Dream Travel

Chapter 470 Strong Connections
"Seems pretty good?" After further observing the Dream Graveyard, Bai Mu discovered that the actual situation here was much better than that of the Great Desert.

The guards here are more spirited than those in the desert.

Of ten people, at least eight have high expectations for the future.

Bai Mu understands; Bo Lei has already explained that most of the guards at the Dream Graveyard are specially selected prisoners.

These prisoners broke the law, but their actions were excusable, yet they still have to serve their sentences.

Therefore, they have a new option: to serve their sentences at the Dream Graveyard, which can significantly reduce their terms.

Guards serving their sentences here generally do not exceed three years, while those who do not serve their sentences here would have a minimum sentence of ten years or more.

The temptation of serving more than ten years in prison versus having access to outside information for less than three years is far too great for prisoners who want to return to a normal life.

If you treat your imprisonment here as a form of military service, then this period of time is not difficult to endure.

Both the construction and the quality of the guards at the Dream Graveyard far surpass those of the Great Desert.

"I could even live here forever!"

"Then would you like to live here forever?" Luciela glanced at the insincere white curtain.

"Of course I don't want to, there's no internet here."

Bai Mu shook his head. He was just talking nonsense. Given the current state of affairs, it would be uncomfortable for him to live here permanently. He wasn't old enough to live a secluded life in the countryside yet.

Putting aside the matter of living here, Bai Mu was quite satisfied with this Dream Graveyard.

After finishing the reconnaissance, Bai Mu planned to randomly find a different dream to check out, since the time difference between the dreams in the dream graveyard and reality was quite large.

It takes about a month inside, which is equivalent to one day in reality. If you encounter a special dream, the time difference will be even greater.

When we arrived, Bai Mu had already said that he would be gone for two or three days, allowing enough time.

However, with drones constantly patrolling overhead, the possibility of them infiltrating the Dream Graveyard is not high.

Lexenberg also told White Curtain that there was something similar to a city defense protocol here. Although it wasn't the complete version, it could still detect some special forces such as magic.

"You want to go in and take a look?"

"Okay, let's go in and take a look." Bai Mu waved to Luciela, "You go back first."

“Okay.” Lucyella didn’t refuse, letting Bai Mu release the summons and go to guard the town alone.

He was spotted on the road before he even reached the town, with drones watching him from above the white curtain.

The guards protecting the town intercepted the white curtain with weapons.

"No passage here... Wait, who are you??" Upon seeing the white curtain, the armed guard paused for a moment.

Their daily patrols here are boring, but the mission must be completed. Newspapers and other supplies are delivered regularly.

What impressed the guards the most was the recipient of the Maple Crown Medal a while ago.

Their newspaper is from Rota, so their coverage of the White Curtain is quite detailed.

Upon seeing Bai Mu, they immediately recognized him.

Why would someone like that come to the Dream Graveyard?
Although the Dream Cemetery near Rota City is of high quality and has a high safety rating, it is still full of Dreams. No matter how much you take precautions, it can still be deadly in dangerous situations.

A chaotic dream graveyard may not necessarily lead to total annihilation, while a dream graveyard with a high safety level can also experience a crisis that could result in the complete annihilation of the guards.

The Dream Graveyard, with its high safety rating, is only useful in situations involving crises of a certain degree.

In addition, things occasionally pop out of the Dream Graveyard, and the guards are sometimes replaced quite frequently.

"I'll come here whenever I have free time, but I'm just checking in now."

"Is that so? We haven't received any notification... Please wait here for a moment."

One of the guards returned to the town and contacted the Dream Management Bureau of Rota City via radio.

After confirming the relevant information from there, the guards around the town were lifted.

The guards here became curious about the white curtain; they were very curious about how the young man in front of them had obtained the Maple Crown Medal.

Why would someone who can obtain something like this be interested in the Dream Graveyard?
“I am Willie Evan, the acting mayor of the town of Guard Two,” a middle-aged man greeted Bai Mu.

"Hello, my name is Bai Mu." Bai Mu shook hands with the other person.

Willie said, "Almost everyone here knows you."

Bai Mu nodded; there weren't many people guarding the town at this time.

Willie explained from the side, "The patrol hasn't returned yet. It'll be a bit more lively here in the afternoon, but that's about it."

The town has supplies, but those supplies are mainly for basic living and don't involve much in terms of enjoyment.

It's difficult to drink alcohol here. At most, people on shifts might get together to play cards, but the total time spent there is limited.

This dream cemetery is well-constructed, but it's not suitable for ordinary people to live in.

"Mr. Bai Mu, feel free to ask me anything you'd like to know."

“No, I’m not here to inspect the work. I just like interacting with other dreams, so I came here to take a look.” “…” Willie nodded naturally, just as the Bureau of Processing had said.

However, the Bureau of Handling also added another statement: if a problem arises in the Dream Graveyard that they cannot solve while Bai Mu is here, they can directly contact Bai Mu.

Bai Mu was a special operations agent assigned by the Bureau.

The Bureau of Investigations didn't mention anything about the prosecution, but Willie knew very well that White Curtain's identity as a special operations agent definitely covered the 'prosecution' part.

I just don't know how strict the requirements are for the white screen.

Although nothing major has happened in the Luta Dream Graveyard, quite a few minor incidents have occurred.

The most serious of these incidents involve 'living bodies'...

If it's an animal or something similar, that's fine, but if it's a human, then problems are likely to arise.

Fortunately, the prisoners here are all strictly selected, and so far the incidents involving live animals have not been too serious.

The most serious incident involved a prisoner who wanted to help a little girl who appeared from a dream smuggle herself across the border.

It turned out that the criminal was innocent, but the 'little girl' was the real problem. She wasn't a little girl at all; she just looked like one.

She took advantage of the guards' compassion and almost caused a small-scale internal strife during her smuggling attempt.

Even seemingly harmless children or innocent girls who emerge from otherworldly dreams are not necessarily safe.

As for animals and such, who knows what kind of magical beasts they might be?

The Rota Dream Cemetery is more complete and mature, and the safety manual highlights live targets.

On the contrary, inanimate objects are safer; if there is anything abnormal, at least some clues can be seen on the surface.

Moreover, they have detectors here, which can detect whether those inanimate objects are dangerous.

Ordinary dead objects don't have much energy reaction, so you can just pick them up and maybe even enjoy them in this place where drinks are scarce.

If it involves a high-energy reaction, it's best to report it directly.

Willie handed over some of the town's log records to White Curtain.

Bai Mu didn't hold back either, using his Dream Erosion camera to photograph these log entries and some archival records, which he would look at later.

"I'm going to check out the Dream Graveyard. I might need to come into contact with other dreams. It will take me a day or two at most."

After gaining a general understanding of the place, Bai Mu said to Willie.

“No problem, I’ll notify the other guards of the town,” Willie replied immediately.

The Bureau of Investigation has stated that it will not interfere with White Curtain's actions, but if White Curtain wants to do anything dangerous, it still needs to be reported.

They don't need to worry about other things, and they don't need to consider the safety of the White Curtain. They just need to take care of their own affairs.

Since the authorities have said so, what can Willie say? Let it be.

Since the authorities trust Bai Mu so much, those of them who treat their military service like a prison sentence should just obey orders.

Anyway, Bai Mu is someone who holds the Maple Crown Medal, so there shouldn't be any major problems. If he does have problems, then it just means the country was blind.

Willie just wants to make the most of his remaining service time, which is less than six months, and then he'll return to a normal life!
He didn't want Bai Mu to come here. There were less than six months left, and he just wanted to wait for his service to end, not have someone suddenly appear...

The holder of the Maple Crown Medal? That has nothing to do with him.

"Let me see if there's anything special about the source of these strange dreams."

Bai Mu looked at the Dream Source here. Unlike the desert environment, the Dream Source here was placed quite well, at least there was something that could be considered a bed.

If these sources of strange dreams weren't so well preserved, at first glance they would look like a mass grave... oh, at least they're placed in an orderly, open-air manner.

The orderly placement of the screen, while creating a complex sense of haziness, prevented it from appearing chaotic or disorderly.

After glancing at the drones above, Bai Mu randomly selected a Dream Source and prepared to check it out.

So far, he hasn't encountered many normal supernatural dreams. He encountered them when he knew nothing about supernatural dreams, then River's supernatural dream, and after that, they were all preserved supernatural dreams.

The time difference between the preserved alternate dream and reality was controlled to within five times.

The dream graveyard on the other side of the great desert is normal... normal in reverse.

"Phew~ Let me see what a pure, unpolluted dream looks like!"

The white curtain tore through the hazy perception, and the person vanished from the spot.

"So this is direct contact?" Willie, who was guarding the town number two, was stunned for a moment after learning about this. After considering it for a while, he finally chose to report it.

The response I received was simply to ignore it.

"Are the connections that strong?" Willie turned off the radio. The Bureau's response this time completely made him lose interest in Operation White Curtain.

From now on, I'll just have to obediently follow the arrangements made by the processing bureau.

Willie informed the other towns of the arrangements made by the Bureau, and everything else proceeded as usual. Unless something major happened, the white curtain was simply ignored.

(End of this chapter)