The book in Thirteen Xiang's hands has filled three pages with all kinds of information.

Although Thirteen Incense didn't want to admit it in his heart.

But the things that the huskies brought back did provide a lot of information and intelligence.

— and it's very important.

"The food and drinks are hot and almost all whole. If we are concerned with the unusually small number of tableware, it can be roughly speculated...... When these people disappeared, so did everything that came into contact with them. ”

Thirteen Xiang exhaled lightly, put the pen down, flipped the book to the beginning and narrated, "Except for the chair, there is only one thing that has not disappeared with their master. That's gold jewelry. ”

The short-range memory of huskies is relatively stable.

He remembered very well that several gold rings had been picked up from the floor instead of from cabinets or drawers.

To be precise, it landed next to the seat.

If there are only one or two, it can be said to be accidental. It happened to fall next to the chair.

But three gold rings landed next to chairs in different rooms, and a ring and a gold necklace landed on beds in different rooms – something wasn't quite right. After all, it's gold jewelry, how can anyone throw it away?

As long as you pay attention to this detail, then you can easily deduce the truth. After these people disappeared, only these gold jewelry fell directly on the place where they disappeared.

"The room we were in was room 203. The number of guests in rooms 201 to 208 is one, four, just, three, three, two, four, and one person.

"If 'Frederick' is counted as a 203-room guest, then with 204 and 205 rooms as the middle line, the number of guests on both sides is completely symmetrical."

The shape of the "base room" resembles a double-layered cake. After cutting out a small circle in the middle, everyone's room is in the shape of a fan ring. Rooms 204 and 205 are the two rooms closest to the door.

If the entire colony is cut in a perfectly symmetrical position, then counting Frederick, it is exactly symmetrical.

"If it's some kind of mystical ritual similar to Ogawa's apartment...... Then the layout in room 206 should be related to room 203. ”

Thirteen Xiang looked at the notes and looked at them carefully.

He quickly confirmed one thing.

“…… In fact, only rooms 206 and 203 have no gold utensils or jewellery at all. ”

"Gold, ......"

Annan muttered.

He opened his eyes, thoughtful.

After a long time, he sighed.

"I see."

At least Pope Tricino arranged this nightmare, Annan has fully understood.

The delicious wind goose took his eyes off the forum in front of him and looked at Annan, who had been immersed in meditation and "looked at them with invisible sight".

"Gold...... Does it refer to Mr. Yao's domain? ”

As an apprentice of a ceremonial master who had learned some fur, Delicious Wind Goose asked Annan modestly.

Annan shook his head.

"Gold, a metal that does symbolize the sun, indicates dyeing. Just as silver symbolizes the moon and condensation.

"But when gold exists as jewelry, it has a different meaning."

Annan explained.

"The transformation wizards of Zedhitharta believe that they are not translating one substance into another out of thin air. Rather, it is the 'newer and stronger' substance that transforms the old subject into a purer subject, which is why the transformation spell becomes more and more powerful once it is run......

"It's not a snowball, otherwise the weaker the transformation wizard, the more powerful and difficult it will be to control. Rather, through iterative transmutation, the subject tends to be more and more purified...... Then the closer you get to the end, the greater the resistance. This resistance is not based on magic, but on spirituality—that is, the resistance to finding the right path is higher than the wrong one.

"Spirituality will tend to flow in the direction of lower pressure, just as a fluid will flow to the side of lower pressure. Finally, if you enter the wrong route, you will 'go back to square one'. That is, the [Cycle] has occurred. ”

In other words, transformation spells will continue to cycle and become more powerful...... It's because it's actually going in the wrong direction.

That is, on the transformation of the higher level of spirituality, there is a sudden "dive".

Speaking of this, Annan glanced at Thirteen Incense.

- While he was commenting on his side, the delicious wind goose was frantically repeating it, and relayed what Annan said to Thirteen Incense as a reference as a barrage.

But it's not a big deal to let him know.

"Since this kind of purification has branches and can be circulated, it naturally has the ultimate end...... The end of the most stress. It is also known as the 'Philosopher's Stone', which is something that cannot be changed and cannot be changed. ”

That is, "the perfect essence of everything". It can transform some imperfect things into a treasure in its own perfect form.

This is what Annan received from Salvatore, the inherited knowledge of Zediheta.

It used to be a top secret that only the Children of the Tower could know. However, after the inheritance of Zediheta was interrupted by the Spiritual Monk, Salvatore preferred that it would have a chance to spread the word, lest this knowledge be lost after his own accidental death that day.

In Salvatore's mouth, the perfect philosopher's stone cannot be artificially made.

Unless everything is perfectly mixed together – because the Philosopher's Stone was "created" in the same way as the world.

In order to get the true Philosopher's Stone, you have to let the animals enter the plants, let the plants enter the rock, let the rock enter the atmosphere, let the atmosphere enter the flowing water, and let the flowing water enter the animals again. They lose their original definition and become a mixture of the whole world in an unclassifiable way.

From this point of view, the Philosopher's Stone of the Hermetic School will never reach the "ultimate".

Because the Stone of the Philosophers of the Hermetic School created a "thing that cannot be classified" from materials that symbolize all things in the world. It can be said that it is a "sample" of the Philosopher's Stone...... Or "model".

"When 'gold jewelry' is placed in a 'circle' that represents the cycle, it is no longer replaced by 'sun' or 'purification', but a sign of 'philosopher's stone'."

Annan said slowly: "The position you are in is obviously carefully arranged.

"The 'circle' represents the cycle, the 'symmetry' represents the mirror, and the 'gold jewelry' represents the philosopher's stone – creating this symmetrical, circular ...... The gap between dreams and dreams.

"And as a mechanism to open this ritual, it needs a 'key'. This is the final step in creating symmetry......"

“…… I get it. ”

Thirteen incense's pupils shrank.

When he saw this, he finally reacted: "Because room 203 is Justes's room, he is usually alone." And the real Frederick would never treat this place as his own...... So in real history, this mechanism has not been triggered.

"Only when we, as purifiers of the nightmare, enter into this nightmare from the future...... Because it replaces 'Frederick' and doesn't have Frederick's memory, the moment you enter this dungeon, it will immediately cause the trap to be triggered.

"That's why the food is hot and fresh! Because they just disappeared...... Or rather, we've just entered the dream. ”

This dream of Frederick, and this nightmare they just entered, coincide completely at the beginning!

The moment the player playing "Frederick" enters the dungeon, the mechanism is triggered, and the dream of "Frederick" is switched to the "dream between dreams" gear.

In other words, it's actually a trap ritual designed to detect "if a purifier has entered this nightmare"!

As soon as this history becomes a nightmare and the Purifier enters, it will throw them directly into a dream within a dream. so that they cannot escape...... There is no way to enter the real history.

And Frederick himself should not have dreamed of this place at all!

…… Trisino, did you even predict that this place might turn into a nightmare and be purified and prying eyes in the future?

Thirteen incense chills down the back.

Annan's eyes were shining.

Pure ritual – how can it be done to this extent?

Even a piece of consciousness that comes back in the future can be detected and sealed. Don't let them get in touch with the real history......

“…… So, is there a fourth layer? ”

"Sure enough, there's a fourth floor."

Annan and Thirteen Xiang said almost in unison.

That is, Justes "died", "Frederick" became the surface world of Professor Wolf......

- A real historical node.

The next moment, a new main quest appeared in front of Thirteen Spices and the Husky:

[Main Quest: Back to the Real History]

[Rushing out of the third layer of dreams]

[Rush out of the second layer of dreams]

[Rush out of the first layer of dreams]