Dream Travel

Chapter 240 A New Ascension
Put all these Dream Erosion Crystals into the weapon box. The weapon box may be upgraded. If used evenly, both pieces of Dream Erosion equipment will only have their Dream Erosion attributes enhanced.

"How about... we use it all on this box?"

"I don't rely on you guys for the fight." Bai Mu was also a little conflicted: "Use them all."

If it weren't for the time intervals between entering the alternate dream, he would have liked to quickly farm enough Dream Erosion Crystals.

Having obtained authorization from the White Curtain, Beatrice unhesitatingly used all the remaining Dream Erosion Crystals on the weapon case.

As for the weapon in Ling Shu? Atrist didn't care.

The weapon case continued to glow under the enhancement of a large amount of Dream Erosion Crystals—Sublimation had arrived.

The light emanating from the box didn't last long. After it returned to normal, Bai Mu reached out and tapped it.

Based on the previous experience, after the Dream Erosion attribute is sublimated, it does not add new attributes, but rather enhances the existing ones.

Just like a condensed-state longsword, after the 'stable' Dream Erosion attribute is sublimated, it still retains the 'stable' attribute. However, in addition to ensuring that the weapon itself is not disturbed, this weapon can also forcibly fix other things.

After he stabbed the summoned demons, they were all forcibly immobilized, and the main body was unable to undo them.

Therefore, the changes resulting from the enhancement of the Dream Erosion attribute of the weapon case are mainly 'effect enhancement'.

Both the weapon case and the Spirit Pivot possess the Dream Erosion attribute, which temporarily enhances the equipment's effects and strength when it is functioning normally.

The stronger one's will, the higher the strength of the equipment. When using the weapon case to defend against external attacks, it can even withstand blows that exceed the weapon case's tolerance limit.

After sublimation, shouldn't the enhanced effect be strengthened?

Bai Mu tried it out and didn't feel much change. The intensity of the weapon box's discharge did increase a bit, but the increase wasn't ideal.

It's about one-tenth higher than before?

If this is also a form of enhancement, then this sublimation is rather pathetic.

"Don't do this to me," Bai Mu muttered, continuing the test. After repeating it more than ten times, he made a new discovery.

The enhanced Dream Erosion attribute did not significantly improve the discharge effect of the weapon box, but after repeated attempts, White Curtain discovered that the intensity of the discharge was additionally enhanced under the same output.

Although the enhancement is very small, it is abnormal to have an enhancement under the same consumption.

He considered a possibility: was the weapon case's effect permanently enhanced due to the Dream Erosion attribute?

"...So there's a growth-oriented enhancement effect? ​​I see." Bai Mu felt relieved. With such an effect, the normal enhancement of the Dream Erosion attribute wasn't significant, which he could accept.

This growth-driven enhancement, accumulated over time, far surpasses any temporary enhancement.

After all, temporary enhancements also depend on the foundation; if the foundation is strong, temporary enhancements can become even more powerful.

Furthermore, White Curtain also discovered new changes in the Dream Erosion attribute.

The original enhancement did not improve Phantom Summoning.

Or rather, the improvement doesn't lie in the phantom's strength or performance, but rather in the enhancement of its effects. The main improvement is in the 'summoning' aspect.

The problem is that Bai Mu isn't a psychic monster, so no matter how much he improves his summoning abilities, he can't bring out the full effect of that enhancement.

For him, it didn't matter whether he could summon a thousand or two thousand phantoms at once, because he couldn't summon them anyway.

Therefore, the weapon case's enhanced effect is of little use to Phantom Summon.

Unless this box is given a better owner to bring out its unique summoning characteristics.

Otherwise, if the weapon case were in Bai Mu's hands, it would be a special piece of equipment primarily focused on electrical discharge.

This enhancement now applies to the summoned phantoms.

The resummoned Beatrice received a slight enhancement, and as White Veil poured his spirit and will into the weapon box, Beatrice could feel her body strengthening.

"Is there a permanent enhancement?" Bai Mu was somewhat concerned about this enhancement.

"It doesn't seem to work. Should we try a few more times?"

"Row."

After going through dozens of rounds of this, White Curtain was exhausted, and Beatrice did not experience any of the so-called permanent enhancement.

Bai Mu placed the weapon case aside and lay down on the sofa: "It seems that the only permanent enhancement is to the normal effects. Perhaps the ability to collect mental fragments will also be enhanced... We'll see later."

Discharge is a normal effect of the weapon case, as is Phantom Summoning, but the focus is not on the phantom but on the 'summoning'. As for capturing spirit fragments, that is also a normal effect of the weapon case.

However, the effect has always been mediocre, and the surrounding conditions make it difficult to test whether there is any enhancement. It can only be done under suitable conditions.

Regardless, after the Dream Erosion attribute is upgraded, the summoned phantoms also receive a temporary boost, which is a significant improvement for the weapon case.

It's important to know that the weapon case's Dream Erosion attribute includes a temporary enhancement to the case's own strength.

After the attribute is upgraded, a small amount of the temporary enhancement gained from the box will be retained. Bai Mu fantasizes about using this box to withstand a nuclear bomb someday...

Hmm, this box seems a bit small. Otherwise, if I were to encounter that kind of attack, I could at least fit myself inside—at least I could leave with a whole corpse.

"Well, this is already pretty good." Bai Mu stretched, and Atriste leaned closer: "Want me to sleep with you? With my doll too."

“No.” Bai Mu glanced at the still-motionless Beatrice doll and immediately shook his head.

Beatrice was never a good person, and the other party's overly proactive nature made Bai Mu somewhat wary. She was fine with it, but her doll was out of the question. What if there was something wrong with that doll?

However, Bai Mu didn't have any ideas today; testing the new equipment had made him a bit tired.

As for the choice, the weapon box has one more effect than the Spirit Pivot Spear, so focusing on upgrading the weapon box is not a bad idea.

As for the sublimation of the Spirit Pivot Spear, that's simple. Just go and check on Leone every month. You won't get too many Dream Erosion Crystals at once, so just do it a few more times. It'll only take three to five months.

The white curtain removed Beatrice's welcoming call and sent the Beatrice doll back to the alchemy workshop.

The next day, Bai Mu went to Lily's place early in the morning. It wasn't that he couldn't sit still after just returning; he wanted to ask how big the betting odds had become recently...

"This is a bit difficult to count," Lily said to Bai Mu with a smile. "Why don't you go to the Golden City?"

"That's not impossible either." Bai Mu pondered for a while and did indeed have the idea of ​​going to the Golden City to take a look.

He hadn't been to many cities in this world, so he had to experience the unique features of the Golden City.

But now he feels it would be irresponsible of him to go back, so he'd better find a few more different dreams before going.

"Since the people in the Golden City are using me to open a project, can I participate too?"

"Of course, they don't prohibit me from participating in some gambling games over there."

"Alright, let those gamblers go bankrupt!" Bai Mu clicked his tongue and directly entrusted Lily to handle this matter for him.

As for her demand for an 8% cut, Bai Mu readily agreed, giving Lily two million to handle those gambling addicts.

As for the part about suppression, it's naturally based on the premise that he remains alive.

The money earned doesn't need to be given to him immediately; it can be accumulated in the principal to continue generating more money. As for when he dies, it's useless to worry about that.

As for those gamblers, according to Lily's account, there is a time limit when they place their bets. If the time limit is exceeded, they lose.

If Bai Mu dies within that timeframe, it's as if these gamblers have made a profit.

The closer the bettor is to the day of Bai Mu's death, the more they will be compensated. If they accurately bet on the day Bai Mu dies, they will make a fortune.

If Bai Mu doesn't die, these gamblers will keep losing money.

"As long as you live long enough, the people who gamble on you will become increasingly crazy."

"Huh? Shouldn't they just back down and give up?"

Bai Mu doesn't think the gambler will change his ways, but the gambler will also be afraid. As long as he is strong enough, what can a gambler do after losing money?
Let's move on to the next target.

"But the world is so big, there are always some people who are rich, powerful and like to gamble. The results of the bounty betting can be manipulated."

Human manipulation in this regard does not constitute 'cheating' because the requirements for human manipulation are too high.

For example, if someone bets on when Bai Mu will die, the possible human intervention is for the bettor to arrange his death date.

The demands for doing so came up immediately. Arranging his death seemed simple, but first, one had to be able to catch the White Curtain in advance and ensure that he died on that day.

Or perhaps the bettors can guarantee that they will kill Whitebeard head-on on that day.

So what if someone has the ability to do these two things, manipulates gambling games related to insider trading? Those gambling addicts will only be the harvested leeks.

And you can't do it? If you can't do it, you lose money. If you don't have enough money, you go into business. It's that simple.

What Bai Mu is doing now can also be considered 'manipulating the betting pool', but he's targeting those gamblers who want him dead.

This kind of manipulation isn't even manipulation; as long as he lives well, a group of gamblers will be drawn in and lose everything.

After that... those who lose and become enraged will have the urge to come back and cause trouble for Bai Mu, and might even accuse him of not dying sooner.

"There will be people who are so angry about losing that they will come after you, so Bai Mu, you are destined to be extraordinary."

"Hmph, mediocrity is a death sentence." Bai Mu snorted twice and glanced at what Lily had written for him.

Besides the regular bounty of 30 million, there are also smaller, scattered bounties totaling over 3 million.

This is not even a real-time statistic.

"Are they really that confident I'll die?"

Lily laughed and said, "That's because your gold content isn't high enough."

"My head is worth 33 million now, isn't that enough value? How long has it been?"

He spent over a month in Alexei's dream world, which is less than a month in reality, and his bounty increased by more than two million.

The power of gambling addicts is terrifying.

"There are rumors that you've been hiding in the alternate dream to avoid being hunted down."

"..."

The rumor Lily mentioned seemed to make sense, so Bai Mu decided to give Lily an additional three million in funding.

(End of this chapter)