nagpurpolice Chapter 4461 Impermanence
Chapter 4461 Impermanence
Chapter 4461 Impermanence
What I know about dream bubbles?
Juanjuan was a little confused at first, but after a moment, it seemed to have thought of something, and its expression slowly became subtle.
"The dream bubble you mentioned is..." Although it already had a guess in its heart, it still asked.
Angell didn't hide anything and said directly, "That Dream Bubble in the Lombardy shop."
"It really is that dream bubble..." Upon hearing this answer, Juanjuan let out a deep breath, her head drooped, and the dried fish necklace around her neck swayed with the movement.
"You guessed it?"
"Yeah, I just realized that."
Seeing the sudden wave of weariness washing over him, Angel tapped lightly on the glass tabletop of the general store.
The crisp sound rekindled the weariness's attention.
Angell: "As I said at the beginning, I also have some questions that you need to answer, and now it's my turn to ask."
Juanjuan nodded casually: "Go ahead and ask."
Angell looked at Juanjuan with curiosity: "You just mentioned that fate gives you inspiration. Then why didn't fate give you any hints when the dream bubbles in the Lombard Shop have already appeared in front of you?"
Juanjuan gave Angel a deep look, as if she had expected it, and gave the answer directly.
"Because of impermanence."
"Impermanence?"
“Yes, fate is unpredictable.” Juanjuan: “Although I am close to fate, it doesn’t mean that I can necessarily benefit directly from the gifts of fate.”
Seeing the confusion in Angell's eyes, Juanjuan paused for a moment, then added, "The key point of what I just said was... directness."
"You can think of it this way: suppose fate gave me an inspiration, and I knew that the dream bubble contained intoxicating roses, and I went in... then I would most likely have gained nothing."
“That’s not right.” Angell frowned slightly. “The dream bubble almost blew right onto your face. Isn’t that a hint from fate?”
Juanjuan shook her head: "The appearance of the dream bubble may indeed be related to me. Fate, because of my thoughts, pushed the dream bubble to my side. But that doesn't mean that I can directly obtain what's inside the dream bubble."
Juanjuan jumped from the shelf to the table, walked to a spot near Angel and sat down, its tail lazily curling around its paw pads. In a serious tone, it said, "Although fate has brought my opportunity to the Lombard Shop, it won't just hand me the 'result' directly."
“My current destiny is contrary to that of the intoxicated rose; I cannot obtain this dream plant.”
"Even if I had guessed that there might be a Rose of Intoxication inside, and I entered this dream bubble, and even successfully guided the dreamer, I would most likely still not have obtained the Rose of Intoxication."
Angell: "Are you so sure you'll never get the Drunken Rose?"
Juanjuan nodded: "I'm very sure, because the fact that fate didn't give me a hint is itself a sign from fate."
"Since the outcome is destined to be futile, why should fate bother to give me this hint?"
At this point, Angor probably understood: "So fate simply blocked your senses? So you couldn't detect anything unusual at all?"
“Yes.” Juanjuan sighed, “This is the capriciousness of fate. It brought opportunities, but blinded me. Dreams were born because of me, but opportunities did not exist for me.”
Angell: "But after all the twists and turns, the Rose of the Night has returned to your hands."
"It's back in my hands, but I paid a price for it." As she said this, Juanjuan glanced at Angel.
If it could obtain the Rose of Intoxication on its own, it wouldn't need to agree to become Angell's intelligence machine.
However, fate did not provide any clues, which meant that even if it entered the dream bubble, it would not be able to obtain the Drunken Rose.
Therefore, this can be considered a paradox.
Only Angell can obtain the Dream Bubble.
"So you're saying that the Rose of Delight eventually returned to you because it was destined? In other words, I was also part of fate's plan? Became a pawn in your game with destiny?"
Juanjuan: "You can interpret it that way if you want."
Angell: "...If I choose not to give you the Drunken Rose now, do I escape my predetermined fate?"
Juanjuan's expression was calm, and her tone was as usual: "I was just saying that you can understand it that way, it doesn't mean that you are really arranged by fate."
"That's why I don't like communicating with people who don't understand fate. You could just take it as your own understanding and be done with it, but you insist on extending it to your own interpretation."
He sighed wearily.
“No one is predetermined by fate. If you insist on talking about ‘predetermined fate,’ then it is I who am predetermined, not you.”
“The dream bubble coming to me is the ‘cause,’ so the starting point is me… So who will bring the ‘effect’?”
"It could be you who brought me 'fruit,' fulfilling my obsession with the intoxicating beauty of roses."
"But this 'fruit' can also become you not giving me the rose intoxication, then the story will be written with a different ending, but the story is still about me, not you."
"I've explained it very simply. Do you understand now?"
Angell: "...I think I understand."
Juanjuan finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good to have a general understanding. The best state for humanity's understanding of fate is to have a general understanding."
"Why is it that the best state is to have a general understanding?" Angell wondered.
Juanjuan glanced at him indifferently: "Because if you take one more step, fate will laugh."
Angell: "..."
After a moment of silence, Angell said softly, "Aren't you curious why I went to try and win over this Dream Bubble?"
Juanjuan shook her head: "I'm not curious, because fate will give you countless reasons."
Angel had already prepared an explanation, but since Juanjuan didn't seem to care, he decided not to say it.
……
"Back to the main point, setting aside the element of fate," Juanjuan looked at Angell curiously, "What's in that dream bubble? And how did you obtain the Drunken Rose?"
Angell: "That's not part of the deal."
"Stingy," Juanjuan muttered under her breath. "Let's just chat casually. Anyway, you've already used that Dream Bubble, so I can't get in."
Seeing that Angel remained silent, he said wearily and helplessly:
"Then tell me, are there any taboos about picking the Rose of the Night? Anyway, if I want to get more Roses of the Night, I'll still go from reality to that dream. If you tell me the taboos now, it will save me some time to test you." Juanjuan tried to brainwash me with a persuasive tone.
Angel didn't accept brainwashing, but after thinking about it, he figured he could say something if it didn't involve Moon Dew's privacy.
“I don’t know if there are any taboos regarding picking them,” Angell said. “Because I didn’t pick them myself; the Dreamer gave them to me.”
"A gift for you?" Juanjuan recalled the description of "Intoxicated Rose": "You mean that 'Rose Witch' Yuelu."
Angel nodded: "That's right, Moon Dew is Dreamer."
After a pause, just as Juanjuan was about to press for more information, Angel said in advance, "You don't need to ask me about Moon Dew. If I knew anything about her, I wouldn't have asked Lady Moon about the term 'Rose Witch'."
Juanjuan swallowed back the words that were already on the tip of her tongue.
Angell is right; given his brief encounter with the dream bubble, his understanding of the moon dew is certainly limited.
"Then why did she send you the Drunken Rose?"
Angel shrugged: "I don't know either. Maybe it's because I chose the conventional method and completed the Dream Bubble? Anyway, she gave it to me on her own initiative. Before that, I had never noticed the existence of the Rose of Thorns."
"Are there flower and moon fairies in her dream bubble?"
"No, at least I didn't see it."
Juanjuan asked a few more questions, but she still couldn't form a basic concept of picking in her mind. Perhaps she could only try it in reality.
Just then, it suddenly thought of something: "You mentioned before that most of the dreamers in the large dream bubble have relatively clear minds, at least level five in terms of lucidity according to the dream wizard's classification?"
"Yes."
"Was Yuelu awake?"
Angel nodded: "I suppose so."
Juanjuan's eyes lit up: "So she's already at Dawn's Dream? Can you take me to meet her?"
Once it has seen Yuelu and had a deep conversation with her, it can anchor its position in reality using the power of fate. If Yuelu reveals more information, its anchoring speed will be even faster!
Angell shook his head slightly, thinking of Moon Dew's current state: "Although she has come to the Dream of Dawn, we cannot contact her for the time being."
"Can't get in touch?" Juanjuan looked bewildered.
"If I can get in touch with her, I can just ask her about these terms directly..."
Juanjuan paused, realizing that seemed to be true.
"Where is she?" Juanjuan asked before realizing that since they couldn't contact her, they probably didn't know where she had gone.
As expected, Angell did not reply.
With a weary sigh, he said, "It seems I can only wait until I return to reality and see if fate can bring me some surprises."
Angell: "I can't get in touch with her right now, but I will try to find a way to reach her."
"If I can get in touch with her, I will mention you to her. If she is willing to meet you, I will arrange for you to meet."
Juanjuan's eyes lit up for a moment, but quickly dimmed again: "Although it's all just talk right now, thank you anyway."
Angell: "Finally, I have one more question for you."
It wagged its tail lazily and said, "Ask away."
Angell: "What I want to know is, how did the Flower Moon Fairy bring the intoxicating rose from her dream into the mortal world to make honey?"
"This issue is actually related to you as well, since I just promised to hand over the Drunken Rose to you."
Angel can use the Dream Conch to pull things from reality into his dreams.
But how do you bring things from dreams back to reality?
In a sense, Dream Crystal Plains is also a region of dreams. If Angel can solve this problem, does it mean that the magical items of Dream Crystal Plains can be brought into reality?
Juanjuan knew that this matter was indeed related to her, but...
"You've really hit the nail on the head..." Juanjuan suddenly realized: "If the Drunken Rose can't bring me back to reality, does that mean I don't have to keep our promise?"
So you mean you don't know either?
Juanjuan nodded helplessly: "I really don't know how to bring the Drunken Rose back to reality right now, but since the Flower Moon Fairy can do it, there must be a way."
After a moment of silence, Juanjuan said softly, "Hmm... Mr. Sun and Ms. Moon have a close friend who is a gourmet wizard. He has studied the recipe for Moon Goddess Mead. Perhaps he knows it."
"I'll go find them and ask them to log off and help me ask."
This matter concerned whether she could obtain the Drunken Rose, so Juanjuan took it to heart.
Before it could even say goodbye to Angell, it turned and rushed into the mist.
Angell had intended to suggest that he could use the cyclone to help contact the Sun and Moon Wizards, but Juanjuan had already run off before he could even speak.
Angel thought for a moment and decided that Juanjuan should go and talk to the Sun and Moon Wizards herself; perhaps they would take it more seriously.
Thinking of this, Angel didn't say anything more, stood up, and left the cramped little grocery store.
He plans to visit the nearby Dreambubble next, hoping to earn more Dawn Points.
When asked about Dawn Points, Angell glanced at his current reserves.
912 points.
Originally 691 points, plus the 221 points given after the Moon Dew appeared, the total is now 912 points.
Numerically speaking, it should be the highest among all people.
However, Angor still plans to prepare some more. Since the Dawn Shop is so complicated to open, it should provide some good feedback; so it's definitely a good idea to stock up on more Dawn Points.
Furthermore, activating the Dawn Shop currently requires continuing to recruit Dreamers.
As Angell walked down Rivet Street, he adopted a God's-eye view.
He first glanced at Yuelu, who was still asleep and no one else was approaching, so he didn't need to worry about her for the time being.
Then he looked at the others.
Currently, apart from Mr. Sun, Tired, and the Camillo trio, everyone else seems to have entered the Dream Bubble, including Luigi, who has also disappeared and presumably entered the Dream Bubble as well.
With so many people entering Dream Bubble, the conditions for opening Dawn Shop should be met.
But who can be sure they'll succeed in winning them over?
And since he had nothing better to do, Angell went to a nearby dream bubble.
This is a large dream bubble located in the basement of a building.
Angell slowly sank into it.
About ten minutes later, the dream bubble burst. Angell appeared in the basement, followed by a homeless man with a vacant look in his eyes.
Angell's chosen strategy this time is... speedrun.
First, roughly determine whether this dream bubble is the same as the moon dew's dream bubble and has some special features. If not, then directly use Nightmare Illusion to control it and forcibly take it away.
Since the goal is to farm points and attempts, let's leave the standard strategy to those who come later.
Even taking the shortcut, Angel still put in a lot of effort, mainly because... Dream Bubble was too autonomous.
The Wonderland Power can capture Dream Bubbles, but its penetration effect on Dream Bubbles is not as good as imagined.
Dream Bubble's strong autonomy leads to Dreamer's great strength as well—after all, it's his own dream, and in the dream, he is the creator.
In this situation, even if Angell wanted to use Nightmare Illusion to control the opponent, he had to lower the opponent's guard and at the same time prevent the opponent from becoming too excited and waking up.
Therefore, the progress was slower than Angor had anticipated.