32 Beautiful Jungle; The real world

Leaving Milo and Erin aside for a moment, let's go back to May 19th, the day the group arrived in the Duchy of Komet. Just after noon, after meeting at the Dream Hill, Koran followed Elder Agatha to the Green Dragon Castle.

In the castle chamber, Kelan enjoyed fruit tea: "Your tea-making skills are still so good...... The fruit in this tea can't come from the trees I planted in the Dream Hill, right? ”

"Exactly." Elder Agatha poured another cup of tea for Kelan, "So you don't have to be polite, taste it well." Kelan took another drink.

"You think they'll make it out of the Misty Jungle, don't you?" Kelan asked.

"Yes, I'm sure they'll come out." Agatha replied with a smile, not raising her eyelids, "As long as Milo can confront his sins, the Misty Jungle will take on the most beautiful view in his eyes." ”

"Hey, that's good."

"Your mouth fetish still hasn't changed."

"Hey, I can't change it, it's the same when I talk in my sleep." The two laughed together.

"Tell me what you've found in the desert." Agatha finished pouring her tea and asked Kolan.

Kelan did not shirk it, and told the discovery in the desert one by one, including the mysterious "weapon", four murals, walls that can reflect the desert scene, stone paths, black buildings, dangerous sand and dust, and her husband's relics are actually the key......

“…… Unbelievable, right, teacher. Kelan concluded, and a cup of tea went down.

"Kolan," said Agatha, "no matter how strange things are, they have their origins, and even impossible things have their mysteries. You say it's unbelievable, but I think you can finally find out the secret. ”

"Hey, I'm working in that direction, teacher. So ......"

"So you came to me for the 'Horn Spell Stone'."

"Hey, I really can't escape your divination." Kelan said convincingly.

Agatha smiled and said, "Duminic was learning divination from me...... Hearing this name, Kellan paused, "Don't you still disagree, isn't he now a famous soothsayer...... Can you really find the dragon, though? ”

"I can only try, but I'm sure I can find it."

"Okay, don't be afraid, don't be confused, I remember that your greatest fear is getting lost......" Agatha said in the tone of a child's voice.

"Hey, I'm trying not to get lost in the future......," she said, taking another sip of tea, "By the way, you just said that you were visiting Splitter's steamship, is there anything going on?" ”

"I went out of my way to remind them that there would be strong winds and waves at sea in three days, so that they could avoid the dangerous seas."

"Aren't you also using divination magic to do good?" Kelan smiled and said, "Huh? That door ......"

"Yes, it's time for them to wake up." Agatha raised her voice, "Come on in—"

The door on the side of the council chamber was pushed open, and Melo Entecoman entered......

"This is?!" Melo watched in disbelief as Elder Agatha and Koran were drinking tea and chatting in the council chamber, with the other Green Dragon mercenaries sitting around. Elder Agatha smiled and pushed a cup of hot tea to an empty seat and said, "Come and have a drink, don't worry, there is only tea in this cup." Kelan also smiled and nodded, signaling that Milo could fully trust the person in front of him......

Could it be that this is the Green Dragon Castle?

Wait a minute! This is completely wrong! Milo's whole body was dizzy, obviously not long ago...... No, in the days before, Irene and I had been escorted by steamboats, exiled to the Misty Jungle, battled against our own sins, and even killed each other...... And now, is this a return to the Green Dragon Castle? Why did Agatha and Koran in front of them act as if nothing had happened? Are you dreaming?

"Squeak-" The door on the other side of the chamber opened, and Erin Akayi stepped out, just like Milo, as if she didn't know what was going on. However, her body is also very neat, leaving no traces of those hardships.

"Irene!" "Milo!" The two ran to each other at the same time, hugging each other - this time, Erin didn't stop Milo. "Are you okay?" "I'm fine, I'm fine...... What the hell is ...... here" "I don't know why we're ...... here" "What the hell are we ...... What ...... experienced"......

The two of them said a word, asking all kinds of unanswered questions vaguely, until they calmed down a little—"Kelan, Elder, can you tell us what the hell is going on?" "What time is it?" Which day? ”

Agatha and Koran looked at each other and smiled, "Teacher, tell them." ”

Elder Agatha got up and invited the two to sit down, "Sit down and have a sip of tea first, relax, don't speak, listen to my explanation slowly......" The two were still confused, but now they could only do what the other said, sat down, no longer asked questions, but did not touch the teacup in front of them at all—because they didn't dare! Who knows what's inside?

"My two friends, please allow me to call you that, as the head of the Green Dragon Mercenary and the teacher of Kolan, you can trust me completely—I know you have objections, but listen to my explanations and you will understand and understand." The opening statement clearly didn't work, and Milo and Erin still looked nervous, their eyes full of suspicion and even disgust. Kelan on the side had to comfort the two friends with his eyes and gestures again.

"As the two friends can see, this is the Green Dragon Castle, you have never left here, everything about the Misty Jungle is just a dream......

"Dreams?!" "Is that a dream?!" Both of them shouted in shock at the same time, and they couldn't help but stand up! Kelan on the side hurriedly got up to help the two of them steady, and at the same time signaled with a smile to continue listening.

Still smiling kindly, Agatha continued, "The two friends must have heard of what magic we Green Dragon mercenaries are best at. ”

Milo struggled to search through his memories, which was not an easy task for him in the midst of a mess. Suddenly, he reacted and replied, "The magic you are good at is 'mind control'...... Do you say ......"

"Yes," Elder Agatha continued, "that's the 'do you say.'" Through mind control magic, we have created a dream of two friends being escorted and exiled, and the steamship and misty jungle in it are all dreams we have created for you, and it is up to you how the two friends will react and interact in the dream. ”

Erin wondered, "But if it's really a dream...... Those feelings are all too real, too. "This time Klan didn't do anything, because Erin was able to ask such a question, which showed that she was very sober and rational at this time.

"Well, that's exactly what we do with 'mind magic' – to make your consciousness think it's all real. For example, you will feel pain, hunger, cold...... Because your consciousness tells you that it is true, you will think that it is true. As she spoke, Agatha pointed to her head, "We also used magic to suppress the sleep of the two of you, so that you don't wake up easily, and you can continue to dream in your dreams—" She motioned to the two not to be surprised, "We can do it through mind magic, and even connect the dreams of the two friends ......"

"My God of Ten Thousand Sources!" Erin was completely impressed by what Agatha said, "So did we really sleep for more than ten days and so long?" ”

"Hahaha......" Kelan laughed, "I still remember when we were exploring the memory of the wind chime, I told you that the time in memory is faster than the time in reality, and this dream is the same." It's still May 19th, and it's not long after lunch. ”

That is to say...... We've been through so many days...... After a long time in a dream, it was just a meal in reality? Milo couldn't help but stand up, and Erin on the side was so excited that she couldn't sit still.

"Yes, that's right." Elder Agatha reassured him, "I think the two friends must have gained a lot from this meal." ”

"That'...... What if ......," Milo sat back down and continued, "we died in a dream...... What will happen in reality? As soon as he finished speaking, Kelan laughed, and then Agatha laughed too.

"You'll wake up and think those experiences were just a normal dream. But judging by the performance of the two of you, you must have passed the test of your dreams, right? ”

"I thought you would know what we went through...... In a dream. Milo said.

The mercenary on the side responded, "Don't worry, we won't peep into anyone's privacy. ”

"Why, then, did you let us enter such a dream?" Erin asked, of course, this was the question that Milo wanted to ask the most, and Kran turned to look at Agatha, also expecting to answer.

Agatha paused and said, "Because only those who dare to face themselves can take responsibility for saving the world, and I have to make sure of that." Milo, you understand what I'm talking about. ”

"Curse the stars......" Milo whispered.

Agatha nodded, and continued, "My divination magic tells me that the only one who can lift the curse of the stars is someone who has no distractions, and you have now passed the test of the Misty Jungle - even Kolan, my best apprentice, would not dare to try. ”

"The misty jungle in the dream is the same as in reality, and people will be trapped in it and unable to extricate themselves." Koran added.

"If you go to the real Misty Jungle now, I think you'll be able to get in and out of it, because you've passed the test in your dreams, and it's the same there. So in the future journey, please use this as your advantage. Agatha followed.

After listening to Agatha and Kolan's explanations, Milo also understood their intentions, and the dreams of more than ten days began to slowly fade away in his consciousness, just like the usual dreams - they would eventually be forgotten. But the heart that confronted sin was left forever. Erin on the side picked up the tea on the table and drank it, she was no longer suspicious, and chose to trust.

Their eyes collided inadvertently, and Erin smiled, her face flushing - in the dream, she confessed to Milo sincerely, and the two finally became a couple who could trust each other's lives. Mello didn't ask Elder Agatha any more questions, for the road ahead would require him to walk on his own, and now he could do it on his own.

In the end, Milo and Erin didn't say anything thankful, and even though the dream had reborn them inside, it had also caused a lot of mental torture to them—something Elder Agatha knew of course. Retrieving their weapons, the two of them left the castle under the escort of the mercenaries.

"Teacher, then I'm leaving, and I'm going to prepare for the engagement banquet...... By the way, those four old friends may be here soon, maybe today, do you want to meet them? Koran said to Agatha.

The elder looked out the window, not far from the castle, where Milo and Erin were talking to each other, "I think they'll come to visit me directly, so don't worry about it." Take this spell stone—" She handed the "Horn Spell Stone" to Kolan, who saluted and thanked him and took the spell stone, "Kolan, the real challenge will come soon, you must protect them, and don't forget to protect yourself, because you are also important." ”

"Hey, thanks for the reminder, Teacher." Koran responded, "I'll come back to see you when we resolve the crisis of the Curse of the Stars." ”

A dark cloud clouded Elder Agatha's eyes, and she turned back and said in a firm tone, "Go ahead." My mission is complete, and the rest is up to you. ”

Kelan joined Milo and Erin with a white cane, and found that the two were still checking each other for scars, so she had to say: "No matter what you experienced in your dreams, in reality your body is intact, but it will take some time to recover mentally, and the memory of so many days is somewhat heavy." ”

"Has Kelan been through this before?" Erin asked, she didn't seem to be particularly comfortable and a little sluggish.

"Hey, I've experienced it, and the people of the Green Dragon Mercenaries have also experienced it. We use dreams for combat training, which is more efficient due to the inconsistent flow of time. This is also why everyone in the Green Dragon Mercenaries has extremely strong combat effectiveness, but because dream training requires strong-willed people to persevere, the number of members of the Green Dragon Mercenaries is very small. ”

"I see." Erin nodded, she also understood the reason for the scarcity of members of the Green Dragon Mercenaries.

"Is that really good?" Mello offers a different view, "It's easy to confuse the real with the dream. ”

"That's a good point," said Koran, "so the dream magic can only be cast inside the Green Dragon Castle, not outside the castle." In the rooms of the castle there are spell stones dedicated to casting this magic. But it is also true that there have been phenomena of addiction to dreams and inextricating themselves. ”

"Who wants to live in a dream all the time?" Erin said, "Oh, I'm hungry, at least let me have a full meal in the real world." ”

"Then go to my house, but you can't eat in vain." Kelan said in a mischievous tone, "You have to help me prepare for the engagement banquet." ”

"No problem!" The two replied together.