Dream Travel

Chapter 425 Can be used as an identity token
"From what you're saying, this is... just a pretty ordinary place?"

After the white curtain explained, Mine understood the difference between a superhuman and a superhuman.

Simply put, anyone whose physical abilities surpass the limits of ordinary people can be considered a superhuman.

Even if these extraordinary individuals only possess physical abilities, they can still have special characteristics that ordinary people do not have.

Take physical fitness as an example. If they were burned by the same fire, an ordinary person would have their skin burned open, while someone who has just entered the extraordinary realm might only suffer some burns.

Being an extraordinary person means possessing special abilities that ordinary people cannot achieve, even if ordinary people try their best.

This is the difference in hardware.

However, it's not difficult for ordinary people to kill superhumans; superhumans can also be shot to death.

"So, what level of situation do I have right now?"

“You… an ordinary person with quick reflexes,” Bai Mu said, glancing at Mine.

In terms of physical fitness, Leone is the best of them all, and Chelsea is the worst.

Even though Leone has the best physical abilities, when she exercises with him, she can't quite handle it even without her Teigu after he goes all out.

White Curtain doesn't have the same bio-force field as Superman; strictly speaking, he's a superhuman with enhanced physical abilities.

Compared to other superhumans of the same type, his enhancement level was slightly higher, and he also used quite a few Dream Erosion ingredients.

"Tsk." Mine picked up the 30-kilogram barbell that was lying on the ground. This thing was used as a small warm-up device here.

But this thing seemed a bit difficult for her to handle.

Once someone saw it, they immediately realized that the girl with pink pigtails was an ordinary person.

But after seeing the heavy equipment that the white curtain was using, he immediately continued his own training.

There's not much to say. If someone brings a girl here to train, then let them do as they please.

Since they've gone through all that trouble with the white screen, there shouldn't be any safety concerns.

"Hey~" After Bai Mu casually put down the heavy weighted equipment, Mine walked over and made a "hey-whoosh" sound, but the equipment didn't budge.

Her expression was slightly disappointed. She reached out and poked Bai Mu's arm, feeling as if it were made of resilient steel.

Are all the people here muscle monsters?

"...Do I look like one to you?" Bai Mu retorted, clenching his fist to make the muscles on his arms more defined.

Looking at those taut muscles, Mine's eyes twitched involuntarily.

Bai Mu doesn't look like the kind of bulky, muscular guy; he's more solid. However, when he exerts force, Bai Mu's body fat percentage appears somewhat abnormal.

With ample training knowledge from the Revolutionary Army, Mine began to feel that this state was not healthy.

But when she thought about Bai Mu being some kind of superhuman, she stopped worrying about it. Superhumans aren't ordinary people, so why worry about that?

"It looks too dry." Mine brushed against Bai Mu's arm, feeling as if she were twisting a steel wire.

"This is how I work; under normal circumstances, I'm no different from an ordinary person."

Bai Mu looked at the condition of his arms. Not only his arms, but other parts of his body were in similar condition. Since eating the Dream-Eating Mushroom, his originally normal body fat percentage had dropped rapidly.

It's probably because that feeling of fullness is a super substitute for fat; once that special feeling of fullness accumulates, the role of fat is infinitely reduced.

During the battle, Bai Mu also deeply realized that as long as he felt full, his physical condition could continue indefinitely, which was something that regular fat could not match.

With Beatrice, the alchemist of life, by his side, he showed her the white curtain after discovering the abnormal body fat percentage.

His fat didn't completely disappear; it was just compressed, becoming a more resilient layer of fat.

This layer of fat is very thin, and Atresias speculates that if the white curtain of satiety accumulates to the point where the fat layer may return to normal.

However, he always felt only half full, and while eating regular food could fill him up, it wasn't much.

The special digestive ability granted by the Dream-Eating Mushroom allows him to digest food with an extremely high rate, but the feeling of fullness provided by normal food is not as good as that of things that have powerful energy.

In addition, his own sense of fullness is high, so he often stays in a state of being half full.

But as long as he can eat a full meal and doesn't fight, he can go for months without food. As for water, Bai Mu can feel that he is very thirst-resistant, but he still needs water.

“If you have nothing to do in the future… never mind, I can come here with you if I have nothing to do. This place is ultimately not open to non-superhumans.”

"Then why don't you just set up a similar place in your own home?" Mine pursed her lips slightly. "I can support you with a set."

“That works too.” Bai Mu thought about it and agreed. He was about to move to a new place, and the house Lily showed him was a three-story detached house.

After his financial situation was settled, Lily chose a house for him that met all his needs in one go.

"That's settled then." Mine didn't try anything else; the most she used here was the warm-up equipment.

Then you can only watch others perform. As for Bai Mu, his abilities are clearly beyond the limits of this gym.

All the equipment here is just for warming up in his hands.

After they got back, Bai Mu saw the voicemail message and called Lily again: "You need to go find a hotel now."

"Is the construction crew coming?"

"Oh, right. Although we only need to move the alchemy workshop, you can't stay there for the time being. As for a hotel, I can recommend one to you?"

“Okay.” Bai Mu immediately agreed.

Just as he was about to turn on his computer and play a couple of games after hanging up the phone, another call came in—this time from the processing department.

"Hey? Come to the bureau tomorrow, I have something important for you, very important."

"Shall I go there now?"

"It's too late now, you can come tomorrow."

Borre shook his head, hung up the phone, and immediately gave up his position, saying to Oscar who had returned, "Can I step down now?"

"I thought you would adapt to this position."

The Oscars were a bit of a disappointment.

“This position is not easy.” Borre shook his head. He didn’t have much of a desire to abuse his power for personal gain. The position of director of the bureau was dispensable to him.

On the contrary, the workload has increased significantly because of this position!
He'd become somewhat numb to the fact that the logistics department at headquarters and the branch manager of Yimeng were arguing with each other.

In short, every time supplies were taken out, the logistics ministers of both sides would greet each other.

Even if Bai Mu personally acts as the courier and brings out all the prepared resources, the head of the logistics division there won't be any politeness with the logistics department at headquarters.

They're practically begging them to call him "Dad."

Seeing Oscar's disappointed expression, Borre reacted quickly, realizing something: "Are you planning to retire?"

“Of course not.” Oscar shook his head: “The mayor of Rota’s term is coming to an end.”

Borei suddenly realized: "You ran away with the deputy director just for this?"

No wonder the deputy director is so hardworking. If Oscar could become the mayor of Rota, wouldn't the deputy mayor of the bureau have to follow suit?

No wonder Borre felt something was off when Oscar ran away; it was as if he had overlooked something.

Now that Oscar has said that, he understands completely.

Incidentally, they also want to send White Curtain to the Dream Graveyard, which doesn't seem to be for 'protection' purposes.

The Dream Cemetery isn't too far from Rota City, so if something happens, Rota City will also bear some responsibility.

However, if the problems over there can be further resolved, that would be a merit.

"Others might not be able to sit in this position well, but you can."

The next day, Bai Mu arrived at the processing bureau early in the morning. Bo Lei was already waiting there and handed Bai Mu a box.

"The Maple Crown Medal can be considered a national pass. For some reasons, the awarding ceremony will have to wait for a while."

"Can't this be faked?"

The white curtain opened the box, revealing a maple leaf-shaped badge; the medal was not entirely made of metal.

Part of it is a special kind of crystal, neither diamond nor gemstone. After the light shines through the medal, you can also see shadows that look like scattered maple leaves.

It's called a medal, but it's more like a unique work of art.

But this thing is much sturdier than normal metal.

"Why did this come to mind first? This thing uses technology unique to the Maple Crown Republic, so it can't be faked."

Borre said with a hint of helplessness, "This thing is for people, and inferior imitations will have great defects, so they won't match the official records."

This product has had an irreplaceable anti-counterfeiting feature since it was made.

If it weren't for the fact that Bai Mu did something so significant in Hellish Dreams, this thing wouldn't have been sent over in this way as an exception.

Few recipients of the Maple Crown Medal are awarded in a low-key manner, but the white curtain case serves to protect the individual involved.

Being too high-profile will only attract more dangerous dream beings, such as demons, to his attention.

Anyway, that's how Oscar convinced the higher-ups.

Borre now tells White Curtain's account.

"Fine, what can I do with this? Do something evil?"

“…If you make too much, the government will collect it and destroy it.” Borei’s lips twitched slightly. “Generally speaking, apart from not being able to exchange it for money directly, you can enjoy implicit benefits in all official institutions of the Maple Crown Republic.”

Bai Mu thought for a moment and said, "For example, if I lose a bicycle, would going to the police make it easier for them to search for it?"

"Well, not only that, if the person who stole your car has connections, then everyone involved will have to go to jail. But are you really going to lose it?"

"I don't ride bikes." Bai Mu shook his head and put away the medal, knowing he probably wouldn't use it many times.

At most, it's like an authorization certificate from the Rota Processing Bureau; it's only taken out when needed.

Moreover, if he were to take it, he would definitely take out the authorization certificate first, rather than the newly acquired Maple Crown Medal.

"Does this thing have any special powers?"

“Hmm… very sturdy.” Borei thought for a moment and replied, “This thing is said to be able to survive even high-intensity explosions and can be used as an identification tag.”

(End of this chapter)