Aside from the topic of the Dream Wilderness, Angel also spoke of the "ruins" he had discussed with Rhein.
However, Sanders seemed uninterested in the ruins. Instead, when Angel mentioned the reward Rhein had given him, a look of startled disbelief appeared on his face.
"What did you say you received just now?"
Angel froze for a moment before replying, "The phantom spirit of the Mana-Siphoning Path, the Alternate-Dimension Laboratory of the Source of Flow, the Cloud Map..."
Before Angel could finish, Sanders interrupted him. "Those are benefits every formal wizard who successfully advances receives. I mean the reward Lord Rhein gave you separately."
"Separately... Mentor, do you mean the activator for the Garden of All Spirits?"
"An activator? Are you sure it was an activator?"
Angel nodded and described what the activator looked like. Before he had even finished, a look of dawning contemplation had appeared on Sanders's face. "So it really was an activator..."
"Is there something wrong with this activator? Isn't it simply an entry ticket into the Garden of All Spirits?" Angel looked puzzled. He could see the unmistakable strangeness in Sanders's expression upon hearing about the activator, but why?
Sanders pondered for a moment. "It seems Lord Rhein values you greatly."
Values me? Angel did not understand. "Because of this activator?"
Sanders nodded.
"Could it be that this activator has other functions besides allowing entry into the Garden of All Spirits?" Angel asked.
Sanders waved a hand. "No. Other than allowing you to enter the Garden of All Spirits, it has no other function. Even so, it remains very special."
Before Angel could ask what made it special, Sanders continued on his own. "What makes it special is that it is an activator, not an entry ticket as you believed."
Seeing that Angel still did