Chapter 994 The Key to Dreams
Alice explained her original purpose and what she intended to do clearly to the powerful, terrifying, evil, yet unexpectedly reassuring Moon Child, even explaining the birthday party.
After saying it all in one breath, he glanced at Yasen with some caution.
And Yasen just smiled bitterly with some helplessness...but he didn't look embarrassed at all, and there was even a hint of admiration in his eyes when he looked at Alice.
Obviously, he also knew how the Hawkeye Organization was using Alice - this was definitely related to her family's tacit consent. The protective items on Alice were related to these things.
Her family chose not to sever Alice's ties with Hawkeye, and Hawkeye hesitated to send her to the front lines, instead letting her "play house" in the back and even providing her with self-defense props... The answer is simple. They are clearly collaborating on some kind of collaboration, and Hawkeye's job is to package more valuable missions into simple, low-risk "play house" missions.
If you think about it carefully, you know - how could Hawkeye, an underground organization that has been hostile to the giant organization like Moon Child, which secretly controls Iris, for a long time and has not been eliminated, have so many safe missions? So many experienced veterans have been discovered and executed, so how could the organization let Alice, a complete novice with a sensitive identity, act alone?
Yasin's collaboration with the Hawkeye organization is only temporary.
Now, he could use this opportunity to let the child come to his senses, which was a good deed... and it had nothing to do with him. Even if he was tracked down, at least he would have an excuse.
"I could have sworn... I checked all my pockets before I packed them. There was no way this key was in there."
Alice was still terrified, her eyes flickering with intense disappointment and a hint of hostility. "There's only one chance to put it in... when I put the trunk on the carriage."
Someone must have quietly climbed onto the carriage and stuffed it into her trunk.
——It could put this key in her pocket, and then stuff some contraband into her suitcase, or even a bomb. If the Hawkeye Organization wanted to assassinate her father, they only needed to quietly put a bomb in her body, and they would have a chance to kill the Duke...
At this point, Alice began to wonder, "What exactly is this key?"
"This is the Moonlight Key."
Aleister said dimly, "It's also called the 'Blade of Separation of All Things'."
"...They sound like two completely unrelated things."
Alice complained quietly.
She had only recently entered the supernatural world and was constantly on the go, so her knowledge of supernatural knowledge was quite superficial. Furthermore, she had previously had a master assassin as her mentor, so she could ask any questions she had on the spot. This also led to her not really memorizing information.
But in fact, even if she studies the mysterious knowledge carefully, she probably won't know its value.
"—Moonlight is just a metaphor, describing the ability to become invisible in the moonlight. Just as ice hides in water, it is the 'solidified moonlight' itself that can hide itself in the watery moonlight."
Ritualist Iben spoke slowly, "In mysticism, we believe the moon is a door and a lock. If you can find the door that opens to the moon, you can enter the dream world.
"Just as there's an ocean between the land and the seabed... So, in this sense, moonlight is the ocean water—to enter the dream world, one must part the moonlight just as one would part the ocean.
"—This key is truly a blade of separation capable of separating almost anything. It can even separate the physical world from the dream world, making it the key to entering dreams."
Aiwass spoke slowly, "Although this key is only a supernatural weapon, it is priceless. Because it has a special ability...
"—That's intervening in other people's dreams. For example, during the middle of someone's promotion ceremony, you can forcibly insert your perspective, seize control of their dream, or insert an NPC of your own... I mean, send your own avatar into their dream."
And it has another identity.
That was the sharp blade that Crown Tiansi used to cut himself when he performed the tail-cutting technique.
It once divided the Crown Celestial Master into a white dragon and a red dragon—if the separation of the self is seen as the demise of the old self, then it can undoubtedly be considered a true "god-killing weapon." Its divinity stems from this very fact... Just as the liver of the feast host has a special sacred meaning after becoming the feast host, when the white dragon defeated the red dragon and ascended to the throne of the Crown Celestial Master, it became a sharp blade capable of severing all that is real and unreal.
In the game, it has another important significance.
It is one of the three necessary items needed to pull the Silver Crown Dragon's sealed half, the Disaster Dragon, into the material world, and to cut the passage between the material world and the dream world.
Digging a tunnel from inside the prison is very difficult because the prisoners' movements and possessions are severely restricted. However, digging from the outside in is possible.
The moment he saw it, Aiwass knew where the plot was going.
Perhaps due to the factions of Iris, which were completely divided from the outset, a hundred flowers bloomed. Even Moonchild and Hawkeye, the bitter rivals, experienced a strange love story.
Some Hawkeye assassins inexplicably "understand the Moon Children's plight." They believe the Moon Children commit evil because they lack a good god to worship. In an alternate reality, the Moon Children lack the options of Feasting Heavenly Master and Mist Heavenly Master, Sister Sasha's power is insufficient to lend them, and Hengwo simply ignores them... Political affiliation aside, the Moon Children's only option is Blood Heavenly Master.
While not demonic, they instantly lost their power after the Fallen Angels were slain—the existence of the Blood Angels had no bearing on the lives and deaths of these selfish Moon Children. Their faith in the Blood Angels stemmed primarily from the belief that they could give them good things.
So when Xue Tiansi was really pulled down by the Tail Ring and surrounded by players, almost all of these Sons of the Moon fled in all directions, and no Son of the Moon chose to stay and protect their "faith".
When he died, Xue Tiansi deeply hated the fact that he was betrayed, so he used his last strength to cast a triple curse on the Sons of the Moon - he cursed these Sons of the Moon to never be loved by others in their lives, and cursed them to feel pain for appearing under the sun, and that their luck would definitely be worse than that of ordinary people.
The Children of the Moon were very open-minded and did not feel sad about being cursed by their own god.
They soon found a way to break the curse - the "Key to Dreams".
With this key, they can find a way to rescue the disaster dragon.
It was the same idea as the Northern Dwarves—they wanted a patron saint who could protect the Dwarven race, so they chose to "man-make a new god." The Moon Children thought the same way... since their father didn't want them anymore, they wanted to find a wild father for themselves.
The Calamity Dragon is a beast of love and transcendence, perfect for worship by the Son of the Moon!
Since there is no new celestial being who can protect them, they will create a new one themselves!
——This is just like students hoping that their school will do better so that they can instantly improve their academic qualifications.
So the Son of the Moon wanted to release the Disaster Dragon and create an obedient new father for himself.
However, some Hawkeyes believe that the Disaster Dragon is, after all, also a part of the Silver Crown Dragon, and the Pillar God half must be much stronger than the Celestial God... In addition, they do not believe that they can completely eliminate and exterminate the Sons of the Moon, so they advocate "it is better to guide than to block", that is, to guide the Sons of the Moon to believe in the new Celestial God.
The two groups came together and quickly connected the resources of the entire Iris Flower, found the "Key to Dreams"... and released the Disaster Dragon from the dream world.
That is already the plot of version 4.0.
...But now Xue Tiansi is not dead yet, and there are also Yan Tiansi and Wu Tiansi. Why is the Son of the Moon still so radical?
Why does Arsene want the key to dreams?
He also said it was related to Sherlock...
Could it be——
Aiwass frowned slightly and asked without warning, "Sherlock is trapped in the dream world?"
"That's right."
Yasen looked at Aiwass in surprise, then nodded slowly. "I thought I'd need to use many metaphors to make you understand the urgency of the problem... but since you understand the dream world, that's great. His body is still in the material world, but his soul is imprisoned in the dream world. Because of this, even if he were in the Duke's Mansion, I couldn't steal him out... If he was removed from the dream ritual, his soul might completely sever its connection with his body.
"If you want to rescue Sherlock, you must find a way to enter the dream world. This key can protect the dreamer's body, preventing it from being instantly swallowed by the dream world... I have reached an agreement with the Hawkeye Organization, and they are willing to lend me this key. The price is that I help them steal something."
"——Dream Mirror."
Aiwass said with absolute certainty.
Yasen's pupils shrank, and his throat gurgled. Then he nodded in awe: "That's right..."
"——That's a coincidence, right? Call me when you take action."
Aiwass smiled and said, "I happen to have a suite in the Dream World - I'm just sorry, I can't let you in."
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
As for Aleister, he burst out laughing the moment Aiwass opened his mouth.
Although he didn't know what was so funny about this sentence, Yasen felt inexplicably relieved.
This Son of the Moon seemed to know everything, which brought him tremendous pressure... but fortunately, the other party seemed to be a friendly force.
Didn't Sherlock write a letter to Aiwass asking for help? Why are these strange people here? Are they mercenaries hired by the Pope?
Or, could it be...
Yasen's heart moved, but he kept silent. Instead, he felt much more at ease.
Update completed!
Reporting: I had a physical today. The detailed report won't be available until Monday afternoon. All I know is that my blood pressure is 120/95. I took it three times and it was the same. I have high blood pressure...
Then I figured since I was already in the hospital, I might as well get everything done. So I got the laser wart removal surgery I'd been putting off for a long time. But the doctor didn't apply the anesthetic all the way around my collarbone, and it was incredibly painful. Now my neck is covered in blood spots, and it hurts.
I turned into a roasted cat...
(End of this chapter)
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