At half past nine in the evening, Shangluo was lying on his bed. The lights are off and the phone is set to "wake up" mode. According to Lu Huaiyang, as long as the fixed time is reached, the light of the mobile phone will wake him up at a specific frequency, and then let him have a lucid dream, thus avoiding some unpredictable "problems" in the dream.
"Hey, Apollonia." He suddenly opened his eyes, "What would have happened if I didn't wake up?"
"It's hard to say. Without adequate rituals, no one knows what will happen in dreams. If dreams could be controlled, the Romans would have found the light long ago."
"Is the mysterious power on the Roman side related to the 'dream'?"
[To be precise, it is related to 'night'. Like the icy sun shining over Cathay, the bright moon was a symbol of Constantinople. The mystery of the Roman side is usually hidden in the night, and the night is noble. Because human beings in their primitive state have no way of knowing the scene in the dark night. Only those who master the "light" know how to explore in the dark night. 】
"So, Lu Qianhu's suggestion is correct?"
[His advice is very correct. In Rome, only trained inner guards and other professionally trained people would explore this road, because light is far less selfless than daylight - in Cathay, as long as you take Immortal Root, you can try to explore the real avenue. But in Rome, lights are only reserved for those who are qualified to hold "lights", and they are not open to most people. Therefore, Lu Huaiyang's suggestion is very correct. Don't walk into the night casually, especially After you witness the mystery.】
"Why?"
[Because I think about it every day and dream about it at night. After you witness a mysterious event, magical "symbols" will appear in your thoughts, and "symbols" are the only language that can be used in dreams. In other words, this is another application of the Akashic Records: instead of asking broadly, 'What are the foundation pills' and finding the closest answer? Come find the only answer. 】
"Then the Romans could use rituals to lock in the content of 'dreams' and then explore them in their dreams?"
[You are half right. Because to be precise it was not a 'dream', but a 'night'. Anything can happen where you can't see it. It is this infinite possibility that lies within the night - and of course dreaming is part of it. But entering the night through dreams is very dangerous, just like swimming in the middle of the ocean. The Romans would be very well prepared. They would first prepare tokens, then use EITR potions to maintain the continuity of consciousness, and finally light lamps at a specific sacrificial site at night, and return to the sacrificial site before the phlogiston is exhausted. You have nothing here, so you need to wake up to ensure your own safety. 】
"Got it." He checked his phone again.
[Don’t worry, you have already set it up before. This trick is very useful because people can feel light even when they are sleeping. When you know you will be awakened by light, you will have the suggestion that 'light is reality'. In fact, you can prepare a top, but it will take time to prepare it. You haven't gone through long-term training, so you can't bring a top or other cues in. So just set the lighting. Now, go to sleep. Have sweet dreams. 】
He had never seen this dream. The bright silver atmosphere casts mottled tree shadows in the forest, and countless eyes seemed to be peering into the deep forest. After walking through doorways made of branches one after another, there was a big tree in the clearing in the forest.
A big golden tree with golden branches. But a creepy shadow lingers beneath the golden branches: the laurel-crowned Priest-King lurches beneath the tree, circling slowly. The sharp sword is his crutch, and the tip of the sword pierces the earth, bringing him a small but useful support. Only holding a sharp sword can give the Priest King some small comfort.
But he couldn't get a moment's peace. Because anyone who climbs down the golden branch is eligible to seize his crown, he must patrol here day and night. Especially at night - yes, at night. Whenever night falls, there will be speculators taking advantage of the cover of night to try to break off the golden branches.
"I'm talking about you!"
The priest king suddenly stopped and looked here. The cloudy eyes bring ancient malice, which is the last warning to the trespassers.
Suddenly, a pair of hands grabbed his shoulders from behind and took him back into the forest, allowing him to get a moment of respite.
When I looked back, I saw six identical people, each holding a lantern in their hand.
The person dragging Shangluo glanced at him: "It's strange, why is he a Cathay man? Come on, Raven! This is not an apprentice, this is a Cathay man! He is still a child!"
"A Cathay man? How did he end up on this path?"
The man called "Raven" came forward. Although they all look the same, Hydra troops differentiate themselves from each other by code names. Raven is the main body, and other codenames include lion, crocodile, dolphin, snake, lobster, snail, etc. as needed.
"Hey, kid, are you in Delphi? Are you taking part in a trial?"
He and Shangluo looked at each other: "No, he's dreaming! He didn't drink the potion at all, he's not awake."
"Dreaming? But dreams are based on experience. Without the experience of these symbols in Cathay, it is impossible to come here. Raven. Anyway, let's take him out of the forest quickly. It's very dangerous here, and it's also very dangerous for us. We There were also two people looking at him, even blinking alternately in order to keep their gaze."
His concerns are justified. Because protecting a dreamer in the woodland is very troublesome. Because there is no continuity in dreams, they may disappear in the blink of an eye, and everyone has to blink. However, the Hydra troops are theoretically "one person", so they can at least maintain a continuous gaze by blinking alternately without letting the target escape their sight.
"What a hell, why didn't anyone come who should have come, and someone came who shouldn't have come." The lion holding the sword muttered.
Raven glanced at him: "How do you know he shouldn't come?"
"Do you want him to seize the golden branch?"
Raven was silent for a while: "Has something happened recently in Cathay?"
The wise dolphin provided the answer: "The Ripper is over there. The VI team is preparing to go to Cathay. It has been reported to the Jinyi Guards and there will be a rocket plane to pick them up."
"Why is it that Sinian keeps using rocket planes to pick up people lately? Fortunately, we are not on field duty this time."
"Raven, what about this child?"
"Bring an old branch and let him choose." He took a withered yellow branch from behind, helped Shangluo up, and handed the old branch into his hand:
"Listen, kid. Take the old branch. This is the golden branch of the previous tree. Go out and figure out the meaning here. If you are really sure you want to continue, use the old branch to sleep. But be sure to drink the EITR potion. , this place is very dangerous, very dangerous, very dangerous. Do you understand? We will stay here until the end of the trial. Next time, if you are ready, come to us with the old branches."
Shangluo nodded.
"Then wake up!" He suddenly let go, and Shangluo fell because he lost support.
"Bang!" Shangluo woke up as his head hit the desk.
The whole class was quiet, and the teacher looked at him.
The bump on his nose hurt so much that Shangluo woke up completely. He wanted to reach out and rub his nose - but when he stretched out his right hand, he was holding a golden dead branch.
(End of chapter)
