Dream Travel

Chapter 274 I've Got Another Big Secret About You
"I'll handle those people myself."

Bai Mu's answer did not surprise An Yongkang too much.

"If you need anything, please feel free to ask."

An Yongkang knew that Bai Mu was not a peaceful person, so it was normal for Bai Mu to think about handling the matter himself after encountering such a situation.

Since Bai Mu already has ideas, An Yongkang won't do anything to spoil their fun.

Bai Mu left the Night Owl Company building. The transaction was complete, and the rest was no longer his concern.

I couldn't wait to get to the Dream Experience Store, where Lily was as usual.

There were quite a few customers in the store, but Lily seemed to be in a state of being neither busy nor idle.

Whenever Bai Mu comes here, Lily can always finish her work quickly.

"You're back?" Lily greeted Bai Mu with a smile. "You seem to have had a good haul this time?"

"Okay, let's go get a room."

"Don't say things that could cause misunderstandings next time," Lily said with a smile, leading the white curtain into their usual small room.

Bai Mu emptied the contents of the weapon case.

Camera and storage disk.

Upon seeing these two items, Lily couldn't help but smile: "Bai Mu, are you planning to become a reporter?"

"Damn it..." Bai Mu was provoked by Lily's smile. He explained with a sullen face, "This was an accident! First, appraise these two items for me."

Although these two items are not helpful to his combat, since they can be confirmed to be Dream Erosion items, let's figure out the Dream Erosion attributes first.

For example, what if that camera has some special dream-eroding properties? For example, if you encounter ghosts or monsters, once you take a picture, the ghosts or monsters will be sealed inside the photo.

"Hmm~ I have some news that I don't know if it's good news for you." Lily's expression was somewhat subtle after examining the two items.

"How to say?"

The white curtain looked serious; could it be that...?

"These two things have the same dream-eroding properties."

"..." Bai Mu nodded expressionlessly. Okay, there's nothing more to say.

What is the effect?

"The Dream Erosion attribute related to recording is a relatively common effect. The effect is that the memory will increase as the information is recorded."

Lily explained the Dream Erosion attribute of the two items, and as she looked at the white curtain, her expression darkened even more. She laughed and said, "Oh dear, don't be so disappointed. Actually, there are different strengths of Dream Erosion attribute, and the same Dream Erosion attribute will also become different after sublimation."

"Alright, stop comforting me, just make me a meal." Bai Mu took out the large mushroom: "I want to eat some mushrooms to comfort myself."

"This probably won't work. I know some fungi that can give people a good experience. Do you want to try White Curtain?"

Bai Mu immediately shook his head: "No! Let me have it appraised first."

Although eating mushrooms and seeing little people is part of getting to know this stuff, he really didn't want to try it. He could just watch others go crazy; why should it be his turn?

"Its dream-eating properties... are probably related to decomposition and digestion. For more details, you would need to consult a professional organization, but I suggest you don't do that."

"Cook it for me first."

Lily smiled and took the big mushroom away. In less than half an hour, she cooked it for him.

Judging from its appearance, the mushroom looked like it had been cooked, maintaining its original integrity. Bai Mu sniffed it and found that there wasn't even any seasoning on it.

"Is this considered a high-quality ingredient that doesn't need much processing?" Bai Mu picked up the still-hot mushroom.

"This is indeed a high-end Dream Erosion ingredient, which is priceless and unavailable."

Bai Mu immediately swallowed the thing. If something could make Lily say that, it must be something good.

"How are you feeling?" Lily asked with a smile after Bai Mu finished eating the mushrooms.

"..." Bai Mu frowned slightly as he felt his physical condition.

This mushroom is unlike the Dream Eater food I've eaten before. It's digested directly after eating, without the digestive process of having its stomach cut open and its contents removed.

It doesn't exactly melt in your mouth, but it's digested as soon as you eat it, which is probably what Lily meant by "high-end".
"It seems like nothing has really changed." Bai Mu clenched his fist, not noticing any significant changes within himself.

Bai Mu carefully assessed his condition. Lily advised him not to seek professional evaluation, and Bai Mu understood her meaning.

It's simply that the ingredients in this Dream Erosion are too high-end, and if you go to those places for authentication, there's a high chance you won't return.

This stuff is food, after all; once someone steals it and eats it, it can't be taken back.

But then again, if a professional organization is capable of doing that, just how advanced is this thing?
Anyway, Bai Mu didn't feel anything special about it, and he didn't ask about the price of the food. He had already eaten it, so there was no point in asking.

Is it possible that what's changed isn't power?

"Decompose and digest? Let me try." Bai Mu took out a meatball. He had been storing this for a long time, and he wanted to eat the edible parts and get a new one.

After swallowing the thing in one gulp, Bai Mu immediately felt the difference.

He could feel the fullness of the food he had eaten, but the meatball he had eaten was digested very quickly.

The energy produced by digestion brings a corresponding feeling of fullness, but this is not the limit; he can continue to eat!
"It seems to be working a little?" Bai Mu patted his stomach. Based on his current feeling of fullness, he felt he could eat a dozen meatballs in one go.

After eating two more, I felt fuller, but only to a certain extent, far from my limit.

Lily then took out her notebook and began making notes with great seriousness: "Don't eat things that are about to expire, eat something else."

Seeing the slight change in Lily's smile, Bai Mu's expression became wary: "For example?"

"How about the stone?"

"..."

“Anything else will do,” Lily said with a smile as she put away her notebook. “Wait a minute.”

She left temporarily and soon returned with a box containing a bunch of strange things.

Bai Mu actually saw a suspicious object that looked like a stone inside!

But there's more than just stone inside; there's something else there too.

“I don’t mind doing some tests for you, but at least give me something edible.”

“Although these things are inedible for humans, Bai Mu, you’re not an ordinary person.” Lily took out a gemstone: “Try it, even if you can’t digest it, you can still poop it out.”

"What you're saying is disgusting." Bai Mu took the gem, which was no bigger than the tip of his little finger, tossed it in his hand, and said, "Promise me something later."

"It shouldn't be anything too outrageous, right?"

"I see you're usually quite busy, so I'm going to send you two employees."

“No problem,” Lily readily agreed. “Eat up.”

Bai Mu put the gem in his mouth. Although he could crush it, he felt something different after it entered his mouth, so he decisively gave up the idea of ​​crushing it and swallowed it directly.

His feeling of fullness increased considerably, to about four-tenths full, and it continued to increase; this gem was not as easy to digest as a ball of flesh.

After all, it's just a rock—can I really digest a rock?
Bai Mu reached out and touched his stomach, wishing he could find an X-ray scanner to scan his stomach and see how the swallowed gem was digested.

"If it can be digested, what is that gemstone?"

Bai Mu was quite curious about his condition. If his gastric juices could even digest stones, could he develop an attack called strong acid breath in the future?

Gastric juices that can quickly break down and digest gemstones—if sprayed all over an enemy's face, who among a fleshy enemy could withstand it…

"It's just a gemstone that contains energy, a scrap from a used piece, you don't need to pay for it."

"I've already tested it for you, and this is what you're giving me?" Bai Mu looked at the box, which contained other things besides the gems.

There were even metal blocks, but Lily's choices were clearly deliberate; even the metal blocks had no sharp edges, instead appearing quite rounded.

If you really can't digest it anymore, you can escape from it through another channel.

I tried it on the white screen, and it was digestible.

"..."

“These are truly amazing Dream Erosion ingredients.” Lily continued making notes in her notebook and said to the white curtain, “Don’t stop, keep eating.”

"You better be talking about these things." Bai Mu devoured the contents of the box, his hunger rising rapidly until he was truly full.

But even after reaching this level, he can still eat, since everything he eats has been digested, and the feeling of fullness comes more from the energy produced by the breakdown and digestion.

After the feeling of fullness reached its limit, Bai Mu felt something overflow and dissipate from his body.

"Hmm, will it overflow after reaching a certain level? The Dream Erosion property is very useful. White Curtain, you are suitable to be a human energy converter."

Lily had clearly noticed the state of Bai Mu after he had eaten his fill; the energy emanating from him was 'attributeless'.

Simply put, it is primal energy. This type of energy may not be particularly advanced, but it is like a fundamental element. It is not advanced, but it is indispensable everywhere.

The white screen itself does not have a blue bar, so normally there would be no situation where energy overflows and dissipates.

The reason this is happening now is because the White Curtain has "eaten too much".

The excess energy from overeating will overflow from his body and dissipate into the environment.

However, the energy dissipated in the environment did not disappear; rather, it was absorbed into the ocean within the environment.

However, the energy overflowing from the white curtain is too insignificant compared to the ocean surrounding the environment. It may be beneficial to the environment, but it will not bring about significant improvement.

However, if you confine Bai Mu to a small environment and make him eat constantly, then he can gradually transform that confined environment into a 'high magic' environment.

"What the hell..." Bai Mu sighed, no longer suppressing the feeling of being stuffed. It was as if a layer of steam had appeared around him.

The steam dissipated quickly, and Bai Mu still felt full, but he was no longer at the limit of being stuffed. He was just at the point of being full, at which point the energy generated from digesting the food would not overflow and dissipate.

After eating too much, he can try to suppress the feeling of fullness to prevent energy from overflowing quickly, but this can only slow down the rate of overflow, not completely block it.

“My judgment was correct,” Lily said with a smile. “I’ve uncovered another big secret of yours.”

If those professional testing institutions really knew the effects of the ingredient in Bai Mu's product, then that product would truly be lost forever in Bai Mu's hands.

However, since Bai Mu had already consumed the Dream-Eroding ingredient, such an accident no longer existed, and consequently, Bai Mu's value also increased.

"If something happens to me, you can't escape either." Bai Mu snorted, showing no sign of panic.

Seeing how much importance Lily attached to it, he felt relieved. Perhaps of all the misty condensates he obtained this time, the mushroom he ate was the most valuable.

Cameras and storage disks are considered freebies.

Feeling the slow-burning fullness, Bai Mu smiled happily. The changes brought about by good things always make people feel good.

He can now probably eat for five minutes, which is enough for a 50-day battery life.

In combat mode, fifty days might be a bit of an exaggeration, but it should be more than enough to maintain basic activity.

Based on the test just now, it seems that he is not limited to eating organic food anymore; he can try eating anything that contains energy.

Thinking back to the mushroom people encountered in this dream world, Bai Mu thinks that most of the Dream Erosion ingredients are related to those mushroom people.

However, the Dream Erosion ingredients only bring one characteristic, not all of them.

That's good, at least he doesn't have to worry about turning into something like a mushroom man.

I wonder how strong its digestive capacity is. What would happen if it ate some nuclear fuel one day?

Bai Mu seriously considered the problem and came to an unprofessional conclusion: eating might be okay, but his mouth might not be able to handle it.

His stomach, not his mouth, is responsible for digesting high-energy substances.

"Sharing secrets can make our relationship closer."

"What inner ring people..." Bai Mu muttered under his breath, taking out the Dream Erosion Crystal.

There's no need to bother two people with the same task. Now that we've found Lily, there's no need for Beatrice to handle these things.

"I've tested it for you, now upgrade my equipment."

Lily picked up a Dream Erosion Crystal and compared it with the camera in her hand. As expected, the Dream Erosion Crystal and the camera were of the same origin.

White Curtain always manages to produce these dream-eroded crystals.

A small accident occurred when using Dream Erosion Crystals to enhance Dream Erosion items.

She had only used less than one-tenth of the Dream Erosion Crystal in her hand when the Dream Erosion Camera changed.

The Dream Erosion camera glowed; the light was not a light on the verge of sublimation, but a light that sublimated directly.

"Great..." Bai Mu's lips twitched slightly after seeing this. When did Dream Erosion items become so easy to sublimate?

It's no wonder that more than four-fifths of it is condensed from mist.

The subsequent storage disks were exactly the same as the camera; they had just incorporated a bit of Dream Erosion Crystal when the substance immediately began to glow and sublimate.

Bai Mu looked at the two sublimated items, his expression slightly subtle: "Their sublimated attributes won't be exactly the same, will they?"

Lily, who was conducting the identification process, completed the comparative test: "You guessed right, should we continue using the remaining Dream Erosion Crystals?"

Bai Mu nodded: "I've used them all. This thing has no other use for me."

The high-quality Dream Erosion Crystals he possessed were very valuable, but he had no intention of selling them.

There were already enough problems, and the fact that he frequently sold such high-quality Dream Erosion Crystals only made him more attractive to others.

Although Bai Mu isn't afraid of trouble, it's best to avoid it if possible, since such trouble could make it even harder for him to get in touch with Yi Meng.

Or rather, when he leaves the dream world, he will receive more attention. Regarding the unusual aspects of entering and leaving the dream world, Bai Mu does not intend to make himself appear too high-profile.

Without hesitation, Lily evenly distributed the remaining Dream Erosion Crystals onto the camera and storage disk.

As the Dream Erosion Crystal was consumed, the two sublimated items began to glow faintly once more.

The light wasn't particularly strong, but the important thing was that it was glowing!

"What does this mean?" Bai Mu asked, his face beaming with excitement as he watched the scene unfold.

“This means that you might possess Dream Erosion items that have undergone a second sublimation.” Lily returned the two items to White Curtain: “Unfortunately, they are a camera and a memory disk.”

"..." The joy on Bai Mu's face vanished instantly.

Faced with this harsh reality, he couldn't refute it. Yes, even if it was a second-stage upgrade, it was still just a camera and a star storage disk.

No matter how much this thing is improved, its function will never deviate from its original purpose: taking photos and videos, recording data, and nothing else...

"Phew~ Let's figure out the effects of sublimation first." Bai Mu breathed a sigh of relief and began the subsequent tests. With Lily's help, they quickly figured out the changes that occurred after the two things were sublimated.

In addition to the material of the carrier being enhanced due to sublimation, the original dream-erosion attribute was also expanded with sublimation.

The dream erosion attribute of 'record' is relatively common. Such dream erosion attributes mostly only appear on carriers that have information recording capabilities.

For example, the computer, and the two things in Bai Mu's hands.

Any carrier possessing these attributes can be considered to have the effect of pseudo-infinite memory.

After the dream erosion properties of the camera and storage disk under the white screen were sublimated, the dream erosion property of 'recording' was enhanced.

The test results show that recording this attribute not only affects the carrier's memory, but also the carrier's operating energy and strength.

The storage medium contains corresponding information, and the storage capacity of the medium increases as the amount of recorded information increases.

Information is recorded, and the carrier's power will be maintained at least at a minimum operating standard.

Minimal battery power will slow down the download or upload speed of the device, but it can still maintain operation.

The more information stored in a carrier, the stronger the carrier itself.

In summary, the enhanced dream-etching properties of cameras and storage disks are all extensions of the 'recording' attribute.

It has evolved from a normal record to a more enduring 'eternal record' that preserves information for a longer period of time.

Of course, if we want to make information records 'eternal', then these two media must continuously record more and more information.

Sufficient information is needed to allow the quality of the carrier itself to further defy the power of time and avoid being destroyed by external forces.

If there isn't much recorded information within the carrier, then the strength of this thing is limited by the strength of the carrier itself.

However, if it contains enough information, it can become the hardest remnant of a planet's explosion.

"That's awesome!"

Bai Mu nodded sincerely in response to Lily's praise.

"Yes, that means this thing records enough information, and I can use it as an invincible weapon in the future."

Just like this camera, once the camera becomes indestructible, they weld a handle onto it, and it becomes a hammer.

"White Curtain, you should be more elegant. Don't always think about fighting and killing. Take some pictures of me, okay?"

"I'm a rough man, and you're talking to me about elegance?" Bai Mu took out his camera, adjusted the lens, and took a few photos of Lily.

This woman is very photogenic; even without deliberately striking a particular pose, the photos still turn out beautiful.

"Come with me, I'll show you to your new employees."

After taking the photos, Bai Mu put the camera back into the weapons case.

The Dream Erosion camera and storage disk have great potential in terms of Dream Erosion properties, but their primary function is still 'recording'.

If it's another electronic device, he can simply download the data from it. If it's not that kind of device, he'll have to get a computer and type it in by hand...

He needs to find a mental entity skilled in computer operation to fill the weapon crates.

There's also the dream world of Chito and Yuri. Since these two things are close to a second sublimation, I'll have to go and see them when I have the chance.

He frequently entered and exited, not to obtain anything from inside, but simply to access the dream-eroded crystals produced by the strange dreams.

"He took the boss's wife away again," some customers at the Yimeng Experience Store couldn't help but say as they watched the car driven away by Bai Mu.

Some of them are regulars here and know Lily, the beautiful proprietress.

Many people have pursued her, but none of them have worked out.

This situation continued until the White Curtain appeared. After that, the owner of the Dream Experience Store had a lot of interactions with that man.

What started as frequent chatting escalated into casually getting into each other's cars...

This inevitably made some people feel a little heartbroken, and some couldn't help but wonder if Lily was a car enthusiast.
Although cars with white curtains are indeed rare, judging from their style, they should originate from some otherworldly dream.

That alone is enough to filter out most people. People who come here often, even if they haven't been exposed to the Otherworld, still know quite a bit about it.

This is an experience store related to Dream of the Unknown. They can't actually come into contact with Dream of the Unknown, but they are all Dream of the Unknown enthusiasts.

They have more information than the average person, so their understanding of certain things is much clearer.

Bai Mu took Lily back to his home. Qianhu and Yuri were quite obedient and didn't run around because he had been gone for a while.

Yuri said to the white curtain impatiently, "You're finally back. I'm hungry."

She even overlooked Lily, whom Bai Mu had brought back, but Chito did notice her and felt somewhat uneasy about Lily's arrival.

Or rather, feeling uneasy about everything in an unfamiliar environment, including strangers.

(End of this chapter)