Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2256 Deep Dive
Having just suffered a tragic end, he was abruptly pulled back to reality.

This old friend, the lobbyist, has truly had a life full of twists and turns.

Facing that somewhat dazed figure, Fu Qian let out a long sigh.

What just happened is quite clear. After hearing the description and understanding the longing the witch felt for her old friend, she decisively stepped in and brought the lobbyist back from hiding.

And what they relied on was the book of precepts in their hands.

Given that the latter is now essentially the location of the toy workshop, and the lobbyist is one of its core elements, this makes perfect sense.

However, his domineering nature goes without saying, and his reactions and methods are also quite flexible.

Even the fact that this could be achieved through the Book of Prohibitions is, strictly speaking, a contribution made by the prisoners themselves.

If the book hadn't used a lobbyist as a tool to try and erode the other side of the world by using his "hometown" toy workshop as a breakthrough point, it wouldn't have achieved such an effect.

In short, the prisoners were somewhat caught in their own trap by the witch's domineering methods in dragging back the tools they had been hiding.

"I...you..."

As for the person involved, they looked visibly bewildered.

After a brief struggle, the lobbyist was indeed the first to discover the prepayment, thus confirming his own situation to some extent.

To be honest, the witch's portrayal is quite accurate. Despite the near dismemberment scene earlier, the lobbyist's body looks completely intact at this moment.

However, while physical trauma is one aspect, the effects of certain psychological shocks are still evident.

He stared intently at them, but despite the persuader's firm words, he felt a sense of bewilderment, to the point that he could barely speak coherently.

"meet again."

Fu Qian greeted him with a smile, without even asking the other party, "Whose lobbyist is it?"—a rather provocative question.

"Yes, that's him."

Before the poor person could respond, he had already turned to confirm with the witch.

……

When people are confused, they are very likely to follow the actions of others.

Clearly unsure how to respond to the greeting, the lobbyist instinctively looked over when he realized the man was talking to someone.

Upon seeing the witch, he instantly became alert, seemingly startled.

What kind of eyes do you have? Apart from being women, they are all different in appearance, height, and style, right?

This reaction was undoubtedly a bit strange, but it was all too easy to understand for the person in question—this person must have been triggered by some painful memory, caused by Su Gao.

In fact, this is one of the reasons why we lamented earlier that lobbyists often have such unfortunate fates.

I still remember when I was trapped here and sitting down to discuss philosophy with Lord Araqir, the characters in my mind were being pulled into my dream.

As a contestant who should have been more resilient, Su Gao accepted the invitation without hesitation, ready to lend a hand when the opportunity arose.

As a top guest performer, Brother Shuo Ke was naturally present at the time.

His ultimate fate was that after confirming with Su Gao that he was a "passerby wasting space," he was directly kicked out by the latter using the power of echo, without even getting a single word of conversation.

It's no wonder that this left a deep impression on the speaker.

But this time the tables were turned; even though everyone had left and shrunk away, the witch managed to pull them back.

But the different methods are all equally domineering, so it seems understandable that they mistook someone for someone else.

In short, the lobbyist clearly mistook the witch for Su Gao, but quickly realized they were not the same person.

“The current situation is very special. I only know that she is here, but I can’t pinpoint her location. I can’t rule out the possibility that it’s due to the special conditions around her.”

Unfortunately, the cold shoulder persisted. The witch glanced at the persuader, and after confirming his identity before paying, she turned back and casually discussed the current situation.

"What we are currently in is a very special kind of dream, with its own distinction between shallow and deep layers."

"You can think of the outermost layer as a fog that has nothing at all, and the deeper you go, the more you will see."

And as expected, she did not disappoint the knight's trust; in a short time, she had grasped the situation.

As for this situation—

"They want you to integrate more deeply."

Fu Qian nodded, indicating that he now had a better understanding of the prisoners' plan.

Is the legendary drowned ghost seeking a replacement?

……

The question that was puzzling earlier is: why are the prisoners so interested in the Dark Moon?
They were even willing to temporarily forgo retaliation in order to lure people in.

Now it seems like there's a reasonable answer.

They seem to want to drag a sufficiently significant character down with them to replace their own role in the Nightmare Corridor, thereby helping themselves to escape.

Even the trap set for this purpose was an open conspiracy.

The deeper you immerse yourself, the more you see; otherwise, all you see is a chaotic fog.

It is entirely conceivable that the deeper one sinks into a dream, the closer one gets to being completely drowned.

But if you want to find something in this corridor, like the Dark Moon, you can't resist too much.

This is indeed a method many bigwigs use to grab onto as a lifeline; the force behind it is quite considerable.

As for why not take myself as the target? My rank is clearly quite respectable.

There are two possible reasons before payment.

First, the prisoners clearly knew about the warehouse's existence, making it significantly more difficult to deduct money from the administrator than from an ordinary superior.

Secondly, perhaps after multiple interactions, his own bad behavior left an excessively deep impression?
"Then it seems we need to be more efficient, since time is limited."

With a sigh in his heart, Fu Qian continued speaking to the witch who did not deny the dire nature of the situation.

He certainly didn't think the witch would back down because of this.

Realizing the dire situation is one thing, but saying it out loud is quite another.

Just like before, if the witch finishes her investigation and realizes that things are unlikely to succeed, she may consider leaving.

Pretending not to know the prisoners' plans would obviously reduce resistance to some extent.

However, she insisted on revealing her discovery without batting an eye, completely disregarding the fact that it would raise the prisoners' guard to an extreme level.

Such domineering presence reveals an even stronger determination—and pressure—than before.

The water ghosts weren't a monolithic group either.

It's easy to see that even if the victim is successfully dragged into this mess, there's still the question of who can use the opportunity to escape.

Since not everyone can leave, and if someone gets seriously injured in the process, they will obviously end up benefiting someone else.

In short, after receiving the witch's determination, Fu Qian didn't mind using equally unrestrained language and continued to exert pressure.

"Lead the way."

Not only that, the next moment he gave instructions directly to the almost dumbfounded lobbyist.