"It's hard to prove, that's why I'm guessing!"

Charlotte shrugged,

"But if there's no reason at all, that's not either. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Alexis,

"Do you remember the time you dealt with the evil god before?"

"The evil god, the evil god who gave the paint skin the power!?"

Alexis was stunned for a moment, and reacted randomly,

"You're not talking about the last time you summoned the evil god with the help of the consciousness of everyone in the movie theater, right?"

"Yes. ”

Charlotte nodded,

"At that time, I discovered that there may be a connection between people's brains or consciousness. And the nightmare that I was captured later confirmed this even further. ”

"While most people may not be aware of this connection, it does solve a lot of problems—"

"Not to mention anything else, where those gods, including the evil gods, are hiding, if there is a network in this person's brain, it can be determined. ”

"You're saying the gods are hiding in this network?"

"That's right. ”

Charlotte's voice was a little low,

This is the only way to explain the fact that a god can be summoned even in a region where there is no belief in it at all, because through this network of human brains, we can summon gods from somewhere else. ”

"It seems like that's the case. ”

Alexis nodded,

"So, according to this logic, you say that we, the ghosts with names and surnames in various myths and legends, are also hiding in this network, does it mean-"

"You are closer to the essence of the gods. ”

Charlotte affirmed Alexis's opinion,

And so it is. The essence of belief in gods and goddesses is also born out of ordinary legends. Excluding the element of faith, the gods are not much different from other famous ghosts. ”

He then explained,

"As a normal ghost, you're only powerful enough to borrow a person's brain, and it's easy to spot. ”

"And the process of turning into a ghost with a name and a surname is actually the process of increasing your power and allowing you to enter the network of this person's brain—"

"Once you're on the network, you don't need to borrow a specific person's brain. ”

"Because you're going to borrow the "cloud brains" of more than six billion people around the world—"

"Even if everyone only borrows one-ten-thousandth of their own brain to this network, it is more than enough for the few ghosts in this world. ”

"I see. ”

Raven Phoenix nodded,

"Is it any wonder that after becoming the Headless Horseman, I was able to think without possessing anyone else—so, I borrowed the brains of everyone in the world?"

"I think that's the case, but it's still difficult to prove it all. ”

Charlotte shook her head,

"However, the special situation of Malcolm's sanatorium can also be said to prove to a certain extent—"

"First of all, I want to explain that when I went there with Sally before, I had a preliminary test - there was no problem for normal people to enter and exit there, and there would be no fog seen by Alexis when viewed from a distance. ”

"In other words, those situations are only for us ghosts?"

Alexis asked,

"You can say that, but for you, it's just the end, not the end - because that place is actually "disconnected"!"

"Disconnected!?"

Raven didn't understand Charlotte's words at all.

But on the other hand, because she recently wanted to pretend to be the technical director of the special effects part of the Ghost Party Studio, Alexis learned a lot of computer-related knowledge, combined with Charlotte's words just now, she reacted,

"Because there is some force in that area of Malcolm's sanatorium that cuts off the network between the human brains, so that we, the ghosts with names and surnames who live in the "network", can't enter that area?"

"Yes. ”

Charlotte nodded,

"I think that's what happened - because of the disconnection of the network, when you reach the border, the ability to think is interrupted, and the soul will be instinctively driven out by the forces in that area. ”

"That's why I reappear next to you every time. ”

Alexis also somewhat understood,

"Because you are the closest living person and a fulcrum of the "network"?"

That sounds like a lot of sense. ”

Raven Phoenix groaned for a moment,

"But what the hell is going on in the area around Malcolm's Sanatorium? Mr. Director, you should have guessed too, right?"

"Of course there is a guess, but-"

Charlotte paused, and he looked at Alexis with a serious gaze,

"You must ensure that this incident is kept secret from Sally before I can tell you my speculation!"

“...... All right. ”

Under Charlotte's gaze, Alexis was a little uncomfortable,

"You're not going to do anything bad to Sally anyway, are you?"

"That's nature. ”

Charlotte nodded,

"This time, it was essentially related to Sally's mother, even though it wasn't dangerous for her to live there. ”

"Actually, when Sam Phil, who could see the ghosts, said that he would see a large number of ghosts congregating around Malcolm Sanitarium every once in a while, I knew what we were coming. ”

"Ghost ...... City?"

Alexis asked curiously,

"That's what I heard you say. ”

"Yes, but that's just a performance. Ghost City, or Mountain City—"

Charlotte explained in detail to the two goblins,

"There are many records of this kind of thing in ancient China. To put it simply, it is a large number of buildings and people that appear out of thin air and disappear shortly after. ”

"Are those ghosts?"

"Probably, but I'm not sure. ”

Charlotte shook her head helplessly,

Later, many people attributed the cause of the ghost market to a mirage. In fact, a mirage does produce a similar scene. ”

"It seems so. ”

Alexis and Rivan both nodded—although they weren't serious school types, they still knew some basic common sense,

"It's true that a mirage can create a ghost market like you said. ”

"So, most of the recorded ghost markets are probably mirages. ”

Charlotte shrugged,

"However, there are ghost markets in the true sense of the word. ”

"A real ghost city?"

"Yes. Legend has it that there is a dragon species called Jiaolong, which sometimes spits out "mirage", in which the ghosts serving Jiaolong survive, forming a bustling "ghost market". ”

"Dragon ??"

Alexis and Rivan were shocked,

"You mean that big, terrifying monster with wings? Is there anything like that underneath Malcolm's Sanatorium!?"

"In Eastern legends, dragons are not terrifying monsters, but sacred beings. ”

Charlotte corrected their views,

"However, the possibility of dragons underneath Malcolm's sanatorium is real—"

"Although it is not a "dragon" in the ordinary sense!"