The Sleeper.

When he heard these three words, Gawain was not too surprised in his heart.

He had thought about who or what forces would come against him, and he had adopted this "unconventional" method - the ill-intentioned royal nobles only dared to do some small actions to secretly stumble, and the royal family did not have any need to oppose him at present, and other than that, the Cecil family did not have any interests with any of the current forces in the world - except for those cultists who were born to rebel against everyone.

Among the most important cult forces, the Eternal Sleeper is the most unpredictable and the best at spiritual magic.

Gawain looked at the surrounding scene again with curiosity, he had to sigh at the superb skill of this "illusion", everything in his sight seemed to be real, whether it was those towering magic towers or the giant energy shield shrouded in the sky above the imperial capital, or the deep blue well beam next to the imperial capital, there was not the slightest flaw in the illusion, and there was a real sense of touch here, the round table in front of him and the chair under his body gave people a real feeling, Gawain even had reason to believe- The refreshments on the table will taste good when you eat them.

It's a world that can be easily immersed in.

But the more real the world, the more vigilant he became.

So he controlled the expression on his face, and tried not to show the slightest emotion, so he casually complimented: "I've heard that the Eternal Sleeper is good at creating illusions and dreams, but this is my first personal encounter, and I have to say that you are very skilled in this area. ”

"If people rely on the so-called senses of sight, touch, and smell to perceive the existence of the world, then as long as these things are perfectly simulated, what is the difference between the so-called reality and the unreal?" The white-robed man said in a strange tone that did not distinguish between men and women, "Wouldn't it be better to have a perfect dream than a sinking and dark reality?" ”

"But in this 'perfect' dream, is your outfit a little eye-catching?" Gao Wen looked at the white-robed man in front of him, and finally couldn't bear the other party's curious dress and voice that was neither male nor female, "No matter what you want to talk to me about, you can always show your true face, right?" And you haven't introduced who you are until now, which doesn't seem to be very in line with the etiquette of talking to people. ”

"There is only a mere seeker below, and the one who sleeps does not need a surname or a name, but a so-called true face...... Sure enough, it is the words of a person who is confined to the real world," the white-robed man sighed, and his image suddenly changed, the mask dissolved on his face like flowing water, but under the mask was a face that was constantly changing, even switching between the various faces of men, women, and children, "It's a pity that people who are bound to reality can never understand how great the dream of eternal sleep is, and in this perfect world, the so-called individual appearance has become meaningless, so which face do you think I should use?" It's this one...... Or is it this one? ”

The white-robed man's face was constantly changing, but there was mockery and contempt in each face, but Gao Wen just quietly watched him pinch his face there, and waited for half a minute before saying lightly: "It's just changing, it's good to keep refreshing." ”

The white-robed man's face suddenly stopped changing, and was fixed on a cold middle-aged man's face.

"It seems that you have plenty of patience to spend time with me, but unfortunately I don't have patience," the middle-aged man with a grim face finally stopped talking nonsense, and he stared straight into Gawain's eyes, "I called Your Excellency to this place, in fact, I just want to know something from you. ”

"What's the matter?"

"What did you see in those lost seas?"

Gawain's previous composure was more or less performative, but the blindfold at this time was real: "What did you say? ”

However, the white-robed middle-aged man regarded Gao Wen's confused expression as some kind of fool, and he frowned: "You don't have to pretend to be confused, you and I both know very well what the so-called 'Eternal Dark Sea' refers to, and no one outside may know about your secret voyage, but the people who set foot on the voyage with you at that time still came back alive - we all know very well that you entered the Eternal Dark Sea with a clear purpose, and got some kind of enlightenment there, and even brought back something...... And we're curious. ”

Gawain's heart suddenly stirred.

This Cultist of the Eternal Sleeper knows a secret that even Gawain Cecil himself no longer remembers!

What is the Eternal Darkness he is referring to? What does he mention about Gawain Cecil's secret voyage? What is it that inspires and brings back?!

Gawain suddenly thought of those crystals, those crystals that had been handed over to the Mithril Treasury by the original owner of his body, but which had not left the slightest impression in his memory—could it be that everything was connected here?!

However, Gawain had to forcibly hide all his consternation and psychological fluctuations at this time, and he desperately wanted to get something out of the mouth of the cultist in front of him - the other party could not have imagined that Gawain Cecil's body had a foreign soul hidden in his body, and this was the breakthrough to coax the other party!

"Do you want to know, or do you want to know the Order of the Eternal Sleeper behind you, or ...... Are more people wondering? He looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a serious expression, and there was no wavering in his tone.

"If I say it's just my personal curiosity, I'm afraid you won't believe it," the middle-aged man smiled stiffly, "This is something that the entire Order of the Eternal Sleepers is concerned about—believe me, unlike those who are determined to destroy the world, although the Eternal Sleepers are also regarded by you as a 'cult', all we do is to protect the beings in the world, and although our methods are sometimes not understood by outsiders, I think that if you are enlightened in the Eternal Darkness Sea is the truth about this world...... Then you will surely understand what the Sleeper does. ”

Gawain Cecil's revelation in the so-called "Eternal Dark Sea" would lead him to identify with the Eternal Sleeper cult?

This sentence is more informative!

Gawain pushed harder to keep his face up and stared into the middle-aged man's eyes, "Who else knows about me in the Eternal Dark Sea?" How do you know? ”

"As I said, there are more than one of those who sailed with you back alive, and I can tell you now that I can tell you unequivocally, including the eyeliner that the Sleeper has placed on your side," the middle-aged man replied calmly, "and as for who else knows this secret, rest assured, there are very few people, and even in the Order of the Sleepers, only a few people above the Nightmare Bishop know part of it." We have no intention of spreading this secret - it is no good, and for the forgetful and mediocre average person, the ancient secret of seven hundred years ago is not something they would care about. ”

"I did bring something back from there," Gawain decided to relent, and then continued, "but how can you be sure that if I learn the truth about the so-called world there, I will understand the thoughts of you cultists?" In other words – how can you be sure that I will cooperate with you? ”

Gawain tried to get the cultist in front of him to take the initiative to tell the part of the situation he knew, and tell the cause and effect of Gawain Cecil setting sail for the Eternal Dark Sea, but the middle-aged man in front of him suddenly closed his mouth, and only after a few seconds did he say with a smile: "Yes, of course I know that you won't cooperate with me, and I also know that you won't answer any of my questions, you are a great hero seven hundred years ago, how can you trust and tell each other the secret because a cultist talked a few nonsense words to you?"

"By the same token, why do you think I'm here to talk to you and answer your questions one by one?"

As the middle-aged man's words fell, all the scenes around Gawain suddenly shook violently, the cities of the ancient Gondor Empire began to collapse, the magic dome in the sky was torn apart, and bursts of noise appeared in his spiritual world!

He finally knew where the real crisis was, and he finally knew why a cunning cultist would take the initiative to reveal so much information when talking to him—although he had been suspecting and warning the other party of some conspiracy since just now, only now did he realize what the other party's conspiracy was.

Something was invading his consciousness! Snooping into his memories!

"In the dreams of the Sleeper, even a giant dragon will gradually sink," the middle-aged man stood up, and the round table with snacks and black tea turned into a wriggling starlight in front of him, and gradually dissipated, "Spirit and consciousness are really a very magical thing, people rely on it to become human, but people can hardly control its operation, in a person's subconscious, everything is almost automatic, even a legendary-level person, will show the biggest flaws here." ”

Gawain felt his memories begin to loosen, an alien "reader" looking for an entry point to these memories, and he struggled to control his thoughts, the fragments of memories that began to appear in his mind like slides, and the control of all this brought so high mental pressure that he could no longer even speak, and could only stare into the eyes of the middle-aged man.

"When you talk to me here, you are gradually opening the door to your memory, whether you answer or ask, this 'conversation' itself is to establish a connection - including now, you listen to my voice, you accept the message from me, in the process, your will barrier is also constantly disintegrating, and unfortunately, you can hardly stop this process......" The middle-aged man's smile became brighter and brighter, and it was obvious that he had won the battle, "Ah, your resistance is indeed tenacious, quite in line with your identity as a great hero, But don't you know? The most powerful power of the Eternal Sleeper is not illusion or psychic attack, but stealing other people's memories and processing those memories into their own new power...... At the same time, this 'memory path' will be a kind of springboard for you to forget about this meeting, and I will leave a teleportation path in your subconscious after reading your memories so that my will can 'descend' on your body at any time...... That's right, that's right, you just had the poor mercenary in your mind, yes, it's that springboard, it's that kind of springboard that the Eternal Sleeper walks through the world of dreams and thoughts, relying on that......"

Gawain silently sorted through the fragments of his memories in his mind, completely unresponsive to any provocation from the cultists, and finally, before the noisy noise in his head intensified to the point of being unbearable, he completed the final tidying.

Under the surprised gaze of the white-robed middle-aged man, Gao Wen raised his head with a smile on his face that had been hidden for a long time: "Are you sure...... Do you want to see my memory? ”

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment: "You ......"

Gawain completely let go of the limitations of his mind.

"If there is a wall of memory in everyone's conscious world, then this wall of mine is not actually to protect myself, but to protect reckless snoopers like you."

Gawain stood up completely straight, silently watching the middle-aged man slowly widen his eyes with extreme fear, watching him begin to let out a frantic roar, watching his face melt like wax, watching his body twist and collapse, and even after crumbling into a pool of flesh, there was still a roar coming out of thin air.

"You dare to look at the monitoring database that is guaranteed for hundreds of thousands of years, don't you want your braincase?"