Chapter 302 Interpretation Lumian has been waiting for the interpretation of the dream symbolism for some time, and he is eager to get enough clues before "re-encountering" the parish priest Guillaume Bennet. Only in this way can he "interrogate" the target more specifically. This time, after the "magician" lady grabbed his shoulders, what he saw was no longer rich and layered blocks of color and strange creatures. He first felt a little starlight rising, and then he found himself in a twisted and hidden dark tunnel. Both his soul and body seemed to be in confusion, and he didn't know whether he was moving forward, backward, upward, or falling. This state only lasted for a very short time, but Lumian couldn't say how long it was, as if he had temporarily lost his accurate perception of the passage of time. When he returned to normal and opened his eyes, he even suspected that he was in the Breeze Ballroom in the last second and had arrived at his destination in the next second. What came into his sight was a primeval forest that almost blocked out the sky. In the open space surrounded by huge trees stood a brown-yellow hunter's cabin. "Come in." The voice of the "Magician" lady came to Lumian's ears, but he did not see the figure of the demigod. Following the instructions, he took a step forward, stepping on the large number of leeches that were rolling towards him, passing through all kinds of poisonous insects flying in the air and crawling on the surface of the grass and trees, and came to the hunter's cabin and pushed open the half-open wooden door. Inside are rows of bookshelves and wooden tables placed in the middle of the bookshelves, which seem to be in two different worlds compared to the surrounding primeval forest and hunter's cabin.

There was a figure sitting behind the wooden table. He was wearing a white shirt and an open black coat. He was leaning against the back of a chair. He seemed to be shrouded in thick fog and looked very blurry. Lumian could not see his features clearly. He could only barely make out the condition of his clothes, the position of his facial features, and his specific gender. "Please sit down." The figure said in a magnetic and slightly ethereal voice. "Hello." Lumian bowed politely before sitting down. "What should I call you?" The figure thought for a moment and said: "You can think of me as a poet." Poet? Lumian didn't understand the meaning of this code name, but he still chose to respect it: "Hello, Mr. Poet." The poet nodded slightly and said: "The 'magician' has already told me the entire dream and related information, but I still want to hear you tell it in detail again." Calling him "magician" directly... Is he also a member of the Tarot Club? A holder of the Major Arcana? Lumian once again looked at the poet in front of him with some speculation. Relying on the outlines drawn in the thick fog, he had a further impression: His black hair is longer than that of an average person, and he really looks like an artist. His eyes are emerald green, but not very sharp. His face is thin, and he is not short. His sitting posture is not very straight, and he looks very casual... These elements combined with the thick fog make the poet seem like he is coming from the depths of a dream. "Okay." Lumian responded. He recounted the nightmare about Koldu village in detail, and supplemented it with various traces found in the ruins and a lot of information gained in recent months. Compared to the past, although he still had emotional fluctuations when recalling these things, they were not as intense. During the whole process, he only took a deep breath once. As he was talking, Lumian saw that the poet, who was leaning against the back of the chair, had clasped his hands and placed them between his chest and abdomen, and his green eyes were much clearer than before. The next second, Lumian discovered that there were strange insects crawling in and out of the edges of the other party's eye sockets. The insects were transparent and opaque, alternating between each other, as if they were carrying rings on their backs. Such a scene almost made Lumian forget to describe it. It was like facing a headless monster created by his "supervisor" Olson, and he inevitably felt horrified. He calmed himself, forced himself to ignore the strange insects that were wriggling into his eye sockets, and expressed completely what he wanted to say.

After he finished speaking, the poet was silent for a moment and then said: “It was indeed a dream full of symbolic meaning. "Let's start with the simplest one, the dead wizard in the tomb." Doesn't this symbolize that Aurore became the one who was destined to be loved, and finally died? Before Lumian could ask this question, the poet seemed to have sensed his thoughts and took the initiative to explain: “This is a very typical dual-structure symbol, that is, it contains two layers of meaning. "On the first level, the wizard symbolizes the power of fate, or pollution, and also represents Thermiporos. The coffin is equivalent to the concept of 'death', both symbolizing that the power of fate has been sealed and has lost its vitality, and the tomb represents the seal itself. “In the dream, we can see that the wizard is indeed dead and has never left the tomb, which is consistent with the state of the seal on you. "Because in this matter, your sister Aurore also received the gift of fate and is currently suspected to be one of the leaders. To some extent, she also represents the power of fate. In addition, she is already dead, so the matter of the wizard has a second symbolic meaning. "These two layers of symbolic meaning are superimposed on each other through the core point of 'the power of fate', making it easy for the interpreter to overlook one of them." So that's how it is... Lumian, feeling increasingly depressed, was persuaded by the poet and realized the essence of wizard legends from another perspective. The poet remained seated in the same position as before, with no more strange insects crawling in and out of his eye sockets: "Unlocking the full symbolic meaning of the dead wizard, we have a preliminary answer to what the owl and the other you represent: "The other you symbolizes both your alienated personality due to pollution and Thermipolos' attempt to influence your thoughts to achieve his own goals. If there was only the former symbol, the other you would not be able to leave the tomb. "The fact that the owl can freely enter and exit the tomb of a dead wizard shows that it can bypass the seal to some extent. At the same time, it also shows several characteristics: it is always monitoring your changes, it does not appear at critical moments, and it stays next to the dead wizard. "Combined with our interpretation of the symbolic meaning of dead wizards, the owl represents another destined follower who is responsible for monitoring your condition. Its attitude towards the dead wizard is rather ambiguous. It neither shows the due protection nor provides assistance for the angel's arrival in the final ceremony. "Bypassing the seal should mean that it is in the outside world and can communicate with Thermiporos in some way. I am not sure about this yet. You can't ignore other possibilities." The symbol of the "sufferer" turned out to be an owl. I thought it was another me or Aurore... Lumian felt relieved, but also somewhat disappointed. While the poet paused, he asked: "The underground altar is real, but what does the aura of the 'sufferers' in the dream symbolize?" "The first layer symbolizes that there was once a power of fate there, but if there is only this layer, the symbolic element is unlikely to appear in the form of the breath of the 'sufferer'." The poet interpreted it after a few seconds, "The second layer, if the fate-loving person symbolized by the owl monitoring you is already a 'sufferer', it means that it is unwilling to let others touch the altar of fate, which also symbolizes the power of fate. "In addition, we also saw that you suffered the least damage at that time, which means that the 'victim' was not willing to kill you and even protected you to some extent. This is very similar to the 'psychological treatment' you experienced in the Trier market area." From the very beginning, did that person have the idea of ​​plotting against Thermipolos? Of course, before his intention was truly exposed, he would also cooperate with Thermipolos to do some things... Thermipolos tried to influence me several times, but failed. Is this the reason? Lumian couldn't help but sympathize with the fateful angel sealed in his chest. The poet continues: "I suspect there is a third symbol, which represents that there is a real martyr in Koldu Village, a martyr who is not a supernatural martyr." The real victim...Lumian was shocked when he heard this. He had many associations but couldn't find the right answer. The poet himself was not too sure about this, so he did not explain further and instead interpreted the symbol that Lumian was most concerned about: “Whether or not the lizard-like elf appears in reality, its symbolic meaning in the dream is quite obvious: "First, it shows a desire for the cemetery and a love for entering and exiting those tombs, but it has not actually entered the tomb of the dead wizard. This symbolizes that it belongs to another force. It has a certain connection with the power of fate, but it is by no means the same. It is more like it is looking for and gaining something related to fate." Another force... Lumian recalled the transparent "lizard" that appeared at the scene of the "Shadow Tree" incident. The poet sat up a little straighter: “Second, it symbolizes hidden pollution and unconscious change. "In the entire dream, there were only two people whose mouths had lizard-like elves crawling out. One was your sister Aurore, and the other was the deputy parish priest Michel Garrigu. What impression do you have of the latter in reality?" Lumian thought for a moment and said: “It’s similar to the dream, but not so exaggerated.

"He was a fairly devout believer of the Eternal Sun. Because he was ostracized by Guillaume Bene, he had the obsessive idea of ​​presiding over a sermon and hearing a confession. Later, he became more and more obsessive and completely ignored other things..." At this point, Lumian suddenly froze. He thought of Aurore, the other person whose mouth had lizard-like spirits crawling out of her. Hadn’t she also neglected to write to “Hela” for help? The poet nodded: “Your sister Aurore should have similar behavior. "Third, the power or gods represented by the lizard-like elf do not want to see the angel of fate actually descend. It symbolizes the role of the destroyer." Seeing that Lumian was a little confused, the poet continued: “If the person with the lizard-like elf crawling out of his mouth hadn’t knocked you out and brought you to the final sacrificial site, making you the vessel, the advent ceremony would have probably succeeded. "Think about it. If it was someone else standing in front of Aurora during the ceremony instead of you, would she wake up briefly and push him out of the altar?" (End of this chapter)