Chapter 854 The Symbiosis of “Life” and “Knowledge”
I remember the Academy Head telling me that there is no way to conduct any experiments in the soul dream realm blessed by every soul who has embarked on the great topic of the soul.
Because this place is essentially a dream constructed by souls, entirely different from the rules of reality; at best, it only has a simple framework of superficial cognitive inertia.
Yet now, I can clearly tell the Academy Head that this statement is merely a bias from a realistic perspective.
At this moment, I stand on the other side of the soul dream realm.
What stands here is no longer the Great Knowledge Tree, but a colossal tree that has sprouted from the seed of the Fool Dream.
For now… let’s call it the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree.
Although… in the end, I still did not shape it into the form I envisioned.
The scale of the current Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree, while not comparable to the Great Knowledge Tree, is still not to be underestimated.
Here, a grander Fool Village has also been established by Fool Dreams, for this Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree is the origin of the Fool Dream.
The Fool Village on the side of the Great Knowledge Tree is more for play and study.
After all, in the soul dream realm, the original Fool Dreams were brought beneath the Great Knowledge Tree for the sake of play.
And Fool Dreams consider learning and play as equally important, or rather… as the same thing—gaining knowledge through play, practicing knowledge, understanding knowledge…
Fool Star has accompanied me to many places. Although I could understand these places with just a thought—after all, this is my soul dream—I still enjoy appreciating all the masterpieces of the Fool Dreams.
And finally… we arrived beneath the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree.
Before entering the soul dream realm, I hoped to combine the Extraordinary Knowledge with the seed of the Fool Dream, hoping to use this as a breakthrough to construct the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree in my heart.
But when my consciousness entered the soul dream realm, I did not anticipate that in the end, the Extraordinary Knowledge did not choose to combine with the same origin of the Fool Dream, but rather chose myself.
This is obviously a revelation. When the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree decided to break free from the framework of the Great Spellbook, it could no longer replicate the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree in the model of the Great Knowledge Tree.
It chose a clearer path, which was to pull me into the link created by the Extraordinary Knowledge, allowing me to also become part of the final product.
The Great Spellbook itself belongs to an external entity, and through the gradual adaptation of its user, it will eliminate the characteristics of “external object” and become one of the abilities governed by a witch.
This is a normal part of the spellbook system created by witches.
At this moment, the Extraordinary Knowledge clearly skipped the “external object” characteristics from the very beginning.
This means that from the moment this power took shape, it has become an inseparable part of me!
And now, the relationship between this power and me has become quite delicate.
No one can provide me with any reference.
But if I were to say, it feels more like a seed, waiting for me to nourish it into a flower.
This Extraordinary Knowledge is not a tool I can manipulate at will; it seems to have recognized a part of me.
And I need to utilize this power to continually push Fool Dreams towards a greater height of life.
After stepping away from the so-called power anxiety, the extraordinary gradually returns to its inherent essence. Not all extraordinary powers are born solely to gain greater destructive power; stepping out of the framework where power equals authority, the extraordinary gradually blossoms into more beautiful branches.
That is the aesthetic that defines life.
By stepping outside the framework of the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell, the skill of soul drawing became more intuitive, and giving life to Fool Dreams seemed within easy reach.
Although all these ideas are untested, they reveal a signal to me: many things, when no longer thought of as complex, mean that the distance to so-called success is not far off.
It’s like a child just starting kindergarten being afraid when the teacher randomly checks their addition and subtraction within a hundred, but adults are not necessarily the same.
At this moment, I stepped forward, one hand gently resting on the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree. Because of the more systematic transcription, I can clearly experience the memories it releases.
Compared to “Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree,” what is actually closer to its name at this moment should be the “Origin Tree of Fool Dreams.”
After all, the former is my unfinished plan for it, while the latter is its essence.
If the growth of the Great Knowledge Tree is nourished by a continuous stream of memories, knowledge, and information, then the “Origin Tree of Fool Dreams” operates on a similar principle.
But it gathers the memories continuously created by the Fool Dreams.
After all, it is originally the dream scroll of the Fool Dreams; its essence is the same.
Moreover… as the memories of the Fool Dreams begin to fill the knowledge within the Great Knowledge Tree, I increasingly realize that the Origin Tree of Fool Dreams and the Great Knowledge Tree have established a special connection bonded by knowledge.
Between them, a more solid “dual tree structure” has been constructed than ever before.
But the difference is that previously, it was a balance formed by two Great Spellbooks constructed of two Extraordinary Knowledges, but now, they have achieved a homogeneous relationship on another level, and the connection between them is beyond words.
Gradually… I dismissed the original plan in my mind, and a new outline of a scheme emerged.
In the past, I insisted that “knowledge” and “wisdom” complement each other. Only because of this did the dual tree structure come into existence.
But there is actually another model that does not necessarily have to be complementary; another form that is… the symbiosis of life and knowledge!
In fact, the Extraordinary Knowledge of the Great Knowledge Tree, while essentially belonging to the concept of “plant growth,” has, under my deconstruction, completed a transformation of the “knowledge” characteristic.
The so-called understanding and interpretation of a concept are products of cognition from different angles.
Perhaps the original Extraordinary Knowledge of the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree was not a concept “leading to life,” but under my understanding, it has become this concept.
Thus, the so-called symbiosis of “life” and “knowledge” also fits the current dual tree structure.
At one time, I had set aside grand ambitions, believing that only the power completely under my control was my power, that power must be a continuation of my will.
But now… the interpretation of concepts is the same; since I can act according to my ideas, why not do so?
Moreover… the symbiosis of knowledge and life also explains another issue: that is the problem of the name of the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell.
Principal Mei once said that this name is the most fitting for the Great Spellbook.
This is undoubtedly true.
Life’s Reserve of Knowledge, exploring, summarizing, and applying knowledge in practice—how can this not be an expression of wisdom enlightenment?
It’s just that the Academy Head overlooked that knowledge is part of the wisdom enlightenment; viewing it as an independent entity of the Great Spellbook, and for the Witch Academy, acquiring knowledge is quite easy and thus the most easily overlooked factor.
Therefore… the framework I envisioned has actually been constructed.
The Extraordinary Knowledge I currently possess is both the key to make Fool Dreams become life and the source of power for the Fool Dream Clan itself.
That may sound a bit abstract.
Perhaps it should be expressed like this…
A witch transforms the Extraordinary Knowledge into a Great Spellbook; thus, the Great Spellbook represents the power that Extraordinary Knowledge signifies.
The game world takes an entire civilized world as the center of its civilization; therefore, this civilized world and technology are the carriers of this Extraordinary Knowledge and also its power embodiment.
And the Fool Dreams… they chase after life, using “self becoming life” as a carrier to bear the Extraordinary Knowledge; the Fool Dream Clan represents the power that this Extraordinary Knowledge signifies.
Great Spellbook, civilized society, Fool Dream race… even many concepts can become carriers of the Extraordinary Knowledge. As far as I know, there are also ways to transform the Extraordinary Knowledge into weapons.
There are no regulations that dictate the must-be possessions of the Extraordinary Knowledge.
And I… as the Sage of the Fool Dream Clan, will lead the Fool Dreams toward brilliance!
The first step I take is to let them become true life.
However, I do not like to dominate and do not wish for the Fool Dreams to become tools in my hands; perhaps the Fool Dreams would be happy to be a weapon in my hands, but I do not wish for them to exist in that way.
They should enjoy the freedom that comes with being life while deciding for themselves what they want to do and become.
Yet this idea has a contradictory aspect before practice: that is, before they become true life, all of my thoughts, ideas, and expectations constantly influence the Fool Dreams; they would unconsciously become what I expect, rather than what they themselves decide to be.
And the most direct point is… their catgirl forms.
This is a unilateral decision made by me; even if I returned their freedom, they would most likely still not choose other appearances.
This is truly an almost unresolvable contradiction, which has defied my original intention from the beginning; yet I hope for this… so much so that I could almost describe my actions as double standards.
But……
The plasticity of life is only possessed the moment they become life, and the so-called freedom is also enjoyed only after they become life.
Even if they voluntarily recognize me, that is still their freedom.
Such an explanation seems to accommodate my selfishness within the so-called standard.
Perhaps I should not have made such rational judgments from the very beginning; after all, I am not a saint completely devoid of desires.
I only need to ensure that my selfishness does not become their shackles; that is enough.
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The real world.
The primordial dream disasters occurring in the Expanding Realm have not caused any upheaval in the society of the Core Realm; in fact, many people are unaware of it.
After all, this incident has only affected the extraordinary and a few students of the Extraordinary Academy; the Core Realm naturally has no reason to discuss it extensively.
However, because it has affected extraordinary-level people, the frequent actions of various extraordinary academies are causing discomfort among the students of these academies.
The games and negotiations among the extraordinary parties naturally will not reach the ears of the students.
Various extraordinary academies lost a dozen or even several dozen extraordinary entities in one go, which is an absolute blow to their foundations.
Initially, they could not accept this result at all; however, limited by the advanced notice from the Witch Academy, most academies became aware that there was something off.
And the Witch Academy’s explanation?
They wouldn’t believe a single word of it!
But as they considered whether to turn against the Witch Academy, it proposed a “cooperative win-win” rescue plan.
At first, the other extraordinary academies refused, fearing safety issues; they genuinely worried that another “dream disaster” might occur, leaving the rescuing extraordinary stranded in the primordial dream.
But as time went on, each academy gradually began to relax their stance on cooperation; this hesitation did not even last a day.
It was evident that the pressure exerted by those extraordinary lost in the primordial dream on various extraordinary academies was tremendous.
Of course, this was also fueled by the witches.
When the joint rescue plan began to proceed vigorously, the witches at another location had worry etched on their faces.
This also included… Mei Linde.
She was shocked to learn about Xiao Han’s Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell Great Spellbook collapsing.
After all, that was a Great Spellbook!
However, after discussing with Bai Yu… Mei Linde sighed and chose not to pursue the matter further.
She could say that “even a Great Spellbook cannot become her obstacle,” but Mei Linde had to admit that she was no match for Xiao Han, even she could not say that with such conviction.
Even though… she had also experienced the loss of a Great Spellbook.
However, over the years she had gradually accepted the fact of the Great Spellbook’s collapse and, through practical actions, had completed a reconstruction of her own power, making herself stronger than before, allowing her to face her past recklessness.
Even now, she would not dare to say that a Great Spellbook cannot hinder her.
This also essentially meant acknowledging the perspective that the Great Spellbook was the ultimate limit she could reach, but very few are willing to consciously recognize this.
Yet… the destruction of the Great Spellbook was not the cause of Mei Linde’s unease.
What they worried about at this moment was Xiao Han herself!
After destroying the Great Spellbook and expressing the intention to reorganize her own power, Xiao Han completely lost communication with them.
Even the unique communication channel of Bai Yu’s Great Knowledge Tree yielded no news whatsoever.
They found it increasingly difficult to determine whether Xiao Han had encountered an accident or was still in a state absolutely undisturbed by the outside world.
The Witch Academy, currently actively cooperating for rescue in the primordial dream, is also hoping to find Xiao Han, but ultimately yielded no results.
Xiao Han’s body showed no fluctuations of soul or consciousness, therefore… Xiao Han must still be in the primordial dream.
And time continued to pass.
The accumulated unease gradually grew…
Until… Bai Yu sensed that familiar aura of a soul from Xiao Han’s body!
Xiao Han has returned!
