"I was one of the believers," Lucente said sadly.
“In the beginning, joining that faith was a very, very wonderful experience…
"Men and women crowded into a small dance hall, filled with smoke and soft music. We drank and chatted, and even talked about some taboo topics, chatting about our dissatisfaction with Shenting and Keen... Then, in a tacit silence The backbone of the church will pour a glass of absinthe for everyone."
"After drinking that wine..." A sweet aftertaste appeared on Lusette's face, "Your dreams will come true!
"We..." He suddenly stood up, his eyes ignited, "We are flying over the city! Even the Kingdom of God Building is under us.
“The lights of the city stretch for thousands of miles, covering the entire coast like shining moss, and then extending inland... The modern diffuseness is like a shining wave!
"The modern gods are beside us, holding hands with us to celebrate together! Human beings have finally mastered the power to conquer the world. This is the dream of this era! - We are finally out of the darkness, and can worship desire openly, desire!
"Then, through this splendid modern life, desire gives us excessive feedback...!
"We know that we are still in that ballroom, but our spirits seem to have expanded and become lighter countless times. We are there to revel and express our love..."
"We have gained something as wonderful as money and status. We no longer have fear and have loosened the constraints of morality..."
"At that moment you will know: the modern era is a dream unique to mankind!"
Lucent took a few breaths, calmed down his increasingly excited tone, and continued with a slightly tired voice: "That is the stage of entering the religion... Believe me, not many people can refuse that kind of experience.
"Once you get past that stage, you can't go back... because you just want more, bigger dreams."
"After that, the backbones will ask us to dedicate money, connections, time, and even lives to our faith..." Lucente sat back by the fire, "Then, some of the 'lucky ones' will be promoted to dream believers and gain a A great honor..."
"Step into R'lye, sleep in a beautiful dream forever, and become one with the dream owner?" Sean asked.
Lucente stared at the fire and nodded, and the facial features on his face seemed to be melting due to accumulated fatigue: "I refuse to dream now. So I refuse to sleep."
"I was so stupid at the time that I thought it was a great luck...
"All devout believers can finally sleep in the Corridor of Eternal Sleep and obtain a drop of 'original liquid' before falling into sleep."
"Original solution?"
"Yes, it seems to be something secreted by the dreamer... It was also the ingredient added to the absinthe we drank back then.
"Once we obtain that liquid, we can stay in our dreams forever."
Sean suddenly understood - he was also sleeping in the coffin. He was trapped in a gray dream of despair, while those believers had one after another beautiful dreams.
"If it was a sweet dream," Sean asked, "then why did you wake up?"
"You don't understand..." Lucent held his head, "At the end of the dream, I discovered the nature of desire... God, I wish I never knew!"
"You don't know what kind of dreams I have!" His eyes flashed like a will-o'-the-wisp. "At first, I dreamed that I was in a city full of beauties, and they all loved me crazily. In addition to enjoying delicious food and fine wine, , I just kept busy...
“After getting tired of this dream, I started to start a business in my dream. Every time, without any accident, I became the most successful and richest person in the world.
"Then I started exploring and became a famous explorer, bringing back rare treasures from dangerous ancient sites..."
"I rotate through different dreams, over and over again, over and over again."
Lucent blinked and sighed: "Actually, I felt vaguely afraid at that time - every time I rotated a dream, the ecstasy and fun that dream gave me would diminish a little...
"Then, I gradually discovered the laws of the human heart. The scary thing is that I discovered it under that situation..." He looked at Sean with a wry smile, "I discovered that the human heart is a bottomless pit: we will soon no longer have it. Be content with what you have already obtained. What can satisfy us is always what we have not yet obtained...
"The scary thing is that there is nothing in dreams that I can't get. Even if I create various stories and temporarily erase my memory, it's useless. The feeling of emptiness is getting stronger and stronger."
He sighed and looked a little pale: "If sweet dreams are like honey, I ate too much, and in the end I couldn't taste the sweetness anymore.
“It took me an unknown amount of time to realize that dreams are actually nightmares wrapped in sugar.
"Then I tried to figure out how to wake up."
"A lot of people are going to wake up eventually?"
"Isn't it the same one who was canned just now? - Believe me, many people will want to wake up...
"Lucky people will find a way to wake up, while unlucky people will fall into nightmares. Anyway, what Soul Surge needs is intense dream emotions, and that person doesn't care what the emotions are!"
It seems that people who dream do not have unlimited energy... Sean thought: When they feel numb to the satisfaction of their desires, it is time to find a way to escape from the dream.
Those who successfully escape will be canned by the night watchers and continue to contribute soul surges. As a believer, Kluwetan really squeezes his followers to the limit...
Lucente held his head again. Just the thought of being canned made him paralyzed with fear: "Please, let's get out of here, run away - God!"
As if being annoyed by Lucente's thoughts, Moonlight finally scolded: "Leave? How to leave now? Where to go? How come you don't know how to leave Laleye and just run around outside?
"Don't you remember how your companions died after they went out? The only threat we have to deal with here is the occasional night watchman. What about going out? - Where is it safer now than hiding in the corridor?!"
A series of questions silenced Lucente.
"Where's Arthur?" Sean asked. According to Moonlight and the others, Arthur was also involved in diluting the curse. Judging from the size of his soul, he must have been the first to wake up, but Sean has not seen him yet.
"He went to the nearby area to investigate and look for a way to leave. Only he has such strength." Moonlight said, "He seems to be obsessed with this place."
Fascinating, yes, there is no explorer who is not curious about R'lyeh, right?
The difference is that this curiosity will not kill Arthur. He is one of the candidates for the next Joker.
Sean felt relieved. Everything would be easier with Arthur Merlin around.
"When does he come back?"
"He seems to have discovered something and is planning to return. We will listen to him later..."
A roar echoed throughout the Everlasting Sleep Corridor from far to near. At this moment, they seemed to be living in the intestines of some giant beast, and a terrifying bowel sound had just erupted.
Lucente suddenly straightened his head by the fire, his face turned white. Sean and others stood up and looked in the direction of the loud noise. They heard the dreamers on the far side shouting something in their dreams again.
"What are you shouting?" Ivan turned to ask Yueguang.
Moonlight squinted and listened for a while. There was another shock.
"They're singing a... name? It seems to be pronounced - Isotoa?"
Upon hearing the name, Lucente slowly turned his dull eyes to the moonlight.
"Who is that?" Moonlight turned to the former believer and asked.
"Heir..."
"What?"
"Son, his heir..."
Lucent raised his head suddenly, his eyes filled with ghostly fire: "It turns out that He really hates you! - It was such a big mistake to be with you!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran towards the darkness alone.
