Chapter 510: The Nightmares Caused by High-Level Influence?

Chapter 510: The Nightmares Caused by High-Level Influence?

"Eden truly lives up to its reputation as a dreamlike paradise. The various psychological phenomena here are quite fascinating."

"Of course, the most important thing is the acquisition of these precious extraordinary materials. Once I return, I can concoct the Sequence 5 Dreamwalker potion."

"Walking through the dreams of countless beings, witnessing the interesting dreams they weave in the dead of night—such an extraordinary ability is truly something to look forward to."

Miss Audrey, who had gained a bountiful harvest, wore a radiant smile on her face as she set sail to leave the spiritual world.

"Woof," Susie reminded her of her share.

"Oh, Susie, unfortunately, I only found one adult Mind Dragon brain in that treasury just now. I still can't make a potion for you."

Transformed into a Mind Dragon, Susie lowered her head, seemingly in thought. She wondered if her current head could be considered an adult Mind Dragon's head. This was a very complex and meaningful question, and Susie turned her gaze to Mr. Hastur.

"Susie, I understand your thoughts, but unfortunately, your life level is always different from that of a true Mind Dragon. You can only reveal the traits of a Mind Dragon in dreams."

Hearing this, Susie sighed and carried Hastur and Audrey out of the spiritual world.

Upon returning to the real world, Audrey opened her eyes and woke up. She turned to look at Hastur, who was sitting by her bedside, and smiled, "Mr. Hastur, I hope you enjoyed the adventure."

"Although I also dislike saying things that spoil the mood, Audrey, we need to store your gains from tonight in your family's treasury first."

Hastur extended his right hand, and Audrey naturally took his hand to get up from the bed.

Glancing at the wall clock, it was just past nine o'clock. At this time, Earl Hall was possibly asleep or not yet asleep.

Without needing Audrey's instructions, Susie naturally opened the door and scouted ahead.

After a while, she trotted back and indicated with her eyes that Earl Hall was already asleep.

Audrey breathed a slight sigh of relief and led Hastur to her family's treasury. Along the way, Hastur easily hid his presence in the night, even passing by maids who didn't notice him.

At the entrance of the treasury, two attendants were diligently guarding it, making it difficult not to alarm them under normal circumstances.

"Mr. Hastur, let me handle this."

Audrey didn't let Hastur open a travel portal but instead walked straight up to the guards. With just a few words, she easily hypnotized them to open the treasury door and forget about seeing her there tonight.

Entering the Hall family's treasury, or rather, one of the treasuries, Hastur conjured several bright but not scorching light balls in his palm, letting them float in the air to illuminate the entire room.

The treasury was filled with various collections: shelves of paintings, porcelain, and antiques, boxes of pearls, agates, jade, and diamonds, precious traditional Chinese medicines like ginseng, deer antlers, lingzhi, and polygonum multiflorum, and other strange items whose origins couldn't be identified at the moment.

Hastur glanced around and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "If Mr. Fool saw this, he might also want to play the role of a thief."

After some time, Audrey found an empty spot to place her gains from tonight.

"There are so many things here that Earl Hall doesn't even remember what's inside. It won't be discovered."

Following Audrey's instructions, Hastur took out the items stolen from the Psychological Alchemy Society's treasury from the spiritual world, filling the Hall family's treasury.

The Psychological Alchemy Society's collections hadn't disappeared but had merely been transferred.

After finishing everything, Audrey looked at the two large shelves of items in front of her, her eyes squinting with joy. This was her first time being a thief.

"Mr. Hastur, is there anything here that you like?"

Audrey muttered, "Anyway, Earl Hall never cares about these things here. A few missing items won't matter."

"I've already taken the most precious collection of Earl Hall to date."

Audrey was first stunned, then realized, showing a cute expression of shyness and joy.

Finally, the treasury echoed with Susie's bark, as if she had been fed a mouthful of dog food.

...

Late at night, Fors, living on Williams Street, suddenly had a nightmare. She screamed and was frightened awake by the scenes in her dream. Her small hands fumbled in the dark to turn on the bedside lamp, illuminating the dark bedroom and slightly calming her panicked heart.

Next door, Xio, awakened by Fors's nightmare scream, unlocked Fors's room door while wearing a light yellow semi-transparent nightgown.

"This is the third time you've had a nightmare recently, right?" Xio sat by Fors's bed and considerately poured her a cup of warm water.

"Each dream is slightly different, but they seem to be connected," Fors said after taking a sip of warm water and pausing for a few seconds. "But every time I wake up, I forget some key parts, making the dreams fragmented."

Xio gave her an exasperated look, "Tell me, what kind of inhumane torture did you dream of this time?"

"It's nothing compared to the torture you suffered in the demon painting."

Fors rolled her eyes at Xio, feeling much better, and then recounted her dream to Xio.

"Maybe you should talk to Mr. Hastur," Xio suggested after a moment of silence.

"But I can't keep bothering Mr. Hastur."

"Afraid of owing him a favor?"

"Yes."

Xio looked Fors up and down, then patted her ample chest with a smile, "Then you should offer yourself. Emperor Roselle once said, 'If you can't repay a favor, offer yourself.'"

"Don't talk nonsense. Mr. Hastur already has Miss Audrey and Miss Sharon."

"Tsk tsk, it seems you've seriously considered this issue."

"You just like to tease me."

Fors pressed Xio down, but after a while, the delicate Fors was pinned down by the combat-skilled Xio.

Xio spread her legs, straddling Fors's thighs, lifted her chin, leaned closer, and said in a teasing tone, "It seems Mr. Hastur won't have this fortune. Let me enjoy it instead."

Lying on the bed, Fors looked at Xio's chest and said, "Sometimes, it's hard to tell if you're facing me or turning your back."

"Fors!"

The two played around for a while, and soon the sky brightened.

Fors and Xio finally decided to find Miss Audrey. The dream problem should fall under the realm of psychology, and Miss Audrey was undoubtedly the most skilled in psychology among the people they knew.

Moreover, they hadn't seen Miss Audrey for a long time and missed the days when she would take them out for good food.

Receiving the invitation, the cheerful Miss Audrey generously invited Fors and Xio to a private custom restaurant for a delicious meal from various countries, then took them shopping, and finally had afternoon tea to discuss the matter.

"Miss Audrey, here's the situation."

In a private noble courtyard with only the three of them and a dog, Fors began to describe her recent nightmares without reservation.

Her first nightmare occurred five nights ago, around three or four in the morning.

In the dream, she found herself in a gloomy, eerie world filled with hundreds of mirrors standing silently, like portals.

Each mirror was about two meters high, with a pure black frame embroidered with blood-red patterns. The mirror surface was smooth and bright, emitting a faint glow when approached.

Curious during her first encounter with such a dream, she walked up to a mirror to examine it, only to be sucked into it.

Inside the mirror was a completely different world.

She immediately felt a deep madness and evil from the depths of her soul, as if it wanted to drag her entire soul into an abyss of corruption.

But she remained conscious and began to experience various hellish punishments.

Sometimes, her body would suddenly fall apart, her head and body splitting apart. Sometimes, her belly would swell up and gradually turn into a horrifying, indescribable monster. Sometimes, she would be soaked in a filthy pool, watching her body corrode into a skeleton...

Her clear consciousness, unable to faint, became an inescapable prison.

Until she screamed at some point and woke up from the nightmare.

At first, she didn't pay much attention to it. Due to her writing needs, she would sometimes imagine scary scenes, so dreaming about them was normal.

Until the second nightmare two days ago, she once again found herself in that world filled with mirrors. The mirror she had entered before was now cracked and inaccessible.

What frightened her even more was that the arrangement of the mirrors seemed identical to the first nightmare.

Walking among the mirrors, she seemed to hear a call but couldn't hear it clearly. She believed she had heard a complete sentence at that time but forgot it upon waking.

After that call, she was dragged into a mirror again and experienced various terrifying nightmares.

The third time, last night, she once again entered the mysterious dream, greeted by the same silent mirrors.

With the experience of the first two times, she instinctively wanted to stay away from this place and started running towards the side without mirrors.

But in the end, she was swallowed by a dark abyss and woke up only after a scream of unbearable pain.

After hearing Fors's description, Audrey softly comforted her, then asked, "Miss Fors, besides dreaming, have you encountered anything unusual recently?"

"No, I've been staying at home," Fors added, "writing at home."

"Does your writing involve such content? Or do you usually imagine similar scary scenes?"

"No, never," Fors answered firmly.

Audrey thought for a moment, her expression serious, "Perhaps your dream encounters are influenced by a high-rank entity."