In an instant, Matthew's consciousness arrived in a void.
Matthew quickly surveyed his surroundings. It was not entirely empty—some distance away stood a normal-sized oak tree, and beneath it, an elderly white-haired old man sat on a rock.
Matthew recognized Merlin at once. This was the appearance Morgan had taken when she fooled them.
Merlin said kindly, "Don't worry. This is a dream. Not even Lady of the Lake Caroline can hear our conversation."
Matthew was shaken. Merlin had directly pulled him into a dream while he was awake—far more formidable than Morgan's methods.
Matthew asked, "Lord Merlin, do you know about me?"
Leaning on his long-handled wand, Merlin slowly rose to his feet. "Stories about me have spread widely in the future."
"In many stories, I have an identity—that of a prophet."
"In truth, I do not foresee the future. I simply 'see' it."
"I know you because I 'saw' you."
Matthew's pupils contracted. "Lord Merlin, are you saying you can see the future?"
Merlin nodded gently and pulled a dim Orange Crystal from his sleeve. "I possess a talent for prophecy. With this gemstone, I used prophecy to see the past, as well as a more distant future."
The moment Merlin took out the Orange Crystal, Matthew's heart jolted, because the Metal Disc in his mind reacted!
Matthew immediately understood. Like the Red Crystal and Blue Crystal on the Metal Disc, this Orange Crystal was one of the Metal Disc's components!
Merlin smiled faintly. "In the past, I crossed time through this gemstone and saw many futures."
"Until... I saw the moment you picked up a disk at home... and it burst into dazzling light..."
"Then I believed it was something connected to you."
"Now that you have come before me, I think I should give it to