Chapter 1061: Whose Dream

Friday. In the dead of the night, in Audrey's bedroom.

After receiving a signal, the golden retriever, Susie, opened the door

and left by herself, slumping down outside to prevent anyone from

disturbing Audrey.

Audrey took the Dreamwalker's Beyonder characteristic, the corresponding

supplementary ingredients, and the apparatus used for concocting the

potion out from a hidden spot. Most of the supplementary ingredients

came from the City of Silver, and they were things that she hadn't paid

for since Little Sun hadn't thought of something he needed.

She concocted the potion skillfully and looked at the liquid that was

dotted with darkened points of grayish-white light. She took a step

back, clasped her hands, and placed them in front of her mouth as she

chanted softly, "The Fool that doesn't belong to this era..."

Just as her prayer ended, countless figures in an indescribable form

appeared in front of her.

They quickly swam and meshed with one another as though they were active

in the sea. Above the sea were seven pure beams of differently-colored

light that seemed to contain infinite knowledge.

Above these seven lustrous brilliances was an endless grayish-white fog.

And above that was a towering and magnificent palace.

At that moment, the door to the palace opened as a figure formed from

golden light spread out its twelve pairs of wings formed from scarlet

flames and flew down, landing in front of Audrey.

The twelve pairs of fiery wings were layered as they wrapped the blonde,

green-eyed girl into an embrace.

Such a scene only lasted for a second or two before vanishing. It was as

if she was hallucinating, but Audrey always had the feeling of being

immersed in this kind of holy and lofty feeling.

She calmed down and sincerely thanked Mr. Fool.

With Angel's Embrace, she could maintain lucidity in her dream and wake

up whenever she needed to. She didn't have to worry about being

engrossed in her dreams and being unable to extricate herself.

This meant that she had already held the corresponding ritual for

Dreamwalker, and the effects were definitely better than what it

could've been.

*After all, not every Hypnotist can obtain such benediction from a

hidden existence and be embraced by a special angel such as this...

Audrey, all the best!* Audrey mumbled inwardly before she

stopped hesitating and picked up the glass bottle, drinking down the

potion inside.

The potion wasn't as bad as she imagined it to be. It was a little sour,

a little sweet, a little bitter, a little surreal, and a little

stimulating. It was like a wild dream she could let herself loose in.

Before she could feel the effects that the potion exerted on her body,

Audrey was suddenly startled before she regained consciousness.

She saw that the night was becoming dawn outside the window, with the

sun rising from the horizon, dyeing the sky red.

Within the garden, flowers were blooming, the tips of the blades of

green grass shimmering with crystalline dew.

It was as if Audrey had become the ruler of this world. Her

consciousness floated up as she looked down upon the various scenes:

Her father and mother held hands as they strolled down the garden trail,

taking in the fragrance as they bathed in the morning light;

Having worked through their differences, her two brothers, Hibbert and

Alfred, rode on horses and brought servants along with them. Laughter

accompanied them as they entered the woods, competing against each other

for a more successful hunt;

The ambassadors or special representatives of the various countries like

Feysac, Intis, and Feynapotter signed an agreement at Loen's Sodela

Palace, announcing to the world that a war wouldn't happen; thus,

dispersing all the dark clouds in the sky;

The smog situation in Backland improved. Every company's factory had

passed the double review of the alkaline industry inspector and National

Atmospheric Pollution Council, and they had promoted such standards to

other countries;

Maximum working hours and the basic labor environments for workers were

guaranteed, and the development of every industry was getting better.

The number of tramps had dropped to an unimaginable level, and all kinds

of protective measures spearheaded by the kingdom covered everyone;

There were more and more workers who could afford bicycles. On the

streets, the bicycles clustered together like a huge army, driving in

different directions amidst ringing sounds;

Children didn't need to work in factories at a young age. They could

giggle and fool around, running into classrooms with tables and chairs.

Inside, they flipped open their textbooks and began listening

attentively. If they didn't wish to study, it was solely of their own

choice, not because they lacked the conditions;

Women were no longer discriminated against due to their gender. Even a

laundry maid could rely on studying to obtain knowledge and find better

jobs. There were reporters, teachers, policewomen, soldiers, miners, and

civil servants---seen in every walk of life;

All kinds of mechanical items appeared on the streets and alleys,

bringing the people convenience and joy;

In the square in front of the Evernight cathedral, pigeons flew up and

landed. People were either sitting or playing the accordion, fully

enjoying their lives...

This was Audrey's dream for the future. Unaffiliated Beyonders didn't

have to worry anymore. As long as they received a checkup of their

physical mental condition, they could walk openly and use their Beyonder

powers to earn money in a legal way.

*This is really wonderful... If it weren't for me being clear-headed, I

would've lost myself to this. I would've descended from my commanding

position in my consciousness, taking a stroll with my parents, hunting

with my brothers, and occasionally going to school to teach children...

I would often work hard for the extension of the world's

peace...* Audrey stared at the dream, feeling a bout of

poignancy.

She then felt her Astral Projection rise once again, breaking out of the

confines of the hazy world.

She saw that her dream was like a huge bubble that grew out from the

island of consciousness while silently enveloping it.

The "air bubble" was surrounded by a gray fog. From afar, she could

vaguely see other "air bubbles," and below them were their corresponding

islands of consciousness.

Deep within the gray fog was a silent, undulating, shimmering "wavy"

illusory sea that seemed bottomless.

*The sea of collective subconscious... This is the scene of a mind world

for a Dreamwalker... Only from Manipulator onwards is one really able to

interfere with the sea of collective subconscious...* Audrey

nodded in enlightenment and retracted her gaze. Without staying any

longer, she forcefully escaped from her dream.

Her vision returned to normal immediately as it remained pitch-black

outside. Only the street lamps around the garden were emitting light.

She then cast her gaze on the full-body mirror in her bedroom. She felt

that she didn't seem too different from before. Only when she observed

carefully did she realize that her pair of green eyes were becoming more

limpid and deeper, as though they could reflect the souls of others.

Closing her eyes and taking in the knowledge brought by the potion,

Audrey quickly grasped the core power of Dreamwalker.

By guiding and controlling a dream, she could obtain information and

affect the enemy.

There were two aspects:

First was "Guidance," which was similar to Nightmare of the Evernight

pathway, by using the different changes in a dream to guide a target

into revealing one's deepest secrets. The difference was that a

Nightmare could forcefully pull a person into a dream. However,

Dreamwalkers weren't capable of doing so unless they were combined with

"Hypnosis."

The second was "Alteration." By modifying a target's dream, one could

influence a target over a long period of time, changing them and making

them do things they wouldn't usually do without them realizing it. The

principle behind such an "Alteration," used a dream as the incisive

points and the Astral Projection as a point of leverage, slowing

contaminating the target's Soul Body before affecting the Body of Heart

and Mind, planting it deep in the subconscious. Compared to directly

using Hypnosis, a control that stemmed from dreams was more mild and

furtive, making it difficult to be noticed and suitable for targeting

targets at a higher level.

*From the looks of it, most matters that involve love at first sight

might've had a few hidden cases that were a result of Dream

Alteration... Yes, amongst many popular best-selling novels, the female

lead often dreams of a figure and spends a beautiful, romantic time with

him. Therefore, when they encounter the male lead who's similar to the

figure in their dreams, they will quickly succumb to them and have a

strong penchant for love. Hmm...* Audrey recalled the novels she

read in the past and suddenly found it amusing.

To her, be it "Guidance" or "Alteration," they weren't an essential

enhancement over Hypnosis. Instead, there was another Beyonder power

that she liked even more; it was "Dream Traversal."

This made her body turn incorporeal as if she was an elf in a dream or a

Dreamwalker. Not only could she directly hide in someone else's dream,

but she could also jump from a dream to another dream, completing a

"Blink" in the physical sense.

The restriction of such traversals was that the distance between two

dreams couldn't exceed 500 meters, and they had to belong to intelligent

creatures.

*In special environments, this can effectively hide myself... Hmm, why

didn't Hvin Rambis directly affect me through "Dream Alteration"?

Because this place is protected by the Church? The Evernight pathway is

also skilled in the domain of dreams...* Audrey thought as she

began converging her spirituality.

In the ancient palace above the fog.

Along the long bronze table, Klein sat a few seats diagonally across

from Leonard.

"Why are you suddenly looking for me?" Leonard leaned back in his chair

and asked lazily.

Regardless, he still remembered that this place belonged to Mr. Fool, so

he didn't dare appear too casual.

Klein glanced at him and said, "I need your help with something."

"You need my help?" Leonard pointed at himself and asked in surprise,

"Are you referring to Pallez?"

He didn't think he could help a demigod like Klein.

"You have a very clear understanding of yourself," Klein tsked.

"However, I'm really looking for you this time. It mainly involves a few

dreams."

Dreams... Leonard came to a realization as he said with a hint

of puzzlement and laughter, "Klein, you seem to have changed a little. I

mean, you've become more like the past, no longer wearing that gloomy

expression."

Without waiting for a reply, he straightened his disheveled hair and

smiled.

"That's a good thing. Well, I'm still quite good at dreams. Who do the

dreams belong to?"

Without batting an eyelid, Klein replied, "A Loen soldier from more than

a hundred years ago, a Fourth Epoch aristocrat, an ascetic from the

Third Epoch, and an elf and giant from the Second Epoch."

"What?" Leonard asked with his green eyes wearing a blank look,

wondering if he had heard wrongly.

Ignoring the elves and giants from the Second Epoch, even the nobles of

the Fourth Epoch had to be from particular Beyonder pathways and to have

become saints before they could survive to this day!

*It can't be that they're all angels aside from that Loen soldier,

right? Entering the dream of angels... I think it's better to find Old

Man...* Leonard's thoughts churned instantly as though he was in

a dream.