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Chapter 243 Liuli's 'Dreamland' Playground
The Sea of ​​Crimson Mist, a fallen territory marked by the Star Envoy Association.

In the Star Envoy Association's regional classification system, areas are divided into five levels: safe zones, low-risk zones, high-risk zones, occupied zones, and forbidden areas.

The safe zone is a place like Deep Blue City or Steam City, protected by [Cataclysmic Star Beast Mimicry Obelisk], or [Star Stele] for short.

It is an area where ordinary people can move freely, and there is a very small chance that a 'star beast invasion' will occur.

The low-risk zone refers to an area where only level 0-1 star beasts are active, which is an area that ordinary people can enter and explore as long as they are careful.

High-risk zones are areas where level 1-2 star beasts, with a small probability of level 3, are active. Non-star envoys are not allowed to enter, as it is extremely dangerous.

As for the occupied areas and forbidden areas, they are quite special.

Both are similar in terms of the observed star beast energy level, belonging to the category of star beasts of level 3 or higher.

Therefore, the only distinguishing criterion between the two is whether any of the Association Star Envoys who entered to explore came out alive.

If a star envoy of a level 3 or higher association has entered and explored such a region and successfully emerged, then that region is called the 'fallen zone'.

Associations of level 3 or above have ventured into it to explore, but none of them have ever come out alive.

Such areas would be called 'forbidden lands,' areas that even a calamity-level powerhouse would not dare to set foot in casually.

The area where the steam train is currently traveling is the border between the occupied area and the high-risk area in the Sea of ​​Crimson Mist.

The reason this place was chosen is due to the unique marine environment of the Crimson Mist Sea.

The entire Sea of ​​Crimson Mist is divided into the 'White Mist Season' and the 'Red Mist Season'.

During the White Fog Season, only a small portion of the entire Crimson Fog Sea is considered a high-risk area; most areas are either high-risk or even low-risk.

During the Crimson Mist Season, the star beasts of the Crimson Mist Sea will experience large-scale riots due to the influence of a large number of blood crystal corals on the seabed.

This has made the entire Sea of ​​Crimson Mist dangerous.

In response to this situation, the Steam and Gear Railway Company, which built the sea rail, had originally laid the sea rail in a low-risk area.

However, with the approach of this year's red fog season, this low-risk area has not only slowly turned into a high-risk area, but in a while, it may even be listed as a "fallen" area.

However, the so-called 'danger' is always relative.

With two Calamity-level powerhouses on board, the ones who should be afraid are never the passengers on the train, but the star beasts that have left the sea and been attracted by the 'pure life force' on the Heavenly Dao.

After all, from the very beginning, they were not hunters, but prey.
"Ah, the sea breeze feels so good."

Jing Liuli sat cross-legged on the metal plate at the top of the middle carriage, her long, light purple hair gently swaying in the sea breeze.

With her eyes closed and her hands gripping her delicate ankles, she looked as relaxed as if she were taking a nap on the lawn in the afternoon, completely unaware of the tension of being in occupied territory.

A large number of dreamlike purple butterflies fluttered within a fifty-meter radius of the mirror glass, scattering beautiful 'phosphorus powder' in mid-air.

At this moment, Jing Liuli seemed like an elf who had stepped out of a dream, appearing very harmless.

In stark contrast to her leisurely state, star beasts kept bursting out of the sea, howling as they lunged at the carriage where she was.

Some of these star beasts have octopus-like tentacles, and their suckers are full of barbs.

Some resemble sharks covered in scales, with sharp bony spikes growing on their backs.

Others are completely transparent jellyfish, with only a pair of glowing compound eyes that constantly shimmer in the mist.

Although they were not of high rank, generally only level one or two, there were hundreds of them, which swarmed around and almost swallowed up the middle section of the train.

However, these ferocious star beasts could not even get within thirty meters of the carriage.

Whenever a star beast pounces, strange dream-like creatures appear out of thin air. Among these dream-like creatures are giant scissors with wings, wooden dolls that shed black tears, and indescribable things covered in eyes.

These things, which should only appear in nightmares, were now living, breathing in front of all the passengers in the carriages, precisely blocking the way for the star beasts.

Looking at the star beast tide blocked by her own "dream creation", Jing Liuli smiled and said in her unique, sweet voice, "This is the real 'daydream'."

In the first season, Jing Liuli's "daydream" is not only a "slacking-off skill" that allows her to cultivate while sleeping.

When she gets tired of cultivating, she can even turn her 'sweet dreams' into 'sweet dream candies' to satisfy her cravings.

It can be said to be the best skill for slacking off that working people dream of.

After a perfect awakening, Jing Liuli's "slacking off skill" has evolved once again.

This transformed what was originally intended as a trait-based star source for 'slacking off' and 'supporting' into a true weapon of mass destruction on the battlefield.

Because now she can truly bring her so-called 'daydreams' to life!
【Title: Daydream】

[Type: Specialty Star Source]

【Effect 1. Daydreaming: Allows you to enter a dream state while awake and absorb the power of dreams】

【Effect 2. Sweet Dreams: Creates special-effect sweet dreams based on the current state and the sweet dreams deep within one's soul.】

[First Awakening Effect - Dreams Come True: While in a dream state, you can materialize the creations within your dream world.]

On the sea, the dream-like creations that Jing Liuli had materialized with the concept of 'dreams coming true' seemed absurd, but they precisely restrained every star beast.

Octopus Star Beast's tentacles were clamped tightly by scissors, Shark Star Beast's scales were corroded by the puppet doll's black tears, and Transparent Star Beast was stared at by eyes in the shadows, making it stiff with fear.

However, if relying solely on the 'Daydream' star source, Mirror Glaze could certainly hold off this small-scale beast tide, but it wouldn't be able to do so with such ease.

What truly turned this battle into a one-sided massacre was the perfect synergy between her Star Core and Star Source.

Thumping!
In mid-air, the phosphorescent powder scattered by the purple phantom butterfly fell on the sea like grains of starlight.

The moment these phosphorus powders came into contact with the star beasts, the originally fierce-looking star beasts instantly let out shrill screams and their movements became chaotic.

Some star beasts suddenly attacked their companions frantically, while others curled up in a ball, trembling, as if they had seen something they feared most.

【Name: Eternal Night Illusion Butterfly】

[Type: Special System Star Core]

【Effect 1. Thousand Butterflies Devour Dreams: Creatures that inhale the phosphorus powder of the Eternal Night Illusion Butterfly will have their most feared memories materialized】

【Effect 2. Butterfly Sleep Assimilation: When Mirror Glass enters a sleep state, she can enter a shared dream with creatures within a 300-meter radius】

[First Awakening Effect - Dreamlike: Enhances the fear effect and amplifies the power of nightmares]

While the original 'Eternal Night Butterfly' effect was powerful, it could only reach its maximum effect after both Mirror Glaze and the enemy fell asleep at the same time.

However, this would cause Jing Liuli in reality to lose control of her body.

Once someone leaves the dream or is outside the attack range of her 'Phantom Butterfly', she can kill them remotely.

There's no particularly good solution for that mirror glass.

But when 'Eternal Night Butterfly' is combined with 'Daydream', it becomes a different story, because the two complement each other almost perfectly!

P.S.: There will be two more updates at 10 PM tonight.

(End of this chapter)