A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 411 The Study of Dreams

"Nothing special, I've never seen it before."

"Then you should be careful."

The woman said.

Never trust a man too easily; after all, no man is a good one.

No, how dare you talk like that! Are you discriminating against us men?!

"This is pure slander."

Jiang Shuzhou said it himself.

Unfortunately, there was no response. This was what Freud witnessed; she never said those words.

"I'll be careful. By the way, do you know how to avoid death?"

"There's no way. I've said it before, it's all destined. You're meant to suffer before you can finally blossom, but..."

The woman paused for a moment, then continued.

"It will all be wonderful, enjoy your journey ahead."

The dialogue between the immortals continues.

"By the way, I suggest you define yourself as a woman from the beginning."

Suddenly, the woman spoke.

"?"

"Aren't you going to write a book? Remember when you were making everyone feminized in your dream-making? It was quite amusing, wasn't it?"

Good heavens, it was you!

"Alright, I'm leaving. You'll never see me again."

Then, the woman disappeared.

"What do you mean?"

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou was able to explore freely again.

Is the story over?

Soon, Jiang Shuzhou began to explore everything in his dream.

Nothing strange about it; the bar on the first floor was full of people drinking without a care in the world.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou decided to go outside to take a look.

Then, he stepped into a palace.

Looking back, the hotel was still there.

The hotel was surrounded by a palace; it truly felt like a dream.

"Hurry, hurry, Your Majesty's palace isn't finished yet, or I'll take your lives!"

An urgent voice rang out.

Jiang Shuzhou found the source of the sound.

He was an incredibly small man, like an ant.

He is directing countless equally insignificant people to build a palace.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

Seemingly having spotted Jiang Shuzhou, the man said this.

"I want to know, where am I?"

"This is the deepest dream realm, second only to the deepest dream realm, where everything is in chaos."

"But a supreme being has been born, and I am building a palace for Him."

"This will be where He works."

"What is His name?"

The man glanced at Jiang Shuzhou, then spoke.

"That's not something I could know."

Subsequently, Jiang Shuzhou witnessed a tiny person lifting a huge pillar and beginning the installation.

Why would He allow you to serve Him so diligently?

"You must understand, Your Majesty, everything in this world originates from a dream, and the supreme being who governs the dream is the one who controls everything in the world. Why shouldn't we serve him?"

"Your Majesty, aren't you also serving others?"

After saying that, the man ignored him and went about his work.

It's quite bizarre that a tiny human being could lift a stone hundreds of meters high and begin construction.

Jiang Shuzhou explored everywhere, but still found nothing special.

Then, they walked out again.

This time, it's an endless starry sky.

"Why are you here?"

A voice rang out.

The voice sounded as if it were spoken by millions of people at once, incredibly vast.

"Who are you?"

"I'm giving you one chance. Don't come to the deep dream realm again, or next time it will be your death."

"But I know you will never give up."

Jiang Shuzhou tried his best to find the person who was speaking, but he couldn't find them. His mental energy couldn't scan anything, and his eyes couldn't see anything either.

Immediately afterwards, he was kicked out of the dream.

After being kicked out, the starry sky moved.

It turns out that the voice came from that starry sky.

Being kicked out of the dream within the dream.

This feeling is wonderful.

It sank rapidly to the bottom of the sea and then surfaced.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Why are there so many inexplicable ones?"

It's clear that Freud also disliked the Riddler.

"Perhaps I should try again... try to go to that lower realm of dreams."

That's how monks are; curiosity killed the cat, and you can't stop them.

Floyd's final fate was to disappear, never to return after falling asleep.

Then, the recollection ended.

Jiang Shuzhou woke up from his dream.

He was lost in thought.

It is clear that Freud's visit was to find out why he died in his dream.

However, perhaps it was this journey into deep dreams that was the cause of her death.

Three beings—a woman, a man, and an unknown entity—are most likely gods.

These creatures speak in a cryptic manner, but we can still make inferences.

Floyd might not have died if he hadn't re-entered the dream, since he died in a dream.

If it's a shallow dream, as long as you have some awareness, you basically won't be truly killed.

If it's a deep dream, it might not be a big problem; as long as you're careful, you can come back.

But it is clear that Freud went directly into the depths of his dream.

She never came back.

Jiang Shuzhou picked up "A Study of Dreams," ready to see what it said.

"The Dream Realm has five layers, namely..."

The first layer is the ordinary surface dream, which everyone has been to; it's just normal sleep.

The second layer is a shallow dream realm, which some people have visited. Ordinary spells can reach this place, and it is extremely safe, with almost no chance of death.

The third layer, the middle layer of dreams, is the most frequently studied type of dream. The easiest way to switch to it is to enter the dream of the person in question and let them fall into the middle layer of dreams. This is relatively safe and generally will not result in death.

The fourth layer, the deepest dream realm, has been explored by very few. It cannot be entered using magic; one can only enter by resonating with the laws of nature. It is extremely dangerous, incredibly chaotic, and very easy to die in, but the rewards are also the greatest.

The fifth layer is the lower realm of dreams, existing only in imagination and the words of other beings within the deeper dreams, but I have found a way to enter it.

As for how to get in, the book doesn't say; obviously, it's a separate price.

Jiang Shuzhou immediately searched for a while, but found nothing.

Freud left nothing behind except these two books.

Another one who took knowledge to his grave.

This is why the knowledge of countless monks has been lost.

Before they all courted disaster, none of them passed on their knowledge.

But these two books are enough.

Jiang Shuzhou had no intention of recklessly researching the deeper layers of dreams; studying the top three layers would suffice.

He doesn't want to become the second Freud.

Jiang Shuzhou began to conceive the specific details of the experiment.

First of all, Jiang Shuzhou hopes to master the laws of dreams, because these laws can stand side by side with order and chaos, and are considered to be among the strongest.

Furthermore, Jiang Shuzhou could sense that the two laws of order and chaos he had mastered were constantly in conflict with each other.

However, order gives rise to chaos, and chaos gives rise to order.

Therefore, the two remain in balance, and neither can affect the other.

However, if Jiang Shuzhou starts to favor one side, problems will arise.

Their conflict will harm Jiang Shuzhou.

In short, Jiang Shuzhou needs to maintain a balance.

This is difficult because Jiang Shuzhou's mastery of the laws of chaos is hard to improve, after all, he is not a demon.

However, the laws of dreams can do this perfectly.

Dreams are both chaotic and orderly; they can encompass everything.

Jiang Shuzhou needs this kind of tolerance.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Shuzhou had already decided on his first experiment: collective dreaming.

He's about to start creating dreams.