Dream Travel

Chapter 192 Two choices
"Because superhumans are already very powerful, it is difficult for them to achieve parallel 'synchronization' in that world, and it is also extremely difficult to deceive the dream world, so don't have too many ideas."

Knowing that the White Curtain was prone to causing trouble, Borei gave him a very serious warning.

The Bureau has taken action both within the alternate dream world and in the real world. In the past two weeks, they have seized a number of illegal alternate dream terminals.

However, as the investigation deepened, the obstacles encountered became increasingly greater.

The reason is that they can confirm that there are also wealthy clients in Rota City who are willing to invest in customized enhancements, and that these clients are very influential, which has greatly hindered the Bureau's investigation.

"I was just asking, but it's quite a pity."

"If extraordinary individuals can truly be enhanced in this way, then there will absolutely be no leaks of the Dream Terminal in this Dream."

Borre said with absolute certainty, "If they could do this, what organization would make a business out of such strange dreams?"

They could directly cultivate a large number of super-enhanced superhumans internally, each an average of mobile nuclear weapons capable of sweeping away everything, and still be doing business?

Their very existence is a business; they can be supported by a group of people even if they do nothing.

What are your thoughts on the future of the Dream Terminal?

Bai Mu thought of the people he met on his way to the Bureau of Justice. After putting up a bounty, he would carry the Dream-Eroding Imperial Arms with him when he went out.

As for the marks left on the eyes by the Dream Eater Imperial Arm, a pair of sunglasses can solve the problem.

There are quite a few people watching him.

"...Not good." Borei's face was somewhat grim: "The ideal outcome would be the emergence of corresponding management policies for the Dream Terminal, making unauthorized possession illegal."

It seems that some things can already be confirmed.

Bai Mu clicked his tongue and quickly finished his portion of barbecue: "That means I'll have to be more careful when I go out from now on."

Borre shook his head: "No need for later. You have to be careful when you go out now, that's fifteen million."

Bai Mu remained noncommittal: "Prices will go up again in the future."

Borre was speechless for a moment: "Should I praise you for having self-awareness?"

"Did I said wrong thing?"

He shook his head and changed the subject, talking about something less serious: "A new type of scam has emerged recently, so be careful."

"Oh? What?" Bai Mu asked curiously.

"Someone approached Dreamwalker to sign a special inheritance agreement..."

Lily's image immediately flashed into Bai Mu's mind; he had just signed that contract with her not long ago.

"You didn't sign it, did you?"

"Uh, it shouldn't be the kind you're talking about."

Borre continued, describing the new type of scam: "The main target of this scam is dreamwalkers, especially those who are seriously aging."

Bai Mu knew this matter had little to do with him anymore, but he still listened very carefully. He wondered if defrauding a severely aging Dream Walker was considered cheating the elderly.
Many of the dreamers who look like they're about to die are actually in their forties or fifties in real life, in the prime of their lives.

“Some people specifically seek out these dreamwalkers and sign special estate agreements with them. After their death, the dreamwalkers will ‘donate’ their bodies, and before that, they can receive a large sum of money.”

"It doesn't sound like a scam unless the person dies after signing the contract and the money never arrives."

Borei glanced at the white curtain in surprise: "You're actually right."

"Local police have solved several related cases."

If the transaction agreement was completed normally, then it does not constitute fraud; the aging dreamwalker sold his post-mortem body in exchange for a large sum of money he had in life.

Although it's not entirely compliant with regulations, adults should always be responsible for the choices they make. However, some people specifically use this to commit fraud, wanting to exploit the power of the agreement without actually paying money.

They don't target young dreamwalkers; their main targets are old, dying dreamwalkers.

It's not that young dreamwalkers aren't good targets, but rather that young dreamwalkers are less likely to die in accidents or suddenly 'die of old age'.

The chances of being scammed by them are higher, and even those scammers can't be sure if the young dreamwalker is a superhuman.

Lifespan increases after reaching the Transcendental level, so young Dreamwalkers may not be Transcendent, but the probability of them becoming Transcendent is higher than that of older Dreamwalkers.

Older Dreamwalkers don't need to worry so much. If they could become extraordinary, they would have already achieved that. Who wants to be an old man for no reason?

Older dreamwalkers are those with mediocre talent who missed or failed to seize the opportunity to become extraordinary.

If you can't become a superhuman when you're young, it's even harder when you're old.

Targeting these old men is definitely the right move. They've most likely given up on becoming superhumans, and all they want to do for the rest of their time is enjoy life, right?
And enjoying it is free?

Therefore, scammers have targeted dreamwalkers in this area.

Some dream walkers signed the agreement and died of old age on the same day, while the fraudsters, according to the agreement, were able to dispose of the dream walkers' bodies themselves.

“They use the power of agreements to defraud elderly dreamwalkers and obtain their brains.”

Bai Mu clicked his tongue: "So you're saying that as long as it's a Dreamwalker's brain, it doesn't matter whether it's an old man's or a young man's, right?"

"That should be the case." Borre was also a bit speechless about this matter, and could only say that those fraudsters have a lot of ideas and tricks up their sleeves when it comes to making money.

While others were thinking about hunting dream walkers, that group of scammers had already started a new track.

The fraudsters caught so far are only at large because their methods weren't sophisticated enough; those with better methods are still at large. "I'm still young."

“I’m just letting you know about this. The chances of you being targeted by scammers aren’t low.” Borei glanced at the white screen.

Fifteen million heads are right here!

As far as he knew, the highest amount the scammers offered when they approached elderly dreamers to sign agreements was 300,000.

They are clever; the amount is substantial, yet it doesn't raise suspicion of being too fake, given their status as Dreamwalkers. Even elderly Dreamwalkers are Dreamwalkers, making them highly valuable.

While scammers primarily target older dreamwalkers, this doesn't mean they won't target younger dreamwalkers. Some scammers even use such agreements as accident insurance.

With 15 million people implicated in this scheme, how could those fraudsters not be tempted?

“I have this.” White Curtain took out the Imperial Arm, Observer.

The Bureau of Investigation knew he had this thing, so he didn't hide its existence. As for the effects of this Imperial Arm, it would be easy for the Bureau of Investigation to find out.

However, this Imperial Arm requires equipping to use, and being too obvious, it doesn't deter many people.

He wouldn't easily reveal the Dream-Eroded Imperial Arms.

“That makes sense.” Borei glanced at the Observer Imperial Arms. With this thing’s assistance, the chances of White Curtain being scammed by fraudsters would be greatly reduced.

Even so, he still reminded Shiromu: "But you still have to be careful. Imperial Arms are very useful for ordinary people, but they may not be accurate when facing beings with extraordinary power."

"I will pay attention."

After the chat, Bolei took Bai Mu to the armory. Bai Mu acted as if he were in his own warehouse, casually picking out suitable equipment.

He no longer needed ordinary firearms or similar weapons, so he only chose a few hand grenades.

"Don't you want to bring more?"

"It's unnecessary. Bringing more won't help if you can't beat them, and it's also useless if you can beat them."

Bai Mu shouldered his weapon case, and Bo Lei said nothing more. He led Bai Mu to the office, took out two documents, and said with a serious expression, "Now you have two choices."

"It's not a dream exploration anymore?" Bai Mu picked up a document and looked at it.

The contents of this document are clear, indicating that the relevant investigation has already been conducted by the processing bureau, and the other document is similar.

Borei was taken aback by Bai Mu's words: "...It's not like the Bureau of Handling Cases is short of manpower."

Although the Bureau needs people at all times, no matter how much it needs wild dreamwalkers, it cannot be said that the Bureau has no capable people to do its job.

The purpose of seeking out unaffiliated dreamwalkers is purely to reduce the possibility of accidents involving officially registered dreamwalkers.

This is considered an unspoken perk enjoyed by Dreamwalkers within the organization. Despite having such perks, Dreamwalkers in the Bureau cannot be incompetent.

What needs to be done must be done.

It's been half a month already, and the Bureau's investigation won't stop just because the white curtain is gone.

Apart from the Dream Terminal investigated by White Curtain, all the other Dream Terminals were investigated.

So far, the types of alternate dream terminals appearing in Rota City have not increased; they have remained at the four types currently discovered.

"I want a dream about fighting monsters." Bai Mu didn't see any dreams related to 'Minotaur' in either of the two documents.

“That dream has reached saturation,” Borei said, explaining why there were no more related dreams.

"So, only these two are left, and they're very difficult?"

“One is difficult, the other is relatively simple.” Borei reached out and pressed his hand on one of the documents: “This dream is the most difficult. The organization that controls the source of the dream occupies a very dangerous ‘factory’. With this factory, they have the power of ‘ghosts’.”

"They want to conquer the world? That power seems impressive, but in the context of the alternate dream world, there's only so much they can do, right?"

The document was very detailed, but the background was 'modern' and included nuclear weapons.

The organization that controls the Source of Other Dreams is really planning something big, and they've gone too far. Watch out, or a mushroom might fall on your head.

“They never thought about conquering the world,” Borre corrected White Curtain’s idea.

Some organizations might think about conquering the Dream World, but the problem is that the benefits of doing so wouldn't be significant.

Unless those people want to live a life of debauchery in the alternate dream, what good is conquering it?
It simply means that acquiring scientific and technological knowledge is easier, but there are even faster ways to acquire knowledge.

The acquisition of material resources is always in excess. It is not difficult to obtain material resources from the dream world, but the difficulty lies in how to bring them out.

Conquering the world doesn't necessarily increase the amount of resources that can be taken out.

Therefore, many people who come into contact with the Dream Source focus more on exploration, aiming to acquire the main knowledge of the Dream World.

If we really want to explore and develop this further, then supporting Alexei through the relevant authorities is one way.

Creating an influential organization is much simpler than conquering the world; it won't waste much time and can achieve the same goal.

If we can cooperate with the Otherworld, then we should support it, unless we can completely crush the Otherworld and achieve our goal in a short period of time.

Otherwise, conquering the world would be the least efficient and least rewarding endeavor.

(End of this chapter)