The Secret Code of Monsters

Chapter 26 Ch.26 Heart Anchor

"You're not there yet, Roland."

Enid said: “We named the ceremonial caste ‘rings’. And you, Roland, you are still a small distance away from the first ring...a small distance. Now, there is one most important thing you should do. "

"Prepare a heart anchor."

Heart anchor?

"That's right, Heart Anchor. I want to ask you a question, Roland, do you dream?"

"certainly?"

Enid looked at him, half-smiling: "Then how do you tell whether you are in a dream?"

Roland opened his mouth.

He raised his hand and subconsciously placed it on the wooden table.

It was a sticky table.

It's a piece of cake.

The room began to soften and the floor became muddy.

The wine dripped from the ceiling and hit Roland's nose.

He licked it, and his throat felt hot due to the spicy taste.

Everything around him seemed like the scene he had seen before, that carriage driving on the lake.

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When he opened his eyes again, he was leaning on a recliner.

He was also covered with a wool blanket.

The heat radiating from the fireplace warmed the house.

After the surrounding walls were painted with green paint, golden patterns were traced with a soft-point pen.

The carpet was dark yellow, with an extra layer of animal skins on top.

In the center of the room was a huge square table, with steaks and waffles on it, as well as two bottles of sherry.

Enid was bending over, lighting the candles on the candlestick one by one with a match.

"you're awake?"

She turned back and smiled at Roland and walked over quickly.

Before Enid could say anything else, Roland lifted the blanket and frowned: "...Am I still dreaming, ma'am?"

He couldn't figure it out.

The sound echoed in the empty room.

Gone was the smell of meat and rose incense that wafted into the nostrils, except for the crackle of the firewood.

Roland touched his thigh.

The blanket was gone too.

Enid sat next to him with her chin clenched and a glass of red wine in her hand.

Wooden table, chairs.

Drab living room.

"You noticed the double dream very quickly. Roland, this is the power of extraordinary creatures: ritualists, ghosts, or alien species."

"We can use the "secrets" learned from the sleeping world to cast spells that you think are incredible;"

"At the same time, you can also release a large amount of "secrets" to connect with the sleeping world and create a "field" - the "dream" you just experienced. "

She shook the wine glass in her hand and said slowly:

"Many rituals, which are special or powerful, must be performed within the scope of the "field". "

"Including, we use the "field" to isolate mortals and prevent the battle from affecting irrelevant citizens. "

She stretched out a hand and tapped the back of Roland's hand with her fingertips.

"The waking world, reality, the material layer, the surface of the world, these are the places where you have been living for more than ten years."

Then, he turned it over and tapped Roland's palm.

"The world of sleep, the dream after falling asleep."

"This is where all human subconsciousness and fantasies are gathered. It is the resting place of gods, the birthplace of alien species, the center of chaotic storms, treasures, and..."

"The beginning of the road to greatness."

Finally, she asked Roland to close his fingers and clenched them into fists.

"Only a qualified apprentice can learn and master the "secrets" from the world of sleep. "

She told Roland about the "waking world" and "sleeping world", which also explained why Roland needed a heart anchor.

"Powerful mysterious manipulators all have the power to create "fields". "

"And if you want to become an apprentice and take the first step, you must enter the sleep world repeatedly and many times."

"So, how to distinguish dreams is the first step on the "Great Road"," Enid said with a cold face, scaring Roland: "You should experience the feeling of being unable to distinguish between dreams and reality. "

That's right.

Roland thought.

So he needs a guarantee, in order to be able to travel through dreams many times for a long time...

ensure.

"This is the second time she has deceived me with dreams."

"Roland Collins was going to give her a big mouth to express her anger at being fooled."

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You are so funny.

Roland wanted to ask about the 'Heart Anchor', but Enid put a cold small object into his hand.

"The anchor I used when I was an apprentice is useless now."

Roland touched the object in his hand.

It is a brooch embedded with polygonal gems, cold and hard.

"Amethyst Brooch"

"Unknown use"

"Think about how I can tell the difference between reality and dreams through it."

This kid always surprises himself.

When Enid saw Roland quickly begin to rub the needle with his fingertips, she knew he had discovered the secret.

He is a very smart child, and he is beautiful and elegant. His eyes are pure and his voice is beautiful...

Mainly smart.

Suitable to be an executive.

"The needle has no point, ma'am."

"Your brooch has no point."

Enid smiled: "Actually, for ritual practitioners, the "field" is not difficult to detect, and it is nothing special. It does not even need to be prompted by a heart anchor. "

"The real purpose of the so-called "heart anchor" is not in the waking world. "

"It is used by ritualists as a talisman - a talisman for exploring dreams, exploring the world of sleep."

"It was a chaotic, chaotic place."

"And the 'heart anchor' can always remind the ritualist, so that they will not be trapped in the prison of dreams and never wake up."

She took the brooch away and replaced it with an apple in Roland's hand:

"Go back and think about it, Roland."

"Think about it carefully."

"What is it that you carry with you and touch at all times?"

"Tamper with something to create some details of 'incompleteness' so that it can quickly remind you and tell you that this is not the waking world."

Roland listened to Enid attentively, and the words in front of him came out to mess with him again.

"Heart anchor: No one would have thought that the beautiful Mr. Roland Collins would wear a pair of women's pantyhose with the words 'shining appearance' sewn on it."

Roland:...

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I now doubt very much that Miss Nina didn't want to live because of you.

"I can give you a few outdated examples."

Enid put the brooch away and said:

"An executive officer used it before."

"For example, a 'queen', after being specially weighted, will always fall in the same direction; for example, a dice, will only throw the same number; for example, a headband, with metal woven inside..."

"And rings, glasses, and even dentures."

"Think about it carefully."

"You have two weeks to make your heart anchor."

"Then, I will test you again."

Enid stood up, pinched a few coins from her coat and put them in his hand, saying it was a subsidy.

But Roland still had more to ask.

For example, what does 'the eternal sleep of the gods' mean, what is the birthplace of alien species, and whether ghosts are what he imagined.

What are the differences between the great paths of different sects.

Including the dangers of the sleeping world, why is it called the treasure mountain...

He has too many questions.

When the fire in the fog is lit, the fire bearer begins to truly discover the unknown.

He is now like a person standing in the fog, lighting a fire for the first time and seeing the real world.

"I'll tell you slowly, Roland."

"Don't worry."

Enid looked back at the wall clock: "You should go. Tell Pushu Collins that you are going to join the Tribunal and don't have time to waste on those stupid things."

Roland rubbed the coins in his hand.

"Thank you, ma'am."

Enid's eyes were meaningful: "That's not what I want."

"The evil bat wants Roland Collins."

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Why didn't I see you talk so much in my dream just now?