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Chapter 3690 Old Friend is a Dog
Chapter 3690 Old Friend is a Dog
After listening to Starworm's story, Angel lowered his head and murmured softly: "So the main plot of the second round is to set things right? It sounds a bit difficult..."
After saying this, Ingres stroked his chin, pretending to hear it for the first time, and pondered silently.
After a moment, Angel seemed to remember something and raised his eyes and said, "I almost forgot to say that I am also doing the main task now, but I have only completed the first round. I will go to Prada Media Company."
After hearing this, Starworm did not suspect anything.
Prada Media is located in the North Ninth District, so it is normal for Ingres to appear here via the shuttle train around the city.
But it was unexpected that they would bump into each other here by such a coincidence.
"I didn't expect Mr. Ingres to enter this wonderland." Starworm murmured.
Angel smiled and said, "I heard that a new wonderland dungeon appeared here, so I came here to join in the fun and see how difficult the dungeon is."
Starworm showed a look of enlightenment: "So, sir, you are from the strategy team?"
He had heard from Gleipnir before that the residents of Dream Crystal Plains would work with a clear division of labor in order to clear the Wonderland dungeon. Those with strong execution ability would open up new land, those with strong strategy would lay out the layout, and the final integration process would be a dungeon strategy.
Angel smiled and shook his head: "Not really, I don't have any team, I'm just a lone ranger, come in and take a look."
"Is that so..." Starworm muttered, and suddenly remembered something, and asked, "By the way, the first round of main missions has a two-hour time limit, sir, how much time do you have now?"
Angel glanced at the text column: "There is still more than half an hour... I wasted too long looking for the way before."
"Half an hour? That should be enough." Starworm said as he walked to the window and pointed the way to Prada Media to Ingres.
"Although I think half an hour is enough, if you encounter any accidents along the way, it may lead to mission failure. So, sir, you should hurry up and hand in the mission."
Angel was not too anxious, he raised his eyebrows and said: "An accident? For example?"
"For example, I was attacked by a fashion monster, or I encountered some unreasonable lunatics... In short, although this fairyland seems peaceful overall, there are still dangers lurking in secret."
After Starworm finished speaking, he looked like someone who had experienced the palpitations of others.
Angel sensed his emotions and knew that he was probably thinking about his experience after entering the copy.
Angel smiled and said, "I understand. I'll go over now."
Starworm nodded: "Anyway, you should go there as soon as possible to avoid any problems."
After he finished speaking, Starworm suddenly remembered something: "I almost forgot, if you just come to Modern City to take a look, you can actually give up the first round of main quests and exit Wonderland directly; because the second round of main quests has a full two days countdown."
"If you plan to continue conquering this wonderland, then you don't have to worry about this."
Angel chuckled and said, "Since I have entered this wonderland, I definitely want to explore it and will not quit for the time being. Even if I really want to quit, I have to get some wonderland props first, otherwise it will be a waste."
Starworm also understood Angel's mentality: since he was here, he certainly couldn't come here in vain.
He himself is actually the same.
The reason why we actively explore the rumors is because we have already entered this wonderland and we must bring some "things" out.
Starworm smiled and said, "Then you go first... or should I go with you?"
Angel shook his head: "No, I can go by myself."
After saying this, Ingres turned and left.
But after walking two steps, Angel suddenly stopped. Under the puzzled gaze of Starworm, he turned around and asked, "By the way, I suddenly remembered that there is something I haven't asked you yet."
Starworm was stunned: "What's the matter?"
Angel: "It's not a big deal. It's like this. When we were watching the photo of Owl Train Captain, we heard a strange sound."
Starworm subconsciously asked: "What's that sound?"
"Barking dogs." Angel described the situation at the time, but did not reveal the details because Starworm did not want to cross the line. Since the message from the Owl Train Captain was for Laplace, he would not rashly listen to the content.
After explaining the details, Angel said, "After hearing the barking of the dog, the owl conductor said, 'My old friend is urging me.' So, this barking dog is its old friend?"
Starworm thought back to what happened at that time.
They were captured by a terrifying monster, and even the Star Sea Train was captured by the monster. At the critical moment, a dog's barking sounded in the void.
The monster seemed to be stopped by the dog's barking and paused instantly.
Then, he let go of the Star Sea Train and silently retreated into the depths of darkness.
At the same time, after hearing the "barking of dogs", the owl train conductor's tense expression relaxed: "I didn't expect to meet an old friend here."
As the words fell, Starworm saw a dog wrapped in gray mist appear in the carriage.
It was at this time that the owl conductor asked him to leave temporarily because he had something to talk to his "old friend".
Naturally, the starworm didn't dare to stay any longer and left the carriage.
Starworm didn’t know much about what happened afterwards, and he never saw the dog again.
When the Owl Train Captain recorded that video, his consciousness had already entered the star mark on the envelope and fell into a deep sleep. He was not sure whether the dog was with the Owl Train Captain at that time.
But since Ingres said he heard "dog barking", it was probably next to the conductor.
Starworm gave a general account of what happened at that time.
After hearing this, Angel pretended to be enlightened: "It turned out to be a dog. We almost thought we had misheard."
After he finished speaking, Angel murmured in a low voice: "I didn't expect that there is such a terrifying dog outside the Dream Crystal Plain. It can even drive away the monsters in the void."
"I don't know what this dog looks like."
Angel whispered this and silently looked up at the starworm.
The star worm understood and said, "I didn't see it clearly because it was covered in gray mist."
Gray mist. ——Most of the Nightmare Realm's aura is grayish-white mist.
In fact, Ingres already had the answer in his heart.
However, he confirmed again: "Did you really not see anything at all?"
Starworm thought about it seriously this time: "I didn't see it clearly, but at that time, through the gray fog, I vaguely saw a black and white pattern, with less black and more white. It looks a bit like a cow, or..."
Starworm racked his brains, trying to come up with a close answer, but nothing he said felt right.
"Could it be spots?" Angel suddenly interjected.
Starworm was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "It really does look a bit like a spot! How did you know?"
Angel shrugged, "When you mentioned the cow, I imagined in my mind that the fur of the cow was on the dog. And then it was black and white, so I thought of the Dalmatian."
Starworm thought about Ingres's reasoning and agreed with it.
The cowdog plus the black and white coloring does remind people of the Dalmatian.
Next, Ingres quietly changed the subject, as if the question he asked was really just a casual remark.
After a few minutes of chatting.
Starworm: "If you don't go over now, I feel like it will be too late."
Angel smiled and nodded: "Then I'll go over first. If the reward for my first round of main quests is also those three rumors, I'll come over to take a look then."
Angel said this, but he didn't really intend to do it.
They left the corridor together.
Angel went to the elevator, and Starworm went to the train. But this time, Starworm no longer hid in the gap of the train, but walked into the elevator openly.
The reason...is naturally Angel's illusion.
Starworm had previously asked Angel how he could board the train directly. After learning that it was an illusion, he understood. He had originally thought that Angel had obtained a legal identity.
After they said goodbye, Angel casually cast an obscuring illusion on him so that he could also enter the train.
Starworm did not refuse. He also wanted to see the difference between the train here and the Star Sea Train.
……
Starworm boarded the train to District 10 North.
Ingres got on the elevator with a silent expression and left the building.
Along the way, although Ingres was heading towards Prada Media, his thoughts were still on the "Dalmatian" that Starworm had mentioned before.
In fact, when he heard the "dog barking", he guessed that it was related to the Dalmatian.
But guessing without evidence is definitely not valid.
Now with Starworm's confession, Angel can finally confirm that the barking sound that appeared in Owl Conductor's illusion came from the Dalmatian.
In Angel's memory.
Any behavior of a Dalmatian actually has profound meaning.
For example, at the banquet in Shinnai Land before, facing the pressure from Gentleman Fei, Minister Nuka and others, Angel would definitely not be able to hold on.
Just as he was about to be exposed, the Dalmatian appeared and ran into Angel's arms.
Then, with the help of the Dalmatian, no pressure or momentum could affect him.
Not only that time, but also the same thing happened later in the Devil's Sea.
Every time the Dalmatian appears, all of its behaviors may seem insignificant at the moment, but when you think about it carefully later, you will find that they are all meaningful.
Therefore, Angle guessed that the Dalmatian's "calling" in the phantom of the owl conductor might not only be to remind the owl of the time, but also...
It thereby hints at Ingres' own identity.
Whether this is true or not, you can find out by contacting the Dalmatian through Wangwang later. If Wangwang can contact the Dalmatian immediately, it means he guessed it right.
Because under normal circumstances, it is not easy to contact the Dalmatian, especially when Angel contacts the Dalmatian, it always plays dumb...
Ingres breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't think much about other things, such as why the Dalmatian was there, and the relationship between the Dalmatian and the owl... etc. He would talk about these after contacting the Dalmatian.
Now, let’s complete the main task first.
……
Nothing unexpected happened along the way as Starworm had expected, and Ingres arrived at Prada Media Company normally.
I also successfully received the second main mission - The Eve of the Dream's Fall.
This mission is said to be about "restoring order", but in fact it just means asking for money.
The beauty pageant is so short of money. If it wants to return to its previous state, it must find a way to get Prada Media to get a large amount of funds.
Therefore, Ingres did not go into Prada Media to talk to the chief planner...it would not be too late to have a conversation later when there was a way to make money.
By the way, the reward for the first main mission is still the three rumors obtained by Starworm and Gleipnir.
Angel estimated that the reward for the main mission one should not be the three fixed rumors, mainly because these three rumors have not been cracked yet.
As soon as any rumor is debunked, it is estimated that another rumor will be replaced.
Although Angel was quite interested in the possible "fashion monster" behind the rumors, he had no intention of completing these three rumors.
At least, I haven't had this thought in the past two days.
If the starworm leaves the copy and these three rumors remain unsolved, then Angel doesn't mind going to take a look at the situation.
But now, Angel has no intention of competing with Starworm for the reward.
After all, he did have a way to get the fashion monster.
He now has two random tasks. As long as he completes any one of the tasks, he can get the puzzle piece of the fashion monster.
Having said that, I can now complete these two random tasks.
As Angel thought about this, he looked at the countdown of his three tasks.
The second main mission will be completed in two days, so you can put it aside for now.
The remaining time for the random tasks "Social Death or Explosive Popularity?" and "New King of Variety Shows" is more than three hours and eleven hours respectively.
Under normal circumstances, the task with the shorter countdown should be completed first.
But after thinking for a moment, Angel decided to complete the "New King of Variety Shows" which had an eleven-hour countdown.
The goal of the “New King of Variety Shows” is to host a grand variety show in the most prosperous area of the modern city and attract the attention of at least one “old king”.
This task is difficult for ordinary challengers, but for Angel... as long as it can be solved by illusion, it is not difficult.
Whether it is the variety show stage, variety show scenery, or even attracting the attention of the "old king", Ingres can actually use illusion to do it without considering the cost issue at all.
So, in his opinion, this task would not take much time to complete.
What takes the most time is actually finding the "old king".
The goal of this random task, "Social death or sudden fame?", is to make the fashion magician who fainted in the Fantasy Light and Sound Realm the center of public opinion in the modern city.
The task was even easier for Ingres.
Aim directly at the sky dome of the modern city to create a large-screen illusion that everyone in the city can see when they look up.
Doesn't this make that person the center of public opinion?
In fact, Angel could do it now... but he finally decided to complete "The New King of Variety Shows" first, mainly because he considered that when the New King of Variety Shows was completed, it would definitely attract the attention of a large number of sheriffs and law enforcement officers.
At that time, he would aim at the sky and create a "sky illusion" to divert the attention of these sheriffs.
It's like killing two birds with one stone.
Of course, it would be fine to create a "sky illusion" first to distract the attention of law enforcement officers and then hold a variety show in the city center.
However, there may be some unexpected events when trying to find the "old king" by then.
When the "sky illusion" appears, the old king may be attracted by it and go out to look for the cause, which will increase Angel's search cost.
So on the whole, it is more appropriate to complete the "New King of Variety Shows" first.