Chapter 319

How to put it—unsurprising, given that you're the one most familiar with the Star Core here?

Sweet dreams don't just appear out of thin air.

If the Memory Domain is likened to an ocean, creating a land of dreams is like filling the turbulent waves with earth to forge new land.

To accomplish this feat, unless the Memory or a mysterious Envoy intervenes, there is only one path—the Star Core........

Moreover, this isn't something you can achieve with a simple wish; it demands considerable knowledge, vast amounts of time, and manpower to execute so flawlessly.

With this much said, you should understand by now........

The Festival Star today is none other than the Star Core disaster of Asternia.

Galahad spoke in a melancholy tone,

revealing the truth.

The Festival Star....... is the Star Core disaster?

After hearing this, March 7th

couldn't help but cover her mouth in shock!

The story begins long ago, after the Clockmaker and his companions liberated the frontier prison, they were at a loss for how to build Pinocony from nothing, and their internal and external troubles never ceased.

At that time, someone turned their thoughts to the Star Core.

This Star Core had fallen upon Asternia during the war years; under the call of the Nameless Guests, people had abandoned the idea of wielding such power.

But those with ulterior motives had long been scheming in the shadows.....

The turning point came after Tieernan's sacrifice...

The two Nameless Guest companions passed away one after another, forcing the Clockmaker to rush to the frontier.

And this journey gave his enemies their chance.

By the time the family representatives from the Montol System answered the Clockmaker's call and arrived, the Star Core had already been activated and seeped into the primal Synesthesia Dreamscape.

Galahad slowly recounted the full details of the events.

I suspect the families hold the knowledge to seal the Star Core?

Himeko couldn't help but interject.

Far more than that!

They understood the Star Core better than ordinary people, swiftly helping Mikhail quell the internal chaos, then joined the construction of Pinocony under the banner of Harmony.

That was the Third Era, known as the Age of Dream-Chasing; the unaware Clockmaker issued an invitation to the entire universe, sparking a craze for lands of dreams.

Galahad continued his account.

But then... how did they turn against each other?

March 7th scratched her head and asked.

Do you remember the metaphor of filling the sea to create land?

The truth is, the Star Core was never sealed—it merely changed its form and persisted within the dream.

Think carefully: what is the cost of constructing and maintaining such a vast sweet dream?

It is life, Miss.

Lavish sweet dreams are built upon the death of the spirit; a toxic wine called joy flows through the dreams, drowning people in it, their minds slowly drifting toward the same endpoint, eventually becoming the placenta of the dream.......

Confusion, laziness, cowardice... these common human weaknesses were amplified and nurtured by the families, turning Pinocony into another prison—one far more unbreakable than the last.

We discovered it too late.

By then, the families had already gained control over everything; opponents were swiftly suppressed and expelled.

With no other choice, I had to rely on mysterious forces to hide within this chaotic Memory Domain, spending years crafting a meme within the dream for our use........

Slumber—that is its true name.

Ordinary people cannot fall asleep again within a dream; that's the loophole we exploited.

Galahad thoroughly answered all their questions.

So this is the true meaning of the impossible.

So, you issued invitations in the Clockmaker's name to find a faction capable of resolving the Star Core crisis, luring them to Pinocony to uncover the truth?

Himeko suddenly understood,

then asked in return.

Not only that—I also wanted to see the Geda Sects fighting endlessly over the legacy, and with the Clockmaker making his first public statement in over a decade, the "traitor" within the families would surely reveal themselves.

Galahad shook his head.

So the legacy was just a facade........

March 7th looked somewhat disappointed.

If you want to treat the Star Core as a legacy, I have no objection.

Galahad joked.

Then, where is the Star Core now?

Himeko asked about the Star Core's whereabouts.

You'd better ask that winged-head kid.

The Star Core has always been under the families' control; he's the face of the Oak Family, so he must know everything.

Galahad glanced at Sunday far away,

and answered Himeko.

Welt: "The Star Core?!"

Welt: "I never expected Pinocony's upheaval would also be tied to the Star Core?"

March 7th: "Eh? Why is the Star Core everywhere?!"

March 7th: "Will this ever end?!"

Stelle: "What did the Stellaron ever do to you?"

Stelle: "You look down on the Stellaron?"

Stelle: "Did our Stellaron ever provoke you?"

March 7th: "???"

Furina: "Hahaha, Miss Stelle is just a Stellaron that walks around everywhere!"

Miss Qingque: "She's a Stellaron spirit — one of a kind in the whole universe, absolutely unique."

Miss Qingque: "She's not like those ordinary, gaudy, cheap Stellaron."

Himeko: "Still, since it's a Stellaron causing trouble, the problem here is rather serious."

Aventurine: "The family deliberately used the Stellaron's power to keep Penacony running."

Aventurine: "In my view, this is digging their own grave!"

Diviner Fu Xuan: "The power of the Annihilation Lord — that's not so easy to wield."

Diviner Fu Xuan: "The family's move is indeed a bit overconfident."

Xiangling: "But then again, can a Stellaron really be exploited by people?"

Dr. Ratio: "Those who have studied the Stellaron are not few."

Dr. Ratio: "So there are always some major powers that have researched out certain properties of the Stellaron."

Dr. Ratio: "And from that, derived some methods to exploit the Stellaron's power."

Dr. Ratio: "Of course, this also contains enormous hidden dangers."