Chapter 853: The Fool Dream of New Beginnings and the Bustling Soul Dream
As the first Fool Dream appeared in my Soul Dream, I gradually began to understand some things.
Or rather, I pieced together some key insights.
It was as if a puzzle had suddenly clicked into place, allowing me to naturally know certain things.
My Soul Dream was not without other Fool Dreams visiting, but the key lay in the “rune” represented by each Fool Dream, shaping the Enlightenment Meditation Technique.
One could say that the Enlightenment Meditation Technique is closely related to the “Sacred Object.”
And Fool Dreams can rely on this, relying on the previous Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell to appear in my Soul Dream.
And now… from the seeds of Fool Dreams, Fool Dreams have “grown” forth; every branch and leaf that unfolds from the seed represents a memory of a Fool Dream. It can be foreseen that with the growth of the Fool Dream seeds, they will once again transform into a “tree,” and to the Fool Dreams, this tree is like Fool Village.
But the difference is that the Fool Village of the past was their only home, while now… their home has transformed into my planned “Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree,” meaning they have stepped out of the original framework of the Dream World Scroll, leaving Fool Village yet maintaining an inseparable connection to it.
This feeling is rather strange, as the place they occupy… is my Soul Dream!
It’s much like nurturing a group of beings within my own body.
Moreover… until now, it seems I have yet to witness the “imagery” manifested by the Extraordinary Knowledge.
It should be noted that the Great Knowledge Tree, at its inception, had the imagery of Extraordinary Knowledge as the soil on which it stands.
It supports the Great Knowledge Tree, fulfilling the concept of “plant growth,” absorbing knowledge for sustenance.
However… even now, the perfection of the Great Knowledge Tree still feels far away.
What about this Fool Dream seed?
The concept of “Extraordinary Knowledge” leads everything towards life, so… what is its imagery?
“Sage Sister?”
At that moment, at my feet, that Fool Dream curiously tugged at the hem of my skirt, calling out to me softly.
“Hmm? What is it?” I squatted down and patted the Fool Dream. Although I had a lot on my mind and many things to attend to, I had much patience and tolerance for Fool Dreams.
“It’s so big here… so empty… Sage Sister, didn’t we say we were going to find friends?”
“Friends…” I instinctively looked at the Fool Dream seed, “So how about we wait here together for the second companion to arrive?”
I took the Fool Dream to the place where the Fool Dream seed sprouted. “Look, you appeared right here just now! This leaf represents you, and… this new leaf that is sprouting will show that your new friend will appear!”
“Really?”
The Fool Dream mimicked my posture, half-lying on the “ground,” and after hearing what I said, she had no doubts and believed it wholeheartedly.
Although the Fool Dream seed is growing at an almost visible speed, it indeed takes time for the second leaf to unfurl.
The Fool Dream seemed to instinctively pray for a new playmate to arrive quickly, while I quietly observed from the side.
I have never forgotten that the closer the Fool Dreams get to their true selves, the more likely they are to contain information that holds some insight.
Because any behavior they express is an instinctive reaction of their own will.
But at this moment, aside from noticing their cute appearance and adorable behavior, I truly had no other thoughts; I just felt such charming beings should exist in this world!
Yes… instinctively feeling they should exist in the world, this simple yearning for beauty might be the shallowest form of insight.
“Wow! Hello~ let’s be friends!”
With the gradual emergence of a brand new figure within my Soul Dream, I sharply sensed the information at the moment of the Fool Dream’s “birth,” but I did not understand what it represented.
They are all Fool Dreams from Fool Village, but they left Fool Village in another way, which was my initial thought.
But now that I think about it… it seems that is not entirely accurate.
It should be said that Fool Dreams that have left Fool Village are the ones that truly exist as Fool Dreams.
Before I truly arrived at Fool Village, the concept of Fool Dreams only had this single name. When I brought the concept of Fool Dreams into Fool Village, Fool Dreams took on their current form, their current appearance, their current language, their current… everything.
But this does not mean that the past of the Fool Dreams is meaningless.
Initially, when the Fool Dreams still existed within the Principal’s secret realm, they weren’t even in catgirl form, so the appearance of Fool Dreams was not what it is now from the very beginning.
And I am very sure that the appearance of the Fool Dreams was confirmed after discussions with Sister Bai.
However… just looking at these two Fool Dreams, their joyful smiles upon merely meeting seem to make me unable to resist delving deeper into these matters.
Because I clearly know that the deeper I dig, I will surely uncover a certain concept: what Fool Dreams actually are.
In the past, I thought of Fool Dreams as the consciousness of dreams, a special consciousness born within dreams, the root of their existence.
And if I continue down this path, I will be exploring how dream consciousness is born.
Though I know rationally that exploring this significantly promotes my understanding of the composition of life, I still emotionally want to leave this secret to the Fool Dreams themselves.
Because I understand very well that once I fully comprehend the essence of Fool Dreams, my perspective on them will inevitably change completely.
But studying such things… doesn’t necessarily require a purely rational analysis of everything, just as the mysticism of the extraordinary realm does not allow for every aspect to be explained in so-called terms.
“Sage Sister… um… there’s a huge tree over there beneath our feet!”
“What? Do you want to go play on the other side?” I asked with a fond tone.
“Hmm… is that okay?” The Fool Dream asked cautiously.
“Of course it is! Let’s go together!” I lifted one Fool Dream in each arm and tilted my whole body backward.
…Thus, I chose to interact with the Fool Dreams in a more emotional manner, much like when I first encountered the Fool Dreams.
Using emotion in place of reason, interaction in place of study, play in place of experiment, enjoyment in place of learning…
Emotional investment, with its unintentional insights, is the most precious, or perhaps… this is something Principal Mei had never tried before?
When my figure returned to “reality” from the other side as if awakening from a dream, before me stood the towering Great Knowledge Tree.
I gently touched the ripples on the water’s surface, leading them toward the Great Knowledge Tree.
“Wow! So fun! Did we just arrive like this?”
“Hmm~ ahead is the Great Knowledge Tree~” I set them down.
This was the first time I felt the monotony of everything within my Soul Dream.
However… these two Fool Dreams were having a great time.
I once thought these two trees occupied all of my Soul Dream sufficiently, but now it seems… that is far from enough…
To this end, I deliberately released the knowledge within the Great Knowledge Tree, extending the power of order to accompany them in play.
However, no matter what, it seems I still have some distance from the Fool Dreams, as if I genuinely feel… I am no longer suited for such carefree joy.
Nonetheless, I feel that just watching them play seems quite nice, as I feel joy seeing them happy in front of me.
Gradually, the scene before my eyes began to quicken, and the number of Fool Dreams increased with the sprouting of the Fool Dream seeds.
I watched as the power of knowledge was woven into swings, joyfully swaying on the Great Knowledge Tree; some Fool Dreams playfully climbed onto the branches just to find two leaves they liked.
They pieced together childish drawings with the power of knowledge, endlessly expressing their creativity…
Gradually, a lot of things appeared in my Soul Dream, things that should emerge and those that should not… They adorned what I thought was an empty Soul Dream until everything became orderly.
I felt a moment of dizziness… When I came back to my senses, a figure appeared at my feet.
“Sage Sister, are you standing here all alone? Would you like me to keep you company?”
“Hmm?” As if waking up from a great dream, I gazed at the figure before me, which gradually overlapped with that of a familiar Fool Dream.
“Fool… Star?”
“Sage Sister, I’m here!” Fool Star jumped up excitedly, as if very glad I remembered her.
Then, I raised my head, only to find that everything before me felt both familiar and unfamiliar.
Familiar was the towering Great Knowledge Tree; unfamiliar were the buildings “established” around it with the Great Knowledge Tree at its center.
“What… exactly happened?”
“Hmm? Does Sage Sister have something she doesn’t understand?” Fool Star tilted her head and asked, “But didn’t Sage Sister always watch over us?”
“Watch over…” Upon hearing this term, countless images suddenly flashed before my eyes.
Those were every detail faithfully recorded by the Great Knowledge Tree.
From the initial confusion of the first Fool Dream, to two Fool Dreams becoming friends, and then to a third Fool Dream becoming a companion…
They grew and formed friendships alongside the development of the Fool Dream seeds, then converged into what is now the Fool Village.
But the center of the Fool Village is no longer the Starlight Tower watched over by the Fool Dreams, but rather the Great Knowledge Tree…
Wait!
At this thought, I suddenly reacted!
Why had I allowed the Fool Dream seeds to grow so freely?
Shouldn’t I have created the real Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree, using the Fool Dream seeds as the framework and Extraordinary Knowledge as the core?
“Sage Sister?”
At that moment, my momentary panic was instantly healed by the Fool Dream calling out to me.
“Sage Sister really likes to daydream, huh~ Do you want me to take you to see it? Sage Sister, you haven’t responded to our calls in a long time.”
“Has it been a long time…? Alright, can you take me to see it?” At this moment, the confusion in my eyes was washed away, and soon my eyes were filled with anticipation.
“Wow! It’s Sage Sister! Sage Sister has come to Fool Village!”
“It’s really her!”
With the appearance of figures here, unlike before, this time the Fool Dreams were tremendously excited about my arrival; they all put down what they were doing and gathered around to watch me.
I vaguely remembered that in the past within the Dream World Scroll of Fool Village, they were more focused on busying themselves according to their predetermined tasks.
At this moment, the Fool Dreams exuded another palpable sense of something—freedom.
When they appeared in my Soul Dream, the first Fool Dream’s gaze reflected fear of freedom.
And as they explored freedom, they discovered curiosity born from fear, prompting them to do things they had previously dared not imagine.
I faced their curious and excited gazes and saw a wondrous scene beneath the Great Knowledge Tree in the distance.
“Fool Star~ what are the Fool Dreams doing under the Great Knowledge Tree?”
“They? Hmm… they’re learning!” Fool Star looked in the direction I pointed and spoke.
“The Great Knowledge Tree of Sage Master contains endless knowledge; it’s a sea of knowledge!”
“You all started learning on your own?” I widened my eyes in disbelief over the Fool Dreams’ learning… even I could hardly imagine it.
These innocent and lovely little ones were truly learning continuously with the knowledge derived from my Great Knowledge Tree and the power of knowledge it provided.
“Yes, yes! I have also gone to learn! But knowledge tells us to balance work and rest, so I’ve been taking a break during this time!” Fool Star excitedly said to me, her tone full of the intent to be praised evident in her smile.
“Fool Star is really amazing~ Not just you, all the Fool Dreams are the best…”
I generously praised them, not just Fool Star, but nearly all the Fool Dreams were the same.
The Fool Dreams were all excitedly cheering because this was recognition from Sage Sister!
In a daze, I seemed to catch a glimpse of something drifting past my eyes. I gently reached out my finger to ensnare that faint golden essence.
Intuition told me this thing seemed to connect me and countless Fool Dreams in that moment.
It was as if I had established a special anchor with each Fool Dream, and this anchor originated from each Fool Dream’s fundamentally different… “sentiments.”
Gratitude, admiration, affection, worship, hope…
This feeling is remarkably wonderful, to the extent that the power resonated with a certain flutter within my heart.
I held my hands to my chest, and only when I slightly loosened my hands did I realize what was in my palms was… a radiance.
It seemed to be converging the expectations of every Fool Dream through me as a medium.
They collectively believed in me, thinking I was the hope that would guide them toward life.
At this moment, it seemed I had no longer had any distance from this power; it sparkled with a light called “life” at my fingertips.
It was no longer the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell of the past, nor a Great Spellbook; it was a shared goal between me and thousands of Fool Dreams.
…
So that’s how it is… this was a lengthy ritual of action. It was precisely because I imparted the concept of **Extraordinary Knowledge** leading to life that I practiced this goal until its mission reached its endpoint, so it was carried within my consciousness at this moment.
Because the Fool Dreams and memories originating from the same source chose me, its power was drawn out in the dream.
At this moment, I realized that under the influence of this power, the skills derived from the past had entered a usable foundation.
Though familiar yet unfamiliar, this held infinite hope!
So… could this be considered an indirect proof that the path I explored in the past was a correct one?
