Nuowa swallowed and said:
"To ensure the stable operation of the Elf's Dream, I left two interfaces connecting this dream to the outside world, which correspond to the two of us."
"In other words, as the one who performs the spell, I can edit and guide the operation of the Elf's Dream to a certain extent. Of course, under normal circumstances, I will only perform maintenance and will not do anything else."
"Under normal circumstances."
Ed repeated the key part.
"Yes, generally speaking, no."
Nuowa explained:
"The elves' beliefs are very strong, and when they come together using the Elf's Dream, they are not to be underestimated. Their rank can almost surpass that of High Tier. However, this belief is not enough to affect the facts on the material level; it can only make some changes on the spiritual level."
"After returning to Elf Island some time ago, the two of us entered the Elf's Dream again, guiding the elves to develop the idea that 'what happened in the underground of the Great Labyrinth City should be kept secret,' and we reinforced it several times."
"They didn't know what happened beneath the Great Labyrinth City, but it was just a thought and didn't affect their normal dreams."
Ed suddenly realized:
"Therefore, although this power is insufficient to affect matter, it is already able to influence the mind, and all intelligent beings in the world will subconsciously obey it without violating it."
Nuowa added:
"That's right. Intelligent beings who don't know can never understand what happened that day through language. Intelligent beings who know everything can communicate with each other, but they will subconsciously avoid intelligent beings who don't know about this matter."
"In short, mental abilities operate according to their own logic, following the principles of the subconscious, so even self-deception is impossible."
Ed then remembered something and began to press Nuowa for answers:
"According to you, before the seals on the two of you were broken, everyone in this world, from commoners to High Tier officials, would enter a stiff and formal state when mentioning ' Short-Eared Elf,' which is also related to the two of you, right?"
Nuowa's expression stiffened upon hearing this, then he gave a somewhat awkward smile:
"That... that's certainly true."
He explained somewhat embarrassedly:
"The idea of the ' Short-Eared Elf,' which is tied to the two of us, was planted in our minds eighty years ago."
"As you know, when we sealed Hall, we accidentally sealed ourselves as well, which caused ' Elf's Dream ' to be unmaintained for eighty years... Some minor problems arose. Although it is still running smoothly overall, some additional implanted ideas have gone astray."
"For example, the term ' Short-Eared Elf,' since it's associated with me, the Elf King, has become somewhat sacred due to its repeated use in dreams, so..."
"In short, as soon as our seals were broken, I immediately performed some basic vulnerability maintenance, so this incident hasn't occurred since."
Now that things have come to this, the mystery of meme contamination surrounding the " Short-Eared Elf " has finally been solved.
Ed listened to Nuowa's explanation, a multitude of words from another world instantly came to mind.
What local area network, what server, what system maintenance, what ideological stamp?
At this moment, in Ed's eyes, the elven assassin and elven mage had shed their medieval fantasy professions and transformed into two diligent elven programmers.
Why do I always feel like I have a miserable life?
Ed thought to himself, but then looked at the two Short-Eared Elf and said seriously:
"All the previous misunderstandings have been cleared up. I now know everything, whether it's the meme about the ' Short-Eared Elf ' or the 'secret beneath the Great Labyrinth City of the Guardian.'"
"I believe you two have come here not just to apologize for two trivial matters, so please speak—"
"State your demands, state what you want, state your conditions for serving me or forming an alliance with me."
"Oh, of course."
Nuowa looked at Ed, her eyes suddenly filled with an ambiguous meaning, and her tone suddenly became more assertive:
"I know my explanation was somewhat brief; the actual operation and maintenance of Elf's Dream is much more difficult than I described."
"However, aside from those unimportant details, in order to better answer your question, please allow me to tell you a secret first--"
"A very important, terrifying, and unimaginable secret!"
"I even need you to keep this a secret!"
The elven assassin behind him wore a helpless expression, looking at Nuowa's back as if he were a fool.
Ed, sitting opposite, casually held up three fingers:
"Alright, alright, I swear in the name of the Tree God that I will keep this a secret—if I do leak it, you can go to the Elf's Dream and talk bad about me, then the whole world will talk bad about me."
The elven assassin shifted his gaze from looking at the fool to Ed, a look of helplessness on his face saying, "How did I end up in the same room with two guys like these?"
" My Son of God, the Elf's Dream cannot be used for such childish things."
Nuowa retorted seriously, while Ed looked surprised:
"Really? I'm sorry, I just found out."
"Yes, you really can't."
Nuowa emphasized again, then said seriously:
"Then, the secret I'm going to tell you is--"
In that instant, Liya's expression turned solemn, Ed held his breath, Nuowa, with a resolute look, slowly spoke, each word deliberate and deliberate:
"The two of us are not actually elves."
"..."
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"Wow (without emotion)."
The Son of God looked at the elven mage before him, who seemed to have revealed some earth-shattering secret, and seeing the questioning expression on the mage's face, held up three fingers again:
"I swear I'm really shocked."
You don't.
I really do.
You don't.
"It really is. If it isn't, then go and badmouth me in the Elf's Dream."
"I told you, the Elf's Dream shouldn't do such childish things."
"For example? A disguised sprite?"
"..."
Ed's boomerang finally choked the somewhat talkative non-elf mage.
Nuowa looked indignant.
"How... how did you find out?"
Does he really think he's a good liar?
At that moment, Ed even fell into a brief period of self-doubt and could only tentatively offer an explanation from the developer's perspective:
"Well, if I had to say, the elf race doesn't have short ears."
"Ah, so that's where the problem lies!"
Nuowa suddenly realized:
"Damn it, I didn't expect it to be just a little short."
Ed's lips twitched, and he soothed her:
"It's alright, I also know another race that's even more like elves, they even have the same pointy ears, only they're a bit shorter, smaller, greener, dirtier, and more damaged..."
"Compared to them, your disguise is truly superb!"