"Come back for now, Viennes."
Iver stroked Little Crow's head and first withdrew it back into his soul.
They could encounter Hypatia's daughter at any moment now.
According to Hypatia, she could not come into contact with phantasms, or she might turn into one at any moment. To be safe, Iver withdrew the phantasm Viennes as well.
Before long, the space before them collapsed once more, and Euler emerged with a Primordial wearing black robes, a rugged face, and a jade crown.
When he saw Iver's antlers clearly, his eyes immediately lit up, and his expression brightened.
"I am Zhu Shijie. It is an honor to meet you, my lord."
The man's voice was booming as he performed a grand kowtow to Iver. Three bows and nine prostrations—the Sacred Number of the Candle Holder.
Unlike in the Material Realm, people in the Dream Realm could communicate normally without sharing a language. Language was merely a carrier of information, while the Dream Realm itself was composed of information. Their exchanges looked like speech, but in reality, they were communicating directly through their minds.
That was also why all sorts of strange phantasms in the Dream Realm could communicate directly with people, while in the Material Realm, one needed sufficient inspiration to communicate normally with phantasms.
Iver, however, did not react much to this. He merely helped the Primordial mathematician to his feet with a gentle smile.
Iver had previously discussed Primordial beliefs and customs with Wizard Zhu Tang—
The Candle Holder, the Serpent Father, and the Hourglass were the three major beliefs of the Primordials at present. Adding the dragons' faith in the Lord of Scales and Feathers, they happened to form the Four Symbols of wind, earth, water, and fire, as well as the Four Elements of heaven, earth, people,