Yet, this is quite challenging, because developing the Tidal World for real will involve even more considerations, and gaps will surely exist, whether large or small.
Of course, that’s a story for later.
After Rhein and Angel had a thorough talk, he stood up and said, "I should head to the New City to meet with Nami Midori. I hope it won’t become an obstacle in developing the Tidal World."
Angel: "It shouldn’t be. Lord Nami Midori is rather easy to talk to."
Rhein: "That’s good."
Nami Midori’s energy level is already comparable to Rhein’s. If with such strength it becomes an obstacle, even Rhein would find it troublesome.
As he saw Rhein heading out, Angel suddenly thought of something: "By the way, about Lord Nami Midori’s breakthrough..."
Previously, when Angel spoke of Nami Midori, he mentioned the concern about breakthrough, and Rhein naturally understood his worries: "Since Mr. Feng advised you to let things take their course, let’s just wait and see."
Angel thought for a moment and nodded. Since Nami Midori itself decided to let things be, that’s how it will be for now.
"It’s a good thing Nami Midori hasn’t broken through. If it really did, it could protect the Tidal World on its own." Rhein said, shaking his head as he walked out the door.
Once Rhein’s figure disappeared, only Angel and Sanders were left in the room.
Knock knock knock—
Sanders’ bony knuckles slowly and rhythmically tapped on the ironwood tabletop. — This was a subconscious action Sanders would do when deep in thought.
After a long while, Sanders finally raised his narrow eyes.
"Can you speak of it?"
Without any prompt or prelude, Sanders spoke up.
Others might not understand, but as someone who knows Sanders best, Angel naturally understood his implications.
Sanders knew exactly how the Demon God’s True Spirit had died, so he knew that the price Feng had to pay, as indicated by the Book of Kael, was definitely not just an ethereal title of divine right.
Angel had no reason to hide anything from Sanders, and nodded: "A mysterious object."
"Was it left for you by the Magic Painter Wizard?"
Angel nodded.
"What kind of mysterious object is it?"
Angel: "It’s related to alchemy, specifically, to enchantment alchemy. It’s called—Frenzied Hatter’s Coronation."
Frenzied Hatter’s Coronation. Sanders murmured slowly under his breath. Just from the name, it’s hard to deduce its function, and Sanders wouldn’t usually associate it with enchantment alchemy.
At the mention of enchantment alchemy, a glimmer flashed in Sanders’ eyes as he thought: as expected.
He had considered before, since the Book of Kael orchestrated such a complex scenario across time and space, the price it required Feng to pay should naturally be most suitable for Angel.
Divine right, while remarkable, felt a bit too intangible.
A mysterious item exclusively for enchantment alchemy, this was evidently the most suitable for Angel.
"The specific effects of the Frenzied Hatter’s Coronation..." Angel was just about to explain when Sanders interrupted: "When I come to find you later, it’s not too late to discuss it then."
With a mysterious object of this caliber, Sanders preferred to witness it himself.
Sanders didn’t question why Angel concealed this mysterious object from Rhein. To him, it wasn’t a major issue, even if Angel had hidden it from him too, Sanders wouldn’t have minded.
After that, Sanders casually chatted with Angel for a while, then went offline.
After all, he had to leave, and it was necessary to give Flora some heads up.
With nothing to do, Angel used God’s View to observe the situations in various places. Over in the New City, Ironclad Granny, Rhein, and the Tree Spirit were conversing with Nami Midori at Rosewater Pavilion.
He eavesdropped a bit, and from what he could tell, the atmosphere was relatively harmonious. Although Nami Midori seemed somewhat indifferent, it was its nature. At least from Nami Midori’s eyes, Angel didn’t sense any rejection towards the others.
Since their discussion mainly revolved around the situation in the Tidal World and occasionally probed Nami Midori’s attitude towards the Barbarian Cave and the future development of the Tidal World, which Angel was already aware of, he shifted his focus after a while.
In a lush forest near the mother tree, Angel observed from God’s View.
Soon, he spotted a purple flesh mountain.
This mountain of flesh was Greya, clad in a purple gown. Her figure was extremely grand, standing out even amidst the dense forest.
Just as before, Greya sat in front of a bonfire, and opposite her was Sumishe.
The elegant and handsome Sumishe appeared like a skinny bamboo rod in front of Greya.
Even though he already seemed insignificant compared to her stature, his eyes further conveyed a sense of insignificance, looking at Greya as if she was an unreachable lighthouse.
Greya clearly had obtained permission for the Membrane of Rhythm, with an iridescent glow swirling around her.
She paid no attention to Sumishe’s gaze and continued creating dream realm creatures in her palms.
Most of these creatures were rather small, resembling simple insects, but even as insects, they appeared solid. Their movement paths followed the instincts of bugs, and when Greya casually tossed them into the bonfire, they crackled, emitting a scorched aroma.
They were already tangible entities.
Sumishe, on the other hand, hadn’t created any tangible creatures yet. It was no wonder he looked at Greya as if gazing at an insurmountable peak.
Finally, Sumishe couldn’t stand it any longer and went offline directly. Staying here to watch Greya create creatures was enough to drive him crazy.
Greya was indifferent to Sumishe’s departure, continuing to create various uniquely shaped bugs, tossing them into her mouth, throwing them into the fire, and when they didn’t taste good, casually tossing them into the forest.
Rustling sounds began to arise from the underbrush.
The previously quiet forest had unknowingly become lively.
Unbeknownst to Greya, these changes had already alerted the distant Dream Plant Fairy, and a Treant, bearing golden fruit, had stepped out of the mother tree’s bounds and was heading towards her...