fantasy novels Chapter 4443 Interaction
Chapter 4443 Interaction
Chapter 4443 Interaction
After listening to Blanche's story, Angell's expression was full of surprise.
Is this really how it was solved?
It's worth noting that every time he mentioned resolving the dream bubble, he used the term "guiding" the dreamer; but Blanche completely reversed this approach, not relying on guidance, but directly "scaring" the dreamer away.
With unknown footsteps ahead and a headless white shadow behind, there was nowhere to go but to grit one's teeth and run out of the exit.
This can be considered... a unique approach.
No wonder Blanche dealt with Dream Bubble so quickly.
That said, can other people learn this method?
Angell thought about it and felt that he could learn it, but most others probably couldn't.
The reason is simple: Blanche forced Dreamer to head towards the exit by attacking from both sides. If she only relied on footsteps to put pressure on him, Dreamer would only run away and would never obediently head towards the second-floor exit.
That "headless white shadow" was actually the key surprise weapon.
If nothing unexpected happens, the identity of that white figure should be—
“Lianlian,” Blanche said, “I pulled out a white cloak from the Snow Owl’s wardrobe. Then I had Lianlian wear the cloak and wait on the first floor. As soon as Dreamer came downstairs, I immediately flew up to scare him.”
This is why the white shadow had no head or feet; it was a woodpecker inside.
It was precisely because of the combination of Love and the item that Blanche was able to pull off this maneuver of surrounding and trapping the enemy from both sides. Other characters, lacking similar items and partners, would naturally find it difficult to replicate.
However, Angel can use illusion magic to achieve Blanche's desired outcome.
“Sigh—” Angel sighed.
Blanche asked, puzzled.
Angell shared his thoughts: "I was thinking of extending your method to others, but after careful consideration, I realized that your method is currently only applicable to you."
Blanche also admitted that her method could not be promoted for the time being, but after thinking for a moment, she added, "Actually, after experiencing this dream bubble just now, I can roughly guess the conventional method of guiding dreamers."
Angell: "Oh?"
Blanche frankly stated, "My own guess is that the most common method of guidance is to try to help the dreamer regain some self-awareness through 'interaction' means. But it cannot exceed the boundaries of reality to avoid awakening."
Angell: "You mean lucid dreaming?"
“That’s right.” Blanche nodded, then shrugged: “Awakening the subjectivity of the sleeping person, that is, lucid dreaming, is the necessary path for every dream wizard apprentice, and can even be said to be the first lesson.”
"Once the other party gradually regains their autonomy, then communication becomes possible."
As long as we can communicate, we can naturally find a way to invite him out of the dream bubble and into the dream of dawn.
Therefore, in Blanche's view, this is the most orthodox and conventional method of guidance.
"Awakening the subject's consciousness, but without waking the other party up... Is this method difficult?" Angell asked curiously.
Blanche: "The method is not difficult in essence, but whether it is efficient depends on what kind of 'interaction' you use to wake up the other party."
Normally, dream sorcerer apprentices awaken dreamers directly by manipulating dream power.
A slightly more skilled dream witch apprentice can achieve the goal in an instant.
But the prerequisite is that you can master the power of dreams.
Blanche's current body has no energy at all, so she can't use dream power to wake the other party as usual.
If we don't rely on the power of dreams, what method should we use?
The answer is... interaction.
"Any kind of interaction has the potential to achieve the goal of waking up the dreamer."
Blanche then gave an example from her own experience.
Because of her talent, she was born with the power of dreams, but Camillo forbade her to use it the first time she awakened a sleeper in a dream.
The reason is that, under certain specific circumstances, the interaction of non-dream power can even be greater than that of dream power.
For example, you might encounter a dream beast that has fallen into chaos in your dream. Dream beasts are very sensitive to dream power, and your dream power is very likely to anger it.
So at this point, you can only gradually lower its guard through other interactions, and even further, bring it out of chaos and make it work for you.
Therefore, dream witches cannot rely entirely on the power of dreams; they need their own "interaction" abilities.
Interactions are diverse.
Talking, singing, actions, and even psychological cues through environmental arrangements can all awaken a sleeping person.
“I was very young at the time and had no other talents, so I woke up the sleeper by telling fairy tales… In the end, it took me two hours to successfully turn the chaotic dream into a lucid dream.”
Blanche then gave many more examples of "interaction".
Through these examples, Ingres roughly understood.
The so-called "interactive wake-up" simply means to awaken the subconscious mind of a dormant person through a logical flow of information.
If some of the information flows happen to be what the sleeper is interested in, then the sleeper's subconscious will awaken faster.
For example, if a sleeper really likes a certain song, and you happen to hum that song in your dream, the sleeper's subconscious may be instantly awakened, and the transition to a lucid dream can be completed in a very short time.
Without such a memory point, one can only rely on logical information to slowly recall it.
Blanche: "The main reason I didn't choose this interaction method earlier was that it was too slow... so I devised a slightly faster method."
It was just a fright.
Angell had to admit that although the method was a bit unorthodox, it was indeed very efficient.
Moreover, it's estimated that only Blanche has such courage and ability.
After all, not long ago, Mr. Sun had startled the Dreamer awake; normally, no one else would dare to scare the Dreamer at this time, but Blanche did it, and she did it extremely successfully.
This is the Dream Witch; even without the power of dreams, her actions within the dream world are still perfectly controlled.
While Angell sighed with emotion, Blanche shook her head in shame.
“I’m not quite at the point of perfectly striking the right balance either,” Blanche said. “Actually, the child was almost woken up by the fright. He could have slept for more than four hours before, but now he can only stay awake for two more hours at most before waking up.”
Angell: "?"
Is Blanche still able to see when she wakes up?
Blanche shook her head: "Wonderland gave me the hint."
After Blanche successfully "guided" the dreamer to the Dream of Dawn, a relevant prompt immediately popped up in the text box.
"You have successfully guided a dreamer."
"You have gained 10 Dawn Points."
"The dreamer will stay in the dream of dawn until the countdown ends."
"The current countdown for the dreamer is: 02:35:18"
"The current countdown for the dreamer is: 02:35:17"
"..."
"Note: Dreamers who are successfully guided have a certain probability of entering the Dream of Dawn directly without going through the Dream Bubble. If you enter the Dream of Dawn again without going through the Dream Bubble, you will receive a certain percentage of Dawn Points again."
Blanche relayed the Wonderland hint to Angel, then said, "The countdown for Dream Bubble is actually the same as that for Dreamer."
“When I first came in, Dream Bubble still had more than four hours left.”
"But just now, before leaving the exit, Mengke was frightened by the disguised white figure of Lianlian, and his dream bubble was reduced by more than an hour, eventually leaving only two hours and forty minutes."
And the countdown to Mengke's disappearance also happens to be at this time.
Therefore, it can be basically confirmed that the time of the Dreamer's existence is completely consistent with that of the Dream Bubble.
Even if the Dreamer has been guided to the Dream of Dawn, his existence time will not increase. After the countdown ends, the Dreamer will still disappear and awaken in the real world.
“I just reviewed the situation, and it’s highly likely that he saw Lianlian’s true form with his own eyes.” Blanche: “For Dreamer, as long as you don’t show yourself, it’s almost impossible for him to be startled awake, but once you do show yourself, the probability of him being startled awake increases significantly.”
Just now, when Mengke went down to the first floor, he happened to see Lianlian's disguised headless white figure and was instantly frightened, which caused his awakening time to be drastically reduced.
Blanche sighed softly, "So, I didn't quite get it right either. If I had made Lianlian pecking at the wall to scare the dreamer beforehand, he might not have seen Lianlian in person. That way, the countdown wouldn't have decreased so drastically."
Angel shook his head: "But if you do that, and you use footsteps on one hand and pecking sounds on the other, relying on sound to exert pressure, the effect will be greatly reduced."
After all, this kind of scare tactic has its diminishing returns.
Blanche thought for a moment and nodded: "What you said makes sense."
Angel continued, "However, although the countdown has been reduced by an hour, this is actually a good thing for us. At least we now know that the countdown to Dream Bubble and the existence time of Dreamer are the same."
Blanche nodded in agreement: "That's right, that's very important. Because the Wonderland hints about the 10 Dawn Points I acquired can be expanded to reveal new information. I just expanded it and got a message that the Dreamer's existence time is related to the Dawn Points."
According to the instructions from Wonderland, each Dream Bubble will grant a variable amount of Dawn Points after it is processed.
The "unpredictable quantity" here is currently influenced by two factors: First, the size of the dream bubble determines the base points. Second, the longer the dreamer exists, the more Dawn Points they gain.
Blanche: "So, if you want to get more Dawn Points, try not to choose Dream Bubbles with short countdowns later on."
Previously, Mr. Sun chose a small dream bubble with only 10 minutes left on the countdown, which was actually a bit of a bad deal.
Even if you succeed in conquering the game instantly, the Dreamer can only stay in the Dream of Dawn for 10 minutes, and the Dawn Points will be pitifully few.
What's more, you can't conquer it instantly.
Therefore, considering the cost-effectiveness, it is more suitable to choose the Dream Bubble with a longer countdown timer.
Afterwards, Angel and Blanche talked about "Dreamer" itself.
They also reached an agreement on the follow-up treatment of the dreamer.
It's just... not being dealt with.
The dreamer is currently sleepwalking, so let him continue sleepwalking until he wakes up in two hours.
Of course, Angell had also considered using some tricks to awaken the dreamer and restore some of his self-awareness, so that he could do some more in-depth research on the Dream of Dawn.
But upon further reflection, while these studies are indeed necessary, there's no need to rush them.
As long as dreamers persist, the dream of dawn will endure, and there will be plenty of time in the future to conduct these studies. In fact, many answers may not even be necessary; once the sample size is large enough, they will naturally emerge.
So, there's no need to rush.
……
Next, Angel shared Blanche's experience with others.
Upon hearing this news, Mr. Sun immediately turned around without saying a word, abandoning the medium-sized dream bubble not far away.
Because this medium-sized dream bubble only has half an hour left.
Mr. Sun's original idea was to specifically look for those with short countdowns to avoid wasting them if they disappeared.
But now that we know the remaining time is linked to the Dreamer and also to the Dawn Points, we naturally understand that we can't look for those with small countdowns; we should look for those with larger countdowns.
Therefore, he chose to change course and head towards other dream bubbles.
Uriel and Guleimo were still advised by Angor not to rush into exploration, but to wait until the level of danger was determined.
After all, Blanche dealt with the dream bubble so quickly that she still didn't encounter any danger of being attacked by the dreamer.
However, the fact that no danger is currently visible does not mean there is no danger.
According to information provided by Blanche, even ordinary people's dreams can be dangerous.
Dreams are so unpredictable; a beautiful dream and a nightmare can be separated in an instant.
It's entirely possible for a dream you think is safe one second to turn into a dangerous one the next.
This is why many dream-witch apprentices have a teacher watching them during their first dream experience.
After sharing the intelligence, Angel himself selected a dream bubble.
A giant dream bubble with a twelve-hour countdown.
The reason for choosing this dream bubble is that... the rules of the dream bubble have mostly been discovered through the experiences of Mr. Sun and Blanche.
The only thing that is still unclear is what the different models of Dream Bubble represent.
Why are there different sizes like small, medium, and large?
Why do larger Dream Bubbles have more base Dawn Points? Is it because of the environment inside the Dream Bubble, or because of the Dreamer himself?
Since Mr. Sun has chosen the medium-sized dream bubble, Angell will choose the large dream bubble to explore.
After a while.
Angell arrived near the coordinates of the selected large dream bubble.
The location of this dream bubble is very tricky. It is near the River of Troubles, but not on the bank. You have to crawl through a circular drainage culvert on the riverbank to reach it.
After walking about a hundred meters through the culvert filled with moss and dampness, he came to a point where underground water had accumulated. At the very center of this point, Angell saw a large dream bubble floating up and down.
Its overall shape is no different from the small Dream Bubble, only larger, about three meters in size, and a figure can be vaguely seen twisting in the darkness and chaos inside.
Without hesitation, Angell reached out and touched the Dream Bubble.
The next second, he was sucked into the dream bubble.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a starlit plain filled with a dreamlike halo.