Dream Travel

Chapter 310 Giving You All a Break
Rivers's idealized view of the Holy City has been shattered, but the city's development in this era is still quite good.

Bai Mu also encountered people from the processing bureau here. They had corresponding markings on their bodies, just like the trademarks on clothing.

Since the locals didn't know what it was anyway, and there were no outsiders in this strange dream, the Bureau of Processing simply used this method for preliminary identification.

However, Bai Mu did not have much interaction with them.

After he took Rivers to explore other parts of the capital, the little girl became somewhat melancholy.

"It's really inferior to Luoguduo Town in every aspect."

"Consider it an experience," Bai Mu said with a smile. Rivers's hopes for the Holy Capital had been dashed, and there was no need for her to stay any longer.

After wandering around for two days, Bai Mu took Rui Fu back to Luoguduo Town.

Even though the location isn't ideal, as the starting point of River, this place has always been a core area for the Bureau's important development.

Location is not a problem; at worst, we can make some environmental modifications. The power of industrialization is not that weak.

"I want to leave with my sister." Lafayette found the white curtain.

"Have you decided?"

“Yes, I have nothing left to do,” Lafayette replied without hesitation.

She used to live a good life just to resolve Luciela's issues, whether it was to completely free Luciela or to try to restore Luciela to normal through demonic energy synchronization.

These were all things she had been trying to do, but Lucyella was killed by the White Curtain beforehand, and her most cherished goal was shattered.

Now that Lucyella can no longer harm people, she wants to go and keep her company... Lafayette can't refuse.

"Okay." Bai Mu didn't say anything more.

He went to Evefeya and asked the scientist for help with something.

"Get a certificate? Do you have a problem?" Evefeya asked Bai Mu with some doubt.

"At least there should be a reasonable explanation, right?" Bai Mu seemed very calm. It was fine for him to bring back a few pieces of meat, but it would be problematic to bring back a person.

Although the Bureau of Handling Affairs is helping to find a legitimate way to get people out of the Otherworld, the White Curtain is not really needed at the moment.

Chito and Yuri are the best examples, though not the absolute best, but they are still considered to have escaped the Otherworld in a normal way.

However, their detachment is different from that of normal detachment from other dreams.

“Okay.” After listening to Bai Mu’s needs, Evelya nodded and wrote a request for Bai Mu.

The main point is that she needs the White Curtain to help preserve a corpse so she can receive it when she leaves this alternate dream.

The commission specifically requested that the white screen be used for preservation.

“But you don’t need her corpse anymore, you can transfer it to me,” Evereya said, as she really wanted to obtain a greatsword’s corpse as material.

Evefeya was disappointed about the former site of the Claymore organization, where the remains of the number one Claymore of all time were preserved, but they were burned to ashes.

Otherwise, she could try to make use of those corpses.

"You should ask the person involved later."

Then the white curtain summoned Atreus.

"Hehehe, the way to extract a soul? Simple." Beatrice said with a smile, showing no resistance to what the White Curtain wanted to do.

On the contrary, she hoped that White Curtain would do more things like this, as it would help her study of the soul.

With sufficient materials in Luoguduo Town, she quickly prepared the necessary items and created a potion using alchemy.

This potion can extract the soul. The person can simply lie in it and have their soul extracted without them even realizing it, provided that the person being affected does not resist too strongly.

"You are very happy?"

After completing the preparations, White Curtain didn't forget to let Lucy Ella come out.

"Why aren't you happy?" Luciela asked White Curtain.

In her view, this was not a bad thing at all; her sister was finally no longer confined to this wretched place.

“You have a serious problem with your head…” Bai Mu said.

The moment a greatsword becomes an Awakener, it is essentially 'dead'. At that moment, the Awakener is essentially a new being who retains all memories.

These memories carry their emotions, but they are not the same person they were originally.

"Then tell me what's so good about this place? What will my sister get from staying here?" Luciela crossed her arms and glanced at Lahana lying in the pool.

"Alright, that's settled then." Bai Mu didn't continue the topic; he took out his Dream Erosion sunglasses and put them on.

Then a faint glow was seen emerging from Raphael's body, which quickly formed a complete humanoid silhouette before being drawn away by the weapon crate.

After reaching this point, Beatrice immediately performed preservation procedures on Lafayette's body.

"There aren't enough materials here. We'll need to repair the exterior when we get back. We'll need to use bionic eyes for the eyes. Congratulations, you've got another 'toy'."

"What do you mean by 'again'?" Bai Mu glanced at Beatrice and began the rest of the packing.

"Isn't my body the first?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't touch your body." Bai Mu waved his hand and drained the water from the pool.

This thing can extract the soul of a living being; keeping it is quite dangerous.

Afterwards, White Curtain went to find Beatrice, packed up the things she needed to take back, and then said goodbye to River.

Having done everything he needed to do in this strange dream world, Bai Mu left without much hesitation.

This isn't a matter of life and death; we can go back now.

After Bai Mu returned to the makeshift hospital, the handling bureau immediately arranged for someone to come here.

Bai Mu casually handed a box to the bureau staff, then took out another commission.

"Since it's Dr. Miller's request, let's handle it this way." After reviewing the request, the people from the processing bureau didn't touch the other box on the white curtain.

"Bore isn't here?"

"He went out on duty," the staff member replied, and after checking that there were no problems with the materials, he left with them.

Bai Mu was already an acquaintance of the Bureau, so all that was needed was to accept the things Bai Mu brought back.

As for Evefeya's request, she has the authority to do so.

Bai Mu carried two boxes and left the processing bureau, heading straight home. He was pondering whether he should get a bigger car.

The weapon case fits easily in the back seat of the car, but carrying other things won't be so easy in the future.

But this is probably a rare case, right? After returning home, Bai Mu immediately had Beatrice undergo medical treatment.

I also summoned Lucyella and Lafayette along the way.

After obtaining Raphael's soul from the weapon box, White Curtain noticed changes in the fragments inside, changes similar to those caused by the spiritual fragments of Luxembra.

It just didn't fuse like the original demonic spirit fragments.

Their mental fragments have an extremely high 'synchronization rate'; although they are not merged, they can be directly linked together.

It's practically perfect fusion material, all that's missing is a fusion card.

"How are you doing now? Do you have any scars?" Bai Mu asked Lahua Na.

The greatsword was still in a daze. She subconsciously reached out and touched her chest: "It doesn't seem to have any surgical scars."

After saying that, she realized something, reached out and touched her eyes. No wonder her vision was clearer after this appearance; her eyes had returned to normal.

Then Lahuana looked at her own body, her expression becoming even more bewildered.

Although she had accepted some things, the scene before her still felt quite strange.

Lucyella was quite blunt. She walked straight to Lafayette's body, cupped her hands around it, and said, "How amazing, this body is still alive?"

Bai Mu reached out and pulled Lucy back, who couldn't help licking her lips: "Do you still want to taste it?"

"Won't it go bad if we keep it?"

“Of course not, are you doubting my skills?” Beatrice gave Luciela a disapproving look.

Do you really think she learned life alchemy for nothing? Not only did she learn life alchemy, but her knowledge of the soul realm is also deepening.

Lucyella looked somewhat regretful as she glanced at the Beatrice doll in the alchemy basement and asked, "Will Lafayette's body be like that too?"

“Sure, if you need a guard doll, I can make one. That would also reduce maintenance costs,” Beatrice said casually.

After all, Lafayette's physical functions were fully preserved, and her brain was not damaged in any way, making her much better off than Lafayette in this respect.

Furthermore, this body was brought out of the dream by the white curtain, which is equivalent to passing through the influence of the dream erosion.

With better innate conditions, if the person in question weren't still here, Atrist would have already tried to activate this body. The brain is well-preserved; forcibly awakening a new 'consciousness' through life alchemy wouldn't be difficult.

She had learned about a species called 'zombie' when she talked with her colleagues.

That creature also drinks blood, somewhat similar to a vampire, but it is much more 'rough' and its physical characteristics are far superior to those of a vampire.

Unfortunately, her colleague only had a superficial understanding of this matter and was unable to obtain more comprehensive information from her. However, it was certain that her colleague knew that zombies had no souls.

She can't create that kind of zombie, but she can try to work on this intact body.

"It doesn't seem really necessary..." Bai Mu didn't think that having another doorman at his home would completely prevent accidents.

“If someone is needed to guard this place, I have no objection,” Lahuana said.

Although it was a little strange to face her body like this, she could still accept it, especially since she felt that she was no different from being alive now.

It has body temperature, can breathe, and has a heartbeat.

"Alright, handle it well." Bai Mu nodded.

Leaving the alchemy basement, Bai Mu looked at Lafayette, who still had many questions, and then his gaze fell on Luciela: "Explain it to her yourself."

"Hehehe~ Leave it to me, but first change out of this old-fashioned outfit." Lucyella chuckled.

He took Lahua Na to the bedroom, opened the wardrobe, and picked out a few clothes.

Her figure is better than Lafayette's, but their heights are not that different, so her clothes just look a bit loose on Lafayette.

Although they don't need normal clothes, the clothes they wear are the ones that leave the deepest impression on them, which are equivalent to what they come with at the beginning.

But there's no problem wearing other clothes.

“These are all…” Looking at the clothes that Lucyella took out, Lafayette felt very uncomfortable, especially some of the underwear she had never seen before.

The patterns and designs on the paper made her very nervous.

She is not young, but her greatsword physique makes her look young. However, she has not had much experience; her childhood was filled with long training sessions.

After the experiment went out of control, she was exiled and lived in a place where she had no contact with people. She grew up in an environment where she had little experience.

"Sister...these clothes?"

“The underwear is a bit too big for you. We’ll buy you new ones later. Just make do with this for now.” Lucyella held up a piece of clothing against Lafayette’s body. “Let me dress you up beautifully.”

She reached out and touched Lahua's hair, saying with slight dissatisfaction, "You should have long hair."

They can change their hairstyle in their current state, but the length of their hair is difficult to change due to their own mental and cognitive issues.

"I didn't keep anything secret for convenience... I'm sorry, sister," Lahuana said softly.

"My dear sister, this doesn't diminish your charm." Lucy Ella laughed lightly, her dress disappearing as she naturally put on the clothes she had chosen.

Then, amidst Lahua's nervous expression, he stripped her naked: "Try this dress first."

"Sister, you seem to be very familiar with this place?" Even though Lafayette was wearing the clothes provided by Lucyella, she still felt very uncomfortable.

"Hehehe, otherwise why would I want you to come with me?" Luciela laughed happily. "The place you live in is too backward. Okay, this is it. Now come out with me."

Looking at the clothes Lafayette was wearing, Luciela nodded; her clothes were a bit too loose on Lafayette.

I still need to buy one that fits better.

"..." Looking at Luciela, who was extremely familiar with everything here, Lafayette had even more questions in her mind.

The architectural style here was unlike anything she had ever seen before, but she could tell what the rooms were for.

This is the bedroom, which means that her sister not only lives here, but also has an ambiguous relationship with Bai Mu.

This was completely different from what she had imagined.

"I'm going out, do you want to come with me?" Luciela asked White Curtain.

"Oh? You go by yourself. I have things to do here. Come back soon."

“Not today.” Lucy Ella glanced at the time; it was still morning. She planned to take her sister to experience a dozen or so hours in Rota City first.

"I'll give you one day." Bai Mu thought for a moment, opened the drawer, and stuffed a stack of banknotes into Lucy's hand.

He then looked at Esdeath: "Do you want to come along?"

“I’m not going with them,” Esdeath said.

Lucyella took her sister out; why would she go and join in the fun?
She remained friendly towards allied forces and wouldn't spoil their mood at this time.

"And what about yourself?"

"Aren't you coming along?" Esdeath extended an invitation to the white curtain.

"I want to enhance my equipment." Bai Mu took out the Dream Erosion Crystals from the weapon box.

This time, a large number of Dream Erosion Crystals were obtained, a total of 27, which exceeded White Curtain's estimate.

However, what upset Bai Mu was that despite having so many Dream Erosion Crystals, no new equipment had been formed.

Even just one more piece of Dream Erosion ingredient would be helpful, preferably one related to the Awakened.

Lucyella glanced at the Dream Erosion Crystals, then pulled the puzzled Lafayette away from the backyard.

"Then I'll go out myself." Seeing this, Esdeath didn't linger there.

Since the white curtain had given her some rare leisure time, she wanted to take a good look at the city.

Since the 'operation funds' were provided by Bai Mu, she didn't need to be polite to Bai Mu.

After finishing her work and emerging from the alchemy basement, Atreus didn't see anyone else and couldn't help but ask White Curtain, "Where are the others?"

"You're out having fun, so don't think about it."

"..." Beatrice was speechless for a moment: "Actually, I can change my appearance."

Although she is wanted, the life alchemy allows her to change her appearance for a certain period of time and then take a stroll in the city.

After all, her individual strength is insufficient to meet the city's defense protocols, and her transformation allows her to avoid being exposed.

She has been dead for some time, though she spends most of her time sleeping inside the weapons crate and is unaware of the passage of time outside.

But considering the actual time that has passed, she hasn't had a 'vacation' in a long time.

"How is Lafayette's condition being treated?"

"The repaired area needs to be left for a while, and the final step can be carried out tonight."

"Alright, you can go out now." Bai Mu handed over the money as usual.

After receiving the money, Beatrice extended an invitation to White Curtain: "Are you home alone? We can hang out together; my appearance after the transformation won't be too bad..."

"I'm going to find Lily."

That woman? Beatrice's eyes twitched almost imperceptibly. In her view, people like Lucy and Ayla were not the most direct competitors.

Lafayette might be considered one, but Lafayette's physical body was handled by her, so she doesn't pose much of a threat.

But the real competitor is that woman, Lily. As for Evefeya, that woman's interest in White Curtain is for ulterior motives, and her purpose is very clear.

Therefore, the most that White Curtain could develop was a sexually motivated partnership with Evefeya.

Lily is different...

"Don't waste this rare holiday."

“…Oh.” Beatrice returned to the alchemy basement, temporarily altered her appearance using some alchemical methods, and left White Curtain’s residence through the backyard.

Bai Mu picked up the phone and contacted Lily.

"Does this count as an appointment for me to come to your home?"

"What appointment? I'm just calling you directly. I'll treat you to dinner later, so come quickly." Bai Mu hung up the phone after saying that.

During the time he was away, the house was spotless, which clearly showed that Lily had kept her promise and taken care of his place.

Lily arrived in her car without keeping Bai Mu waiting for long.

After placing the car keys on the table, she looked at the Dream Erosion Crystals that Bai Mu had tossed on the sofa: "You've had a great haul this time."

"It's a pity I didn't get anything better... There aren't many good local specialties over there, otherwise I would have brought some back for you."

Bai Mu took out his Dream Eater Greatsword: "It's yours now."

These Dream Erosion Crystals are enough to upgrade his Dream Erosion Greatsword once!

(End of this chapter)