Chapter 218 (1/2)
Looking at Raven 12345’s gloomy expression, Hao Ren thought he had to be gloomier than the psychotic goddess: because he narrowly escaped her flying noodle soup and she also made it clear that even if there was half a pot of noodles, she would not share it with him…
Of course, these were minor problems. He moved himself to a safe place, looked curiously at Raven 12345 and asked, “Is this a serious situation?”
Hao Ren still did not have a clear understanding of the change in The Plane of Dreams. Although he knew it was a troublesome crisis, as a rookie with limited experience and knowledge, he did not know how big of a trouble it was. And now seeing such a response from Raven 12345, he realized that the situation was probably worse than he had expected.
“Serious? I’m not sure but, if there’s more evidence, then we have a lot of work to do.” Raven 12345 pointed to Hilda and continued explaining, “Do you know how low the odds are for a world to safely connect to another world without the assistance of professional equipment? That’s the equivalent of you being able to recognize the faces of 10,000 Korean celebrities. And this is a general case. I’m referring to the probability of you entering the main physical plane of another world from the main physical plane of one world. The Plane of Dreams is a subordinate part of this universe. It is like a shadow, where its priority is lower than the Surface World. That is, under normal circumstances, it should be hidden under the Surface World, difficult to be exposed and identified to the outside world. The creatures of this universe will only be able to perceive The Plane of Dreams in very rare circumstances what’s more a time-traveler from a different world, who has a weak connection with this world.”
“This means, even if Hilda time-travelled from her world, she should have entered the Surface World not The Plane of Dreams?”
“Pretty much.” Raven 12345 nodded. “Now, tell me everything you saw over there and I will make the next arrangements accordingly.”
Hao Ren told Raven 12345 about his experience in The Plane of Dreams. He mentioned the disappearance of the Orb of the Holy Synod two months ago, the various unusual changes near the blood lake, the rock giants that split from the cliff, the meeting with Hilda and most importantly, the alien spacecraft that appeared at the bottom of the blood lake.
He did not know which details were more useful so, he simply told Raven everything.
Of course, there was another major issue: Becky was sent to Earth by mistake.
After listening to Hao Ren, Raven 12345 sank into long silence, noodles hanging from her mouth as she entered into a mode of pondering for half a minute. Finally, just as Hao Ren was getting impatient, she suddenly came back, slurped the noodle and asked, “Did you say a ship landed in The Plane of Dreams?”
“Yes, this is the crew’s carry-on device from the spaceship, which recorded what happened when the spaceship crashed.” Hao Ren took the oval Torblec Data Terminal out from his Dimensional Pocket and said, “I got it from the technical advisor of the Torblec Hivekin.”
Raven merely touched the elliptical device and handed it back to Hao Ren. She said, “Well, I’ve scanned it but, I don’t know the owner of the spaceship mentioned on the data terminal. It should be an ordinary private company. According to the description of the accident, the spaceship was still working moments before the crash. Surroundings were also very normal so, this must have been the result of distortions from The Plane of Dreams…”
Hao Ren reminded her, “And Becky, she…”
“That’s just a subsidiary incident,” Raven 12345 said, waving her hand. “The situation has really started to deteriorate. Whether it’s Becky or Hilda or the ship, they are the result of this deterioration. If I’m not mistaken, I’m afraid there will be more of such incidents in the future.”
Raven 12345 frowned and looked serious. Although there was still half a noodle hanging from her mouth, Hao Ren was getting used to her behavioral patterns, which consisted of being serious and funny at the same time. After a few seconds of silence, Hao Ren could not help but ask, “You already know that The Plane of Dreams will deteriorate?”
There were indications that the goddess was not ignorant of the situation in The Plane of Dreams. At least she expected something before it happened but, for some reason, she did not take action. Hao Ren was quite curious about this.
“How do I say this, the deterioration of The Plane of Dreams is destined. It will deteriorate sooner or later but, I can’t determine when. And before it changes, I’m not sure what to do. The problem is too complicated. I have been keeping minimum attention on The Plane of Dreams all along. I even deliberately reduced the frequency of observation on The Plane of Dreams by agents and other departments in order to slow things down as much as possible, hoping to find a more secure solution before that. Until recently, I found that unease had begun and reducing the frequency of observation was no longer helpful…”