Tilly's body trembled visibly, and she turned her head slightly, her eyes mixed with a complicated expression, as if she suspected that she had misheard, "You say...... What?"

"I said that it is possible that the ashes are still alive. Roland repeated it as slowly as he could—he knew that once he said it, there was no turning back.

"No...... Brother," she forced a smile, "even if you want to comfort me, you can't ......"

"But this life is a little different than you think," Roland interrupted, "and to be honest, I didn't react much better than you did when I heard the news, and I know that it would be unfair to you to reveal it to you before it's completely certain, but it's better than regretting it later." ”

Tilly kept her mouth shut.

She stared straight at Roland, as if digesting the words—at this point, she realized that this was something unusual.

In terms of mental agility and receptivity, Tilly has always been at the top of the witches.

After a quarter of an hour or so, she tentatively asked, "Who did you listen to?"

"Arashi. ”

"Haven't heard of it...... Tilly thought for a moment, "isn't it...... Something to do with the dream world?"

As a person who used to be able to talk and laugh with Anna, Roland replied calmly, "Don't worry, I will tell you the details of the matter one by one." ”

......

By the time he had stopped talking, the sky had turned slightly white, and the soft light of the sun peeked out behind the mountains, staining the roofs of the buildings in the distance with a layer of gold.

Tilly was oblivious to this, and she muttered in a distracted manner, "That is...... As long as you can control the realm of consciousness, you can bring back the ashes that still have a trace of consciousness?"

"Theoretically," Roland nodded, "According to Arashi, when a witch becomes above the transcendent, she leaves a mark on the realm of consciousness, which can also be matched by the information revealed by Kabradabi. ”

When the captured high-ranking devils were first interrogated, they had told Zoe that their souls would be contained by the source of magical power, and that they would return to the world when the race reached the top. Although the source of this statement is unknown, and it is quite different from Arashi's explanation, there is at least one thing in common.

That is, the realm of consciousness does have the ability to contain souls.

"Not only that, but the ancient books of the underground civilization also mention that chasing the path of divine will is the process of climbing the ladder of magic step by step, and one day, the winner will be no different from the gods. If you think of the realm of consciousness as the top of magic, then you can also respond to Arashi's statement from the side. He paused at this point, "However, considering that the sources of information obtained by these civilizations may come from the so-called gods, it is not entirely credible, and the best way is to go and see for yourself." ”

"Brother......

"Rest assured, I'll break through the barriers of consciousness as quickly as I can, and try to get back to the ashes - if she's really there. Until then, I want you to protect yourself from getting me in trouble when she returns. After all, I can't resist a transcendent who is not limited by the Divine Punishment Stone and has broken through the limits of self......" Roland deliberately said some light-hearted words, trying to ease the atmosphere, but found that Tilly's reaction seemed to be wrong.

She lowered her head, her shoulders twitching slightly, repeating something softly. Roland held his breath before he could hear the other party's words.

"Great...... Great......"

He was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to do next.

Tears fell and hit the back of Tilly's hand, making a few small splashes.

Looking at the five princesses who were trembling lightly, he finally sighed secretly, slowly stretched out his hand, and pressed it on the top of the other party's head.

The next moment, Tilly leaned over and hugged him tightly. The twitching also turned into a palpable cry, and the scene at this moment seemed to be the same as before, except that Roland could feel that something had changed.

This time Tilly didn't cry for hours, and after more than ten minutes, her mood gradually stabilized, and when she looked up from Roland's arms, she forcibly twisted his face to the side.

"No...... You are not allowed to look at it. ”

Then there was the sound of the sluggling rope cleaning, presumably wiping the face and snot of the weeping flowers.

It was a while before Roland was allowed to straighten his head.

"I'm sorry...... Makes you worried. Tilly whispered.

"It's good to know," Roland said with his hands on his chest, "You should reconsider what you mentioned to me last time—"

"Are you referring to a plane that can deal with the devil?" Tilly blinked, "That's not going to work, brother." ”

"Hey ......"

"In order to reach the bottomless abyss as quickly as possible, you need my help. Now that the devil has probably erected a full-fledged obelisk, the dinosaur's actions will be even more difficult to suppress. If it can't take the sky, the First Army may not be able to destroy the enemy's territory so easily. Tilly held out a finger to stop what Roland was about to say, "It's true that I used to have some desperate thoughts, thinking that it didn't matter what I was like if I could kill more demons, but now I would never think so. ”

"And you should also know how big the gap is between groping on your own and someone to guide you, no one in the Sky Knight knows how to fight the devil, and the only one who can quickly master these things and teach them is me. She patted her chest, "I promise you, I will be intact and waiting for the day when you enter the realm of consciousness." ”

Roland found that he couldn't say a word of refusal, and at this moment, Tilly's eyes were full of brilliance, and the previous calmness did not fade much, and it seemed to shine.

"Okay...... But remember what you promised me. ”

"Of course," she paused, "and...... Thank you for telling me about it. ”

"Unfortunately, I don't know if this method will work in the end-"

"It's enough, at least we have a goal now. Tilly pressed her forehead against Roland's chest again, "It's great that you can be my brother......

......

When Tilly left, Nightingale returned to the office, "What did you say to Tilly......?

"I can tell you what you want to know about the connection between the dream world and the real world, but not now. Roland cleared the drawings in his hand, "I just received a summons from Honey, a fleet should arrive at the river dock in two days, and it should be the first batch of immigrants to move back from the wolf's heart. Before that, I had to refine the drawings for the new project. ”

Nightingale shrugged, "I'm okay - didn't I tell you before, if you don't want to say it, I won't ask more." She walked over to her desk and studied the drawings for a moment, "This thing...... It's a bit like what Anna was driving in the yard that day. ”

"It's the same thing, it's just magnified several times. Roland smiled, "Didn't Barov mention the logistical problem at the previous meeting? ”

In addition to the expensive trains of land transport, there is also a more inexpensive type of tool, wheeled trucks, which are many variants, and although they are not as capable as trains, they are more flexible, and the threshold is even lower than that of tractors, and they can travel freely as long as there is a flat hard road.

Gray Fort and Dawn have no shortage of inland river systems, but they are not connected to each other and have certain limitations. The truck brigade, which can be deployed at will, can make up for this shortcoming, so that the water and land corridors of the two regions can be integrated.