NABC Chapter 4464 Mix and Match
Chapter 4464 Mix and Match
Chapter 4464 Mix and Match
Angell left the Pointed Hat Magic Workshop alone, heading to the "Clock Shop".
As for the others, since they couldn't get into the shop even if they went, they simply gave up following.
However, they have already obtained the specific coordinates of the clock shop and the border area from Angell, so it's not too late to go there after they gain the necessary permissions.
"If you see the Dream Trapping Permission in the new Dawn Shop, remember to let me know via telepathy!" Luigi waved to Angel from the second-floor window of the workshop.
Angell: "...You can come with me."
Luigi shook his head: "No, I'm going to go and conquer Dream Bubble. I refuse to believe I'll keep losing!"
At that moment, Blanche's head popped out from another window: "Mr. Angell, not only record the Dream Trapping Permission, but also the other ordinary exchange items. They might come in handy! Remember our agreement!"
Angell nodded.
The so-called "agreement" is actually Angell's promise to everyone that he will conduct a "text live broadcast" after arriving at the new Dawn Shop, and will use the cyclone to broadcast the various exchangeable items in the shop.
Afterwards, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Angell walked out of the workshop.
……
After leaving the Pointed Hat Magic Workshop, Angor logged off immediately.
A moment later, when he logged back in, he was already at the clock shop.
In fact, the location of the clock shop and the border area is the same location where Angor asked Luigi to find the anomaly.
One anomaly is at a small hut at the intersection, and the other is inside a watch shop called "Tick-Tock".
When Angell was looking at the special list, he saw the "Clock Shop" permission and then thought of this anomaly, so he tried to redeem it.
After redeeming the item, I found that the pointing point was indeed the Tick Tock Clock Shop!
From the outside, this ticking clock shop is obviously much more upscale than other shops in the area. While other shops are still using pens and paint to write their signs, this shop's "tickling" sign has already been replaced with one made of brass tubes.
Through the glass window at the entrance of the store, you can see that the interior is clean and bright, and each clock is supported by red velvet cloth, which looks very valuable.
That's normal; watch shops, no matter where they are, are only bought by the elite and aristocracy.
The customers they serve are mostly high-end, so the shops are naturally relatively luxurious.
Upon entering the store, Angell could even smell the aroma of incense.
As Angell sighed, he walked to the side of the clock shop, where there was a glass display case containing an old-fashioned cabinet clock.
According to the access guidelines, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this clock tower should be the entrance to the New Dawn store.
Just as Angel was about to touch it, a bright light suddenly flashed in the depths of his consciousness. He sensed that a Nightmare Node was being activated in a distant place.
This is……
Is someone trying to contact him through the Nightmare Nodes he left behind?
Angell lowered his hand, which was about to touch the clock, and closed his eyes to sense it.
A moment later, he confirmed that the contact was... Normeffens.
Normefens contacted him. Could it be that there was some new progress with the Decayers and Liriel? Could it be that they had collected all the treasure chests and the Lion-faced Man?
With doubt in his mind, Angell made the call.
About two minutes later, after listening to Nomefens's account, Angell showed a thoughtful expression.
Indeed, something happened between the Decayers and Liriel, but it's not related to the collection for now.
Before the latest Wall of Questions, Lillier solemnly expressed her desire: she wanted to exchange a method for Astrid to preserve consciousness.
According to Normefens, during this time, Liriel went through the Thirty Walls of Questions, inquiring in detail about the various advantages and disadvantages of existing as a consciousness, and also repeatedly asked Normefens to verify the feeling of living in the "Deep Dream".
After dozens of hours of deliberation, she finally... chose to propose to Normefens the method of exchanging consciousness for perpetuity.
"Now she stands before the latest wall of questions." Normfins: "Sir, what should I do now?"
Angell was silent for a moment: "Since she mentioned the method of exchange before the maze ended, let's do it as we agreed before."
After a pause, Nomefens's voice came again: "Should I still block their collection progress now?"
Angel raised an eyebrow: "Are they almost done collecting everything?"
Normefens: "Yes, they are currently missing eight treasure chests and two more walls of inquiry."
"Of the eight treasure chests, they have already found six, but they haven't chosen to attack them yet because they are all guarded by mechanical alchemical artifacts. I've hidden the other two treasure chests to slow down their progress."
"As for the Walls of Inquiry, they are all behind the mechanical alchemical creations. As long as they choose to conquer the mechanical alchemical creations, it is only a matter of time before they collect all the Walls of Inquiry."
Angel thought for a moment and said softly, "No need to hold back the progress, but remember to contact me when they clear the game. I plan to have a chat with the Decayer then."
Normeffens replied respectfully, "I will obey your orders, sir."
……
Deep within the golden sea of flowing hemp, high above the labyrinthine inquiries.
Normefens' true form, while overlooking the labyrinth, relayed a message to her clone.
Meanwhile, inside the maze...
The Decayers and Liriel were facing a somewhat comical-looking lion-man, with red hearts painted on its cheeks, clear black and white eyes that held a mocking expression, and a clown hat with double hooks fixed to its mane.
The withered man and Liriel exchanged a glance, both able to read suspicion in each other's eyes.
Is this Nomephons clone reliable?
Liriel sighed. There was nothing they could do about it. Apart from the room with the mechanical alchemical artifacts, they had explored almost all the other passages and found no new Walls of Inquiry.
Therefore, this is the only wall of questions they have been able to find so far.
The other Walls of Questions are probably located in the passages behind the mechanical alchemical creations, and whether they can fight against those mechanical alchemical creations is still a question... Therefore, Liriel finally decided to express her thoughts in front of this Wall of Questions first.
We must first find a way to make consciousness last forever!
Normefens let out a clownish laugh: "Hehehe—so this is your question...or request? Are you sure you want to make a decision now?"
Liriel nodded emphatically: "Yes, that's my request. I want to exchange methods now. What price do I need to pay?"
Normefens did not answer immediately, but continued to let out a long string of strange laughs.
To Lillie, Normeffens' reaction seemed to mock her overestimation of her abilities, or perhaps he was contemplating how to torture himself.
But Lillie did not hesitate or back down.
Even if the price Normeffes demands is to "torture" her, she will not give up.
She owes Astrid so much...
If the City of the Past does not open as scheduled, the enduring consciousness mentioned by Normefens may be the only solution to save Astrid.
But then again, did Normeffens laugh for too long this time?
What Liriel interpreted as "mocking" was not actually mockery from Normefens. Instead, he was using this time to secretly communicate with his true self and ask for the next answer.
With the support of the main body, Normefens finally stopped laughing.
It gazed at Liriel with its clear black and white eyes and slowly said, "If the price is that you will lose the right to come here again, are you willing?"
Lillie's lips trembled slightly, but she nodded emphatically: "I do."
"As a dream witch, you should know what this place means to you..."
In fact, Normefens never explicitly said "where the Labyrinth of Questions belongs", but Liriel, through her subtle questioning with different walls of questioning, had become quite certain that this was the Deep Dream Civilization.
Now, Normeffens' inquiry further confirms Lillie's suspicions.
As a dream witch, she was well aware of the significance of the Deep Dream Civilization to her.
Just think of that legendary dream wizard, "The Dream Traveler," who spent his entire life chasing the deep dream, only to ultimately achieve nothing... and you'll understand how obsessed the dream wizard was with the deep dream civilization.
Now, a qualification to reach the Deep Dream Civilization is right in front of her. Is she really going to give it up?
It was as if there was a little devil inside Liriel, constantly tempting her with all sorts of sweet talk.
But every time she heard slanderous words, she was defeated by the image of Astrid, old and hunched over, in her mind... Astrid was once a saintess of the Pure Land sect, whose every glance could draw everyone into a vortex of pleasure, but now she had become like a rotten piece of driftwood, and all of this was because of her.
Liriel closed her eyes for a long time before finally nodding and saying in an almost ritualistic, solemn tone, "I'm sure, I'm willing."
After a moment of silence.
“Hehehehe—” Nomefens let out a piercing laugh: “Don’t make the atmosphere so awkward. The price you pay is not necessarily losing your qualification.”
Liriel was taken aback, then suddenly looked up, her eyes flashing... "Are you telling the truth?"
Normfins: "Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean they won't be eligible."
Liriel: "..."
"You'll know the specific cost when you reach your destination."
"The end?" Liriel asked in confusion, "You mean the end of the maze?"
Nomefens nodded: "That's right, as long as you reach the end with a perfect finish, the answer you seek, and the price you may have to pay, will naturally appear."
"Remember, it's a perfect completion."
"Hehehehe—"
"This road is open, go ahead."
After speaking, Normefens slowly closed his eyes.
Lillie stood there blankly for a long time, hoping to find the answer in this question wall, but it was still unfinished.
The withered one slowly walked forward and passed by her.
He didn't comfort Lillie, but simply said, "It's time to go. A perfect completion means collecting all the elements. It's time for us to face those mechanical alchemical creations."
Liriel hummed in agreement, said nothing more, and followed.
The two figures slowly disappeared into the depths of darkness.
……
Meanwhile, Angel also temporarily ended his call with Normeffens.
Angel wasn't too concerned about Liriel's choice; he was only concerned about the process.
Even if Liriel chooses to retain her qualification, Angor will not allow her to enter the Dream Crystal Plains after this round of interrogation maze.
Until the problem of the Cruel Scholar is resolved, neither Liriel nor the Decayers can remain in the Dream Crystal Plains for long... even if the Decayers have already obtained the qualifications.
However, before the Decayer leaves, we can show him the scenes of the Fool's Academy and let him see his former colleagues, which can be considered as letting him know his responsibilities as a "dean" in advance.
Angell didn't think about it anymore and turned his gaze back to the cabinet clock in front of him.
Next, it's time to explore this new Dawn Shop.
He reached out and stretched his hand forward.
Luigi had been here before, and when he reached out, he only touched the "invisible wall," but Angel successfully touched the glass case containing the cabinet clock.
This must be due to the difference in permissions.
As Angel touched it, new information slowly began to appear in the text box.
"You have discovered Dawn Shop: Titi's Clock Shop."
"Enter?"
"whether"
Titi's Watch Shop? Isn't that a rather hasty name?
Angel frowned, muttered a complaint to himself, and then clicked "Yes".
The next second, Angel felt himself being forcibly frozen in place, completely unable to move, and at the same time, a large amount of thick fog began to appear in front of him.
Two or three seconds later, the thick fog had completely obscured his vision, and then began to slowly thin out.
At the same time, Angell felt that he could take action.
He looked down at his feet. He had been inside the ticking clock shop, but now he was on a dirt road with weeds on both sides.
Although the fog hadn't dissipated yet, the scent of plants in the air was already noticeable.
He took a few steps forward, and the fog gradually thinned, allowing him to see where he was.
Above you is a huge clock dome, and in the middle of you is a dense rainforest.
However, the rainforest area he was in was only a quarter of the area under this clock dome.
From Ingres's God-like perspective, this clock dome is divided into four parts... each part is a rainforest, but it presents four seasons.
A forest of new green in spring, a forest of lush green in summer, a forest of bare branches in autumn, and a forest of snow in winter.
Angell is now in the lush summer forest.
At the very center of these four equally divided seasons, spanning the entire four-season area, stands a three-story attic adorned with clockwork patterns.
If nothing unexpected happens, this attic is the so-called "Titi's Watch Shop".
No, it should be "Titi's Clock Shop".
Angell walked along the muddy path toward the clock shop. Soon, he arrived at the clock shop, and upon closer inspection, the style of the attic was quite strange.
The first floor features a soft, natural wood style, with wooden clocks hanging on the exterior walls, each set to eight o'clock in the morning.
The second floor has a distinctly mechanical feel, with sheet metal, rivets, and gears everywhere. Even the clocks on the exterior walls are all uniform mechanical clocks, each set to noon.
The third floor is made of gray stone bricks, and the exterior walls no longer have various sizes of wall clocks, but only a huge clock tower-style wall clock, which shows the time as 8 p.m.
Three-story attic, three styles, three times.
This extreme, eclectic style is similar to the surrounding rainforest.
What does this mix-and-match style represent?
Filled with curiosity, Angell pushed open the wooden door on the first floor and went inside.