From afar, the cooling pool lay shrouded in a chill white mist, impossible to see clearly.
But when Angel reached the pool's edge, he discovered that it was filled with densely packed artifact blanks. Most had sunk to the bottom, bubbles rising from them.
Some artifact blanks had already finished cooling and floated to the surface, giving off a lustrous glow.
Even without touching them, merely looking with the naked eye was enough for Angel to tell that these artifact blanks were exceptionally flawless.
They were jade-like as a whole, without the slightest trace of joining or forging. The various materials had fused together perfectly, as though they had always been one.
Such outstanding artifact blanks truly lived up to the Mirror-Holding Banshee's craftsmanship.
As Angel marveled, Napoli pointed at a floating object in the center of the cooling pool. "Elder Kongta and the Mirror-Holding Banshee are inside that!"
Angel looked in the direction Napoli was pointing.
The object floating at the center of the cooling pool seemed to be made of some kind of Crystal Shell. It was a white, faceted polyhedron.
It appeared to be hovering motionlessly, but upon closer inspection, one could see that it was slowly rotating under the influence of the cold air rising from below.
"That's the sealed space!" Napoli said. "Let's go."
As soon as he finished speaking, Napoli was about to take flight.
Yet, as if he had suddenly remembered something, he stopped.
Looking at Angel, who had already stepped onto the lake's surface, Napoli scratched his head awkwardly. "It seems I can't fly around freely here... Could you give me a hand?"
Under Angel and Laplace's puzzled gazes, Napoli explained somewhat sheepishly, "This is the cooling pool. There are many artifact blanks soaking below. If the balance here is disrupted, it