Chapter 41 – Lantern, hourglass, dice

"Gu Shen, as you can see, there are three 'Dream Sealing Objects' in front of you. The final evaluation of the review group is very simple... Touch the three Dream Sealing Objects in order, enter the dream, and complete the interpretation."

A long table separated the classroom, with Gu Shen on one end and the review group sitting upright on the other end.

"The time it takes to interpret the three sealing objects will be your final evaluation score."

The one who introduced the rules was Tang Qingquan, the Chief Judge of Yinghai District. When he spoke, the expressions of the other members of the review group changed slightly, but they didn't say anything.

The Chief Judge had no expression on his face. He leaned forward slowly, examining the ordinary-looking young man in front of him.

He had seen countless people, but he couldn't see any astonishing spiritual fluctuations in this young man.

Being selected as an "S" level reviewer was not an easy task.

Every member of the review group that landed in the city of Dalit this time was a strong individual with a certain level of transcendent power.

They were all observing the young man in front of them.

On the table were three items... an ancient lantern, an empty hourglass, and a restored Rubik's Cube.

"You should be familiar with the rules of dream interpretation, right?"

The Chief Judge asked as a matter of routine. He had read Gu Shen's file, and this newcomer had performed remarkably well in the fire case. Zhou JiRen had even fought for a special amnesty order for him. Presumably, during this time, he had already done enough preparation for the review.

"The rules..." Gu Shen was a little confused. "What rules?"

Tang Qingquan frowned.

He didn't understand. Didn't Zhou JiRen extract the dream interpretation questions on the plane? Didn't he explain it to this newcomer?

"Is this your first time entering a dream?"

The reviewer next to the Chief Judge was patient enough. He looked at Gu Shen and said seriously, "Dreams are a world woven by spiritual power, so everything in the dream is illusory... No matter how powerful the sealing objects are, they are no exception."

"Once you touch the sealing objects, there is no possibility of withdrawal."

He pointed to the three objects on the table and said, "As for how to interpret the dream, it is not complicated. You just need to first realize that you are in a dream, then find the peculiarities in the dream. Finally, use these peculiarities to complete the 'investigation' and interpret the dream!"

Gu Shen listened attentively and used the awakening to confirm what they said about dream interpretation.

When he woke up from the grassland, he first realized that he was in a dream.

Then he discovered the "peculiarity"... The peculiarity in the awakening was probably the dense cumulonimbus clouds.

The interpretation of the awakening was simple.

Not long after waking up, it started raining on the grassland. He sat down in accordance with his own will and immediately comprehended the breathing technique that matched the rain on the grassland... It was that simple to complete the investigation and interpretation of the dream.

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"The three sealing objects brought this time have quite intense characteristics." The member of the review group solemnly handed a small copper plate to Gu Shen and said, "This copper plate is called 'Heart-Peeking Plate'. If you can't bear the dreams contained in them, we will forcibly take you away... The cost is that your spirit will be slightly damaged and you will need to rest for ten days to half a month."

"Of course... If you leave the dream in this way, your review will also end."

He paused and sat back, saying, "Do you understand?"

Gu Shen took the Heart-Peeking Plate.

He weighed it in his hand. It felt substantial and looked like copper, but there seemed to be something mysterious about it, and it felt cool to the touch.

"I understand."

Gu Shen held the Heart-Peeking Plate and took a deep breath.

Senior Luo said that there were thousands of dream sealing objects in the Judgment Hall... These sealing objects had different characteristics and were used to sharpen spiritual power. Some transcendent individuals who perfectly controlled the rules of dreams could use the sealing objects as their weapons.

If the sealing objects were specifically prepared for the review, would they be selected from the sealing objects carried by the reviewers themselves to avoid "leaking the questions"?

He came to the table and carefully examined the three dream sealing objects.

The hourglass sat quietly on the table, with all the sand at the bottom, looking no different from ordinary objects. But after looking at it for a while, Gu Shen immediately felt a withered and lifeless aura enveloping him.

This was probably a dream sealing object related to "time".

Hmm... It was very dangerous.

Gu Shen then looked at the dice. He couldn't see anything unusual about it. It was just a simple dice.

Unpredictable, impossible to evaluate.

Finally, he looked at the lantern.

The most eye-catching thing on the table was the old lantern in front of the Chief Judge.

It looked old, like an antique from hundreds of years ago, but the core was burning with a strong flame, reflecting the broken scroll depicted on the lantern's oil paper. There were countless chasing flames and ghosts. As the flames flickered, they seemed to have life, breathing in and out.

It looked like the hand-painted style from the Yinghai District a long time ago. He looked at the Chief Judge, and he had done his homework on all the members of the review group. Only this one was from the Yinghai District. Perhaps this was his sealing object?

The Chief Judge stared at him expressionlessly.

"Choose quickly." Tang Qingquan knocked on the table and urged, "There is no difference between these three."

"...Okay."

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Shen reached out and touched the Rubik's Cube.

After observing it for a while, the Rubik's Cube felt like the most gentle and harmless sealing object to him.

After touching it, following the prompts of the review group, Gu Shen held the Rubik's Cube in front of him.

He waited for a second, but nothing happened.

But in the next second, Gu Shen realized that he had made a big mistake...

"Crack!"

A crisp explosion!

Something seemed to crack in his mind, and his soul felt as if it had been struck by lightning!

Intense pain struck.

Gu Shen looked down, his expression shocked.

He saw the restored Rubik's Cube spinning rapidly in his palm, rearranging itself, making crackling sounds...

Because his spiritual power was too weak.

Gu Shen struggled to resist the spiritual power pulling of the Rubik's Cube...

He tried hard to see the final twisting trajectory of the Rubik's Cube.

A few seconds later."Click."

When the Rubik's cube stopped, Gu Shen in reality had already solidified like a stone sculpture.

......

......

A breeze blew by.

The bright light came in with the wind into the classroom, falling on the faces of every member of the review committee sitting behind the long table.

The moment the Chief Justice began to speak earlier.

Their expressions subtly changed for a moment.

"Tang Qingquan, you arbitrarily changed the rules... Doing so goes against our original intention." The presiding judge of the Redwood District Prison said in a low voice, "The original rule was that he only needed to choose one item, complete the dream interpretation, and the review would be completed."

"What's the difference?" The Chief Justice said indifferently, "If Gu Shen can complete the first dream interpretation... we can inform him later. This is what Elder Zhao meant."

The presiding judge of the Redwood District frowned.

How could there be no difference?

This review is of great importance. Once Gu Shen knew that the rule was to touch three sealed items... In the first dream interpretation, he would definitely reserve his strength.

Most importantly, it could lead to misjudgment.

If there is only one dream interpretation, then he would definitely go all out...

But with three dream interpretations waiting for him, this young man might misunderstand the difficulty of this review.

Each of these three sealed items contains a nightmare-level dream!

"It's a bit of a pity that he didn't choose my 'Ghost Cage', otherwise this review could have ended early."

The Chief Justice laughed, "Maybe he thought your 'Green Dice' looked simpler?"

"...I was ready to enter the dream and take him out." The presiding judge sighed softly, "The dream of the Green Dice is very torturous. If he can't bear it, giving up earlier might be a good choice."

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