"Are you planning to go now?" The Wise Sovereign asked after handing the key to Angel.
However, the Wise Sovereign waited for quite a while without receiving any response from Angel.
Curiously, he turned to look back, only to find that Angel seemed to have frozen at some point, his brow furrowed, as if lost in deep thought.
The Wise Sovereign was a bit perplexed—was there something wrong with what he had just said? It was just a normal statement, so why was Angel so stunned?
The Wise Sovereign glanced at the "doghole" beside him, wanting to seek Genggui’s opinion. Genggui seemed to understand the Wise Sovereign’s intent and whispered, "The Dominator froze like that when you mentioned the Sweet Dream being stored in Mirror Space."
"Mirror Space... I see." The Wise Sovereign seemed to have realized something and couldn’t help but smile.
On the other side, after a long while, Angel finally snapped out of his own thoughts.
Yet even after regaining focus, his tightly-knit brow still did not relax.
Seeing this, the Wise Sovereign smiled and said, "What, are you worried about entering Mirror Space?"
Although it was a question, the tone of the Wise Sovereign was very assured, as if he believed that Angel was indeed concerned about entering the Mirror Space.
After all, the Mirror Space is within the Mirror Domain, and to any life or object from the Material Realm, it exhibits an extremely unstable state.
It’s highly possible that once a living person enters, the passage through the mirror might collapse soon. Ultimately, one might either get lost in the endless Mirror World or sink into the Sea of Void Mirror, becoming an empty-hearted person.
The Wise Sovereign patted Angel on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You needn’t be tense. Although that place is in Mirror Space, it belongs to the outermost part of the Mirror Domain and is quite stable. You’ll be fine going in. Moreover, with Genggui guiding you, even if something does go wrong, it can lead you back to reality safely."
Genggui also said at the right time, "I will ensure the gentleman’s safety."
The Wise Sovereign: "Or, do you not trust Genggui?"
Angel quickly waved his hand, "I naturally trust Genggui."
After a pause, Angel continued, "I was just thinking if the Sweet Dream could possibly be brought into reality?"
"No." The Wise Sovereign shook his head, "Or rather, I don’t have the ability to bring the Sweet Dream into reality."
"I told you before, the Sweet Dream does not have a physical form. The ability to find and seal it is Laplace’s. Once it’s released from the Mirror Space, it might just dissipate immediately, and finding and sealing it again would be very difficult."
"At least, I cannot do it."
After hearing the Wise Sovereign’s words, Angel’s brow furrowed more deeply. If the Wise Sovereign can’t do it, then they probably can’t either.
This also means that the Sweet Dream truly cannot be brought into reality...
"That’s troublesome," Angel mumbled unconsciously.
"Why... troublesome?" The Wise Sovereign looked at Angel in confusion.
Angel was silent for a moment, then sighed lightly, "I was originally thinking that if I could bring it into reality, I could use some experimental instruments to study it. But if it’s in the Mirror Domain, it seems difficult for me to conduct in-depth research."
The Wise Sovereign was puzzled earlier as to why Angel still frowned even after he assured the safety of the Mirror Space. Now, after hearing Angel’s explanation, he immediately understood.
The Wise Sovereign was also an Alchemist and a scholar eager to study any subject. He completely understood Angel’s desire to research the Sweet Dream.
If it were him, he would also worry about being unable to conduct research in the Mirror Domain. Besides, Angel had touched upon mysterious realms before and was eager to break through, which was understandable.
The Wise Sovereign smiled and said, "You’re overthinking it. Rest assured, you can bring your experimental instruments directly inside to conduct your research. With Laplace’s enhancement, the stability of that Mirror Space is quite high, and general research should be no problem."
"I have also conducted some research on the Sweet Dream. All experimental instruments operate normally inside."
"If you have any research methods that might cause a big stir, you can notify Genggui. It will help you determine whether the Mirror Space can withstand the intensity of your research."
After pondering for a moment, Angel spoke softly, "Thank you to both the Wise Sovereign and Genggui. However..."
"Even though research can be conducted in the Mirror Space, the rules of the Mirror Domain are ultimately different from reality. It might not be easy to achieve research results."
The Wise Sovereign nodded, "You are right about that. However, the research process itself is a process of overcoming difficulties. If you can overcome these challenges, you’ll naturally get results; if not, it just means... it’s not compatible with you. Perhaps you could switch to researching another Mysterious Object?"
The last remark by the Wise Sovereign was somewhat teasing.
However, Angel found it hard to smile.
What Angel had mentioned about worrying over research was just a superficial phrase. The so-called ’research’ simply didn’t exist.
The real issue he had was that—
He originally planned to see whether he could pull the Sweet Dream into the Wilderness of Dreams, which is what he referred to as his ’entire research process.’
But all of this was contingent on the Sweet Dream being in reality.
If it’s not in reality, even if the Dream Conch could influence the Sweet Dream, Angel wouldn’t be able to discern this.
This is because Angel’s judgment is based on whether the Sweet Dream can enter the Wilderness of Dreams. And the Wilderness of Dreams is dependent on the Southern Domain Wizards’ Realm, only things within the Southern Domain Wizards’ Realm can be drawn into the Wilderness of Dreams by the Dream Conch.
If the Sweet Dream is in the Mirror Domain, it’s akin to being in another world, not within the Southern Domain. Even using the Dream Conch wouldn’t draw it into the Wilderness of Dreams.
So, wouldn’t that be a wasted effort?
And this, indeed, was the true reason why Angel frowned.
"Do you have other concerns?" The Wise Sovereign asked, seeing Angel still looking grim.
Angel forced a smile, "No... I was just considering how to adapt to the Mirror Domain’s rules to research the Sweet Dream if I enter the Mirror Space."
At this point, Angel showed an apologetic expression to the Wise Sovereign, "Before, I said I could start the research immediately, but plans can’t keep up with changes. Now, perhaps it will take a little longer."
The Wise Sovereign was indifferent and shrugged, "It’s fine, you can take a month to think if you want. After all, the key is already with you."
Angel thanked the Wise Sovereign, "It won’t take that long, it should be quite soon, just allow me to ponder a little more."