Dream Guide

When Su Huilan saw the piece of ice, she was simply stunned.

They passed through a lot of fog and searched back and forth countless times before finally arriving at this magical land. To be precise, there is no soil here, only ice. Thick ice blocks cover the ground as far as the eye can see. Ice cracks are scattered and intertwined as they travel like lightning.

At some point, the number of suns in the sky has turned into seven.

A mountain made of solid ice hangs upside down from the sky, like a huge iceberg, hanging on the top of the sky.

When Su Huilan saw it for the first time, she only thought it was majestic and majestic. A sense of majesty in nature that she had never seen before deeply shocked her heart.

Just like a mountain person who has never been far away sees the skyscrapers in the city for the first time; or a person who has never been far from the city sees the sunrise on the sea of ​​clouds in Huangshan Mountain for the first time.

However, what followed was a rare peace.

It was the purest ice she had ever seen in the world. This purity affected her body, so much so that in her consciousness, she felt like a newborn baby.

She thought of the winter in her hometown, that small town, where it often snowed heavily, turning her hands red from the cold. There are always long ice edges hanging on the eaves and trees. When she was little, she couldn't help but touch them, even though her hands were covered with frostbite.

She thought of her father - an elder who drank all day long and spent his life in depression, but was quite harsh to him, and occasionally gentle. He would accompany her to build snowmen in the snow in winter; he would secretly throw gifts down the chimney at Christmas; he even pretended to be Santa Claus once, which made her think that Santa Claus was also an alcoholic who loved to drink. Because his long white beard still smelled of alcohol.

A gust of cold wind blew across her face, bringing back her thoughts that had drifted away. Only then did she remember that they had just traveled here from a hot world. The temperature difference between the two sides was probably that between the Sahara Desert in summer and Siberia in winter.

When you travel to Egypt in the summer, you will feel unbearably hot even if you wear a thin windbreaker to block the wind and sand. Then, you get on the time plane and fly to the winter city of Novosibirsk. At this time, you will regret, why didn't you wear more cotton-padded jackets?

Su Huilan wore the most clothes among all the people. Except for being soaked in the lake a few times in Ramla, she had no less clothes. But others were not so lucky, especially Mrs. Larry, who only had the clothes on her body. Wearing a thin skirt, her clothes were not saved in time when the giant moon came.

"No, we will get frozen if we do this. We have to find a way or go back." Petru said anxiously, feeling very sorry for Mrs. Larry.

"We can't go back for the time being." Dua pointed to the frozen lake behind him and said, "The temperature here is very cold and the lake is frozen. If we want to go back, we have to wait until the fog starts. But we persist on the cold lake. Not that long.”

As she spoke, she took off her shawl and put it on Mrs. Larry. "Everyone spreads his clothes evenly. Whoever has more clothes and is not afraid of the cold should take off his clothes and give them to those in need."

In fact, she doesn't wear much clothes, just the kind of long-sleeved clothes commonly worn by Burmese and Vietnamese people. It's very thin, and when the shawl is pulled off, only the close-fitting clothes are left. But Dua is obviously not very afraid of the cold.

Su Huilan also took off her coat, "Give this one to Madam, I have more clothes."

Mrs. Larry did not refuse. She took it and put it on and said, "Thank you."

But this is not enough to withstand the cold on the ice sheet, Duva said: "We have to move forward quickly, and we must find the Itesa tribe."

"How do you know there must be Itsa people here?" said Petru.

Mrs. Larry said: "Theoretically, every altar is guarded by an Itesa tribe. If there is an altar here, there must be traces of the Itesa people."

"But it's full of ice and snow here, a bit like the Arctic Circle. This kind of climate is obviously not suitable for human habitation. Could there be a geographical phenomenon similar to glacial movement? You see, there are no animals here. Even humans may have become extinct! Originally, a single It will be difficult for the race to continue," Su Huilan said.

Mrs. Larry nodded: "It is possible, but we have to look for it. Now that we are here, there is no reason to go back, and we have no way back."

Dewar agreed with Mrs. Larry, "Let's go."

"Where to go?" Alice asked, "There seems to be no road here."

Duva used the wind soul in his hand to point to the iceberg hanging upside down from the sky in the distance, "Go there."

"Isn't that a mirage?" Alice said.

Dua shook his head and said: "I feel there are strange mental fluctuations there, which are different from what we have encountered before."

Su Huilan also felt it. This is not like other places in Ramla. The powerful spiritual force field they could feel before still exists on this ice sheet, but what the upside-down iceberg in the distance emits is another kind of spiritual fluctuation. This kind of fluctuation seems to directly affect people's consciousness, but because it is far away, it is not too strong.

Su Huilan agreed to Du Wa's suggestion. She was the mentally strongest person in the team besides Du Wa. Since she agreed, others would naturally have no objections.

The team began to move forward in silence. Except for the slight wind blowing, everything on the ice sheet was quiet and peaceful. Their footsteps made no sound as they stepped on the ice.

Although they act in unison, the atmosphere is always strange. Without Aoki and Situ, the team lacked a leader, and the trust between people seemed not enough, so although the number of people was small, they were divided into several small groups.

Petru and Mrs. Larry walked together, and Alice, as the lady's assistant, naturally followed them closely.

Among all the people who entered Ramla, Dua was the last one to appear. No one was familiar with him, and Su Huilan also kept a certain distance from her. Therefore, Dua walked alone in front, and Su Huilan and Ivan walked together. Although it was strange, it was also a natural phenomenon.

Su Huilan now regrets a little. She really shouldn't have listened to Situ and Qingmu and asked them to activate their respective altars alone. Although this ensured efficiency, after they were separated, everything became unpredictable and uncontrollable.

Only now does she understand how important a team leader is. Whether it is Situ or Qingmu, as long as there is someone by your side, you will feel a sense of security no matter what happens.

She sometimes thought, if she had to choose again, who would she follow? After thinking about it, she felt that she would still follow Aoki, after all, it was him when she came.

From the time in Wuzhong, when the space box was tested in the laboratory on Earth, until later, in the wind and waves of the South Pacific, in the disaster of the Sanchi tribe's giant moon, and in the later space-time stasis zone , they all established a deep friendship. If there is one person in Ramalali who is completely worthy of his trust, it is Aoki. To a certain extent, there is no one more trustworthy than him in the entire world.

After separating from Aoki and Situ, originally Pedro and Mrs. Larry were going to the Altar of Fire to check the activation status, while the rest were going to find the Altar of Ice.

But in this way, people entering Ramla will be divided into three teams, and it will be very difficult to reunite. Alice has been in poor mental health since the deaths of Boris and Anderson. She did not want to be separated from Mrs. Larry. Su Huilan also agreed that everyone should not separate.

So, they went to the Altar of Fire where the Tosho tribe was located.

When they passed through the fog and followed the guidance of the half fire soul in Petru's hand, and came to the hot world, they saw a golden pyramid standing alone in the endless desert.

It was more desolate than any place they had ever seen, and there was no such place on earth. Whether it is the Sahara, Namibia or Taklimakan, there are at least weathered rocks, carbonized Haloxylon ammodendron and remote oases.

But here, except for the altar, there is only sand, spread flatly on the ground, all the way to the horizon.

At that moment, a deep loneliness and helplessness hit them.

Su Huilan felt that her heart almost died at that moment.

Petru and Mrs. Larry could at least hold each other against loneliness, but she only held a fat cat in her arms. But the cat seemed to have returned home, swooping out and running towards the altar in the distance, leaving a line of fine cat paw prints on the long yellow sand road.

Petra helped Mrs. Larry to the altar. Su Huilan was a little unable to move. At this time, Ivan, who was always serious and rigid, suddenly came over, patted her shoulder, and gently shook his hand when it rested on her shoulder.

Su Huilan felt a strange force from his hand, just like the warmth from the burning coals in the fireplace in winter.

Her body trembled, and when she saw Ivan walking forward, she quickly caught up with him, walking side by side with him, and asked, "Who are you?"

Ivan stopped and looked up at the sky. At that time, there were only five suns in the sky.

"I'm a soldier," he said.

Su Huilan said: "I know you are a retired navy and an old submariner. But you are not that simple. I knew from the beginning that you are not an ordinary person. I believe Situ must have noticed it too."

Ivan said: "It's not as simple as you said, but I didn't lie. I am a soldier, just an active soldier."

"Active service?" Su Huilan was very surprised. "You mean, you are still serving? Then why are you here?"

Ivan stood up straight and looked like a soldier.

"In your eyes, you only have parasites, awakened ones, and people with special powers." He said, "You may also have organizations of this kind and that, but you must understand that the one who governs this planet - I mean the earth - —It’s still all countries and governments. If something like an alien invasion happens, do you think the government will turn a blind eye?”

Su Huilan asked alertly: "So, you represent the government, and you were sent by the military to work as an undercover agent next to Mr. Situ?"

"It's not like being an undercover agent," Ivan said. "Mr. Stone most likely knows my identity. Otherwise, he wouldn't trust me to handle the submarine matter. He knows I can handle it."

"What is the government's attitude? Do they have any measures or plans to deal with it?" Su Huilan couldn't help but become curious.

Ivan shook his head and said: "I'm not high enough and don't know everything, but as far as I know they have a plan. However, there is more than one government on the earth. Hundreds of countries, seven billion people, like Sand in front of us.”

He waved his hand and pointed at the yellow sand on the ground in front of him. "No one knows who can be trusted. Who has been invaded? In this situation, everyone is in danger. The government and the military are doing everything possible to find out who is involved. Ghost, but they didn’t find a good way, at least not when we left the earth.”

Su Huilan concluded that even now, there should be no way to identify parasites on earth, except for Mei Yiqiu's space box project.

She is not sure how far the space box project has progressed. Has Professor Mei Yiqiu encountered new difficulties?

These are too far away from them. All they can do now is to quickly find the Ice Altar. When all the altars are activated and the earth's spiritual force field is restored, all people on the earth will have super spiritual power. There will be no escape for parasitic consciousness.

This was a very good wish, but she always felt that something was missing here, just like a trap dug by hunters, waiting for the confused deer like them to jump into.

She looked at Ivan and asked: "Since they can't identify the parasite, how can they choose someone trustworthy to carry out the task, such as you?"

Ivan said: "There is no way to find the parasite, but at least it can be prevented. I don't know if the government has any way, but the military does."

"What can the military do?" Su Huilan asked curiously.

"The most important feature of the army is the unity of will. Obedience to command is the bounden duty of soldiers. The stronger the army, the stricter the discipline, and the smaller the influence of individual thoughts. A soldier does not have his own thoughts, he is part of the army, and the whole A team becomes a unity. When a team with strict military discipline and intensive special ideological training stands together, that collective will is indelible, indestructible, inviolable, and impossible to defeat. You can only It can destroy these physical bodies, but it cannot destroy their spirits. No matter how powerful the consciousness is, it cannot even think of occupying the brains of these warriors!"

"Collective consciousness?" Su Huilan suddenly understood, "It turns out that the collective consciousness has been mastered for a long time. This can indeed effectively prevent the invasion of external consciousness, but why don't you announce it?"

"It's useless." Ivan said, "Ordinary people can't do it at all, and even the ordinary army can't do it. If we want to truly put an end to the invasion of parasitic consciousness, we must have an iron-clad team. But as far as I know, Currently, only the Russian and Chinese armies are able to conduct such intensive training on a large scale. It is difficult for other countries to do so. Even if they are as strong as the United States, they can only ensure the strengthening of a very small number of special forces because they never rely on the will of their soldiers. and iron discipline to defeat the enemy, while high technology and advanced weapons are useless in the face of new invaders."

"Since you have kept such a big secret for so long, why are you telling me now?" Su Huilan asked.

"There is no need to keep it secret anymore. And..." Ivan paused, "I think you are worthy of trust."

Su Huilan suddenly felt inexplicably moved. In this desolate world, isn't trust the most important thing?

Probably feeling the fluctuations in Su Huilan's heart, Ivan coughed and asked: "How long have we been away from the earth? Is it three years?"

Su Huilan looked at the five suns in the sky and said: "I don't have a consciousness atomic clock in my head. But according to Mr. Stone's previous calculations, I think it has been more than three years now."

Thinking of Situ, she had many more questions and asked, "What mission did you follow Mr. Stone on? The military will send you to him. Does the military already know his identity?"

Ivan shook his head and said: "I'm not sure. The military probably didn't know his identity, at least not completely. But the military knew what he was going to do at the bottom of the South Pacific. That's why I helped him unscrupulously. He went to get submarines and ammunition. You have to know that submarines loaded with torpedoes are not that easy to get. Not only Russia, but also the Chinese and American military should know something about this. Maybe Mr. Stone revealed it to them Feng, he has a wide range of ways, and he seems to have friends among the top military and political leaders in various countries."

Su Huilan nodded. She was not surprised that Situ could do this, but she was a little surprised that the military was so deeply involved in this matter. Perhaps it is precisely because of the suppression by China, the United States and Russia that the world situation has not worsened. In the face of a catastrophe that may destroy mankind, the major countries will still maintain common progress and retreat.

But she suddenly thought of something. A chill surged up from nowhere, from the soles of her feet to the top of her head. In this vast desert, it gave her goosebumps all over her body.

"The military... what is the military's ultimate plan? I mean... once things get out of control, what exactly will the military do?" She looked at Ivan and asked seriously.

"I don't know, and it's not something I should know." Ivan said.

Su Huilan shook her head and said, "No, you must know something."

When she saw that Ivan was silent, she continued, "The military relied on the steely collective will to build an indestructible Great Wall of consciousness, which can ensure that soldiers are not invaded by parasites. They try their best to control the situation and maintain a sense of security." This delicate balance makes the world look the same as in the past. Even the noisy politicians have kept quiet under the suppression of the military. As long as a few big countries are not in chaos, the world will not be in chaos.

And the reason why they can be so calm is because they are prepared for the worst. Once the situation goes beyond control, they will...will...kill everyone! "

After she finished saying this, she stared closely at Ivan's face.

Ivan's body still stood upright, and the sun shone on his face, making his bronze skin slightly darker. His expression was like a desert stone that had been weathered for thousands of years, dry and hard.

"Tell me, will they do this?" Su Huilan asked loudly.

"meeting!"

Ivan said this word with difficulty, as if he had just fought with a wild beast in the forest and exhausted all his strength. His chest rose and fell slightly, and his breathing became heavy. He shook his straight and firm eyebrows, turned to look at Su Huilan,

"So I'm always looking for a better way, and that's my mission."

…

Since that conversation while standing in the desert, the relationship between Su Huilan and Ivan has taken a step closer. I don't know why, but there was an unspeakable trust between them.

She was not sure whether Dua heard the conversation between them. At that time, Dua was standing some distance away from them. The focus should be on the pyramid in front, but Dua did not go into the pyramid because Petru Entering with Mrs. Larry, she just needed to confirm whether the altar had been activated. This was something Petru could do. Half of the Fire Soul was in his hand.

Su Huilan originally didn't plan to go in, but she finally went in because of the cat.

When Petru and Mrs. Larry came out together, there was not even a trace of a ghost except Alice, who was following suit. Petru said that when they entered the altar, they saw the shadow of the sound flashing for a moment, and then they never saw it again. He thought the cat had come back.

Su Huilan went in and looked again, but didn't find Shen Ran. She stood on the edge of the altar and looked around. There is yellow-orange sand all around, which is the same color as the cat's fur, making it difficult to distinguish.

He barked heartily, but got no response, as if the cat disappeared out of thin air. She didn't find it until it fogged up again in the desert.

Shen Ran and the coal boss followed Su Huilan and Qingmu into Ramla. The coal boss and Qingmu were inseparable, following Su Huilan happily. Su Huilan naturally felt that she had the responsibility to take good care of the cat. But now she has lost it and doesn't know how to explain it to Qingmu next time, especially the coal boss. She could picture the big black bird, flapping its wings in anger.

She wanted to continue searching, but the fog would not wait for them.

"Maybe it has left." Dua said, "That is a smart cat, it has its own destination. We still have our mission, let's go."

Su Huilan was a little reluctant, but there was nothing she could do. She followed everyone through the fog in a depressed mood until she saw the iceberg hanging upside down that could reflect everything, hanging upside down on the top of the sky like the ice on the eaves of her hometown.

Her gloomy mood suddenly improved.