An oath that offers no hope will only bring despair to this group of wind element creatures, eventually leading to their complete downfall.
To change that is simple: just assign a time limit to this oath, like erecting a lighthouse in a hopeless and dark wilderness, illuminating the path ahead. As long as a creature has a goal, has something to look forward to, it will bloom with hope.
Therefore, Angel decided to amend the oath and added this twenty-year limit.
Initially, Angel thought five years would be sufficient, as these wind element creatures could only provide some assistance in the early stages of pioneering the Tidal World, and their usefulness would diminish afterward.
However, considering the long lifespan of elemental creatures, five years was hardly enough for them to deeply reflect, so he extended it to twenty years.
In Angel’s view, this was already quite a long time.
But, if Sanders were present now, or any other Official Wizard of the Barbarian Cave, they would never speak of a mere twenty-year limit, instead opting for a century or millennium. To them, Angel’s idea was correct, considering the lifespan issue, a short period wouldn’t teach a lesson, so they would definitely extend the time limit.
Compared to the thousands of years, or even longer lifespans of elemental creatures, a mere twenty years was almost like the blink of an eye. This ratio doesn’t fit the so-called principle of "realization," so it should be counted in centuries or millennia.
This is mainly because Angel’s own age is still too young. Even though he has started to extend his concept of time, he has, after all, not lived through the profoundly long experiences of a century or millennium. So, to him, the concept of the length of the years, while transcending ordinary humans in perspective, is still quite equivalent to ordinary humans in practice.
That’s why he spoke of a twenty-year period, as he subconsciously felt that twenty years was already a long time.
Gentle Breeze Uranus’s eyes lit up upon hearing Angel’s words: "If that’s the case, I believe they will definitely agree to this oath."
Gentle Breeze Uranus understood what concept twenty years is to wind element creatures, but it didn’t remind Angel, because in its view, Angel has become powerful enough and likely has a long lifespan. He understands the meaning of time. The reason he set only a twenty-year limit for these wind element creatures must be... hmm, mercy!
Thus, both Angel and Gentle Breeze Uranus thought of each other as merciful at this moment.
And in a short period of time, they didn’t realize that this mercy was actually just a misunderstanding.
...
The limited Dingyuan-Moke Oath, even if placed on the scales of an oath and weighed as an extra weight, would be as light as a feather. Therefore, when drafting the contract, no additional Extraordinary Material is needed; ordinary parchment with well-circulated energy flow suffices.
Summoning multiple Hands of Magic and using Quick-drawing Technique, in just two minutes, dozens of Dingyuan-Moke Oaths drafted by Angel lay before Gentle Breeze Uranus.
Angel entrusted the task of signing the oaths to Gentle Breeze Uranus.
As a fellow wind element creature, having Gentle Breeze Uranus do this might make these "defeated captives" feel a bit better. — It was his mercy as the drafter.
After completing all this, Angel extended his slender fingers, at the tips of which gathered gentle light.
"Don’t refuse, this is a pass to walk through this illusionary realm." With that, the light gently clung to the harp in Gentle Breeze Uranus’s hands.
Gentle Breeze Uranus looked at the harp that flickered with a strange light in its hands, and its eyes showed a curious look.
"I have temporarily transformed your harp into the control core of this Mist Illusion, which allows you to control this illusionary realm."
Under Angel’s guidance, Gentle Breeze Uranus tried to sense this harp. The touch was still very familiar, but there was an added strange light within the core of the harp. When its consciousness delved into the light, its perspective immediately changed, and all the scenes within the Mist Illusion were presented before it, as if observing a miniature sandbox with the Eye of the Sky.
"With it, you can quickly find the wind element creatures trapped in the illusion." Angel paused for a moment: "As for how to specifically control it, you can study it yourself."
Having said that, Angel gently nodded to Gentle Breeze Uranus, turned around with Earl Mi, and vanished from the illusion.
"Study it yourself?" Gentle Breeze Uranus felt that Angel’s words seemed to have another meaning.
Unable to figure it out for the moment, it decided to put the thought aside and first go find the wind element creatures trapped in the illusion to have the oath signed.
In the process of seeking, Gentle Breeze Uranus was also testing the new functionality of the harp.
After reverting to the Eye of the Sky, looking down, all the dynamics of the entire "sandbox" were in full view. Every wind element creature inside glowed with a white light. As long as it focused on this light, it could see the condition of each wind element creature.
Among them were three exceptionally dazzling red light clusters, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be the three energy suppliers of this illusion, also known as the three major wind generals under Hurricane’s command.
This magical experience was something Gentle Breeze Uranus was feeling for the first time.
During the experience, it also discovered that in one corner of the sandbox, there was a light moving aimlessly, going forward for a while, retreating for some unknown reason, then turned left and right, seemingly moving forward but actually spinning in a small area.
Upon closer inspection, Gentle Breeze Uranus realized this confused light was actually a wind island custodian it had sent in to gather intelligence in the Mist Battlefield earlier.
Unlike other wind element creatures that had already given up struggling, this wind island custodian evidently hadn’t yet fully grasped the traits of the Mist Illusion, experimenting with various routes, attempting to escape the mist.
However, from Gentle Breeze Uranus’s bird’s-eye view, it was obviously futile.
"What an amazing illusion." Gentle Breeze Uranus couldn’t help but marvel, as this wind island custodian’s strength rivaled that of the three major wind generals, yet in this illusion, it was like a lost bird, trapped in a misty prison from which it could never fly out.
Watching the wind island custodian spin in place, its wings quivering in anxiety, Gentle Breeze Uranus couldn’t help feeling sympathetic, pondering: Is there a way to guide it over?
Once this thought came, it was hard to stop. It tried fiddling with the energy flow of the Cloud Mist Illusion on the sandbox, attempting to change the situation of the wind island custodian spinning in place.
As it tampered with the cloud mist, a mysterious change occurred in the inherent energy flow within the illusion, and indeed, the wind island custodian ventured into another area it had never reached before.
"Can it really be controlled?" In its shock, Gentle Breeze Uranus witnessed the altered energy flow settling into a coherent pattern in a new way.
By adjusting a part of the flow in the illusion, not only did the illusion not dissipate, but it also settled coherently on its own? Can the illusion repair itself, restore itself, and even be reborn on its own?
Having discovered this new function, Gentle Breeze Uranus’s initial burst of sympathy was cast aside, and it continued to explore the illusion’s functionalities, while the poor wind island custodian simply resumed spinning in circles in a different place.
The more it experimented, the more Gentle Breeze Uranus marveled at the mystery of this illusion, and gradually, a hint of admiration and reverie arose in its heart... If only it could control this illusion forever.
Without the blocking of the illusion, Gentle Breeze Uranus soon encountered the first light point.
That was also a wind creature from Storm Ridge, looking like a cat with its fur standing on end, but its size was dozens of times larger than a normal cat.
When the Blast-fur Cat saw the newcomer was Gale Uranus, just like the previous wind eye, although a bit disappointed, it was also relieved.
Even if this time Hurricane was bringing them to war against White Cloud Village, they had to admit that when truly facing His Highness Gale, they also felt a lot of respect in their hearts.
This respect was not just because of His Highness Gale’s character and strength, but also... the effect of example from above.
In the so-called effect of example from above, the "from above" does not refer to this time’s leading warrior Hurricane, but the true monarch of Storm Ridge, their revered king—Hurricane Huborio.