Dream Travel

Chapter 312 Maybe there will be boat tickets next time.

"Sister, aren't we going back?" Looking at the city lights at night, Lahua Na felt very uncomfortable.

Compared to when she left home, she now has many more things that she shouldn't have had before.

As she passed by a piece of glass, she saw her reflection and felt like a stranger.

Lucy Ella was extremely familiar with this place, from makeup and manicures to everything else.

The familiarity made even her, as the younger sister, feel completely lost.

She even doubted whether she could still fight. Not only that, during the day, they also received invitations from some men.

Lucy Ella casually dismissed the invited men, mainly because her sister was far too familiar with the city.

Lahuana still has many questions, even though the questions she asked before have all been answered.

But a completely unfamiliar world left her feeling lost and disoriented. Now, she's starting to understand some of what her sister was saying.

"It's only just nightfall, why go back?" Luciela looked at the pedestrians on the street. They were on Rota Avenue.

The most prosperous area in Rota, bustling during the day and equally lively at night.

For those who enjoy nightlife, the entertainment is just beginning.

It would be very easy for her to become the center of attention here, and as for her sister, apart from having short hair, she is not lacking in charm.

It's just that her personality makes Lafayette less sexy and alluring than her.

Knowing that her younger sister was nervous, Luciela didn't take her to places that would make her uncomfortable.

She got her nails done, browsed around some regular shops, and a few hours later she took Lahuana home.

Because it's in the Shangcheng District, the area is very safe, and we didn't encounter any unexpected situations on the way back.

The patrol officers they encountered asked them if they needed help.

This made Raphael even more uncomfortable. As a Claymore, in her original world, she was never someone who would be 'helped'.

But everything here was different from what she had imagined.

This is a completely new world, far more advanced.

Luciela had already explained all this to her. Back at her lodgings, Lafayette placed all the bags she was carrying on the table.

Looking at those bags, Lafayette knew that the wardrobe was going to have a lot more clothes.

Moreover, some of these items belonged to her, and Lucyella spent most of her daytime shopping.

Not only did I buy her new clothes, but I also bought her a lot of underwear. The different styles of underwear made her very nervous when choosing them.

Such intimate clothing would actually be... displayed in a store?
If those stores hadn't refused to let customers try on their lingerie, Lucy Ella would have made her try on every single piece.

Now that she's back home, Lucyella is no longer polite to Lafayette.

She dragged Raphael directly to another bedroom, and under Raphael's nervous gaze, Luciela picked up the bag containing the clothes.

"Let me dress you up... no, let's take a bath first." Luciela glanced at the time, put the bag aside, and stopped fussing over her sister.

The two went to the bathroom, and Lahuana felt completely relaxed as she soaked in the warm water.

She leaned against Lucyella, feeling her sister's not-so-high body temperature, and suddenly felt that things weren't so bad.

The next day, after waking up, Bai Mu went to the kitchen alone and started cooking for herself.

As for Lucy Ella, he didn't expect her to do anything more in the daily routine. Ask her to cook? He'd be lucky if she didn't add anything weird to his breakfast.

With her keen hearing, Bai Mu noticed some commotion coming from the living room next door.

He leaned over for a look and saw Lucy Ella pulling Lafayette along as they tried on underwear.

"Don't do it in the living room," Bai Mu reminded her.

"Is there a difference?" Luciela glanced at the white curtain and continued to torment her sister.

She wanted to dress Lucyella up beautifully.

"No...we're going out around noon."

“You’ve only been back for a short time…” Luciela’s brows furrowed involuntarily.

But they didn't think of refuting the white curtain.

"I have to deal with the primal demons, I don't have time for everyday life." After saying that, Bai Mu went back to the kitchen to make himself breakfast again.

Lafayette looked at Lucyella with a slightly flushed face: "Sister, shall we leave it at that for now?"

“Okay.” Lucyella glanced at Lafayette. Due to their different personalities, even very alluring lingerie didn’t look good on her.

After they changed their clothes, Bai Mu had already prepared breakfast and started eating and drinking heartily.

Since developing a special stomach, Bai Mu has completely let loose when it comes to eating.

The food served early in the morning is heavy on oil, salt, and spice, which may seem unhealthy, but the taste must be excellent.

After finishing breakfast, Bai Mu made a phone call to make sure he could contact Bo Lei before going to the processing station.

He was going to Alexei's dream.

Esdeath's new tricks haven't been developed yet, so she's going to continue developing them in her alternate dream world.

He also went back to catch up with old friends, tried to obtain more Dream Erosion Crystals, and then sublimated the Dream Erosion of the Spirit Pivot.

When Bai Mu arrived at the processing center, Bo Lei, who was already waiting there, looked at him with a slightly strange expression: "The Demon Hunter Squad... there's no need for you to go through all this, is there?"

"what?"

“Oh? Then I must be overthinking it.” Borei raised an eyebrow slightly.

During the time White Curtain was away in the Otherworld, the Demon Hunters finished cleaning up Luxenbra's tentacles.

They also discovered that something was amiss with the White Curtain, but since the White Curtain was connected to the Bureau of Handling, the Demon Hunter Squad contacted the Bureau of Handling in this matter.

The bureau suppressed the matter.

Specifically, Bai Mu's strength is somewhat unusual, but he hasn't violated the defense agreement, so there might be some special circumstances.

The authorities suppressed the matter, which can be considered a form of protection for the White Curtain.

It can at least provide protection in the short term, but after that... if the White Curtain completely violates the defense agreement, then it will have to be registered no matter what.

"What happened?" Bai Mu asked curiously.

"Regarding your grudge against the demon," Borei didn't hide anything.

In his eyes, Bai Mu was one of his own, especially since Bai Mu had brought a lot of new and important resources to the Bureau this time.

The flesh and blood of those demons have a significant role to play, possessing unique mutability and fusion properties. Besides Evefeya's method of handling them, there are other ways to deal with them.

With that material, the Rota Processing Bureau can replenish its combat strength.

As for human resources, the Bureau responsible for handling alternate dreams never has too many people.

"...A defense agreement? Should I register it?"

"Why bother registering that? You don't need to worry about it if you haven't violated the defense agreement." Borre curled his lip and lit a cigarette, looking slightly annoyed.

"But the trouble with the devil won't disappear because of this."

"...Well, you'll have to figure this out yourself." That's what annoyed Borre.

“Of course, I’m going to the Otherworld first.” Borei nodded, casually wrote a note for Bai Mu, and let him go to Alexei’s Otherworld on his own.

Anyway, the White Curtain always brings back various things after it passes, so the Bureau of Handling Things won't make things difficult for it in this regard.

Moreover, Alexei's Otherworldly Dream has already been completed, and the Bureau has collected a lot of resources during this time.

However, because the Dreamwalker's talent was inferior to White Curtain's, the resources it brought back were largely wasted.

Every time the logistics manager is compiling resource statistics, he can't help but contact Bolei to ask when Bai Mu will come over.

Considering that dream walkers need to process the effects of dream erosion, coming once a month is acceptable, which is an absurdly low workload for dream walkers.

In Alexei's dream, as soon as the white curtain arrived, it saw a construction team busily at work.

After watching for a while, he figured out something: this must be a new city under construction.
This is where Alexei began. It's alright for dreamwalkers, but for non-dreamwalkers, everyone has to revolve around Alexei.

If you go too far away, you're more likely to be rejected by the otherworldly dream.

For the processing authority, this is the inconvenience.

The establishment of the new city will gradually shift the nation's focus, making it much easier for the bureau to carry out its work in the future.

"How long will you be staying this time?" a staff member from the processing bureau asked Bai Mu.

"Is it urgent?" Bai Mu asked the other party.

"There is a batch of resources that urgently need to be sent back."

How long can we wait?

Within twenty days.

Bai Mu nodded: "There's no problem. Wait for me to come back."

Twenty days is neither a long nor a short time; given his mobility, it's enough time to get a lot done.

However, the White Curtain found Akame first because the war was over and the new country was stabilizing and improving.

All the former revolutionary army assassins were unemployed, and Akame was living in an inconspicuous residence in the new city.

"Good afternoon, where are Leone and the others?" Bai Mu greeted Akame and the others present.

Standing next to Akame, Kurome still looked at Shiro with slight hostility, but she no longer had the same attitude as before, always wanting Shiro to die.

“Leon can’t stay idle, and Mine is in the capital.” Akame briefly explained the current situation here, then added, “You’ve been gone for quite a while this time.”

“I have other things to take care of… um.” Bai Mu’s gaze fell on Hei Tong.

The girl immediately asked, "What do you want?"

"I need your Imperial Arms. I'll have a skilled craftsman forge a new sword for you later."

"No need..." After a slight hesitation, Kurohime took out her Imperial Arms, a weapon that had not been taken back by the Revolutionary Army.

Perhaps it was out of respect for Akame, or perhaps they simply couldn't find a suitable user.

But since White Curtain needs this weapon, let's just give it to him.

White Curtain took Kurome's Imperial Arms and immediately said, "Let's go, I'll take you on an adventure."

"Do you have a problem?" Black Eyes asked White Curtain quite rudely.

They just arrived here and they're already being taken out to run around?

"I'm in a hurry, let's go."

Bringing more people along isn't a bad thing; it can even improve hunting efficiency.

His plan was simple: to create as much new impact as possible in the world.

Although the most important part is gone, it can still have an impact in other aspects.

For example, if the danger in a certain place is resolved, that area will be affected accordingly.

It could be a matter of the food chain, or it could be a safety issue for nearby residents, etc.

This can also be considered a test, to see if completing these side quests in the familiar dream world can yield more Dream Erosion Crystals after the 'main story' is finished.

If not, then he can just use the normal method to increase the number of attempts.

"Shall we go find Leone first?" Akame asked, having packed her things and carrying a small bag as she walked out of the room.

"Let's find her first. I'll probably be staying here for about half a month this time... Hmm, I should be able to prepare my 'ticket' by the time I come back next time."

"Boat tickets?" Akame nodded gently.

She didn't know what the White Curtain did; at most, she had learned a little information from Chelsea that it was related to Rota.

But she had no idea where Rota was or what she did.

However, Bai Mu has already made his stance clear, so let's discuss this matter again when he returns next time.

After thinking for a moment, Akame asked, "Should we let Chelsea know about this?"

"If she wants to know, then tell her." Bai Mu waved his hand casually.

When reality and fantasy intersect, what we really need to avoid is dream erosion; the arrival of fantasy is merely a side effect.

Some of them are bad, while others have indeed brought more progress to reality.

Even if ordinary people who come from other dreams arrive in reality, they will not have much impact on reality.

Just like most people in this world, some are lucky enough to enter reality through the Dream Source, but without a unique skill, they are just another face in the crowd in reality.

However, the impact of certain primordial demons and similar entities is much greater once they enter the real world.

For this reason, the Bureau's attitude towards those who come from other dreams is not bad at all.

Unless those who come from other dreams are not good people to begin with.

Therefore, after completing this alternate dream, there is actually no need to keep the matter of the Rota Management Bureau a secret.

But there still need to be restrictions; we can't let things become public knowledge.

After all, once more people know about it, new troubles are likely to occur. What if someone is not mentally sound and, after learning about this, directly attacks Yimengyuan?
We don't need to guard the relevant information too closely, but we also shouldn't publicize it too much.

Chelsea's desire to know about this matter is not significant in general. The other party is not a blabbermouth; their investigation into Rota is simply about whether Rota is an enemy or an ally.

She learned her lesson last time, so it's okay to let her learn more information next time.

People from the processing bureau may have spoken with Chelsea.

When Bai Mu found Leone, the woman was still drinking in the capital, dragging Mine, Chelsea, and others along with her.

"...Are you guys that free?"

"Ah! Darling, you're back." After putting down the blanket, Leone on top of her casually hugged the white curtain.

Completely ignoring that Bai Mu had brought Akame and Kurome with her, he said, "You've been gone for too long this time, haven't you?"

"I'm busy. Maybe you can come with me next time I come."

"How long will I have to wait this time?"

"I don't know, I've run into some trouble here, and it needs to be resolved completely."

Bai Mu didn't hide certain things he had encountered, which could be considered a reminder that if he didn't have a next time, it was highly likely that he was dead.

(End of this chapter)