Chapter 15 Inception - The Dream Maker

"Near your apartment, find an ant nest, as close as possible! When you find it, dig it up, including the ants in the dirt belt, and put it in a glass bottle. Then, if possible, put a piece of locust tree in it leaves..."

When hearing this strange request similar to the nature observation experiment of primary school students, Charlize wondered if Charlotte had been a primary school teacher before. But it was strange, considering that the matter of being possessed by a ghost could not be deduced by common sense, Charlize finally did it-although it took her a lot of effort to find such an ant nest.

——Fortunately, ants are not disgusting insects. If you need termites or cockroaches, or desert army ants...

Thinking of this, Charlize took out the prepared glass bottle. Inside the bottle was a handful of soil, and it was obvious that many small ants were crawling in and out of the soil. Perhaps out of boredom, Charlize put a locust leaf in the bottle and a few cubes of sugar, as if she kept the ants as pets. But now, the industrious ants seem to have adapted to this transparent new home and are busy carrying sugar cubes.

"good!"

Charlotte nodded in satisfaction.

"Speaking of which, leaving aside the ant nest, the leaves of the locust tree are hard to find, aren't they?"

"Yeah! Super hard to find!"

Charlize complained,

"The locust tree is originally from China! I saw it before when I was in RB, but in Los Angeles, it is difficult to find such leaves. If it is a maple leaf, it is much easier to find."

"Anyway, it's good to find it!"

Charlotte ignored the blond girl's complaints. He unscrewed the cap of the bottle containing the ants and stuffed the photo of Alexis directly into the dirt inside.

"What are you doing?"

Charlotte's behavior made Charlize very puzzled,

"I've never heard that ants can exorcise demons!"

"You haven't heard of many!"

Charlotte was very disdainful of Charlize's doubts, and had a sense of superiority between professionals and amateurs.

"Not to mention anything else, have you heard of Nankeyimeng? This is a story about ants."

"this……"

Naturally, Charlize doesn't understand ghost hunting, otherwise she wouldn't have to face Charlotte's bad face now. And the latter didn't provoke her any more, and explained instead:

"Nanke Yimeng is a story from the Tang Dynasty in China. A man named Chunyu Fen was drunk under an ancient locust tree and dreamed that he came to a kingdom called Dahuai'an Kingdom. The king of Huai'an recruited him as his son-in-law— - Don't understand the meaning of "son-in-law"? It means to let him marry the king's daughter! - Then he was appointed as the prefect of Nanke. The so-called prefect, you can understand it as the governor. He lived happily in this country, enjoying He was rich and honored until thirty years later when he suddenly woke up and found that he was still lying under the locust tree. There was a huge ant nest under the locust tree, which was the Huai'an country in his dream."

"So, this man was just having a dream?"

"That's right...that's right!"

Although I really wanted to explain the specific meaning of "Nan Keyi Meng" to the blonde girl in front of me, but after thinking about it, Charlotte decided not to ask for trouble.

"The point is, this story is not completely fictitious. There is a very magical method of casting hidden in it."

"What? There is actually a real way to cast spells in folklore?"

Charlize couldn't believe it.

"According to what you said, I can open a treasure house full of treasures just by shouting 'Open Sesame'?"

"Maybe it does!"

Charlotte winked at Charlize,

"The premise is that you can find that treasure house."

"Shit!"

The blond girl who was tricked couldn't help cursing.

Charlotte said seriously:

"I'm not joking. In fact, many ancient legends hide some unexpected truths. In ancient China, people said that immortals have the ability to make people fall into dreams. They can control the experience in the dream. Wake up some ignorant people, but there has never been a story about how these immortals did it, except this Nankeyimeng!"

"You mean, ant nests and locust trees?"

Thinking of what Charlotte asked her to prepare, Charlize had a flash of inspiration.

"That's right! These two things are necessary to cast this spell! The locust tree, a magical tree that the Chinese believe can communicate with ghosts and gods, is the medium. You don't need the whole locust tree, just a part of the locust tree, such as a leaf. and the ant nest is the carrier of this spell! As one of the few animals in this world with complete social behavior besides human beings, a nest of ants can evolve into a dreamland constructed by this spell. one country."

"You mean that in that dream of which you speak, each ant was a man?"

"It can be understood in this way!"

Seeing Charlotte nodding in approval, Charlize suddenly thought of a possibility, and her face turned green.

"Should I thank you for not letting me catch termites or bees or desert army ants?"

"You're welcome!"

Charlotte unceremoniously accepted the blonde girl's thanks,

"Theoretically, animals with social organization are fine, but in the society of large animals, except for humans, there are too few individuals, and you can't put a group of lions in a glass bottle-so insects are more suitable. Of course , compared to what you said, ants are indeed easier to catch."

——Besides, the old ghost has only told me about the spell usage in Nankeyimeng. I don't know if it will work if it is replaced by bees and termites.

Charlotte hid her unreliable side quietly, and put the screwed glass bottle on Charlize's bedside, before continuing:

"Although I have obtained Alexis's real appearance as a ghost, learned her real name, and made her voluntarily sign a contract, I have already used magic to seal this ghost attached to you into the photo, But to be honest, this seal is not strong, if left alone for a long time, Alexis is likely to get out of trouble. So, just in case, we have to take the last step—”

Charlotte pointed to the glass bottle containing the photo of Alexis and the ant nest,

"We must introduce Alexis into the dream, just like the story I just told, and let her live in the dream for many years until she dies naturally. In this way, she will dissipate naturally, and can no longer cause Threats can be regarded as being exceeded!"

"Transcendence? I seem to have heard of this word, is it like a priest purifying ghosts and letting them enter heaven?"

"Almost! This is a Buddhist saying. If you change it to the Christianity you are familiar with, it does have a similar meaning. However, according to the saying that suicides cannot enter heaven, Alexis's soul can only go to hell!"

"It seems to be so..."

Charlize pondered for a moment,

"But so what? Let God's be God's and Satan's be Satan's!"

"You have nothing to do with yourself, hang on high!"

Although she complained about Charlize so much, Charlotte herself had no intention of self-sacrifice. What's more, even if he knew the existence of spells and ghosts, he didn't believe that heaven and hell would be the final destination of the soul, and the final result would probably dissipate naturally!

——Even if there is a heaven, how many people in this world can meet the standard to enter?

"However, Sally, it's not like you won't have anything to do after this."

Charlotte went on to explain to the blonde girl,

"In fact, Nankeyimeng's spell of using dreams to enlighten others is very advanced. Even with ant nests and locust tree leaves, it is difficult to do it with my current strength. That's why I designed such a trap before. The purpose of the trap is not only to seal Alexis, but also to create a dream beginning for her. In this way, when I cast the spell of Nankeyimeng, she will naturally continue the dream that made her addicted. Unconsciously lend me power—that is, I will borrow Alexis’s power as a ghost to complete this originally difficult spell, and let Alexis lose herself in the dream.”

"I see. What a clever plan, but why do I sound so evil?"

Having said that, Charlize suddenly understood Charlotte's intentions,

"That's why you lied to Alexis that she was auditioning for the lead role in James Cameron's Spider-Man, your so-called dream—"

"For an actress who is poor but still persevering, what is more intoxicating than the dream of successfully starring in a big production and becoming a big star? As for whether to win a statuette in the future, whether to compete with world-class The handsome guy here is going to be in love with the city, it's up to you, Sally!"

"Look at me?"

"Of course it's up to you! What do you think I put this glass bottle on your bedside for?"

Charlotte had a natural expression,

"Like what I said at the beginning, a ghost of Alexis's level is chaotic when she is not possessed by others and is not activated. How can she dream like this? So, although she is no longer It is attached to your body again, but this dream still needs you to do it! You have to write the script yourself, create a dream that will make Alexis addicted, and then let her live endlessly in it For half a lifetime, she will finally die in bed—in this way, her own resentment will finally dissipate, and she will disappear."

"Let me dream for her?"

Charlize looked at the glass bottle on her bedside,

"I think I'm just having nightmares!"

"Will not."

Charlotte seemed to take Charlize's concerns lightly,

"You are responsible for creating the dream, but it is only the carrier of the dream. Alexis is the one who really falls into the dream. She will share the dream you created with you, and will be activated in the dream and live in it. Therefore, she is the The real dreamer, and you, the dreamer!"