Chapter 582 The Eve of Dreaming

After leaving Sarah Mel's mansion, Lucretia did not immediately return to her residence in the city-state, but returned to the Brilliant Star that was docked at the port.

The flying colored papers circled across the deck, passed through the corridor, flew across the bridge, and entered the captain's dormitory. Lucretia's figure walked out of the phantom wind, and she casually put the mulled wine in her hand aside. on the low cabinet, and then walked towards the dressing table with the crystal ball.

In the corner of the room, the large rabbit doll lying on the bed immediately moved, and then jumped up from the bed, jumping towards this side: "Mistress! You are finally back. Rabbi is so bored on the boat. …”

"I'm just coming back temporarily, I have to go back to the city later," Lucretia glanced at the scary-looking rabbit doll and asked casually, "Is there anything unusual on the ship?"

"There is nothing abnormal on the ship, everything is very good!" The naughty girl's voice came from the rabbit's body, with a tone of asking for credit, "Rabbi took good care of this place, just like when the mistress was here!"

"What about last night?" Lucretia asked again, "When we docked at the port, did you see anything wrong on the shore?"

"Ashore?" Rabbi was startled for a moment. It seemed to finally notice the serious expression on the hostess's face, and the lively appearance of asking for credit before suddenly subsided, "Ashore... there is nothing wrong, but Rabbi didn't pay much attention to the shore. movement……"

Lucretia slowly frowned. After asking a few questions about the rabbit doll, she waved her hand and said, "It's none of your business for the time being. Just go and wait. Then you and Luni will be together." Come with me to the city."

"Going to the city?!" The rabbi exclaimed briefly, seemingly with a hint of surprise and surprise. "You want to take the rabbi into the city? Are we going to play?"

Lucretia reached out to the crystal ball in front of her. After hearing the rabbit doll's words, she was silent for a second or two. Then she touched the crystal and said lightly: "It might be fun for you."

Rabbi immediately jumped up happily, then jumped back to the bed, "Puff" and lay down in the same place again, waiting patiently.

The crystal ball gradually glowed and buzzed. After waiting for a period of time, there was finally a response in the glow. Tirian's figure hurriedly appeared in the light and shadow, and gradually took shape.

"Lucy?" A voice came from the crystal ball, "Ah, I was receiving some business representatives just now, and I didn't notice the movement of the crystal ball - are you okay there?"

"I'm fine." Lucretia looked at her brother in the crystal. After noticing the fatigue in his expression, she quietly put away her impatient expression because of waiting for a long time. "It looks like you are there." Very busy, haven’t you had much rest lately?”

"To be honest, the situation now is much better than before. At least I have a chance to finish my lunch at the dining table," Tirian shrugged, and then couldn't help but look at the situation behind Lucretia. , as if to confirm whether there was someone in the picture, and then he hesitated for a moment before hesitantly said, "Father, is he... over there?"

"Not now, he is busy with other things," Lucretia replied, and then added, "Don't be so nervous, dad is very busy now."

"Oh," Tirian responded, then hesitated and asked cautiously, "How are you getting along with him these past two days? Nothing happened, right? Do you need my help?"

"Everything is fine," Lucretia said casually, then she thought for a moment and turned her head calmly, letting the silvery white waves and feather hair accessories appear in the picture, "He finally made this The card was sent to me a hundred years late, but surprisingly, it’s still as good as new.”

Tirian in the crystal ball was stunned, and the worried expression on his face suddenly solidified a moment ago. He stared blankly here, and finally the corner of his mouth trembled for a long time: "...Huh?"

"He didn't bring you a gift?" Lucretia turned her face and asked seriously.

Tirian thought for a while, pressed his forehead with one hand, and said in a desperate tone: "Sixteen rounds of 24 pounds, three rounds of 32 pounds, and no counting of 12 pounds..."

Lucretia looked at the opposite side silently, and after a long time she quietly said: "You fired first."

"...You came to me suddenly just to talk about this?"

"Of course not," Lucretia shook her head and then said seriously, "I want you to pay attention to some... things recently. If there is any situation, contact me as soon as possible."

Tirian immediately became serious: "Pay attention to something?"

"Elves, if I remember correctly, there should be many elves who have settled in Frost for a long time," Lucretia said lightly, "The 'coordinated monitoring system' between the church, the Adventurers Association and the city-state has just been established. , it seems that you haven’t responded yet, so I will contact you directly..."

…

In the back garden of No. 99 Crown Street, which was surrounded by trees, green plants and walls, and thus seemed quite gloomy, a fire suddenly expanded into a blazing door, and the figures of Duncan and Alice stepped out of the door.

Shirley, who was basking in the sun in the backyard, immediately jumped up, turned around and ran into the house - but after just two steps, Duncan called out: "Why are you running?"

Shirley stopped quickly. She froze on the spot for a moment, turned her head and scratched her hair: "Yes, why should I run... I'm sorry, Captain, I have a conditioned reflex..."

"Surprised," Duncan frowned and glanced at the girl, "Is Lucretia back?"

"Not yet," Shirley shook her head, "But Vanna and the old man are back. They are in the living room."

Duncan nodded: "Well, that's okay, come in with me and see what they harvest."

"Then I'll go to the kitchen and put things away first," Alice said as she walked, holding the large wooden basin filled with ingredients that she took from the Lost Home, "You can have fish soup tonight!"

Duncan glanced at the doll with a subtle expression - in Alice's head, there seemed to be a set of logic trees that were running stably. Even if big things happened around her, as long as the Homeless Ship didn't explode on the spot, she would still be there. You can act calmly and naturally at your own pace, such as returning to the Lost Home to get fish, or going to the kitchen to cook...

Duncan even suddenly had doubts. Even if the Homeless Ship suddenly exploded on the spot, as long as she was still in front of this doll, she would be able to ask herself what she wanted to eat tonight after she realized it...

But there's nothing wrong with it - in this turbulent world, Duncan feels that it's actually good to have such a doll by his side who always only cares about what soup to make tonight.

A moment later, Duncan had arrived in the living room, and Vanna and Maurice, who had just finished their day's operation in the city, reported to him the current situation.

"... From the current point of view, it seems that the entire city-state was affected last night, including the local elven residents and other races living in the city - no one noticed the change. As for those who work at night People at work seem to have a certain degree of 'cognitive confusion'..."

Fanna sat on the sofa and recounted her investigative information from the perspective of a professional judge.

"In the morning, I came into contact with several mechanics who had just returned home from their shift in the steam pump room. During the conversation, I found that they did not remember their specific vigil work last night, but they felt that everything was normal last night and that they had nothing to do all night long. When the incident happened, they were conscious, but they were completely unaware of the contradictions in their words, as if..."

Fanna hesitated for a moment, as if looking for more suitable words, and then continued after a moment: "It's as if she is still immersed in a 'lucid dream'."

"In other words, people who sleep at night collectively experience a dreamless night, while people who work at night are 'lost' for a period of time out of thin air, but at the same time they feel everything is normal?" Duncan listened to Vanna's report, I couldn't help but wonder, "Have you tried to confirm the deeper mental state of those people? Are there any signs of mental pollution?"

"I used some magical means from the Deep Sea Church, but I didn't go too far," Vanna nodded. "After preliminary inspection, there were no signs of contamination on those people. They just...' It happened naturally. Faulty Perception and Memory'.”

Duncan rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Morris sitting on the other sofa.

"I went to meet a few old friends and informed them of the changes last night. The college is now investigating and formulating countermeasures. If everything goes well with Miss Lucretia, the Qingfeng Port will The entire official response system will become active," Morris nodded, "But judging from the current situation, when the influence of the 'Dream of the Nameless' increases, everyone in the entire city-state will inevitably be affected. The only ones who are awake and moving inside or outside the dream, and those of us who follow you - the actions of the academy and city-state authorities should not be so smooth.

"In addition, I also found several scholars who are familiar with the traditional cultural legends of elves, and learned more about the great demon Sasluoka, the world giant tree Silantis and the 'Dream of Creation' from them. During this period, I discovered a... rather interesting place."

Duncan immediately became curious: "The more interesting place?"

“Yes,” Morris nodded, “In some rarely known narrative poems, there are a few descriptions like this——

“Saslokar created the world’s first dream, but He did not know what dreams were;

“Mortals call it a dream, and He is in a trance because of it;

"Then, the Dreamless One was born in His trance..."