Dream Travel

Chapter 313 The price has increased.

"You just got back and you're already thinking about hunting?" Mine stared at the white curtain. Her current only thought about the white curtain was to improve and repair her Imperial Arms.

Although she has successfully retired, it doesn't mean she's officially retired.

She was very young, and before leaving before the curtain fell, she asked someone to leave her a 'small gift'.

She accepted the small gift without a second thought, after all, she had worked for the revolutionary army for so long, and as an assassin, her merits would not be recorded.

The idea of ​​a 'drug' that can maintain youth for a long time as a special reward doesn't seem unreasonable.

Anyway, she was quite satisfied. Of course, the existence of that kind of thing needed to be kept secret, and once she got it, she shouldn't talk about it.

Without the White Curtain connection, it would be very difficult to obtain that kind of thing.

Those who obtained it were emboldened, but she wouldn't gossip about it like a big mouth; instead, she treated it as a little secret within their circle.

"Do you think I'm living a life of luxury?" Bai Mu clicked his tongue, looking at Mine, who was also a little drunk. "But you guys are already letting loose?"

"The doctor said it's nothing serious." Mine waved her hand casually. Before, she would at most eat good food, but she wouldn't do things like being dragged by Leone to drink together.

After all, drinking too much can easily affect combat effectiveness.

Because of her Teigu, Leone can ignore these kinds of effects, but others may not be able to.

However, after using Evefeya's 'potion', their recovery abilities became extraordinary, and the effects of alcohol and the like did not accumulate.

But drinking too much still makes you feel unwell.

"It's not as good as a beverage..."

"How could that be?" Leone laughed heartily. "You just don't know how to drink. How about we set off again tomorrow?"

“...Okay.” Bai Mu did not refuse.

Let's just catch up today.

Leone paid the bill immediately and prepared to go to the next game. It was clear that she was no longer experiencing any financial 'troubles' at this point.

“I’ll go call the others. Najenda is busy with the construction of the new city and can’t come, and Brand has gone to the army to be an instructor. It seems that we are the only ones who can come.”

Leone thought of people she could call over.

"Where are Seele and Lubbock?"

“Seele should be at the bookstore, Lubbock…” Leone smiled as she spoke of him, “Lubbock is right next to Najenda, why would he be here?”

When he was an assassin, there were some things the other person couldn't do. Now that his job is over, Lubbock has started to hang around Najenda a lot and doesn't want to leave.

At this point, she pinched Bai Mu's waist hard: "But you, you often run for months at a time!"

"There's a specific reason for this, and I've been trying to find a solution."

"I know, that's why I'm so happy you're back."

That night, they returned to the Night Raid's former base, which, though no longer used by Night Raid, had not been abandoned but had become a supply depot.

It's mainly aimed at people who venture deep into the mountains to hunt dangerous species, since there's no harm in using this place.

They then had another meal together nearby.

"...How can you eat so much?" After seeing Bai Mu devour dozens of kilograms of meat, Mine couldn't help but ask him.

She had seen people who could eat, but she had never seen anyone who could eat so much.

"Generally speaking, I had a rather unusual experience recently, so my appetite has increased."

Bai Mu wiped his hands and took out his camera, snapping a few photos of everyone.

Seeing the camera in his hand, Black Eyes narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling unpleasant memories. Although there was a reason for it, these unpleasant memories were brought about by White Curtain.

"So you've gotten even better?" Leone leaned against the white curtain, looking at the camera in his hand with some curiosity.

Bai Mu handed the camera to Leone: "That's about right, see for yourself."

"Can I take a look first?" Chelsea couldn't help but ask.

Bai Mu gave her a subtle look: "Come and watch with me."

He had previously discussed Rota with Chelsea, and what she thought about it was her own business.

However, since Chelsea didn't have any negative impact on the Rota Disposal Bureau, the people at the Rota Disposal Bureau probably won't bother with her.

If it really has an impact, we'll see how the handling bureau operates. Bai Mu hasn't received any notification, so it's probably nothing serious.

Chelsea immediately sat down next to Leone and they looked at the camera together.

This thing is not difficult to operate; even a novice can learn it quickly if they just watch the videos.

Leone flipped through the photos. The recent photos taken by the White Curtain were related to the Claymores, including Claymore trainees and Awakened Ones who had been killed.

"You went there specifically to deal with those monsters?" Leone asked, looking at the photos of the Awakened ones who had been killed.

She had seen Luciela before, so she wasn't surprised by these monsters.

The buildings in the other photos looked more backward than where they lived.

"These monsters have all been modified, and the organizations that created them have been eliminated, so killing this batch will completely solve the problem."

Bai Mu explained to the others who gathered around.

"So they're all inside the crates now?" Chelsea looked at the white-clad weapon crates. "Want to go in and take a look too?"

Chelsea rolled her eyes at Bai Mu's words, but she had already received the answer she was looking for.

Is this place related to Rota?
As she continued flipping through other photos, she noticed that the majority of the photos taken by Bai Mu were of women.

"Why are there so many beautiful women?" Before Chelsea could ask, Leone asked White Curtain first.

"I was thinking, I can't exactly find a handsome guy as good-looking as me to shoot this, right? Wouldn't that be even more dangerous?"

Leone paused for a moment, realizing that what Bai Mu said made sense.

At least the fact that he took these photos shows that he is a normal man. If he had taken a lot of photos of handsome men or cute girls, that would be quite scary to think about.

"But why are all these warriors women? Did the organization you wiped out have some kind of fetish? Or..." Chelsea thought of something unpleasant.

An organization that specifically trains female soldiers is not necessarily training high-level combat power. It's one or two examples, though.

However, the photos taken by Bai Mu include many younger claymore trainees.

"No, it's not that. The main thing is that the modifications they underwent were more likely to turn men into monsters. They tried it at first, but after a complete failure, they switched to female greatswords."

Chelsea nodded; that reason was quite normal.

Considering Luciela's state after awakening, she felt that such an organization should be destroyed as soon as possible, and was even glad that the Empire had never come into contact with such an organization.

Otherwise, given the unscrupulous nature of those people in the empire, who knows what other dangerous things they might create?

"Who is this man?" Mine had sharp eyes. After changing to a different folder, he noticed a man who looked frail.

"The craftsman who made this thing." Bai Mu patted his weapon case. "But the other party doesn't like taking pictures, so I didn't take many."

"It doesn't look like it," Mine couldn't help but comment. If it were someone like a blacksmith, the common impression would be that they were big and burly.

But the craftsman looks more like a scholar; could he really wield a hammer?
"However, this is the truth. Don't expect me to recommend anything to you unless you feel tired of your current life. Of course, if you insist on sticking to this path, you'll need to accept some additional conditions."

The additional conditions are not difficult.

It's simply about transforming the individuals involved into the same state as Chito and Yuri.

The soul is sealed inside a small piece of soul stone, connecting it to the still-living body.

They are considered 'living dead', but according to Beatrice's explanation, they are actually no different from living people, and can even give birth normally.

From the perspective of the soul, however, their bodies and souls are in a state of 'disconnection'.

Although their soul and body are the most compatible, this disconnect makes them different from normal people.

Most of the time they are fine, but when they encounter someone skilled in soul attacks, their resistance to such attacks is weaker than that of normal people.

However, because their bodies and souls are disconnected, their bodies can be considered 'objects'.

However, Bai Mu has not tried to allow free entry into other dreams, since there is a difference between flesh-and-blood 'items' and normal inanimate objects.

But if the soul doesn't have special protection, then problems are bound to arise.

Beatrice has a record of this; it's information she obtained from other colleagues.

The weapon case in the white curtain is a special item; it can contain souls and, as a Dream Erosion item, it can also protect the contents inside.

After all, the souls contained within are considered part of the Dream Erosion artifacts.

Even so, if people knew what Bai Mu was currently doing, they could expand their business on a large scale.

"Additional conditions?" Mine asked, slightly puzzled. "The same as before?"

"Could we add something else?"

"You still want to make a profit from the price difference?"

"...Do I look like I'm running a charity? And this isn't about price difference, it's about the cost."

“But this city looks so beautiful.” Leone steered the conversation, showing a photo of Rota taken by a white screen.

He specifically found a tall building there to take the picture; the Dream Erosion camera has extremely high image clarity.

Furthermore, due to the properties of Dream Erosion, it prevents problems from occurring on camera lenses and other similar components.

Chelsea didn't say anything. She felt that this was Rota. Judging from the style of the city, Rota seemed to be much more advanced than theirs.

After looking at the photos of Rota, Leone put down his camera, ate and drank for a while, and then opened other folders.

The photos here puzzled her because they were different from the previous ones.

Chito and her friends' world seemed too desolate; the collapsed city looked filled with a sense of despair and loneliness.

"Where is this place?"

Leone's smile vanished as she watched.

“A place destroyed by war, where almost everyone is dead,” Bai Mu explained casually.

He downloaded these photos from Qianhu, since the other party's original camera had a large number of photos stored on it.

The white screen was copied over directly to fill the camera's memory.

(End of this chapter)