Dream Travel

Chapter 266 Just Thinking
“It’s like we’re in a story,” Yuri said with a grin to Chitoge beside her.

She heard what the mushroom people were saying, and she could understand every single word. But when she put them all together, she was completely baffled.

Qianhu was even more puzzled. Just who was Bai Mu?

But soon her mind was no longer on Bai Mu, as a creature that looked like a cat but more like a sausage scurried over.

These are the larvae of the mushroom people. Because the mushroom people need to observe and 'monitor' the white curtain, they will be active in the vicinity, so their larvae were left behind.

The larva seems to really enjoy playing with them.

Chito hesitated for a moment, then reached out and scooped up the larva. But sensing that the larva's weight was off, she pinched the mushroom-man larva's belly and immediately asked Yuri.

What did you feed Him?

"Bullet~" Yuri took out a bullet and tossed it into the air under Chito's watchful gaze. Then, the mushroom-like larva opened its mouth and swallowed the bullet whole.

"..." Qianhu was shocked. This little thing can actually eat bullets?

"Delicious~" The mushroom-man larva's voice was not fluent, and it also required a communication device to communicate.

"Haha, eat as much as you like, you can find these things anywhere." Yuri chuckled and pulled out a huge pile of bullets.

Some of these bullets were collected by them before, while others were left behind by the unlucky members of the exploration team.

She pulled out a pistol and showed it to the mushroom-man larva: "Do you want to eat this?"

"No—" The mushroom-man larva shook its head blankly, not really wanting to eat the unloaded pistol.

However, He doesn't resist other types of bullets that Yuri feeds him; he basically eats them whenever he can.

With Qianhu barely able to contain himself, the mushroom-man larva's belly was quickly stuffed full, and the outlines of different bullets piled together could still be clearly seen.

"I hope He won't have indigestion?" Qianhu asked with some concern.

“I also want to try what indigestion feels like; it must be wonderful.” Yuri put the remaining ammunition back.

While she was having fun, she also felt that the little one was eating a bit too much.

Bai Mu tried to find the 'pollen' on his body, but after a lot of self-exploration, he finally gave up.

The mushroom people had a high opinion of him, considering him a high-energy-density being, but Bai Mu knew exactly what he was like.

No matter how high the energy density, he's still a Muggle. He can't detect anything like world pollen using his normal senses.

After fiddling around for a while, Bai Mu reached out and scooped up the weapon case, then beckoned to the mushroom-man larva: "Come here."

"..." The mushroom-like larva stared blankly at the white curtain, not coming over.

The white curtain caused the weapon box to discharge electricity, and the mushroom-man larvae sped up their crawling speed and came closer, opening their mouths as if to bite the weapon box.

The white curtain, of course, wouldn't let it get its mouth, and directly scooped it up and placed it next to the spot where the electric current was released.

Without hesitation, the mushroom-man larva lunged at the released electric current and swallowed the green current whole.

"Wow, that's amazing." Bai Mu reached out and poked the little thing's head.

"I want more," the mushroom-like larva said through the phone behind the white screen.

The white curtain continued to release electricity through the weapon box. Although this little thing was not big, it had a huge appetite and could eat as much electricity as the white curtain released.

Furthermore, while consuming this pure energy, the bullets ingested by the mushroom-man larvae are also being digested at an accelerated rate.

"No, I can't give you any more." Bai Mu stopped feeding him. He realized that if he let this little thing keep eating, it would drain him completely!
The mushroom-man larvae that had consumed a large amount of lightning grew slightly in size.

Consuming energy is how they grow. Judging from its feeding state just now, Bai Mu thinks it wouldn't take the mushroom people long to devour an entire nuclear power plant.

The presence of this little creature on the road didn't cause any problems. However, the little thing seemed to really like the white curtain, often coming to its side and gently scratching the weapon box with its tiny hands.

However, unactivated weapon crates do not emit very strong energy, which does not meet the conditions for mushroom people to eat them.

If the white curtain releases some energy into it, the mushroom-like creature will happily devour it.

"Come here quickly." Yuri held up a large-caliber bullet, attempting to lure him away.

But the mushroom-like larva lying on top of the weapon crate glanced at it, then looked away and continued to lie on top of the weapon crate with a longing expression.

The lightning released from the weapon crate was even more palatable to Him, requiring little digestion.

"Why?" Yuri looked disappointed as the abduction failed, and she threw the large-caliber bullet back into her hand.

Looking at the enormous mechanical weapons not far away, he showed a surprised expression: "They are so big."

Bai Mu was also examining the weapons, asking the mushroom-man larva, "How powerful are these weapons?"

"It's terrifying." Perhaps because it had grown a bit, the mushroom-man larva's answer began to flow more smoothly.

"Do you... want to give it a try?"

"Since there's hardly anyone around, why not give it a try?" Yuri immediately blurted out upon hearing that it was a very powerful weapon.

The mushroom-man larva jumped off the weapon crate and climbed up a giant robot. Yuri looked at the enormous robot with a troubled expression; she couldn't get up there.

She soon stopped worrying.

Chito and Yuri were carried directly up by the white curtain and jumped up.

Sitting in the cabin, Qianhu couldn't help but look at Bai Mu's legs and said sincerely, "He's simply a superman!"

Inside the cockpit, one of the mushroom-man larvae's hands deformed and directly activated the robot, even injecting energy into it to power it.

These robots are also ones they need to consume, but not all of them; they only need to consume the ammunition and energy within the war machines.

Of course, it is also possible to consume the energy in this way in another form.

"I'll give it a try." Yuri activated the weapon's control lever, and a barrage of missiles fired, blasting into the uninhabited area.

"Wow, that's amazing! A weapon like that could probably even take down that older sister who can turn into a monster, right?"

Yuri looked at the area bombarded by the missiles with a surprised expression. This test was just the beginning, and she couldn't help but continue firing.

The war machine's powerful weapon was activated, and a laser beam was fired, sweeping across the locked-on area in the distance, instantly turning the locked-on area into a sea of ​​fire.

"Hahahaha—that's amazing!" Seeing that she had caused such a result by simply moving her fingers, Yuri couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The smile seemed genuinely happy, but it was more of a mask for inner turmoil.

Chito, who had initially hesitated and wanted to advise Yuri, froze. She tackled Yuri to the ground and slapped her face hard. "What have you done?!"

"I didn't expect this. It was just a slight movement of my finger." Yuri's smile vanished. Ancient people used such weapons in their wars. No wonder humanity went extinct.

With just a flick of a finger, everything turned into a raging inferno. Imagine how efficient a group of these robots would be in waging war and destroying a city.

The two women couldn't help but look at Bai Mu, whose expression remained calm.

He admitted that such weapons were powerful, but he had already lived in a very prosperous era before he transmigrated.

Although there are no laser weapons that can be used casually in war, the development of other weapons is by no means lagging behind.

There are many weapons that could cause such an attack, including nuclear weapons, which have been described to death, and are still super weapons capable of causing ultimate destruction.

This robot's attack is very powerful, but with its size and shape, it would be easy to destroy it, right?
Unless this robot possesses some kind of unique shield.

Moreover, he had seen a similar weapon in the lower city; the Ryder Exploration Team had used a mechanical arm to break through that gate.

The robotic arm unleashed a similar laser attack, but its intensity was not as high as that of the large war machine.

"Have you ever used a weapon like this before?"

Qianhu asked Baimu nervously.

Bai Mu shook his head: "No, but this weapon is really powerful. I can try to block it."

The first idiom that came to Qianhu's mind was "shameless boasting," but when she thought about how Bai Mu's behavior was simply superhuman, she felt there was nothing wrong with it.

"I was just joking, you guys don't actually think I'm going to try it, do you?"

"I thought you were serious, and I was even ready to help you." Yuri chuckled.

Bai Mu glanced speechlessly at this seemingly foolish but actually wise girl, assuming that she had no intention of taking the opportunity to kill him.

"You can't stop it." The mushroom-man larva's voice rang from Bai Mu's phone.

Although it is in its juvenile stage, some analysis is still possible. The White Curtain is a high-energy creature, but the attack energy level of this weapon is even higher.

The white curtain's attempt to resist resulted in it being burned to ashes.

"I was just saying." He gently squeezed the little thing; putting everything else aside, Bai Mu wanted to raise a creature like this.

Mushroom people can also release energy, but this larva is currently in a growth stage and can only eat without releasing it.

Those mature individuals are different. Keeping one might be like having a backup battery. At the very least, it can help offset the consumption of weapon boxes.

In the lower levels of the city, Talic looked at the flames burning in the upper areas with a puzzled expression: "Has some weapon been activated?"

"Perhaps it has something to do with him." Talic's team rushed over; they had been extremely busy these past few days.

There are many places worth exploring in this base, and they actually found a hidden area here.

Those areas store a considerable amount of energy and other resources, probably resources reserved by humankind to preserve the flame and revive civilization.

Unfortunately, most of the humans in this world have been wiped out. Even if these resources were left behind, they would ultimately only benefit these outsiders.

Aside from the related explorations, the remaining issue is the large number of deaths among the exploration team members.

This incident has had a very negative impact. Talic has been informed and has issued a report.

There's no need for analysis; the cause is simply the white curtain. But the fault doesn't lie with the white curtain; it lies with those greedy exploration teams.

Talic had a good memory; after the investigation team found the place, she described all the people's physical appearances.

After that, the investigation team could do much simpler things: use the physical information to directly cause trouble for the relevant companies and get the Ministry of the Interior to hold a second meeting with the companies involved.

Putting everything else aside, this meeting means that those companies are likely to be eliminated.

Whether Night Owl Company's decision to send White Curtain to conduct the investigation was intentional or unintentional.

With this move, Nightow Mining has practically secured its place in the finals.

Furthermore, White Curtain possesses more comprehensive base information, and based on this information, the real secret is that Night Owl Mining was denied entry.

Talic had no prejudice against this, after all, being able to calculate to this extent was a testament to Nightow Mining's capabilities.

The person who suggested bringing in the white curtain is quite talented.

Some exploration teams couldn't resist causing trouble for the White Curtain, but others stayed behind. Does this mean someone is the problem?

Of course, it's those exploration teams that couldn't resist their greed.

“Whether it’s related to him or not, it’s not our business.” Talic looked away; the white curtain was too far away from them.

They could only watch the commotion caused by what was happening over there; they couldn't get there to handle anything else.

As for the secrets of the upper echelons, there's no need to rush to explore them. So far, people in the real world have always been wary of those mushroom people.

Therefore, in the areas where the mushroom people mainly operate, it's best to avoid contact as much as possible, since those mushroom people will eventually leave the city.

They can explore the lower levels and areas without mushroom people first before exploring the upper levels.

The mushroom people only consume weapons and energy; they don't damage facilities, and facilities aren't immediately destroyed when they run out of energy.

Sharpening your axe won't delay your work; once you've explored this level and gained a better understanding of the world's technology, subsequent explorations will become easier.

Just like the discovery at this base, the large amount of portable energy found is not easy to take out, but this energy can power many devices in the upper city.

So let those mushroom people eat whatever they want in the upper city, and then quickly leave.

A torrential downpour quickly rained down from the ceiling of the upper city, extinguishing the area ignited by the laser and restoring the burning area to normal.

Bai Mu left the war machine without hesitation, even though he could have tried to bring it back.

But the consequences of bringing this thing back were enormous; such a behemoth suddenly appeared in Rota City.

The consequences would be too much for the Rota Bureau to handle. In reality, he just wanted to live a good life, not get involved with any government agencies.

So this idea just goes through my mind.

After they left the war machines, the mushroom-like beings appeared and began cleaning them up...

(End of this chapter)