Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 3655 Prisoner

As the envelope is immersed in the specially tuned "Starry Sky".

The "stars" in the water cup began to flicker slowly...

About five seconds later, a black hole vortex suddenly appeared in the center of the water cup. The powerful gravitational force of the vortex began to pull at the stars in the surrounding night sky.

In just a few seconds, all the starlight in the water cup was sucked into the "black hole".

And this "black hole" is exactly the star mark on the envelope!

At this time, the star mark had already left the envelope and was suspended in the center of the water cup.

Countless stars surround it, faintly arranging a unique constellation...

When Gleipnir saw this star sign, his eyes lit up and he looked at it more carefully. Because Angel and Laplace did not understand astrology, they only vaguely felt that the arrangement of stars near the star mark seemed to contain some mysterious rules.

As time goes by, the constellations become more and more complete.

When all the stars pulled over by gravity were arranged according to the laws of astrology, the star mark flashed and instantly absorbed all the stars outside.

At the same time, the liquid in the cup began to decrease, and a pitch-black hand stretched out from the cup.

The black hand slowly climbed up and turned out from the edge of the cup.

Next came the arms, back arch, hips, legs…Although the mouth of the cup was only the size of a fist, it could squeeze out a black shadow of normal size.

When the squeezed black shadow formed the word "冂", it used the arch of its back as a spring and leveraged its hands to press towards the thin layer of black liquid in the water cup.

It completely broke away from the cup.

As it detaches, all the liquid in the cup is completely emptied.

This also means the end of the ceremony.

After the shadow appeared, it stood silently beside the table without saying a word, as if it was still adapting to the surrounding environment.

Although the basement was dim, Angel, with his God's vision, was able to clearly see the shape of the black shadow.

He did not speak, but took out the remaining fluorite from his arms and placed it on the table.

The light of the fluorite illuminated the shadow, allowing Laplace and Gleipnir to see the shadow's appearance clearly...

The black figure that emerged from the bowl-sized water cup was two meters tall. Its body was similar to that of a normal human, but taller.

The limbs are also similar to those of humans.

It was covered in black, just like the "starry sky" liquid that had been mixed before. It was black overall, with occasional flashes of light, like a large starry sky.

Even its face showed the appearance of a starry sky... no, it should be said that it looked like a sea of ​​stars. ——There were more twinkling stars on its face, and the nebula that was in the water cup before also appeared on its face. It could be called a "sea of ​​stars".

So, this is the consciousness of the Star Dropper in the Star Mark?

The appearance of the Star Dropper... is it so strange?

While Angel and others were looking at it, it was also observing the three people in front of it.

It has now most likely entered the target's world.

Only the target of the mission can find the message in the bottle and extradite himself into this world.

In other words, among the three people in front of him, there is a high probability that one of them is his target.

The eyes hidden behind the starry sky slowly scanned the three people...

The girl with long silver hair and heterochromatic eyes looks like she has the destiny. Could it be her?

A young human boy with clear eyes and looking young. Could it be him?

The old woman has very clear eyes, and there always seems to be a sense of familiarity about her... Could it be her?

It couldn't find the target immediately, so it could only remain silent and continue observing.

……

The black shadow's small movements of "observing" everyone went unnoticed because others could not see its eyes.

However, its movement of turning its head was seen by everyone.

From this detail, it can be determined that it should have come to its senses.

Angel didn't say anything, but looked at Gleipnir. Gleipnir immediately understood, took the initiative to step forward, and asked in a low voice: "Are you... Starfaller?"

She used the common language.

The black shadow obviously understood. It was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "In your terms, I am indeed a star-dropper. You can call me... a starworm."

Its answer was also in the Common Language, which made Gleipnir feel relieved.

Moreover, it also introduced its own name in its answer, which means it should be... friendly, right?

Gleipnir: "You seem calm. Do you know why you are here?"

Gleipnir actually wanted to ask questions about the Stardroppers, the Astral World, or the "astrological" issues that appeared in the previous ceremony, but she also knew that these questions could be asked, but not now.

First of all, we need to figure out why this star-dropper who calls himself "Starworm" appears here? What is its purpose? And... is that black card related to the Star Train?

Starworm nodded without hesitation: "I know."

According to the train conductor, Starworm will be given the greatest freedom when performing its mission. In other words, whether it is willing to expose the truth is up to it.

Expose the truth. There are ways to expose the truth.

There is a way to conceal your identity.

After careful consideration, Starworm decided not to hide his identity.

Mainly, it has sensed something wrong in the air... for example, some traces of floating energy.

Also, when it looks at the table, the ground, or the ceiling, some text information will float out.

All of this proves that this world and this group of people must be controlling one or more unknown energy systems.

If it lies, it might be detected by the other party.

Of course, the most important thing is...

Starworm judged that one of the three must be the target of the mission. If he rashly lied and offended the other party, it would be difficult to complete the mission.

Therefore, even if it is just to complete the task, it must appear more sincere.

At least in terms of some identity origins, it does not need and there is no need to lie.

"Oh?" Gleipnir raised his voice, but his expression remained kind. "So, you came here on your own initiative and with a purpose?"

The starworm did not answer this time, but its silence actually represented its consent.

Since the Starworm didn't answer, Gleipnir didn't continue to delve into the topic, but changed the subject: "So, you know where this place is?"

If the starworm doesn't know about the Dream Crystal Origin, it won't be able to locate the Dream Crystal Origin, let alone accurately send the drift bottle in.

Therefore, it is highly likely that the starworms know about the Dream Crystal Origin.

But how much it knew, Gleipnir still needed to test further.

The first test is... whether it knows that the world it lives in is the "Dream Crystal Origin".

The answer given by Starworm is no.

"I don't know where this is, but I know I will get here." Starworm paused and added: "I will arrive here with the drifting bottle."

Starworm's answer sounds very difficult to understand.

But Gleipnir thought about it and probably understood it.

In short, the starworm knows that there is a "world" here, but it does not understand this "world", and does not even know that this place is called Dream Crystal Origin; but it still came.

As for why you came?

I don’t know, but it is likely that he did it for a purpose.

And in the void, going to a certain world with a purpose... basically nothing good happens.

Therefore, Gleipnir has temporarily labeled the starworm as an "evil guest" in his mind.

But then again, even if he is an "evil guest", we must first find out his purpose before we "punish the evil" or "eliminate the evil".

Gleipnir believed that there must be "evil without cause" in the world, but the starworm in front of him should not belong to this category.

Because there is a high probability that there are other culprits behind it.

As for why Gleipnir made this judgment, the reason is actually very simple: the Star-Descenter first sank his consciousness into the Star Mark, and then was put into a drifting bottle by "others" and sent out.

The "others" here are the masterminds behind the Star Droppers.

Of course, it is also possible that the Star Dropper himself did it, but Gleipnir felt that the probability was not high. She was more inclined to believe that there was someone else behind it.

In other words, it is not only the Starworms that are eyeing the Dream Crystal Origin, but also the "people" or "team" behind them.

Therefore, even if we really want to define the Starworm as an "evil guest", we must first uncover its purpose and the mastermind behind it.

Gleipnir raised an eyebrow: "Can we talk about it in detail?"

Starworm didn't hesitate: "Of course... But in exchange, can I ask a few questions?"

Gleipnir said without hesitation: "Not yet. As a prisoner, you are not qualified to ask questions."

When she said this, she was still smiling, looking like a completely charitable old woman. But her tone made Starworm feel a genuine chill.

The starworm stared at Gleipnir, feeling a little upset.

Gleipnir, however, raised his cane with a smile and pointed it lightly into the air.

The direction the cane pointed was exactly where Ingres was.

Upon seeing this, Angel immediately understood and secretly controlled several illusion nodes, floating them in front of Gleipnir and transferring the control of the illusion nodes as well.

As soon as Gleipnir's staff touched the illusion node, a pattern immediately formed in the air.

The content of the pattern is exactly "star marks".

When Starworm saw the "Star Mark", he immediately understood that the person in front of him understood the meaning of "Star Mark". In fact, she herself was very likely to have mastered some kind of star power, otherwise she would not have recognized the Star Mark at a glance.

The pattern of star marks is almost always a pitch-black background with a few white dots.

This kind of pattern can be found everywhere. Are these all star marks? Obviously not.

Therefore, there is a unique method to identify star marks, and those who have mastered this method are basically the owners of the power of the starry sky.

Gleipnir used illusion to completely replicate the star marks of the starworm, which shows that she may control the power of the starry sky.

No wonder... Starworm always feels a sense of familiarity with Gleipnir.

This time, the starworm was silent for a long time.

Prisoner.

Starworm murmured silently in his heart: Although I expected that the beginning might not be smooth, I didn’t expect that I would be reduced to a prisoner right from the start...

Sir, conductor, is it too late for me to regret now?

The air was silent for a long time.

Starworm finally came to his senses. In order to complete the mission and get promoted, he had to accept it even if he became a prisoner... What's more, the target of the mission was where the Star Lord intended to go in person.

Becoming the other party's prisoner doesn't seem to be something difficult to accept.

Thinking of this, Starworm raised his head and looked at Gleipnir.

Gleipnir: "Why, you're not convinced?"

Starworm said calmly: "No, when I chose to come here, I was ready to face everything. Even if I become a prisoner, this is my choice."

"However, as a 'prisoner', can I make a suggestion?"

Gleipnir: "You say."

Starworm pointed to the cup on the table and said, "Can you mix me another cup of 'Starry Sky' fluid? Even if I'm a prisoner, I don't really want to be 'interrogated' naked."

The ostensible meaning of Starworm is to hope to get a cup of "starry sky" to transform the outer garment.

But in fact it is also testing.

The "Starry Sky" ritual fluid is a formula unique to starworms. It can not only be used in awakening rituals, but can also be used to transform into skin and outer clothing.

But only the Starworm itself knows about this.

There is absolutely no way that Gleipnir and the others could know.

In this case, they would inevitably be suspicious when their own prisoner asked for a cup of "starry sky" ritual liquid.

It's like a prisoner asking a prison guard for a "spoon" to eat with. The prison guard will definitely be suspicious and wonder if the prisoner will have other uses for the spoon after getting it.

Similarly, when the starworm made a request, Gleipnir would most likely guess whether it would take the "Starry Sky" instrument fluid and do something else.

In this case, they will most likely reject the Starworm's request.

As long as they refuse, the Starworm can be sure that the three people in front of him are most likely unable to judge whether what he said is true or false. Then, in the subsequent questions and answers, he will have more room for maneuver.

On the contrary, if they agree without any doubt, then its subsequent answers must be more cautious.

……

The starworm stared at Gleipnir silently, waiting for her answer.

Gleipnir did not give a direct reply, but said: "Whether we can mix the 'Starry Sky' depends on whether we have the materials."

After saying this, Gleipnir turned to look at Angel: "Are there any more materials?"

This actually means giving the allocation rights to Ingres.

If Ingres says yes, then Starworm will be satisfied; if not, then it naturally means rejection.

In response to Gleipnir's question, Angel took a deep look at the starworm and chuckled, "Of course, let alone one cup, I can mix ten or a hundred cups."

At this point, Gleipnir already understood what Angel meant.

She nodded slightly, then turned to look at Starworm: "Just one cup?"

Starworm looked at Gleipnir, then at Angel, with mixed emotions in his heart.

Gleipnir agreed to mix the Starry Sky Instrumental Fluid without asking about its meaning. This means that the other party is likely to be able to judge the truthfulness of what he said.

That Starworm will definitely be more careful when answering questions next time.

This has been confirmed by Starworm.

It was now agonizing over something else... It had just clearly seen that Gleipnir's eyes were full of meaning when he looked at the young man, and it seemed quite subtle...

This made Starworm feel that perhaps this young man was the backbone?

Originally, it thought that the old lady who was talking to him had the aura very much like the target of the mission; but now, it seemed that this young man also had a possibility.

Or maybe it was the silver-haired girl who had remained silent.

He felt that his heart seemed a little confused...