I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 389 An Impossible Mission (66)

The green talisman was sent to the temple of the Dream Star Lord, and the chief temple keeper guarding it was also taken aback when he received the message.

After confirming several times that there were no problems, the Grand Temple Keeper of the Dream Star Lord said in bewilderment, "There really are such people?"

"Who goes there?" a temple keeper asked as he approached.

"The person who donated a server worth 150 million, a large-scale dream world worth 200 million, and a potential economic value of over 1 billion to save the Star Lord."

"What kind of morally superior person is this! Does he have so much money he doesn't know what to do with it?!"

“I think so too,” the head priest said, puzzled. “But I must say, I admire this kind of person. If I had to choose someone to be a friend, I would choose him too.”

"But these kinds of people usually don't live long; all the money is used to save lives."

"Yes, but... never mind, everyone has their own destiny, we can't force it."

"Indeed. What does the head temple keeper think?"

"Let him do it. But if he still has money to continue building the server afterwards, give him a 50% discount."

Nodding in agreement, the temple keeper no longer hesitated and began to assist the head temple keeper in the transformation between the real and the virtual.

The ability to transform between reality and illusion is a great supernatural power of the Dream Star Lord, and he does not use it lightly.

After it is cast, the barrier between dreams and reality will be opened, and the ambiguous boundaries between them will merge into one.

To unleash this supernatural power, a server is needed as a medium, because the server is located at the intersection of dreams and reality, making it a natural node.

After that, a large dream is needed, because a large dream has a stronger carrying capacity and is more suitable to become the target of great supernatural powers.

Finally, performing this method will inevitably create some taboos.

Some of these taboos are borne by the dream deities themselves, while others are resolved by the temple keeper. Different taboos have different ways of being resolved, and the participants need to find solutions themselves.

The transformation between the real and the illusory is completed in an instant, but the taboos that follow need to be explored little by little before they are revealed.

On the evening of the 25th, the temple keeper finally sent the message, which ended up in Meng Lingyi's hands.

Upon receiving the news, Meng Lingyi was initially pleased, but then frowned.

Shen Lang quickly leaned over and asked excitedly, "How is the Temple Master Meng?"

Showing the blue talisman in her hand, Meng Lingyi said, "The Dream Star Lord's approval has arrived. It reads as follows: [Slim hope] [Exorcise demons] [Unspeakable] [But knowable] [Mirror image] [Over one million in six days]."

"What do you mean?" Chen Yu asked curiously.

"There is hope for success, but the probability is not high. Exorcism means eliminating all the demonic influences to succeed. We just need to start exorcising the demons. So far, there are no problems. The key is what comes next."

"Please hurry, I'm getting really anxious," Shen Lang said excitedly.

"Okay, okay, what 'cannot be spoken' means is that from now on, we cannot reveal any related information. No one can tell anyone except those who already know it."

"Oh? This is troublesome."

Chen Yu originally intended to inform Luo Tong to treat this action as a special event.

But due to the unspoken restrictions, he couldn't say anything to Luo Tong, and this was a time to test their mutual understanding.

However, considering the level of understanding between him and Luo Tong, he suddenly felt that the Water Deity Star Lord was likely to be in grave danger this time.

"But do you know what that means?"

"It means you can acquire knowledge from the outside world, but you can't reveal what you know. 'Mirror' refers to a reflection of your current dream. The last six days mean we have six days to win a million times; that's all the forbidden content. The Dream Star Lord has succeeded and stored the mirror on your server, but it hasn't been interconnected yet. Chen Yu, you can still check it now; there's still room for regret. Once the interconnection begins, there will truly be no chance for regret." Nodding, Chen Yu opened his phone and entered the isolated version.

In this version, a large number of true demons have infiltrated and blended into the surrounding environment.

The dream setting and game mechanics remain unchanged, but when the dream transitions between reality and illusion, demons, as an additional element, roll into the dream and become part of "Journey to the Abyss".

Once the dream was designated as a means to save the Water Deity Star Lord, it was already in a state between dreaming and waking. If the rescue failed, the dream and the server would be wiped out.

Fortunately, Abyss Journey has backups, and the server can be rebuilt even if it crashes, so it's okay.

A few hundred million? Everyone has some spare cash!

After observing more closely, Chen Yu discovered that during the process of "demon" merging, the objects it merged with were all non-player characters.

Moreover, it's a non-player character generated within a dungeon.

Calling Xu Feng and Shen Lang, Chen Yu entered the quarantine version and discovered that the non-player characters who had been corrupted by the demon had their strength greatly enhanced.

And because it's a mirror image, the resources here can't actually be taken out. Players won't gain anything here, but they also won't suffer any losses.

After being corrupted by the demon, non-player characters become more aggressive, constantly emitting red light and actively seeking out players to attack, attempting to corrupt them as well.

However, players are not products of the dream, and the demonic contamination will not be completed. These non-player characters will only torture the players severely in various ways, kill them, and then leave.

Even though the screen was full of pixelation, Chen Yu still felt terrible.

Who would want to play such a terrible dream?
Moreover, these guys don't actually belong to my dream, and they have no direct relationship with me.

After watching Xu Feng being brutally killed by a monster, Chen Yu noticed that Xu Feng didn't show any negative emotions towards him; instead, he directed all his emotions towards the monsters.

This situation is likely because the monsters tainted by demons cannot be considered his work, so negative emotions have little to do with him.

After careful analysis, Chen Yu realized that this place was of no benefit to him or the players. The monsters inside were difficult and offered no rewards. Only a brain-dead game designer could come up with such a disgusting dungeon.

In addition, the monster mechanics are terrible. Killing too many players will allow the monsters to grow stronger, and unless all the corrupted monsters are killed, the monsters here can be reset due to the dungeon mechanics, which is extremely disgusting.

Some monsters even increase their strength as the number of corrupted monsters increases, becoming stronger as the game progresses. If such monsters were thrown into the Dream World, they would definitely be cursed by players for three days and three nights.

Players play Dreamland for fun, not to be tortured.

After analyzing the dream, Shen Lang couldn't help but frown.

After thinking for a long time about how to break the deadlock, he realized that he didn't seem to have any good ideas.

They cannot tell the players, nor can they reveal the situation to the temple priests of the Water Deity Star Lord. They can only rely on the current manpower to fight and win one million battles within six days.

As expected, the chances were slim.

If all else fails, we can take out a loan! Giving players 100 mana for each victory should motivate them... right?

After assessing the current strength of the players, Shen Lang despairingly realized that the overall strength of the players did not support this approach.

Although they were already in despair, this was the only way to deal with the Water Deity Star Lord.

Just as he was about to encourage Chen Yu, he noticed that Chen Yu seemed to be deep in thought.

A few minutes later, Chen Yu nodded and said, "Actually, it's not like there's no way."

(End of this chapter)