After the Buddha Emperor explained it this way, everyone understood.
For example, what use was being the first to awaken, the first to emerge?
You could not see the stone.
You still had to search for it.
The dream contained an entire world. Where could you find that stone?
So luck was very important here. For example, if someone happened to see the stone right in front of them when they emerged, they could simply pick it up.
That was how it worked.
Of course, the prerequisite was that you had to emerge, to awaken from the dream within the allotted time. Otherwise, if you could not awaken and emerge, you would not recognize the stone even if it were placed in your hand, would you?
"Amitabha!" The Buddha Emperor once again raised one hand in a salute and chanted the Buddha's name. "Heaven and earth are impermanent, cause and effect are impermanent, and gratitude and grudges are likewise impermanent, for within the great dream, you will forget yourselves and forget everything. Thus, many wondrous things will happen within this great dream!"
"Time within the great dream passes ten thousand times faster than outside. Three days in Three Dreams of the Mortal World means thirty thousand days in the third layer of the great dream, roughly an ordinary person's lifetime!"
"Amitabha. In these thirty thousand days, some former enemies may become the closest of friends!"
"Some former friends may turn against each other and become enemies within this great dream!"
"You may become husband and wife, or you may become father and son!"
"In short, anything is possible!"
"This is a dream, but also an opportunity to reshape yourselves!"
"It is also a great blessing, a journey through the mortal world!"
"Finally, this old monk will emphasize this once: you