After finishing her day's work, Talia returned to her dormitory without even eating.
She quickly took out the notebook that Naify had given her, and immediately tried to decipher it according to the string of numbers. Soon, she discovered that the three numbers in each paragraph represented "page", "line", and "word" respectively. From this, Talia was able to decipher the contents of the note.
At this point, she finally understood why she felt that there were so many "clerical errors" in the notes. It was because these seemingly illogical and uncommon words, after being "deciphered", actually formed new sentences after being dismantled!
"The world … is illusory. Someone wants to control you … to escape."
She silently read this sentence, her brows tightly knitted together.
Talia was at a loss at this moment. If Naify was warning her about something else, she could accept it. But the sentence "The world is illusory", was it literal, or … a metaphor?
She put the note away and remembered that she hadn't eaten today. With a belly full of doubts, she walked towards the "canteen" inside the Magic Tower. Unlike usual, Talia involuntarily began to observe her surroundings today, as well as the other "members" inside the Magic Tower.
Everything seemed normal, and the content of their conversation was also related to magic. Talia listened for a long time, but didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. She had finished her meal in her heart.
But that night, she didn't sleep well.
The next day, Talia began her work in the laboratory as usual. However, Talia inadvertently discovered that several people in the lower floors of the Magic Tower seemed to be doing repetitive work. The floor that they had just wiped would be wiped again when she passed by.
She slightly narrowed her eyes, but didn't step forward to ask anything. Instead, she went on with her life as usual.
Every morning after waking up, Talia maintained her usual habit of busying herself inside the Magic Tower. However, at night, she would often stand in front of the Magic Tower's window for a long time. At the same time, these days, she would take advantage of the short break to wander around the square market, looking around, as if she was interested in everything.
Just like that, time passed, and after another half a month, Talia never smiled again.
When the "rest day" arrived, Tyria put on her gray mage robe and went straight to the market with her notebook in hand. She knocked on Naify's door.
The latter opened the door with the same attitude as the last time he met Tyriya. After greeting her, he asked curiously, "You don't seem to be in a good mood. Did something happen to you? "
"That … let's talk inside."
Talia's posture was unnatural. She did not smile. Naifei asked her to come in and sit down, but before she could say anything, Talia took out the piece of paper with the number written on it. "Do you remember this?"
"What is this?"
Naifei had a strange look on his face. He took a few glances at it and frowned. "Numbers? What do you mean? "
Taliyah stared at her face, her hands wringing together nervously under her robe. Seeing that Naifei didn't seem to know anything, she seemed to confirm something in her mind. She suddenly said, "You gave this to me."
"Ah? When did I give it to you? "
Naifei was stunned. Then, she asked, "These words don't seem to be written by me. Also … what do these numbers mean? Could it be that I remembered wrongly? "
However, Taliyah slowly got up and pointed out the window. "There will be a carriage passing by soon. The driver is wearing yellow clothes and a straw hat."
"Huh?"
Naifei turned her head and looked out the window. There really was a carriage slowly passing by as she said.
"The peasant woman over there talks about her husband falling into the ditch every day. After so many days, what she says has hardly changed. Similarly … Although some of the people in the Magic Tower are doing things, there are also some who are sitting and repeating the same things. Some cycle every two days, some cycle every three days … "
Taliyah narrowed her eyes. "I feel that there are actually many people in this world who are fake. Only a few are existences with thoughts. I now suspect that someone deliberately pushed me into this Magic Tower. There must be some strange content in the things I learn. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a deliberate arrangement …"
"How can that be?"
Naifei still couldn't believe it. In the end, Taliyah said loudly, "You must know something! Otherwise, you wouldn't use such a method to tell me that there must be something wrong with this world! You also have a problem, but you're the only one who might wake up! Answer me, Naifei! What the hell is going on! "
As Taliyah spoke, she suddenly realized that something was wrong. She suddenly looked out of the window and found that the originally bustling street had suddenly become empty!
This strange scene instantly made Taliyah's scalp tingle. She saw that the carriage that had just passed by was now swaying on the ground. Even the horse and driver had disappeared.
Turning her gaze back, Naifei also stared outside with her eyes wide open. Before she could say anything, a magic circle in the house quickly sounded. Taliyah knew that this was a warning. She immediately prepared for battle. In the end, before the door could open, she felt a 'buzz' in her brain and her whole body began to uncontrollably lean to the side.
Naifei seemed to have encountered the same thing. Her eyes lost focus as she leaned against the back of the chair behind her. In the next moment, she once again turned into the strange appearance that Taliyah had seen before. She desperately rushed over and grabbed Naifei, her mouth almost touching her ear. She hurriedly said: "Don't forget! Never forget! They will erase your memory! Don't be controlled! Don't — "
Before she could finish her words, the door was slammed open. Sawdust splashed onto Tyriya's face. She saw many tall figures rushing into the house. She tried her best to focus her gaze on the one in the lead, but another violent mental attack assaulted her. Her eyes rolled back and she fainted completely ….
"The plan is terminated!"
Crupus's expression was not very good, but he quickly thought of something and asked Naifei who was still supporting Taliyah: "Don't tell me … this is also part of the plan?"
Crystal Dragon Lord remembered what Roddy had said. He believed that Naifei's small actions were intentional, so he quickly calmed down from his previous anxiety: "If we do this, I'm afraid that she will always have doubts in her heart, right? Then the second stage … "
Crupus suddenly paused because he thought of a certain possibility.
Looking up to the other side, Roddy and Camilla had already walked in from the portal behind. Looking down at the unconscious Taliyah, he pulled Naifei up: "Well done!"
Then Roddy said to Crystal Dragon Lord: "In order to make the plan less flawed, I used this arrangement … Now that everything is going well, I announce that the first stage has been successfully completed!"
However, the Dragons in the house were all dumbfounded. They all thought that the plan had failed, and their faces were full of anxiety. Crupus smiled bitterly and touched his beard, but he shook his head and said: "I was wondering why you deliberately emphasized it to me before. I should have thought of this scene …"
After a pause, he asked with some desire to continue: "Speaking of which – how did you come up with this idea?"
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