Eternal Night

Chapter 791 Return
Wu Pifu left the scattered Heavenly Dao world with satisfaction, and the main brain guided him back to the Land of Redemption.

This trip could not be described as perfect, but it was certainly very rewarding. He not only gained the extraordinary ability he had been seeking, which could be used on small animals and his future teammates, but also gained unimaginable insights into the Chinese martial arts system, which is even related to the foundation of his future enlightenment.

At the same time, the acquisition of the Holy Grail gave the main brain another usable plug-in function, a super treatment method that can be used to treat many hidden dangers such as dream world distortion, pollution, erosion, memetic infection, etc. This is naturally not free, and the information given to him by the main brain indicates that he will receive a fixed income of one ten-thousandth of the treatment fee in points.

The exact amount is still unknown, but this is a continuous income. Moreover, as human civilization gradually recovers, there may be tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people who conquer the dream world in the future. Even one ten-thousandth of the points income would be an incredible number.

and……

"The vows and constraints of thought."

Wu Pifu murmured these words.

The word "念" sounds familiar.

Wu Pifu vaguely remembered that there was a supernatural system in a comic called Nian, but unfortunately his memory was so bad that he had almost completely forgotten the contents of the comic.

At least we now know the direction of what we've been dreaming of, which is a prerequisite for using the Dream Compass.

This concerns his combat style, which is the core of the core. Without it, as he continues to climb the path of transcendence, he may lose his current combat power, not only going astray but also potentially triggering a backlash from transcendence, let alone perfectly achieving the path of sublimation.

Regardless, he was genuinely very satisfied with the results of this rental mission.

However, such things are rare and can only be considered a stroke of luck that happens by chance.

When Wu Pifu returned to the Land of Redemption, it remained quiet and peaceful, bustling with people, mostly ordinary humans.

As a large number of Night Watchers moved about in the dream world, establishing sanctuaries under the judgment and authority of the Mastermind, and stabilizing the dream world they experienced, more humans could awaken from virtual reality.

This is something Wu Pifu claims he has been doing ever since he began experiencing the dream world.

When the Gaia spaceship, navigating through space, was being watched by that giant eye representing illusion, the dream world system had already begun to unfold in the absolute reality layer, and at that time, most of humanity, who were in virtual reality, had already begun to fall into the dream world.

Without a central brain, the true course of human civilization would be that a small number of people awaken in the absolute reality layer, only to find that they cannot awaken the humans in the virtual reality. Meanwhile, these humans who fall into various dream worlds in the virtual reality will serve as coordinates, bringing the strangeness of the dream worlds to the absolute reality layer. This process is slow, and the initial strangeness is not strong, but the first wave of extraordinary human civilization will be born from this.

The extraordinary is also corrupt. Humanity has learned the extraordinary and fought against the strange, but human civilization will gradually decline as a result. This period of time is very long. Even if the duration of the current real era is greatly shortened, this period of time will still be at least several thousand years. In the end, human civilization, along with its inhabitant Gaia spaceship, will fall into the Zero Point Nine Dream World. At the same time, those humans who have been scattered into the Zero Point Nine Dream World in the virtual reality will be able to awaken and return. Human civilization will become one of the many dream world civilizations.

This should have been the normal procedure.

But with a central brain, everything changes.

In the early days of humanity's exploration of the dream world, those still awake began to explore dream worlds below the absolute reality layer and mastered extraordinary powers. At this time, human civilization and the Gaia spaceship were still on the absolute reality layer. Even though the extraordinary was polluting, the absolute reality layer bore the burden of this pollution and the consumption of reality. Especially with Chu Minghao's resurrection, humanity quickly gained a foothold in the dream world and even created a dream world fortress like the Land of Redemption, which is similar to a transcendent world.

Human civilization at present is already quite different from almost all other dream world civilizations. Its future is still unclear, but before Gaia falls from the absolute reality layer, humanity has at least several thousand years of buffer and accumulation time. This is already a huge advantage. If, before the fall, humanity accumulates an enormous share of reality, an incredibly powerful group of superhumans, and a systematic population of billions or even tens of billions of ordinary people, humanity might actually be able to reverse the gradual decline of the dream world and ultimately save itself.

As Wu Pifu walked among the crowd, many ordinary people who had just awakened did not recognize him, and his extraordinary abilities did not manifest any unusual phenomena like those of other extraordinary individuals. At this moment, he seemed more like an ordinary person.

As he walked, Wu Pifu was startled because he saw someone who shouldn't have been there.

"...The Great Song Brocade Garden? No, Zhao Fubao, what are you doing here!?"

Wu Pifu stood in front of a shop, looking at Zhao Fubao dressed in Song Dynasty palace attire, and exclaimed in surprise.

Zhao Fubao was sitting on a mahogany chair drinking tea, looking dignified and elegant. Several employees were serving customers in front of the shop. When Wu Pifu exclaimed in surprise, the teacup in Zhao Fubao's hand fell to the ground. She looked at Wu Pifu with an innocent and surprised expression.

"Sir, you're back?" Zhao Fubao composed himself, stood up gracefully, and bowed deeply to Wu Pifu in formal attire.

Looking at the various brocades sold in the shop, Wu Pifu rubbed his forehead and said, "No need to say anything, I know... Did Xu Shilan bring you here?" Zhao Fubao nodded with a slightly flushed face.

That's right. While Wu Pifu was on his solo rental mission, Xu Shilan went to the Song Dynasty Dream World first. After making some noise there, she brought some special products from the Song Dynasty Dream World and Zhao Fubao to the Land of Redemption.

As for why it was Zhao Fubao?
Firstly, it's familiar; secondly, it's easy to handle; and thirdly, it can be used as a model or a trademark.

Don't assume that ordinary items in the Song Dynasty dream world are worthless. Some of the finest items specially supplied to the royal family, whether they are food and drink, daily necessities, or works of art, can still become the flagship products that Xu Shilan sells.

Take this brocade for example. Perhaps 29th-century technology could mass-produce better brocade and embroidery, but this kind of handmade royal special product can still attract the middle class and above, especially women.

This is a truly high-value-added product.

It's important to know that the currency in human society has now changed from credit points to points. The Night Watchers can naturally obtain a large number of points from the dream world, but ordinary people can also naturally generate points. These points will be handed over by the mainframe to the unified human government, and then distributed by the government to every ordinary citizen. Of course, if an ordinary person generates 1,000 points in a month, the government will deduct various taxes and distribute about 60% of the points.

These deducted points will be used as government operating taxes. At the same time, the points will also be put into secondary circulation as currency. Ordinary people use them for civil servant salaries, and other private enterprises and the circulation of various goods are also settled through points.

Selling ordinary items won't earn many points, but the sheer volume makes it all worthwhile. Wu Pifu saw four or five customers in the shop, which didn't seem like many, but these brocades were considered mid-to-high-end items, so the prices were definitely not cheap...

It has to be said that Wu Pifu was truly impressed by these constructive and business-oriented night watchmen; he had never imagined such a way of thinking.

Next, Zhao Fubao introduced Wu Pifu to several royal specialties that Xu Shilan had obtained in the Song Dynasty dream world: tea, brocade, various delicacies that could not be obtained on Gaia, or that could only be simulated by nano-carbon-based units, precious Chinese medicines, porcelain, paintings, etc.

To date, Redemption Land has sixteen stores with the Song Dynasty Dream World theme, and Zhao Fubao is the general manager of these sixteen stores, holding a 0.3% stake.

Zhao Fubao said excitedly, "Sir, I finally have something to do, instead of being a useless puppet who can only suffer silently in the imperial city."

"...Alright."

Wu Pifu didn't care. This little girl was different from her brothers and fathers; she had no sins. If she could have a future, that would be good.

"Where is Xu Shilan?" Wu Pifu asked.

Zhao Fubao shook his head and said, "I don't know. It seems Miss Xu has set off again with her team, but..."

"However?" Wu Pifu asked in confusion.

"Ms. Xu said that she has deposited a sum of points for you in the government account. These points are calculated by her and can be used freely. They are also considered as her recent profits. You can use them with confidence."

Wu Pifu nodded knowingly.

Judging that the points wouldn't be many, he casually asked, "Got it, how many are there approximately?"

Zhao Fubao smiled and said, "One hundred million points."

"...So, I'm truly impressed by these business geniuses!"

Wu Pifu looked toward the government building.

Now, it's possible to materialize those people who emerged from the Lost Lands, and even...

His parents!

(End of this chapter)