Part 3 THE TRAVELER CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE SELF-INFLUENCE

　　East Chester County, inside the Hall family estate.

　　Audrey sat at her dresser and lit a candle.

　　Then she looked at herself in the mirror through the shimmering firelight, her turquoise eyes growing so dark that you couldn’t take your eyes off of them, and it seemed as if even her soul wanted to wallow in them.

　　”Audrey, stay awake in dreamland tonight.” She said softly to herself.

　　It was a simple “mental suggestion”.

　　The old song she had heard at dusk had inspired her to explore her dream world to see if she could access the subconscious sea and spiritual sky of all living beings.

　　This was something that no other “psychiatrist” had ever thought of trying, at least not in the references provided by the “Psychic Alchemy Society” – suggesting to yourself that you explore your own The dream world.

　　Maybe there can be found in the psychic dragon, or even the “City of Wonders” Leviathan …… Audrey withdrew her gaze, removed the “lie” into a ruby necklace, and put it into the jewelry box. Jewelry box.

　　She was afraid that this magical item that can amplify emotions would affect herself in the dream and cause unnecessary harm, so she cautiously disposed of it in advance.

　　After doing this, Audrey subconsciously looked at herself in the glasses, and realized that there was another small flaw in her appearance.

　　While wearing the Lies, she felt mesmerized by her own beauty.

　　”Wake up, Audrey, it’s just a lie!” She raised her right palm and brushed her cheek.

　　At this point, she was glad that she had named the magical object “The Lie”, and that she would always be reminded of it, or else one day she would become completely dependent on it, refusing to face her true self, and once she lost it, she would probably lose control of it.

　　”Those ordinary-looking girls who put on the ‘lie’, modified their appearance, and obtained a near-perfect change may never take it off again, and would rather die than keep it …… which corresponds to the ‘Extraordinary person’, similarly can not have a similar mentality ah …… “Audrey sighed and stood up.

　　Wearing a slippery silk robe, she walked briskly and expectantly on her feet through the warm spring-like room, returned to the soft, comfortable and resiliently supportive bed, and pulled a cord at the foot of the bed.

　　Anne, the valet maid, opened the door and entered, moving gently to extinguish the lamp.

　　It didn’t take long for Audrey to actually fall asleep.

　　In a daze, she suddenly winced and realized she was dreaming.

　　She spared a glance around the room and muttered silently to herself:

　　”Is this the ‘lucid dream’ of psychology?

　　”There is a similar concept in the occult.

　　”It really works, I relied on a simple self ‘mental suggestion’ and managed to have ‘lucid dreams’, Audrey, you’re a genius~ No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. ”

　　By this time, Audrey had already figured out what the current dream was.

　　She was walking down an eerie, narrow road, surrounded by dark forests, with towers towering over the castle in front of her.

　　The whimpering and elongated howls of wolves, slow lurid gasps for breath, and mournful intermittent screams came from all directions, brewing a dangerous and oppressive atmosphere.

　　I’m still feeling scared about the assassination of Duke Negan, scared that suddenly one day, many extraordinary people will come to attack Dad, Mom, and Brother …… Audrey analyzes her dream from the perspective of a “psychiatrist”.

　　She walked slowly, in this exceptionally real dream toward the castle and the Hall family ancestral home nearly identical.

　　As she walked, a figure suddenly leapt out from within the dark forest, a giant dragon covered in golden scales, with pale gold erect eyes and a thick, sweeping tail.

　　This giant dragon’s features were exactly the same as Audrey’s, and with its body, there was an indescribable sense of awkwardness and thrill!

　　Audrey was so shocked that she almost woke up from her dream, but fortunately, having been a “spectator”, she managed to stabilize her emotions in time.

　　It made her realize that she had never really forgotten her near loss of control when she took the “psychiatrist’s” magic potion, and that the self-congratulation, self-motivation, and improved mood she felt at the time were only superficial, but that the shadow had been planted in the depths of her subconscious mind, and that it would be mirrored in her dreams from time to time.

　　Luckily, I found out today, and then I can try to treat the subconscious mind, I am a “psychiatrist”! If I keep ignoring this problem, when I advance to Sequence 6, I might lose control because of my fear …… Audrey seriously examined herself.

　　Walking and stopping, Audrey’s dream changed less continuously, for a story, it is not qualified.

　　Finally, she walked to the castle and saw an arm-length magic wand sweeping through mid-air, showering points of radiance as bright as starlight.

　　The castle enveloped by the light became hallowed all of a sudden, and all the gloominess and bleakness completely disappeared.

　　The melody of an orchestra playing came from inside, and gas wall lamp after gas wall lamp was lit up.

　　”This is my original and fondest expectation of extraordinary power …… What a little girl’s fantasy ……” Audrey’s mouth curved up at the corners, and her mood turned for a moment.

　　Without stopping, she crossed the castle and walked towards the edge of this dreamland, not caring how the scene changed behind her and how the story unfolded.

　　I don’t know how long she walked, but she crossed the barren wilderness and came to the top of the cliff.

　　Looking out, the gray void spread, so deep below that it seemed to have no bottom.

　　Audrey was soberly cognizant of the fact that this was the border of her dream world, and there was no telling what would happen once she left.

　　”And how should I leave? Jump off? Will I fall to my death ……” Audrey thought with difficulty, not too daring to take the risk.

　　After a few dozen seconds of thought, she slowly came up with an idea:

　　This is the dream world, this place originates from the world of the mind, as the master, I can make a path for myself by my will!

　　With the idea of trying, she tried to manifest what she wanted just like she did on the gray mist, the only difference was that the former needed to use the power of Mr. Fool, but now she had to rely on herself.

　　Audrey’s right hand stretched out, spread down, aimed at the gray abyss.

　　In front of her, the gray suddenly surged, revealing a layer of stairs that spread downward, but could not be seen to the end.

　　Audrey inhaled slowly, lifted the hem of her skirt slightly, took a step, and stepped onto the first step.

　　As she took a step down, her surroundings became quieter and quieter, so quiet that it made people hallucinate.

　　It was nothing but gray and misty, still gray and misty, with nothing in sight, lonely and unknown.

　　The howling wind blew in ever changing directions, causing Audrey’s body to shake and her fear to slowly deepen.

　　Before she lost control of her emotions, a deep but warm light flowed out of her turquoise eyes, which seemed to be able to see through people’s hearts.

　　Audrey used her “psychoanalysis” ability to calm herself!

　　She continued to probe, and after a few seconds, a point of light suddenly lit up in the surrounding gray.

　　Audrey looked warily, only to see that within that point of light was her own self on the verge of losing control after having just taken a magic potion that nearly turned her into a giant dragon monster, worry, fear, awe, nervousness and other emotions overflowing.

　　”…… This is in my subconscious, this is that shadow of me?” Audrey vaguely understood exactly where she had gone deeper after leaving the dream world.

　　She didn’t rush to address this shadow, and continued step by step downward with anticipation.

　　According to the theory of the “Psychological Alchemy Society”, the bottom of the subconscious mind was her destination – the collective subconscious sea of all living things!

　　In the process of descending, Audrey saw herself as a child listening to her parents tell stories of legends, she saw herself as a person who valued her image but was not so elegant behind the scenes, and she saw herself participating in tarot sessions, only the latter-like points of light were all tightly wrapped in a gray mist.

　　Is this all in my subconscious …… influencing my personality and behavior? Audrey instinctively used her knowledge of psychology to do the analysis.

　　Between the different flashes of light, she was repeatedly on the verge of an emotional breakdown due to this long, lonely quest with no goal in sight, but in time to “calm” herself with her extraordinary abilities.

　　Just as she was losing her sense of the passage of time, she saw the last step.

　　In front of the steps was a solid, fuzzy, gray “ground”, above which swam a shimmering, dense, overlapping light, like an illusory sea.

　　Collective subconscious ocean …… Audrey took a few steps forward, looked up, and unexpectedly found that the “gray haze” no longer obscured her vision, and the sky was clearly visible.

　　There were countless indescribable figures, seven different colors, containing endless knowledge of the clear light.

　　Audrey pursed her lips and said to herself in delight:

　　”The spiritual sky.”

　　Then she carefully walked forward and launched into an adventure of her own.

　　The lights and shadows that made up the sea swept over her now and then, some containing ancient memories of being burned by the flames, others carrying the extreme pain encountered by looking straight into the unspeakable ……

　　In addition to the imprints from the ancient times, from the first people, Audrey saw an admiring line of sight looking towards her, and the folkloric activity of worshipping the dragon.

　　As she walked, she noticed a grayish-white peak in the distance to her left, which stretched all the way upward, burrowing out into an ocean of light and shadow, its top dense and shrouded in clarity and confusion.

　　Is that another person’s consciousness? What is inside the “ocean” is the subconscious, and what is beyond the surface is the normal consciousness? Well, he is dreaming …… Audrey suddenly thought of a possible “psychiatrist” application techniques, that is, close to the past, climb up, directly affect the subconscious thoughts of the other person, so that he naturally follow their own arrangements to carry out actions.

　　But this should be difficult and very dangerous …… Audrey withdrew her eyes, did not try.

　　She clearly remembered that she was here to find the mind dragon and the “miracle city” Leviathan traces.

　　Audrey passed by dozens or hundreds of other people’s consciousnesses, and gradually, she felt tired.

　　”It’s time to go back.” Instinctively she looked up, into the distance, and reason made its decision.

　　She stood there for a long time, unwilling to leave.

　　Audrey was about to turn around when a shadow suddenly appeared in midair.

　　It was two huge, grayish wings!

　　Beneath the wings, there was a lizard-like monster with a long body.

　　Its entire body was covered in large, grayish stone-like scales, with four thick, powerful legs, and it seemed to be bathed in nonexistent sunlight, flickering with a light like the afterglow of a setting sun.

　　The creature flew past, its eyes pale gold with vertical pupils, cold and arrogant.

　　Its grand, epic figure quickly moved away, disappearing into the subconscious ocean of all creatures.

　　Gargoyle …… Mind Gargoyle! Audrey bounced in place for a moment, whirling around and looking left and right, fearful of being seen in her ungraceful and unmannerly display.

　　She paced excitedly and spun in place, very pleased with this part of her adventure.

　　Sure enough, the custom of dragon worship here is not without its source, a psychic dragon lives in the ocean of their subconscious …… Audrey resisted the urge to praise herself and decided to return immediately, waking up from her dream.

　　She did not feel the urge to continue her exploration, as she was totally unprepared for it, and she planned to consult Mr. Fool and Mr. Hangman at next week’s tarot meeting, hoping to get some advice.

　　Audrey went back the way she came and entered the “mountain” where her consciousness was formed, then she woke herself up and managed to get out of the dream.

　　……

　　At this time, Danitz was also allowed to return to the room.

　　He glanced at Germaine Sparrow and smiled sardonically:

　　”Surely you won’t tell anyone about what you just saw, right?”