Chapter 167 Zhuang Sheng's Dream
After getting the information from the lady in the Zen temple, Jiang Lai, who had already made some guesses, prepared to set off for the Tower of Crossroads immediately.
According to the last part of this prophecy - [Never lose, never forget, friends are looking at each other], Jiang Lai feels that the breakthrough point is most likely to be the factor of friends.
Logically speaking, Geto Suguru and Naoko Ieiri are Gojo Satoru's best friends from his youth, so they should be invited to join him on this journey.
However, it was not convenient for Xia Youjie, who was lurking in the Supervisory Committee at the moment, to contact them directly. If he went to the Tower of Crossroads, it might attract the attention of the Supervisory Committee, which would inevitably cause a scare.
It is even more difficult for Ieiri Shoko, who has mastered the output-type reversal technique, to go out casually. As an indispensable doctor in the world of sorcery, she usually needs to stay in Tokyo High School. The students and other sorcerers need her.
So the ones who finally set out on the journey were Jiang Lai and Okkotsu Yuta, who were disguised as Little Sheep.
In the name of going out for experience, they both moved very freely.
The Tower of Crossroads is not located in a place with convenient transportation such as North America or Europe, but on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean.
For Gojo Satoru, who can fly and teleport, going to this remote island is not a problem. It just takes some mana.
Jiang Lai and Okkotsu Yuta together can't be as relaxed as Gojo Satoru.
The two of them bought tickets, planning to take a large ship to a nearby popular tourist island, and then rent a yacht to go to an unknown remote island.
"This place is too remote." Jiang Lai looked at the map on his phone. The small island in the vast ocean was so inconspicuous.
There is no need to worry that the rising sea level will flood the island in the future... But then again, will the four defense towers still be useful after the island is flooded?
Jiang Lai was thinking wildly in his mind but he didn't say it out loud.
"It's indeed very remote." Otsutsuki nodded in affirmation, "After all, the four-sided defense tower requires concealment. Fortunately, Gojo-sensei has already determined the location and informed me, otherwise we would have to check each island around here one by one."
"Yeah, at least I don't have to look for it slowly." Jiang Lai exited the map on his phone, exhaled, and replied.
At this moment, the two are sitting on a large ship out to sea, waiting to reach a popular tourist island, and then transfer to the target island.
Today is a good day, the sea is calm and the ship is sailing smoothly in the blue waves.
During the voyage, Yuta Okkotsu was closing his eyes and resting.
Jiang Lai looked down at his mobile phone and opened the official website of the new series of comics.
The official website has updated the previous content, which is similar to what Jiang Lai experienced. The vest matter is still concealed, making it seem like the little sheep Jiang Lai is making a surprise appearance.
The comics have been updated until Mrs. Zenin's prophecy.
Jiang Lai brushed his fingertips across the back of the phone. He lowered his eyelids, thought for a moment, and then jumped to the Chinese forum to see other people's guesses.
[As expected——Xiao Mianyang and Lai Shen really have a subordinate and boss relationship, or a liaison relationship.
The little sheep followed Otsutsuki to find the four-sided tower, and informed Raishen at the critical moment, so that Raishen could handle it! 】
[It feels like this Tower of Transposition was destroyed so easily hhh, but I know it was because Rai Shen persuaded the special grade, and the little sheep cleverly discovered the secret of destroying the tower, so it was so fast.
I have to say, this guy is pretty good at planning... He actually needs the power of a cursed spirit.】
[I took a screenshot of this emoticon: (Otsutsukoshi: Sword Master Four is confused.jpg)]
【Later, Raishen appeared again! This time, he went to the Zen temple in advance and visited him at night in the misty drizzle.
It looks like the Tower of Nobility is not easy to destroy... After all, it's hard to change the order of the Zenin family that has lasted for thousands of years, right?
But I really want to see those rotten shackles being broken - what era is it now? Zen temples are still practicing feudalism. There is only one way out if you practice feudalism! If you don’t reform, you have to have a revolution!! 】
[Fuck, why is the upstairs suddenly on fire? Speaking of which, I am more interested in the latter part than the Zenin family, especially the prophecy...]
[Ahhh me too!! It’s news about Gojo Satoru!!]
【The key point is that this was said by Lai Shen himself. What does this prove? It proves that Lai Shen still remembers the five points!
We have analyzed this before, which is the conversation between Lai Shen and the Zen Master. At that time, the sisters also speculated that Lai Shen might not have completely lost his memory and was hiding his talents.
The conversation between Raishen and Yuan later further confirmed this point. However, up to this point, we can only see that Raishen still remembers things about [existence] and senses who the enemy is. His memory is not complete.
In this prophecy, Lai Shen took the initiative to say the name of 5t5 - that is to say, Lai Shen still remembers those years, and he has not really forgotten Gotome and Geto!!】
[Fuck, I cried so hard, I really thought Lai Shen had forgotten, the past has become incomplete... I cried so hard that three handkerchiefs were wet]
[Ah... Come to think of it, does this prove that Raishin has not lost his memory? Maybe this is not out of concern from his friends, but simply because Raishin wants to know some information about Gojo Satoru.
Since he is handling the matters of the four tower defenses, it makes sense for him to ask for the strongest intelligence at the same time.]
[Oh no, forget it. I just opened the champagne I brought to celebrate! QAQ What if Rai Shen really doesn’t remember Gojo Satoru? What about Gojo Cat?
The prophecy probably means that the five cats are trapped in the if illusion and need friends to pull them out. What if Lai Shen doesn't remember the past, how can he find the 5t5 who are lost at the fork in the road? Will they get lost together and give themselves away? 】
[One-eyed cat, I beg you not to do any more evil things in the later stages (psychological shadows are coming out). Nothing can happen to Lai Shen and 5t5!!]
[Am I the only one who wants to know what Gojo Satoru's dream of life is like? It must be a very beautiful illusion that trapped him.
Perhaps being drunk in a beautiful dream is a good thing, better than facing this shabby reality again.
[Is the existence of a sorcerer absolutely perfect? And 5t5 doesn't seem like someone who would indulge in dreams. He knows that reality needs him.
Come to think of it, I really want to know how the Forked Path Tower deceived the strongest... Logically speaking, Gojo Satoru would not fall for the illusion, he was very clear-headed and his memory was very complete.]
[So, what if he is not conscious and his memory is incomplete, wouldn't he be trapped?
What I mean is that the Forked Path Tower might be able to block some memories. Then based on reality and 5t5's memories, it creates another story. And this other story is woven in 5t5's own mind.
At this time, he needs a friend to break the world in his mind and pull him out of the wrong path.】
Jiang Lai scanned this part and pondered.
He didn't know the operating mechanism of the Fork Road Tower, but Jiang Lai felt that the content discussed by the last few forum users made some sense.
If Gojo Satoru had been awake and retained his complete memory, he would not have gotten lost in the illusion.
It is likely that some content was blocked, and then it was extended and developed based on his self-awareness, creating a new fork in the story.
It's probably not a happy story from beginning to end. After all, there is no one without regrets in the world of magic. Jiang Lai thought. What kind of fork in the road would that be?
He looked out the window, watching the coastline getting closer and closer.
With the sound of a special whistle, the ship approached the shore.
Yuta and Jiang Lai got off the boat and came to the crowded harbor. They walked out among the bustling crowd, but stopped at the last small boat.
Boats and yachts are available for rent here.
The locals spoke unstandard English when talking to tourists from other places.
Having studied abroad, Okkotsu Yuta was able to speak English fluently and was also very rich, so he directly rented a yacht for a week.
A week is a long rental period for tourists. Normally, most tourists will only rent for half a day or a day.
However, there is no reason not to make money if you have it, so the ship owner happily signed a lease contract with Okkotsu Yuta and collected an additional deposit.
While signing the deal, the local boat owner smoked a cigarette and said casually: "Are you two out for adventure? You have to pay attention to the weather. You can't go to Shanghai at any time."
"Oh, by the way, try not to go too far when you go out to sea. The waters around some of the islands here are quite strange, and there are even rumors of a new Bermuda Triangle."
When the little sheep Jiang Lai heard this, he blinked and raised his eyes and asked, "Hey? Does this mean someone is missing?"
"There are many unknown islands around here. Some people seek excitement and want to explore, but they can't find them - so don't wander around."
Is it because of the fork in the road tower that makes people fall into some kind of self-dream and then disappear forever? Jiang Lai thought to himself. It is also possible that it is something arranged by the brain flower to prevent outsiders from approaching the tower.
However, this also reminded Jiang Lai. He planned to switch back to his original form before landing on the island and find the way based on his intuition of [existence].
"Thank you, we will pay attention to it." Okkotsu Yuta nodded politely and replied.
Okkotsu Yuta and Jiang Lai boarded the yacht and headed towards the target island according to the instructions on the map.
Far away from the coast and the crowd, Jiang Laiqie switched back to his original form.
Since he didn't need to travel at night this time, he changed back to his previous navy blue kimono. He also used his magical powers to change the appearance of the mobile phone back to its original simple book-like appearance, matching the kimono and wooden clogs.
The sea breeze carried a slight fishy smell, blowing up my sleeves.
Jiang Lai's warm brown eyes looked far ahead. The blue sky and sea were intertwined together, as if encircling the entire world.
The yacht was running at full power and it didn't take long for it to approach the target island.
From the outside, this nameless island looks nothing special, with lush vegetation and gravel everywhere.
But when getting closer, a light mist seemed to rise all around, floating hazily on the sea surface, making it impossible to reach the shore no matter how hard you drive.
Okkotsu Yuta frowned slightly. He placed one hand on his sword bag, wanting to draw out his long sword to cut through the layer of unknown cursed energy mist.
However, Jiang Lai raised his hand to stop him.
"It's best not to do anything yet." Jiang Lai said, "After all, Wu is inside, and we don't know the operating mechanism here."
"..." Otsutsuki Yuta was silent for a moment and withdrew his hand. "Then what should we do, senior?"
Jiang Lai jumped out of the yacht, with the space technique constructed under his feet, standing on the sea.
As an [Existence], he can break through everything, so he will naturally not be hindered by this layer of strange fog.
He tried to lead Yuta Otsutsukoshi to go with him, but this layer of fog was different from the ghost wall of the Tower of Transposition, and was more like a barrier.
Otsutsuki Yuta cannot penetrate this barrier like [Existence]. And it is not convenient to break it directly by force at the moment.
"Since we're here, I'll go in and explore the way first." Jiang Lai thought for a few seconds, took two steps forward, turned his head and smiled at Yuta Otsutsuki, "It's okay, leave it to me for now. I will find Wu."
He held the cell phone that looked like an antique book tightly, closed it lightly, and placed it in his hand.
The figure in the navy blue kimono blended into the mist.