"Kaier’s guess, I feel... quite interesting." Dox also spoke at this moment: "Didn’t you make an identical pendant? Why not try it?"
Angel was actually inclined to do so, but Dox’s suggestion made him feel a bit troubled.
Earlier, he said he used Mithril to craft an identical pendant as a replacement, and demonstrated it on the Illusion Screen.
But in reality, he hadn’t finished the crafting. He just made a roughly sized blank with Mithril. After all, he hadn’t actually come into contact with the pendant; he only saw its approximate appearance. Crafting an identical one, including weight, would be difficult.
Therefore, Angel planned to modify the blank quickly once he had the chance to come into contact with the pendant and then pull off a switcheroo.
Now, with Dox suggesting they try it, he could only use the blank for testing, which hardly showed whether the two would fit together.
However, this wasn’t a problem for him. Since he already used Illusion Technique to simulate it once, he could continue to use Illusion Technique to simulate the "crown + pendant," which also served as a "cloud" evaluation.
However, Angel could only display a two-dimensional image, as he wasn’t sure if the three-dimensional structure would fit.
Fortunately, he used a Light Screen as the medium to "broadcast," not a "holographic broadcast," which allowed him to display just a flat image.
"Since you think so too, I’ll give it a try." Angel’s tone was calm, as if he really decided to try it just because of Dox, completely hiding any indication that his internal balance had already been swayed.
After speaking, Angel slowly simulated the crown and the silver pendant on the Light Screen.
It must be said, when the two were placed together, the color harmony was more apparent. Especially since both used engraving techniques; although the crown’s engraving subtly flickered with gold powder and the pendant’s did not, it didn’t affect their compatibility.
Even the Black Earl couldn’t help but say, "Setting everything else aside, this engraving technique is likely from the same hand."
Angel didn’t respond, not because he disagreed with the Black Earl; rather, the pendant’s engraving on the Light Screen was purely simulated by him using Illusion Technique and might differ from reality, so it couldn’t serve as evidence.
Then, on the Light Screen, the two ornaments of the same hues slowly moved closer... closer...
At this moment, everyone was speculating whether there would be a sense of discord when the crown and pendant were combined, or if they really fit together as Kaier guessed?
However, just as the two ornaments were about to combine, the screen suddenly froze.
They paused for half a minute.
The Mind Ribbon inquired Angel, but Angel didn’t respond.
However, the screen didn’t vanish, which implied Angel wasn’t in trouble. Otherwise, there’d be no need to divert attention to maintain the screen’s presence. Hence, everyone was simply curious about what Angel was doing, not overly worried.
In reality, Angel did encounter a situation, but it was not a bad thing.
Because Earl Mi had completed the information gathering and voluntarily exited the cultivation state.
Angel noticed Earl Mi’s movement and immediately stopped the Illusion demonstration, focusing instead on Earl Mi.
Earl Mi’s exit might cause the other two Ghosteye Witches to exit their cultivation state, so Angel had to be prepared.
However, what surprised Angel was that Earl Mi’s exit went very smoothly.
The "Armored Knight" representing Earl Mi slowly released its arms embraced with the other two knights.
Meanwhile, the other two actual Armored Ghosteye Witches had little reaction; they even willingly released their arms to let Earl Mi exit peacefully.
After Earl Mi exited, the two Armored Ghosteye Witches once again embraced in a rather unpleasant-to-look-at posture.
Everything went so smoothly that even Angel was surprised.
After confirming the two Armored Ghosteye Witches hadn’t left their cultivation states, Angel quickly communicated with Earl Mi through telepathy to inquire about the situation.
Earl Mi’s answer was brief as well.
——All information was successfully copied.
This "all" was intriguing, as it implied that the two Armored Ghosteye Witches fully opened their information to Earl Mi... Could it be, they really thought Earl Mi was the new favorite Ghosteye Witch?
Or was it Earl Mi’s own ability?
Angel inquired further, and Earl Mi’s response was detailed, yet Angel still couldn’t discern the exact reason.
Because all Earl Mi did was basic: simulate the Ghosteye Witch. And the shadow of this Ghosteye Witch carried almost no information, akin to a newborn Ghosteye Witch, a complete blank slate.
Seeing this, the two other Armored Ghosteye Witches opened their entire information libraries, and what followed was Earl Mi directly extracting the information.
Because it was Earl Mi extracting the information rather than being inundated with it, the authenticity of the information remained guaranteed, and there likely weren’t any manipulations.
But why the two Armored Ghosteye Witches were so agreeable, Angel still hadn’t figured out.
However, it didn’t really matter, as long as the result was perfect; the process wasn’t as important.
And as for the result, through questioning Earl Mi, Angel confirmed that Earl Mi had grasped the method to draw other Ghosteye Witches into cultivation.
Yet, whether it was possible to forcibly draw all Ghosteye Witches into cultivation was still something Earl Mi couldn’t determine since everything remained theoretical.
Solving this issue was simple, as there were many Ghosteye Witches nearby not currently in cultivation. They could just go and try.
With that thought, Angel stood up and called out to Dangross, who was playing not far away: "Stop playing, we need to go."
Dangross looked at the box in Angel’s hand, confirming the lid was closed and no icy aura was emanating from it. Dangross then scrambled towards Angel, leaping onto his shoulder.
Angel returned the bone box to its original place, leaving the two bottles of Scent untouched; as for the crown, Angel took it with him.
However, Angel crafted an identical crown to leave inside, even mimicking the original crown’s lingering aura. With his skills, fooling the Ghosteye Witch was simple.
While twirling the crown, Angel walked out of the cell that exuded a faint fragrance.
Though he wasn’t yet certain if the crown and the silver pendant truly had a connection, keeping it for now was a wise choice.
Angel quickly reached the middle of the corridor where there were several Ghosteye Witches not in cultivation, though most were wandering alone. If Earl Mi were to forcibly draw a lone Ghosteye Witch into cultivation, exiting might alert them.