Dream Travel

Chapter 467 First Encounter with 'Illusion'

Lily only gave Bai Mu the general outline; the details would require a new round of negotiations.

That's a devil, utterly unethical. If you don't pay attention to the details on QQ, you'll easily get scammed.

Several days had passed since she finalized the arrangements, and Bai Mu spent his time wandering around Meilin City.

But this did not change White Curtain's preconceived notions about the place.

A place that's developing well, but not really suitable for enjoying life.

Border city, mining city.

Once the technology here develops, the city may change its style, so don't expect it to be glamorous now.

Vibel hasn't been around much these past few days, seemingly avoiding Serafis.

"I don't understand demonic script, am I going to get scammed?"

Bai Mu looked at a contract. The language on it was one he could understand, but he had read many works about demons before he transmigrated.

Demons are ruthless when they're plotting against people, so it's normal for their contracts to contain text that others can't understand.

So what about this contract?

“I have a contract with her, and this new contract must be in a language that both of us can understand.”

Lily explained that she wouldn't give Serafis any loopholes, as it involved her own interests.

As for what Serafis was thinking... there's no need to be so merciful to demons; use whichever method works best.

"Okay, this will do." Bai Mu carefully read the contract. Although it wasn't like a contract that usually had a dozen or more pages, it still contained quite a bit of information.

The terms that both parties need to fulfill are the same as what Lily said.

If Serafis breaches the contract, she will be forced to become their subordinate, while if White Curtain breaches the contract, she will become her 'friends with benefits'.

Although White Curtain could still move freely after that, she could not refuse Seraphis's requests, and there were no other restrictions.

"Go see her."

"good evening."

Outside Coal Forest City, Serafis greeted White Curtain warmly. White Curtain was certain that Serafis had shrunk in size at this moment.

Although the magnitude wasn't large, Bai Mu trusted his eyesight.

"Let's sign the contract." Bai Mu sat down opposite her.

Serafis took out the demon blood pact he had prepared.

The White Curtain's potential was too great, and coupled with Serafis's excessive concern for him, the contract they signed was naturally a demon blood pact, not an ordinary demon pact.

She genuinely wanted to rescue Bai Mu.

However, the agent that White Curtain found was too possessive of his food, and Serafis had to put in a lot of effort to make the contract look like this.

After all, some of the things Lily said really appealed to her, especially the 'unknown' that Lily had mentioned before.

It was because of this unknown surrounding the white curtain that she agreed to the breach of contract.

Before this, Lily's demands were even more outrageous. After breaking the contract, she was made a slave? That's going too far; it's like she's not even being treated like a demon.

She only agreed after the slave demanded to become subservient.

Slaves are not considered human beings, but being subordinate is at least normal.

The contract had no hidden layers, no strange patterns, and the text wasn't made up of anything unusual. Everything about it was normal, and the content was fine.

"What is this?" Bai Mu looked at a covered part of the contract.

“My demonic true name, you’ll only be able to see that part if I break my promise,” Serafis explained.

The power of a demon blood pact is very strong, and it becomes even stronger when combined with the demon's true name.

Of course, she wouldn't be the one who suffers from doing this; the increased coercive force is mutual.

The increased coercion on her will also increase the influence on Bai Mu.

Bai Mu nodded and used his own blood to leave his name on it.

Lily had told herself that for humans, the step of writing their names is not important; humans do not have real names, or at least most people do not have so-called real names.

A commonly used name is more like a code name.

However, this code name can be officially recognized, provided that the person becomes strong enough.

Once someone becomes powerful enough to break through a certain limit, and the person accepts their own 'name,' then the other person's name will become something like a demon's true name.

However, such a real name is different from a demon's real name. Unlike a demon, whose real name is easily restricted or affected once it is known to someone.

Those who can change their 'code name' to their real name through their own abilities will only enjoy the positive effects brought by their real name; the negative effects will not occur.

After all, the order in which the true names of the two types of beings appear is different, and not everything that exists innately is good. Primal demons are born with true names, can be enhanced by their true names, and are also affected by their true names.

If one obtains their real name later in life, it means that the real name exists because of that person; it is the result of the person's 'self-proof'.

One gains extra strength by relying on the real name, while the other's real name exists solely based on the individual.

The causal relationships are completely different, so how could such an existence be affected by a true name?

However, this is a situation that most people don't need to consider, including the current situation with the white curtain.

Therefore, when signing a contract, it is actually meaningless for humans to write their own names.

During the process, even if you can't write, you can just put your fingerprint on the contract. The important thing is the person signing the contract; there's no room for cheating in this regard.

Therefore, even though Bai Mu wrote Lily's name on the blood pact, the contract still applies to Bai Mu.

After writing his name, the demon blood pact took effect, but Bai Mu saw a bunch of 'garbled characters' below his name.

He recognized the thing; it was one of those messy radicals on the black stone.

"Huh?" Serafis was a little stunned when he saw the 'garbled text' under Bai Mu's name.

She carefully examined the white curtain and was certain that it was neither a demon nor possessed any demonic blood.

But why is the name of the demon appended with "True Name of the Demon" below the name of the White Curtain?
Although it's just a bunch of gibberish, an unformed demon's real name, the White Curtain must have some special characteristics.

Serafis looked at Lily. Was this the unknown Lily had mentioned?
The demon blood pact took effect. Bai Mu glanced at his hands and found that nothing had appeared on his body.

"That's it? I thought something would be left behind." Looking at the vanished demon blood pact, Bai Mu thought about it for a moment, and the contents of the pact came to mind.

“It’s not impossible for you to leave my mark.” Serafis carefully examined the white curtain.

Ignoring her appearance, the high-quality essence emanating from the white curtain captivated her. She had never seen a human whose body was so powerful without any special abilities, battle qi, or fighting spirit.

Such humans are like high-quality ingredients to her; they don't need much processing. Just a little seasoning and they can be eaten raw to enjoy their deliciousness.

Serafis wanted to crack open Bai Mu's head and savor the delicious essence contained within that body.

"That won't do." Bai Mu didn't want to leave any demonic marks on his body.

"Now that the contract is complete, I'll head back first."

Because of the city defense agreement, they were outside of Meilin City when the contract was signed.

Now that the contract is complete, there's no need to linger in this desolate wilderness. Besides, there's this place; I don't know how Serafis found it, but it looks pretty good.

However, after Bai Mu left the house, the once magnificent house immediately became dilapidated.

“Just standard devilish tactics,” Luxembra, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke.

He was also a witness to the signing of the contract by Bai Mu. As a demon, he was equally adept at manipulating people. There was no problem with the demon blood pact provided by Serafis, which is why he had not spoken up until now.

More importantly, Lexenberg still felt pressured when facing Serafis.

Although he is not the original body, after inheriting the original body, the contract signed between the original body and Serafis is also effective for him.

Even if the demon contract is affected and weakened because of his identity, at this distance, the effect of that contract is still higher than that of a normal demon contract.

During the signing of the contract, Luxembla didn't say anything, but he did curse his original self quite a bit.

That idiot knew he was doomed, yet he still deliberately sabotaged himself; he deserves to die a horrible death.

As for the demon blood pact from the White Curtain, its contents seemed like child's play to Luxembla, too far-fetched.

But this "playing house" was a high-quality one. Only the devil got hurt, and the devil also benefited, but it was the devil who betrayed the devil and gained.

However, Luxemblad saw this as perfectly normal; what kind of demon wouldn't do it?
If only his true form could be this 'wise'.

The contract contained a part that would resolve his demonic blood pact, and although he would still have to pay a price, it was still within his acceptable range.

Get rid of that demon blood pact that remained in the homeland as soon as possible!
Although there was another way to deal with that contract, which was to let Serafis break it, Serafis was the devil of freedom, while he was not.

Serafis can fulfill the terms of the contract normally, but he can't. Moreover, Serafis has a new contract with White Curtain, which requires him to help White Curtain build nests, so he's the one who has to suffer the loss.

Damn it, this is the real body!
Luxenbra cursed inwardly the original body that had long been devoured.

"You demons are acting like monsters and spirits." Bai Mu looked at the dilapidated house; the demons' methods were just too convenient.

He thought of the water he was drinking. Could it be that Serafis conjured it up from some kind of polluted water?
"This is a kind of illusion. Although it's not enough to deceive the world, it's enough to deceive humans."

Lily said from the side.

“Illusion…” Bai Mu pondered the conversation with Serafis.

Throughout the entire process, he didn't sense anything amiss, and even when he was using the Dream Eater Imperial Arm, he couldn't detect anything wrong.

They couldn't even see through the clothes Serafis was wearing.

There's also the feel of the chair, the feel of the table, and so on—all the tactile sensations of touching new things. This is the first time Bai Mu has encountered the 'illusion' that Lily spoke of.

(End of this chapter)