Xing Hechou asked in a deep voice, "So, what do you all think?"

The three looked at each other. Wanli Fengdao took a deep breath and said with a wry smile, "Old Xing, you've already said so much. There's no way I can back out now."

"But let me make it clear first, if things really become impossible, I will teleport away immediately."

Xing Hechou breathed a sigh of relief and nodded gratefully to him.

Liu Wudai said softly, "Besides us, there must be other Special Affairs Bureau agents staying in the Lord Shengnan's dream, right?"

"Yes."

Xing Hechou said, "Lord Shengnan is the first case of a man-made trial field created by the power of all living beings. It is related to the official's future layout, and the higher-ups attach great importance to it.

"In addition to the mobile task forces from various places, many colleagues above Lv20 have also entered the dream.

"Although we can't contact them yet, as long as we continue to go deeper, we will be able to meet them sooner or later."

With that, Xing Hechou took out a small and exquisite silver-plated pocket watch from his backpack and flipped open the cover with a "snap."

The black hands of the watch moved silently on the pure white dial, looking unremarkable.

Xing Hechou adjusted the hands of the watch while explaining, "In order to gain the trust of the Special Affairs Bureau, that Baku (mythical spirit) provided a lot of reliable information at the beginning.

"It mentioned that man-made urban legends are formed by the integration of the collective unconsciousness of human beings.

"Its dream also follows the basic operating mechanism of human dreams.

"It can be analyzed and decoded using theories such as personality analysis psychology and psychoanalysis, and even find loopholes and shortcuts like a hacker."

Wanli Fengdao subconsciously said, "Sounds a bit like the movie *Inception*?"

"It really is *Inception*."

Xing Hechou said with a wry smile, "Carl Gustav Jung, the Swiss psychologist who created the theory of Jungian personality analysis, divides personality into three layers: consciousness, personal unconsciousness, and collective unconsciousness.

"Lord Shengnan's dream is also divided into these three layers.

"The first layer is the collective unconsciousness. This layer is naturally bred by Lord Shengnan in the process of integrating the power of all living beings. It is full of concretizations of urban legends widely spread from all over the world.

"The second layer is the personal unconsciousness. In personality analysis psychology, the personal unconsciousness is defined as the experience that has been conscious and then suppressed.

"And here, it is the 'breeding ground' where Lord Shengnan is gradually piecing together his own existence using fragmented urban legends.

"The third layer of consciousness can be understood as the place where Lord Shengnan's embryonic larva is located.

"As long as you enter there, you can implant some ideas, and even cultivate Lord Shengnan into a servant loyal to yourself..."

"Damn, it's really *Inception*."

Wanli Fengdao rubbed his palms and said, "Then it seems I have to play DiCaprio.

"By the way, should we get some spinning tops, dice, or something to make sure we're not always in a dream?"

"Uh, there's no need for that. According to the think tank's analysis, Lord Shengnan is still just an embryo that has not formed an individual consciousness, and does not have the ability to modify memories or create worlds."

Xing Hechou weighed the pocket watch, "This thing was made by the research department working overtime. I don't know what the principle is, but it can quickly find a shortcut to the next layer and enter the personal unconsciousness layer."

Li Ang seemed to understand something and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Old Xing, you just said 'we will be able to meet other Special Affairs Bureau colleagues sooner or later', presumably based on this pocket watch, right?

"Ordinary players don't have pocket watches and can only wander around in this layer.

"Then the personal unconsciousness layer will only have members of the Special Affairs Bureau."

Previously, on the forum, the Special Affairs Bureau and the Global Supernatural Alliance, who knew some inside information, were all trying to persuade players not to enter Lord Shengnan's dream.

Even if they did enter, they should do what they could and quit in time.

It turned out that they had already figured out the rules of the game, but they didn't tell the player community. Lone wolf players without pocket watch guidance and unaware of the existence of shortcuts would never be able to enter the next layer.

Hmm... this is actually understandable.

After all, according to Xing Hechou, after entering the third layer, you can implant consciousness into Lord Shengnan like in *Inception*.

No force can refuse the temptation of a permanent trial field.

The value of Lord Shengnan himself far exceeds ten or twenty perfect quality items.

Li Ang understood the Special Affairs Bureau's little thoughts in a very short period of time.

However, he did not raise any objections. He was not interested in Lord Shengnan, and instead said, "So, will those ordinary people in the real world who are infected with memes be dragged into the dream?"

"Probably not."

Xing Hechou shook his head and said, "The think tank generally believes that

"Ordinary people infected with memes are just the fuse that induces Lord Shengnan to transform into an abnormal event. Once the dream is formed, it has nothing to do with them."

Getting a definite answer from Xing Hechou again, Li Ang silently breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't have to worry about Wang Congshan being pulled into the dream for the time being.

"In that case, then I'll escort Old Xing for a trip."

Li Ang smiled and said, "I am a promising young man in the new era who adheres to the four concepts of patriotism, aspiration, truth-seeking, and action.

"In order to protect national security, maintain social order and harmony, promote national development, promote social unity and stability, develop the field of scientific and technological innovation, improve people's living standards, and assist the development of human civilization,

"How can I stop here?

"I can't ignore the Earth of tomorrow!"

Wanli Fengdao subconsciously complained, "How did you memorize such a long string of positive energy quotes? Is your desire to survive a little too strong?"

"You don't understand."

Li Ang shook his head and said, "Dealing with monsters and ghosts every day,

"Insisting on positive energy from the inside out is the most basic principle of survival."

"There's such a thing..."

Wanli Fengdao saw Li Ang's firm appearance and hesitated for a moment, wondering if there was really some metaphysical element in it.

"It would be great if Brother Li is willing to join,"

Xing Hechou said, "According to the dial, we have to go north first..."

"Wait,"

Li Ang raised his hand and said, "If you're not in a hurry, can I deal with some personal matters first?"

Xing Hechou was stunned and said, "What personal matters?"

Li Ang smiled, turned around and walked into the forest, came to Miss Chai, who was squatting on the ground and sullenly waving the iron chain, rubbed her hair, and took the iron chain from her hand.

The Shuiyan (water ghost) at the end of the iron chain had been tossed around and tortured for so long that it was already dizzy and could not even vomit bile.

In the darkness, it saw Li Ang walking slowly, bending down to its ear, and asking in a deep voice, "Come, tell me the locations of the other evil spirits in the forest."