Chapter 685 Collective Dream
As the evening bell rang, people who had been busy for a day fell asleep one after another.
Although there are still people who need to work hard at night and stick to their posts, at this time most people in the city have gone to bed and entered sweet dreams.
Even the nobles who used to stay up all night, feast and indulge in endless pleasures, now go to bed early and no longer have the rich nightlife of the past.
Suddenly, the whole city seemed a lot quieter.
The night is even more still and quiet.
Purficott was already lying on the bed at this time, sleeping on a soft velvet pillow.
But soon, she regained consciousness in the dream.
"Miss, is this the dream world? It seems no different from the real world." The loyal old housekeeper appeared beside her, looking at the surrounding environment with a curious expression.
Because Perficott was attacked in a dream last time, the old housekeeper has been looking for a way to enter the dream to protect Perficott.
With the construction of the Dream Bell, the bell gradually harmonized the spirits of the residents of Belloberg, and the collective dream gradually took shape and stabilized during this time.
Therefore, Purficott planned to enter the collective dream to take a look, confirm the situation of the collective dream, and ensure that it could protect everyone as he imagined.
The old housekeeper was naturally worried about Purficott, so he followed him into this collective dream.
"The dream itself is based on the cognition of the dreamer. If it is just one person, the dream may be bizarre, and anything may appear." Regarding the old housekeeper's doubts, Purficott patiently explained: "But The basis of collective dreams is everyone's perception of the world. If two people's perceptions conflict, there will be a very serious disharmony in the dream, which may even cause the collapse of the entire dream.
The perception of the real world is basically the same, so when a collective dream is formed, its appearance seems to be the most consistent with everyone's perception. ”
Having said this, Purficott also pulled out his Midas Philosopher's Wand as if he was being naughty and waved it at the old butler, turning his ordinary clothes into a gorgeous set of knight's armor.
"Miss, this is..." The old housekeeper looked at the armor on his body in surprise. Even though he was in a dream, this scene was still a bit shocking.
"In the dream, the owner of the dream can control the dream at will. Although this is a collective dream, I can still control some changes in the dream. Ordinary people can actually do it, but their mental power is not strong enough, and they cannot recognize themselves. I'm dreaming, so there's no way to do this," Purficott explained to the old butler.
But she didn't tell the old housekeeper that another important reason why she could do this was that when making the dream-calling clock, Perficott reserved a backdoor for herself, and she could directly control the entire collective dream.
Only Purficott knew about this, and she didn't intend to tell anyone.
After all, if other people knew about this matter, it would definitely cause unnecessary trouble.
The Dream Bell itself is a facility set up to protect everyone's dreams. If the so-called protection of dreams is just to bring everyone together and then be controlled by one person, then what is the point of protection?
No one wants their dreams to be controlled by others.
The collective dream connects everyone's dreams together, which is the limit that everyone can accept.
If someone could control the collective dream, someone would have to jump up in protest, or even overthrow the rule of Perficott. So even though he was his loyal old butler, Perfectcott still chose not to say anything.
After changing her own clothes, she walked around the dream city accompanied by the old housekeeper.
It is very different from Beloberg in the real world. It is almost a one-to-one replica. A large number of residents in the city are moving unconsciously, which makes them look like the walking dead.
"Although people are usually unconscious in their sleep, it's still a bit weird to see such a scene!" Purficott couldn't help but complain as he looked at the unconscious appearance of those people.
"Miss, are they okay with this?" The old housekeeper didn't know much about dreams. He just looked at the unconscious expressions of those people, showing a little worry and concern.
"What's the problem? This is a dream. They don't realize that they are dreaming. Even if they are injured or die, nothing will happen here." Purficott waved his hand nonchalantly.
In a dream, if you are not aware that you are dreaming, and you cannot even maintain your consciousness awake at all, whether it is injury or death, it is just a dream for the dreamer, and it will not really hurt him at all.
But if the dreamer appears consciously in the dream and does not realize that he is dreaming, and then is injured or killed, they will really think that they are dead or injured, and their body will instinctively reflect come out.
Even a little too much, he was killed directly in the dream.
Of course, like what happened before when Purficott killed Klin and Trai Fank, their spirits and consciousness were projected into Purficott's dream and had left their original bodies.
If the dream stealers could put their consciousness and spirit back into their original bodies, they would not die in their dreams.
But if they fail to leave Purficott's dream, then their life and death will be in the hands of Purficott.
These are naturally applicable in the collective dream. If someone does not know what is going on and directly invades the dreams of the residents of Belloberg through the dream stealer, they will be sent to this collective dream.
Because this is a collective dream and has a strong protective power, it is impossible for an ordinary dream stealer to change his clothes, let alone affect the dream.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the dream stealer to do anything, and everyone's dreams are naturally protected.
Speaking of which, Purficott originally planned to use his authority over the dream world to directly melt the ice and snow and restore the city to its appearance before the end.
Even if it's just in a dream, if you can go back to the life before the disaster, many people will flock to it.
But considering various reasons, Purficott gave up this option.
Because doing so will bring about an unmanageable reality, that is, everyone is addicted to dreams and has no intention of returning to reality.
In order to avoid this bad situation, Purficott chose not to change anything.
(End of chapter)