Tree Spirit said, "Alright, I’ll notify them now, so you can wait for them outside the barrier."
With those words, Tree Spirit lightly leaped off the Gondola onto the Illusion Demon Island beside them. Gazing at the lush greenery of the island, a mischievous smile played on his lips as he strolled into the depths of the island.
Angel silently prayed for Toby... It wasn’t that he lacked integrity, but that his integrity couldn’t withstand Tree Spirit’s might.
To avoid witnessing Toby’s ordeal, Angel summoned Speedy, "Full speed ahead, leave the Mirror World as fast as possible!"
...
Pamiji Plateau, beside the Sky Barrier.
Angel leaned against the Gondola, waiting for the apprentice whom Lord Tree Spirit had mentioned.
Feeling bored, Angel took Dangross out of his bracelet.
Dangross hadn’t woken since falling asleep in the Life Pool. Even now, when Angel took it out, it remained inactive.
However, overall, it seemed fine; the flame within it circulated vigorously, and according to Lord Tree Spirit, it was still digesting the life aura.
Would Dangross mature after digestion?
Probably not. According to the growth pattern of Elemental Sprites, Dangross was just a baby; maturing instantly was impossible.
But it should grow a little after absorbing so much life aura, shouldn’t it?
As Angel pondered this, he noticed that the stub of Dangross’s severed wrist seemed to be lengthening slightly.
Is it an illusion?
Recalling the past location of Dangross’s severed wrist and comparing it to now, it seems like it really grew by one or two centimeters!
Angel’s eyes lit up, could it be that Dangross’s growth would eventually turn the broken hand into a complete arm? Or, would it directly turn into a human form of flame?
This growth pattern is quite intriguing.
Angel fiddled with Dangross for a while, and seeing no sign of awakening, he tossed it back into the bracelet.
And at this moment, there was finally some movement below the abyss.
A shadow riding a broomstick, swaying leisurely, flew up from below. The visitor seemed to have also seen the gondola and desperately tried to steer the broom towards the gondola.
However, her control over the flying broomstick was truly atrocious; the fact she managed to fly up from below the abyss probably exhausted all her luck.
As she flew towards the gondola, a cold wind carrying snowflakes blew by, causing her to tilt. She then fell from mid-air.
Angel faintly rubbed his forehead and said softly, "Speedy, go bring her over."
The silhouette that nearly fell to the ground was enveloped by a gentle breeze, then dragged by this invisible wind onto the gondola.
Once she was on the gondola, feeling a bit embarrassed, she wanted to bury her head like an ostrich. But suddenly, she remembered something: "Ah, my broomstick!"
Although the flying broomstick is a standard flying tool from the Barbarian Cave, it also costs money, and it’s quite valuable for an apprentice.
Angel sighed, gestured to Speedy to grab the flying broomstick darting in the sky and tossed it to the opposite little apprentice.
The apprentice hugged her beloved flying broomstick, then blushed and lowered her head: "Th-thank you, sir."
Angel looked at her helplessly: "No need for thanks, Tree Spirit is the one who asked you to go to the White Shell Sea Market?"
The apprentice nodded vigorously: "Yes, it’s really thanks to you, sir, for taking me a part of the way, otherwise, I would have had to take the Black Demon Country’s underground train to get there, which would probably take over a month to reach White Shell Sea Market."
Angel nodded indifferently. Since he had confirmed her identity, he didn’t linger. He patted Speedy, who instantly understood and began to propel the gondola forward.
With Speedy, Angel no longer has to control the gondola himself; Speedy far surpasses Angel in direction and speed, making it an excellent travel companion.
The gondola raced through the sky for dozens of minutes, passing through the heavy snow into a clear sky.
They had now reached the border of the Laksum Principality.
Angel glanced at the little apprentice who still had her head down and was clutching her flying broomstick tightly, looking very nervous.
This behavior was normal, but what attracted Angel’s attention was not the apprentice’s nervousness, but the familiar-looking doll in her backpack.
"Abulei, I remember you had a Tricolor Deer, why did you still buy this broom?" Angel thought for a moment before asking in a slightly soothing tone.
The little apprentice raised her head in surprise: "You remember me, sir?"
Angel smiled and nodded: "Of course, you were the one who first introduced us to everything in the Mirror World when I came to the Barbarian Cave."
The apprentice, Abulei, shyly scratched her ear: "Your cultivation speed is incredibly fast and you’re always the apprentice everyone’s looking up to. I... cough cough. Anyway, everyone really admires you, but you rarely appear in the Barbarian Cave, so I thought you had forgotten me... I even embarrassed myself in front of you then, and now I’ve embarrassed myself again this time."
When Abulei first met Angel, she had taken on a newcomer introduction task and arrived on a Tricolor Deer, only to fall flat on her face when dismounting. Luckily, the newcomers at the time were Talented Ones, and none laughed at her, merely thinking it was an eccentricity.
Angel chuckled without saying anything. Continuing this topic would only make Abulei more embarrassed, so he chose not to speak.
Abulei: "You asked about the Tricolor Deer... sigh, it was my first summoned creature. Everyone said it was useless, but I genuinely liked it. I poured a lot of resources into nurturing it, and eventually, it grew Rainbow Antlers, boosting its combat power significantly."
Angel: "Then you must have turned the tables!"
Abulei pulled a face: "I actually dreamed of that too, but later, a good friend went to explore ruins and borrowed the Tricolor Deer. When she returned, the Rainbow Antlers were gone, and two of the deer’s legs were broken. So, I could only temporarily return it to the original world and will summon it again once its injuries have healed."
"Without the Tricolor Deer to ride, I had to buy a flying broom."
After hearing this, Angel revealed an insightful expression: "I see... Is the friend you’re talking about Gu Yina?"
Abulei’s face showed surprise: "How did you know, sir?"
"I previously saw you carrying Gu Yina in your backpack," Angel said.