The ground of the city was covered with charred soil and hideous bloodstains, and a disgusting smell filled the air.
In the sky full of fire, the once famous Baidi City was reduced to ashes.
Audrey, walking in the dying city, stood out so much that she was out of tune with her surroundings.
His body was very clean, and his blue cloak was not stained by any dust. The half-mask on his face reflected the firelight, making it look particularly strange.
However, no one realized that something was wrong.
Audrey walked past Old Tang very easily and naturally.
Old Tang's voice just disappeared into the air inch by inch.
As Audrey moved forward, the memories and dreams that had been deeply engraved in Norton's heart dissipated.
Passing by the tall pole in the middle of the city, Audrey didn't stop. She didn't even look at the poor child hanging on it.
The surface layer of this dream dissipated.
Audrey walked into a body of liquid.
This seems to be under the water of a certain river, a rich dark green, the water is turbid, and floating objects are everywhere.
Audrey was not disturbed in any way and continued to walk forward calmly with an expression on her face.
She saw a crack under the water. If she went further down, she should be able to reach the depths of this dream.
The crack was very narrow, with uneven stone walls on both sides. It was pitch black above the head.
At this time, if you were an ordinary person, you would be suffocated by the pressure of the water, or even break your bones.
But this is not a difficulty for Audrey.
She saw a wall, a huge wall that extended infinitely to the left, right, upwards and downwards. Under the light of the spotlight, it glowed with an ancient green color, and mottled patina covered it like a layer of cotton wool, with foamy patina.
Plants that cannot be named grow in it, and their slender threads sway gently with the water flow.
A human face loomed slightly on the bronze wall. The painful face held a burning firewood in its mouth, and the shape was ferocious.
She recognized that this should be a specialty of this world, the product of alchemy - living spirits.
Holding a burning firewood in his mouth means that he is imprisoned by the power of fire, but cannot escape the pain.
Dragon King Norton is the most powerful alchemist among the four monarchs, because he manipulates the element of fire and can burn metal with the purest flame, "kill" the metal, remove impurities, and then "resurrect" it. This kind of metal
It is called "regenerated metal". It has extremely strong properties and can imprison the soul. This is an imprisoned soul that will guard the gate of the Bronze City in accordance with the Dragon King's will.
According to Audrey's understanding, this should be that kind of special sealed object.
Audrey is actually a little envious of the alchemy in this world. Although the items produced may not be as magical as some sealed items, fortunately they have no negative effects!
She planned that if she had a chance, she would find an opportunity to plunder the alchemy of this world before leaving this world.
If this were in the real world, to activate this "living spirit", high-purity dragon blood would be needed.
But this is in a dream.
No need to bother at all.
Audrey stretched out her hand. Her arms were slender and slender, revealing the slenderness and delicacy of a girl.
Then this slender arm was covered with gray-white scales, and with just one punch, the "living spirit" was shattered into pieces.
If it were in the real world, Audrey would still be reluctant to part with it. This is an excellent alchemical creation after all, and she needs to find a way to pry it off and take it back.
It's a pity that this is false, Audrey doesn't have to spend so much thought on it.
After shattering the living creature, a thunderous sound was directly transmitted to her mind, as if someone was reciting an ancient mantra in a dark palace.
This is the occult language in this world - Longwen.
Audrey identified it carefully for a while, trying to hear this kind of language clearly.
But there is no way, her mythical creature form is a giant dragon, but this dragon is not that dragon. She doesn't understand the dragon language in this world at all. She only learned a little bit at Kassel Academy.
At this moment, the huge bronze tunnel was revealed behind the living spirit. There was a huge attraction in the tunnel, but Audrey was not affected at all.
There are countless bronze sculptures standing on both sides of the corridor. They are all people wearing ancient clothes, officials or military generals, holding tooth wats in their hands. The only difference is that there are slender figures protruding from the collars of their robes and armors.
The heads of these officials all have snake-like necks and cobra-like heads. The funny thing is that some snakes even have hats on their heads.
Walking this road should lead directly to Norton's subconscious.
Audrey recognized this road—the road to the church.
There is a record of this road in the relevant document "Binghai Fragment" written by the Xiaolong people.
In the age when the Dragon Clan was prosperous, the ancients had to go through this temple road to meet the Dragon King as subjects. There was an exact same road in the bronze palaces of Northern Europe.
The snake-faced sculptures on both sides represent the metal elements controlled by the Dragon King. According to the alchemical element table, there are 88 types in total.
The Bronze City in Norton's subconscious was built based on alchemy, similar to the ancient Chinese Feng Shui theory.
"The Fragment of the Sea of Ice" says that if you follow the current, you will reach the Throne of Flame.
Audrey didn't care about this. She used her angelic dream walking and insight abilities to directly determine where to go.
Although there are many dangers in the subconscious, and this is the subconscious of a Dragon King, Audrey is not afraid at all, after all, she is an expert in this field.
Looking at the statues of snake-faced people on both sides, these snake-faced people all bowed slightly and leaned forward as if to salute, looking like a reading snake.
Audrey couldn't help but think of the other two snakes. One was Mr. Fool's favorite angel, and the other was the angel who had followed Mr. Fool the longest.
They are similar to the snakes on both sides.
Audrey wrote down the shape of the statues, and planned to tell Little Sun about these statues when she returned, and use them to carve the two angels.
But isn’t it too blasphemous to compare these snakes with those two angels?
When Audrey thought of this, she stopped looking at these statues.
Her favorability towards these statues has increased a lot.
Audrey ignored the dense and maze-like corridors of the Bronze City in the dream and went directly to the center of the Bronze City, an open space.
The water in the corridor flows into a lake here. The water is so blue that it is almost black, and it is biting cold. It is unknown how deep it is.
She saw a bronze dome that was like a sky. It was a giant tree. It sprouted from the center of the bronze dome and transformed into countless branches, leaves, and petals. It was like a huge fractal diagram that made people dizzy just by looking at it.
The degree of mental pollution is no less than directly releasing the form of mythical creatures.
Audrey noticed that there should be some complex and exquisite structures inside, but she felt that Old Tang was about to wake up and would not have much time to stay in the dreamland.
Audrey was a little regretful. She had accomplished the feat that the little dragons wanted to achieve and entered the Dragon King's palace, even though she entered in a dream.
She did not explore the place in detail. She directly stretched out her hand, transformed into a giant dragon's claw, and smashed the place to pieces with a slap.
Then she walked straight into the depths.
finally,
She saw it,
In the boundless darkness, a giant creature was prostrate on the ground, seemingly sleeping.
There is a faint glow in front of the giant creature.
If you take a closer look, you will find that what flashes inside is Old Tang's life experience since his birth.
"I see...Old Tang should be Norton's virtual personality."