Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 4045: Harvest of Gray Porcelain

Who is the childish demon?
Ingres is actually not quite sure at the moment.

Although he can observe every NPC in the box garden from a God's perspective, he can only observe.

According to the information on the Childish Demon compiled by Valentine, although it hides a trace of its consciousness in the body of the NPC in the box garden, this trace of consciousness will remain dormant until the final showdown is triggered.

Even the NPC himself may not know that the consciousness of the child demon is sleeping in his body.

In this case, unless Angel dives deep into the sea of ​​power and forcibly retrieves relevant information, he will not be able to find out who the child demon is.

But now the sea of ​​power is still in turmoil, and there are two outcomes if Angel forcibly sneaks in: either he gets what he wants but his mental strength becomes extremely exhausted and it takes many days to recover; or he gets nothing but his mental strength still becomes sluggish.

In this situation where the results on both ends are not ideal, Angel will not dive deep into the sea of ​​power unless it is absolutely necessary.

So, he currently doesn't know who the Childish Demon is.

As for the conversation he had just had with Gabriel, it was actually just a reminder.

The identity of the little girl playing cat's tangle is indeed a little strange, but is she really the childish demon?
Things shouldn't be that simple.

The main reason is that the little girl and the fat boy are too closely related. Anyone who enters the hidden plot will definitely notice this. Naturally, they will focus their attention on the little girl and believe that she is the childish demon.

But when you really think so, you may have fallen into the trap of guided thinking.

Of course, Ingres did not completely deny the possibility that the little girl was a childish demon.

Just based on common sense, if the Child Demon could be found so easily, how could the experienced hero Valentine be trapped in the cage and unable to extricate himself?
Therefore, we must not be careless when identifying the childish demon.

Carelessness leads to failure.

Only by careful consideration can you find a way out.

……

After one hour.

Gabriel and Huici leave the copy.

The other thirteen people who were trapped in the copy, after experiencing a night of fear, saw that the town had returned to normal during the day, so they hurried to leave the copy.

Soon, all the people trapped in the copy broke away from it and appeared near the statue of the brave man in the valley.

When everyone saw Gabriel and Huici, their expressions were somewhat subtle and filled with a hint of guilt.

They were forced by the townspeople last night to chase after Gabriel and Huici. They thought it was a confrontation between the two factions, but things returned to normal during the day, and they were naturally a little embarrassed to see their "enemies" from last night.

"We didn't mean to do that last night..."

They wanted to explain, but Gabriel didn't care and said, "That's nothing. I'm used to being chased..."

Guilt appeared on their faces.

At this time, Gabriel added: "I am used to chasing people myself."

"..."

After a while of silence.

"I don't know what happened last night, do you know..."

Someone wanted to ask what happened last night, but was interrupted by others.

"What happened last night has nothing to do with me. I just wanted to open a text column. Now that it's open, I won't stay any longer." A young man from the Crystal Eye tribe said.

Although he was only doing it for the sake of the text column, he also knew how precious the hidden plot was.

I saw it last night and I knew there was a hidden plot.

How can you ask directly? Isn't this just prying into people's privacy? Not only might you offend them, but you might even be unable to leave.

He noticed that the statue was surrounded by mist, as if it was covered by a dome of mist. Obviously, this was the work of someone, but who was this "someone"? It was definitely not them who were just copying the text column...

The people present were not stupid either. When they heard what the Crystal-Eyed boy said, they immediately understood and said that they knew nothing and didn't care about anything.

Even the person who initially wanted to inquire about "what happened last night" came to his senses and quickly changed direction.

Gabriel and Huici couldn't help laughing when they saw this group of people changing the subject.

They don't mind being asked, because it is their freedom to answer or not, or to answer anything.

But since this group of people are so tactful, they don't have to make excuses.

"Are you sure you want to leave now? There are a lot of people outside..." Angel also spoke at this time and briefly described the situation outside the Phantom Mist.

They didn't care after hearing it and just squeezed together.

Are the old contestants who once squeezed into Rabbit Town still afraid of these?
Seeing that they looked indifferent, Angel stopped trying to persuade them. He snapped his fingers lightly, opened the door blocked by the mist, and sent them out.

As for how they would react to the dense and dark crowd outside after they were sent out, that had nothing to do with him...

At this time, only Gabriel, Huici and Angel were left next to the statue of the brave man.

"How's it going? Did you gain anything?"

Angel looked at Gabriel and Huici.

Although they decided to leave the copy temporarily, Gabriel still planned to look for some new clues before leaving.

However, due to the tight time schedule, there were only two things Gabriel could do.

The first thing it did was to take some time to observe the little girl playing cat's tangle.

It tried to determine whether the little girl was a childish demon through observation.

The result, naturally, was no result.

Angel couldn't observe anything with his all-round God's perspective, not to mention that Gabriel could only watch secretly, so it would be strange if he could find any clues.

The second thing it did was to look for the "predecessors" mentioned by Valentine in the letter.

It was with the guidance of this "senior" that he realized that if the Childish Demon wanted to maintain this game cage, it had to cast a consciousness anchor point. Only by finding this anchor point and winning the decisive battle could it leave the cage.

It can be said that this "predecessor" helped Valentine point out the way forward.

Although in the adventure stories of heroes, whenever the heroes are in danger, there will be similar "seniors" to give them guidance and help them escape from danger. But if such stories are put into reality, it will feel a bit strange.

Is it really so perfect that someone will help you when you are in danger?

Therefore, Gabriel decided to go and see in person the "senior" mentioned by Valentine, firstly to confirm whether the other party was trustworthy, and secondly to see if he could trigger some new clues.

But when I got there, I found that the house in the forest was covered by some strange protective shield.

Not to mention going in to look for someone, they couldn't even get close.

However, they vaguely saw a figure moving inside the house from the window on the second floor, but no matter how Gabriel shouted, no one answered.

There was no choice but for Gabriel to quietly exit and wait until the next time he entered the Brave Copy to look for the answer.

"In short, nothing was gained." Gabriel sighed.

"No, there are also gains." Huici said at this time.

Gabriel and Angel both looked at Huici.

Huici stretched out his hand gently, and a ticket appeared in his hand.

「Wonderland Props: Tickets for Dream Zoo——Slime Forest Special Ticket」

"It's calling you. Will you follow its call and come to the Slime Forest to take it away?"

"When you hold this ticket, you can enter the Dream Zoo and take away a slime of any element in the Slime Forest for free."

"The Dream Zoo has arrived. This ticket can be used at any time. But please note that it is best to find a safe place with no one around when using it."

Huici said with some joy: "Because this is my first time to clear the Hero's Dungeon, I got this ticket as a reward for clearing the dungeon."

Gabriel looked at the ticket in Huici's hand, thinking back to the reward he had received for clearing the level, and suddenly felt a little angry.

This ticket is a wonderland prop, and it looks like you can also get a wonderland pet!
Why is it so good?!
Why did it only give me a bottle of nutritious milk that could keep me energetic for the whole night?
Faced with Gabriel's resentful mood, Huici chose to keep silent.

Angel said, "I just checked, the exploration completion rate has reached 46%. You have increased the exploration rate by 10% overnight. Maybe this is why Huici got the Wonderland item reward?"

Gabriel thought about it and felt that it made some sense.

When it was first completed, it was only 20% complete, so it's understandable that it was only given a bottle of milk with a slightly special effect.

However, is the difference between a 20% reward and a 46% reward so big?

If it had known this earlier, it would not have attacked this dungeon so early.

Although the dungeon can be completed repeatedly, the reward for completing the dungeon can only be obtained once.

Gabriel couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this.

The joys and sorrows of all living beings in the world are always difficult to communicate. While Gabriel was feeling sorry for himself, Huici, on the other side, was looking at the ticket in his hand, and was lost in visions of a better future.

"Slime Forest, the name sounds very strange, and I don't know what slime looks like?"

He had seen Gleipnir's black tiger before. It was majestic and cute, and could also be used as a mount. Since then, Huici had been interested in fairyland pets.

Now that he finally got what he wanted and got the ticket to the Dream Zoo, he was naturally very happy and looked forward to his own exclusive pet.

"I don't know, can a slime be used as a mount?"

Gabriel was still immersed in his own emotions and did not react when he heard what Gray Porcelain said. However, an image of a walking piece of plasticine emerged in Angel's mind.

"I don't know if the slime can be used as a mount." Angel: "But in my impression, its personality is relatively docile, and it should be a good match for you."

After hearing what Ingres said, Huici became more and more eager to go there and couldn't wait to go to the Dream Zoo to take a look.

However, thinking about what Angel had said when the dungeon was just released, "Laplace has something to ask them, ask them to go to the Tooth Fairy's residence", Huici could only give up the matter of catching the pet for the time being.

It’s not too late to talk about it after we get to the Tooth Fairy’s residence.

"Then we'll say goodbye first." Gabriel and Huici did not stay long and chose to leave.

However, unlike the thirteen people who jumped into the crowd before, Angel sent them a gust of "wind", which was enough to fly over the crowd and avoid the crowd.

After they left, Angel turned to look at the statue of the brave man and slowly stretched out his hand.

……

The "senior" Gabriel mentioned earlier.

Angel knew about it, of course. In fact, when Gabriel went to look for his "predecessor", Angel had already seen the situation inside the house through a God's perspective.

There is indeed someone inside.

She was an old woman, very much like the image of an "old witch" in fairy tales.

She had a hunched figure and was wrapped in an old black robe with jagged edges. Her face was thin and her skin was dark. Her sparse white hair was covered by the black cloak, leaving only a few fur edges visible.

She sat in front of a black medicine jar that was larger than her body, adding wood and fire as she cooked the medicinal soup that was bubbling with purple and black bubbles.

The whole person was obsessed with smelling the unknown scent wafting from the medicine bubble.

Although she was immersed in boiling medicine, she still knew that someone was looking for her outside.

But she didn't go downstairs to open the door. She just hobbled to the paper-covered window and looked out.

"Strange outsider, smells fake..." She shook her head, sat back in front of the medicine jar, and muttered in a low voice: "Valentine's taste is better..."

"They taste so fake, so bad, so bad."

As she spoke, she continued to boil the medicine, as if Gabriel and the others outside did not exist at all.

At that time, Angel remembered her, but because Gabriel and the others were preparing to make a copy, he didn't pay too much attention to her.

Now, after Gabriel and the others left, Angel turned his attention to the whereabouts of the "witch".

But this time, when Angel looked at her, he found something strange.

Before, the old witch was sitting on a tall chair, boiling medicine in a black medicine jar.

He was mumbling something mysterious.

But now, she has changed into an old-fashioned gray-blue dress, and went out with a cane and a basket, smiling and greeting the children on the road along the way.

When children come around, he will take out fruits and white bread from the basket and give them to them.

She looked like a kind old lady, completely different from the "witch" I had seen before.

At first, Angel thought she was a two-faced person, one way in front of people and another way behind their backs. But when she returned to the forest cabin alone from the town, Angel noticed that her whole personality remained the optimistic and happy little old lady, even behind people.

Just as Angel was wondering about this, she came to the second floor and saw the black medicine jar.

The medicine jar was now empty and the inside was so clean that it almost shone.

She looked at the medicine jar blocking the road and fell into deep thought: "Am I getting senile? Why did I drag it out again?"

"Did I want to take a bath last night?"

"forget……"

Sighing, she turned and walked outside: "Looks like I'll have to trouble the young man to help move it back to its original place."

She walked towards the town step by step.

Angel was observing her reaction from beginning to end. It must be said that her behavior was very natural, and she really seemed to have no idea why the medicine jar appeared on the second floor.

Angel's eyes flashed with thought: "Did she really forget, or is she not the same person as before?"

Two people? Or, dual personalities?