Dream Travel

Chapter 330 Intelligence
The communicator's signal is unstable, but its functions are alright.

Riding the 'Horse Girl', Shiromu quickly found a new signal, through which he pinpointed the location of another supply depot.

This supply station is quite well-maintained; you can even see some supplies left outside.

In terms of preservation, supply stations obviously have a better way; on the shelves where supplies are placed, there are things like holy scriptures.

Such a thing becomes a freezer for hell, allowing those resources to be stored for longer.

"Should I hide this?" Octavia said, her gaze never leaving the items in the supply depot.

For example, the means of transportation here, and other things.

She was summoned by the White Curtain not often, and knew very little about the outside world.

Everything she sees now is new and exciting to her.

"No need to hide it, I'll need you later."

“…I understand.” Octavia wanted to emphasize that she was still a 'lady,' but after a moment’s thought, she realized that this identity was meaningless in White’s eyes.

Bai Mu took out several pieces of Hellmetal from the weapon crate and went to the supply rack. This supply station, which had not been attacked, was now crowded with people.

The equipment is too mixed, but after learning some information, it's understandable.

After entering another dream through the other dream terminal, it becomes very difficult to properly integrate the troops.

The influence range of a single alternate dream terminal is limited, which means that the number of people who can enter the alternate dream at one time is limited. Entering at slightly intervals will place people who enter the alternate dream in different locations.

Therefore, those who enter the alternate dream can only try to find nearby supply stations first. The overly random distribution of personnel leads to a serious problem of 'mixed groups' within a single supply station.

The people who come here all share a common goal and know each other well. The mixed equipment does not affect their cooperation and combat.

"What do you want to change?" The staff member looked at the white screen with some surprise.

Bai Mu didn't have much protective gear, and there were no holy runes or similar items on the exposed parts of his skin.

Such people either have exceptional skills that make them unnecessary to protect themselves, or they're just... showing off.

The fact that Bai Mu could casually produce some hell metal indicates that he did not belong to the latter category.

"How much can this be exchanged for?"

The staff member picked out a piece of hell metal and then pointed to the shelf: "Choose anything weighing less than ten pounds."

The metal they took weighed less than a pound, so I don't know if the price is considered expensive.

However, in Hell, clean water and food are extremely expensive for humans.

"If you have official status, you will receive a fixed amount of supplies every day."

Does the authorization certificate from the processing bureau count?

"...?" The staff member looked at the document that Bai Mu had taken out, examined it carefully twice, and then returned it: "I don't know how long it has been since I've seen something like this."

After thinking for a moment, he said, "You can enjoy the standard supply ration as usual."

"So, what happens if some unlucky soul accidentally enters this alternate dream?"

"Let's do our best to provide humanitarian aid," the staff member said. "Survival supplies are very precious. Just ensure their survival and delay them for a while."

If we delay for a little while, those outsiders will be kicked out by Yimeng.

As for the problem that the power of hell might make them prone to illness and weakness in the future, that is beyond their scope of solutions.

Bai Mu looked at some packaged foods on the shelf, picked out a few bags, and then planned to leave.

"Don't you want to take more?"

"No need, I don't lack supplies for the time being." Bai Mu had no intention of competing with other soldiers for resources.

His weapon case is immune to the influence of hellish forces, and the contents inside are preserved normally. The packaged food he's holding now is just to satisfy his taste buds.

"Where's the ammunition?"

"My gun doesn't use standard ammunition... Do you have any grenades?"

"Yes, but you're not an official operative, so these kinds of resources need to be exchanged for Hellmetal."

The staff handled this matter very formally.

The quantity of survival supplies is relatively large, ensuring basic rations are not a problem, but war resources are not so good, and these also need to be carefully preserved.

Furthermore, some equipment and supplies used in Hell are mixed with a small amount of Hell metal, which allows them to last longer there.

"Give me two." Bai Mu didn't intend to ask for too many grenades. After exchanging two with Hellmetal, he went to another place.

The other location was under even tighter security; it housed a radio station that was crucial to the supply depot.

"What do you want?" An armed man stopped Bai Mu, and the station chief, who was there, also looked over.

"I want to know some information about the area, about demons."

"...A demon?" The armed man looked at the station chief.

The station manager walked over with a calm expression: "If you need manpower to deal with demons, this place is not responsible for that."

The main purpose of supply depots is to ensure the survival and combat needs of combat personnel. As for actions such as actively dealing with demons, supply depots are generally not responsible for such matters.

That's what the combat personnel operating in the vicinity need to do.

"I just want to know where some demons are located, even if they're not nearby."

"..." The stationmaster understood what Bai Mu meant. It turned out that this guy didn't want to gather people, but planned to deal with the demon alone?
"you alone?"

"One person should be enough, I'm still quite confident in my abilities." Bai Mu didn't explain much, and directly opened his weapon case, revealing what was inside.

A pile of metal, and a bag of demon horns that retain their sharp corners.

Seeing this, the stationmaster said nothing more. Those hell metals could be mixed with water. For example, if Bai Mu was lucky, he might find a small, uninhabited mining site.

The devil horns in the bag were different. Although they were only the tips, there were no fewer than three hundred of them. Putting them in the bag was like putting a bag of coins in it.

Unfortunately, this thing has no value in Hell, but it does have value in the real world; it can be used as material, since it is the horn of a native demon.

Many freed local demons collect this kind of thing.

The local demons would try to enhance their power using these kinds of materials, attempting to acquire power similar to that of the native demons.

How many demons did this guy kill?
"Or do you mean we need to buy intelligence?"

"No need for that, wait a moment." The station chief returned to the radio station and contacted a camp via radio. After giving a brief report on the situation, he obtained some information about the locations of the demons.

He handed Bai Mu a simple map and reminded him, "You need to think this through. These places are very dangerous. Even if you are exceptionally strong, it won't be easy for you to deal with them."

"Well... leave it to me."

Bai Mu took out his camera and snapped a picture, then asked with some curiosity, "By the way, aren't there any military operations targeting these places?"

"Yes, but there are too many places like that. Those places that won't interfere with supply depots and camps for the time being will be the focus of monitoring."

The station chief stated that the locations where the demons from the White Curtain were distributed were places where they could not interfere with the supply station for the time being.

As for what can be interfered with, that will be handled by the integrated forces.

Telling the White Curtain about those locations would actually disrupt the troops' operational plans.

If White Curtain's abilities are insufficient and it fails when dealing with these demons, it will only alert them.

There were no problems in places far from the supply depot. If White Curtain could take care of those demons, then the threat to the camp would be eliminated in advance.

If it can't be resolved, then it's just that.

Many of the missing squads were simply unlucky; they encountered large groups of demons or similar areas marked on the map shortly after landing.

As for recruiting Bai Mu, Bai Mu only holds an authorization certificate from the Processing Bureau, which is insufficient for them to recruit Bai Mu.

Unless Bai Mu is just an ordinary person, then there's even less need to recruit him.

Ordinary people are eager to leave this hellish place. Before being kicked out by the strange dream, they will do what they can to help.

Those who disobey orders will be forcibly detained and provided with minimal resources for survival. Once the time is up, they will be forcibly removed by Yi Meng.

“You could actually choose to stay; we need people like you here.”

“I’m more useful when I’m free to act; leave these demons to me.” Bai Mu grinned slightly. “Perhaps we’ll meet again later.”

"Then I hope you can bring good news."

The station manager didn't say anything more.

Because the demon has spread out a large number of alternate dream terminals, some powerful civilians who are neither official nor related to the processing bureau will always appear in this alternate dream.

However, the military doesn't want too many of these strong civilians to appear.

Ordinary people don't have many opportunities to become powerful figures in the community, unless they are lucky enough to encounter some extraordinary beings from otherworldly dreams and obtain the means to become stronger.

Otherwise, they would be dream walkers, as dream walkers have the highest probability of producing powerful figures from the common people.

They will have easier access to different dreams, which will make it easier for dreamwalkers to become extraordinary beings.

Some dreamwalkers are truly powerful, but when these dreamwalkers die in alternate dreams, the holes they leave behind are also incredibly large!
The United Nations-administered Bureau for the Handling of Dreams analyzed the scale of this dream; the death of a hundred ordinary people here is not as significant as the death of one dreamer.

After all, once the strange dream expands to a certain scale, in order to cause the strange dream to deteriorate more rapidly, then a large number of ordinary people would have to die.

Dreamwalkers, on the other hand, are higher-quality holes; the stronger the Dreamwalker, the larger the hole it can create.

Even if some dreamwalkers enter other dreams with good intentions, they may still do bad things because of death.

"Don't force yourself when you encounter a crisis. If you can escape, do so. Dying will only bring more trouble to reality."

The station manager concluded by saying that he didn't intend to persuade Bai Mu, because many capable people don't listen to advice.

"Thanks for the reminder." After getting what he wanted, Bai Mu left the supply station.

"...They were quite polite." Watching the departing white curtain, the stationmaster was slightly speechless before returning to his workplace.

The stationmaster has a lot of responsibilities at the supply depot. Being a stationmaster at a supply depot in Hell is a tough job, but they work in shifts.

He has been working here for over a week, and it won't be long before he is expelled from Yimeng.

Of course, he could also go to the camp to reset the 'Dream Erosion' effect from the source of the alternate dream and extend his stay in this alternate dream.

But doing that would require working yourself to the bone, while right now, when you don't need to work so hard, you can just work a normal cycle, then go back and rest and recuperate.

As he was about to leave, he naturally had to write a detailed report here. This report was to be divided into two copies, one for the station manager who would come later, to complete the handover of his work.

After leaving the supply station, Bai Mu waved to Octavia.

This awakened individual skillfully reverted to her awakened form. She didn't say much at the supply station, but her presence attracted the attention of many people.

After all, she and Bai Mu were in similar situations, both living in hellish environments, and didn't have much protection.

The power of hell had no effect on her; it made no difference whether she was protected or not.

After leaving the supply station, Octavia couldn't resist her curiosity, as she had often gathered intelligence during her lifetime.

"You want to destroy this hell?"

"Dealing with Hell? How many people would die? It's just dealing with the Source of Other Dreams." Bai Mu didn't explain much, he just casually mentioned the Other Dreams to Octavia.

The 'horse racer' immediately realized the problem that had arisen in her world.

"Is the situation in Luoguduo Town the same as here?"

“That’s right, but the dream sources over there are benign. If we don’t deal with the ones here properly, they will seriously harm reality. We need to speed things up.”

White Curtain patted the horse's head; with Octavia present, this horse didn't need reins or anything like that.

Octavia accelerated in the direction the white curtain pointed, as for the white curtain's weapon box and his own weight.

This weight is nothing to an Awakened One, since her stamina is maintained by the White Curtain. As long as the White Curtain is in good condition, she can keep running freely.

Octavia seemed a little distracted while running.

The information revealed by the white curtain completely changed her worldview.

Looking back now, it seems that apart from being killed by Bai Mu, there wasn't anything wrong with following him.

At least you won't be confined to a small island with limited space, thinking about trivial matters every day, and you can also see many new things you've never seen before.

However, the danger is real. What Bai Mu is doing now is very dangerous. If this guy dies, they might fall into the hands of the devil.
Demons used to exist only in stories. But now that demons really exist, if someone gets caught by one, their fate will certainly not be good.

She now shares some of the same thoughts as Beatrice; although she died because of White Curtain, she now hopes that White Curtain can live a good life.

Only if Bai Mu lives well can she 'live' properly. Once other beings of her kind learn this information, their thoughts won't be too different from hers.

(End of this chapter)