Please ask the dream.

Chapter 757: It's a Big Circle

"This thing... is interesting?"

Feng Xue switched back to reality, feeling the so-called [Prison of Forgetfulness], and his expression became subtle.

Structurally speaking, this thing is no different from the bricks removed from Shadow City. It can't even be considered a cornerstone, but the problem is that this thing is too complete.

If encapsulating the cornerstone of Shadow City is like taking away the solid foundation of a building and rebuilding something else, then this [Prison of Oblivion] is like directly selecting a room from the building and cutting it out as a whole.

Its strength is certainly not as high as the cornerstone, but in terms of functionality, it is far more complete than the cornerstone.

Especially this forgotten prison that he cut out from the unknown realm, it has the magical effect of "making the state of the target imprisoned in it become unknowable".

For humans, this special effect may seem like taking off pants to fart, but for the residents of the Dreamland who can be resurrected, it can be regarded as a bargaining chip.

Returning to the Golden Finger, Feng Xue turned over the next card——

【As I wished.】

"This one……"

Looking at this node, Feng Xue was a bit troubled for a moment. If it was an unexpected encounter or a safe corner, he could naturally say "die for me", but in this node that is actually connected with the dreamland, getting what you want often represents a friendly king who will give help. For such a goal, using "die for me" is obviously not appropriate.

The node opens and the picture is distorted. It is not just text, but a direct introduction to the cutscene.

However, before Feng Xue could observe the situation, a cry of surprise rang in his ears:

"benefactor!"

"Ishtar?" Feng Xue looked up and immediately recognized the "king" in front of him. He asked with surprise and curiosity:
"Why are you here?"

"I don't know either. I was sucked into the Dreamland in the blink of an eye, and I couldn't contact Lord Yimu. It was as if this Dreamland was completely isolated!"

As the god of fertility who was sent to Feng Xue's ideal country by the Im pantheon, Ishtar was obviously very nervous at this time, and seemed to be worried that Feng Xue would think she was running away on purpose.

However, Feng Xue had long known that the Dreamland creatures with the king's qualifications would be sucked away, and did not intend to control the other party in this regard, but asked directly:

"What specific findings have you made?"

"There are all high-level gods nearby. I am not good at fighting, so I did not dare to move. I could only rely on my instinct as a god of abundance to obtain intelligence from this area. The information I could get was very limited."

Ishtar shook her head. Feng Xue did not ask her what the limited information was, but asked for more urgent information:
"Do you know how to get to the bottom of Dreamland?"

"I know, but I can't go." Ista's answer was somewhat unexpected, but Feng Xue did not speak, just quietly waiting for her next words. Ista obviously did not intend to keep her in suspense, just paused for a moment, and then continued:
"The structure of the Dreamland has been completely disrupted. Although it is still roughly layered, it is as if someone has forcibly stirred it. The layers are confused and blurred. The Shadow City, which could have been used as a marking point, is everywhere. At present, we can constantly reach places close to the bottom layer, but we cannot actually find the bottom layer."

"Why..." Feng Xue reacted before she even asked the question, and said seriously:

“Now there is no bottom layer at all?”

"That's about right." Ishtar nodded, revealing a distressed look. "The Dreamland itself has no concept of depth or height. The so-called bottom layer is the area with the highest concentration, the greatest density, and the most stability. But in the current state of the Dreamland, there is no area with concentration that meets the standard. Normally, we can only wait for the Shadow Cities that have spread to low-concentration areas to slowly 'dissolve' and increase the concentration of fantasy in their locations until a balance is reached. Or, as time goes by, they will precipitate and stratify on their own, and then it is possible for an area that can be judged as the 'bottom layer' to reappear. Of course, this is only the case in this Dreamland. As for other areas, I don't know."

"..."

After hearing Ista's description, Feng Xue was silent for a moment, because according to Ista's theory, there is currently no stable "bottom layer" in the Dreamland. So the idea of ​​establishing a living area at the bottom layer as mentioned by the peeper is just a castle in the air.

Was it something the peeper didn't expect?

Or is it that only Shinra, or only the Dreamland of the Garden of Eden, has this problem?
But why...

"I see!"

Feng Xue suddenly had an idea and the puzzle pieces instantly returned to their rightful places. All the situations that happened after arriving in the Garden of Eden were explained at this moment.

“This really is a long way around!”

Feng Xue shook his head, but did not quit the exploration immediately, because he was also very curious about the mechanism of his golden finger.

He noticed long ago that although the cheat code was packaged with the game's UI, it was essentially an exploration of the Dreamland, in which the collection elements were "behaviors" with special significance. For example, the "clues" in the secret front were actually the conditions for piecing together the core of the Shadow City. The prosperity and reputation were essentially the degree of circulation between the Utopia and the Dreamland.

So now, what does the collected mahjong represent?
Judging from the cards, there is actually no profound meaning, and it can even be regarded as part of the game mechanism, so the problem should not be on the cards. In other words, the real riddle is actually the so-called "hidden magic".

"According to previous speculation, it's probably a 'combination of card types' behavior?"

Feng Xue thought silently in his heart:

"Mahjong is obtained from repeated grids. In other words, 'only areas that I have conquered will produce mahjong'. Can it be regarded as areas that I have sovereignty over? Or areas that have been conquered? Thinking from this perspective, does the combination of mahjong mean the act of connecting areas one by one? Multiple areas are connected into a whole, and then form a bottom layer? And the mahjong tile types represent their respective characteristics. Only those with similar characteristics can be combined?"

Feng Xue was not sure whether his idea was correct, but this did not prevent him from continuing to conquer the node with this idea, because if his guess was correct, it was very likely that he would not need fourteen cards to see the clues.

Thinking of this, he took out a Philosopher's Stone and slapped it to Ishtar, saying:
"Take this. Try to expand your power here and manage a territory."

"Okay." Ishtar looked at the Philosopher's Stone and nodded vigorously. Although she would rather find a place to stay at home like she did before than to work, there was obviously no place for her to stay at right now. In that case, she might as well do something!
(End of this chapter)