Tooth Fairy, who was born for nearly a thousand years, never dreamed?
Did this mean the connection between the Dream Realm and the Mirror World was getting weaker and weaker? In fact, the connection between the Dream Realm and the Mirror World seemed to be disconnected recently.
"Do you have any ideas?" Laplace asked.
Angor didn't try to hide his thoughts.
When Laplace heard this, he was puzzled. "You mean that not dreaming is related to the separation of the Dream Realm? You can only dream when you're within the influence of the Dream Realm? "
"I don't think so."
Freud once shared his understanding of dreams with Angor.
Dreams were the windows through which the tangible consciousness looked at the intangible consciousness.
To put it simply, the essence of a 'dream' was the embodiment of the disordered emotions buried deep in people's hearts. These disordered emotions were born under the effect of the subconscious. When one had self-consciousness, it was very difficult to pry into the true face of these disordered emotions.
Dreams, on the other hand, were the channels through which the conscious mind could perceive the disordered emotions.
If one were to carefully analyze this explanation, one would find that it contained a "solipsistic" view.
Dreams were born from the heart, and the heart was the self.
In this case, dreams had nothing to do with the Dream Realm, but only with the self.
But that wasn't the case.
According to Freud's explanation, the Dream Realm was rather obscure, which was probably due to his strict nature. As a former Dream Manipulator apprentice, Freud's explanation tended to be more fundamentalist, which was a school of thought that would not allow any deviations from its own research. When outsiders heard it, they would find it vague and obscure, unable to understand.
Jon once read Freud's paper about the Dream Realm. After reading it, he came up with a conclusion, which was much easier to understand compared to Freud's paper.
Jon described the Dream Realm as a "platform".
This platform could be seen as a third-party platform. It was a platform with laws to follow and rules to abide by.
The dreams of ordinary people were like design drafts that were uploaded to the platform, which greatly enriched the platform's resources. Then, the platform would integrate these resources into the general plane and enrich the imaginations of more dreamers.
Therefore, even if a person's dream was born from the heart, it was still related to the Dream Realm.
One could say that one's dream was a key that led to the Dream Realm. It was just difficult for ordinary people to grasp the key.
Of course, Jon's "platform" wasn't very precise, which was why Freud didn't think much of it.
Still, Angor agreed with it. It wasn't because Jon was his teacher. It was because Jon's "platform" mechanism was similar to the rules of a special world, but not the real world.
For example, the Dream Realm could be used as a platform, and the same principle could be used in the Mirror World.
The Mirror World's broken memories and reflections were also resources that were uploaded to the Mirror World's platform one by one. However, most of the 'resources' that were uploaded to the Mirror World were subconsciously uploaded from the water surface, reflections, and mirrors of the outside world, which led to the congestion of the platform's resources. Thus, the enormous' garbage collection box 'that was the Empty Mirror Ocean was created.
On the other hand, the tide of the Empty Mirror Ocean was a one-click cleanup of trash.
The Nightmare Realm could also be used as a platform. Nether City, Witch's Town, Mystery Tower, and so on were all "uploaded" resources from the real world.
Because of this, Angor agreed with Jon's "platform theory".
Then again, since the Dream Realm was just a platform, whether a living being dreamed or not was not necessarily affected by the Dream Realm.
So why was the Mirror World affected by the Dream Realm?
Angor wouldn't be too concerned if it was just an isolated case. There were plenty of people who could dream, but they didn't. Some of them didn't dream often, so they could only dream once in a thousand years.
But now, the Mirror World was showing a wide range of people who didn't dream.
This included Little Tooth Fairy and Laplace. They could have dreamed, but they no longer dreamed. What was the reason for this?
Angor had an idea, but he wasn't sure if it was correct.
"What's on your mind?" Laplace noticed that Angor remained silent for a while.
Angor considered for a moment and told Laplace what he was thinking.
"Why don't we dream anymore? You said you have a guess. What is it?" Laplace paused. "If you don't want to tell me, I can understand."
"I'm asking because I hope you can give me some advice, Miss Laplace."
"I've never been to another Dream Realm, so I don't think I can give you any advice."
Angor shrugged. "It's fine if you don't. Just let me tell you something."
Laplace looked at Angor and nodded. "Alright."
"My guess is that it's a gap between the two Dream Realms?"
"Using the word 'gap' might be too anthropomorphic, but I can't find another word to replace it for the time being. I think the Mirror World is drifting away from the Dream Realm because of the influence of the world's consciousness.
It's like how two beast kings can't live on the same mountain.
"The Mirror World and the Dream Realm are both Dream Realms. The creatures in the Mirror World are affected by the Dream Realm, but the mirror in the Dream Realm isn't. Wouldn't it be unfair to treat the Mirror World as a person? "
Laplace said, "So, you think that the world will behind the mirror world intentionally or unintentionally contributed to the current situation."
"Yes." Angor nodded. "Only the world consciousness of the mirror world can do something like that."
Laplace considered. "You have a point. But it's too far away from my level. I can't give you any advice."
"It's just an unrealistic idea. It doesn't matter."
Angor paused for a moment before he continued, "If there's even a tiny chance that my imagination is correct, I think the Mirror World is still connected to the Dream Realm even though it's getting farther and farther away."
"Because of your sweet dreams?" Laplace was smart enough to see through Angor's mind right away.
Angor nodded. "Since Sweet Dreams can still be used to dream, it means the Dream Realm isn't completely separated from the Dream Realm."
Laplace asked, "But the Sweet Dream is a mysterious item. Does that count as evidence?"
"I don't know if it does or not," Angor said. "But … I think it's strange that a Mystery item like Sweet Dream was born in the mirror world," Angor said in a meaningful tone.
The Dream Realm and the Mirror World were clearly separated from each other, but Sweet Dreams were still born in the Mirror World. Wasn't that interesting?
Angor looked at Laplace. "The sage told me that Lady Laplace witnessed the birth of Sweet Dreams. Then do you still remember whether the sweet dream was born before or after you stopped dreaming? "
Laplace said, "After I stop dreaming."
Angor chuckled but didn't say anything.
Laplace looked at Angor. "You think Sweet Dreams are also the result of the world's consciousness?"
"I can't say that, can I? But if the Mirror World is doing something, I'm wondering if the Dream Realm is doing the same. "
Laplace considered and shook his head. "You're making the world's consciousness look too much like a human being. The world's consciousness doesn't have human emotions. "
"That's true. But the world's consciousness should have its own underlying logic, right? Or should I say, rules and regulations?"
Thanks to his experience in the Dream Wasteland, he could tell that the willpower did not have sentience or emotions, but it had its own way of operating.
For example, Freud wouldn't have been able to control "Celestial Shift" so smoothly. Instead, Freud gave the power to the dream wasteland itself, which allowed him to fully utilize "Celestial Shift".
This was also the underlying logic of the dream wasteland. Even if the consciousness wasn't intelligent, there would still be mechanisms to make up for it.
However, Laplace wasn't convinced by Angor's words. She shook her head again. "It's still too far away from us. Let's just keep it as a guess."
"Maybe there's a way to close the distance?" Angor asked.
Laplace didn't argue with Angor's stubbornness. She simply looked away and didn't say anything.
Angor created a new illusion and slowly simulated the changes of light while mumbling to himself, "Sweet Dream was born under Lady Laplace's watch. It's a blessing for me."
"What do you mean?" Laplace narrowed her eyes.
"Nothing. I just think that if Lady Laplace didn't find Sweet Dream, I wouldn't have the chance to study it."
Angor stopped talking and focused on simulating the changes of light in the illusion.
Laplace watched Angor in silence for a while before she frowned and came up with a strange idea.
Angor, on the other hand, was also thinking about several questions in his mind. Was it really a gap between the world's consciousness? Was Sweet Dream really an echo from the Dream Realm? And … was it really just a coincidence that Sweet Dream appeared in front of Laplace?
Most people wouldn't think too much about it even if they knew about it.
But Angor was different. He had appeared in many "scenarios" on his way here. Some of them might be coincidences, but most of them were due to the influence of the Book of Kael.
It was precisely because he had experienced too much that he subconsciously started a conspiracy theory.
However, deep down, he still did not believe that this was a "trap". After all, if it was as he guessed, it would involve the world's consciousness. If it was really a "trap", it would be very difficult to set it up.
Angor put these thoughts aside for now and focused on deciphering the painting.
The analysis of the third mural took a little more time because the area formed by the shadows was very large. If he wanted to find the logic behind the changes of light and shadow, it would take a longer time.
Even so, Angor still managed to finish the analysis in ten minutes.
"What's this?" Laplace frowned and looked at the floating painting in front of her.
Compared to the previous two paintings, which only had a throne and a person, this one was much more complicated. There were a lot of things that needed to be identified.
Laplace wasn't a Parser, so she couldn't understand the logic behind it. Still, Angor's explanation gave her a general idea of what the painting was about.
If Angor had a name for this painting, it would probably be "Path of Glory".
On the long road, a humanoid figure was slowly walking toward them. He was wearing armor and holding a spear. It was the "new king" who was about to ascend the throne.
On both sides of the road, there were cheering crowds. Or rather, a group of humanoid figures who were cheering.
These humanoid figures seemed to be the people who witnessed the arrival of the new king. They were all cheering for the new king.
"The new king, the path of glory." Following Angor's guidance, Laplace also saw the "familiar" figure in armor.
Angor's explanation was very detailed, and Laplace understood everything. However, she still felt that something was wrong when she looked at the "new king". But when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't tell what was wrong.
"That's all for the third painting. Shall we check the fourth one?"
Laplace was still hesitant, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she led Angor to the hall where the fourth painting was located.
Perhaps, the strange feeling in her heart could be answered in the fourth painting?
With the bird lantern leading the way, they arrived at the fourth hall without a hitch.
The layout of the hall was the same as before. There were still framed murals and irregularly placed bird lanterns.
Angor didn't stop this time. He quickly simulated an illusion in front of the murals and began to analyze them.
About five minutes later, Angor finished analyzing the fourth painting.
When Angor and Laplace saw the fourth painting, they both froze.
"This is … a steel rope and … a person?" Laplace asked.
If Angor had to name the painting, he would definitely think of The Man Walking on Steel Rope.
This was because the composition of the picture was a humanoid creature walking alone on a suspended steel cable.
It was the "new king" they saw earlier.
The composition of the painting was simple, and it wasn't difficult to understand its meaning. The reason why Angor and Laplace were so surprised was because of certain details about the "person".
The armor and the spear!
He took off the heavy and bulky armor.
He also threw away the spear that looked like it could pierce the sky.
While walking on the steel rope, he tossed the armor and the spear into the bottomless abyss.
This was why Angor and Laplace were so surprised.
Throwing away the armor and the weapon in the bottomless abyss meant that he had given up on the path ahead. But it also meant something else.
Angor and Laplace were wrong from the very beginning.
(End of Chapter)
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