I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Chapter 127 Members' Promotions (Part 2)

Safe zone.

Shi An gazed out at the outside world through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Xuanjian, Xixue, Chen Baichuan—one after another, these members who had just fallen into the depths of the nightmare all made the same choice without exception.

I'll go into seclusion and cultivate myself!

This results in the training room being packed even during the day.

Training Room No. 6.

Xuanjian's second natal artifact is also a sword.

He wants to adopt a dual-sword or even triple-sword style.

Xuanjian's first natal cursed artifact is the Evil Eye Sword. Wherever the sword blade cuts, an evil eyeball will grow out of the wound, causing secondary damage to the enemy.

His second natal artifact is called the "Mind's Eye Sword". It is a rare artifact that is perfectly suited to him. Controlling this artifact can easily breed inner demons, but if he can control his inner demons, he can wield the sword with his mind and see through all things.

In the initial stage after fusing with the natal cursed object, the corrosive effects brought by the Mind's Eye Sword were extremely severe.

Xuan Jian must be extremely careful, not only when using the Mind's Eye Sword in battle, but also during daily cultivation. If he is not careful and over-practices, the negative influence will exceed his limits, causing irreparable damage.

However, "As expected of the training ground in the safe zone! Once we enter here, the negative influence of the cursed objects will be suppressed by the vast majority, allowing us to freely activate and practice our cursed objects!"

"Here, you almost never need to rest; one hour of training here is equivalent to many days' worth of training outside!"

In just a few hours, Xuanjian could feel that the Mind's Eye Sword had become more and more at his fingertips.

The development of cursed artifacts is increasing at a visible rate.

Of course, the Mind's Eye Sword is a rare-grade cursed artifact, and the negative effects it brings, as well as the difficulty of its development, far exceed those of a complete-grade cursed artifact.

Even he couldn't develop the cursed object to the point of "control" in just a few hours.

"But it should be ready in a few days."

These past few days, he hasn't been spending 24 hours a day in the training room.

The safe zone was even more bustling at night, and the training rooms required a considerable wait. During the day, even after two or three hours of continuous training, he had to stop and rest to recover his physical strength, magical power, and the negative influences that had been accumulating.

Of course, Xuanjian would occasionally resort to the "pay-to-win" method, drinking some spell power potions to train harder. After training, he would also buy purification water in the safe zone to remove all the corrosive effects accumulated in his body.

In this way, he only needs to rest for a while before he can continue training at full speed.

The efficiency is unbelievably high.

This is also why Xuanjian was confident that he could spend a few days mastering this rare-grade cursed artifact.

"When I used the training ground before, I was already in the Refinement stage, so the effects weren't that obvious. No wonder many people say that as long as you can persevere and grit your teeth and train hard in the training ground for two hours, even a newbie can transform into a seasoned Dream Faller."

Xuan Jian didn't think it was difficult to train continuously for several hours, but he had heard some newcomers at the martial arts school say that it was very, very difficult to practice with cursed objects continuously.

The erosion came in waves, and the depletion of physical strength and magical power felt like it was hollowing out my body.

The negative effects of different cursed objects are even more tormenting.

Even when practicing in this training ground, one will still suffer from various forms of erosion and negative torment, but the damage will not be so great that the body cannot withstand it.

The body can withstand it.

Whether a person can withstand it depends on their own willpower.

Some people can't handle it.

Some people can grit their teeth and get through it.

But some people have already gotten used to it.

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Xi Xue is one of those people who takes this for granted.

These dreamers, who come from large organizations, have many advantages over ordinary people who are suddenly plagued by nightmares and subsequently fall into a dream state.

But these advantages did not come out of thin air.

Xi Xue's parents were both high-level Dream Fallers, and both died deep within the nightmare.

Several years ago, she was taken back to the Wizarding House by her teacher—at the time, she didn't know the organization was called the Wizarding House, nor did she know about nightmares, dream-induced nightmares, or cursed objects.

But at that time, Xi Xue began to undergo high-intensity training.

Physical training, resistance training, willpower training!

All she knew was that only by training and becoming stronger could she be qualified to access those deeply buried secrets.

During her university years, Xi Xue joined a martial arts club and easily defeated all the opponents in the club. This was because her physical fitness had already far surpassed that of ordinary people through training and medicinal baths.

After falling into the dream, she was able to fuse with the cursed object in just a few days. She dared to tackle the nightmare during the fusion period. All of this stemmed from the foundation she laid over the past few years.

Several years of training yielded an improvement far less than consuming a few precious herbs, let alone refining a cursed artifact.

However, some things have become commonplace.

On Xi Xue's hand, the crimson glove that she could only light a few flames before was now engulfed in raging flames.

The flames spread up his arm, scorching his body and soul.

Her brows furrowed, and her expression changed slightly.

But only slightly.

Xi Xue was thinking, "If I practice for a few more days, I'll be able to master the Flame Flow Hand technique! Then—"

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Directly refining this natal cursed item is naturally not an option yet.

Refining is another hurdle.

After refining it, she became a second-level expert.

Xi Xue estimated that she would be stuck at this hurdle for a while.

However, as long as she develops the Flame Hand to its fullest potential and skillfully uses and controls this cursed artifact, her combat power can be greatly enhanced.

If one can comprehend a natal spell, their combat power can rise another level.

Then, when she goes to explore and conquer the depths of the nightmare, her efficiency will be several times higher.

She was once a genius, but she had no confidence in venturing into the depths of the nightmare. Her teacher, Ms. Luo, who was in the transcendent realm, also knew very little about the depths of the nightmare.

But now, she has some confidence.

"Let's set a small goal first: to cultivate to the peak of the First Refinement Realm."

The Rakshasa Sword is in cultivation.

Chen Baichuan is practicing cultivation.

The pharmacist, Wanxie, and Taozi, all senior cultivators at the Refinement stage, are all practicing.

Another location within the safe zone, the hotel, has also been almost fully booked these past few days.

The demand for hotels is not as high as that for training grounds, and the number of rooms far exceeds the number of training rooms.

Since the hotel opened, the rooms have never been fully booked.

Large organizations have been booking one or two rooms long-term as their office space.

Every now and then, those who have fallen into a dream will book a room by the hour to rest here for a while.

But ever since the auction ended a few days ago, Li Wei, Lao Wang, and the members in the Refinement stage who won the bid for their desired magical items have all booked hotel rooms, and each booking is for several days.

After obtaining the cursed object, you need to familiarize yourself with it for a period of time before you can fuse it.

For people like Li Wei, being familiar with cursed objects in reality is far less safe than being here.

During the day, he would go to the training room to activate the cursed artifacts, and at night he would return to the hotel to study them.

They didn't have the financial resources to concoct the secret medicine, but someone had studied it carefully and felt that drinking one or two doses of the Purifying Water Elixir during the fusion process could also achieve very good results.

A senior researcher at the Baijiang Research Institute is currently conducting research on this topic.

"At that time, we will use purified water as an aid to perform the fusion of cursed items in the inn, and the success rate will be very high."

Li Wei and the others discussed the details of fusing the cursed objects.

They certainly have full confidence.

Secret medicines are always just supplementary; in the past, there have been many people who fell into dream realm and cultivated to the second or third level.

The difference between those who fall into dream traps in the general public and those who are loyal members of large organizations is not a secret medicine, but their own foundation and accumulation of knowledge.

But by relying on the safe zone, they have made up for their shortcomings.

It might even exceed that.

If they still fail to integrate despite having access to such valuable facilities as training rooms and hotels, they will lose face among all the members.

They not only need to fuse the second natal cursed object, but also to fuse it faster and more perfectly.

None of them forgot that their real goal was to become a premium member.

Li Wei said, "I've vaguely sensed an opportunity. Within two days, I'm confident I can complete the fusion of the cursed artifact, the Extremely Evil Wolf Fang."

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Old Wang, wearing a baseball cap: "???"

They immediately felt a sense of urgency!

the other side.

Boss Ye Chuanye also stayed in the safe zone for several days.

He quickly obtained a membership by navigating through Nightmare mode and spending real money.

Afterwards, Ye Chuan returned to reality and used his membership privileges and team-up items to bring his trusted confidants into the safe zone.

He is also striving to reach a higher level and seeks to become a senior member.

However, Boss Ye was not a young man, and he was not in a hurry for a day or two.

Once he was fully prepared, he also integrated his second natal curse item into the hotel in the safe zone.

The panel does not display the specific level of its members.

However, through general observation, Shi An clearly understood that an increasing number of powerful members in the safe zone were attempting to reach higher realms.

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boundary.

The number of people who are beginning to delve deeper into nightmares is also gradually increasing.

"Thirteen members have already fallen into the deep abyss."

Shi An pondered to himself.

Of course, among these members, Fenhuo and Longniu were already active in the deeper levels.

For seasoned veterans like Boss Ye and Chaojiangke, their "dream-falling" phase often involves falling into the deepest depths.

However, by using some props to locate them, they can occasionally return to the shallower areas.

It is extremely difficult for someone in the second or third refinement stage to return to the shallow level.

"Furthermore, when members in deeper areas use their membership privileges to open channels, it differs from that in shallower areas; the channels can only be used by them."

Shi An studied it.

He discovered that the shallow area passage was open, and the safe zone was the true access point to that area.

The deeper level is different; opening the channel is merely to attract members.

The entrance to the safe zone is visible only to the member; to others, the safe zone is as if it does not exist.

Members can no longer "mentor new members" through team formation as they did when they were at a lower level.

Shi An stroked his chin. "Perhaps this is because deeper nightmares are harder to penetrate, and the passage cannot be truly opened. Of course, on the other hand, nightmare consciousness and bizarre intelligence are also harder to threaten the safe zone."

"but----"

Even in the depths of nightmares, there are still passages to safe zones.

"Membership privileges are ultimately just a gateway," and the three-level security zone itself contains ten random channels.

Shi An has also discovered these past few days that the gates to the safe zone randomly lead to the Pale Wasteland area.

That's right, there was no sign of the Dreamer outside the shop.

"Is this kind of safe zone gate only open to a specific invited Dream Fallen, or is it a fixed passageway? Can any non-member Dream Fallen enter the safe zone simply by coming here?"

This needs to be tested.

We should be able to reach a conclusion in a few days.

About four or five days after the first auction in the safe zone ended.

The group of veteran members of Xuanjian then ended their seclusion.

"Peak of the First Refinement Realm!"

At this point, they had reached 100% development of their second natal cursed artifact, and were only missing an opportunity to refine it.

It's time to start exploring the deeper nightmares.

From a public perspective, they are no longer seedlings; it is time for them to give back to Baijiang City and make contributions to humanity.

The store manager also hopes they can master more nightmare strategies.

Personally, becoming stronger is inseparable from exploring and conquering nightmares.

To compete for premium memberships, they cannot afford to stagnate.

The veteran members, in pairs or groups of three, officially began exploring the depths of the nightmare.

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Day two.

They returned to the safe zone to exchange ideas and summarize their findings.

"Exploring this deep nightmare is indeed like walking on thin ice, far more so than the shallow one."

"Shallow nightmares, even large nightmares, are not that big, but in deep nightmares, if we go a little further away and want to get back to the safe zone, it will take an hour or two."

The long journey and extended travel time mean they cannot rely on the safe zone for everything.

Of course, they didn't have that idea either.

They are already seasoned dreamers, knowing how to explore and survive.

"Compared to other dreamers, at least we can return to the safe zone to rest at any time. Unlike others, who can only set up some simple traps around them and take a nap."

For advanced dream sufferers, the duration of a single dream episode is significantly longer than before.

It's common for them to stay in nightmares for six or seven hours.

As the nightmares deepen, it's possible for the person experiencing the nightmare to stay in the nightmare world for half a day, a day, several days, or even more than ten days at a time.

In contrast, Xuanjian and the others felt only happiness.

They also shared their results.

"I have found six precious medicinal plants."

"I killed two strange beings, but the gains were meager."

"Everyone, don't forget our mission: conquering Nightmare. To conquer Nightmare, we must first understand the area and find its core. It could be some kind of object, or it could be some powerful and eerie entity."

Nightmares are complex in their deeper layers, without the clear divisions of the shallower layers.

It's possible that a single building represents a specific area, where a mysterious leader roams.

It's also possible that this building is only part of the "community area," and sweeping the entire building would be a waste of effort.

The prerequisite for any strategy is to understand the situation in the area.

This is much more difficult than in shallow layers.

Moreover, there are countless powerful and mysterious entities deep within, and the areas that the Dreamers can truly conquer are extremely few.

After all, even a small team of two or three Refinement Stage cultivators would find it difficult to defeat an elite-level monster, let alone a leader-level monster.

"I've found an area that I can conquer."

"So, are any of you interested in pulling off a heist together?"

The members of the safe zone used their most common tactic—a siege.