Arcane Detective of the Steam Age
Chapter 140

Sea of Dreams

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Leave this island?

Looking at the boundless sea before him, and the "dream worlds" scattered across it like stars, Li Wei hesitated.

But soon, someone spoke up in his place.

"May I give it a try, Mr. Li Wei?"

"Miss Branson?"

Li Wei blinked at Annie beside him, while the Cheshire Cat chuckled.

"Of course. In dreams, you can do whatever you please. Your thoughts are the world's thoughts, your order is the world's order, and your rules are the world's rules. You can do anything you want."

"Go ahead if you want to try."

Curious himself, Li Wei nodded to Annie.

Then he watched her close her eyes.

"Mm..."

Soon, the air before them began to tremble. Li Wei saw an enormous shadow gradually emerge from thin air. At first, it was only a few lines, like a painting in progress. The lines became a framework, then colors filled it in... It was none other than the North Star.

Yet just as the ship was about to take shape, Annie gave a muffled groan and collapsed to the ground. At the same time, the enormous North Star vanished like a bubble.

"Are you all right?"

Li Wei hurried to Annie's side and asked softly. She was clutching her head, looking as though she had a terrible headache.

"I-I'm all right... Mr. Li Wei..."

"What happened just now? It looked like you were about to succeed."

"I was imagining the North Star, and I did manage to recall exactly what the ship looked like, but..."

"But?"

"It suddenly occurred to me that I didn't know how many people it took to operate the ship, or what each person had to do. The moment I thought of that, the image in my mind collapsed..."

Well, that hardly surprised Li Wei.

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