Dream Travel

Chapter 180 Standard Market Information
After the new agreement was signed at the city hall, Bai Mu asked Hei Lily, "Does this mean you've finally succeeded?"

"This is just a normal agreement. As long as you, Bai Mu, are alive and well, this thing will not take effect."

Bai Mu thought about it and realized it made sense. He could still make his own decisions about what happened before he died, but what about after he died? He had no regrets, so there would be no "after" after death.

Moreover, there is still a lot of room for maneuver in this matter. The agreement does not contain many harsh clauses. Unless he dies in an accident, he can transfer what he has before he dies.

"I've always wanted to learn a skill, but I still haven't found a way to do it?" After sending Lily back, Bai Mu asked her about the things she had wanted to do before.

Lily countered with a question to the white curtain: "Yes, but can you really focus on studying?"

"This..." Bai Mu paused, "Aren't there any electronic tutorials?"

"Hahaha, you're joking. What can you learn that way?" Lily said with a laugh. "If you want to learn this knowledge, you need to give yourself at least six months. If you've made up your mind, I can contact a suitable teacher now."

"I'll learn it later then. Could you get me an electronic version?"

“Of course not, no one would do that.” Lily shook her head. Normal teaching was fine, but no one would actually create an electronic version.

Leaving aside whether it's even possible to teach, if this version is produced, what will happen to those who teach? Even if there's an electronic version, it will still be resisted by those people.

"They deserve to never make money off me," Bai Mu muttered, clearly unhappy.

"Bai Mu, you can look for some bounties. There are some people who are good at this kind of knowledge who are on the wanted list."

"Great idea, keep an eye out for this for me!" Bai Mu thought Lily's suggestion was quite reliable.

Lily smiled and led Bai Mu to a small room, poured him water, and brought him some snacks.

She opened a booklet: "Take a look and choose."

"Do you have that much business here?" Bai Mu looked at the wanted posters in the booklet, his lips twitching slightly. Was this guy waiting for him?

“This is a legitimate business,” Lily emphasized, indicating that it was perfectly normal for her to have a legitimate business.

"Are there any other legal businesses?"

"Like cooking?"

"This won't do, you're too expensive." Bai Mu ate some snacks while browsing the wanted posters.

After watching for a while, he felt it was unreliable because it lacked information. It was like those bounties that had appeared on Earth before; the price was indeed high, but most people could only look at them.

These types of wanted posters rarely show the location of the wanted person, so in order to collect the bounty, bounty hunters have to gather intelligence and find these people's whereabouts themselves.

What intelligence network does White Curtain have?

He knows fewer than ten people in Rota!
Although the wanted posters in this booklet had the target he wanted, there was no space for it, so he looked for a testicle.

He'd rather go to the gym and lift weights, or go find Borei to meet new Dreamers; the Dreamer he met this time didn't satisfy him.

A modern-day fantasy... not even a shark tornado, how boring!

"I have relevant information, but there's a cut involved."

Is this legitimate?

“It looks very professional,” Lily said matter-of-factly.

Bai Mu crossed his arms: "The more something is emphasized, the more it is lacking."

Lily's expression remained unchanged, her smile unchanged: "Please give me more trust, thank you."

How much do you smoke?

"After the 20% discount, it's 40%. If the information isn't accurate enough, I'll reimburse your travel expenses, and your commission will be reduced by 2% next time."

"I'll think about it."

Bai Mu left the experience store and went home to call Bo Lei. There was no need to go to Bo Lei to ask about this; he also had work to do.

It's more appropriate to contact him by phone for personal matters. If you can get through, it means Borre is slacking off in the office; if you can't, he's out working.

Bai Mu was lucky; Bo Lei was slacking off in his office.

"I want to ask you something. Are you aware of the commission split for bounty information?"

"Why are you asking this?" Borei realized that Bai Mu might be trying to do something unrelated to his job.

With such a great Dreamwalker talent, why not shine in the Dreamlands instead of becoming a bounty hunter?

"Of course there is a need. Let's learn about it first, so we can use it in the future."

Bo Lei told Bai Mu, "Cooperative intelligence providers typically take a cut of 30% to 60%. If you feel it's not worth it, you can buy intelligence separately."

"Are they robbing us?"

"That's how it is in the industry. Intelligence brokers also need to compile intelligence. Although their commission is high, the accuracy of the intelligence is more guaranteed."

Bai Mu thought for a moment and asked, "There must be some wicked middlemen involved, right?"

"Of course there are, but being a middleman in this line of work takes skill. These kinds of intelligence brokers are very likely to offend people, so they are particularly hard to find."

Therefore, they don't exclude intermediaries; even without intermediaries, they'll find 'agents.' The intelligence brokers you find might be agents or intermediaries; it's very difficult to find firsthand intelligence providers.

Borei explained in detail, and Bai Mu understood. This was inherently a very offensive job. The intelligence brokers were already cutting off the livelihoods of wanted criminals; without agents or middlemen, these brokers would be the first to die. "How much did the people you met offer you?"

"Hmm...50%."

"It's alright. If you can accept it, we can cooperate." Bo Lei nodded when he made the call. Half of the commission should be taken by the second-level agent.

Most people who try to solve the bounty are basically third-level agents.

At this point, the commission has already exceeded half, but this system is for risk sharing; the executor only needs to bear the risk of the action.

Those agents, on the other hand, face much greater risks, as wanted criminals are always looking to kill them.

According to industry practice, the highest commission rate is 60%. After all, bounty hunters aren't stupid; if it's lower, they can find someone else, and maybe by finding several, they can find someone with an even lower commission rate.

"Okay, I got it. How's the arrangement for the alternate dream on your end?"

"Let's discuss this again in half a month." After unanimous discussion within the Bureau, they decided to postpone the White Curtain operation.

We can't let such a useful person go, especially since Bai Mu is also enjoying it.

This guy just killed a big boss, so retaliation will probably come soon, and the authorities can take the opportunity to conduct a counter-investigation.

As for the identity information provided by the White Curtain, the Bureau has already begun an investigation. Once the identities of some individuals are confirmed, they will be able to uncover clues about this organization.

The White Curtain could also lead to another storyline, so the Bureau of Investigation doesn't plan to immediately use the White Curtain to investigate other alternate dreams.

There's no rush. It's been a while.

"I understand." After hanging up the phone, Bai Mu lay on the bed staring at the ceiling. Half a month was all it would take. Time to go and take on some cases.

After Bolei's explanation, Bai Mu felt that an 80% cut was acceptable.

With this thought in mind, Bai Mu patted the weapon case, and Luciela's figure appeared. She looked around at her surroundings and asked, "Is this your home?"

"its not bad, right?"

"Hmph...you do have a good eye for this." Luciela sat down on the sofa, enjoying its softness.

Bai Mu's house was beautifully decorated. If she were still alive in her world, she wouldn't mind killing the homeowner and taking over the place.

"Speak, what do you want me to do?" Luciela glanced at Bai Mu. This guy summoned her from his home, so it probably wasn't anything good.

However, she didn't care about this at all. On the contrary, she was somewhat eager to try it out. It would be even better if Bai Mu could become infatuated with her.

This way, he won't keep her asleep forever; he'll only release her when she's useful.

Moreover, she also wanted to taste the demonic aura of the White Curtain again.

How's your sense of smell?

"What do you want to do?" Luciela realized that White Curtain's purpose was not simple.

"After you help me find the person, I can give you more time to maneuver, how about that?"

“That’s not enough. I want to do something else.” The clothes on Lucyella’s body disappeared; the clothes themselves were made of mental energy.

That was the outfit that left the deepest impression on her; it was practically her default outfit. She wanted to try changing it, but gave up after trying it.

Since those clothes aren't something demonic energy can control, instead of trying to change them, it's better to remove them and change into normal clothes.

"You shouldn't have any questions about the Greatsword Warrior, right?" Bai Mu looked Luciela up and down. She was very sexy and alluring when she wasn't awakened, but after seeing her awakened form, she lost some of her charm.

If her awakened form had a more normal mind, it might be more exciting, but some things are judged by appearances.

As for the Greatsword Warriors, their desires intensify when they use their demonic energy, and they can't help but awaken. They have this problem before awakening, but it should be gone after awakening.

"Who said no?"

"But you're already dead, how can you still feel that way?"

Bai Mu was a little curious about the extent to which the phantoms summoned by the mental fragments could do. As for whether they would leave any suspicious liquids at the scene after doing so, he thought about it... probably not.

After all, Lucyella had been summoned by him more than once, and she had eaten so many dangerous creatures without leaving any residue.

"Hmph! I'm no different from being alive now, except you don't let me out often!" Luciela crossed her arms and snorted coldly.

Although she doesn't feel the passage of time when she's asleep, the discontinuity she experiences each time she wakes up still makes her uncomfortable.

She stared at the white screen. As the demonic energy flowed, the cat's features became more pronounced. Stimulated by the demonic energy, she became excited.

"Hurry up, I'm better than your cat..."

Bai Mu reached out and pressed his hand against Luciela's face: "Wait."

"What are you hesitating about? Am I not good-looking?" Luciela looked at Bai Mu with dissatisfaction, reached out and tore off his shirt. All she wanted now was to have some fun.

She's already dead, and aside from the restrictions imposed by the White Curtain, she won't think about restraining herself in any other way. Besides, she was an Awakened One in life, and acted recklessly; it goes without saying that she'll be even more so after death.

"No, I just want to remind you, don't say anything later."

As I just mentioned, some things are a matter of appearance. Awakening Luciela is one thing, but not awakening is another. However, there is something I still want to emphasize.

(End of this chapter)