Chapter 636: The Dream of Twins (Part I)
"Thanks for the compliment."
In the face of Celestina's mockery, Rhodes seemed very calm, in fact, the moment he saw little Celestina, Rod already knew how to clear the customs from the depths of Selestina's heart. He didn't want to unite with others to bring down Selestina's self-esteem, nor did he really want to make little Selestina the ruler of the spirit world, on the contrary, Rod's task was very simple - he only had to let Selestina's self-esteem discover a hidden third personality, and then it would be his victory.
And as Rhodes had predicted, after Celestina discovered and defeated her third personality projection, she immediately reverted to her original form. I saw that with the voice of Celestina's voice, a blood-red mist emerged from her body, wrapping the eldest lady and the two celestines in her hands, after a moment. The red mist dissipated, and Celestina returned to her original form, just like Celia before. It's just that the two Celestinas she was carrying in her hands have now disappeared completely, and they seem to have been completely absorbed by the body. At this moment, Celestina looked at Rod with a smile, she stretched out her hands and wrapped her arms around them, and then snorted helplessly at Rode.
"Really, master, I didn't expect you to actually use this method......... Forget it, it's my own mistake anyway, and it's useless to complain to you. But you should know, master, you have to keep your mouth shut after what happened here is out, maybe I won't remember, but you dare to say more, so be careful that I am not polite to you! â
"I'd like to see how you're going to be polite to me?"
Rod raised an eyebrow at Selestina's words, and then his eyes stared menacingly at Selestina's towering breasts before moving down between her legs. Staring straight as if in perspective. Feeling Rod's gaze, Celestina couldn't help but blush, and then she hurriedly blocked her body and glared at Rod with a dissatisfied look. But alas, Selestina's complaints and grievances are obviously ineffective for Rod.
"Looks like you're getting carried away, Celestina."
"Woo..............."
Hear Rhodes. Selestina's expression froze slightly, but she quickly came to her senses, snorted coldly, and then turned her head away from Rhodes as if she hadn't heard him at all. Then Selestina reached out and waved, only to see the flow of lava next to her slowly parted, followed by a trembling and "booming" sound, a huge steel door emerged from the lava, and it slowly opened. Rhodes then watched as countless obsidian slabs flew out of the pool of magma below, levitating in the air to form a new path.
"Alright, alright, master, I know you've passed. Then please continue to work hard, there are eight sisters, I really don't know if you can support it until the end..............."
"What's next............ Celestina, is there anything to build on? â
Hearing Celestina's words, Rhodes was silent for a moment. In the end, he chose to ask shamelessly. To be honest, in this time in Selestina's mental world, Rhodes finally learned how troublesome it was to not be familiar with other people's pasts. If only he could know a little bit about Selestina's life. Then he will be more sure when he faces little Celestina. Instead of waiting for her to give an answer to herself on behalf of Selestina's spiritual world, Rhodes realized Selestina's mental state in hindsight, if he could know a little more about Selestina's past, he wouldn't have been imprisoned so much.
So Rod won't make the same mistake again on the rest of his journey.
"Uh-huh..............."
Hearing Rod's inquiry, Celestina frowned. Then I thought about it for a moment, and then gave an answer.
"Well............... I can't tell you much about Greysil and Sister Madaras, but you just need to know that they were the last princesses of the White Elf royal family, and they were very powerful. Of course, I think you should know the temper of the two of them. But according to my judgment......... I think you may be in trouble, master, because the spiritual world of these two sisters is very likely to be different from the rest of us, maybe if one of you is not careful, you will fall into a bitter battle in it? â
"It's different from everyone else?"
Hearing this, Rod subconsciously glanced around. Sensing Rod's gaze, Celestina jumped up like a kitten with its tail stepped on.
"I, I'm telling the truth! It's not just me and Celia, I mean everyone else, everyone else! Maybe even Sister Xiluosi's spiritual world is more normal than the two of them! Master, don't talk nonsense to me, or you'll suffer after you go in! â
"That's right............ Can you tell me more about why? â
Hearing Celestina say this, Rhodes also restrained his contemptuous form, after all, Celestina's words were vibrating, and even Celestia moved out. He and Celestina both knew how abnormal Celesti's spirit was, and Celestina was also deeply affected, so Celestina actually said that Celestia's spiritual world was very likely to be more normal than Greyhill and Madaras, which made Rod pay attention to this information. After all, in Rod's opinion, in any case, aren't Greyhill and Madaras much more normal than Herose? Could it be that in Celestina's eyes, this is actually the other way around? That's not right, right. But looking at Celestina's appearance, it doesn't look like she's lying, after all, she is very afraid of these three people, and there should be no question of who ZĂ i deliberately belittles in order to discredit anyone. So what does Celestina mean by this?
In the face of Rod's inquiry, Selestina was stunned for a moment, and then she shook her head.
"This............ No, I'm just guessing, after all. But master, I only have one thing to remind -- you seem to be familiar with Calesdu, so if you are in trouble in the spiritual world of your two sisters, it is best to think more about the characteristics of Calesdu............ Okay, okay, that's all I have to say. If you continue to talk about it, you will be fouled, so then it's up to the master! â
With that, Celestina hurriedly looked around and waved at Rhodes as if she was afraid of something. Then, in the next moment, she turned into a storm of wind and completely disappeared in front of Rod's eyes. Seeing this scene in front of him, Rod could only shrug his shoulders helplessly, and it seemed that Celestina didn't seem to want to say more. But even so, Rhodes was more vigilant -- after all, if Celestina dared to say such a thing to herself, it meant that she must know something about Greyhill and Mardaras. But it's clear that Selestina didn't choose to tell her the truth, maybe she didn't think it was good, or maybe there were other reasons. Whichever one it is, there is one thing that Rhodes has already decided.
That is, after going out, he must summon Selestina and toss her for three days and three nights to "repay" her for his imprisonment. Rhodes is a man who has had a lot of dealings. You've locked me up so many times, so it's time for me to give you a little bit in return, doesn't it mean that the grace of a drop of water will be reciprocated? As an outstanding young man of the new generation, how can he go against the teachings of his ancestors?
So Celestina, you just wash me up and wait............ in every sense of the word.
But there's no point in staying here any longer, and Celestina's mental projection has been unified, and I'm afraid she won't run out to see her again. Then Rod had to walk along the obsidian paved road into the dark gate in front of him, and then soon, he felt the dizziness again.........
However, there were two similar teleportations in a row. Rod is used to it. This time he quickly recovered from his dizziness, and Rhodes opened his eyes. began to look at the scene in front of him seriously. After all, there had been a warning from Selestina beforehand, and this time he was more vigilant. But after seeing the scene in front of him clearly, Rod was still stunned.
In front of Rhodes, there was a dream-like beautiful forest, and the gentle sunlight shone on the verdant woods in front of him, giving people a sense of tranquility and peace. The hazy mist of the early morning drifted through the trees. And in front of Rod. It is a small river, and on the left and right sides, two identical bridges are crossing the river, connecting the left and right sides of the opposite island.
Same?
Thinking of this, Rod rubbed his eyes again. Then he widened his eyes and looked to the left and right as if everyone were trying to find fault, and soon Rhodes noticed that the world seemed to be always symmetrical on both sides. Whether it's the bridges, the shape of the islands, or even the leaves of the trees, they're perfectly symmetrical. After playing for a long time, everyone came to find faults, Rod had to reluctantly raise his hand to surrender, it seems that he can't find the slightest difference.
But where do you go from here?
Looking at the identical bridges on the left and right, Rod hesitated for a moment, but he still chose the bridge on the left casually first, and then walked up like this.
But at the moment when Rhodes walked on the bridge, a strange feeling suddenly appeared in his heart, it was as if the moment he stepped on the bridge, his whole person was suddenly split in two. Obviously, he chose the bridge on the left, but Rhodes felt that he was stepping on the bridge on the right at the same time, which was too uncomfortable. So Rod also snorted, and then instinctively got off the bridge, and then he felt that the two selves were once again one, becoming one person.
"Whew......... What's going on here? â
Shaking his hand and shaking his head, Rod couldn't help frowning and whispering to himself after making sure that he didn't have any problems. Is it because I am on the wrong path? It didn't look like it, but despite Rod's inner doubts, he turned around and walked onto the bridge on the right, and the result was the same as before, when Rod walked on the bridge on the right, he felt like he was being split in two again, and the world in front of him became two. It's like being forced to play a game with two perspectives, and it's really not a good feeling at all.
Do you want to go on like this?
Stepping back again, Rhodes frowned and stared at the two bridges in front of him. Although he also wanted to grit his teeth, he just held on like this. But that feeling is really unfriendly to Rod, you can imagine that when you turn left, you have to turn right, and when you go forward, you also need to think about taking your right foot again, so that Rod will wonder if he will remember how to walk after crossing the bridge.
Is there no other way?
Stepping back again, Rhodes circled around the edges of the two bridges for a moment, then looked at the clear water in front of him. Then Rode's eyes lit up. Then he turned his head again and glanced at the wooden bridges to the left and right. This time, Rod did not hesitate in the slightest, he took off his clothes like this, and then took a few steps back, and then Rod sped forward. Immediately after that, he opened his arms and jumped into the river between the two bridges with a "plop."
Really. After Rhodes entered the river, the strange feeling, though faint, had almost disappeared. Sensing this, Rod nodded in satisfaction, and then he began to swim forward quickly. Although Rhodes has not fought much in the water since he came into this world, he is a swimmer himself, so he is not helpless against the river. Not only that, but Rhodes also found that if he deviated from the middle line. Then he will have the feeling that he is gradually being split in half, and if he goes back to the middle line, then that feeling will disappear completely.
So Rhodes swam strictly down the middle of the river according to his own feelings. He had sensed that both bridges must be traps, or even if they weren't traps, it was a test for himself. If he really chose a bridge and walked over it so stupidly, then Rod believes that he will have more trouble in the future. So in the end, he chose to take the wrong path and swim directly through the river. Now it looks. Your own gamble is clearly the right one.
"Whoa!"
The creek was not very wide, and Rhodes soon swam to the other side. And after he came ashore, no matter which side Rhodes swung towards, he never had the illusion that it felt as if his whole person had been split in two. This made Rod nod involuntarily, and it seemed that his choice was obviously correct. Not only that, but Rod also keenly sensed one thing from this test.........
"Hoohoo Hoo ........."
"Hee-hee-hee-hee........."
Suddenly. Two almost identical laughs came from the misty woods, and out of the corner of Rhodes' eyes, he saw two petite figures flash through the gaps in the trees and disappear without a trace. Seeing these two figures, Rod also hurriedly turned around and chased after them, but when he entered the woods. The shadows of the two little ones were no longer visible, and all that echoed in his ears was the silver bell-like laughter of the two.
And at this moment, Rod can finally confirm that he is not facing a certain person this time, but facing the spiritual world of Gresil and Madaras at the same time.
Could it be that this is the trouble that Celestina said?
Laughter echoed through the woods, followed by Rhodes, who seemed to be a replica of the previous game of hide-and-seek in the labyrinth of Selestina's inner world. However, Rhodes always felt that something was not right, because every time he followed the laughter to look for it, he did find the two of them. But just as Rhodes was about to capture them, they disappeared. Immediately after appearing behind Rod in an almost teleportation manner, he continued to play hide and seek with Rhodes. Although Rhodes had tried to be as protective as little Celestina, Greyhill and Mardaras were apparently not as stupid as their sisters, and instead of being fooled, they tricked Rhodes a few times. Rod was also very depressed, and what made him feel even more strange was that after chasing in the woods for so long, Rod looked at it and saw that the scenery on the left and right sides was still exactly the same. Whether it's flowers or trees, they are as symmetrical as their reflections in a mirror. Not only that, but Rod also noticed that the two little ones didn't feel normal about him. How so............... Rod felt that they didn't look like entities, but rather like some kind of ethereal shadow, and you felt like it was there, but when you tried to reach out and grab it, it dissipated like a cloud of smoke. Rhodes is also mentally prepared for this, after all, as the best killers, these two little guys' ability to play hide and seek is definitely the best in the mainland.
"Whew............ No, I'd better take a rest. â
After a few more moments, Rod finally gave up on the chase, and he felt that it was the same test for the two little ones as the previous two bridges. But, before that, there was something more important that Rod found strange.
Judging from his experience in the first two worlds, there will be two or three projections with different positions in everyone's spiritual world, but since Rod entered the spiritual world of the two little guys, he has only met these two people. The other forms of Greyhill and Madarasrod had never met. What is the reason for this?
Thinking of this, Rod suddenly remembered the prompt from Selestina before.
Calesdu? (To be continued......)