"That's good." Gavin knew that for the legendary arcanist, the most terrifying thing in the Lost Land is not the monsters, but the loneliness where there is only one person left between heaven and earth. Even the gods can survive this A crazy person, let alone a person, "Do you need me to control the spread of the story here? Or adapt the follow-up of the story and send you some real soldiers and residents?"
"Let's maintain the status quo for the time being. The more elements this kind of experiment introduces, the easier it is to produce various uncontrollable variables. You have done enough, and there is no need to overly intervene now. When necessary, I will naturally tell you You." The legendary arcanist obviously regarded this matter as a unique magic experiment.
"Teacher, if you need anything, just tell me and I will do my best." Gavin followed the good advice. In this aspect, Filancini is the expert, so it's absolutely right to listen to her.
"Since you need to go to Cormyr next, please help me with one thing. Find the location pointed by this statue and see what is there." Filancini handed a palm-sized statue to Gavin.
This is one of the most unique statues Gavin has ever seen.
Normally, a statue is a physical thing, and everything is finalized the moment it is made.
The one that Filancini handed to Gavin was different. Although this statue was not big, it was lifelike, showing a tall and beautiful female silhouette. However, no matter how Gavin changed the angle, zoomed in and out, it was still the same. Even with the use of five-ring spells and real eyesight, it was impossible to see her face clearly. Everything seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog.
This situation is exactly the same as how Filancini felt for Gavin. Although the two of them were in the same room, not only were they sitting face to face, they even had some relatively intimate body movements. Everything happened naturally, except for the last step. The bottom line was that the reason why there was no breakthrough was because both of them had scruples, fearing that under the influence of the legendary arcanist, Gavin would be dragged into a lost place.
But even if it was an actual physical touch, Filancini still gave Gavin a dreamlike and unreal feeling. All contact with her seemed like everything was a dream. No matter how hard he tried, nothing happened. How to completely see Filancini's true face, as if she were separated by three layers of veil, she can only feel that she is extremely beautiful.
All this reached its climax on a moonless night after breaking up with Filancini. In his mind, the legendary arcanist was left with only a name and an illusory shadow, not to mention his face, even his body. I can't even recall her outline. Then as the moon becomes round again, her memory will become clearer and clearer. It won't be until the two meet again that everything will be pieced together.
This situation is obviously not a problem with Gavin's memory, nor is it really a tryst between the two in a dream.
Gavin once co-created the Dragon Oak Dream with the Lord of Virginia, and has seen what a real dream looks like. As long as his soul consciousness is strong enough, even a dream can become as real as reality, and Gavin now has three inner qualities. The attributes have even surpassed that of most legendary casters, but such a situation still occurs, which shows that the problem is not with him, but with Filancini being shrouded in a special law, which is closely related to the distance between the two worlds.
When the distance between the two worlds becomes closer, the memory will naturally become clearer, and vice versa. Once the two worlds are completely isolated, all memories of Filancini in Faerûn will be erased by this power, just like the legendary arcanist The same has never existed in this world.
This characteristic applies not only to Filancini, but also to those creatures swallowed by the Lost Land, especially those investigators. When they investigate the Lost Land, establish contact with it, and are slowly swallowed by it, about Everything about them is being lost from the minds of those involved, leaving only their investigative reports as evidence of their true existence.
This was also the case with this lady figurine. Gavin couldn't help but guess, "Could this thing come from the Lost Land?"
"Yes." Filancini nodded and admitted, "This was found in the dilapidated mage tower where I was imprisoned. It is the only thing that can be taken away from that land. I suspect it is a sign or a key. The general direction she marked is in Cormyr, but the specific location is unknown. I have no way to go that far, so I can only leave everything to you."
"Are there any more specific tips? The Kingdom of Cormyr is really too broad." Gavin repeatedly observed the lady statuette and found that her details were a bit too amazing.
Not only the appearance is lifelike, but also the inner details are complete. She is wearing a loose mage robe, and the bottom part is very like a skirt. After turning it over, what you see is not a solid one, but a pair of long legs and Sexy lace underwear, even the folds of the female mage's robe are all available, and the material of the statue cannot be distinguished. When held in the hand, it has neither the coldness of metal nor the texture of wood, but is as smooth as ivory.
Compared with the explanation that the craftsmen who carved this statue were amazing, Gavin believed that this statue was a masterpiece of magic. Even if she was transformed from a corpse or a living person, it is not a strange thing, let alone a legendary magic. , many eight-ring and nine-ring spells can do this. The confinement spell used by the evil beast ghost necromancer to imprison Grace is a model in this regard. It can imprison a person's soul in a crystal ball. Compared to imprisoning the soul, it is easier to imprison the body.
Drow elves have a very special way of punishing slaves. It is not turning into spider drow or molten wax demon. It is a glorious punishment that only drow can have. Many slaves were turned into ebony statues by their magic. They are sold as drow specialties. In the hands of many races and people with special hobbies, this kind of painting has a unique style (generally showing a fearful painting style). Those victims are extremely violent when they are turned into ebony statues. As terrifying as it can be) and the statue that is 100% realistically restored has been widely praised and welcomed.
"On a full moon night, the Temple of the Four Gods." Filancini replied, "Also, do not put her into the dimensional space, and do not use teleportation spells when taking her, especially the latter."
Gavin immediately thought of the characteristics of the Lost Land and asked: "What the teacher means is that this statue may hinder the teacher's teleportation technique. No matter where the original destination is, it will be teleported directly to the Lost Land. If you go to the mage tower, you will be imprisoned like the teacher?"
"Yes." Filancini nodded and said, "But this is just my personal speculation, but I have to be careful. Originally, you should not be involved in this matter more deeply. This is dragging you into the water, but besides you No one can do it for me.”
All signs indicate that the lost place called the Demiplane of Fear where she is located is shrouded in a powerful secret-keeping law. The process of understanding it is the process of the soul being marked by it. The more you understand and the deeper you get involved, the more marked you become. The richer it is, the greater the possibility of being swallowed by it.
"Why do you say you are dragging yourself into the water?" Gavin said with a smile, but he didn't care much. "From the moment I started following the teacher's footsteps, I was already in the water. Rather than being timid about this kind of thing, it's better to face the difficulties and do it." Go up and find a way to crack it. In this world, any law is meant to be broken. No matter how powerful the law shrouded in the demiplane of fear is, it is just a demiplane in the etheric plane. There is no such thing now. The way to break free means that the power we have now is not strong enough. I have only heard of the Demiplane of Fear trapping mortals, but never heard of it trapping even gods."
A person's courage is directly proportional to the power he possesses. He is now a genuine chosen one of the gods. Although Ms. Strategy has only a weak divine power that has just been promoted to a god, the energy she possesses is not comparable to that of mortals. She is half-feared. If the plane wants to drag him away, he must first ask her if she agrees.
Having confidence does not mean that Gavin will seek death at will. For example, even though he knew that transporting this lady statue was dangerous, he still used teleportation without caring and honestly transported it by land, which would lead to the possibility of accidents. Keeping sex to a minimum is the most correct choice.
This task naturally belongs to Luna, the half-moon horse. She can just airlift it to the City of Faith.
"Haha... you are right. I am trapped here not because it is too powerful, but because I am too weak. Sooner or later, I will not only break free from this cage, but I will also conquer and reshape it. Let everything there surrender to my will." The legendary arcanist was aroused by Gavin. Deep in the heart of every arcanist, there is a desire to fight against the sky, the earth, and people. Courage, Filancini is no exception, but the edges that were previously smoothed by the demiplane of fear are a bit flat, but it does not mean that it is completely gone, especially with internal and external cooperation, the situation is already very good.
Gavin's growth rate far exceeded her imagination, not only in terms of his personal strength, but also the influence he had and the things he was exposed to. What he created in just two months was something that many people could never pursue in their entire lives. , and this is just the beginning. This thing is like a snowball. The later it gets, the faster it rolls and the bigger it gets.
This is naturally a good thing for Filancini, because it means that the more power she can borrow from him, the more things she can do, and the more experience points she will gain. , the stagnant professional level can continue to be improved.
Previously trapped on an isolated island in the Land of the Lost, in addition to having to endure the never-ending loneliness, the most troublesome thing for Filancini was that the channels for obtaining professional experience were severely restricted, and the improvement of professional level was almost stagnant. The professional experience gained from being trapped for more than ten years was not as much as the two months of establishing contact with Gavin.
"I recently got a bold guess about this demiplane of fear."
"Oh? What guess? Tell me."
"This inspired my guess." Gavin played the horrific scene he saw in the swamp of the distant sea to Filancini, "This swamp is obviously a partial overlap between the real plane and the etheric plane. There is reality within the fictitious, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. The story of the mysterious witch and the seven goblins proves the plasticity of legends on the etheric plane in disguise. It is also composed of a mixture of fiction and reality. a whole new world.
Therefore, I have reason to suspect that the demiplane of fear is also like this. It is a real dream, a real nightmare, a nightmare that can swallow people in reality, and what is swallowed by it becomes a new component of this real nightmare. It is very likely that the attacks on people here did not start from the real plane, but started from nightmares. In this way, many things will be explained. "
What he saw and heard in the distant sea swamps inspired Gavin a lot.
Although he and the Lord of Virginia jointly created the Dragon Oak Dreamland, when it was first created, it was not based on the dream concept but the network concept on the earth. Gavin has always subconsciously regarded it as a large-scale Faerun. version of LAN, there are no more profound changes in the conceptualization of dreams.
The situation in the distant sea swamp where reality and dreams are combined, and the creatures in the dream even jump out and directly attack the real people and plunder their souls, clearly tells Gavin that in Faerûn, the boundary between reality and dream is not clear. Especially when the dream is separated from the individual and exists in a common form.
This situation is by no means an exception. The combination of reality and dream like the distant sea swamp means that the dragon oak dream can also be realized.
"Dream! Nightmare! The Lost Land!" The legendary arcanist was obviously inspired. She was in the middle of the game, and her feelings were naturally deeper than Gavin's. She couldn't help but murmured these words, even though she looked at them. I don't know the specific changes in her expression, but I can feel her eyes getting brighter and brighter, "I have heard that there is a place in this world called Dreamland, which is a collection of countless lost dream fragments, but Dreamland It is also divided into dreams and nightmares. Most of the dreams gathered there are those that tend to be benign. Where did those nightmares go? In the etheric plane, is there any more suitable place to go than the demiplane of fear?
I think we have found the best weapon to deal with the Demiplane of Fear. Please focus on collecting all the books and spells about dreams. By the way, didn't you say that you co-created a Dragon Oak Dream? I need experience and knowledge in this area. "
"This is simple." Gavin shared the original concept and the whole process of constructing Dragon Oak Dreamland with Filancini in detail without hesitation. "The construction of Dragon Oak Dreamland has its own special characteristics. The reason why it is easy to succeed is We made full use of the Virginia Lord's powerful influence and control over the Fairy Wilderness and the power of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree itself. Rather than creating the Dragon Oak Dreamland, we use the adhesion of soul consciousness and energy to control the Dragon Oak. The relatively dispersed energy of the mother tree is woven and distributed. This is not our dream, but the dream of the dragon oak mother tree. We are just borrowers. Therefore, that dream is tied to the dragon oak mother tree. Currently, there are only limited places. With the help of It takes a special connection to enter that dream.
If you want to compile your own dream as a weapon against the fear demiplane, there is definitely no way to take this path. You must have your own original dream and your own core support point..."
Although Gavin is only the creative provider of the Dragon Oak Dreamland, and the Lord of Virginia is the real executor, with his eyes and ears open, his theoretical level in this aspect has also been greatly improved compared to the beginning. .
"I can use my own original dream. Anyway, I was trapped there most of the time. The dream I supported is definitely not comparable to the one supported by the dragon oak mother tree. But in a short period of time, it has been used for research. It's enough, but it's a pity that I can't go to your dragon oak dreamland to experience it personally, otherwise this matter would be even simpler." The legendary arcanist is very confident in her own strength, and the dreamland constructed by her, It is certainly not comparable to ordinary people’s dreams.
"Using ordinary methods may not work, but it does not mean that using dream methods cannot work. Dreams can break the restrictions of geography, distance, space and even time. As long as the teacher finds a way to construct his own dream, we can find a way to make the two Dreams come true." Gavin's inspiration was completely aroused, and he started brainstorming with great interest. He had always been unwilling to lag behind others in this area, even if the other party was a legendary arcanist.
"Yes, the Lost Land only binds my body. If I open the dream, I dare not break out of this shackles. At least I will use the same power to fight against it, and I will no longer be so passive. It just so happens that I will Dream Enlightenment, wait for me to prepare and see the effect of this spell." Filancini's research desire was completely aroused.
Dream Enlightenment is a five-ring illusion spell. Through this spell, the caster can convey information to others in the form of dreams. This spell can transcend distance restrictions. As long as you know the exact name or title of the recipient, you can Enter his dream, but there is a prerequisite, that is, the person must sleep and be able to dream.
Therefore, this spell is generally ineffective for elves or half-elves, because they usually use trance to replace sleep. After the elect template is hung up, Gavin does not even need sleep now. Occasionally, he takes a nap for an hour or two during his busy life. It is purely a human habit. It is a spice of life, not a necessity.
Of course, Filancini did not simply want to cast a dream spell on Gavin, but was preparing to use this spell as a medium to weave her own original dream.
"Let's continue in another place." Filancini reached out and pulled in the void, and a passage generated by the etheric mist instantly appeared in front of the two of them, and the end of the passage was none other than the one buried deep under the Stone Pony Hotel. The witch's hut, the central anchor of the legendary arcanist.
The reason why she opened this place to Gavin was not simply to increase her trust in him, but because Filancini suddenly discovered that Gavin might not be able to appreciate the things she regarded as treasures, at least she might not be greedy. It was as important as she thought, but on the contrary, she coveted the half-body artifact on him, especially the War Reaver. It was a high-level artifact, and there were only a few in the entire Faerûn continent.
Gavin naturally would not refuse and followed closely behind Filancini. He was also full of curiosity about the situation here.
(End of chapter)
