linger but instead turned and walked towards the dressing mirror.
...
Angel also considered that the dressing mirror might be the medium left by the Wood Spirit in this room, but thinking of that previous oil painting, there were indeed issues with the mirror here. Thus, the Wood Spirit should be more fearful of matters related to mirrors rather than actively approaching them.
So, Angel excluded the dressing mirror as an option.
However, it must be said that this dressing mirror was indeed strange. One just needs to look at the pile of broken energy tubes on the ground to understand why the dressing mirror is peculiar.
The energy tubes were shattered like this, yet the mirror surface remained flawless, which was evidently odd.
Everyone had roughly completed investigating the vanity by now, without any discoveries. Therefore, attention shifted to the mirror surface, which seemed most likely to have issues?
"Shouldn’t we have Kaier wipe off the ’mark’ first?" Dox suggested, looking at the dust on the mirror surface.
Kaier wasn’t sure whether to wipe it off and could only turn to seek proof from the Black Earl.
Black Earl did not respond but instead flipped the stone slab, indicating for Kaier to inquire Angel.
At that time, when he examined the mirror surface, he found no abnormalities. But prior to checking the oil painting, he also didn’t find abnormalities. Yet, when Angel went to touch it, the painting underwent a change. So, he couldn’t determine whether this mirror surface might also have anomalies.
Now that Kaier and Angel had entered the Hanging Jail Stairway together, it was best to let Angel decide whether to wipe the dust off the mirror to see if it reveals them or someone else?
Angel: "Although I feel it doesn’t matter whether we wipe it or not, but it can be pretty much determined that the Wood Spirit wouldn’t be near the dressing mirror."
As for why the Wood Spirit wouldn’t be near the dressing mirror, Angel didn’t provide an explanation, but everyone could understand.
Just as with the previous oil painting, the derivative of the Wood Spirit’s body was taken, yet it still dared not approach near the painting, which is a sign.
"Our task is to find the Wood Spirit; exploring the truth within the mirror is currently not important."
Angel said this while glancing at The Sage Sovereign: "Of course, if The Sage Sovereign wants to consider exploring the mirror’s truth as a bonus condition, then that’s another matter."
The Sage Sovereign did not respond, and Angel turned and asked: "Seems it’s not a bonus condition, so do we continue?"
Angel was asking the Black Earl.
Because if the anomaly within the ’mirror’ is related to the ’Mirror Demon God’, it likely ties back to Augustine, so if the Black Earl wants to explore the truth now, Angel wouldn’t prevent it.
After a brief contemplation, Black Earl said: "Let’s prioritize completing the task first."
Since Black Earl said this, there was no need to focus too much on the vanity.
After everyone explored the room for a while and confirmed the absence of clues about the Wood Spirit, they began to gradually leave.
Angel was the last to exit the room, and as he walked out, preparing to leave from the first floor, he discovered the Black Earl floating outside the door.
"What did you see in the mirror?" the Black Earl asked softly.
Angel was silent for several seconds before chuckling lightly: "...still couldn’t keep it hidden."
The reason Black Earl was so certain was that he didn’t believe Angel would not go to wipe the mirror.
He deliberately arranged for Kaier to be the first to leave, and himself to be the last, implying there were reasons.
Although Angel didn’t touch the mirror surface, they were within an illusion; Angel and Kaier were in the real Hanging Jail Stairway. As long as Kaier left first, with no worries, Angel could completely use the illusion to cover reality.
It seemed he hadn’t done anything, but actually, he had accomplished everything directly in front of everyone else.
"I didn’t see myself in the mirror."
When Angel said this, the Black Earl knew the mirror indeed had anomalies.
Black Earl: "Was it that blonde woman?"
Angel shook his head: "No, there was no one in the mirror, only a black hole resembling the Abyss."
"A black hole like an abyss?" Black Earl: "Could it be traversed by people?"
Angel: "I don’t know. I didn’t probe the interior of the mirror with spiritual power. However, it’s a blatant ’invitation,’ likely traversable."
Black Earl: "You were right not to enter."
In such unknown circumstances, it’s best to act with caution. Moreover, the pathway within the mirror might concern the "Mirror Demon God."
If it truly is the "Demon God," then it’s dangerous.
Angel naturally understood this principle: "Normal people wouldn’t stand beneath a perilous wall."
After a pause, Angel added: "By the way, as I was leaving, a hand extended out from the black hole..."