I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Chapter 109 Final Boss (3K)

On the fifth day after the safe zone was upgraded to level three, Shi An held another job fair and hired four new employees to work in shifts with Lina and the others.

Lina, Rune, and the others have all been equipped with the "Dream Pearl" staff gear, meaning they won't stay in the real world for very long after returning.

It's similar to working five days on and two days off in real life.

However, Shi An still hired four new employees, intending to adjust their shifts based on the flow of customers in the safe zone.

"Unfortunately, the time when a dreamer falls into a dream is uncertain. At most, there is only a general range for when they fall into a dream and when they return. It cannot be precise, let alone chosen by themselves."

Shi An was unsure whether the future safe zone would have the ability to interfere with the timeline of the dream.

Of the four veteran employees, Wu Qing and Wu Yue, the two newbies, returned to the real world half a day ago—newbies' stay is relatively short.

Lina, who had already entered the Refining Stage, said, "Boss, I will definitely try my best to return to the store as soon as possible. You don't need to persuade me, I just love working that much."

She expressed her loyalty.

It was made specifically for a few new employees to see.

She certainly cherishes this job and wants to get back to the store as soon as possible, that's true, but not because she loves going to work, but because—

Sleeping in the staff dormitory is actually more reassuring than at home, at least you don't have to worry about suddenly falling asleep in the middle of the night.

Suddenly waking up in the middle of a dream while sleeping in the store and returning to reality is not a problem.

"No wonder Fa Gui chose to sever ties with reality and remain in the nightmare world forever."

"But I—"

She has family, and she doesn't want to stay in this world for too long, but she must go back to see them.

Her parents, whose temples are now gray.

So she dared not take any more risks.

Two days later, Shi An stared into the void before him, where countless broken characters formed the panel of the safe zone.

My faith value and the number of nightmare walkthroughs have both increased significantly.

Currently, there are quite a few dreamers residing in the safe zone. Every night, during the peak period for dreamers to fall into dreams, you can always see a dozen or twenty dreamers in the lobby.

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This only accounts for the number of people in the hall.

As the average strength of the prospective and members of the safe zone continues to rise, now, the Dreamers can easily defeat at least seven or eight Amulets in a single day with just a casual move.

Sometimes there are as many as a dozen.

Some of these nightmares involve repetitive gameplay, yielding minimal benefits.

However, "Note: If the total number of Nightmare stages completed exceeds 100, the safe zone will have an additional building slot of 1."

He has one more building slot available, and now has two empty slots.

However, the number of visitors to the "Dream Fallen" section is 145.

"The growth in new customers is a bit slow."

The vast majority of random channels are now connected to the nightmare of old customers, and the growth of new customers still relies on members forming teams to attract new customers.

Shi An's needs weren't meant to be too obvious, so he didn't offer any new member referral bonuses. However, members generally recruited new members spontaneously, although most of the time, a single member's "Dream Fall" would last for several days.

It's only been a week since the safe zone was upgraded.

It's not that the efficiency is low, it's just that the time is too short.

While he was pondering, Xiao Xue delivered some good news to him.

"The mission to explore the depths of the nightmare has made progress."

Safe zone, lobby.

Lin Xiao couldn't remember where she had traveled to.

He continued to explore, traversing one nightmare dream realm after another.

When you're tired or exhausted, go back to the safe zone to rest.

In between, he occasionally alternated with Fa Gui.

When Fa Gui saw Shi An approaching, he said, "This time, we focused on efficiency and didn't draw up a map, but we can roughly guess that we've passed through three Nightmare Zones."

Between different dream regions, the distance between two dream domains can be quite far.

The middle area is a gray fog zone, making it easier to get lost.

Lin Xiao's exploration involved no special techniques; he simply carried a tool to anchor his direction so as not to backtrack, and then went straight for it.

Until today, he finally discovered a very special area.

"Why is it special?"

"The nightmares around me are much larger, like a massive nightmare," he said. "Moreover, most of these nightmares point to this area. I try to go around them, but it's either a dead end or I end up back here again, as if—"

"It seems to be a strategic pass?"

Shi An spoke.

It's like a map leading to the end of a level in the next area.

But that doesn't quite make sense. Those who fall into dreams are people who have reached a certain level of spiritual attainment and experienced many dreams, so they are naturally pulled to a deeper level.

There's never any need for level progression.

Why is he being hindered instead of reaching the depths of the nightmare?

Nightmares don't welcome him at all.

Shi An wasn't sure if the end of this nightmare held a passage to the deeper levels, but he was certain of one thing—

"This place is quite far from Baijiang City, and the danger level has increased considerably. Some higher-level Dream Fallers might fall here."

"Then, we can build a watchtower in this area to expand the safe zone's customer reach."

"Speaking of which, are there any other cities in the Great Xia Dynasty besides Baijiang City? Since Baijiang can hold out in the nightmare, other cities might be able to as well. If we have a direction and extend the watchtower there, we might be able to expand our business to other cities."

Shi An pulled himself out of his thoughts and looked at the intelligence that Lin Xiao and Fa Gui had compiled.

The sorcerer's eye explored most of the nightmare's area.

The area is quite open, with a gray fog drifting through it, and the earth itself is gray, with small hills scattered here and there.

At the edge of the area, there are architectural ruins.

The ruins are vast, and the depths are difficult to see.

Because there stood a figure, three or four meters tall like an iron tower, wielding a great sword, his entire body covered in black armor.

A strange statue.

This is the most powerful and eerie sight besides the giant octopus that Shi An glimpsed in the depths of his nightmare a few days ago.

Tentative title: Black Armor Mystery!

The question posed was cryptic: "Should we issue a quest to encourage members to conquer this nightmare?"

The summons was not issued.

However, many powerful members still noticed this nightmare.

"A nightmare of ruins? That sounds pretty unusual!"

"Indeed, the more unique the nightmare, the greater the rewards after completing it!"

Inside the hall, three members were chatting, having heard some inside stories.

Legend has it that a dreamer found a fragment of a scroll deep within a nightmare, thus learning an extremely powerful spell, and was subsequently transformed into one of the strongest in Baijiang City.

Legend has it that some dream sufferers have witnessed wondrous structures deep within their nightmares, resulting in the elevation of their bodies and souls, and from there, they gradually ascend to the pinnacle. It is said that the master of the Ultimate Intent Pavilion, Zhu Chenying, witnessed such a wondrous structure.

There are also rumors that some dreamers who have entered this sacred land have achieved enlightenment and transformed from ordinary dreamers into extraordinary beings.

Although most of these legends are unreliable, there must be a reason behind them.

"You see, if such a mysterious camp as the safe zone can exist, then those seemingly exaggerated and bizarre rumors we've heard before might not be false."

Well-reasoned and logical.

They came up with the idea of ​​conquering the nightmare.

"However, such a nightmare is probably extremely dangerous."

"That black-armored figure is eerie and extremely dangerous!"

Some members are still hesitating or just having the idea, while those with strong initiative have already entered the nightmare of ruins.

Old Wang, wearing a baseball cap and sporting a thick beard, arrived together.

He tilted his baseball cap to the brim, his eyes gleaming with a reddish-brown light, his pupils contracting in circles as he stared eerily at the motionless black-armored figure in the distance.

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"I see that the black-armored being is strangely surrounded by extremely powerful magical energy, far more powerful than any other strange being I have ever seen! I'm afraid it's beyond our capabilities!"

But since we're already here, it's a bit disheartening to do nothing.

The two retreated for a while.

Old Wang with the bushy beard took out a paper figure prop.

The paper figure swelled in the wind and transformed in the blink of an eye into a grown-up soldier wielding a weapon.

The paper soldiers walked forward step by step.

Three hundred meters.

Two hundred meters.

One hundred meters.

The black-armored monster remained standing there motionless, but the man in the baseball cap, with his eyes fused with the cursed object, could say with certainty that the black-armored monster was "alive."

The next moment, as the paper soldier crossed the 100-meter distance, the black-armored figure stood up strangely.

It simply performed an action.

He raised the greatsword and then swung it down.

A terrifying black sword beam flew out, tearing the earth apart, and appeared in front of the paper soldier in the next instant.

"boom!"

Dust flew everywhere, and gravel rolled down.

The paper soldiers had long been swallowed up by it.

Both the man in the baseball cap and the bearded old man swallowed hard, a hint of fear in his eyes.

In the distance, the black-armored figure unleashed a strange sword strike and then ignored everything else, continuing to lean on the sword as if in a deep sleep.

Like a knight, standing guard here in solitude.

But it will slay any enemy who offends it.

Third place, fourth place, fifth place —

One after another, powerful members entered this dream realm, eager to conquer it.

Inside the safe zone lobby.

Ordinary dreamers cannot reach the ruined dream realm, nor can they see the scenes there, but they are still curious and still discuss it enthusiastically.

"Have you heard? Even Xuanjian, one of the top members, has gotten in. Xuanjian's mastery of incantations has reached the peak of the proficiency level, and he's skilled in more than one art. It's said that his skills are no less than those of some captain-level experts!"

"Chen Baichuan, the deputy captain of the 12th Division of the Countermeasures Bureau, has also gone!"

"I saw that a Dreamer from the Wizarding House just returned. I guess they'll summon the silver-haired witch, Xixue. She's now the benchmark of the Wizarding House; she's only been a Dreamer for a month and already possesses power surpassing many small organization leaders!"

"I also saw Professor Jiang."

"Team Leader Song from the Countermeasures Bureau."

"besides----!!"

Inside the hall, a few people who had fallen into the dream were not very familiar with the safe zone.

They were either newcomers who had just arrived, or socially anxious dreamers who didn't usually interact much with outsiders.

At this moment, they were astonished to discover—

"Wow, there are so many big shots in our safe zone?!"