Dream Travel

Chapter 518 It's getting cold, time to...

"It can be reused? Great, this box is amazing!" Luxembla couldn't help but praise.

The White Curtain box is too devilish; it truly squeezes the soul to death.

After the complete soul has squeezed out almost all of its soul power, there are still some 'residues' that have been peeled off, namely the part of the spirit and consciousness, which can still be used.

Although its durability is not high and its recovery speed after being destroyed is not fast, it is not bad to use it as cannon fodder.

Since they are all low-powered units, it doesn't matter if their durability is low. After they are destroyed, the extra cost of White Curtain can be avoided.

After all, the Phantom's core drive will weaken as it gets injured, and a poor mental state will affect the Phantom's physical combat capabilities.

These weaker guys don't need to get hurt; as long as they can wear down the enemy before they're blown up, the mission is complete.

"Actually, I wanted to project these spiritual consciousnesses into the cycle of reincarnation," Bai Mu said, revealing his initial idea.

So you're planning to do this?

“No, those are damn things, I plan to use them for a while longer.” Bai Mu shook his head.

The damned part will be used again, but the White Curtain has no intention of changing its mind about what was originally planned to be placed in the cycle of reincarnation, and it won't even filter those souls.

As for those who were supposed to die anyway, Bai Mu had no psychological burden when using them.

The test results satisfied Bai Mu quite a bit. In the following time, he filtered out all the souls that were not part of the plan.

There was one more 'memory card' made of soul stones, but the second card wasn't full. A lot of artificial demons had been killed during this period, but the total number was actually not that many.

More souls come from those who have fallen.

"How are you feeling?" Bai Mu arrived at the alchemy workshop, trying to discern Beatrice's current state.

“It’s terrible…” Beatrice shook her head. The phantoms that White Curtain had released were almost finished with their vacations, and she still hadn’t been able to adapt to the pressure on her soul, and the pressure she was under hadn’t even decreased much.

She thought that under the pressure of soul stress, mental strength would increase rapidly. In reality, it did increase, but not by much.

It will take quite some time to fully adapt to the current situation.

This was because she realized something was wrong and immediately stopped it; if she had been even more greedy, the outcome would have been even worse.

Adaptation requires accepting pressure, but if the pressure on the soul is too intense, causing her to fall into a deep sleep, how can she adapt?

Even if she could adapt while asleep, the adaptation time would be significantly longer, which is not what she wants.

Once she falls into a long slumber, when she wakes up one day, Bai Mu may forget about her and even find a better replacement.

Therefore, no matter how bad her current situation is, she still perseveres and does what she can.

She also considered other methods, such as experiencing the soul filtering effect of the Dustless Jade herself.

She didn't want complete filtering, just partial filtering would suffice, but she didn't want to endure the pain of filtering the soul, even if there were no side effects.

She doesn't want to lose what she has now.

Let her tough it out; as long as it doesn't interfere with her work, that's fine.

And now it seems they've even received some attention from the White Curtain, which is even better!
"My body has almost recovered, and I can now learn many demonic spells," Atris said, perking up as she described her physical condition.

She desperately wanted to make her body more functional, ideally with Bai Mu carrying her around.

In that way, when needed, she can be summoned into her body directly by the white curtain, just like Lahanna.

Although there isn't much difference between a phantom body and a living body, if one could use a real body, who would want to use a phantom body?

"Demonic magic, then take it with you." White Curtain put Atreus's body into the weapon box. Since the soul in the weapon box could be enhanced, there was no need to leave so much space for controlling the puppet.

Beatrice breathed a slight sigh of relief; she knew this was a good start.

The enhancement of her soul put a lot of pressure on her mind, but her foundation improved, and the enhancement of the weapon box increased significantly for her.

Although her combat power is still not high, she can make up for it by learning more demon magic in the future.

Besides, she's a technician. If she really needs to participate in the battle, it can only mean that Bai Mu's side is truly at its wit's end. At that point, even she would have to fight to the death...

"It's almost time." Bai Mu checked the time. The phantoms' vacation was almost over, and he had rested enough too. It was getting cold, and it was time to make his move.

"Achoo..." Mine rubbed her nose, looked at herself in the mirror, and checked the condition of her hair.

However, her hair was dyed so thoroughly that it's impossible to tell how well it has recovered.

"I should have known better than to dye my hair." She moved the mirror away and sat lazily on the sofa, watching TV while performing routine maintenance on her weapon.

Seeing Bai Mu come out of the bedroom, she asked casually, "Isn't it almost time?"

"What? You can't stand being alone anymore?"

"I just don't want my place to be constantly watched!" Mine snorted, catching what the white curtain tossed to her. She paused slightly upon seeing it: "Ready to make a move?"

"Get some rest today, we'll make our move tomorrow... Where's the Fate Master?" Bai Mu didn't see the Fate Master in the living room, so he simply asked Mine.

"She went out with Akame," Mine said without turning her head, continuing to watch the program on TV.

“This is a very rare combination,” Bai Mu said, and then sat down.

He did not try to restrict the subject just because the subject's abilities were too special; the subject was very free in daily life.

She just doesn't like going out much. But thinking about the master's abilities, Bai Mu couldn't help but wonder. Her dislike of going out was a relief, but going out frequently would inevitably lead people to think of some possibilities.

Is there another potential major crisis emerging somewhere?

Watching the programs broadcast on TV, I realized that due to the limitations of the times, many of the programs on the show were rather crude.

However, people of this era can still find it very entertaining.

For a time traveler like Bai Mu, this seems too crude.

Seeing Mine's interested expression, Bai Mu couldn't help but shake his head. Such a naive girl...

"What's wrong?" Noticing Bai Mu's slightly sympathetic expression, the girl with pink pigtails glared at him rather unhappily.

"Here's the thing, next time I go to Yimeng, if I'm lucky, I'll download some better videos for you."

"It's just for passing the time. Do you think I enjoy watching it?" Mine put the repaired weapon parts back into the suitcase.

Bai Mu laughed and said, "It's just providing more options when you're bored. The TV station is pretty wicked."

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Mine's attention was diverted.

Bai Mu explained the reason: "There are so many alternate dreams. As long as someone brings in a large-capacity storage disk, they can bring out some of the works from those alternate dreams..."

After pondering in silence for a while, Mine looked at the program playing on TV and asked the white screen, "If we do that, won't these actors lose their jobs?"

"Sigh, it's my fault." Not expecting Mine to consider this aspect, Shiro immediately changed her tune.

The TV station wouldn't lack programs to broadcast, and some of the content he saw on TV even seemed familiar. Perhaps it was a replica of programs from some alternate dream.

But since Mine had already thought of this, there was no need to continue the original topic.

What she said makes sense. If a large number of films and television shows from the alternate dream are used as programs, a large number of people in reality will definitely lose their jobs as a result.

"But we'll be fine if we watch it ourselves, right?" Mine changed her tune and continued to ask the white curtain.

“Even if we wanted to spread it, there’s no way to do so. This place isn’t covered by the global internet,” Bai Mu said with a smile.

"Global network coverage... what exactly is this internet you're talking about?" Mine seemed very curious about this.

When Bai Mu was playing games, it wasn't the first time she had heard about the internet, but she had never seen or experienced it, so she couldn't possibly imagine the 'grand occasion' Bai Mu was talking about.

The prospect of billions, or even more, people enjoying the 'Internet' is something Mine could never have imagined.

"The key is convenience; once it's developed well, you won't even need to carry cash when you go out."

"Ah, that's certainly convenient." Mine nodded, but her understanding of the internet was still limited.

"I'll show it to you when I have the chance."

"Oh, thank you."

Bai Mu was momentarily stunned. Mine glared at the stunned Bai Mu and asked, "You have a problem with that?"

"No." Bai Mu shook his head, swallowing back what he wanted to say next.

He thought it was quite unusual for Mine to thank him directly, but he knew that if she did, the pink twin tails next to her would definitely bristle.

Then let's not talk about it.

In the afternoon, the protagonist and Akame returned.

Bai Mu waved to the person in charge: "Did you go out to play together?"

"More or less." Akame thought for a moment and said hesitantly. She didn't know if going out with her master counted as going on a trip.

They visited many places in Rota and even ran into Chelsea along the way.

However, Chelsea was receiving some 'goods' and didn't travel with them.

After a brief greeting, they continued their activities elsewhere.

The master of destiny led her to visit many places. Even though she arrived first, the master of destiny acted as if he knew more about Rota City than she did.

She might never have gone to those places if her destiny master hadn't led the way.

Those places weren't scary places, just remote. Some had seen people die, and others were haunted by strange creatures.

They even ventured into the sewers of Rota City and encountered traces of demons.

Akame didn't hide their actions from Shiromu, who listened with great curiosity.

"So you're planning to maintain order in Rota City?"

"By gaining a more detailed understanding of this city, it is likely that it will become one of the world's focal points in the future..."

The person in question casually recounted the possible future developments in Rota City.

She probably said that because of her own abilities, she had some kind of premonition in advance.

Bai Mu thought for a moment, "Has anything else happened in Rota City recently?"

It seems not.

"Let them all get some rest. They have things to do tomorrow. If you want to see a different place next time, just come to me."

After glancing at the time, Bai Mu went out to the market to buy ingredients. Since they were going to officially start their operation, they might as well have a good meal.

Hmph, what dangerous organization? We'll wipe them out completely!
That night, before going to sleep, Leone had a late-night chat with Bai Mu: "I remember you said that after you came back, you should enjoy the different dreams, right?"

"Dreams may be different, but we still need to deal with the things around us, right? I don't want to come back and find that something has happened to you."

Bai Mu said lazily, patting Leone's butt.

"Get some rest. We need to get up early tomorrow. I'll take you to find some dream items."

Early the next morning, Bai Mu opened the warehouse at home and brought Leone and the others in.

The legacy left by the demons is so rich; what's here is what was excavated earlier.

Then there are the legacies of many demons, such as Rhaazos and Ymirsak, and of course, the Demon Castle.

However, the location of the Demon Castle was somewhat remote. Bai Mu asked Lily if she could handle the matter of the Demon Castle. After Lily said that it was no problem, the Demon Castle was handed over to her.

What she meant was that she was responsible for arranging people to manage the Demon Castle, but she only had a portion of the Demon Castle's usage rights.

From now on, White Curtain won't have to worry about Demon Castle anymore; she can just go there and use it whenever she wants.

In a hundred years or so, when many technologies in reality have developed and become more like some otherworldly dream world, she will find a way to whitewash the Demon Castle.

Back then, White Screen thought it was perfectly fine to use Devil's Castle as a movie backdrop.

"A hundred years or so," Lily said casually, which could be considered a way of revealing her special status to Bai Mu.

Bai Mu doesn't know how strong Lily is, but Lily is definitely an 'immortal'.

With his numerous demonic legacies, White Curtain is already a true nouveau riche, with a ton of Dream Erosion items in his home.

However, White Curtain is now used to using his own Dream Erosion items.

His Dream Erosion items are all formed from the mist he obtains through his own abilities, and are related to his own abilities, so they should be more reliable than normal Dream Erosion items, right?
Unfortunately, the Dream Erosion items obtained from the demons did not include Dream Erosion ingredients.

"Wow, there's so much! What happened while we were gone?" Mine exclaimed in surprise, looking at the contents of the warehouse.

She knew Chelsea had been busy lately, receiving a constant stream of deliveries.

Some of the items will be delivered directly to their residence.

However, she didn't know much about what those things were, partly because she trusted Chelsea, and partly because those things belonged to Whitebeard's assets.

The white curtain didn't explicitly state that even as friends, one shouldn't overstep boundaries and try to find out more; there should be limits no matter how good the relationship is.

"The legacy of those demons. Many demons of the Otherworld have been operating for many years, and the wealth they have accumulated is no less than much. This is only a part of it."

Bai Mu then opened another door: "Take any Dream Erosion items you like here."

It's basically a free Dream Erosion item, so as long as I don't give it to the enemy, I won't feel bad using it however I want.

(End of this chapter)