Dream Travel

Chapter 294 Is Not Making a Profit a Loss?
"I can let ice contain my power, and after it has accumulated to a certain extent, I can reclaim this power and then break through my own limits."

Esdeath gazed at the distant scenery and reached out to pet a tiger. The tiger was initially very ferocious, but after being beaten up, it became docile.

Wild animals also feel fear, even very dangerous ones.

"So you can reduce the strain on me in this way?"

This was the first thing Bai Mu thought of: Lucy Ella could eat so much that it would reduce the energy he needed to maintain the other party.

Although Esdeath's method of accumulating power consumes her energy, it is a good thing that it can reduce the energy consumption required to maintain her power for a longer period of time.

"I haven't tried it, but it would probably take a lot more energy out of you."

Esdeath glanced at the white curtain; this guy was just trying to save trouble.

Pushing the limits of power causes damage, and damage will definitely bring additional consumption to Bai Mu. And he still wants to save on that?

That's just wishful thinking.

"What a pity." Bai Mu sighed, genuinely feeling regret.

"Regret? Instead of striving to become stronger, you're thinking of using shortcuts?"

"Why are you nagging me like my mother?" Bai Mu reached out and pressed on the tiger's head, eliciting a disgruntled growl from the tiger.

But the tiger didn't do anything impulsive. It had acted impulsively more than once, but each time it was restrained by Bai Mu, who held its head down with one hand.

"I want to see your growth potential."

"This is a bit difficult, but I should be able to keep getting stronger if nothing unexpected happens." Bai Mu clenched his fist. Although he was still a blank slate, demonic energy was not a legitimate special energy.

But as long as the base stats are high enough, it doesn't matter if it's a blank slate, since he has gained a new understanding of the new abilities brought by the Dream-Eater Mushroom anyway.

The power of a feeling of fullness can help him buffer or counteract the effects of excessive external influences, including the freezing of the body.

This can be considered a form of indirect increase in magic resistance.

Thinking of this, Bai Mu's gaze involuntarily turned to the tiger on the ground.

Although he still felt quite full, the fact that he was less than half full after experiencing the benefits made him feel somewhat insecure.

Should we eat it?

"Roar—" the tiger growled uneasily.

"Pretty clever." Bai Mu gave up on the idea of ​​eating the tiger, reached out and patted the tiger's rump: "It's time to release it. Let's go to a different dream."

"What strange dream?"

Esdeath asked, now that she knew about the strange dreams.

"It's Lucyella's world."

"That cat-monster's world? There must be many creatures similar to her, right?"

Bai Mu nodded: "There used to be some, but I don't know how much there is now."

It's been almost a year since River's Dream, and if those greatswords had been more diligent in their killing spree, there would probably be far fewer Awakened.

"When to set off?"

"Wait two days." Bai Mu watched the tiger run away without looking back, then went to hunt some prey before returning to Rota City.

In the afternoon, he brought the prepared meat to the experience store and waited for Qianhu and the others to get off work.

Qianhu looked embarrassed and said, "We invited you to dinner, and you still prepared the ingredients. We feel so bad."

"I have a huge appetite, I'll eat you all out of house and home."

"It's okay, we're penniless anyway." Yuri seemed carefree, even though she was paid daily during this period.

But she has already mastered a completely new term in this world—the spendthrift.

Her thinking was simple: she couldn't save money, but Qianhu could, so they would share what they earned. "You'll have everything you need." Bai Mu glanced at the shop entrance; there seemed to be very few customers today, and no one came even after Qianhu and the others finished get off work.

Moreover, Lily, who was in the store, had changed her clothes, which made Bai Mu curious: "Are you planning to close early?"

"My employees treated me to dinner, so it's worth closing early."

Lily said with a smile, while Yuri chuckled and scratched her head, "I even invited the boss along with him."

"I have no opinion."

Since she was the only man present, what could Bai Mu possibly object to? He ate and drank as usual, and casually chatted with Lily about something.

In the staff dormitory where Qianhu lived, two girls looked at a large piece of meat in front of them. After exchanging glances, Qianhu said, "Let's process it first. We should be able to finish it."

“This meat is heavier than Chihiro’s,” Yuri said to Chihiro with a smile, as she weighed the meat in her hands.

"I can finish it..." Qianhu was less confident.

But the meat still needed to be processed. In the living room, Bai Mu and Lily sat together, Bai Mu showing Lily the photos on the camera: "Can we get our hands on the ingredients in these?"

“You should say it was a normal purchase,” Lily corrected Bai Mu’s statement.

"They're all the same. Order a batch and send it to the monastery for me."

"Bai Mu, you're not trying to seduce the nun, are you?" Lily flipped through the photos. Bai Mu's photos were very clear, and she could tell how valuable the materials in them were.

In general, ordering all the materials would cost a lot, as they are materials with special properties and are not cheap at all.

Fifty years ago, these things were even more expensive; now, with large-scale cultivation, the prices have come down.

However, some things are very difficult to cultivate, and even with continuous improvements in the methods, they remain scarce.

The photos taken by Bai Mu contain a considerable number of rare items.

"This is my way of repaying them for helping me lift the curse; they're not short of money over there."

“The monastery definitely doesn’t have any financial problems.” Lily also knew about the monastery: “Several councilors in Rota City are connected to the monastery.”

"Huh?" Bai Mu asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

Lily replied with a smile, "It's just that the adopted orphan has become successful."

"...It sounds like you've witnessed these things."

"You're so annoying." Lily handed the camera back to Bai Mu and punched him on the shoulder with her little fist: "I just know a little more, and you start thinking very impolite things."

"It's okay, I don't care about age."

"That sounds like something that could easily be a crime."

"You're one to criticize me? Now you're starting to think impolite things too."

Bai Mu pursed his lips: "I'm planning to go away for a while."

"Is it related to strange dreams?"

"Yes, I need to find a different dream to improve myself. Otherwise, being constantly watched by the primal demon is making me very uncomfortable."

Lily didn't believe Bai Mu's words at all. She thought that her discomfort was more about not being able to cause trouble for that demon.

How long will you be gone this time?

"About a month? I'll be back as soon as possible. Why do you seem a little disappointed?"

Bai Mu noticed that Lily's expression was a little off.

"The time you spent in the Otherworld won't be counted in the betting pool, so I'm going to lose money."

"...Not making a profit means losing money? Damn it, you're making money off me and not sharing any with me!?"

(End of this chapter)