Chapter 1110: Two Dreams (III.)

The protagonist of the story has not traveled far since he was born, but he has heard of the country of "Canaan", but he does not know where Bethlehem is, let alone whether Bethlehem really has a temple of the sun. At first, he only thought he had a strange dream, didn't care, and went about his life as usual. However, for several days, every time he fell asleep, he would hear the same noise, urging him to go to Bethlehem in search of treasure, and further pointed out to him that the treasure was buried under a fig tree behind the courtyard of the Temple of the Sun.

The protagonist has the same strange dream several times in a row, and he can't help but have some doubts: Could it be that the guidance in the dream comes from divine revelation? If you don't listen to God's guidance, you may invite disaster.

Half out of fear and half out of curiosity, the young fisherman finally made up his mind to travel to Canaan in search of the treasure of his dreams.

The book describes the various adventures and thrills he encountered during his journey, such as escaping robber raids, such as the battle between the giants and the ogre, and the big stick flew out of his hand when the ogre was knocked down by the giant, almost breaking his skull...... Skipping these perilous journeys, the protagonist finally arrives in Bethlehem, the capital of Canaan, after two years away from home, and effortlessly finds the temple he heard about many times in his dreams, which is in fact the Temple of Pero in Bethlehem.

The protagonist tries his best to finally jump over the wall into the backyard of the temple on a dark and windy night, and finds a tall and lush fig tree like the revelation in his dream. Unfortunately, his good fortune ended here, and he dug more than five feet under the tree without finding a single copper coin. He still didn't give up, and he was still digging until the morning light, but he was caught red-handed by the patrolling guards, beaten violently and thrown into the cell.

The protagonist suffered enough in the prison cell, not only was his dream of making a fortune shattered, but even he himself became a well-known fool in prison and was ridiculed. When a jailer learned that he had come all the way to Bethlehem in search of treasure because he believed in the revelation of the dream, he almost burst his belly and ran to tell him that he had had had a similar dream.

He dreamed that in the far Far Eastern wasteland, there was a long rushing river, and the long river flowed down from the cliff to form a spectacular waterfall, and the flowing water converged into a lake under the waterfall, and he dreamed more than once that he stood by the lake and recited a string of incantations, and the lake automatically parted, opening the way to the bottom of the lake, and there was an altar at the bottom of the lake, as long as he stood on the altar and recited the same incantation again, he would be transported to an ancient city called "Akron", where there were treasures everywhere he could pick up.

"Of course I don't believe in those apparitions in my dreams." The jailer proudly said to his prisoner, "I have never left Bethlehem in my life, how could I have gone all the way to the Far East to hunt for treasure because of a strange dream, and if there were no waterfalls and lakes like that in the Far East, I would not only run in vain, but also lose my current errand, what a foolish thing that a foolish man can do!" ”

The dreams that the jailer inadvertently confides in are remembered by the protagonist of the story. He knew that the waterfalls and lakes he saw in the jailer's dreams were real, and that they were in fact the home where he was born and raised.

Two years later, the protagonist of the story is released from prison, and he hurries back to his hometown to recite the "dream mantra" he learned from the jailer on the shore of the lake, and when he recites it a third time, a miracle happens—the vast lake actually separates a passage of its own accord as the jailer saw in his dream.

The hero of the story walks down to the bottom of the lake with trepidation, and sees a quaint altar with a bronze bell carved with a strange emblem on the altar. He climbed onto the altar, picked up the brass bell and shook it gently, and at the same time recited the incantation, only to feel that it was dark in front of him, and when he came back to his senses, he had been transported to a strange and rich city, that is, the ancient city "Akron" in the jailer's dream.

In the second half of the story, the protagonist briefly describes the hospitality he receives from the locals in Akron, who enjoy listening to his stories about the outside world.

The protagonist of the story lives in Akron for a year, and because he is homesick, he asks the locals to say goodbye. In gratitude to him for bringing interesting stories about the outside world, the locals generously gave him gold, silver and jewelry, which he could take back to his hometown as long as he could hold them.

At the end of the story, the protagonist returns to his hometown and lives a rich life thanks to the treasures given by the Akron people. But he soon grew tired of the ordinary days and tried to return to Akron again, but this time no matter how many times he recited the incantation, the water of the lake did not change, and he had to admit in disappointment that a man only has one chance in his life to enter the city of his dreams.

The protagonist of the story remembers that the residents of Akron are fond of asking about the outside world, so he writes a book about his own experiences, hoping that more people will know about Akron and have the opportunity to go to that beautiful and rich city like him to tell the people of Akron about the outside world, and will receive generous gifts for it.

“…… It's basically such a story, how do you feel after listening to it? Roland briefly retold the synopsis of "Two Dreams" and wanted to hear everyone's opinions.

"Interesting story, huh...... Very imaginative. Lyudmila liked this story very much, "The protagonist tried to hunt for treasure according to the clues in his dream, but it turned out to be in vain, and he went to prison for it, and was ridiculed as a fool, but the jailer who laughed at him also had a similar dream, and the protagonist went to search for treasure according to the clues in the other party's dream, but he gained a lot, what does this mean?" There seems to be some kind of philosophy in the story......"

"It's not important about philosophy or anything, the key is treasure, treasure!" Young Master Fogel, who was originally the most unimpressed with the treasure, rubbed his hands excitedly, "The treasure that leads to the ancient city of Akron mentioned in the book is at the bottom of the lake, right, who is that...... Who can cast the 'probe' magic and see if there is an altar at the bottom of the lake! ”

"Uncle, you don't think you're the only smart person here, do you? We've seen it with a crystal ball a long time ago, and we can't see anything at the bottom of the lake! Holden said listlessly.

"Who's your uncle? Do you want my brother to know, this bear child, it's really rude! Anthony glared at Holden, and suddenly became excited again, "There is probably some kind of barrier at the bottom of the lake that conceals the detection of magic, if there is no ulterior secret, why set up an enchantment?" The more afraid people are, the more it means that there is a problem! ”

"What are your thoughts on Two Dreams?" Roland suddenly asked Colossa.

"Honestly, I don't think there's really any treasure at the bottom of the lake," Grofa pressed Holden's head and motioned for him not to interrupt yet, "I don't say this because I'm not lacking curiosity, but because I've seen similar stories in more than one book, Holden found only one version, and another version can be found in the Imperial Holy City Library, and the plot of the story is much the same, the only difference is that different languages are used, and the names of places involved are different. ”

Glofa smiled, and continued: "In the Imperial Library's version of "Two Dreams", there is no Far East and no Bethlehem, instead of Komi Province and the Holy City of Ashan, Karon Waterfall is replaced by the misty forest of Komi Province, and the Lake of Terror is replaced by a hot spring in the forest, if the ancient city of Akron really exists, I am afraid that there is more than one portal to there, otherwise it can only mean that this story is not original, people always like to localize and recreate the stories they hear, So you'll hear similar myths and legends in different countries, just by changing the names of places and people that are more familiar to locals. ”