Without Frode explaining, Angel also understands that the external assistance he refers to naturally means the group of wizards in the Wilderness of Dreams. It can be said that once there is the Wilderness of Dreams, many complex and difficult problems that cannot be solved by oneself can be resolved immediately using this method.
Angel gestures to Frode to wait on the altar while he enters the Wilderness of Dreams to inquire.
With the emergence of the Dream Bridge, when Angel opens his eyes again, he is already in the single room on the second floor of the Glorious Cathedral in Originheart City.
Angel came to the Glorious Cathedral to find Nis.
Originally, he most wanted to find his mentor Sanders, but Sanders has not logged into the Wilderness of Dreams in recent days. As for why Nis was the second choice, it’s mainly because Lady Cilla lives in a cave, which contains an abnormal amount of death aura, and Nis is the most knowledgeable about death aura and the undead. He might know something.
Angel pushes open the single room door and walks along the long corridor, all the way to the front hall of the Glorious Cathedral.
Upon arriving here, Angel sees Nis sitting next to a beautiful girl.
The girl has her eyes closed, hands clasped in a posture of devout prayer.
Although Nis also appears to be praying, Angel knows clearly that the vast majority of official wizards have no faith; Nis’s prayers definitely have ulterior motives.
Sure enough, Angel observes for less than a minute before Nis secretly opens his eyes, glancing slyly at the girl beside him, with uncertain thoughts, occasionally making swallowing motions.
Without a doubt, Nis was in the cathedral for the girl.
Angel lets out a sigh and slightly moves his mouth.
The gentle wind carries quiet whispers into Nis’s ear.
Nis pauses, as if he hears someone calling his name. He hesitantly raises his head to look, and sees someone standing on the second-floor balcony of the cathedral, it is Angel.
After a while, Angel and Nis sit across from each other in the single room on the cathedral’s second floor.
"I was somewhat surprised when I confirmed the wizard Nis was in the Glorious Cathedral. I wondered why you were here. I didn’t realize you had ulterior motives."
Faced with Angel’s half-smiling expression, Nis doesn’t conceal and says frankly, "Little Duo Ya is a filial child; she comes here every day to pray for her parents."
Duo Ya refers to the beautiful girl, who was brought into the Wilderness of Dreams by Frode. She has already died due to illness in reality, but her parents are still alive. So, Duo Ya comes to the cathedral every day to pray for her parents.
Nis wants to woo Duo Ya, so naturally he starts with what matters most to her. He follows her into the cathedral, pretending to pray and chatting her up.
Today is already the sixth day Nis has come to the cathedral.
Nis excitedly recounts his experiences to Angel with a tone of smugness.
Angel listens to the gossip and, without giving Nis a chance to express further ’comments’, decisively changes the subject: "I came here this time because there’s an update on Little Sem’s matter."
Upon hearing it concerns Little Sem, the floating gaze in Nis’s eyes instantly becomes focused: "Timing-wise, Little Sem’s test should be finished? What was the outcome?"
Angel does not show favoritism and recounts Little Sem’s performance clearly.
Little Sem’s ability to find the library and calm his mind to read shows he tried hard; finding a way to deal with the half-human, half-spider body in the library indicates that he not only tried hard but also had some luck; facing Lady Cilla realistically without fear and taking risks to probe her proves he is thoughtful; grabbing the fleeting opportunity after probing Lady Cilla’s weakness and launching a counterattack without hesitation represents his courage.
Angel thus paints a picture of a hard-working, courageous, intelligent, and slightly lucky Little Sem.
The only shortcoming is that Little Sem did not land a final blow to kill Lady Cilla; it was delegated to Frode, but this was only due to Little Sem’s lack of experience, which is not a big deal.
After hearing Angel’s recounting, Nis’s eyes become brighter, showing that he is also satisfied with Little Sem’s performance.
However, whether Nis will send Little Sem a regular invitation or a golden one, Angel does not ask. This suspense is left for Little Sem to uncover when he reaches the Barbarian Cave.
After discussing Little Sem’s matter, Angel continues seamlessly with Lady Cilla’s story, extending to the altar underground.
Nis didn’t expect there was such a story behind Lady Cilla.
After hearing it, he mumbles lowly: "Three hundred and sixty caverns, each with a seated skeleton... The altar has thirty-six levels, indeed sounds like ceremonial standards."
"I have no research on ceremonies, I can’t help you there."
Angel wasn’t too disappointed. Wizards studying ritual studies in the Southern Domain are already scarce; ceremonies are more prevalent in the Eastern Realm.
Nis can’t help with the ceremony; however, Angel’s primary inquiry this time is not the ceremony, but about the symbol.
Angel wants to know if Nis has ever seen this symbol.
Nis nods: "Sure, draw it out and I’ll take a look."
Angel certainly doesn’t plan to really draw it but intends to use illusion to present it. However, just as he’s lifting his hand to unleash the illusion, he suddenly... freezes.
Nis, seeing Angel pause in confusion, asks strangely: "What’s wrong?"
Angel slowly lowers his hand, his expression a little odd: "I’ve somewhat forgotten the shape of that symbol."
Angel only remembers the symbol’s outer circle is a concentric circle, with a standard ceremonial hexagon inside, but what’s the shape of the symbol inside the hexagon? As soon as he tries to recall, he finds his mind blank.
Nis initially thought Angel was joking, but seeing Angel’s expression becoming more serious, he realizes the latter is not joking.
"With an official wizard’s memory, it’s impossible to suddenly forget something seen a moment ago." Nis: "This situation is abnormal."
Angel now clearly understands that Nis is right. Though not a complex symbol, he still can’t recall it, which is definitely not natural.
The symbol has issues!
But even understanding the problem with the symbol, now how to solve it? He can’t recall it or present it.
Angel ponders for a moment: "I’ll return to reality and take another look. I didn’t specifically memorize it previously; this time I’ll carefully memorize it to see if that helps."
With that, Angel’s figure vanishes.
Nis silently stands up after a moment, and walks outside. As he walks, he lowly mutters to himself: "The fact the symbol can’t be recalled is bizarre... Since it can’t be analyzed through the symbol, it can only be approached from the ceremony itself, and I should go ask Granny."
On the other side, Angel returns to reality, immediately greeted by Frode’s expectant gaze.