Angel chuckled: "Those aren’t very important matters."
Though Tree Spirit looked dubious, he refrained from asking further: "What brings you to me? By the way, I heard from Frode that you’ve returned to the Old Earth Continent?"
...
Angel returned to reality by the next day.
After consulting Earl Mi, he confirmed that no creatures had arrived the whole night.
"No reaction from Fire Element Midir?" Angel felt puzzled and muttered to himself: "Or is it waiting to respond until I actually abduct the Elemental Sprites?"
Unable to comprehend the situation, Angel temporarily set it aside.
With no Elemental Sprites coming from outside at the moment, Angel sat in the room pondering the events in the Wilderness of Dreams.
He asked Tree Spirit about recent activities at the Barbarian Cave; the advancement plans for the Wilderness of Dreams were proceeding smoothly under secrecy, the main structure of the Tea Party was beginning construction, and although there hadn’t been any overt movements from Seeds, there had been some signs.
The situation at the Barbarian Cave was generally promising, but noteworthy was that Sanders hadn’t logged in for some time; it remains unknown what the issue might be.
Angel made a mental note of this, though he wasn’t overly concerned given Sanders’ prowess, assuming there’d likely be no major issues; perhaps something was occurring on Flora’s side leading to no login.
Despite his confidence in Sanders’ abilities, Angel set a marker as a precaution: Should Sanders enter the Wilderness of Dreams, the Ability Tree would promptly alert him.
Aside from this, what most caught Angel’s attention was what Dororo mentioned to him.
At the time, Dororo whispered in Angel’s ear: "I have seen that image too."
"You walk in the darkness, ahead is a glowing path."
This was the prophecy image Hua Que Que saw previously. Angel hadn’t paid much attention then, due to the random nature of prophecy images, which might not be significant. Hua Que Que’s vision could very well involve him strolling at night and the glowing path might simply be the street lamps illuminating the sidewalk.
Yet now, Dororo informed him that he saw the same image too.
Two prophetic Baiyuan Clan talents having seen the same prophecy image caused Angel to suspect something was amiss.
Perhaps the image hinted at some kind of secret?
While Angel was pondering without gaining any insight, Earl Mi transmitted a mental pulse: "Faith Pan Rui is heading towards the cave."
Angel set his thoughts aside temporarily and opened the door.
Faith Pan Rui was somewhat surprised to see Angel open the door: "I didn’t expect Sir to also come out—I have something to discuss with you."
"What is it?" Angel noticed that Faith Pan Rui’s gaze held a sense of solemnity and seriousness, seemingly weighed down by concerns.
Faith Pan Rui: "Something feels off. Based on Dangross’s progress from yesterday, some of its underlings should have arrived three hours ago... Even if Elemental Creatures are busy, Elemental Sprites should be here, but none have appeared, which is odd."
Angel thought for a moment and found it peculiar as well, considering it’s already midmorning, and Elemental Sprites, even if resting at night, should have awakened by now. Yet indeed, not a single one had shown up.
Angel’s eyes subtly shifted; could it be that Fire Element Midir has acted?
If Fire Element Midir truly knew of his intentions regarding Elemental Creatures, it might indeed have the power to directly order all Elemental Creatures to avoid approaching here.
Faith Pan Rui: "So I’m considering going out to see what’s happening."
Angel scrutinized Faith Pan Rui deeply. If his hypothesis held true, perhaps Faith Pan Rui, rather than wanting to understand the situation, intended to distance himself from here?
After some thought, Angel ultimately agreed to Faith Pan Rui’s request.
He also wished to discern what Fire Element Midir intended—its isolation of all fire-element creatures; is it planning to initiate a conflict with him? But clearly, he had only coveted them without taking any action—would Fire Element Midir really break ties so abruptly?