"Find an ant nest near your apartment, the closer the better! Then, if possible, put a leaf from a black locust tree inside......"

When he heard this strange request for something like an elementary school student's natural observation experiment, Charlize wondered if Charlotte had ever been an elementary school teacher. Strange as it is, Charlize did it, considering that the fact of being possessed by a ghost itself could not be guessed by common sense, and Charlize finally did so—although it did take her a lot of effort to find such an ant nest.

- Luckily, ants aren't disgusting insects, if you need termites or cockroaches, or desert marching ants......

With that in mind, Charlize took out the glass bottle he had prepared. In the bottle was a handful of dirt, and it was obvious that there were many small ants crawling in and out of the soil. Perhaps out of boredom, Charlize put a black locust leaf and a few sugar cubes in the bottle, which is quite a bit of a posture of keeping ants as pets. And now, the industrious ants seem to have adapted to this transparent new home, and are busily carrying sugar cubes.

"Not bad!"

Charlotte nodded in satisfaction,

"Speaking of which, ant nests aside, the leaves of the black locust are hard to find, right?"

"yes!

Charlize complained,

"I've seen this kind of thing in RB before, but in Los Angeles, it's hard to find such leaves. If it's a maple leaf, it's much easier to find. ”

"Anyway, it's good to find it!"

Charlotte ignored the blonde girl's complaints, unscrewed the cap of the bottle containing the ants, and shoved the picture of Alexis directly into the dirt inside.

"What are you doing here?"

Charlotte's behavior made Charlize very puzzling,

"I've never heard that ants can still exorcise demons!"

"You haven't heard much of it!"

Charlotte is very disdainful of Charlize's suspicions, and has a sense of superiority over amateurs in the face of professionals.

"If nothing else, have you ever heard of Nanke's dream? This is a story about ants. ”

"This ......"

Charlize naturally didn't understand ghost hunting, otherwise she wouldn't have to face Charlotte's stinky face now. And the latter did not stimulate her anymore, but explained:

"A dream of Nan Ke is a story from the Tang Dynasty in China. A man named Chun Yudi, drunk under an ancient locust tree, dreamed that he had come to a kingdom called Dahuai Anguo. The king of Huai'an recruited him as a concubine - I don't understand the meaning of 'concubine', that is, he married the king's daughter—— and then appointed him as Nanke Taishou. The so-called Taishou, you can understand it as the governor. He lived happily in the country, enjoying all the riches and glories, until he suddenly woke up thirty years later, only to find himself still lying under the locust tree. There is a huge anthill under the locust tree, which is the Huai Anguo in his dream. ”

"So, this person just had a dream?"

"So...... That's right!"

Although she wanted to explain the specific meaning of "Nanke's dream" to the blonde girl in front of her, Charlotte decided not to ask for trouble.

"The point is that this story is not completely fictional, and there is a very magical spell casting method hidden in it. ”

"What? Folklore actually has a real way to cast a spell?"

Charlize couldn't believe it,

"According to you, I can open a treasure trove full of treasures by shouting 'Open Sesame'?"

"Maybe it does!"

Charlotte winked at Charlize,

"If you can find that treasure house. ”

“Shit！”

The blonde girl who was tricked couldn't help but curse. Charlotte said:

"I'm not kidding, in fact, many ancient legends and stories hide some unexpected truths. In ancient China, it was said that immortals had the ability to make people fall asleep, and they could wake up some ignorant people by controlling the experience in the dream, but there has never been a story about how these immortals did it, except for this Nan Ke dream!"

"You mean, ant nests and locust trees?"

Thinking of what Charlotte had asked herself to prepare, Charlize had a flash of inspiration.

"That's right! These two things are necessary to cast this spell! The locust tree, which is considered by the Chinese to be a magical tree that can communicate with ghosts and gods, is the medium, and does not need a whole locust tree, only a part of the locust tree, such as a leaf; and the anthill is the carrier of this spell! As a few animals with complete social behavior in this world, except for humans, a nest of ants, in this dream constructed by the spell, can evolve into a country. ”

"Are you saying that in that dream you are talking about, every ant is a person?"

"That's understandable!"

Seeing Charlotte nod his head in approval, Charlize suddenly thought of a possibility, and his face turned green all of a sudden.

"Should I thank you for not letting me catch termites, bees, or desert marching ants?"

"No thanks!"

Charlotte unceremoniously accepted the blonde girl's thanks,

"Theoretically, animals with social organization are fine, but in a society of large animals, there are too few individuals except people, and you can't put a group of lions in a glass bottle – so insects are more suitable. Of course, ants are better to catch than you mentioned. ”

- Moreover, the old ghost only told me about the use of the spell in Nan Ke's dream, and if it was replaced by bees and termites or something, it would still work, I don't know.

Charlotte quietly hid her unreliable side, and put the glass bottle that was tightened again on the head of Charlize's bed before continuing:

"Although after obtaining Alexis' true appearance as a ghost, learning her real name, and making her voluntarily sign a contract, I have used a spell to seal this ghost attached to you into the photograph, but to be honest, this seal is not secure, and if left unattended for a long time, Alexis is likely to get out of trouble. So, just in case, we're going to take one last step-"

Charlotte pointed to the glass bottle containing Alexis' picture and the ant's nest,

"We must introduce Alexis into the dream, as I told you earlier, and let her live in the dream for many years until she dies a natural death. In this way, she will naturally dissipate, and she will no longer be able to pose a threat, which can be regarded as being overdone!"

"I seem to have heard of the word "transcendence", is it like a priest purifying ghosts and letting them go to heaven?"

That's a Buddhist term, and if you are familiar with Christianity, it does mean something similar. However, according to the saying that suicides cannot enter heaven, Alexis's soul can only go to hell!"

"It seems that this is indeed ......"

Charlize groaned,

"But so what? Let God's be God's, and Satan's be Satan's!"

"It's none of your business, hang high!"

Although she complained about Charlize like this, Charlotte herself didn't actually have any thoughts of sacrificing herself. What's more, even if he knew about the existence of spells and ghosts, he didn't believe that heaven and hell would be the final destination of the soul, and the final result would probably be natural dissipation!

- Even if there is a heaven, how many people in this world can meet the standard of entry?

"But, Sally, it's not like you're not going to be behind this. ”

Charlotte continued to explain to the blonde girl,

"In fact, Nan Ke Yimeng's spell of using dreams to ignite others is very profound, even if there are anthills and locust leaves, with my current strength, it is very difficult to do. That's why I had to design a trap like that before. The purpose of the trap is not only to seal Alexis, but also to create a dream beginning for her. In this way, when I cast the spell of Nanke's dream, she will naturally lend me power unconsciously in order to continue this dream that has made her addicted - that is, I will borrow the power of Alexis as a ghost to complete this spell that would otherwise be difficult to achieve, so that Alexis himself will be lost in the dream. ”

"I see. That's a clever plan, but why does it sound so evil to me?"

Speaking of which, Charlize suddenly understood Charlotte's intentions,

"So when you lied to Alexis, you said she was auditioning, and made her the heroine of James Cameron's version of "Spider-Man", what you call a dream—"

"For an actress who is destitute but still persevering, what could be more intoxicating than the dream of successfully starring in a big production and becoming a big star?

"Look at me?"

"Of course it's up to you! What do you think I'm putting this glass bottle on your bedside for?"

Charlotte had a look of course on her face,

"As I said at the beginning, a ghost of Alexis's level is chaotic when she is not possessed by others, when she is not activated, how can she dream? So, although she is no longer attached to you, this dream still needs you to do! You have to write your own script, create a dream that will make Alexis addicted, and then let her live the rest of her life in it, and finally die - so that her own resentment will finally dissolve, and she will disappear. ”

"Let me dream for her?"

Charlize looked at the glass bottle that was at the head of his bed,

"I feel like I'm just going to have nightmares!"

"No, it won't. ”

Charlotte seems unimpressed by Charlize's concerns,

"You are responsible for creating dreams, but you are only the carrier of dreams, and it is Alexis who really falls into them. She will share with you the dreams you have created and be activated in the dreams to live within. Therefore, she is the real dreamer, and you are the dreamer!"