Chapter 143 Chapter 143 This is human nature
Jason clapped his hands. "Let's put the egg-flavored slushie thing aside for now. Li Hua, how's your magic power recovering? If possible, see if you can use your precognitive dreams to predict what kind of crisis we'll face when we return to Ben's hometown."
"No. 666 advised me the same thing, but I don't really want to predict the future," Li Hua said worriedly. "Once I know for sure, the future won't be changeable. What if it turns out badly?"
"Actually, you don't have to worry about that," said No. 666. "I had you tested before, and the conclusion is that your inspiration and clairvoyance are very low. So, you'll most likely only see very stream-of-consciousness images, and you probably won't remember them after waking up, only vague memories."
Li Hua was confused: "When did you ask me to take the test? Why don't I remember?"
No. 666: "When I first met you, I showed you something."
Li Hua: "But I don't remember this happening at all."
"Of course you don't remember." Number 666's electronic voice sounded somewhat helpless. "Because your inspiration was so low that you couldn't even see the test note, I immediately signed you up for training camp."
God knows how desperate it was at that time. The partner it chose was a wizard who preferred to use his staff to hit people instead of magic. For a novice with no magical experience, this was human nature. If you don't have enough experience, you can learn... But it never expected that Li Hua's inspiration was not as good as some ordinary people with keen sixth sense.
This is basically blindness in the field of magic.
Mage with high Perception and Inspiration: Water Elemental, Fire Elemental, Earth Elemental... Ah, I sense the presence of spirits around me. Which deceased wishes to speak to me? Is there something you wish to convey to me?
Li Hua: So damp, so hot, ugh! My mouth is full of sand!
Li Hua was horrified: "Then I am disabled?"
Number 666 quickly said, "That's not the case. Your inspiration isn't that low. Inspiration grows with experience and learning. At most, you're just starting out a little slower. And sometimes, too much inspiration isn't necessarily a good thing."
Benjamin said, "Since it's nothing serious, why don't you give it a try? If you remember it, we'll make a fortune."
No. 666: "And even if you don't remember it, when you actually encounter the dream later, you'll often have a sense of 'I thought it was true.' You might react faster and perhaps even turn the tide of the battle. That's why I suggest you give it a try."
Having said that, Li Hua couldn't find any reason to refuse. He held the [Dream] card in his hand and began to mobilize his magic power: "Okay, then I'll give it a try. First of all, I have to make it clear that my magic power has not fully recovered and my inspiration is not high, so I may not be able to see the whole thing——"
[Dream]
Before he finished speaking, Li Hua lay down peacefully, holding the glowing [Dream] card.
Li Hua's head was just off the edge of the bed, his neck bent in a way that would make a spinal surgeon frown. Benjamin couldn't help but straighten his head: "When Li Hua wakes up, I'll have to remind him to lie down properly next time before using this card, otherwise he might break his neck."
"I second that." Jason pulled Li Hua's legs out of their original cross and straightened them. "Otherwise, on top of breaking his neck, he might also have sprained his waist and torn ligaments."
"Move him to the middle, otherwise if Li Hua accidentally pushes him off the bed, he'll fall badly."
"That makes sense. Let him hold the cards with one hand more often, otherwise the spell might stop if the cards fall."
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"Excuse me, I thought you might need a nightcap."
Alfred knocked on the door with three cups of hot milk and saw Li Hua lying in the middle of the bed, his hands crossed in front of his chest, his expression so peaceful that he could be put into the coffin at any time.
Jason and Benjamin sat on either side of the serene Li Hua, chatting with compassionate expressions.
If Alfred hadn't heard that the two were actually talking about a snack stall that they used to love but later went bankrupt, this scene would really make him hallucinate a funeral.
Alfred did not try to ask or wonder what the boys were doing. He just silently put the tray of milk on the bedside table, then left the room, sighing in his heart that it was great to be young.
.......
What does it feel like to have a lucid dream?
It is in a spiritual dividing line between clarity and chaos, where consciousness is swept up by emotions and scenes that ignore the rules of the material world, but you are not completely drifting, because you know you are just dreaming.
When Li Hua "opened" his eyes, he found himself standing in a strange space. Everything around him was like oil paint flowing on water, with dark, vivid, and deep purple colors flowing with an evil aura, mixed with some black and green.
Something was happening in those flowing colors. An intuition that came from nowhere told Li Hua that those flowing colors were the "future" he wanted to see.
Although No. 666 said that Li Hua's precognitive dream was likely stream-of-consciousness, isn't this still stream-of-consciousness? Even abstract paintings are more recognizable than this!
Li Hua walked into those colors, and he glimpsed more clear scenes. Then he realized that those colors were not "colors" at all. They were the distorted states of each scene, just like the shapeless reflections on the turbulent water surface.
In these broken and distorted scenes, Li Hua clearly heard someone saying "why" amidst the chaotic voices.
The voice was filled with disbelief, questioning, and... familiar.
So Li Hua looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure among many blurry figures.
"If I were a good person, maybe I'd tell you why."
The figure sneered, and beneath the black hair were a pair of mint green eyes full of malice.
"But I'm not."
That voice and face, clearly...
Li Hua suddenly opened his eyes and met a pair of emerald green eyes.
"What the hell, Benjamin?!"
Li Hua jumped up in fright, and his crown hit the solid wooden headboard, causing him to roll around on the bed in pain.
"Why are you scary?"
"Your eyebrows are wrinkled like twisted dough, and the cards in your hand are not shining anymore. Of course I have to come closer to see what's going on."
Benjamin looked very innocent and pointed to Jason who was holding milk on the other side.
"And it's not like I'm the only one leaning over to see this. Why don't you go talk to Jason?"
Li Hua covered his head and grimaced, "Just look, but why are you sticking your face in front of me? Opening your eyes and seeing a giant face is something you only see in horror movies!"
"If we talk about close, Jason is closer! Even though Jason was a little reserved holding the hot milk, he was actually closer to you sitting at the head of the bed! By comparison, the distance between me and your face is so close that you could almost fit four cups of slush with straws in them!"
Benjamin angrily refuted Li Hua's accusation.
"Besides, horror movies are scary because the monsters with jumping faces are ugly and scary. How can I be scary? I'm so handsome—"
Before Benjamin could finish his words, Jason, who had put the cup away, covered his mouth from behind.
"Wait a minute, Li Hua, before you start arguing. What did you dream about?"
Li Hua's reaction showed that what he saw was probably not a good thing, so he was a little stressed when he woke up, which led to the subsequent chain reaction.
Although Jason didn't know what precognitive dreams were, according to experience, people remember their dreams most clearly and are most likely to recount them when they just wake up.
So Benjamin, why are you arguing with Li Hua at this time? Let him recount his dream while he is still in high spirits!
“…I don’t remember.”
Li Hua tried to recall his dream, but he could not remember the specific things he saw and heard.
"I just remember seeing a lot of abstract things that are hard to describe. If I had to put it into words... I'm sure it wasn't a good dream."
Benjamin slapped his hand away from his mouth. “Of course. If it’s a good dream, we can still be thrown over here to attend cram school.”
This predictive dream was basically a lonely one.
Jason was eager to try: "Maybe it's because Li Hua's inspiration is too low. How about letting me try? Maybe I can see more things?"
Li Hua announced regretfully, "Sorry, I don't have any more magic power."
Benjamin asked, "Suppose Li Hua had a precognitive dream every night before bed, would he see things more clearly?"
No. 666 didn't give a direct answer, but instead asked: "Every night I dream of misfortunes that will happen in the future. Do you know where this kind of plot usually appears?"
"In the horror movies you humans make. And those who experience this symptom either die or go insane, or their SAN keeps dropping throughout the process and they encounter all sorts of misfortunes. There's always a price to pay for peeking into the future."
Since ancient times, how many people who have glimpsed the secrets of heaven have never encountered trouble?
Li Hua covered his head and said, "So I've been feeling dizzy all this time. Is this also because I've seen the price of the future?"
"...No, that's simply because you hit your head just now. The symptoms will subside on their own soon. You're being too hard on your own creativity to think that shortening your lifespan by seeing the future is a mistake."
No. 666 explained.
"The original magic of the Dream card is relatively safe. Even if the user's inspiration and magical power are high, they will not be able to see a detailed future with a complete and complete storyline; or they will subconsciously forget the dream afterward, just like most people do with their own dreams... This is a kind of protection, preventing the user from shortening their lifespan or suffering backlash."
"After all, given the chaotic timeline of Benjamin's home universe, it's possible that what you saw wasn't the future of your own timeline at all. Risking your life for something like that wouldn't be worth it."
Knowing that Li Hua couldn't see clearly or remember, and knowing that the magic cards themselves had insurance, No. 666 suggested that Li Hua have a dream as a little insurance.
If you are not accurate, you will just lose some magic power. If you are accurate, you can get a small BUFF that improves your on-site reaction ability. It is a big profit either way.
"Is this a bug?" Benjamin muttered. "This is definitely a bug, right? Why is your system, No. 666, so buggy?"
Due to Li Hua's subsequent rise, Benjamin has forgotten that No. 666 was the original person in this small team who adhered to the principles of "strength first, aesthetics second" and "stack the positive buffs to death before they reach the upper limit", and who shouted the slogan "Using a macho fear buff is also a fear buff, it's a waste not to use it".
.......I don’t know whether Li Hua has become what he is today because of the subtle influence of No. 666 or because of the strong two-way rush of the party.
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The author has something to say: Jason/Li Hua: This is human nature. Anyone who insists on speaking their mind will eventually understand that in the face of strength, aesthetics are nothing more than a secondary consideration.
【Catch the bug twice】
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