Chapter 865: The Value and Application of a Controlled Primal Dream State Descent
Chapter 865: The Value and Application of a Controlled Primal Dream State Descent
After lecturing me for a while, Mei Linde seemed to have vented all her emotions.
After all, she was mostly just angry at Little Han's attitude of wanting to stir up trouble.
What the Witch Academy needed now was stability.
Furthermore, the heat from the Self-generating Magic Power experimental accident closely related to Little Han had not yet died down.
If another accident occurred, was she, a dignified Academy Head, specifically meant to handle Little Han's trivial affairs?
She did not have many avatars to disperse her energy.
Moreover, her avatars and the ones Little Han mastered were two different modes.
Little Han could have hundreds or thousands of these autonomous avatars without a problem, but it wasn't necessarily so for her avatars.
Each one required the consumption of her energy and the dispersal of her attention.
The reason her true body and avatars could handle affairs without any oversight was because her heritage was deep and her strength was powerful; everything she did was like a flying brick through sheer strength, sufficient to support such a multi-threaded behavior pattern.
Now, having finished venting her emotions, Mei Linde walked into the laboratory.
The moment she arrived at the laboratory door just now, she had sensed that this place was already enveloped by dreams.
Upon entering the laboratory, she felt that every step she took was as if she were stepping into a deeper layer of the Primal Dream State!
This span was even more terrifying than the dream buffer zone in the Expansion Realm!
If the dream invasion in the Expansion Realm was like an ocean where the depth progressed gradually, then this... was simply a deep-sea cliff!
After all, how large was the area of a single laboratory?
From the laboratory's periphery to the central area, it crossed directly from the shallow dream state to the deep Primal Dream State!
This was called a precipitous progression, and even she found it ridiculous!
Therefore, after entering the laboratory, she stopped advancing.
She merely stood at a distance from that small patch of "Primal Dream State," watching it.
However... even just by watching, the Information originating from the Primal Dream State seemed to be hooking her consciousness to sink into it.
“Um... Big Sis Mei Big Sis Mei? Can you give me a chance? I really can explain! Look... my experiment is almost successful... and there is no danger right now... right?”
Amidst the repeated calls of "Big Sis Mei," Mei Linde brought her gaze back, though the look she cast toward the Primal Dream State held even more wariness.
“Are you that certain it won't go out of control? You should know that this is the experimental area. There are many witches here conducting long-term experimental research. If your experiment affects so many witches, can you bear the responsibility?”
Mei Linde was much calmer when she said this.
Furthermore, she wasn't scaring Little Han.
If Little Han didn't have the confidence to withstand this pressure, then it was better to end this experiment as early as possible.
Witches frequently did things that exceeded their abilities, and what supported them in continuing to do so was their confidence—their firm belief that they would not lead the results toward the worst-case scenario.
If Little Han expressed without hesitation that she could bear it, she might not necessarily be unable to let Little Han continue "messing around" like this.
After all... she had witnessed Little Han's posture within the Primal Dream State.
That posture... truly was a shock and powerlessness like an ordinary person facing a Saint Stage Transcendent.
“Ah, this……”
At this moment, hearing the Academy Head use this matter to apply pressure on me, I had to say... regarding experiments, even if one could achieve absolute confidence that no accidents would occur, an accident was still possible.
After all... the reason an accident was an accident was because it was too far beyond expectations.
Just like the accident in the Self-generating Magic Power experiment.
Yi Rui and the others, including me—none of us expected such a thing to happen.
“If you don't have the confidence to bear the consequences, then there is no room for bargaining.”
“No! I can, I really can!”
I spoke hurriedly.
I hadn't expected Academy Head Mei to be so decisive, and I explained in a rush, “The experiment for the descent of the Primal Dream State this time is truly controlled! This Primal Dream State has the double stabilization of my domain order in reality and the Dream Domain within the dream. I guarantee! If it truly goes out of control, I will directly sever the link between the dream and reality before it spreads to further places!”
“You have already mastered the technique of making the invading Primal Dream State retreat back to the Primal Dream State?”
Mei Linde inquired with some doubt.
One must know that the Dream Calamity in the Expansion Realm had not completely receded even now, and ordinary people in the Expansion Realm could still be swept away by the Primal Dream State at any time.
Only in places slightly further away had the "dream tide" gradually receded, reaching the level of a shallow dream state, allowing one to rely on the Nightmare Spell to complete consciousness awakening.
“Um... not yet... wait! Let me finish! I haven't mastered a large-scale dream recession yet, but for this one in my laboratory, wanting it to break away from reality is still very simple!”
“Are you certain you aren't lying to me?”
Mei Linde asked casually.
Generally speaking, a non-Transcendent could almost never lie in front of a Transcendent, because the True Time mastered by a Transcendent could clearly see through such lies.
But... Little Han was a Body Cultivator; that might not necessarily be the case.
“Absolutely not!”
“Then what do you intend to do with this small piece of the Primal Dream State?”
“Um... observing Dream Consciousness, searching for dream-state soul-substance... researching... the Information composition and the deposition of negative concepts within the Primal Dream State... mainly to help the Fool's Dreams metamorphose into life...”
I said very truthfully.
“Is that all?”
“Uh……”
My gaze met Academy Head Mei Linde's gaze.
Although she said nothing, I saw her looking at me as if asking: isn't this like using an anti-aircraft gun to hit a mosquito?
So, in an instant, I thought of some response plans!
“How... how about I make the Primal Dream State usage permissions public and let those witch sisters interested in the Primal Dream State join my laboratory together?”
After all, I was very clear that when I was busy, I wouldn't have much time to use the Primal Dream State.
I did this so that I would have a channel for actual verification at critical moments.
In that case, it would be better to bring more witches "into the fold"!
This could continuously ensure the stability of the experiment, and no one would dare to plot against it.
Furthermore, with more witches participating, their research on the Primal Dream State could indirectly assist me in knowing more about it!
Then my optimization of the Dream Domain would reach a higher level.
You should know that in such a complex environment as the Expansion Realm, so many witches had to risk danger to personally research the Primal Dream State.
Therefore, I didn't believe witches curious about the Primal Dream State would be uninterested in this controlled descent of the Primal Dream State.
At the very least... as a guarantee, those few witches who fell into the Primal Dream State this time would definitely come over, such as that witch Aina I was very familiar with.
“You...”
Hearing these words of mine, Mei Linde's words were choked in her throat.
She naturally knew how many witches would flock to this if Little Han said that.
In the final analysis, entering the Primal Dream State personally was still too dangerous.
Think about it... she only entered because she had a Grand Spellbook back then.
That madwoman of an Anti-Witch had no Grand Spellbook yet fell into the Primal Dream State multiple times.
If her luck were even a bit worse, she wouldn't even be around to see this fellow in the Main World.
If other witches were informed that there was a controlled small-scale descent of the Primal Dream State here, it was hard to imagine exactly how great the attraction would be for those witches constantly delving into the Great Project of the Soul.
“It's possible, right! It's possible!”
After all, as long as the benefits were in place, so-called danger was merely a cost within a bearable range!
At least that was what I thought.
And Mei Linde... thought the same.
With the outbreak of the Dream Calamity in the Expansion Realm, more and more witches majoring or minoring in the Great Project of the Soul, or simply researching the Primal Dream State, were applying to her to enter the Expansion Realm's Primal Dream State to experience it at close range (court death).
Right now, because of the danger in the Expansion Realm, even Transcendent Witches were restricted from entering.
Currently, the only ones still left in the Expansion Realm were those Transcendents executing the "rescue" plan.
Yes, even continuing until now, the other academies had still not retrieved all of the Transcendent consciousnesses.
If there was this controlled Primal Dream State of Little Han's, then many troubles could be resolved...
“It is possible... but I have conditions.”
“Yes, yes, yes! As long as it's possible, anything goes!”
Hearing the Academy Head relent, I knew this matter was settled!
Diverting contradictions—now that the Academy Head agreed, it was equivalent to my current actions being tacitly approved.
“Really anything?”
Hearing the boast I made out of happiness, the Academy Head instead asked back with a hint of teasing.
“Uh...”
I was choked up now, only managing to embarrassedly retract my words after a long while, “Just... just as long as it's not too ridiculous...”
“Alright, it actually isn't a very ridiculous operation. It's mainly that this laboratory needs to be operated under supervision.”
“Supervision... uh?”
I looked at the Academy Head in confusion.
“Do you really think the academy doesn't have witches very highly specialized in the Primal Dream State? Those witches from the Expansion Realm incident weren't all of them.”
“Oh oh oh! I understand.”
I immediately straightened my attitude, not thinking there was anything wrong with this.
Witches are indeed witches after all.
However, the higher the level of the participating witches, the greater the benefit for me!
When the time comes, I'll just ask directly about whatever I don't understand.
After all, I'm just a Lesser Witch exploring the Primal Dream State; I must learn to study with an open mind.
“Anything else?”
“Furthermore, regarding the witches participating in this controlled Primal Dream State descent, they need to pass the academy's vetting—specifically, I will vet them. After all, you must know that not many witches know about your Dream Domain. Once they participate, they will certainly need to be told about this. I will tell them about it when the time comes.”
“Oh! True... that was an oversight on my part. I have to trouble Big Sis Mei again this time.”
“You actually know you're troubling me. I'm just begging you to do fewer earth-shattering things now. Don't do things that aren't conducive to the peaceful development of the Witch Academy, understand?”
“Understood!”
I said firmly.
“Heh... I'm truly muddled, actually asking you directly. Who knows if you're holding back a big one for me.”
After all, Mei Linde knew very well that this controlled Primal Dream State was only an "appetizer."
One must know Little Han was doing all this for the sake of letting the Fool's Dreams become true lives!
Although she didn't know if that commotion would be large or not... however, the original birth of a race would certainly not be silent.
With the Academy Head saying this, the nature of the matter was actually settled.
If possible, Mei Linde also didn't want many things that exceeded expectations to gradually slip out of control.
If trouble could be transformed into something beneficial to the witches, she would naturally consider it.
It was just hard on her to have to increase her workload again.
Just as Mei Linde felt that this matter had temporarily come to a close, she realized that quite a few witches had already gathered outside the laboratory to watch.
After all, in the experimental area, not every witch was constantly in a state of high-intensity experimental progress, ignoring all outside conditions.
Therefore, these witches were basically all there to join the fun.
After all, that descent of the Primal Dream State Dream Core just now caused no small commotion.
As long as they were Transcendent Witches, they all touched upon the Great Project of the Soul, so they were basically very sensitive to fluctuations in the Primal Dream State.
For this reason, Mei Linde had no choice but to explain a bit, though the content of the explanation was also very simple.
After the group of witches heard that this was Little Han's doing again, many of them were accustomed to it, mostly just letting out an "Oh" sound.
There were also witches who only then noticed that Little Han actually had another laboratory over here.
But ultimately, the matter still took the commotion caused by "Little Han's experimental accident" as the final result.
The witches who had satisfied their curiosity then left for the time being.
Of course, there were also those curious about exactly what Little Han was doing who remained here to watch.
But unfortunately, they were to be disappointed.
After all, the things I was doing could not be made public...
Now entry to the laboratory had been restricted, for the sake of avoiding the possibility of the Primal Dream State being exposed.
***
Dormitory villa.
Shi Ruizhi instinctively lifted her head.
She always felt that a special fluctuation had rippled past her heart just now, but this feeling was very weak, as if felt out of instinct.
“An illusion...?”
Shi Ruizhi confirmed it once more and found that the feeling didn't occur a second time, so she stopped caring about it.
“Did you notice something, Senior?”
“Ah? No... nothing.”
Shi Ruizhi seemed to have just reacted.
Looking at the figure beside her, she also felt a bit helpless.
The figure before her eyes was naturally Yue.
Yue had already applied for housing from the academy, and this application for temporary housing was approved very quickly.
Yue would spend the coming period of time in this villa along with her.
Anyway, there were many guest rooms within this villa, so she didn't mind having this junior around.
But she still felt it was a bit ridiculous... caring for her all the way to her dorm!
Is this... really okay?
She had been back in this so-called dorm for nearly a day.
She was adapting to some places she was once familiar with.
For example... her bedroom.
And she also roughly knew about her roommates in this villa.
Originally there were six of them in the dorm including her, but as eight or nine years passed, only three were left here, and those three could only be made up by including herself.
Now including Yue, there were barely four people.
The others had left one after another not many years after enrollment back then, either pursuing a better living environment or for other reasons.
After all... although this dorm was an independent villa, students were not required to live here.
Some people liked to live alone, so they moved out.
These were all matters of personal habit.
But there was still one problem now, which was that even if there were two people left in the dorm, both of them were strangers to her of whom she had some impression.
She had at most learned a bit about them—their names.