The ancients watched me play the Starry Sky Railway

"When the group found Himeko, she was talking to a middle-aged man with short blond hair who looked like a fallen noble."

"Hearing footsteps, Jizi turned around and said with a smile, "Looks like everyone's here. It's a good opportunity to meet Mr. Mikael, one of the leaders of the Exile Lands. Mr. Mikael, these are my companions."

"Hello, anonymous guests, nice to meet you," Mikael said with a smile. "Haha, I've been following your every move since the day you arrived at Pinocchio. Unfortunately, if Dream Reef hadn't long been cut off from the Twelve Dream Realms, we would have met in a more respectful manner. Let's formally introduce ourselves. I'm Dream Reef's gravekeeper, Mikael."

"Gravekeeper?" Sanyueqi is particularly concerned about this title.

"Life on Liumengjiao is very free, and there's no organization to speak of. Everyone lives their own life, and everyone keeps to themselves. All I can do is... clean a few tombstones every day," Mikael explained.

"Mr. Mikael is too modest," Misha added. "Whenever a lost dreamer is brought here, it is always Mr. Mikael's responsibility to protect them, either returning them to their dreams or teaching them how to survive in the chaos of dreams."

"So you're the head of a family, huh?" Walter said, summarizing what Misha had just said.

"Hmm?" Mikael asked, a little confused. "Mr. Walter, are you talking to me?"

"He couldn't see Misha, nor could he hear what she just said. To him, Walter's sudden words... were too abrupt."

"From this perspective...it really seems like the train crew is talking to ghosts all the time."

Du Fu imagined what it would be like if, while he was talking to someone, that person would turn around and talk to the air from time to time...

Oh my god, I was really scared to death!

Either he is crazy or he has encountered a ghost!

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"By the way, Mr. Mikael, what do you mean by tombstones?" Walter immediately changed the subject: "We didn't seem to see any cemetery when we came here."

Mikael: "Haha, even though they're called tombs, they're just symbolic cenotaphs. Since Mr. Walter asked, let's go and take a look. If I'm not mistaken, you should be able to gain a lot there. But before that, we have an important guest who wants to accompany you."

"After hearing him say this, several people had a guess in their minds."

"Led by Mikael, they soon arrived at another part of the market. There, a young woman stood before many children, gently discussing music with them."

"I really don't know how to thank you, Miss Robin. The children have made such great progress in just a few days."

"Grandma Grisha, who was also with the child, expressed her gratitude."

"Ms. Grisha, I only taught them how to speak, but it was you who taught them to have hope in life." The robin said without taking credit: "... Life in reality must be very difficult, right?"

"You figured it out," Grisha sighed.

"Every time they say goodbye, the children are reluctant to leave this land of drifting dreams. But I've explored every corner of Dream Reef and visited every person, and they all tell me that this shattered dream...is not worth clinging to." The robin looks lovingly at the children playing or practicing their songs.

"Only those whose real lives are more miserable than this shattered dream will cling to this dream!"

"Ms. Mockingbird...you're so gentle and thoughtful."

Cai Zhaoji couldn't help but say so.

Such a small detail can’t be noticed if you don’t pay attention!

She wasn't putting on a show, but truly cared about those children...children who had nothing to do with her.

Her previous impression of the robin was just that it was gorgeous, but now she had a deeper impression of it.

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"You are truly the beloved Son of Harmony." Grisha was delighted.

"Emma and Andy are both orphans I adopted. Carol, who is blind, works in a nutrition house outside of Pinocchio. Gary has suffered from autism since childhood. They are not yet adults, and they cannot join their family's dream."

“If humans were birds, these children would be born with incomplete wings. But in this dream, they gain complete wings. Even if they fly with difficulty, they soar with their own strength.”

"As for me... an old man who has lost both legs. If it weren't for this dream, I wouldn't even be able to walk up to them."

"This dream..."

A warm light suddenly burst out in Sun Bin's eyes.

He was murdered by his junior fellow apprentice Pang Juan, and his patellae were broken, leaving him disabled.

Although the King of Qi rescued him.

Although the King of Qi did not despise him because he was disabled, he treated him with courtesy.

Although he built a tall chair so that he could sit on it and look down at the many officials.

Although he helped the King of Qi defeat the State of Wei, he also defeated Pang Juan, the murderer who crippled him.

But he is not happy at all!

If possible, he would be willing to exchange all of this for his healthy legs!

And now, he saw his opportunity.

As long as he could go to Pinocchio, even if it was only in his dreams, he could once again enjoy the joy of walking on the earth with his own strength!

So... there's only one question left, how do I get to Pinocchio?

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"I'm glad you've started a new life in Pinocchio's dream." The robin was sincerely happy for them, but there was still a hint of hesitation on her face: "But..."

""Unclear concerns, Miss Mockingbird.""

"Dreams have meaning, but they are not everything. My children and I understand this. No matter how long we fly in our dreams, we will eventually return to reality."

"But look, Emma and Gary are no longer ashamed of themselves, Carol is gradually learning how to cope with her blindness, Andy is much more lively than before, and even I've become more optimistic."

“We learn to live in dreams, and then return to reality… to learn to survive.”

"Grisha understood why the robin hesitated and smiled reassuringly."

"If our wings are unfortunately broken, we can lend them to each other." The robin smiled and said, "There is no need to covet the illusory sky in our dreams, because we have the right and the ability to fly to a wider world."

"Seeing that the two of them were almost done talking, the train crew, who had arrived earlier, finally spoke to attract the robin's attention."

"Glad to see you're safe, Miss Robin."