With Klein's explanation and consolation, Allen felt a lot more at ease. He planned on observing him for a few more days to see if he would have similar nightmares again.
After sending the famous surgeon out the door with a smile, Klein's expression suddenly turned solemn, as though he was thinking about something.
There was nothing wrong with his interpretation of the dream. The pitch-black tower, the obstructive walls and door, as well as the giant silver snake did indeed symbolize Will Auceptin's situation of being threatened by something. It symbolized the child's fear and helplessness as he attempted to hide behind layers of protection.
But the crux of the problem was that this was most likely not a revelation that Dr. Allen's spirituality had received on its own. Otherwise, he wouldn't have waited until last night to find the paper crane before having such a dream. Long before Will Auceptin was discharged from the hospital, when his spirituality had unconsciously sensed something strange, there should have been such a development.
Therefore, Klein suspected that this dream was instilled into Dr. Allen by someone else, and the medium was the paper crane!
Klein activated his Spirit Vision to carefully observe the artifact, but he didn't discover any spiritual luster. However, his spiritual perception and intuition told him that there was something magical about the paper crane. Perhaps it involved the most ethereal, most difficult to grasp, and most worthy of respect.
That child named Will Auceptin isn't simple … From the looks of it, the magical thing isn't the tarot cards, but him … The giant silver snake is a symbol of danger, and this matter is related to bad luck, luck, and other factors. Could it represent the Snake of Mercury, the Sequence 1 of the Monster pathway, the Snake of Mercury? Klein's thoughts wandered, but he was unable to confirm anything.
He began analyzing the problem of how the dream was instilled.
With Klein's present attainments in mysticism, this wasn't something too complicated or incomprehensible. He quickly came up with an idea.
First, I can eliminate the influence of wraiths and specters. That would cause Dr. Allen's aura to be dyed with varying shades of blackish-green, and I didn't notice any signs of that just now.
There are roughly two ways to ensure that the dream's owner doesn't experience any abnormalities. One is to use a Beyonder power similar to a Nightmare. Like Captain, I can rely on guidance to achieve my goal. Furthermore, I can't participate too deeply, or else I'll also leave behind traces. The second method is even more ingenious and high-end.
The principle behind the dream is that when an Astral Projection roams the spirit world, it will allow certain details that it would normally unconsciously notice to transform into a symbolic revelation under external stimulation. Or, it can directly obtain revelations that are related to itself from the external world. Then, it can be told to the Soul Body or the Spirit Body. and as the owner is in a sleeping state, it will appear in the form of a dream.
"Therefore, the second method is to instill it in the spirit world!
"First, use some mystical means to create the revelation that you need. Then, naturally let the target's Astral Projection obtain it while roaming the spirit world and feedback it back. That way, the target will be able to dream of the scene that others want them to dream of, and there won't be any traces of it.
"That's something I can't do at the moment. Even in my Spirit Body state, I can't stir some of the powers above the gray fog."
Klein paused for a moment and added another possible guess.
Dr. Allen had been hinted to by someone through the paper crane. Once he found it, he would have the corresponding dream.
This is easy to confirm. As long as I use 'mediumship' on Dr. Allen, I should be able to find the corresponding traces … However, would it be too unfriendly to use 'mediumship' on him? Or borrow the Nightmare Candle from Father Utravsky? That's not right. The one who recognized me was that vampire, the avid puppet lover, Emlyn White, not the muscular, giant-like Father Utravsky … Klein reined in his thoughts and considered what he should do next.
He decided to wait above the gray fog to divine the level of danger. If it was acceptable, he would sneak into Dr. Allen's house tonight and use the Dream Charm to secretly observe. He wanted to see if the source of the dream was a direct guidance or an indirect fabrication.
However, with Klein's strength and level, it would be rather difficult to find traces of the latter. Even he didn't have much confidence.
This didn't mean that by sitting beside Dr. Allen and entering Cogitation, his Astral Projection would be able to roam the same spirit world as him. This required sufficient positioning.
According to the description in the Book of Secrets, the existence of the spirit world was rather magical. It completely overlapped with the real World, so everyone could obtain revelations from the spirit world at any time. However, the spirit world didn't have any distinction between up and down. The past, future, and present could all converge here. It was like a strange ocean formed from countless knowledge, information, and illusory spirits. It was completely different from the normal concept and logic of the World.
It was precisely because of this that the revelations obtained from the spirit world could only be various symbols and not direct answers. And it was precisely because of this that the part of the spirit world that every person's Astral Projection roamed was not only related to one's location and time, but also closely related to the current state of one's body and mind. Without a corresponding positioning method, it was impossible to lock onto and find a person's Astral Projection in the spirit world, even if one was right beside the person.
And it was precisely because of this that the Astral Projection roamed the spirit world had its limits. It didn't dare to go too deep. Once it got lost and couldn't return to its body, its owner would become a demented person. In more serious cases, they would become a vegetable.
And to enter the spirit world with one's body and use it as a springboard to complete the teleportation was even more difficult. If one wasn't careful, they would get lost and never return to the real World until they rotted to death.
Phew … Klein exhaled and temporarily threw the problem to the back of his mind.
He took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. He realized that he had been thinking for too long. His breakfast had turned cold, and Reporter Mike still hadn't arrived. This meant that the commission would most likely be delayed by a day.
In the spirit of not wasting anything, Klein finished the rest of the food and went above the gray fog to do a divination. He was surprised to receive a revelation that there was no danger at all.
After doing all of this, it was already past the agreed time. Without any hesitation, he changed into a heavy jacket, put on a cap, took his vocabulary book, and left 15 Minsk Street.
His original plan was to find an opportunity to give Old Kohler some hints when he accompanied Mike Joseph to East Borough for an interview, so that he wouldn't mention his promise to help Liv find her daughter.
As for Liv's family, Old Kohler would be the one to remind them.
And now that Mike had delayed the matter by a day, Klein was even more at ease. He no longer had to worry about any mistakes or accidents.
…
Combined with the address that Old Kohler had mentioned, Klein entered the depths of East Borough based on the revelation he received from his divination. Under the watchful, wary, numb, or greedy gazes, he found the room on the third floor.
There were two bunk beds here, and there were some tattered mattresses on the ground. Every empty space was filled with junk.
Klein looked straight at the bottom bunk bed in the innermost room and shouted,
"Old Kohler."
With a whoosh, Old Kohler sat up and leaned against the door in surprise.
"You really came. After sending you that letter yesterday, I guessed that you would come looking for me today, so I didn't go to the dock and waited at home."
Alright, I don't have to think about how to come up with a lie to explain why I came here to look for you … Klein looked around and said, "Old Kohler, with your current income, you could've rented a better room and moved to a better place.
"Old Kohler, with your current income, you could've rented a better room and moved to a better place. Why did you only change from a mattress to a bunk bed?"
"Most of that money was to help you gather information," Old Kohler said with a smile. Old Kohler smiled. "Besides, I'm no longer young. I have to save up some money for when my body completely weakens in the future."
Klein fell silent for two seconds.
"You can consider buying some insurance, such as the Orphan Elderly Relief Insurance. It will allow you to receive a weekly sum of money that can at least fill your stomach and allow you to sleep in your room when you truly grow old."
The insurance industry in this World had sprouted in the Fourth Epoch. After Rosell The Great's promotion, it was now relatively mature. It mainly had all kinds of insurance related to maritime trade, such as fire insurance, injury insurance, and pension insurance under different names. Overall, it was more concentrated on the rich and the middle class.
"I know that. When I was still a worker, I would pay three pence a week for insurance, but after that, I lost my income …" Old Kohler sighed.
His biggest problem now was that his income was unstable. He didn't know when the informant fees from the detective would stop.
Klein couldn't promise anything, so he pointed outside.
He pointed outside and said, "Let's go to Liv's house and return the vocabulary book to that girl."
After leaving the room, Klein casually mentioned, "What a joke.
I just volunteered to help find Daisy the day before yesterday, but she was sent back by the police yesterday. Don't mention this in the future. I don't want to be laughed at. "
"Alright." Old Kohler agreed first before saying, "No one will laugh at your kindness and kindness."
After passing through the dirty streets, the two arrived at Liv's house. Klein saw that the girl who had just been rescued had begun ironing clothes that could burn him at any moment. He saw the clothes hanging out to dry, dripping with water, no different from before. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Daisy." After a while, he shouted, "Your vocabulary book."
Daisy's eyes lit up, but it wasn't convenient for her to leave. She busied herself for a while before stopping. She came to the door and kept saying "thank you."
When Liv and Freja put down their work and came over to express their gratitude, Klein repeated what he had just said to Old Kohler.
After receiving a positive answer, he took out the two-pound change he had prepared and handed it to Liv.
"There will be a reporter coming to interview Daisy tomorrow. This is the reward he gave in advance, but don't mention it in front of him. Otherwise, a lot of things will be difficult to deal with. Hehe, maybe he will give you more tomorrow, but not this much."
"This, no, I'm willing to expose that scoundrel's evil deeds for free!" Darcy shook her head fiercely.
Klein laughed.
"These are the rules. You can't break them, understand?"
He turned to look at Liv.
"Take it.
"You're right. Only if Daisy and Freja know more words and learn more things can you get out of your current situation."
He was going to say a lot of things and suggest that Liv and her family move to the edge of the East End. After all, customers who could afford laundry didn't live in the East End, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
He had originally planned to give the other party more help, but in the end, he restrained himself.
There were more than a few thousand people like Liv's family in the East End. There were tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of them. If a single person wanted to help them, even a big banker wouldn't be able to do much. And this was only the East End. There was still the entire Baekeland and the Kingdom of Rouen.
"… Thank you. Thank that reporter for me." Liv was silent for a moment before accepting the money.
Klein didn't stay any longer and left in a hurry, as if there was a ghost hiding here that would devour his soul.
After walking outside with Old Kohler, he looked back and suddenly exhaled.
He whispered, "There's never been a savior …"
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