After learning about the upcoming short-term goals, Angel naturally couldn’t help but prepare in advance.
So, Angel asked Magu about the situation in other regions of the Tidal World.
This conversation lasted for an hour. Ignoring Magu’s occasional "breaks," their conversation was quite fruitful.
Angel learned about the basic situation in other areas and also about the elemental creatures who had been in contact with Feng and were still alive.
Among them, Magu particularly mentioned three names, all of whom had spent a long time with Feng.
They are Frost Iser of the Malaya Ice Mountain, Soft Wind Uranos of White Cloud Village, and Nami Midori of the Green Forest Domain.
Among these three, those bearing the titles "Frost" and "Soft Wind" are elemental lords who have inherited the title of their region’s monarch; while Nami Midori, though lacking a title prefix, was mentioned by Magu with even more apprehension than Frost Iser, the archenemy of the Region of Fire.
This indicates that Nami Midori’s strength, status, and level of danger should not be underestimated.
Additionally, Magu specifically mentioned that Nami Midori was the one who spent the most time with Mr. Feng after the Savior descended upon the Tidal World.
This means that even if Angel could bypass other elemental lords, he absolutely could not bypass Nami Midori. Its long contact with Feng must have yielded more information.
After discussing this information, taking advantage of Magu’s abrupt nap, Angel decided to end the conversation for now.
He gained a lot from this encounter. Although he hadn’t pinpointed his ultimate destination, he gained a general understanding of the Tidal World’s dynamics, knowing where to start looking for information.
The only thing that puzzled him was that he might have fallen into Feng’s scheme once again.
However, regardless of everything else, the importance of the Tidal World compelled him to explore it. If nothing else works, he might as well reveal the Tidal World early to disrupt the so-called "plan"... Of course, Angel also understood that with Feng’s ability to set up such plans, the more he disrupted, the murkier the situation might get, potentially making it even harder to find his ultimate goal.
So, it was best to take it step by step and decide based on the situation.
At least he had the Wilderness of Dreams to call upon for help at any time, right?
Angel glanced at Magu, who was still "Zzzzz" and snoring fiery bubbles, and chose not to disturb it but instead gently tapped Toby.
Toby understood Angel’s intention, returned to its bird form, and perched back on top of Angel’s head.
At this time, Dangross also freed itself from its demonic grip, shook its slightly bewildered "head"—though it doesn’t actually have a head—and looked at Angel.
"Mr. Pat, is it true that only you know about the Tidal World?"
"The Tidal World." Angel understood what Dangross was asking: "Yes, only I know."
A dim light flickered in Dangross’s eyes: "So if you don’t tell others, they won’t be able to enter either?"
"For now, that’s the case in the short term." Angel nodded first, then quietly looked at Dangross: "So, what is your plan? Do you want to kill me?"
Hesitation flashed through Dangross’s eyes, and it subconsciously glanced at Toby, who was casting a threatening gaze.
Dangross couldn’t bring itself to say anything about silencing, nor did it have the power to do so: "I was thinking more about Mr. Pat living in the Tidal World in the future."
"So, you want to imprison me?" Angel chuckled, "You don’t understand wizards; their abilities are far beyond your imagination. If I hadn’t come to the Tidal World, perhaps it would have remained hidden for a few more years. But since I’m here, even if I don’t reveal it, someone will follow my traces and find this place."
"Moreover, even if I don’t leave here, even if I die, there are ways to communicate the information out. So your idea is futile."
Dangross wanted to say more, but Angel softly said: "You already know that the initial world disaster was actually caused by the fusion of the Tidal World and the Wizards’ Realm."
"Keeping a world perfectly hidden is very difficult. If this world were still independent, finding it would indeed be challenging; however, the Tidal World is already connected to the Wizards’ Realm. The two worlds are interconnected, their fates intertwined, and with such fusion, wizards will eventually find their way here."
Dangross bowed its head, somewhat stammering: "But..."
Angel patted Dangross’s wrist: "These matters and the future landscape of the Tidal World are not something you or I can decide on our own. Don’t overthink it; let the many sages and monarchs of the Tidal World deal with these troubles."
Without waiting for Dangross to respond, Angel directly picked up Dangross: "Let’s go. We won’t disturb Mr. Magu’s rest any longer. Take me to see the place where you were born."
Dangross was born from the embers of Kalomchis, so Angel intended to visit Kalomchis’s grave to see if there were any clues left there.
This had already been approved by Magu beforehand.
Dangross sighed, thinking Angel was right. It hadn’t even passed the "Elf" stage yet, and these major matters were indeed far off for it, nor did it have the authority to make final decisions... Whatever happens, let others handle it. Isn’t there still the new king, the demonic fire Midir?
With this thought, Dangross stopped overthinking it and pointed towards a direction outside the classroom: "This way."
Angel nodded and left the classroom with Dangross.
Shortly after they left, Magu’s eyelids twitched, and it slowly opened its eyes. Seeing no one around, it didn’t mind but looked deeply into a certain spot, eventually sighing: "Once the door is opened, it’s hard to close it. The world change envisioned by Kalomchis is finally coming."
As the words fell, they condensed into a sparkling ember, slowly flying out of the classroom, past the Lava Lake, and towards the volcano where the demonic fire Midir resided...
Elsewhere, Angel followed Dangross downwards. After about ten minutes of walking, Angel estimated they were nearing the lowest point of Magu’s body when Dangross stopped.
It opened an old, decrepit-looking door.
As the door opened, a dim yellow light and a rich, stagnant smell wafted out.
"This is the graveyard, the final resting place for us flame creatures," introduced Dangross.
Although it was called a graveyard, Angel saw no tombstones, only leftover fires emitting dim yellow light.
The dim yellow light, combined with the solemn atmosphere, gave the impression of time imbued with a lingering twilight sadness.
This was the graveyard of elemental creatures.
Angel took a deep breath and stepped into the graveyard.
As soon as he stepped in, Angel sensed that within the remaining fires in the graveyard, there were hidden fluctuations. If he approached closely, he could sense the emotions within those fluctuations.
According to Dangross, these remaining fires were actually tombstones. The residual information within them served as the deceased’s final epitaph.
Angel thought it over and walked towards a nearby flicker of ghostly green flames.