Angel’s eyes narrowed slightly: "Oh? What familiar smell?"
The Crowned Parrot recalled for a bit: "It seems like the smell of a Mysterious Spirit, but very, very faint. I might have smelled it wrong? Nonetheless, it’s a truly peculiar creation, like a life, but without the breath of life."
The Crowned Parrot’s answer made Angel’s heart skip a beat.
He didn’t show it on his face, but he assessed the Crowned Parrot’s background more highly.
Previously, he didn’t care about the Crowned Parrot’s origins; no matter if it used to be the summoned creature of a Great Wizard, how it could be. But now he had to pay attention because the Crowned Parrot had accurately pointed it out right after entering the Rabbit Hole.
Indeed, Rabbit Cha Cha had a Mysterious Aura. But Angel used some special methods, and with Cha Cha’s inherent traits, these auras had been almost completely blocked. Judging from Dox’s obliviousness to Cha Cha, he also didn’t perceive the Mysterious Aura.
No one expected this unremarkable Crowned Parrot to reveal the truth with a single sentence.
Yes, the Rabbit Cha Cha is a creation with a mysterious flavor. It all started with an "accident" by Angel.
Not long ago, Angel was setting up a Magical Energy Array and Illusionary Realm in the secret chamber. Perhaps strongly influenced by the book "Dance of the Metal," Angel’s setup was quite whimsical and imaginative, probably the first time he unleashed his creativity so freely.
The final effect was usable, but somewhat unconventional.
So Angel decided to rethink, or rather, open up his whimsical ideas once again. He reclaimed all the Illusion Nodes he had set up and then refined a core object for the current Magical Energy Array.
Angel fused all the Illusion Nodes into this core object, and this object itself was both connected to the Magical Energy Array and an alchemy creation, as well as an illusion generator.
Up until this point, everything was still normal.
But Angel couldn’t resist opening up his mind again, and he took out a mysterious object that had been dormant in his bracelet for a long time.
—The Coronation of the Mad Hat.
This mysterious object could take effect whenever used on alchemical tools with a "Transformation" Magic Pattern Horn. And the core object of the Magical Energy Array happened to have a "Transformation" Magic Pattern Horn.
Angel thought to himself at the time to perform a white hat coronation to optimize the Magical Energy Array. This could make the Magical Energy Array more powerful, so even if a True Knowledge Wizard came, it could hold for three to five days.
However, what Angel didn’t expect was that something went awry.
The coronated white hat turned out to be a black hat instead.
According to Mr. Feng, the mysterious object "The Coronation of the Mad Hat" is 99% likely to be a white hat, with a very small chance for a black hat to appear.
But Angel hadn’t used this mysterious object many times, and the black hat had already appeared twice.
The last time was with the Magic Rune Scroll of the Sunlight Sanctuary, which shall be set aside for now. But this time, it directly coronated the core object of the Magical Energy Array with the black hat.
The effects of the black hat are completely different from the white hat. Once a black hat appears, any alchemical work or Magic Rune Scroll would undergo a disruptive change and a special effect would inevitably appear.
Although this special effect could be good or bad, once it appears, the item will surely contain a mysterious aura.
Even though the effect might be slightly inferior to a true half-step mystic, if used correctly, it’s no less than those half-step mystics.
And the special effect of the Magical Energy Array core object after being coronated by the black hat was the appearance of the Rabbit Cha Cha.
Whether the Rabbit Cha Cha is real or not isn’t important. But Cha Cha indeed is an intelligent creation.
After Cha Cha appeared, it formed a kind of mind link with its creator, Angel. Angel also instantly knew Cha Cha’s abilities—
Cha Cha possesses the ability to dominate this Magical Energy Array and also has the power to manipulate the illusions set up by Angel.
This might not sound like much, and Angel initially thought the same. Until Cha Cha wildly expanded the extending magic patterns of the Magical Energy Array, turning a tiny secret chamber into a vast world, Angel was left in silence.
This is no longer just dominating the Magical Energy Array, but turning the Magical Energy Array into its own Domain.
After Angel understood Cha Cha’s abilities, Cha Cha also understood its own functions.
Protect the visitors, expel the enemies.
This function was Cha Cha’s highest rule in its mind and the rule by which it took form. So, after its birth, Cha Cha began to ponder how to accomplish this.
Thus, Angel offered a suggestion.
The Twelve Zodiac Palaces came into being.
Angel’s suggestion was purely for fun, but unexpectedly, Cha Cha took it quite seriously and did a good job of it.
Apprentices could see it as a trial, and if the enemy broke in and faced punishment, they would truly die.
The above is the entire mental journey of the birth of Cha Cha.
It is both the result of Angel’s whimsical ideas and an unintended creation.
Angel never expected, though, that none of the others, including Dox, discovered Cha Cha’s truth; instead, it was the Crowned Parrot that first noticed something was amiss.
Now, Angel can basically confirm it. The Crowned Parrot’s background is definitely not simple; not everyone can casually mention a Mysterious Spirit.
However, even though the Crowned Parrot was right, Angel dared not casually engage with it on this topic and instead said calmly, "Cha Cha is indeed a special creation, but speaking this in front of Cha Cha, isn’t it a bit impolite?"
At the very moment those words fell, before the Crowned Parrot could react, a fluffy rabbit ear hat landed on its head.
The next second, the Crowned Parrot transformed from a parrot into a rabbit just like Cha Cha. Only, this rabbit had a few tufts of silly hair forming a crown on its head.
At first glance, quite cute.
"Huh, it can actually transform me, is this Illusion? It doesn’t seem to be." The Crowned Parrot bounced around the table for a while, then hopped to the pool to see its reflection: "Quite cute, except I can’t fly."
The Crowned Parrot seemed unbothered by the change in appearance, but on the other side, Dox was irritated: "Why can it still talk? Muzzle it too. It’s more chatty than me, has a sharper tongue, and is rude. Give it a green hat immediately."
The Rabbit Cha Cha lazily glanced at Dox: "Because it’s better looking than you."
Upon hearing this, Dox’s anger instantly surged.
Not daring to vent at the Rabbit Cha Cha, he directly started a verbal spar with the Crowned Parrot.
Even though the Crowned Parrot had turned into a rabbit, it did not hinder its performance. Dox could only timidly follow the opponent’s thought process.
However, since Dox was somewhat prepared, many witty remarks he had not yet exhausted, he wasn’t too nervous, waiting for breaks in the Crowned Parrot’s talk to slip in, hoping to seize the high ground!
Only, Dox’s little schemes hadn’t succeeded before divine retribution struck.
"So noisy, shut up for me."
As Cha Cha’s words dropped, another green hat landed on Dox’s head.
While across from him, the Crowned Parrot remained unscathed.
Glaring angrily at the Rabbit Cha Cha, Dox received the same reply: "It’s good-looking, you’re not."
Dox’s eyes bulged wide.
Meanwhile, the Crowned Parrot took small rabbit steps, with a mischievous grin, and walked opposite Dox.
A new round of verbal sparring began, but this time, Dox was helplessly at the mercy of his opponent.
Dox did seek Angel’s help, but Angel pretended not to notice. Diverting the Crowned Parrot’s attention to Dox was better than it focusing on Cha Cha...
Therefore, Dox might as well wish himself good luck.