paranoianovel Chapter 4413 Opportunity
Chapter 4413 Opportunity
Chapter 4413 Opportunity
Inside the Uriel instance.
"To set up a complete fairyland inscription, a lot of materials are needed, but unfortunately there aren't any here."
"However, these materials are easy to find in reality. Sun and I will not stay any longer and will log off to study the Fairy Inscriptions."
"Luigi, and Mr. Angell, see you later."
Not long after Camillo and Blanche went offline, the Sun and Moon Wizard left this message and also couldn't wait to log off with Juanjuan.
In the blink of an eye, only Luigi remained in the vast Uriel courtyard.
Luigi looked up at the sky.
"Hey, Angel, are you still there?"
Soon, Angel's voice came through: "Here."
Everyone's gone, you're not going to abandon me and leave alone too, are you?
“Otherwise?” Angor listed the things he had to do next: “Not to mention researching the Fairyland Inscriptions, I’m not finished with the follow-up to the Misty Swamp Forest dungeon. For example, I still need to go and check on the situation with Sean.”
"Besides, Laplace mentioned to me before that there has been a major change in the world of Yi, and that there is a big surprise. I will have to log off later to check the situation."
Angel paused for a moment, then said, "Speaking of which, you should have witnessed the changes in the world of Yi. Why don't you tell me what happened?"
Luigi: "The changes on the Ice Maiden's side are indeed quite significant, but you'll have to log off and check for yourself later to see the details. I won't spoil it for you..."
"Alright, I'll be going now," Angel said without any hesitation.
"Hey, wait a minute!"
"Is there anything else, hmm?" Angell's tone rose sharply at the end.
"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask, are you really not going to witness Rigota and Uriel's happy ending?"
After Luigi finished speaking, he gazed longingly at the sky.
Seeing that Angel remained silent for a long time, Luigi sighed: "Well, I just find it boring to be alone."
Angell: "You can also log off."
Luigi shook his head: "I plan to see Rigota first before logging off."
The reason for waiting for Rigota's arrival was not because I was particularly curious about Rigota, but simply because of a strange "master mentality".
He had been staying in the Uriel instance for a while, and with many things happening there, he had gradually shifted his mindset from that of a "guest" to that of a "host".
This sense of ownership becomes even stronger, especially after acquiring the travel cabin.
Rigota's arrival made him subconsciously feel that, as the host, he should at least stay and greet her, so as not to be impolite.
and.
"...I'm doing this for the good of the Fairy Realm's powers."
Angell: "...?"
Luigi said in a serious tone, "Think about it, when Blanche and the others came to the Uriel instance, didn't the Wonderland Authority react immediately and issue a random quest called 'The Traveler from Afar'?"
At that time, apart from Blanche, who was a special talent, the Sun and Moon Wizard, the Black Cat Tired, and Camillo all received relevant tasks. They needed to gain Luigi's approval in order to unlock their legal identities.
This "identity-building period" also deepened Luigi's mindset as the host.
But more importantly...
"If Rigota logs in this time and also gets this random quest, she'll definitely need my approval. If I log off, there will be no one in the Uriel dungeon, so who will the Wonderland Authority give this quest to?"
"So, I'm doing this for the sake of the Fairy Realm's power, so I definitely can't log off immediately; I have to wait until Rigota arrives and we meet before we talk about it."
Luigi spoke eloquently, and after listening, Angell surprisingly felt that there seemed to be no problem with it.
Angell was silent for a moment, then said quietly, "Is it possible that if you weren't here, the Fairy Realm's authority simply wouldn't issue that mission and would just give Rigota legal status instead?"
"……impossible."
"?"
“I have been cooperating well with the powers of the Fairy Realm during this period, and it is impossible for it to abandon me.”
"..."
Luigi shrugged. "Okay, I admit you have a point. But I don't think Wonderland's powers are that intelligent; they still have path dependencies. Since it used the 'Traveler from Afar' quest as its solution before, it's highly likely that it will use the same solution for the same question this time."
Even for this reason, I can't log off immediately.
"So... can't you come with me to witness Rigota and Uriel's reunion? I'm afraid I'll feel awkward if the atmosphere gets too emotional."
Angell: "I feel like this is the key point?"
Luigi chuckled and didn't deny it.
Angel thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
He hadn't actually planned to leave immediately, not to witness Rigota's arrival, but because he was very concerned about the results of the Sun and Moon Wizard's offline inscription test.
This is the first ability that originates from the Dream Crystal Origin, yet can detach itself from the Dream Crystal Origin and produce certain effects in reality.
Angell was naturally eager for feedback.
So all that rambling he did with Luigi was just out of boredom.
“However, I plan to shift my focus for a moment and check on how well Sean is adapting.” Angor: “Once Rigota and the others arrive at the instance, contact me using the Nightmare Node, and I’ll review the situation here from the Garden of Shadows perspective.”
Luigi: "No problem, as long as you're here, it'll be fine! Are you going to check on Sean's situation now?"
Angell: "Don't rush, I have something else to tell you."
Under Luigi's questioning gaze, Angel recounted his previous search of the Sea of Power and Information.
At the time, he was puzzled as to why so many formulas suddenly appeared after the "Wonderland Inscription Record" was authorized to Lady Moon, so he specifically went to search for information.
But that in itself is not important; what is important is that Angell took the opportunity to look up something else.
How many more main story missions are there after the Uriel raid?
"Why are you searching for this?" Luigi asked, looking puzzled. Suddenly, he seemed to realize something. "You don't happen to think, like the rabbit girl, that I've been here too long and haven't taken responsibility for pioneering the Sandbox Wonderland, do you?"
Angell was taken aback: "Did the rabbit girl say that to you too?"
Luigi awkwardly touched his nose: "I didn't say that, it's just my own feeling."
Angell: "..."
"It's not because of that. It doesn't matter how long you stay in the Uriel instance. I'm mainly researching the main storyline for the Sun and Moon Wizard."
After all, according to the instructions from Wonderland, the Sun and Moon Wizards and Camillo could only leave the instance after Uriel's instance was completed.
Angor searched for subsequent main story runs of the Uriel instance in order to roughly confirm when the Sun and Moon Wizards would officially set foot in the Dream Crystal Plains.
—Although based on Miss Gossa's situation, he believed in his heart that the legendary wizard's entry into Dream Crystal Plains would not have a great impact, the other party was, after all, a legend, so he still unconsciously searched to confirm the time of their "official debut".
"And then?" Luigi roughly understood Angor's feelings at this point. Putting all those reasons aside, he was also curious about how long he would stay in the Uriel instance.
Angell: "And then... I got scammed."
"I've been scammed?!"
Angel nodded and sighed, "I thought that searching for subsequent main storyline rounds, which is just a very simple and superficial piece of information, and does not involve searching for specific main storyline content, should not be too difficult."
"It turned out that the information was hidden in the deep sea."
The sea of information is currently in turmoil, and Angell could manage to examine only the information that is on the surface.
However, if information is to be retrieved from the deep sea, the resulting mental backlash will be extremely severe.
To Angell’s surprise, he was just looking up the next main quest run of a dungeon that had already been basically cleared. This seemingly simple question revealed information that was not on the surface.
He had already cast the fishing hook, but he was stuck, unable to move forward or backward. In the end, he endured the backlash and retrieved the answer.
This is also why Angel suddenly became less talkative, and when he did speak, it was in slow, short sentences—the backlash had left him extremely mentally exhausted, and he needed to rest.
"Are you alright now?"
“Don’t worry, it’s almost fully recovered now.” Angell said, “Although that message was hidden in the deep sea, it was ultimately just a very simple problem, and the backlash didn’t last long.”
"That's good." Luigi breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He paused, then continued, "So you've already found out the subsequent main storyline rounds?"
Angel nodded: "I found it, and I also found out why it didn't surface."
Seeing Luigi's curious expression, Angell gave the answer directly.
“Your current main quest is nearing its end. There’s one last main quest round left.” Angell: “Don’t be surprised yet. Just because there’s only one last main quest round doesn’t mean you’ll be able to take it on smoothly.”
"What do you mean? Doesn't the main quest start as soon as one round ends?" Luigi asked, puzzled.
Angor: "In normal dungeons, it is true that the previous main storyline ends and the next main storyline begins. But the Uriel dungeon is no longer considered a normal dungeon."
At the beginning of the Uriel instance, there was only one special thing about it: it had Uriel, the dreamer.
Aside from that, he's just a normal copy.
However, as the strategy progressed, external forces began to exert influence, making this instance increasingly unique.
A large number of dreamers have appeared, mysterious gifted individuals have smuggled themselves in, the dungeon map has inexplicably expanded, and despite being an independent dungeon, it has linked with the Misty Swamp dungeon before it even ended; the core character of the dungeon has also undergone a change of identity...
"You can think of it as Uriel's instance being a static sandbox with a set main storyline, but it is also affected by external variables, causing the main storyline to deviate."
"And the special events I just mentioned are all variables."
"Frequent changes have caused this story to begin to deviate from its original course."
"Of course, I haven't looked into the specifics of what the original main track was. But what I can confirm now is that the train that served as the main track has derailed."
"That's why I said earlier that you might not be able to successfully continue the main storyline."
"Because a derailed train is very difficult to continue running. To get it moving forward, a certain opportunity or a certain precondition needs to be met in order to get it back on track and reach its final destination."
Simply put, the main storyline of the dungeon is set, but the process of achieving it has now become unpredictable.
We need to find a way to get it back on track and get it to its destination.
Luigi pondered, "So, without this variable, my main storyline might have already reached its end? Or perhaps the dungeon would have already concluded?"
“You can understand it that way.” Angleton paused. “But don’t think that having more variables is necessarily a bad thing.”
Luigi was puzzled: "That's not right. According to you, the main plot is predetermined, so the variables are indeed prolonging the main plot. That's definitely not a good thing, is it?"
Angell shook his head: "The main plot is set, but the outcome is not, and the way the outcome is presented is not."
"What do you mean?"
"Like a game of chess, the main objective is to complete the game, which is a fixed real number. But whether you win or lose in the end is an uncertain imaginary number."
Differences in chess skill between the two players, different external environments, and even factors such as your physical condition, refereeing decisions, and rule-related issues can all lead to deviations in the outcome.
Winning or losing is an unknown.
"That's what I mean by the outcome not being predetermined."
"As for how the result will manifest, that's also not predetermined." Angleton paused, "Let's take chess as an example again. Is winning by one point the same as winning by ten points?"
"If you think that as long as you win, it doesn't matter how many hands you win, then I'll keep increasing my bets."
"You not only won the game, you also won the audience's approval, the referee's favor, and even your opponent's heart... Do you think it's the same now?"
"As long as there are enough variables, I can keep increasing the stakes."
"This is because the form in which the result is presented is not predetermined."
Luigi said thoughtfully, "I think I understand. What you're trying to say is that the appearance of variables can not only increase the probability of successfully completing a dungeon, but also make the prize pool bigger."
Angell pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly: "...You can interpret it that way if you want."
"In short, it's because your copy has too many variables that it's sunk deep into the Sea of Power and Information."
Luigi pondered for a long time: "According to what you said, the main line train has derailed. Although we can see the terminal station, there are no tracks... So what should I do now?"
“Wait for the right opportunity,” Angell said without hesitation.
"So what was this opportunity?"
Angel: "I don't know about that, because there are too many variables and too many unknowns. Perhaps even the powers of the fairy realm themselves don't know until the opportunity arises."
"But one thing is certain: the opportunity will come."