Chapter 237: Dream Journey

Crane withdrew his gaze and looked at the dense forest behind him, where there was barely light to shine into, and roughly understood where he was.

This is the "Forest of Decay" that Grossell guarded during the "Court of the Giants".

The trees in the forest are tens of meters tall and so thick that it takes multiple giants to enclose them, but their skin is mottled and rotten, and the branches and leaves are all dry and drooping, tangled with each other, like a bleak cloud floating in the air.

Grossel and several giants like him stood guard at the edge of the forest, armed with axes or swords, intently guarding in different directions.

"According to Grossell, this 'decaying forest' is home to the father and mother of the giant king Ormir, and no one can set foot except the old god who can enter, including the guards...... Well, the parents of the giant king Ormir should be the so-called first giants, the craziest, most ferocious and cruel kind, probably ...... Hey, why did Grossell have such a dream?" Klein thought about it, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

According to what he had just heard from chatting around in Pesot, the current Grossell was a locally-born and raised giant, and had nothing to do with the "Giant Court".

So, now this dream seems rather abnormal!

"Judging from the theory of psychological alchemy mentioned by Ms. Dai Li and Miss 'Justice', maybe when the world in the book creates characters, it will use or copy the subconscious and collective subconscious of the original characters, and then modify it slightly to make the manifest consciousness meet the needs of the current setting, so that the current Grossell will be influenced by his own subconscious in his dreams and recreate his original life in the 'Giant Court'...... If that's the case, it can only be said that this book is a cruel writer......" Crane thought of this, and suddenly his heart moved, feeling that this was an opportunity to gain information related to the "Giant Court".

He had planned to ask Grossel directly about this, but the giant guardian died in the battle with the "King of the North" Yurisian in order to fulfill his promise, and the spirit dissipated quickly after leaving the world in the book, not giving him a chance to communicate at all, and now he finally has another way, which is to explore Grossell's dreams.

There must be some of this that will be ridiculous and exaggerated, but the rest of the content must be a reflection of reality, and as long as you study it carefully, it is not impossible to tell the difference.

"Grossel has never entered the 'Forest of Decay', and even if there are scenes in it, it is from his imagination, and there is no need to explore...... "Crane slowly turned his gaze to the peak of the mountain where the royal court was located.

It is not very high, indicating that the "Decayed Forest" is located on the hill quite close to the royal court, and from here there should be a road leading to the abode of the ancient gods.

Crane wasted no time searching, walked directly to Grossell, put on a familiar look, and asked unhurriedly:

"How do I get back to the royal court?"

He knew that Grossell was an honest giant, and that he must have been more honest in his dreams.

Grossell raised his hand and scratched the back of his head, looked down and smiled a little confusedly:

"Aren't you going back from the 'deserted tunnel'?"

He pointed to the side and added:

"You can see it by going around the boulder. ”

"Thank you. Crane sighed and saluted.

Seeing his back go away, Grossel scratched the back of his head again, and said to himself in confusion:

"Who is he, and why does it sound familiar......

Bypassing a boulder jutting out of the mountain wall, Klein saw a huge cavern at least thirty meters high.

Outside the cave stands a stone monument carved with straight eyes, a tall nose, and thick lips, like a giant's head being pressed into it to reveal only the front part.

As soon as Klein got closer, the mouth on the stele opened:

"Why did you return to the royal court early?"

"Called by the king. Crane said with a flustered face, anyway, the IQ of all the creatures in this dream is basically equal to the owner of the dream, that is, Grossell.

The lips on the stele opened and closed unsteadily, and a rumbling voice said:

"Please answer me a question, otherwise it won't pass. ”

...... At this time, if you bring the "magic mirror" Arodes, something very interesting should happen...... Klein sneered, nodded calmly:

"Good. ”

The lips on the stele closed for three seconds and then opened:

"If your wife, your daughter, and the woman you covet, and you were asked to judge who was the most beautiful among them, what would you choose?"

This is completely different from the question style of "Magic Mirror"...... Crane's mouth fluttered, his thoughts raced, and it took nearly ten seconds for him to answer:

"My wisdom is not enough to determine this matter, and I will appoint a wiser person to give the answer. ”

How is it possible to answer this kind of proposition by itself?, he added through gritted teeth.

“...... Who is wiser?" said the giant's face on the stele for a few seconds.

Klein replied solemnly:

"Our king, of course. ”

The stele was dumbfounded, and it took a while before he spoke:

"Well, even if you answer, you can pass. ”

Klein immediately crossed the strange stone monument and entered the cavern ahead.

The floor of the cave is paved with large stone slabs that have weathered for a long time, and frescoes are depicted on both sides and above, telling the stories of giants and dragons, demon wolves, xenomorphs, demons, and immortal birds.

Crane examined the mural as he walked forward, spotting clumps of withered weeds and a lot of rough grit between the stone slabs and beneath the mural.

And the feeling that the water is passing here and the life is declining is more and more substantial the deeper you go.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Klein saw an open gray-blue gate, and on each side of the gate stood a giant four or five meters tall.

The giants who stand here are different from Grossell, they are wearing hard and gorgeous iron-black armor and sturdy helmets with unique shapes, like two huge statues.

They didn't stop Klein, allowing him to pass through the door and into the hall inside.

The hall was not very large, the edges of the perimeter were clearly visible, and the whole could accommodate about fifty or sixty giants.

Crane was observing the environment when there was a sudden jolt under his feet, and then the entire hall seemed to be pulled by an invisible hand, and it quickly climbed upward.

He swayed a little before he stood firm, only to see the gray and black stone wall at the gate flash by, constantly sweeping downward.

In just ten seconds, there was a clanging sound, and the hall stopped going up.

At this time, the door is no longer a cave tunnel, but a magnificent hall supported by stone pillars.

Crane walked briskly out of the original hall and looked around with interest.

"This is the Giant's Court's version of the 'elevator'? It seems to be where the guards live, with long tables taller than humans outside, and oversized chairs, and rooms on either side, neatly arranged with large beds......" Crane's gaze swept over the various things in the hall, and finally stopped on a mural.

The mural features a giant in silver full-body armor, and Crane has no way of knowing how tall he really is because there is no comparison.

The giant stood on the edge of the cliff, the sword in his hand pointed diagonally upward, and the surface of his body shone with a clear light, shining around him like the rising sun.

Many giants knelt on one knee, as if praying and worshipping, waiting for the gift.

The eldest son of the Giant King, the "God of Dawn" Badheil Klein, looked at the face of the mural's protagonist, only to see that it was blocked by a mask, and only the eyes showed a morning light.

Like the statue of the God of War in the underground ruins of Beckland, the face is completely hidden behind the mask...... Oh, the "Mysterious Queen" said that the current "God of War" is a giant who has survived from ancient times, so the "Twilight Giant Hall", the headquarters of their church, is very similar to the "Giant Court...... Could it be that the eldest son of the giant king, the "God of Dawn", escaped the destruction of the royal court and at some stage regained the authority that belonged to his father? Crane speculated boldly, but there was no evidence or clue.

According to the correspondence, he looked at the other wall, where there was also a mural, but the protagonist was no longer the "god of the dawn" Badhair, but a female giant with a leather armor and a long skirt.

The female giant stood sideways, her face softly conlined, her one-eyed gaze straight down, her long dark brown hair draped all the way down to her waistcoat.

She spread out her right hand, holding ears of wheat, fruits, and other items, surrounded by golden fields, clear waters, fruit-filled trees, and brightly colored mushrooms.

"Queen of Giants, 'Goddess of the Harvest' Umibella?" Crane looked around, but couldn't find a mural representing Ormir, the Giant King.

This is a remote guard's residence, so there is no image of the ancient gods?, then, if you go out from here, you should be inside the "Giant Court...... Crane cautiously walked to the door, using the method he had used before in the dream world of the Divine War Ruins, falsely opening the "Wriggling Hunger", relying on the power of the "living corpse" to open the door.

However, there was no palace frozen in dusk as he imagined, but a gray sky, and the front seemed to have turned into a cliff, and the bottom could not be seen at all.

"According to Miss 'Justice''s previous experience, this should be the boundary of the dream, and then you can only go down, enter Grossell's subconscious, and finally arrive at the collective subconscious ocean...... Miss 'Justice' found a mental dragon in the human subconscious sea in her area, so, what exists in the subconscious ocean in the world of the book created by the 'utopian dragon'?" Klein's mind moved, and a downward staircase appeared in the gray light in front of him.

This staircase is not vertical, spiraling and twisting, deep into the gray and secluded, no bottom can be seen, and the details cannot be seen clearly.

PS: There is a plus today, old time.