Chapter 376 Bedroom Door

Chapter 376 Bedroom Door

Chapter 376 Bedroom Door
He put aside all distracting thoughts, stopped thinking too much, and tried hard to listen to the voice of the night watchman beside him...

The night watchman did not find anything unusual and continued, "We cannot trace who was the first person in history to absorb extraordinary powers, but the first person to actively use the absorbed extraordinary powers and gradually explore the methods of using various auras... is undoubtedly her."

"The green aura faction of the Black Moon Apostle..."

"The blue breath faction of Dawn Walker..."

"The golden aura faction of the Supreme Judgment..."

"Etc., etc……"

"She laid the foundation for the basic knowledge of various factions. She found almost all the methods and practiced every path..."

"She has many titles, including "Mage Maker", "Road Repairer", "Extraordinary Person", but she finally chose "Mage Maker". "

When Lin Yi heard this, he thought to himself that he could understand this. Although the honorific title of "Master of the Divine Art" sounded strange, it was still much better than "road repairer".

Who calls himself a "road builder"?
"Then how did she become... a 'criminal' and be imprisoned in that bedroom?"

The Night Watchman said, "In the beginning, the 'first apostles' launched voyages again and again in order to explore the mystery of the 'origin', but few apostles participated in each voyage... only the Mage."

"Continuous voyages, coupled with her own talents, have made her understand the 'root' far better than other apostles, and she is more obsessed with pursuing the mystery of the root."

"Finally, the accumulated problems exploded and she began to have some mental problems. For her safety, the apostles decided to temporarily let her give up the plan to continue the voyage... Because of this, they had huge disagreements and arguments."

"The final result was that the Mage-Maker failed in the final vote and was left behind in the outpost."

"This shouldn't be a big deal... but that voyage took a lot of time. It was fine at first, but as time went on, the magician gradually became abnormal..."

"When the apostles returned from their voyage, they discovered serious traces of fighting inside the outpost... Yes, the Mage had been subdued and imprisoned, but before that, she had killed her companions who were guarding her, cut them into pieces, and buried them in various places in the outpost..."

"That's what the nursery rhyme is about..."

"Later, the remaining 'Apostles' built a prison for her and imprisoned her there. The prison was in one of the bedrooms."

"Unfortunately, to this day, I have not been able to find where the bedroom is located."

Lin Yi pondered and said, "02, so the item you are looking for is the 'prison'?"

The night watchman denied it, "Why would I look for a prison? I'm not looking for a prison, but the object I'm looking for is, in theory, in that bedroom."

"'theory'?"

"Over the years, I have searched almost the entire art building, and now it seems that the only thing left is that bedroom."

"But 02, the little girl, no, the magician is imprisoned over there... If we go there, will it be considered as walking into a trap?"

The night watchman said: "Don't worry, the 'prison' alone is not enough to lock her up. The real insurance is the 'time exile' set up for her by the 'Dream Builder'..."

"The magician is now trapped in an infinite dream. Her consciousness has long since sunk into the depths of an unknown layer. The hallucinations you are experiencing are largely due to the resonance of some kind of energy she left behind when you were 'building a dream'. It's like you are reading something in a special way. Don't be afraid."

Lin Yi pursed his lips. He believed the Night Watchman's words, but he didn't quite agree with them.

"Just 'reading'? But I feel like she's right next to me, talking to me..."

"Could it be a layer-level infiltration?"

"The 'Dream Builder' mentioned by '02' should be the ancestor of the 'Dream Builder Avenue', one of the first apostles..."

Lin Yi had a strange guess: "02, you said... could it be that because the Dream Builder exiled the Mage, so in these countless years, even though the Mage was trapped in time exile, her consciousness has been seeping out through the layers, just like... a gas tank thrown into the seabed, even though it sank, its pores kept leaking, and the gas kept floating upwards, shattering countless small bubbles, but was still absorbed by the Dream Builders on the upper layer?"

"So... those dream builders who were accidentally infiltrated by the aura of the magician lost their time anchor when they were dreaming, and were more or less dragged into time exile...?"

"Hiss..." A gasp came from the night watchman.

"Paperback kid, you're not going to say that... the culprit for the dream builders getting lost in their dreams is the "Dream Builder" himself who created the dream building system?"

"I didn't say that, don't slander me!" Lin Yi quickly denied it. It was really unfair. He didn't say anything. He just gave a guess that came to him when he had a flash of inspiration.

But the night watchman remained silent.

The night watchman's silence made Lin Yi's heart even more uneasy.

Could it be...?
Ah no...

No way……

Ah this...

"Ahem!" Lin Yi was quick-witted. When he mentioned layer penetration, he thought of something and quickly brought it out to change the subject, "Um, "02"..."

"you say……"

"You just said that the Black Moon Outpost was established to prevent the pollution of the "root" from infiltrating into the real world. Isn't this place somewhere on the earth? It's just connected to each other through the penetration between layers, just like, just like..."

He subconsciously wanted to stretch out his hands and make them look like crisscrossed branches, but he couldn't do it consciously.

The Night Watchman's topic was successfully diverted: "In the beginning, yes, but soon after the Black Moon Outpost was built, as the "First Apostles" understood the "Root" through their voyage, they predicted that the "Root" would cause harm, so they managed to drag the outpost and this layer of the world into a space layer deeper than the real world. You can think of it as some kind of inner world."

“The ‘First Apostles’ used this method to exile the ‘Source’… Well, it could be considered ‘exile in space’.

“In this way, even if the power of the origin invades the inner world, the Black Moon Outpost will serve as an outpost of destruction…”

"It can be said that if the world is destined to be destroyed, then the first place to be destroyed must be our Black Moon Outpost."

"But in other words, if the deployment of the Black Moon Outpost cannot resist the invasion of the gray fog, no force in the real world will be enough to resist or even contain it."

Lin Yi heard this and looked solemn. At this moment, he found that his consciousness suddenly turned into an unknown layer. The whole process was extremely smooth, just like eating and drinking water...

When he came to his senses, he found himself at the end of a corridor dimly lit by candlelight, and in front of him was a rusty iron door.

The iron gate stood there alone, like a watchman in a corner forgotten by the world. The iron gate was covered with rust. The reddish-brown rust spots spread like some kind of malignant disease, one piece at a time, with varying depths, as if they were traces scribbled by time with a rotten brush.

The rust on the edge of the door had peeled off layer by layer, revealing the rough and uneven metal surface inside. Like a gnawed bone, it exuded an air of oldness and decay. The original color of the door had long been unrecognizable, leaving only this patch of mottled rust, presenting an eerie hue in the dim candlelight.

There was a cold and gloomy atmosphere around the door. The darkness seemed to have substance, seeping out from the cracks in the iron door. Those cracks were like narrow eyes, peeking at the outside world coldly and grimly.

Occasionally, a faint breeze blew by, the candlelight swayed gently, and the iron gate began to make a slight "creaking" sound. The sound was particularly harsh in the silence, like the painful groan of a long-ill person, or like the low roar of some unknown creature hidden in the darkness, which made people feel creepy and chilled.

Looking inside from the iron gate, there was an even deeper darkness, like a bottomless black hole. It seemed that if one took a step closer, one would be swallowed by the endless darkness and forever sink into this cold and strange abyss prison...

There are two iron sheets nailed on both sides of the iron gate like Spring Festival couplets. The material seems to be somewhat similar to the iron sheet on the iron gate in front of the bell tower corridor, and there are also some similar scratches on it.

However, these marks have long been corroded by rust and nothing can be seen clearly.

His intuition told him that the bedroom was behind the door.

"「02」……?" Lin Yi called softly.

"I'm..." The night watchman's voice was very low, and also revealed a hint of caution.

"It seems we have arrived..."

"I know... because I've never been here before."

"What do we do next?"

"You're asking me that?"

"I……"

"How did you get in before?"

"The last time my vision was clear, I was already in that bedroom... What should I do now?"

"I don't know either..." said the night watchman, "You'd better not open the door without permission. Unless you are absolutely sure of anything with the attribute of 'door' here, you should be careful..."

"You seem to be trying to dissuade me?"

The night watchman replied dignifiedly and calmly: "When we do things, we always make sure there will be no accidents before we take action. Try it and see if your consciousness can penetrate in. If not, then stop here."

Lin Yi was surprised and puzzled by the night watchman's sudden change of attitude.

"Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

The night watchman said, "Because what you just said reminded me... the will of the magician has been penetrating the layers. I think this is why I couldn't find the bedroom for countless years."

"She hid the bedroom and only let some special people in... If she wanted us to go in, we could go in..."

"Isn't this extremely dangerous?"

The Night Watchman shook his head. "When she is able to invade part of the real world, it means that there is no 'safe' state for you and me. I guess she is still unable to penetrate from the 'time exile'. Everything here is preset by the extraordinary power she once left behind, just like some kind of self-protection and external detection mechanism..."

"Then why did she let me in? Is there something special about me?"

"Are you special? Are you asking me? There's something wrong with your brain. If your reason can't let you judge the accuracy of something, then try to follow your instincts... Like when the "Holy Temple" triggered the first wave of air, your body didn't remember to react. Many choices should be made by your instincts, so you might as well give it a try now."

"Stay close to that door. If you feel any danger or subconscious resistance... we will leave immediately. I will protect you."

The night watchman had said this, so Lin Yi no longer hesitated and immediately responded, "Okay."

He then realized something and slowly approached the iron door...

“Ding! Ding! Ding…”

In an instant, the image of the thin figure who was constantly hammering some kind of organ appeared in his mind again.

After a flash, he appeared in front of the iron door.

An incredible reaction appeared. He clearly felt a chill down his spine when he looked at the iron gate from afar, but when he came to the iron gate, his emotions were unusually stable, and his instincts seemed to be tamed.

He just stood quietly in front of the iron gate, letting the smell of rust invade his nostrils, like a traveler who returned to a familiar place after countless years.

The corridor outside the door is still the same as before, with an old large water vat in the corner. There is no water in the vat, but there are some dusty farm tools stuck in it, and a few old wooden boards next to it.

The door mat at the door is still the same as before, but it is so worn that the pattern is no longer visible, and the corner near the door is a little curled.

The wall next to the door is still the same as before, with several pieces of paint falling off, revealing the rough cement wall inside. There used to be small advertisements for lock opening and balcony sealing on the wall, and there are still some remnants of the torn off advertisements that cannot be removed no matter how hard you try.

It seems that once this door is opened, there is family behind it.

"'family'?"

“What is that…?”

Lin Yi suddenly felt a little confused, his mind was hazy, and then some pictures unconsciously emerged in his mind. When he was a child, he couldn't wait to throw away his schoolbag as soon as he got home from school, and then read comic books at home, but his family...

“Where are my family members?”

"What is family?"

(End of this chapter)