Legend had it that the Nameless King had crossed the Endless Underworld Sea by the light of his lantern and returned safely from the Life Forbidden Zone.
As an Epic item, its Epic concept was "unhindered passage." Nothing could block its radiance, or the person who held it.
Leaving Emily's stall, Anvis continued toward the Family Chamber of Commerce branch, contemplating how he could obtain that lantern.
Stealing it by force was useless. As a special high-level Dream Wonder, the Nightmare Lantern's true form also existed within a dream.
Unless one was a spellcaster of Eighth Rank or above specializing in the Dreamweaver School, they would not even be able to perceive it.
The normal way to obtain it was to wait for Emily's alchemy to improve until she could perfectly replicate the lantern from the dream in reality, then find a way to acquire it from her.
At that moment, the Nightmare Lantern that had originally existed in the dream would leave the dream upon the lantern's completion and merge with the lantern in reality.
The price was that Emily would never be able to create a second Nightmare Lantern.
But after considering it all, Anvis realized that neither option was currently the best choice.
The "Nightmare Lantern" had appeared more than once throughout history. The facts proved that every Qualified One chosen by the "Nightmare Lantern" would basically become a future powerhouse of the Dreamweaver School.
If he could obtain the assistance of the grown-up Emily for his planned journey into the Dream World, the results would be far better than simply acquiring a lantern.
Amusingly enough, Anvis dared to approach an outsider like Emily about this matter, yet did not dare reveal even a trace of his intentions to his family.
The Olyvendi Family's decline had not