I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Chapter 163 Cleanup and Heading to the Safe Zone (4K)

The calamity of the false humans had just ended, and the safe zone was quite deserted at the moment. Apart from the lost employees such as Fa Gui, Lin Xiao, and Luo Susu, there were only a dozen or so Dreamers.

Shi An went to the store manager's office and took out the special building he had just acquired.

"Purgatory Dining Hall (Rare)"

"Note: This is a complete building that can be put into use directly without further construction."

"Notification: An existing canteen building has been detected in the safe zone." Do you want to merge the "Canteen" and the "Purgatory Canteen"? Merging will save one building slot.

Is there another benefit?

He had just acquired a building slot; he had previously had one empty slot, so Shi An could now build two more special buildings. However, building slots were still precious and scarce, so he naturally wanted to save as many as possible.

"yes!"

At this moment, the cafeteria was completely empty.

When no one was paying attention, a thick white fog enveloped the entire cafeteria.

About half an hour later, the white fog dissipated, and Shi An arrived at the entrance of the cafeteria.

The cafeteria is larger than before, with two floors, and the decor has changed, leaning towards a darker color scheme. Two lanterns, each the size of a cushion, float at the entrance, their interiors burning with eerie blue flames, like two lantern monsters welcoming guests.

Inside the cafeteria, the lighting was even dimmer, with dim yellow and blue lights intertwined and interspersed, and rows of long tables were arranged vertically.

The food pick-up area is at the far end of the hall, and there are round tables and private rooms on the second floor.

The kitchen of this Purgatory Dining Hall is located on the side of the lobby on the first floor.

"Master Lu always complained that the original canteen didn't have a kitchen, making it a bit troublesome to research and prepare dishes. Now, it's all taken care of in one step. The Purgatory Canteen not only has a kitchen, but it's also a kitchen with special buffs and extraordinary powers."

"that is----"

Shi An walked into the gloomy kitchen, looked around a few times, and fell silent.

On the left side of the kitchen is a huge machine called a "food processor," which at first glance seems to make no problem, if the processor weren't a gaping maw.

The enormous head was as if it were alive, and the teeth inside its open mouth were like sharp blades.

Shi An tried to put the ingredients in, and the giant mouth immediately closed, making a loud and terrifying crunching sound.

There is a face on the chopping board not far away, which occasionally makes a sound like "Cut me, cut me, come and cut me!"

At the end of the cleaver's handle, an eyeball is rolling around.

In the distance, there were blood pools, fire pits, and many other facilities that Shi An couldn't understand.

Shi An tried it briefly.

One advantage of this purgatory canteen is that many of the utensils here are "alive" and can operate automatically, so even if someone's cooking skills are not good, they can still cook something.

"This lump, well, let's just say it's something, right?"

I don't know how this dish was arranged. It looked like a bunch of pale, wide-eyed eyes scattered on top, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and drizzled with a sauce that looked like blood.

Shi An couldn't help but swallow.

"A rough, unnamed dish (ordinary)"

"Note ①: Consuming it can increase mental strength by 20% to 30% and moderately increase resistance to erosion and pollution."

The gain lasts for 90 minutes.

"Note 2: This dish should be consumed within one hour if possible. After that time, the buff effect of the dish will slowly decrease until it disappears completely."

"Looks good!"

Shi An pondered to himself.

If his haphazard approach can yield decent results, then having a professional handle it would likely yield even better results.

If you add some good ingredients, it doesn't seem difficult to create a dish with permanent buffs.

After leaving the Purgatory Canteen, Shi An took out the most precious reward dungeon from the Nightmare of the False Man's Calamity.

The dungeon had not yet been opened; what was presented to him was a key-shaped device.

"The Key to Copying: The Plague of False Humans"

Shi An activated the key.

"Ding!"

"Prompt: Load the copy of 'The Plague of the Fake Humans' into the safe zone?"

"yes!"

"Hint: Please select an area as the entrance to the Pseudo-Human Calamity instance."

A three-dimensional picture of the safe zone unfolded in his mind.

Some areas are marked in red because it is forbidden to open passageways in these areas. These include the main hall and many special buildings.

"The level 3 security zone is still not big enough. Now it's suitable to open up an entrance area, um, which is the outdoor garden."

Shi An chose a corner of the garden as the entrance, where there was a pavilion.

At this moment, the space inside the pavilion rippled like water, and the surrounding colors turned gray. Soon, a gray-brown wooden door, more than two meters tall, appeared in the middle of the pavilion.

The wooden door stood alone, unconnected to any building.

But as An approached the wooden door, a mysterious, whispering sound rang out.

"Activate the dungeon 'The Calamity of the False Humans'?" This dungeon—"

This is not a system notification, but a notification or warning message that any person who has fallen into a dream will receive when they come to the vicinity.

Shi An thought for a moment and made some adjustments to the dungeon settings.

First, it was set that only members could enter, followed by a paid subscription model.

The False Man's Calamity costs 20 Dream Crystals to activate once, which isn't cheap, but compared to the level of the monsters inside, this cost is negligible.

"Okay, let's set a price of 50 Dream Crystals first, and then offer a 6% discount for the opening."

That's 30 Dream Crystals. This is the cost for the entire team; on average, each person gets about 3 Dream Crystals.

For the vast majority of members in the safe zone now, there aren't many.

Even though the drop rate is lower in dungeons than outside, you can still break even by getting just two or three rare cursed items.

After setting the price, Shi An tried to push the door open and go inside.

His outstretched hand froze in mid-air. After thinking for a moment, Shi An first summoned the funerary clothes and wrapped them around his wrist before pushing open the door and entering.

"Buzz"

Ripples spread outwards in circles, and in an instant, the world changed. In the blink of an eye, Shi An arrived at a dark place.

"Yes—it is almost a one-to-one replica of the core dream domain of the previous Nightmare of the False Man Disaster."

The sky was dark, and a gray fog drifted by.

A multi-story building stands here.

There's a fountain in front of the square, and near the entrance is a stretch of road, with a few cars visible in the distance—of course, they're just for show.

The only difference from the recent great battle is that—

There weren't a dozen or so pseudo-superhumans or hundreds of ordinary pseudo-humans blocking the entrance; there were only a few pseudo-humans wandering around in the distance.

"They call them fake people, but these fake people aren't really disguised at all. They look more like zombies or mutants. You can tell at a glance that they're not human."

"And, if I'm not mistaken—"

The shadows spread.

The next moment, whoosh!

It was as if a giant creature had leaped out from beneath the shadowy water, instantly slaying a fake human figure and dragging it into the shadows.

The other fake figures were startled and rushed over, howling.

Shi An solidified the shadow into a sword. He swung the sword down.

The black blades of energy rolled forward, slicing down several eerie creatures before landing on a distant fountain with a deafening roar.

Stones flew and eerie roars echoed.

The commotion was quite loud, yet no other fake people were alerted—even though Shi An could see from afar that there were fake people in the lobby of the building on the first floor, and by the windows on the second and third floors.

"That's right. Reality follows common sense; even a fake person can be intelligent, and the supernatural will be alerted. But dungeons don't need that. Inside dungeons, the supernatural will absolutely follow the rules."

Fighting in this area will not attract strange occurrences from other areas.

In this situation, even if an ordinary refining stage team cannot conquer the Nightmare, they can still reap sufficient benefits from it.

If a team of two or three extraordinary individuals were formed, then there would be a possibility of successfully completing the dungeon.

Shi An can now proceed with the dungeon.

After all, this instance is far less difficult than the real Pseudo-Human Calamity. There are only six extraordinary pseudo-humans here, and the strongest of them is only at the mid-stage of the extraordinary realm.

However, "forget it."

"I can use the bizarre dungeons to practice and hone my combat skills, that's fine. But why would I personally tackle the nightmare dungeons and earn the 'completion rewards'? That's completely unnecessary."

If he personally grinds the dungeons, what's the point of having members?

As for the rewards for completing the dungeon? Well, let's leave that as something to look forward to.

"I wonder how long it will take for this dungeon to have its first clear."

The real world.

After the nightmare of the False Man Disaster ended, no further accidents occurred in Baijiang City.

After three days of rest and recuperation, the entire city of Baijiang gradually returned to peace.

Online and in real life, very few ordinary people are still discussing nightmares. Memories of nightmares and the disasters of the past few days are gradually fading and disappearing from the minds of many ordinary people.

"However, the Book of Harmony can only affect Baijiang City on a macro level. There will inevitably be some oversights. Some people's memories will not be erased. This requires the cooperation of everyone in the bureau."

"In addition, some people have come into close contact with the supernatural, and those people cannot have their memories erased by the Book of Harmony alone —"

"The aftermath must be handled prudently, and each precinct must closely monitor its jurisdiction. In addition, the new recruit orientation office and several other departments need to be expanded, and suitable candidates should be promoted. The manpower shortage in each precinct can be directly recruited from the survivors of this disaster who have not had their memories erased."

The countermeasures bureau remained busy. Yan Xiangtian dragged his tired body and worked for three whole days before he finally had a chance to rest.

Fortunately, the nightmare of the False Human Calamity struck three days ago, and all of them experienced it, so they were not affected for a short time.

I might fall into a dream, but at least I can rest peacefully.

Lin, another powerful deputy director of the Countermeasures Bureau, is still recovering from his injuries.

On the fourth day, when Director Yan wasn't so busy, Director Zhou and Chief Wang came to visit.

"Old Yan, Old Yan, don't forget what you promised us."

"What's wrong?"

Yan Xiangtian rubbed his throbbing temples; he also had dark circles under his eyes.

Director Zhou grew anxious. "It's the safe zone! You promised it a few days ago, you can't go back on your word!"

In other words, the two of them couldn't go to the safe zone on their own; otherwise, they would have gone there by themselves long ago.

They were eager to see the situation in the safe zone, to see if it was as they imagined—but they needed Yan Xiangtian to guide them so they could accurately land at the lighthouse camp and then proceed to the safe zone.

Yan Xiangtian suddenly remembered: "We didn't renege on our promise. We've just been too busy lately and forgot. Are you guys so eager to go to the safe zone camp?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Yan Xiangtian pondered for a while.

Actually, he was also somewhat interested in going; he wanted to get a membership card.

However, Yan Xiangtian pondered, "As the deputy director, it's a bit inappropriate for me to be part of the security zone's membership system. Well, the membership application isn't public anyway, so I just need to keep a low profile and not attract attention."

"Besides, I didn't get the membership card for the benefits, but because I need the privileges in critical moments. Like this disaster, if I had a membership and could enter and exit the safe zone at any time, I wouldn't have been stuck waiting anxiously in the station."

Yes, that's right, so a membership is very important.

Yan Xiangtian convinced himself.

Thinking of this, he said to the two of them, "No problem, in that case, let's get ready and go."

He was going to pick up some items, and, incidentally, do some simple disguise.

On the other side, the wizard's house.

After hesitating for a few days, Ms. Luo decided to get a membership.

As the third seat of the Wizarding House, her every move represents the reputation of the Wizarding House. Logically speaking, it's somewhat inappropriate for her to enter the membership system of the safe zone, even though the safe zone has few restrictions and looks like a platform.

But then again, the safe zone really does give you a strong sense of security.

"Besides, that store manager is incredibly powerful, far surpassing the first seat. Even if we enter the safe zone membership system, the big sister can't say anything."

Ms. Luo knows a lot about the safe zone.

Although she had only heard about it, she had never been there.

She could disregard the numerous benefits and cultivation havens of the safe zone. But the ability of safe zone members to traverse the dream realm was something she truly envied.

She summoned Xi Xue and Tao Zi to learn more about the safe zone.

After a moment, Xi Xue said, "But teacher, how are you going to get to the safe zone? Even if we team up, only members can enter through the passage."

Ms. Luo said, "It's not a big problem, we can do it like this—like this—and then like this—"

First, you fall into a dream, then find Lu Yao's camp at the Countermeasures Bureau, then arrive at Watchtower No. 1, and then follow the route map all the way to the Lighthouse Camp.

It's rather complicated.

It will take a few days.

This is also why she didn't go to the safe zone before.

But now? Just a few days.

Ms. Luo soon fell into a dream.

Xi Xue looked at Tao Zi: "Let's go too. It's been so long since I've been to the shop, I'm starting to feel a little out of sorts."

Soon after, the two people wearing the Dream-Falling Pearl also fell into a dream.

Another location within the wizard's house.

The second-ranked man in gray robes pondered for a long time: "The manager of the Safe Zone is incredibly powerful. At the very least, I could go to the Safe Zone under the guise of paying my respects and secretly secure a membership slot?"

"Plan is in place."

"Wait, why did the third seat fall into a dream? Normally, falling into a dream wouldn't happen this quickly. Wait, could she have gone to—"

At roughly the same time, inside the Jiyi Martial Arts School.

The sect leader, Zhu Chenying, has almost fully recovered from his injuries and is asking Xuanjian and Luoshajian about various matters concerning the safe zone.

He asked about everything, big and small.

Xuanjian: "Wait, Master, why are you asking such detailed questions?"

Zhu, the museum owner, said, "Of course we'll go to the safe zone. I'll get another membership card when I have the chance."

The two apprentices: "???" You are the lord of a power, is this appropriate?