Dream Travel

Chapter 3: Isn’t having enough money?

The one fighting the tentacle monster might not be a magical girl, but eleven strong men.

I only practiced chopping wood, but I never thought that one day I would be able to chop this thing.

Mamalai's tentacles were pitch black and not greasy or sticky at all. Under the illumination of the safety helmet that emitted a circular light, Bai Mu could make these tentacles splatter ink all over the ground with one blow of the axe.

This thing's combat power should be quite high, but facing a brave and strong adult armed with weapons, the tentacle monster is no match for it.

"Be careful, those tentacles are very tenacious and will bite you even if they break."

Matt, who was in the front, reminded the others.

Upon hearing this, the strong gambler immediately used the spear in his hand to pick up the tentacle at his feet. There were mouthparts hidden on the surface of this thing, which made him tremble with fear. He almost stepped on it just now.

He asked in a somewhat exasperated manner: "How many monsters are there!"

"We have enough people." Matt, who was in the front, said yes without looking back. He cut the tentacle monster's body in half with a knife, ignoring the black ink that was spraying out, and there was no need to even harmonize it.

"Don't chop at the tentacles, find their torsos and you can kill them with just one blow!" Matt reminded others.

"Why didn't you tell me this when you came?" Someone killed a tentacle monster in dissatisfaction. They were short of money, but they didn't want to deal with these monsters without knowing anything.

There were people in the team who knew about this, but they obviously didn't risk offending Matt by telling others about it.

"Money isn't easy to earn." Matt, who had killed a tentacle monster, smiled coldly. "Either I kill these monsters, take the money and leave, or I choose to continue, or I run away like a coward!"

"Damn!" The dissatisfied sturdy man swung the axe in his hand and chopped off the approaching tentacles. These tentacles were not very fast, and since they were many in number, the tentacle monsters nearby were quickly cleared out.

Matt looked at the results and nodded: "Not bad, let's take a break and continue."

Matt was very satisfied that no one who came together to clean the sewer ran away this time. After all, if there were fewer people, not only would the cleaning efficiency be reduced, but it would also affect the overall progress, and those are all matters related to money.

"Actually, these tentacle monsters are no different from wild dogs. We have so many people, so there's no need to be afraid."

"If you get bitten, you'll have to spend money on treatment." The strong gambler started to calculate carefully at this time. Those tentacles have strong vitality, but after being cut off, they are like snake heads, and at most they will only hurt the creatures that touch them.

"Hmph, these monsters are so slow, how could they get hurt if they weren't careful? We can clean this section of the sewer without any trouble." Matt stood up and said, "Get ready to clean the next section. Believe me, once you get used to this kind of work, you'll love it!"

"Because of the high amount of money?" Bai Mu used an axe to poke the tentacles on the ground, and even stacked other tentacles together, watching them bite each other.

Matt nodded. "Isn't the money enough? This job doesn't discriminate. As long as you're strong and brave, you can do it."

Bai Mu took the axe and hooked it into the gap next to it, and a bone fell out.

Matt's expression remained unchanged: "It came from somewhere else. This is a sewer. There's everything."

He glanced at the crude watch in his hand: "Don't waste time, we have to clean up this area within six hours, otherwise it will be very troublesome by night!"

There are not only tentacle monsters in the sewers, but also many slightly ferocious small animals, similar to southern rats and large cockroaches with wings and can fly.

The small animals that can survive tenaciously in the sewers full of tentacles have gone through rounds of competition in which the fittest are eliminated.

The only person in the team with a gun also fought with a machete. Even after entering the sewer, the opponent became silent.

"How disgusting." The strong gambler looked at the slime on his feet with disgust. He looked at Bai Mu's shoes and said, "You should have made a bet with me. No one wants your shoes now."

"I can change into new shoes soon." Bai Mu waved the axe in his hand. The axe was not easy to use at first, but it became easier after chopping those tentacle monsters and big rats more and more.

The creatures in the sewers don't have high combat power, and even if they aren't agile enough, they'll just get hurt at most.

When Matt brought his men here, he didn't even prepare any protective gear, either to save money or because there was no need.

Just like he said, as long as the team cooperates a little and is not careless, it is not easy to get hurt. The people here were all selected by Matt. If they were not suitable, Matt would not have wanted them from the beginning.

"Captain Matt, how much is left to be cleaned up?"

"After clearing this section, there are still three sections. Let's take a half-hour break." Matt looked at the corpses of the little monsters around him and found a relatively clean place to sit down.

There are these abnormal things in this world, and they are basically brought about by strange dreams. Some people use the knowledge gained from strange dreams to conduct taboo research, which leads to animal mutations. Some animals are mutated because they are eroded by strange dreams.

The sewer is a great area for garbage disposal. A lot of research waste will be poured into the sewer. Animals will die or mutate when they come into contact with those things.

Mutation would be fine, but some of the mutated animals still retain their reproductive ability, so that the sewers are like a place where insects are raised.

You can still see normal rats on the ground, but don't expect to find any normal rats in the sewers. Sewer rats don't treat ground rats as relatives.

Matt came to Bai Mu and said, "You are very good. Do you want to work with me later?" "I want to find something else. I will come to you when I am short of money in the future." Bai Mu shook his head. He didn't like this kind of scavenger work very much, mainly because he didn't like the workplace.

"Then you won't get the full payment." Matt shook his head and didn't say anything more about it. The job of a sewer cleaner itself is not popular, but someone has to do it. If you do it well, you can earn much more than those who sit in the office.

He is not short of people here. After all, there are many people in Rota City who are short of money, and even more people who need quick money!
Matt took out some compressed food and said, "Give it to the others to replenish their energy. We still have a lot of work to do next."

"I really want to vomit..." The strong gambler stuffed the compressed food into his mouth with some difficulty. The corpses of those sewer monsters were everywhere around him, and the environment made eating make people want to vomit.

Seeing Bai Mu eating calmly, the strong gambler's eyes twitched slightly, and he silently moved away from this guy.

Half an hour later, the team set out again. No one wanted to quit. They had come this far, so wouldn't quitting be a waste of effort? They had to get the money anyway.

After continuing to clean two sections of sewers, Bai Mu felt that the environment was a little strange, it was an indescribable hazy feeling.

"Captain Matt, are there other monsters here?" Bai Mu stopped and asked Matt, who was walking in front.

"Yes, but those monsters won't appear here. The area we cleared is relatively safe. What did you find?" Matt looked around with a little vigilance.

The sewers in Rota are vast, and hidden dangers still exist in relatively safe places.

However, he has led people to clean this section of the sewer many times. Unless they encounter disobedient monsters running around, there are very few deaths. This is also related to his own caution.

Bai Mu shook his head: "I don't know."

"Could there be any treasure?" The strong gambler's eyes lit up.

"How could there be a treasure...what is that?" Matt adjusted the helmet he was wearing. He had no idea what kind of energy this thing used. The light it emitted was not dazzling but very long-lasting. It didn't seem like something that could be made in this era.

Through the light emitted by the helmet, Matt could clearly see a corpse not far away.

"How can it be so complete?" Matt whispered. He had seen many corpses in the sewers, but never a complete one.

Matt realized something, and his expression showed a bit of fear and anticipation. Finally, he made a decision: "Do you want to get rich?"

"Is the corpse valuable?" Bai Mu, who didn't know much about this world and always did more than he said, asked.

The light from the helmets they wore was enough to make out Matt's expression, which had the richness of a fan-shaped graph.

"It's not that the body is valuable, I doubt that the body..."

"It's a strange dream." The gunman, who had remained silent since entering the sewer, spoke.

Matt showed an expected look: "You are really looking for these things."

The gunman nodded. "There was a strange dream that went out of control on St. St not long ago."

"So you suspect there are still some here?"

"I just came to try my luck."

The others looked at the gunman with more caution. They hated such riddles, but they knew something about strange dreams.

It's like the treasure of shipwrecks in the sea. Everyone has heard of it, but it's hard to come by. Not many people would think of looking for and salvaging shipwrecks.

"..." Bai Mu, who knew nothing, felt like a husky among wolves at this moment. Everyone present seemed to know a lot, but he was the only one who knew nothing and yet had mixed in.

"Whether it's a dream or not, we can't take the body out, so what's your decision?"

"Of course I don't want to miss this opportunity!" The strong gambler gritted his teeth and stood up immediately. He was short of money, but he knew very well that if he chose to give up at this time, it might not be a matter of lack of money.

"What about the rest?"

Some people wanted to quit, but seeing the cold looks from Matt and the gunman, they quickly changed their words: "No problem."

They are just a temporary team. When major interests are involved, either they all prosper together, or the rest of the people all prosper together.

On the bright side, although the dream may be out of control, this thing is literally a "shipwreck treasure".

There was no way to defeat so many people. Bai Mu tightened the axe in his hand and asked Matt impatiently: "Then what should we do? Go up and touch the corpse?"

Matt looked at Bai Mu strangely. Why was this guy more anxious than him?
"No, if it's a strange dream, we just need to stay next to the body for a while. If it's not, there will be bonus points for taking the body away. Just follow me."

Bai Mu noticed the abnormality first, so there's no harm in keeping an eye on him.

(End of this chapter)