In front of the grayish-white palace that was more than 200 meters tall, there were a few thick stone pillars that were shorter than itself. It was as though a team of guards were standing upright.
Klein could imagine that when the City of Miracles, Liveseyd, was still floating in midair, there must have been powerful dragons crouching on these stone pillars.
They were the attendants of the ancient gods, or rather, the servants of the gods.
He then looked up at the open door and said to Leonard and Audrey, "Stay close to me.
If anything happens, I'll immediately take you out of the book's World and return above the gray fog. "
This was also the main reason why Klein dared to explore this place.
"Okay." Audrey and Leonard didn't try to be brave. They walked to either side of Klein and walked beside him.
After relying on their Spirit Body's flight ability to cross the stairs, the trio entered the palace through the exaggerated and magnificent door.
The first thing they saw was a spacious space that allowed many dragons to freely roll around, as well as ancient stone pillars that seemed to prop up the sky.
On both sides of the hall, there were colorful murals. They constantly extended forward and converged behind a giant pillar that was so wide that it was unknown how many people could wrap their arms around it.
The giant pillar stood in the deepest part of the hall, right in front of them. It didn't rely on any external objects. Just by itself, it made one feel a strong sense of fear and experience the vicissitudes of time, like a petrified god.
Almost instantly, a grayish-white figure appeared on the giant pillar.
The figure's entire body was covered in scales, and each scale was like a solid slab of stone. Just the vague outline was enough to make it seem epic.
Dragon of Imagination, Ankewelt! Just as this thought flashed through Klein's mind, he heard an inexplicably familiar voice echo in the ridiculously spacious hall:
"Dragon of Imagination, Ankewelt!"
As Klein looked around in shock, he heard Leonard sigh with emotion.
"The deep air around 'Him' listens quietly;
"The breeze is so frightened that it doesn't even dare to breathe …" (Note 1)
… This fellow is still in the mood to recite poems. I wonder who he's reciting … Klein turned to look at Leonard.
Then, he heard an echo.
"This guy is still in the mood to recite poems. I wonder who he is reciting …"
At this moment, Leonard's expression was rather startled. He shut his mouth tightly and shook his head continuously in denial.
But in the next second, a voice rang out beside him.
"I didn't read anything!"
"What's going on? Strange … "Klein's heart skipped a beat as he realized that the inexplicably familiar voice belonged to him.
And it echoed again, repeating the thought that flashed through Klein's mind.
Then, Audrey's soft and beautiful voice sounded.
"This … this hall can make our thoughts appear in our surroundings, and even materialize them? Hmm … When I saw that huge pillar just now, I imagined what Ankewelt, the Dragon of Imagination, looked like. I used the mind dragon I saw before as a blueprint …
"Why did my words … No, the Great Hall really said them …"
Is that so? Thankfully, I didn't think of anything strange just now. Hmm, rein in my thoughts, rein in my thoughts … Klein began to attempt to use Cogitation to focus his mind and prevent himself from letting his thoughts run wild.
At the same time, the corresponding words sounded beside him almost simultaneously:
"… Rein in my thoughts, rein in my thoughts, rein in my thoughts …"
So this is what Mr. World's mind is like. He's like a child who has just entered school, constantly emphasizing to himself what he needs to pay attention to. Also, he's actually Cogitating stacked balls of light. How beautiful. No, no, I didn't think of it that way, nor did I describe you that way, Mr. World. It's true! As her true thoughts kept appearing, Audrey finally couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.
As for Leonard, the surroundings were already echoing with "hahaha."
These two fellows … No, why should I use fellows? Be polite, be polite … As Klein listened to the words in his mind, he sighed in exasperation. This place is very suitable for playing Truth or Dare. Perhaps it should be called the Hall of Truth …
"What game is this?" Audrey didn't need to open her mouth to express her puzzlement.
It was probably invented by Rosell The Great … I have to be careful not to think about things I shouldn't think about. Seriously, it's too difficult to rein in my thoughts without the help of Cogitation … As Klein answered, he habitually warned himself. In the end, he was once again heartlessly betrayed by the Great Hall.
This time, Audrey laughed out loud.
"Haha, Mr. World actually has such a side to him. I actually failed to decipher it in the past …"
"Hahaha, Klein, to think that you would have such a day. No, what did I say …" Leonard suddenly raised his right hand and covered his mouth.
As expected, he heard Miss Justice's "question."
"Klein?"
As well as a certain person's complaint.
"Perhaps only turning into a marionette can stop this fellow from letting his thoughts run wild. Wait, what am I thinking? Phew. Calm down, calm down …"
Klein took a deep breath and began to focus his attention on the matter at hand.
"Let's first take a look at what the surrounding murals say. In ancient times, murals were a very important way of keeping records. They often contain a lot of information …"
At the same time he made the suggestion, he heard Audrey's inwardly laughing and thinking:
Klein, is that Mr. World's real name? No, don't think too much about it. Mr. World will be angry. No, I think it's more likely that he's embarrassed. No, no, this is all Lie's fault. Mr. World, please believe me! Phew. Calm down, calm down, focus, focus!
With the help of the Spectator pathway's control over her emotions and thoughts, Audrey gradually reined in her thoughts and cast her gaze at the mural on the right.
Compared to them, Leonard's ability to control his mind was slightly weaker. There were still noises echoing around him.
Turning into a marionette … Are this fellow's thoughts so dangerous now? Tsk tsk, so this is your true thoughts. Haha, Miss Justice's reaction is very interesting … It's been a while since I've seen that fellow embarrass himself …
After Klein and Audrey seriously looked at the murals and quickly communicated through the stirrings in their hearts, Leonard slowly calmed his thoughts and focused.
The mural on the right of the trio seemed to describe the evolution of history. There were scenes of humans building cities, plains covered in snow, war and migration, countries and cities, towers and fruits that symbolized unobstructed communication …
Clearly, these murals began from the door and ended with the Dragon of Imagination throne.
Towards the end, Klein suddenly discovered a familiar figure.
It was a gigantic dragon with ghostly-blue dragon eyes and ice-crystal scales.
It was the King of the North, Ulyssan!
This … The development of the World in this book is based on these murals? As Klein expressed his thoughts, he quickly browsed back and discovered many blurry adventurers hunting frost dragons and opening the door to leave. He discovered the melting of ice and snow, the appearance and prosperity of Pessote and other cities. He discovered that the weather was turning colder and that a new story was about to unfold.
The contents of the murals will become reality in this World in this book? Audrey couldn't help but have such a thought.
This wall and this painting look very ordinary. It can't even be compared to the works of the artists on the streets … As expected of the residence of the Dragon of Imagination. Is this the might and authority of an ancient god … Leonard also felt wistful.
"It's possible." Before Klein could give a more tactful answer, he heard his inner voice say, "Let's look at the murals on the other side and analyze everything."
Leonard and Audrey didn't object as they followed him to the other side.
During this process, they discovered that even a Spirit Body couldn't fly in this palace.
As the murals were huge, it didn't take long for Klein and company to see the corresponding contents.
Just the first mural near the door made Klein's pupils dilate.
In the mural, a book with a hard cover was held in the hand of a one-eyed giant with indistinct features, grayish-blue skin, and grayish-blue skin!
"This …" Klein heard his own shocked and hesitant voice.
In the subsequent murals, the common protagonist was the book with a dark brown cover bound in goatskin. It was obtained by the elves; the words on its surface changed; it was collected; it was obtained by different people, tossed around, and "wandered" until it flew into the clouds and arrived in the cosmos, landing in a gigantic claw.
In the next mural that followed this scene, the book didn't seem to be related to the previous ones. It suddenly appeared above the sea and stayed in a blurry ship.
In the penultimate mural, it was obtained by a man in a top hat and left the ship.
Following that, the mural appeared behind the gigantic pillar that was suspected to be the Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt's throne. Its content was the book from before meeting a classical quill.
At this point, all the murals ended.
"0-08!" Leonard's shocked voice echoed in the hall.
"The Dragon of Imagination wants to make this book and the pen into a set? What will happen? This scene nearly happened when I was dealing with Ince Zangwill … But in the end, it didn't happen? It's because this book fell into my hands and was sacrificed to Mr. Fool. Or could it be that Adam was long prepared for this and deliberately provided help?
Oh right, in the book, just as the ascetic mentioned the Angel of Imagination, Adam, the frost dragon attacked the camp … Is it because the book itself doesn't allow him to finish speaking, or has Adam already heard it and cast his gaze over, triggering a certain reaction? Klein's thoughts turned into words.
During this process, he could only control himself to treat The Fool as another existence.
At the same time he "spoke," Audrey's thoughts appeared.
"The contents of this mural will become reality in the physical World?"
Note 1: Quoted from Tennyson, Godiva.
Divine Sovereign of the Nine Heavens
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