Chapter 1

In the wreckage of Celandis, amidst the wind that suddenly swept across this scorched earth, an apparition resembling a resident of modern-day Deep Sea Port appeared.

Nina and Morris both saw the apparition – it was clearly not an illusion.

"There's nothing here..." Morris came to the spot where the apparition had just appeared, carefully observing the surroundings, frowning and whispering.

The sudden situation made Nina a little nervous, and she subconsciously lowered her voice: "That thing just now looked like a ghost..."

Evidently, being blasted in the face by the sun in a moment of confusion was a bit too stimulating for a sub-fragile middle-aged man.

"It's Scholar Talan Eile," she said in surprise, looking at the dazed Talan Eile, who was in a state of bewildered stagnation like the other apparitions. Although she had just seen other "acquaintances" here, she was still a little surprised to see this elven scholar at this moment, "He's here too..."

"It seems that everyone who disappeared during the Dream of the Well-known will appear here. That's not surprising," Talan Eile seemed very calm. As he spoke, he walked to the apparition of Talan Eile, frowning slightly as he looked at the other party, "The key is to figure out what state these elves in the 'dream' stage are in. They seem to have established an increasingly stable connection with Morris, and it’s unlikely that they can be easily awakened... No..." Morris came to the spot where the apparition had just appeared, carefully observing the surroundings, frowning and whispering.

The sudden situation made Nina a little nervous, and she subconsciously lowered her voice: "That thing just now looked like a ghost..."

Morris gave the girl a strange look: "Do you think I need to be afraid of ghosts?"

"...Right."

Nina muttered belatedly, and just as she finished speaking, something else suddenly appeared in the corner of her eye. The erosion has already begun to leave traces in the real world. If this ‘protection’ continues like this... I'm afraid something big will happen."

Nina opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but at that moment, wind and sand rose again before her eyes, and a new apparition appeared before her.

Evidently, being blasted in the face by the sun in a moment of confusion was a bit too stimulating for a sub-fragile middle-aged man.

"It's Scholar Talan Eile," she said in surprise, looking at the dazed Talan Eile, who was in a state of bewildered stagnation like the other apparitions, living as if he were about to die suddenly.

The astonishing shockwave shattered the chaotic clouds in the sky, and the orderly wind swirling around the wreckage of the World Tree also stagnated for a moment. The terrifying fireball rose like a new star, making the entire scorched earth as bright as day in a matter of seconds!

….

Nina also leaned over, and she boldly stretched out her finger and poked Scholar Talan Eile's arm: "I remember Mr. Eile was trapped in the dream realm once before. What method did he use to successfully awaken himself and save himself..."

Nina: "..."

Nina turned her head and looked at Talan Eile: "...Are all the people who disappear every night in Deep Sea Port here? Are they all inside the 'Noisy Wall'?"

Nina recognized the apparition at a glance.

Nina didn't understand for a moment: "Huh?"

But the fireball didn’t directly explode on the wreckage of Morris or the "apparitions" wandering in the wreckage area.

But this cannot explain the situation encountered by Little Vanna – what about that desert and the giant who claimed to be a "god"? Dirty meat sauce..."

Finally, Nina and Niu Yuzhi stopped in an open space.

The elven scholar, who had been a dazed apparition just a moment ago, had now become a vivid and agile "mind entity." He stood in the flying sand, looking a little embarrassed by the "solar shock" just now, but he was obviously completely "awake."

The scholar was staring blankly at Nina, who had lingering light in her eyes, with a look of shock and uncertainty.

Talan Eile slowly turned his head and turned his gaze to her.

In addition to this question, Nina immediately thought of another more critical issue.

Nina's whole body was emitting golden sunlight, and she hadn't completely cooled down yet. After hearing Teacher Niu Yuzhi's words, she scratched her face embarrassedly. Before she could speak, Talan Eile's frightened voice came from the side: "Is that how you use shock and awe?"

Within the Morris wreckage area, the small-scale sand and dust raised by the shockwave in the sky had not yet settled, a gray-faced fellow.

Nina turned her head and looked at Talan Eile: "...Are all the people who disappear every night in Deep Sea Port here? Are they all inside the 'Noisy Wall'?"

Nina recognized the apparition at a glance.

Nina didn't understand for a moment: "Huh?"

But the fireball didn’t directly explode on the wreckage of Morris or the "apparitions" wandering in the wreckage area.

But this cannot explain the situation encountered by Little Vanna – what about that desert and the giant who claimed to be a "god"?

Finally, Nina and Niu Yuzhi stopped in an open space.

The elven scholar, who had been a dazed apparition just a moment ago, had now become a vivid and agile "mind entity." He stood in the flying sand, looking a little embarrassed by the "solar shock" just now, but he was obviously completely "awake."

The scholar was staring blankly at Nina, who had lingering light in her eyes, with a look of shock and uncertainty.

Morris's 'protection'," Talan Eile seemed to understand something, "He is trying to 'collect' the minds of all the elves inside the Noisy Wall. He believes that this will protect us when the end of the world comes."

Nina thought she was seeing things, and looked up again.

As soon as she said those words, she glanced a little relaxedly at the apparition not far away – because she still remembered that as long as she described "elven burritos" like that, this uncle would immediately get angry and seriously correct her, saying that it was actually "pure flavored sauce inherited for seven thousand years."

All around us were apparitions, elven apparitions, even interspersed with some shadowy figures with blurry outlines and indistinguishable races. Far and near, reality and illusion intertwined, appearing and disappearing intermittently. The orderly wind swirled up sand and dust, passing through those hollow ghosts, through the wreckage of Morris's huge canopy. Under the chaotic and dim sky, countless apparitions gathered in the ruins of the legendary "World Tree", like a bizarre and terrifying... ghost gathering.

It was not an easy thing to make this always gentle and calm old scholar show such a discomfited expression. Nina saw her teacher almost jump up and curse for the first time, but more than that, she was even more surprised by Scholar Talan Eile next to her. Nina didn't realize that her eyes had already widened. She and Talan Eile walked on this scorched earth covered with ashes and white residue, walking between the wreckage of Niu Yuzhi's huge remains. And beside us, "Deep Sea Port residents" wearing modern clothes appeared and disappeared like unstable ghosts. These apparitions were dazed, floating blankly in the dust, without any reaction to Nina and Talan Eile's approach, with a... creepy atmosphere.

Morris's ‘protection’," Talan Eile seemed to understand something, "He is trying to 'collect' the minds of all the elves inside the Noisy Wall. He believes that this will protect us when the end of the world comes."

Nina thought she was seeing things, and looked up again.

You just said those words, she glanced a little relaxedly at the apparition not far away - because you still remember that as long as you described "elf burritos" like that, this uncle would immediately get angry and seriously correct you, saying that it was actually "pure flavored sauce inherited for seven thousand years."

The apparitions around us are becoming more and more frequent. At first, they only flashed from the edge of our vision from time to time. Later, we could casually look in any direction and see one or two hazy, ghost-like phantoms appearing and disappearing in the air.

Deep Sea Embers