After talking, many things can be discussed openly.

Gao Wen believed that when he, an "outdoor wanderer", appeared openly in the spiritual network, Selena Gerfen should have been mentally prepared for his own exposure.

After all, from the current situation, the mind network is almost transparent to "outdoors".

"What is your relationship with Patty?"

Hearing Gao Wen's words, Selena's face was indeed not surprised. She was just a little silent, and then said with a little emotion and a tone that seemed to have fallen into the ground: "You finally asked about this..."

Then, without waiting for Gao Wen to speak, she took the initiative to ask: "Do you care about Patty?"

"Why, is it strange that the 'outer of the territory' cares about a little human girl?" Gao Wen asked with a smile, "I must be as indescribable as you have imagined. Only by lacking the emotions and morals that ordinary people should have is considered a qualified 'outer of the territory'?"

Selena was stunned for a moment, and the corner of her mouth seemed to be raised a little: "The inherent impression is not that easy to break, I hope you can understand this.

"As for Patty... please rest assured, I'm just 'with' her. I haven't hurt her, nor do I plan to hurt her."

Gao Wen's eyes did not take off Selena: "Why did he choose Patty?"

Selena's voice was very light: "As a 'spirit' that has lost its body, my soul is split every moment. I need a real mind as my 'mental calibration point' and rely on continuous self-calibration to repair my soul, so that I can prevent myself from falling down step by step into the unreasoned soul.

"This kind of mental calibration point is not easy to find. It requires innate matching of the soul and also requires acquired conditions."

Gao Wen's brows didn't stretch much: "So, you found Patty because she happened to 'match' you?"

However, after a brief silence, Selena shook her head: "No, what we originally found was actually not Patty... Although she was also one of the 'alternative's options' that meet the conditions, what we originally wanted was the daughter of another wealthy businessman in the southern border at that time."

"Then why did you choose Patty in the end?" Gaowen was puzzled. "From the physical condition, Patty was obviously not the best choice at that time... Could it be that your original goal was in trouble?"

In the lights under the night, Selena's voice sounded softly: "...because she wants to survive."

Gao Wen glanced at Selena in surprise.

"When I wandered through the chaotic and dark dreams of the South, Patty's mind attracted me like a firefly in the dark, a soul that was about to die, exuding a will to live that surprised me, and when I tried to talk to this weak mind, the first word she said to me was 'Hello' - after all those things, she was still very polite.

"It is indeed as you said, Patty is not a suitable choice. She was even on the verge of death. Maybe I will choose the next mental calibration point soon after choosing her, but there is a saying that I don't know if you still remember: those who save themselves should always be helped."

"One of the codes of the Dream Church and one of the psychological rescue guidelines that have been passed down from the Gondor era to this day," Gowen nodded, "I just didn't expect that you were still following it."

"...It's been seven hundred years, I have violated it many times," Selena smiled a little self-deprecatingly, "but occasionally I think about obeying it, just treat it as a reminiscence."

"So Patty is your 'once'," Gao Wen said, but suddenly remembered some of the situations mentioned in his previous report on the progress of the investigation by Amber to herself about Glenling's investigation. He couldn't help but rub his chin with his fingers, revealing a thoughtful look. "According to the people who have taken care of Patty, Patty had 'miraculously' through the most dangerous stage. Her final survival seems incredible to professionals such as pharmacists. In the meantime... is your work?"

"I didn't do anything," Selena smiled calmly, "It's just that when she hurts the most, it's me.

"That head crown has no effect of blocking pain or perception. Its only function is to exchange me and her when Patty wants to sleep - even she doesn't know this.

"Of course, now she no longer uses the crown and no longer needs it. I know you gave her a magic device to help fall asleep, and for Patty now, that thing is enough."

Gao Wen did not hide his unexpected look, nor did he hide his doubts: "So... when Patty falls asleep, it is you who dominates the body... Who is the person who is accompanying Patty in the spiritual network?"

"It's me, just a split incarnation, but occasionally it's Wendy, Rachel, or Arrelia."

"…What you did for Patty surprised me."

"It's nothing to me. I've experienced a death, which is much more painful than Patty," Selena shook her head. "And I'm also using Patty to calibrate my mind and treat her as a container of some kind. It's a fair deal."

Selena's voice fell, but she didn't say anything more.

She knew very well that what she did with Patty... might be just some kind of self-touching and comfort, it had nothing to do with loftyness, and it was not even considered conscience, just to make her feel more at ease when facing those brains.

Gao Wen just looked at Selena's eyes quietly. In some tacit understanding, neither of the two pointed out these things.

"Now Patty no longer uses your crown and can no longer access the spiritual network," Gao Wen broke the silence. "But it is obvious that you still have the ability to roam the spiritual world without using the medium. Will you still meet Patty?"

"The mental network is very unsafe now, so it's good to keep Patty away," said Selena. "As for me... although I'm still with her now, I don't plan to appear again. Let her treat it as a dream in her childhood, just like the 'green elf friend' of every child when she was a child."

"Green Elf Friends" is a long-standing saying in many areas of the northern mainland. People believe that giant woods are hosting elves in the huge seeds that fallen in spring. These "elves" can comfort frightened children and help children fall asleep. Young parents usually collect the fallen giant wood seeds in spring and carve them into puppets and other things for their children to playmates. In this custom, many stories with "green Elf Friends" as the core have been derived. There is even a saying that "every child will have a green Elf Friend in childhood" is widely circulated in the northern part of the mainland.

The evidence behind these legends was confirmed after the Empire's First Druid Research Center successfully isolated the harmless calming ingredients from the giant wood seeds...

Some slightly divergent thoughts flashed through Gao Wen's mind, and he couldn't help but smile and shook his head: "Patty is now past the age of believing in the 'green elf friend'. Do you choose to fade out of her sight because you don't want to disturb her future life?"

"She is recovering and will live a more normal life in the future. In a normal life, there is no need to stand by her ghost from the Dark Sect at all times."

"...I don't intend to interfere with your decision, but I just want to remind you that you have no right to decide for Patty what a normal life is," Gao Wen said slowly. "Cecil is a more open and inclusive society. Even a plant can become a legal citizen of the empire. You should learn to adapt to it more."

“…I will keep your reminder in mind and consider it carefully.”

"I hope so," said Gao Wen, then glanced at Selena who was about to leave, "By the way, I have something for you before you leave--it may help those who are contaminated by the upper narrators."

Selena immediately became interested: "What is it?"

"Some runes," Gao Wen smiled, outlining a few symbols in the air, "a gift from the deep sea..."

...

A few minutes later.

The invisible spiritual connection gradually faded away, and Selena Gerfen, holding a lantern in his hand, disappeared silently into the air like a waking dream.

Gao Wen did not look back, but just looked at the cityscape covered by lights and stars as always, and the dark mountains with only hazy outlines in the distance in the night.

Everything seems very calm, but under the calm that the world knows, crises and turmoil that the world does not know are constantly rising.

Before this, Rosetta Augustus could not have known nothing about the hidden order of the Eternal Sleeper in his empire, but for a long time, his main energy was obviously not focused on this dark sect.

But that was the past, if he knew that the shadow of extraterritorial wanderers appeared in this dark sect, if he knew that the rulers of neighboring countries had reached their hands into the heart of his empire...

Gao Wen couldn't help but look forward to the reaction of the Rosetta Augustus the Great.

It can be foreseeable that after the No. 1 sandbox incident, Tifeng will definitely usher in a turmoil. Large-scale eradication of cults is inevitable.

Even if the Eternal Sleepers are ready, their power in Tifeng will be severely hit and have to secretly move towards Cecil.

As for Gao Wen himself, he actually didn't care what would happen after the information about the roamers and the Eternal Mid Cult is exposed to Rosetta. First of all, he has prepared himself here and within the Eternal Mid Cult. The transfer of core personnel and information will begin soon, and secondly...

The Cecil Empire's infiltration into Tifeng was not the focus from the beginning of the cult force—culture, technology, economy, and these things on the surface were the focus.

When the two countries negotiated, Rosetta must have thought from the beginning that Cecil would infiltrate Tifeng in some way, and even this infiltration was a normal "link" in the "communication" process of the two empires. Since this is the case, Gauven would be happy to have something to attract Rosetta Augustus' attention, let him concentrate on dealing with the Eternal Sleepers in the country, let him not care about those magic theaters, those Cecil merchants, and those "civil technology companies"...

And during the whole process, the only thing to pay attention to is to keep Daniel hidden and pay attention to his own safety - after all, he is the only key figure who crosses both the "open line" and the "blind line". He is not only a high-level technical spy installed in Tifeng, but also an important node of the Eternal Midwire Cult.

So in the next period of time, Gowen will make Daniel stay away from the affairs of the Sleeper Order and avoid exposing himself.

Anyway, he, the "extraterritorial wanderer", has publicly participated in the bishop meeting of the Eternal Sleeper, and he can do some things himself without Daniel's frequent transfer.

...

At midnight, the bright starlight shone on the sky of Aldernan, but there was a layer of hazy mist blocking the cold light from the universe. Under the thick fog, the imperial capital, named "Millennium City", although young, was sleeping in the dark. The dark spires, towering walls, and solemn towers lined up in the fog, as if reflecting the orderly and distinct rules of the empire.

In this foggy imperial capital, only Obsidian Palace and a few towering towers can break through the blockade of thick fog and bathe in the clear starlight.

Rosetta Augustus woke up in his dream and saw a dusk-like color dyed in the cool light shining through the glass windows.

He quickly got rid of the confusion caused by sleep and woke up completely.

After putting on a coat casually, the middle-aged imperial ruler came to the window with a cold and indifferent expression, looking down at the window.

The light of dusk enveloped everything, and outside the window was no longer the familiar Oldan view.

Another city's streets and houses bathed in the sunset, and the indifferent golden light spread from afar to the exterior walls of the palace, immersed in everything in this curse dream.

It seems to happen more and more frequently...

Rosetta Augustus frowned slightly, but the cold and indifferent expression on his face did not change much. He just took a step back and left the window, then turned around and walked towards the door, pushed the door out of the room.

According to the sayings circulating within the family, choosing to protect yourself in this cursed dream and lock yourself in a safe room is the first step to complete failure and being swallowed up by madness.

Rosetta didn't know whether this statement was right or wrong. He only knew that since he first fell into this dream, he had only one way to deal with it-

Face it.
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