The dream wasteland.
Nausica was still in a daze when she returned to this strange yet familiar city.
"It's not your first time here. Why do you still look like you've never seen the world before?" Ness's teasing voice came from behind her.
Nausica wasn't the kind of girl who would blush because of dirty words. She used to be a pirate, and she had seen too many similar scenes. She wouldn't mind saying something dirty if it was someone else. But it was Ness … Nausica could only smile and pretend that she didn't hear anything.
"Don't mind his nonsense," Angor said.
Nausica gave Angor a thoughtful look. The young man who would blush whenever someone flirted with him had grown up and learned how to protect a lady.
Nausica wanted to compliment Angor, but she decided against it. Since Angor was a wizard now, there was a huge gap between them. No matter how casual they were, Nausica still had to abide by certain rules. She would try her best not to say anything that was out of line.
"Did you forget what I used to be? I don't mind jokes like that. " Nausica blinked and chuckled. "I was just thinking that we don't need a log-in device to enter this world."
Her log-in device was a single-use device. She couldn't use the previous one. Angor was the one who dragged her into the dream wasteland this time.
Angor didn't answer since it involved Nightmare Illusion, which was hard to explain. So he simply smiled and didn't say anything.
"The dream wasteland is really amazing. I never thought I could find a Prophet here." Nausica didn't want to ask too much about it.
"Of course you can ask a Prophet if they're in the dream wasteland," Angor said. "But the dream wasteland isn't open to the public yet. Only wizards from Brute Cavern are allowed to enter. As you know, there aren't many Prophets in Brute Cavern. None of them are online right now. "
Online? It didn't take long for Nausica to understand the strange word choice.
"Do we need to wait for them to log in?"
Angor shook his head. "No. Just send someone to notify them."
Ness stopped a bald apprentice and told him to go to Star Island and find Dodoro.
Nausica didn't realize what was going on until the apprentice logged off in a hurry. The apprentice was obviously in Brute Cavern right now. He could just go to those who were offline and ask them to come online.
They were separated by thousands of miles, yet they were able to interact and search for someone so easily.
Based on this situation, if they continued to expand …
"If Mister Grass Snail is here, I can ask him to teach me Bloodline training from thousands of kilometers away, right?" Nausica asked.
"Sure, but the dream wasteland only covers the southern region of the Sorcerer World. If you leave the southern region, you won't be able to log in." Angor knew about "Grass Snail" Fantase, who was Nausica's teacher. The wizard was a typical battle maniac. He would either fight at the front line of the Abyss Plane or join expeditions to explore new worlds to explore new battlefields. Ever since he joined Brute Cavern, he had only seen the man a handful of times.
Although there was a distance limit, the southern region itself was very big. Only a few Magi would leave the southern region.
"If that's the case, the future talents will be able to enjoy the same education even if they're not in Brute Cavern." Nausica sighed. She never thought that she could listen to her teacher's teachings from thousands of kilometers away.
"Most of the scenarios you mentioned are feasible. Some are already trying it out. But the dream wasteland has a limit. It's still a long way to go before you can fully realize it. Also, the mana here is illusory. If the teacher keeps using it as a guide, the talent will go astray in the end, "Angor explained.
The dream wasteland could provide relevant theoretical knowledge, but it was better to learn the practical application in the outside world first.
"I see." Nausica nodded. "Even so, it's still very powerful. When I'm training in Brute Cavern, I don't have the courage to ask about it. I'll only ask my teacher when I'm back at Brute Cavern. If I can use the dream wasteland to achieve my goal, it'll save me a lot of effort.
"By the way, if I encounter an unknown puzzle or danger while exploring the ruins, can I go to the Dream Wilderness for help?"
"Sure. I remember Leona built a questing hall in the outskirts of the new city. Is that what you're doing? " Angor glanced at Ness. He didn't pay much attention to those tiny eyebrows, but he vaguely remembered such a thing.
Ness nodded. "Yes. But it's not Leona's idea. It's Mister Rein's idea. His Excellency Rhine originally had plans to build a place similar to the Mission Hall in the new city, but because he hadn't decided on a specific location and building, he first designed a simplified version outside the city. That place can indeed provide limited help. "
Nausica nodded. For an adventurous person like her, having a limited amount of help was a good backup plan for her adventures.
Even Reynolds had a look of yearning as he listened. Unfortunately, the information was only available to Brute Cavern members, so he couldn't do anything about it.
While waiting for Dodoro to come online, Angor continued to explain the dream wasteland to Nausica.
He also talked about the Mother Tree Connection.
It was the most helpful tool for Nausica right now.
After several versions of the game, the tree group had more functions than before, and the information in the forum had also become more abundant. If Nausica had any questions, she could go to the tree group to ask. If she wanted to find some basic information, she could also find it in the forum.
While accepting the new knowledge, Nausica couldn't help but exclaim in awe at the new content.
"You're quite familiar with the dream wasteland, aren't you?"
Of course. The dream wasteland was Angor's backyard after all.
Angor chuckled. "Come here a few more times and you'll get to know it."
"When we get out of here, I'll give you a login device so you can come online whenever you want. If you need anything, just leave a message in the group."
Nausica didn't refuse. She didn't know the value of such a device yet. She thought Milo would get one for everyone.
They waited in the Rose Aquarium for about a quarter of an hour before they finally heard footsteps coming from outside.
However, it wasn't Dodoro who came in. It was Witch Maya, who was wearing a classic black wizard robe and holding a cane.
Witch Maya walked over slowly, and everyone quickly stood up.
She wasn't the strongest wizard in Brute Cavern, but she had a high status in the organization. Even Ness had to greet her.
Witch Maya looked around and stopped at Angor. "Dodoro entered the Tower of Stars not long ago. He's bathing in the starlight to find the future star chart. He won't be able to come out anytime soon. "
Tower of Stars … Angor remembered that it was a building on Starry Island, but he didn't know what it was used for. Judging from what Witch Maya had said, this might be a place for seclusion. Was Dodoro training?
If Dodoro couldn't come online, it would be difficult to predict Reynolds' location. Unless … Angor glanced at Witch Maya.
"I can help you if you need a prophecy," Maya said.
Angor blushed. He felt embarrassed as if he was caught red-handed.
He didn't mind asking Dodoro for help, but he didn't dare to ask Maya for help. Which was why he didn't ask Maya before. Now that Maya offered to help, Angor sighed in relief despite his embarrassment.
"Thank you so much, Witch Maya," Angor said gratefully.
"I've never made a prophecy in the dream wasteland before, so I don't know if it'll come true. Don't get too excited just yet. "
Unlike Dodoro, Maya's prophecies were different. Dodoro's prophecies relied on his aura to see the future, which was why he didn't need to use prophecies. Maya, on the other hand, had to use prophecies to locate variables and calculate the most probable outcome. It was easy in the real world, but in the dream wasteland, she could only use illusory mana. She didn't know if her prophecies would be affected.
"It's fine. It's fine even if I'm wrong," Angor said.
Reynolds was speechless. … You're fine, but I'm not.
Maya looked at Reynolds and asked, "What's going on? It has something to do with him, right?"
Angor nodded. "His name is Reynolds, and he came to the dream wasteland as a soul. According to Ness, he's still a living soul."
"Reynolds lost part of his memories. He doesn't remember when he was separated from his body, nor where his body is right now. So, I want to see if I can use a prophecy spell to give him a hint. "
Witch Maya nodded her head in understanding. She had done this many times in the real world. Reynolds' situation was slightly different, but it was the same type of prophecy. She only used the spell to locate his body instead of his corpse.
In the real world, Maya only needed to use Mind's Eye to solve the problem. However, Mind's Eye was a spell she half-created and half-created. She couldn't use it in the dream wasteland right now.
Maya considered and decided to use a prophecy spell that most Prophet apprentices would learn, but very few of them were proficient in it: Correlation Divination.
Correlation Divination was a level-3 cantrip. It involved calculating and gathering information to perform a vague divination.
The reason why so few people were proficient in it was that the cantrip was extremely difficult. It required excellent imagination and calculation skills, as well as an unattainable condition: inspiration.
Inspiration referred to the interpretation of the result of a divination. The stronger one's inspiration, the truer the result would be. The weaker one's inspiration, the more fragmented the result would be.
There were only two ways to obtain a high level of inspiration. First, someone like Dodoro was born with a high level of inspiration. Second, they could "nurture" their inspiration by accumulating a large amount of knowledge and experience.
Those who could "nurture" their inspiration were already stronger than wizards. If they wanted to perform a prophecy, they must have a better prophecy spell. There was no need to learn Correlation Divination.
This was why very few people were proficient in Correlation Divination.
"I'm going to ask you something next. This is a prerequisite for Correlation Divination. I need to know more about your mind so that I can gather all the information." Maya looked at Reynolds.
Reynolds nodded without hesitation.
"The first question is simple. If these three colors represent the future, which color do you prefer?" Maya asked. White, gray, and black clusters of colors floated in front of her.
Reynolds thought for a moment and was about to answer, but Maya continued with her second question. "If you encountered an enemy and needed to change your appearance to avoid them, what would you choose?"
Again, several answers appeared in front of Maya. They were for men and women of different ages, as well as non-humans.
While Reynolds was still thinking, Witch Maya started her third question.
Reynolds was dumbfounded. "You haven't answered my first two questions."
Witch Maya raised her head and said, "Did I ask you to answer my question?"
Reynolds thought for a moment and realized that Maya didn't ask him to answer her questions. She only said that she wanted to know more about his mind so that she could perform a divination.
But if he didn't answer her questions, how could he gather more information? How was she going to integrate the information?
Maya seemed to be able to see through Reynolds' thoughts. Even before he opened his mouth, she said, "The choices you speak of may not be your true thoughts. Just like the first question, tell me, which color do you prefer? "
Reynolds thought for a moment and said, "White?"
Maya didn't comment. She looked at Reynolds coldly and said, "Do you understand now?"
"Huh?" Reynolds was puzzled.
Seeing that Reynolds still didn't understand, Maya frowned as if she was looking at an idiot. After a long time, she said, "When humans think, the truth laughs."
Shaking her head, Maya didn't say anything else.
Ness also shook his head and said to Reynolds, "Think about it carefully. If you were really sure that it was White in your heart, would you say something like 'White, right?'"
Reynolds vaguely understood something from Ness' words, but he still didn't understand. Maybe his answer was uncertain, but if he didn't answer, there wouldn't be an answer.
Ness didn't bother to explain. "Trust me, Maya will see the answer in your heart before you do."
Reynolds didn't want to ask any more questions, so he just looked at Maya in silence.
"Continue, the third question. When you wake up from your coma, what is the temperature and texture of the first thing you want to touch?"
"Fourth question —"
Maya asked a lot of questions in a row, but Reynolds didn't say anything from the beginning to the end. The whole interrogation session was over.
"I've learned enough. Next, I'll combine the information and perform a correlation divination." Maya closed her eyes before anyone could say anything.
In order not to interrupt Maya's divination, no one dared to speak.
Time slowly passed in silence.
Strange ripples began to appear around Maya's body. These ripples didn't involve energy, so they couldn't be sensed by others.
However, he still couldn't understand the core of these ripples. He could only guess that it was the nature of divination.
About five minutes later, Maya opened her eyes again.
"The divination is done. I have an answer."
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