Please ask the dream.

Chapter 545 King's Deal
Hearing Feng Xue's question, the man hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Normally, any existence in the Dream Realm can shed its illusions and become a real individual under the accumulation of time. However, if you want to go further, you need some kind of qualifications. Do you know this?"

"I've heard of it, but not in detail." Feng Xue thought of the descriptions of both Kamen Rider True Face and True Face Rider Mask that seemed to be "the qualifications of a king", and responded thoughtfully.

The man nodded and continued to explain:
"This statement does not mean that kings are born noble, but means that 'one cannot be a king before obtaining the qualifications'. In other words, qualifications can be acquired later in life, but when the creatures in the Dream Realm have the ability to obtain this qualification, they are usually 'awakened', which is what humans call 'becoming a resident'.

"This leads to the fact that from the moment we become residents, everything about us has been determined. The qualifications for becoming a king have changed from 'as long as you get it, you can become a king' to 'you must get what suits you to become a king'. This is why the vast majority of kings are individuals who are born with the qualifications.

"However, there are some exceptions in nightmares. Because of the special nature of nightmares, they forcefully accommodate the qualities of a king. If one is lucky enough to maintain rationality, he or she will become a demon king. Otherwise, he or she will become a monster that you call a super-large nightmare."

At this point, the man suddenly paused, and looked at Feng Xue with a meaningful gaze. After a moment, he said with a hint of disappointment in Feng Xue's silence:
"In the beginning, the kings were the masters of the Dreamland, the limit of everything, and the embodiment of the Dreamland's rules. However, as a certain demon king completed his ascension, the kings realized that there was a higher realm to go to."

"..." Feng Xue always felt that the meaningful look this person gave him was a test of something, but he really didn't know, so he could only say straightforwardly:
"what is that?"

"Freedom." The man uttered a word that was almost cliched on the street, and then asked a question that Feng Xue had never even thought about, or rather, had thought about it but never cared about it at all -

"Do you know why nightmares can come into reality, but the kings can only stay in the dreamland?"

"No!" Feng Xue was about to follow the other party's line of thought, but suddenly remembered that when she asked her sister-in-law about Lottie's proposal, she also discussed the issue of the siren, so she immediately refuted:
"Don't the hybrid bloodlines of the sirens contain traces of the Dreamland residents? If the Dreamland residents can't reach reality, how did they leave behind offspring?"

"When did I ever say that the residents of the Fantasy Dreamland cannot descend into reality? The only ones who cannot descend are the kings!" The man explained Feng Xue's rebuttal as a matter of course, with a bit of self-mockery in his tone:

"The king is a pathetic being bound by his qualifications. When he becomes the spokesperson for the rules of the Dreamland, he also turns himself into a nail, nailed into the Dreamland. This is why the kings are obviously at the same level as the creator of mankind, and are even stronger in the Dreamland, but they have to be controlled by a creator embedded in the rules of the Dreamland and serve as the 'prophet' who issues tasks for you."

"Oh, I see. To be in harmony with the Tao is to have no control over oneself, right?" Feng Xue was somewhat of an insider before traveling through time. He was familiar with all kinds of books on primitive times and western fantasy themes, and had some understanding of terms like belief in the gods, rules of gods, and being in harmony with the Tao. He immediately understood the meaning of the other party's words. At the same time, he also realized the value of the Philosopher's Stone.

"It seems that you have understood. The essence of the qualification of a king is a 'personality' that contains a certain power. If you integrate this personality, you will become a king, but the king will also be constrained by the personality, just like the Dragon Lord has a reverse scale, and a mortal can kill him with a single blow. This is not only a weakness, but also a wedge that nails him to the dreamland. Only by breaking free of its existence can you go further and truly gain freedom.

“After a certain demon king completed his advancement, other kings continued to try to follow his path. Unfortunately, the actions of other kings were constrained by this wedge. Even if a monk knew that he could break free by taking a bite of meat, he would not be able to chew meat even once, because that would constrain his fantasy.

"The more traditional method is to divide and dilute one's own power, just like the gods in mythology divide their own sides, constantly diluting the power that constrains oneself, and finally reaching the critical point where the will breaks through the constraints. However, this behavior is both dangerous and painful. Not only will it reduce the power of the kings, but it may also lead to the inability to distinguish between the primary and the secondary, and even lose oneself and fall into remnants again. But even so, only a few kings are qualified to take such risks. "But the fantasy crystal is different. It bypasses the constraints of fantasy. Although even if it bypasses, the tempering of will still needs to be overcome by ourselves, it is much better than the original self-harming behavior. "

"The God of Disobedience, huh?" Feng Xue rolled his eyes secretly in his heart, but nodded thoughtfully on the surface, and then he spoke:

"I am satisfied with this answer. You may now tell me your commission."

"I hope you can reach the bottom of the Dreamland, break a seal, and free Lord Yimu (Note ①)."

"Imu? Pirate King, right?" Feng Xue raised his eyebrows, and then he remembered that there was no Pirate King in this world. Seeing Feng Xue's expression, the man thought Feng Xue was waiting for his explanation, so he continued:

"He is the source of our power, the Lord of Heaven, the Dragon God of Night and Day. You can understand him as the kind of king I mentioned before, who tried to break free by splitting his own side. When he was most vulnerable, the despicable Star Ring people took advantage of the king's weakness and nailed him to the bottom of the Dreamland, extracting the power of his 'scientific' authority without limit.

"We are unable to save him due to our own limitations, and as time goes by, we, who are somehow connected, are also gradually losing our power in this extraction. However, we are not asking you to fight with the high-level officials of the Star Ring. You only need to go to the bottom of the Dreamland and hand over this gem to Lord Yim."

"Extracting Mako, right? So the Star Rings are what make up Shinra? So where's Sephiroth? Where's Cloud? Where's my Jerusalem?" Although he really wanted to complain about why a character who was probably positioned as a "God-King" would have such advanced scientific authority, there were so many flaws in this sentence that he was silent for a moment.

Feng Xue's silence seemed to make the man anxious. After hesitating for a moment, he said:

"We won't let you take risks for nothing. Judging from your aura, you should still be building the so-called ideal country, right? As long as you can fulfill our commission, you will be the benefactor of our entire Yimu force. More than one-third of the kings and their families in the Star Ring will provide you with assistance. As long as you are still on this land, our strength will be at your disposal. I can even stay in your ideal country for a hundred years. Although I am very weak now, prosperity, wealth and the authority of life are still enough to make your ideal country grow rapidly."

The man pushed forward the feather tie clip that he had pressed on the table again, but this time, the golden light on the tie clip was even brighter.

Along with the tie clip, he also took out the Philosopher's Stone that he had been playing with in his hands for a long time. Although he placed it on the table with such determination, Feng Xue could still clearly feel his reluctance.

He pondered silently in his heart that although he didn't know how many kings this Yimu faction had, as long as the other party's power of wealth and prosperity was real, he would not lose out anyway.

Reaching out to take the tie clip, Feng Xue did not touch the Philosopher's Stone, but took out a ruby ​​of the same style and chuckled:
"make a deal."

(End of this chapter)