Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 259 Mermaid: ? ?
According to the details in his memory, Klein successfully exchanged the flame pot for a wedge-shaped stone fragment from the bird's nest, and exchanged the return bone fragment for the iron arm guard - the standard equipment of the Sun Knight.

On the other side of the bird's nest, Klein picked up the element fragment from a shriveled corpse.

After opening the hidden wall, Klein jumped off the beam and found a treasure chest on the platform behind the thrones of the twin princes of Lothric. Inside the treasure chest was a Greedy Silver Snake Ring.

Klein took a deep breath and felt that this dream was more and more complicated.

Kalula is a character in Dark Souls. It is not surprising that she can construct dreams based on past events, but why is everything in the dream exactly the same as in the game?
Perhaps only Carula herself can answer all these questions.

But Klein had a hunch - he might never be able to see Kalula in his dreams, just like he couldn't see the Fire Keeper at the Firelink Shrine.

This is not surprising. Carla can become a Sequence 2 Angel and possess a King Soul. The Fire Keeper's Sequence must be higher than Carla's, and she almost certainly possesses a King Soul.

Of course, it is impossible for such a being to come to their dreams and play house with them.

After jumping off the platform, Klein glanced at Ludaosi who was sitting on the throne. He was not in a hurry to talk to him, nor was he in a hurry to insert the spiral sword. Instead, he walked straight towards the maid at the Firelink Shrine.

"Oh, oh, here comes Lord Ash."

"I am the maid of this Firelink Shrine. Whether it is weapons, armor, props or spells... as long as it is the necessary item that can help you complete your mission, I have prepared it."

"Of course, I am an old woman who will not die, but I am not doing charity work."

"Lord Ash, go take the soul and bring it back to me."

Klein waited quietly for her to finish, then said:

"I hope to finish digesting the potion."

A hint of surprise flashed across the maid's old face:

"Ah, potions. Yes, of course."

"If that is what you desire, then your potion will be digested as you wish."

"In exchange, I will take the soul you possess."

As soon as he finished speaking, flames rose from Klein's body again.

Klein could see that the soul he had accumulated with great difficulty was rapidly decreasing, and the 300,000 souls became only 200,000. But at the same time, he also felt a sense of enlightenment. Then, he went to the blacksmith, used the elemental fragments he found to strengthen the elemental bottle, and distributed the gray elemental bottle back to the ordinary elemental bottle.

This way, he can have five sips of his Orange Juice.

After doing all this, Klein talked with Brother Dejected and Rhodos again. Just like what Emlyn the Moon and Miss Justice said, the information they conveyed was exactly the same.

Klein was thoughtful. He ended the conversation and returned to the brazier in the center of the Firelink Shrine. He inserted the spiral sword he had pulled out of Teacher Guda's chest into it.

boom!
As the spiral sword pierced into the ashes that had already cooled in the brazier, flames suddenly rose from them.

From this moment on, the fire transmission officially began.

Klein prepared to continue exploring forward, heading towards the high walls of Lothric. He wanted to test his limits.

According to his understanding of the game content, he could easily light the subsequent two bonfires, or even kill the ice dog and reach the undead settlement directly.

But when Klein sat down in front of the campfire, he subconsciously closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on a bed in a hotel. Renette Tinicole was standing beside the bed, staring at him intently with four heads in her hands. At first glance, this scene was absolutely terrifying.

I subconsciously looked out the window and saw the crimson moon still hanging high in the sky.

"How long have I slept?"

Klein asked with a frown.

Renette Tinicole replied:

"Two hours."

Klein seemed to understand something. This was roughly consistent with the time he experienced in his dream.

In other words, the speed of time flowing in reality and dreams is actually the same?

No, it shouldn't be that simple.

Each exploration of the Moon lasted less than eight hours, and he even died in the hands of Guda in less than half an hour. But every time he woke up, it was already dawn. In other words, once he died in a dream, he would wake up at dawn?
And if you actively escape from the dream, you can wake up early according to the time that has passed in the dream?

So, what if he explored in his dream for more than eight hours, or even ten or twenty hours? When would he wake up? At dawn? Or according to the corresponding time in reality?

“You can give it a try next time.”

Klein silently kept this guess in mind.

However, this is something I will deal with next time I enter a dream.

The most important thing now is...

Klein closed his eyes. Just as he felt in his dream, the Faceless Man potion had been completely digested.

Although this digested a large number of souls, these souls could be obtained in dreams. In other words, there was nothing to do and the digestion of the potion could be completed while sleeping.

But this does not mean that dreams are applicable to everyone.

For example, it took Klein 100,000 souls to digest the potion, which was one-third of the amount of souls he obtained by killing Teacher Guda.

Killing an ordinary zombie in the Ash Cemetery only gave 20 souls, and even if you killed them all, you would only get less than 500. In other words, if you couldn't defeat Teacher Guda, it would take at least days to accumulate souls just by killing ordinary zombies.

On the other hand, in order to defeat Teacher Guda, one must be at least a Sequence 6 Beyonder!
Because the strength of Beyonders below Sequence 6 is seriously insufficient, even with the ability to parry and roll, they cannot defeat Teacher Guda. Even Sequence 6 is difficult, after all, not everyone can have such a deep understanding as Klein.

In other words, if other Beyonders want to defeat Teacher Guda, they will most likely have to be at Sequence 5.

At the Sequence 5 stage, it would take at least a year to digest the potion. Even with the help of role-playing, it would take three to five years or even longer to digest the potion.

For these people, dreams undoubtedly have unparalleled appeal.

The Beyonders who can reach Sequence 6 or even Sequence 5 basically have the support of secret organizations behind them. After all, it is too difficult for wild Beyonders to become Sequence 5. Whether it is the channels to obtain potion formulas or the huge funds required to purchase potion formulas, they are not available to wild Beyonders. In other words, dreams were originally prepared for these Beyonders who have secret organizations behind them. In other words, Carula's purpose is to attract those secret organizations to explore dreams!
Klein vaguely guessed the tip of the iceberg of the truth, but it only gave him an even bigger headache.

Others really have backers, but he really doesn't!

There won't be any trouble if I just interfere, right?

"You are……"

A voice came from Klein's ear. Renette Tinicole was staring at him intently:
“In the dream…” “I saw…” “What?”

Klein sorted out his thoughts and decided to tell Renette Tinicole everything. Of course, he omitted some details in order to avoid being asked why he knew so much about dreams.

"We have to find a way to find the mermaid..."

Klein thought silently as he recounted what he saw and heard in his dream.

The main reason why he was not in a hurry to find the mermaid was because the Faceless Man potion was far from being digested. So he planned to stay in the Rorsted Islands for a while and set off again after the potion was almost digested.

But now that the potion has been completely digested, the search for the mermaid has to be put on the agenda.

Normal merchant ships or passenger ships can only go as far as the Central Sonia Sea, which is near the Rorsted Islands. Because further east is a paradise for pirates, even the military dare not easily enter that sea area.

The only ones who dared to take him into that waters, or even deep into the East Sonia Sea, were pirates.

Among the people Klein knew, only three had this ability—

Mr. 'The Hanged Man', Ms. 'The Hermit', 'Admiral of the Stars' Cattleya, and 'Vice Admiral of the Iceberg' Edwina.

Klein first ruled out the Hanged Man because, although his strength was not bad, he was only Sequence 6 after all. Compared with the other two Sequence 5 pirate generals, there was obviously a big gap.

Klein had a hunch that this time he would most likely go deeper into the ruins of the Gods' War, so the stronger the companions he traveled with, the better.

Between the Hermit and Vice Admiral Iceberg, Klein prefers the former.

Because the latter was known to Klein based on his connections, while the former relied on his own connections, Mr. Fool. With Mr. Fool as a guarantor, the Hermit was undoubtedly more worthy of Klein's trust.

And from the perspective of strength, Vice Admiral Iceberg doesn't seem to be the type who is good at fighting...

of course.

None of this is the point.

The point is, being on the same ship with Vice Admiral Iceberg made Klein feel very insecure! Ever since he heard that name from Vice Admiral Iceberg last time, he had decided to keep his distance from him.

On the other hand, the Hermit was saved by Mr. Fool, and she felt grateful and respectful towards him. Klein didn't expect to control her through this, but at least he had this foundation, and the Hermit could make him feel more at ease.

"But, Ms. Hermit should still be in a dream at this time, right?"

Klein looked thoughtful. Pirate generals were not alone. Most of them had their own forces behind them. For example, Qi Lingos was backed by the Twilight Hermits, Admiral Blood was backed by the Rose School, and Vice Admiral Disease was backed by the Witch Cult...

That's why Qi Lingos was ordered to assassinate Duke Negan, and that's why Admiral Tracy could bring in the 'ageless witch' Katarina Pellet when they disagreed. If he hadn't called Mr. Azik along, he would have probably died without a burial place.

In addition, the 'Admiral of Hell' is most likely backed by the Spiritual Cult and the 'King of the Five Seas', the 'Admiral of the Star' is backed by the 'Moss Ascetic Order', and the 'Vice Admiral of the Iceberg' is backed by the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom...

In theory, these pirate generals are the best candidates to enter the dream world.

Their strength is all at Sequence 5, and they are all backed by a powerful secret organization.

She might even have dreamt about that 'Vice Admiral Iceberg'.

After all, the person behind her is likely to know Carla, the builder of the dream. It is possible that the other party is not involved in this plan...

hiss!
Klein's face slightly changed, and he almost gasped.

He was just trying to let his thoughts run wild, but the more he thought about it, the more horrified he became. His scalp was tingling. Since they both came from the world of painting, how could they not have any connection?
Carla is already an angel, and the one behind Vice Admiral Iceberg is even higher in level.

The strength of the others was at least not inferior to that of Carula. Conservatively speaking, there were at least a dozen or twenty angels, and there might even be some at the Sequence 0 level.

In addition, some of them possess the King's Soul, so their true strength is probably far more than that. Even if they cannot reach the level of the ancient Sun God, they must be stronger than an ordinary Sequence 0 True God!
Klein's eyes twitched, and he didn't know what to say.

Forget it. These have nothing to do with him. He should just focus on finding a way to advance to Sequence 5.

Anyway, just contact Ms. Hermit first.

After thinking for a while, Klein looked at Renette Tinicole, who was thinking about the experience he had told her. And the other party seemed to have noticed Klein's gaze. Renette Tinicole nodded her four heads at the same time and then returned to the spirit world.
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Waking up from the dream, Admiral of the Stars Cattleya opened her eyes and sighed softly.

Just as Miss Moon and Miss Justice had described, the knight named Guda was at least as powerful as a demigod. And although the advice given by Mr. Fool was effective, it made her more awed by the power of God.

But unfortunately, the knight named Guda seemed to have other powers.

When he released that thick black substance, Cattleya was unable to resist and was eventually killed by it.

But this is the first time after all.

Cattleya believed that if she was given a few more chances, she would be able to defeat Guda sooner or later.

As she was thinking, Cattleya's eyes suddenly blurred, and she saw the diffuse gray fog, and the "Fool" sitting in a high-backed chair in the depths of the gray fog, overlooking everything. She also saw a figure with his hands clasped in front of his face, praying devoutly:
"You are a fool who does not belong to this era."

"Please tell Ms. Hermit that I need her help with something."

"I hope to communicate with her alone..."

The illusory voice disappeared, but Cattleya's expression became solemn.

Mr. 'World' needs her help?
What could it be?
After hesitating for a few seconds, Cattleya decided to respond.

It would not be a bad thing for her to establish a good relationship with the members of the Tarot Club.

Of course, the premise is that this matter is not so troublesome.

(End of this chapter)