Chapter 545 King's Transaction
Hearing Feng Xue's question, the man hesitated briefly, and then nodded——
"Normally speaking, any existence in the dreamland can shed its illusions and become a real individual with the passage of time. However, if you want to go further, you need certain qualifications. Do you know this?"
"I've heard of it, but not in detail." Feng Xue thought of the descriptions of Kamen Rider True Face and True Face Rider Mask that seemed to have "the qualifications of a king", and responded thoughtfully.
The man nodded after hearing this and continued to explain:
"This statement does not mean that kings are born noble, but it means that 'you cannot become a king before you obtain the qualifications.' In other words, qualifications can be acquired, but only when the creatures in the dreamland have the ability to obtain this qualification. At that time, they have often 'awakened', which is what humans call 'becoming a resident'.
"This leads to the fact that from the moment we become residents, everything about us has been finalized. The qualifications for becoming a king have changed from 'you can become a king as long as you get it' to 'you must get something that suits you before you can become a king. ’, which resulted in the vast majority of kings being individuals with natural qualifications.
"However, there are some exceptions in nightmares. Because of the special nature of nightmares, they forcibly accommodate the qualifications of kings. If they are lucky enough to maintain their rationality, they will become demon kings. Otherwise, they will be the kind of monsters you call super-large nightmares."
Having said this, the man suddenly paused and looked at Feng Xue with a gaze that contained some profound meaning. After a moment, in Feng Xue's silence, he said with a hint of disappointment:
"In the beginning, the kings were the masters of the dreamland, the limit of everything, and the embodiment of the rules of the dreamland. However, as a certain demon king completed his sublimation, the kings realized that there was a higher realm. ”
"..." Feng Xue always felt that this man's thoughtful gaze was trying to test something, but he really didn't know, so he could only compliment him straightforwardly:
"What's that?"
"Freedom." The man spat out an almost useless word, and then asked a question that Feng Xue had not even thought about, or had thought about, but had not cared about at all -
"Do you know why nightmares can come to reality, but kings can only stay in the dreamland?"
"That's not right!" Feng Xue was about to follow the other person's train of thought, but suddenly recalled that when she asked her sister-in-law about Lottie's proposal, she had discussed the issue of the Siren, and immediately retorted:
"Aren't there traces of the residents of the Dreamland in the bloodline of hybrids like the Siren? If the residents of the Dreamland cannot reach reality, how will they leave behind their descendants?"
"When did I say that the residents of the Dreamland can no longer come to reality? The only ones who cannot come are the kings!" The man explained Feng Xue's rebuttal as a matter of course, with a bit of self-deprecation in his tone:
"The king is a sad existence bound by his qualifications. When he became the spokesman for the rules of the dreamland, he also turned himself into a nail, nailed into the dreamland. This is why Mingming is the creator of all kings and human beings. At the same level, even in the dreamland, they are stronger, but they have to be controlled by the rules embedded in the dreamland by the Creator, to be the 'prophet' who issues tasks for you. "
"Oh, I understand, you can't help yourself when you follow the Tao with your body, right?" Before time travel, he was somewhat of an insider in the industry. He was familiar with all kinds of books on ancient and western fantasy themes. He had no idea about the belief in gods, rules gods, and the idea of fitting the body with the Tao. Feng Xue, who understood such words, immediately understood the meaning of the other party's words. At the same time, she also realized the value of the Philosopher's Stone.
"It seems that you already understand. The qualification to be a king is essentially a 'person' that contains a specific power. If you integrate this person, you will become a king, but the king will also be constrained by the person, just like The Lord of Dragons has a reverse scale that can kill him with just one powerful blow from a mortal fist. This is not only a weakness, but also a wedge that pins him to the dreamland. Only by being able to break free from its existence can we go further. Be truly free.
"After a certain demon king completes the advancement, kings will continue to try to embark on the path he has taken. Unfortunately, the behavior of the kings will be constrained by this wedge, even if they know that they only need to take a bite The monk who can break free from the shackles of meat, even if someone stuffs meat into his mouth, cannot chew it even once, because that is the fantasy that binds him.
"The more traditional method is to divide and dilute one's own power, just like the gods in mythology divide their own sides, constantly thinning out the power that restrains themselves, and finally reaching the critical point where the will breaks through the restraints, but this behavior is both Danger and pain will not only reduce the power of the kings, but may also lead to the inability to distinguish between priorities, and even loss of self, and degenerate into reverberation again. But even so, there are only a few kings who are qualified to take such risks.
"But fantasy crystallization is different. It bypasses the constraints of fantasy. Even if it is bypassed, we still need to temper our will to overcome it, but it is much better than the original self-harm."
"The god of disobedience, right?" Feng Xue secretly rolled her eyes, but on the surface she nodded thoughtfully, and then said:
"I'm very satisfied with this answer. You can tell me about your commission."
"I hope you can reach the bottom of the Dreamland and destroy a seal so that Lord Im (Note ①) can escape."
"Im? One Piece, right?" Feng Xue raised his brows, and then remembered that there was no One Piece in this world. Just seeing Feng Xue's expression, the man thought Feng Xue was waiting for his explanation, so he continued:
"He is the source of our power, the Lord of Heaven, the Dragon God of Night and Day. You can understand him as the kind of king I mentioned before, who tried to break free by splitting his side. When he was most vulnerable, the despicable people of the Star Ring took advantage of the king's weakness and nailed him to the bottom of the Dreamland, extracting the power of his "scientific" authority without limit.
"We are unable to save him due to our own limitations, and as time goes by, we who are connected to each other are also gradually losing our power in this extraction. But we are not asking you to fight with the high-level people of the Star Ring. You just need to go to the bottom of the Dreamland and give this gem to Lord Im."
"Extract Mako, right? So the Star Ring is Shinra? So where is Sephiroth? Where is Claude? Where is my Jerusalem? "Although he wanted to complain about why a character who was probably positioned as a "God King" would have such advanced scientific authority, there were so many flaws in this sentence that he was silent for a while.
Feng Xue's silence seemed to make the man anxious. After struggling for a moment, he said:
"We won't let you take risks for nothing. Judging from your aura, you should still be building the so-called ideal country, right? As long as you can fulfill our commission, you will be the benefactor of our entire Yimu force. More than one-third of the kings and their families in the Star Ring will provide you with assistance. As long as you are still on this land, our power will be at your disposal. I can even stay in your ideal country for a hundred years. Although I am very weak now, prosperity, wealth and the authority of life are still enough to make your ideal country grow rapidly. "
The man pushed forward the feather tie clip that he had pressed on the table again, but this time, the golden glow on the tie clip was even more dazzling.
Along with the tie clip, he also pushed out the Philosopher's Stone that he had been playing with in his hand for a long time. Although he put it on the table with such determination, Feng Xue could still clearly feel his reluctance.
He thought silently in his heart that although he didn't know how many kings this Yimu faction had, as long as the other party's power of wealth and prosperity was real, he would not lose anything anyway.
Reaching out to take the tie clip, Feng Xue did not touch the Philosopher's Stone, but took out another ruby of the same style and chuckled:
"Deal. "