Patty looked very excited, and her questions followed one after another—about the story of Gawain Cecil leading mankind through the wasteland, about the Knights of Ansu against the barbarians of the west, about the great underground wall in the south, and There are those absurd stories that in Gawain's eyes are purely made up by later generations - such as Gawain Cecil and the dark wizard's secret agreement, such as the fairy tale of Charlie and the three golden crowns...
Gao Wen answered one by one, those things that really happened, he answered according to his own memory, and those legends fabricated by later generations, he tried his best to outline a fairy tale for Patty.
But even though the little girl was very excited, her energy was limited after all. After chatting for a while, Patty obviously lost energy, and the Viscount Luo Penny next to her immediately reminded her daughter: "Patty, you should go to bed. "
Patty persisted: "But I still want to chat with Uncle Gawain for a while... His stories are so interesting..."
"Listen to your mother, it's time for you to go to bed." Gao Wen touched the little girl's head and sensed the flow of breath in her body at the same time—after confirming that the little girl's vital signs were stable, he breathed a sigh of relief, " I will come to see you tomorrow."
"...Okay." The little girl nodded obediently, then turned her head to look at a corner of the room.
Patty's personal maid was always there. After receiving the order from the little master, the maid immediately stepped forward and helped Luo Peini carefully bring Patty to the bed. They unfastened the belts that fixed Patty's body, and slowly Slowly transferred the little girl to the bed, and during this process, Gawain noticed that Patty frowned slightly from time to time.
She's in bad shape, really bad.
After finally settling the little girl, the maid took out something from a nearby cabinet.
Gawain keenly sensed the fluctuation of magic power contained in that thing, and he immediately stepped forward.
It was a magical prop with a strange shape. It looked like some kind of hair accessory, but it was larger and more complex. It was composed of several curved metal pieces. On the metal pieces, complex and dense magic runes could be seen. Between the metal pieces There's also magic thread and crystals for attachment, and it's lined with soft leather and cloth on the inside, and has straps to help secure it to the head.
It is like a metal "crown" full of mystery.
Before the maid put the thing on Patty's head, Gawain said, "What is this?"
"A magic item for calming the mind," said Viscount Luo Penny, "it can help Patty fall asleep."
"Stable spirit?" Gawain frowned, looking at Patty who was already lying on the bed.
The little girl didn't think about it at all, and even said with a little show off: "This is a gift from a passing magician! Wearing it, I can dream for a long time, and I won't feel sleepy when I sleep. It hurts!"
"Dream?" Gao Wen pretended to be ignorant, "What kind of dream?"
"Well...it's a very good dream!" Patty laughed, "I can run and jump in the dream, and I don't feel uncomfortable at all—and Uncle Gawain, let me tell you, when I used to dream with this I can only dream about very few people, but recently when I dreamed with it, I could see many people playing with me! Uncle, do you want to try it?"
"... No, this is your treasure," Gao Wen rubbed the little girl's hair and stood up, "Go to bed early."
The expression on his face was calm, but a question had already formed in his mind:
Patty obviously remembered how she entered the Internet in the real world, and she also clearly knew that this magical item that could help her "enter a dream" was a gift from a passing mage!
But in the dream world, she has a very vague memory of this period, and she can't answer the process of her first access to the Internet at all...
When she was in the psychic network, some of her memories were obscured or tampered with? who did it Why do you want to do this
After leaving Patty's room, Luo Penny immediately said, "My lord, is there a problem with that magic item?"
Gawain turned his head slightly, glanced at Patty who was already lying on the bed and entered the spiritual network through the door that was still open, and finally shook his head after a few seconds of silence: "No, no problem."
Then he asked: "But I'm curious who gave her that gift."
"A mysterious magician," Luo Penny said. "A few years ago, Patty's condition was very bad. Her wounds could not heal, and she couldn't rest all night. I searched all over the territory and the territory. Outside scholars, doctors, and priests could do nothing, but just when I was helpless, a man who claimed to be from a hidden wizard association came to the castle and said that he had a way to calm Patty's spirit—after he showed the actual After the effect, I believed him."
Gao Wen understood: there is no doubt that the so-called "magician" is someone who sleeps forever.
Considering the complex composition of the Eternal Sleeper, maybe all the identities of that mage are true.
"Did that 'magician' appear later?" He looked into Luo Peini's eyes and asked seriously.
Countess Luo Penny shook her head: "Never appeared again... But before he left, he said that if something goes wrong with the magic item, or Patty's mental condition worsens, he can feel it, and he will definitely appear in time..."
Gawain nodded, not surprised by this: the monitoring Eternal Sleeper with the Psychic Network didn't need to watch at the scene at all, but could also know about Patty's situation in real time. According to what Patty said just now, she was already using that item before the "Eternal Dream" was activated. At that time, the Eternal Sleeper only built a simple and small dream world. The first users of the Psychic Network…
Luo Peini felt something from Gao Wen's attitude, and the expression on the countess's face inevitably became tense: "Do you know...about that magic item and that magician?"
Gao Wen hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to tell Luo Penny part of the situation: "If I guess correctly, that magic item probably has something to do with the Eternal Sleeper."
"The Eternal Sleeper?!" The Viscountess was taken aback, and was about to turn back on the spot, "That thing..."
"Don't panic," Gao Wen immediately stopped Luo Peini's actions, "I just said that that thing has something to do with the Eternal Sleeper, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's harmful to Patty."
Luo Peini stopped, but didn't speak, she just stared straight into Gao Wen's eyes, waiting for an explanation from the other party.
"You should know that in Kant, I once destroyed the conspiracy of the Eternal Sleepers and destroyed one of their lairs in the southern border," Gao Wen explained, "After that, I conducted in-depth investigations and learned something about the Eternal Sleepers knowledge, including their magic techniques. According to my observation, the item used by Patty to fall asleep has no negative effects such as encroaching on the mind or corrupting the mind. At least judging from the item itself, it is harmless. "
"But it's a cult thing after all!" Luo Penny seemed a little unacceptable, "I can't believe it... I've let Patty use that thing for more than three years..."
Gao Wen sighed, of course he knew Luo Penny's worries, but he had to remind this mother of one fact: "Patty needs it."
Luo Penny raised her head suddenly, then slowly lowered it.
"You're right... I know what Patty is like now, she's become like that... As long as I can let her sleep peacefully, I'm willing to pay the highest price," the mother whispered, "But I hope this I will pay the price, not my daughter."
"At least at this stage, Patty cannot do without that device," Gao Wen said, "but I will also find a way to confirm the condition of that device. My territory has been conducting a long-term investigation on the technology of the Eternal Sleeper Research, I will write a letter and ask the most outstanding scholars in the territory to come and check that thing to confirm whether it is really safe."
Then he paused, then said, "If it's really safe, then my advice is for Patty to keep using it—it's the only way to temporarily relieve Patty's pain until a better alternative is found."
What he said was not a lie: Patty was in a terrible situation now, and any means to relieve her pain must be tried, and it was better than letting her situation continue to deteriorate.
And he didn't say why: Patty's access to the spiritual network was obviously not a random act of the eternal sleeper. According to the fact that the little girl was able to move freely in the central area of the City of Dreams, and Selina Geerfen personally Taking care of the fact that those Sleepers "chosen" Patty obviously has special meaning.
So they must be monitoring Patty's situation and have follow-up arrangements.
At this time, suddenly "disconnecting" Patty, will it stimulate the eternal sleeper? Will it make the situation worse? Will the cultists "destroy" the nodes by thinking their plans have been uncovered
These are all issues that need to be considered.
Moreover, Gao Wen wanted to use this clue to continue digging, to find out what the mysterious eternal sleepers were planning...
In any case, letting Patty continue to connect to the Internet is the safest solution at present—of course, he must also call the "professionals" in the territory who are researching the technology of the eternal sleeper to confirm the condition of the device with his own eyes.
After all, the opponent is a cult member of the Eternal Sleeper, so no matter how vigilant it is, it cannot be overstated.
Although Gao Wen didn't tell all his reasons, Luo Peini had been persuaded, and the Viscountess nodded reluctantly: "I can only do it according to your opinion. But I can't figure out one thing... Those crazy things cultists, why did they choose my daughter...why would they give her such a 'gift'? I...don't believe there is any pure kindness in them."
"To be honest, I don't believe it either," Gawain smiled. "Don't worry, I will continue to investigate this matter. I have endless contacts with those eternal sleepers."
Luo Peini took a deep look at Gao Wen, and she heard a hint of deep meaning in the other's tone, but she didn't press on, but said suddenly after a moment of silence: "Thank you."
"Thank you for what?"
"Patty is very happy today," said the Viscountess softly. "She hasn't been this happy in a long time."
"I said, I can't let my little admirer down," Gawain laughed. "After all, in her mind, I'm a big hero—a big hero just like her father."
"Do you still remember the topic we discussed just now?" the Viscountess said quietly, "About the noose."
"Of course I remember."
"I'm very interested in it."