Chapter 1693: Witch's Dream

"Don't say these useless words. I gave you the materials; you have to tell me what you know." Audrey urged. The man in the painting shook his head:

"Your temper is worse than your ancestor's." "Say it quickly!"

"【Green Ridge Ore】. This island itself is an unstable area of space, so this unique ore is produced. I was hired by the local Edwards lord at that time to come here to find and mine minerals. Green Lake turns green for a period of time every year, which is related to this kind of ore. Although I didn't find it, I believe there must be the largest Green Ridge Ore vein in the material world at the bottom of the lake.

You definitely don't know that before every generation of descendants of the Edwards family was born, the mother would be injected with a large amount of special potion added with 【Green Ridge Ore】."

"But spatial talent cannot be artificially created." Xia De reminded.

"Yes, but spatial talent can be artificially enhanced." The man in the painting said.

This is indeed possible, just like if the core spirit rune of a Ringed Shushi is a whisper element, then it is because they were affected by the power of the relic during the awakening process; these are all considered artificial interference and enhancement of certain talents of Ringed Shushi.

It's just that if you inject potions containing special minerals directly into the mother, it will definitely affect the mother. Shortening life span should be considered the mildest side effect, and green crystals appearing on the body might not be the most serious consequence.

"Part of human alchemy."

Audrey's mouth twitched. The Great Witch of Wisdom and Knowledge knew even more than Xia De. "What else do you know?"

She asked again, and the man in the painting closed his eyes:

"All of you will inevitably return here. No matter how you resist, you will inevitably return."

The key was tossed out by the man in the painting, and then it really flew out of the oil painting and fell onto the desk with a clatter. Looking at that oil painting again, the man in the painting no longer had any movement; it was just an ordinary oil painting.

"Took so many precious metals, and only said these... This is the fourth key."

Audrey picked up the key and said, putting it cautiously into her bag. She looked up at Xia De, hesitated for a moment, and asked again:

"What do you think of life formed by artificial interference?"

"Your father, your grandfather, are not artificially manufactured life. They were born from their respective mothers, just that some kind of influence was applied at birth."

Xia De knew what she was worried about:

"You are still human; you don't need to doubt this point. Although what counts as human is only divided by blood composition, even if it involves the part of human alchemy, I still think you are still human."

Audrey smiled reluctantly, and this matter's influence on her could not be wiped away by Xia De saying two sentences. So Xia De took the witch's hand actively:

"I should not have told you my background, right?" The witch nodded:

"You only said you didn't have any relatives."

"Besides that, in fact, I don't even have any memories before last summer." Xia De looked at her beautiful golden eyes:

"I rarely mention this to strangers, and even the girls close to me rarely take the initiative to talk to me about this. But in fact, it was only after I officially awakened my talent last summer that I had memories."

"Wait, you were six rings in less than a year?"

Audrey was very surprised:

"Who exactly is your teacher? Can I discuss education problems with her?"

"This is not the point, please listen to me. Before last summer, I had always been a fool with low IQ. Well, not particularly stupid, just low intelligence; basic self-care was still fine. I was a homeless person, picked up by my uncle, and then because of some reasons, I was adopted and trained by him."

The witch's golden pupils seemed to be able to see his strong soul.

"Not long after I 'woke up', about five or six minutes, my uncle passed away. Just like that, without any memories, without any life common sense, without any worries and any relatives, I was 'born' into this world. Can you imagine this situation?"

"Perhaps it was the fact that your uncle was about to die that gave you huge mental pressure, prompting you to awaken your talent."

She said her analysis in a low voice. Xia De smiled and shook his head: "Do you believe these stories?"

"You mean, these are fabricated by you?"

She widened her eyes slightly, and then saw Xia De shake his head again:

"No, these are all information I found after waking up. But I can't find anyone who can provide information about my past. All information about me comes from indirect channels. You know I came from St. Byrons, but even St. Byrons couldn't check my background... How could there be no problem?"

The witch pursed her lips slightly:

"Yes, listening to your description, your past must have a big problem."

Xia De continued to look directly into Audrey's eyes. That slightly oppressive but also somewhat melancholic look made the witch's heart beat faster:

"I couldn't find everything about this body's past; I was like being fabricated out of thin air and came to this world. Pharmacist lady, even so, I still think I am human, and I actively integrate into this world, exploring my origin and background. Then, you who have your own father, have your own family to accompany you, and have met so many friends during your growth, why should you be anxious about such a trivial matter?"

A smile appeared in the Outlander's eyes:

"Compared to you, am I not more pitiful? But look, I have never been troubled by these problems."

The anxiety in the witch's eyes indeed disappeared. She looked at Xia De with some pity, and then opened her arms to hug him.

"Have you always been so lonely? So, that cold heart had such a big influence on you?"

She was indeed no longer anxious about her own problems; only after comparison did she understand how lucky she was. "At least I am not lonely now."

Xia De patted the witch's back gently. She seemed to be startled and let go of Xia De at once. She took a deep breath to adjust her emotions, and then promised Xia De:

"After we handle the Green Lake matter, I will help you investigate your past; I know very powerful people."

"I came to this island to investigate my past. Do you remember my purpose? That sun, moon, and star pattern that appeared in your family's letters, the origin of that pattern is closely related to my past."

Audrey nodded heavily:

"I will help you. Look, it's noon already. Let's take a boat to leave, have lunch, and then come back to dream together."

They left here together. When walking out of the house, the witch said softly: "The first girl who met you is really lucky."

"Why do you say that?"

"Met you when you were most lonely... When you have time, introduce us to meet."

"Of course you can."

They returned to the pier together and took that small boat to leave the fog area. During this period, Audrey was replaced by Megan. The female witch operated the small boat and stopped by the lake, and then the two had lunch on the boat.

Xia De used the kitchen service exchanged by 【Fiona's Housekeeping Servant】 with a ruby last time, so he still had times left for lunch this noon. Megan saw the extraordinary nature of this miracle and jokingly thought that perhaps it was a space-time dragon that could travel through time that took a fancy to Xia De.

After lunch, the small boat carried the two to the island pier in the fog again. Because the two needed to dream together, for safety, they certainly couldn't just set up a tent and lie down to sleep.

The closer to the center of the island, the greater the possibility of seeing the "door" after dreaming, so finally Megan chose the house in Green Lake Town. They carefully checked the selected building, and then used miracles and rituals such as "Moon Thorn" to repeatedly strengthen and ensure internal spatial safety.

Busy until two-thirty in the afternoon, confirming that everything was ready, they walked toward the bedroom together. Seeing the big bed in the room, Megan's heart jumped. She hesitated to follow behind Xia De, and then saw Xia De lie down very naturally.

"Do you often do this kind of thing?" She asked as if casually.

"You mean dreaming? The one who dreams with me is usually my psychologist; he is very professional. Alright, don't say so much, let's be faster; there are still things to do tonight on the lunar eclipse."

Xia De patted the position beside him, and Megan lay down too. The moment Xia De reached out to hold her hand—joint dreaming requires physical connection, the female witch's body obviously shook.

She pursed her lips, and used her free hand to draw ritual symbols on their tightly held hands. But before lying down, she said to Xia De again:

"In a while, when you see my spiritual body in the dream, please don't be too surprised... I decided to confess some things to you first, and we will discuss the rest on Friday at the banquet."

"If we are in a deep dream, when you see my dream image, don't be too surprised either."

The pillow and sheets were changed to new ones by Xia De. Megan tidied her hair and lay down. The two held hands and closed their eyes. Even if Xia De didn't actively turn on 【Heart of Stone】, he could clearly feel Megan's heartbeat.

So, he listened to this reassuring heartbeat and gradually became sleepy.

The body seemed to be falling into endless darkness, consciousness became blurred, but then became clear.

After realizing he was in a dream, Xia De opened his eyes and sat up suddenly, then covered his chest and breathed loudly. Just now he felt as if he had suddenly poked his head out from the seabed. The surroundings were no longer the bedroom scene of the small house in the town; he was lying on the pier in the fog, but there was no small boat of Megan's parked by the pier. ===== CHAPTER 1694 =====