Dream Travel

Chapter 296 Why Won't He Come Back?
Good afternoon, Claire.

"You...?" Claire looked at the young man who greeted her with some surprise, then smiled and said, "You've been gone for much longer this time."

"Busy." Bai Mu used a very convenient excuse and took out something he had prepared in advance: "A small gift I brought from somewhere else."

"A gift for me?" Claire was somewhat surprised. She couldn't help but glance at what Bai Mu was carrying. Besides the weapon case, there was also a huge box next to him.

It looks heavy, but Bai Mu carried it with ease.

"We have everything, things girls would like."

Claire opened the box, and what was inside puzzled her.

"Cosmetics, and some jewelry," Bai Mu explained. It was mainly cosmetics; the jewelry was just an add-on, like a blind box.

This item belonged to Lily, and she made good use of it when she gave it to him.

"Soldiers don't need these..."

"You can give it to Teresa."

"Oh." Claire accepted the box and then said, "Rive should still be at the training ground. I'm just about to go find her."

"Are you guys sparring?" Bai Mu casually grabbed the box next to him.

“We spar often.” Claire nodded. There aren’t many people around her age who can spar with River, and she is one of them.

As for the Claymore trainees, they have all had demonic flesh implanted in them, so they are not ordinary people.

"What's the outcome?"

"almost."

Bai Mu wanted to ask how much was missing, but Claire quickened her pace, and he sped up to catch up, arriving at the training ground in town.

More than a year has passed here, and the changes in the town are simply earth-shattering, even more exaggerated than the last time I came.

It went straight into the industrial age, it was just a bit small.

Inside the training ground, Rivers was sweating profusely as she wielded a greatsword, causing Bai Mu's eyes to twitch slightly as he watched.

Compared to before, River has grown a lot taller, but the biggest problem is that she can use that weapon. Isn't her growth rate a bit too fast?
"You must be working so hard." Bai Mu walked over and greeted River.

"Brother Bai Mu." Rivera put down her greatsword in surprise. "When did you get back?"

"Just got back, not going to continue practicing?"

"I'm not practicing anymore," Rivers said decisively. Training is not an easy thing; it's tiring. But compared to the courses she had to learn, this training was much easier.

Now that Bai Mu is back, she no longer needs to use training as an excuse to reduce her classes.

"You can't leave," Claire stopped River.

Rivers wanted to roll her eyes at her: "You can't beat me anyway."

As the source of another dream, and still in the starting point, River's growth can be said to be blessed with the protagonist's aura. Although the scope is limited, she is outstanding within that scope.

"You won more?" Bai Mu asked.

“Just a little bit more.” Rivera said modestly, which made Claire’s expression falter.

Rivers won by a little bit, but only by a little bit.

The two had always gone back and forth, but the problem was that River wasn't working hard enough in training. Claire knew very well that if River were more focused, she would win more often.

"Let's rest for today. I haven't been back for a while. Could you help me find out how things have changed here?"

"Okay, let's put your things down first, it's tiring to carry them around." Rivera looked at the large box next to Bai Mu, and noticed the small box that Claire was carrying.

Those goods will definitely not die in the town of Gudu.

Bai Mu went to River's residence, where River seemed to receive a lot of attention, after all, she still had the persona of a 'princess'.

With the help of those ministers of a fallen kingdom, the town underwent a tremendous change. Even though Rivera wasn't a princess, the people here would treat her as one.

The reason is that the people who brought about change here were all centered around River.

"You're not arrogant, are you?" Bai Mu asked, noticing the slight upturn of River's lips.

This autistic girl has overcome her trauma and now appears much more confident, which is a good thing.

“Of course not, I won’t forget what happened before.” Rivers said, looking in one direction.

She frowned slightly as she saw Fissna. Fissna's presence here seemed like a coincidence, but Rivera could tell that Fissna was looking for White Curtain.

"Brother Bai Mu, you're really popular."

"There's nothing we can do about it." Bai Mu smiled upon hearing this. "Let's send these things out first."

Bai Mu took a box out of the trunk and handed it to River. He didn't need to rest. Since he had encountered other greatsword warriors, he would give away everything he had brought.

He'd deal with the rest later. He came here partly to visit River, but his main purpose was to 'buy goods'.

The greatsword warriors here received this gift.

"What is this?" A greatsword warrior looked at the box in his hand, not understanding what it was for.

Another person said, "It looks like makeup, something that can cover up some marks?"

"Huh? I don't care about surgical scars." "Heh heh, if you didn't care, why would you specifically learn suturing techniques?"

"..." The greatsword warrior, who had been nonchalant, began to ponder how to use this thing.

There didn't seem to be much of it, so she didn't rush into trying it. She decided to ask other greatsword warriors later and see how things went.

She can resist the urge, but others might not.

"These things must be expensive, right?"

Bai Mu overheard the greatsword warrior's conversation and turned around to say, "It's not expensive, use it as you like, it'll be gone once you've used it all."

"..." The greatsword couldn't help but roll his eyes as he spoke. Why did this sound so contradictory?
After Bai Mu finished distributing the small gifts, Evefeya also arrived. Upon seeing this, Bai Mu immediately walked to the place with the most people and said, "I have something to announce."

Thanks to the small gift brought by Bai Mu, the greatsword warriors present cooperated and all looked at Bai Mu; "She is Dr. Everea. She will help you further resolve your physical problems. We hope you can cooperate with her."

After saying that, Bai Mu whispered to Evefeya, "I also hope you can solve their problems, instead of acting like a mad scientist."

“I’m no different from the people in the dream world; we all only have one life,” Evereya said calmly. “I’ve studied the theory you provided for them, and it’s highly feasible.”

In these alternate dream worlds, technology is often specialized; some problems that cannot be solved in one world can be solved using technology from another.

Evefeya had already decided to come here, so naturally she had done a thorough research and preparation, rather than coming here without knowing anything.

Having done her homework in advance, she naturally felt confident when doing things.

"Just like the dream world you were in last time?"

“It’s worse here,” Evefeya commented.

In Alexei's alternate dream world, the technology has a relatively stable and comprehensive system. But here? The medieval style has led to biotechnology that doesn't fit the current context.

The imbalance between subjects becomes more pronounced.

"Then I'll watch your performance from now on. Next, I'll be dealing with the Awakened Ones."

"...Are you targeting me?" Evefeya frowned. She didn't come here specifically for the greatsword warrior.

Awakened Ones are her primary target. If Bai Mu is now dealing with Awakened Ones, and kills too many of them, wouldn't she run out of research material?

We can't exactly force a bunch of greatsword warriors to awaken, can we?
She had seen Bai Mu's files in the Bureau of Handling Cases, and if she really did that, Bai Mu would most likely kill her.

"That's not true. The fewer awakened beings there are here, the safer the Dream Source will be."

"Then collect biological samples for me, the more the better." With that, Evereya left; she didn't have time to waste.

Bai Mu thought she would be slacking off for two days, while she wanted to quickly demonstrate her strength, establish herself, and then have some of the greatsword warriors do things for her.

Let the greatsword warriors who work for her capture those awakened ones.

As for the personnel from the Disposal Bureau, they definitely cannot be used. Capturing Awakened Ones is inherently a very risky matter, and involving the Disposal Bureau personnel would require a report if even one of them dies.

When Evefeya entered the dream world, she brought portable equipment with her, and more research equipment will be sent over later.

Those things were supposed to come with her, but because of the white curtain, she arrived here early.

As it turned out, her decision was perfectly correct; if she had waited two days, the white curtain might have already left.

She arrived fully prepared, but the White Curtain wiped out all the Awakened Ones... Did she come for nothing?

As for Bai Mu's operational capabilities, Evefeya, who had read his file, had no doubts whatsoever.

That very night, Evereya examined the bodies of many greatsword warriors. As the one who vouched for White Curtain, it wasn't difficult for her to do this.

Without Bai Mu's guarantee, she will need some time to gain trust.

Meanwhile, Bai Mu was eating.

While doing so, I was also discussing something with someone.

"I won't stay here for long this time. I'm here to resolve the follow-up problems of the Awakened."

"Brother Bai Mu, we've been working on this all along."

When Rivers heard that White Curtain didn't intend to stay for long, he became a little anxious.

During the development of Luoguduo Town, some ignorant awakened individuals harassed the area, but they all met their demise.

“I meant a complete cleanup. Your growth requires a safe environment,” Bai Mu said to her with a smile as he ate the food Rui Fu had prepared.

"...So you won't come back after that, right?"

"Of course not, I will still come to see you when I have time," Bai Mu said without hesitation.

Coming here won't take too long, and even if I need to process the Dream Erosion, I can come once a month.

I spend three to five days here, which is equivalent to a weekend in the real world.

"But you were gone for more than half a year last time..."

"That's because I've encountered a lot of things. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the ability to deal with those Awakened Ones right now. Whenever I have free time, I try to come here."

In any case, besides visiting acquaintances, he could also obtain Dream Erosion Crystals during his trip, and he also wanted to upgrade the Dream Erosion Greatsword.

(End of this chapter)