Alchemy can be done anywhere; having a workshop saves some effort and confidentiality but merely that. Compared to personal cultivation, it falls slightly short.
Once the chatty someone entered the Exile Space, Angel placed Dangross and Speedy into the Exile Space as well.
This was also to reassure them.
Dangross and Speedy are valuable aides to Angel, and putting them into the Exile Space indicates Angel is unlikely to recklessly detonate the Different Space.
Angel’s action indeed eased the moods of Dox and Black Earl.
Whether Angel was trustworthy was another matter, but he undeniably had his own thoughts and was remarkably observant as a wizard. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, it showcased a wizard’s refinement.
At least, as far as Black Earl knows, Angel’s mentor wasn’t as considerate.
Thus, Angel and Sanders didn’t seem to be allies.
As Black Earl was pondering, the Exile Space door closed and the surroundings instantly turned pitch-black.
At this moment, Kaier and Vay seemed to realize their lives were now in Angel’s hands. Though it was the same outside, the external world lacked the impact of this dark void.
While the group fell quiet, suddenly, a bright light emerged amidst the silent darkness.
It was Dangross, emitting light and heat for illumination.
With light, both Kaier and Vay felt inexplicably more at ease, and simultaneously developed a greater fondness for Angel, appreciating his care despite him being outside...
Yet, unbeknownst to them, Angel didn’t even concern himself with the Exile Space. Dangross’s sudden luminous self-heating was entirely voluntary, driven by a simple reason... freshly wakened, upon being overwhelmed by unpleasantness, Dangross’s immediate thought was: I am unclean.
If unclean, then burn!
Burn away the stink and impurity absorbed within.
This is what resulted in the fierce flame and intense radiance...
Everything was just a misunderstanding.
...
Angel returned with the "Tree Spirit" persona, approached the vines once more, and expressed his intent to enter the cave behind, at which the vines no longer blocked Angel.
A rustling sound resonated, as numerous vines swiftly parted like serpents, revealing a hidden pathway in the vine-covered wall.
Previously, Angel speculated this path might also be a dog hole, considering the exposed size was that of a dog hole.
Only now did Angel confirm it wasn’t a dog hole, but a regular-sized door largely concealed by vines.
As to why they didn’t completely cover it and left enough for a dog hole, Angel queried the vines.
The feedback from the vines was bewildering, ultimately allowing Angel to roughly deduce it wasn’t an autonomous action by the vines but deliberately arranged.
As for who arranged it, the vines were even more unclear.
Angel could only abandon further questioning; accessing the pathway sufficed, and things don’t need to be parsed extensively.
After expressing gratitude towards the vines, Angel stepped through the door.
After walking a few meters, Angel retreated, not due to danger, but due to forgetting something.
If the vines might have seen the Wood Spirit, would they know its exact location?