Chapter 4206: The Proliferating Magic Eye

During the gaps in their advance, Ms. Thorne would occasionally check the plants growing in the swamp. In addition to collecting edible mushrooms, she also told Xia De that some lichen-like materials could be used to make magic potions that affected human memory, which were very precious materials in the outside world.

The two walked aimlessly like this. Xia De was not sure if such a search had any meaning, but it was good to understand the situation outside.

"Besides searching for the items you lost, are there any other ways to help you find your memories?"

Xia De chatted with Ms. Thorne, and this witch was very kind:

"There are two other methods. Since memories are lost, they must still be in this fog. Finding the materialized memories in the fog can naturally also make us remember everything. But this is more difficult than finding the items, because no one knows which piece of fog their memories are in."

The two passed by Professor Manning, who was holding a black cat, and Ms. Thorne continued:

"Or, if you are proficient in memory secret arts, you can try to delve into our spiritual world to explore what we have lost. Although the memories are gone, traces will definitely remain."

"I am not proficient in such power, but I know a believer of the Old God 【Old Man of Oblivion】."

Xia De then thought that after leaving here, he could ask Xilisi for help.

He informed Ms. Thorne that he would leave after staying for a period of time. The witch with the eye ailment was not surprised by this. In her view, Xia De was strange enough. Compared to his gender issue, coming and going was not worth discussing.

Ms. Thorne also told Xia De some things about herself. Except for forgetting her own purpose, the degree of her memory loss was actually not high. Perhaps she noticed that Xia De was still somewhat suspicious of her identity, so she took the initiative to chat with Xia De about her life in the real world, and then the witch found that this strange man was more like someone who didn't belong to this world.

"So what exactly happened to your eyes?"

Xia De only asked this question until now, and the witch subconsciously reached out and touched the blindfold:

"You wanted to ask from the beginning, right?"

She asked with a smile and answered Xia De's question:

"My eyes were severely traumatized in a previous adventure. Now, not only am I blind, but once someone sees my eyes, the other party will immediately..."

"Die."

"Become pregnant."

"Hmm?"

For a moment, Xia De thought he had heard wrong:

"Sorry, what?"

Ms. Thorne smiled:

"This is why I don't want to mention these eyes. Any life with normal pregnancy ability will become pregnant once they see my eyes; while life that cannot become pregnant will grow human-shaped tumors on the body surface until the tumor falls off as a stillborn fetus."

Even though he had heard of many supernatural abilities in this world, the Outlander was still surprised:

"Okay, I admit this is the strangest magic eye I have ever heard of. So, does this count as a curse?"

"Maybe it's a curse, maybe it's a blessing. Someone once heard of these magic eyes of mine and traveled thousands of miles to find me, hoping to see my eyes. That was a princess of a Western Continent kingdom. She hoped to prove that she had the value of continuing the family through pregnancy, as their family had very few people."

"Then the offspring conceived is..."

"Almost equivalent to the younger sister of the pregnant person, or the pregnant person herself."

Xia De continued to follow Ms. Thorne in the fog. He looked curiously at the blindfold:

"Your eyes' ability is really... peculiar. But I am very curious, how was this ability produced?"

"You are not the first person to ask this question."

Ms. Thorne said:

"Someone also wanted to study these eyes of mine to solve the problem that witches cannot conceive offspring, but my eyes can indeed only grant new life to those who have the ability to conceive.

As for its origin, I don't remember. It's not because I lost my memory after coming here. That memory didn't exist before this adventure started. What I can remember is just that I was attacked by a very terrifying thing and escaped from that very terrifying place at the cost of near death. After I was found by someone and taken back to recuperate for two years, I recovered. Blindness and having such an ability are just the price I had to pay to survive.

Even the demigod witch I follow believes that my eyes absolutely cannot be cured by mortal power."

Xia De asked again:

"Are you sure you didn't come here for these... pregnancy magic eyes?"

"I am a twelfth-tier witch. In the real world, having no eyes doesn't have much impact on me. As for the ability attached to the eyes, this is also a very peculiar secret art in my opinion. I haven't hated it to the point of not wanting this ability. Don't call it pregnancy magic eye, this name is too ugly. I generally call this kind of magic eye 'Eye of Proliferation'."

The witch said, and Xia De nodded:

"Although the attack ability of the magic eye is not outstanding, the insult ability is extremely strong."

The witch laughed:

"So I understand, I must have come here for other purposes. But I searched all my memories and couldn't find any difficulties in daily life that needed the help of gods. I don't know any seriously injured people, and I haven't met any friends who need me to show kindness and ask for the help of gods, but I feel that my purpose for coming here is very important."

Xia De nodded to show he understood:

"Next time I come, maybe I can bring the ability to help you find your memories. However, after we go back in a while, can I take a look at your eyes? I have been blessed by gods and have strong resistance to flesh distortion, so I should be able to withstand your eyes. I am very curious about what exactly happened to them."

Ms. Thorne agreed:

"Of course, just hope you won't be scared."

The two chatted while walking. Because they were very compatible, Xia De even explained that he came from different times. Ms. Thorne was still not surprised. She had guessed it just now:

"Only different eras would allow a male like you to have spellcasting ability. I have followed a demigod witch, don't think of me as someone with no knowledge."

Although the two chatted very happily, and Xia De confirmed again that after the battle-type 【Blood Factory】, this mission was really simple, but their search this time was fruitless.

Feeling that the firelight of the candle and kerosene lamp was gradually dimming, Ms. Thorne suggested that they needed to return. In Xia De's perceived time, they only went out for fifteen minutes, which was not particularly long, so they could go out a second or even a third time, so Xia De also agreed to end this trip.

The firelight at the entrance of the temple could still be seen flickering in the fog behind them. However, when the two were walking back while chatting along the original path, a small area of black-gray appeared in the fog ahead. After approaching, Xia De instinctively felt uncomfortable.

He was not sure what it was, but this time it was definitely not his hallucination, because Ms. Thorne also stopped. She didn't rely on vision but on her own inspiration to feel the front, and the witch showed a disgusted expression on her face:

"This is 'Painful Memory,' things that flow out from memories related to pain. After having a form in the fog, it became this appearance."

"Do we need to take a detour?"

"Cannot take a detour. Seeing it means it is connected to our spirits. No matter how we walk, we can't get around it."

The witch sighed:

"Go through it. You will feel pain in both body and mind along the way, but that's all. Once you go through it, it will be fine."

Xia De hesitated for a moment:

"Is there no way to clear them?"

"The books in the temple record this thing. Constantly recalling happy memories in your heart can resist pain. Some secret arts that can materialize memories and emotions can protect yourself, or consuming consumables called 'humanity' can also offset the impact of pain. Humanity is very precious here, and most memories can be accommodated and resolved by humanity."

Obviously, Xia De couldn't take out the latter two methods, so he tried to use his moonlight to disperse the haze in front of him, but the moonlight, which could always target any negative effects, didn't work this time.

"This is something flowing from memory, it can only be resisted by memory and spirit."

Ms. Thorne said and walked over first. Xia De followed behind her, trying hard to recall those warm and happy things.

The witch was right. Just by getting slightly closer to that gray fog, Xia De felt the soreness of his body and the indescribable uncomfortable feeling surging in his heart. He felt like when he was in his hometown, after running a thousand meters in the hot summer, he found that the only lunch money left in his pocket was lost. When he wanted to drag his tired body to look for it, he stepped on dog excrement. This feeling was too strong, even making Xia De a bit dazed. However, seeing Ms. Thorne walk directly into the fog, Xia De followed.

Little Mia jumped around in his mind, and the faces of the girls flashed before his eyes one by one. The candle floating beside him couldn't disperse these colored mists, but Xia De, who was prepared, unexpectedly found that the impact of the so-called "pain" on him was not very large. The feeling of pain caused by trivial matters in life was actually nothing.

"This is..."

It was not moonlight, but warm sunlight slightly radiating from his body, pushing the gray fog slightly outward. Although Xia De would still be affected by the fog, compared to Ms. Thorne not far ahead, the impact he received was really too small.

"Is it the power of that grain of sunlight? Did the God of Compassion anticipate that I would need this?"

The appearance of sunlight also allowed Xia De to better recall happy things. So, with the memory of having a picnic in the park with Princess Lei Qianya and Duoluoqian last time, Xia De successfully walked out of that fog with Ms. Thorne. ===== CHAPTER 4207 =====

The appearance of sunlight also allowed Xia De to better recall happy and joyful things. Thus, carrying the memory of the picnic in the park last time with Lei Qianya and Duo Luoqian, Xia De successfully walked out of that fog with Ms. Suo En.