Dream Travel

Chapter 298 is just like burning coal.

“…” Lahua Na nodded almost imperceptibly.

Lucy Ella beamed, "My dear sister, you're so much better than him. Coming to be with me will give you a much better life. You definitely won't regret it!"

“Shut up, you didn’t act like this when you were spending my money.” White Curtain interrupted Luciela’s twisted whisper.

Lahuana wavered simply because she felt her sister might be suffering, being controlled by others and locked in a box, her life not being very pleasant.

In reality, Shiromu never abused this abnormal catgirl.

When not summoned, she slept in the weapon box, unaware of the passage of time or pain. After being summoned, Bai Mu believed he had not mistreated her.

She has all the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. As for the "basic" aspects, the only rule is that she is not allowed to eat people.

The remaining white curtain didn't care at all; even if the catgirl caught a demon and gnawed on it one day, the white curtain wouldn't say a word.

Demons aren't human.

Therefore, Luciela's attempt to play the victim with Lafayette has no effect on the Whitebeard, while Lafayette is the one who is affected...

"Don't overthink it." Bai Mu glanced at Luciela, knowing that this Abyss Being wouldn't let it go so easily.

“Heh—” Luciela glanced at Bai Mu. She was spending Bai Mu’s money, but she never hesitated when Bai Mu needed her to participate in the war.

The main reason, however, is that they cannot resist the normal commands from the white curtain.

But so what? She wanted Raphana to stay with her, not out of pure malice, or because she was dead and didn't want Raphana to suffer as well, or to drag her into the fire.

After being exposed to more novel things through the white curtain, she realized how backward and decadent the place where her sister lived was.

Go and accompany her. Lahanna can enjoy more conveniences that don't belong to this era. Their experiences are already difficult enough.

Since there's an opportunity, why not let your sister experience the affluent life that Claymore can't?
With the White Curtain in place, she can no longer eat people at will. Even if Lafayette doesn't want to awaken, following her won't be a problem for her.

All that she thought of for Raphana came at the cost of Raphana's living body.

Besides, she's practically alive now.

“How twisted…” Fissna muttered as she looked at Luciela, who showed no remorse and was even angry because of the interference.

Is this the concept of the awakened? It's far too distorted.

“So we should avoid becoming like her.” Bai Mu agreed with Fissna’s words.

Fissna nodded seriously.

Teresa, on the other hand, looked at Lucyella with considerable interest. The Abyss Being controlled and manipulated seemed quite normal based on their brief time together.

"I'm a little curious about what kind of 'life' she's talking about."

"It's not easy to disclose that," Bai Mu said.

Denise's smile remained unchanged, and she didn't continue talking about it; she had already noticed something was wrong.

Whether it was the White Curtain or the people who came to Luoguduo Town because of it, they were out of step with this era and even more unconventional than the members of the organization.

The only difference is their style of doing things, which is different from the organization's, and they develop around River.

Luoguduo Town is not a very good place here. With the knowledge and abilities of those people, they could definitely develop much better in other places.

However, they set their sights on Luoguduo Town.

Furthermore, the training of River was taken very seriously, rather than simply training a puppet.

Those people's training has consistently enhanced Rivers' survival and social skills.

During Rivers' daily workouts, they even secretly used some kind of drug. Dinisa didn't know what the drug was, but Rivers has not had any health problems so far.

Moreover, she is growing up faster and faster.

These things need to be discussed privately with Bai Mu.

The people present were no ordinary people; they traveled very quickly. As for transportation... Lucyella was happy to bring Lafayette along.

However, they seem less than enthusiastic about maintaining the awakened entity to carry other people.

But Bai Mu doesn't care about that.

White Curtain's plan was simple: first, clear out the territory left behind by Lucy Ella.

A small number of Awakened Ones are gathered over there. Deal with them first, then make your move on Livru.

To prevent those scattered Awakened from realizing something was wrong and running away before they even got to Livru.

The white curtain is necessary for everything.

That evening, Galadriel looked at the wild boar that White Curtain had caught with a somewhat speechless expression.

The wild boar was expertly prepared into food by Bai Mu, but the problem was that there was far too much of it.

“Once it’s all taken care of, we won’t need to prepare food for at least half a month,” Lafayette gave a brief assessment.

The new way of smoking meat brought more related knowledge to those around River, and she learned a lot from it.

As for food, Lafayette also tried to eat normally and suppressed the abnormal reaction caused by the demon flesh and blood of the greatsword.

After she was able to maintain a normal food intake, she would occasionally try to overeat. Although the process was very uncomfortable, she would feel better after getting through it.

The effects of demonic flesh and blood will also be reduced. Specifically, after overeating and withstanding the side effects, the Greatsword Warrior can more easily unleash demonic energy for a period of time, and the difficulty of awakening will also increase.

However, since she is currently out and about, she will not try to overeat and will maintain a normal food intake.

Even in the event of an attack, it can still conduct normal operations.

The time she mentioned included Bai Mu's food intake...

"Half a month? I can finish that in one meal."

"How did you do that?" Denise asked curiously, wondering how Bai Mu could eat so much food in one go.

She herself can easily overeat, just like her talent as a greatsword user, after breaking with conventional ideas about eating.

She easily returned to a normal person's eating habits, and the rejection of demonic flesh caused by overeating was completely suppressed after she attempted a semi-awakening.

“It’s related to the mushrooms I ate, but you can’t learn that,” Bai Mu said, taking out his camera and taking pictures of the people present.

I also took a picture of the pristine night sky. Ever since I got this thing, I always take pictures of things when I go to other places.

In the past two days, Bai Mu has taken no fewer than two thousand photos in Luoguduo Town.

Due to the Dream Erosion attribute, this thing's memory is in a 'pseudo' infinite state.

If you see something you like, just take a picture of it. The more pictures you take, the more powerful this Dream Erosion item becomes...

Who knows, one day, this thing might actually become so powerful that it could smash through a planet because it carries too much information.

"Is this something from another continent?" Fisna looked at the photo displayed on the camera, unable to contain her curiosity.

Looking at the photo that belonged to her, she even felt a little regretful; she should have fixed her hair earlier.

"Correct."

“It’s a little different from the one in Luoguduo Town,” Denise said.

"The cameras over there are old-fashioned." Bai Mu didn't explain much. The area south of Luoguduo Town is industrialized, so it's normal to have primitive cameras there.

The people from the processing bureau brought over quite a lot of things.

After all, the people in the Bureau of Affairs want to develop this alternate dream, and this island is just the starting point. To access things like the War-Torn Continent or the Descendants of the Dragon, they need sufficient resources.

Once the island's technology is developed and the local inhabitants are upgraded, further development and exploration can begin.

The Bureau of Processing only needs to handle logistics as always, while the island's native inhabitants explore various places to obtain the resources and knowledge the Bureau of Processing needs.

This approach is conservative yet effective, minimizing the generation of too many voids in the dream source.

This strange dream could last for decades or even longer.

"Take a few more pictures?"

"Okay." Fissna's eyes lit up. She quickly tidied her hair, then asked with some concern, "Is it too dark?"

"It's alright, we can take new photos when it gets light. I also need to record the scenery along the way," Bai Mu said casually.

Anyway, this thing is just sitting there, so I'll just record whatever comes to mind.

As for the problem of too much recorded information causing confusion, that's easy to solve; he had already created quite a few folders in advance.

Each folder corresponds to a different dream; the photos or videos taken can simply be stored in the corresponding folder.

If there's a lot of content, it can be further organized in detail.

Moreover, this camera also has smart features. While it may not function like a normal mobile phone, its photo and video processing capabilities are far superior to those of a mobile phone.

In the mountains and forests, a huge makeshift barbecue grill emitted the aroma of meat. The wild boar meat hadn't undergone much processing, but none of the people present were pampered.

As long as we can eat meat, that's fine, especially since Bai Mu has also prepared seasonings.

The greatswordsmen divided the roasted meat into portions that fit their appetites, while White Curtain devoured half a wild boar carcass.

Although he didn't finish it all, his appetite kept everyone present watching Bai Mu's stomach.

Bai Mu has an unusually large appetite, and despite eating so much in a short period of time, her stomach doesn't seem to be getting bloated.

Where did all that food go?
Fissna reached out and touched her stomach, seriously considering the question.

"Cough, don't make such a fuss. As long as your digestive system is strong enough, it's common to eat a lot of food at once."

Fissna had a sudden inspiration: "Like burning coal or burning wood?"

There was a lot of coal or wood at first, but after it was burned, only a small amount of powder remained. How similar is the situation of the white curtain to burning coal?

“That’s right.” Bai Mu nodded. Burning coal is an energy conversion process, and so is eating.

Regardless of the method, as long as efficiency is improved, more conversions can be achieved in a shorter time.

As for him... after eating the Dream-Eating Mushroom, his transformation in this aspect is no longer ordinary.

Lily has already experimented with him; after eating too much, the feeling of fullness he produces is released, which can improve the environment.

At that time, the first thing that came to his mind was earthworms.

However, the food he's eating now is far from enough to make him feel 'full'.

(End of this chapter)