And when Angel began to avoid, Adanis also started intervening frequently, stating many questions could not be answered.
In the latter half of the question-and-answer session, Angel directly replaced his answers with silence, and the Wise Sovereign knew that this should be the limit.
The Wise Sovereign sensibly stopped and gently thanked Angel.
The Wise Sovereign’s gratitude was not only for Angel’s response, but also for allowing Adanis to enter this "game."
Because Angel’s goodwill laid the foundation for Adanis’s entry.
Every time Adanis intervened, it provided the Wise Sovereign with much useful information.
Even though the Wise Sovereign still could not restore all the situations within the Qingkong Poetry Room, and many puzzles remained unanswered, he had formed a general concept in his heart.
Especially after Adanis joined, many ideas that the Wise Sovereign initially dared not think about became bolder due to Adanis’s expressions, eye contact, and the tone in which she intervened. And the previously disjointed logic gradually became self-consistent.
Particularly regarding the identity of the "mysterious person," while Angel dared not speak openly, he provided many detailed pieces of information, and with Adanis’s "assistance," the Wise Sovereign had more or less figured it out.
Angel’s goodwill was not in vain; even though his response was limited, the final result was pleasing.
Therefore, the Wise Sovereign did not hesitate to express his gratitude.
...
After a brief Q&A session, the Wise Sovereign temporarily restrained his desire to delve deeper into the "mysterious person" and asked Angel, "The Sweet Dream is in my chamber. Do you intend to borrow it now or wait a little longer?"
Since he promised to let Angel glimpse the Sweet Dream, he certainly wouldn’t go back on his word.
Moreover, it’s just a loan, not a trade, so the Wise Sovereign didn’t mind.
Angel said without hesitation, "Let’s do it now."
His reason for borrowing the Sweet Dream was simple; he purely wanted to test whether the Sweet Dream could be influenced by the Dream Conch.
If it can, the Sweet Dream might become the first Mysterious Object brought into the Wilderness of Dreams.
This experiment can be conducted quickly without much prior preparation, so Angel did not plan to delay. The sooner it’s done, the sooner a concern can be settled.
"Alright." The Wise Sovereign stood up, "Please follow me."
Others remained in the great hall, while Angel followed the Wise Sovereign into the chamber they had previously occupied, or rather... the resting room.
Angel initially thought the Wise Sovereign would take the opportunity of them being alone to ask more questions.
But the Wise Sovereign did not do so.
He indeed kept speaking, but his words were unrelated to the Qingkong Poetry Room, focusing instead on the Sweet Dream.
Earlier, the Wise Sovereign and Angel had discussed much regarding the Sweet Dream, from its creation to how it ended up in the Wise Sovereign’s possession. The Wise Sovereign did not hide any details.
The only thing left unsaid was where the Sweet Dream is now and its actual effects.
Now, what the Wise Sovereign and Angel discussed was precisely the effects of the Sweet Dream.
"Regarding the negative effects of the Sweet Dream, you’ve already guessed some. Indeed, once immersed in the Sweet Dream, without someone calling you to wake up, you cannot wake up on your own."
"However, the negative effects of the Sweet Dream don’t stop there."
Angel frowned slightly, "Are there other negative effects?"
The Wise Sovereign nodded, "Sweet Dream is a Beautiful Dream. Normally, Beautiful Dreams are easy to wake from, but the Beautiful Dream within the Sweet Dream is difficult to awaken from."
"This difficulty in waking results in three negative effects."
"The first one is what you mentioned; you need someone to call you, as you cannot wake up on your own."
"The second one is, if you sleep for more than a day in the Sweet Dream, even if someone calls you, you cannot awaken."
"However, this negative effect is merely my personal judgment. Because I tried all methods and could not awaken the Ghosteye Witch who slept for over a day."
"Whether you or others have methods to awaken them, I do not know."
Simply put, this negative effect is still uncertain. Perhaps there are other ways to awaken a slumbering person, but the specific method is unknown to the Wise Sovereign.
Regardless of whether there’s a method to awaken those sleeping for a day, this negative effect alone is a significant test of human nature.
Because using the Sweet Dream requires someone to call you awake, if that person harbors even the slightest malicious intent, you might fall into eternal sleep.
Furthermore, even people you trust may not really be trustworthy.
The human heart is fickle.
This is similar to the "Lonely Cabin," where those trapped inside can only leave by persuading others to replace them. Who’s the easiest to persuade? Naturally, it’s to persuade friends. The closer the friendship, the more likely they are to fall for it.
In the Lonely Cabin, at least you remain awake to witness everything, but in the Sweet Dream, you cannot; once you fall asleep, whatever happens in reality, you are completely unaware.
Even if betrayed by friends, you wouldn’t know.
Thus, the second negative effect of the Sweet Dream indeed tests human nature significantly.
Nonetheless, there’s a solution for the second negative effect; the third negative effect is actually more terrifying, because—
"The third negative effect is... addiction."
Beautiful Dreams are like poison, making you forget all troubles, only wishing to immerse yourself in them.
If it leads to addiction, even knowing the Beautiful Dream is poisonous, you’d eagerly seek it, preferring to wander in dreams rather than wake up.
And the Sweet Dream can indeed lead to addiction.
"Ordinarily, a common person may become addicted after using it once or twice." The Wise Sovereign said, "For Transcendents, it depends on your self-control. The stronger your self-control, the greater your resistance, allowing more frequent use of the Sweet Dream."
Angel asked, "How many times has the Wise Sovereign used it so far?"
The Wise Sovereign replied, "Around thirty times or so... So far, I haven’t succumbed to addiction, but each use increases its allure. Perhaps after a hundred times or even less, I might become addicted."
"Once addicted, it’s undoubtedly a path of no return. Even if someone oversees you daily, there will inevitably be occasions of sleep surpassing a day, implying addiction equates to eternal slumber."
Seeing Angel’s serious expression, even furrowing his brows, the Wise Sovereign couldn’t help but pat his shoulder in comfort, "But, you need not worry too much; with your situation, using it once or twice won’t definitely lead to addiction."