Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 639 "Detailed Explanation and Exploration of the Geographical Resources of the Dreamland"

“The ice field Harry just saw was in a dream, but it was also in reality,” Tierra said calmly, as the bone hand on her right arm reignited with golden-red flames.

Tyella gently brushed Harry's feet, legs, body, and hands with her flame-covered hands, finally covering Harry's cheeks.

As Tyella's bone hand swept over Harry, the brown and red swelling on his body gradually subsided.

His swollen feet, which had been covered in brown spots, returned to their original white color, and the redness and swelling on his hands and arms gradually disappeared. Even the fine scars on Harry's face faded and disappeared.

Then Tierra reached into the void with her other hand, took out a cup of perfectly warm cream of mushroom soup in a large porcelain bowl, and handed it to Harry.

Then Tiera took a Galleon from her pocket and tossed it gently into the void.

The Golden Galleon has vanished, its whereabouts unknown.

"So, it's a dream, a dream world, and yet reality?" After taking a big gulp of creamy mushroom soup, filling his mouth with the rich cheese flavor, Harry seemed to have finally regained some energy, and his face became much rosier.

The warmth from the cream of mushroom soup flowed through his body like a hot current, dispelling the numbness and coldness that lingered within him.

“The place you just visited in your dream is called the Cold Plains, located in the northern part of a magical space called the Dream Realm,” Tiera explained slowly, seemingly unconcerned about Ron, Neville, and Seamus who were listening intently beside her.

"Hehe." Seeing this, Tyella chuckled and patted Harry's bed. "Sit down and listen with me. I'm not Dumbledore, and I don't like to keep things hidden. Besides, if you really do get into magic college, Dreamlands and the Cold Plains will be mentioned in your compulsory course 'Detailed Explanation and Exploration of Dreamlands' Geographical Resources' (Volumes 1, 2, and 3)."

"The 'Detailed Explanation and Exploration of Geographical Resources in the Dreamland'?" Ron asked strangely, "There are upper, middle, and lower volumes?"

"Oh, my Merlin, how much more do we still have to learn?" Ron wailed.

“That’s none of your business,” Tierra retorted without any politeness. “With your current lax and lazy attitude, I doubt you can even pass the NEWTs exam.”

"Ahem, alright, about the Dream Realm," Tiera didn't criticize Ron too much. He knew Ron was actually a very smart kid, but he just didn't use his mind on the right path and was too lazy and indifferent.

But it doesn't matter. Everyone has their own path. It's not like you have to go to university or graduate school to have a successful future. I'll just give Ron a little nudge now and then. If he wants to be ambitious, he can be; if he wants to be laid-back, he can be.

“The reality of the Dream Realm is far too complex, but simply put, the Dream Realm is a parallel space composed of the subconscious, dreams, and imagination of all living beings in the universe. The physical laws within it are vastly different from reality. In it, dreams are reality, and illusion is truth,” Tiera said.

"Wow!" Ron couldn't help but exclaim, "How amazing!"

“This is a dimension that can be entered through dreams. It’s a parallel space composed of the subconscious of all intelligent beings in the universe. Within it, as long as the other party wants, whether they are human, snake, cat, mouse, or other strange creatures, they can communicate with each other regardless of language.” Tiera ignored Ron’s praise and continued to introduce, “In the dream world, the earth is flat, the way of life is still medieval, and the moon is larger and brighter than the moon we see in real life. Moreover, the moon there can be easily landed on; all you need is a sea ship.”

“In a sense, the Dreamlands are a mirror image of our ‘awake’ universe. Within a certain range, they share the same planets, stars, and other cosmic geographical features. However, many races, civilizations, and creatures exist only in the Dreamlands and not in our awake universe,” Tiera continued. “While the Dreamlands harbor many dangers, compared to other similar places, it can be considered a paradise. Of course, that is, if you don’t provoke any monsters.”

“Wait, you mean... the Dream Realm is accessible?” Neville asked.

“Of course, didn’t Harry go in?” Tierra looked Neville up and down with an idiot’s gaze. “People often enter the Dreamlands through the cracks in dreams for various reasons, but in reality there is a group of people who call themselves Dreamers. Their life goal is to enter the Dreamlands through dreams. They can be Muggles, wizards, or even any other creature that can dream. Experienced Dreamers are among the most powerful inhabitants of the Dreamlands. They may become permanent inhabitants of the Dreamlands after their physical death.”

"Furthermore, while dream realms typically refer to dimensions that human dreamers can enter, other inhabited planets also have their own dream realms. It is possible to reach these other realms from Earth's dream realms, but it is extremely difficult."

"This is...this is too amazing!" After hearing Tierra's introduction, Harry, Ron, Neville, and Seamus all looked incredulous.

“It’s really amazing.” Tierra continued with a smile, “And the place Harry just went down to is a place called the Cold Plateau. Of course, we can also call it the Cold Plains, or just ‘Leng’.”

"It is said that the first person to discover and record it was a dreamer from China in the third century BC. Whether he was a wizard is still unclear," Tiera continued, explaining, "The Cold Plains is a cold, desolate, and lifeless place. Countless ancient texts record that, according to legend, the Cold Plains is located somewhere in Central Asia. Many wizards and dreamers speculate that one of the entrances between the Cold Plains and the real world should be in the Pamir Plateau or the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Central Asia, but we have not found it. Or rather, we did not go to the Pamir Plateau or the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Central Asia to look for the entrance between the real world and the Cold Plains. Instead, based on the notes left by the great wizard Merlin, we found the entrance between the Cold Plains and the real world in the Kush Mountains on the border of Afghanistan. Finding one entrance is enough, after all, as long as we can get in, that's fine."

"Wait, wait a minute?" Neville suddenly screamed, his eyes widening in disbelief. "You...you mean there's a passage between the dream world and the real world? Does that mean things from the dream world can be brought into the real world?"

“Yes,” Tiera answered affirmatively. “The Book of Rozier in the library’s restricted section is the complete version I brought back to the real world from the dream world.”

(End of this chapter)