Chatty Hollywood

"Is it the test of becoming a master?"

Although she still felt that the world in front of her was most likely a dream, Charlotte still felt an inexplicable feeling in her heart after hearing the old ghost's words.

However, she was moved, and Charlotte also knew that if the world in front of her was really a dream, it meant that the scene in front of her, the old ghost, and even the other person's words all came from her own subconscious.

"To put it simply, I am lying to myself!?"

This conclusion left Charlotte speechless and helpless.

After all, it can be easy or incredibly difficult to deceive oneself.

The key question is what is the purpose of deceiving yourself.

But Charlotte didn't know why he deceived her.

"My life in the outside world should be very good! There is nothing to escape from, right?"

However, the reality is that Charlotte is standing in front of the old ghost, wondering whether everything in front of her is a dream.

Moreover, if everything in front of me is really a dream, and what deceives me is really my subconscious -

"I'm even afraid of myself when I lie to others!"

Charlotte thought helplessly,

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Charlotte first ruled out the option of suicide——

After all, as the old ghost in front of him said, on the one hand, if everything in front of him was not a dream, then he would be dead;

On the other hand, even if all this is a dream, death cannot guarantee that he can escape...

Next, he ruled out the possibility of using totems such as spinning tops to distinguish dreams, as in "Inception"——

Charlotte had prepared a similar set of "totems" before.

——That was a set of amulets made from his own personal belongings that Charlize gave him a long time ago.

Charlotte mixed some more stuff into it,

It became a "totem" unique to him.

However, the question is, is the "totem" method still effective?

Indeed, in the pure world of "Inception", this totem theory is somewhat convincing.

However, it is not without logical flaws.

What's more, although this part of Charlotte's memory is a bit fuzzy, she also knows that his current dream is not a pure "Inception"-style dream.

As a result, some of the theories in Inception are not so applicable.

Moreover, Charlotte always felt that the "totem" theory of identifying dreams was more suitable for identifying dreams that others had spun for themselves.

——After all, in those dreams, others don’t know what their “totem” is or don’t know enough about the details. At that time, the “totem” can become a tool to identify dreams.

But what if this dream itself was woven by oneself?

Even in the movie "Inception", when the protagonist Cobb and his wife Mel were trapped in the deepest part of their own dream, even though they knew it was a dream, they could not find a way out for a long time. method.

What's more, Charlotte knows better that the situation he faces is more complicated than in "Inception"——

The human subconscious mind is actually more capable of remembering details than the conscious mind.

——In the dreams weaved by the subconscious mind, it is difficult for the conscious mind to find loopholes in the details.

"Totem" is naturally no exception.

"After all, the most difficult opponent for a person to defeat, apart from time and death, is himself..."

--etc!

--time! ? die! ! ?

Charlotte suddenly thought of the Lord of Hell, and further, the agreement between the Lord of Hell and him——

"Old ghost, let me tell you something -"

"whats the matter!?"

Looking at Charlotte whose eyes suddenly lit up, the old ghost asked strangely.

"Do you know the Lord of Hell?"

Charlotte said eagerly without waiting for the old ghost to answer,

"In my previous story, in your so-called dream, the Lord of Hell is a ghost and god who has existed for a long time. I once made an agreement with him not to tell his secrets. But now, I want to tell you-"

Charlotte opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't make any sound at all.

At the same time, the spiritual energy around him surged, as if an invisible hand was holding his neck tightly.

"What are you going to tell me?"

The old ghost blinked in confusion.

However, Charlotte smiled;

"What I can't say is what I want to tell you! - And the fact that I can't say it just shows that the things I said before are not dreams."

"——If this is a dream, then I should be able to tell the secret of the Lord of Hell now! After all, the oaths made in dreams will not count!"

"……yes!"

The old ghost laughed,

"You finally figured it out!"

As he said this, the environment around him and Charlotte instantly became atomized, as if it had turned into a vast world.

"Actually, you can tell it earlier!"

The old ghost smiled bitterly and said,

"After all, I no longer exist! I was eliminated by your own hands - this happened in your original world!"

"Yes! I remembered it!"

Charlotte showed a smile that was uglier than crying,

"The effect of the dream just now blocked this part of my memory - of course, I don't take the initiative to think of this thing on weekdays - now that I recognize that this is a dream, I think about it. That is what I really mean. The first time I used a spell! Unfortunately, it’s not a good memory.”

"Beautiful things only exist in memories, how can reality be so beautiful?"

The old ghost shook his head,

"So, you don't have to worry about killing me! I did it voluntarily, didn't I?"

"You did say that then."

Charlotte said helplessly,

"But the question is, what kind of existence are you who are saying this now? The old ghost that appeared in my dream should actually be just my own subconscious talking to myself, right? Should I listen to this kind of words? "

"It's up to you!"

A Charlotte-like evil smile appeared on the old ghost's face,

"However, if people are too smart, they will not be happy in life!"

"This kind of self-praising is meaningless!"

Charlotte shook her head;

"But then again, you shouldn't be entirely made up of my subconscious thoughts, right?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Because even now, I still can't figure out my hidden purpose of constructing you!"

Charlotte said doubtfully,

"I have thought about it now - the previous layers of dreams can be said to be the embodiment of the desires in my heart. And this layer of dreams should be the other way around, the embodiment of fear, right?"

"According to your own analysis, that's right!"

"In this case, wouldn't it be very weird for you, old ghost, to be manifested?"

Charlotte said directly,

"After all, you don't even exist. From Sally to Ovelia, from time travel to spells, everything is my dream world. That's what I'm most afraid of, isn't it?"

"So, my existence itself is a flaw?"

The old ghost pointed at his nose.

"Yes."

Charlotte nodded.

"...It seems like you really passed my final exam!"

The old ghost sighed and began to tell the whole story...

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