Heidi admitted that she had encountered countless tricky situations in her many years as a doctor—but none as awkward as this!

Just as she was so embarrassed that she was about to leave fingerprints on the golden cone in her hand, Talan Eil suddenly laughed!

"Even so, I still believe what you said is true!"

Heidi instantly showed a somewhat surprised expression!

"The 'golden cone' you use has a very unique emblem."

Talan Eil smiled and pointed to the "weapon" and "medical tool" in Heidi's hand. "Even in this dream, you still accurately reproduced that emblem, which shows that you value it very much—Miss Heidi, you are an excellent graduate of the Academy of Truth. This emblem is only awarded to ten of the most outstanding young apprentices each year, and it is engraved on one of their items according to their wishes!"

Heidi was stunned for a moment, and her eyes followed the direction of the other party's finger to the end of the golden cone's handle, where an emblem of the "Eye of Wisdom" surrounded by light spots was engraved!

Ordinary people can easily confuse this emblem with the common symbol of the God of Wisdom, but only those who truly understand the various symbols of the Academy of Truth can distinguish the difference between this emblem and the ordinary "Eye of Wisdom!"

It was only at this moment that a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Heidi's mind, and she stared fixedly at the elven scholar in front of her who claimed to be "Talan Eil."

Some vague impressions in her mind finally gradually came together: a member of the Academy of Truth, an elf, the ancient surname "Eil," would make the astonishing move of observing the surface of the sun when Anomaly 001 went out...

"Talan Eil...wait, are you Mr. Talan Eil of Lightwind Harbor?"

Heidi widened her eyes. "The master who studies borders and hidden knowledge..."

"I can't be called a master, just a busy researcher," Talan Eil said with a smile, waving his hand. Although he spoke modestly, he was obviously quite pleased to be recognized. But then he became a little puzzled. "You've heard of me? That's not common... I don't show my face much. Although I have some fame, it's limited to Lightwind Harbor and within the elven community. How did a human from so far away hear about me?"

"I heard my father mention you," Heidi said immediately. "I've heard about you since I was little."

"Your father?" Talan Eil frowned!

"His name is Maurice Underwood. He studied at the headquarters of the Academy of Truth when he was young, and he also traveled to Lightwind Harbor..."

Talan Eil felt a little familiar when he heard that name. After hearing Heidi's words, he immediately remembered. "Ah, that young man. I have an impression of him. He was an amazingly talented young man... You are his daughter?"

The elven scholar exclaimed, looking Heidi up and down several times with wide eyes, unable to help but click his tongue in amazement. "Then he got married and had children early enough..."

Heidi's expression suddenly became a little strange, and she hesitated to say, "...My father was almost forty years old when he had me. That's already very, very late..."

"Forty..." Talan Eil opened his mouth, then slapped his forehead. "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot. I should use human standards. Sorry, I'm sometimes so careless!"

Heidi could only smile awkwardly. She could tell that this elven scholar, who was highly praised by her father, was indeed terribly oblivious at times...

After being quiet for a moment, Talan Eil couldn't help but ask with anticipation, "How did your father mention me?"

Heidi subconsciously said, "He said that as an elf, you can actually rely on the power of your lifestyle to develop cervical spondylosis and frozen shoulder, which is truly admirable..."

Talan Eil: "!"

Heidi: "No need to apologize."

The elven scholar waved his hand, interrupting the mental physician who had just reacted and looked embarrassed, obviously immune to similar words.

"We've chatted enough, Miss Heidi. Now it's time to use your professional skills and find a way to get me out of this dream!"

This timely shift of topic immediately resolved Heidi's embarrassment. The latter quickly adjusted her expression and mood and began to consider ways to break this dream!

But just as she was beginning to recall the "professional knowledge" she had mastered, Talan Eil said from the side, "I must first remind you, Miss Heidi..."

"...I myself have tried the falling method, the suffocation method, the interrogation method, and reverse hypnosis, all to no avail. All these methods cannot wake me up from here, but can only make me more and more awake in this dream!"

Heidi was stunned when she heard this, and her expression changed slightly. "More and more awake in the dream?"

"Yes, one of the most dangerous situations among the various dangerous situations encountered after a 'trapped in a dream' accident." Talan Eil spread his hands. "Being more and more awake in a dream to realize that you are in a dream, but at the same time failing to wake up, this shows that my sanity is gradually being assimilated by the underlying logic of this dream—from the subconscious, I no longer think it is necessary for me to wake up, even... my subconscious now thinks I am already awake!"

"Have you tried praying to Lahm?"

"What do you think?" Talan Eil asked with a wry smile!

"...You are already so awake in this dream that you can even accept Lahm's protection..."

"...So, you are in fact already awake, but the terrible thing is that you are 'awake in a dream'… Conventional guidance methods may not work!" Heidi's tone gradually became serious.

"Why don't you… try poking me with that cone again?"

Talan Eil pointed to the golden cone in Heidi's hand. "Give my subconscious a near-death hint, and I'll see if I can rely on the sudden death method to 'return to the real world!'"

Heidi was stunned for a moment, and quickly shook her head. "I don't think that's a good idea..."

As soon as she finished speaking, a strange and slightly lazy female voice suddenly came from the side out of nowhere. "I don't think that's a good idea either, little girl!"

Heidi was startled by the voice. She instantly tightened the golden cone in her hand and looked in the direction of the voice. The next second, a flurry of colorful paper suddenly confused her eyes. The colors of the fluttering paper fell from the sky like snowflakes, and an elegant woman with a mysterious aura walked out of the fluttering colors!

While Heidi suddenly became vigilant and made a defensive posture, the suddenly appearing mysterious woman didn't even glance in this direction. Instead, she walked straight to Talan Eil. "I said, really, Master Eil, stop thinking about your sudden death method. With your current level of health, one cone from this mental physician and you'll really die suddenly in the real world!"

"Ah, Ms. Lucretia." After seeing who it was, Talan Eil's face suddenly showed a happy look. "You're here to help—well, it seems that although my disciples didn't find a mental physician, they found a more powerful helper. They brought the Sea Witch here..."

Lucretia waved her hand. "I rejected the mental physicians your disciples found. They can't help you—you're in my laboratory now!"

Heidi stared blankly at the scene in front of her. First, she discovered that Talan Eil and this suddenly appearing mysterious woman actually knew each other, and she couldn't help but feel a little surprised. But then, she noticed the woman's name!

Lucretia!

There may be more than one person in this world named Lucretia, but there is only one who is called the "Sea Witch."

In great astonishment, Heidi first felt a sense of tension and vigilance, and then realized that she had to say something, but the words stuttered in her mouth: "You... you are..."

"'Witches' don't eat people, don't be nervous, miss," Lucretia laughed, seeming to find the reaction of the young human girl in front of her very interesting. "How interesting. I didn't expect that there would be a 'guest' in Master Talan Eil's dream. For a 'predicament,' it's a bit too lively here!"

She said with a light smile, but gradually, the warmth in that gentle smile faded away bit by bit. Her eyes were still full of smiles... but the depths of her eyes gradually became as cold and scrutinizing as frost!

"What's your name, stranger?"

Heidi didn't even notice the change in temperature in Lucretia's smile!

However, her mind suddenly began to warn her at this moment. A "premonition" rooted in her spiritual talent made her tense up suddenly.

The "witch" in front of her was analyzing her soul and mind. She was treating herself as a "polluting factor" in this dream.

The moment she realized this terrible fact, Heidi tried to apply mental defenses to herself, but she found that she had lost contact with all supernatural powers. Even the "golden cone" in her hand, which was most closely connected to her, seemed to have suddenly become something unrelated to her. She could only desperately stabilize her consciousness in great anxiety and tension, while desperately thinking and struggling to say, "My name is Heidi. I'm a mental physician. I accidentally entered Mr. Talan Eil's dream. The intruder is someone else, and several of them have already been resolved by Mr. Talan Eil himself..."

The pressure that made her spiritual talent frantically warn her suddenly disappeared!

Heidi breathed a sigh of relief instantly, but at the same time felt deeply confused. She hadn't finished speaking!

She raised her head in confusion. At some point, the amethyst pendant hanging on her chest had begun to heat up slightly again. She pressed the crystal pendant with one hand, and at the same time looked at the "witch" opposite her in confusion!

Lucretia was just frowning!

"Are you a follower of my father?"

(I had another bold idea today!)