Chapter 1500: Chapter 202: Amber Dice

Clang~

As Ruo’an faded away in the flames, Aiwass seemed to hear a faint, fleeting chuckle. A crisp clang also suddenly emanated from the golden cup in his hand.

He slightly lowered his head and reached into the golden cup to pick out a gemstone die.

It was carved from a piece of faintly glowing amber, a parting gift from Ruo’an.

—This, of course, did not comply with the regulations of the Dream Realm.

Because when Aiwass summoned the Angel Envoy, he did not pray for the Angel Envoy to bestow anything.

And the reason the Angel Envoys are granted permission by the Hourglass to temporarily cross the Wall of Balance to the mundane world relates to the simplified contracts formed through rituals—simply put, any actions impacting the Material Realm are best reported in advance to ensure the entire process is recorded and traceable.

Ideally, when mortals pray for something, only that should be done; beyond that, Angel Envoys should not interact or bestow gifts. They also cannot clearly offer prophecies, education, or deceit outside the contract to mortals, cannot massively change their fate or unlawfully enhance or reduce their power, and absolutely cannot unlawfully collect souls, extend lifespans, or spread the secrets of the Dream Realm in the Material Realm.

When those mortals make their pleas, the reasonableness and compliance of their requests are already judged by the Hourglass and its Angel Envoys, and passing that implies permission has been granted. But if the Angel Envoy adds their interpretation, it’s not always compliant.

Like how Merlin runs wildly everywhere, blatantly interacting with mortals, which is a typical violation. Ruo’an’s behavior of sending Dream Realm specialties to the Material Realm is essentially a violation too.

Clearly, even someone like Ruo’an, who was once the Eternal Pope, does not really care about these rules—after all, the Hourglass has rarely ever pursued accountability.

In fact, even Aiwass himself previously found these rules overly rigid and inhuman. Besides, they clearly only deter the noble, not the wicked… You see the Demons accepting contracts and then trying to breach them to seize souls, right? There’s been little intervention from the Angel Envoys of the Hourglass on such occasions.

And only until now did Aiwass finally somewhat understand… why the Hourglass would establish so many rules to ensure the complete implementation of “Absolute Heaven and Earth.”

This act of preventing interaction between the Dream Realm and the Material Realm is essentially to prevent the cross-domain spread and cross-infection of the Void Whisper, which is completely necessary and has a clear blocking effect on the infection from the Void. Previously, the Hourglass didn’t intervene much because the Void Whisper hadn’t leaked yet… but arguably, recent rules should tighten significantly.

Hopefully, Ruo’an won’t be punished upon returning.

“Indeed, all seemingly inexplicable traditions have a reasonable explanation at their inception…”

Aiwass murmured in a low voice.

“What is this?”

Just then, Isabel’s quiet voice came from behind: “Who was that just now?”

Aiwass turned around to see Isabel in her nightgown, also barefoot, standing on the pure white cashmere carpet.

…For some reason, Aiwass suddenly felt as if he had been caught in an affair.

Isabel stepped onto the soft carpet and casually wrapped her arms around Aiwass’s arm.

“You’re awake?”

Aiwass replied softly, “That was Prince Ruo’an.”

“Oh, Lord Ruo’an…”

Isabel, naturally, also knew Ruo’an Eternal.

She nodded thoughtfully, then showed a delighted smile: “Has her soul awakened from the Source River already…”

That was indeed good news. Although knowing that a soul of this magnitude couldn’t really get lost in the Source River, seeing her become an Angel Envoy truly brought peace of mind.

Isabel genuinely offered her blessing to the Eternal Pope, whom she had once briefly fought alongside.

She curiously looked at the amber die in Aiwass’s cup: “What is this?”

“The blood of the First Sun, the flesh of the Second Sun, the eldest brother of the Third Sun… the light that has passed, sealed within the amber.”

Aiwass raised the six-sided die, predictably seeing none of its attributes: “This is crafted from Light Amber, said to be something the amber is collecting. It scarcely appears in the Material Realm and counts as a kind of Dream Realm currency… or specialty.”

Unfortunately, it wasn’t of much use. Aiwass added in his heart.

“—How beautiful!”

But Isabel exclaimed in astonishment.

She widened her eyes to closely examine it, carefully cradling the Light Amber die in her hands.

Peering closely at the light inside the amber, she felt as if she saw fragments of the sun, burning stars, and the nascent world through those cracks…

“Do you like this?”

Aiwass, seeing how engrossed Isabel was, smiled and patted her head: “Then it’s yours.”

From a gemstone perspective, Light Amber was not particularly beautiful.

Compared to regular amber, it was lighter in color and closer to gold than amber. Because it contained light within, it made the gemstone look duller and more like glass.

Aiwass didn’t expect that Isabel, a real princess of the Kingdom and a top Transcendent of the Path of Beauty, would find it beautiful.

“Don’t you think it’s quite like you?”

Isabel raised the die, peering through the gap where light seeped out at Aiwass: “I think Lord Ruo’an gave it to you for this very reason—it’s like a solidified sun. Bright but not scorching, beautiful but not ostentatious.”

“I actually think I’m quite ostentatious…”

Aiwass sighed helplessly.

While Isabel was earnestly appreciating the Light Amber, Aiwass softly recounted the story Ruo’an had just told to Isabel.

When Aiwass mentioned the new Celestial Marshal of the Path of Balance, Isabel showed no reaction; but when Aiwass spoke of Morgan, she raised her eyebrows. When Aiwass mentioned “the Silver-Crowned Dragon’s condition isn’t good,” she finally looked up, put the die in her pocket, and looked over seriously.

“…Do you think Lady Morgan would be the kind of person with a spirit of dedication, Aiwass?”

Isabel asked.

“Clearly not.”

Aiwass answered without hesitation.

Though they both were beneficiaries of “Morgan’s Wonder House” and were even using this gift until quite recently… it didn’t mean they would lower their guard regarding Morgan because of it.

They both knew that Morgan wasn’t a benevolent character. They just happened to be within the range of Morgan’s benevolence.

“I actually think… she might have received certain information in advance, which is why she chose to ascend to Celestial Marshal.”

Aiwass slowly spoke: “For instance, knowing that the Crown Lord’s mental state had issues. If the Crown Lord fell before she was pulled down, she, as the only Celestial Marshal, could automatically fill the position as Pillar God. After all, the essence of a Celestial Marshal is ‘Pillar God candidate.'”

Because there was no evidence, Aiwass didn’t mention this to Ruo’an.

Saying baseless assumptions about others—especially malicious ones—was somewhat indecent.

But talking about his thoughts with Isabel, who wasn’t an outsider, was okay.

Aiwass speculated: “Morgan had been pursuing the Crown Lord fruitlessly; logically, she shouldn’t have received news that quickly. I could tell the Silver-Crowned Dragon was in trouble because I knew that the bottom layer of the Source River was tainted by the Void. Other Angel Envoys shouldn’t know about this since the Void is a forbidden secret for most Angel Envoys and Celestial Marshals.

“So I think, maybe the Silver-Crowned Dragon still retained his senses, which is why he summoned her.”

“Then why didn’t he choose his Knights?”

Isabel countered: “Whether for inheriting the Heavenly Department Position, or completing the Ring of Ouroboros ritual…”

“My speculation is… the Silver-Crowned Dragon wants to fully rectify this Path.”

Aiwass immediately responded.