At half past nine in the evening, Shang Luo was lying on his bed. The lights have been turned off and the phone has been set to "wake up" mode. According to Lu Huaiyang, as long as it is a fixed time, the light of the mobile phone will wake him up at a specific frequency, and then let him have a lucid dream, so as to avoid some unpredictable "problems" in the dream.

"Hey, Apollonia." He suddenly opened his eyes, "What happens if I don't wake up?" ”

"It's hard to say. Without a full ceremony, no one knows what will happen in the dream. If dreams could have been controlled, the Romans would have found the place of light long ago. ”

"The mysterious power on that side of Rome has something to do with 'dreams'?"

[To be precise, it has to do with 'night'.] Like the icy sun shining on Aurora, the moon is the symbol of Constantinople. The mysteries on the Roman side are usually hidden in the night, and the night is noble. Because human beings in the primitive state have no way of knowing the scene in the night, only those who master the 'light' can know how to grope in the night. 】

"So. Is Lu Qianhu's suggestion correct? ”

[His advice is very correct. In Rome, too, only trained guards and other professionally trained people would explore this path, because the lights are far less selfless than the daylight - in Aurora, you can try to find the true way as long as you take the fairy root. But in Rome, the light was reserved only for those who were qualified to hold the 'lamp', and he did not open his door to the majority. So Lu Huaiyang's advice is very correct, don't just walk into the night casually, especially after you witness the mystery. 】

"Why?"

[Because there are thoughts during the day and dreams at night.] When you witness a mysterious event, you will have magical 'symbols' in your mind, and 'symbols' are the only language that can be used in dreams. In other words, this is another aspect of the Akashic Record: instead of asking 'what is Tsukidan' in general terms and finding the closest answer, it is about finding a string of keys and then using the keys to find that unique answer. 】

"Wouldn't the Romans have been able to lock the content of their 'dreams' through rituals and then explore them in their dreams?"

You're half right. Because to be precise, it is not a 'dream', but a 'night'. Where you can't see, anything can happen. It's this infinite possibility in the dark night – and of course dreaming is part of it. But entering the 'night' through dreams is very dangerous, and it is no different from swimming in the middle of the ocean. The Romans would have been very well prepared, they would first prepare tokens, then use EITR potions to maintain the continuity of consciousness, and finally light up the night at a specific sacrificial site, and return to the sacrificial ground before the phlogiston is depleted. You're here, there's nothing, so you need to wake up to keep yourself safe. 】

"Understood." He checked his phone again.

[Don't worry, you've already set it up before.] This trick is useful because people can feel light even when they are asleep. When you know that you will be awakened by the light, you will have a hint that 'light is reality'. In fact, it is okay to prepare a spinning top, but it will take time to pulp. You haven't been trained for a long time, so you can't bring a spinning top or any other cue into it. So just set up a light. Now, go to sleep. Have a good dream. 】

He had never seen this dream. The bright silver atmosphere casts dappled shadows in the woodland, and there seem to be countless eyes peeping into the deep forest. Walking through the doorways made of tree branches, there was a large tree in the clearing in the forest.

A big golden tree with golden branches. But a chilling shadow lingered under the golden branches: the laurel-crowned priest-king staggered under the tree, slowly circling in circles. The sword was his crutch, and the tip of the sword pierced into the earth, giving him little but useful support. Only by holding a sharp sword can the priest-king find a little comfort.

But he couldn't have had a moment of peace. For anyone who climbs down the golden branch is entitled to his laurels, he must patrol here day and night. Especially at night – yes, yes, at night. Every night, there will be speculators who try to break off the golden branches under the cover of night.

"I'm talking about you!"

The king priests suddenly stopped and looked at the place. Cloudy eyes bring ancient malice, the last warning to the transgressors.

Suddenly, a pair of hands put their hands on his shoulders from behind, bringing him back into the forest, giving him a moment of respite.

When I looked back, it turned out to be six identical people, each holding a lantern in their hands.

The person dragging Shang Luo glanced at him: "Strange, how can he be an Aurora. Raven is coming! This isn't an apprentice, it's an Aurora! Still a kid! ”

"Aurora? How did he come to this path? ”

The man called "Raven" stepped forward. Although they all looked the same, the Hudra forces were distinguished from each other by code names. The raven is the main body, and the others will have code names such as lion, crocodile, dolphin, snake, lobster, snail, etc., as needed.

"Hey, kid, are you in Delphi? Are you participating in a trial? ”

He and Shang Luo glanced at each other: "No, he's dreaming!" He hadn't drunk the potion at all, he wasn't awake. ”

"Dreaming? But dreams are experienced, and without the experience of these symbols, it is impossible for Aurora to come here at all. Raven. Anyway, let's get him out of the woodland, it's dangerous here, and it's dangerous for us. We also separated two people to look at him, blinking and even blinking alternately to keep their eyes on him. ”

His fears were justified. Because it is very troublesome to protect a dreamer in a woodland. Because dreams have no continuity, they may disappear in front of them in the blink of an eye, and people have to blink. However, the Xudra troops are theoretically "alone", so they can at least maintain a continuous gaze by alternating blinking without taking the target out of sight.

"It's really a hell of a life, why didn't anyone who should have come came, and someone who shouldn't have come." The sword-wielding lion muttered.

Raven glanced at him, "How do you know he shouldn't come?" ”

"Are you going to let him take the golden branch?"

Raven was silent for a while: "Has something happened to Aurora recently?" ”

The wise dolphin offered the answer: "The ripper is over there." Team VI is preparing to go to Operation Aurora and has already reported to the Brocade Guards that a rocket machine will come to pick them up. ”

"Why Aurora has been picking up people with rockets lately. Luckily, it wasn't us who went out this time. ”

"Raven, what about this kid?"

"Take the old branches, let him choose for himself." He took a piece of withered yellow branch from behind, picked up Shang Luo, and handed the old branch into his hand:

"Listen, kid. Take the old branch, which is the golden branch of the previous tree. Go out and figure out the meaning of this place, and if you're really sure you want to continue, then use the old branches to dream. But be sure to drink EITR potions, it's dangerous, it's dangerous, it's very dangerous. Do you understand? We'll be here until the trial is over. Next time if you're ready, come to us with an old branch. ”

Shang Luo nodded.

"Then wake up!" He let go suddenly, and Shang Luo, who was being helped up, fell because he lost his support.

"Bang!" Hitting his head on his desk, Shang Luo woke up.

The whole class was silent, and the teacher looked at him.

His nose hurt a lot, and Shang Luo was completely awake. He tried to reach out and rub his nose - but when he reached out his right hand, he was clutching a golden twig.

(End of chapter)