The vast grassland, much like the ice plain before it, was boundless and desolate with an excellent view.
Unfortunately,... even so, there was not a hint of anything unusual in sight.
Not to mention the possibility of wizards or returning elves.
He sighed softly.
Since others had entered this different space, as long as they didn't follow the same path as him, it meant there were new pathways in and out of this space…
New pathways...
Thinking of this, Colin's heartbeat involuntarily quickened.
Though he hadn't been trapped in this different space for long, the agitation inside him was difficult to contain…
Sadly, even if he wanted to search for the possibly existing, strange wizard or elf, he didn't know where to start.
With only a nondescript, withered white flower, he couldn't gather much useful information; he couldn't even determine whether the visitor was a wizard or an elf, let alone try to find their location based on the flower!
You see, though elves don't use witchcraft, they do possess natural magic—a transcendental power driven by Magic Power and passed through their bloodlines.
Natural magic also leaves traces of Magic Power fluctuations; it's hard to distinguish based on the residual white flower alone...
Withdrawing his gaze, Colin walked back to the initial landing spot, which was also where Anando's Dice had indicated there was a treasure.
Just as puzzled as before, he scanned the area and was still somewhat perplexed.
No matter how he looked at it, the area in front of him was plainly just an ordinary grassland.
The withering grassland had now turned a dark red from pollution, appearing fragile like glass, but stepping on it was no different from stepping on usual withered weeds, rustling all the same.
Looking up at the sky, the view expanded even more.
Not just this area—in fact, Colin could assert that there was nothing above the entire expanse of the grassland!
However, the result from Anando's Dice couldn't be wrong.
Just to be safe, he carefully searched the air in the area designated by Anando's Dice.
As expected, he found nothing.
The coordinates given by Anando's Dice formed a small sphere.
If there was nothing in midair, then it had to be beneath the grass on the ground!
Colin looked down at his feet, pondered for a moment, and started rummaging through the Storage Ring.
After a while, he finally found a long-handled steel witch tool in Margaret's Storage Ring.
The quality was not high, likely an Apprentice item, appearing somewhat similar to a shovel from his previous life—and that was also the reason he chose this witch tool.
Following that, Colin took the black "shovel," and used his body's Ultimate Knight physical qualities to demonstrate what digging three feet into the ground meant!
Yet the result was still disappointing.
Even after breaking every clump of soil apart, Colin still couldn't find any trace of treasure.
At the bottom of the circular hole, he furrowed his brows and theorized quietly,
'If the result of Anando's Dice is correct... then there's only one conclusion—'
'The so-called treasure must actually be on that unknown person!'
Colin thought meticulously, and the more he thought, the more convinced he became!
This was just an ordinary grassland, with no special buildings around… how could there be any treasure buried here!
This different space might well be an Elf realm; if there were treasures, they were probably well stored in special places by the elves, or perhaps directly taken away when they left!
While thinking, Colin carefully restored the large pit under his feet.
Withdrawing his gaze, he once again looked cautiously around.
If his deduction was true, the treasure Anando's Dice had found must be on that unknown person.
So, as long as he hadn't discarded the treasure, with Anando's Dice, he could find that unknown person again!
'But where should I go next?' Colin mused to himself after finishing these tasks.
'Should I simply return to the forest and wait until the next time the wind ceases, so I can use Anando's Dice again to find that unknown person... or should I continue with the original plan to explore the mountain in front of me?'
He turned his head to look at the nearby mountain, hesitated for a moment, but chose to stick to the original plan.
Anando's Dice wouldn't be usable for another week, and there were too many variables in the meantime!
If that unknown person left the Different Space during this period, then this time would undoubtedly have been wasted.
Moreover...
The mountain was right in front of him; since he was already here, he might as well continue exploring.
"Let's go, Nasi," he instructed, turning his head, then he cast the Light Flame Soaring Skill and enhanced it with the Swift Skill.
"Okay!"
The little elf flew toward his hood, lightly fluttering into her makeshift little bed.
Colin slightly levitated and flew towards the mountain.
"Good Giant."
From inside the hood, Nasi poked her little head out, looking at the mountain that seemed to be right in front of them. Suddenly, a hint of bewilderment flashed in her eyes, and she paused before saying,
"Little Nasi seems to have been there before…"
The oncoming wind scattered her voice in the breeze, but Colin still heard her clearly.
Just as he was about to ask her more about it.
Everything around them suddenly changed!
A moment ago, he was flying towards the mountain, about to fly out of the plains.
Now, he had just flown out of the plains, but what faced him was not the undulating slopes of the mountain region...
Instead, it was a dark red corridor, seemingly located in an ancient, decrepit castle!
The ruined corridor was indoors, with a turn ahead and no windows on either side, hiding the outside scenery. Only a mysterious red light enveloped the place.
'Teleportation?! Spatial transfer?!'
The sudden change left Colin utterly astonished!
'Right, where's Nasi?!'
"Good Giant!"
A speck of green light suddenly appeared at the front left, expanding into a fist-sized circle of light, and then Nasi's figure immediately shot out from it.
Seeing Colin, she clearly relaxed, exclaiming,
"Good Giant, can you open doors too… Just now, while little Nasi wasn't paying attention, whoosh, you vanished!"
"Fortunately, little Nasi heard the door sound…"
Listening to little Nasi's words, Colin had many questions he wanted to ask, but he no longer had the time to ponder them—
On their left side, on the wall of the stony corridor, a decrepit oil lamp suddenly eerily lit up.
But what was ignited inside the lamp, rather than a natural flame, seemed more like red and purple pigments, spreading in circles and layering on top of each other, forming a flame-like painting.
At that moment, the oil lamp swelled with the wind, starting from the wick, encompassing the dark red copper lamp, and then quickly expanded into a half-human-sized bizarre creature!
The oil lamp creature resembled a ghost, floating in mid-air.
But unlike ghosts, it had no fixed shape, just like a pool of jumbled pigments mixed together, bizarre yet with a strange beauty…
Just like the dark red land and purple sky outside.