Chapter 181: Overhearing News

Chapter 181: Overhearing News

“I knew you didn’t trust me.” When night fell, Dan Marina stood in front of Loris, blocking her way. “I say, if you haven’t recovered yet, stop thinking about stirring up trouble. Zheng Yichen couldn’t tell what state Loris was in, but she could see it clearly.”

Even now, Loris hadn’t fully recovered. Instantly restoring her drained power came at an unusually high cost.

“Move aside.”

“No way. You’re not a child anymore—can’t you just be considerate?” Dan Marina had no intention of moving. “Leaving now would only make things worse.”

The power of Prophecy Art was indeed strong, but if too many special beings became involved in the Prophecy Art tied to Zheng Yichen, the orderly Threads of Fate could become tangled again. Once that happened, even she wouldn’t be able to sort them out. Right now, without too much outside interference, the main connections of the Prophecy Art power on Zheng Yichen were between him and the Saintess of The Church.

The Threads of Fate linking them accounted for eighty percent of the Prophecy Art’s power. The rest was randomly scattered. This part could draw in unexpected events—like her previous encounter with the Undying Witch. Those few Threads of Fate took up less than one percent of the total Prophecy Art.

Yet they caused a big impact. After all, it was the involvement of a Witch… So the Power of Fate was not to be underestimated. Even a tiny bit could become a strong lever to move a giant rock.

If Loris got involved in this matter again, who knows what monsters might be dragged into it!

In short, the fewer high-level fighters involved in Zheng Yichen’s situation, the more stable it would be. Moreover, under the influence of the Prophecy Art’s greater force, even The Church currently hadn’t allocated many strong fighters to assist the Saintess. The reason? Dan Marina had already analyzed it on the way back. It was mainly due to the appearance of the Undying Witch.

After Deya’s report, traces of her appearance were confirmed a second time by the Sanctuary Church and were fully verified. At this point, most of their efforts were focused on tracking down this troublesome Witch. As for Zheng Yichen, the Little Dragon — as long as the Witch behind him wasn’t dragged into it, Deya alone was enough. Granted, his abilities were special, but his strength was still a real weakness!

So after confirming the Undying Witch’s traces, the Sanctuary Church temporarily had no plans to provoke another powerful Witch. In fact… if they could use Zheng Yichen’s power to eliminate the Undying Witch, the Sanctuary Church might even make a temporary compromise in some sense. When it came to dealing with Witches, the Sanctuary Church spared no effort. As long as it wasn’t a Witch, they could temporarily accept it under special circumstances.

Dan Marina had grumbled about this many times. For an organization that had developed for so long, it was remarkable that no internal decay had occurred. Some external decay was unavoidable, but as long as the roots were fine, it didn’t matter. Having lived so long, she had seen many powerful forces wither and decline over time, but the Sanctuary Church was an exception!

“Really, once this is settled, I’m going far away,” Dan Marina muttered, sitting on a rock and gazing at the White Moon in the sky after finally persuading Loris. She was supposed to be enjoying her freedom, but she couldn’t do that right away. Well, the Prophecy Art was something she created anyway—consider it making up for a mistake.

“MMP…” Lying on a hilltop, Zheng Yichen stared bitterly at the distant Town, once again feeling the inconvenience of his Dragon Body. It was said that Dragon Clan members in the Otherworld could transform! He didn’t even need to turn into a human—even a harmless little animal would do…

Finally finding a Human Town, but he could only watch from afar, unable to do anything. What could he do? Flying over now—those in the know would be overjoyed. The Little Dragon they’d been searching for was delivering itself to their doorstep! What could be happier than that?

Those who didn’t know would think some dragon was just bored and coming to rob the place.

“Hmm… Tsk, still need to use an Avatar.” Zheng Yichen reluctantly pulled an Alchemical Avatar from his pocket and tossed it aside. The stiff Alchemical Avatar suddenly moved with fluid grace. It looked at its body and then walked naturally toward the distant Town.

“Nice, nice.” Walking along the Town’s road, Zheng Yichen looked at the people coming and going and breathed a comfortable sigh. Even now, all his habits were Human-oriented. If not for the limits of his Dragon Body, he’d definitely want to enjoy the Otherworld’s atmosphere between research sessions. Doing this with an Alchemical Avatar always felt like something was missing.

He adjusted the backpack on his back. It contained many materials he’d gathered along the way from dealing with reckless Magical Beasts. Even though he’d picked the lowest-grade ones, in this somewhat remote Town, they were still quite precious. It took Zheng Yichen a lot of effort to sell them.

The price was also pushed down quite a bit… not because he couldn’t raise it, but because the buyers couldn’t afford it!

“Hmm… I’ll buy some seasonings and stuff next.” Zheng Yichen mumbled. When he left his Secluded Refuge, he hadn’t brought those things. This was the first Town he’d encountered along the way, so he had to restock here. Eating completely flavorless roasted meat—even if he could tolerate it—after a while, he craved some saltiness or spiciness.

Finding a shop, Zheng Yichen went in. Not long after, under the surprised gazes of many passersby, he walked out carrying a huge package. Did this guy clean out the whole store?

Then, checking the sky and seeing there was still time, he entered a Tavern to see if he could pick up any useful information. Being alone on the road for too long made it easy to lose touch, and the Tavern was definitely the best spot—as long as he could endure the mix of smells and the noisy, boastful chatter.

In terms of hearing, even though he was using a Projection, his Dragon hearing remained. He could easily pick out useful information from the conversations: things like… a Cult appearing at such-and-such location, or some kingdom fighting another kingdom, etc. Considering how information traveled in this world, Zheng Yichen couldn’t tell how old these news bits were. Huh? This world had long-distance communication Magic?

That wasn’t something ordinary people could use. Zheng Yichen pondered if he should create an internet in the Otherworld someday… Hmm! That was a good idea—better jot it down. Back at his main body, Zheng Yichen quickly took out a small notebook and recorded this sudden inspiration.

Besides these rumors, Zheng Yichen heard one piece of news that deserved some attention. It involved a Witch! Not Loris, nor Dan Marina, nor the well-hidden Qin, but one with an unknown name, referred to as the Undying Witch…