In the center of the forest clearing, Talan Eyal's mental entity, which had been in a state of stagnation due to "protective subsidence," suddenly blinked. It seemed that as the erosion of the Creeping Sun Wheel dissipated, his self-awareness had finally returned to this shallower layer of dream.

Duncan and Lucretia noticed this immediately and walked towards the elven scholar in unison. He woke up within two or three seconds, looking at the scene before him in astonishment.

Everything was different from what he remembered. The forest illuminated by sunlight had fallen into a strange dusk, the light mixed with blurred and hazy shadows, and many new figures had appeared in his field of vision, none of whom he recognized (including Maurice, whom he hadn't seen for decades).

After looking around blankly, Talan Eyal finally snapped out of it and hesitantly broke the silence: "Is my condition that serious?"

Lucretia, who had just walked over, was stunned by his words: "What are you talking about?"

Talan Eyal pointed at himself and then at Heidi, Vanna, and Maurice, who had noticed the movement and were walking towards them not far away, his face full of disbelief: "How did it develop into a consultation with so many people in just a moment?"

Lucretia's expression twitched slightly, and she almost couldn't hold back.

Talan Eyal continued, "If you really can't wake me up, let me try my own method. Sudden death is actually very effective..."

Hearing this, Lucretia immediately interrupted the great scholar: "Stop thinking about his 'sudden death method.' Does he know what just happened?"

"Just now?" Talan Eyal looked blank. "What happened just now? You just stared blankly..."

Because I couldn't determine the situation of the "dreamer" behind the dream for the time being, and because this dream seemed to be connected to many dreamwalkers, I didn't "set fire" here, but from the beginning, I had been carefully sensing this place.

It seemed that after I fell into the dream, someone noticed the abnormality and sent me here.

The mentalist took a deep breath.

"I wanted to greet Master Talan Eyal," Cressie said regretfully. "We dreamwalkers haven't seen each other for many years."

Lu Talan Eya was stunned, and then her figure "flickered" twice, disappearing into thin air in front of everyone.

"Good, I have to return to the real world as soon as possible to confirm Talan Eyal's current situation," Lu Talan Eya said, looking somewhat relieved. "Don't really die on my ship."

Lu Talan Eya's smile instantly froze: "............ Ah?"

Talan Eyal didn't reach out to respond. He seemed to have stiffened, staring at the tall figure in front of him with wide eyes, then suddenly took a deep breath, and his whole body seemed to "shake" violently, followed by his figure disappearing into the forest.

However, Vanna's question was not answered.

"It's time to leave," Heidi shook her head, alleviating the sudden awkwardness. "If you have anything else to say, contact me later."

"Yes, go ahead," Heidi nodded to her. "More things, let's talk when we meet in the real world—I'll find you soon."

This awkward silence lasted for a moment, and finally Guan Hong spoke first: "Did I scare you awake?"

"He wouldn't recognize me even if he saw me," Vanna shook her head. "In his memory, he's still a young man studying abroad, and he can't even imagine that you have a daughter now."

"............This forest dreamscape doesn't welcome us," Vanna frowned, her tone a bit doubtful. "But why didn't it react before?"

Lu Talan Eya's expression seemed to tighten for a moment, but quickly recovered and showed a smile: "Okay, but there's no rush. Take your time. The journey from the Bittersea to the Southern Sea is a long one. Be careful..."

"There's even vacation on the *Lost Country*?!"

This short reunion came to a time of farewell. Vanna couldn't help but feel a little lost in her heart. She looked at her father and good friend standing next to Captain Heidi with complicated feelings, and suddenly thought of something: "Wait, how do I contact you?! You're on the *Lost Country*!"

Guan Hong's face was full of amazement, "This actually works!" Cressie's eyes were filled with regret, only Guan Hong's expression was blank—she was a sports student and didn't understand the operations of these psychology experts.

"Looks like it's time to leave." Heidi sighed regretfully. He instinctively felt that there were still many secrets hidden in this dream, but he also knew that if he continued to stay here when the dream had begun to produce a rejection reaction, the damage caused would probably be no less than the "deformed sun" that had descended from the sky before.

Vanna opened her eyes and saw that she was lying on a bed in a ward of the medical facility, and her original "patient" was nowhere to be seen.

Heidi was thinking about what was behind this vast and enormous dream, but at this moment, a chaotic wind suddenly blew from the depths of the forest, and the dreamwalkers interrupted his thoughts with the wind.

Heidi looked indifferent: "Perhaps it's some kind of influence after the sun went out. The *Lost Country* instantly crossed a long distance, and now I've arrived."

The barrier is purposeful, but the mist is just chaotic and spontaneously gathers here, with no purpose or consciousness, and operates only by some ancient rules.

There was nothing, no fear, no thought. Outside the forest was still the forest, and deep in the earth was still the earth. The dreamer's personality parts were all missing. Rather than saying that this was a "barrier" created by the subconscious to protect the deep dream, the forest gave Heidi the feeling... more like a chaotic mist.

Lu Talan Eya didn't pay attention to the situation here. She had been carefully observing the changes in this "forest" from the beginning, and only now did she suddenly break the silence in a low voice: "Just like I guessed, Talan Eyal has awakened, but this 'dream' itself still exists."

"There are other dreamers maintaining this place."

She would just cut through nightmares and run out.

However, here, no matter how much I extended my perception, no matter how much I "listened," I could only feel a vast... emptiness.

"Perhaps it's because Talan Eyal woke up," Lu Guan Hongzhe said thoughtfully. "His awakening didn't cause the dream to disintegrate, but it's equivalent to closing an entrance. We uninvited guests who broke in will naturally be repelled."

Finally, even her own consciousness became chaotic and hazy, and she sank into darkness in a sudden sense of weightlessness.

"What I mean is, I'll find you very soon—probably this morning," Heidi waved her hand. "The *Lost Country* is already not far from Greyport."

Hearing her words, Heidi just nodded lightly.

The wind blowing from the forest had gradually brought with it obvious rejection and hostility. The dream's rejection was gradually reaching its peak. In her eyes, Captain Guan Hong, her father, and Guan Hong's figures were gradually becoming blurred.

This seemingly real forest is essentially a dream, and what is connected behind it should be the dreamer's subconscious. By intervening here through "spirit world walking," I can theoretically touch, and even perceive this "subconscious," just like the emotions and superficial fragments of thought that I perceived when touching those "starlight" in the spirit world walking before.

Talan Eyal's expression had become solemn when he heard the first half of Lu Talan Eya's words, but when he heard the last sentence, he suddenly froze, then gradually reacted, and hesitantly and horrified turned his head slowly towards Heidi and said, "Your... father?"

"The White Sun's minions invaded his dream, and even brought a projection of a Sun Spawn," Lu Talan Eya said with a serious face, while observing Talan Eyal's expression changes. "Didn't he perceive it at all? If it wasn't for your father's timely appearance, his mental entity left here might have been destroyed by the aftermath of the battle."

Cressie thought for a moment and sighed softly: "That's how it is dealing with elves."

Vanna didn't say anything, but couldn't help but carefully look at the "famous" captain in front of her, her eyes scanning back and forth among the people present, and she didn't know how many thoughts had flashed through her mind in those few seconds.

No one answered you.

Heidi: "............?"

"Looks like you explained the situation clearly?" Heidi looked at the atmosphere between the three people in front of her and asked curiously.

"Or maybe we'll be let off on vacation like on the ship," Heidi added immediately. "It's been very busy during this time, but there should be vacation later, and I can send you back to Pland."

Vanna was stunned. Before she could react, she heard Guan Hong next to her say, "If it's just a simple message, you can go to the cathedral. Bishop Valentine can help deliver the message."

The next second, the darkness faded, and I woke up suddenly from the dream.

This long and tortuous dream was finally over.

At this time, Vanna, Duncan, and Guan Hongzhe also happened to walk over. We originally wanted to greet the awakened Master Talan Eyal, but only saw the scene of the latter disappearing into thin air, and then heard Lu Talan Eya's last mutter, and immediately had different expressions.

Guan Hong looked at the scene in a daze, turned his head and asked, "What's going on?"

"Just write a letter," Guan Hongzhe said with a smile. "It can be delivered directly to the antique shop in the Lower District, and the captain will personally hand it over."

Leaving Heidi and Vanna looking at each other.

"Explained clearly," Duncan nodded, then spread his hands helplessly. "I was lectured for a long time."

Lu Talan Eya nodded silently, while Heidi tried her best to show a kind smile and stretched out her hand to the respected scholar: "You can call me Captain Heidi directly."

"Ah? Just write a letter?"

Vanna continued to be stunned: "Are you talking about the cathedral?!"

Lu Talan Eya's expression was no less surprised. After hearing Guan Hong's words, she was stunned for two or three seconds before finally realizing what had happened, and said with a strange expression: "............'Sudden death method' worked."