fynovel Chapter 4459 The Cat Favored by Fate
Chapter 4459 The Cat Favored by Fate
Chapter 4459 The Cat Favored by Fate
"It takes ten Dreamers to activate the Pointed Hat Magic Workshop?" Mr. Sun pondered for a moment and said, "Ten Dreamers means we need to clear ten Dream Bubbles. Currently, there are six Dreamers in the Dream of Dawn, which means we need to clear at least four more Dream Bubbles."
Luigi murmured, "Ten Dreamers, isn't that a bit too harsh?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Blanche said, "It's not that harsh. It just says ten dreamers, but it doesn't say what kind of dreamers they need."
The dreamers in large dream bubbles are exactly the same as those in small dream bubbles, but the difficulty of conquering them can be completely different.
"Therefore, we can just focus on the smaller Dream Bubbles, since the Dreamers themselves don't really matter."
"I previously completed two small dream bubbles, which took less than half an hour on average. Even if we calculate one dream bubble every half hour, four dream bubbles would only take two hours, which is quite fast."
Angell then spoke up: "To correct you a little, while everyone was searching for the Dawn Shop just now, I also took care of a Dream Bubble, so we don't need to clear four Dream Bubbles yet, three Dream Bubbles are enough."
"Huh?" Blanche was taken aback: "You can also romance Dream Bubble while you're at it?"
“Since I saw it, I might as well try to conquer it. After all, conquering Dreambubble can earn Dawn Points.” Angell said noncommittally, “The Dawn Shop is so difficult to open, and conquering Dreambubble itself doesn’t have much positive feedback yet. So, from a balance point of view, the items in the Dawn Shop must be valuable enough.”
"Therefore, it's definitely not a bad idea to stock up on more Dawn Points."
Blanche thought about it and realized that indeed, guiding Dream Bubbles and Dreamers offered no positive feedback; in fact, encountering a dangerous Dream Bubble could be life-threatening. All the hard work of guiding Dreamers only rewarded Dawn Points—mechanically speaking, it was all negative feedback.
Even the "random quest 'Same Origin Fusion'" that they just worked together to complete only rewarded Dawn Points.
From a design perspective alone, a mechanism without positive feedback is definitely wrong.
Therefore, this positive feedback must be hidden in the Dawn Shop, and the items sold in the shop must be very valuable to justify the various costs they incur in attracting dreamers.
Judging from the checks and balances of power in the Fairy Realm, Angell is most likely right.
It's definitely worthwhile to stockpile more Dawn Points.
However, Blanche still had a vague feeling that something was off...
At this point, Angel added, "However, besides the Dawn Points, there's another reason why I'm targeting that Dream Bubble. That Dream Bubble is a bit... special."
Blanche's eyes lit up: Sure enough, there must be a new reason, and here it is!
Blanche instinctively wanted to ask what was so special about that dream bubble.
Angell, however, held up his index finger to his lips: "As for the specifics, I'll keep you in suspense for now, and tell you later..."
Before anyone could speak, Angell abruptly changed the subject: "Right now, let's focus on activating the Dawn Shop. We only need to conquer three more Dream Bubbles to open it. Miss Blanche is right, we can conquer the smaller Dream Bubbles to save time on the activation process."
Blanche originally wanted to ask about the special dream bubble, but since Angel had already made his stance clear, she could only give up and go along with Angel's words, saying, "Three dream bubbles, one every half hour, then it will be one and a half hours."
Angell glanced at her and fell into a brief silence: "..."
Blanche looked at Angel with a puzzled expression: "?"
Angell: "Are you planning to take on this entire task yourself?"
Blanche was taken aback, but immediately realized that it wouldn't actually take an hour and a half. If multiple people were to complete the mission together, half an hour would be enough!
Blanche scratched her nose a little embarrassedly: "I just subconsciously thought about myself..."
Angel didn't speak, but Camillo sighed softly: "Why don't you stay in Leifel's persona next time?"
Blanche: "..."
Angel turned to look at everyone: "In short, that's the situation. How about we each take a share of a dream bubble? Anyway, we only need to guide three dreamers, so it shouldn't take long."
“I want to go!” Blanche raised her hand without hesitation.
After listening to Angell's explanation of "positive feedback," Blanche felt she needed to save up some Dawn Points.
Despite having already recruited two Dreamers and achieved top marks in the "Same Origin Fusion" mission, she only received 70 Dawn Points in the end.
Keep in mind that Angell gives 291 points for conquering a large Dream Bubble!
She put in so much effort and only got 70 points, the difference is just too big!
So, Blanche felt she had to go!
Camiro also chimed in, "I can go too."
Not only the master and apprentice, the Sun and Moon Wizards, but even mortals like Guleimo and Uriel felt they could do their part.
Because there are so many people wanting to go, it's actually harder to choose.
In the end, I simply didn't choose it.
Anyone can go if they want; after all, everyone is free.
However, everyone reached an agreement: regardless of whether they successfully conquered the Dream Bubble, after leaving it, they would go directly to the Pointed Hat Magic Workshop, which would most likely be activated by then. Also, mortals like Uriel, if they wanted to conquer a Dream Bubble, could only choose a small one… medium or larger ones were risky.
Having made their choices, everyone went their separate ways.
Soon, only five people remained in the Pointed Hat Magic Workshop: Uriel, Glemo, Rigota, Angor, and Luigi.
After some thought, Uriel and the others decided not to go. However, Sean seemed to still be fixated on his first failed attempt to conquer Dreambubble, and as a representative of the mortals, he left.
As for Angor, he was actually planning to casually pursue a Dream Bubble—after all, with Nightmare Illusion Control, his conquest speed would definitely be faster than others.
The reason he didn't leave was because... Luigi stopped him.
He quietly pulled Angel aside and asked in a low voice, "The special dream bubble you mentioned earlier, is it the same dream bubble from the Lombard Shop?"
After a pause, Luigi leaned closer curiously: "That Dream Bubble is really special, isn't it?"
Previously at the Babilon Monastery, Ingres mentioned that this dream bubble might be special. He thought that this "specialness" was a conceptual description made because of Juanjuan's "fate background". But just now, judging from Ingres's tone, the dream bubble seems to really have something special about it.
Angel nodded: "It is indeed very special."
He didn't choose to announce it before mainly because he considered that Yue Lu was different from other dreamers; she was a special life form living in the dream world.
This alone is the main reason why Angell did not publish it.
However, Luigi is different from the others; if Luigi asks, Angel doesn't mind revealing more information.
"What's so special about it? Is the dream bubble special, or the dreamers inside?"
“They are all special, but the Dreamer is even more special.” Angel paused for a moment. “I can’t go into the details right now, but if you’re curious, I’ll take you to see the Dreamer later.”
“Okay!” Luigi: “Once the Dawn Shop opens here, I’ll go with you to see that special dreamer.”
……
After that, Angel and Luigi left the Pointed Hat Magic Workshop.
Luigi also planned to find a Dream Bubble to conquer, since he currently had absolutely no Dawn Points. If the "Dream Trapping Permission" mentioned in the interlude could indeed be purchased in the Dawn Shop, he would definitely need some points to protect himself.
However, just as they returned to the Tonggus Bookstore outside, preparing to each find a Dream Bubble Guide, an elegant voice rang out inside the bookstore.
"Mr. Angell, can we talk?"
Looking back, on one side of this cramped bookstore, a black cat named Juanjuan is sitting on a high pile of books, its tail swaying gently. Behind it is a glass window, through which one can see the misty street scene of rivets outside.
Angell: "Just the two of us? Where are Mr. Sun and Ms. Moon?"
Juanjuan stood up, gracefully and easily leaping onto a bookshelf near Angell, then squatted down again: "The two of them went to conquer Dream Bubble, so it's just the two of us."
Luigi then pointed to himself, "Can't I do it either?"
Juanjuan glanced at Luigi without saying a word, but Luigi could sense a hint of disdain in its eyes.
Luigi angrily said: "When I was trying to gain recognition, it would meow every day. Now that the recognition is full, it turns its back on me. It's an ungrateful cat!"
Of course, all of the above are just Luigi's inner thoughts.
Considering Juanjuan's identity and the powerful figures who might be behind her, Luigi could only sigh in the end: "Then I'll leave first. I'll go check out the nearby Dreambubble."
Angell nodded.
They were going to split up to conquer Dreambubble anyway, so it didn't matter whether Luigi went first or later.
After Luigi left, Angel and Juanjuan also left.
The Tonggus Bookstore serves as a hub connecting the Pointed Hat Magic Workshop; whether people are coming out or going in, they will all pass by here.
Since Juanjuan wanted to have a private chat with Angel, she naturally hoped for a quiet place.
Enveloped in a dreamlike mist, the figures of a person and a cat quickly disappeared at the end of Rivet Street.
Soon, they arrived at a secluded little shop.
The small shop seemed to be a general store, selling a wide variety of items. Angel casually picked up a bow tie with a cat paw pattern from the shelf and handed it to Juanjuan: "Want one?"
Juanjuan: "???" Why did you suddenly ask me if I wanted a bow tie? Isn't that presumptuous and abrupt?
Angell: "I thought you would like this."
Juanjuan frowned: "What cat would like cat paw accessories? It's like, have you ever seen a human like to wear decorations shaped like a human hand?"
Angel stroked his chin thoughtfully: "Now that you mention it, I realize I actually quite like it."
Dangross's shape resembles a human hand, and when it's outside, it likes to perch on his shoulder.
Angel imagined the scene and didn't find it strange at all.
Juanjuan: "You can only be considered an exception."
Angel raised an eyebrow: "If Juanjuan doesn't like cat paws, what does she like? Does she like dried fish?"
"Dried fish, it's alright..." Juanjuan answered subconsciously, then suddenly realized, "Is this the time to talk about dried fish?!"
Angel took a small dried fish pendant from the shelf: "Here, take yours."
Juanjuan: "!" Why are there really dried fish accessories?
"Don't you want it?" Angell asked, puzzled. Didn't they say it was okay?
After a moment of silence, Juanjuan finally relented: "...Put it on me."
After putting on the dried fish pendant, Juanjuan said in a helpless tone, "Can we get to the point now?"
Angell: "Of course."
Juanjuan composed herself, jumped onto the shelf, almost parallel to Angel's face, and then asked with a serious expression, "Mr. Angel asked Ms. Moon about a few terms before. I'd like to know why you asked about those terms?"
Angell found a chair and sat down, glancing up at Juanjuan, who was sitting upright two meters away. He then spoke slowly and deliberately, "You came to me so earnestly to have a private chat with me, just to ask this question? Is it... that important?"
After a moment of contemplation, as if making a decision, Juanjuan nodded emphatically: "I think it's important; it might be relevant to my inspiration."
"inspiration?"
Juanjuan nodded: "You can understand it as the prophet's understanding of fate."
“All extraordinary beings, except for a very few with exceptional talents, have their other abilities and traits suppressed by the Dream Crystal, rendering them unusable. The abilities of the Prophecy Wizard are naturally included in this… Under such circumstances, why does Juanjuan still have such insights into destiny?” Angell looked at Juanjuan with curiosity.
Juanjuan felt a little helpless. It was clearly the one who wanted to ask some questions, but now it was the one being asked the questions.
But when faced with Angel's question, Juanjuan did not choose to hide anything, and said frankly: "I am special, and fate will always favor me no matter what the circumstances."
Angor raised an eyebrow: "Even if your name is written in the Book of Kael, is that still the case?"
The Book of Kells? Juanjuan suddenly looked up.
"You..." Juanjuan really wanted to ask, how do you know about the Book of Kael? But after thinking about it, it made sense that the other party was a wizard who also knew the mystery hunter and knew about the mysterious book of destiny written by the Order Guild.
It paused: "The Book of Kells is an exception; the greatest enemy of fate is unwarranted disorder."
Angell: "Even the Book of Kells itself is anchored to fate?"
"Yes, a disordered destiny is also the enemy of destiny."
Angell paused for a moment: "Alright, let's not talk about other things for now. You mean, you're blessed by fate, so you can sense that those words I mentioned to Lady Moon are related to you."
Juanjuan nodded solemnly: "That's right, so I hope Mr. Angel can clear up my doubts."
Angell: "Can't fate answer your questions?"
Juanjuan turned her head away irritably, "If fate can answer my questions anytime, anywhere, then it means that fate is already heading towards chaos."
Angell thought for a moment: "But I've heard that some concrete representations of fate seem to be open to questioning, such as... the Bell of Questions?"
"Seeking answers from the Bell of Inquiry also comes at a price. I said 'anytime, anywhere,' which are two different things!" Juanjuan felt a little tired after answering. This was common knowledge in the prophecy system or the side of fate... But this also showed that Angel was not a person related to the side of fate.
“I see.” Angell pondered for a moment. “Alright then, I can answer your question, but…”