Dream Travel

Chapter 444 Can it be reversed?
The power of magic allowed the white curtain to move on the meteorite, leaving behind numerous traces of writing along the way.

As for the content of those otherworldly texts, they were basically stories from the continent known to the nameless demon.

"What is this?" Zeflin and the others arrived at the drilling site and saw a hole that shouldn't have been there.

After inspection, they were surprised to find that the hole with the ice wall was a good fit.

Not only was it the exact depth they needed for drilling, but the width was also just right.

"...Do we have other companions?"

An astronaut who had switched to drilling work asked his colleague in confusion.

"No, it's just us. Can this hole be used?" Zeflin looked at the deep hole in the ground with a solemn expression.

“No problem, you can use it directly.” Harry’s face showed disbelief after the follow-up tests.

They were all prepared for a tough struggle, but when they arrived at the destination, they found that there was already a hole prepared for them.

They don't need to do anything; they just drop the prepared nuclear bomb in and wait for the time to come to detonate it.

Is this also possible?

"My God, come and see here!!" A surprised voice came from the communication channel.

Harry was startled from his thoughts.

They all looked over, and the person shouting pointed to a rock with ice crystals still on its surface: "There are writings on it too! Does anyone recognize them?"

“It looks a bit like cuneiform…no, it’s very different.” Zeflin stared at the writing on the stone. This discovery meant that they had more objectives for their mission.

Even the space agency that follows this region through communications was shocked.

Meteorites hitting Earth is one thing, there are plenty of those in science fiction stories, but the presence of information records on this object? First of all, we can rule out that this information came from Earth.

Harry asked Zefflin, "How much time do we have left?"

"No more drilling is needed; it has taken more than five hours."

Zeflin quickly gave his answer.

"Shall we explore?" Harry's expression was a bit complicated. They had come with a mission, the main purpose of which was drilling, but after the trip, they found that drilling was no longer necessary. The space mission was just like a vacation.

"The new mission is that after setting up the nuclear bomb, you need to find more traces within the allocated time and then blow up the meteorite."

NASA, Truman delivered the latest instructions.

Once the task of destroying the meteorite became nearly effortless, his authority over the operation was reduced.

Instead, a higher directive was issued from Congress.

Congress even wanted to cut off the 'global live stream,' but by then it was too late.

The discovery of traces of an 'extraterrestrial civilization' on a meteorite suggests that a new space arms race is about to begin.

"Understood." Zeflin nodded, calmly ordering his men to prepare the nuclear bombs and even leaving spare personnel at the hole as a precaution.

The reason for not immediately deploying the nuclear bomb is that there is no need to detonate it now. If the meteorite shows new activity, deploying the nuclear bomb prematurely could easily cause problems.

You can also release it when you're almost leaving.

The others drove construction vehicles around the area looking for new 'stone tablets'.

As for whether this is a scam, let's first explain the meteorite. Who could come up with such a meteorite and create a scam?

Two engineering vehicles cut off more than twenty stone slabs in nearly five hours.

Through instrument observation, they discovered that there were more in more distant places, but there wasn't enough time, so they had to turn back.

They cannot let these stone tablets, which record something, distract them from the most important task.

After dropping the nuclear bomb into the deep well and conducting final checks, Zefferin discarded everything unnecessary and boarded a spacecraft to leave the meteorite.

After reaching a safe distance, the nuclear bomb was detonated.

The nuclear explosion, combined with the detonation of the high-pressure gas inside the meteorite, caused the entire meteorite to split open in space.

Its trajectory also changed, and it flew off to either side of the Earth.

Those smaller meteorites are no longer a threat to Earth; a significant portion of them will burn up in the atmosphere, and the ones that do fall to the ground will not cause much damage.

“How boring.” Inside the spaceship, Luxembla said. Instead of doing something that could eliminate environmental crises with magic, he wanted to find a suitable opponent to fight.

"I think it's fine. Let's not have any more trouble with these kinds of things." Bai Mu waved his hand and looked at the photos in the camera.

Over the course of those few hours, he took many photos of different parts of the meteorite.

He also took photos when the meteorite exploded. The camera contained a large amount of information, but the information from the several terabytes of photos and videos was not enough to make the camera indestructible.

"But it's boring!"

"That's something you find boring. Disasters that don't involve special forces are easy for us to solve."

Unless there's no spaceship capable of landing on the meteorite in this strange dream.

So he was helpless regarding the meteorite problem... well, not exactly helpless. Even without a spaceship, he could at least have a rocket, right?

We can just send him up there with a rocket.

However, doing so would definitely involve dealing with locals, and dealing with them involves a lot of things, with trust being the first challenge.

He can't very well declare that he's there to resolve the crisis while simultaneously having to accept a test of trust from those who might be deliberately difficult.
If that were to happen, he would simply have Luxembla demonstrate the devil's methods.

It's good as it is now. The problem is solved quietly, and at the same time, a big promise is made to the people of this world.

The continental stories left behind by Luxembla were fabricated by humans, but they do indeed belong to the culture of another dream world.

Even if the Earthlings here really decipher the mainland script and understand the stories recorded on it, would they dare to say that those aren't alien stories?

That's enough. As for how much impact the hole I dug will have on the world... well, it can't get any worse.

What happened next had little to do with Bai Mu. The spacecraft successfully returned to Earth, and the returning heroes received the highest level of treatment.

The stone slabs cut from the meteorite were sent away immediately.

"Let's observe for a few more days." Bai Mu glanced at Zeflin, observing the situation at the Dream Source while shopping.

A few days later, Luxembla received the latest information about Zefferin: his rank had been promoted, and he had been given a promotion, but his main work location remained in New York.

They did not leave their comfort zone, and the follow-up arrangements for Zefferin included the study of those slates.

As someone who had worked with the slate and was from an official institution, Zeflin not only signed a confidentiality agreement but also became one of the leaders of the relevant research.

Once it was confirmed that there were no further issues, Bai Mu prepared to leave.

"Could I stay a little longer next time?" Livlu was a little downcast. She had made a contribution this time, which was why White Curtain had given her a few days of free time.

But she felt that this amount of free time was a bit too little.

Moreover, this time Bai Mu only released her alone, leaving her in an unfamiliar place and then abandoning her.

White Curtain went to play somewhere else with Luciela and Esdeath, without taking her along.

However, as an Awakened One, Livru is very adaptable to her environment.

In addition, money makes things easier, and after experiencing the country for a few days, she wanted to stay there permanently, but Bai Mu wouldn't give her the chance.

"We'll see how it goes, let's go." Bai Mu waved his hand, released Livlu's summons, found a deserted place, and left this strange dream.

Although he also wanted to experience more of modern life in foreign countries, Bai Mu was more interested in figuring out the situation of this strange dream.

Upon reappearing in the Dream Graveyard, the first thing Bai Mu saw was the Dream Source Zeflin Taf, half-buried by the wind and sand.

He brought back a lot of things, but it didn't hinder his actions.

Bai Mu went to check out the guarded residential area and found the latest newspaper. The date on it made him pause for a moment.

"More than two months?"

This is the first time Bai Mu has encountered such a situation. In the past, the time flow in the alternate dream was faster than that in reality, but now the time flow in reality is faster than that in the alternate dream.
He spent less than a month in the alternate dream, while more than two months had passed in reality.

This newspaper might not even be from today; it's the latest newspaper that White Curtain can find at the newsstand here.

"..." After taking out the amulet from the weapon case, Bai Mu left the Dream Graveyard and went to the nearby small oasis to find the Fate Master and the others.

As previously agreed, they would stay in the oasis closest to the Dream Graveyard, and would be moved if other circumstances arose.

If White Curtain couldn't find them even after going to Ashra, then go to Karen.

"Phew~ Why did it take so long?" Mine, with her head wrapped in a scarf, looked into the distance through the scope. When she saw someone appear, she perked up a little, but when she realized it was a desert caravan, she lost her listlessness.

She's been squatting here for over a month, but the white curtain hasn't appeared yet; it's as if she's dead.

The agreed-upon three months are drawing ever closer. As previously agreed, if we exceed this time, we'll consider Bai Mu dead.

As time went on, the once cheerful Leone became worried.

"Are you sure he can really come back?" Mine asked the person beside her. She was a little envious of him. Despite being in the desert environment, the person was dressed lightly but was not affected by the environment.

The person who had always seemed carefree was starting to feel anxious, and even the fox ears hidden under the hat looked a little droopy.

However, after Mine asked the question, her ears regained their vitality at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"What's wrong?" Mine was puzzled by the master's reaction.

"He's back." A smile returned to the Master's face. She sensed Bai Mu's presence the moment Bai Mu left the dream world.

Moreover, the crisis caused by the omens of fate disappeared, and the White Curtain resolved the source of the strange dream that was connected to the crisis.

She simply didn't know what had happened to Bai Mu that would cause such a long delay.

The person quickly stopped thinking about it, knowing that all these doubts would be resolved once the white curtain arrived.

"Why are you glowing?" Mine asked, looking at the Fate Master in confusion.

“This is the ‘reward’.” The Fate Master concealed the faint light emanating from his body, waiting for the white curtain to return.

(End of this chapter)