Dream Travel

Chapter 530 Something That Was Inevitable
Looking at the condensed longsword, Atreus sighed with melancholy.

She knew this day would come sooner or later, and things might have been better if the hellish metal of the White Curtain hadn't been processed and had remained intact.

At least one piece of material, after secondary sublimation, is still a piece of material that can be processed and used again.

However, if the materials are turned into finished products before the white curtain is drawn, the consequence is that if different finished products are to be sublimated, several times the amount of Dream Erosion Crystals will be required.

The problem is that White Curtain can't wait that long. The materials it obtains need to be converted into actual combat power, so it has to be used. As for the consumption of subsequent enhancements, that's a matter for later.

Julius's dream brought 66 dream crystals to the White Curtain. After thinking for a moment, Beatrice said, "This dream-eroded item should use about fifty dream crystals."

She had a good memory; she remembered the number of Dream Erosion Crystals that Bai Mu had put into those Dream Erosion items.

The weapon case used 110 Dream Erosion Crystals, the Dream Erosion Greatsword used 102, and if nothing unexpected happens, this sword should also consume around 100 Dream Erosion Crystals.

Including the more than fifty Dream Erosion Crystals she had previously invested, her estimated number wouldn't be much different.

After incorporating 51 homologous Dream Erosion Crystals, the condensed longsword underwent a second sublimation, unlike the weapon case and the Dream Erosion Greatsword.

When the condensed longsword underwent its second sublimation, Atresia felt herself become unusually solidified, but this feeling quickly disappeared.

The sublimation reaction of this weapon is much more pronounced than that of the weapon case and the Dream Eater Greatsword.

Atris said, "110 weapon boxes, 102 greatswords, 104 condensed longswords, and the second sublimation of Dream Erosion items. If the best Dream Erosion crystals were used, this would be the amount consumed."

The consumption of each Dream Erosion item seemed very stable, but Atrist knew very well that such stability only existed on White Curtain's side.

The Dream Erosion Crystals he used were the best; others didn't have such resources. To sublimate Dream Erosion items, one had to take risks and invest even more Dream Erosion Crystals.

“Continue, we’ll split the cost of these last two items.” Bai Mu looked at the Dream Erosion Camera and the Dream Erosion Storage Disk.

Now that he has figured out the consumption of the second sublimation, he can estimate whether he has enough resources.

The Dream Erosion Camera and storage disk each had previously been fitted with 42 Dream Erosion Crystals, still far from the required number of one hundred.

He only obtained 41 Dream Erosion Crystals from there this time, which was not enough, so he decided to spread the remaining 40 Dream Erosion Crystals evenly.

Beatrice quickly finished the final work. She wasn't nervous at all about the easy tasks, since she couldn't undergo a second sublimation anyway, so she didn't need to worry about any unexpected events that might occur during the sublimation process.

"What a pity." Bai Mu looked at the faint light emitted by the Dream Erosion Camera and the storage disk, and shook his head. He thought that the conditions for non-combat Dream Erosion items would be lower, but judging from the faint light emitted, even if they were lower, they wouldn't be much lower.

However, this thing isn't for fighting, so it doesn't matter if it doesn't have a second upgrade.

The most important items have already been upgraded. As for the non-combat items, we'll just grind them down slowly. Anyway, we've found a quick way to obtain Dream Erosion Crystals, and he'll have more secondary upgrade items later.

As for whether there were three sublimations, Bai Mu thought so, but he couldn't withstand the consumption of resources now.

I need to find a new dream.

"Are you all done?" Leone asked, her gaze falling on the weapon case as she saw Bai Mu emerge from the bedroom.

"You're making it sound like I've done something wrong..."

“It’s been almost an hour. We should be able to finish whatever we need to do by now, right?” Leone glanced at Beatrice, who had followed them out.

Bai Mu placed the weapon case on the ground and said with a smile, "If I have any ideas, I'll come to you first."

"Where's the cat?" Leone asked Luciela.

“You’re all felines.” Bai Mu clapped his hands. “I have an announcement to make: I’m going to the Dream Graveyard tomorrow.”

"Want to go together?" Mine turned her gaze over, a hint of interest in her eyes.

"You want to be captured and kept in a jar for research!"

Bai Mu's words made Mine roll her eyes and glare at him fiercely: "I can go by myself. If you want to go back and take a look, I can arrange it."

“Oh, there’s no rush,” Leone said casually. “We’re all orphans, so we don’t have much to hold onto.”

Bai Mu looked at the girls present; four or five of them weren't enough to form a pair of parents.

He finally looked at the person destined for him.

Feeling somewhat innocent at being stared at, the person in question tilted her head slightly and said, "I have parents, though I can't see them anymore, but they're definitely doing well."

"What a coincidence, me too... What's with all those shocked looks on your faces!" Bai Mu was annoyed by the shocked expressions on the other people's faces.

"I... I never expected you to be like this," Mine said after a long pause.

She thought that Bai Mu, who loved Yi Meng and liked to cause trouble, was a jinx, but it turned out to be different from what she thought.

“You’ve never mentioned this before,” Leone said, also quite curious.

"Why bring this up? We're not going to see each other again. Get some rest. I'm leaving tomorrow."

"Then you should get some rest," Mine said, continuing to watch TV.

"Then let's get some rest." Leone said with a grin, pulling Bai Mu towards the bedroom. The girl with pink pigtails didn't understand what Bai Mu meant, but she did.

The next day, Bai Mu gave Chelsea some instructions, then went to the experience store to tell Lily about it before leaving Rota City alone.

Once he was away from Rota City, he immediately summoned Luciela.

When Luciela was summoned, she saw the surrounding wilderness and the white curtain of a person moving about, and realized what he was about to do.

"Ready to go to a new dream?"

"Yes, we've solved all the problems that can be solved in reality. It's time to do what I like. Let's go."

Bai Mu slapped her butt, and after Luciela rolled her eyes at him, her face became slightly ferocious, and she quickly transformed into her awakened form.

"It's a bit strange, I seem to have become even more powerful."

“The weapon case has undergone a second upgrade, so the original Dream Erosion effect must have been enhanced.” Bai Mu wasn’t surprised by this.

When a Dream Erosion item is first ascended, in addition to the enhanced Dream Erosion effect, its original basic effect will also be strengthened.

There's no reason to lose such an improvement after the second sublimation. If the foundation is strengthened, how can the extended parts not be strengthened as well?
"Second time? What new changes have been made to this?" Luciela turned to look at the white curtain.

The white curtain sitting on her back reached out and pushed Luciela's head back. In her awakened form, she looked a little too ferocious.

"I don't know, so I'm going to find a different dream to test it on, and run faster."

"Then give me more demonic energy."

White Curtain poured his demonic energy into Luciela's body through the weapon box without reservation.

Her body rapidly underwent new changes, and Bai Mu was quite surprised to find that Luciela, after being further enhanced, seemed to be more like a human being.

"This looks alright." Bai Mu patted Lucy Ella on the back.

"Hmph..." New cat fur grew on Lucyella's body, concealing her further changes.

In terms of speed, it was lightning fast. The large catgirl charged forward against the strong wind resistance, and the thrill of being full of power made Lucy Ella's speed faster and faster.

As for the white curtain sitting on her back, Luciela didn't care. This guy was stronger than her, and no matter how fast she ran, the white curtain wouldn't die.

They arrived at the Dream Graveyard at lightning speed, where White Curtain met Willie Evan.

After seeing Bai Mu, the other party felt a bit complicated. During the time Bai Mu was away, the Dream Graveyard was the same as usual, and everyone went about their business as usual.

After the marked dream was destroyed, a cleanup was immediately carried out. Any items contaminated with dream erosion that were cleaned up were collected and stored, waiting for relevant personnel to come and pack them up and take them away.

Willie thought that if White Curtain wasn't coming, he shouldn't come at all; it would be best if he waited until his service ended.

But to my surprise, Bai Mu is back in just one month. What is he up to this time?

"Just pretend I don't exist, as before. The Bureau sent over a new Dream Source a few days ago and asked me to go take a look."

“…Okay.” Willie felt melancholy. Bai Mu said he should pretend he didn’t exist, but who dared to pretend he didn’t exist?
As for the Dream Sources that were delivered some time ago, Willie asked Bai Mu about the specific details on the way. Not to mention some time ago, even yesterday, the Dream Graveyard delivered two Dream Sources.

To ensure a smooth end to his service, Willie even checked the previous records and discovered that the frequency with which the Dream Graveyard received Dream Sources had increased significantly recently.

Fortunately, his service time is only a few months away. Even if more people join later, he can escape smoothly before this dream graveyard becomes saturated or even crowded.

As for what happens next, let those who come after worry about it.

He wants to erase his bad record, reintegrate into normal social life, and live a good life with his wife, children, and elderly parents.

"It's that Dream Source that ages exceptionally fast."

"Ah... this... alright." Willie wanted to persuade White Curtain, these kinds of alternate dreams were not to be trifled with.

On second thought, he remembered that he had encountered a dream with a high time difference in the Dream Graveyard before, so he didn't say anything more.

After learning about the characteristics of the Dream Source, Willie quickly brought White Curtain to the place where the Dream Source was placed.

"Isn't this the place where Shan Qifeng is located?" Bai Mu immediately realized where this place was after seeing the familiar Dream Source nearby.

“Shan Qifeng? It’s him.” Willie knew who it was after a moment’s thought; it was none other than the Dream Source that Bai Mu had come into contact with in the Dream Graveyard.

Willie explained, "This dream source also has a high time difference, so we placed it here to make it easier to deal with later."

When dealing with the mountain's opening, the graveyard guards had already adjusted the distribution of the strange dream sources here, so they had experience.

By placing new dream sources here, we can quickly deal with them when the old dream source 'dies of old age'.

"You're really experienced," Bai Mu praised. Feeling the hazy sensation he was experiencing, he said to Willie, "You guys do your own thing. Once I've figured out this strange dream, I'll give you a detailed report."

Seeing the white curtain's "wanting to work" attitude, Willie really wanted to say that they didn't actually need this information.

(End of this chapter)