The world controlled by dice [Western Fantasy]

It's still the beach by the sea.The weather is clear and sunny, and the sea breeze blows over people's cheeks, bringing a burst of warmth.This is a dream that can only be imagined by those who have really been to the seaside and enjoyed the seascape.

Garrett is comfortably lying on the beach chair, and there is a small table next to him.There are even drinks and fruit on the small table.

He occasionally takes a sip of juice and smacks his lips comfortably.He really thinks this dream is a vacation place where he can do whatever he wants, even though it is an illusory dream, but... look at him, it seems quite real.

Mr. Ghost in a suit appeared here with his doll, but it seemed out of place.But after Mr. Ghost appeared, Garrett stood up.

With a wave of his hand, the out-of-place items—tables, drinks, beach chairs—all disappeared.

Mr. Ghost watched this scene silently, thinking, this is quite... wonderful.

Before that, the few dreams he had entered were either young children, adults who were driven crazy by nightmares and life, or Qindo who had no interest in dreams.

There was only Garrett, who, with a kind of gusto, casually altered the dreamscape to make the place a little more comfortable and desirable.

And this kind of behavior reminded Mr. Phantom of his hometown, Earth, and some... fantasies that hadn't been realized in his time.For example, holographic games?

Dreams just allow people to do whatever they want, but people haven't been able to do this before.In ordinary dreams, people seem to have no control over their minds.

...But if the power of Akamala is involved, then the situation will be turned upside down.They will be able to stay awake in their dreams and can change their dreams spontaneously.

That's a scene that quite fits certain fantasies.

Mr. Ghost used to be unaware of this, because he didn't have many dreams, and most of them were children's dreams.For example, Emil, he was quite satisfied that he could play with the toys Mr. Ghost brought him in his dream.

But in fact, the dream world has endless possibilities, but he has never explored or tried it.

Mr. Phantom couldn't help thinking, what if these dreams could be connected together?

Then it really became a magnificent and huge game field.

These thoughts flashed through his mind.

Garrett said, "Good evening, Ghost. Oh, and puppets."

"Good evening, Mr. Gielgud," said the doll.

Mr. Ghost nodded to him as well, saying "good evening" in Middleton's language.

...he learned it specially from the doll.Although the No. [-] doll has become the iconic item of Mr. Ghost, it seems a little strange that he himself has kept silent.

But his "good evening" startled Garrett.He said, "I thought you were dumb!"

Mr. Ghost watched him silently.

Garrett shrugged, then said, "Okay. So, let me tell you about my situation."

The puppet said, "Are you planning to go to sea?"

"So you already know about my boat rental?" Garrett asked sharply, and then he said, "Maybe not in a short time, I just went there to pick a boat first. Free rental, that's great. "

Mr. Ghost remained silent with his puppet.

Garrett snorted.Then he said: "Then I'll tell you from the beginning. Anyway, I've been back to Kingsley for a while. My mother and I reconciled.

"...The meaning of reconciliation is that I talked with her about the past 30 years. Including my father's affairs, my own thoughts, and my thoughts about her, of course, your appearance, I am now something that is being done.

"It's amazing, I never thought that this day would come. Anyway, that's how it happened. I talked to my mother for a long time, and everything was cleared up. So, now I can go back without any worries. to Bethune."

The puppet said: "Won't your mother worry about your future actions?"

"Worry." Garrett repeated the word, then sneered, "Of course. But, my mother was Middleton too. Middletons never flinched or hesitated.

"Yes, of course my mother is worried about me. But the past 30 years have been a torment for her. If she is not old, then she might come to Bethune in person and put all the Check things out."

Mr. Ghost nodded slowly.

He thought of some longer-term memories. For example, someone once said that Middleton people, regardless of gender, are born with a tough, belligerent, and advocating force.This character can also be said to be Middleton's background.

Garrett's mother, too.

Garrett didn't bother to continue talking about his mother's affairs with Mr. Phantom, he said: "Anyway, I can concentrate on studying the charts now. I just told you in my dream, lest you think I did nothing."

The human idol nodded decently, and then said, "Are you collecting information about the sea now?"

"Yes. Not just collecting," Garrett said. "I'm recalling what I know and cross-checking some information with other people.

"...It's really funny to say, when those old sailors heard that I was doing this, they all showed quite incredible expressions, as if they were saying...

"'Look, the 'notorious Garrett Gielgud' is going to turn his back on one day.' Hehe, that's funny. Anyway, it's something I wanted to do, even though the idea came from you. "

With that said, Garrett couldn't help but shrugged.

Doll says, "So how are you doing?"

Garrett muttered angrily, probably because he felt that Mr. Ghost and his puppet were quite unreasonable.He found the behavior of the sailors rather amusing, but Mr. Ghost had no intention of joining him in the cynicism.

Garrett said, "Not bad. Do you know how big Folio Sea is?"

The puppet nodded.

"So I've sorted out about a fifth of it now," Garrett said, "and honestly, I didn't realize how many islands there were in the Folio Sea until I actually started sorting out the information.

"By the way, I have to tell you one thing in advance. According to the information we have sorted out, there are some areas, or places that cannot be covered by normal routes, and we have no knowledge of them.

"Also, I don't dare to go there to find out. It's a very dangerous area. There may be some mutant creatures on the bottom of the sea, there may be some ferocious island aborigines, and the ocean itself may have terrible reefs and wind and waves.

"In any case, our power is not strong enough to counter the horror of that place. If we really want to go, we can only go there and never return."

Mr. Ghost's heart skipped a beat.

Because of this, he thought of two things. The first is Middleton's "revelator".He hadn't heard of Middleton's revelation power before, but from Garrett's words, it can be seen that some people in Middleton also possess some kind of "power".

And the second thing is what he discussed with Qinduo before, how to let Qinduo further grasp the power of Lygardia through this matter.

If there's an area on the chart that normal people can't explore, it does seem like it would be helpful to have Gindor do it.Of course, there must be some risk, and this is just one possibility.

After thinking for a while, Mr. Ghost decided to ask Garrett.

But the puppet first asked another question: "The Fuliou Sea you are talking about now should be the part that is not shrouded in fog?"

"Of course!" Garrett said in surprise, "What else do you think? Are you going to explore in the fog?"

"So, have you considered the comparison of the area of ​​the Fuliou Sea covered by fog and those not covered by fog?" The immature voice of the puppet spoke slowly, and its tone was far calmer than Garrett's. much.

"Area comparison?" Garrett couldn't help being startled.

It seemed like a question he had never considered.

After a while, he said cautiously: "First of all, you need to know that the fog on the Follou Sea is not covering the ocean in patches, but scattered in different areas."

Mr. Ghost and his puppet nodded in unison.

This is indeed the case, it should be said that the entire Fischer world is the case.The fog covered some scattered areas piece by piece.Sometimes, those areas are quite close to people; sometimes, those areas may also be located in secret places that are isolated from the world.

During the storm in Kingsley, he used [Akamala's spectacle frame] to spy on the sacrificial behavior on the isolated island in the deep sea through the fog.However, that doesn't mean that those crazy believers must live in the fog.

It might just be that there is a cloud of fog between the isolated island and Kingsley, not that the opposite side of Kingsley must be shrouded in fog.

Of course, this situation actually brings many difficulties to the humans in Fisher's world.

The simplest problem is that it is inconvenient to travel.Traffic on land needs to go around the fog, which makes many trips tortuous; and traffic on sea is even more so.

When the High Seas ship rescued Garrett from the sea in the middle of the night, Garrett almost entered the fog.At that time, they were actually still sailing on the normal route, and they were already so close to the fog.

That actually means danger too, it's just that people don't quite relate to it.

Earlier, when he first traveled to the Everlands, he had been amazed that the train track was so close to the mist.

In a way, people are used to living with the fog.

Garrett took a deep breath and said, "So, I'm afraid it's difficult for us to accurately describe the extent of the fog... Besides, the fog is always changing, either dissipating, expanding, or shifting. The fog on the sea is even more in this way."

Mr. Ghost was a little surprised to learn this.

The puppet said: "However, the final sea chart will definitely involve the issue of fog."

Garrett frowned, and finally he said, "I'll try to sort it out, but don't get your hopes up."

The puppet nodded, but said, "I'm really looking forward to your final result."

Garrett lowered his face and cursed secretly.

Mr. Ghost seemed to have never heard of it.He felt that Garrett Gielgud was a man with a very complicated personality, and his current situation had been shaped by his obscure and gloomy past, and no one could say that he had to get rid of the influence of the past and immediately become a different character.

People are bound by their past, even the world.

"Then we have reached an agreement, Mr. Gielgud." The doll said, "I have another question to ask you, and I hope to get an answer from you."

Garrett paused for a moment, and then said grudgingly and grimly, "What?"

"I'm quite curious about the power of the Middletonians, but in daily life, this kind of power doesn't seem to be very common." The doll said, "Do you use this power more often at sea?"

"Power?" Garrett repeated the word strangely. After a while, he seemed to suddenly understand, "You mean, the power of the Revelator?"

Hearing the word "revelator" from Garrett's mouth felt a little strange.Middleton is a place isolated from the rest of the world, almost insulated from Antinum, but the Revelator still exists.

Garrett said: "Of course... I mean, the people of Middleton don't usually use the power of the revelator much. They worship the ocean more, and most people do, even the revelators who have power."

"But they still use Antinam's gift?" the puppet couldn't help asking.

Garrett made a very subtle expression.He said: "In fact, Middleton's revelators usually ignore this, and we don't mention Antinam much. Some of the revelators I know, including myself, are sailors, or some who have to do with the sea. people.

"I don't know what it is about revelators in other countries. But in Middleton, revelators are quite... quite a secret, low-key but also ordinary profession. How should I describe...

"For example, a blacksmith accepts an apprentice and gives all his lifelong learning to this apprentice. After the apprentice becomes a teacher, he will still regard the blacksmith as his closest elder, and at the same time he will always use it. Blacksmith skills learned by myself.

"...Middleton's revelators are such apprenticeships. And, all Middleton's revelators have been, or will be, or have been, sailors."

Mr. Ghost was stunned.

He suddenly realized that Middleton's study of the power of the enlightener was actually closer to the traditional power inheritance than the Duchy of Const's side, which was also the Church of the Past, the Historical Society, or other small societies.

Middleton's power is limited to one-on-one teaching and inheritance. Apprentices are not only students, but also successors in life and career.The young revelators will follow the older revelators to go to the ocean together, looking for the wealth in the mysterious and vast ocean.

Because of this, Middleton's revealer power seems to be very rare.Because they are also unlikely to use this extraordinary power in daily life, and there is little need for it.

… everything about Middleton has a complex and profound connection to the ocean.

After that, Mr. Ghost and Garrett talked about some details, such as when he will go to sea, how long he plans to spend at sea, and so on.

After all these things were settled, Mr. Phantom bid farewell to Garrett politely.He thought he could wait for good news from Garrett's side after that.

He went to the farm first, sent the doll back, and then returned to the deep sea dreamland.He observed the condition of several plants on the isolated island.Qin Duo, Emile, and Herman are not dreaming, but Garland and Hal are all dreaming.

He went to Garland's dream first.

"Ah, Mr. Ghost!" Garland greeted him, "Long time no see."

Mr. Ghost smiled and said softly, "It's been a long time, Garland."

The last time he entered Garland's dream was in Biddle City, and it had been a month since then.

Garland's dream was still the bottom of the sea, and a faint light from an unknown source illuminated the dark, blue water.This scene confused Mr. Ghost, who thought Garland was dreaming of something else.

However, he was not in a hurry to ask about it.

He asked instead, "How's it going, Garland?"

"I'm learning something very interesting but also very complicated." Garland showed a bit distressed expression, and she said, "However, some people say that this is for our own good. Moreover, we can learn it quickly, which is very smart! "

Mr. Ghost laughed, and he said, "That's true. Garland, this is a means to protect yourself."

Garland tilted his head, thought for a while, and then nodded vigorously: "Yes. This way Garland can live the life he wants."

This statement surprised Mr. Ghost a little.

He couldn't help asking: "So, what kind of life does Garland want to live?"

Garland looked at the surrounding water.After a while, she said, "I don't know either...I just feel that other people also seem...as if they were submerged in such icy seawater."

Mr. Phantom froze for a moment.

Garland continued to whisper: "I am in a... place called the Church of the Past. The people I come into contact with deal with many, many things every day, many, many... bad things.

"They said that I also came here because of something like this, but I can't remember clearly. It was all in the past. I will help my teacher organize those files.

"It's so many, so many that it seems to overwhelm people. They are all things that happened in the past, things that are the same or similar to me. Those things are just recorded and become the past."

Clearly, Garland has been thinking a lot over the past month, too.Although her young mind can't make herself fully understand, she has already realized some problems.

She paused for a while, and then said: "Mr. Ghost, why do you think this is?" She asked, "This world seems to be very good, but bad things always seem to happen. Why? Woolen cloth?"

Mr. Ghost was silent for a moment.

He suddenly realized a problem.

When Garland forgets the past, the void in her life always needs something to fill.And after staying in the church of the past for so long, witnessing and sorting out those past materials, Garland is likely to be affected by those things.

As it was with Garland, so it was with Nanisar.It should be said that fortunately the two children went to the Sunday church together, and they could still be a companion, otherwise, loneliness and confusion might destroy the soul of this child.

In the past, the way the church raised children was quite extensive.

Mr. Phantom sighed secretly in his heart, thought for a while, and then said, "But, Garland, you can try to change the world."

His consistent point of view is that it is meaningless to be entangled in good or bad, bad or bad, who is right and who is wrong.The concepts, sayings, and thoughts that stop at empty talk are just false things.

Garland froze for a moment, then said, "Can I... try to change the things I hate?"

"I can't say whether you will succeed in the end." Mr. Phantom said, "but at least it is an attempt. Garland, since you feel uncomfortable and think it is a bad thing, then at least you can try to change. "

Garland thought for a while, and then suddenly said in surprise, "What if the bad guys think the same way!" She paused, and then said, "If the bad guys also feel that the good things make them uncomfortable, and want to change, What should I do then?"

"So there are contradictions and conflicts." Mr. Phantom said slowly, "Everyone is different, and they all have their own ideas and concepts. Once someone wants to put their ideas into practice, the world will change." become confused."

Garland stared at him blankly for a moment, then said, "So, it's... unavoidable."

"Yes, Garland." Mr. Ghost said gently, "This is human."

"I'm human too." Garland murmured softly, "But, is this good? Why does this make me think that human beings are not a good thing?"

Her innocent tone made Mr. Ghost laugh.

Are humans a good thing?

This is really a difficult question to answer.

Getting a young child to accept that the world isn't black and white is equally difficult.

Mr. Phantom thought for a moment, and replied, "Human beings cannot be described as good or bad."

Garland pondered the claim.

After a while, she suddenly understood: "Because, good and bad are inevitable. One person is like this, and everyone is like this. Everyone is not... pure."

she murmured softly.

Mr. Ghost watched the little girl."Pure," he thought.

This statement always made him feel a little strange, and reminded him of what happened in the underground arch.He didn't see it, but he heard about what happened from Jimmy.

Garland, as well as Nanisar, had both been robbed of their bodies by "inferior" god powers.As for the gods, that is always considered to be some kind of sublimation in the conceptual sense.

God is always pure.

Humans, on the other hand, are much more complicated.

Followers of the old gods will also distort the will of the gods because of their own selfish desires, and are even so arrogant that they use the gods to exonerate themselves.The Old Gods may never have been the problem, humans were.

But even so, they are all human after all.

Garland thought for a moment, then said dejectedly, "What a complicated question."

The girl showed a troubled expression, but it made people laugh a little bit.

Mr. Ghost said: "At least you have discovered the problem." He paused, then changed the subject, "Actually, you can start from the simplest place."

"for example?"

"For example, you can actually change this dream," Mr. Ghost said.

Garland exclaimed, her eyes widened: "Really?"

"Yes, Garland, think about where you want to go..."

Before Mr. Phantom finished speaking, the surrounding scene had suddenly changed. It was as if the world had already undergone earth-shaking changes in the blink of an eye.

A vast and boundless wilderness of mountains and rivers.They stand on the highest peak of a mountain and look at the surrounding scenery.

"Wow, it's so beautiful." Garland couldn't help sighing, "So I can dream of such a scene in my dreams."

Mr. Ghost couldn't help smiling.He also watched the scene quietly.

The mountains and rivers in the distance, the grass and trees nearby, and some animals that occasionally pass by, the meandering rivers, and even the faint fragrance of grass and trees in the air... everything seems quite real.Yes, true.

……reality?

Suddenly, Mr. Ghost frowned at the thought.

He thought of the other kid, Hal Goss.

When Mr. Ghost went to Hal's dream for the first time, Hal's dream also had similar scenes: wilderness, woods.

The boy who lived in the desert heard that there were scenes in this world other than the desert, so he imagined a similar picture in his dream.But that fantasy is pretty crude and not at all real.

Or Garrett Gielgud.The real ocean, beach, sea breeze, and sunshine appeared in his dreams because he had indeed experienced similar scenes, and even thought it was quite comfortable, so he reproduced this scene in his dreams.

And Garland...has she really seen such magnificent mountains and rivers?

Mr. Ghost frowned slightly.

He thought of Nona.Nona once said that when she was not sick, her grandpa would take her out of town to play.And after she got sick, this kind of travel was obviously unrealistic.

And even if she went out to play, the picture displayed in Nona's dream at that time was just a green grass field, not the rolling hills like it is now.

Moreover, even though there is Mount Hughes on the southern outskirts of Lamifa City, it is not as high and complex as the mountain range that appears in Garland's dream.

Such long, rolling mountains...

...the Booth Mountains.

A noun naturally appeared in Mr. Ghost's brain.

Those are the mountains to the south of the Never Emberlands, the roof of the world.That is also the place where Trisley fell.

Mr. Ghost froze at his own associations.

Garland didn't know what Mr. Phantom was thinking of, she was still admiring the scenery.

After a while, she said, "I seem to understand, Mr. Ghost. I can easily change myself, but I can't change other people. It's always been like this. If I want to do anything, I can only do it from Do it yourself.

"I wish I could change other people, I wish the world was a little bit better. But, there's a chance I can't. I just... I just wish, and I try to make myself do it."

Mr. Ghost came back to his senses, and said, "That's right." He paused, and then said, "Garland, can I ask you a question?"

"Of course, Mr. Ghost." Garland said in a lively tone. It seemed that solving a puzzle made her feel much better. "What do you want to ask?"

"Why did you change the dream scene to what it is now?"

Garland froze for a moment, thought for a moment, and then said, "I don't know either... just, instinct? I don't seem to like the bottom of the sea very much... I mean, sea water. Then I instinctively...why do I have this instinct?"

As she spoke, she herself began to doubt and feel uneasy.She frowned slowly, thinking painfully.

"I... I don't know. Mr. Ghost, I can't think of it." Garland whispered, "I just... that's my... instinct... I..."

"Don't think about it." Mr. Ghost said decisively, "Garland, don't think about it!"

Garland raised his eyes sharply, looking at Mr. Ghost.There was a slack, blank light in those eyes.After a while, she gradually came back to her senses, and she said with some trouble, "What?"

Mr. Ghost narrowed his eyes, and said, "Garland, let's change the scene."

"Huh? What's the matter, Mr. Ghost?" Garland asked curiously. "Don't you like it here?"

"It's too high." Mr. Ghost said sincerely. "It makes people dizzy."

"Hey, you should have said it sooner!"

So Garland changed the scene in the dream again.This time they came to a familiar place - Atherton Square in Ramifa City.

"If there's nothing else going on at church, Sal and I come over here to play," Garland said. "Sal was the guy I studied with, a boy, about my age."

Mr. Phantom unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. He listened quietly to Garland's words, then smiled and said, "It seems that your life is not bad."

Garland thought for a moment, then said, "I don't remember my life before. But compared to some of the things I've seen in the past, we do have a good life now. The church is also good."

Garland nodded earnestly.

Mr. Ghost couldn't help but laugh.He looked at the young girl and said, "That's pretty good."

Garland agrees.They chatted about everyday life again.Garland mentioned some revealer rituals that he was practicing, and Mr. Phantom couldn't help but sigh that such a young child has now become a person of extraordinary power.

However, in order to fight against those unknown forces, they did need to do so.

It wasn't long before Mr. Ghost said goodbye to Garland.

But before leaving, Garland suddenly thought of another thing.She said, "Mr. Phantom, do you know where my name comes from? I've been wanting to read that Garland story lately, but I can't find a paper about it.

"If you know the story, can you tell me how that Garland is now?"

Mr. Ghost was startled.He instinctively felt that there was some danger in this approach.

So he paused for a moment, then said, "I don't quite know what the continuation of this story is. If you're not in a hurry, can we talk about this next time?"

He thought to himself, in fact, this is not a lie.After all, although he is the creator of this story, he really hasn't written the sequel of this story... Indeed.

"Of course! Thank you, Mr. Ghost." Garland said with a smile.

Mr. Ghost said goodbye to Garland, and then left Garland's dream.

On the red mud of the lonely island of eternal silence in the deep sea dream, he silently watched Garland's dream bubble.After Mr. Ghost left, Garland still stayed in the dream.

She ran and jumped around Atherton Square by herself, and then seemed to realize suddenly that she could now freely change the scene in her dream.

As a result, another scene jump occurred in her dream bubble.The majestic, winding mountains and rivers appeared in her dreams again.She stared at the scene with wide eyes, as if she liked it very much.

… Unknowingly, he sighed because of this scene.

He had to consider a possibility, that is, Garland unconsciously reappeared this scene in his dream because of the influence of the "inferior" power of the gods.

And that, too, has the potential to raise some pretty complex issues.

For example, what is the power that makes such a scene appear in Garland's subconscious?

He used to think that it was the power related to Pessonari, the god of fertility and life, but this scene was incomparably suitable for the power of Trisley, the god of mountains and rivers.But from another point of view, Trisley happened to fall in the Booth Mountains.

There seems to be a little more unclear connection between these two gods.

He thought for a moment, then couldn't help pinching the bridge of his nose to keep himself calm.

Garland's problems may not be over yet.He might have to find a time to make another will judgment for the two children to see how their situation is.

From a certain point of view, when he takes the initiative to impose a judgment on someone, the number selection provided by the dice is also a reference for judging the situation of the judgment object.

He kept this matter in his heart, and then looked at a dream that he still needed to enter tonight—the dream bubble of Hal Goss.

In Biddle Square in the dream, Hal sat on the edge of the fountain, dangling his legs and humming, and then waited for Mr. Ghost's visit.

"Ah! You are here!" Hal jumped down, "I was wondering when you would show up!"

"Good evening, Hal," said Mr. Ghost, "seems like you've got some good news?"

"Yes!" Hal said very complacently, "I didn't disappoint you."

Before, Mr. Phantom paid 50 duke coins as a commission, 20 of which were for Hal and his friends to investigate two issues: the first is what the "Northern Wind" in the mouth of the adults in Biddle City refers to. , and the second is all kinds of legends about Cynthia.

The second issue is also one that Mr. Ghost pays more attention to.

"Then let me tell you about the 'North Wind'." Hal said.

Mr. Ghost nodded and listened quietly.

Hal said: "I asked my friends, this statement came from one of my friend's elders... that elder seems to be a well-informed explorer, who has been wandering around the Everland before, some time ago Back to Biddle City because of something.

"My friend's parents mentioned 'North Wind,' and it was also from this man. He said, 'North Wind,' means those who come from the north of the Never Embers, from the sea in the north. ...It is said that these people have some, not very good things on them."

Hal showed a tangled expression, as if he didn't know how to describe this kind of thing.

After a while, he suddenly realized how to describe it: "It's like the 'Curse of Stardust'! Those who carry the 'Northern Wind', it seems that they will bring some...bad things?"

Mr. Ghost nodded thoughtfully.

north wind.

Here, the "northern wind" does not refer to the actual cold wind from the north, of course, but to those who have something to do with the Foliou Sea.They are very likely to be involved with "Shadow", and some of them may even be believers of "Shadow".

Therefore, all explorers from the north were somewhat hostile and suspicious.

And this situation may be quite common, causing the sea in the north to become a forbidden area for some explorers.In fact, there are indeed quite a lot of these related legends.

This is a fairly clear stereotype, but Mr. Phantom also doubts whether this stereotype comes from the deliberate practice of some "shadow" believers.

After all, gods seem to need specific concepts to maintain their own power.Believers of the gods also need to implement their beliefs with specific behaviors.

Only in that way can they get closer to the power of the gods, and at the same time, it is easier to obtain the power of the gods.

"This is the first time I've heard that 'northern wind' has such a meaning." Hal muttered, "However, this kind of