Dream Travel

Chapter 212 You'll be the sacrifice?
Lily can handle Dream Erosion ingredients, and the food she cooks tastes pretty good; she is indeed very skilled.

And the catgirl that Bai Mu is currently raising... is probably very good at eating.

Anyway, Lucyella doesn't know how to cook.

“I want to learn this.”

“But I don’t have any here.” Lily shook her head: “Those things require specific materials to make, so you’ll have to prepare the materials if you want them.”

"Could it be the flesh of some kind of creature?"

"That's just basic preparation. Would you like to try White Curtain?"

Of course he wants to!
"So you listened to that woman?"

"It's not so bad. If the supplies are sufficient, I can become even stronger." Bai Mu held a pair of binoculars and looked at the wild boar herd moving in the distance.

After observing carefully for a while and confirming that there were no problems and that it matched the information Lily had given her, she reached out and patted Luciela's butt: "I choose you, go!"

"I have no problem dealing with people, but you can't keep making me deal with beasts like this!"

"You weren't this fussy when you were eating." Bai Mu tossed the Dream Eater Greatsword to Luciela. As a former greatsword warrior, wielding a greatsword was no problem for her.

He himself wielded a condensed matter weapon, which was light and weightless in his hand, yet extremely powerful. Without the lights on, it could easily injure him, while with the lights on, it could alert the enemy.

However, dealing with a group of wild boars is no problem.

Upon seeing the white curtain charging towards them, the wild boars did not retreat; instead, they became extremely agitated and eager to charge at it.

Bai Mu cleaved a wild boar with his sword, and the boar's head instantly turned into frozen pork.

The remaining wild boars, far from being frightened, became even more frenzied upon seeing this, but Bai Mu did not continue to use condensed matter weapons excessively.

He needs to obtain a large number of wild boar hearts, but it would be difficult to handle if they all froze to death.

These wild boars aren't ordinary wild boars. According to Lily, they seem to have come from some kind of dream and mixed up with real wild boars to create this kind of wild boar.

Furthermore, they reproduce very quickly and are known for their violent and dangerous nature.

Lucy Ella was also quick at killing pigs; she moved swiftly through the herd, leaving no pig head intact in her wake.

It seems she died by beheading, so now when she uses her greatsword to kill, she likes to aim for the head.

The remaining third of the wild boars, seeing that something was wrong, all fled, but Luciela quickly caught up with them and killed them all.

This rampant wild boar tribe was tragically wiped out today.

"Eat it," Bai Mu said to Lucyella, wanting to avoid wasting food.

The catgirl didn't hold back, instantly transforming into a terrifying catgirl with numerous sharp mouths growing from her tail, devouring the wild boars until only their hearts remained.

When it comes to food, she doesn't seem to mind it at all, in order to make her life easier.

Moreover, the White Curtain test showed that other mental fragments couldn't do what Lucy Ella did. They could eat, but it was almost the same as not eating; at most, they could taste the flavor, but it didn't make them more energy-efficient.

Not to mention borrowing the demonic energy from the white curtain, the power types are from different sources, so it's impossible to use it. Therefore, in terms of eating, if you want to be like Lucy Ella, you probably need to have characteristics like 'devouring'.

Lucy Ella's ability to eat is a trait she inherited from her previous life; others don't have it, so they can't eat like her.

This is quite a pity for Bai Mu. If other spirit fragments could also be consumed, then summoning a large number of spirit fragments at once would not be a burden.

Let them capture the energy, and then after disarming, his weapon case will receive a supercharge.

Why the heart?

After tossing a large pile of hearts into the bag prepared by the White Curtain, Luciela munched on an ice pop-shaped wild boar, which he had killed with his condensed matter weapon.

The boar's surface showed no fatal wounds, likely due to the stable Dream Erosion property inherent in condensed matter weapons; even the electrical burns generated when it touched the creature were minimal.

When things like iron filings come into contact with this weapon, they won't generate any disturbing magnetic field. This thing is no longer a proper technological weapon.

With the addition of the Dream Erosion attribute, it's already a product of cutting-edge technology—no, it should also contain elements of magical technology; in any case, it's something unorthodox.

"How would I know? I'll find out once I take it back and let her process it." Bai Mu just wanted high-energy food; pig's heart and the like were acceptable to her.

Although he doesn't particularly like eating the internal organs when he eats meat.

It was inconvenient to bring this pile of stuff into the city. After an examination, it was confirmed that the hearts were not human, and Bai Mu successfully returned to Rota City.

He brought back a lot of things, but there are also hunters active in Rota City, and those hunters have a partnership with the butcher shop owners in the Rota City market.

It's strange that Bai Mu has brought back a large number of wild boar hearts, but it's not entirely unbelievable.

Lily was already waiting at the entrance of the experience store, and she didn't let Bai Mu in at all. She didn't even wear her original work uniform, but changed into a set of ordinary clothes that weren't new.

"Bai Mu, you're really efficient. Let's go to the lower city." Lily said, looking at the huge bag Bai Mu brought back, while wearing a mask.

She provided the bag; it's well-sealed, but the contents inside aren't suitable for bringing into the store.

"Where?"

"Anywhere."

The lower city has many industrial areas and a lot of open space. Lily took Bai Mu to a place he had never been before. Here, something Bai Mu carried that he hadn't used in a long time took effect.

"My demon detection charm is pulsating, there must be a demon nearby!!" Bai Mu put down the bag he was carrying, placed one hand on his chest, and touched the charm made by Sister Asha.

This thing emitted a temperature that wasn't just body warmth, but a warning of the aura of a demon.

This thing only caused a stir when White Curtain was dealing with that guy...Zoke.

However, when dealing with him, Bai Mu didn't need this thing to kill that guy, so he didn't use the power of the pendant.

This time, it didn't matter at all. The ornament's agitation was even milder than when it faced Zoke, indicating that the demons here were weaker.

"Don't scream when you see a demon; a demon might be a law-abiding citizen."

“I know, but that doesn’t stop me from beating them up.”

The white curtain's sharp vision found something amiss: messy patterns on the ground not far away, creating an unsettling visual impact.

“Some kind of demonic script,” Lily explained after taking a look.

"What means?"

"This needs to be analyzed to understand. There are many types of demons in reality, so there are also many types of demonic texts in the transmission. Each character costs two thousand."

"...We've already reached this point in our relationship, and you're still asking me for money at this time??" Bai Mu said incredulously.

Lily replied matter-of-factly, "Understanding demonic script allows you to attempt to wield demonic power. Don't try to take advantage of me and then act innocent."

"Do you see me having a need to understand?"

Lily looked at the white curtain for a while, then shook her head: "Indeed, there isn't one."

White Curtain is very powerful now, but this power comes from the strength of the warrior build; in terms of magic, he is still a complete novice.

Don't be fooled by his ability to generate electricity; that comes from his weapon, not from his own ability to casually unleash a palm-sized lightning bolt.

"That's fine. Even if I knew the contents of the demon script, it wouldn't be of any use, not to mention there are so many kinds of it, and I don't really like learning foreign languages."

Lily laughed lightly: "I don't really like it that much~ The reason is that I feel I learn it slowly. If it were easy to learn, would I still feel this way?"

Is this a provocation from a top student... no, a genius student, to a mediocre student?
Bai Mu observed the surrounding environment. It wasn't exactly the middle of nowhere, but it was still quite deserted. At this point, no one would notice if he pressed down on the woman next to him.

He walked over to the pattern made up of a bunch of demonic characters: "If it's useless, I'll destroy it."

"Don't rush, let me take a closer look first."

Lily walked to Bai Mu's side and stood vaguely behind him, seemingly to avoid some possible unexpected accident.

She looked at the pattern on the ground with great interest: "Hmm... it must have been an attempt by someone who wasn't very professional. There are some errors in the arrangement of the words."

Originally, it was about demanding power from the demon through sacrifice, but due to a mishap in the combination, it became an offering to the demon. It seems the people researching demonic power were tricked.

At this point, Lily revealed a gloating smile. Some demons are mindless and violent, loving to fight, while others are incredibly cunning, almost like devils.

The reason is that the different types of demons brought by the different dreams are different.

If the former is physically strong, they can actually get along well; the latter type of devil is very good at scheming.

"You mean that not long ago some idiot sacrificed himself?"

"Hey, why don't you give the White Curtain a try? Maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised." Lily nodded, glancing at the signs of struggle not far from the giant pattern, her words carrying a hint of enticement.

"What surprise? Oh—!" Bai Mu patted his weapon case. If it were a real demon, then there would indeed be a surprise.

"Can I beat him?"

"We just need to adjust the text arrangement and restrict the summoned demons, limiting the intensity of their descent."

Lily was writing and drawing in a small notebook. Under Bai Mu's clear gaze, she tore off a piece of paper and handed it to him: "Adjust it according to the arrangement on it."

"...We're here to cook," Bai Mu emphasized, highlighting their purpose.

"Does the process affect the result?"

Bai Mu thought about it and realized it made sense: "Indeed, then do we need a sacrifice? You can be the one to offer it."

"Bai Mu, you're so mean." Lily playfully punched Bai Mu's chest with her little fist.

"I can't go myself, can I?"

Lily gave Bai Mu another idea: mix a little human blood with pig's blood, and use some pig's heart that had been dripped with his blood.

The term "white curtain" sounds very unreliable.

"The key is your blood. The demon can't detect the problem on his end; he'll only realize the issue with the sacrifice once he gets here."

"This works?" Bai Mu pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Holy crap, isn't this telecom fraud?"

Without hesitation, he opened the large bag he had brought and took out a pig's heart from it...

(End of this chapter)