Chapter seven hundred and seventeen the grave in the heart
William was stunned for a moment. He had a good "Adventure of the Brave", but how could he suddenly change his style and become "Tomb Raiders Notes"!
William pursed his lips, remained silent for a moment, and asked Barbara, the obsession of the fateful witch, "What is that?"
"A dress that doesn't exist!" Barbara's destiny witch's obsessive body smiled meaningfully.
"What is a piece of clothing that doesn't exist?" William thought to himself, isn't this a contradiction?
"It's just a piece of clothing that doesn't exist! If you believe in it, it exists in this world and everyone can see it. If you don't believe in its existence, it is like a bubble that disappears when the sun shines on it.
There is no trace!" Barbara's destiny witch's obsessive body said mysteriously.
"How about it, are you interested, William?"
"..." William was silent.
After a long while, he asked, "You said it was placed in the tomb of an emperor, which emperor?"
"Severus Antony." The obsession of Barbara's destiny witch casually said a name.
William immediately took out the magic mirror and said, "Mirror, mirror, tell me, where is the tomb of this emperor named Severus Antony?"
The magic mirror took a little longer this time before it vibrated the air and answered William's question, "Master, the tomb of Emperor Severus Antony has not been found, and there is no such emperor in the history of various countries!"
William looked at the obsession of Barbara's destiny witch, and it was obvious that it needed to give William an explanation.
"Ah, that's it. Let me think about it, his name is Pesinius Nigel, look for it!" Barbara's obsession of the fate witch smiled strangely.
This time the magic mirror quickly replied, "Master, master, the tomb of Emperor Pesinius Nigel has also not been found. Such an emperor has not been found in the history of any country."
William's face darkened, and he frowned as he looked at the strangely smiling Barbara's obsessive body of the destiny witch, "Are you entertaining me? The noble Ms. Barbara's obsessional body!"
"Do you think I am such a boring person?" Barbara's obsession with the Witch of Destiny asked William.
"You have to put a question mark on whether you are a human being or not!" William said unceremoniously.
"Haha..." Barbara's destiny witch's obsession was not angry, but said, "William, I said, this thing will only exist if you believe in it!"
"How can you find it if you don't believe me?"
"What do you mean?" William frowned even deeper.
"You have to believe in its existence, you have to believe that it really exists!" Barbara's obsession with destiny witch said sternly.
Just when it said this, William had more doubts in his heart.
He sorted out his somewhat confused thoughts and said seriously to Barbara's obsession with the destiny witch, "You know my character, so you'd better tell me the details of this thing."
"Otherwise, I will only become more and more confused!"
"Well, William, actually knowing more is not a good thing!"
"Where do I start?"
"Well, let's start from there!"
"Many years ago, there was an emperor who lived in the largest city in the world at that time. He was the richest man in the world at that time."
"This emperor is different from other emperors. He neither cares about his army nor likes going to the theater or riding a carriage to the park. The only thing he likes most is to wear nice new clothes.
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"He could change into a new set of clothes every hour of the day. So much so that when his subjects mentioned him, they always said, The Emperor is in the dressing room."
"One day, two young men came to the big city where the emperor lived, calling themselves weavers. You know, for an emperor with such a hobby, the status of tailors and weavers is always higher."
"They claim to have magic powers - and they show it - they claim to be able to weave the most beautiful cloth in the world, which is not only exceptionally beautiful in color and pattern, but also has a strange quality to the clothes it sews.
Characteristics: Anyone who is incompetent or hopelessly stupid will not be able to see this dress. You know, at that time, the rule of the Holy Court of Holy Light was not as deep-rooted as it is now, and the influence of wizards was still there.
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William nodded to express his understanding. For example, in the era of Barbara's fate witches, they, the fate witches, could be invited to the king's banquet in a grand manner.
"The emperor knew about this, and he actually believed it. He thought to himself, these are ideal clothes, so he can see who are competent and who are idiots in his kingdom!
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"Hey, this smart emperor immediately ordered these two magical weavers to weave such a cloth for him."
"The emperor gave these two magic weavers a lot of money, and they started to work. They set up two looms and were busy on them every day."
"But there was nothing on their looms. They kept asking the emperor to send them some of the best raw silk and gold, but there was still nothing on their looms."
"After a while, the emperor wanted to know the progress, so he sent a loyal old minister to check it out. Because the emperor believed that this old minister was the most sensible and competent person in his kingdom."
"The old minister passed by, and the two weavers tried their best to introduce to him how beautiful the fabrics on the loom were, and how beautiful the colors and patterns were. But the old minister opened his eyes wide and did not see the so-called
cloth."
"The old minister fell into deep self-doubt and thought that he was an incompetent person, but he could not let others know this."
"So the old minister, who was originally kind and honest, praised the beauty of the cloth as much as he could, and went back to report to the emperor that he was very satisfied with the cloth."
"The emperor was so happy that he gave the two weavers more gold and raw silk."
"The two weavers were still working diligently on the empty loom."
"After a while, the emperor wanted to know the progress again, so he sent another honest official. William, what do you think the result was?"
"The official was not honest, so he couldn't see the most beautiful fabric in the world."
"Yes, smart, William!" Barbara's obsessive body of the destiny witch praised William, and then continued, "This honest official was dishonest. He went back and told the emperor that the cloth was perfect."
"The emperor was extremely satisfied after hearing this and looked forward to this piece of cloth even more!"
"The news about this piece of cloth spread throughout the city, and everyone is talking about this magical piece of cloth!"
"Finally, the emperor couldn't bear it anymore and went to see the progress of the fabric himself."
"On the empty loom, two weavers very seriously introduced the colors and stripes of the fabric to the emperor, but the emperor didn't see anything."
"Because the honest officials sent out by the emperor all claimed that they saw the cloth, but the emperor could not see it, the emperor couldn't help but think to himself, is he an incompetent emperor? Even so, he must not let others know this
a little!"
"Then the emperor also praised the piece of cloth and said he was very satisfied with it."
"Even the emperor said so. William, what do you think of the two officials in front and the other accompanying personnel?" Barbara's obsession with destiny witch suddenly asked William.
"They will doubt themselves, but they will never say it!" William said. Not long after Barbara's obsession with the destiny witch opened her mouth, William knew what it was saying.
"The Emperor's New Clothes" is one of Andersen's fairy tales, a very famous story, a story of three people becoming tigers, a story of self-deception.
Originally, William was viewed as a joke in his previous life, but in this world, there seems to be a different hidden story!
"Yes! William, do you think there are still such idiots in this world?" Barbara's obsession with the fate witch asked William again.
"Never stopped, ma'am!" William replied.
"Hehehehe, yes, it has always been like this!" Barbara's obsession with the destiny witch deeply agreed, and then continued, "The smart and competent king gave these two weavers a lot of wealth, and also gave them a lot of money.
With high honor, and then at the advice of the ministers, I put on the most beautiful and magical dress in the world, and then paraded outside with pride."
The voice of the obsession of Barbara the Witch of Destiny is extremely sarcastic.
"All the ministers and guards are praising the beauty of this dress."
"Almost all civilians are also praising the beauty of this dress."
"Almost?" William said.
"Yes, because there was a child who said that the emperor didn't wear any clothes!"
"Everyone came to their senses. It turned out that the emperor was really not wearing any clothes." Barbara's obsession of the fate witch said.
William was silent for a moment, and then said, "So, the thing with isolation power you mentioned is the piece of clothing that no one can see?"
"You said it, it's false! Do you think I'm an incompetent and stupid guy?" William said angrily, "How can something that doesn't exist exist?"
"So I said, you have to believe it! If you truly believe it, it exists. The more you know, the more it will be an obstacle for you!" said the obsession of Barbara's destiny witch.
"Well, to tell you the truth, the two weavers in the story really have magical powers!"
"Magic? Are they also wizards?" William's eyes narrowed.
"If they have no skills at all, how can others believe them? But they are not wizards, they are priests of a god!"
"Those old gods?"
"Well! They are Apat's followers!" Barbara's obsession with fate witch deciphered to William.
"Apat?" William looked confused. This was a god he had never heard of.
"Ancient humans called her the Goddess of Deception and the Lord of Lies. Like the three goddesses of destiny, she is the descendant of the ancient god Night. The biggest saying is that light is the biggest lie and kindness is the stupidest deception!"
"...Well, this great existence is still a philosophical goddess." William said.
"Haha... These two guys pretending to be weavers are doing something like this. They are performing Apat's ritual. They are sacrificing Apat! If this ritual can really be completed, when the lie turns into
Truth, when deception turns into sincerity, these two liars will gain powerful power from this ritual, and at the same time, the emperor's new clothes will also become real!"
"But they failed in the end, right?" William said.
"Yes." Barbara's obsession with fate witch nodded.
"Since the ceremony failed, will the emperor's new clothes still be born?" William asked rationally.
"Originally it was impossible." Barbara's obsession with the destiny witch said.
"What did it originally mean?" William was keenly aware of this.
"If you can find the emperor's tomb, change that node in the emperor's memory, and allow the ceremony to proceed successfully, then... you will have a chance to obtain that magical treasure!" said the obsession of Barbara's destiny witch.
"Where is the emperor's tomb?" William asked with his heart moving.
"When I told you this story, the emperor died in your heart, and your memory was his tomb!" Barbara's obsession with destiny witch said solemnly.
"Then how do I get into it?" William asked bluntly, although all this was very mysterious to him.
"Dreams are the bridge to memory. If you have the authority and power of Hypnos, the God of Sleep, then you can enter the emperor's world through dreams." Barbara's obsession with fate witch said.
"Hypnos?" William was stunned for a moment. This was a name that seemed familiar to him.
"Do you remember? William!" The obsession of Barbara's destiny witch looked at William with half-smiling eyes.
"Yeah!" William nodded and named a place, "Wild Rose Valley!"
After a moment of silence, he added, "The seed of Hypnos!"
"Can I enter the emperor's world with the help of the Seed of Hypnos?" William asked.
Who knew that the obsession of Barbara's destiny witch shook her head and said, "I don't think so!"
"It is not a flower or plant planted in Hypnos, the God of Sleep. Although it has some miraculous effects, it cannot help you enter the emperor's world."
"So what you said today were just a joke on me? Are you just making another person's body buried in my heart?" William asked.
"Success requires a little more patience, William." Barbara's destiny witch's obsession taught William, "Since I'm telling you this story, I just want to help you get that thing!"
"I have seen the trajectory of destiny. On the other side of the distant sea, there is a fairy named Morgana. She can help you realize this wish!" Barbara's destiny witch said with obsession.
(Morgana, from a certain story in "Andersen's Fairy Tales", she has the ability to respond to others in dreams.)