Chapter 42: The Three Laws of Dreams
Syllable...
Dewey was so shocked that the coffee cup slipped and shattered on the floor.
Dewey didn't have time to clean his trouser legs, which were stained with hot coffee, and hurriedly pushed the door open and walked out of the conference room.
Outside the door is not an office, but a huge oval room.
There are many silver pipes on the walls of the room, which eventually converge on a machine in the center.
The machine is flat and slightly curvature, like a sleeping silver whale.
It's a sleep machine.
The tempered glass hatch opened, and a cloud-like white hypnotic gas leaked from it, and Char rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned as she sat up from the machine.
"Char... You've woken up. It's all too rare. You woke up on your own. Dewey, with a shocked face, took Char to the conference room and personally made him a cup of coffee.
The strong taste of coffee shook Char's spirit, and his sleepiness dissipated, he stared at Dewey and sneered, "Team Leader Dewey, what do you mean by this?" As soon as I joined the company, you hypnotized me? Let me think about it, you hypnotized me when you took out your golden pocket watch, right? ”
"That's right. Hypnosis requires some props and assistance. My hypnotic prop is a gold pocket watch. Team Leader Dewey said with a smile.
"Can you show me my pocket watch?" Char said.
"Of course." Team Leader Dewey handed the golden pocket watch to Char.
The gold pocket watch popped open, and the second hand on the dial was reversing rapidly.
“...”
Char was silent for a while, then stood up, suddenly splashed the remaining hot coffee in his face fiercely, and sneered: "Isn't this fun!" ”
When Dewey's face touched the hot coffee, it immediately melted like wax oil, and the whole person turned into a puddle of mud.
Call!
Char opened his eyes suddenly, and the bright light brought a strong feeling of vertigo that made him almost vomit.
Char found himself still lying in the sleep machine, and Dewey stood beside the machine with a blank face, looking at him coldly.
Char could be sure that he was hypnotized the moment he entered the Oneiroi Mansion and Team Leader Dewey took out his golden pocket watch.
Then, Char is sleepwalking and comes to this room by herself, lying in the sleep machine.
The No. 1 public area on the 30th floor of the basement, and the single apartment on the 27th floor of the basement, numbered 77, and even Char came to the office on the 14th floor above ground and met her female colleague Ava.
It's all a dream!
The dream was extremely real, and there was no difference between Char's own experience.
It wasn't until Char noticed that his palms had become translucent, apparently in a spirit state, that he discovered the clues and realized that he was dreaming.
In fact, the first dream is not without loopholes.
Char follows Dewey on a tour of the Oneiroi Mansion, and he doesn't meet any other employees other than Ava.
It's just that Dewey said that it was working hours, and the employees were all working, and he was fooled by him.
As for the second dream, it was obviously much rougher, as if it had been improvized.
The smell of coffee, Dewey's expression, and the reversal of the second hand of the golden pocket watch were full of strangeness, so that Char quickly discovered the clue and realized that he was still dreaming, and the initiator was Dewey.
"A dream within a dream! I've just had a double dream! Is this the third weight? Is this reality or a dream? Char couldn't tell the line between reality and illusion for a while.
"Here's the reality." Dewey said expressionlessly, "However, reality is still a dream, is there any difference?" Reality can be false, and dreams can also be real. Still, I want to congratulate you on seeing through dreams and proving that you have the talent of a dream builder. ”
"False reality, real dreams..."Char muttered this sentence, and his mind was still confused.
"To introduce, this is the 'Oneiroi VII' sleep machine just developed by the Oneiroi Group. Compared to the old sleep machines of the past, it creates more realistic dreams. ”
Dewey took out a black disk from under the sleep machine and said, "The first dream you just experienced was designed by me. Everything you see in your dreams is no different from reality. Your room number is indeed 77 on the 27th basement floor. You do have a colleague named Ava, too. As for the second dream test... Kind of an additional question. I used the power of the Dream Builder to forcibly drag you into my dreams. It's just that this dream was built too hastily, and you quickly saw through it..."
"That's what dreams are like..."
Char finally understands why the Oneiroi group is so rich.
Through real dreams, users can experience different lives in their dreams.
It's so appealing.
Char only tried it once, and he couldn't stop.
"Is it better to dream as real as possible?" Char asked.
"Nope. Dreams come in many colors. Most dreams are whimsical and imaginative. Only a very small number of dreams are real. Dewey said to Char, "Have you ever heard of the Three Laws of Dreams?" ”
"Nope." Char shook her head.
"The Three Laws of Dreams are the iron rules that every dream builder must abide by. First, the dreamer must not be made aware that he is dreaming. Dewey said.
"Can't make the dreamer realize he's dreaming?" Char looked dazed.
"Once the dreamer realizes that he is dreaming, the dream can collapse! Such dreams are defective and have the potential to cause harm to the dreamer. In fact, there are many ways to achieve the first law. One is real, as logical as possible, as free of loopholes as possible, so that the dreamer cannot distinguish between reality and dreams and sink into it. But... Dreams are imagined by dream builders, and as long as they are imagined, there are flaws. There is also the color of the dream that is bright enough, attractive enough, and full of imagination. Capture the dreamer's full attention and leave them with no time to think about whether they are dreaming or reality. ”
Dewey explained.
Char thought about it, she had some dreams too.
Most dreams are of the second type, and there are very few real dreams.
Moreover, real dreams, most of them are nightmares.
Char couldn't help but think of the empty playground where she saw Dream Girl, and she couldn't help but shudder.
"The second law of dreams, don't copy the dreams of other dream builders." Dewey continued.
Char nodded slightly, this law is easy to understand.
"The Third Law of Dreams... And the most important. Dewey's expression was solemn, "Dream builders must distinguish between illusion and reality, otherwise they will lose themselves in dreams." ”
"Distinguish between the unreal and the real..."Char then understood why Dewey had just entered the Oneiroi group and Dewey had taken a dream test.
This is the most basic and important ability to become a dream builder.