Lucretia suddenly broke away from her dream, but it still took her a few seconds to calm down before opening her eyes. Then she breathed a long sigh of relief, opened her eyes on the chair, and slowly looked around the room.
Confirming several "hint items" that he had set up in the laboratory in advance.
The first thing after waking up from a strange dream is never to get up immediately, but to calm down the mind first and confirm the details of the real world to prevent being trapped by double dreams.
After a while, she confirmed the details of the real world, confirmed that she had completely escaped from that dream, and confirmed that Master Taran El had also woken up.
The elf scholar was tied to a pillar not far away by a few ropes in a state of embarrassment, with a swollen head. The clockwork doll Luni was standing guard next to him, holding a sharp kitchen knife.
"Ms. Lucretia, you are awake!" Seeing the "Sea Witch" waking up, the scholar immediately shouted for help, "Your servant tied me up! I don't know what I did wrong...
"He suddenly yelled in his sleep, jumped up from the bed when he woke up, and hit his head on your experimental table," Luni reported seriously while grabbing a kitchen knife, "I think he was
The nightmare is contaminated, so tie it up to prevent secondary harm."
The scholar immediately protested loudly: "How many times have I told you, you stupid head! I was just scared in my dream! I saw Duncan Abnomar! As an ordinary person with a normal mind, I can't
Are you allowed to wake me up when I see him in my dream?"
Listening to the words of the two "people" in front of her, Lucretia's expression suddenly became distorted. She, who had also just woken up from fright, pursed her lips and stood up from the chair: "Luni, put down the kitchen knife and let go of Mr. Scholar.
——Everything he said is true."
"Yes, Mistress." The clockwork doll immediately lowered its head, swung the kitchen knife in her hand cleanly, and cut off the rope on Taran El's body. Then she turned her wrist, and the sharp blade with the cold light was unknowingly cut.
Which secret cell of the body did she receive.
Taran El broke away from the restraints and stumbled forward for two embarrassing steps before finally standing firm. He couldn't help but turn around and glare at the dull clockwork doll: "You wooden head!"
The clockwork doll didn't care about the scholar's anger at all. He just walked up to his mistress and said curiously: "Is the old master here?"
"He...'is here', in every sense of the word," Lucretia trembled at the corner of her mouth and said with a slight hesitation. Then she waved her hand to the side, and a chair floated over from the corner of the room.
Falling in front of her, "Mr. Taran El, please sit down first. I have something to know."
Taran El moved his aching arms, mumbled and came to sit in front of the "Sea Witch", still muttering to himself: "Come as soon as you can, it won't be here for a while anyway...
…”
Lucretia listened to these words silently and said nothing. She just reached out to a low cabinet beside her, took out a bottle of potion from the depth of the cabinet, and placed it on the top of the cabinet.
Taran El looked at her actions curiously: "What is that?"
"This is the 'Witch's Potion' that will be used later," Lucretia said casually, obviously not intending to answer directly, and then directly changed the topic, "As for the period when the sun went out, and the dream just now, I
I have something to ask - I know we have briefly communicated in the dream world, but in view of the blockade of dreams on the subconscious, there are some things you may not have realized at the time, so now I need you to recall all this in a waking state.
.”
Noticing the seriousness in the words of the lady opposite, Taran El's expression immediately became serious, and the scholar's demeanor returned to him: "Okay, you can ask, I feel that my mind is much clearer now.
.”
"You went to observe the surface of Vision 001 while the sun was out. This is the sketch you left." Lucretia was not polite and took out the crumpled draft paper and handed it to the other party, "Yes.
this one?"
"Yes, I drew this."
"I have checked that this picture itself does not carry spiritual pollution, but the content in the picture is confusing and disturbing. You painted these chaotic lines like branches on the surface of the 'sphere', but after my analysis, this
Many of the lines seem to have been applied randomly near the end of the painting in order to cover up the original, clearer appearance of the painting. Do you have any memory of this?"
Taran El's brows suddenly frowned.
He reached out and took the draft paper handed over by Lucretia. He looked at the spherical image covered with chaotic lines, his brows became more and more furrowed, and his mind fell into deep contemplation and memories.
Lucretia's words came from the other side: "A very important question is, do you really remember all the details of what happened between observing the surface of the sun and falling asleep? It seems that you are also familiar with the picture.
Confused by these messy lines..."
"I... am indeed a little confused," Taran El said slowly, "This does seem to be an obvious smear mark, but I don't remember why I wanted to cover up all the details of the previous picture... It seems...
"
He suddenly stopped, and after careful consideration he continued hesitantly: "Maybe I saw something extremely terrifying? Or the truth that shouldn't be made public? I drew it out of control, but in the
I suddenly woke up before operating the 'dispatch', so I hurriedly covered it up...but for some reason, I wanted to send it out again..."
Even though there was still some confusion, even though there was an obvious breakpoint in his memory, Taran Ayre's reason and logic as a senior scholar still prevailed. He analyzed what happened to him, and then his expression suddenly became solemn: "How many people are watching now?
Got this piece of paper?"
"A few senior scholars from the Academy of Truth," Lucretia nodded, "the original copy is still with me, and what they saw was only the content after you erased it. I have already warned them, plus you
Your deep sleep is a warning to everyone, so don’t worry about someone taking this sketch to analyze it privately and restore the picture you see. However, the boundless sea is very big, and we cannot rule out whether there are other 'brave people' who have done the same thing as you.
Just as bold a thing.”
Taran El nodded thoughtfully, and then he heard the "Witch" continue to ask: "What do you remember about that dream? How did you fall into the dream? Your consciousness once sank into it.
The real 'last layer'?"
"I just remember standing in that 'forest' as soon as I woke up. It was like what was described in some ancient books, the boundless dense forest, the place where elves originated... My thinking in that dream seemed very strange.
Slowness, the sounds I hear, the information I perceive, and my reactions to the outside world all seem to be separated by thick barriers..."
Taran El said while recalling, and then suddenly frowned.
"But there is a very strange thing. Not long after you appeared, my mind did 'sink' for a time, but it was not the last layer of the dream, but... it seemed like 'layers' and 'layers'
'In the transition between ', many chaotic lights and shadows intertwined together, like several hugely different dreams projecting each other, and in that chaotic area, there were many hazy figures surrounding me..."
"Many hazy figures?" Lucretia interrupted the other party instantly, "Please describe clearly. Are they phantoms in dreams, or are they 'dreamers' like you?"
"I don't know. At that time, my thinking was almost stagnant. I could only feel their existence, but I couldn't accurately describe what they were. But one thing is for sure... it was not a phantom," Taran El said with a serious expression.
, "They actually exist, even if they are not other 'dreamers', they are other 'mental entities' accommodated in that dream."
"I understand," Lucretia nodded calmly, then breathed out slightly, "This is really... vital information."
"I hope this can come in handy," Taran El said sincerely, and then looked at the scrap paper in his hand, "So about this sketch..."
"Now I think it's best not to let ordinary scholars come into contact with this thing. No matter what you 'smear' off, it is obviously harmful to ordinary people." Lucretia reached out and took back the draft paper, "After that, I
Let dad take a look, maybe he will think of something."
After hearing this, Taran Ayre blinked and reacted before nodding: "Oh, indeed, Captain Duncan is definitely not afraid of the things hidden in this picture, so let's wait until he comes. I'm not in a hurry..."
"Ah, this is another thing I want to tell you," Lucretia adjusted her sitting posture leisurely and looked into Taran El's eyes, "My father has arrived at Breeze Harbor.
"
Taran El's eyes widened, and his expression suddenly stiffened.
"Perhaps it was the special influence brought about by the extinguishing of the sun that allowed the Lost Home to reach its destination instantly," Lucretia nodded. "He should be interested in chatting with you in person, or inviting you to his ship -
He was very concerned about the sun going out."
Taran El continued to be stunned for a few seconds, his eyes finally flickered, and he seemed to wake up for a moment, then he took a breath and leaned back——
Lucretia looked on expressionlessly, then calmly picked up the potion bottle that had been placed on the low cabinet and handed it to the puppet Luni standing by: "Pour it into Mr. Taran El."
Runi said oh, then took the potion and went to carry out the order of the mistress. Lucretia looked at the scholar who was being fed the potion and nodded with satisfaction.
"Look, it comes in handy."
Today's "Sea Witch" once again successfully prevented Master Taran El from dying suddenly on his ship.