Chapter 105: Direction
"But where do we go next?" Leonard looked at the blurred light and shadow overhead, trying to discern the location of the three men, but only did a useless effort to make himself dizzy, "Will that monster ever appear again?" β
"Not necessarily. If there is still a 'brand' left by a higher creature or a deity, we are likely to come across the rest that exhibits the form of a mythical creature. Keeping your emotions calm will give you a better shield from their effects, and I'll keep a close eye on that. β
"Okay, then I'll try to relax while guarding the surroundings...... Unfortunately, this is not a dream, and I can't help much in this strange subconscious sea. Leonard shrugged at Klein when he looked at him.
Klein then looked at "justice" again: "Isn't there a core area in the ocean of the collective subconscious?" β
"No, where there are living things, there will be a collective subconscious ocean, but here it is only purely composed of the subconscious mind, there is no real water flow and surge, and the formation of different areas is mainly determined by the real world environment.
"In a simple comparison, the subconscious ocean precipitated in Rune will be very different from that of Intis, which is closely related to the people who live and live in the real world, and correspondingly, it will also show the different temperaments and personalities of the residents."
"It's like everybody pours a little bit of water in a cup, and the water doesn't have a central point, it's just piled up." Klein looked thoughtfully at the dim scene in the distance, the illusory shadows familiar to him, but they felt different from what he had been exposed to in the light cocoon before.
"It's a very vivid metaphor, so in the collective subconscious sea, there is no recognized core area, and the secret knowledge I once learned in the 'Psychological Alchemy Society' has explained this."
"Indeed, figurative metaphor, maybe you still have the potential to become a 'poet'." "Star" interjected in a low voice next to him.
Crane ignored Leonard's thoughts, still looking in Audrey's direction: "So, you can't give advice on where to go?" β
It's so direct, it's too direct, Mr. "World" muttered two sentences ...... "justice" in his heart, but by combining the current mood of "World", he gained insight into the deep meaning behind this sentence.
"World" is deliberately reminding her to accumulate experience and pay attention to whether there are any special details nearby, after all, not every time she swims in the collective subconscious sea, there can be someone by her side, not to mention that the three of them are still in the subconscious ocean in the book.
Audrey nodded calmly: "Yes, even if there is something special here, I can't feel it directly." β
Considering that Miss "Justice" is now Sequence Five, which is also normal, Crane nodded, held both the "Darkless Cross" and the metal vial with his left hand, and then reached into his pocket with his right hand and took out a gold coin.
Bouncing coins whirled and flew up.
Hey, divination? It's really a little nostalgic. When Leonard thought so, he actually thought of the first mission with Crane, when Crane was still a newcomer who had not been in the team for a long time, a polite little "soothsayer", and the one who always lost the most money playing cards......
The memories in that small town floated up, making the corners of Leonard's mouth subconsciously curvature.
The soft changes in the mood of "Star" were captured by "Justice" at all, which made Audrey further guess, it seems that "Star" and "world" not only know each other in the real world, but even have dealt with each other in the past, and have a pretty good relationship.
Otherwise, just using abilities such as "divination", how could Mr. "Star" have such a clear sense of nostalgia?
Crane stared intently at the gold coin, sensing that something was wrong, he obviously didn't use much strength in his hands when he tossed the coin, but now......
The coin kept spinning, but gradually stopped at the highest point of the parabola, and no longer fell. A faint glow began to emanate from it, and before it could change further, Crane had already raised his hand and held the gold coin in the palm of his hand.
"Huh?" Audrey touched her ears, trying to discern the source of a certain sound.
Leonard also tilted his head and subconsciously asked, "Is there any movement?" β
"You hear the buzzing too?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, Crane looked at the coin in his hand again, and there was already a tiny streamer on it, and the humming sound emanated from it.
The extra shadow on the gold coin, like a seaweed gently swaying at the bottom of the water, designated a direction in the air, echoing Crane's previous divination.
However, neither Leonard nor Audrey asked any questions, and Crane glanced at his two bewildered companions and pointed in the direction of the end of the streamer:
"Go that way."
The road was very peaceful, they never encountered the previous current, and no phantom appeared to attack, Audrey observed the details around her, carefully guiding the route of the three of them, avoiding possible "whirlpools" and "dangerous creatures".
Although this is only the subconscious sea in the book, the feeling given to Audrey is not much different from the reality, but it is more silent and gray, similar to an old dusty painting.
But when you think of the giants and elves they've visited, there's nothing wrong with the bleakness of life here.
The direction of the streamer's direction occasionally changed, and Crane took Audrey and Leonard around for a long time, and suddenly his eyes became wider.
On the whole, it is a huge depression like an abyss, sinking into the gray ground, a deep pit that is difficult to measure with legs and feet.
It is a palace as majestic as a mountain, with a gray-white foundation, and a gray and solid ground.
Judging by its gate, which is 100 meters high and more than 100 meters wide, it is clear that this is not a palace for humans to enter and exit.
The magnificent and smooth dozens of stone pillars are also 100 meters high, each with a radius of several tens of meters, some of which divide the large square on the periphery of the palace, and the other part serves to support the palace.
In the depths of this subconscious sea, it is more like an ancient island that has been hidden, hiding the secrets behind this travelogue than a city that has lost all its inhabitants.
Crane clenched the gold coin in his hand, and the streamer-like shadow dissipated.
He recognized the city, and when he searched the origin of the Grossell's Travels on the Grey Mist, he had seen the real Levihid in his dream divination, and now this "city of miracles" was no different from what he had ever seen, except for the dragons that flew back and forth.
Because of the particularity of the "utopian dragon", Klein couldn't even confirm for a while whether this was the real "City of Miracles", or a replica of the creation, or a collection of some subconscious minds in the world in the book.
After all, in the era of Grossell and Shatath, the dragon clan also existed, and even had a period of sky domination on this continent......
ββ¦β¦ What is clear is that it first appeared among the Dragons, after the disappearance of the 'City of Miracles' Livixid. β
When handing over this travelogue to Gelman, the "Lieutenant General of the Iceberg" Adevina once said so. But this is what Klein doesn't understand, how can she confirm the origin of this item? The blessings of the gray mist are not available to everyone.
Unless someone else told her.
For example, the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" church behind the "Lieutenant General of the Iceberg", this god is one of the beneficiaries of the fall of the ancient sun god, the "Angel of Wisdom".
Going back further, there is a great probability that he is the "dragon of wisdom" Helabergen, the former "dragon of fantasy" Angelweed's follower......
What is this? He knew that there was something special about this "Grossell's Travels", and he deliberately gave it away?
The triple stood still, gazing at the magnificent city.
Realizing that they had been standing for a long time, Leonard couldn't help but be the first to break the silence: "The city is pretty good, well, it's wide, big. But are we going to watch all the time here? I'm not an architect, I don't see anything else. β
Klein glanced at him: "This is probably the city imagined by the 'Fantasy Dragon' Angleweed, in the era when the dragon clan was prosperous, this is probably the kingdom of the ancient gods." β
Audrey was also thinking about this, and subconsciously muttered to herself: "That's really the case, 'Miracle City' Livi Heed ......"
And Leonard was in a daze, and when he heard Crane's phrase "the kingdom of the ancient gods", he immediately looked at the city below with another look: "Really? This is what she said about Livised? β
"It's very likely, but the city was supposed to be floating in the air, not sinking in the depths of the sea of the collective subconscious. Like you said, we're not going to get any results out of it. Let's go, go down and have a look. β
Leonard was stunned again: "Go down?" Are we just jumping right inside? β
"Or else?" A smile appeared on Gelman Sparrow's grim countenance.
Although his smile didn't mean much kindness, the two people next to him were completely unmoved.
Leonard looked up, the floating light and shadow did not have a stable shape, but kept swimming: "Then the collective subconscious sea here, is it real or utopian?" β
This question stumped Audrey, and she thought quietly for a moment, still unable to give a definite answer:
"There is no difference, at least no way to tell. The collective subconscious itself is the result of the continuous accumulation of strong emotions and feelings, even if the people here are all imaginary, but their experiences and emotions are all real ......"
Audrey's voice gradually lowered, and she felt the mood of the "world" fluctuateβlike a person who had been suffocating under the water for a long time, suddenly burrowing out of the water and inhaling air hard.
Gelman Sparo raised his top hat: "What it imagines will come out, the kingdom it imagines will come to the material world, and the future it proclaims will be staged and become reality......"
Noticing the strange stares of the two beside him, Klein smiled at them, and then jumped off the edge of the crater, his black trench coat swaying behind him:
"Who can tell? The fantasy has become real! (End of chapter)