Energy Crystals

Dago was the first to walk over to the shelves and wardrobe. A thin layer of dust had settled on the empty shelves, and the wardrobe was equally bare.

He lightly tapped the cabinet door with his fingers, then went to the desk and picked up the scattered sheets of paper and notes to inspect them.

They were all blank, with no traces of writing left behind. The writing had likely been erased by magic.

It was clear that the owner of this room had left quite calmly, packing up everything without any intention of leaving anything behind for those who came later.

Dago spread out his mental power and, combined with his keen perception, carefully examined the entire room.

In the end, he found only a palm-sized cloth pouch in a small hidden compartment at the foot of the bed. It contained some herbal powder and a flat metal box. After the passage of time, the herbal powder had long since crumbled into dust.

The metal box contained an unidentified black salve that still retained a somewhat pungent, irritating smell.

They were probably items the room's owner had forgotten here. Dago quietly put both away. Once the exploration was over, specialists would naturally assess their value after he got out.

After exploring the entire room, Dago intended to leave, but after looking around, he found no door.

Just as he was wondering about it, he caught sight of the silver full-length mirror on the wall and finally realized.

"Almost forgot, this is the Mirror Forest."

Dago walked up to the mirror and easily found a row of rune markings along the edge of its frame.

After memorizing them one by one, he slowly infused them with mental power. Five or six runes activated in succession without any response. Only