Free Web NovelChapter 797: Prologue: The Beginning
"So that’s how it is, it seems not bad..."
Gu Mo nodded thoughtfully. From the maiden’s words, he caught another glimpse of Fantasy Land, and it seemed to be quite alright.
"If one doesn’t appear directly in the Magic Forest or such places, generally there won’t be any danger, especially after the Spell Card Rules were promoted..." Alice walked ahead, nodding slightly. At the same time, she noticed the light in front appeared, and the density of the trees began to decrease.
They were already nearing the outskirts of the Magic Forest. Once they walked out, there would be a plain, and in the distance, the outline of the Human World could be seen.
It seemed as though she thought of something, the blond maiden turned her head to look at Gu Mo: "By the way, you... you’re not an ordinary person, are you?"
Although at first glance he looked just like an ordinary human without power, she wasn’t that dull and had already noticed some of the young man’s peculiarities.
For instance, he didn’t seem too surprised about Fantasy Land. Hearing about the demons didn’t make him panic, and he neither displayed the disdainful sneer, the natural denial, nor disbelief of typical newcomers, nor did he show obvious anxiety or doubt...
Additionally, while walking through the forest, he showed no particular interest in the extraordinary features she displayed, lacking the usual astonishment or eager curiosity of normal people when first encountering mysterious powers; instead, he seemed overly calm...
"Miss Alice, you have a discerning eye. Indeed, I’m not an ordinary person; I have a bit of power." Gu Mo nodded humbly, admitting it.
"A bit... how much?" Alice frowned, recalling the times in the Demon Realm when she saw those Chinese recipes in the great library. Allegedly, her mother had once, for some unknown reason, secretly practiced them diligently for a while, but to no avail.
And, after flipping through them a few times herself, Alice understood why. Besides her somewhat unreliable mother’s issue, perhaps those recipes were notoriously misleading.
"Moderate", "a little", "some"...
Even now, Alice had not figured out what these words specifically represented in terms of scale.
Gu Mo raised his eyebrows and, after seriously considering, raised his hand and gestured with his thumb and index finger a "just a little" symbol—
"Just a little bit."
"Is that so?"
The blond maiden nodded, not doubting anything. "If that’s the case, you should carefully consider your next options. If you feel capable enough and can accept Fantasy Land, you can stay in the Human World. If you’re worried about your safety, you should find the Reimu Witch..."
"Reimu Witch?"
Gu Mo thought for a moment; indeed, there seemed to be such a setting.
Even though Fantasy Land raised a Great Barrier and split itself into an independent region, theoretically, it still created a world. Within this small world, the allocation of administrator permissions was crucial. How could justice be shown, allowing others to let down their guard?
After all, within the Great Barrier, if a battle occurred, having permissions would indeed be advantageous.
And as one of the main figures leading Fantasy Land, and with the whole of Fantasy Land being built on her power, Yakumo Zi naturally understood she shouldn’t hold this authority herself. Since moderation is key, she actively promoted the emergence of the "Reimu Witch."
"Exactly, the Reimu Witch manages the Boli Grand Barrier, and only she can send people out of Fantasy Land..."
Alice presumed he didn’t understand the term, so she took the initiative to explain.
She knew she was talking a lot today, but she couldn’t help it. She found it strange herself. Yet trying to harden her heart and coldly send him away, ignoring the matter, was really not something she could do... So she continued explaining patiently and earnestly.
"Once you’ve come in, can you still go out?"
Gu Mo asked with interest. If so, it seemed Zi had considered his previous suggestion.
"Of course, you can, but... um, I’ve heard that the principle of being spirited away is actually the same as how outside objects flow into Fantasy Land... You might want to consider this more,"
The blond maiden spoke, appearing to think of something else, not continuing her sentence but giving him a sympathetic glance.
Generally, it was the abandoned, forgotten objects or concepts that flowed into Fantasy Land. Moreover, it wasn’t just objects; people could also experience so-called spirit away and inadvertently enter Fantasy Land; these people were probably also forgotten ones.
At least at that moment...
The outside world utterly abandoned this person, with no lingering ties or attachments; perhaps even the person was unaware, but deep down, they had also forsaken themselves...
Only then could the judgment of the Power of Realm be triggered at that moment.
Thus, they would be spirited away to Fantasy Land, a result of self-denial and self-exile.
Regardless of the reasons, returning to the outside world was already meaningless for such a person, and staying in Fantasy Land might be the best outcome. Miss Alice glanced subconsciously at the young man in white with black hair, suddenly curious about how he reached his end...
