booktalesy Chapter 4426 Three Effects
Chapter 4426 Three Effects
Chapter 4426 Three Effects
The Hall of Crescent Moon.
After speaking with Mr. Sun, Ms. Moon continued to test the effects of "identity and status".
As for her unusual behavior earlier, they tacitly refrained from mentioning it again.
While maintaining her borrowed position, Lady Moon slowly strolled through the Hall of Crescent Moon, trying to carefully examine the hidden changes brought about by the power of the position.
After a brief examination, she did not detect any abnormal changes in her body.
But her field of vision included sights unseen by ordinary people—
Countless thread-like entities float around, neither of which are concrete forms of energy nor of physical matter; they are ethereal and drift everywhere.
Moreover, these threads cannot be touched by mental power or other energy means. Only by maintaining one's "position" can one "touch" the threads under the influence of an unseen force.
After "touching" these threads, fragmented, unfamiliar images would appear in her mind.
Some are distorted, some are nihilistic, and some are purely "empty"... Of course, there are also some colorful images, but they are all in the minority.
Overall, not a single image was fully formed.
Interestingly, Ms. Moon always felt a strange sense of closeness to these broken images.
After a brief moment of concentration, Lady Moon slowly opened her eyes and looked at Mr. Sun beside her: "The first effect of this borrowed position should be the ability to perceive the patterns of dreams."
"The thread of dreams?" Mr. Sun raised an eyebrow.
Lady Moon nodded: "I saw many scattered threads around this hall."
As she spoke, Lady Moon shared her view with Mr. Sun.
When Mr. Sun could see clearly the smoky, misty "lines" around him, he probably understood what Ms. Moon meant.
"These are the dream pathways you mentioned?"
Lady Moon nodded: "That's right."
After speaking, Lady Moon suddenly turned her gaze to a corner in the southeast.
Mr. Sun looked over as well, and only then did he realize that almost all the threads in the hall were drifting out from this corner.
“If the threads are the veins of dreams, then by tracing the origin of the threads, we can probably find out who is creating these dreams,” Lady Moon said calmly. “If there are no surprises, these threads all come from the Crow’s Den in the Shadow Realm.”
Lady Moon and Mr. Sun always maintain the entrance to the Shadow Realm around them, and one of these entrances is located in the southeast corner.
These threads drifting out from there represent that these dream veins all originate from the realm of shadows.
If we take a closer look at the corresponding locations in the Shadow Realm, we can guess that these dreams are most likely made by the various crows in the Crow's Den.
"The Dream Realm is a special world. Apart from a few specific worlds, almost all other worlds overlap with it. As a result, influenced by the Dream Realm, anyone with even a trace of intelligence, even a lowly animal, will dream."
"Shadow Raven is no exception."
There are a great many Shadow Crows in the Crow Courtyard, most of them on standby—watching the real world through the power of the Shadow Realm.
But shadow crows are also living beings, and they also need to sleep to recover their energy.
Therefore, there are also many sleeping shadow crows in the crow enclosure, and as long as they dream, they will generate dream patterns.
Just look at the number of shadow crows in the crow enclosure, and you'll understand why this area is covered with dense silk threads.
"So, this person's ability is only to see the patterns in dreams?" Mr. Sun: "Then can you see the dreams they're having?"
“It’s okay to touch it,” Ms. Moon nodded.
Mr. Sun nodded slightly. If he could see the specific details of the dream, then the effect was quite good.
Because if it's just about seeing the "dream veins," dream wizards can do it too, and they might even do it better.
However, if one can see dreams, then one is somewhat stronger than a dream wizard.
Because dream wizards need to enter a dream to see it, while the Moon Lady seems to be able to see it simply by touching the threads, which saves the process of entering a dream.
Although entering a dream is not difficult—a skilled dream wizard can traverse several dreams in a single second—saving steps is ultimately a good thing.
After all, no matter how quickly you enter a dream, it's difficult to be aware of the outside world at that moment. Your enemy might seize that tiny fraction of a second while you're dreaming and deliver a fatal blow.
Therefore, directly touching and observing dreams without entering the dream world is undoubtedly a positive improvement.
However, just a moment ago Mr. Sun was feeling relieved, but the next moment Ms. Moon said, "However, according to the information I received from the Dimensions, not all dream threads can be seen by touching them."
"I can only touch upon things if the dreamer doesn't reject them."
These shadow crows were originally raised by the Moon Lady, and they were completely unguarded towards her, even in her dreams.
This is why the Moon Lady feels a sense of familiarity and closeness when she sees their dreams.
It was precisely because of their closeness that she was able to easily touch them and see their dreams.
However, if the dreamer rejects it... there's a high probability they won't be able to see it.
To verify this, Mr. Sun went to the Shadow Realm and caught several sleeping Shadow Rats. One of them developed a dream vein, indicating that it was dreaming.
Lady Moon used her position to sense it, and sure enough, she was rejected.
"If you are rejected, you cannot see your dreams."
Mr. Sun sighed. He had thought it was a unique positive boost, but now it seemed to be nothing more than a dream vision under specific circumstances.
Lady Moon naturally noticed the disappointment in Mr. Sun's eyes. She said irritably, "A basic inscription is already good enough to allow you to borrow a position to see the Dream Vision. Do you want to steal the job of a Dream Wizard?"
Mr. Sun: "..."
Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. So far, they have only obtained the basic inscription chapter of "Fairyland Inscription Record".
Basic inscriptions are definitely just the most basic function.
Being able to see the Dream Vision is already quite good.
Among the different inscription schools known to Mr. Sun, most basic slots merely allow the user to "wear a tiger's skin," a kind of borrowed power, and few possess special effects.
As for the basic runes in the Wonderland series, there is at least one Dream Vision. If we had to rank them, they would most likely be in the lower middle range among the various rune systems.
Lady Moon: "And don't forget what I just said, this is only the first effect. Besides the dream vision, it also seems to have an effect on certain specific substances."
Mr. Sun looked over in confusion.
Ms. Moon: "I'm not sure what the specific substance is right now, but I have a feeling it's..."
As she spoke, Ms. Moon walked toward the window on one side of the hall.
Looking at her reflection in the glass window, Lady Moon squinted and slowly reached out to touch the glass... She closed her eyes and sensed it for a moment, but finally shook her head slightly.
"What do you mean?"
Lady Moon shrugged: "During my borrowing of the position, I had an impulse to perceive this glass, and this impulse should have originated from the effect of the position itself."
"But I just tried it out, trying to follow my impulse to touch the glass, but I didn't feel anything."
"Therefore, I am not sure what the specific effects will be at the moment."
"But it must be related to glass."
After a pause, Ms. Moon added, "It could also be related to reflections, mirror-like surfaces, or certain material properties of the glass."
"This requires further testing."
Mr. Sun: "In short, are you sure it has a second underlying effect?"
Lady Moon shook her head: "No, there are more than two effects. I believe there is a third effect."
Mr. Sun was stunned.
Lady Moon turned her head and pointed to the "Nightmare Stone" floating in the shimmering light.
"That Nightmare Stone also triggered my sensory impulses." Lady Moon: "So, there might be a third effect, which is related to the manipulation of the Nightmare Stone."
"Perhaps it's... an illusion?" Lady Moon guessed, since the Nightmare Stone's greatest function was to enhance illusion effects.
Mr. Sun: "Since you're curious, why don't you try it and see?"
Lady Moon said quietly, "That Nightmare Stone is still activating the Fairy Realm Inscription. How can we test it?"
Thanks to the Nightmare Stone's effect, the Fairy Realm Inscription can remain active, helping her maintain the "borrowed position" state. Once the Nightmare Stone is removed, the position state cannot be maintained.
Mr. Sun: "I still have some here."
Under the questioning gaze of the Moon Lady, the Sun Mr. with a backhand gesture took out another small pebble.
It is exactly the same size as the previous Nightmare Stone.
Upon seeing this, Lady Moon immediately understood: "You have absolutely no intention of maintaining the Illusion Mark yourself?"
Mr. Sun just chuckled and didn't give a direct answer.
Lady Moon spat, but still took the Nightmare Stone and began to examine it.
She used illusions with the Nightmare Stone and tried to sense it... There were effects, but they were all based on her status as a legendary wizard.
However, "borrowing a position" played no role in this process.
Finally, she looked at Mr. Sun with a sense of helplessness: "We may need to try more solutions, and we cannot determine the effect at present."
Mr. Sun hugged her and gently comforted her: "It's normal. Unless you get the inscription creator or the inscription controller to tell you personally, experimental inscription is a time-consuming task."
"As for the newly emerged inscriptions, even a basic one requires a lot of time to study thoroughly."
Lady Moon nodded and said softly, "It's a pity that Angel doesn't know much about inscriptions."
As the controller of the basic inscriptions, if Angell had a little more knowledge of inscriptions, he wouldn't need them to test them; he could directly tell them the effects.
Unfortunately, Angor had virtually no prior experience with inscriptions.
Mr. Sun echoed her words, saying, "Thinking about it that way, it's quite bizarre. There's absolutely no such thing as Angel in the Western Continent."
All those who control inscriptions are bound to be masters of the art of inscription.
Just like a master alchemist who has mastered the exclusive refining formula for a certain metal, you can't research and master the corresponding formula if you don't have solid technical skills as a foundation.
This principle applies everywhere.
But Ingres was an exception.
Or rather, Dream Crystal is an exception.
As long as you clear the dungeon, you will receive rewards, even if it's just Fairy Inscriptions, which can allow you to skip the "cognition and familiarization" process and directly elevate you to the level of a controller.
It is precisely because of this special rule that a person who does not understand inscriptions can become the master of inscriptions.
Lady Moon narrowed her eyes slightly: "This also shows that the Dream Crystal originally had some secrets worth exploring."
Mr. Sun nodded: "That's right."
He admitted this, which is why he and Lady Moon were willing to condescend to please Luigi, because he held the power to decide whether they could legally remain in Dream Crystal Plains.
"Getting back to the main point, although it is not yet clear what effects the Nightmare Stone and the glass correspond to, it is certain that in the state of borrowing a position, there is indeed a clear urge to perceive them."
"In other words, the basic position has at least three effects."
Mr. Sun pondered, "If that's the case, then the basic inscriptions of the Wonderland series would probably rank in the upper-middle range even within the inscription system of the Origin World."
"If he were placed in the Western Continent, he might reach the very top of the pyramid."
Lady Moon nodded: "That's what I think too."
"Alright, that's enough for this test. We'll prepare the control group later and then continue the test." She stepped out of Mr. Sun's arms, swaying as she walked into the shimmering light in the center of the hall.
With a casual flick of his wrist, he retrieved the insect-skin paper and the Nightmare Stone from the shimmering light.
Without the energy supply from the Nightmare Stone, the faint light on the Fairyland Inscription slowly dimmed, and the position borrowed by Lady Moon disappeared as well.
"I'm confiscating the Nightmare Stones. Don't be lazy next time; repair your own illusion runes." Lady Moon put away the two Nightmare Stones.
Mr. Sun nodded nonchalantly: "No problem."
After a pause, Mr. Sun's expression suddenly changed from relaxed to serious: "Now that you have removed the Fairy Realm Inscription, you should be able to explain why you suddenly became abnormal before, right?"
Lady Moon turned her head and gave him a deep look: "Given our tacit understanding, you should be able to guess."
Mr. Sun nodded silently: "Just now, was there some unknown entity hiding nearby?"
Hearing Mr. Sun's description, Ms. Moon couldn't help but roll her eyes: "You yourself said that it is an unknown existence, and you must have sensed the surroundings. If even you can't sense it, it is undoubtedly a higher existence. Your use of the word 'hidden' is definitely wrong."
"Such a high-level existence does not need to be 'hidden'."
Mr. Sun felt something was off: "Why does it feel like you're protecting it?"
Lady Moon gently pinched Mr. Sun's waist: "I'm just defending him. You don't even know who's watching, yet you're making such comments!"
Mr. Sun: "...So someone is really watching you?"
Lady Moon nodded: "Yes, but whether it's a 'person' or not, I'm not sure. But what I'm sure of is that the moment I felt that gaze upon me, my sense of alarm was even stronger than when I first met the Night Owl."
At this point, Lady Moon looked directly at Mr. Sun: "Do you know what this means?"
Before Mr. Sun could speak, she gave the answer herself: "This means that the other person's status may be higher than that of the Night Owl."
The Late Night Adult has reached the pinnacle of legend.
If it's even higher, then it can only be...
Mr. Sun swallowed hard. He seemed to understand now why Ms. Moon had said "this is an opportunity" earlier, why she had acted stiffly, and why she had subconsciously defended her.
Because if it really is a "miraculous glimpse", it is undoubtedly an opportunity!
Even receiving a miracle is a blessing.
Under the glimpse of a miracle, not to mention the Moon Lady, even adults who stay up late would probably look unnatural; therefore, the Moon Lady's stiff performance earlier was completely reasonable.
As for defending the other side? That's even more normal, because no one dares to disrespect miracles.
“However, this is just my guess.” Lady Moon: “I cannot be sure if it is true or not, but if the owner of that gaze is indeed from some life form, then it is certain that the other party’s status is definitely no less than that of Lord Night Sleep.”
"But I have another guess."
"Perhaps the other party is not necessarily a living entity, but rather the world's will corresponding to the Wonderland instance!"