Chapter 441 Forbidden Knowledge

How did she know?

No, I should say, how did old Swain know?

No, apart from the four of us, there is one person who knows the truth in this memory.

In front of Lynch's eyes, a figure stood on a pile of straw and loudly announced that the end was coming.

The crazy old man on the drying ground.

Damn it, you really shouldn't trust the followers of the evil god too much, this old bastard actually secretly leaked his secrets.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and Dr. Swain's questions also came one after another.

"Who are you? What does memory and separation mean? What does your era mean? What role do you play in this matter? Why does he want to trade with you? Why does he know your identity?"

A series of questions came at him, leaving Lynch speechless.

In fact, all these problems can be explained, but only the most critical problem cannot be bypassed.

Memories, separation, times.

If this problem cannot be explained clearly, the persuasiveness of all other explanations will be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult to win people's trust.

From the beginning to the present, the four of them not only regained their disadvantage, but also had a slight upper hand. The biggest reliance was not on advanced experience and knowledge, but on Dr. Swain's trust, otherwise the situation would have collapsed long ago.

But what now?

Seeing that Lin Qi's face was uncertain, but he never spoke, disappointment and sadness gradually climbed onto the female doctor's face, but there was still a bit of expectation in her eyes, as if she was still expecting him to give an explanation.

Lin Qi also wanted to explain clearly, but he couldn't say it at all. He couldn't tell the other person that this was just a historical image. You were all fragments in memories, not the real you at all. That was too...

Um? Wait, why not?

Lin Qi squinted his eyes and hesitated for a moment, then pushed the city lord on the opposite bed to a corner, patted the bed towards Dr. Swain and motioned for her to sit down first.

"Let me think about how to explain it to you first. This involves taboo knowledge about mysticism and the nature of the world. You should know that telling you everything indiscriminately is not a good thing. The key is that you probably can't bear it. "

Dr. Swain's expression changed several times, but finally he sat down with a sullen face, staring closely at Lynch.

But Lynch is also in a dilemma. Even in the era of information explosion in his previous life, if someone came to him and told him that you are actually just a wisp of memory, only existing in a memory, and will disappear after a day, he probably would not be able to accept it.

It is even more difficult for ancient people to accept it. If you don't believe it, you can't think deeply about it. If you really believe it, you will probably go crazy. Perhaps this is the terrible thing about forbidden knowledge.

So you definitely can't tell her directly that you are just false memories and don't exist at all. You must...

[Lynch, I must remind you of something]

A familiar voice sounded in his head, which made Lynch stunned. His neighbor contacted him proactively, which meant that he might have made some fundamental mistakes, but...'Can I understand? ’

[Your will is now able to withstand this level of forbidden knowledge, and I’m just asking you a few questions. Do you think I exist? 】

'Of course it does. ’

[But I have fallen, why do I still exist? 】

This involves the knowledge of the fallen gods. Lin Qi has learned a lot in the past few months: "Because from ancient times to the present, the memories of all living beings have formed a dreamland. Therefore, although the gods have fallen, the supreme will keeps them sleeping." In the depths of the dreamland, in layman's terms, one is living in the memory of the world. ’

[There have been so many people from ancient times to the present, why are we the only ones like this? 】

‘Mortal creatures cannot rely on memories to support their existence in the dreamland, but you have the supreme will to support your existence in the dreamland, and even...occasionally you can bring an extra soul. ’

[Then if mortal creatures retain their existence in the dreamland through some special method, do they exist or not? 】

Curious objects.

By chance, these people rely on strange objects and the support of the dreamland to exist on the edge of the dreamland and the real world. Although they can only repeat these limited days over and over again, they still retain their own existence. Moreover, like those mysterious aliens that penetrate into the real world from fantasy dreams, they can be displayed in front of the living creatures through strange objects.

Therefore, it is not accurate to say that they are just a memory, and it is inappropriate to think that they do not exist. They actually exist, and they are living souls, so they can give different feedbacks to outsiders' reactions. It's just that they can't exist independently of strange objects like gods and old rulers, so they can only be trapped in a cycle forever and reappear repeatedly.

Wait, what happened to me then?

I didn't rely on strange objects, so why could I float in a dreamland until I met my neighbor?

Why can I maintain my presence there? And... why did I appear in the dreamland? What memories condensed into me in the dreamland?

Am I not a time traveler?

At this moment, Lin Qi felt his skin trembling and his pores tightening, and his heart was tightly gripped by fear. All kinds of weird thoughts repeatedly appeared in his mind, constantly impacting his sanity, and making his spirit more and more chaotic.

【Stop】

The clusters of distracting thoughts are not so easy to control, but... God said, stop, and that's how it happened.

The chaotic brain cleared up in an instant, and Lin Qi's sanity quickly returned to control his random thoughts. Only then did cold sweat break out from his back and his heart beat wildly.

Damn it, I just thought about it and didn’t do anything or even listen to anything. Why did I almost go crazy on the spot?

[Why can you think of this? Alas, this is the danger of forbidden knowledge, and one of the reasons I won't tell you anything. You can't bear the reality now, so you can only approach it step by step and give yourself a process of adaptation. You shouldn't learn it from me, but you should explore it yourself. So, don’t think too much about this issue. It’s not the truth you can touch now. Maybe one day in the future, you will understand everything]

'I see. ’

His neighbors would not harm him, and he listened to others' advice to eat enough. Lynch did not have the habit of being stubborn and immediately turned his eyes back to Dr. Swain who was waiting in front of him. He had already made a decision.

There was nothing to hide. The person in front of me had read the legendary Necronomicon. Although he had only read part of it, he couldn't look at her like an ordinary person. Besides, she's still a ghoul, a mysterious creature in her own right, so there's no need to worry that she won't be able to bear it.

Of course, the understanding of strange objects in that era was not that in-depth, and it was too troublesome to explain, so Lynch decided to do a little artistic processing.

"We come from Middle-earth in the Fifth Age. It was an era you don't know."

"And you are a group of souls trapped in distorted time. Although history has ended long ago, you are still trapped here, repeating the last five days over and over again."

"The madman in the square is the apostle of Yog-Sothoth, the Lord of Billions of Lights. He knows everything. Your father may have learned our identity from him."

"The thing is like this..."

Lynch did not hide anything, and told Dr. Swain the inferred history one by one. Whether trust can be rebuilt depends on the reaction of the audience.

The female doctor listened silently, her expression changing from anger to suspicion, from suspicion to shock, and from shock to confusion.