Xia Yibing didn't know much about perfume and medicine, but she lived with a perfumer and pharmacist all year round. She had seen them tinkering with experiments and had also been scolded by them many times.
As for this perfumer and pharmacist, she would occasionally innovate and try to invent some new scents and potions. Although most of the final results were failures, at least Xia Yibing remembered the process.
“Whether it’s studying pharmaceuticals or innovation, you have to remember that we can’t rush.”
I seemed to hear Hitzfeld's solemn and dignified voice again.
“What should I do first? Look for reference examples.”
"For example, I am now developing a new drug that has a certain 'refreshing' effect, but its main function is not to 'refresh', but to speed up the concentration efficiency of the spirit of the extraordinary when meditating - at least double the original basis."
"There is nothing like this on the market right now, but there are some similar things."
"For example, 'calming incense', 'soul-soothing incense', 'awakening incense', and 'dream-sleeping incense'."
"We can't just start tinkering - there's no basis for that. We have to draw ideas and experience from similar products - first understand, then learn, and finally we can innovate based on this understanding."
"This kind of innovation is truly scientific and reasonable, not like you adding a little bit of everything... I really mean this is not the materials science of the new century, don't make me an alchemy furnace..."
She couldn't remember what Hitzfeld said next, but it didn't matter. Xia Yibing was only concerned about the first part.
She believes that the principles are universal.
Oh, when you make incense, you need to use science, reference, empiricism, and then innovate on this basis.
Then doesn’t “Lana” need it?
Suppose it had just arrived in Namibia - would it know everything as soon as it arrived?
language?
culture?
And are there any natural enemies here? Is it qualified to spread its leaves here? Are there any "ant colonies and bee colonies" to develop its seeds?
Even so, let's assume the worst possible scenario - that this thing hopes to turn the Namiyans into "insect people" who depend on it for existence, just like the Misros people. Can it do that directly?
This is not the case.
It also requires reference and empiricism.
Under this demand, the last Mimic Heart became a crucial "reference case" because it contained the secret of the fusion of the alien virus and the flesh and blood genes of the Namiyans. As long as this secret was understood, Lana could transform the Namiyans without any obstacles, just like she transformed the Mithros people.
"Trouble...shit! We're in big trouble!"
Xia Yibing was cursing.
She didn't even need to go upstairs to see what was on the roof. The man in front of her - the Namiyan who had almost been successfully transformed into a Zerg, his name was "Matt Hillay" - his existence alone was enough to explain a lot!
What should I do next?
Should I continue to go upstairs to investigate the situation or go back to find Maps, find a way to get out of the fog area, and bring Matt back for treatment?
Pinching her temples and pacing back and forth under Matt's confused gaze, Xia Yibing suddenly realized that she should not have been assigned the task of turning on the power switch.
I am also... Namiyan.
Although I am a branch Latadian and my internal details are somewhat different from those of the Sara people, the origin of the Latadian people's life is also related to those viruses. As long as Connie's heart is mastered, theoretically, it can also have a sufficient understanding of the Latadian people.
But Mapus is different—he is a wooden man!
Thank God Namiia is a tolerant world... There is a tolerant civilization here, and the most powerful empire of mankind can actually tolerate a group of non-human things to assist in the regent.
Maps' hands and feet are made of wood, and Matt's changes started from his hands and feet... doesn't this just cancel out the difference?
His hands are still insulated... Why did I think of asking him to guard the gate?
Although she did not encounter any obstacles along the way, including the giant plants, plant roots and flower buds that ignored her, Xia Yibing was not naive to think that this "lack of interest" would continue forever.
There are many reasons for "not interested", perhaps because her soul was once involved in Lana's dream. At that time, she was actively infected with Lana's aura.
...Don't forget what identity she had when she went in. She was a "Laiya" there. No matter how brutal the nest is, it would not be provoked to riot by the spirit of a "war bee"!
But I’m not sure it will always be like this…
My Spirit...
Damn... I've been to the place of origin!
The mother tree can also be considered a great being. If it discovers the breath of the mother tree in my spiritual sense, then -
"You are... Xia Lan?"
Just when Xia Yibing was feeling a severe headache, Matt, who had been in a daze beside her, suddenly spoke, and what he said was even more surprising.
"How do you know this name?"
The woman narrowed her eyes and stared at him.
"Reply!"
"How did you know this name?"
“Because I have witnessed history.”
Matt smiled at her.
"I watched the people of Mithros indulge in the vanity of victory until destruction came. I saw the meteors in the sky and how the sun was covered by shadows... Of course, I also know that there was a warrior named Xia Lan there, even if you only came to me in my dream from another realm."
He knows everything...
Xia Yibing suppressed her inner emotions and continued to ask: "...Who are you?"
Matthiray?
No, this person is no longer him.
They must have done something to this body. The woman's heart sank for a moment, fearing that the other party would tell her, "Yes, you guessed right. Let me introduce myself to you formally. I am 'Lana'."
She was terrified of hearing such an answer.
Because this is the most likely possibility. Just imagine, besides "Lana", what else can do everything the other party described?
"You can call me Li Lan."
The insect man said.
Xia Yibing was stunned, and her body suddenly relaxed.
Not Lana...
It's better not to be Lana...
Call ~
"Of course, according to your customs, my full name should be, um..."
The insect man raised his head slightly, thought for a few seconds, and finally read out a name.
"Lilan-Yondor."
"I haven't used this name to introduce myself to others in a long time..."
Chapter 31: Dream Cage (Two in One)
Lilan-Yondor.
He said his name was "Yondor"?
Xia Yibing's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately remembered what she had seen in the file... About those who collapsed after the disaster at Fran Middle School, they would unconsciously repeat this name while they were unconscious and after they woke up.
We did speculate that it was a person's name, and the other associated word "1739" was considered to be a time period. Of course, the latter speculation has been overturned with Misros's journey to the dream world, but now it seems that the speculation about the person's name is actually correct?
Is there really a "Yondor"?
And he actually showed up at this time, in this place, and in this way? ... He showed up to find her?
After quickly thinking about what value he had that the other party coveted, Xia Yibing immediately asked, "How are you talking to me?"
This question is quite important, as it includes two questions at the same time, namely, "what do you belong to" and "if you have commandeered this body in the form of spiritual possession, is there any possibility for it to survive?"
"My soul is controlled by Lana. My soul, as well as the souls of all the Mithros who survived the destruction, are trapped in Lana's dream. We can only descend in this way."
Li Lan tried to speak to her in a sincere tone.
He said that only a body transformed by Lana, that is, a body close to that of a Leia warrior, could allow him to descend, but this descent would not destroy the original spirit. Matt's spirit was only temporarily suppressed and would wake up after he left.
"You may wonder why I can use your language." Li Lan continued, "This is because after Lana came here, her dreams merged with the mist in the sky, which seems to be the 'place where your spiritual thoughts emanate'. Through this combination, she can continuously obtain various information about you, including your language. As creatures parasitic in her dreams, we can naturally share some of the lingering knowledge."
"...So you are imprisoned by 'Lana'? Are you seeking help now?" Xia Yibing frowned deeply. She couldn't quite understand what was going on.
Dream?
So my guess was correct. The dream world that pulled me and Aisuen in came from a transcendent god, a wanderer in deep space, a super life that was most likely seeking recovery.
But how could dreams imprison people... Xia Yibing had seen other people's dreams in the dream world, which were those dark green foggy clouds, the largest of which was only the outline of a top hat. Could such a thing imprison people?
Unless Lana's dream is very big, big enough to form a world of its own.
Damn it... Xia Yibing began to feel a sense of crisis again. She couldn't help but wonder, if this was true, then how powerful and vast would the spiritual power of this thing be?
I’m afraid it’s just like the deep space universe. After an ordinary person’s spirit is sucked in, he or she will really be facing a boundless world?
"That's it." Li Lan smiled bitterly, "We were defeated... We lost... But we are not completely destroyed. We still have our last hope, which is Lana. Our original plan was... to abandon our bodies at a certain level and integrate our spirits into Lana's world - because Lana is the most trusted support of the Misros people. We need to rely on Lana's power to move in deep space, but Lana can do it herself. So at the end of the defeat, we will deposit our spiritual consciousness in Lana's body and rely on it to escape. This is our best solution at the last moment."
"Then you are not here to invade?" Xia Yibing asked him.
"Certainly not."
"You don't plan to kill us all and replace us?"
"Mithros was destroyed by this atrocity. We are a civilized race and will not inflict the same atrocities on others."
"It's not enough to just say it. How can you prove that you didn't lie?"
"I have shown up." Li Lan said, "I am here on my own initiative - I am saving you. At the same time, I am also inviting you, all of you - please save the people of Mithros who are trapped in the dream. We don't want to be completely devoured by Lana."
Through a brief exchange, Xia Yibing gradually understood the current situation.
According to Li Lan, including him, there are more than 100 million Misros people imprisoned in the huge dream woven by Lana. This dream world has now merged with the dream world fog shrouding Namiia, but because the fusion is not thorough, Lana's dream can only cover the area around Fran Middle School, and it will slowly expand over time.
"Lana will take the initiative to speed up the process." Li Lan said very seriously, "I think you should have seen the flowers that spray mist. They are imitations made by Lana after she came into contact with the gray mist and analyzed its composition. The mist has similar effects to the 'gray mist', but unlike the 'gray mist', people who come into contact with this 'flower mist' too much will only be drawn into Lana's dream, and once they enter, they can never get out again."
"But you are different!" When he said this, he looked at Xia Yibing with shining eyes.
"Xia Lan! You are different! All of us are imprisoned in that huge dream. Except for me, no one has erased the memory of this incident. We are like puppets... In your words, we are like actors on the stage, repeating ourselves over and over again, accompanying Lana in her memories, and constantly reenacting the history of Mithros from its birth to its destruction."
"It is an eternal cage. We are actors and consumables. Maintaining the dream requires energy, but Lana cannot replenish energy from the void. It once thought of doing something to your sun, but somehow the sun is very dim six out of every seven days, and there is no light at all on the seventh day... But it still needs energy! So every moment, the people of Mithros become its food! It is eating us! It is constantly digesting our souls!"
So what Aisuen and I saw was just a scene from history that kept repeating itself?
Xia Yibing opened her mouth. Even someone as knowledgeable as her felt that this sounded too mysterious.
A huge plant... The human civilization that relied on the plant once prospered, but is now on the verge of extinction.
"You said I'm different," she said calmly, "because I can actually get out of this on my own initiative?"
"That's it!"
"That's not right." Xia Yibing pointed out the flaw in this statement, "From what I know, there were hundreds of people who were pulled into that dream, and they all woke up and returned. It's not like you said they couldn't get out."
"It's a pity." Li Lan shook her head, "That's because Lana didn't take any real action against them."
"They are experimental subjects," he said. "I guess Lana wants to use them for testing - to test whether there is any difference between you and us. It doesn't want to alarm you at the beginning, and I guess this process has been going on for a long, long time..."
Xia Yibing immediately thought of what Matt said to her, "There were unusual disappearances a long time ago," and she couldn't help feeling a chill in her heart.
"Besides that, there is the 'flower mist.'" Li Lan added, "The 'flower mist' has not spread yet, so the impact is not fatal. But once the 'flower mist' covers this place and makes it dense enough, you will never be able to come back after entering."
"You don't want to become a prisoner in a dream world, do you?" He said hopefully, "So helping us is helping yourselves. We must help each other!"
"One question." Xia Yibing stared at him, "You said that all the people of Misros had their memories of the truth erased, and their souls were imprisoned in a huge dream and played a loop..."
"Yes!"
"What about you?" she asked doubtfully, "We are outsiders, we can find the problem... but how did you break free from this control? How could it allow you to come out and ask for help?"
"Because I am Lilan-Yondor!"
As he said this, Li Lan controlled Matt's face and showed a confident smile.
"You may not know who I am, Xia Lan... To be frank, if the history of Misros civilization were to rank all heroes, I would be either first or second."
"Oh? Why?"
"I killed the incarnation of the 'Mother of the Void'!" Li Lan pursed her lips and said, "I was once contaminated by it using the heart of the 'Heart Devouring Demon'... This is the method used by the 'Mother of the Void' to deal with us Leia warriors. No one before me could escape this trick. All those who were contaminated became its slaves!"
