booktalesy Chapter 4313 Exclusive Mission
Chapter 4313 Exclusive Mission
Chapter 4313 Exclusive Mission
Angell glanced at the two options in the text bar, but didn't select either. Instead, he looked at the sand table.
"who are you?"
After a short wait, the mechanical voice in the sand table spoke again: "Headmaster, I am the spirit of the Academy City, and I can assist you in managing the Academy City."
It paused for a moment, then continued, "Headmaster, shall we enter God Mode?"
Angel shook his head: "No rush. Since you say you are the spirit of the City of Learning, then introduce yourself."
Although the text bar states that the Spirit of the City can assist in entering God Mode, Angor still doesn't know which direction this dungeon is in.
If it's a puzzle-solving or even more bizarre instance, the "Spirit of the City" could also be impersonated.
It's even possible that the one speaking is something like "Sebastian," a being forcibly locked into a dungeon by the powers of the fairy realm, forced to enter and deal with the situation.
Therefore, rather than learning about the various functions, he is now more concerned about this suddenly appearing "stranger".
“I am the spirit of the Citadel, the spirit born from this Citadel of Fools… But I vaguely remember that this place wasn’t originally called the Citadel of Fools? Perhaps it was renamed? But in any case, the essence of the Citadel has not changed.”
As it spoke, it seemed to start talking to itself. After a while, it realized it had gone off-topic and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, Headmaster, I shouldn't have suddenly started talking about something else."
Just as Angell was about to say "it's alright," it entered a state of self-reflection again: "When I was a spirit before, the headmaster at that time never let me speak or show myself, but only let me see and think more... So I always silently think to myself, always thinking a lot, and sometimes I get lost in thought."
"Sorry, I got lost in thought again."
Angell: "It's alright, please continue."
Although it claims to be "fascinated," Angell is unsure whether it's acting or simply being true to its nature.
Regardless of the situation, the more it says, the more we can understand its true nature.
"Where was I?" It paused. "Oh, I remember now. I don't think it used to be called Fool's City, but I've forgotten what it was called... Strange, why did my memory suddenly go blank?"
"I clearly remember the previous principal, no, what did the previous principal look like? How could I forget? It's like a huge blank in my mind."
"I can't remember the principal, and I can't remember some of the teachers and students either, it's like my memories have been erased."
"I need to think deeply about what the reason is."
The next second, it entered a state of deep thought and stopped talking.
Angell: "???"
Weren't you introducing yourself to me? Why are you suddenly starting to think deeply?
Angell waited for a few minutes, and seeing that there was still no response, he simply called out to it, "Spirit of the Citadel, are you still there?"
The response was silence, as if it were still lost in thought.
Angell thought for a moment, then turned his gaze to the text bar:
"With the assistance of the Spirit of the Citadel, you can enter God Mode to formulate the rules of the Citadel or change its layout."
"Should we enter God mode?"
"whether"
If it truly is the spirit of the city, then clicking this might awaken it?
But what if it's not the spirit of the city, and those words were just a performance, meant to put it into God mode?
After pondering for a moment, Angell finally decided to try God Mode.
If the "stranger" who just spoke really is a counterpart to "Sebastian," then the Wonderland powers will definitely try to subtly suggest it to themselves through some means.
After all, the powers of the fairy realm need him to deal with these hidden dangers.
Since he hasn't received any warnings about potential risks yet, does that mean he's actually safe right now?
Angel didn't hesitate and simply clicked "Yes".
The next second, a new message popped up in the text box—
"The Spirit of the City is currently performing a self-check and is temporarily unable to assist in activating God Mode."
"Do you want to manually activate God Mode?"
"whether"
This time, Angell chose "no".
The text field can be seen as an extension of the will of the Fairy Realm's powers, or rather, it is actually a standard for objective observation.
Since it clearly states that "the spirit of the city is conducting a self-examination," which is consistent with the actions of the being who just claimed to be "the spirit of the city" and is now deep in thought, it can be basically determined that the one who just spoke should be the spirit of the city itself.
After making a rough judgment, Angel decided to trust the text column for now and temporarily stop doubting the identity of the "Spirit of the City".
However, the other party is currently "self-checking" and cannot communicate, so Angell prepares to enter the City of Fools to see what's going on.
As for God Mode, Angor didn't plan to use it right now; he didn't even know what the main quest of this instance was.
If this is a copy with interleaved rules, any change to any rule could affect the copy's progress.
Using it arbitrarily could disrupt the initial rhythm.
Therefore, let's not rush to activate God Mode; let's first explore the City of Fools first.
“The City of Fools…” Angel murmured softly, for some reason, he always felt that the name seemed to carry some subtle meaning.
Shaking his head, temporarily clearing his mind of these random thoughts, Angell directly selected the first option on the text bar:
"You have discovered the City of Fools."
"Should we enter the university town?"
"whether"
Angell clicked "Yes" this time.
After he made his choice, a soft light suddenly shone, enveloping Angell completely.
The next second, the light and shadow in front of me changed drastically, the surrounding darkness became as thick as ink, and the outline of the sand table disappeared from my sight. Only in front of me, a tunnel with a faint light appeared out of thin air, like a slit of light cut open in the darkness.
Without a doubt, this tunnel should be the road leading to the university town.
Without hesitation, Angell stepped into the glowing tunnel.
After taking only a few steps, Angel sensed something was wrong. From his perspective, the tunnel ahead seemed to be getting narrower and narrower, and the surrounding space was becoming more cramped. At present, several people could pass side by side, but in front, it could only accommodate one person at a time. At the far end, it was almost shrunken into a point of light, and it seemed impossible to pass through.
What kind of tunnel is this?
Was it built for the Kurakuka people?
Although Angor was puzzled, he still decided to go forward and see what was going on. Maybe this was a puzzle to be solved? A puzzle to widen the tunnel?
As he ventured deeper into the tunnel, Angell sensed something strange again.
because……
He had walked quite a distance. Based on his previous observations, the area should have become increasingly narrow, but now, the ground beneath his feet felt stable and solid. He did not experience the "shrinking space and body compression" he had expected. The distance between him and the tunnel walls remained constant, just the right amount of spaciousness.
He looked up at the end, and the "point of light" at the far end was still there, still looking so small.
How is this going?
He hesitated for a moment, then turned around to look behind him.
The next second, his pupils suddenly contracted, because... the tunnel entrance behind him had suddenly become larger!
The entrance, which was originally wide enough for several people to walk side by side, now looks as wide as a city gate!
Angell was stunned for a moment before he realized: it wasn't the tunnel that was getting bigger, it was him who was shrinking.
This tunnel is like Gulliver's Tunnel in the fairy tale. Once you step into it, your body will shrink proportionally as you walk further in.
This creates the visual illusion that the space in front of you appears narrower at first glance, but in reality, there is no change at all.
Angell paused for a moment, recalling the miniature yet magnificent city on the model of the academic city.
He had previously thought that this sand table was just a simulation of the academic city sand table.
But now it seems that perhaps the sand table itself is the City of Fools, and the way to enter the sand table is to shrink through this "Gulliver's Tunnel" and then enter it?
Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of another question: If his body shrinks proportionally as he walks forward, will it grow proportionally as he turns back now?
Having come up with the idea, Angell decided to give it a try.
He turned back and walked away, quickly returning to the tunnel entrance.
During the walk, he did not feel that his body had grown larger, but the distance between him and the surrounding tunnel walls was perfectly in proportion to his perspective.
Upon arriving at the entrance, it is no longer a wide "city gate," but an ordinary entrance.
By this point, Angell had basically confirmed the truth about the tunnel: whether entering or exiting, as long as one was in the tunnel, one could not perceive whether one's body was getting bigger or smaller, but the actual feeling was that it was changing proportionally.
Having confirmed this, Angell continued deeper into the tunnel.
This time, he stopped caring how small the path ahead was and just strode forward.
The tiny point of light in the distance became more and more normal as he got closer.
When he arrived at the point of light—which was also the exit—his body had shrunk proportionally to the size of a speck of dust. He took another step forward.
Angell felt the soft light shining on him.
Just like...sunlight.
The surrounding air became very fresh, and you could even smell the scent of oranges in the wind.
Sunshine? Oranges? Wind?
Angell looked up at the sky with a puzzled expression. Above him was a clear blue sky and clouds that looked like cotton candy.
He was now standing on a smooth, man-made path, with lush green fields on both sides.
Along the roadside, there are also some orange trees. The bright yellow oranges hanging on the branches look particularly tempting under the green leaves, and the orange fragrance in the wind is obviously coming from them.
Angell turned around, but there was no "tunnel" behind him; it was still a field.
However, although the "tunnel" was gone, Angel discovered that when he was in this space, he seemed to have some kind of authority that allowed him to summon the tunnel at any time.
Through the tunnel, one can freely enter and exit the spaces between the rules.
Is this... the authority that the principal has?
Angel opened the text panel and looked at the principal's level 9 access level, which indeed contained the words "can freely enter and exit the rules".
He hadn't understood the sentence before, but now he suddenly realized that this freedom of entry and exit was achieved by summoning the Gulliver Tunnel to escape from the sand table.
Yes, Angell has now confirmed that he is in the sand table.
As soon as he landed, he looked at his position from a god's-eye view, and the coordinates locked by the god's-eye view were in the sand table within the rules.
His earlier speculation was correct; the sand table was not a mere simulation, but the real entity of the City of Fools.
When using the God's-eye view earlier, Angor also noticed his location, which was on the outskirts of the Academy City.
There is also a large area on the outskirts of the university town, with a lot of farmland, mountains and plains, which completely replicates the real nature.
There were even various creatures in the woods, but they were all ordinary insects and beasts; no monsters were seen.
As he stepped onto the school city model, new task information popped up in the text bar.
The special dreamscape "Fool's City" has been opened.
"Perhaps this place was once glorious, but now it is just an ordinary school town."
"Task Overview: Different permission levels have different tasks."
"Level 9 privileges detected."
"Activate the principal's exclusive mission?"
"whether"
Different access levels will grant different quests? Angor was somewhat surprised. It seemed that this dungeon was a free-for-all.
As someone with level 9 privileges, the task is unlikely to be simple.
Angell chose "yes".
A new message immediately popped up in the text box:
"You have accepted the principal's exclusive mission."
"Mission Objective: Follow the instructions to the principal's office to begin your career."
"Note: This is a series of quests; you can only leave Wonderland by completing all of them."
Countdown: None
"Start your career in the principal's office?" A hint of doubt flashed in Angel's eyes. This didn't seem too difficult. Was this a special mission? Could it be the first step in a series of missions?
Angel didn't dwell on it; he decided to complete the task first.
With that thought, Angell strode forward, heading towards the hazy reflection of the city on the horizon.
He had only taken a few steps when he turned back.
Standing in front of the orange tree, I picked a big, shiny orange before turning back and continuing on my way.
After a while.
With a hissing sound, Angel threw the orange he had just taken a bite of into the roadside ditch, letting it float downstream with the flowing water.
reason--
It's sour! Extremely sour!
……
Upon entering the City of Fools, Angell was surprised to find that the city seemed rather large.
When I looked down at the model before, all I saw was a small, dense cluster of buildings, layered together, which looked like a well-organized insect nest, without any direct sense of awe.
But once you actually step inside, you'll find that those buildings that looked small on the model are actually towering into the clouds.
For example, in the previous model, we saw many small, brown houses that looked like grains of sand, small and narrow; but here, the streets are lined with brown, pointed-roof high-rises, usually four to five stories high, more than ten meters tall, with a classical elegance. They don't feel small at all, but rather tall and dense.
And this is just one corner of the residential area. There are many more residential areas in the distance, and in the city center, there are rows of domed school buildings that stretch for miles and seem to have no end in sight.
The size of this academic city exceeded Angell's expectations.
The only downside is that it's too empty here; apart from a few NPCs necessary for the city to function, there's no one else around.
Currently, Angell is the only person on this long, narrow street.
(End of this chapter)