Tilly's body trembled. She turned her head slowly and looked at Roland with a complicated look in her eyes, as if she had misheard. "What... did you say?"
"I said, Ashes may still be alive." Roland repeated as slowly as possible. He knew that once he said it, there would be no turning back.
"No... brother," She forced a smile. "Even if you want to comfort me, you can't..."
"But this kind of life is a little different from what you imagined," Roland interrupted her. "To be honest, when I heard the news, my reaction was not much better than yours. I also know that it is a little unfair to you to reveal it to you before it is completely confirmed, but in any case, it is better than regretting later."
Tilly shut her mouth.
She stared straight at Roland as if she was digesting his words. At this point, she realized that this matter might be unusual.
In terms of sensitivity and ability to accept things, Tilly had always been one of the top witches.
After about a quarter of an hour, she asked tentatively, "Who told you this?"
"Lan."
"I've never heard of it..." Tilly thought for a moment. "Is it... related to the Dream World?"
Roland was indeed a person who could talk and laugh with Anna. "Don't worry, I'll tell you the details one by one."
...
When he finished, the sky was slightly brighter. The soft morning light peeked out from behind the mountains and dyed the roofs of the buildings in the distance with a layer of gold.
Tilly was unaware of this. She murmured, "That is to say... as long as I can control the Realm of Mind, I can summon Ashes, who still has a trace of her consciousness?"
"Theoretically, yes." Roland nodded. "According to Lan, when a witch becomes a Transcendent, she will leave a trace in the Realm of Mind, which is consistent with the information revealed by Kabradhabi."
When she first interrogated the captured Senior Demon, it had told Zoey that their souls would be contained by the Origin of Magic, and when the race reached the peak, they would be able to return to the world. Although the source of this explanation was unclear, and it was quite different from Lan's explanation, there was at least one thing in common.
The Realm of Mind did indeed have the ability to contain souls.
"Not only that, but the ancient books of the underground civilization also mentioned that the path of pursuing the Divine Will is a process of climbing the magic power ladder step by step. One day, the winner will be no different from God. If we view the Realm of Mind as the pinnacle of magic power, then it can also support Zheng Lan's theory. " He paused here. "However, considering that the source of information for these civilizations may come from the so-called gods, we can't completely trust them. The best way is to see for ourselves."
"Big brother …"
"Don't worry, I will break through the barrier of the Realm of Mind as soon as possible and try to find Ashes — if she's really there. But before that, I hope you can protect yourself, lest she comes back to find trouble with me. After all, if a Transcendent who is not restricted by the God's Stone of Retaliation and has broken through her limits gets angry, I won't be able to handle it … "Roland deliberately said some light-hearted words to ease the atmosphere, but he found that Tilly's reaction seemed to be a little strange.
She lowered her head, her shoulders twitched slightly, and she softly repeated something. Roland held his breath before he could clearly hear what she said.
"That's great … that's great …"
He was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to continue.
Tears fell and fell on the back of Tilly's hand, splashing a few tiny droplets.
Looking at the trembling Princess Tilly, he finally sighed inwardly. He slowly reached out his hand and pressed it on her head.
The next moment, Tilly leaned over and hugged him tightly. The twitching also turned into obvious sobbing sounds. The scene now seemed to be the same as before, but Roland could feel that something had changed.
This time, Tilly did not cry for several hours. After more than ten minutes, she gradually calmed down. When she raised her head from Roland's arms, she forced his face to the side.
"Don't … don't look over."
Then there was the sound of cleaning, probably wiping the crying flower's face and snot.
After a while, Roland was allowed to turn his head back.
"I'm sorry … I made you worry," Tilly said in a low voice.
"It's good that you know." Roland crossed his arms in front of his chest. "You should reconsider the matter that I mentioned to you last time —"
"You mean a plane that can deal with the demons?" Tilly blinked. "That's not possible, big brother."
"Hey …"
"In order to reach the Bottomless Abyss as soon as possible, you need my help. Now that the demons have probably erected a fully matured Obelisk, the Devilbeasts will be even more difficult to suppress. If we can't seize the sky, I'm afraid that the First Army won't be able to destroy the enemy's territory so easily. " Tilly stretched out a finger and stopped Roland from speaking. "Indeed, I used to think that as long as I could kill as many demons as possible, it would be good for me. But now, I don't think that way anymore."
"And you should also know that there's a big difference between learning by yourself and having someone to guide you. No one in the Aerial Knight knows how to fight the demons. The only one who can quickly grasp these skills and teach them is me." She patted her chest. "I promise you, I'll wait for the day you enter the Realm of Mind in one piece."
Roland found himself unable to say a word of rejection. At this moment, Tilly's eyes were full of brilliance, and her previous calmness did not fade much. She looked as if she was glowing.
"Okay … but remember what you promised me."
"Of course." She paused for a moment. "And … thank you for telling me about this."
"Unfortunately, I don't know if this method will work in the end —"
"That's enough. At least we have a goal now." Tilly gently rested her forehead on Roland's chest again. "It's great that you can be my brother …"
…
After Tilly left, Nightingale returned to the office. "What did you say to Her Highness Tilly? When I saw her go out, she seemed to have changed into a different person … "
"If you want to know about the connection between the Dream World and the real world, I can tell you, but not now." Roland tidied up the blueprints in his hands. "I just received a message from Honey. A fleet should arrive at the river port in two days. It should be the first batch of immigrants from the Kingdom of Wolfheart. Before that, I have to perfect the blueprints for the new project. "
Nightingale shrugged. "I'm good no matter what. Didn't I tell you before? If you don't want to say, I won't ask." She walked to the desk and studied the blueprints for a while. "This thing … is a little similar to the thing Anna drove in the courtyard the other day."
"It's the same thing, just a few times bigger." Roland smiled. "Didn't Barov mention the logistics problem in the previous meeting? It's the solution. "
Aside from the expensive train, there was also an even cheaper type of transportation: wheeled trucks. There were many variations of them. Although they could not compare to trains in terms of carrying capacity, they were more flexible and had lower barriers to entry than tractors. As long as there was a flat hard road, they could travel freely.
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