Roland noticed that Jessica put away her smile and became depressed, and quickly changed the topic: "Jessica, who exactly does 'sober person' refer to?" For example, I am also very sober, but why do you always exclude people from the outside world like me when you refer to 'sober people', and only people who were born in Akron and are still rational are qualified to be called 'sober people'? ”

The question was a bit complicated and managed to divert Jessica's attention. The little girl no longer worries about her bleak future, and thinks intently for a while, trying to organize the language and answer Roland's questions.

"Big brother, in fact, the 'sober one' is not divided by the place of birth, but to see if a person has a special bloodline, whether he is a dependant of the evil god who created Akron, such as my father and mother, originally lived in other worlds, and there was no difference between ordinary people when they were children, as they grew older, the blood of the evil god in the body gradually awakened, and they would show their spiritual talent, and then every time they fell asleep, they might come into contact with the will of the evil god, and then even the soul and body were forcibly pulled into the dream of the evil god."

"In other words, the half-plane we are currently in, this city called Akron, is actually the dream of an evil god?" Roland asked Jessica.

"That's right, the 'Nightmare City' Akron is the dream of the evil god, and most of the dependents of the evil god cannot escape the fate of being pulled into Akron, some of them are weak-willed, or fail to escape into the shelter protected by the 'lamp of reason' in time, and they will become fanatics in a short time, and those who are strong-willed and enter the shelter in time, such as people like my parents and parents, can still maintain their sanity for the time being, so they call themselves 'sober ones'." Jessica replied.

"How many 'sobers' like you were born in Akron?"

"Very few, most people don't last long after coming to Akron and go crazy, my mom and dad are a special case, they met and fell in love in Akron, and then gave birth to my ......" Jessica turned her head to look out the window, tears flashing in her eyes, "I used to have a neighbor who was also a 'sober person' born in Akron, and then he went berserk and killed his parents with his own hands, and then he ran away somewhere. ”

She wiped the corners of her eyes, spread her palm and handed it to Roland, "Big brother, look, I have webbed membranes between my fingers, fish scales behind my ears, and grayish skin, if you see people as ugly as me, you will recognize that they are also children born in Akron." ”

Roland stroked the little girl's hand and said softly, "This is very special, but not ugly, I can feel that your difference is the outward manifestation of a mysterious power." ”

His reassurance worked, and Jessica pursed her lips and smiled.

"I've never swam before, but I know that I was born to swim, I can breathe in water, and I have a stronger psionic talent than other evil gods, and if my crazy neighbor is not a special case, then as I grow older, I will one day automatically awaken the power of the 'Holy Mind', and this power will continue to improve as I get older."

"Automatically grow into a 'Holy Mind'?" Roland was surprised.

Jessica probably thought that he didn't understand what a "holy messenger" was, and explained to him in a soft voice: "The holy messenger is a kind of psionic profession, and most of the high-level people of the fanatic sect are holy messengers, and some people call them priests of evil gods and followers of Higgs, and there are also a few holy messengers among us sober people. ”

Roland knew more about the "Holy Messenger" than Jessica, but the name that Jessica inadvertently revealed caught his attention: "Higgs is the evil god worshipped by the fanatics?" ”

Jessica shook her head, "I don't know what the name of that evil god is, and neither do my parents know, maybe only Higgs and Lord Holmonks know the true face of the evil god in the whole of Akron, Lord Holmonks is the leader of our sober organization, as for Higgs...... That abominable man is the leader of the fanatics, the tyrant of the Nightmare City, the apostle of the evil gods in Akron, and the most formidable enemy of Lord Holmonx. ”

Jessica's words were very informative, and Roland had to take a moment to think about it.

Jessica looked at him in deep thought, waited for a long time and finally couldn't help but speak: "Big brother, come to my house, you don't have the blood of the evil god, it is more difficult for us dependents to resist the erosion of nightmares, and if you are exposed to the red moonlight of Akron for a long time, your intelligence will be sucked away by nightmares, becoming more and more sluggish and manic...... It won't last long, and your mind will be captured by nightmares and turned into a madman who has lost his mind. ”

"Intelligence sucked away by nightmares? It's no wonder that after coming to Akron, I felt my brain become dull...... "Roland opened the system panel and found that his intelligence attribute had dropped to 13, this was his first day in Akron, if he continued to damage his intelligence at this pace, his intelligence would degrade to the level of a beast after ten days at most - those fanatics on the street are a lesson from the past.

Since it was discovered that the intellect was impaired, it was imperative to find a miracle to heal the damage, which was a logical idea for a priest.

Roland first put on the "Divine Healing Bracer" and turned the "Holy Healing" into a "secondary recovery technique" and slapped it on himself, but it had no effect.

If it were other professions, including mages, it would inevitably be at a loss when they encountered such a situation, but as a priest who was proficient in a lot of healing arts, Roland only frowned slightly.

Holding the emblem in his hand and reciting the prayer, Roland's palm glowed with silver brilliance. A 4-ring "recovery technique" was slapped on his chest, and he immediately felt refreshed. Open the system panel and check to make sure that the intelligence stat has been restored to 14.

After completing the treatment, Roland nodded thoughtfully, it seems that the effect of the nightmare on intelligence is not "attribute damage", but a more vicious "attribute absorption", which is consistent with Jessica's description, and also verifies that Jessica did not lie to him from another side.

"Big brother, you don't matter, right?" Jessica couldn't help but worry about his health when she saw Roland continuously slapping magic on herself.

Roland grinned at the little girl: "Don't worry, the big brother is the chosen one of the goddess of fate, Sindra, and the magic given by my lord has saved me from madness." ”

"Ahh That's great! Jessica gave him a big smile back.

Roland suddenly remembered something, and he couldn't laugh anymore.

"Unfortunately, my friends are not all blessed by the true gods, they are scattered in this city, and I have to find them as soon as possible."

Jessica stretched out her hand from the window, reluctantly touched Roland's big hand, and whispered: "Big brother, you are very powerful, those fanatics on the street are probably not your opponents, when you go to look for your companions, can you stop by to find my parents?" ”