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Chapter 4199 Mini-Map
Chapter 4199 Mini-Map
When the breeze stopped, the three-dimensional sand table was completely formed.
A semi-transparent three-dimensional sand table composed of countless luminous lines slowly fell from mid-air.
Ke Mai instinctively reached out to catch it.
And the glowing sand table did indeed fall into Ke Mai's palm.
A single outstretched palm could easily catch this miniature sand table; it had no weight whatsoever, and one couldn't feel any sense of its solidity. Even when it was placed in the palm of one's hand, it felt as if it were an unreal entity.
“This is the first piece of support I’m giving you; I usually call it—the minimap.” Angel: “Whatever you want to call it is up to you.”
"You can think of its effect as creating an echo device with illusion magic, using the illusory fluctuations emitted outwards to reflect and simulate the terrain environment within a radius of about fifty meters."
In other words, as long as you hold this "mini-map", you can observe the general environment within 50 meters of yourself.
As for the presentation method, it is naturally presented as a "miniature sand table".
"However, this small map can only observe the surface and cannot penetrate deep into the soil. Unless you are underground and there are large cavities underground."
As Angell explained, Kemai also turned his gaze to the "mini-map" in his palm.
With the help of the sand table projection, he could clearly see a dense forest with intertwined branches from an overhead perspective, various broken logs and meadows, and even himself hiding behind a tall tree...
From an overhead view, you see yourself looking down at the minimap.
There's a strange, subtle feeling.
However, putting aside this subtle feeling, the effect of this "mini-map" alone was a pleasant surprise for Kemai.
Being able to observe everything within a 50-meter radius without any blind spots is incredibly helpful for exploring an unknown instance!
“Oh, right, this mini-map has another use.” Angor didn’t say it directly, but instead instructed Kemai: “Touch it with your other hand.”
Following the sound, Ke Mai extended his right index finger and touched the floating mini-map.
The next second, the small map in the palm of the left hand suddenly became "bigger". This "bigger" does not mean that the illusion became bigger, but that the area of the sandbox became bigger.
It transformed into a black model outline of a scene, roughly the size of a chessboard.
In the entire scene of the black model, only the area where Kemai is located is lit, but there also seems to be faint mountain ranges in the area where the black model is located, but they have never been "lit up".
Although this was the first time Kemai had worked with a black model in this kind of scene, it wasn't difficult to understand.
"Are these dark places also part of the Misty Swamp Forest?" Kemai asked in a low voice.
Angell gave an affirmative answer: "That's right, to distinguish it from the small map, I call it—the large map."
"The effect of the large map is just like what you see. It can realistically present every place you have been to and illuminate the dark areas by projection."
Currently, only the area where Kemai is located has its black model lit up, but this is only because Kemai has not moved.
As long as Kemai continues to move, the surrounding black-and-white scene will gradually light up, restoring the real scene.
Once Kemai has explored the entire Misty Forest, the map will be fully illuminated, perfectly replicating the landscape, vegetation, and flowers of the Misty Forest in a 1:1 scale.
"It can move with me, constantly lighting up and updating the map..." Upon hearing this, Mai's eyes lit up. Didn't this mean that when the entire map was fully lit up, he would have an omniscient perspective?!
However, before Kemai could be happy for long, Angel added, "The big map only shows the terrain you've walked through before; it doesn't update the surrounding changes in real time."
"Only a minimap can show changes in real time."
In other words, if two armies are engaged in a battle, the large map can only be used as a regular sand table map, and it is impossible to see the enemy's troop deployment and actions.
Only the minimap allows you to see the enemy's movements in real time.
Although Kemaide was inevitably disappointed, a small map that could reflect changes in the surroundings in real time, and a large map that was constantly updated with the actions taken, were still very useful for pioneers.
At least, with the help of both the small map and the large map, his safety is well guaranteed!
Moreover, in the misty, dense forest, the most common problem is... getting lost!
With the large map, he no longer had to worry about getting lost!
"This sand table map is amazing! With it, I can't guarantee I'll be able to complete the game, but I'm sure my final completion rate will be high... Thank you so much, sir!" Kemai thanked Angell solemnly.
Besides gratitude, Kemai was also very curious about how Angor had created such a magical mini-map, and how Angor was able to transfer the mini-map from outside the instance to her.
Despite his curiosity, he didn't ask any questions.
He understood the difference between what questions to ask and what questions not to ask.
Ingres was also pleased with Kemay's sensibility.
No need to waste words, that's good.
However, Angor is quite proud of this "mini-map," and if Laplace were to ask him, he would probably proudly recount his creation process.
After all, this was a "new ability" he had just mastered!
The "new ability" here does not refer to creating a minimap.
Rather, it is a further expansion of the power of "celestial phenomena alternation".
As the celestial phenomena of the Dream Crystal Plains became more complex, the power he possessed over the alternation of celestial phenomena gradually grew from a minor authority to a more substantial one.
Now, the power to change celestial phenomena has been further enhanced, allowing Angor to exert a certain degree of control over the celestial phenomena within the Wonderland instance.
Although it's not as smooth as it is in the outside world, it only has a minor impact, such as a slight breeze.
But that's enough.
When Dream Crystal Plains was first created, he was able to create various illusions using his limited authority over celestial phenomena. Even the library in Rabbit Town was built using illusions at that time and remains in use today.
Now that he can influence the celestial phenomena within the Wonderland instance, it means that he has more room for manipulation and can create all sorts of things using illusions even across the instance.
The mini-map was one of his masterpieces.
The only drawback is that it's difficult to activate the Nightmare Illusion nodes inside the instance from outside the instance; you can only use the ordinary "Mirage" that comes with the Celestial Phenomenon to create illusions.
This is why Kemai cannot perceive the weight of the minimap, but only feels that it is an illusion.
Outside, in places like Rabbit Town's library, while Angor also uses "Mirage" as its core, the internal illusion nodes are Nightmare Illusion nodes, which greatly enhances the sense of realism. This is evident in the fact that many Rabbit Town residents still believe the library is real.
However, for Kemai, a small map created by a regular mirage is sufficient.
Angel could actually display the entire map on this small map, or even provide the entire map from the start, instead of just showing a small area.
However, considering that this is a bit too much, knowing the entire map of the instance without even entering it is too shocking.
Even if Ke Mai is polite and doesn't ask questions, it's hard to say whether subsequent challengers will have second thoughts if they find out.
Therefore, after weighing the options, Angell chose the conservative approach.
This sandbox map was created using a "map-opening" approach, combined with the classic large and small map scheme found in Earth games.
It can provide real-time intelligence to Kemai via the minimap and locate Kemai's position using the large map, which can undoubtedly greatly improve Kemai's security.
Whether Kemai can clear this dungeon using this map cheat depends entirely on Kemai's own abilities.
“In addition to the minimap, I have also prepared a second support item for you.”
As Angell finished speaking, Kemai felt a gentle breeze blowing around him again. When the wind rose, some points of light seemed to be blown in the surrounding mist, like fireflies, towards Kemai.
Seeing the light coming towards him, Ke Mai subconsciously turned his head away and closed his eyes.
But a few seconds later, Kemai did not feel anything unusual. Although the light spots flew toward his head, they did not bring any sense of substance.
Kemai slowly opened his eyes, wanting to see what was around him, but found that there were no more points of light around him, and everything had returned to normal.
Just as Kemai was wondering, Angel's voice came to his ear: "Close your eyes now and focus your attention on the space between your eyebrows."
Suppressing his doubts, Kemai followed Ingres's instructions and closed his eyes.
After closing my eyes, everything went completely black.
But when he focused his attention on the space between his eyebrows, he "saw" a dazzling array of starlight in the pitch-black world.
"Is this a star?" Ke Mai exclaimed in surprise.
“No, these are just ordinary illusion nodes,” came Angor’s voice.
The reason it appears as "spots of light" is mainly because Kermai's abilities are limited; he's just an ordinary person. He can't use his mental power to perceive illusion nodes, so Angor can only use this glowing method to help him pinpoint the location of the illusion nodes.
“You can think of an illusion node as the underlying architecture of illusions, but that’s not important to you. All you need to know is that when you can ‘see’ it, you can ‘use’ it.”
As for how to use it?
Angel had already presented the "instructions for use" to Kemai through that illusionary model that resembled the starry sky.
Kemai did indeed perceive the rules of "application".
There are two ways to use it:
First, the "starry sky" formed by these points of light can be understood as a capture net that can capture a "mini-map" of the outside world.
In other words, Kerma can store the minimap in the starry sky, instead of holding it in its hand all the time.
This can be considered a way to reduce the burden.
Secondly, as long as he concentrates, he can manipulate these light spots. When the light spots are manipulated to the outside world, they can release an effect similar to "phantom invisibility".
"The illusion effect allows you to temporarily conceal your form. However, this invisibility will continuously consume illusion nodes. Once you have exhausted all the illusion nodes, the invisibility effect will automatically disappear."
"At the same time, the minimap can no longer be stored in your brow."
"Therefore, don't think about relying on the illusion forever; it should only be used as a last resort for self-preservation in case of emergency."
Ke Mai nodded: "Okay, thank you, sir."
When he learned that Phantom could become invisible, he originally thought he could speedrun through the Misty Swamp Forest, but now it seems that he shouldn't be too reckless.
"However, you don't need to be too conservative. You still need to use the illusion when necessary. It's just a means to achieve your goal. As long as you judge that you should use it, you can even use it all up."
"But please remember that your safety is the most important thing. Wes is still waiting for you to come home."
Ke Mai nodded solemnly: "I understand."
Angel: "Darkman has already brought Gray Porcelain over, so I'll stop here for now. I'll let you know the results after the grading is completed."
Kemai: "Thank you for your trouble, sir."
Angel disconnected from Kemai's telepathic communication, but he did not immediately exit the sandbox perspective.
Maintaining its gaze, it scanned the misty swamp forest inch by inch.
He saw the ferocious bandits hiding in the cave, the crocodiles in the swamp, and the vast piles of bones at the bottom of the swamp, and the terrifying withered trees that devoured human flesh and blood...
However, in the end, his gaze settled on a figure drifting in the mist.
It was a man wearing tattered knight's armor.
His eyes were gray and lifeless, and his skin had obvious bluish-black scars, making him look like a corpse.
He wandered aimlessly through the swamp forest. When he reached the swamp, the crocodiles dared not attack him. When he came to the vicinity of the tree hole, the bandits who saw him from afar were so frightened that they sealed the entrance and even stopped breathing.
Rats and ants avoid it, and beasts and birds stay away.
The man-eating tree also put away the terrifying human face on its bark before him, turning into mottled tree rings.
His presence was like that of a "law enforcer" wandering through the misty forest, or perhaps a "jinx." No one dared to approach, and no one dared to stop him.
And this person, Angor can be almost certain, is the protagonist of the Misty Swamp Forest dungeon—the Living Dead.
This refers to the "Ghost in the Mist" that previously sparked much discussion and was even called a ghost story.
Previously, before the Sea of Power and Information became as turbulent as it is now, Angor had searched for information about the undead. Although there was no specific information, it was certain that he was the "Dreamer" of this instance.
Based on Angell's understanding of dreamers, even if they enter a dungeon, they still retain their complete intelligence and thinking ability, only some of their "thoughts" will be blocked by the power of dreams.
For example, April 1st and Uriel, at the beginning, did not know that they were in a dream.
But they still have the ability to think and will have initiative.
But the dreamer, the living dead, is a bit strange.
He really looked like a dead man, without any self-awareness, wandering aimlessly through the swamp.
Combined with the dense fog that obscured the sun, it's no wonder that rumors of "evil spirits" circulated.
Angor had been hoping to glean some information from the perspective of the "living dead" to perhaps offer some warning to Kemai. However, it seems there's no information left on him.
It seems that to uncover the truth about the "evil spirits," we must start with the humans in the Misty Swamp Forest.