With that, he walked out of the hall alongside the Boiling Gentleman.
Just as they were about to pass through the corridor and exit the castle door, a haunting song came from behind.
Angel paused for a moment, but without turning back, continued to move forward holding the Dalmatian. It was the Boiling Gentleman at his side who unexpectedly glanced back: "Itâs Misty Goldlady singing."
The Boiling Gentleman reached out and stroked his non-existent chin: "Itâs clearly a song praising the moonlight, yet sung with a sense of confessing to the moon. Iâve always heard that Misty Goldlady is very shy, so much so that sheâd bashfully run back into the painting if someone looked at her too long. Only when she sings can she fully express her thoughts."
The Boiling Gentleman turned to Angel: "Lord Shava, is Misty Goldlady repenting to you?"
Angelâs expression remained unchanged as he shook his head: "Perhaps she is merely repenting to herself."
Accompanied by the lingering song, Angel and the Boiling Gentleman left the castle. Once outside, Angel deliberately slowed his pace, letting the Boiling Gentleman lead the way, as he was still clueless about the terrain here.
Angel followed the Boiling Gentleman everywhere, while the Boiling Gentleman rambled on with illogical, disjointed topics. Angel occasionally responded, but for the most part remained silent.
It wasnât until they reached the highest point of the castleâthe tower topâthat the Boiling Gentleman stopped speaking.
Angel observed the surroundings. Atop this uneven tower, there was a funnel-shaped protruding circular chimney.
Angel remembered Blair the bee had previously mentioned that the only way out of Duling Garden was through the chimney of Misty Goldladyâs castle. Could this be the place?
However, if this was the exit, Angel was puzzled about why the Boiling Gentleman suddenly stopped moving?
After a while, without the Boiling Gentleman having to say anything, Angel found the answer with his own eyes.
In the distant sky, a gray mist suddenly wafted in.
This mist was very peculiar, resembling tides that surged within; yet it also looked like black clouds, swiftly bearing down on their location with overwhelming pressure.
As the mist rapidly approached, Angel sensed a familiar aura within it.
The mist was filled with alive lines.
Angel furrowed his brow deeply; he couldnât be wrongâthe mist here and the mist enshrouding the sky above the Star Pond outside were all composed of a large number of alive lines and parasites.
Although it doesnât have much effect on an Official Wizard, apprentices and mortals have almost no resistance when encountering alive lines.
The appearance of alive lines here suggests they are also cultivated in Duling Garden?
If so, his previous guess might not have been wrongâcould the "Phantom Performance" mentioned by Blair the bee be the source of the alive lines?
As Angel pondered this, the Boiling Gentleman beside him spoke: "Those are the spores of Phantom Performance."
Indeed, itâs Phantom Performance.
Angelâs expression remained unchanged as he casually asked: "Was Phantom Performance also cultivated by Minister Nuka?"
The Boiling Gentleman shook his head: "No, Phantom Performance was cultivated by Mad."
The Phantom Performance cultivated by the Lunatic Tome? Just as Angel was about to inquire more about Phantom Performance, the chimney in front of them suddenly shook, and a pair of comical round eyes, along with an exaggeratedly large mouth, appeared on the chimney.
"Honorable Lord Shava, are you interested in the Phantom Performance cultivated by Mad?" A crazy voice emanated from the chimneyâs mouth: "I can gift the Phantom Performance to Lord Shava."
As it spoke, the chimneyâs mouth opened wide, and a pink tongue extended outward, presenting a small mushroom with a cap much larger than its stalk.
Angelâs mouth twitched as he disdainfully picked up the red and blue mushroom from the saliva-covered tongue.
"Is this the Phantom Performance?"
"Yes, this is the young form of Phantom Performance. Its cultivation method is simple. Just water it with Nightmare Realmâs aura, and it will mature naturally. If you have the Pink Princess, you can accelerate the maturation speed, but after using the Pink Princess, the mycelium of Phantom Performance can no longer propagate independently." Mad seemed to notice Angelâs interest in Phantom Performance and began to murmur about his cultivation insights.
Angel didnât listen attentively. Rather than Madâs cultivation insights, Angel was more interested in whether he could research the Phantom Performanceâs body to find a method to eradicate the alive lines permanently.
Naturally, Angel wouldnât ask Mad about this; he could only wait until he left to find an opportunity for research.
"⌠Actually, the Phantom Performance cultivated nowadays is not what I wanted. Iâm currently cultivating a better Phantom Performance."
Angel raised an eyebrow: "Are you unwilling to accept that Phantom Performance was supplanted by Misty?"
Mad: "Of course not. I began researching the cultivation of Phantom Performance a long time ago. Phantom Performance holds significant meaning for me."
Angel could see confusion flash through Madâs eyes as he spoke those words.
"Actually, I donât know what the significance is, but my intuition drives me to do it." Mad sighed: "Minister Nuka says it might be because thereâs still some creatorâs obsession left in my body."
The so-called body refers to the "Crazy Woodâs Cultivation Journal." As for the creator of the body, itâs naturally the so-called "Mad Wood."
Angel had previously inquired about the identity of "Mad Wood," but Mad seemed to not know who Mad Wood actually was.
"I once used Misty Goldladyâs mental hypnosis power to conduct an in-depth investigation of my body. Minister Nuka was rightâI did perceive some lingering obsessions." A hint of bewilderment flickered in Madâs eyes: "I can vaguely sense that the creator of my body seemed intent on cultivating a mushroom similar to Phantom Performance."
"That obsession is quite interesting," Angel mused. Perhaps "Mad Wood" was someone who, like the Mushroom Witch Regina, had a crazy interest in mushroom cultivation.
"He wanted to cultivate Phantom Performance to gain a mushroom that would give him the ability to perform."
"To enable him to portray a perfect performance."
Angel was taken aback. No wonder those infected by alive lines exhibit various role-playing traits. Turns out, the cultivation of Phantom Performance wasnât aimed at humans but rather as a tool to aid the creator in performance?
However, portraying a perfect performance? Why does that sound somewhat familiar?
"Currently, the effect of Phantom Performance does not reach the heights the creator desired, so I have been researching how to cultivate a better Phantom Performance."
"Why must you fulfill this obsession just because he is your creator?"
Mad shook his head, with a fierce glint in his eyes: "I can sense that he should still be alive. Only by fulfilling the creatorâs obsession might I uncover his true identity, which would then give me the chance⌠to kill him."
<b>I created a game for Android Idle Ninja Empire , I could use a little support in promoting it, just download it and play for a while. Thank you in advance.</b>