Chapter 199 Exploration
Kakaka...
The table knife and the fork slowly cut the unknown piece of meat in front of him, making a slight sound.
Lucian sat silently on one of the seats at the dining table, in a state that was both immersive and somewhat detached.
His current state feels very strange, just like the role-playing game he played before time travel. He is now a player controlling the little girl [Lula], and the joy, anger, sorrow and joy of the little girl in front of him are closely related to his own. It doesn't matter, all I have to do is... act.
After having this kind of mentality, Lucian's spirit gradually relaxed. He seemed to have found the feeling of playing games before. Except that "playing the female account" made him a little embarrassed at the beginning. Soon Lucian I completely adjusted it, and at the same time began to conduct some tests on the "degree of freedom" of this dream.
"Oops." Soon, under Lucian's control, the fork in [Lula's] hand fell to the ground.
"Why are you so careless?" [Mother Meia]'s voice sounded softly, and she rubbed Lula's hair at the same time.
Of course, from Lucian's perspective, [Mother Meia's] arms directly passed through his body, and part of his body "went through the mold" when he was rubbing his head.
"My true body seems to be somewhere between reality and illusion. At least when interacting with the identity of this world, it belongs to a state of 'parallel time and space'. I don't know if it will change after night. …”
Lucian slowly memorized these details, and at the same time, he quickly became familiar with his identity without arousing suspicion from others. After spending almost a whole morning, he finally understood the advantages and disadvantages of his identity. .
First of all, the identity of [Lula] is that she is the youngest daughter of the head of a big family in the dream, and she has a high status.
Although some of the family's settings seem to have been deliberately blurred in Lucian's memory, at least in this dream, Lucian understood that his family with a cheap status was extremely influential, and there was even a group of loyalists within the family. The family's knights may be able to borrow some of the family's power under their own guidance.
The second advantage is the age of this identity.
Perhaps because of his identity as a child, he has a very high degree of "freedom". Basically, other characters will not be too wary of him, and will even chat about some topics next to him.
Although they thought their chatting voices were low enough, these voices were extremely clear under Lucian's keen perception at the level of a first-level wizard. Obviously, he could learn some hidden information through this inadvertent "passing by" without worrying about himself." "Personality collapse" problem.
After all, what bad thoughts could a child have?
The third advantage comes from the character relationship of [Lula].
As the favored "little princess" within the family, [Lula] can get help from her "brothers" and "mom and dad" to a certain extent. She and the dream master [Rafal] are even good friends. , with such a relationship as a guarantee, it will be much easier for Lucian to go to any key place in the future.
And with advantages, there are naturally disadvantages, and the disadvantages of this [Lula] identity are equally obvious.
The biggest one is that it is difficult for me to have the opportunity to truly act independently. Even if I am walking in the family garden, there will be two maids following me from a distance, for fear that I will be out of their sight at some point.
This is the protection given to her by [Lula]'s parents, but for Lucian, this protection is a kind of restraint in most cases, making it difficult for her to let go and do something, otherwise her " "Playing" may be suspected by other people or "NPCs".
The second shortcoming is that with my current identity, it is easy to be passively involved in key nodes of certain dreams, and become a marginal character in the "plot".
For example, [Lula] and Dream Core [Rafal] are close friends, so she will go to [Rafal]'s house with her parents tomorrow.
Lucian couldn't change this schedule at all. After all, he played [Lula] in the dream. It was impossible to use his own ability to change this long-planned visit plan. He could only be forced to accept this upcoming visit with the core of the dream. The fact of contact, and this event will continue to occur in subsequent dream activities.
This kind of force majeure event will force Lucian to come into contact with some people he doesn't really want to come into contact with at this stage. At the same time, he will inevitably come into contact with some "players", adding some uncontrollability to his activities in the dream. risk.
"Thanasis, what exactly is the information in the 'real place' that you want to know? Also, where is the dream crystal you mentioned before?"
While Lucian was playing the role of the little girl [Lula], he was also communicating covertly with Count Thanasis through a spiritual link. At this time, he was somewhat thankful that Count Thanasis had followed him in, otherwise it might have been even more awkward to be immersed in this "acting" process.
"I haven't found it yet. As for the dream crystal you mentioned...that's what you are holding in your hand now."
Count Thanasis responded, but his voice sounded a little tired. It was obvious that he was also greatly affected by this kind of real place. Although he was not completely sealed like Wizard Helen, his mental state was obviously a little weak. When Lucian did not call, his consciousness was in a state of half-dream and half-awake. "All?" Lucian was stunned. He looked at the glass of water in [Lula's] hand and blinked.
Is this the Dream Crystal?
"That thing is not a rare thing in the dream world at all. It's just... somewhat similar to the high-purity magic stone in your wizarding world."
Count Thanasis's voice was full of fatigue, "But I still want to remind you, don't be too immersed in the role you play in this dream, otherwise you will gradually get lost. Also... pay attention to special things. ink……"
"Thanasis?"
"Count Thanasis?"
Lucian was listening carefully, but Count Thanasis' voice stopped abruptly mid-sentence. Although Lucian called again and again, Count Thanasis did not respond and seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep due to the suppression of the real place.
After losing Count Thanasis as a half-hearted commentator, Lucian had to think independently about how to decipher the dream of "the real place".
"Using the analogy of playing games in previous lives, this kind of role-playing game must have some kind of main mission, and the 'ink' that Thanasis mentioned should be some kind of extremely useful prop in this game. What I should do most now are three things: figure out the main line of this 'dream script', collect ink, and find out the other 'players', at least to determine the identity of the other party."
In the study, the small [Lula] was sitting on the floor, flipping through picture books, while Lucian took this opportunity to sort out his thoughts.
Suddenly, Lucian felt that the thread of his spiritual power that had escaped seemed to touch something. He raised his head as if he was aware of it. However, because he had to restrain his breath and not be noticed by others, he did not dare to use his spiritual power to detect it. Therefore, I don't know why my mental power was triggered.
"Is there anyone? But this is the study room. Theoretically, only the master can come in..." Lu Xian thought quickly, and soon he had a conjecture in his mind. At the same time, he quickly gathered his thoughts and focused his attention. On the children's picture book in front of me.
Squeak——
The study door was gently pushed open from the outside, and then a maid holding cleaning tools walked in.
Although her expression looked calm, when she noticed the "living person" Lucian existed in the study, there was still a hint of vague panic in her eyes.
"Miss..., why are you here?" The maid paused slightly, but quickly adjusted herself and showed a kind smile towards Lucian.
"I'm reading, sister, look, butterfly..." Lucian manipulated [Lula] to show an innocent smile. At the same time, he quickly judged the maid's status within the family through her clothes.
Wearing a black maid costume with no special markings on the cuffs, she looks more like an ordinary maid... According to the rules, she is definitely not qualified to enter the study. After all, this is an important area of the family, even if she is responsible for The maid who cleans is at least at the level of a personal maid...
Lucian did not observe this maid too much. After all, too much gaze might arouse the other party's alertness. However, in his heart, Lucian had already placed a special label on this maid. In his analysis, this maid The "rash" maid is very suspicious of a "player".
"It seems that even within [Lula]'s family, there are already a certain number of 'players'. However, before I am sure of the situation, it is best not to act rashly. Maybe this guy is someone else's deliberate act." The purpose of the targets left behind is to detect whether there are other 'players' within the family..."
Many thoughts flashed through Lucian's mind, but on the surface he seemed quite calm. He even took the initiative to move his position when the maid was cleaning the study.
"Miss...Miss...!" At this moment, a shout from one of [Lula's] personal maids came from outside the door. Following the sound of footsteps, she opened the study door directly and saw a man holding a girl in her arms. After reading this picture book, Lula breathed a sigh of relief.
"Huh, miss, you came here alone." Mir breathed a sigh of relief, bent slightly and took Lula's little hand, but soon she noticed something and turned to look at the person who was pretending at this time. The maid cleaning the study.
"Who are you? Who is the head maid in charge? Who asked you to clean the study?"
(End of chapter)