"munication has been restored to you because your master stated that you might have experience which could help the continent in this situation. If you wish, this mission can be put on hold temporarily so that you can leave. You will be able to resume it whenever you wish."
The robotic voice of the Overseer was heard soon after, and Daneel finally understood just how he was able to get so many messages even though all munication was supposed to be cut off for him.
The system had only told him about everything that he had started to receive abruptly since a few hours back, and even it had not known the reason behind why that had happened.
Perfect, Faxul and Elanev were all looking at Daneel with strange expressions on their faces. They had been waiting for quite a long time, and they had passed that time by exploring the other regions of the dungeon so that they could create a map which they could use to go wherever they wished after Daneel woke up. None of them were willing to take the Test of Self by themselves, because it would be too risky, so they had decided on this plan of action even though it had been quite risky to escape the damn dogs which had somehow made their way inside before and pushed Daneel, resulting in the test starting in the first place.
Perfect had said that this was not their usual behavior, and it only happened rarely. They had apparently obtained the short end of the stick, which meant that the dogs would be more aggressive than ever. Apparently, this was something that really was related to luck which changed randomly with each time the Nightmare Dungeon was chosen, and even though they had thought about it, Elanev and Faxul had not figured out the reason behind why this must be so.
They had been about to settle in for an even longer wait, as Perfect had said that on average, the Test of Self would need two weeks to finish. However, just after three days, their King had woken up and had ignored them before shaking his head while looking into the distance with a smirk on his face.
If they didn't know him, they might even have thought that he had gone crazy.
Unable to control himself, Elanev asked, "So how was it? Perfect, here, was telling us about how people either find places that are very fortable for them, or those that are hell. Either way, he said that they're filled with such nostalgia that many choose to stay back if they feel that they cannot pass, and that results in them entering a dream-like state from which very few can recover! Those who pass, though, are supposed to get a lot of benefits which cannot really be explained, either. What did you get?"
This was something they had been discussing quite a lot, so they wanted to find out.
Yet, the words that the king said startled them.
"That can e later, as first, we have a small decision to make: do you three mind if we put this mission on hold? There are pressing matters to attend to outside…"
After a moment, Perfect raised his eyebrows with derision and said, "Putting the mission on hold? That's absurd!"
Of course, Faxul and Elanev had no doubt in their king, so they simply nodded.
Daneel neglected to explain, because he knew that time was precious. He just sent a message in his mind to the Overseer, and the next second, they found themselves once again teleported away by a force which could not be resisted.
Perfect had been about to scoff more, but the words stopped in his throat when he looked around and saw that they were back in the headquarters.
"H-how…
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