Okay then.

Sean also wanted to find out the reason why everyone in this town entered a dream. On the surface, it seemed like magic, but he had studied it last night and found no signs of magic being released in the room when everyone was resting.

However, the smell of the sap made Sean very concerned. It was similar to the ability to affect the brain's perception through smell. This kind of thing could be said to be an ability he had never encountered before. It was very special.

After breakfast, Ross decided to go to the town to investigate and conduct a poll.

And told this to Baron Mileand. Since everyone had said it so openly at the dinner table, the other party didn't seem to be afraid of you checking it out. Anyway, in Baron Mileand's heart, Shanggu Town was a real dream place worth staying in. The people living here were all happy. Although they might live very casually in reality, they definitely really liked this place.

As for Sean, he of course went to the hotel where the soldiers were resting first to tell them that they would stay in this town for two days, and by the way, told them about the special places in this town.

As expected, some soldiers were still in a trance today after waking up from the strange dreams last night, and some soldiers even looked unwell.

When they heard that I would be staying for a few days, many people were quite excited and kept saying good things about me.

On the street, Sean and Aslant walked in the open space

Although this town is big, there are very few people on the streets.

I thought it was strange yesterday, but after seeing it today, it is easy to understand. It is true that many passers-by are walking hurriedly with smiles on their faces, but the state above their heads often shows expectation, recollection or confusion.

Sometimes a smile is not necessarily friendly, it also represents unfamiliarity with the real world.

"My Lord Earl, I think we should take the soldiers to camp outside the town. I'm worried that if they stay in the town for a few more days, they will become obsessed with the dream world." As the two of them were walking on the street, Ascalante suddenly said to himself.

Sean didn't expect the other party to say that and turned around.

"What about you? Why aren't you addicted to it?" I remember that when Aslant just woke up in the morning, his condition was not much better than others.

"Well, because I think that dreams are still dreams. We still have a lot of things to do, especially since you just took over the Oro region, and there will be a lot of things to do in the future."

Looking at each other's eyes, I feel a little afraid

After all, I am their lord, so they should be afraid of me.

Smiling and patting the other person's shoulder

"You're right."

It can be regarded as giving the other party some affirmation. Judging from the emotions expressed by Ascalante, he seems to want to show off in front of him, so Sean must give the other party some encouragement. This is also one of the compulsory courses as a ruler.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to manage so many people in the future. The Oro region is much larger than my own town.

"Then do you want me to make arrangements for you now?"

"No, it's just a day or two, it's okay," Sean said affirmatively.

"but"

"Ascalante, can I ask you a question?"

"Sir, please speak." He looked at Sean with a puzzled look, not understanding why he suddenly asked at this time.

"Why did you want to join the Imperial Team?"

After thinking about it, he finally replied.

"Of course it's to add strength to the empire."

"No, that's not right." Sean waved his hand.

"That's too big. I mean the real situation, the situation around you."

Aslant was stunned for a moment before he slowly said, "I joined the Emperor because my family had no money, but the Emperor could give my family a lot of money."

Sean could see that the other party was intentionally concealing some things, but it didn't matter. As a lord, he didn't need to know the stories of all his subordinates. He just needed to know how to employ them.

"People's biggest concern is emotion. As long as people have concerns, they will not be so easily addicted. Why do you rarely see couples walking together in this town, and even children are rare? I guess it's because people in Shanggu Town rarely need to get married and have children." I spent a whole morning visiting Shanggu Town carefully, and I really discovered their unusual lifestyle.

"I see. The Earl has really thought it through." Ascalante did not forget to praise him.

Sean spent almost the entire day wandering around the town, and asked many questions about the meaning of the branches hanging at the doors of stores and why they were all woven into a circle. The answer he got was that it was a custom in the small town, a way to pray for blessings during festivals.

It seems that I was wrong before. This thing has little to do with the situations that cause people to enter dreams at night. However, when asked specifically, many people can't say why they pray or to whom they pray. Moreover, the people in the town are not interested in these at all.

Many of the decorations are left over from the early years, and they are probably left by the previous generation, but they are just too lazy to deal with them.

Previous generation.

It is probably at least several decades old, but it looks relatively new.

For this reason, Sean even took one from a merchant in a store and wanted to buy it, but the merchant didn't care at all.

When I took the thing and opened it, I found that the wood layer inside was still fresh.

"Sir, is there something strange about this thing?"

Sean didn't answer but talked about other things.

"Let's go find Mr. Ross."

As a historian, Ross was responsible for interviewing people in the town all day to see if it was as Baron Mileand said. If so, then this special town in this big country deserves to become a page in the ghost story.

But as he investigated further, he found that the people in this small town were indeed as peaceful and serene as Baron Mileand had said, and they smiled at everyone.

But this smile doesn't seem to have that much emotion

Ross is a well-informed man and can tell whether a person's smile is sincere just by looking at him a few times. However, the smiles of the people in the small town give him a feeling of arrogance, as if real life has nothing to do with them. They are all immersed in dreams, but they are very careful to maintain the rhythm of real life.

Looking through all the messages I had recorded, I heard from an old man about the origin of the strange dream in the town.

Dryad

That’s what it’s called.

I opened a book that I secretly took from someone else's house, and it turned out to be a diary.

This name was mentioned above.

It was the dryads who gave the town a new life.