With Klein's explanation and reassurance, Allen felt much more at ease and decided to observe for a few more days to see if he would have similar nightmares again.
After smilingly seeing the renowned Doctor out the door, Klein's expression suddenly turned serious, as if he were deep in thought.
His interpretation of the dream was correct. The dark tower, the walls and gates that blocked the way, and the silvery Serpent did indeed symbolize Will Auceptin's situation of being threatened by something, and the child's fear and helplessness as he tried to hide behind layers of protection.
The key issue is that this is most likely not a revelation that Doctor. Allen received through his own Spirituality. Otherwise, he wouldn't have waited until last night, until he found that origami crane, to have such a dream Will Auceptin was discharged from the hospital, long before his Spirituality unconsciousness perceived something strange.
Therefore, Klein suspects that this dream was instilled in Doctor. Allen by someone else, and the medium was that origami crane!
Klein used his " Spirit Vision " to carefully examine the handicraft, but found no Spirituality radiance in it. However, his Spirit Intuition and intuition told him that there was something strange about the origami crane, perhaps involving the most ethereal, elusive, and awe-inspiring Fate.
That kid named Will Auceptin is no ordinary person... It seems the magic might not be the tarot cards, but him... The silver-white Serpent is a symbol of danger, and this matter is also related to factors such as bad luck and fortune. Could it represent the " Mercury Snake," the Sequence 1 of the " Monster " pathway, the " Mercury Snake "? Klein's thoughts wandered, yet he couldn't be sure of anything.
He then began to analyze how dreams are instilled.
With Klein's current level of knowledge in occultism, this wasn't something too complicated or difficult to understand, and he quickly came up with an idea:
"First, we can rule out the influence of Wraith spirits or ghosts, as those would taint Doctor. Allen's aura with varying shades of blackish-green, and I didn't detect any signs of that just now."
There are roughly two ways to instill a dream without causing any abnormalities in the dreamer. One is an extraordinary ability similar to a ' Nightmare,' like the captain, which achieves the goal through guidance. However, one cannot get too involved, otherwise, traces will be left behind. The second method is more ingenious and sophisticated.
"The principle behind dreams is that Astral Body travel through the Spirit World, allowing certain details that are not consciously noticed to be transformed into symbolic revelations under external stimuli, or directly obtain some revelations related to themselves from the outside world, and then tell them to their Spirit Body, and since the owner is in a sleeping state, this will appear in the form of dreams."
"Therefore, the second method is to instill it through the Spirit World!"
"First, use some magical means to create the revelation that you need. Then, let the target's Astral Body obtain it while traveling in the Spirit World and feed it back. In this way, the target can dream of the scenes that others want him to dream, without leaving any trace on the outside."
"This is something I can't do right now, not even in a spirit form that can slightly influence the power above the Gray Fog."
Klein paused for a moment, then added another possible guess:
Doctor. Allen was Psychological Suggestion through origami cranes; once he found one, he would have a dream about it.
That's easy to confirm. As long as I use " Spirit Channeling communication" on Doctor. Allen, I should be able to find the corresponding traces... However, wouldn't it be a bit unfriendly to use " Spirit Channeling communication" on him? Or should I borrow that " Nightmare Candle " from Father Utravsky? No, it was that Vampire, the fanatical Puppet enthusiast Emlyn White, who recognized my identity, not the muscular, Giant -like Father Utravsky... Klein pulled himself out of his thoughts and considered what to do next.
He decided to wait and go above the Gray Fog to Divination the level of danger. If it was acceptable, he would sneak into Doctor. Allen's house tonight and use methods such as " Dream Charm " to observe secretly and see if the source of the dream was direct guidance or indirect fabrication.
However, given Klein's strength and level, finding traces of the latter would be quite difficult, and even he himself wasn't very confident.
This doesn't mean that by sitting next to Doctor. Allen and Cogitation, Astral Body can travel with him in the same Spirit World; that requires sufficient positioning.
According to the description in " The Book of Secrets ", the existence of the Spirit World is quite mysterious. It completely overlaps with the real world, so everyone can receive revelation from the Spirit World at any time. However, the Spirit World has no up, down, left, or right. The past, future, and present may all converge here. It is like a strange ocean formed by the compression of countless knowledge, information, and illusory spirits. It is completely different from the "world" in normal concepts and logic.
This is why revelations from the Spirit World can only be symbols, not direct answers. This is also why the part of the Spirit World each person's Astral Body roam depends not only on their location and time, but also on their current physical and mental state. There is no corresponding method of locating it, and it is impossible to successfully pinpoint and find someone's Astral Body in the Spirit World, even if you are right next to them.
For this reason, the Astral Body's travels in the Spirit World are limited; it dares not go too deep. Once it gets lost and cannot return to its body, its owner will become mentally impaired, or even worse, become a vegetable.
The attempt to enter the Spirit World and use it as a springboard for Teleportation is even more difficult. A slight misstep can lead to getting lost and never being able to return to the real world, until one rots and dies.
Whew... Klein let out a breath, temporarily putting the problem out of his mind.
He took out his pocket watch, checked the time, and realized he had been thinking for too long; his breakfast had gone cold, and reporter Mike still hadn't arrived, which meant the commission would most likely be delayed by a day.
In the spirit of not wasting food, Klein finished the rest of the food, then went above the Gray Fog to perform a Divination, and was surprised to receive the revelation that there was no danger whatsoever.
Having done all this, he was past the agreed time. Without further hesitation, he changed into a heavy jacket, put on a baseball cap, grabbed his vocabulary book, and left 15 Minsk Street.
His the Original plan was to accompany Mike Joseph to the East Borough for an interview, and then find an opportunity to give Old Kohler a Psychological Suggestion so that he wouldn't mention his promise to help Liv find her daughter.
As for Liv's family, Old Kohler was responsible for reminding them.
Now that Mike has postponed things by a day, Klein is more at ease and no longer worries about mistakes or accidents.
Based on the address mentioned by Old Kohler and the revelation obtained from Divination, Klein ventured deep into the East Borough. Under the watchful eyes of those who were either wary or suspicious, indifferent or Greed, he found the room on the third floor.
There were two bunk beds here, and some worn-out mattresses were laid on the floor. Every available space was piled with miscellaneous items.
Klein looked directly at the lower bunk of the bunk bed at the far end and called out:
" Old Kohler."
With a whoosh, Old Kohler sat up abruptly, leaning towards the door with delight:
"You did come, just as I expected. After sending you that letter yesterday, I guessed you would come to see me today, so I didn't go to the dock and waited at home."
Well, I don't need to think about how to make up a lie to explain why I came all the way here to find you... Klein looked around and then said:
" Old Kohler, with your current income, you could easily rent a better room and move to a better place. Why did you only change from sleeping on the floor to a bunk bed?"
"Most of that money is for gathering information for you," Old Kohler chuckled. "Besides, I'm not young anymore; I need to save money for when my health completely declines."
Klein paused for two seconds before saying:
"You could consider buying some insurance, like the 'Elderly Relief Insurance for the Lonely and Elderly,' which would allow you to receive a weekly allowance that's enough to at least feed yourself and have a place to sleep when you're really old."
The insurance industry in this world began to emerge in the Quaternary period. Thanks to the promotion of Emperor Roselle, it is now quite mature. It mainly includes various insurances related to maritime trade, fire insurance, personal injury insurance, and pension insurance under different names. Overall, it is more concentrated among the wealthy and middle class.
"I know that. When I was a worker, I paid 3 pence a week for insurance, but then I lost my income..." Old Kohler sighed.
His biggest problem right now is his unstable income; he doesn't know when the informant fees from the Detective will stop.
Klein couldn't promise anything, so he pointed outside and said:
"Let's go to Liv's house and return the vocabulary book to that girl."
As he left the room, Klein casually remarked:
"It's ridiculous! I just said I'd volunteer to help find Daisy the day before yesterday, and yesterday she was brought back by the police. Don't mention this again; I don't want to be laughed at."
"Okay," Old Kohler agreed first, then added, "No one will laugh at your kindness and goodwill."
After navigating through a series of dirty streets, the two arrived at Liv's house. Klein saw the girl who had just been rescued resume her ironing work, which could easily burn her. He noticed the clothes hanging there, dripping with water, just like before, and for a moment, he was at a loss for words.
" Daisy," he called after a moment, "Your vocabulary book."
Daisy's eyes lit up, but she couldn't leave. After working for a while, she stopped, went to the door, and kept saying "thank you."
After Liv and Freja put down their work and came over to express their gratitude, Klein repeated what he had just said to Old Kohler.
After receiving an affirmative answer, he took out the two pounds in change he had prepared beforehand and handed it to Liv:
"A reporter will be interviewing Daisy tomorrow. This is the payment he gave you in advance, but don't mention it to him, otherwise things will get complicated. He might give you some more tomorrow, but not as much."
"No, I'm willing to expose that scoundrel's evil deeds, for free!" Daisy shook her head violently.
Klein chuckled:
"These are the rules, and you can't break them, understand?"
He turned to look at Liv and said:
"Take it."
"You're absolutely right. Only when Daisy and Freja know more words and learn more can you escape your current predicament."
He had planned to say a lot, including suggesting that Liv's family move to the edge of the East Borough, since customers who could afford to hire laundry services wouldn't live in the East Borough anyway, but in the end he said nothing.
He had intended to offer the other party more help, but he restrained himself from doing so.
There are thousands, tens of thousands, even millions of people like Liv's family in the East Borough. If an individual wants to help them, even a big banker, it won't make much of a ripple. And this is just the East Borough; there's the entire Backlund and the Kingdom of Loen above it.
"... Thank you, please thank the reporter for me." Liv was silent for a moment, then accepted the money.
Klein didn't linger and left in a hurry, as if a monster was hiding there that would devour his soul.
After walking outside with Old Kohler, he glanced back, suddenly exhaled, and whispered:
There has never been a savior...
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