Chapter 896: The Upside-Down Meteor, Cutting Through the Horizon of Fool Village
“By the way, Sister Bai, how have you been feeling lately? I mean regarding the Dream Realm, are you adjusting alright?” I eagerly asked.
Since that time I took Sister Bai to the deeper Primordial Dream and completed the structure of the Field Order within the Dream Realm, she still hasn’t managed to figure out a complete passageway within the Field.
Actually, the problem Sister Bai is encountering is similar to my current situation with the structure of the Field.
My Field lacks sufficient energy to break free from its structural suffix, while Sister Bai hasn’t completely adapted to the information within the Primordial Dream, making it difficult to harness the information within dreams through Heart Sense to complete the self-circulation of the Field’s order.
Theoretically speaking, this kind of thing is bound to happen sooner or later, but I still prefer taking shortcuts; there’s no need to force myself through unnecessary hardships.
“Um, it’s manageable.”
“Have you encountered any problems?”
“Problems? Regarding these dream techniques, I did discover a small issue.”
“A small issue?” I was slightly surprised, then quickly spoke, “What small issue? Did Sister Bai discover a brand new application for the Dream Realm?”
“No, no, it’s not that.” Sister Bai shook her head, “Perhaps… Xiao Han, you may not realize that not every witch can overlap dreams with reality.
If dreams cannot overlap with reality, the power of the Dream Realm cannot reach reality, and naturally, it cannot trigger a massive dream calamity like the one you once created.
Oh… is it the anchoring issue between the Primordial Dream and reality you’re concerned about? I quickly understood what Sister Bai meant by this “small issue.”
The reason I caused such a massive dream calamity in the Expanding Realm before was mainly because I broke through a dream overlap.
Using this as a breakthrough point, and with the Great Spellbook as my anchor, I first touched upon the deeper Primordial Dream.
However, if I hadn’t done that and instead entered the Primordial Dream through conscious dreaming, then the dream calamity triggered by order conflict in the Primordial Dream would never reach reality.
Because my location within the Primordial Dream is not anchored to reality, the “position” in the Primordial Dream cannot correspond to the position in reality.
Even the concept of “position” within the Primordial Dream is distorted; only when dreams overlap with reality, creating a “standard” and an “anchor,” can there be a specific “position.”
The riots and disasters occurring within the Primordial Dream would then, through this anchor, flow back into reality.
And the terrifying thing I accidentally did was because I used [Extraordinary Knowledge] as an anchor to communicate reality and dreams, leading to this calamity in the Expanding Realm.
“This problem should be easy to solve, right? As long as there’s an alchemical item with a dream overlay function to guide and anchor it in reality, wouldn’t that work?”
After all… shallow dream overlaps fall under the category of “Primordial Dream.”
“This is indeed a solution, but it’s somewhat uncontrollable and not… as convenient as you, Xiao Han.”
“Ah, you’re also the type of sister who doesn’t want to rely on external objects, right? I quickly understood.
As a battle witch, even if her weapon is a spell summon, it wouldn’t really suit Sister Bai’s style to be holding a dream overlay alchemical device while fighting.
“However, there’s really no way around this… How about you just bear with it for now? If possible, I will find some other way to help you.” I hurriedly assured her.
Though I can’t do it now, I’ve already made a note of this matter in my heart.
After all, this isn’t just Sister Bai’s problem. If the techniques of learning the Dream Realm are spread out, then this problem will undoubtedly become a common one!
After all, there are indeed spells that can trigger dream overlaps; otherwise, there wouldn’t be alchemical item versions of dream overlaps. However, these spells are too obscure and rare, and it’s not simply a matter of obtaining them.
Moreover, this non-combat extraordinary means can be conveniently replaced by alchemical items, so… spell versions are relatively uncommon.
In fact, one could say that even to use these spells requires a threshold.
After all… the abilities I have to do such things rely on the Field Order combined with the particularity of order, and naturally, it’s not something an ordinary spell can achieve.
Even other Fields, being Fields themselves, cannot interfere with the Primordial Dream!
“By the way! Sister Bai, didn’t you say that in the Grand Library of the Witch World, you can just use a Magic Source to purchase spellbooks? Is there any spellbook there that can create dream overlaps?”
“Ah~ No, I have checked within the Primordial Dream. There are records of spellbooks with similar effects, meaning that such spells have appeared and the Grand Library has included them, but there’s none for sale.” Sister Bai shook her head and said.
“Really? No sales?”
“Yeah, after all, not all spells can be bought at the Grand Library of the Witch World. The most abundant spellbooks there are actually prototype spellbooks, while rare spellbooks are special types and derivative spellbooks.”
“Alright, Xiao Han, don’t fret over this. After all, I didn’t come to complain to you, and besides, you were the one who asked me. I just shared the problems I encountered with you.” Sister Bai interrupted my distressed expression and reached out to pat my head.
“Okay…”
“Right! Let’s temporarily put aside things that can’t be solved right now~” Sister Bai chuckled softly to soothe me.
I closed my eyes, enjoying a rare moment of peace… When I opened my eyes again, my rationality quickly regained dominance.
“Sister Bai… how about I take you to see the new batch of Dream State Soul Material purification and extraction? It just so happens that I need to go check on it regularly.”
“Dream State Soul Material… okay~” Sister Bai hesitated for a moment, perhaps not keeping up with my pace, but then quickly nodded in agreement.
After all, she also understood the concept of Dream State Soul Material; this concept has been quite popular among the witch community in recent days. Even now, many witches mention this topic, eagerly anticipating the birth of dream life with the emergence of Dream State Soul Material.
Under my guidance, Sister Bai followed me to the Constant Dream Laboratory; in reality, it was more of a Dream State Soul Material cultivation room.
After all, under the effects of the Purification Method, Dream State Soul Material is indeed nurtured as if it has been “cultivated.”
“This is… Dream State Soul Material? So beautiful!”
This was Bai Hua’s first time entering here, as this cultivation room belongs to Xiao Hong, and no witch would come here without permission. If they destroyed Xiao Hong’s experiments, it would be a grave sin!
Inside the cultivation room, there were special dream cultivation dishes. Not only were there dreams, but there were also special reality information blocking devices to prevent any interaction between reality’s information during the dream overlap period that could lead to failure of the experiment.
The dishes were filled with swirling “soul material,” presenting a dreamlike state that reality could hardly express. It was so beautiful that even someone who stared for too long might feel immersed in the void of dreams.
“Sister Bai, feel free to look around; I’ll handle the experimental materials inside.” I said.
I wasn’t worried that Sister Bai would ruin anything here; not to mention that the isolation devices were top-notch, but there was also the experiment’s tolerance rate!
The Dream State Soul Material that was clearly on the verge of completing its transformation was naturally the product of the “Nurturing Purification Method.”
What I was going to check were other purification methods that were particularly labeled.
Yet, it was evident… the results were not satisfactory.
After tidying up my emotions, I performed a simple harmless treatment for some failed experiments and quickly switched to using other methods to set up multiple control groups to continue the experiment.
After finishing these tasks, I returned to Sister Bai’s side.
“Xiao Han, this Dream State Soul Material is what you’ve prepared for Fool Dream to serve as the foundation of life, right?” Sister Bai asked as soon as she saw me return.
“Yeah~” As I spoke, I synchronized actions with dreams and reality, “Thinking back to the time when we were completely oblivious to this, even discussing how Fool Dream should be arranged in a café, and now I can personally endow them with true life.”
“Indeed.” Sister Bai was drawn into memories by my words, “It feels as if so little time has passed, yet it seems like ages when I look back…”
“Does that mean our lives are filled with excitement? Ah, by the way!”
“Hmm? What’s wrong?” Sister Bai perked up at my sudden interruption.
“Sister Bai, do you remember I told you I moved the entire Fool Village into my Soul Dream?”
“Of course I remember.” Sister Bai quickly responded, “I really can’t imagine what kind of scene that must be like.”
“Do you want to take a look? I suddenly asked.
“… Huh?”
Seeing Sister Bai’s reaction to my question, she paused a bit, clearly not expecting me to say that.
After all, under normal circumstances, one witch cannot enter another witch’s Soul Dream; it’s more like a personal territory of a person.
Otherwise, the Soul Dream wouldn’t be the last line of defense for Extraordinary Witches.
Those who haven’t touched the Soul Field cannot understand the essence of the Soul Dream. Since they cannot understand, naturally, they cannot discover it; without discovery, observation fails, and without observation, there’s nothing to take action on.
Although the Soul Dream might seem redundant to many witches, it is also the most private domain of a witch.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be each witch’s exclusive space within the Primordial Dream.
“I’m asking~ Do you want to come with me to experience Fool Village? Right in my Soul Dream!”
“I want to!”
In that instant, Bai Yu thought of many, many issues regarding the privacy of the Soul Dream, whether it would be too troublesome, and so on…
But ultimately, Bai Yu’s reply of “want” came faster than her thought process.
Once she said that, she didn’t regret it. The concerns she had for this moment no longer held much significance for her; she understood that these questions shouldn’t be asked of Xiao Yuan, but of herself.
Would this be troublesome? Would it invade Xiao Yuan’s privacy?
If she had no ill thoughts, these questions shouldn’t have arisen.
This was what truly deserved Xiao Lambda’s trust!
“Then let’s go together!”
I excitedly grabbed Sister Bai’s hand and said.
“Eh? Right here?”
“Yeah~ The Constant Dream Cultivation Room; no witch will come here to interrupt us!”
I confidently stated, “So don’t worry~ Just leave your soul and join me.”
“Okay, together.” Sister Bai nodded, not having many reservations. After all, Xiao Lambda had already made such a move; what else would she hesitate for?
As we conversed, Bai Yu’s soul had now left her body. She gently touched that small hand from the soul level, and then she felt a marvelous pulling force guiding her into a peculiar area.
It was a void, yet in this void, that hand was consistently leading her direction.
Until… she vaguely caught a glimpse of a prosperous outline.
Then, she subconsciously brushed aside the blurred mist in front of her, as if she found herself in a sea of stars, with a vast village stretching above her head. Or rather, it would still be inaccurate to describe the current Fool Village as merely a village.
As if an entire world were such a paradise.
A cloud brushed past her, and as she looked up, she gradually realized that she was descending.
It felt like a fall at the moment right before waking from a dream, continually happening here, but in this world, she wouldn’t wake up again.
A moment’s fear flashed through her heart before she felt the hand tightly grasping hers.
Turning her head, she saw me grinning mischievously at her.
“What a peculiar entrance!” Sister Bai quipped.
“Do you like it? From this perspective, we can gaze down at the entire Fool Village from the sky!”
“Of course I like it…” Bai Yu looked at the enormous Fool Village above her, where the most striking feature was undoubtedly the enormous Great Knowledge Tree!
“Are we just going to keep falling like this?”
“Of course~ At this moment, we are meteors cutting through the sky!” I shifted my posture, letting my body fall freely, with the starry sky gradually receding in front of me, along with the clouds.
I waved my hands to greet the Fool Dreams playing hide-and-seek in the clouds, and the scribbles dotting the starry sky were also their creations.
Indeed… Fool Dreams are also a creatively rich species!
“Cutting through the sky… meteors?” Sister Bai repeated my words, seemingly experiencing the state I described.
After overcoming the fear of falling from a great height, everything she saw before her was beautiful.
This was Bai Hua’s current inner thought.
Here… is this Xiao Run’s self-redemption within her heart?
No one would judge this childishness, tending to just the right amount of joy, when “childish”—the word shed its human-enhanced derogatory meaning, returning to its initial purity; perhaps this is the beauty in Xiao Run’s heart…
Unknowingly, an impulse to preserve this place arose in Bai Hua, and then that impulse gradually turned into a conviction deep in her heart.
