The Dream of the Century - The War of Faith Chapter Thirteen: Not Overloaded yet
There was a meeting on the seventh day of departure, explaining that we would briefly enter the airspace for an adaptive flight, so that the ascent before landing on the island might cause some problems, so we should take precautions first.
Esther thought it was a physical test, so she put aside foraging for food in the kitchen and playing with her in the studio, and returned to the room to get ready.
Romani, who has been adventuring above and below ground all year round, didn't understand what they were talking about and didn't take them seriously.
Carlin took Romani, who was not very clear about the situation, back to the room. There was no guarantee that anyone would have a special reaction to the troposphere, so he knew there were multiple insurance policies.
Noel was also quite calm and did not go out.
There are four main phenomena in the air void layer:
The first phenomenon is the inability to breathe, which will be solved by special green plants.
The second phenomenon is that the individual's body will enter a state similar to time stasis without eating, but can still act normally.
The third phenomenon is that the activity of thoughts will be greatly enhanced, which means that an ordinary thought will be acted upon by the body before your consciousness vetoes it.
The fourth phenomenon is also the most deadly phenomenon. Occasionally, you will hear some murmurs and whispers, see incredible streams of light, smell fishy smells, etc. in the void layer. Don't believe it when you encounter this, it is all an illusion.
If you believe these things, the individual will experience "lost" symptoms, which include extreme thoughts, coma caused by hyperventilation, cardiac arrest, temporary amnesia, thinking breakdown, etc.
Being always in a "lost" state will lead to death, and death in this state cannot be resurrected in any way.
[Why does it feel similar to the ticker before death, or so similar to the changes in my thinking when I ascended the latitude? But the fourth point seems not to have appeared?] Esther looked at the explanation, thought about it and compared the phenomena.
As the voyage progressed, Esther was shocked by the power of nature, and to some extent he had the idea of looking for other explorers to cooperate after the agreement. After all, the bodyguards he temporarily hired were mainly to end the part of the cause of his rebirth.
Although it doesn't look weak, having more manpower should help.
"By the way, I have to go to the magicians to see if there is anything that can facilitate communication. If so, I have to buy a few copies. It will be much more convenient during the investigation." Esther thought about it and decided to go out.
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"Okay, okay. I'll go with you." Phil swallowed a piece of baked egg roll and jumped off the low bar stool and said, "Buy me some books."
"What book do you want?" Esther hugged Phil and walked towards the wizard's territory. "Speaking of it, maybe there is a different space above this place like where Phil stayed before."
"It's so boring. Does anyone want to play a few games of poker?" Before anyone could respond, Xiangyamon, who came back from his walk, had already taken out the playing cards from his pocket and started shuffling them.
"I don't mind, but is it okay if I don't gamble?" Romani could already have a normal conversation with him. He had just woken up and was bored because he had nothing to do.
Then Amon shuffled the cards and dealt them to the empty slots.
"Count me in." Karin moved to the empty seat and grabbed a handful of cards, intending to relax a little.
"Since you are going to play, you have to get some luck, right? Otherwise it would be boring." Amon said while dealing the cards.
"I'm almost penniless." Romani shook his head.
"It's a coincidence that I am too. Otherwise, I wouldn't have boarded this ghost ship. It's really uncomfortable. After all, even if you need money to make money, you have to gamble. How about this, the person who loses a round tells a secret of his own? Hehe
." Amon showed a sly smile. "This is more exciting, isn't it?"
"It's a secret... If you are curious, just ask. I don't think I have anything to hide." Romani's real secret has long been buried.
"If you want to bet, you'd better post some notes. With the influence of the void layer, any psychological fluctuations will be amplified. It's probably not a good idea to make secrets public in a place like this." Carlin was very cautious.
"Okay, who will play first?" Perhaps feeling that people without secrets are not interesting or because of the threat of the void layer, Amon sighed and said: "Okay, okay, after all, it is just a pastime to pass the time.
That’s all. It’s a pity that there are all big men here, otherwise we could just gamble and take off our clothes.”
He picked up his deck of cards. "I'm lucky with this one, I'll take it."
"It seems that you have suffered a big failure before. It is expected that a highly skilled person like Mr. Amon will make a mistake. This process should be very common, right?" Romani said this with a bit of ridicule.
"It's not worth saying anything. After all, there are losses and wins on the gambling table. If you lose today, you will win tomorrow. If you keep losing or winning, it's not gambling. Anyway, I will win it back next time." Although Amon
He said it very calmly, but his face was slightly red. It was obvious that this incident made Amon very reluctant to mention it.
"Then I wish you good luck in advance." Carlin was playing cards while listening to the sounds outside as a habit.
"It seems that Mr. Amon is more experienced." Although Romani doesn't usually play cards, he didn't lose particularly badly this time.
"Haha. Don't say that, you just have better luck today. So do you two. I can see that you have a gambling habit, and you will become rich sooner or later." Amon flattered.
"Thank you for your kindness," Romani said politely.
"Thank you. But the last time I played this thing, I still relied on my listening skills. I don't have any hope of getting rich." Carlin was talking about more than just playing dice.
"Haha, don't say that. Since it is a gambling game, you must use all available resources, right? Especially when necessary." As Amon said, he changed the suit of the cards in his hand and showed them to everyone.
Look. "Of course, I didn't do that just now, because it wasn't necessary, right?"
"Hey, playing poker can also be used as a hearing aid?" Romani felt a little beyond his imagination.
"Perhaps this is where Mr. Carlin is so clever, isn't it?" Amon said.
"It's just a little observation, such as ordinary people dealing and changing cards. You can listen to your breathing and heartbeat if you are quiet," Carlin explained.
"Haha, there are so many opportunities here." Who knows this? Amon could only pretend to understand and continue playing cards.
"Boy... you are... too... close to... the border..." Amon heard the intermittent voice of the woman, but she was clearly not here.
"But this is more like fighting than entertainment, so I'm still used to leaving it to luck." Carlin said.
"Hiss...it's really haunting." Amon showed a disgusted expression. "Ah, I'm not talking about you."
Romani was trying to learn the same thing, but he was still too stupid. Even after trying Amon's card-changing skills several times, he still failed.
"Ah?" Karin didn't pay much attention. He just concentrated on listening to see if anyone was passing by the door.
"What did you hear? Mr. Amon." Romani asked.
"It's just an old enemy who still lingers, don't worry about it." Amon shook his head. "But speaking of it..."
"What's going on?" Romani looked at Amon and pondered, waiting for the next chapter.
"Is the Floating Island geographically close to the outer plane? Or does it have anything to do with the heavenly plane? After all, you have flown so high, and it always feels like you are getting closer to the so-called heaven, right?"
"For now, I don't think there is any difference. I think it is still part of this plane." Carlin shook his head. "That kind of hallucination unique to high altitudes, I guess it is based on something rather than the difference in the plane.
.But I have only been to half of the plane, so I don’t dare to vouch for it.”
"Although I am indeed a mage, I don't know much about this area of knowledge." After racking his brains for a long time and still unable to come up with a reason, Romani could only show an awkward yet polite smile.
"Okay, what the heck, two more games?" Amon started shuffling and dealing the cards again before anyone else could respond.
"Speaking of which, where is Mr. Esther now?" After playing a few games of cards, Romani realized that he was not there.
"He went to ask the magicians for books. He should be back after a while." Karin has good hearing.
"Anything is fine, it's better to be softer." After walking for a while, Phil explained: "It's different. Before, I was in the gap between the eternal shadow realm and the material plane. The perception of time of the artifact is better than that of the high elves in the demiplane.
You have to be slow, so this is still the mortal world."
"Are you going to eat it? Or use it as a pillow." Esther said casually, smoothing Phil's hair, and then wiped the cake crumbs from the corner of his mouth. "Okay, it's almost there." Let's tidy it up and tidy it up.
Collar, then knock on the door.
"Eat." Phil also wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief. It was probably stained with a little oil.
Esther knocked on the room where the mage who did more external business lived, and the door opened without even touching it... but there was no one inside.
"What's going on?! Is there anyone?" There was no one here, which was definitely not normal. Esther carefully observed every corner of the reception desk, [Maybe he went to the toilet.]
But there are still traces of life left in the room, including books that have been opened and frozen, hot coffee floating in the air with steam, and a bouncy ball that is still in the air.
"This is not right." Esther carefully exited the room and quickly knocked on the nearby door to notify people nearby. But the other rooms were either empty or the doors were closed. Esther pressed the emergency call
However, the button got stuck and did not pop out, nor did it have any other effects. At this time, Esther came back to his senses, and Phil twisted his hand on his thigh. Esther saw that his hand only raised
Halfway through, I didn't even knock on the door.
"This...how long have I been in a hallucination just now? I didn't notice it at all." Esther asked.
"For about half a minute, you were lost in something." Phil blinked twice before letting go and started playing with his hair.
"It should be. But it's completely different from the feeling of ascending the latitude before. It seems to be a strange perception. It seems that I have seen and fallen into another world. No wonder it is called lost. But let's finish things first.
Then go and report." Esther knocked on the door again with lingering fear.