My health recovery is incredibly fast.

"You just said that Melina has the talent to become a [Spirit Reader], so why not let her eat more [Spiritual Food] to better tap into her talent?"

Natalie pushed the low table in front of them a little further away to prevent the little golden chaste tree from reaching out its "arms" and grabbing the snacks:

"Because I really like Melina and want to keep her by my side. I don't want her to become a [Spirit Reader] and spend her whole life in the [Land of Long Sleep], it's that simple."

Chapter 47 A Huge Gap

Natalie's explanation was truly simple and sincere, full of genuine emotion.

Xia Zuo looked down at the little golden chaste tree rolling around on his lap, feeling a little envious of the cute little thing. It was such a wonderful thing to have loving family members.

"Xia Zuo, get me a cookie~ Have you had one yet? Try it~ The memories brought by spiritual food are very interesting." Little Golden Bauhinia twisted her body and acted coquettishly.

“I’ve already eaten, Melina.” Shazo pushed the snacks on the low table away a little. “Lady Natalie said I’m a Vigilant One, and spiritual food has no effect on me.”

Wow~

Little Golden Thorn Flower jumped up, opened her arms, and looked up at Xia Zuo:

"You are an extremely rare Vigilant One. No wonder you were able to master the spacetime magic of predicting the future in just one attempt! Only a Vigilant One can truly comprehend the essence of the laws of spacetime and see through the trajectory of fate. I should have known you were a Vigilant One."

"Are vigilant individuals rare?" Xia Zuo touched his nose.

When Natalie introduced the Vigilant Ones, she did not specifically emphasize their number. Shazo only inferred that the number of Vigilant Ones might not be large because they were the original creators of Fate.

Judging from Xiao Jinjinghua's words, there were far fewer vigilant people than Xia Zuo had anticipated.

"Of course they're rare, even rarer than spirit readers." Little Golden Thorn Flower's attention was diverted by Xia Zuo, and she forgot all about the spiritual food.

"You know what? Of the nine Temple mages who have mastered the laws of space and time recorded in the Temple's records, only two of them, including you, are Vigilant."

"Who is the other one?" Xia Zuo asked, intrigued.

"Each head of the August family."

"Every clan leader?" Xia Zuo paused for half a second, then quickly realized:

"You mean, the method by which the August family inherits the laws of spacetime can also inherit the characteristics of those who are vigilant?"

"Yes, that's right." Little Golden Bauhinia looked around, lowered her voice, and mysteriously pointed to the side:

“Look over there, the spirits of those people are different; they are members of the August family.”

Xia Zuo glanced discreetly in the direction Little Golden Bauhinia was pointing, and after a moment's attention, he discovered the difference Little Golden Bauhinia was referring to.

It was a pale blue outline that enveloped the spirit. Because the color was pale and the brightness was not as great as the spirit's golden-white light, it was not easy to spot.

The little golden bougainvillea said:

"The August family has mastered a series of spacetime magic spells that form a complete system. Not only can they pass on the laws of spacetime and the characteristics of the Vigilant to their descendants, but they can also be immune to all kinds of external interference. For example, when you are predicting the future, unless you can pay attention to the movements of the August family, they will automatically ignore the August family. They are like invisible people in the future you predict."

Xia Zuo nodded slowly, indicating his approval.

The August family controlled the Holy Mark Department.

In the future that Xia Zuo deduces in the [Time Phase Simulator], he often deals with the Holy Mark Department. However, unless someone is intentionally searching for members of the August family, none of them will appear in the future timeline on their own initiative.

Xia Zuo thought this was because his future self couldn't reach the higher-ups of the Holy Mark Department for the time being.

Now, after hearing what Little Golden Vitex had to say, he understood what was going on.

"The August family is also immune to Kamahibern's spirit magic."

Little Golden Vitex shook her head with a hint of wistfulness:

"They should be the only ones who are completely unaffected by Kamahibernine and can truly stand on equal footing with the Tree of Fate."

Natalie interjected:

"Attention, the meeting is about to begin."

Xia Zuo and Xiao Jin Jinghua immediately sat up straight and stopped communicating telepathically.

The scene fell silent at the same time. Those participants who were lost in their temporary memories were immediately brought back to their senses by being given a drink by the wishing fairy.

In the central open space surrounded by numerous hanging baskets, white trees, shrunk to the size of normal trees, grow from the gray soil, completing the process from seedling to fruit in about three seconds.

The wishing fairy flew to the white tree, picked the white, round fruits with her tiny hands, and placed them in front of the attendees.

After the wishing fairies came to the table, Xia Zuo took the opportunity to carefully observe these lively little ones.

The appearance of the Wishing Fairy can be summarized in one sentence:

They are miniature human females, about the size of a palm, with pointed ears and wings as thin as cicada wings on their backs being their most distinctive features.

This creature weaves short-sleeved shirts and skirts from leaves, and flies barefoot through the air. When faced with the scrutinizing gazes of attendees, it will shyly lower its head.

Xia Zuo withdrew his gaze from the wishing fairy in front of him and looked at the white fruit that the fairy had brought, releasing his detection spell.

This is another kind of spiritual food that carries temporary memories.

“Melina can eat this, and so can you.” Natalie picked up a white fruit and held it to her face.

"The temporary memories here are not the kind of things that are intoxicating, but rather the information that Kamashiberlein wants to convey."

Xia Zuo nodded, picked up two white fruits, stuffed one into the small golden chaste tree on his leg, and slapped the other on his face.

As usual, the gold finger sent an inquiry.

After Xia Zuo clicked "confirm" in his mind, a dark memory began to play.

The bone trough filled with blood and grime, the dark corridor covered in bloody mud, the eerie candlelight on the skull candlestick... this scene... gave Xia Zuo a sense of déjà vu.

Upon seeing the obelisk with the remains embedded in it, Xia Zuo immediately recognized the place.

Headquarters of the Church of the Otherworldly Demons!

Enter the interrogation room on the first floor behind the flesh wall!

The temple mage codenamed "Lone Peak" was brutally murdered by the otherworldly demons here.

Xia Zuo still remembers the corpse that had been disemboweled by the alien demon.

Why would the information delivered by Kamashiberion be related to the headquarters of the Church of the Otherworld?

Xia Zuo frowned and focused on examining the images in his memory.

First of all, this is a first-person perspective shot.

The pattern of the image moving up and down, as well as the angle at which it observes its surroundings, all suggest that the creature being filmed using a first-person perspective camera has a height and walking style similar to that of a normal person.

Secondly, the main camera will avoid extremely gory scenes, focusing instead on the dried blood on the black floor.

Therefore, it can be concluded that the protagonist of this memory scene is not a demon.

A hideous demon emerged from the interrogation room at the headquarters of the Church of the Otherworld.

It came to the front of the memory scene, grabbed the protagonist's chin with its large, barbed hand, and uttered a name that greatly surprised Xia Zuo:

"Inster Heguman..."

The demon let out a sharp, mocking laugh:

"Haha! Now you're one of us!"

"Snap." The demon snapped the protagonist's neck with its hand.

The memory faded into darkness.

Xia Zuo was a little confused.

Isn't Inster Heguman the Faceless Man?

After his character template was half-devoured by the [Life-Generating Spores], how did he end up at the headquarters of the Church of the Otherworld?

What did the demon in the memory mean by what it said?

Xia Zuo looked down at the small golden chaste tree on his leg, wanting to get more explanation from the other party.

But something seems wrong with Little Golden Vitex...

It painfully hugged its flower bud with leaves and buried its entire "head" between Xia Zuo's legs, as if it was feeling an overwhelming fear.

"Don't disturb her, Xia Zuo."

Natalie had also awakened from her temporary memories and stopped Xia Zuo from gently pushing the little golden thorn:

"When faced with the same memory, the Soul Reader will see more than we do."

"As an alert person, you can probably only see images and hear sounds, which is due to your extremely strong mental defenses."

"Those who are obsessed with desires can sense the desires and impulses of the protagonist in the memory, while those who read the spirits can gain a deeper understanding of all the protagonist's psychological activities and emotional changes based on this."

"Sister, hug me..." Little Golden Bauhinia woke up from her nightmare and rushed into Natalie's arms like a crying little girl.

"It's alright, it's alright, it's just a bad memory..." Natalie gently stroked the little golden chaste tree, comforting it softly.

As Xia Zuo watched the little golden thorn flower tremble slightly, his understanding of the Vigilant One, the Desire One, and the Spirit Reader deepened.

The vigilant person is like a completely sealed, transparent container. The consciousness inside the container can see the memories outside, but can never touch them.

The Desire is a transparent container with a door left open, which can be easily opened with a key called "Desire".

The Spirit Reader... such an existence is a leaky container. Whether it's desire, emotion, mental activity, or even a simple sentence, anything can disturb the consciousness inside the container.

Xia Zuo slowly scanned the entire room.

More than 80% of the attendees were using the desserts and snacks on the low tables to soothe their hearts, which were being impacted by dark memories, and to wash away the despair conveyed by those dark memories with the desire for pleasure.

Of the remaining 20% ​​of attendees, almost all of them, like Little Golden Bauhinia, were trembling with fear, clutching their heads, finding it difficult to escape from their dark memories.

Only the three attendees from the Xia Zuo and August families, along with a few others sitting silently in the corner, were able to maintain complete composure.

Xia Zuo nodded to the other vigilant attendees, their eyes meeting briefly before looking away, their expressions practically screaming "keep away" to each other.

"Melina, what did you read from your memories?" Natalie held the little golden chaste tree in her hands and affectionately rubbed her face against it.

"I read a lot of bad things..." Little Golden Bauhinia calmed down and whispered against Natalie's cheek:

"Inster Heguman was corrupted and defiled by the Otherworldly a long, long time ago."

"He secretly entered into a dark pact with the Otherworldly Demons, exchanging half of his consciousness for knowledge about the wild elements..."

The difference between an alert person and a spirit reader is truly vast... How come I couldn't read so much information... Xia Zuo frowned as he listened to Little Golden Thorn Flower's words, finally understanding the source of his unease.