After leaving Napoli's workshop, the heavy burden in Angel's heart eased considerably.
Now that he had the chip-making machine, he should finally be free. He no longer needed to remain at the Artifact Embryo Factory all the time.
Although the current chip-making machine had yet to reach a 100% enchantment rate, that was only a matter of time. Besides, the chip-making machines he had left in the workshop, with enchantment rates above 90%, were already capable of handling part of the work.
Though he had already regained his "freedom," Angel did not choose to leave immediately.
For one thing, he would next be focusing on the Dream Crystal Plain. The Dream Crystal Plain could be entered from anywhere, so the location did not matter.
For another—and more importantly—he was still waiting for Algalong's "Phantom Metal," Orichalcum.
So he could not leave yet. He would stay here for the time being.
After returning to the Illusion Cottage.
Angel did not immediately enter the Dream Crystal Plain. Instead, he sat down to one side and extended his hand.
A vast amount of Nightmare Illusion power surged from his fingertips.
Under Angel's control, that Nightmare Illusion power shifted constantly, becoming a glasslike crystal ball one moment and a dazzling Bright Lantern the next...
If Laplace had been awake, he would have discovered that everything Angel casually created now was, in fact, a manifestation carrying a faint sense of mystery.
Angel had begun creating manifestations because a thought had suddenly occurred to him.
The chip-making machine he had refined today had actually been quite simple. He wondered whether such a simple alchemical tool could be created through "Fantasy Alchemy."
If it could be created, then it would mean his Fantasy Alchemy had entered the beginner stage.
Angel had an intense urge to experiment