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Chapter 4408 Dream Boat
Chapter 4408 Dream Boat
Deep within the misty swamp forest, inside the newly erected Raven Castle.
As soon as Uriel opened his eyes, he saw Guleimo's large face, which seemed to be observing his... sleeping face.
Uriel was startled and let out a strange cry.
Gulemo himself was also startled. He approached Uriel to observe, simply out of curiosity: Was Uriel really asleep, or, as he himself said, perhaps able to log in and reach the Dream Crystal Plains while asleep?
Before Guleimo could figure out anything, Uriel woke up.
The two former enemies stared at each other, startling one another.
After a brief period of confusion, the two sides finally cleared up the misunderstanding.
However, it was still a bit awkward for the two to be face to face. Fortunately, Camiro also logged off at that moment.
They were now in the hall outside Camillo's room inside the castle.
They had come to Camiro, begging him to help them contact Blanche. Camiro agreed and went online; afterwards, Gulemo and Uriel waited in the outer hall.
After waiting for a while without any news from Camiro, Uriel said, "I'll also try to fall into a deep sleep to see if I can enter the Dream Crystal Plains; if I can get in, I'll go check on Camiro and Blanche's situation."
Then, Gulemo waited alone in the outer room for quite a while, until now.
Now that Uriel has awakened, Camillo has naturally logged off as well.
Camillo came out of the inner room and was met with an awkward atmosphere in the hall.
Considering that Gulemo and Uriel were once "enemies," Camillo was not surprised, and simply said, "Let's go, let's go to the Soul Tree to bring Rigota into the dream."
The topic of Rigota was undoubtedly the key to breaking the awkward atmosphere between them.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, the two looked at Camillo simultaneously, their eyes gleaming with delight: "Great!"
Then, guided by the shadow raven, they arrived at the small garden outside the castle.
Camillo spotted the Soul Tree at a glance, along with the bubble suspended high above it.
Nourished by the Soul Tree, Rigota's soul within the bubble became much clearer, though she remained curled up, hugging her legs, in deep sleep, like the fairy tales where the sprites sleep among the flowers and plants.
When Gulemo and Uriel saw Rigota again, they couldn't help but whisper her name.
Even though the Sun and Moon Wizards had clearly stated that Rigota couldn't hear them, they still couldn't help but speak, and even deliberately lowered their voices for fear of disturbing her sleep.
Meanwhile, Camillo circled the Soul Tree, carefully observing Rigota's condition.
Every now and then, she would pluck a wisp of dream mist from her fingertips and arrange it around the Soul Tree, as if sensing Rigota's dream tendrils.
"My lord, Rigota is currently enveloped in a bubble. Can she still enter the Dream Crystal Plains?" Uriel asked worriedly, fearing that the bubble might prevent Rigota from entering the dream.
Camillo shook his head: "No, the Dream Realm covers almost the entire Prologue Continent. Not to mention inside the bubble, even in the Earth's core or the sky, one can enter a dream."
As long as you can enter a dream, you can reach the Dream Crystal Plains.
Hearing this, Uriel breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Camillo continued, "I'm currently just confirming whether her current slumber is a dream. If it is, I can directly escort her to Blanche's dream world."
"If not, then I can only drag her into my dream first."
Uriel: "Is there a difference between these two? Will it affect Rigota?"
Camillo pondered, "For the living, there is no difference, but for a living soul like Rigota, I'm not so sure."
“If she’s already dreaming, I don’t need to go through all that trouble; but if she’s not dreaming, then I have to actively pull her into a dream, which might have some impact on her consciousness.”
"But the impact should be minimal."
Although the impact was said to be minor, Uriel and Gulemo's hearts, which had just settled down, instantly tightened again.
Fortunately, after a moment, Camillo smiled and said with delight, "She has entered the dream."
After Camillo finished speaking, he sighed, "I've taken on a few interrogation missions before, and I've captured newly deceased souls and brought them into dreams, but I never thought that living souls could enter dreams."
"Now it seems that it is possible. Moreover, the fact that a living soul can dream on its own without external force is quite surprising to me."
Camillo sighed inwardly, "Perhaps there's a chance to study the idea of a living soul entering a dream?"
Of course, further research is needed in the future.
Camillo turned to Uriel and Guleimo: "I'm going to enter a dream to guide Rigota, do you want to come with me?"
"Can we do it too?" Uriel and Guleimo asked incredulously.
"of course can."
Entering a dream with a living soul is a rare topic, but for Camillo, pulling two living people into a dream is a piece of cake.
Uriel and Guleimo exchanged a glance, and without the slightest hesitation, nodded: "Yes!"
"Then let's go." Camiro turned around.
The two were taken aback: "Where are we going? Aren't we supposed to enter a dream?"
Camillo turned to look at them: "You've already entered the dream."
"???"
The two looked around in confusion, only to find that they were no longer in the small garden outside Raven Castle, but had entered a white world.
The surrounding area was filled with swirling mist, making it feel like walking in the clouds.
"When did we enter this dream? Is this what adults dream?"
"If I could pull you two into my dream and you still find out, then I wouldn't need to be in the dream witch circle anymore." Camiro: "As for this place, it's not my dream, not even a complete dream, just a transit station."
"A transit station designed and dreamed up by Blanche."
Before the two could understand what he meant, Camiro, who was ahead, was already gazing into the depths of the mist and muttering, "They're here."
"It's here? What's here?" They both looked into the fog, but couldn't see anything.
"Blanche's... Dream Boat has come to pick us up."
Dream Boat?
As they wondered, a crescent-shaped boat made of jade-white glass, adorned with autumn roses and late-blooming maple leaves, emerged from the mist and moored before them.
“This is…” Uriel and Guleimo stared in astonishment at the ship before them.
Camillo said softly, "This is the Dream Boat. It will guide us to Rigota's dream."
"But before that, I want to make a clear rule to you."
"On the Dream Boat, try to clear your mind and think less... Of course, this is not easy for you. If you can't control your thoughts, then try to ask less, be less curious, and talk less. That will also work."
Perhaps noticing the confusion in their eyes, Camillo thought for a moment and decided that since they hadn't boarded the ship yet, it wouldn't hurt to explain now.
You can understand it as active thoughts influencing changes in dreams.
"Although this is just an incomplete dream, if your mind is too active, it can change the surrounding environment."
Just like when you're dreaming, if you feel there are tall buildings ahead, then there really are tall buildings; if you feel there are people chasing you in the stairwell, then they really will come out.
That's how dreams are; they change as you think.
When ordinary people dream, their thoughts are chaotic and discontinuous, which is why their dreams become absurd and bizarre.
Uriel and Guleimo, however, were conscious at this time and their thoughts were not blocked by the dream, so they were able to control their own behavior.
"The Dream Boat will travel through shattered dreams. If your thoughts are too active, it will cause the Dream Boat to enter some bizarre environments. If it deviates from its course, it will be unable to reach Rigota's dream."
"Therefore, once you board the Dream Ship, try to speak and think as little as possible. Only when you reach a stable dream setting will this restriction be lifted."
"Do you understand?"
The two initially wanted to answer "I understand," but remembering Camillo's words "Speak less," they remained silent and simply nodded vigorously.
"If you understand, then let's get on the boat."
Camillo boarded the Dream Boat first, and the two immediately followed.
Once they were seated, Camillo opened his hands, gently blew into his palms, and wisps of smoke filled with colorful bubbles appeared.
These colorful mists, like little elves, blended into the oars of the dream boat, adding iridescent colors to the pure white oars.
Then, as if activated by some kind of energy, the oars began to move on their own.
Swaying gently, the dreamy little boat sailed into the mist.
“That colorful mist just now was the gateway to Rigota’s dream,” Camillo explained casually, nodding in satisfaction when no one responded.
"Good, keep it like this. If anything unusual happens, just listen to me."
The dream boat continued to sail forward through the fog.
I don't know how much time passed.
The sea of dreams surged, and in the distance, a huge mountain seemed to appear at the end of the mist.
“Don’t worry about it. The Dream Boat will occasionally encounter some fragmented dreams as it travels. These are just dreams scattered nearby.” Camiro looked at the mountain and said softly, “Judging from the outline, it does look a bit like Mount Kachia. It is said that the Forty Thieves’ stronghold was once located there.”
"It seems this was a dream of one of the Forty Thieves."
It's not unusual to encounter fragments of the Forty Thieves' dream here, since their physical location is in the Misty Swamp Forest, and the Forty Thieves had lived here for a long time, so it's normal for them to have dreams.
They traveled for a while longer, encountering several fragments of dreams along the way, including one... a fragment of a spring dream, still from the Forty Thieves.
Uriel and Gulemo watched with great unease, while Camillo commented with great interest, like a seasoned gourmet savoring a delicacy.
Unfortunately, this erotic dream probably wouldn't even qualify as a street food in his list of delicacies.
Swaying gently, the dream boat traveled an unknown distance before finally coming to rest beside a turbulent river.
“We’ve arrived.” Camillo looked at the surging river before him, a hint of surprise in his eyes. “This is the River of Trouble. It seems Rigota’s dream has been stuck here all along.”
Upon learning that the great river before them was actually Rigota's dream, a hint of heartache flashed across the expressions of both Uriel and Guleimo.
After all, Sean took Rigota into the river, which is the River of Trouble. Rigota must have had a very deep impression of it, which is why she dreamed about the River of Trouble.
Uriel, in particular, recalled seeing Rigota sinking into the river deep within the Whispering Curse... Perhaps the Whispering Curse also reflected Rigota's dream?
“Wait for me on the Dream Boat for a moment, I will go and bring Rigota out.” Camillo paused, and seeing the anxious eyes of the two, said softly, “I understand, you want to go too, but mortal dreams are very fragile, especially since Rigota is only a living soul. Her dream may be even more fragile, and your entry into it may not be a good thing for her.”
"So, just wait outside, I'll bring Rigota out."
Having said that, before the two could reply, Camillo leaped into the rolling river.
They didn't have to wait long; Camillo returned in just a few breaths.
Accompanying him was a red-haired woman who was fast asleep with her eyes closed.
It was... Rigota.
As Camillo led Rigota onto the Dream Boat, he whispered, "Her soul may be in a state of low energy. In order to maintain her consciousness, she is even sleeping in her dreams."
"but……"
As Camillo was speaking, he heard a soft sob behind him.
Looking back, he saw that Uriel and Guleimo hadn't listened to him at all; their entire attention was focused on Rigota, their eyes filled with tears of emotion.
Camillo sighed. "Didn't you already see her outside? Why are you still so agitated?"
Uriel and Guleimo did not speak, but their eyes conveyed their meaning:
Rigota was indeed visible from the outside, but through a bubble. Moreover, Rigota was a miniature size from the outside, but now she was a life-size figure up close.
The difference is quite significant, and it certainly had a strong impact on the two of them.
The real-life Rigota made them feel... that Rigota was still very far away from them.
But here, Rigota is just sleeping, yet she is very, very close to them.
Camillo shook his head and said nothing more, simply maneuvering the dream ship toward Blanche's dreamland while waiting for them to calm down.
Once they had calmed down a bit, Camillo said, "I can see that your eyes are asking me why she is asleep?"
"I'm not entirely sure about the specifics, but it's highly likely related to Sean's inscriptions. They're designed to prevent her from losing consciousness, even in her dreams, and to keep her asleep to reduce energy consumption."
"But don't worry, she can be awakened."
"As long as her consciousness has something to rely on, such as obtaining a body, she will naturally awaken."
In other words, once she enters the Dream Crystal Plains and is given a new body by the power of the Great Power, she will be able to recover.
Uriel and Guleimo breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that Rigota could awaken.
Just then, the Dream Boat suddenly stopped moving on the horizontal line and turned into a Ferris wheel, sometimes going up and sometimes down.
Camillo reassured them, "This is normal."
"Blanche's dream is hidden very deep; ordinary dream witches can't find the way at all. Only by using a dream boat can one reach it."
“I remember that Blanche’s latest dream concept was inspired by a storybook.”
"When you see a huge book, you should have arrived at the land of dreams."
As soon as he finished speaking, Camiro saw Uriel and Guleimo pointing behind him, their faces full of excitement.
Camillo looked back and saw a huge book in the distance.
It's like a towering tree standing in the mist, extremely conspicuous.
The thick-covered book had been partially opened, and the Dream Boat was heading towards that small corner.
"It seems we've arrived."
"This is Blanche's new dream concept. It's supposedly a story Luigi told her. Let me look at the book cover; it's called..."
Camillo looked up at the book's cover, where the title was engraved in large, gilded letters.
—"I will never repeat the same mistakes after my rebirth."