Chapter 1502

The third dream.

This time, Seele and Theresa came to a beach with a beautiful environment.

And the first person they saw was a kind-looking old woman.

What was surprising was that the old woman's first sentence was: "Are you... here to persuade him to wake up from the dream?"

This sentence directly stunned Seele and Theresa.

This old woman actually knew she was dreaming?

But the next moment, the old woman explained that this wasn't her dream; she was just family imagined by someone.

"Then do you know how to end this dream?"

The old woman shook her head: "As for that, I'm afraid it will take quite a bit of effort."

"After all... without this dream, he might not have much time left."

Seele: "Eh?"

Theresa: "?!"

The old woman: "Before coming here, he had already been bedridden for several years, and even the doctor said he wouldn't live past this autumn."

"The people who are dreaming this dream with him now are more or less in similar situations."

"So, I also have a question I want to ask you—"

"For those who still have hope, leaving the dream is a blessing for the brave; but for those who have no future?"

Good guy, this really was a difficult problem.

Countless players seeing this had already started to feel embarrassed for Theresa.

They kept saying they wanted to save humanity and not let them die slowly in this dream.

But... for those whose lives had already reached their end, this dream... was undoubtedly a hope that allowed their future to extend.

If it were them, they wouldn't know what to do.

Theresa sighed deeply.

"Let's try..."

"After all, this dream doesn't just relate to the choices of a few people, but also includes the common destiny of thousands upon thousands of people."

The two said goodbye to the old woman and found the owner of this dream.

"Hello there, grandpa~"

"Hello, we are here to..." Theresa hesitated, struggling in her heart whether to tell the cruel truth.

But before she could make up her mind, the old grandpa smiled and spoke.

"No one has been here for a long time, sit down quickly, although there aren't any precious good things, I have prepared quite a few snacks for the children."

This old grandpa treated Theresa as a little girl.

However, Theresa didn't pay too much attention: "Thank you for your kindness, but no need, we won't stay here too long..."

"Hehe~" The old grandpa smiled: "Because, this is just my dream?"

"Yes, because this is just... eh?" Theresa was shocked again.

If it were said that the old woman just now knowing it was a dream was fine, after all, that old woman was imagined by someone.

But this old grandpa...

"Haha, young people, don't underestimate this old man too much."

"A beach with no one to disturb, staying quietly with the person I love most from morning till night, listening to the sound of the waves hitting..."

"... For me, this is truly a luxurious dream..."

"Only when people reach old age do they discover that what they truly want, what they truly pursue, are those most ordinary, most peaceful, most common days."

"I made many mistakes when I was young, wasted a lot of time, and now that I am old and frail, lying on a hospital bed relying on machines to maintain my life, only then did I realize how precious the most ordinary life is."

"I am willing to give everything I have accumulated in my life to exchange for this fake dream—even so, do you still intend to wake me up from the dream?"

Seele: "... We..."

Theresa: "..."

The two fell into silence for a time.

Facing such a heavy questioning, no matter what, they couldn't continue to speak.

And just then, two lively and cute girls ran over while playing with each other.

These two were actually the Olenyeva sisters!

"Rozaliya, Rozaliya!"

"Wait a moment Liliya, let me finish telling this story—"

"Stupid Rozaliya, look at who that is?"

"Ah!! Seele!! And Theresa?"

After confirming who it was, Rozaliya jumped up happily.

"Wuwuwu... did you finally come to pick us up?"

Suddenly meeting these two little guys, Theresa was also a bit surprised.

After slightly asking about the situation, she felt relieved.

At this time, the old man smiled and spoke again.

"Alright alright, finally met the people you were waiting for, eat some cake and be happy."

The Olenyeva sisters didn't stand on ceremony and immediately ate the cake prepared by the old man happily.

It seemed these two girls had known this old man for a long time.

And Theresa also made up her mind at this moment.

Just as she was about to speak, she happened to meet the old man's eyes full of smiles.

The old man quietly examined Theresa's expression, changing from serious to hesitant, from sad to heavy, and then to full of determination.

Finally, the old man smiled.

"Hahaha... alright alright, not teasing you anymore."

"Seeing energetic young people, I always can't help but want to play a trick, to test your determination, so forgive this old man's bad intentions."

He looked down at the Olenyeva sisters who were eating cake happily, his eyes full of love.

"You are here to pick these two children up to go home, right?"

Seele nodded: "Yes..."

The old man: "It seems it's also time for me to wake up from this beautiful dream."

"Eh?" The old man's words made Theresa very surprised: "But, you know, once you wake up from the dream, you will..."

"That's right... I will return to the hospital room, will be paralyzed on the hospital bed, will not have much time left." Speaking of this, the old man's gaze rested on the Olenyeva sisters:

"I have lived for more than eighty years, and I have tasted most of the sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy things in this world."

"But they are different, they are young, energetic, and full of vitality and hope."

"If such young people are trapped in an unchanging dream, that would be too cruel."

"This world... old lives should exit the stage, it's time to leave the stage to the newcomers."

Theresa shook her head: "No, grandpa, we won't persuade you to give up this dream."

"This kind of dream actually isn't wrong; what's wrong are those who haven't reached the end of their lives but have already given up on the future."

"Grandpa, I believe in you—believe that you can take good care of other young people just like you took care of these two sisters."

"And then... just like now, tell them that outside the dream, there is still life waiting for them."