Chapter 468: Laws of the Fantasy Land
Ace felt it slowly, unable to suppress his surprise and joy. After the magic net became a Noble Phantasm, it had transformed into a Domain Noble Phantasm. This was an unexpected windfall for Ace, and thousands of thoughts raced through his mind.
“I have mastered the Domain Noble Phantasms ‘Magic Net’ and ‘Fantasia.’ The two simply complement each other perfectly. The function of the Noble Phantasm Magic Net is to organize, control, and transmit the mana in the covered area. In other words, unless the opponent’s absolute power exceeds mine, within the control range of the magic net, I am the Master of Mana. Aside from their own internal mana, they will be unable to mobilize a single trace of external mana!”
Ace gently plucked the invisible threads of the magic net, his mood fluctuating constantly. At this stage, the importance of the “Magic Net” Domain Noble Phantasm even exceeded that of “Fantasia.”
To outsiders, “Fantasia” was just a mastery of the Dream Domain. Even wizards could only understand it as a mastery of information. Moreover, “Fantasia” was imperfect; the part of it that manifested to cover reality had not yet taken shape. Even if Ace had high expectations for it, in the eyes of others, it was just a Dream Domain Noble Phantasm.
But the “Magic Net” was different. The complex network gathering over twenty thousand magical individuals had silently turned into a Noble Phantasm at the moment the Dream Noble Phantasm was born, revealing such important and terrifying domain power!
Ace tapped the invisible threads lightly with his finger and said with a solemn expression:
“The Domain ‘Magic Net’ points directly to the control of mana. In other words, it is the monopoly of energy collection, supply, and distribution of the entire world. If such a domain can truly achieve Godhood, it would absolutely be an extremely powerful Divine Throne.
“And such a Deity, I fear, would not be tolerated even by the Pantheon of Gods!”
Ace stroked the threads gently. The 4-Ring Spell “Invisible Concealment” activated, adding a layer of camouflage to the “Magic Net” in the mental imagery world.
“Hidden like this, ordinary wizards shouldn’t be able to discover it. But just in case!”
Ace yanked the Magic Net threads hard. As the master of the Noble Phantasm “Magic Net,” he easily controlled the entire network. The dense Magic Net near the Earth Center slowly dissipated under his control. In the entire mental imagery world, only the area of the Earth Center and the immediate starry sky nearby lost the coverage of the Magic Net.
“The Noble Phantasm ‘Magic Net’ can only exist in my mental imagery world and must not be known by anyone! The Dream Domain requires the gathering of the masses. It is very important that the dreams of more than twenty thousand wizards gather here. When I am here, the consciousness of the wizards can directly enter the Earth Center inside the mental imagery world, but exploration of the areas beyond the starry sky near the Earth Center is prohibited.”
Following Ace’s words, the diffused dream mist adjusted gradually, locking up the starry sky beyond the Earth Center.
“If I am not in the city-state, the operation of the Noble Phantasm ‘Fantasia’ should still be maintained.”
While speaking, the dream mist overflowed from the mental imagery world, gradually shrouding the entire Nightlight City and spreading into the distance, very similar to the scene seen in Byrne City back then.
A Fantasy Crystal Ball gradually emerged. The spiritual imprints of all wizards were inside. Ace’s figure blurred, and a clone walked out.
“You are the Dream Clone. You shall inhabit the Noble Phantasm ‘Fantasia’ and serve as the Creator God of the Fantasia Virtual World. When I am present, the wizards’ consciousness can directly enter my Dream Starry Universe. When I depart, you shall dominate the dream, creating a Virtual Dream World for them to roam, explore, and experiment in freely.”
Ace said to the Dream Clone.
The Dream Clone nodded, bowed slightly to Ace, and then dissipated.
Ace’s idea was clear: he wanted to use the Noble Phantasm “Fantasia” to collect the dreams of wizards, to collect their Hearts of Dream!
Not only that, but knights, warriors, and even ordinary people could enter Fantasy Land. Even monsters and ordinary animals, as long as they had the ability to dream, could enter this magical virtual world through the diffused dream mist!
If the Noble Phantasm “Magic Net” was too conspicuous, then the Noble Phantasm “Fantasia” could be used unscrupulously throughout Thoth City-State. Except for the Three Sons of Dream and their father, the God of Sleep, no one would care. As for when they would find out, that depended on Thoth.
Thinking of this, Ace’s figure flashed and disappeared, appearing at the Thoth Temple. He walked slowly into the temple with a hunched back. Thoth’s clone was tasting fine wine. Seeing Ace arrive, Thoth’s handsome face smiled slightly: “I thought you weren’t coming to see me.”
Ace smiled and said: “I was overly addicted to the power and effect of the Dream Domain Noble Phantasm and forgot to report to you for a moment.”
Demi-god Thoth said with a solemn expression: “Ace, you actually don’t have to compete for the Dream Domain. Even if your starry sky doesn’t rely on the dream, it would at most be a bit smaller, but its potential would be greater. If you stop competing for the Dream Domain right here, I guarantee that the God of Sleep and the Three Sons of Dream will not pursue it.”
Ace said seriously: “Respected Holiness, the Dream Domain is my ambition. I hope you can conceal it for me for a period of time.”
Thoth looked at Ace’s serious expression and shrugged helplessly: “Who made me witness to the Great Source and sign a contract with you?”
His demeanor gradually became serious: “I have always admired you. To be able to create such a brilliant supernatural path as magic… your future may allow you to walk hand in hand with me to the True God’s Throne. But I can only stall for a while. Once you advance to Demi-god, it will be known immediately. At that time, I’m afraid it will be an endless fight!
“And if word leaks out midway, the other party is bound to kill the danger in the cradle. Given that the God of Sleep and I are both children of the Mother Goddess, I cannot help you; I can only remain neutral.”
Ace bowed slightly to Thoth and slowly backed out of the temple: “It is enough that you can protect me before I am discovered.”
Thoth took a sip of fine wine, his eyes contemplative as if recalling something: “Truly stubborn. Humans are just like this; they never listen to the advice of Deities.”
Ace’s figure flashed and disappeared, returning to the West Tower meditation room. The Noble Phantasm “Fantasia” was already slowly diffusing through the entire Thoth City-State. This would take a few days. In the future, any living creature shrouded by it would enter the Virtual Dream World in their sleep to undergo a bizarre adventure.
The dream mist around Ace became thicker and thicker, gradually manifesting into a brilliant Fantasy Crystal Ball, the world within as splendid as a starry universe.
The Dream Clone walked out from it. Ace synchronized with him and said: “Decree. These are the Reference Laws for the operation of the Noble Phantasm ‘Fantasia’.
“First, within the range covered by Fantasia, all living creatures shall enter the Dream Virtual World.
“Second, those without a grimore or fantasy crystal, whether human or animal, shall reincarnate into the Virtual World in the form of Dream Substitution, replacing a certain dream native. When they wake up, they will forget everything.
“Third, those holding a grimore or fantasy crystal shall create a body with their consciousness. The strength of this body starts from Junior Wizard Apprentice (Junior Warlock Apprentice, Junior Knight Attendant, Junior Warrior Apprentice).
“Fourth, those holding agrimore or fantasy crystal are Dreamwalkers. They shall possess a personal Dream Space attached to the Dream Virtual World and possess an Attribute Panel!”
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