The howling darkness rushed towards us, carrying gusts of cold wind.
And when Russell opened his eyes again, he saw the "dream".
He is not some majestic god-king, nor is he a deceitful demon.
It was an endless, dreamlike sunset.
Dim yellow, orange red, blood red, purple, dark blue. They flow slowly like a veil, permeating the boundless world. Like some kind of living creature, but also like some kind of wonder. If it is a group
If formed into a ball, it would be enough to easily fill the Pacific Ocean. If flattened, it would be more than enough to cover the entire Earth.
"Fantasy Dream" did not make any attack on Russell. Instead, it seemed to be very happy and wrapped it up gently. The touch was like a hot hair dryer hitting the body from a distance, and like a mother's hair brushing against the body.
Pass.
As the essence of the twilight species, Russell understood the essence of the other party the moment he came into contact with "Dream".
- "Dream" is not an individual, but a special species.
In fact, Russell had vaguely touched upon the nature of fantasy dreams as early as when he first came to Zhongxiang to learn magic!
These countless "dreams" have the same essence as the sources of magic obtained from the dream world!
Like those flames from the "source of rage", the fire of rage tamed by Russell and Strangler formed a red river of lava in the dream world.
These extremely tiny special spiritual beings are like some kind of conscious special particles. As long as they remain in the body of the beings that have been radiated by them, they will gradually acquire a "self". And as more and more particles are retained in each human body,
If there are more people, "personal will" will become clear...and then they will separate from the group and become "selfish".
On the contrary, I completely understood the opposite from the very beginning——
It's not that the dream world reflects the human subconscious at any time, but because "dreams" travel between different individual consciousnesses, and the traces they leave behind weave a public dream that allows all humans to "network"!
Different emotions are just changes in the proportions of different particles. When people's thinking changes, the different "dream particles" absorbed change, and of course the traces left behind will also change and be reflected in the macroscopic world, which is the dream world.
The area has changed.
"Isn't this completely unsealed from the very beginning?"
——That’s right.
"Sacrifice a planet to seal the dream", this idea itself is also "sacrifice the few to achieve the majority." Being able to have this idea and implement this plan shows that the ancient civilization that sealed the dream on this planet is still working on it.
Influenced by fantasy.
Russell also understood why.
Because dreams cannot and cannot be completely sealed - if these "particles" completely dissipate, then humans and other animals will lose the concept of "self". That means the destruction of civilization.
But once the concentration of fantasy dreams rises, it will bring about complete destruction. The civilization that is completely destroyed will hatch more "phantom dreams". This is the way that fantasy dreams reproduce themselves.
This is a kind of spiritual plague that is incubated and cultivated by one's own hands, and ultimately feeds on civilization to strengthen itself.
——Civilized herdsmen.
This "dream" that blocks the sky and the sun is the remains of countless civilizations. But Russell knew that they would be enough to easily create hundreds of civilizations as brilliant as the earth on a planet without intelligent creatures.
Russell was just immersed in it, and his appearance immediately melted and turned into a thick white colloid.
For any intelligent life, it is a poison strong enough to completely decompose it. Any individual with "private thoughts" and "selfish desires" cannot resist the invasion of fantasy dreams.
Because Russell was not completely connected to the collective subconscious, the gaps were infiltrated by dreams, easily severing his will. Just like a child persistently reaching out to grab something he likes, while the mother gently but firmly moves her fingers one by one.
He opened it and said, "Good boy, we don't buy this."
Russell's outer shell seemed to have been corroded by strong acid, regressing back to Russell's original appearance.
It’s not Russell who has a desert cat spirit relative and is worshiped as a hero by people.
But the weak young man on the earth. The young man with short black ear-length hair, his appearance is more delicate now, his body is slimmer, and he looks a bit silent and autistic. That was not even the time when he traveled through time.
The way he looked was when he was in school.
It is his most original and fragile posture before he puts on any mask. But it is also the essence of him as a species of dusk that cannot be corrupted by dreams.
After losing the protection of his shell, a great fear overwhelmed him, like the cold wind in the polar region, completely freezing his ritual. And the warm feelings from his "fellow race" were like warm water, making him
he produces
Dependent. He slowly fell asleep in the warm water.
But even so, Russell's essence is still at work.
In the boundless glow, the center of Russell's chest was like a morning star, blooming with dazzling brilliance.
He instinctively and greedily absorbed everything around him, and Huanmeng didn't resist at all.
Like a vortex, it continuously sucks in the surrounding dreams.
And as he sucked, the sum of the emotions of every individual in the world was gradually reflected in his heart. Jealousy, anger, resentment, sadness, despair, greed, arrogance, and laziness were accompanied by hundreds of millions of negative emotions.
With the whispers that sounded in everyone's heart from time to time, they came over and poured into Russell's mind.
Although it is much thinner in comparison, positive emotions that still exist at the same time are also flowing in with this medium.
That's what this planet is all about.
Suffering is better than happiness, sadness is better than joy. But even so, the latter still exists and has never been completely eliminated.
Russell instinctively and slowly sucked everything in the entire civilization. Like a baby sucking its mother's milk.
This is not unacceptable to fantasy - distributed storage in a
in civilization, or concentrated in an individual, for them
There is no difference. The two world destroyers fell into this slow and anxious
In the tug-of-war, it looks so benign, but in fact it is extremely dangerous.
As for the outside world, more than two months have passed like this.
Fortunately, Russell swallowed "Promotion" so that Happy Island would not completely lose hope.
After the deer head statue also turned into the light in people's hearts and spread the future throughout the world, the world did not change suddenly in an instant.
The world is still in complete darkness.
And people are still in confusion and fear, and no one has started to implement the plan of the deer head statue.
But as the corporate order collapsed, people gradually formed a new order.
The Fuji Society, which had been questioned in the past, finally stood up at this time and began to maintain the new order under the eternal night.
At times like this, people just need a leader. Whoever it is.
Fuji Society became their most trustworthy answer.
Next, there are the "heroes" of each island. In addition to the famous heroes, there are many unknown heroes. Those who once helped others and were trusted by people have now become candles one after another.
.
And finally
In early December, the islands reached an agreement.
Save Happy Island first, then conserve energy.
The remaining six sky islands moved slowly, sandwiching the Happy Island. With it moving slowly, it finally landed safely on the land.
Trees die, but dead wood can also fuel fire.
The sun went out and the sky collapsed, but there seemed to be hope for them to survive.
That is the only possibility, the only remaining plan - although the hope is slim, it does exist!
This is the only way to do it anyway, so why not give it a try!
Many people left the floating island for the first time and went to the ground, collecting as much resources as possible before the arrival of eternal winter. Those people on the ground also arrived for the first time after "the sun fell and the heaven fell."
On the empty island.
They belong to the same civilization.
They were once separated but are now reunited in the face of the disaster of annihilation. The people on the earth share their experience of living on the earth, and the people on the sky island share their miraculous technologies that are so advanced. People from all directions gradually gather and reunite.
Go to this huge city in the clouds that has fallen to the ground.
This would have never happened two months ago.
The islands despise each other and have meaningless hatred for each other. Not to mention the completely different civilizations between the sky and the earth.
But now, under the common disaster of annihilation and the same plan goal, they abandoned all their previous prejudices and chose to cooperate for the first time. Only then did they suddenly realize that
It turns out that there is no hatred between you and me.
In the face of the first desire to "live", their positions are the same. Everyone is [human].
Perhaps it was because Russell was constantly absorbing the fantasy that the restlessness and hatred in people's hearts faded, and it was possible to reach cooperation.
Perhaps it was precisely because people reached a consensus in the face of crisis and let go of hatred that Russell was able to absorb the fantasy smoothly without being completely overwhelmed by negative emotions.
All in all, in the second month after eternal night falls.
The temperature has dropped to more than 20 degrees below zero.
Maybe it's because of the cold, or maybe it's because of fatigue.
When Delphinium reached the thirty-fourth week of her pregnancy, she began to have labor pains.
This is a premature birth - but fortunately, Xingfu Island has restored some technologies. A premature birth of thirty-four weeks can still be delivered safely. Delphinium has begun to give birth under the care of ice water, Dailan and Xia.
childbirth.
And Russell still hasn't returned.
Outside the operating room, there was a dense crowd of people standing. People gathered under the weak candlelight.
Delphinium's parents were standing outside, her father holding her mother's hand tightly, silent but nervous.
In addition, there are many people such as The Inferior, Lothar, Bad Sun, Strangler, Xiaoya, Zhan, Cerberus, Ringo and many others whom Russell does not know or who are just familiar to him.
They are not gathered here because of Russell and Delphinium's identities.
But because Delphinium has really helped many people in the two months since the eternal night fell, so sincerely praying adults and children are safe and sound.
Dodgson, who was waiting outside, took out a shabby and dirty handkerchief and kept wiping his sweat. He was no longer a director, and Happy Island no longer had a company. He was just a "psychotherapist" Dodgson, who also became
Someone who people respect.
Even though Russell and Delphinium were not his children, he looked extremely nervous.
Finally, with the baby's loud cry and the faint laughter of the girls inside, the silence outside the operating room was broken.
People's faces showed relaxed expressions, revealing smiles that were rare after the eternal night fell.
Not even just because of Delphinium.
It's because people have realized that under this eternal night, every newborn baby born successfully is precious; every mother deserves everyone's protection.
Because this means that civilization is still continuing.
Humanity is still moving forward.
At the same time as the baby's cry sounded.
Russell, who had been sleeping for who knows how long, suddenly felt a tremor in his heart. He was thoughtful and enlightened, and suddenly opened his eyes.
After the rainbow color was absorbed, the world turned into pure white, and the moment he opened his eyes, it was painted with color again——
Everything around him became like Russell's house.
He stood at the door and suddenly looked back.
I saw the TV behind me was on, and Delphinium was lying on the sofa in the living room, eating lazily.
Snacks. Delphinium
Delphinium's mother and Bad Day were cooking together in the kitchen, reminiscing about their shared childhood. Delphinium's father was watching the news, with a bottle of beer on the table that had not yet been started.
Even his uncle was sitting on the sofa on one side, with a cup of hot cocoa in front of him. Alice was holding his ears next to him, scolding him. The bird of paradise sat affectionately in his father's arms on the other side.
, Hua Mingshu also rarely shed tears.
In Russell's bedroom, the sounds of Bluebird and Morgan talking and laughing could be heard.
Next to Bing Shui stood a girl with antlers that Russell had never seen before, while the bad guy and his girlfriend were hiding in the corner and whispering. Hangzhou and Xiaoya were sitting at the dining table, the serious white lion's face was smeared with strawberry cake,
And he was still concentrating on cutting the cake.
Everything is so beautiful.
Lively and lively. Just like a dream.
Russell's face had a blank expression, as if he hadn't woken up yet. He subconsciously wanted to push the door open, but when he pulled the handle, the door seemed to be locked.
"--dad!"
At this moment, Russell felt someone tugging on his trouser leg.
He looked down and found that it was a little girl about five or six years old, with long white hair, cat ears, and pupils as clear as emeralds.
"dad!"
She childishly shouted again: "We are all here, where are you going?"
Russell was in a daze for a moment and opened his mouth.
He actually didn't say anything. It was so real that the real feeling of living in this world was gradually regained, like a frozen person soaking in hot water.
"Anna."
Delphinium on the sofa suddenly said lazily: "Come here quickly...don't disturb your father."
Delphinium hugged the little girl who ran over cheering and did not look back at Russell.
Instead, he held her in his arms affectionately and lazily, trimmed her hair, kissed her, and said softly with a smile: "He... is going to save the world."
"yes."
Russell relaxed and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. He showed an open smile, and the color in his eyes gradually returned.
Tears slowly flowed from the corners of his eyes, but they were not tears of sadness.
Russell's tone was gentler than ever before, and for the first time it took on a mature tone that did not belong to a teenager: "Dad is going to save the world.
"——Let you all take a look at this beautiful blue sky."
After Russell said that, he turned around and pushed the door open.