"How do you know...... The name?"

Lan said calmly, "Although I was born here, it doesn't mean that I don't know anything about your world. I don't know if you've ever heard of the "realm of consciousness...... Or "the source of magic"?"

Roland immediately thought of the news that Cabradabi had revealed, he didn't bother to clean up the porcelain cup fragments on the ground, rushed to the table and looked at Lan and asked in a deep voice, "Is she in the realm of consciousness?"

"Of course not, but the consciousness world remembers her - anyone who gains enough power will leave a mark there. Arashi paused, "I know what you're thinking, you want to figure out how to do it and try to figure it out on your own." Even the attitude towards ending the War of the Divine Will is no exception. But I must tell you, time is running out. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The realm of consciousness is not a container suitable for long-term stay, and the longer it drags on, the weaker her consciousness will become, until it completely dissipates. The process is irreversible, so even if you know how to do it, it's likely that you won't be able to do it in time. And that's not even the worst-case scenario. ”

"What's the worst?"

"The existence of the dream world has seriously hampered the will of the gods, and it will not allow this momentum to continue. In other words, when the gods believe that nothing can be done to bring the status quo back on track, both worlds will be destroyed as well - a deadline that is probably more urgent than you think, which is why I am determined to convince you. Lan said word by word, "Son, help me, and you are also helping yourself." ”

"It may sound like that," Roland said noncommittally, "but as you have just said, only what I have personally realized is the true answer." In other words, what you told me may be a lie...... Including bringing the ashes back to life. ”

Arashi let out a long breath and leaned back in her chair. "And you're right to understand that, because I don't want you to think I'm cheating on you until the end – putting it up front is also a testament to my sincerity. ”

Roland fell silent.

There is no doubt that this is a dilemma.

From the information he knew, he couldn't find many loopholes in the other party's words - such as the threat of the dream world, which he had heard more than once from the mouths of magical creatures. I don't know how to provoke them, but the hostility shown by those monsters is real. If combined with Arashi's news, it also means that the magical creature is the "subordinate" of the god.

However, it would be too rash to think that the other party was telling the truth, after all, what kind of information would endanger the gods was all up to Arashi, and if he followed the wrong clues, he would undoubtedly get a conclusion that would only add to wrong. The safest way is to prove it little by little.

It's a matter of time.

In the absence of the condition that "time is short", it is also a risk to choose to be safe.

As soon as she closed her eyes, Tilly's crying in his arms would come back to her mind, and even though she had now collected all her grief in her heart, those eyes were a little less radiant than they had been at the beginning, like a jewel covered with shallow dust. Some people often say that this is a proof of maturity, and only after experiencing loss can we know how to cherish it. Roland scoffs at this chicken soup for the soul, never losing is the choice of the mature, as for the pain, who loves to experience it.

Now there is such a possibility, how can he not be indifferent.

Roland tried his best to suppress the violent fluctuations in his heart, pretended to be reluctant, and sat down opposite Lan again.

"But I can't promise you so easily. Let's talk about the method, what can I do to get her back into that world?"

"It doesn't conflict with the help I need, or the two are the same thing. Arashi replied slowly, "First you have to find the realm of consciousness and then enter it—and this step must be done in both worlds at the same time, otherwise it will never succeed." ”

Roland was surprised, "Two...... Wait, you mean, the source of magic "real" exists?"

"Yes, it's not something ethereal, it's something that can be seen and touched, very different from the void created by erosion. Arashi nodded, "Actually, it's right next to the northern end of the Dawn Realm, and we call it the Bottomless Realm. ”

His heart jumped slightly, the word ...... It seems to have been heard somewhere.

"But the north is overrun by the devils - devils you know? they are the enemies of this battle of divine will. ”

"I can't help you with anything about that world - interfering with the battle of divine will is an absolute forbidden area for the gods, and you have to solve this on your own. Lan said calmly, "Defeat them, fight your way out, and then reach the bottomless realm." If you don't do that, you can't do anything. ”

That's why she said that even if she knew the method, she might not have time to achieve it......

Roland pondered for a moment, "Well, even if you don't say anything, I'm going to drive the devil out of the Dawn Realm." How does the dream world reach the realm of consciousness...... Since it's fictional, there's no need to bother so much. ”

"Before I answer you, I would like to ask a question. Arashi looked out the window, "Do you really think this world is fictional?"

Roland was stunned, and involuntarily followed her line of sight—the rush hour for school and work had passed, and there were far fewer people rushing to and fro on the street. The stall owners finally had time to rest, some counting their morning's harvest with joy on their faces, while others lit a cigarette and sat at the gate reading the newspaper.

In place of students and office workers, the aunts and grandparents who live here carry baskets of vegetables and walk through this slightly narrow alleyway. When passing by the Rose Café, he will show disdain, or exchange words with his companions, as if he is laughing at the owner's taste.

Roland knew that if he went out to fight with them, what he would get was not a long fixed line, but a bunch of angry scolding that was enough to reflect the subtlety of the language, and it was the kind of sentence you said that he replied ten sentences. The rest of the stall owners will not show a look of indifference, and they will most likely gather in a row, happily admiring this battle of kings...... Or roosters pecking at each other.

Faced with such a world, he suddenly found that he could not simply say the word "yes".

"How does a person define reality and fiction?" Lan whispered in a somewhat distracted voice, "Does a mind have to have a body to be a real life?

"Uh...... I think so. ”

She retracted her gaze, "Then you have to protect this place, once it is destroyed, the trillions of lives living in this world will also disappear, and the loss can be said to be more severe than the outside world." If you lose it, the realm of consciousness will be closed to you forever. ”

"Could it be...... Is the entrance to the realm of consciousness in the city?"

"To be precise, this is the realm of consciousness. Arashi corrected, "You're in the realm of consciousness right now. ”

Roland's eyes widened in surprise.

In other words, his body is still asleep in Neverwinter, but his soul has already crossed thousands of miles, in the bottomless realm at the northern tip of the continent?