"Won't you feel bad about such a heavy responsibility on your shoulders?" I asked.

At first, Lieku asks Joan if she is willing to take risks, and Joan shows a tendency to be willing. This reminded me of the day I first met Joan, who was both scared and excited when he found out that something strange was happening in the school, as if he was a student who fantasized about the zombie crisis in his unchanging school life, and finally saw a zombie break into the school one day. He had always longed for a bizarre and adventurous life, and I had similar thoughts at the same age.

Now, the Liucheng Security Bureau is the enemy, but there is nothing to be done, countless people's lives are facing a great threat, and the only solution at the moment is to take the risk yourself.

What would I think if I were him?

Almost reflexively, he said, "That's a desperate request!" ”

I watched him silently, and he quickly realized what he had said in his relaxation, and his face turned red.

After sorting out his feelings, he continued: "Actually, I was also scared, and I didn't know what dangers would appear in my dreams. ”

"Hmm." I nodded, signaling that I was listening. It was clear to me that he was not the same as those who only fantasized about their own adventures, that he had really been in danger more than once, and had seen people die tragically in that situation. He was lucky to have survived before, but what about in the future? Even if the place of adventure is a dream, it may not endanger one's life in reality, but in the dream world, there are likely to be fanatics and Wei Chi, and no one can pack a ticket for this kind of thing. Even Lieku only dared to say that "the dream itself" did not bring danger to his life.

Although it is said that he wants to do ideological work for Joan on the premise that there is no other way, it is based on the premise that he does not refuse. If he cries and refuses, I'm going to be on his side anyway.

"And, with such a vital task, what if I mess up?" He said uneasily.

"Have you forgotten? I'll also go into dreams with you. I said, "If we mess up, I'll be with you and scolded." ”

It's better to say that I will definitely be fully responsible at that time, and he will not even be a companion.

He was stunned for a moment, as if imagining the scene I had described, and then smiled as embarrassedly as if he had handed a note to his tablemate in class, and had been ordered by the teacher to stand at the back of the classroom along with his tablemate.

"And don't be so anxious to burden yourself, now that the meeting is not over yet, maybe there is another way to wait?" I said comfortingly, glancing at the disc prop he was holding in his arms, and asked, "Still can't fully make up your mind to remove the succubus?" ”

"yes......" he said wistfully.

"You want to keep the body of the succubus in pursuit of power, right?" I asked.

"Yes." He nodded.

"Why do you want power so much? Is there any particular reason? I asked.

"I ......" he probably didn't think about himself. In fact, I also understand that there are no need for so many reasons to pursue power. It's like chasing money and power, not necessarily what you want to do with it, but you just want to have it. Just holding it in your hand is refreshing.

The pursuit of power for the sake of power itself is also a very legitimate reason, as long as you don't become like Wei Chi. However, the power of the succubus is easy to distort the people around her, and it is a force that is difficult to control, and I hope that Joan can think clearly before deciding whether to accept it or not.

After a few moments, he seemed to finally find a reason, saying as if he had declared to himself, "I want to protect my sister." ”

"Your parents liked you and gave you a cold shoulder, so they gave her the Warlock Legacy. And you think that she has faced the ups and downs of the hidden world in your place, so you want to become strong as soon as possible, and in turn shield her from the wind and rain, right? I asked.

He nodded vigorously, "Hmm." ”

"Suppose your sister changes her life path in order to protect you and chooses to merge with the demon like you. No longer 'Human Joe Licorice', but 'Succubus Joe Licorice'. Would you like to? I asked.

"It's going to be all at it." He said without hesitation.

I then asked, "Don't you do unto others as you would have them do unto you?" ”

"Hmm......" he seemed to retort, but didn't know where to start.

"So, what are you looking for power?" I asked again.

"I ...... I don't know. He seemed struggling to come to a conclusion, to decide right away what he was looking for power, "but power must be a good thing." Just like money, although it cannot be said to be enough to fulfill all wishes, as long as you have enough money, most wishes can be fulfilled. ”

"Such a good thing, your sister has a chance to have it, but you want to stop it with all your might, for what?" I asked.

He pondered in embarrassment.

"Moreover, your sister is an internal warlock of the Security Bureau, so she does not need to take risks to fight on the front line, and she has not encountered difficulties in her career, and the Security Service will also provide her with security guarantees to a certain extent. Even if she does get into trouble, there are partners like me who are willing to lend a helping hand to her. Now, if you want to 'shelter your sister from the wind and rain' as a persistent motivation to change your life, are you a little weak? I tried to put myself in his shoes, groping for his inner world, and exposing the problems in it, "I'm not saying that this choice is bad, at least, if your sister and parents are very unlucky and really fall into a situation where you have to save it, then you will have the power to save it." ”

"But think about it first. Let's say your parents weren't warlocks and your sister certainly didn't become a warlock. And you, as an ordinary middle school student, came into contact with the hidden world by chance, and got the opportunity to pursue power......" As I described, he also cooperated and immersed himself in the imaginary world, "Your yearning for power in that situation should be the same as your current mood of wanting the power of succubi, right?" ”

"Yes." He nodded.

"Is it appropriate to become a succubus for that reason?" I continued to ask questions.

Moreover, for him, becoming a succubus is not the only way, it is just a shortcut. With his outstanding talent, coupled with enough seriousness and hard work, even if he is not as fast as the blue bird, it is not a fool's dream to become the main player in the future.

"Probably...... Not quite right, right? He said.

"I hope you'll take the time to think it through." When I say this, I wonder if I'm arrogant. Is it because the object is a junior who is much younger than himself, he thinks he is a very mature person, and begins to talk about reason?

I can't say that I'm a very mature person, but I speak in a tone that seems to understand very well, will I be suspected of misleading people's children? Thinking of this, it is inevitable to feel a little ashamed.

"And...... I'm actually scared of the power of succubi. He said.

"You're afraid you'll distort the people around you?" I asked.

"It's more than that." He rested his slender tail on his knees, picked up the end of the droplet-shaped tail again, lowered his head and looked at it as if it were an inspection, "I'm afraid that I won't take it for granted that others love me in the future." ”

I finally realized that he was afraid that he would become distorted.

The power of seduction will change his future experiences, forcing him to take another path in life, and that path will in turn transform him into a different person from who he is now.

People change, they change with experience. And whether that's good or bad, I can't say.

Suddenly, I noticed that Joan was looking at me with inexplicable attention.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"It'......s nothing," he said after a few seconds, "I just thought it would be nice if I had a brother like you." ”

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In the end, Joan seemed to want to leave the decision to me.

He wanted me to decide if I should be a succubus or not.

But I'm not going to be self-righteous about dictating his future.

He is the protagonist of his own life, and there is no reason to hand over the steering wheel of life to others. I hope that he will be able to make his own decisions and take a decisive step in the direction he really wants.

My mind flashed back to what Jo Licorice had said to me about the Blue Bird.

- She was still young at the time, but she made a decision that changed her life in ignorance.

- I think it's sad that I will be imprisoned for the rest of my life.

Am I really right? Or should I try to dictate Joan's future?

I went back to the conference room and asked Bluebird about the progress of the meeting. There is still no result as before, and in the face of the layout of fanatics, no one can find a second reasonable direction to break the game. On the contrary, the bad news has increased, the number of comatose people has now exceeded five thousand, and the progress bar of the fanatic plan has risen by another percentage point. What appears to be only five percent progress is actually snowballing.

At present, Lieque has sent a force of law enforcement warlocks to sweep away the demonic warlocks and dream circles all over Liucheng, and according to the calculations of the analysis department, this can greatly slow down the progress of the fanatic's plan. But as long as the collective dream itself cannot be destroyed, as short as a week or as long as half a month, the number of comatose people will reach 100,000. Then it will be the victory of the fanatics.

The two-hour meeting finally ended, and Lie Que said expressionlessly, "Go and summon Joan's parents, I'll persuade them." ”

Joe Licorice unwillingly pounded the table.

I was about to go to Joan before her, but just then, new news came into the conference room.

Jo Ann has entered the collective dream.

Specifically, it was he who entered the nursing room privately at the end of the meeting, and then took off the talisman that suppressed his charm power, and then took the initiative to release the charm power to control the medical doctor, ordering him to cooperate with him, and sent himself into a collective dream.

Did he know that the meeting was destined to lead to nothing, so he would sneak into the collective dream without any conclusion? But it's all about diving into a collective dream anyway, so why risk it alone? Or did he not believe in me that much?

The premise of diving into the collective dream with him is that he trusts me enough to think of me immediately when he is in danger. If he doesn't believe me, I can't help.

I have some unformed ideas about this, but for now, I'd better hurry up and see if I can dive into the collective dream.

We immediately entered the nursing room, and Qiao Licorice immediately asked the medical examiner, "How is Qiao Ann?" ”

"He's fine for the time being." The medical examiner sighed and glanced at Joan, who was already lying unconscious next to the white bed, and the person lying on the white bed was my father. That is, JoAnn entered the collective dream through my father.

The medical examiner looked at Lie Que, "I'm sorry, it's all because I didn't resist the charm just now." ”

"How are you now?" Column is missing.

"It's been restored. Maybe it's because he hasn't practiced the power of charm, but has only learned temporary charm, and he can't deeply implant charm in people's hearts, so once he stops outputting power, he can't maintain my charm state. Of course, it could also be that he didn't plan to do that. The medical examiner said.

"Can you talk to him in your dreams?" Joe Licorice asked eagerly.

"He can only transmit our voices unilaterally, and he can't transmit them back to reality because he doesn't know anything about dreams." "He doesn't know how to transmit other information from the inside of the dream to our reality, and we can't analyze the dream further through him right now." According to the original plan, I was supposed to give him the corresponding props, but he just took the dream sigil and the amulet to defend against the blood spell and went in. ”

"Why didn't you give it to him?" I wondered.

"Although his seductive power is powerful, it is used too crudely, and it will turn the brains of the seduced into stupidity." The medical examiner said ashamedly, "I was full of him just now, and I thought that it was a great honor to obey his orders, but I didn't think that he still needed me to fill in the gaps." ”

"Give me all the props." I was speechless at first, then said, "Let me in." ”

"Okay." The medical examiner immediately took something from the drawer next to the white bed.

"If the first person to go in is able to pull the second person in through a relationship of trust, can the second person pull the third person in the same way?" Bluebird asked. It seems that she also wants to enter the collective dream.

I definitely believe in Bluebird, and based on this layer of trust, I, as the second person, should be able to pull Bluebird into the collective dream as a third person.

But the medical examiner gave a negative answer, "Two people are the limit." If your proposed method works, you'll have tried more than just two Law Enforcement Warlocks before. ”

"That's right......" Bluebird was disappointed at first, then thought about it, and then took out some healing talisman paper from his body and stuffed it into my hand, "Just in case, bring these with you." ”

I took it all. I'm not afraid of getting hurt, but I don't have the magic or expertise to heal. So if I meet up with Joan and find out he's injured, I won't be able to treat him properly. In that case, it's good to have these runes. I also used this kind of rune paper to treat saber teeth.

The medical examiner stuffed the dream sigil and the amulet against blood spells, as well as a black object like a unilateral Bluetooth headset, into my hand.

"Put these headphones on." The medical examiner advised, "We'll talk to you through this headset and use it as a medium to analyze the information in the dream." ”

I put on my headphones and said, "Can I go in now?" ”

"Although there are still some words I want to remind you, but time is pressing, so you can act in the dream while listening to our explanation." The medical examiner said.

Qiao Licorice looked at me very solemnly, "Qiao Ann will ask you." ”

I nodded solemnly, then walked over to my father's white bed and gazed deeply at his face. My mission is to escort Qiao Baoan, but also to bring my father back to reality from the dream, so as to create a flaw in the collective dream that Lieku can also enter.

In other words, I'm going to be in a dream with my father.

Silently, I came to my senses and pressed the sigil on my sleeping father's shoulder. The medical examiner walked up behind me and pressed my back.

A dull sleepiness welled up in my heart.

I didn't resist, I took the initiative to meet the darkness, and let my consciousness sink to sleep.

(End of chapter)