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He glanced at the three tombstones in front of him with a complicated look, and said calmly, "I am inviting you all in the name of the watchmaker, so... everyone should be honest."
Walter raised his hand slightly, “Excuse me, you have told a lot of lies. It seems that you have never been honest since we met.”
"Then it's time to be honest." Gallagher seemed to snort and chuckle, standing beside the railing with his arms folded across his chest, and said calmly: "Let's start from the beginning. In the name of the legendary watchmaker's legacy, I invited all the important people in the universe to come to Pinocchio. The purpose is very simple, which is what the Star Train has been dealing with all the time, the star core."
He looked at Walter and shrugged slightly, “Is this reason enough?”
Walter: ...
It seems like Cheng Che is right again?
Walter frowned a little and asked doubtfully, "Pinoconi is the star of the grand event that everyone in the universe dreams of. It is unimpeded in both reality and dreams, and no signs of contamination of the star core have been found. If it is the star core..."
"You from the Star Train have handled many star cores. The data in those places is chaotic, the environment is polluted, and even the routes are not smooth." Gallagher raised his head slightly and looked at the light and shadow in the air. "But this star core of Pinocchio has not given off any signs of pollution, but it has been running all the time. Do you want to guess the reason behind it?"
"Running? Then it's not sealed." Xing touched his chin and couldn't help but poke Sanyueqi next to him, "What do you think?"
"How would we know?" San Yue Qi frowned, seemingly unable to understand the question. "Go ask Cheng Che. I just found out that Uncle Yang made a bet with Cheng Che. I now suspect that Cheng Che has a script!"
star:……
Elio's script is also a script, right?
Xing turned her head to look at Cheng Che, "Is it written in your script?"
Cheng Che calmly reached into his pocket and pulled out a square piece of white paper from his bag and handed it to Xing. Then he spoke, "If it's running and there's no pollution, it means it's not out of control, so there must be a controller, right?"
Gallagher's eyes moved to Cheng Che's face and nodded, "Indeed, Pinocchio's dream is built on the memory domain. To build such a huge and interconnected dream, too much power is needed, either memory or a mysterious messenger, or... a star core."
Ji Zi couldn’t help but frowned, and after looking at Walter, she lowered her eyes and thought about something.
San Yueqi shook out the crumpled paper, looked at the words on it and fell into silence.
Xing poked his head out to take a look and couldn't help but frown, "He speaks in a very...literary way."
[Memories are a thick fog, and you stand in the chaotic rain, hesitating to move forward.
The sweet dream has not yet come, but the nightmare lingers on.
The water vapor covered the feathers, and the bird could only fly low. The chain made of red gold was very valuable, and its weight was equal to freedom.
It is better to lower your head and gaze, and reflect in the water. 】
Sanyueqi touched the back of his head and asked, "What do you mean?"
Cheng Che had a blank expression on his face. "Look down at yourself in the puddle. Go play in the mud by yourself. Don't make trouble."
March 7:…
San Yue Qi looked down at the paper, was silent for a moment, and then touched his head in confusion, "Why do I feel like your script is scolding you?"
“Then your feeling is right.” Cheng Che took the so-called script, folded it and put it in his pocket, then looked at Walter, “Look, I told you I have a script, but you still insisted on betting with me. Are you going to lose your hair now?”
Walter took a deep breath and looked at Cheng Che calmly, "Now think about it again, where is the star core?"
Chapter 746 That’s it!
"Star core?"
Cheng Che looked at Walter in front of him with a puzzled look, touched his bag unconsciously, took out a snack box from the bag and opened it, "Are you talking about this star core that is used as an ice cube or the star core that is used as a stove? Or is it this star core that Kafka gave me that crackles with lightning?"
Walter silently watched Cheng Che looking for his snacks. For a moment, he could no longer care about the strange expression on Gallagher's face. He said helplessly, "Pinocone's star core."
"Put it where it's obvious." Cheng Che took out a star core and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing on it. After swallowing it, he spoke again, "Based on my years of experience in watching anime and playing games, this kind of thing that is a scourge in the eyes of others and a treasure in the eyes of some people is basically not hidden too deeply. After all, thieves and robbers will always go through the safe, but they won't pay attention to the decorations on the entrance just after entering the house."
Cheng Che spread his hands and said calmly, "If I were to hide this star core, I could embed it on the largest and most popular statue, or integrate it with the entire Pinocchio, so that robbers would be hesitant and dare not take it away."
Walter frowned slightly, “How to explain the latter?”
"The latter?" Cheng Che thought about what he had said and pointed around. "Pinocone is so big, and there are so many innocent people. How could the righteous people who came to judge and arrest me sacrifice innocent people just for a star core?"
Walter: ...
Boy, there's a bit of Otto in this.
Walter took a deep breath, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before speaking, "Pinoconi's dream relies on the memory domain and the power of the star core. It may be placed in..."
Walter's eyes moved to Gallagher's face, "What is the most magnificent building in Pinocchio?"
"Theater." Gallagher spoke calmly, but added: "It's best to confirm first. There just happens to be a kid with wings on his head here. Don't waste your time."
After saying this, Gallagher paused and looked at Cheng Che hesitantly.
"You tell me." Cheng Che noticed Gallagher's gaze and asked in confusion, "No need to be tactful."
Gallagher pursed his lips and glanced at the bag on Cheng Che's body. "I checked the disappearance case of Phoenix in the Hound Family. It was noted that Phoenix was carrying the cornerstone of protection, the Imperial Bow and Arrow, and now the star core. Where are the rest?"
The power of the star core is enough to build a grand event star and create a dreamland for people throughout the universe. Then...
Cheng Che eats star cores?
Is this thing edible?!
"Too many." Cheng Che shook the box in his hand, "It's omnivorous, please understand."
Gallagher: ...
I don't understand a bit.
Gallagher suppressed his doubts and pointed to the side. "Now we need to confirm the information, and then... get rid of this star core that will bring disaster. The Asdena system is the event star, but it is also the star core disaster. Even though it looks peaceful and quiet now, it is still dangerous."
At this point, Gallagher paused, raised his hand and pointed around, "But it is not easy to maintain the dream. The magnificent dream is built on the death of the spirit. The poisonous wine called happiness flows through the dream, making people indulge in it. The mind slowly flows to an end, and finally becomes the placenta of the dream."
"In this cycle, the dream continues to grow, and the power of the star core continues to grow. Only the dreamer disappears silently without leaving even his name." Walter felt a chill on his back for some reason, and said in a heavy tone, "It seems that a beautiful dream is also a nightmare."
"Yes." Gallagher nodded, his eyes full of mixed feelings, "In this dream, the weaknesses of human nature are magnified and nurtured. Pinocchio is also another prison built by the family."
Everyone goes to prison voluntarily and enjoys life in prison, which is more indestructible than any anti-escape measures of the prison.
Walter nodded silently, trying to extract the key points from these words and find a breakthrough.
On the side, Xing frowned and shook Cheng Che's sleeve, "Is this the reason why you didn't like Pinocchio's dream from the beginning?"
"I don't know." Cheng Che shook his head, put his hands in his sweater pockets, and said expressionlessly, "I just don't like dreams. I have never dreamed of anything good since I was a child. Nightmares will amplify my impulsive emotions and make me lose control easily."
star:……
Not related, but seems to have some similarities.
Nightmares do magnify panic and fear, so how come Pinocchio isn't considered a nightmare now?
Everything has its limits. A dream that is too sweet makes people unwilling to wake up, and it can also be considered a nightmare.
Gallagher's eyes moved to Cheng Che's face. "It's normal not to like it. The family holds high the banner of harmony, but secretly uses the star core from destruction, taking control and concealment to the extreme. This is not harmony, this is another kind of suppression and exploitation."
Walter took a deep breath and looked at Cheng Che.
After a while, Walter's unwillingness to admit defeat came out again, "The location of the star core, let's make a bet."
"I bet on the Grand Theater." Cheng Che nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he asked in confusion, "What's the bet?"
"To be determined." Walter said, turned around and walked towards Sunday, "I'll go confirm the matter of the star core and its location first."
Cheng Che shrugged, glanced at the three bouquets of gardenias beside him, walked to the railing beside him, bent down, leaned on the railing and looked at the building in the distance shrouded in gloomy light.
Xing came closer, "Is Tongxie... really that scary?"
"What kind of harmony is this?" Cheng Che glanced at Xing, seeming a little confused. "Although I said that I don't like harmony, just because I don't like it doesn't mean it has no merits. Besides, what Pinocchio is showing now is not harmony."
"What is that?" San Yue Qi poked his head out in confusion and skillfully took out some candy from Cheng Che's bag.
"A harmonious puzzle also has edges and corners. They are tolerance and love, and a harmonious and perfect picture." Cheng Che leaned against the railing and spoke calmly, "Now, it is a spider that spreads its web, enclosing the lives that come here to admire it, absorbing nutrients, and eventually turning into an empty shell, but it may also turn into a puppet."
star:……
Oh, I see. Tongxie isn't scary, Pinocchio is.
Xing frowned, "By the way, I had a weird dream when I was dragged into the Dream Reef. Do you want to listen to it and give me some advice?"
"Speak." Cheng Che became curious and tilted his head to look at Xing. Next to him was San Yueqi who also tilted his head.
Xing touched the back of his head and recounted his memories, "I seemed to see a dark space. Inside, a little black man made strange noises and was pulling debris from another person. From time to time, he would throw something at the person next to him, shouting 'Look, show me everything'. Outside, there seemed to be two unclear figures spinning in circles very quickly."
Cheng Che: ...
It sounds a little familiar, and looks a little familiar.
"What else?" San Yue Qi asked curiously.
Xing thought about it and frowned, "They are all quite strange. They all seem to be busy with their own work, but it seems that they are secretly watching something with one eye open."
As he spoke, Xing raised his palm to cover one of his eyes, and looked sideways with the other eye, looking sneaky and furtive, "That's it!"
Chapter 747 Don’t even think about it.
"So what exactly did I see?"
Xing looked at Cheng Che curiously, with a blank look in his eyes, "I felt like I just had a quick glance, without any chance for communication, and... they weren't observing me."
Cheng Che thought about what Xing said, and then thought about the scene when he was captured by Agu and watched the Star God. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "I don't know, maybe he is some kind of fun person."
What else can I say?
Are you saying that it was a group of star gods who were harmed by Agu?
How embarrassing is that?
Cheng Che patted Xing's shoulder and said, "Don't think about it. Maybe it's just an illusion caused by your adverse reaction to the memory."
star:? ? ?
Xing narrowed her eyes slightly, and cast a suspicious look at Cheng Che, "Oh, hallucination, but the word hallucination doesn't sound like something you would say."
"Why not?" Cheng Che put his hands in his pockets and was too lazy to take them out. He raised his head slightly and shook it to adjust his glasses to the right position, then looked at Xing through the lenses.
Xing touched his chin and analyzed seriously, "You usually do things based on your intuition, so what I saw can also be considered intuition, right? Sometimes you have a nightmare and think carefully about your dream when you wake up the next day, right?"
Cheng Che not only likes to recklessly infer facts from small details, but also prefers to rely on intuition!
"You don't know when I have nightmares, and you don't know whether I interpret dreams or not, you are so sure..." Cheng Che inexplicably felt that Xingxing had grown a little smarter. He glanced at Xing before looking away, "You think too much. Isn't it better to be as careless as before?"
"I'm pretty reliable when it comes to serious matters, right?"
Xing frowned and couldn't help but retort, "You are prejudiced against me!"