I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

The Giant Tree Forest is a high-risk area, shrouded in gray mist, which breeds countless strange phenomena.

Even though Shi An built a watchtower here to suppress the entire area, some withered tree spirits still occasionally appear on the outskirts. In terms of conditions for building a camp and security, this place is far inferior to the Firestone Mine.

Yes,

Shi An arranged for two extraordinary individuals to stay behind temporarily: Hearts and Diamonds from the four-person thief team. Hearts remained in the shadows, while Diamonds remained in the light.

The block's role is to escort the material transport team, because the watchtower cannot directly open the gate connecting to the safe zone... Sometimes the safe zone shops are located hundreds or even thousands of meters away.

At this moment, the cube also noticed something was wrong. He summoned the wind and smelled a lot of strange odors from the gale.

"A strange tide is coming! Sound the alarm!"

Although the transport workers, construction workers, and carpenters present were all members, apart from a few patrol members, the rest of the members were non-combat Dreamers.

Most of them were only at the initial stage of refining, and some were only at the stage of mastery—after all, true powerhouses wouldn't accept these kinds of missions.

At this moment, they were somewhat flustered and couldn't help but look at the acting guardian "Square".

"It's a bit too late to retreat to the safe zone now, but stay calm. The shopkeeper built a sentry tower here, and we've also built walls and set up quite a few traps over the past two days... It's just a mere eerie tide!"

The cube was actually a little panicked.

He was, after all, just a teenager. Although he had witnessed many strange tides before, this was the first time he had ever been stationed at the camp to defend against one. He was confident that he could avoid or escape the strange tide, but that was all he could do.

Even the extraordinary could not withstand a bizarre tide that might number in the hundreds.

The eerie forces came from the north of the camp, converging halfway to form a dark mass, like a tide.

Chief Yang of the Nest Tree Camp secretly followed them.

"These strange creatures number at least four hundred; they won't be easy to deal with!"

Even their impregnable Nest Tree Camp would have to put in a lot of effort to resist this strange tide, let alone a newly built... no, an unfinished camp that is not yet completed.

This area is indeed unsuitable for building a camp.

"Perhaps I could step in and do this mysterious force a favor?"

"Of course, I won't rush into action. I'll wait until the camp is in danger before I make my move, then it will be more effective."

The Nest Tree leader pondered to himself.

This strange tide stretched several hundred meters in distance, with the fastest of the strange creatures less than four hundred meters from the camp.

Many trees around the camp had been cut down, and the menacing faces of the monsters were clearly visible to the members.

"Withered wood demon, half-body spider man, ghost fire wolf, strange walking giant..."

The square murmured, drawing two huge circles with his hands. A gust of wind howled out from within the circles, enveloping the area in front.

In the wind, there were countless wind blades that cleaved the earth, severing the limbs and bodies of the withered tree demon and the half-spider-man.

This is extraordinary power!

But as the gale gradually subsided, the cube noticed something strange in the distance: none of them were dead!

Some of the strange creatures were cut in half at the waist, while others had all four limbs severed, but they all stubbornly survived and were gradually recovering.

This is a bizarre and terrifying vitality!

The strange creatures that are rushing to the forefront are generally quite powerful.

The endless gale of the cube resulted in a score of zero.

"This extraordinary individual is rather young."

Chief Yang's evaluation.

At this time,

Several strange creatures, though not seriously injured, were still running wildly, rapidly closing the distance.

The cube was about to make another move, but the spellcaster sentry tower opened fire.

Black magical energy condensed and shot out like a cannonball.

Most of the dreamers didn't see it clearly; they only vaguely saw a black line flash by, and the fastest-moving withered wood spirit was thrown into the air with a "boom." The withered wood spirit's entire body was covered with porcelain-like cracks, and wood chips flew everywhere.

Another black line flashed by.

"Bang!"

The withered tree demon, which was hovering in mid-air, exploded completely. The largest pieces, no bigger than a palm, were scattered all over the ground, each emitting black smoke and making a sizzling sound as it touched the ground.

But once shattered to this extent, no matter how tenacious the bizarre vitality, it is dead beyond any hope of survival.

Those two "bangs" and "thuds" were just the beginning. As the eerie creatures entered firing range one after another, the six sentry towers opened fire in succession. The frequency of the sentry towers' firing was not very fast, far less pleasant than the sound of machine guns tearing cloth.

Only the low, resounding "thump," "thump," "thump" sounds of attack could be heard.

But every time a "bang" sound is heard, a strange creature's entire body is shattered.

One shot, one kill!

Like the withered tree demon before, very few strange creatures can withstand two cannon shots.

There's not much difference between carrying two cannons and carrying one.

The supernatural beings are impossible to avoid.

"Don't call it weird. If I didn't use movement-based spells, I wouldn't have been able to dodge this spell's barrage!"

Square swallowed hard.

He realized that he still knew far too little about the safe zone.

At this time,

"It's a leader-level anomaly!"

A member whispered.

It was an eerie black crow, incredibly fast, flying low with its wings spread, sweeping past the other strange crows ahead as it hurtled towards the camp. It even evaded the watchtower's artillery fire!

"Bang!"

But it couldn't dodge the second shot fired simultaneously.

This is a coordinated attack from the Spellcaster Sentry Tower!

The third shot followed closely behind, and Black Crow had no chance to react at all; its entire body exploded in the air like fireworks.

The shelling continued.

Like firecrackers, like beating drums.

The mindless monsters crossed the red line one after another, and then died.

The strange tide was completely wiped out.

Even at the very end, when the strange tide was at its most intense, the strange creatures couldn't get within a hundred meters of the camp.

The whole process was easy, without any surprises or dangers, and without any major incidents.

Square's hand remained suspended in mid-air until now, when it unconsciously and slowly lowered itself.

"Not surprised, not surprised, not surprised."

He muttered to himself, as if trying his best to convince himself.

But Chief Yang of the Nest Tree Camp couldn't convince himself. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "What kind of new weapon is this? Extraordinary? And the other Dreamers didn't even have to lift a finger to wipe out the eerie tide?!"

"No wonder this force dared to build a camp here... With such strength, could they be from Tiannan City?"

"Whether it is or not, at least this force seems to have plans to expand in this area. Given the above..."

The Nest Tree leader retreated to a distance and straightened his clothes. Without bothering to conceal himself, he strode toward the camp.

Level 4 security zone.

Main building.

This area was expanded from the original main store in the safe zone.

The site doesn't look big from the outside, but it's actually very spacious inside, about the size of several basketball courts.

The first floor is divided into two areas.

Mission lobby and communication/rest area.

After careful consideration, Shi An decided not to separate the two areas. The mission area is located on the west side of the first floor and includes the front, mission board, notice board, team area, and temporary stall area.

The interaction area has a station for various snacks, tea and beverages, and you can also order food from the cafeteria and have it delivered here.

The reason for not separating the two areas is that many dreamers want to keep track of the changes in the taskbar at all times.

Those who wish to eat in peace and perhaps need a private chat space can head to the second floor.

The second floor was divided into three areas.

The main hall, private rooms, and the auction venue.

After thinking about it, he decided to set up the auction venue on the second floor.

The newly opened third floor will be used as an office area and meeting room for employees, and the remaining space can be added later if needed.

at this time,

Inside the meeting room, Shi An sat in the main seat, with the bandaged man A Xue and the black-skirted Zhuo Ling sitting on either side. Below them were Fa Gui, Yang Linna, Luo Susu, and Chen Jianghuai, the backbone of the safe zone.

It is worth mentioning that Fa Gui broke through yesterday, entering the realm of the extraordinary and joining the ranks of "top powerhouses".

Inside the conference room were also renowned experts such as Xuan Jian, Xi Xue, Li Wei, the bearded man, Cheng Ping, Chen Baichuan, and Jiang Peng.

The latter participated as a member representative.

"There is only one topic to be discussed at this meeting: the emblem and uniform of our security zone."

All employees in the security zone, whether engaged in daily work or security, have their own set of work clothes.

But the members didn't have any uniforms.

This wouldn't normally be a problem. After all, the safe zone is a loosely organized area where members either exchange quests, team up for dungeons, or engage in trade. The members come from all over the country, from all walks of life, and from all factions.

however,

"Our safe zone is growing stronger day by day. We are already a top super power in the Nightmare World, but we don't have our own guild uniform. This is not right, not right at all."

The incident started when a member was grumbling in the lobby.

His words resonated with many people.

In the safe zone, there are many strong individuals who rose from humble beginnings. They desperately want a set of organizational uniforms. Only then can they truly be considered members of the safe zone.

Although the membership card is more important, when you're out and about and talking to people from other factions, you don't even have an organization uniform... If you say you're from a top-tier faction, no one will believe you!

"I know there are many people in our safe zone who belong to different factions and wear clothing representing their faction when they go out... But we can do this: the safe zone will provide a set of uniforms, which I can buy myself, and then it's up to everyone whether they wear them or not. Of course, I'll definitely wear one." "I agree with this proposal!"

The number of members supporting this is increasing.

Those members from powerful backgrounds may not care, but they certainly won't object.

In particular, some people mentioned:

"Now that we have more and more members in our safe zone, we can't recognize many of them. If we run into each other outside and a conflict breaks out, it could easily cause a huge uproar. But if we have the group uniform, it will be different."

"Oh, that's true. I think we could add a badge. For Dreamers like us from big organizations, we can't wear the official uniforms, but we can wear a membership badge as a symbol of our identity."

The members reacted enthusiastically, and the news quickly reached Shi An's ears.

Shi An thought about it and agreed.

Especially when it comes to conflict.

With a large number of members in the safe zone, it's inevitable that some members will occasionally have conflicts of interest.

In such situations, the safe zone recommends "negotiation" or "exchange of ideas".

Ultimately, the distribution of benefits is often determined by "sparring and competition," and the loser has no complaints.

However, the premise for sparring is... that both parties are from the safe zone and can recognize each other.

Shi An has already confirmed the production of club uniforms and member badges.

The current discussion focuses on the style of the club uniforms and badges.

Xuanjian, Xixue, Lao Wang, and others came as member representatives, and they also collected a lot of suggestions from other members.

Old Wang: "I think the uniform should reflect the 'inclusive' characteristic of our safe zone."

Riki: "How about we use a fist to represent the design on our uniforms—to blast away the nightmare with a single punch?"

Xi Xue: "No, no, this doesn't look good, and it doesn't fit the characteristics of our safe zone either."

A lively discussion ensued inside the meeting room.

Outside, many members waited anxiously in the lobby.

"I wonder what the final version of the club uniform will look like?"

"Damn it, why am I not a member representative? Otherwise, I could go to the meeting room and participate directly in the discussion about membership uniforms!"

After several hours of discussion, the final design chosen for the safe zone emblem was a shield with a balance scale in the center, flanked by two hands that encircle the shield.

This symbolizes the inclusiveness, safety, fairness, and support of the safe zone.

The uniform design also adopted this pattern and referenced the combat uniforms of the Countermeasures Bureau, which are slim-fitting and suitable for combat.

The production of the uniforms and badges is not difficult.

These special outfits are created based on the rules of the nightmare world. In reality, the clothes are only the size of a palm, but as long as the dreamer wears this "miniature outfit," their "nightmare attire" will be replaced with the "special outfit" after they fall into the dream. It's equivalent to a fashion outfit.

Specialty clothing is not expensive.

But this only applies to powerful forces and strong individuals.

Most Dream Fallers couldn't afford a special outfit. Shi An had even seen someone who had fallen into a dream wearing only a thin nightgown before. After distributing the uniforms and badges, Shi An went into seclusion again.

"Lifeng and Xiaoxue have already broken through to the late stage of the Transcendent Realm, but as for me..."

Shi An focused his mind and silently sensed his internal organs.

Every muscle and cell in his body contained surging magical power, exceeding 1500 points. This magical power, like a lake, was contained within his tiny body.

However, even so, he still failed to break through to the mid-stage of the extraordinary realm.

He doesn't face any bottlenecks; his path is just a little long.

After digesting the essence refined from the heart of a thousand-year-old tree, Shi An continued to consume the high-grade essence transformed from the heart of a hundred-year-old tree.

One day,

two days.

"Buzz"

Inside the training room, a terrifying pressure of curses permeated the air, whipping up gusts of wind.

Shi An's control over the distance of his innate abilities also broke through the limits, continuing to expand.

Then it crashed into the wall of the training room, unable to penetrate it.

But without a doubt, he has entered the mid-stage of the extraordinary realm.

His body was undergoing a minor transformation; his cells were constantly absorbing energy, his bones were crackling, and his mental strength was continuously growing. Shi An continued taking the medication.

I glanced at the panel records again.

In recent days, three more extraordinary members have emerged from the safe zone.

Everyone has a bright future.