Dream Crystals, Uriel's attic.
Luigi was lying on a messy carpet, taking deep breaths to soothe his breathing.
He did not clear Uriel's dungeon yet, but the most important test was finally over. Luigi was glad that all his hard work in the past few days had paid off.
He still had not received the recommendation letter from the chief singer of the Empire Music Troupe, but he was sure to get it.
With the letter, he would be one step closer to the stage of his dreams.
Now that Uriel had left, he probably would not come back anytime soon. Luigi considered and spoke to the air, "I tried, but I still can't leave the dungeon. I think I'll have to wait until the main quest is over before I can leave the attic. I can't leave the dungeon, and Uriel's not here. I'll go offline first. "
He would come back tomorrow to see if he could finish the fourth main quest.
Angor nodded. "Okay."
Uriel stretched himself and was about to go offline when he suddenly thought of something. "Hey, what's going on outside? Did you see the Arcane Book Dragon?"
"Yes, I did."
Since he had nothing else to do, he briefly explained the situation outside to Sunders.
Uriel did not mind the dragon's reaction at all. Instead, when he heard that Angor and Laplace enjoyed a "dragon feast" outside, he froze.
"Dragon feast? Dragon heart, dragon core, dragon neck meat … "Uriel's expression slowly turned from blank to hideous. He was so jealous that he felt his teeth aching. If I came in later, I could have enjoyed them too!
You can't have them outside! They were priceless!
He was only gone for a few minutes, and he missed out on the feast! This was worse than missing out on a hundred million crystals!
Uriel gritted his teeth and used the last of his strength to think. "That chef is still here, right?"
"Yes, he left."
Uriel: "Then … you should have left some for me, right?"
Angor shook his head again. "Um, no."
Uriel groaned and collapsed on the carpet. If he didn't know that Angor was watching him from outside, he would probably be crying and rolling around on the carpet.
It was unbearable. Uriel's "dream" lasted for a long time. He could have come back later. Because he was too proactive, he ended up … missing out on a hundred million yuan!
"Don't worry. Gleipnir and young Laplace didn't get to enjoy the feast either." Angor tried to comfort Uriel by saying, "You don't have to worry about that. Gleipnir and young Laplace didn't get to enjoy the feast.
Uriel replied, "What do they have to do with me? They don't want to eat, but I want to eat … I've already thought about it. After the feast, I'm going to write a poem about the dragon's liver and heart. But now, I haven't even written a poem, and I haven't eaten the feast."
"…" I just mentioned the banquet, and now you're saying I've thought about it all along?
Angor did not know how to comfort her, so he remained silent.
Uriel would be able to adjust his emotions quickly.
However, Angor still underestimated Uriel's attraction. Uriel didn't show much emotion on his face, but he was lying on the ground like a rotten salted fish, mumbling, "Wrong."
This situation lasted for almost ten minutes.
Angor was about to lose his patience.
When he was about to log out of the game and leave Luigi alone, he suddenly noticed ripples appearing on the wall of the courtyard.
Angor's attention was immediately attracted.
From his point of view, the entire loft was actually a separate space. This space was enveloped by an invisible dome, and this dome was the "Box Court".
Since there was a courtyard, there must be a "border" around it.
Angor saw ripples appearing on the boundary of the courtyard. It seemed that something was trying to invade the courtyard from an unknown space.
More importantly, the courtyard itself did not resist the intruder.
It was as if the intruder was part of the courtyard itself.
There was only one possibility he could think of.
Was it Uriel?
From the perspective of the dungeon, Uriel was the only owner of the courtyard. That was why Box Ting didn't resist when Uriel entered and exited.
Also, when Uriel left the attic and disappeared from the courtyard, similar ripples appeared on the wall as well.
Now, the familiar ripples appeared again, and the courtyard did not resist. Did this mean that Uriel had returned?
As Angor pondered, a familiar figure appeared in the center of the ripples.
It was Uriel, who left earlier.
Without hesitation, Angor sent a voice transmission to Luigi. "Stop talking and don't log off. Uriel's back!"
Luigi didn't know how to react at first.
When he heard the familiar footsteps, Luigi bolted up from his seat. Uriel is back?!
Since Main Mission 4 required the player to enter the dreamscape state, logically speaking, Uriel should have entered the dreamscape state as well before returning to the Main Mission.
Why is he back so soon?
Did he enter the "dream" state again? But wasn't the "dream" state supposed to be activated once a day?
Luigi's mind was filled with questions, but no one could give him an answer right now. He had no choice but to put them aside and quickly reorganize his emotions.
First of all, he put away the look of despair that was caused by the "dragon feast" and picked up the harp that he had thrown aside.
Finally, he put on an expression as if he was immersed in the palace of art while plucking the strings.
When Uriel returned to the attic, he saw Luigi acting like a young, artistic man.
But this time, Luigi was acting the wrong way.
When Uriel entered the attic, he completely ignored Luigi, as if he did not see him at all. He walked straight up to the second floor without stopping at all.
Even when Luigi called him, Uriel did not stop.
"What's going on with him?" Luigi muttered in confusion.
"I don't know. But I don't think he entered the" dream "state. Let me see … "
Angor kept observing Uriel. The man went upstairs and sat down in front of a table. Uriel took out a black box from his pocket and placed it on the table.
Angor did not see this box on Uriel's body before this, so it must be something Uriel got from his "adventure" this time.
Angor was curious about what was inside the box. He wanted to know what Uriel was up to.
Using Omniscient View, Angor easily obtained the information inside the box.
There was a seal inside the box.
There was an image of a flag on the seal, and below the flag, "Uriel" was written in cursive.
Clearly, this was Uriel's personal seal.
So Uriel went out to get his seal back? Why did he take back the seal? Also, where did he get the seal?
Did he get it from another wonderland dungeon? Or did the authority of the wonderland create a seal for him?
Uriel took out a piece of paper from the drawer and picked up a quill on the table. He then dipped the quill in some indigo ink.
Then, at the top of the letter, she wrote: "Dear Chief Charlotte, long time no see. Goodbye. "
After placing a down payment, there was nothing else to be done.
Uriel seemed to be thinking about how to continue. In the end, he shook his head and put down the quill.
As soon as he put down the quill, Angor sensed strange information about the wonderland floating around Uriel's body.
Before Angor could understand what was going on, Uriel's eyes went from being clear and calm to being dazed.
Uriel had entered a "dream" state. Angor understood what was going on.
He did not know why Uriel entered the "dream" state twice in one day, but there was no way to fake it. As Uriel entered the "dream" state, more and more information about the wonderland appeared above the attic and turned into countless strings that drilled into the bottom of the attic. Their target — Luigi.
[Main Quest 4 activated. Uriel will enter the "dream" state after successfully completing the quest. ]
[Duration of "dream" state: 50 minutes. ]
[Please enter the second floor and meet Uriel during the "dream" state to activate Main Quest 4. ]
["Dream" state activated.]
[Countdown: 1: 59]
[Countdown: 1: 58]
"…"
Luigi looked up at the ceiling in a trance.
Main Quest 4 activated just like that? Uriel entered the "dream" state just like that?
Why did it feel so fast?
Where did Uriel go? Did he go to renew the "dream" state?
Luigi was still wondering. But he was glad that he did not log off just yet. If he did, he would have missed the start of Main Quest 4.
There were still two minutes left before the "dream" state would activate. But Luigi was not in a hurry. The "dream" state would last for 50 minutes. As long as he went there within the time limit, everything would be fine.
Before going to meet Uriel, Luigi decided to talk to Angor first.
Main Quest 4 would be activated as soon as he went upstairs, so there was no time to prepare. But Angor could see the situation on the second floor through Omniscient View. Maybe he could learn something from Angor.
Two minutes later, Luigi finished talking with Angor.
In conclusion, Uriel was going to write a letter to "Chief" Charlotte.
The "Chief" here was basically the "Chief" of the Empire Music Group. Was Uriel going to write a letter of recommendation to the Chief? Was he going to recommend Angor to Charlotte?
But … didn't Uriel already have a letter of recommendation in his hand?
Luigi thought for a while but could not figure out why.
He decided to put it aside for now.
Since he could not prepare in advance, he might as well face it directly.
Luigi said goodbye to Angor and walked to the stairs.
As he went upstairs, Luigi muttered to himself, "Main Quest 1 is outside the attic. Main Quests 2 and 3 are on the first floor. Main Quest 4 is on the second floor now?"
"If Main Quest 4 is not over, where will Main Quest 5 go?"
"The attic is only on the second floor. If there's a new quest, it can't go to the top floor, right? Or maybe it's a new map? "
"… Can't you think on the bright side? Maybe it will be over after the fourth main mission is over. "
Luigi lowered his voice. "Uriel's quest is over, but the main quest cannot be interrupted. I haven't reached the Stage of Dreams yet."
"Maybe the Stage of Dreams isn't a real one, but a symbol?"
"Symbol?" Luigi was puzzled.
"Something like that. Like some plays. When the play reaches the end, the value of the play will increase, turning the real thing into something virtual."
For example, Angor once heard of a play called The Lonely Gopher.
The play told the story of a lonely man named Gopher who lived alone for many years and longed to communicate with others. So, he agreed to meet a "pen pal" under an old tree in the countryside.
The main theme of the play was to pray for rain.
But in the end, when the value of the play increased, people realized that the "prayer for rain" was not a real "prayer for rain". It was a symbol of a dry heart that needed to be nourished by friendship.
It was to the extent that when later generations interpreted The Lonely Fruit Tuo, they interpreted the "Fruit Tuo" in the book as a "symbol".
There was no such thing as Gopher in this world. Gopher was everyone present.
Gopher's loneliness was also everyone's loneliness.
The so-called "The Lonely Fruit Tree" was a story where "nothing happened, no one came, and no one went."
Perhaps the "dream stage" that Uriel had mentioned was also symbolic in nature.
For example, the Stage of Dreams only existed in one's heart.
"I don't accept such an answer," Luigi said.
"But —"
Luigi quickly cut him off. "No buts. You won't be happy with such an answer, right? After all, you helped me collect music scores and practiced with me at Xiao Ke's Haunted House. You've spent so much effort, and you're expecting such meaningless symbolism in the end? "
Angor remained silent. He did put in a lot of effort to help Luigi pass Main Mission 3. He might be joking that the Stage of Dreams was a "symbol", but he would not accept it if it was true.
Luigi saw Angor's silence and continued, "Anyway, I don't want to waste my effort."
As soon as Luigi finished speaking, he arrived on the second floor.
The door to the second floor was unlocked. Not far away, Luigi saw Uriel sitting at a table with his back to Luigi.
Uriel seemed to have heard the footsteps behind him as well. He slowly turned his head.
"You —"
"Who are you?"
(End of Chapter)
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