Chapter 259: Gentle, Beautiful, Kind-hearted, Xia Lin Selflessly
Xia Lin’s actual hiding place in the Jin District is a relatively ordinary house.
I was inconspicuous to begin with, and I don't know how this woman got here.
He invited the woman into the house, and only sat down opposite her after she sat down.
"The conditions are simple, and there are no drinks or pastries. Please forgive me."
Xia Lin said politely, smiling gently without saying anything, just silently looking at the man in front of him.
Young, tall, thin and handsome.
He has a good appearance and bright eyes, and seems to be very smart and clever.
It’s a pity that we can only know a person’s face but not his heart.
Just looking at the appearance, gentleness cannot reveal a person's character and background.
Especially in this ashes area, you cannot take action or use skills.
Thinking of this, Wenrou said, "My name is Wenrou, human sequence 92."
She revealed her identity, and Xia Lin nodded in understanding.
"So it's from the human race... I'm Xia Lin, an unknown person."
After a brief self-introduction, Xia Lin breathed a sigh of relief and said to Wenrou with a happy face.
"It seems that this time, we will have to rely on Ms. Wenrou for the Ashes District."
There is an unwritten rule among strangers in the Ash Zone.
If there is a tendency to cooperate, the strongest person will naturally become the leader and make decisions and judgments.
Now that Xia Lin had said this, it not only meant that he was inclined to cooperate, but also that he thought he was not strong enough and gave up the initiative in the cooperation.
Wenrou immediately stood up after hearing this and bowed slightly to Xia Lin: "Thank you in advance for your trust."
Xia Lin also stood up and bowed.
"Trust is a must, and it is the prerequisite for cooperation."
"Not to mention that Ms. Wenrou and I should have the same goal."
Having said this, Xia Lin sighed slightly, revealing an expression of compassion.
"I don't care about soul light or anything like that, but once this ember area explodes, it will cause a foundation-level disaster. This concerns the safety of my main planet, so I have to pay attention to this."
Breathe a gentle sigh of relief.
"My purpose is the same."
"To be honest, I once solved a foundation-level disaster. After that experience, I don't want to encounter a foundation-level disaster again."
When she said this, Wenrou's eyes revealed a look of heartache and complexity. It was obvious that her main star had suffered severe damage in that foundation-level disaster.
For a moment, the man and woman sitting opposite each other showed similar expressions.
It is hatred for the disaster and pity for the casualties.
Two saints? I can only say, one is real and the other is fake...
The corner of my eye caught the gentle look.
Xia Lin breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, from the gentle behavior of visiting the house, we can see that this woman’s character is most likely kind.
The human race sequence, noble status, powerful strength.
Being of this level and still polite when visiting someone is what is commonly known as a gentleman.
Thinking of this, Xia Lin smiled bitterly.
"I was alone and weak. Even if I used a trick and became the first dream escaper, I still couldn't find a way to crack this ember zone."
"What's more, I encountered a Cinder Walker. That Cinder Walker is powerful, but has a violent personality. He has become my mortal enemy..."
She smiled gently, "Is it Asgard? The giant dragon of the mythical beast?"
Xia Lin looked surprised: "Do you know him?"
He nodded gently: "He is a genius of the Orcs. His strength is close to the top 100 of the Orcs. He is well-known in the Ashes. Even if I were to face Asgard, I might not be able to win."
The beast tribe covers too broad a range.
There are half-beast species, pure beast species, and divine beast species.
Multiple races are included in the two words "Orcs", resulting in the Orc sequence being stronger than the Human sequence.
Wenrou is the 92nd in the human sequence. In terms of hard power, she may be similar to Asgard, who is not in the top 100 of the orc sequence.
Xia Lin didn't need to say anything else, Wenrou had already said it.
"It wouldn't be surprising if you messed with that guy. Asgard is a cruel and bloodthirsty person, and normal people can't get along with him."
"Forget it, let's not talk about this guy's problem for now, let's get back to the problem of this Ashes District."
"To show my sincerity, let me first tell you a situation I observed."
"That guy named Lucifer has a big problem."
…
Xia Lin has never met Lucifer.
But Wenrou saw it.
Before, Lucifer took the initiative to find Wenrou, and the two fought in a dream.
"This person's strength is not inferior to mine... No, I should say, he is even stronger than me."
But it didn't seem to be too strong. After several hours of fierce fighting, Wenrou was still intact.
"The problem is not with this person's strength, but with this person's state."
"Based on my observations, this Lucifer doesn't look like a strong man who is about to achieve level 11. His mind is sometimes clear, sometimes confused, and sometimes dull. Compared to other natives in the dream, he is more like a fake person or a symbol."
"It is precisely because of this observation, combined with the name of the Ashes Zone, January Dream Robbery, that I suddenly came up with this conjecture: Is this Ashes Zone a huge dream?"
And it just so happened that Wenrou had accumulated more than 10,000 points of wish power at that time.
When Xia Lin took the initiative to wake up from the dream, Wenrou's willpower spontaneously became active. With Xia Lin's operation, 10,000 willpower was consumed and she escaped from the dream and came into reality.
Xia Lin suddenly realized.
It is not the case that just having 10,000 points of wish power will automatically get rid of the dream.
One must also be vaguely aware of the existence of the dreams of all living beings.
For those who are not aware of the situation, this is another cognitive barrier that prevents them from seeing the truth.
For a moment, Xia Lin's expression became a little complicated.
Normally, it is extremely difficult to wake up from a dream for the first time.
There is 10,000 willpower in the front and cognitive impairment in the back.
In the process, there was also Xia Lin, a damaged item.
Gentleness can make people escape from dreams, it is purely a coincidence.
Wenrou just thought that Xia Lin was expressing his gratitude for finally finding someone who shared the same interests with him.
She continued: "And when I woke up from the dream, I finally understood the underlying logic of this Ash Zone."
“This made me think about a few questions.”
"What is the cause of this dream of sentient beings? What is the purpose?"
Xia Lin followed Wenrou's thoughts and slowly said, "The cause of the dream of all living beings is that Lucifer failed to ascend to godhood, which triggered an unknown change."
Wenrou shook her head: "This is too general."
Xia Lin smiled bitterly and said, "But that's all I know..."
He smiled gently and said, "What's the purpose then?"
Xia Lin spoke again: "At present, it seems that the purpose of this dream of all living beings is to collect will power."
At this point, his thoughts suddenly came to him and he thought of Goode and Asgard.
"Before I woke up from the dream, I experienced a dream reflux. This dream reflux might have been caused by that evil-looking Ash Walker."
Wenrou added: "Goode, his name is Goode, he is a master who is qualified to compete for the human race sequence. He belongs to the original dark side."
Xia Lin nodded in understanding: "That's not surprising. The way he triggered the first dream backflow was probably because he couldn't control his desire to kill, and he attacked recklessly, causing the dream to backfire."
"But what puzzled me before was that Asgard destroyed the million-strong army of the Kingdom of Shina on his own. Why didn't this level of killing trigger the reflux of dreams?"
"I couldn't figure out the logic behind it before, but now I have a vague guess."
Wenrou looked at Xia Lin, and heard Xia Lin say: "The key is still the power of will."
"Asgard's actions are a process of collecting willpower. No matter how much killing he has done and how much destruction he has brought in the process, he is ultimately responding to the wishes of the natives in the dream."
"And Goode's actions were most likely just pure killing and destruction."
Wenrou thought about Xia Lin's conclusion and nodded quickly: "This guess makes sense."
"Now, you and I both know that willpower is the purpose of this dream of all living beings. Willpower is also the universal currency in dreams. With sufficient willpower, you can do whatever you want in dreams."
Wenrou had tried to enter dreams actively before, and also learned how to use the power of will.
In short, the power of vows is omnipotent in dreams.
"So, the meaning of the existence of this dream of all living beings is to collect the power of will."
"The willpower you and I used to escape from the dream, and the willpower consumed by others to resist the return of the dream, did not disappear into thin air. Instead, they were traded to the Dream of All Beings like chips."
Xia Lin nodded: "That should be the case."
All the wishes collected by the Ashes Walkers belong to themselves at the beginning.
When spent, the willpower disappears, and the walker in the Ashes uses the willpower to achieve a certain purpose, which is what Wenrou mentioned as the transaction.
In this process, the power of will is generated when the Ash Walker fulfills the wishes of the natives in the dream, and is spent by the Ash Walker to purchase corresponding permissions, and finally flows into the hands of the Dream GM.
A very simple consumption cycle.
"And this process actually conflicts with the Soul Light Competition Mission." Wenrou said so.
These words made Xia Lin look up at Wenrou.
He hadn't thought of this before, but this woman had...
Okay, Xia Lin admitted that his brain was just at the level of an ordinary person, but this gentle brain seemed to be superior to that of ordinary people.
Facing Xia Lin's gaze, she continued gently, "The outcome of the fight for the soul light depends on how much willpower the Cinder Walker retains. But if you want to solve the puzzle of the dream of all living beings, you have to consume willpower."
Breaking away from dreams and reflowing are both ways of consuming the power of will.
If you expend your willpower here, it will be spent and will no longer exist, and you will be at a disadvantage in the battle for soul light.
Before Xia Lin could speak, Wen Rou changed the subject: "The question we discussed before was: the purpose of this dream of all living beings."
"We now have a consensus that this Dream of the Ashes is collecting willpower."
“但搜集愿力这个是过程，是众生之梦存在的意义，但不是结果。”
“所以我在想，当愿力搜集到能够满足众生之梦的需求后，这个烬区又会发生什么变化？”
夏林做恍然状：“结合魂光争夺任务与烬区主线相冲突，你在猜当愿力搜集完毕之后，会产生一些对我们不利的变化？”
温柔点头：“是的，我确实是这样想的。”
温柔的想法，有依据，并非异想天开。
“而这个变化，才是众生之梦凝聚的目的。”
……
夏林陷入了思考。
但想了想，却觉得无所谓。
通关烬区是他的根本目的，这个夏林没忘。
这件事关乎性命，重要性还在刷属性之上。
但问题是，夏林脱梦不需要交钱，而进行主动梦境回流消耗的愿力又太少。
说白了，他给这个众生之梦上供的愿力值，微不足道。
哪怕事情真的如温柔所说，当搜集到足额愿力之后，此烬区会发生一些不好的事情，夏林仍旧有大把时间给自己捞取好处。
但落在口中，话就不能这么说了。
面对温柔时，夏林主动改变了人设——一个说不上是圣人，但确实是好人的人设。
他轻叹一声，主动对温柔拱了拱手。
“温柔女士的一番话，令我茅塞顿开。”
说完深深吸了口气，仿佛做出了某种决定。
“既然话都聊到这儿了，那我也跟温柔女士您交个底。”
“我这个第一位脱梦者，用了取巧的方式。”
“我有一种办法，能让我无损耗的进行脱梦过程。正是因为这个办法，我才成了第一位脱梦者。”
说出这番话的时候，夏林认真盯紧了温柔的双眼。
当并没有看到温柔眼中闪过贪婪觊觎之光，反而露出喜色之后，夏林终于长舒口气。
确定了。
这姐们真是个好人。
而于此刻，编出这种半真半假的话，也并非是夏林诚恳诚实主动掀牌，只是因为在刚才的对话中，夏林已经做出了决定。
确实可以与温柔进行一定程度的合作。
也顺便考验下温柔的人品。
如果温柔人品不行，刚刚只是佯装好人，那就直接来个梦境回流，把她的记忆全部清空——温柔花了1w点愿力主动脱梦，夏林不信她还有多少愿力储备。
而眼下的状况，算是设想中最好的情况了。
“当真？”
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温柔一脸喜色的问道，夏林重重点头：“自然为真，我不会用这种话来骗你的。”
温柔眸光一闪：“那这样的话，咱们就有很大的操作空间了。”
夏林念头纷呈，一系列想法快速出炉。
很快他再道：“但我必须要进行主动梦境回流，以此清洗掉阿斯加德的记忆……否则这大蜥蜴入场的第一时间就得来找我报仇，我可不是它的对手。”
温柔想说她能顶住阿斯加德的威胁，夏林主动进行梦境回流会给众生之梦提供愿力，不算完美。
夏林用一句话打消了温柔的顾虑。
“消耗不了多少愿力的。”
“而且我夏林顶天立地男子汉，又岂能藏身于女人身后。”
温柔一乐。
这人还有点儿大男子主义。
别说，还挺可爱的。
……
合作至此就算是达成了。
剩下的，就是制定计划。
温柔身为人族序列92，在夏林的谦让下理所当然的拿到了合作的主导权。
计划便也由她制定。
“既然你能进行无损耗主动梦境回流，那咱们就应该这样安排计划。”
“重点是观察与探索。我必须要先看一遍梦境中这一月的完整发展，脱离烬区行者干扰的那种。”
温柔这般说，夏林赶紧点头。
“这是我们最应该做的事情了。”
众生之梦因何而生？
在路西维德成就十一级的过程中，究竟发生了什么，才导致这个烬区现实变成了现在的模样？这些问题到现在仍旧没有答案。
总而言之，先把这个梦境的完整流程过一遍，才能揭开很多疑惑。
之前夏林也想做这事儿，但可惜被这群烬区行者给搅合了。
本土六柱太不给力，温柔这些人的实力又太强，导致事态很难按照过去已经发生的事实，顺利演变。
而这一次，温柔准备出手了。
“我会联络其他烬区行者，试着看能不能让他们放下纷争，静观梦境变化。”
夏林摇头：“这个就很难了。”
烬区行者性格各异，又有魂光争夺导致立场天然相冲。
温柔人美心善，夏林不在意魂光，如此两人才能顺利达成合作，其他人恐怕就没这么好说话了。
温柔也意识到了其中的难度，她轻叹一声，道：“但无论如何，咱们也得看看这一个月中，到底发生了什么，如果其他烬区行者不配合的话，我想我也只能用一些粗暴手段了……”
人美心善不代表好惹。
温柔能坐在人族序列92的位置，雷霆手段自然也不会少。
至此，夏林却忽然开口。
“其实还可以换个思路。”
“比如说，我们用愿力购买身份，主动配合本土六柱完成他们的计划，这样一来，咱们也能减少其他烬区行者对剧情造成的干扰，顺利窥探到已经发生过的事实。”
温柔张嘴，却欲言又止。
她想说愿力真的不好拿。
她那一万点愿力，乃是帮东方宁伟完成了当皇帝的愿望才得到的——这个的难度其实相当大，能在五天之内搞定此事这是温柔本事大。
夏林看出温柔的难处，温和笑道：“我有办法。”
看到温柔抬头，夏林神色郑重道：“我自知我实力不济，脑子也不灵，通关此烬区的希望不在我身上，反而在你身上。”
“所以我是这样想的，能不能用我现在的身份，作为你的台阶，帮你快速获取愿力，也帮你尽快得到一个梦境中的高位身份。”
“到时候借着我们的身份和你的实力，咱们想要推动梦境中剧情顺利发展，大概就简单的多了。”
温柔一愣。
愿力是个好东西。
结果现在，你说你主动帮我搭台阶，获取愿力……
这突出了什么？是夏林舍身为队友的优良品格啊！
“你准备怎么做？”
面对温柔的问题，夏林笑道：“我是这样想的……”
……
酝酿睡意，进入梦中。
无数次梦境回流之后，夏林推测大概已经洗去了阿斯加德的记忆，就选择正式开始新一轮的梦境。
于希纳十三世的寝宫中，夏林缓缓睁开了眼。
随手从随身空间中取出一枚手机，坐在床头等待片刻，手机铃声便响起。
接通，内里传来温柔的声音。
“是我。”
“我感知到了阿斯加德的位置，它并没有去找你。”
第一步进行的很成功。
除夏林与温柔之外，其他所有烬区行者统统被洗空了记忆。
“那就开始第二步吧。”
夏林笑着说完，起身离开了寝宫。
……
而此刻，远在东方王国的温柔同样迈开了腿。
光影连闪之中，温柔只用了十分钟就出现在了东方王国国主，东方塑的面前。
对于眼前这个突然出现的女人，东方塑整个人都一激灵。
但更让他愕然的还在后面。
“我有办法帮你得到整个希纳王国。”
东方塑慢慢张大了嘴巴。
温柔继续道：“唯一的问题只在于，吞并希纳王国，这是你的愿望么？”
温柔眼中闪过白光。
清晰洞察了东方塑身上梦魇虚造术的痕迹。
但这一刻的温柔却懒得理会梦魇虚造术的存在，只是开口这般问道。
而梦魇虚造术这门法术，并不会扭曲受术者的人格，只是会在关键时刻影响受术者的判断力。
东方塑还是那个东方塑。
身为东方王国的雄主，扩张王国国土，增强王国实力，这是东方塑的愿望。
温柔此言，显然是正中靶心。
东方塑茫然点了点头，便听温柔声音再响。
“那你要这样做……”
十分钟后，东方塑发布了这样一条宣告。
【从法理上讲，希纳王国自古以来便是东方王国不可分割的一部分。】
下面附带了不知道从哪儿找出来，也可能是瞎编乱造出来的文书。
消息传出举世皆惊。
而不等本土六柱做出反应，夏林也在随后召开的王国会议上回应了这条宣告。
但不是开战宣言……
【东方国主说的是事实。】
【现希纳十三世愿意将整个希纳王国，献给东方王国，永世为东方王国的附庸。】
仅仅是几分钟后，这份宣言便被法师们送到了东方塑的面前。
看着桌面上希纳十三世的宣言，东方塑整个人都如同身在梦中。
侧头看向身边的白衣白发女子。
却发现这女人亦是一脸复杂。
为了帮她获取愿力，夏林自愿卖掉了整个希纳王国。
虽然两人已经达成了组队意向。
虽然夏林可以进行无损梦境回流。
但夏林的这种舍己为人的付出精神，还是让见惯了烬区行者尿性的温柔，感受到了一股暖流。
Just then a message came from her cell phone and she looked down gently.
"Have the wish power points arrived? If they have, I will start the dream reflux..."
While replying to Xia Lin's message, Wenrou sighed softly.
There are not many good teammates like Xia Lin in the entire Jhin area.
…
Wenrou didn't know that Xia Lin, who was far away in the Xina Kingdom, was about to take off into the sky.
[You backstabbed the faction you belonged to: the Kingdom of Shina.]
[Backstab effect assessment: devastating. ]
[You have destroyed the legal basis for the existence of the Kingdom of Shina.]
[You have gained 20,000 points of all attributes. ]
Offering the country is naturally the biggest stab in the back!
But Xia Lin couldn't do this before, because the logic was: Xia Lin wanted to offer his country, so someone had to take it over. With the six local pillars, Xia Lin couldn't contact Dongfangsu or the five major families of the Rus Kingdom. If others wanted to take over the entire Xina Kingdom, their status and position were not high enough.
Changing the ruler is not called backstabbing. Even if Sina XIII is replaced, the Sina Kingdom is still the Sina Kingdom. At most, the name has changed, but the essence remains unchanged.
Selling out the entire country like you are doing now is called a stab in the back!
Before, when Xia Lin wanted to offer his country, he had to spend too much energy and time to prepare.
We also have to face obstruction from the six local pillars, so it is highly likely that we will not succeed.
But now with gentle cooperation, everything has become simple and direct.
Looking at the 20,000 points of all attributes that he had harvested, Xia Lin's smile gradually became perverted...
The entire process only takes less than half an hour!
Asgard?
Who is Asgard?
I'm sorry, Xia Lin only recognizes gentleness now.
She is beautiful and kind-hearted, a good person.
(End of this chapter)