Klein glanced at Leonard, smiled, and said:
"Those targets are not Demigod yet; they have only 'lived' to this day due to certain influences, and this is precisely the secret I want to uncover through dreams."
He deliberately emphasized the word "alive".
Before Leonard could respond, Klein continued speaking to himself:
"That nobleman from the Quaternary period was a member of the Zoroast Family. Perhaps you can learn more about Pallez Zoroast through his dream."
The Old Man's descendants... Leonard's heart stirred, and he became even more eager to hear about Klein's suggestion.
Although he got along fairly well with Pallez Zoroast and gradually developed a certain level of trust in the Angel, he still maintained a basic level of vigilance, after all, the angel was an outsider who lived inside his body.
"Don't mention this matter to Pallez Zoroast for now," Klein added.
"Do you think I'm such an unreliable person?" Leonard thought to himself, then replied irritably.
"No need to remind me."
Seeing that Leonard had agreed, Klein smiled and said:
"When you get back, get me a few drops of blood. It's a necessary preparation for exploring dreams."
He didn't specify how to give him the blood, but Leonard knew at least two ways: one was to offer it as a sacrifice to Mr. The Fool and ask Him to grant "the world," and the other was to summon the mysterious messenger, put the blood in a bottle, and deliver it along with the letter.
"Blood..." Leonard repeated the word unconsciously.
In mysticism, one's own blood is a very important and crucial thing, and it is best not to give it to others easily, otherwise you will not even know how you died. And sometimes, death is not the most terrible ending.
After a brief hesitation, Leonard nodded:
When will the exploration begin?
Klein, having anticipated this, replied:
"Sunday night, close to midnight."
He wanted to give Miss " Justice " time to temper her Spirituality and master her abilities.
"Okay." Leonard didn't say anything more.
Next, Klein gave a detailed explanation of speaking techniques to help the poet student appease the old man when he got back.
Back in the real world, Leonard was carefully choosing his words when he heard Pallez Zoroast's slightly aged voice echoing in his mind:
"What does your former colleague want from you? Is there something that can't be explained in a letter?"
Leonard adjusted his posture and chuckled:
He was afraid the letters would be leaked, since they might involve that person.
"Of course, Klein is mainly wary of you. What I see is the same as what you see..." Leonard muttered to himself as soon as he finished speaking.
"That one..." Pallez Zoroast seemed to understand who he was referring to.
"Hmm." Leonard picked up his glass, took a sip of his ale, and said, "He found a Ascetic from the Tertiary period, hoping to glimpse the history of that era through dream exploration."
Leonard was telling the truth, but only part of it. That's the technique that Klein was emphasizing earlier.
" The Ascetic of the Third Age are still alive?" Pallez Zoroast asked, slightly taken aback.
Of course, He wasn't too surprised. After all, at His level, even if He didn't have a hundred ways to make someone live from the Third Epoch to the present, He still had five or six. The most convenient way was to Stealing other people's time or life and give it to the target.
"He should still be alive, but his condition is very unusual," Leonard said, explaining what he knew.
Pallez Zoroast was silent for two seconds, then chuckled:
"I see. Then I can only wish you don't see anything you shouldn't in your dreams. Of course, your former colleague has Hidden Existence protecting him and must have made preparations."
Leonard didn't pick up on the topic, but suddenly exclaimed "Huh?"
" Old Man, aren't you even a little bit curious? Don't you want to know the cause of the Cataclysm? Don't you want to know what the true gods were like in the Third Epoch?"
This is the second conversational technique Klein taught: instead of being asked, take the initiative to ask.
"I can guess the general situation," Pallez Zoroast replied with a hint of admiration, then chuckled, "You were too proactive in controlling the pace of the conversation today, which is quite different from your usual behavior. This suggests you're hiding something. Good, much better than before; at least it's not immediately obvious."
Leonard's expression froze for a moment.
Pallez then chuckled:
"Look, I just tried it casually and you were exposed. You still lack training."
"Your former colleague is really something, tsk..."
Leonard could only respond with a dry laugh, put down his cup, leaned forward, picked up a ceremonial silver dagger, and used it to cut a wound, drawing out a few drops of blood.
Meanwhile, at the Earl Hall's house, Audrey, who was preparing to fulfill her promise of unconditional assistance, also held a jewel-encrusted dagger, bringing the tip to the back of her hand.
"The pain is very mild..."
"The pain is very mild..." she Hypnosis herself, while forcefully drawing a line in her throat.
It was impossible to break through her current skin without force, even though she hadn't revealed her dragon scales.
On Sunday evening, after attending a dance, Klein returned to 160 Böklund Street and, feigning fatigue, went to bed early.
As dawn approached, he got out of bed, set up the ritual, and summoned himself.
After some busy work, he took his seat in the place belonging to "The World" Gehrman Sparrow and confirmed that once the summoning ended, he could forcibly break free from " The Groselle's Travels " by relying on the layers and positions of the Gray Fog.
At this moment, three small metal bottles and a silver-white mask were placed in front of him.
The former contained the blood of him, Leonard, and Audrey respectively, while the latter was sacrificed in advance by " Justice " Audrey. Because she already knew that Mr. " The Star " would be involved in this dream exploration, she planned to wear the mask made of " Lies " throughout the process to conceal her true appearance and avoid exposing her identity.
After examining it for a while, Klein let the sturdy, dark brown copy of " The Groselle's Travels " fly out of the pile of clutter and land on the bronze table, while simultaneously absorbing the " Unshadowed Crucifix " into his body.
He then pulled " Justice " Audrey and " The Star " Leonard above the Gray Fog.
Two deep red streaks rose simultaneously, coalescing into a somewhat blurry human figure.
" Justice " Audrey and " The Star " Leonard almost simultaneously turned their gazes to the bottom of the mottled long table, examining the items in front of Mr. "World".
Then, their attention was drawn to the rather old-looking book.
Audrey's eyes flickered slightly, and she asked curiously:
Is this exploration related to this book?
"Yes, our target is in this book," Klein replied with a smile.
"In the book?" Leonard asked, somewhat surprised.
Even as a " Red Gloves " and someone who had reviewed countless cases involving supernatural beings, he had never heard of anyone being able to communicate with characters in books.
Klein nodded slightly and said:
"Yes, it's a magical book. 'Inside' there's a Envisioning world, and some of the things that happen in that world are the content of the book."
" Envisioning? Justice?" Audrey keenly grasped this key phrase.
She had only learned from Mr. "World" a few days ago that the Sequence 0 of the " Spectator " pathway was called " Visionary." Furthermore, she had long known that the title of the King of Dragons, the ancient god Ankewelt, was " Dragon of Imagination."
Klein considered for a moment and said:
"My description just now may not have been accurate enough. It may be a world of Envisioning, or it may be a real dream. The only thing that is certain is that it was created by the ancient god of the Second Age, the ' Dragon of Imagination ' Ankewelt, and I obtained it from the ' Vice Admiral Iceberg '."
Relics of the ancient gods... No wonder they could keep the Giant and Elf of the Second Age, the Ascetic of the Third Age, the human nobles of the Fourth Age, and the Loen soldiers of the Fifth Age alive until now... " The Star " Leonard suddenly realized something and couldn't help but look at "World" Gehrman Sparrow again, finding it hard to imagine how much the other party had experienced after leaving Tingen.
At this moment, Klein looked around, then pushed the " Lies " mask towards Miss " Justice " and said:
"Let's go inside."
"Yes. Justice." Audrey put the silver mask on her face.
The Star Leonard, looking left and right, nodded and said:
"Good."
Klein immediately picked up the three small metal vials, poured out a little blood from each, and smeared it on the cover of Groselle's Travels.
"So this is the function of blood..." Just as this thought flashed through Audrey's mind, a white snowstorm suddenly appeared before her eyes.
Amidst the large snowflakes and biting wind, a city with walls over fifteen meters high stood not far away. The gatekeepers, clad in leather armor, huddled in places that offered shelter from the wind and snow, and were unwilling to come up and stop ordinary pedestrians unless there were caravans.
"This, this is the world Envisioning... just like the real one. The Star." Leonard looked around as he opened his palm and caught several snowflakes, feeling their icy coolness as they quickly melted into water.
After confirming the surroundings, Leonard suddenly noticed something: Klein maintained the cool and refined image of Gehrman Sparrow, while "Miss Justice " wore a silver mask, revealing only the lower half of her face, emerald green eyes, and blond hair, making it impossible to imagine her specific appearance.
As for himself, he didn't pretend at all...
This is also a habit of the official Beyonder; they carry out their missions openly and honestly, without needing to disguise themselves.
"Mr. The Star " was indeed carefree, his hair was combed very casually, which was a real pity, otherwise with his looks, he could be a magazine cover star..." As a noble lady who had seen too many handsome men, Audrey politely glanced at Leonard and then looked away, without observing him too much.
Klein chuckled to himself, pointing to the city in the snowstorm:
"Our first target is Mr. Snowman, the ascetic from the Tertiary period."
This is the person most likely involved with the Amon brothers!
According to Klein's plan, after Snowman comes Mobett, a nobleman of the Fourth Age, because, comparatively speaking, the Giant Groselle and the Elf Siatas are involved in higher-level matters and are more likely to encounter unexpected events, so it would be better to rank them later.
After exploring the subconscious of these four individuals through dreams, we will finally enter the Sea of Collective Subconscious of this world to search for any possible secrets.