Chapter 651: The Meaning of Illusion
When Greya had almost finished touring the witch town, she roughly understood what the sign meant by "nightmare amusement park".
In the fog, Greya couldn't find the way at all. But the fog was very strange, as if it had life, actively guiding Greya to buildings.
Every building was empty. But every item inside was telling a nightmare story.
For example, the machete stuck on the chopping board in a slaughterhouse that Greya went to not long ago made Greya experience a nightmare of being chased by a butcher.
Also, the half-opened canon in the church made Greya seem like a heretic witch who was judged, burning in flames while listening to bloody and evil doctrines.
In addition, the windbreaker with one arm missing in the small building, the papers scattered all over the floor of the town hall, the dazzling hazy flower trees in the garden... etc., can all become a "nightmare" individually, and when gathered together, they are a nightmare amusement park.
Just like the meaningful things that Greya saw in the feather earrings, people can't help but imagine a big drama. But this time, Angel went a step further. Although it was also imagination, Greya used the form of "nightmare" to personally experience the story she imagined.
"This is also a novelty." Greya whispered to herself. She had two requirements for Angel: first, to integrate the feeling of nightmare world; second, to be novel.
From the experience of the witch town alone, these two points were actually met. The first point is very consistent. This strong feeling of nightmare world moved her more than the mountain belly in the feather earrings.
As for the second novelty, although the form of "nightmare" is still a bit insufficient, it is still an innovation if it is really judged.
Moreover, the experience in the witch town made Greya feel refreshed.
When she was still a mortal, she had nightmares. Now, after so many years, she rarely has nightmares.
Although she didn't find these nightmares scary, Angel's control of "emotions" was simply amazing. Even if she didn't find it scary, Greya still felt her heartbeat speed up and cold sweat in these nightmares.
Although there are still some places she hasn't visited, Greya plans to leave the witch town and go to other places.
But she searched for a long time and didn't find the stone pile and copper bell that could call the cat bus.
Greya recalled the umbrella civet cat she met on the trail. It should have been standing on the platform... But next to it was not a "stone pile and copper bell", but an iron road sign.
Could it be that the platform in each place is actually different?
Greya stayed in the witch town for a long time, but still couldn't find the platform. She thought about it and simply exited the illusion directly.
After exiting the illusion, Greya calmed down a little. Although those "nightmares" were just dreams, they also made her feel a little emotional. If it were real, Angel would not be able to do this, but if she wanted to experience the illusion, she must release her mental power, which gave Angel the ability to control her emotions.
After a while, Greya reactivated the dream twin.
She thought she would return to the path in front of the cave at the beginning, but she didn't... She was still in the mist of the witch town.
"It's different from the illusion setting in the feather earrings." Greya whispered. Is this a record of her previous experience? How did he do it?
Greya still knows something about illusions, but she has never seen an illusion that can be "continued" like this.
"But it's also quite interesting." Greya didn't think much about it. Since she couldn't leave by cheating, she would continue to look for it. After all, it was a platform, and it shouldn't be placed in an inconspicuous place.
But Greya was wrong.
Two hours later, Greya entered a lonely cabin. She passed by this cabin many times, but she never went in. She thought that the platform should not be placed in a cabin, right?
Reality slapped her in the face.
The platform is not only in the cabin, but also very inconspicuous!
There is nothing in this lonely cabin, except a lonely oil painting hanging on the wall. And this lonely oil painting depicts a... lonely platform.
Greya twitched her mouth: "Don't tell me that the platform in this painting is the platform of the cat bus."
Greya reached into the painting, and the next second, she found herself pulled into the painting by a strange force and stood in front of the platform.
At the same time, a familiar sound of wild beasts galloping came from a distance.
Greya raised her head and looked into the distance. On the road shrouded in thick fog, two beams of light penetrated the fog and galloped over.
When the orange tabby cat jumped out of the fog, Greya rubbed her swollen temples: Angel, you are so good at playing!
This orange cat is undoubtedly the Catbus.
The Catbus saw someone on the platform and stopped immediately, turning its huge head with bright eyes: "Beautiful lady, the Catbus is at your service."
Greya was wondering why the Catbus didn't ask her where she was going?
She looked up and saw a little girl with two pigtails looking out curiously in the belly of the Catbus.
Is there a customer?
Greya turned around and asked the Catbus: "Where is the destination of this bus?"
"This trip's destination is the tree nest."
Greya thought for a while: "Okay, I'll go to the tree nest too."
Cat Bus nodded, opened the plush door, and lowered the ladder. Greya stepped up the steps and sat in the car seat directly opposite the little girl.
Only then did Greya see the little girl's appearance clearly. To be honest, Greya felt that the little girl looked very much like Shan, but compared to Shan, the girl was shorter, estimated to be less than one meter tall.
And although Shan looks like a girl, she is actually very old, which can be seen from her mature eyes. The little girl in front of her looked confused, childish, and innocent, which was obviously different from Shan.
"Why did Angel create this girl in the fantasy world? Could it be that he has any special hobbies?" Greya looked at the girl opposite him curiously.
But the girl showed no reaction.
The cat bus started to fly. The little girl seemed not to notice Greya at all. She was still standing happily on the seat. However, the market was like this. She was still a little short from the window. She could only hold the window edge with her chubby little hands. He kept raising his feet and looked at the scene outside the window.
The cool breeze blew in, blowing the girl's braid around.
She didn't seem to feel cold at all, but instead laughed happily and shouted loudly out the window.
Greya brushed back her somewhat tousled hair and looked back out the window. It was still foggy outside. She didn't know what the girl was excited about.
Greya tried to talk to her, but as expected, she got no response. The girl seemed completely unaware that there was anyone in the carriage.
"It's like a ghost image." Greya murmured in a low voice.
But thinking about it on the other hand, maybe in the eyes of the girl, Greya is actually like an illusion, in a world that does not exist.
"Perhaps this is a story line set up by Angel? But what's the point of a mortal story line?" Greya can see that this girl is just a mortal. Does she still need to spend time to see the story of a mortal? Story?
When you get to the tree nest, just call the cat bus to the next place, but where? Forget it, take your pick.
At this time, Cat Bus finally ran out of the fog.
The little girl sitting opposite her screamed even more cheerfully, like an ape howling excitedly when seeing vines hanging from a tree.
Greya shook her head. Although she hated the noise, everything in front of her was just an illusion and she didn't bother to care about it. She turned and looked out the window. After the fog passed, she saw the soft moon again.
Outside are farmland under the moonlight.
Moreover, there is no mountain cover, and the outside scenery can be roughly seen just by relying on the moonlight.
"It is indeed the realm of mortals, so is that tree nest a village of mortals?" Greya frowned.
When she was confused, a burst of melodious music came from somewhere.
This is a song that Greya has never heard before, but it sounds inexplicably pleasant to her, making people involuntarily think of the gentle moonlight.
The music is soft and fits the mood of the moment. Cat Bus leaps over mountains and seas, moonlit forests, and the innocence of childhood.
At this moment, Greya suddenly understood Angel's intention.
The cat bus stopped, and the little girl jumped away. The person who picked her up outside was a girl who looked somewhat similar to her.
Greya did not get off the bus and let the cat bus continue to move forward.
Behind the cat bus, the two sisters hugged each other and ran happily towards a giant tree. Above the giant tree, there was a strange gray beast floating in the air.
Greya saw this scene and roughly guessed that the story line of this tree nest was centered on these two sisters, and the gray beast probably played some role in it.
But I know that Greya still has no plans to explore now.
She roughly understood Angel's settings for each area. Witch Town represented "awe of fear", while the tree nest may represent "not forgetting the original intention."
After walking for many years, she seemed to have forgotten her original intention. But just now, she felt a little touched in her heart, as if she saw herself when she was young.
She did not let herself explore. She wanted to browse the entire fantasy area before deciding her next move.
The cat bus continued to move forward, and Greya saw the waves of the sea in the "Mermaid Sea", and she vaguely felt that there was a strong atmosphere of the nightmare world on the bottom of the sea. On the "Sky Island", she saw a piece of steel ruins. She didn't explore the specific secrets...
Greya had a panoramic view of each area.
But she never stopped and let the cat bus keep going.
On the way, Greya met several passengers on the bus, with different costumes, different identities, and different expressions. Some are silent, some are scared, some are full of thoughts... Maybe every guest has his own story line.
At the last stop, Greya arrived at a place called "Mysterious Mountain".
This is a barren mountain.
Just when Greya was wondering what this mountain meant, a gust of wind blew in from outside the carriage.
When the wind blew against Greya's skin, she suddenly stood up from her seat... How could it feel like this? !