Chapter 3359 - 3360: Temporal Body in the Painting

Chapter 3359: Chapter 3360: Temporal Body in the Painting

Aiya coughed twice, pulling everyone’s attention back: "If you can provide enough log-in devices, then it’s indeed possible to control the whole domain."

"However, there are still some issues here." Aiya: "For example, under the eyes of the Calamity Puppet, can the log-in device really be used?"

Won’t the Calamity Puppet stop you?

If she stops you from communicating, is there any backup plan?

Aiya voiced all his thoughts.

Glaipnir shook his head: "Whether she’ll stop us, I don’t know either. After all, before events unfold, anything is possible."

"As for whether there is a backup plan?" Glaipnir didn’t hesitate and straightforwardly gave the answer: "No."

Again, their understanding of the Calamity Puppet is still at the "paper" level; everything is unknown, making it difficult to consider more backup plans.

After Aiya asked these questions, he realized it might have been too challenging. Glaipnir’s answer was already within his considerations.

Aiya thought for a moment and nodded: "No matter what, at least we have a plan now."

After all, they’re going to inform all tribes of the Daylight Mirror Domain about the impending arrival of the Calamity Puppet.

By that time, having a plan versus not having one will make a significant difference.

If like the Gesen Mirror Domain, there was no plan at all, it would only cause chaos among the tribes, like monkeys scattering in disarray.

But if they propose a plan, and the plan is tight and involves each tribe — asking each tribe to dispatch control personnel — then regardless of what the leaders think, it will at least calm the populace.

Therefore, despite Aiya’s many doubts, he was actually grateful to Glaipnir, grateful to the Dream Mirror tribe for releasing the log-in device at this time, preventing the Daylight Mirror Domain from falling into despair.

Although Aiya once thought that the timing of the log-in device release was too coincidental, wondering if there was something fishy behind it, such as the Calamity Puppet being deliberately led to the Daylight Mirror Domain by the Dream Mirror tribe; this thought quickly dissipated because he could distrust Angel and Glaipnir, but he did trust Laplace.

In a certain sense, Laplace’s birth represents the will of the Daylight Mirror Domain.

Even though Laplace doesn’t care about other tribes in the Mirror Domain, she would never betray the Mirror Domain and deliberately bring harm.

While Aiya’s thoughts were flowing, on the other side, Angel and the others were also discussing in the Mind Ribbon.

Their conversation was actually centered around the questions Aiya raised: whether the log-in device could be used in front of the Calamity Puppet?

Angel: "I personally lean towards it being possible."

As for the reason, Angel gave a somewhat "mystical" answer: the Mirror Domain Will could provide convenience.

Although the Mirror Domain Will is merely a "general consciousness," lacking Spirit Intelligence, lacking autonomous motivation; it possesses a certain "crisis" consciousness.

This crisis is reflected in: when the world is about to face extinction or collapse, the general consciousness will find a way to prevent disaster.

This isn’t speculation; Angel has experienced instances.

For example, the Continent of Yuantan in the Abyss World.

Back then, as the Continent of Yuantan was on the verge of collapse, it was trying to prevent an apocalypse conclusion. Ultimately, under the guiding of general consciousness, Angel arrived...

Similarly, the appearance of the Calamity Puppet and the infinite expansion of the Confinement Space would certainly evoke a corresponding "crisis" feeling in the Mirror Domain Will.

In this situation, if someone proposes a rescue plan with a high success probability, then the Mirror Domain Will might provide convenience.

Even though the Mirror Domain Will cannot directly intervene in the outcome, it can provide a level of convenience to some extent.

Glaipnir: "So, you think, even if the Calamity Puppet tries to stop the control personnel from logging into the Crystal Origin of Dreams; the Mirror Domain Will would secretly provide convenience, allowing them to successfully log in?"

Angel nodded, although this idea might seem naive; the Mirror Domain Will indeed can influence the Crystal Origin of Dreams because, without its tacit approval, the Crystal Origin of Dreams would find it difficult to be attached to the scale of the Daylight Mirror Domain.

Glaipnir was silent for a moment and did not offer an evaluation.

Talking about World Will is too remote for her... She finds it difficult to humanize the World Will.

Staying silent was Glaipnir’s stance.

Laplace, however, after pondering for a moment, nodded: "Although I don’t understand Angel’s mention of the World Will’s convenience, I believe the Calamity Puppet should not prevent the control personnel from logging into the Crystal Origin of Dreams."

The reason is actually quite simple.

In Laplace’s view, Mysterious Objects don’t do "extra" things, and even Mysterious Life forms have their own internal logic to support any of their actions.

"Wishing Puppet Boyisha," her function is simple: finding the person with the wishing treasure and listening to their wishes.

"Treasure Hunting Puppet Guado," her function is even simpler: to find the corresponding treasure.

"Calamity Puppet Shulifa," her function is only one: to make the person with the wishing treasure complete task challenges. Success grants treasure; failure results in punishment.

Every step of this Mysterious Object is meticulous; they have their own action trajectory. And the internal cause of this trajectory is the operational logic of the Mysterious Object.

A Mysterious Object with such strict operational logic wouldn’t do extra "things," would it?

Frankly speaking, one could consider the Calamity Puppet as a robot following predetermined rules, caring about whether the process complies with norms or whether the outcome is correct, without doing extra things.

Only emotionally complex, thought-laden intelligent life forms would consider various extra scenarios.

Similarly, the Calamity Puppet wouldn’t do extra things outside of the established rules, like stopping you.

In all likelihood, after setting up the task challenge, the Calamity Puppet would grant you some time to complete the challenge; during this time, whatever you do, she wouldn’t stop you.

Only when you fail to complete the task challenge will she penalize you, sending you into Confinement Space.

Above is Laplace’s idea, unrelated to the Mirror Domain Will, but the result is similar to Angel’s thought: the Calamity Puppet wouldn’t prevent the control personnel from using the log-in device.

After Laplace shared her thoughts, she looked at Angel: "If your idea is correct and the Daylight Mirror Domain Will truly provides convenience; then personally, I think the Mirror Domain Will might not offer assistance when control personnel accept the challenge, but instead, after the control personnel are penalized and sent into Confinement Space by the Calamity Puppet."

Although the Confinement Space is a punishment arranged by the Calamity Puppet, it is ultimately still within the Mirror Domain’s range. As long as within the Mirror Domain, using the log-in device allows entry into the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

Perhaps, after being confined, those control personnel could also operate the log-in device and enter the Crystal Origin of Dreams under the Mirror Domain Will’s convenience.

In this way, even if the control personnel encounter the Calamity Puppet, they wouldn’t need to worry about complete annihilation.

The physical body might not survive, but they can transform into Indigenous People of the Crystal Origin of Dreams, which could serve as a contingency.

...

When Angel and the others were discussing in the Mind Ribbon, Aiya was refining the "global surveillance" plan with the group.

Aiya hoped the "Dream Mirror" would join the discussion, but Laplace and Angel had no intention to partake, their attitude was clear: we only provide the Log-in Device, and the arrangement of surveillance is up to you.

Only Glaipnir decided to join their discussion.

As for Laplace and Angel, Aiya dared not neglect them and took out an oil painting from his own space.

The painting showed a table full of dining utensils, with an elegant butler in a black tailcoat beside it; from the butler’s face, he seemed somewhat resembling Aiya.

Just as Angel was puzzled as to why Aiya took out an oil painting, the butler in the painting suddenly moved.

He slowly approached, then stretched out his hand and, accompanied by a ripple, his hand reached out of the painting!

The ripples in the oil painting grew larger, even affecting the surrounding space.

When the ripples reached their peak, the butler slowly walked out of the oil painting...

In the blink of an eye, the butler broke through the dimension, standing before everyone.

Upon closer inspection, the butler’s face in the tailcoat resembled Aiya even more, as if they were carved from the same mold.

As everyone felt doubts, Aiya spoke: "This is a temporal body of mine."

According to Aiya’s introduction, his temporal body is a Painting Spirit.

The so-called Painting Spirit, like the Giant City Spirit, Tree Spirit, and Book Spirit, is the person in the oil painting turned into a "Spirit."

While Aiya was introducing, the butler bowed to everyone, making a self-introduction, calling himself Fan.

Just the name Fan.

This guess is probably a pseudonym too. But no one was surprised, "Aiya" is a clear false name, his temporal body inheriting the character of "hidden true name" is quite normal.

Aiya brought out his temporal body "Fan," not for the meeting, but to show he’s not neglectful, planning to have Butler Fan bring his most respected teacher to enjoy a "Dragon Banquet."

Simply put, Aiya and others were refining the details of global surveillance here, while Butler Fan took Angel and Laplace to enjoy the feast of the "Dragon Banquet."

From the perspective of the Prophet Yota and others, Aiya’s act was quite impolite, since he’s also a guest. But Yota dared not object, and now finding a strategy to deal with the Calamity Puppet was the most important matter, he had no mind to indulge in gourmet.

Angel wasn’t really hungry, but he certainly didn’t want to hear the detailed specifics, as those specifics are nothing but the arrangement of "surveillance personnel’s" coordinate regions.

As for the source of the surveillance personnel vaguely, it would be determined after a collective meeting with various races.

And these matters meant little to Angel, he naturally didn’t want to listen.

Now Aiya provided a ladder, Angel and Laplace discussed, and agreed to take a look at the so-called "Dragon Banquet." Meanwhile, Glaipnir stayed here, if there were any important details, they could be informed through psychic synchronization.

Seeing Angel and Laplace agree, Butler Fan respectfully bowed: "Please follow me."

Butler Fan didn’t lead them out of the Cloud Cave but returned to the previous painting, gently pointing at the image, opening a large door within the oil painting.

Through the door, one could see the inside’s dining table clearly and the exquisite utensils placed on it.

All things were painted on the oil painting, yet they became real through the door...

Butler Fan stepped through the door first.

Angel was cautious about all unknowns, the painted space included. He turned to look at Laplace, seeing she showed no abnormalities toward the door on the oil painting, he felt slightly reassured.

Laplace stepped into the door first, Angel also prepared to follow, but just as he was about to step in, Aiya’s voice called from behind: "Please wait."

Angel turned to look.

Aiya: "Mr. Angel, although it’s a bit abrupt, I still want to confirm one thing: can the Log-in Device provide unlimited access?"

Aiya’s words left others dumbfounded.

Wasn’t Glaipnir here, and she previously clearly stated "enough," why did Aiya suddenly turn to ask Angel? Also, why did Aiya think Angel would know if there were enough Log-in Devices?

Angel’s gaze toward Aiya was also filled with doubt.

Aiya paused, then said: "Algarong likes researching Alchemy forging a lot, I’ve read its written Alchemy booklets, and I have some understanding of human Alchemy."

Aiya said this and lightly tapped the glasses he wore.

This Log-in Device shaped like glasses was a product of human Alchemy, and the materials used were from the human world.

Among those present, Angel was the only human.

The answer was obvious.

Angel paused for a moment, then nodded to Aiya: "Unlimited supply is very difficult. But to handle the surveillance, we can provide enough Log-in Devices."

Aiya nodded slightly: "Knowing this is sufficient."

Paused again, Aiya continued asking: "May I ask another question?"

Angel did not say anything, but he didn’t enter the painted door, which was essentially an implicit consent.

Aiya: "Mr. Angel, are you an Alchemist?"

"Please don’t misunderstand, I’m not trying to pry into privacy; it’s just my old friend, that is Algarong, who is preparing to refine an item, wanting to start with human Alchemy."

Aiya meant to hope Angel could help.

But everyone present knew, in the forging domain, Algarong was the most "great" presence in the Daylight Mirror Domain, Angel meeting Algarong, might be more of whose help who.

Aiya was clearly offering convenience to Angel.

Angel could also feel Aiya’s goodwill, he thought it over and replied: "If given the chance, I’d also like to see Mr. De’s forging techniques."

Not directly responding but expressed his intent.

Aiya smiled: "There should be an opportunity."

As Aiya seemed to have no more words, Angel gently nodded, turned, and walked into the painted door.