Dream Travel

Chapter 528 Can it still be exchanged?

Esdeath might not mind being temporarily affected and then rushing to fight the White Curtain again, but the White Curtain obviously wouldn't do something like that.

The eruption of hellfire completely engulfed the man during his second attack, leaving only a giant stone sword behind.

Bai Mu picked up the weapon and weighed it in his hand, finding it to be quite heavy.

After playing with it for a while, Bai Mu lost interest in the weapon. It had already been used, and to make it effective, it would need a 'Shadow Organization'.

If information about this thing is leaked, the Shadow Organization is most likely to be 'open source'.

After glancing at the still-burning hellfire around him, White Curtain quickly withdrew from the battlefield.

Find a secluded spot and summon the phantom of the unseen man.

After being summoned, the opponent's eyes turned bloodshot, and the person was in a state of frenzy. The rate at which Bai Mu's mental energy was being consumed was also quite abnormal.

The unusual energy expenditure made the unidentified man irritable, but he did not attack him.

The unidentified man was panting heavily, staring intently at the white screen, his body trembling slightly.

The white curtain directly canceled the illusion. Clearly, even after the opponent's soul was taken away by the weapon box, the Dream Erosion effect from the Stone Tablet Greatsword had not disappeared.

"Are there any remnants of the Shadow Organization left?" White Veil asked, summoning Esdeath again.

"If you want to completely eradicate them, that's certainly possible, but that takes time to process gradually."

Esdeath, arms crossed, smiled and asked the white curtain, "Should we do this?"

"If they're all unimportant people, then let's leave it at that."

"There aren't many important people left. We've killed all the leaders of the organization, some of the middle-level personnel have been dealt with by their collaborators, and the rest are just small fry."

But there's one thing you need to be careful about: your secrets might be discovered.

"So be it, it's unavoidable." Bai Mu patted his weapon case. "Let's go back. I haven't been in contact with Another Dream for so long, I can't take it anymore!"

I've done so much in the past month, collaborating with demons to fight other demons, and then creating a naturally born lurking holy body demon.

In the future, he'll have a devilish fishing pond in real life, where he can just cast his net and catch a few waves whenever he wants.

Since the weapon crate needs souls, then whose soul isn't a soul?
To catch fish without capsizing, one's physique needs to be strong enough. Bai Mu is strong enough now, but he still feels it's not enough.

Since we don't have enough, we should run more dungeons.

However, before entering the dungeon, Bai Mu had other things to do.

First, go and complete the previously developed alternate dream worlds, and bring some small gifts for River and the others, preferably something that can have a significant impact on their alternate dream world.

Even if you can't repeatedly obtain the Mysterious Dream Mist, you can still obtain a large amount of Dream Erosion Crystals.

Back in Rota City, Bai Mu acted as if nothing had happened, spending his first night after accomplishing something big.

the next day.

Kurome, who had just woken up in Akame's arms, opened her eyes, drew back the curtains, looked at the sunlit street, and gave a light smile: "It's much cleaner now."

With the Shadow Organization dealt with, there aren't many people monitoring this place anymore.

With the top echelons of the Shadow Organization wiped out and the lower-level members struggling to survive, who would bother to cause trouble for the White Curtain?

She drew the curtains again and returned to her sister's embrace, wanting to take a nap.

But Akame also woke up.

"Sister, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"Time to train." Akame glanced at the clock on the wall. She rarely slacked off, even after just finishing an operation.

"……All right."

After the two changed their clothes and came to the living room, they saw Bai Mu and Ming Zhu together, whispering to each other.

Are you sure there's no way to fix this?

The master of fate reached out and pointed at the giant sword on the ground. This thing weighed nearly two hundred pounds. If you stuck it into the ground, it could really be used as a tombstone.

"There's nothing we can do. It's intertwined with your box by fate. You must be careful not to lose it."

The person in charge shook their head and explained the problems with the item.

"Okay, I know how to deal with it." Bai Mu had an idea of ​​what to do with the giant sword on the stone tablet.

He doesn't lack this weapon; it weighs almost 200 pounds. What would he keep it for? The entry for 'ideological imprint' has already been taken.

This thing is of little use to him; keeping it will only bring more trouble.

"But what's going on with those phantoms? They weren't weak at all, yet they were instantly killed by this thing... I'll go try it out first."

Bai Mu took the protagonist away from Rota City.

He pulled an unfortunate artificial demon soul from the weapon crate, and before the enemy could even react, he slammed the stone monument sword into its head.

The artificial demons that were pulled out all thought they were about to be annihilated, but after a long while, they realized they were perfectly fine.

Luxembla's mocking laughter rang out, and the artificial demon dared not utter a word of anger.

"It seems like nothing has changed?" Bai Mu summoned the phantom of the man again. The man was still in that berserk state, and his mental energy was being consumed abnormally.

Upon seeing this, the Fate Master waved his small hand, and a faint white light swept over the phantom, but the phantom remained unaffected.

"It seems to be a command conflict." The subject observed for a while and then discovered the problem.

She tried to calm the phantom's violent emotions, but failed; however, failure was not entirely fruitless.

The reason Phantom is in a berserk state is likely due to a conflict of commands. Phantom was implanted with a thought imprint by the giant sword of the stone tablet, and was loyal to the Shadow Organization and received orders.

The souls captured by the weapon crates will not completely obey the White Curtain's will, but the summoned phantoms will passively obey.

The reason is that the phantom is composed of the white curtain's spiritual power, and the power and will that constitute the body influence the core that drives the phantom.

This phantom is now influenced by the will of the White Curtain, but its soul is influenced by the 'Thought Imprint'. With the addition of a third party, the phantom's core and body are no longer compatible.

The abnormal mental energy consumption that Bai Mu sensed was caused by the mutual depletion between the two 'commands'.

No, it should be the internal conflict within the White Curtain. A portion of the phantom's power was affected by the thought imprint, while the normal part conflicted with the affected part.

"Do you feel your energy expenditure increasing?" the Life Master asked Bai Mu uncertainly.

"Yes." Bai Mu carefully sensed it and confirmed that the consumption was indeed increasing.

"Then that's it, it is indeed a 'command conflict'. The effects of Dream Erosion items are really powerful."

The owner of the life felt genuinely powerful about the effects carried by the Dream Erosion items. Even the demon soul that was collected into the box by the White Curtain was unable to fight against the White Curtain in its phantom state.

However, a soul affected by a dream-corroded object can, and this soul is far less powerful than the souls of those demons.

If the White Curtain stops its current internal conflict, the summoned phantoms will definitely attack the White Curtain directly.

"This thing is such a waste for this organization!" Bai Mu said, somewhat annoyed.

Wouldn't such a dream-eroding attribute be better used for righteous purposes than it is now?

“Hahaha, you could actually recreate a Shadow Organization?” Luxenbra urged White Curtain.

"It's too late." Bai Mu shook his head; Esdeath had already received information about this thing.

The information from the 'thought imprint' has been fixed and is only useful to a few specific leaders. The unseen man is the swordsman and can give orders, but the other party is influenced by a higher being.

However, there was no such specific token of information. After all, they were members of an evil organization. After failing to turn the tide in adversity, they did not show any signs of being kind on their deathbed.

Of course, without a specific token, the 'thought imprint' effect of this thing is not very useful.

Without the authority to issue orders, even if someone is affected, they are still a normal person.

Bai Mu went to the craftsman's residence.

"?" The craftsman opened the door and saw the person in charge of the destiny following the white curtain. He showed a brief look of confusion, and then said, "Although I'm not in a position to comment on your preferences, but... isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"What are you beating around the bush? She's older than me!" Bai Mu gently took out the giant stone sword.

Something weighing nearly 200 pounds felt light in his hands.

The craftsman didn't pay much attention to the weapon, but looked at the person he was destined to be with for a moment: "Indeed, in her eyes you are the child. Come in first."

After Bai Mu entered the room, he placed the giant sword on the table and said bluntly, "I plan to find a different dream to destroy this thing."

"Then go ahead." The craftsman waved his hand casually, indicating that he didn't care about the matter at all: "Although I made the item, I wasn't happy when I made this weapon."

Bai Mu didn't ask if the weapon was made by the craftsman, but the craftsman directly stated that he made it.

"I'm here to ask, to what extent does this thing need to be damaged before it's considered unusable?"

"What level? Guess why I made the weapon to this specification?"

"Understood." Bai Mu took the giant sword from the stone tablet and left.

After he left, the craftsman brewed himself a cup of tea and leisurely savored it, appearing to be in a very good mood.

"He seems to have a pretty good relationship with you," the person in question said slowly on the way.

"Aside from being a bit of a fetishist, he's actually a very nice person."

The person in question smiled without saying a word, which might not be a person.

Afterwards, Bai Mu sent the person in question home to prepare for their journey to the Dream Graveyard.

"We just got back, didn't we?" In the alchemy workshop, Beatrice felt a little sad. They had only been back for less than two days, and White Curtain was already leaving.

If it were just a nearby trip, that would be fine; she could still conduct her own research, and she discovered many interesting things from the Shadow Organization.

But Bai Mu wants to go to the Otherworld.

"do you have any opinion?"

"No... I'll go ahead and make preparations." Beatrice quickly put away what she was studying.

Bai Mu looked at a spider web-like nerve structure submerged in liquid and asked, "How's your research going?"

Bai Mu showed interest in this, and Beatrice quickly said, "These nerve enhancers are more efficient; they can give people 'telekinesis' and further adjust their own state."

Beatrice recounted the many uses of this thing, how it could project mental energy and transform it into telekinetic energy with physical effects.

It can influence the body through mental power, allowing the human body to break through conventional limitations and thus gain greater strength.

It can block out emotions like fear, allowing one to enter a state of fearlessness and indifference to pain. Moreover, this enhanced nervous system allows the modifier to continuously grow stronger—a kind of enhancement that occurs even while lying down.

Strengthening the nervous system involves stimulating the body through an individual's mental strength, putting every cell in a state of 'self-training'.

In this process, strengthening the nervous system can also maintain the state of the individual, which means maintaining the individual's physical condition.

If a person whose nervous system has been enhanced reaches a certain level, their physical condition will not deteriorate unless there are external destructive factors.

Even if you don't train for a long time, it's okay to binge eat every day.

“The person who created this thing is amazing.” Beatrice got more and more excited as she spoke: “Strengthening the nerves expands the individual’s mental power, which then feeds back directly to the body, creating a virtuous cycle.”

Moreover, these enhanced nerves can also connect to form a mental network, thereby amplifying the effects of the enhanced nerves…

"This thing is pretty powerful?" After listening to Beatrice's explanation, Bai Mu gained a sufficient understanding of it.

Ordinary people can use this thing to gradually try to enter the realm of the extraordinary, or rather, after using this thing, they can be considered extraordinary.

The power of telekinesis, which can influence the outside world, is a force beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

As for its ability to block out fear, that's an added bonus, but it's still a very powerful effect.

The effect of breaking through the body's constraints is a well-worn topic. The brain limits the body's strength, and strengthening the nerves can eliminate this limitation. It's very powerful, but it can also easily make the user a one-time user.

"Want to give it a try? Strengthening your nerves can definitely make you stronger."

"You want me to use something that hasn't been properly researched? Are you trying to murder the boss?" Bai Mu glanced at Beatrice.

Even if Beatrice describes it perfectly, he wouldn't try it casually.

Even if you're very strong, it's like you've created a weakness for yourself for no reason.

His Dream Eater Greatsword is specifically designed to cut through bio-modified beings. He is currently a natural human, and after trying this stuff, he was subjected to bio-modification special attacks.

"And are you sure this thing isn't for training the Banshee Queen?"

Atresia paused for a moment, then argued, "Even the leaders of the Shadow Organization have used it; what you described is just one of its applications."

"If you like it, you can use it yourself first." Bai Mu did not continue on this topic.

While the enhanced neural network of the Shadow Organization was impressive, Esdeath did encounter considerable obstacles when she was eliminating that organization.

If the Shadow Organization's combat personnel were to officially enter combat, every single one of them would be extremely capable. Unfortunately, the current power system has only been developed for a very short time.

Add to that the suppression from those malicious dream visitors, and it's not easy for real humans to have gods flying around freely.

"Let me study it further..." Atrist did want to use it herself, but she wasn't in a hurry. She had obtained some of the research data from the Shadow Organization.
Moreover, they have obtained the heads of those leaders, and the enhanced nerves extracted from them are the best. She has no shortage of materials, only a lack of research time.

But the white curtain is restless and likes to run around...

Alchemists are technicians, and technicians need to calm down and study slowly in order to achieve results.

But she was controlled by Bai Mu. If Bai Mu wanted to leave, she couldn't stay. This made Beatrice feel particularly uncomfortable, but she couldn't say anything.

Strengthening nerves wasn't that appealing to the white screen, so Beatrice didn't say anything more.

Bai Mu went to the processing station, where a staff member told him that Borre was not there.

"The director has gone to deal with matters related to the Dream Source and will not be back for the time being."

"...I understand. I'll go check out Yimeng first." Bai Mu didn't ask any more questions about the other person's work.

The staff member nodded knowingly and led Bai Mu to the makeshift hospital area. Bai Mu was an important figure handpicked by the logistics department of the treatment bureau.

The logistics department staff wished they could force Bai Mu to work in the police station.

Bai Mu went to Alexei's Dream first. Leone and the others were no longer here. Everything was developing very well here, and Bai Mu didn't interfere.

Upon arriving here, they smashed a third of the giant sword on the stone tablet. Although the weapon was sturdy, it couldn't withstand the full force of the white curtain's destruction.

Later, Bai Mu left behind a method of physical fitness here, which came from the Mingjing Sect. As a well-developed sect, the Mingjing Sect had collected a lot of things.

Although Bai Mu had no chance to obtain it, the weapon box contained the soul of an elder of the Mingjing Sect, so the other party could still procure something from it.

This thing, Bai Mu, was used to farm Dream Erosion Crystals, but before farming, he dealt with quite a few dangerous species, and incidentally scattered the fragments of the shattered stone tablet and greatsword everywhere.

The logistics division of the processing bureau did not refuse the fitness exercises sent by Bai Mu.

It's better if Alexei can live a little longer; it won't harm the authorities. Having a stronger ability to protect himself is even better.

"Well, this time it was right on time." The head of the logistics department was quite happy.

This time, Bai Mu arrived on time, not long late, and the things he had prepared were packed up and taken away by Bai Mu.

"I'm always punctual unless there's something else. Okay, I'm off now." Bai Mu patted the huge box.

The people from the processing bureau branch wisely left, giving the White Curtain an environment where it could not be observed.

After leaving this dream world, Bai Mu immediately opened the weapon box and caught the Dream Erosion Crystals falling to the ground. He didn't count how many there were.

But a rough estimate suggests it would be no less than seventy.

This number shocked Bai Mu; even if he had left behind a basic fitness exercise, it shouldn't be this high.

He didn't believe that the Bureau of Processing didn't have any special training or cultivation methods, so how could what he left behind have such a big impact?

Obtain more than seventy Dream Erosion Crystals at once?

What is the principle?
Bai Mu looked at the giant sword on the stone tablet, which was one-third broken.

He wants to throw this thing into different different dreams.

After being shattered in different dreams, they were scattered everywhere, and it was impossible to restore them.

If the Soul-Suppressing Stone is not heavy enough, it cannot exert its Dream Erosion attribute.

"Give it a try." Bai Mu couldn't wait to go to the second alternate dream.

This time he went to Julius's Dream. After arriving, Bai Mu did not stay there for long, but left behind a small piece of the Soul-Suppressing Stone.

Later, in Julius's dream, he destroyed some of the Soul-Suppressing Stones and lost a lot of space.

When he gave this thing to Julius, he specifically told him that it was something he had found that could stabilize the 'soul'.

The Soul-Suppressing Stone has this effect, while the Dream Erosion effect is merely an add-on.

After leaving Julius's Dream, he obtained 66 Dream Erosion Crystals, while Alexei's Dream obtained 81.

It's confirmed that Bai Mu left the Dream-Eroded items behind in the Otherworld, and their impact on the Otherworld seems to be greater.

However, this impact seems to depend on the environment itself.

In Alexei's dream, he shattered a third of the giant sword on the stone tablet.

In Julius's dream, less than one-sixth of the shattered stone tablet and greatsword were obtained, but the Dream Erosion Crystals were not much different.

The Soul Stone must have had a significant impact on Julius, since he had already changed his own state of existence, but due to the constraints of the starting point, he was unable to leave the abandoned city.

With the Soul-Suppressing Stone, at least part of this problem can be solved.

"Hmm... I'll keep trying."

Beatrice, standing to the side, couldn't help but roll her eyes; she really wanted to keep White Curtain in check.

A strange dream can linger for half a month or a month, that's fine too.

As a result, the white curtain is now being used for speedruns, or rather, for normal visits, without lingering for long.

Clearly, after resolving some real-world issues, she, as the leader, was eager to find a new dream world.

After that, Bai Mu went to Yuri's world, smashed half of the remaining stone tablet giant sword, and then did not linger for long.

But what he gained after leaving solidified Bai Mu's belief.

Although not many Dream Erosion Crystals were obtained in Yuri and Chito's world, there were still 41, which shows that leaving Dream Erosion items in the alternate dream world can really have a big impact.

Looking at the last remaining stone tablet and giant sword, Bai Mu decided to stop testing it.

Since there's not much left anyway, we can just take the rest to River's dream world, smash them, and dump them on that island.

With the complete Dream Eclipse equipment utterly destroyed, White Curtain had no more worries.

While Bai Mu went to River's dream and hadn't returned yet, Bo Lei returned first.

A field operation put Borre in a very good mood.

The operation went smoothly. After solving the case, he didn't return immediately because a new case had emerged.

It is related to the cases he solved.

The collapse of a hidden organization triggers a chain reaction; as the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. With the Shadow Organization gone, the branches that couldn't be cleared out in time start to cause trouble.

After he returned to the bureau, the matter was not over yet; however, he would not be directly involved in the subsequent operations.

My status has changed. As the director of the Bureau, it's fine to do fieldwork occasionally, but I can't keep doing it all the time.

He had to return to take charge. Upon his return, Borre saw a special report about what the White Curtain had left behind…

"That's strange, what kind of report would he write?" Borre browsed through the report with a puzzled look, his initial nonchalance gradually turning serious.

"Is that so?" The report written by Bai Mu was too straightforward, but the content was very clear.

Those who possess Dream Erosion items, leave them in another dream world without intending to bring them back, and thus have an impact on that world, have a high chance of obtaining more and better Dream Erosion Crystals...?
Borei knew that the mechanism for bringing certain items out of the dream also required 'influence'.

Now, what if we do the opposite? It seems feasible.
Who would just randomly throw Dream Erosion items around in another dream for no reason?

Even if it's thrown in randomly, the person who threw it in will most likely have an accident and won't come back, so they won't find out about it.

Besides, Dream-eroded items are rare, and if the carrier and effect don't match, no one would casually throw them into alternate dreams.

Bo Lei didn't know what Bai Mu's mindset and purpose were in discovering this principle, but Bai Mu specifically left a message to tell him about it, which showed how considerate he was!
Borei is preparing to test what Bai Mu said; the low-quality Dream Erosion Crystals can be ignored.

High-quality Dream Erosion Crystals are worth acquiring if you can obtain more of them.

High-quality Dream Erosion Crystals have many uses, whether it's trying to create artificial Dream Erosion items or sublimating existing Dream Erosion items.

In addition, high-quality Dream Erosion Crystals can make it easier to cultivate Dream Walkers.

If some unusable Dream Erosion items can be 'exchanged' for high-quality Dream Erosion Crystals, then it's definitely worth the trade.

(End of this chapter)