The Traveler Chapter 89 – Under a lot of pressure
Audrey briefly mentioned the old ballad, but did not repeat the details for fear that the seemingly knowledgeable “hermit” lady would guess the exact region.
She only mentioned that she was inspired by it, and through “mental suggestion”, she was able to stay awake in the dream world, and embarked on a very fantastical journey.
Mental suggestion? She knows how to do mental suggestion? She should be a Sequence 7 “psychiatrist”…… “Hermit” Gadelia habitually made a judgment, but immediately had a deeper doubt:
”Then why did she buy the extraordinary properties of the ‘psychiatrist’?
”Repeated doses have limited enhancement, are easy to lose control of, and can be a hindrance to the digestion of magical potions ……
”To make magical items? But that overlaps with her own extraordinary ability and doesn’t have much use.
”To give away?”
In the midst of Katriya’s speculation, Audrey had already talked about how she had come to the edge of her own consciousness through a messy dream world, and then according to the “manifestation method” she had learned from Mr. “Fool”, she had created a ladder going down, and gradually penetrated deeper and deeper into the underwater iceberg-like realm of her own subconsciousness. She did not describe in detail what she saw.
She did not describe in detail the various subconscious points of light that she saw, because they involved some secrets that she was unwilling or ashamed to tell others.
She focused on the extremely depressing feelings of loneliness, length, not being able to find a goal, and the various monsters that seemed to be hiding in the gray haze around her, mentioning that she was on the verge of an emotional breakdown several times, and that she had barely managed to hold herself together by relying on her own extraordinary abilities, and finally arrived at the illusory ocean formed by the collective subconsciousness of the living beings.
The memory imprints from the ancestors of mankind, the mapping and spreading of the various consciousnesses of the surrounding creatures in this place were presented in Audrey’s mouth in a very organized manner, not too fast and not too slow, and then it was fixed on the dragon with gray rock-like scales that flew through the sea of the collective subconsciousness.
There was a giant dragon living in the sea of collective subconsciousness? What a magical and magnificent journey! Although Ms. Justice didn’t encounter any enemies or dangers, it still gave me a sense of ecstasy……. “Magician” Forsyth’s mind suddenly flashed a book title:
”Ms. Justice’s Travels in Dreamland”.
At the end of the narrative, Audrey “Justice” looked around the room and said:
”Ladies and gentlemen, what do you suggest? Do you think that the Dragon’s ‘City of Wonders’, Levihide, is also hidden in this sea of collective subconsciousness?
”What do I need to be aware of if I want to continue exploring? What do I need to prepare in advance?”
”The Inverted Man” Alger looked at the Hidden One and mused:
”I don’t think you should continue exploring.
”It is very dangerous behavior.
”According to records, the vast majority of gargoyles are flesh and blood creatures, and that includes mind gargoyles. To be able to allow itself to survive in, and swim in, the so-called collective subconscious sea of creatures means that the gargoyle you saw possessed a high enough sequence to even reach the demigod level.
”Don’t think about that aspect until you’re Sequence 5.”
”Hidden One,” Gadelia nodded and said:
”In the ocean of collective subconsciousness, there are still many dangerous things, the evil thoughts accumulated by human beings, the various desires that would erode the mental body, and the horrible memories from ancient times are like storms and waves on the real ocean, which would bring you serious psychological trauma, and even make it impossible for you to ever awaken again.
”Moreover, that is the collective subconscious ocean of all living beings, not only human beings, but perhaps the consciousness of certain evil spirits, certain evil gods, and certain terrifying existences lurk there as well, like huge whirlpools that can swallow ships.
”Don’t rush into deep exploration until you have truly gained the extraordinary ability to walk on the ocean of collective subconsciousness.”
The expectant “Justice” Audrey was disappointed, but had to admit that Mr. Hangman and Ms. Hermit had made a valid and sincere point.
She took a silent breath and said to herself mentally:
”Audrey, you can’t be capricious, wait until you have Sequence 5 before you try it again!”
She didn’t bother to consider at all how difficult it was to become a Sequence 5. At this level, one could even compete for a place in the Seven Generals at sea, or make seven become eight.
In Audrey’s opinion, with Mr. Fool and the Tarot Club, as long as she was cautious, calm and peaceful, and didn’t take any chances, she should be able to successfully reach this level within one or two years.
Only the door of the half-gods and half-humans is difficult to push open!
Ms. “Hermit” knows a lot ah, very knowledgeable …… “Justice” Audrey holds the last glimmer of hope, looked to the bronze table at the top of the head! Mr. “Fool”, looking forward to this deity-level existence can provide different from the “upside-down man” Mr. and “hidden” Ms. advice.
Don’t look at me …… I don’t understand! Klein tried not to let his eyes flicker.
His knowledge of the manifest consciousness, subconscious and collective subconscious is still stuck on the theory described by the “psychic” Daley, without any further understanding. In the past, when he was invaded by someone in the dream world, after recovering from lucidity, he did not want to explore the world outside the dream world, so how could he give advice to Ms. Justice.
In fact, he had a natural idea about this, but it was not certified, and he did not know if it would work.
In the past, he could have made a few vague sideways comments if he wasn’t sure, but at this time, the “General above the stars”, Gadelia, was watching from the sidelines, so it would be wrong to say too much, but not too much, and not too bad to say nothing.
Really give people great pressure new members ah …… “Fool” Klein secretly sighed, did not open his mouth, let his eyes keep a seemingly smile.
If he wasn’t on top of the gray mist, and not in spirit form, he suspected that the difficulty of the act would have caused the muscles around his eyes to spasm.
Mr. “Fool” didn’t suggest …… Audrey withdrew her eyes in slight frustration, no longer fantasizing about exploring the ocean of the collective subconscious as soon as possible.
At this point, the early and impatient “Moon” Emlyn cleared her throat:
”I carefully researched the history passed down by our blood race …….”
The blood race …… is really a vampire …… cultivating vampires and pulling vampires into the religion is really the tradition of the Church of Mother Goddess of the Earth ah …… “The Hidden One”. “Gadelia nodded as if she was listening intently.
At the same time, she felt that one of her perceptions might need to be adjusted:
”‘Luna’ straightly identified himself …… Does this mean that Mr. ‘Fool’ also has a strong deterrent power in the outside world, so the members are not afraid of leaking information?
”I don’t seem to have a need to keep my situation completely hidden ……”
Emlyn paused for a moment, looked sideways at ‘Sun’, and raised his chin:
”Before the Cataclysm, there was no Silver City, only the Land of Silver!”
If anyone else had questioned this, “Sun” Derek would have been too busy to open his mouth, showing that the people of Silver City were the descendants of the Kingdom of Silver, showing that he wasn’t lying, but after glancing at Mr. Moon and sensing his smugness, Derek turned his head and looked to the other side, disdainful of the people of the Kingdom of Silver. But after glancing at Mr. Moon and sensing his amusement, Derek turned his head and looked the other way, not bothering to explain.
Why should I convince this arrogant vampire who doesn’t recognize Silver City’s history? he thought sullenly.
From his reaction, Emlyn could see that Silver City was indeed related to the Silver Kingdom, and tsked:
”The original belief of the Kingdom of Silver was not in the Giant King Olmir, but in K’s Queen Omibella.”
Omibella? “The sun,” Derek snapped as he turned his head back:
”We have no record of this event in Silver City, nor of a giant queen named Omibella.”
Emlyn instantly hemmed and hawed, spreading his hands and saying:
”So, it’s okay for me to say that your Silver City’s history has omissions and deficiencies, right?
”Obviously, there are errors in your recorded history of the Blood Race.”
…… After circling around just to prove this matter …… Should I say that you vampires have clear logic, or are you quite vindictive? Klein held back his amusement to keep from sizing up Emlyn White.
”The argument between the Moon and the Sun had taught him a great deal about the queen of the giants, the Goddess of the Harvest, who was called Omibra.
”Derek “Sun” was about to retort to Mr. Moon when he heard Ms. Hermit speak:
”Omibella is the ‘Harvest Goddess’ of the Second Age, and the Queen of the Giant’s Court.
”Rumor has it that k had fallen at the end of the Second Era, but it cannot be confirmed because no one has ever seen her body or her relics.”
”The goddess of harvest” is really called Omibella …… “Sun” Derek was stunned, he wanted to retort, but because this matter really confirms that there are quite a lot of omissions in the history of the Silver City and He couldn’t speak, and was very frustrated for a moment.
Emlyn “Moon” felt a sense of relief and pleasure rising from the depths of his heart.
After another exchange, the Tarot Club came to a close, and Klein said with a slight smile:
”See you all next week.”
”At your will.” “Justice,” Audrey said as she immediately rose and saluted.
The others weren’t much slower, including “The Hidden One” Gadelia.
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Back in reality, “Star General” Gloria glanced at the broken astrolabe on her desk and carefully reviewed what had just happened at the party.
Some details made her believe that the Tarot would involve a lot of things, not simple, and Mr. “Fool” hidden in the depths of the gray fog, like the existence of the heavy shadow curtain watching the world, difficult to see, difficult to speculate, I do not know what they are planning.
Gadelia was silent for ten seconds or so, took out a pen and paper, and wrote with deliberation:
”Recently, someone has been consciously collecting the Archon’s diary.”
She didn’t dare to mention the Tarot Club in her letter, didn’t dare to divulge a bit of information for fear of being punished by Mr. “Fool”, so she could only give a reminder from something that could be detected as a normal sign.
After writing and folding the letter, she took out a delicate harmonica made of gold that she carried with her, put it to her lips, and blew.
It was only a matter of blinking twice before she saw that the letter had strangely disappeared.
Even if she had not worn her glasses, she had not been able to detect the arrival of the messenger.
Hoo…… Gadelia let out a small exhale, probed her hand to touch her forehead, and said wordlessly:
”Attending a party under the watchful eye of a deity is really stressful.”
……
”With the ‘General Above the Stars’ joining us, I, the ‘Fool’, am under a lot of pressure. …… “Klein rubbed his gray mist on the Rubbed the corner of his forehead and returned directly to the real world.
He was going to test the inspiration he got from Ms. Justice’s exploration of the dream world.