Chapter 577

Chapter 420: Memory

The ‘Dream Hunting Method… Indeed, it is a way to accumulate spirituality in dreams. Gregor often uses his shapeshifting to venture into the Dream Realm; he probably mainly uses the Dream Hunting Method to hunt Dream Realm beings… Unfortunately, my dragon shapeshift seems to scare away any dream beings, so using this Dream Hunting Method to hunt them would be quite difficult…

Dorothy pondered this as she observed the memory bubble’s content. After occasionally communicating with the little fox and Gregor in the Dream Realm, Dorothy had guessed that there might be a method to accumulate spirituality within the Dream Realm. Now, her guess was confirmed. However, unfortunately, her dragon shapeshift seemed unsuitable for hunting more sensitive dream beings. She could only use shapeshifts of extraordinary beings or something as peculiar as the pseudo-moth.

“If I had learned the Dream Hunting Method earlier, I could have absorbed much of the moth’s spirituality last night. With so many light points, I wonder how much ‘Shadow’ I could have obtained…”

“However, on the other hand, if I had absorbed the moth’s spirituality, there wouldn’t have been so many sleepers waking up this morning. I don’t know if the Dream Hunting Method can specifically select which spirits can be restored to Dream Cocoons and which cannot. This requires further experimentation.”

As she examined the newly acquired Dream Hunting Method, Dorothy felt a mix of emotions. She was sorry she couldn’t absorb the pseudo-moth’s spirit but relieved that some spirits successfully returned to the Dream Cocoon.

After reading this part, Dorothy extracted the spirituality within, gaining 3 points of “Shadow” and 1 point of “Enlightenment.”

Then, Dorothy started reading the second part of the memory bubbles, discovering a special hymn and worship ritual dedicated to Panmoth, which could be considered a creed for Black Dream members.

In this section, Dorothy saw why the Black Dream Hunter Group believed in Panmoth. They believed that the Moth Deity was originally the Butterfly Deity, who foresaw that this world would end in despair amidst increasing suffering. The only escape from this future was to abandon reality and enter an eternal beautiful dream. Thus, the Butterfly Deity transformed into the Moth Deity to lead everyone towards this dream era.

“Longing for a void, beautiful era of dreams? And claiming it’s a salvation for everyone? Hmph, it truly fits the style of a cult, attempting various means to ‘save’ others and the world.”

After reading this part, Dorothy judged it internally and immediately extracted the poison recognition, gaining 3 points of “Shadow” and 1 point of “Enlightenment.”

Next, Dorothy began examining the third part of the memory bubbles, which was an advanced version of the second part, known only by high-ranking Black Dream members. This was likely the memories of the leader of this Black Dream base.

In this memory, the Black Dream leader believed that the Moth Deity had not fully transformed yet. Its cocoon was located at the center of the Dream Realm, originating from the Butterfly Deity. It was currently in the process of metamorphosis. The Black Dream firmly believed that once the cocoon hatched, the Moth Deity would descend and lead the world into the dream era. Their ultimate goal was to hasten the final metamorphosis of the Moth Deity and cultivate more scale moths, which were essential steps in accelerating the transformation.

Within the Black Dream Hunter Group, the pseudo-moths torn by Dorothy were called scale moths, representing the scales of Panmoth. They were cultivated using Panmoth’s power, simulating its form after its future transformation.

“Panmoth… The cocoon of the Moth Deity is located at the center of the Dream Realm? Hmm… I remember the Dream Positioning Method uses the powerful, constantly radiating object at the center of the Dream Realm as a beacon for positioning. Could this beacon essentially be the cocoon of the Moth Deity?”

“According to this memory, the current Moth Deity is still in the pupa stage, and this pupa originated from the Butterfly Deity. The Black Dream continually emphasizes the succession between the Butterfly Deity and the Moth Deity, while the little fox strongly denies it. This is quite interesting…”

After reading the final segment of memory, Dorothy thought to herself and extracted the spirituality inside, obtaining 6 points of “Shadow” and 3 points of “Enlightenment,” a significant amount.

Considering the spirituality she had gained from the little fox and the energy consumption from attracting pseudo-moths with electricity last night, Dorothy’s current spiritual condition was:

5 cups, 4 stones, 20 shadows, 2 lamps, 14 silences, 14 enlightenments.

“It really is like what they say… After taking down the Black Dream Hunter Group, my ‘Shadows’ increased so much that it became the highest level of spirituality. It looks like I won’t have to worry about Shadows for a while.”

Seeing her over 20 points of “Shadow,” Dorothy felt a sense of happiness. As someone who preferred to stay hidden, the abundance of “Shadows” gave her a sense of security.

“However, the ‘Cups’ and ‘Stones’ seem too few. Combined, they total only ten points. For me, a secret professor of a summoner and a line-manipulating spirit witch, this is dangerously low. I need to quickly replenish these.”

The main way for Dorothy to quickly replenish her spirituality was through the White Stone Craftsmen Guild, but such guilds only existed in major cities. She didn’t know which city was closest to Navaha or how long it would take to get there.

Assessing her severely lacking key spiritualities, Dorothy’s expression turned serious again. To make up for the lack of crucial spiritualities, she decided to set her next goal as traveling to the nearest major city to buy secret transmissions from the White Stone Craftsmen Guild.

“Navaha has already experienced such a significant extraordinary event. The Church and official extraordinary organizations from Castia will arrive soon. If they conduct a city-wide search, I’ll be in trouble. So, I can’t stay here for long. I’ll leave this afternoon and head to the nearest big city, replenish my spiritualities, and then decide on my next move…”

Dorothy pondered this and decided to leave Navaha today. She planned to buy a map after eating to carefully plan her next destination.

“It looks like the trip to Iwig will be delayed a bit…”

“But it doesn’t matter. I came out for relaxation and sightseeing. Iwig is just a planned destination. Along the way, I can explore different places, experience local customs, and try all kinds of food. That sounds great!”

With these thoughts, Dorothy finished her potato pancake. Besides the memory bubbles, her only other gain in Navaha was the potato pancakes.