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Lin Ruo knew he was dreaming.
This was actually a very novel experience for him, as Lin Ruo almost never dreamed.
Unlike most people who often dream while sleeping, Lin Ruo had never had even a single dream since he gained consciousness.
For him, sleep was basically a process of closing his eyes and then opening them again. Lin Ruo had never experienced beautiful dreams that made people linger, nor had he woken up from nightmares like others. Even after coming to the Mystical World, where he could use extraordinary abilities to enter others' dreams and perform dream divination, Lin Ruo had never had a normal dream of his own.
Was this abnormal for an ordinary person?
Lin Ruo thought it probably was, but he couldn't find the reason why he didn't dream. Plus, since it hadn't affected his life, over time, Lin Ruo actually stopped caring.
"A dream… I wonder what I'll dream about." Lin Ruo rested his chin on his hand, watching the darkness before him dissipate in an instant, revealing the potion of the dream.
This was probably a bedroom, but the decor was quite familiar, so familiar that Lin Ruo recognized it as his former bedroom at a glance.
—His bedroom before Transmigration.
But this was definitely not his residence before Transmigration, because Lin Ruo saw outside the window through the glass.
That was also a landscape Lin Ruo had once seen, not belonging to this era, but already belonging to the second epoch that had passed.
Not only that, Lin Ruo could also see another him sitting on the bed in the bedroom.
That him looked a bit younger, seemingly only fifteen or sixteen years old, completely like a high school student.
Yet, precisely such a high school student-like child sat there quietly, with his eyes closed, showing no trace of life, looking almost indistinguishable from a doll.
"Ah, this…" Lin Ruo blinked. He couldn't help but move closer to his dreaming self, observing this younger him up close.
After watching for a while, Lin Ruo couldn't resist reaching out to poke his own face, but his finger poked empty air.
"As expected, I can't touch it… So, is it a pure dream, or a memory?" Lin Ruo wasn't surprised. He pinched his chin, deep in thought, when he heard a knock on the door.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
"May I come in?"
A gentle voice came from outside the door, somewhat familiar, making Lin Ruo pause before matching the voice with the person in his mind.
—The City of Silver Creator.
At the same moment the voice came from outside the door, the younger Lin Ruo on the bed opened his eyes.
Immediately after, the bedroom before Lin Ruo underwent a drastic transformation, as if a mask had been torn away, changing from Lin Ruo's familiar bedroom into a strange room that was clearly consistent with the second epoch style.
Lin Ruo was somewhat taken aback. Although the recent change could be explained by an illusion, an answer appeared in his mind the moment he witnessed that scene:
It wasn't an illusion covering the room's original appearance, but merely that "I" woke up, so the dream shattered.
But what exactly did this mean?
Before Lin Ruo could think further, he saw his younger self look towards the door. However, his gaze seemed to pause slightly as it swept past where Lin Ruo was, but the pause was too brief, so brief that Lin Ruo couldn't even confirm if he had misseen it.
"You may."
The younger Lin Ruo said faintly, without any other movement. Although he now had a little more life than his previous doll-like state, it was merely better than nothing.
And upon receiving permission from inside the door, the Ancient Sun God outside naturally pushed the door open.
He was still dressed as Lin Ruo first remembered him, wearing a black clerical robe with a silver cross hanging on his chest. Lin Ruo didn't know if he particularly preferred this attire or intentionally maintained his initial appearance in front of him.
The Ancient Sun God clearly understood his past self and didn't mind his indifference. Instead, he walked directly to the younger Lin Ruo's side.
He probably did something, but Lin Ruo didn't see it. From Lin Ruo's perspective, in just a blink of an eye, the Ancient Sun God's treatment of his past self was already finished. At this moment, he stood opposite his past self, reporting the treatment results like a doctor.
"As I expected, after this treatment, your condition has finally stabilized. Although your divinity still overwhelms your humanity, I think you are no longer constantly tormented by overwhelming madness, are you?"
The Ancient Sun God had a small booklet in his hand at some point, and he asked while writing and drawing on it.
Lin Ruo was curious to see what was written in the booklet. When he leaned closer, he found that it was filled with things he couldn't quite understand.
He genuinely couldn't understand it; it wasn't like a poor student seeing a problem, recognizing the words but not understanding them when put together. He simply couldn't even recognize the characters.
What the hell… What country's language is this?
Self-created by the Ancient Sun God?
Lin Ruo's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"Madness, within tolerable limits."
And while Lin Ruo was bewildered, the younger him finally responded after a slight delay.
His obsidian-like eyes seemed to have more luster than before the treatment, and as if they could see through everything, he looked at the Ancient Sun God.
The younger him spoke: "Are you going to end the treatment?"
"Not ending, just starting the next phase of treatment." The Ancient Sun God didn't seem surprised that the younger Lin Ruo would say this. While writing things Lin Ruo couldn't understand in the booklet, he said:
"Your biggest problem now is that your divinity overwhelms your humanity, and solving this problem by my treatment alone is not enough. You need an anchor, and you need to interact with more people."
"I have a very reliable subordinate named Medici. I think I'll let him take care of you from now on, but I don't know if you're willing."
"Medici…" The younger him repeated the name, presumably thinking for a moment, then nodded:
"You may."
The Ancient Sun God didn't seem surprised by this answer, only saying: "Do you need me to introduce him to you?"
"No need," the younger him shook his head, a flash seeming to pass through his black eyes at that moment.
"He will be a good partner."
"Actually, I have another suggestion regarding your condition." The Ancient Sun God stopped his writing and drawing, suddenly speaking seriously.
The younger Lin Ruo immediately looked at him, not speaking, waiting for his answer.
"I know your current abilities are already the result of deliberate restraint, but even this level of power still causes your divinity to crush your humanity." The Ancient Sun God didn't beat around the bush and said:
"My suggestion is that you can add another layer of restraint to your power. You didn't come to this world for power; humanity is your pursuit, isn't it?"
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