CHAPTER 654: CHAPTER 569: GO NORTHWEST

After assigning the tasks, Lette turned to leave the Gap of Dreams.

He was just about to wake up when Emily stopped him directly.

"What are you doing?"

"What about me?"

"What do you mean, ’what about you’?"

"What am I supposed to do next?"

Emily grabbed Lette’s arm and wouldn’t let go.

"You’ve taken care of everything, so I don’t need to stay in the Gap of Dreams anymore, right? What am I supposed to do next?"

Lette pressed his lips together, pondered for a while, then patted Emily’s shoulder with a bright smile on his face.

"Congratulations, you’re free."

"What?"

"It means you have no tasks from now on. You can do whatever you want."

Emily blinked her eyes, then puffed her cheeks in anger, like an unhappy little toad.

"You’re planning to leave me out, aren’t you? Just wait! When I wake up, I’m going to kick your door in!"

"Haha! Be my guest!"

At this moment, Lette was unusually arrogant: "Have you been here so long that you’ve forgotten some things? I’ve already gone with the envoy to the Holy City, not at the Holy Mountain anymore.

Go ahead, kick the door as you please! My room is probably occupied by Flander now."

Emily was suddenly dumbfounded: "You, you, you really left me behind!"

"...Otherwise, I have to hurry to the Holy City to acquire a legitimate way to communicate with God, to verify my inner doubts.

How could I wait until you wake up to depart?

Every second counts, right?"

Emily immediately let go of Lette’s arm and sat down on the ground, hugging his leg.

"No! You can’t leave me behind! I must go to the Holy City too, I need to find you!

Aloe’s awakening of Witch Power still needs my help!"

"Speaking of that, I have something to tell you."

Lette reached out to pick Emily up from his leg, placing her in front of him, and then he told her all about his and Jenny’s suspicions regarding Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.

Lette did this hoping to gain insight from the true Dream Witch of Beauty and the Beast.

After listening to Lette’s speculations, Emily indeed fell into deep thought.

"If it really is Sleeping Beauty, then everything makes perfect sense. But indeed, Sleeping Beauty is a completely new path for witches, one that isn’t documented.

Her awakening, the conditions of her feast, we have no way of knowing."

Lette sighed: "I prefer to call it an abandoned case.

Because from the Wise Sage’s memory, Sleeping Beauty was initially designed to cooperate with the Dream Witch, to enslave all of humanity.

Unfortunately, the abandoned case was never completed and was half-way redirected to the Cinderella path.

So even the Wise Sage himself doesn’t know the so-called feast conditions."

Emily indifferently waved her hand: "It doesn’t matter, we can infer based on fairy tale content.

After all, witches gain their power through fairy tales.

If so, they must conform to some part of the fairy tale settings.

Otherwise, they could at the least be unable to use their powers, or at worst, be abandoned by those powers.

Thus, the feast conditions of Sleeping Beauty must be hidden within the story.

Moreover, I think that the conditions for triggering Sleeping Beauty’s feast are the most obvious and traceable in all fairy tales."

Lette became invigorated immediately; he knew Emily had been diligently researching fairy tales to solve the Witch Curse and to help all witches find happiness and escape disaster.

Moreover, because of her beast-like instincts, her perspective on the fairy tales was extremely unique, always discovering blind spots others couldn’t perceive.

"I think there are three most suspicious points about Sleeping Beauty’s feast.

First, cursed by a witch during her childhood birthday celebration.

Second, on her birthday, when she’s grown up, the curse comes true, and the entire kingdom falls into slumber.

Third, a prince braves thorns and obstacles, reaching her bedside and wakes her with a kiss.

Since Jenny has already pinpointed Aloe as Sleeping Beauty, considering her age, we can basically rule out the first point.

The third point seems a bit strained to be the feast condition. After all, it’s a way to break the curse.

So, I think it’s the second point.

That is, being pricked by a spindle on her fifteenth birthday.

This curse, intended to be fatal, was mitigated by a good witch’s blessing, and eventually she would fall asleep."

Lette mused: "So, Aloe’s feast might likely occur on the day she turns fifteen, when pricked by a spindle?

This... seems a bit odd."

"Huh? What’s odd?"

Lette spread his hands: "On our way to the Holy City, we’ve already thoroughly reviewed her personal and social information.

If Aloe didn’t lie about her age, she’s already seventeen this year.

And soon, she’ll be celebrating her eighteenth birthday.

So the second point, like the first, if focusing on age, she’s already past it."

"I see..."

Even Emily was somewhat confused at this point.

Seeing her puzzled expression, Lette couldn’t help but reassure her.

"Alright, today’s brainstorming session ends here. I think what you said makes a lot of sense; it’s definitely information worth careful consideration.

We still have time; there’s no need to get stuck in a rut here.

Furthermore, I’ve already sent Jenny back with Aloe.

Who knows, through daily contact, Jenny might uncover more information.

Maybe we might accidentally obtain key information, and the problem will be resolved naturally?

Don’t stress too much."

Emily chuckled bitterly at his words, then grabbed onto Lette’s arm again.

"Alright, the topic ends here, what’s my next task?"

"You haven’t forgotten about that?"

Lette shook twice, and when that wouldn’t work, he reluctantly gave in.

"Alright, alright, I’ll just have to give in to you. Even if there’s nothing, I’ll find you something to do!"

He stood in place for a moment, thinking, and actually thought of something important.

"Emily, there is indeed something that requires your attention, and the sooner, the better!"

"What is it?"

Instantly, Emily perked up, standing up straight.

"The Dark Corrosion Beast King’s magic patterns have already been separated, and the deciphering work over there doesn’t need you or your mount anymore.

So, when you wake up, leave the Holy Mountain immediately and head northwest on the continent.

I want you to take the Dark Corrosion Beast King to that Divine forsaken land, to that place no one dares to mention, for an investigation.

With your combat power, I doubt even a God could handle you.

And now that you have the Dark Corrosion Beast King, it’s like you possess a pass to the Divine forsaken land.

Maybe you might discover something profound!

Once you’ve finished your exploration, come find me in the Holy City!

Together, we’ll do something big!"