After Angel arrived on the lower level, he did not head straight to the laboratory. Instead, he pushed open the doors to the materials storehouse opposite it.
The materials storehouse was still empty, with no materials stored inside.
The only difference from before was that beside the artificial lake now stood a painted wooden cabin with two little white clouds floating above its roof.
For the moment, this wooden cabin served as the residence for Baruba and the others' physical bodies.
Angel had come to the materials storehouse precisely to find Baruba.
Regina would be arriving soon, yet the laboratory on the other side was still cluttered with all kinds of objects and needed cleaning and organizing. Since many extraordinary tools were involved, rashly using spells to clean the place was clearly out of the question; it could easily damage the equipment. Someone had to sort it out carefully.
Baruba had worked as a clerk at the Promi Alchemy Shop for a long time and was very familiar with all kinds of experimental tools. He was naturally the best person for the job.
When Angel arrived before the wooden cabin, he sensed Baruba's current situation in the Dream Wilderness through the Dream Gate. Baruba was presently aboard an airship heading toward the site of New City.
Since it did not seem like anything urgent was happening, Angel woke him from his sleep.
The moment Baruba opened his eyes, he immediately became wary and alert. This was not his first time leaving the Dream Wilderness, but this time, he had not left of his own accord. An external force had compelled him to return, making him worry whether something had happened outside.
Yet there was no disturbance around him like he had imagined. Everything was as peaceful as before.
Only after