Dream Travel

Chapter 187 This is a form of recognition

"I've been put on a bounty too? Who's being so mean?" Bai Mu considered himself a pretty decent person in real life, so it was only natural that he'd been put on a bounty. There must be a bad guy involved!
“You must have offended someone,” Lily chuckled lightly. “This isn’t a regular bounty, but it’s more dangerous than a regular bounty.”

Because legitimate bounties are offered through compliant channels, those who are wanted or other criminals will not accept them.

At least they wouldn't openly accept these kinds of offers, while unofficial bounties are completely unrestricted and anyone can accept them, and receiving the bounty is not difficult.

Whether one can keep the bounty after receiving it is another matter, and this situation is one of the reasons why bounties are more dangerous.

Those who can hold onto their bounties are ruthless. Who knows, one day, Bai Mu might encounter someone else on a different bounty list.

"So, which bad guy is trying to mess with me?" Bai Mu said indignantly.

"I don't know about that."

"Can I take the bounty and go to the person who posted it?"

"Sure, but the person who posted the bounty wouldn't mind saving a large sum of money."

In this bounty, Bai Mu's reward is ten million, and the guarantor is the Golden City, a city that Bai Mu doesn't know much about.

Even Bai Mu himself was moved by what he saw. Just who could hate him so much?

That strong cook who committed a serious crime only has three million.

"Don't worry so much. Think about it this way: as long as the bounty is posted for more than two months, not many people will bother you."

Lily comforted Bai Mu, and although her words were rather unconventional, they were not without merit.

Bounty money is a form of combat power, but the duration of a bounty order is a form of certification of combat power.

Even if the bounty is high, but the bounty lasts for no more than a month, people will still actively provoke such beings.

Once the bounty has been offered for more than two months, many people will calm down; if it has been offered for more than a year, most people will calm down.

More than ten years... that just means the person who posted the bounty is incredibly lucky.

Or perhaps the person who posted the bounty didn't remove it to save face.

The bounty on Evangeline that Bai Mu saw was over ten years old, although the reward was 'only' thirty million, which was only three times his...

"The problem is, I can't just hide for the next two months, can I?" He didn't want to hide; he wanted to kill those who were trying to collect the bounty.

"That's good."

Lily suggested to Bai Mu, "Why don't you put up a sign outside the city, and I'll send you a supply every week?"

"You just want to see me make a fool of myself, you despicable woman! But it's not impossible..."

"Oh? You've really thought it through?"

"Hmm... let's see how it goes, let this chef continue to enjoy himself for a while."

Bai Mu pondered his next steps. Two months? Two months was too long. He still wanted to explore the Otherworld. Putting aside everything else, how many Otherworlds could he visit in those two months?
We'll kill as many bounty hunters as come, and we might even find the person behind that gray ball.

They were all bad, I killed them all!

Bai Mu took Lily to the bank to transfer the money, and then returned home with his bounty poster.

On the way back, Lily reminded him not to think about going to other cities for no reason, as it wouldn't do him any good.

These illegal bounties are open to anyone, meaning that if someone goes to an unfamiliar place, they are easily scammed by the locals.

In Rota City, he had at least received the Rota Star Medal, plus the White Curtain and the local authorities' authorization certificate, so ordinary people couldn't make things difficult for him. But it was a different story elsewhere.

"What's this? Your bounty?" Luciela picked up the bounty poster and looked at it.

She couldn't be too far from Bai Mu, but a few kilometers wasn't a small distance either, so when Bai Mu went to Lily's place, she could also go for a drive elsewhere.

As for the location of the white curtain, she could confirm it through the weapon case and simply follow it back.

The bounty made Luciela happy.

Or rather, seeing Bai Mu's misfortunes can make her feel happy, even though the consequence is that she has to put in even more effort, but that doesn't matter.

“Yes, my bounty. I’m a ruthless guy with a combat power of ten million now.” Bai Mu glanced at the bounty poster; it was dated yesterday.

He was busy yesterday... Bai Mu glanced at Luciela, busy fighting monsters.

As for the speed of transmission, although this world does not have a network, or rather, does not have a globally covered network, the transmission of messages is sometimes not slow.

The slow transmission is for ordinary people; the bounty notice doesn't need to be sent through that Golden City at all. As long as the locals receive the message, they can print it locally.

Bai Mu was curious about who took the photo above.

"I don't understand." As a medieval monster, Luciela couldn't catch the joke the white curtain was giving her.

But she felt that Bai Mu's head was already very valuable, and that a lot of trouble would come looking for him.

“You foolish cat.” Bai Mu sighed. “I plan to leave the city for a while.”

"You're no longer a bounty hunter?"

"I'm not short of money." Bai Mu casually took out his bankbook. Lily took a 40% cut, so he also received 48 yuan.

He wasn't often in Rota, so he didn't have many places to spend money.

Recently, we've gained another one who knows how to spend money, but with the limited knowledge of a medieval monster village girl... she can't spend much money.

"I want to make the bounty more valuable."

"So you're happy?"

The white curtain's reaction greatly disappointed Luciela. "That's ten million! That's an affirmation of my abilities! In that case, I can't let them down."

“…I’m going shopping.” Lucyella was even more disappointed.

She wanted to see more of the suffering, anger, and resentment behind the white curtain.

"Come on, I'll drive you there."

Lucy looked at the guy with some suspicion, deeply doubting that Bai Mu had ill intentions at this moment.

Bai Mu immediately explained the reason to his summoned beast: "You are a woman, which makes you an easy target, especially when I have a bounty on my head."

"Oh?" Luciela wasn't angry; instead, she licked her lips. "So, does that mean I can eat them?"

"You need to change this habit. It's all meat, why do you keep thinking about eating people?"

"I guess I was a human before."

"That's even more inappropriate. Let's eat some pork."

Lucy Ella glared fiercely at the white curtain.

Bai Mu drove her shopping; the few kilometers of activity range were enough for her to run around anywhere.

"Don't get scammed." Bai Mu handed her a stack of money. The money in this world was of high value; his ten million bounty would be worth a hundred million on Earth.

"You're underestimating me."

Without hesitation, Lucy Ella turned her sexy back to Bai Mu.

Bai Mu pulled a data cable from his pocket, plugged the charger into the weapon case, and started playing on his phone.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Lucy Ella returned to White Curtain carrying large bags and small packages.

Those things completely filled the back seat of the car. No wonder it's Rota Avenue, it's so bustling...

"Are these all clothes? Wear them for me tonight."

Bai Mu glanced at the things in the back seat of the car. The clothes were bought with his money, so he was definitely going to wear them to show them off.

"It's not just clothes, I bought everything that interests me, and someone even bought them for me."

Bai Mu was taken aback: "Who's such a wronged soul?"

Lucy Ella glared at him fiercely: "You have a problem with that?"

"Of course, but don't do that next time. If you don't have enough money, just ask me."

"Hehehe, someone wants to give me a house."

"?" Bai Mu pulled the hilt of the Dream Eater Greatsword from the weapon case and scanned the surroundings: "Who's there?"

"Hahaha! I have no interest in him, his offal is too greasy."

Lucyella laughed lightly. In her world, people might not be healthy due to their living conditions, but they didn't have many physical illnesses.

Even if she had one, she wouldn't live that long, and the average standard of living in this world is so high that wealthy people aren't very attractive to her.

She was referring to the taste.

Even awakened beings don't particularly enjoy eating fatty foods.

"I'll go with you next time."

Bai Mu drove her away, and Lucy Ella sat in the passenger seat looking at her newly done nails.

A woman's innate talent allowed her, who had never shopped before, to find what she wanted on Rota Boulevard in a very short time.

She was somewhat dazzled by this dazzling world.

"How can I increase my strength and expand my range of movement?" Luciela lowered her hand, feeling that a range of only a few kilometers was too small.

I used to think that being too small meant she couldn't run around in her awakened state, but now I think it means her range of activities, like shopping and playing, is too small.

“Those who are normal become stronger.” Bai Mu thought of something, pressed the Dream-Eroding Imperial Arm into his eyeball, and observed the passersby.

Sure enough, as they approached their residence, some passersby were spotted by the spy, who had come specifically to keep watch.

The day after Lucy Ella finished trying on the clothes, Bai Mu drove to the Yi Meng Experience Store and handed the car keys to Lily: "I don't need the car now, so you'll have to pay for the gas yourself. Also, be careful when you go to my house."

Lily is no simple woman, but necessary reminders are still needed.

"Bai Mu, you're so thoughtful." Lily smiled as she took Bai Mu's car keys.

"By the way, give me some information about the Golden City. I'll look at it on the way."

“I knew you wanted this.” Lily handed a prepared travel brochure to White Curtain.

This thing looks a bit like a perfunctory attempt to get rid of people, but after opening it, Bai Mu thought it was alright. There were quite a few annotations on it, and Lily's handwriting was really beautiful.

The City of Gold—the name itself sounds like it's all about wealth, but the description clearly states that it's a 'sinful city' where money reigns supreme.

Both legal and illegal activities exist, and most things are driven by money. Many illegal bounties originate from the City of Gold.

With the Gold Capital as a guarantor, this illegal bounty becomes 'legal'—illegal elsewhere, but legal in the Gold Capital.

Therefore, bounty hunters don't need to worry about not getting paid after completing a bounty.

The Gold Capital's guarantee ensures that bounty hunters receive their due bounties and can then spend them wherever they earned them.

(End of this chapter)