Super Dimensional Wizard

“The tombstone is very large, made of Heli sacrificial stone, and is very heavy. Considering the size of the existing animals in the forest, it is absolutely impossible for them to take away the tombstone.”

Therefore, Edward was very sure that this tombstone must have been taken away.

 But who took it away?

 Edward didn't know, but he initially guessed that the Ghost Rider might have taken him away quietly?

 After all, in the entire castle, only the movement trajectory of the Ghost Rider is the most unpredictable.

However, Edward quickly rejected this guess because he found several footprints in a slightly muddy wetland dozens of meters away from the tombstone hole.

 Through observation, the footprints are new, having been stepped on recently.

Moreover, judging from the type of footprints, there were at least five people.

If Ghost Rider really wants to take away the tombstone, he won't need so many people; and judging from the shape of the footprints, they are all flat-soled, completely different from the soles of Ghost Rider's armor boots.

For this reason, Edward ruled out Ghost Rider.

 But if it’s not Ghost Rider, then who are these five extra people? Where did it come from?

Angor: "Have you found the answer?"

Edward shook his head: "I haven't found the answer. However, I personally guess that maybe the people who took away the tombstone and the death rope were not visitors from the outside."

 Because once an outside visitor, like Siluda, comes to the castle, everyone will receive a hint from the dark: signaling that outsiders are coming in.

This kind of prompt is the same as the prompt when they receive the role and play the role. They are the facts informed to them by unknown existence or unknown rules.

During that period, Edward did not receive any notification that outsiders had entered, so it was definitely not outsiders who took away the sacrifices.

If it’s not an outsider, who is it?

“My guess is that maybe the people who took away the dead rope and the tombstone were people coming from the ritual world.”

Just like when Edward was taken into a secret place by a bubble.

Perhaps, there are other people in the Yi world who know the entrance to the secret place. They entered the secret place and took away the sacrifices.

"I have no evidence, and this is just my speculation. Because except for visitors from the Yi World, I can't think of anyone else who can take away the sacrifices."

When Edward said this, he raised his eyes and looked at the people on the tea table: "Although I don't know whether my guess is correct, I can be sure that if someone from the Yi World really took away the sacrifice, then the Ghost Rider I must know. It may even be the Ghost Rider who pushed this matter."

In other words, if Angel is still interested in "sacrifice", he can only ask Ghost Rider.

Angel understood Edward's "explicit instructions", but his interest in the sacrifices stemmed from the meaning of the existence of the sacrifices; if it was as Edward guessed, the sacrifices would be "timed and quantified" "Being taken away by people from the ritual world, the sacrifice has a meaning of existence.

Going one step further, the secret place of Knight’s Castle and role-playing also have corresponding meanings.

So, there is actually no need for Angel to ask Ghost Rider specifically.

But if he had the chance to come into contact with that magical mirror window, he really wouldn't mind having an in-depth chat with Ghost Rider...

Now that he had some guesses about the sacrifices, Angel did not continue to ask, but turned to another question: "You mentioned before that there are many secret places?"

Edward nodded: "When I was working as a makeup and hairdresser in Yi World, in order to find a way to leave, I learned about the existence of the secret place from some guests. According to them, there is indeed more than one secret place."

Angor: "How did they know?"

 Edward understood what Angel meant. What Angel wanted to express was: since the other party knows that the secret land exists, is it related to the owner of the secret land or the creator of the secret land.

Edward: "The legend of the secret place has been passed down since ancient times. However, it is generally only known to the noble class, and ordinary people do not know it."

 So, it is not because the other party is an insider, but because the legend of the secret place has existed since ancient times.

“Furthermore, in the hands of those nobles, there are many legendary biographies and even novels based on secret places.”

 For example, Edward once saw a novel called "The Fairy Prince and Princess Tiny".

　　It tells the story of a fictional kingdom princess Tini.

Although Tiny is very beautiful, she is a canary trapped in the royal family, without any freedom and unable to see the outside sky. Since she was born, her life has been arranged by her father, queen and queen; even her own marriage has been arranged properly.

When Tiny was sixteen, she went to a neighboring country to meet her fiancé, who was engaged due to political considerations.

 On the way to "reconciliation", she encountered a fog.

When she walked out of the fog, everyone around her disappeared. She came to a beautiful fairy garden, and met a handsome fairy prince here...

 You know the story behind it without having to tell it. There is the stickiness of love, there are also various misunderstandings and considerations, and in the end the lovers finally get married.

Although it looked like a romance novel, the guest who showed the novel to Edward insisted: "This is the true story, the story of his grandmother. Except for the whitewashed part in the background, everything else is absolutely Most of them are true. Including the fairy garden, it actually exists, it is a secret place!"

Although the other party is very poor, he is a descendant of a noble family, so his words are actually somewhat credible.

For this reason, Edward, who was still looking for the secret place at that time, actually followed the contents recorded in the novel to find this so-called fairy garden.

Of course, in the end he found nothing and returned disappointed.

There are many similar novels and even stage plays, such as "Sky Island", "White Dragon Canyon", "Undersea Palace"... etc. These are all literary and artistic works based on secret places.

 How much of it was true, Edward didn't know.

 But since it has been circulated for so many years, and the nobles are all sure of it, even if most of it is not true, there should be a small part that can be used as a reference.

 Looking at this small part, there must be more than one secret place similar to the Knight's Castle.

Angor: "Then when you were at the Knight's Castle, did you hear about the situation in other secret places?"

Edward shook his head: "I haven't heard about other secret places. Even if there is, it's not something that the makeup and hair artist I play can hear."

“What about Bubbles? Bubbles’ role should be higher than yours, right? Did she mention it?”

 Edward still shook his head.

Angor thought for a while and asked in a different way: "You don't have to be sure it's a secret place. Have you ever heard some unusual place names from Bubble Mouth?"

Edward frowned and murmured to himself: "Abnormal place name? It seems there is no..."

Edward was about to deny it when he suddenly thought of something: "I remembered it. One time, Bubble seemed to have mentioned something about the messenger of the King Insect Forest."

“I was styling Bubbles at the time, and when I heard her talking, I asked casually.”

 Who is the messenger of the King Insect Forest?

At that time, Bubble spit out a colorful soap bubble and said, "It's just a bunch of bugs. I hate bugs and don't want to mention them." Then Bubble changed the topic.

At that time, Edward didn't think much about it. Now that he heard Angel's inquiry, he found out the conversation from the depths of his memory.

"The messenger of the King Insect Forest." Angel: "Although I don't know what it is, this King Insect Forest may be another secret place."

Angor muttered in a low voice: "Although there is still no clear evidence, let's just assume that there are many secret places in the world of ritual. Based on this premise, what is the purpose of having so many secret places in the world of ritual?"

 In other words, what is the significance of the secret place to the ritual world?

 Offer sacrifices?

  If it is to provide sacrifices, other secret places also require role-playing like the Knight's Castle? Or do you mean that different secret places have different rules?

 Also, why set up a secret place as a window to the outside world? What is the significance of the spiritual transformation ceremony in the secret place?

Angor feels that the more he understands the world of Yi, the more doubtful he becomes about it.

Perhaps when Granny Longcrow returns to the Daytime Mirror Realm, you can go to her and borrow the mirror window to study...

While Angel was thinking, the voice of Laplace suddenly came from the psychic belt: "Are you very interested in the world of ritual?"

Angor nodded: "I'm quite interested."

 Actually, Angel’s interest in the world of ritual was due to the private chat between Laplace and him.

Laplace believes that the world of ritual is somewhat similar to the Crystal of Dreams.

At first, Angel didn’t feel it, but as he learned more about the world, he discovered that some of the characteristics of the world were somewhat similar to the Dream Crystal.

Angor doesn’t know what the creator of Yi World thinks. But he had some inspiration somewhere, and perhaps understanding the world of ritual would be of great help to him in creating the Crystal Plain of Dreams, and even more "Dream XX" in the future.

It is precisely because of this vague inspiration that Angel's interest in the world of ritual has gradually increased.

Laplace did not ask Angel for the specific reason, but just nodded: "If you are interested in the mirror world, I can run it later and let you study the mirror."

Angor: How does "Huh?" work?

Laplace didn't say anything, but Graipnir said in the psychic belt at this time: "It's very simple, as long as Edward is in our hands."

 Edward must have performed a spiritual transformation ritual with Hilda to exchange bodies.

 Hiluda will definitely come with a mirror by then. Then take this opportunity to let Angel study the mirror. There should be no problem.

Angor also roughly understood what Gleipnir meant, but... Butler Fan was still in the psychic tether at this time, so was it really okay to just start plotting against Granny Dragon Crow?

Butler Fan: "Don't pay attention to me, I'm just here to help. Now that Edward has been caught, his handling will definitely be left to Gleipnir."

 From Butler Fan's point of view, this is actually a small matter.

 Wizards are very enthusiastic about novel gadgets, and it is normal to want to study them.

Based on his understanding of Granny Longcrow, she is now studying the mirror simply for Hilda. Granny Longcrow probably had little interest in that mirror. She was more concerned about the rules of the Dark Mirror Realm.

Now, coupled with the appearance of the Doom Puppet, Granny Longcrow no longer cares about the mirror, so Angel wants to take this opportunity to study the mirror, but Butler Fan doesn't care at all.

Even, he is willing to add fuel to the flames... Don't give up on favors.

 In a few words, they decided where Edward would belong in the future.

Gleipnir has no intention of handing it over to the Jingmu Clan anyway, and the Jingmu Clan probably doesn’t care either...

However, where should Edward be placed now is a question that needs to be considered.

Grapnir looked at Edward and murmured in a low voice: "How about placing him here? Forget it, this is a tea party, and he is not suitable here."

Furthermore, Yinsen’s Tomb is nearby.

Although Laplace did not ask for much solemnity and respect for Yinsen's Tomb, Graipnir still felt that a little respect should be maintained.

 As an outsider, Edward would be fine staying in the Yinsen space for a short period of time, but it would be a bit bad if he stayed in the Yinsen space for a long time.

Where should it be placed?

Gleipnir's soliloquy also reached Edward's ears, and he also understood that now was the most critical time for him.

 Gleipnir's arrangement will probably determine his future and the size of his punishment.

From Edward's point of view, after all, he has occupied the body of an elder of the Jingmu clan, and he will definitely be criticized by the Jingmu clan. It’s just a matter of the size of the punishment.

—He didn’t know at this time that Gleipnir actually had no intention of sending him to the Jingmu Clan.

Edward is still thinking, maybe he should prove his worth and let himself be punished less?

And my greatest value is makeup and hair creation. Maybe I can give Gleipnir a live demonstration of makeup, or make a wig on the spot?

 While Edward was hesitant to speak, Gleipnir had already made his decision.

 “You just... follow me first.”

Gleipnir thought for a while and decided that it would be better not to leave Edward in Yinsen Space, but to take him with him first.

 When I saw Gutaleis later, I left Edward to her to take care of... Anyway, Gutaleis is also a person who is passionate about beauty. Every time I see her, her makeup is different.

 Edward can also exert some residual value in Gutalesina.

On the other hand, Edward had no objection to following Gleipnir. Anyway, he was a prisoner now and he would follow anyone.

However, what Edward is more worried about is another thing: "Then... what is my punishment?"

punish?

Gleipnir was stunned. She had not thought about punishment at all.

 Edward and Hilda are actually victims. Moreover, Edward did not openly try to trick Siluda, everything could only be said to be a coincidence.

However, it seems unjustifiable if there is no punishment. After all, Hiluda is her best friend, but now her body is taken over by Edward. She still needs to be punished on the surface, but also to give her some relief when she sees Hilda later.

　　After thinking for a moment, Graipnir said: "The punishment now is that you must obey my orders and do things without disobeying."

"As for the subsequent punishment, we can wait until we meet Hilda."