Chapter Ninety-Seven: Two Dreams
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In the darkest night before dawn, Crane had a dream. He dreamed that he was back in Pound's ancestral house from the baron, and his eyes followed the corridor underground, through the collapsed layers of earth, and saw the huge room where the blasphemous statues of the six gods were placed.
Crane subconsciously looked at the deepest door, he knew that there was an unidentified bloodthirsty evil spirit sealed behind it, and it was it that attracted the people of the Pound family one by one, so that the two heirs of the old Viscount Pound all died unexpectedly, and he had to bring the current inheritance family from the baron from the side. And since the baron has been unable to support the wall in various deliberate inducements and accidents since then, he has now been reduced to the point where he has even sold his mansion and rented a house outside, completely abandoning his dignity.
Normally, it should stop here, from the occult point of view, it may be that some hidden thoughts in life reminded Crane of the underground ruins again, and then left some traces in his subconscious that he did not notice, and expressed them in the way of dreams.
However, to his surprise, when his gaze reached the door, not only did he not stop, but he moved closer, and before Crane decided to wake up, the perspective of the dream had already been attached to the crack in the door.
He saw that there was no one inside!
In the warm and soft futon, Crane slowly opened his eyes.
This should be a foreshadowing, but he couldn't think rationally at all in the state of interrupted sleep, so he recalled the contents of the dream just now in a confused way, and then slowly closed his eyes, turned over and continued to sleep.
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At this moment, in a well-equipped private hospital affiliated with the Church of the Night in the northern side of Beckland, a patient lying in bed with weak breathing coughed and coughed again, making long, intermittent, painful breaths.
“…… Water ......"
Leonard, who was covered with painkillers on his head, face, and eyes, and was tightly bandaged, struggled to make some sounds that were fainter than breathing, but at this time, the red gloves that were supposed to be in charge of caring for the wounded happened to report to Sost in the corridor outside the ward. Leonard's cry lingered hoarsely on his lips, unanswered.
“…… Water ......"
He let out another call in a foggy state, and a fiery tingling pain came from his throat and chapped lips, no better than the pain in his body.
Half of the cup of cold boiled water on the bedside was quietly half gone, and Pales sighed in response to Leonard's whisper for help. She stole the water that was so important to the wounded, applied part of it to the other's lips, and part of it slowly slid down the esophagus, and these cool sensations finally made Leonard feel a little soothed.
But he was still not calm, with a high fever, his head covered in cold sweat, his weak limbs twitching slightly under the bedding, and his fingertips repeatedly scratching at the sheets, as if in a nightmare.
Leonard's muttered words such as "Tingen", "Captain", "I'm sorry", "Crane", "Demon" and other words were repeated, and even if Parles would steal some of the pain caused by the wounds on the other party's body every once in a while, the great mental damage could not be avoided.
Mortally wounded to death by the Abyss Angel, Leonard lost consciousness to suppress Seals 1-42 and was nearly torn to shreds by the bloodthirsty armor on the spot. Luckily, Sost judged in time and let him leave the inside of the armor in the last few seconds and soak in the freshly dug hot pool, barely dispelling the negative effects and saving his life.
Otherwise, even if Parles is present, he will have to change the host.
saved his life, but Leonard's state did not improve in the slightest, he dared to lose control of his emotions in the face of demons, so he was almost torn to pieces by his hatred and anger before he touched the other party.
What's more, at this time, he was still in control of a Level 1 seal.
Being able to save his life had already made Sost so excited that he cried out to the goddess for protection.
The single room was empty, and the armchair beside Leonard's bedside was cast a black shadow on the wall by the moonlight, and on top of it, gradually a humanoid shadow appeared, as if an invisible person was sitting on the chair, disembodied by the moonlight, and looked at Leonard quietly.
"Ugh."
A sigh that no one heard.
"As a dream demon, you were actually caught by your own dreams, your kid's potion digestion progress is really unqualified......"
My Healing Game
As he spoke, there was an act of "stealing" in the cramped ward, and Leonard, who was wandering in the world of black and flames, saw for the umpteenth time that a fire was burning in Tingen, and the terrifying black shadow that covered the sky tore Dunn Smith, Megooss, and Crane apart. These are all portrayals of his heart, the intense emotions that he is most difficult to forget and unwilling to let go of in his subconscious.
"Stealing" takes effect, and the negative is stolen, revealing the undertones of the dream. The blood-colored sky and the distorted moon like eyes were covered in a peaceful shimmer, and the intense emotions of Leonard's dreams slowly faded away, smeared with a soothing, soothing color.
In the dream world, Leonard, who was running around looking for the murderer, gradually stopped, and he blinked in confusion.
At this time, I thought of using the ability of the "Dream Demon" to explore the unfamiliar environment? Pales complained in his heart again, and then stole the idea away, and guided Leonard slowly forward, along the flower-filled stone brick path along the way, step by step into the single dormitory he had built in his dreams and distributed to him by the church.
Entering the familiar environment, Leonard's mood was obviously much more relaxed, he subconsciously walked to his favorite single sofa, reached out and picked up a copy of "Selected Opera Lines" on the table, but the content was ambiguous, and the outline of the furniture was constantly fluctuating, often distorted, weird and completely expressed the distortion of the dream.
Leonard's mood became more and more comfortable and calm, and the black and red sky and moon outside the window gradually turned into a lazy afternoon sun, casting an idle atmosphere in the house that people couldn't help but want to be lazy. He flipped through the book for a while, and soon became sleepy. Then he yawned, lay down on the single sofa, and found a comfortable position to sleep in his clothes.
After a while, there was an even, calm breathing sound.
In the real world, Leonard's frowning brow was soothed by a peaceful dream, his forehead no longer broke out in a fine cold sweat, his fingers no longer clenched the sheets, and his expression returned to normal little by little.
The dark shadow on the wall maintained a posture of looking at the hospital bed, and after a few minutes, it disappeared silently, as without warning as when it appeared.
Then, the door of the ward was carefully pushed open a crack, and the red glove in charge of the nurse crept in and sat down in the armchair. He looked at Leonard, who was seriously injured, lit up the red moon, and prayed silently to the moonlight, hoping that the goddess would bless his companion with a speedy recovery.
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The true Creator, wrapped in ancient Greek robes, sat solemnly on a high chair in the study, the soles of his feet half a meter above the ground.
Edward looked her up and down a few times, and found that the opponent's strength had recovered to about Sequence 5, which was quite fast.
It seems that in order to resist his own pollution, the True Creator has chosen to accelerate the transition to the power of the ascending person.
"You're growing up a little fast." She said.
"Sequence, this is for ......"
"I mean height." The demon gestured, "It stands to reason that you should only be three or four years old by now. ”
The true Creator, who had been punctured for quietly raising his stature in order to look more mature and stable, felt a little annoyed: "This is not something we need to pay attention to at the moment. ”
She cleared her throat: "In this series of things, you and I are normal cooperation with a clear price. I've promised to help you once if I can find a clue to Medici. ”
"I have seen everything you have done in the Southern Continent and heard your prayers, so I will immediately let the nature of the Godforsaken Lands come to your aid. Judging by the results, you succeeded, congratulations. ”
The distracted Edward was refreshed by the statement of the real creator, and she inadvertently mentioned the "Hanged Man" in Godforsaken Lands, as if she had been able to manipulate and influence the behavior of the "Hanged Man...... Ah, I should be reminding myself who has just been promoted to Sequence 1 not to mess around and continue to maintain the relationship.
She nodded, indicating that she was listening.
"You are the first newborn Filthy King since the Second Age."
The gods who have witnessed the four epochs are very emotional: "This is also an incomparable feat. But the demonic path is not suitable for the birth of true gods, and now that you have shown your strong competitiveness, the Seven gods probably won't let you go as they have in the past few hundred years. ”
The Aurora will be raided is probably part of the reason for you, the real creator thought, otherwise I really can't understand what they are warning about, or is it just that the three churches are just annoyed and angry because of the surging undercurrent of Beckland, and at the end of the year, they are trying to make a performance and save their image in the eyes of the people?
Then they did succeed, Aurora will lose a lot, maybe even their state has improved a little bit has been guessed by them, if the night wants to do something, now I can't resist at all, I'm afraid that the other party will support her annoying divine face to eat her.
"You're going to get attention, and you're going to get in the way of digesting potions and getting promoted."
"It may be a better choice to switch careers to the True God who competes for the Prisoner Path than to continue to stay in the Demon Path."
Edward bowed slightly, and unceremoniously accepted the compliment from the ancient sun god: "I tried to turn the path at the beginning, but the prisoner's path was so deeply eroded by pollution that it was almost unrecognizable, and the demon had a better chance. I wouldn't jump to the path unless I had no other choice. ”
"However, having come to this level, it would be completely impossible to say that I have no determination to compete to become a god at all."
"However, Fabuti has been hidden in the abyss for thousands of years, and all kinds of changes have happened in the abyss, and my promotion will not be stable, and there may be no chance of promotion at all, because I cannot obtain the uniqueness and the last sequence 1 belonging to Fabuti in the abyss."
"The gods should know that they probably won't pay attention to me at all."
The True Creator nodded, "I hope so." ”
"So let's move on to the next question."
Edward sat up straight, the true creator's face changed slightly, and sure enough, he heard the other party begin to whisper demonically:
"The Aurora Society's stronghold in Beckland has been cleared, and for you to restore your size, you need at least a large enough site and relocate magical items, you can't stay with me forever."
"If you don't have anywhere to go right now, I've got a place for you."
Here it comes! This is a standard demonic trick that people can't refuse! The True Creator controlled his desire to roll his eyes and said bluntly: "Let's talk about it and make an offer." ”
The demon smiled.
With a wave of her hand, a thin picture book automatically floated down the bookshelf and unfolded in front of the real Creator: a detailed, hand-drawn architectural plan showing the floor space, the number of rooms, and a detailed description of each facility.
"This is a property I bought near Beckland 87 years ago. Strategically located near the noble natural hunting grounds, about a hundred kilometers northeast of Beckland. Adjacent to East Chester and Ahowa, the estate covers a total area of 4,547 square meters and has a large attached land, plantation and hunting grounds, allowing for a degree of self-sufficiency......"
The real creator listened carefully, for fear of accidentally dealing with what kind of deal was made when he was in the past. The other party is now the king of angels, and even the true gods can be more or less scratched by unequal contracts.
The manor was perfect, simply perfect, and it ticked all the boxes, but the true creator couldn't help but ask, "How much do you want?" when he heard about the floor space and 107 rooms. ”
Edward smiled kindly and warmly: "Count it cheaper for you, the cost of renting and using it is 160,000 pounds a year, and you can take care of the furniture maintenance, as well as land management and related taxes." ”
The True Creator replied crisply, "Another one." ”
He added, "Be simple, and my believers can endure hardship." ”
The business was unsuccessful, but not completely, and Edward was prepared to turn the pages of the pamphlet and rest on the blueprints of a Gothic building. The manor just now occupies three pages, and now this one is only one page, and the real creator feels a little more acceptable.
"Then look at this."
"I actually bought it when I was the Earl of Intis, and I also participated in the design of it, as a summer vacation house for me and Adella," she calmly introduced. The estate had been burned down historically, and because I loved the renovation inside, I moved it all to a piece of land I bought in Rune. ”
"How much is the rent?"
"About 70,000 is enough, this manor is from my hand, contaminated with my breath, it is a seal, and I can't live in it for a night without my permission. So I put it on that piece of land with confidence, and the thieves and robbers who came in would make my garden more vibrant. ”
The price is acceptable, and you can use some cooperation to reduce the amount at that time, and the demonic aura is a curse, right...... It also happens to be a natural insurance. She spoke, "Tell me about it." ”
"With a total area of 1,812 square meters, there are no plantations and hunting grounds, only an attached garden. More than 30 rooms, with the extraordinary characteristics of the doorway, can change the layout of the house to a certain extent, and shift the position of the walls, which is generally about the same size as your three basement strongholds combined. To the southwest of Beckland, a little more remotely close to the edge of East Tuckershire, surrounded by a few holiday estates that are only used for a few months a year, just right for you who are now hidden. ”
"Yes." The True Creator pondered, "That's it. ”
Edward readily decided, "Okay." Then the transaction is established, and the lease is given to you for one year, and the deposit can be paid by a variety of means. ”
A title deed, a building permit and a bunch of keys flew out of the bookshelf, and the real creator took it and looked at it, only to see that the name of the manor was "Faye Manor", and the name of the person who bought and built it on the title deed was "Henry Wren", a relatively common Rune name with a surname that is not so common, and the purchase of such a large piece of land and the construction of such a large manor can easily give people the feeling of an unknown ancient aristocracy.
"That's right." Edward said, "The Red Angel has been waiting for you for a long time, won't you go out and meet her?" ”
The True Creator shook his head preparedly: "Don't worry about it now, my image is too different from the past, and there are some annoying troublesome things that I can't explain for a while." I'm going to prepare a little bit and try to meet her in the best possible shape as soon as possible. ”
Edward nodded, "Let's go at dawn." ”
The True Creator has no objection to this: "Yes. We need to get out of downtown Beckland as soon as possible, away from the attention of the three gods. ”
"It's really the same evil god treatment as always." The demon shrugged.
TBC
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Two dreams, two dreams. Suffering sharpens the soul, and the Leonard of this article will not be a ...... Characters who don't like to use their brains?
£1 ≈ 840
The annual rent is 7w pounds ≈ 5880w.