prynovel Chapter 4214 Memory Pearl
Chapter 4214 Memory Pearl
Chapter 4214 Memory Pearl
Looking at the shimmering water outside the door with no place to land, Angor thought for a moment, then created several illusionary clouds, and after a few leaps, he arrived near the false picture sky.
I opened a door and went outside.
ten minutes later.
Angell successfully passed the Book Spirit's test and is ready to return to the simulated waters.
Before he could even open the door, he saw Gray Porcelain and Gabriel waiting for them in the corridor.
Gabriel hovered in mid-air, while Gray Porcelain, clinging to its tentacles, lay on Gabriel's body, looking as if it were sleeping on a soft bed.
From a distance, it looks quite harmonious and joyful.
but……
"Clever Gray Porcelain: Why are your antennae wet? And a little sticky too."
"Brave Gabriel: This is a natural fluid secreted by the skin to keep the body moist! Firstly, it reduces air resistance during flight, and secondly, this mucus has a slight adhesive property, which helps us stick to the objects we want to lift, just like your hand."
"Clever Gray Porcelain: Huh? This is your bodily fluid?! Why wasn't it there in the first place?!"
"Brave Gabriel: Hmm... You're not afraid of heights, so I secreted this on purpose to increase stickiness."
"Clever Gray Porcelain: ...If I had known this would happen, I would have jumped into the water and swam over..."
"Brave Gabriel: Hey, are you saying you're disgusted by my bodily fluids? You should know that the saliva of the Chaotic Mouth is a top-grade neutralizing agent; many apothecaries can't even buy it at a high price! And you're actually disgusted by it?"
"Clever Gray Porcelain: No, I'm not disgusted, it's just... sigh, you're an oddball, you wouldn't understand. By the way, didn't you say this was your bodily fluid? Why are you talking about saliva now?"
"Brave Gabriel: To the chaotic, wicked mouth, it's all the same..."
Looking at the messages in the team chat channel, Angell was speechless.
No wonder Gray Porcelain stayed on Gabriel's body; it was slightly stuck to him. Of course, Gray Porcelain could shake off the sticky tentacles with its strength, but since Gabriel was floating in mid-air, it was afraid of falling and cracking the porcelain skin, so it could only hold on tightly to the tentacles, its whole body clinging to Gabriel like a koala cub.
Angel stepped forward: "You..."
Upon hearing Angel's voice, Gray Porcelain's eyes lit up, and he immediately strained to lift his head and shout, "Mr. Angel, please help me!"
Angor was silent for a moment, then extended a white mist phantom limb and rolled the gray porcelain off Gabriel.
After settling in, I inquired and learned the answer.
After seeing the second layer of radar appear in the text bar, Gray Porcelain and Gabriel knew that Angor had passed the Book Elf Trial, so they thought about coming to find him.
But the simulated water area was all water and there was nowhere to land. Since Gray Porcelain didn't want to swim over, it could only let Gabriel take it flying out.
Gabriel readily agreed.
Then, the team chat conversation began.
“Now that you’re out, let’s go.” Angell pointed in the direction he came from: “Let’s go that way, I can sense book demons ahead.”
Gabriel and Gray Porcelain nodded and followed Angell deeper into the corridor.
Ten minutes later, Gray Porcelain looked back at the path she had come from, and was completely dumbfounded as she looked at the fifth corridor she had already walked through and the third fork in the road.
It thought that the "ahead" that Angell mentioned might be not far away, but now that it has come so far, it still hasn't arrived.
Of course, the key point is not the issue of getting there, but rather... if you can sense the book demon from such a distance, then why did you always let it sense the way at every fork in the road?
In response to Gray Porcelain's question, Angell calmly replied, "I don't have your sense of danger. What I call 'perception' can be understood as...inspiration."
“When inspiration strikes, I can sense it even from across the building. But when inspiration dries up, there’s nothing I can do…” Angell said, spreading his hands in a gesture that said, “I’m helpless too.”
After hearing this, Huici looked completely incredulous.
But it dared not question it, and could only silently grumble in its heart.
In fact, what Angell said was indeed false. He had searched for the Book Demon by sensing the gray porcelain earlier simply because the Observer was lying on the outside of the bubble watching.
And now... the observer has left.
Therefore, it's not important to show off your cheat abilities at this point.
"The team leader spoke in the team chat!" Suddenly, Gabriel, who was walking at the very back, spoke up.
When Angel went to take the Book Spirit's test, Gabriel and Gray Porcelain tried to contact the Rabbit Girl, but received no response.
They guessed that the commander was probably fighting, so they stopped bothering him.
Now that the commander had finally made a move, Gabriel couldn't contain his excitement and shouted out loud.
Angell and Gray Porcelain also subconsciously opened the team chat.
"Rabbit Hole Chief: I've already dealt with a wave of book demons, three in total."
"Rabbit Hole Chief: It's not difficult. It's not a group fight but a war of attrition. You won't get any rest time."
"The Rabbit Hole Chief: He won't leave any wise words after winning."
"Rabbit Hole Grand Master: Oh, one more thing. I received a notification from Wonderland that every time you cross a level and lock onto a rift, I will be met with a wave of Book Demons. Therefore, the next time the Book Demons attack the tower should be when you find the second level of the rift."
The information the bunny girl brought this time is quite important.
Not only did the method of combat become clear, but the frequency of the Book Demon's attacks on the tower was also determined.
She will receive at least three more waves of Book Demons, while the defenders on the second-level rift may face two more waves of Book Demons attacking the tower.
Although the frequency of Book Demons attacking the tower is not high, the number of Book Demons attacking the tower in each wave is large. In the first wave of attacks, you have to fight three Book Demons in a row, and the number is likely to increase in subsequent waves.
Therefore, given the intensity of the battle, it seems that the responsibility of leaving the second level to Gabriel will have to remain.
"Angol: Understood."
"Brave Gabriel: Commander, you're amazing!"
"Clever Gray Porcelain: We've also completed the first Book Elf trial and obtained the radar for the second level! Mr. Angor is amazing! The captain is amazing too!"
"Brave Gabriel: You..."
Whether Gray Porcelain is smart or not is beyond its judgment; but when it comes to the ability to balance things, Gray Porcelain is definitely number one!
"Rabbit Hole Chief: I've seen the radar too, you guys are progressing fast. By the way, has the Book Sprite challenge on the second level changed?"
"Angol: Nothing has changed, but this test is rather interesting."
Rabbit Hole Chief: Oh?
"Angol: The second floor has many shell book libraries, so the Book Spirit's test also became related to shell books. It gave me a blank memory pearl and asked me to 'write' four books into it, which must be related to philosophy."
To put it simply, the essence of this test is "to replicate books from memory".
Ingres had to use his own knowledge to construct a series of "memory books" related to philosophy from the pearls of memory.
The difficulty is actually very low.
Even if Gray Porcelain and Gabriel were here, they could probably pass. — As long as they had read philosophy books and memorized the core content, they could replicate it.
"Rabbit Hole Commander: This is exactly where you're headed."
The Rabbit Town Library was created by Angor using illusion magic. Every book inside, in a sense, is constructed from memory and belongs to the category of "memory books".
Therefore, creating books was easier for Ingres than drinking water.
Angel also admitted that it was easy; he didn't even need any cheats this time and easily completed the test.
After that, Angel chatted casually with the rabbit girl for a couple more minutes before closing the text window.
Because the Book Demon's coordinates are almost there.
Under the illumination of the wall lamps in the corridor, the group stood in front of a wooden door.
This is not the end of the corridor, but a door in the middle of it. The door is not locked, and you can see the shimmering light reflected inside through the crack.
Clearly, this is yet another room with an internal simulated waterway.
They had seen these simulated bodies of water more than once along the way, but Angel hadn't stopped before, but this time he did...
"The Book Demon's location can be found by entering from this simulated water area..." Angel paused, his gaze sweeping over the gray porcelain: "Would you like to give it a try?"
Gray Porcelain quickly waved his hand.
Seeing that Angor's gaze was fixed on it, it hesitated for a moment, then slowly said:
"If, I mean if... when the Perfect Challenge mode comes around, I need to imprint a hidden message, I... I can imprint it then."
"But now, I won't go."
After speaking, Gray Porcelain secretly glanced at Angel's expression out of the corner of his eye.
Angell understood Gray Porcelain's thoughts; until the very last moment, it still clung to a sliver of hope: What if it ultimately decided not to participate in the Perfect Challenge? What if it didn't need everyone to make a rubbing of the information? These slivers of hope shaped what it was now.
However, it explicitly stated that it could make rubbings. This shows that its sense of responsibility ultimately outweighed its pure cowardice.
It was afraid, it wanted to hide, but it also knew that no one in the team could do the "printing" for it. Those wishful thinkings were real, and its desire not to hold the team back was also real.
"Alright, then Gabriel and I will go this time."
Angor doesn't force Gray Porcelain; as long as Perfect Mode can take on the responsibility of printing, it can delay as it pleases.
Anyway, it's not time for it to have to face the Book Demon yet.
Angell and Gabriel enter the simulated waters.
There are two doors in this body of water, and both doors are open. One is the door they entered through, and the other is conspicuously visible in the fake sky on the opposite wall, as soon as you enter the water.
Angel pointed to the door opposite: "Whether it's the hidden space or the book demon, it's all inside. Let's go over there."
After crossing the water, they arrived at a new corridor.
This is a dead end, leading to an old, dilapidated library where the book demon resides.
As for the hidden space, it is behind a relief mural.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the mystery and puzzle to entering this hidden space are all contained in this relief mural.
Ingres and Gabriel examined the murals.
This is a picture depicting the myriad aspects of human city-states: looms connected by gears and mechanical locks, airships that combine steam and light cores, towering towers cast in metal, and gorge-crossing buses connected by steel cables...
At first glance, it looks very cluttered.
But the riddle... is actually quite easy to discover.
There are three distinct circular indentations on the mural.
If someone has opened the shell of the book before, they will know that the size of this circular indentation corresponds exactly to the size of the memory pearl.
In other words, these three circular indentations are perfect for holding memory pearls.
These three circular indentations are located in three different buildings, none of which appear suspicious from the outside. However, each building has a logo on its signboard.
They are: a snake-entwined staff, uniquely shaped scissors, a hammer, and flames.
Aside from the first logo, which Angel had seen before and was generally related to medicine, the other two... were too broad for him to recognize.
But it doesn't matter.
The puzzle is here, so the answer must be nearby.
If all goes well, you should be able to find the Shell Book in the simulated waters when you enter. Look for any content related to these logos to find out.
Angell gestured for Gabriel to wait a moment, then went out to the water alone.
With a godlike perspective, I began to observe each and every shell book directly.
While one must place the memory pearl between their eyebrows to perceive the contents of the shell book, there are generally some related descriptions on the shell to help people determine which different books are contained in different shell books.
A moment later, Angell found three seashells in the water, and their shells had the patterns of the three logos on them.
After taking out the memory pearls from the shells, Angell sensed them briefly and discovered that the books inside the three memory pearls corresponded to: the Medical Guild's Complete Medical Manual, the Tailor Guild's Clothing Design Manual, and the Metallurgical Guild's Forging Blueprints.
In other words, those three buildings probably correspond to the Medical Guild, the Tailors Guild, and the Metallurgical Guild.
After placing the three memory pearls into the circular indentation, the mystery was solved without any surprise.
A hidden space appears...
Similar to the hidden space on the first floor, it was empty except for one item.
It was a piece of woven fabric.
"Rabbit Hole Chief: The mystery has been solved? That's fast!"
Because Gabriel was live-streaming the solution in the team chat, the discussion in the team chat started as soon as the puzzle was solved on Angor's side.
"Clever Gray Porcelain: The puzzle itself isn't difficult, but if you ask me to find three corresponding shell books in a simulated body of water, that's going to be tough..."
The main problem is that the water below is pitch black and filled with shells and books.
Finding three corresponding shell books in the breathless, dark, and chaotic underwater environment is not only difficult but also very time-consuming.
Gray Porcelain had no idea how Angell had located the three shell books in just one minute... It was simply a fantasy to him.
"The clever gray porcelain: not paper, not a stone tablet, not a tabletop, but cloth? That means this must be the new proverb!"
"Clever Gray Porcelain: Tell me quickly, what's the proverb this time?"
"Brave Gabriel: The Book Demon Challenge hasn't even started yet, don't worry... I hope the Book Demon will choose me eventually..."
After that, Gabriel stopped talking in the team chat.
No matter how much the gray porcelain was called, it remained silent.
Because... it really was chosen.