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Leyton, who was moving through the Spirit World, had a momentary blank look in his eyes, and blurry, strange images emerged in his mind.
They were layers upon layers of strange worlds, most of them only the size of a single room or a castle, overlapping to form a maze.
Faint, ethereal sounds, like a nursery rhyme, echoed in his mind:
"Monsters are in your dreams;
Dragons are in your dreams;
That imagined, great palace floating in mid-air is also in your dreams;
There, you will have everything, until you awaken!"
In just a moment, he regained his clarity, and a realization dawned in his mind:
"That is East Chester County's Mind World."
A dream maze, a dragon's nursery rhyme... Even if I am a Prophet, I wouldn't suddenly prophesy about something completely unrelated to myself. Unless, this is an oracle from the top of the Sequence!
To make me contact Ariehogg, what has the God of Knowledge discovered? Or has he learned something from my memories? He wants Ankewelt to return early, to contain Adam?
As his thoughts raced, Leyton had already changed the direction of his wandering in the Spirit World.
East Chester County.
On a half-collapsed, abandoned ancient tower, Leyton's figure rapidly materialized.
He casually glanced around; there was still some unmelted snow, and the abandoned ancient tower beneath his feet was reduced to grey-green bricks and some long-rotted wood, clearly long deserted.
"Ariehogg~"
"For the sake of the God of Knowledge, let's meet!"
He waited for a moment, but only the whimpering of the wind could be heard, with no response.
It seems the God of Knowledge's reputation isn't very effective, is his reputation among dragons not so good? He let his thoughts wander casually, not particularly surprised by the lack of response.
Hoofbeats approached from a distance, rapidly nearing. Leyton casually glanced over.
Then, he flipped and leaped from the half-collapsed tall tower, swirling wind surrounding him, supporting his body as he gently landed.
He planned to leave here and, in the evening, try to find the ancient dragon hidden in the Mind World through dreams.
"Woof! Woof!"
A dog's bark, filled with surprise, curiosity, and wariness, suddenly rang out. A golden retriever had just run to the spot, its eyes showing human-like curiosity.
"I'm so used to using Eyes of Mystery Prying that I'm still not accustomed to not noticing this golden retriever running over..." He sighed inwardly, then showed a gentle smile and greeted the dog:
"Good afternoon, Miss Susie."
"Oh, it's you! No wonder I felt a bit familiar. I thought someone was trying to commit suicide again, so I ran over quickly."
Susie tilted her head, recognized Leyton, and stopped pretending to be an ordinary dog.
"You truly are a kind dog."
Leyton praised her with a smile.
"Susie~ You have—"
Audrey arrived on horseback, her words cut short as she saw Leyton with Susie, and her voice immediately stopped.
"Miss Audrey, please slow down, it's very dangerous here."
Behind Audrey, her servants, who were responsible for protecting her, were also catching up and advising her.
Leyton instinctively raised his hand, wanting to use Mystical Reenactment to conjure an "invisibility hat," but his outstretched hand grasped empty air.
"..." Speechless for a moment, Leyton withdrew his hand, and faint blue luminescence swirled in his eyes.
Snap!
He snapped his fingers, creating an illusion around him, making himself blend with the surrounding environment.
"He disappeared."
The golden retriever Susie murmured in shock.
"He didn't disappear, he just hid himself. You can still talk to me. I've created a certain concealment, so ordinary people around won't see or hear anything."
Leyton's voice sounded from his original position.
The golden retriever Susie circled the spot incredulously several times, but no matter how she looked, she couldn't find any trace.
"Such an amazing ability!"
She exclaimed, then turned to look at Audrey, who was still on horseback. Seeing that Audrey was also clearly very surprised, she nodded slightly at Susie, then urged her horse closer.
Audrey slightly raised her right hand, lightly covering her lips, making a yawning gesture, and lowered her voice, saying:
"Mr. Tines, may I speak with you?"
"You may."
Leyton's voice sounded next to the golden retriever Susie.
Audrey nodded slightly, then led Susie to explore around the abandoned tall tower according to their original plan.
After a brief silence, she stared at the air beside Susie and asked with great curiosity:
"Tines, why are you here?"
"Hmm, if it's confidential or inconvenient to answer, then never mind."
"Heh, there's nothing to keep secret. I received an oracle and came here to find an ancient dragon."
Leyton's voice sounded from the empty space behind Susie.
Audrey immediately shifted her gaze over, but couldn't see any trace of someone standing there. What an amazing ability, is this invisibility? Or an illusion? Or, is it actually distorting our vision?
After only a brief thought, she focused her attention on the oracle Leyton mentioned. An oracle! This is an oracle! Whose oracle is it? Could it be Mr. Fool?
Regardless of whether it came from Mr. Fool, being able to receive an oracle itself indicated that he was someone very close to a god, very likely a Blessed of a great existence?
Mr. Fool? Not quite... Could it be that he is actually a Blessed of the God of Knowledge, representing the hidden cooperation between the God of Knowledge and Mr. Fool? He likes to spread and share knowledge, which indeed aligns with the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom's style.
Audrey's mind was filled with surging thoughts. She felt as if she had discovered some very hidden truth, and her thoughts began to uncontrollably make connections:
If I think about it this way, does Mr. Moon, who greatly values the Sanguine's honor, also represent the hidden cooperation between the Sanguine ancestor and Mr. Fool?
According to rumors, that Sanguine ancestor occasionally responds to the Sanguine's prayers. Does this indicate that the Sanguine ancestor may not have truly fallen, but perhaps is not in a very good state?
I represent the Loen nobility, Mr. Hanged Man represents the maritime forces, and he has deep ties with the Church of the Lord of Storms. Mr. Sun represents the City of Silver, representing the Forsaken Land of the Gods. Fors also represents the Abraham Family. Looking at it this way, Mr. Fool has carefully selected every member he brought into the Tarot Club.
As her conjectures deepened, Audrey's eyebrows curved into a smile. She felt as if she had discovered a truly extraordinary secret... This was a secret that Mr. Hanged Man and the others hadn't discovered yet. Hmm, Mr. Tower should know.
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