Chapter 247: Wishes and Dreams (Two in One)

Celia is a tenth-level wizard with an eternal beauty.

From the outside, she looks like a young woman in her thirties, charming and attractive, but her real age is unknown.

After taking a quick look and bowing to show respect, Xia Lin turned his gaze and looked at the other person sitting on the sofa.

The man had an ordinary appearance, a small round face and wore glasses.

He is wearing a white T-shirt with a green plant pattern on it. It's no wonder that he is the Ashen Walker.

Just then Qingye also looked at Xia Lin.

They looked at each other, made eye contact, and nodded to each other, which was considered a greeting, but it was difficult to tell friend from foe.

Many Ashen Walkers entered this Ashen Zone at the same time.

The nature and mission requirements of the Ashes zone do not involve strong confrontation - joining the battle for Soul Light is another matter and should be considered separately.

In short, it seems that the Ash Walkers in this Ash Zone have a basis for cooperation, but things should not be counted in this way...

After all, there is another rule in the Jhin zone: the alien walkers kill each other rule!

No matter when, where, or what the scene is, as long as you kill the Alien Ash Walker, you can randomly obtain one of the opponent's non-professional skills and 2 items in his personal space.

This rule sows the seeds of distrust.

There is naturally no basis for cooperation among Ash Zone travelers from different planets - and this may be the effect that the Ash Zone, this big Gu jar, wants to see.

…

Xia Lin sat next to Qingye and smelled a clear scent of grass and trees.

Celia's apprentice also poured strong cocoa for Xia Lin. After a quick tasting, Xia Lin looked up and smiled at Celia.

"I apologize for the intrusion."

Celia covered her mouth and chuckled: "You two said exactly the same thing."

Xia Lin and Qing Ye agreed with a smile, and Xia Lin said, "I don't know the person next to me, but I just came here to ask you something."

After saying that, he looked at Aoba.

"Since this brother came first, let's follow the first-come-first-served rule... You go first."

Qingye smiled politely at Xia Lin and looked at Celia.

Celia also nodded and said, "You two are both extraordinary people. Since you have come to me for something, I can't refuse."

"It's just that I'm not very knowledgeable and have limited abilities..."

To put it bluntly, small things can be done, but big things are definitely impossible.

Fortunately, Xia Lin and Qingye did not come here for any big deal.

…

"Have you ever heard of the phrase 'One Month Dream Robbery'?"

This is Qingye’s purpose.

This was also the question Xia Lin wanted to ask Celia during the last dream reflux.

Celia thought about it carefully and shook her head: "I haven't heard of these four words."

The expected answer made Qingye a little disappointed.

"What about the words 'dream robbery'?"

Celia still shook her head: "I haven't heard of it."

"Neither the name of magic nor the title of wizard contains the words 'dream robbery'."

Qingye rubbed his chin and slowly said, "Have you ever heard of the word 'willpower'?"

Xia Lin glanced at Qingye and thought that Qingye asked a good question.

Now Xia Lin naturally knows that in this ashes area, willpower is the key.

But before the dream reflux occurred, Xia Lin did not realize this - he went to help Viscount Sheldon realize his wish simply because he had nothing else to do, and he started looking for clues from him, not for the sake of wish power.

However, Qingye keenly realized that there were secrets to be uncovered in the term "willpower".

In fact, Xia Lin also overlooked one thing.

That is the soul light and the power of will, and there is no actual connection between them.

Soul light is soul light. It is the ticket to the six pillars created by the upper three pillars and has nothing to do with any wish power.

However, this ashes area directly links soul light and willpower together - there are obviously certain problems here.

As for the question of what is willpower, Celia has an answer.

“The power of will…”

She sighed deeply, her eyes filled with longing.

"This term is quite advanced. Just a few months ago, the Star Temple proposed the concept of willpower."

Xia Lin and Qing Ye pricked up their ears to listen, and Celia slowly continued: "The power of will is the wish of all living beings, the desire in the hearts of all living beings. This is a somewhat illusory concept, and the power of will is not essentially a substantial energy."

“But just three months ago, such a paper appeared in the Star Weekly.”

"The title of the paper is: "Power of Will: The Ladder to the Eleventh Level."

Xia Lin frowned and Qingye adjusted his glasses.

Celia smiled and said, "Actually, this method of achieving level 11 has long been recorded in ancient books. What is this path similar to? It's similar to the ancient legend of the path to becoming a god."

"Use the power of incense and vows to condense the godhood and become a god, thus completing the transformation from level 10 to level 11."

This explanation makes it very easy to understand.

"But this paper didn't explain how to gather willpower. It only gave a general concept. But this concept did inspire all the tenth-level mages and is still fresh in my memory."

"After all, as we all know, there is no level 11 in this world, and there is no God either."

From level ten to level eleven is a big hurdle.

It is impossible to achieve level 11 in the Jhin zone, and it is also extremely difficult for professionals outside to achieve level 11.

There are many level 10 mages in this Ashes area, but there are no level 11 mages.

How to build a road to level eleven is the common expectation and direction of effort of the Temple of Stars and all level ten mages.

"So what you mean is that the power of will is invisible and intangible, and does not exist in essence. You only know its name but not its meaning, right?"

Qingye asked this, and Celia nodded gently: "That's right, the concept of willpower is still in the theoretical stage, and there is no evidence that anyone has truly condensed willpower."

Qingye frowned in confusion.

That's not right.

Since it is only a theoretical thing, how can the Ashen World provide the power of will for the Ashen World Walkers?

Xia Lin also frowned in confusion, but he understood it in his heart.

Why? Because this Ember Zone is a huge dream!

Things in dreams are either fantasies or the recurrence of things that have already happened.

At this moment in the dream world, the concept of willpower has just been proposed, but in fact, outside of the dream world, perhaps someone has condensed the willpower and found the way to the eleventh level.

We can even not rule out the possibility that the final boss of this Ashes Zone is an eleventh-level being!

But after a quick thought, Xia Lin ruled out this possibility.

Will you encounter level 11 beings in the Jhin zone? Yes.

Cthulhu is a landmark case in point.

But the purpose of the existence of the Jhin zone is to raise Gu, not to murder.

Generally speaking, in the Ashes area where there is a level 11, the main quest is simple and direct. It is not like this Ashes area, which forcibly binds the main quest with the clearance quest. If you fail to complete it, you will die.

The Ashes will definitely give the Walkers a chance to survive, this is an iron rule.

…

Seeing that Qingye stopped talking, Celia turned to look at Xia Lin.

"It seems that this gentleman has asked all his questions. Now it is your turn..."

"Xia, just call me Xia."

Celia smiled and nodded: "Mr. Xia, what question do you want to ask me again?"

Xia Lin straightened his sitting posture and said softly, "These are just some simple questions about dreams. This is exactly what you are good at."

Celia smiled without saying anything and listened to Xia Lin speak.

"I want to know if there is a possibility that someone created a huge dream..."

Celia interjected, "How old?"

“A whole world.”

Celia stared.

Xia Lin continued, "And this dream is so real that every blade of grass and every tree is detailed and vivid. Even people..."

Xia Lin smiled and looked at Celia: "For example, me, for example, you, are all manifestations of dreams."

Celia waved her hand and interrupted Xia Lin's description: "To put it simply, you assume that the world we are in now is a dream. You, me, and everyone else's possessions are all in a dream."

Xia Lin nodded: "That's right, is there any way you can help me get out of this dream?"

On the side, Qingye glanced at Xia Lin.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

When it comes to professional issues, Celia also frowns.

She looked at Xia Lin seriously and said, "Mr. Xia, do you have no foundation in dream studies at all?"

Xia Lin: “…Indeed not.”

"So, do you have a history of hysteria?"

Xia Lin: “…Ah?”

Looking at Xia Lin's slowly twisted face, Celia sighed softly: "Ah... Let's not talk about leaving the dream, just talking about the situation you described, it won't happen."

"No one could have created such a huge and convincing dream."

…

“Dreams necessarily have a subject.”

“Whether it is a dream made by a person or a dream created by skills, there is a subject.”

This subject is the dreamer or the person who casts the skill.

"And people..." Celia raised her hand and pointed at her head: "Imagination and memory are limited."

“No one can create a dream that encompasses the entire world and makes every blade of grass and every tree in it look real enough.”

"Because this requires omniscience...and no one can be omniscient. So the situation you are describing does not exist."

Xia Lin wanted to say that you are just looking at the world from a narrow perspective.

Do you know the name of Dream Master Victor? However, it is both cunning and illegal to bring up an existence of Dream Master's level.

At the same time, because Celia’s vision is limited, the dream studies she has learned may not be completely correct.

In short, while Xia Lin nodded, he did not take Celia's words seriously.

This is a dream, this is the fact, there is no point in me arguing with you about this.

"I'm just assuming, ma'am."

He continued softly, "Suppose... well, just treat this as an opportunity for a casual chat and to stimulate your thinking."

Celia wanted to see the guest off.

I interrupted the experiment, not to listen to your idle chat.

But considering the strange way Xia Lin knocked on the window just now and his gentle personality, Celia sighed and nodded.

Then Xia Lin continued, "Suppose this world is really a huge dream, how can I escape from this dream?"

Celia followed Xia Lin's train of thought and quickly gave an answer.

“There are actually quite a few ways.”

…

"Dreams must be a reflection of obsession."

"Dreams must have meaning."

"If the current world is really a dream, then this dream must have a basis and logic for its existence."

"Maybe the owner of the dream wants to fulfill a wish or make up for a regret. If you can help him fulfill his wish, the dream will naturally end."

Method one: help the dream master fulfill his wish and make up for his regrets.

But the problem is, Xia Lin doesn’t know who the master of dreams is.

Xia Lin still didn't know what his/her/it/his wish was.

"In addition, you can also use this method to kill the dream master in a dream to end the dream."

Method 2: Kill the Dream Lord in the dream.

"This is also a routine operation... There is a subject in the dream, and this subject must have a physical manifestation in the dream."

"It's like when we are dreaming and encounter a scene of falling from a tall building, we will wake up naturally. This is a self-protection mechanism. Reversely utilizing this protection mechanism can also break the dream."

But the same question remains: Who is the Lord of Dreams?

Seeing Xia Lin's troubled look, Celia spoke again.

"Of the two methods above, method one corresponds to naturally derived unconscious dreams. This method will not work for conscious dreams."

Unconscious dreams are natural dreams.

A conscious dream is a dream that is actively created by the dream master using his skills and abilities.

"Method 2 works for both unconscious and conscious dreams."

"In addition, there is a third method."

"Rely on the power outside the dream to break the balance of the dream."

Xia Lin raised his eyebrows: "What kind of logic is this?"

Celia replied: "Whether it is a conscious dream or an unconscious dream, it is essentially a field-like force. Based on your hypothesis, assuming that we are in a dream, you can naturally rely on the power outside the dream to help you escape from the dream."

Then Xia Lin understood.

"Relying on external force to forcibly break through the blockade of the dream field will have the effect of either breaking the dream or letting me break free."

"It's like a person who is dreaming is awakened by a slap in the face."

Celia pouted: "That's it."

Xia Lin thought for a moment and asked the last question.

"Are you aware of the phenomenon of dream reflux?"

Celia nodded: "It's a very normal phenomenon."

"When a huge change beyond the dream master's calculations occurs in a dream, there is a certain probability that dream reflux will occur."

Xia Lin: "Does this phenomenon mean that this dream is a conscious dream?"

Celia shook her head: "Not necessarily. Dream reflux can occur in conscious dreams as well as unconscious dreams."

Therefore, it is impossible to determine whether this dream is a conscious dream or an unconscious dream.

Xia Lin: "Can you roughly speculate the reason why the dream reflux phenomenon occurs?"

Celia smiled and shook her head: "The logic of each dream is different, and the reasons for the dream reflux phenomenon are also different. This cannot be guessed, there is no fixed number."

Xia Lin couldn't get the reason for the dream reflux phenomenon from Celia.

But just from the previous conversation, Xia Lin had already gained a lot.

An idea came into his mind.

This made Xia Lin a little impatient.

He stood up and bowed deeply to Celia.

"Thank you, I gained a lot this time."

"Then I won't bother you anymore."

Say goodbye and leave.

(End of this chapter)