Dream Travel

Chapter 423 How come you've become so kind again?
Lily told Bai Mu about her "discovery." After listening, Bai Mu was silent for a while. He then asked Lily, "When you first saw me, were you also eyeing me?"

"Hehehe, I thought you had a lot of potential back then." Lily laughed lightly.

"You are a good judge of people."

After dropping Lily off at home, Lily pointed to a house not far away: "That's the place I've got my eye on. If you think it's okay, just buy it."

"If you think it's okay, then this one is fine."

"You'll suffer if you do this."

"You're already eyeing my inheritance, do you think you can let me suffer a loss?"

Lily laughed lightly: "Then just use the money in your account to buy it."

Bai Mu had invested in her, but it was all to exploit those gamblers who used Bai Mu's life as a wager.

Bai Mu was ruthless in reaping the benefits of gambling addicts, especially since he had returned alive from hell, which allowed the gambling establishments to take a huge cut of those addicts.

The money in the White Curtain account kept increasing, but the popularity of White Curtain betting was decreasing.

It will be difficult to make a lot of money from this in the future.

However, gamblers will never be completely eliminated.

"Okay, the moving is all your responsibility from now on. You can keep your share of the payment."

Bai Mu walked home, and when she got back, Leone and the others were still awake.

Although Lily had solved many of the problems, they still had some questions for Bai Mu.

"Do you need a butler here?"

Chelsea spoke first. She planned to get a legitimate identity first, and then investigate Rota's affairs to confirm whether the information Lily had revealed was true.

As for Alexei, he could start his investigation from the library, where he was a well-known traveler who had published many books.

You can tell whether it's true or false by looking at those books.

If it's true, then she should keep an eye on things related to the alternate dream. If there are still no problems, then she'll have nothing to do at all.

Now I just need to be a good butler who has an ambiguous relationship with the head of the family.

“Generally speaking… it’s not impossible.” Bai Mu remembered what Lily had said and immediately changed his mind: “I do need someone to handle some things.”

He will encounter many strange dreams in the future, and the materials for Atreus's alchemy workshop will also require specialized personnel to purchase them.

Lily is capable of doing the job, but we can't let her be in charge of this all the time, can we?
They have a good relationship, but he still needs someone to be specifically in charge of this matter.

If someone manages the assets, there will be things he can get from the dream in the future.

Having a reliable intelligence network is also necessary to deal with demons...

Thinking about it this way, it's still necessary to find a reliable housekeeper.

"However, if you want to apply for the job, you first need to understand this place, otherwise you won't be able to do many things."

Chelsea smiled and said, "I will get the information here as quickly as possible."

The suggestion from Bai Mu was exactly what she wanted.

"Next is where you'll be staying. There are two guest rooms, and the master bedroom is mine."

Chelsea put her hand on Mine's shoulder: "Looks like we'll be living together."

Why should I live with you?

Mine looked visibly resistant.

"Then you can live with me."

When Bai Mu spoke up, Mine immediately felt that living with Chelsea wasn't so bad after all.

Akame and Kurome share a room, while the master bedroom is for Shiro and Leone.

It was getting late, so after making the arrangements, everyone went back to their rooms.

Leone immediately wrapped her legs around Bai Mu's waist: "You ate so much, you probably didn't get enough exercise, right? Let me help you get some exercise~"

This exercise is rather unconventional, but since he's already at home, he can be as unconventional as he wants. As for the issue of disturbing the peace, he doesn't live in a staff housing building, so it doesn't disturb the peace!
Early the next morning, Bai Mu went to a nearby store to buy breakfast, woke up the others, and then began the day's arrangements.

"Chelsey and Mine will come with me later. Leone and Akame, you two go shopping with Beatrice."

Although it was called shopping, it was actually Beatrice leading them to get used to the environment of Rota.

White Curtain was going to take Chelsea to Lily so that Lily could plan a route for her to gather intelligence, while he took Mine to see the craftsman.

“Atris? She…?” Leone looked at the girl who had appeared and asked, “Which one does she look like?”

“What you have now is fake.” Atris reached out and tugged at her cheek. “It’s just a fake made with life alchemy.”

With knowledge of demons, she can do even better in this regard.

After splitting up, White Curtain took Chelsea to Lily's experience store.

Yuri yawned and greeted Bai Mu: "Good morning, is there anything you need to buy?"

"I'm looking for Lily."

"Oh, I understand." Yuri put down the things she was carrying and called Lily over.

"Lily is a local bigwig in Rota City. If you want to quickly understand this place, she's the best person to talk to."

"Ah... I understand." Chelsea said with a hint of melancholy. She originally wanted to come by herself, but after thinking about it for a moment, she realized that Bai Mu's approach was also acceptable.

She knows too little about this area and needs a suitable guide.

“Leave her to me,” Lily said with a smile, leading Chelsea into the shop, while White Curtain took Mine to find the craftsman. “Why is he living here?” Upon arriving in the lower city, Mine immediately noticed the difference between the upper and lower city.

She felt that someone who could make those kinds of weapons for the White Curtain shouldn't be living in a place like this.

“The management in the lower district is not so strict, and there are dangerous materials at the craftsmen’s place.”

Craftsmen would also dump the waste from making certain equipment into the sewers, and then mutated creatures would grow in the sewers.

If this were in the Upper District, the craftsmen would have to face the problem of a small inspection every three days and a large inspection every five days.

Mine nodded thoughtfully: "What kind of person was that craftsman?"

"He looks like a frail scholar?" Bai Mu said, describing his impression of the craftsman. At least that was the impression the craftsman gave Bai Mu when they first met.

Only after getting to know them did I realize that they were actually swinging a hammer.

No. 214, Xiacheng District.

The craftsman opened the door and looked at the white curtain in the doorway. His gaze lingered on Mine for a moment before returning to the white curtain: "You've been very busy lately, haven't you? Also, don't bring just anyone here!"

As a craftsman who works with metal, he would not lower his standards because of Mine's appearance.

If the other party brought rare materials here, then he had to admit that Mine was indeed very cute.

No? If not, then no comment.

"Have you forgotten what I said before?"

"Is that her? Okay, come in." The craftsman stepped aside to let Bai Mu and Mine into the house.

The girl with pink pigtails seemed a little nervous. Bai Mu's description of the craftsman as a frail scholar was indeed accurate.

He's a bit arrogant when dealing with strangers.

"Let me see your weapon."

Mine immediately placed her briefcase on the table and took out the Imperial Arms inside.

Her Imperial Arms originally had multiple modules, but one module was damaged.

Therefore, when sniping, she usually uses the bayonet component, which is the most powerful, but it is not a sniping component.

The Imperial Arm Pumpkin has several different parts. The gun itself is in the form of a short gun, which has a strong rate of fire but lacks lethality.

In addition, there is an attack component that expands the attack range, similar to a shotgun. However, this component does not fire shotgun pellets, but rather attacks in a fan-shaped area, which is also used for melee combat.

The long gun's components were for long-range attacks, including sniping, but this component was destroyed.

Therefore, when sniping, she can only use the most powerful bayonet component, which is the most powerful but not specifically designed for sniping.

This component is effective at both close and long ranges. It can be used for sniping at long range and cutting like a blade at close range. It can even turn the launched attack into a blade-like attack.

The downsides are that it consumes a lot of energy and is heavy.

The Imperial Arm Pumpkin is not a sniper rifle, but a multi-functional firearm.

Now she wants to complete the missing long gun components, and for this purpose she has brought along the illustration of the Imperial Arm Pumpkin.

This encyclopedia was recorded in the Empire, and after the Revolutionary Army obtained it, she made a copy.

"Can it be fixed?"

"Without raw materials, repairing you... isn't out of the question." The craftsman glanced at the white curtain: "Tell me first what she's for?"

The craftsman held back, but not entirely, and asked some questions bluntly.

"Help me fight off those demons who are eyeing me."

"Hmm... I can use some of the materials you gave me. This weapon lacks deep maintenance and needs repair, but it's not a Dream Erosion weapon, so it's not difficult to repair."

As the craftsman spoke, he disassembled the weapon into its parts.

Seeing how professional the craftsman was, Mine remained silent. The only maintenance she could do for the Imperial Arm Pumpkin was routine wiping and dust prevention.

She was powerless to deal with the minor damage that weapons accumulated during battle, and the craftsmen on the Revolutionary Army's side were also helpless.

The craftsmanship for making Imperial Arms has been lost, and they have no way to repair it.

"There's still plenty of metal left from the smelting of the Demon Greatsword; we can use it. The Dream Erosion materials can also be used..."

"Wait, how come you've suddenly become so kind?" Bai Mu quickly interrupted the craftsman.

The craftsman, whose train of thought had been interrupted, glanced at the white curtain with displeasure: "Two million is not a penny less, and you'll have to come to me for the next use of Dream Erosion materials."

The craftsman stated his terms.

He can appear easy to talk to, but that's for the future!
“That will work.” Bai Mu immediately agreed. He didn’t have anyone else to look for at the moment, and the craftsman that Lily recommended to him was undoubtedly skilled.

It's the kind of thing you can use until you die.

Therefore, the craftsmen demanded priority access to the Dream Erosion material, and White Curtain could find no reason to refuse.

As for the issue of receiving money, that falls under the category of business.

Previously, the craftsmen worked for free, and even had to pay out of their own pockets, because the Dream Erosion materials provided by White Curtain were good enough to make it worthwhile for the craftsmen to do so.

Now that the previous deal is over, the materials used are no longer white curtains, but the craftsmen's own.

Without that additional condition, it would be impossible to secure the order the craftsman mentioned for two million.

With a base Hellfire conversion rate of 95%, a weapon of this quality would be considered a discounted price even if the order price were increased tenfold.

(End of this chapter)