Chapter Summaries

Black Earl and Angel discussed why the Extreme Sect might come to the Bilen Tree Court and how the attack could affect the Bilos Family’s dealings in the Underground Waterway. Black Earl appraised Angel’s Unbreakable Heart Mirror, then suggested displaying it at the Research Institute exhibition to answer Dongla’s criticism, leaving Angel’s plans for the mirror undecided.

• Black Earl explained that the Bilos Family might call in the Extreme Sect, which could come because of the Shallow-Sea Strongman, Exus’s time-element abilities, or the attack’s unusual circumstances.
• Black Earl said the attack would likely make the Bilos Family cautious in the Underground Waterway, so the Noah Family might need to station a formal wizard nearby; Wai was relieved that he did not qualify.
• Angel set up a Geometric Lock, notified Laplace, removed the extra mirror connected to Rabbit Mountain, and showed Black Earl and Dox the Unbreakable Heart Mirror.
• Black Earl asked about the mirror’s carvings and purpose, and Angel explained that the carvings had appeared after refinement and described the mirror as an assisting tool.
• Black Earl told Angel that Dongla had declared him unqualified for the Research Institute and suggested that he display the mirror at the approaching exhibition; Angel did not commit to doing so.
• Black Earl left with Wai after learning the mirror’s name, the Unbreakable Heart Mirror.

After Black Earl and Dox left, Angel kept the Unbreakable Heart Mirror’s inner mystery secret, promised to reforge Dox’s Red Sword, and returned to the mirror space. There, Laplace asked him to find a book about fishing, then noticed a strange smell coming from the iron box he carried.

• Angel told Dox that he would reforge Red Sword after they returned to Savage Cave, and Dox left after asking about the materials.
• Dox guessed that the Unbreakable Heart Mirror’s special effect might be inside the mirror, and Angel considered that Black Earl might have guessed the same thing.
• Angel meditated for an hour and entered the mirror space, where Laplace asked him to buy a book about how to catch fish.
• Angel thought about Laplace’s new interest in fishing and considered asking Jon for fishing advice.
• Laplace sensed a strange smell from the iron box Angel carried, and Angel said it was probably the medicine box.

Angel brought Witch’s Soup into the Heart Space for Star Attendant and helped Luigi tackle Uriel’s Choice through a musical exercise based on Jon’s teaching. After exploring the Empty Mirror Sea, Angel checked on Gleipnir’s recruitment progress and asked Laplace about time-type abilities, learning that present-day Time Doppelgängers were probably unrelated to them.

• Angel explained his plan to use two Witch’s Soups to help Star Attendant recover his mind power and stored them in the Heart Space.
• Luigi joined a piano performance in Angel’s Ocean Theater illusion, and Laplace realized the exercise was meant to help him crack Uriel’s Choice.
• Angel told Luigi that his performance seemed to pass Jon’s assignment, while Luigi returned to studying Piano Psychology.
• Angel explored the Empty Mirror Sea for nearly half a day, enjoying the memories he saw despite finding no physical objects.
• Laplace told Angel that the Charles Imperial Palace had completed registration for the Dream Crystal Plain and that present-day Time Doppelgängers were likely not directly related to time-type abilities.

Laplace described three strange scenes from the Empty Mirror Sea that revealed possible time-related powers: a witch whose movement followed a process and result, a glowing snake that emerged from an image when observed, and rain that transformed a town and its inhabitants through time. Angel considered whether the rain came from a miracle wizard or a mysterious object, then left Heart Space still pondering the wonders of time.

• Laplace explained how a cloaked witch used rainbow phantoms to establish the process and result of movement, creating the appearance of teleportation through time-related power.
• Laplace recounted how a glowing snake emerged from an image after she observed it, spoke about falling from the gaps in time, and vanished as a stream of rainbow light.
• Angel questioned whether the snake had spoken and considered how observation might have changed its state, but he could not understand how it moved beyond the reach of law.
• Laplace described rain that rapidly aged some residents and made others younger, while moss covered the town and buildings crumbled.
• Angel speculated that the rain might have been caused by a miracle wizard or a mysterious object related to time, and he left Heart Space still contemplating time-related abilities.

Angel found Laplace a five-volume fishing series written by Jon, then received news that Rhein was handling the Guman Kingdom situation and intended to approach Exus about joining the Savage Cave. He arranged to meet Kant in New City to discuss a matter involving the House of Lilith’s successor, and wondered whether Kant was still trying to match him with Qili.

• Angel recorded Laplace’s time-related recollections, then entered the Dream Wilderness to collect Luigi’s homework and observe Jon fishing.
• Angel learned that Jon had already written a five-volume fishing series, borrowed the books from the Firstheart City library, and gave them to Laplace.
• Iron Armor Granny told Angel that Rhein had contacted Black Earl about Exus and did not need Angel to search for the time-system wizard.
• Iron Armor Granny said Kant wanted to discuss something important concerning the successor of the House of Lilith, so Angel arranged to meet him at New City.
• Angel entered Heart Space and wondered whether Kant’s request was connected to Qili or another attempt to match them.

Angel managed Luigi’s difficult piano assignment, then repaired Dream Crystal Plain’s unsafe random-entry arrangements after new residents arrived. He later met Wizard Kant in Dream Wilderness, where Kant asked about Angel’s recent involvement with Black Earl.

• Angel persuaded Luigi to keep working on Jon’s increasingly difficult Piano Psychology assignment, while withholding Jon’s permission for him to take several days if needed.
• Angel found that three of the new Dream Crystal Plain residents had appeared in dangerous places: one was trapped underground, another was threatened by a Dream Realm Purger, and a young girl had been pulled into a hidden Wonderland.
• Angel changed the login mechanism to place future arrivals in a safer underground space, warned the existing residents to wait for help, and sealed the entrance to Crystal Mountain.
• Angel entered Dream Wilderness to meet Wizard Kant, arrived at the Aquarium, and suggested that Liana consult professionals about improving its marine habitat.
• Kant revealed that Sanders had told him Angel could locate him and explained that he had learned about Angel’s adventures with Black Earl; Angel said he had met a Noah descendant named Wai.
• Angel interrupted Kant’s questions by asking why Kant’s wizard robe had changed.

Kant explained that he wanted to secure the Darkfire Lotus for Qili, whose Netherfire made her an exceptionally compatible partner for the elemental sprite. He asked Angel for help because Qili had agreed to sort out Ashilia Academy’s notorious Number One Raw Materials Warehouse within two years to lift a blacklist that had harmed House of Lilith and its allies.

• Kant told Angel he had changed his robe’s pattern to fire lotuses while trying to persuade the Darkfire Lotus to leave the Tidal Realm for Qili.
• Angel learned that Qili could not visit the Darkfire Lotus because she had other matters to attend to, and Kant asked him to help her.
• Kant explained that Qili had fought Jiebo outside the New Star Tournament, and their battle had flooded Fragrant Plaza and toppled an ancient statue.
• The fragrance alchemists blacklisted Qili and Jiebo, and the ban indirectly prevented House of Lilith’s supporters from buying fragrances.
• Qili went to Sky Mechanical City to lift the blacklist and endured humiliation until the Fragrance Department’s master offered to revoke it if she sorted the Number One Raw Materials Warehouse within two years.
• Kant told Angel that Qili had accepted the task, which was notorious among Ashilia Academy alchemists as the Rice-Dung Pit.

Angel learned that Qili had spent nearly two months processing excrement in Ashilia Academy’s Number One Raw Materials Warehouse and set out to find a lasting way to help her. He arranged for Regina to contact Witch Bauxia, while also noticing that Tree Chat’s growing membership was already producing disputes.

• Kant told Angel that Qili was slowly processing the warehouse’s materials as punishment, and asked him to plead her case.
• Angel rejected Kant’s suggestion to reopen cleanup tasks as insufficient and decided to seek help from Potion Master Midora, while considering Witch Bauxia as a better mediator.
• Angel asked the Tree Spirit to visit Regina and see whether she could persuade Bauxia to help Qili.
• Angel saw rival academy factions arguing in Tree Chat over New City construction tasks and warned Iron Armor Granny that the disputes could grow.
• The Tree Spirit told Angel that Regina had agreed to contact Bauxia after finishing her mushroom experiment.

Angel considered how to house the new residents in the Dream Crystal Plain, then went with Dox to meet Black Earl after learning something had happened to Adanis. Black Earl revealed that Adanis remained inside a portrait despite its painted figure showing an expression unlike her usual cold demeanor, leaving the cause unexplained.

• Angel set aside plans to use the Dream Conch for housing and decided to consult Laplace once the new residents had gathered.
• Angel worked on notes about the Unbreakable Heart Mirror experiment until Dox arrived with a message from Wai about Adanis.
• Angel and Dox went to room 001, where Black Earl appeared in a physical body and explained that he was still a clone strengthened by his main body.
• Black Earl showed Angel and Dox a portrait that Adanis treated as her residence and said its painted figure had recently changed expression.
• Black Earl explained that Adanis's aura remained inside the portrait, even though the serene expression in the painting did not match her usual demeanor.

Angel awakened Olao from the Mirror Coffer and learned that Adanis was only asleep, not in danger. The chapter ended with Black Earl asking whether her unconsciousness was caused by the missing part their ancestor had mentioned.

• Angel brought out the Mirror Coffer, and Olao emerged from it in his unsealed humanoid form.
• Olao learned that Augustine had left and said he hoped to see his master again someday.
• Olao discovered he could use his bronze mirror to imitate Dox and change his appearance and hair color.
• Black Earl told Olao that Adanis had fallen asleep inside the oil painting, and Olao reassured everyone that she would wake after some time.
• Black Earl asked Olao whether Adanis's unconsciousness was caused by the missing part their ancestor had mentioned.

Black Earl learned why Adanis fell into slumber and discussed her eventual journey to the Source World with Olao. After Olao left with Dox to explore the modern Wizarding World, Angel contacted Wang Wang and learned that Wang Wang was rushing to rescue clan members from Void Demon Whales before receiving an image message from Spotty Dog.

• Olao explained that Adanis's missing body part was in Margaret's hands, causing her slumber and drawing her toward the Source World; Black Earl estimated she would wake in about half a month.
• Olao asked when Adanis would leave, and Black Earl said he would notify him before departing for the Source World; he also learned that the Source World belonged to a different Mirror Realm from the Southern Region.
• Angel asked Dox to show Olao the outside world, and Dox took the curious but hesitant Olao around the area.
• Angel released Hyde Land and connected to Wang Wang, but Wang Wang accidentally sent him stored travel records instead of Spotty Dog's message.
• Wang Wang explained that a void storm had delayed him and that he was heading to rescue clan members targeted by Void Demon Whales; he then sent Angel an image from Spotty Dog.

Angel watched a recording from Spotty Dog’s perspective and overheard two women discussing Minister Dim’s search for it and news concerning Shava. He learned that a Time Sacrifice had been found near Shava’s aura, but the recording ended before Angel could determine what the sacrifice meant or why Spotty Dog had sent it.

• Angel recognized the moving image as a recording from Spotty Dog’s perspective, though he could not find a message in its movements across the bed.
• Spotty Dog curled up and blacked out the recording, leaving Angel to hear two women enter and discuss Minister Dim’s concerns about its escapes.
• The women said Spotty Dog tended to run off whenever there was news about Shava, whom they called the noble crown of the Royal Court.
• The ethereal-voiced woman said Minister Dim had learned that a Time Sacrifice had appeared in the Black Outer Ring Belt, near traces of Shava’s aura.
• Angel considered whether the Time Sacrifice might be Exus, then rejected the idea after hearing that Shava had deliberately sacrificed it and might want Minister Dim to forge something.

Angel listened to Spotty Dog’s recording but could not figure out what a “Time Sacrifice” was, so he contacted Spotty Dog through the Void Network. He learned how to transmit images and sent one depicting himself entering the Deep Abyss Cave, then asked Spotty Dog to explain the Time Sacrifice.

• Angel heard two female voices discuss an escaped Time Sacrifice and speculate that Spotty Dog might intercept it, but the recording ended without explaining what it was.
• Angel connected to Spotty Dog through Wang Wang and praised the footage, then arranged to exchange recorded images with Spotty Dog.
• Wang Wang explained that Angel could transmit an imagined image through the Void Network, and Angel tested the method.
• Angel sent Spotty Dog a fictional image of himself walking into the Deep Abyss Cave, choosing the dark setting to avoid revealing useful information.
• Angel asked Spotty Dog what the Time Sacrifice in the recording meant.

Angel exchanged footage with Spotty Dog through Wang Wang, learning that Spotty Dog planned to visit Minister Kins. Angel recognized Kins as the Nightmare Realm counterpart of a gentle former instructor from Gelu Town, but did not know what the minister’s role was.

• Spotty Dog avoided Angel’s questions about the Time Sacrifice and the Black Outer Ring Belt, then agreed to watch more footage.
• Angel sent Wang Wang a recording of his first encounter with Spotty Dog in Sleepless City, including footage of him picking up and ruffling the puppy.
• Spotty Dog accepted the recording and told Wang Wang it would visit Minister Kins and send Angel new footage afterward.
• Angel recalled that Kins had taught children in Gelu Town before dying of an incurable illness, and wondered whether Minister Kins oversaw military affairs.

Angel learned that the Golden Blood in Wang Wang’s High Sky was one kind of Time Sacrifice and that its energy strengthened both the High Sky and the Void Network. He failed to discover what Time Sacrifices were for, so he prepared to ask Liana after the Tree Spirit Lord and Iron Armor Granny knew nothing.

• Angel asked Wang Wang about Time Sacrifices, and Wang Wang revealed that Spotty Dog had identified the Golden Blood as one.
• Wang Wang explained that the Golden Blood’s leaking energy reinforced his High Sky and improved the Void Network’s communication abilities.
• Angel encouraged Wang Wang to develop the Void Network’s capabilities, and Wang Wang agreed to try.
• Angel brought Dangros out to keep Hyde Land company, and Dangros chose to watch the Strange Fire Alchemist Shadow Box with it.
• Angel asked Iron Armor Granny and the Tree Spirit Lord about Time Sacrifices, but neither knew; he then prepared to ask Liana through Tree Chat.

Liana struggled to fix the Aquarium’s ecosystem and manage New City’s construction work while learning that the Fairy Guard had taken Moss Baby from Delicacy Island. After Gloria said she would handle the matter and told Liana to ask Angel questions, Liana read Angel’s message and wondered what a “Time Sacrifice” was.

• Liana worried that the Aquarium’s Dream Wilderness creatures would wither without a suitable ecosystem and wondered how to reform it.
• Mary Sue brought Liana construction cases that Flora had processed in exchange for a bottle of Rose Dew, and Liana approved the work.
• Mary Sue told Liana that Gloria had left Delicacy Island with a gigantic flesh-mountain baby and unusual Dream Plant Fairies.
• Liana messaged Gloria and learned that the Fairy Guard had taken Moss Baby; Gloria said she would handle it and advised Liana to ask Angel if she had questions.
• Liana opened Angel’s message and wondered what he meant by “Time Sacrifice.”

Angel learned that the Fairy Guard had taken Gloria and Moss Baby from New City, then watched Gloria argue for Moss Baby’s freedom. The Third Apostle agreed to let Moss Baby go with Gloria under certain conditions, while Angel wondered whether it was time for him to make changes.

• Angel received Liana’s warning that the Fairy Guard had secretly arrived in New City and learned that they had taken Gloria and Moss Baby.
• Angel used God’s-eye view to see Gloria facing more than a hundred Dream Plant Fairies in the rainforest outside New City.
• Gloria defended Moss Baby by describing its longing for freedom and arguing that it should be allowed to stay with her.
• Angel warned Gloria not to turn her argument into an imposition of human values, while the distant Vine Demoness watched and sent a message to the Third Apostle.
• The Third Apostle agreed to let Moss Baby follow Gloria if they made certain agreements, and Angel told Liana to wait for Gloria’s return before deciding on protective measures.
• After ending his conversation with Liana, Angel reflected on Gloria’s argument and considered making changes of his own.

Angel created the first issue of the Wilderness Traveler Gazette to introduce Tree Civilization and Dream Plant Fairies, encourage understanding between humans and them, and establish the publication as an authority in Dream Wilderness. He finished the issue with practical magical knowledge and genuine but hard-to-verify reports from the void, preparing it for internal circulation.

• Angel decided to respond to the Vine Demoness’s goodwill without placing himself above civilization, then opened the Mother Tree Forum.
• Angel drafted the first issue of the Wilderness Traveler Gazette, making the clash between human and Tree civilizations its main subject and describing Dream Plant Fairies and their views.
• Angel added a section on Dream Wilderness’s environments and left its landmarks awaiting names from future travelers and pioneers.
• Angel included improved basic tricks as practical knowledge and planned to reserve the intelligence section for reliable reports.
• Angel filled the first issue’s intelligence section with reports from the Void Traveler about dangers and activity across several worlds, despite expecting readers to have difficulty verifying them.

Angel published the Wilderness Traveler Gazette, prompting Liana to support its call for contact between humans and Dream Plant Fairies and to discuss naming places in the Dream Wilderness. Back in reality, Angel recorded notes, then spent the night exchanging alchemy knowledge with Lucia until the Bilos Family summoned her; Hyde Land later signaled that Spotty Dog had sent a message.

• Angel posted the Wilderness Traveler Gazette on the Mother Tree Forum, and Babaya briefly questioned who had pinned it before deleting her comment.
• Jon explained that Babaya was a moderator who had mistaken Angel’s newspaper for an attempt to influence public opinion, while Angel clarified his goal of helping humans and Dream Plant Fairies understand one another.
• Liana posted a detailed reply supporting coexistence between human civilization and Tree Civilization, then messaged Angel about naming places in the Dream Wilderness.
• Angel brushed off questions from Tree Spirit and Iron Armor Granny, returned to reality, and spent the day organizing notes on the Unbreakable Heart Mirror.
• Dox and Olao returned from their outing, and Angel accepted Lucia’s invitation to discuss alchemy and potion studies.
• Angel and Lucia exchanged alchemy knowledge through the night until the Bilos Family called Lucia away, and Hyde Land later floated to Angel with a message from Spotty Dog.

Angel received footage from Spotty Dog showing a man giving it a key and a book of secret tales. One page revealed that Deep Abyss Cave had formed from the withering of Darknessless, leaving Angel surprised by Spotty Dog’s effort to investigate the place in his image.

• Angel entered the private meditation room with Hyde Land and connected to the Void Network.
• Wang Wang sent Angel footage from Spotty Dog, whose blacked-out recording captured a man giving it a key and asking it to watch over a place.
• Spotty Dog opened a large book and showed Angel pages containing secret tales from across different worlds.
• Angel read the page titled “Darknessless's Withering” and learned that Deep Abyss Cave was what remained after Darknessless withered.
• Angel realized Spotty Dog had likely found the information because he had previously sent it an image of Deep Abyss Cave.