Angel thought for a while and acquiesced to its wish, setting it up with a Peter Pan series marathon.
As both Dangross and Arnott stayed in a "dazed" state, the Gondola, under full speed, shot into the bounds of the green plains like an arrow leaving the string.
Upon stepping into the range of the green plains, Angel immediately felt a sense of comfort.
Since coming to the Tidal World, he had witnessed scorched earth, wastelands, and deserts, all extreme environments where only the corresponding Elemental Life would enjoy staying, unsuitable for humans to thrive.
But the green plains were different, filled with lush vegetation and ample water vapor, with streams and lakes frequently in sight.
Most importantly, the green plains nurtured many Wood Creatures. The wood element, on the elemental side, is an exceptionally unique presence; wizards who cultivate it are called Nature Witches, and nature signifies endless vitality.
So, when stepping into the green plains environment, Angel could sense a vast and vigorous vitality.
This vitality didn’t carry a sense of aggression, like a gentle, soothing hand, wiping away the fatigue.
For this reason, Angel felt very comfortable within the green plains.
Having witnessed the vibrant energy of the green plains, Angel began to anticipate the future destination of the "Green Forest Domain." Knowing that most life in the plains belongs to the grass element, a branch of wood creatures; the forest domain is the true home of wood creatures, similar to the Region of Fire, encapsulating the main stream of wood elementals.
The vitality of the green plains was so abundant that Angel imagined the Green Forest Domain wouldn’t be inferior to it.
Amidst Angel’s musings, he continued to pilot the Gondola forward.
He actually already saw many Wood Creatures below but didn’t intend to go down and talk with them yet. Following Dangross’s earlier suggestion, since White Cloud Village and the green plains were mutual allies, it would be fine to have His Highness Softwind transfer the drama shadow box to His Highness Prosperity later.
Now, his most important and anticipated task was to first meet His Highness Softwind.
According to Mr. Magu, Softwind Uranos was one of the three Elemental Life forms that had interacted most with Feng. Perhaps, through it, Angel could learn of Feng’s deeds and the secrets he hid within the Tidal World.
With this in mind, Angel was even less willing to delay, setting his target straight toward White Cloud Village.
Finding the heart of White Cloud Village wasn’t actually hard. According to The Sage Platinum’s advice, one only had to look for "clouds" to find the direction.
Wherever there were more clouds, fly that way. The densest cluster of clouds would be the core of White Cloud Village—Wind Island.
The green plains’ environment made the sky above crystal clear, so following the cloud trails proved no challenge.
Angel followed the "cloud path," continuously flying toward the densely clouded areas.
After an hour of flying in the Gondola, Angel stopped above a cloud deck swirled in mist.
He hadn’t reached Wind Island yet; he stopped because he sensed something felt off.
Throughout the journey, he encountered no obstructions. This seemed a bit odd, yet feasible to explain, for instance: With White Cloud Village’s wind elementals under His Highness Softwind’s rule, they might not be like Baya Desert with layered defenses.
No obstruction, that could be explained. But another matter was hard to reconcile.
He hadn’t encountered a single wind elemental the entire way, and that felt strange.
Or perhaps all wind elementals lived around Wind Island? This didn’t match what The Sage Platinum mentioned... Although Platinum didn’t explicitly state it, its words suggested that wind elementals lived within clouds, meaning once in the cloud range, he should encounter them.
But on this cloud path journey, Angel hadn’t met a single wind elemental.
Could it be, he was simply unlucky, consistently avoiding them?
Angel pondered this, looking down at the two small beings on the table.
He reached out and dismissed the Illusion Nodes surrounding Dangross and Arnott.
As Dangross exclaimed and Arnott remained puzzled, Angel said, "The Peter Pan tale, let’s pause it for now and pick it up later... I feel something’s off about White Cloud Village."
Angel’s words made Dangross sit upright immediately, and Arnott’s near-tears expression froze.
Is something wrong with White Cloud Village?
Angel briefly explained the situation he encountered, looking intently at Arnott, hoping to obtain specific information from it.
After listening to Angel, Arnott’s eyes also displayed a hint of confusion.
Arnott: "No, as long as it’s within the green plains, every cloud has wind elemental life."
Angel: "Then why didn’t I encounter any?"
Arnott also felt puzzled, looking around: "I think I do smell kindred spirits’ scent, but it’s faint. Can you let me out first?"
Arnott was currently confined in a sand prison, unable to see their exact location.
"I don’t know how to undo the sand prison, so let’s do this: I’ll fly you with the prison outside, and you’ll have a clearer look."
It was simple for Angel to undo the sand prison, but he couldn’t guarantee Arnott had genuinely repented. Moreover, having the sand prison present would serve as proof of Arnott’s misconduct in Baya Desert when they met Softwind Uranos.
Unaware of Angel’s capabilities, Arnott believed his reasoning.
Angel, using the Hand of Magic, deployed a technique to prevent energy dissipation and lifted the sand prison.
With a light step, Angel landed on the cloud with the sand prison.
"How about now?"