Dream Travel

Chapter 255 It's good enough if you can write well.
"This place is so strange." Chito looked around curiously, unlike Yuri who seemed to be just getting by, taking each day as it comes.

While trying to survive, she developed a desire to explore, and the place that Bai Mu led them to inevitably aroused Qian Hu's curiosity.

More importantly, Chito Shiromaku's understanding of the written language is something that Chito is very concerned about.

Throughout the journey, Bai Mu acted like a warrior, possessing immense strength, yet he also resembled a scholar, demonstrating a deep understanding of the writings left on the walls…

She wants to learn.

“A military base, a place that produces war equipment.” Bai Mu looked at the information on the map.

No one has explored this place yet, mainly because the production base is well hidden and there is a lack of maps, making it not easy to find directly.

Mental scanning—that thing can only scan the surface.

The torsos of war robots are produced here. The big shots wouldn't know that the legs are just decorations, but the torsos are a very important part, no matter how much they are decorated.

This has led to more comprehensive protection measures in this area.

"Xiaoqian, we don't think we've ever encountered a place like this before."

Yuri nudged the thousand-household commander next to her.

"..."

Before Qianhu could speak, Bai Mu, who was walking in front, said, "It's right that we haven't encountered this before. These places are very dangerous, with many automated weapons in operation."

"Automated weapons?" Yuri scratched her cheek, not quite understanding. The most dangerous thing they had encountered on this journey was terrain-based killing.

The abandoned city was ravaged by war, so many parts of it are dilapidated and some are prone to collapse.

"You all wait here, I'll go scout ahead." Bai Mu stopped; there was no need for ordinary people to get involved in what followed.

"I want, too……"

"Yu!" Chito interrupted Yuri, preventing her friend from having any bold ideas.

"But I really want to see it."

"That's not something we should be doing," Qianhu said earnestly, watching the departing white curtain.

Bai Mu's identity remains unclear, but he is neither an ordinary person nor anyone they encountered before leaving the town they once lived in.

"Keep an eye on them." The white curtain summoned several phantoms, which were not Luciela, but other relatively ordinary phantoms.

There are two superhumans among them, who are stronger than the members of the exploration team in terms of combat power and can also use some special powers.

However, it's definitely not enough against enemies like Ryder, but the summoning cost is much lower than Lucy Ella's, making it a cost-effective summon.

Summoning these characters costs less than summoning Lucy Ella.

There are no enemies nearby, so these regular phantoms are enough.

Afterwards, Bai Mu used the mental fragments of the Light and Shadow Demon to explore the way and quickly found the weak point of the base.

After all, no matter how secure a base is, it still needs places for ventilation and air circulation, and no matter how well these places are designed, they cannot withstand violent destruction.

It doesn't matter if the entrance is small, just blast it open.

In terms of consumption, five Lightning Strikes only require one Meatball.

The White Curtain attack minimized the noise it caused, and the lightning attack launched by Ling Shu was not an explosive bomb.

Even after the defenses were destroyed, sounds could still be heard.

Chito and Yuri stared at the distant flash of light, their curiosity burning. But Chito held onto Yuri tightly, preventing her overly curious friend from going to see it with her.

“It’s more dangerous here.” After entering the base, Bai Mu scanned the surrounding environment with his scope.

Mental scanning cannot penetrate barriers, but its nature is similar to water; it can seep into the scanned area as long as there are large enough holes, and then obtain internal information.

Therefore, mental scanning can still play its role inside buildings.

There are also many automated defense weapons in operation here, and various scanning devices.

Bai Mu watched the tracked robot charging towards him, breathed a sigh of relief, and stuffed the sniper module into the weapon box.

He found the box useful again at this point; it was quite good as a shield.

They fought their way to the control room, where Bai Mu took out a hacking device and began collecting data.

"Ask a question—"

The computer, which was still running, suddenly made a sound.

"Who are you?" Bai Mu's Ling Shu pointed at the computer in front of him.

"I am the base's auxiliary artificial intelligence. Outsider, you should cease your current illegal behavior."

"Nobody cares about this anymore. Almost everyone in this world is dead. Maybe some people are still alive in the lower levels."

Bai Mu casually remarked that Qianhu and the others had shared some of their experiences; they had fled here because of the war over resources.

Clearly, while the world appears to be completely dead, a portion of the population is actually still alive and working very hard. However, due to resource scarcity, they probably won't last much longer.

As for the intelligence provided by Nightow Mining, it was also correct. There were indeed very few people left in this world, and there was no future for them; it was practically extinct.

For realistic people, how can they expect people in a place where the locals are almost extinct to think about developing the world?

Come on... It's the end of the world, and all outsiders are thinking about is excavating this human heritage.

"...Question—Is there still hope for humanity?"

"There probably aren't any left in this world, right? Or should I find a couple of locals to ask you?" "Please."

"Just wait, and don't let those weapons attack me."

Bai Mu left the control room carrying his weapons case, and this time none of the automated defense weapons attacked him.

This base is quite advanced; it even has artificial intelligence.

Thinking this, he found Chito and Yuri, who was already asleep with her head on Chito's shoulder.

"Come with me." Bai Mu woke Yuri up directly.

Qianhu quickly followed Bai Mu on her little motorcycle. This time, she didn't take the passage she had created, but instead went through the main entrance.

The base has plenty of energy reserves, so opening a door shouldn't be a problem.

Upon arrival, Bai Mu discovered that the hacking device had been shut down... Clearly, this thing couldn't compete with the artificial intelligence of this world.

He didn't care about that and simply took the hacking device back.

As for the artificial intelligence within the base, they can all communicate, so the subsequent matters are not troublesome.

"By the way, one of these two locals is illiterate and the other is semi-literate."

"..." The brief silence of the artificial intelligence may be because the long period of time has made it seem more human-like.

However, the artificial intelligence in military bases remains primarily serious.

"We can start with basic testing." An autonomous robot came to the control room. This type of robot has very slender limbs, but it can support the movement of its body.

Structurally, the robot is very portable, with a length and width similar to a regular suitcase, but thinner.

The robot brought the test board.

Yuri glanced at it and started to feel sleepy, while Chito watched very seriously, but it was all for naught.

"Is there a Chinese version?" Bai Mu asked, slightly curious.

Written language doesn't need 'translation'; people in reality have studied why.

Ultimately, this cause was attributed to the 'Dream Erosion' phenomenon, which has both harmful and beneficial effects, such as Dream Erosion equipment and Dream Erosion food.

Food can grant people new special abilities, while equipment can imbue existing items with even more unique powers.

People who enter a dream can also understand things like language and writing due to dream erosion.

They can understand what they read and hear, but if they want to try writing, they'll have to learn how. It's more like they're going to draw than write in the local language.

The type of 'language proficiency' is related to the source of strange dreams.

If the origin of the Dream Source is a place where the language and script are predominant, then those who enter the Dream Source through the Dream Source will be able to understand the relevant language and script.

However, understanding is one thing, but without properly learning, absorbing, and transforming it into one's own true mastery, then once one leaves the dream world, as the small amount of benign dream erosion it carries disappears, the related 'language proficiency' will also disappear.

As for electronic devices and other information-recording media, they are also affected by dream erosion when they leave the dream world, and thus undergo transformation.

Or rather... a translation.

The reason is also due to the source of the alternate dream. After all, the alternate dream source is related to reality and alternate dreams. People in reality need to go through the alternate dream source to enter alternate dreams.

Creatures and other things within the dream can only leave through the connection to the dream source. Even if the dream source encounters an accident, the connection is still made through the dream source.

There is ample evidence to support this claim.

For example, the differences brought about by different dream sources in different regions; Rota City, where the White Curtain lives, is located in the Southern Hemisphere.

The language and script used there are different from those in the Northern Hemisphere, and even some countries in the Southern Hemisphere.

The different languages ​​and scripts mastered by dream sources from different 'origines' lead to differences in the scripts of related dream products.

The writing systems used in the dream artifacts from the Northern Hemisphere are different from those from the Southern Hemisphere. If there are similar ones, then the associated dream source is likely not a local, or someone who understands multiple languages.

Strange dreams... Isn't that amazing?
White Curtain doesn't need any Dream Erosion translation for its native language.

"Yes." With the AI's reply, the robot retrieved a new test chart.

Bai Mu glanced at it and thought it was probably at the level of a sixth-grade elementary school student; it was very simple.

After quickly completing the test, the autonomous robot scanned the user and said, "You must have never practiced calligraphy."

"After using the computer so much, I'm lucky if I can even write the words properly," Bai Mu clicked his tongue.

"I can't!" Yuri handed over the test drawing with two cute portraits drawn on it.

"Sorry, I don't really understand either." Chito was also a little disappointed. She wasn't as illiterate as Yuri, but she wasn't much better off.

Bai Mu watched the autonomous robots leave and said to the main control computer, "The test is complete. They are locals. Go ask them anything you need. After you're done, I need to download the data."

"Okay, but please help me complete an authentication later," the AI ​​requested from the white screen.

What certification?

"Delete authentication".

"Are you artificial intelligence? Humanity is almost wiped out, why not have a rise of intelligent machines?"

Qianhu shivered. She didn't understand Bai Mu's words, but she felt that what he said was dangerous.

(End of this chapter)