The eternal sleeper.
When he heard these three words, Gawain was not too surprised.
He had thought about who or what force would come to deal with him, and adopt this "unconventional" method - the nobles of the royal capital with ulterior motives only dared to do small tricks to stumble the royal family. On the other hand, there is currently no need to go against themselves, and other than that, the Cecil family does not have any interest entanglements with any forces in the world - except for those cultists who are naturally in conflict with everyone.
Among the most important cult forces, the Eternal Sleepers are the most bizarre and unpredictable, and the most adept at psychic magic.
Gawain looked around at the surrounding scene again with curiosity. He had to sigh at the superb skill of this "illusion". Everything in his sight seemed real, whether it was the towering magic towers or the The giant energy shield covering the sky over the Imperial Capital, or the deep blue well beam next to the Imperial Capital, cannot be seen as a flaw in the illusion, and there is also a real touch here. The round table in front of you and the chair under you give people a sense of touch. It was a real feeling, and Gawain even had reason to believe that the refreshments on the table would taste when eaten in his mouth.
This is really a world that is easy to fall into.
But the more real this world became, the more vigilant he became.
So he controlled the expression on his face, tried hard not to show any emotion and complimented casually: "I heard that the Eternal Sleeper is good at creating illusions and dreams, but this is my first time From personal contact, I have to say that your skills in this area are very high."
"If people rely on the so-called sense of sight, touch, and smell to perceive the existence of the world, then as long as these things are perfectly simulated, What is the difference between reality and illusion?" The man in white robe said in a strange tone that did not differentiate between men and women. "Compared with the sinking and dark reality, wouldn't it be better if there was a perfect dream?"
"But in this 'perfect' dream, isn't your attire a bit eye-catching?" Gawain looked at the man in white robes in front of him, and finally couldn't bear his curious attire and gender-neutral appearance. Voice line, "No matter what you want to talk to me about, you have to show your true identity, right? And you haven't introduced who you are until now. This doesn't seem to be in line with the etiquette of talking to people."
"I'm just a seeker. People who sleep forever don't need any surnames. As for the so-called true face... it's really what people who are stuck in the real world would say," the man in white robe sighed, and His image suddenly changed, and the mask melted on his face like running water, but under the mask was a face that was constantly changing, even switching between various faces of men, women, old and young. "It's a pity. People who stick to reality will never understand how great the dream of eternal sleep is. In this perfect world, the so-called individual appearance has become meaningless. So which appearance do you think is more suitable for me?What's the point? Is it this one...or this one? ”
The face of the man in white robe kept changing, but every face was full of ridicule and contempt. Gawain just watched him quietly, pinching his face, and waited. After half a minute, he said calmly: "Just change it like this, it's good to keep refreshing. "
The face of the man in white robe suddenly stopped changing and settled on a stern face of a middle-aged man.
"It seems that you have enough patience to spend time with me. It's a pity that I don't have the patience anymore." The stern-faced middle-aged man finally stopped talking nonsense and stared directly into Gawain's eyes. "I called your Excellency here because I just want to know one thing from you. . "
"What happened? "
"What did you see in those lost seas? "
Gawain's previous composure was more or less an act, but at this time his confusion was real: "What did you say? "
However, the middle-aged man in white robe took Gawain's confused expression as some kind of fooling. He frowned: "You don't have to pretend to be confused. You and I both know the so-called 'Eternal Darkness'. What does "sea area" refer to? No one outside may know about your secret voyage, but some of the people who set foot on the voyage with you at that time came back alive - we all know that you entered with a clear purpose. He went to the Sea of Eternal Darkness, got some kind of enlightenment there, and even brought something back with him... and we are extremely curious about it. ”
Gawain suddenly felt a wave of excitement in his heart.
This Eternal Sleeper cultist knows a secret that even Gawain Cecil himself no longer remembers!
What did he mention about Gawain Cecil’s secret voyage?
What was Gawain’s secret voyage? Thinking of those crystals, those crystals that were given to the Mithril Treasure House by the original owner of this body, but have not left any impression in the memory-could everything be connected here?
However, Gawain must forcefully hide all his shock and psychological fluctuations at this time. He desperately hopes to get something out of the mouth of the cultist in front of him - the other party can't think of it anyway, Gawain Cecil There is a foreign soul hidden in his body, this is the breakthrough to deceive the other party!
“Do you want to know, or the Eternal Sleeper Order behind you wants to know, or...more people want to know! ? "He looked at the middle-aged man in front of him seriously, without any wavering in his tone.
"If I say this is just my personal curiosity, you probably won't believe it," the middle-aged man revealed. Stiff smile, "This is something that the entire Eternal Sleeper Order is concerned about - please believe me, unlike those groups that are determined to destroy the world, although the Eternal Sleeper is also regarded as a 'cult' by you, what we do Everything is just to protect all living beings in the world. Although our methods sometimes are not understood by outsiders, I think that if you getThe enlightenment is the truth about this world...then you will understand what the eternal sleeper does. "
The enlightenment that Gawain Cecil received in the so-called "Eternal Dark Sea" will lead him to agree with the behavior of a cult like the Eternal Sleepers?
This sentence The amount of information is even greater!
Gawain worked harder and stared into the middle-aged man's eyes, "Who else knows about my affairs in the Sea of Eternal Darkness? How did you know? "
"I said that the people who sailed with you back then came back alive, and there were more than one. I can tell you clearly now, including the spies planted by the Eternal Sleeper," The middle-aged man replied calmly, "As for who else knows this secret, please rest assured that there are very few people. Even in the Order of the Eternal Sleeper, only a few people above the Nightmare Bishop understand part of the situation. We have no intention of spreading this secret - it would do no good, and for ordinary people who are forgetful and mediocre, an ancient secret from seven hundred years ago is not something they care about. "
"I did bring something back from there," Gawain decided to relax a little, and then continued, "But how can you be sure that if I learned the truth about the so-called world there, I would definitely Will you understand the thoughts of you cultists? In other words - how can you be sure that I will cooperate with you? ”
Gawain tried to get the nonsense-talking cultist in front of him to take the initiative to tell the part of the situation he knew, and to tell the causes and consequences of Gawain Cecil’s sailing to the Sea of Eternal Darkness. However, what he saw in front of him was The middle-aged man suddenly closed his mouth, and after a few seconds he said with a faint smile: "Yes, of course I know that you will not cooperate with me, and I also know that you will not answer any of my questions. You are Seven How could a great hero from a hundred years ago trust a cultist and tell him his secret just because he talked nonsense with you?
"For the same reason, why do you think I accompany you here to talk and answer your questions one after another?"
As the middle-aged man As the words fell, all the scenes around Gawain suddenly shook violently, the cities of the ancient empire of Gondor began to collapse, the magic dome in the sky was torn apart, and bursts of noise emerged in his spiritual world!
He finally knew where the real crisis was, and he finally knew why a cunning cultist would take the initiative to reveal so much information when talking to him - even though he had been there from the beginning. He was suspicious and wary of the other party's conspiracy, but it wasn't until now that he realized what the other party's conspiracy was.
Something is invading his consciousness! Prying into his memory!
"In the dream of the eternal sleeper, even the giant dragon will gradually sink." The middle-aged man stood up, and the round table with snacks and black tea turned into a squirming ball in front of him. The starlight gradually dissipated. "Spirit and consciousness are really magical things. People rely on them to become human beings, but people have almost no control over their destiny."Okay, in a person's subconscious, everything runs almost automatically, and even legendary figures will reveal their biggest flaws here. "
Gawain felt that his memory was beginning to loosen. There was an outside "reader" who was looking for the entry point of these memories. He struggled to control his thoughts and those slides that looked like slides. Fragments of memories began to appear in his mind, and controlling all this brought extremely high mental pressure, so that he could no longer even speak and could only stare into the eyes of the middle-aged man.
" When you talk to me here, you are gradually opening the door to your memory. Whether you are answering or asking, this kind of 'conversation' itself is establishing a connection - including now, you are listening to my voice and you are accepting The information I sent, in this process, your will barriers are constantly disintegrating, and unfortunately, you are almost unable to stop this process..." The middle-aged man's smile became brighter and brighter, and it was obvious that he had a chance to win. , "Ah, your resistance is indeed very tenacious, which is quite consistent with your status as a great hero, but don't you know? The most powerful power of the Eternal Sleeper is not illusions or psychic attacks, but stealing other people's memories and processing these memories into his own new powers... At the same time, this 'memory path' becomes a springboard that you will forget. During this meeting, after reading your memories, I will leave a transmission path in your subconscious so that my will can 'come' to your body at any time... Yes, that's right, The figure of the poor mercenary appeared in your mind just now. Yes, it is that kind of springboard. The eternal sleeper walks in the world of dreams and thoughts, relying on that kind of springboard..."
Gawain silently sorted out his memory fragments in his mind, without responding to any provocation from the cultists. Finally, he completed the final arrangement before the noise in his mind became unbearable.
Under the surprised gaze of the white-robed middle-aged man, Gawain raised his head with a smile that had been hidden for a long time: "Are you sure... do you want to see my memory? "
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment: "You..."
Gawain completely let go of the limitations of his mind.
"If everyone There is a wall of memory in the world of consciousness, so this wall of mine is not actually to protect myself, but to protect reckless snoops like you. ”
Gawain stood upright and watched quietly as the middle-aged man slowly widened his eyes of extreme fear, watched as he began to roar crazily, and looked at his face as if Melting like wax, watching his body twist and collapse, even after it collapsed into a puddle of flesh and blood, there was still a roar coming out of thin air.
"You dare to look at the surveillance database that is guaranteed to last for hundreds of thousands of years, my brain. No more? ”