Angel was silent for a moment, then replied in the Mind Ribbon: "I was originally thinking about seeing if you had any questions you needed me to ask, but now on second thought, I’ll do it myself."
Ignoring Dox’s wailing in the Mind Ribbon, Angel continued on his own: "Shall I ask first?"
Laplace: "You may."
Angel pondered for a moment, then posed the first question: "What are you?"
This question sounds simple, but in reality covers a very broad range, with much room for maneuver and control.
"If you are asking about my race, you might be disappointed." Laplace: "I don’t have a community, nor do I have the racial distinctions you humans imagine. If you must summarize, you can, like The Sage, categorize me as a being born in the mirror."
This answer also proved that Laplace was indeed not human; her human form might just be a projection for convenient communication.
"Do all beings born in the mirror have no community? Is You Nu the same?"
Laplace thought for a moment: "I am an exception."
Seeing Angel raise an eyebrow, Laplace seemed to guess what he wanted to ask, and spoke first: "Exception does not mean special. The ecology of the beings in the mirror is different from the outside world."
Angel: "The ecology of the beings in the mirror?"
Laplace: "This question shouldn’t be answered by me. If you want to know, you’ll need to see it for yourself... However, I do not recommend living people entering the mirror."
Angel: "Because of the Sea of Void Mirror?"
"The Sea of Void Mirror is just one reason; without a method of guidance and positioning, you will quickly lose your way in the mirror world."
Previously, the Wise Sovereign also mentioned that it was easy to get lost in the Mirror World, but Angel had another question about this: "Can’t you break through the void?"
He thought that if the Plane Corridor could be used, then losing your way wouldn’t matter much.
Laplace: "Only a very small part of the mirror world is relatively stable; the vast majority of it is constantly created and destroyed, liable to shatter at any time. At least I’ve never seen anyone dare to use spatial abilities in the mirror world; that would only accelerate the shattering of the mirror and become completely lost."
Angel: "Since spatial abilities can’t be used in the mirror world, how do you perform quick transfers?"
"The mirror itself is a passage." Laplace said this while raising her gaze, lightly looking into Angel’s eyes.
Without saying anything, Angel understood a meaning from her gaze.
—So, do you understand now? The questions you’ve asked do not exceed your understanding and cannot touch my limits.
Angel was silent for a moment and then asked a different question: "These two masks crafted by the old stones... you said they’re called the Mask of Pan? Could you introduce them?"
Regarding these two masks, Angel was most curious about two things: first, whose memories are stored in the masks? Second, why are they called the Mask of Pan?
The first question does not need an explanation, and the focus of the second question is on "Pan."
In the Southern Domain, as long as one is a transcendent, upon hearing "Pan," the first thought would definitely be of the mysterious Pan family.
The Pan family’s most famous feature is the Pan artifacts.
Back when Angel encountered Kavoline in the Purification Garden, she hailed from the Pan family, and the attire she wore was the renowned Pan garment.
With the Pan garment, Kavoline could transmute into numerous forms: battle stance, defensive stance, offensive stance, each with corresponding attire, and there wasn’t just one set. For example, the offensive stance Angel saw included several options, such as the Reaper’s robe, Space-Time Witch attire, Valkyrie armor, Wasp Queen attire...etc.
Each outfit had unique abilities, and even the ones currently known are already extremely powerful.
Once Kavoline becomes an Official Wizard, the augmentative effects of these outfits will be further enhanced. It’s even said that once Kavoline advances to an Official Wizard, calling her the most versatile below True Knowledge wouldn’t be an exaggeration. Some abilities even surpassed True Knowledge Wizard.
And the Pan garment is just one of the Pan artifacts.
However, it is said that only the garment part of the Pan artifacts remains in the Southern Domain, while the other parts were taken to the Origin World by Pan.
But regardless of whether the other parts of the artifact are in the Southern Domain or not, the garment Kavoline revealed is already astonishing.
Because of this, Angel had also paid attention to the Pan artifacts. Upon hearing Laplace say that these two masks are called "the Mask of Pan," he immediately wondered whether this could be a component of the Pan artifacts.
Not only Angel, but everyone present knew about the Pan artifacts. Therefore, upon hearing Angel ask this question, everyone curiously perked up their ears.
Especially Dox, who was the most attentive. If this truly was one of the Pan artifacts, its value... would definitely be astounding!
However, as Laplace narrated, Dox’s eyes gradually dimmed.
According to Laplace’s account, she discovered these two overlapping masks in the Sea of Void Mirror. When she found the masks, most of the memories inside had been washed away.
After reading the sparse remaining memories, she learned their name, which is "the Mask of Pan."
And the memories currently inside the mask are fragmented ones that Laplace casually poured in from the Sea of Void Mirror...
As for why she poured memories into the mask, it was because she discovered deeply rooted "shadows" inside the mask. These shadows seemed to be memories as well, but they were not affected by the Sea of Void Mirror, and Laplace also could not read these shadows.
She wanted to unlock the secrets within the shadows, so she tried various methods, and infusing memories was one of them.
She hoped to flush out the stubborn shadows by injecting memories; once the shadows floated in the Sea of Void Mirror, she could attempt to read them.
However... there was no effect whatsoever.
Besides infusing memories, she also tried breaking the masks, which is why the mask with the male visage was shattered by Laplace.
The results were still futile.
Eventually, as time passed, Laplace’s curiosity about the shadows gradually faded. However, because the masks were rare physical objects in the mirror world, she didn’t casually throw them away, instead using them as a medium to perform the "Bridge of Fate."
That’s the whole story.