Chapter 50: Dreams
"Joseph's Speech Verdict: 80/77 Fail
It takes a little justification for Joseph to believe you, but it has to be logical. KP Nanako's verdict statement appeared on the public channel.
"My jacket pocket is torn, believe me." Saying that, Xiao Yi opened his shirt, and there was indeed a big hole in the pocket, which he had cut with his short-sightedness in advance.
"Well, you need to change my blouse, and the housekeeper will take one of my blouses to my friend Xiao. We'll go to where the clay board is made in a moment, and if your ID is dropped on the road, the consequences can be serious. Joseph said.
After a while, the housekeeper took out a new black windbreaker and handed it to Xiao Yi, and after changing it, he found that it was quite suitable. As for the dagger, of course, he will not take it with him, put it in the trunk.
The group came to the Swallowtail Building on Thomas Street, a Victorian-built building. The diary left by Ingres has the address here.
There was a knock on the door, and it was a decadent middle-aged man with dirty hair that seemed to have not been washed for a long time, his hands were covered with mud, and there were unfinished dirt boards on the table, which could be seen that he was working.
"KP, I'm going to have a charm." Catherine spoke out about the first decision of the mod.
"Charm Verdict: 40/76 Ordinary Success
The Clay Tablet Maker is attracted by your appearance and is wary, and may be able to get more information if you ask. KP Nanako said.
"We are George. Professor Ingres's student, this is Joseph, a relative of the professor, who came over today to ask you something. Catherine said with a smile.
"Hello, I'm Will Coster, and I've been in contact with Professor Angels before, so come in and talk about it." Will Coster scratched his hair.
When I entered the door, I found that the floor was full of clay boards, most of which were uncarved templates, and there was a black curtain on the wall that seemed to cover something.
"We'd like to know why Professor Ingres asked you about the clay slab back then." As soon as Catherine finished speaking, Joseph took out the clay tablet engraved in the style of Cthulhu from his suitcase.
Looking at the clay board, Wellscott said, "At that time, I had a strange dream, and Professor Ingrel had been investigating my dream, but the specific process and results were never told to me.
I became suspicious of him, so I didn't tell him much about the dream, but Ingres didn't give up, and kept changing the way to tell him about the dream. ”
"What kind of dream was that? Shouldn't dreams be all the product of fantasy? Catherine said.
"No, that's not a fantasy, that's true, I can guarantee it." Will Coster spoke in a firm tone, with an unmistakable emotion.
"It influenced my sculpture, and I haven't gotten rid of it until now." As he spoke, he pulled out a few morbid and horrible carvings.
Xiao Yi and the others looked at it like a clay tablet engraved with the style of Cthulhu, and the depiction was very delicate and realistic, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.
"Whenever I start to carve it, it comes to my mind, and I can't forget it, unless I carve it out before I can carve other objects, it will not let me go like a nightmare." Will Coster said holding his head.
"KP I'm going to use psychoanalysis on Will Coster to stabilize his sanity." Xiao Yi said.
"Psychoanalysis, after use, you can briefly restore sanity value, consume 3 MP, and chant for 10 minutes." KP Nanako Road.
"Will Coster, look at me," Xiao Yi said.
After more than 10 minutes, Xiao Yi felt that his head was a little foggy, and Will Coster had returned to normal, and continued: "In my dream, I saw a huge city made of stones, the city was covered with green slime, and the whole city became an irregular geometric shape.
In fear and anticipation, I heard the never-ending, almost psychic call from the ground, Cthulhu... ...... Lalaye"
The old ghost said: "What is on the wall, why is it covered with a black curtain......"
"In my dream, a corner of the huge city, I didn't want to draw it, but that night I seemed to be ** indulgent, and I drew it with a carving knife in madness. Every time I saw it, I felt a deep sense of fear, so I covered it with a black cloth," Will Coster said.
Catherine directly removed the curtain, and what appeared in front of everyone was a huge city as Will described, although it was only a corner, it still gave people a shocking feeling.
"Now for the sanity judgment, since you saw the corner of Lalaye for the first time, your visual perception has been greatly impacted, so you have begun to judge:
Xiao Yi: 87/84 failed
Old Ghost: 48/49 Normal Success
Catherine: 43/62 Ordinary success
Flowing Dragon: 45/29 Fail
Xiao Yi and Liulong were lucky to fail, and the two felt that there was nothing in the mural, at most it was a bit of an abstract painting style. So there is no deduction of sanity points.
Catherine and the old ghost lost 1 point of sanity due to the excessive visual impact," said KP Nanako.
"Second judgment of sanity: 77/84 success,
Although you didn't deduct sanity, but your heart told you that this mural was not simple, and suddenly you heard the call of nothingness, and the potential madness stat increased by 3 points. "KP is impermanent.
"Impermanence, you can't judge the sanity value to fail a few times, do you have to succeed every time? The Potential Madness stat has increased by 3 points. It also means that as long as the next sanity value judgment is successful, I will definitely enter a temporary state of madness. Xiao Yi said to impermanence in his heart.
"The reasoning is very correct, but there is no reward, I want to fail, the dice are not allowed." Impermanence said lightly.
The old ghost patted his head, feeling that staring at this mural, his mind was in a blurred state, Catherine leaned against the wall, shook her head slightly, and said, "Will Coster, what else do you know?"
Will hesitated a little, but said, "I've heard about the ore of the Cthulhu Trail in the city's museum, maybe you can go somewhere to find clues."
As soon as everyone walked out of the room, Will spoke: "Be careful butler, every time I see him, I have a special feeling...... It seems that he ...... Forget it, it's nothing ......."
The four of them looked back at Will, and seeing that he didn't want to say anything more, they didn't ask again.
Xiao Yi had a feeling that there must be very important information in Will's unfinished words, but he was unable to conduct a second psychological analysis in a short period of time, and looking at his state, he might fall into a temporary state of madness again at any time.
When we arrived at the museum, it was almost noon, and almost all the visitors inside had left, and the staff told us that the curator was in the office and had not yet gone out for lunch.
When I walked into the office, I found a silver-haired man looking at something, wearing reading glasses.
"Hello, I'm George. Ingres's relatives, I have something to ask you about today, I wonder if you have time? Joseph said politely.
The old man looked up, looked at the group, and finally nodded, motioning for us to come in.
Suddenly, he stared at me and the old ghost carefully and said, "Like...... Really...... It's exactly the same. ”
"What do you mean by that?" Joseph asked, puzzled.
"These two companions of yours seem to be very similar to the people I met when I was younger, in 1908, when Professor Ingres participated in a field trip, and the two policemen who were traveling with them...... Much like these two friends of yours, I was one of my fellow travelers at the time.
I vaguely remember that the sheriff also shot two policemen at that time, the exact reason is unknown, and I will never forget that experience for the rest of my life. You can call me Curator Brodao. Blodao looked at the two of them again.
"KP, haven't our traces disappeared from that hidden mission, how can others remember, isn't it a memoir?" Xiao Yi said to KP Nanako.
"It's memory, but it's also history, you leave traces in the long river of history, then the future will also have a certain impact, because everything, there is a cause and an effect." KP Nanako explained on the public channel.