Goblin Heavy Dependence

Chapter 377 "Welcome, Dream Weaver!"

After landing, Xia Nan did not pay attention to the familiar mechanical voice that was ringing in his mind.

His first action was to draw the pine tree sword from behind him as a makeshift weapon, and quickly walk a few steps to the priest's corpse.

With intense focus and unwavering vigilance, he scanned the other person's body again and again, confirming that they were completely dead.

Only then did I finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Sheathing his sword, he picked up the [Ember] straight sword that had fallen to the ground, wiped away the blood remaining on its surface, and carefully checked the blade for any scratches before approaching the church entrance.

Checking on Margaret and Salding, it was found that their chests were rising and falling regularly, their breathing was even and steady, and they had only fainted, but were otherwise fine.

After thoroughly searching the church again and confirming that there were no additional enemies and the environment was temporarily safe, they...

Xia Nan finally managed to focus his attention on the large amount of information that had flooded his mind following the successful input of the dynamic password:

……

Password verification successful!

"Welcome, Dream Weaver!"

"Checking memory archive repository..."

"Warning! Storage unit damaged. Please contact the device manufacturer for maintenance and repair!"

"Connecting to the online memory cloud..."

"Network not detected!"

"Attempting a local connection..."

"Attempting to search for neural source trajectories, generating subjective experience logs..."

The same characters were already seen by Xia Nan when he successfully entered the key using the [Coin of Destiny] to open the [Dream Corridor].

Because there were too many technical terms, he was not able to fully understand the meaning of these prompts at first.

But now, after having experienced a dream once, I have some guesses about some of it.

This so-called damaged "memory archive repository" should be the dream archive stored by the company that made the device in the world from which the [Dream Corridor] originated.

It is unknown what the contents of the file were, but it should have been lost and destroyed when it traveled through time and space to the continent of Aifara, and is now difficult to recover.

The subsequent "localized connection" refers to the process where, after the repository was destroyed, [Dream Corridor] actively creates dreams by searching the memories of the continent of Aifar where it is currently located.

He couldn't help but recall the entire process of the creation and formation of the [Fang Hunt] combat technique, which he had personally experienced, the half-breed barbarian, and the winter wolf with fur as black as night.

Xia Nan's face showed a thoughtful expression.

Although it is unclear how the "Dream Corridor" was collected, this story, which has long been buried in the river of history, is so vividly etched in the memory of the person involved that every detail in the dream feels so real.

But without a doubt, this is a good thing for the person who has started the dream.

Even disregarding the staggering amount of combat skill proficiency gained after the dream, everything he experienced in the dream alone could greatly help Xia Nan better understand the world he lived in.

It might even allow him to learn some tricks from dreams, like the stealth experience he currently possesses from the [Fanghunter] dream barbarian.

A stream of information flashed through his mind, replaced by symbols representing the combat skills he currently possessed:
The wooden sword that leaves a perfect arc afterimage with each swing – [Whirlwind Slash];
The pitch-black winter wolf, lurking in the depths of the shadows—[Fang Hunter];
Composed of pure dots and lines, the simple graphic resembles the trajectory of celestial bodies—【Gravity Control】;
An ochre-red scattering cluster of light bursts forth like fireworks—[Gravity Etching];
And finally, a small cluster of faint flames, carrying an inexplicable sense of desolation and bleakness, flickered alone—[Ember Echoes].

Among them, [Whirlwind Slash] and [Fang Hunt] are already at the maximum level, while the remaining three combat skills still have a lot of room for improvement. Currently, the remaining energy of [Dream Corridor] is 9.27%, which is more than three times the 3% that was needed to directly raise the proficiency of [Fang Hunt] from more than half of level 4 to the maximum level.

Xia Nan had thought he had many choices.

For example, raising the difficulty of mastering [Gravity Control] by one level, which is notoriously difficult to obtain. Or, as previously speculated, advancing existing skills like [Whirlwind Slash] to higher-level combat techniques.

But after trying them one by one, it was finally discovered that only [Gravity Etching] and [Echoes of Ember] met the conditions for opening the dream.

In terms of proficiency, the former is already at level 3, while the latter hasn't even reached level 1 yet.

Considering the level of combat skill [Fang Hunt], 3% of energy can provide 48 proficiency points - there may be some excess, after all, it was directly upgraded to the maximum level of lv5.

Therefore, for [Gravity Etching], which is of the same level in Xia Nan's view, there is a high probability that this 9% energy can directly upgrade it from lv3 to lv5 "Mastery" level.

This was incredibly tempting for him.

After all, according to the professional advancement system in this world, a combat skill that has reached the "mastery" level also means an increase in professional level.

Xia Nan's current job, [Meteor Blade Hunter], is at level 2.

For this niche and unpopular profession, which only reaches level 5 at its maximum level, "level 3" is a very important milestone.

Based on what he had learned from the association, there was information about other professions with a similar maximum level of five.

When his job level reaches lv3, he has a high chance of gaining a unique feat of the [Meteor Blade Hunter] job.

Even further, like the [Gravity Etching] skill that comes with a profession, one can directly learn a powerful combat skill within a profession system.

This is almost exactly what Xia Nan, who is currently troubled by the fact that his profession is too niche and that it is difficult to find combat skills, desperately desires.

In comparison, the [Echoes of Ember] from another realm may be of much higher quality than [Gravity Etching] in terms of combat skill. Its special ability of "second-stage burst" is like having a second life, which is quite effective in actual combat and is a powerful trump card that can turn the tide of battle.

With only 9% of the energy, Xia Nan didn't think that [Dream Corridor] could directly raise the proficiency level of [Ember Echoes] from lv1 to lv5; it would probably be difficult to even reach lv3.

Taking all the above into consideration, the choice becomes very clear.

Without further hesitation, Xia Nan's consciousness gently touched the pattern of ochre-red light scattering like fireworks exploding in his mind.

hum-

The previously static and intricate pattern suddenly came to life, and the ochre-red force field energy emitted a faint glow. The light cluster first contracted inward, and then suddenly expanded outward, simulating the scene of the [gravitational etching] explosion.

"Activate the experience log?"

Xia Nan confirmed.

Activation successful!

"Localized connections are not very relevant; we are attempting a deeper search..."

"Search failed!"

"An individual associated with DedeCMS has been detected. Attempting to connect to the DedeCMS network..."

"Connection successful!"

"Replacement simulation in progress..."

　I was planning to pull another all-nighter to finish writing the dream sequence, but I'm not feeling my best, and the final quality might not be satisfactory. So I'll take a break and update more tomorrow. Sorry TT
　　
　
(End of this chapter)