Dream Travel

Chapter 225 Low-key
If we hadn't chosen her, none of this would have happened; if we had chosen him, we would have had to pay the price.

Beatrice could do nothing to help White Curtain, but her smile brightened slightly.

"Perhaps we can do this: let me complete the subsequent tasks, and the related bounty can be withdrawn."

Beatrice's smile was sincere, but she felt it was fake in this setting.

"What about the remaining seven million?"

"Let the employer know about this when the commission is completed?"

Beatrice was actively offering suggestions, saying that as long as the old employer regained his youth and vitality, then his son wouldn't matter anymore, and he would probably make a move after learning about this.

"The question is, what will happen if they find out I have this?"

"The bounty may increase significantly."

"Is there any point in continuing this discussion?" Bai Mu clicked his tongue, ignoring Beatrice's useless suggestion, and then tossed the matter aside.

He was just complaining; he didn't actually feel like he couldn't go on living.

As long as he becomes stronger, the pressure of the bounty will not be able to break him.

Besides, the other party has already put up a bounty for his life, so why would he take the initiative to ask if they could settle?

Doesn’t he care about face?

It's just 30 million and the hidden 47 million. As long as he's strong enough and completes the bounty certification, it's no problem for his bounty to soar all the way to the level of the Pirate King.

Finally, Atreus asked, "So you mean you're just going to ignore it?"

"Never mind, this is pretty good, but the flavor could be improved. It would be even better if it had more bubbles."

White Curtain commented on the drink made by Beatrice. Although it was an alchemical potion, it didn't matter; it tasted good, and she loved it.

“That would involve copyright infringement.” It’s not like Atrist has never tried local Coke before.

She altered her body to gain a longer lifespan, wasn't it all for the sake of enjoying life better?
If it's about youth, which needs to be carefully nurtured, then it's a bit too ordinary.

"You're already dead, why are you still concerned about this? Adding bubbles can slightly reduce the potion's effectiveness."

Drinking too much of this alchemical potion can easily cause insomnia, since it's something that can enhance the effects of training.

When faced with the client's demands, Beatrice appeared very compliant. Bai Mu liked this, so they went along with his requests.

Just before an operation by the Bureau of Handling was about to begin, Borre contacted White Curtain.

"Something on your mind? Why have you been so low-key lately?" Borei asked the approaching white curtain with a smile.

Recently, Bai Mu has rarely come to the Bureau of Affairs and hasn't done anything significant in Rota City. His low profile is making people uncomfortable.

But Borei knew the reason: the man's bounty had risen to over thirty million.

Although the hidden 17 million has been removed, leaving only the 3 million bounty for each kill, the total bounty of over 30 million still keeps White Curtain in the spotlight.

His bounty was originally over 30 million, but the update speed was so fast that it was like a flyer.

That's right, the bounty on Bai Mu's head has already been opened. His bounty updates at a rate similar to flyers, with bounties of five thousand or even tens of thousands constantly appearing.

The reason there are no lower ones is simply because some items below 5,000 are not displayed. It doesn't mean there aren't any. In the City of Gold, you can place a bounty even for one dollar.

However, the employer needs to pay separately for printing the relevant reward notices.

Once the reward exceeds 5,000, printing the reward notice becomes free, but the amount of money required will not be too large.

For bounties exceeding one million, new bounty orders are regularly distributed, unless the target's relevance decreases.

The White Curtain is a recent hot topic in the Golden City, a high-traffic topic. After the opening of the betting pool around his head, gamblers from all over flocked in.

Although the Golden City ignored bounties below 5,000, some of the bounties above 5,000 were 'advertisements'.

The note above mentions the accumulating prize pool at Baimu.

Borre was following the White Curtain's affairs, so he naturally knew about this. What could he say now that things had come to this?
As someone who witnessed the skyrocketing bounty on the White Curtain, he was genuinely tempted.

"I'm exercising." Bai Mu clenched his fist.

Bo Lei stared at Bai Mu's fist, which was the size of a sandbag, for a while, then shook his head slightly. Bo Lei wasn't quite sure how powerful Bai Mu was now.

The main issue is that, so far, the city defense agreement has not been touched.

There are generally three scenarios. The first is that it has not yet reached the point of triggering the defense agreement. The second is that the white curtain has become so powerful that it can block the city's defense agreement.

The third, less common situation is that the White Curtain has high physical stats but no special energy. This type of situation can also easily exceed the city's defense agreement.

However, because such beings lack the assistance of special energy, their destructive power is relatively low. If they cause trouble, the commotion will be huge, unless they attempt an assassination.

While assassination might kill important people, how many people will ultimately die?

Nodding, Bo Lei believed Bai Mu's words. During Bai Mu's period of keeping a low profile, he had tried to contact Bai Mu several times, but could only do so by leaving a message on the phone.

Bai Mu replied to him after returning from the gym.

"Would it be possible to test the Dream Erosion adaptation time?"

"Do we even need to test this? It's good enough, isn't it?" Bai Mu didn't want to test this.

What if he adapts to the Dream Erosion too quickly? Others take at least a month to adapt to the Dream Erosion after leaving the alternate dream, but he only needs a week. Wouldn't that make him a prime example?

The Dreamwalkers were already having a tough time lately, and with someone like him as a prime example, even more people will want his head.

“Alright.” As usual, Borre took Bai Mu to the weapons depot, this time fully armed himself. “Are you going too?”

Seeing Bolei's reaction, Bai Mu realized what he was about to do.

“The processing department is short-staffed recently,” Borre replied casually.

"I thought you were only responsible for practical matters."

Borei shook his head: "I occasionally deal with things related to alternate dreams, but this time it's a normal operation."

Alexei's dream has progressed to a certain extent.

The stable situation began to intensify over time.

The plan to bleed Esdeath's army dry is about to fall apart.

The main reason is that Esdeath's attachment to the capital diminished after learning of the minister's death.

Given her circumstances, she could choose to betray the empire and take over the northern tribes.

Not doing so was not out of loyalty to the empire, but because the woman enjoyed war and killing.

Furthermore, there is also active resistance in the capital. The revolutionary army needs to take formal action, otherwise there is still a possibility of failure.

"Then I'll go in first." Bai Mu, holding a letter, entered the makeshift hospital first and disappeared from Bo Lei's sight.

Afterwards, Borei and other agents from the Bureau of Processing entered the Dream. Since they were not Dreamwalkers, they were able to enter in a different form.

Matt and the gunman Eller were among them; they were already very familiar with the Bureau's operational arrangements.

However, since they haven't become Dream Walkers yet, the Bureau of Processing hasn't paid much attention to this aspect.

This is a common occurrence. If you're lucky, you might become a dream walker after a few encounters with different dreams. If you're unlucky, even dozens of attempts might not be enough.

Generally speaking, after more than ten tries, don't be so obsessed. Treat it like a gacha game and let things take their course. Maybe you'll get it one time. Constantly focusing on it will only make you more likely to fail.

"I am back again."

Looking around at the camp, Bai Mu casually greeted this strange dream world.

There isn't a completely harmless way to arbitrarily bring people out of the dream world. As for human resuscitation, Beatrice is skilled in life alchemy, so she can solve this problem.

However, there is insufficient research on Beatrice's soul.

After handing the letter to a staff member of the processing bureau, Bai Mu obtained a general understanding of the situation here.

The Revolutionary Army is now divided into two groups, with its main force not in the capital, but engaged in dealing with Esdeath's army.

That woman is extremely dangerous. Without the assistance of the Teigu users, the army would be no match for her. If the main force of the Revolutionary Army is not deployed there, the Revolutionary Army's back door could easily be blown up by that woman.

Meanwhile, in the capital city...

"Find an opportunity to take down their chief scientist. If you can't, withdraw all your forces first. After dealing with Esdeath, then push forward."

The bureau provided relevant intelligence to White Curtain.

"how long?"

"At most one week."

"Then I'll go take a look first." Bai Mu had just left when he ran into Bo Lei, who was arriving. Seeing Bai Mu about to leave, Bo Lei asked with some confusion, "Where are you going?"

"The capital city, there's still a week left."

"...Take care of yourself." Bo Lei nodded knowingly, figuring that Bai Mu had most likely gone to see his girlfriend.

"I know what's important and what's urgent." Bai Mu glanced at Bo Lei, looking at him with such earnestness. What kind of person did he take him for?
White Curtain took Lucy Ella to the deep mountains near the capital, found the Night Raid base whose location had not changed, and had a great time that night.

After being separated for so long, all verbal communication eventually turned into physical communication.

"I think I've gained weight."

Leone yawned softly, resting her head on the white curtain's arm.

"Was it my fault?"

"It's all your fault! How can you have so much patience?"

Leone said that when he assassinated those enemies, he had seen many scenes that cannot be described in detail, but none as exaggerated as the White Curtain.

"To improve my combat endurance, I've enhanced my recovery ability," Bai Mu replied earnestly.

The demonic energy consumes too much energy to enhance recovery. Although the effect is very good, the cost is also huge.

Later, after consuming Dream Erosion ingredients that possess restorative and strengthening properties, this consumption was suppressed, allowing more demonic energy to be used in battle instead of for healing.

The problem lies in the fact that the Dream Erosion ingredient's recovery and enhancement effects are too comprehensive.

"You'd better do this for the sake of fighting." Leone chuckled and nibbled on Shiro's ear. "You're really something, you even solved Akame's sister's problem."

A while ago, Akame brought Kurome back to the base. Although Kurome still acts like aloof, she has at least become a fighting force for them.

Furthermore, Kurohime appears quite proactive in some actions.

However, finding Dr. Fashion is still not going smoothly. He is too cautious, and it is difficult to attract him without a special approach.

(End of this chapter)