I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

"Unfortunately, no invitation event was triggered throughout the entire day."

After the safe zone was upgraded to LV1, Shi An was still unclear about the exact increase in the probability of attracting customers.

After all, less than a day had passed.

but,

"Although those who fall into nightmares can be dragged into the nightmare world either during the day or at night, the probability of falling into nightmares at night is far greater than during the day."

From now on, you can slack off during the day at the Countermeasures Bureau, and then go back to the safe zone to work seriously at night.

I really put myself through a lot of hardship.

Shi An checked the relevant information about the safe zone.

"Safe Zone"

Rank: LV1

"Contract Employee: Bloody Handprint (Small Blood)"

"Extension Buildings: None"

Architectural drawings: None

"Cursed Dream Item Template: Shadow Giant Scissors"

Upgrade Requirements: 35/100 Faith Points

Advancing the safe zone to level two isn't difficult. Even ignoring low-probability events like the "nightmare" scenario, as long as you attract customers normally, with one batch a day, it would only take about half a month. If any event is triggered in between, the time required can be significantly shortened.

It's stable.

With Xiao Xue as his henchman, and with detailed information about the Nightmare World and the Dream Fallen Cultivation System coming soon, Shi An isn't in such a hurry anymore.

Of course, bringing the bloody handprint into the real world also raises the question of whether it will trigger unpredictable chain reactions.

Unless absolutely necessary, Shi An will not allow the bloody handprint to appear in the world.

The identity of the "store manager" in the nightmare world should be kept as separate as possible from one's real identity.

In the real world, I'm just an ordinary office worker, not worth anyone's attention.

"Once I find a safe... low-side-effect method for using the cursed artifact, I'll become a Dream Faller as soon as possible."

"As for now..."

Wow!

Shi An lay in bed, falling into a sea of ​​dreams.

Then, a peaceful night passed.

That night, the safe zone did manage to spot the Dreamers, and Shi An extended an invitation, but alas...

"This Dream Faller is clearly not weak, yet he's excessively cautious!"

Faced with the swarm of insects, the man in the black suit ran into the safe zone without hesitation.

The witch was brave and daring; she saw the shop door and immediately twisted it open.

Lao Yao and Xiao K were also qualified guests.

But what about this guy?

Despite encountering danger multiple times, he refused to step into the safe zone. No, this guy didn't even approach within 50 meters of the safe zone, as if it were some kind of monstrous, man-eating flood.

Is it really necessary?

Although Shi An also knew that for a Dreamer who was as easily frightened as a bird caught in the crossfire, the sudden appearance of such a small shop in the safe zone with such a completely different style was, well, too strange and terrifying.

He didn't have any other options.

Wouldn't it be even more terrifying to send Little Blood out to solicit customers?

"We still need to rely on word-of-mouth recommendations from our regular customers. My small shop has a 100% customer satisfaction rate, making it perfect for repeat customers. Witch Xixue is very willing to come back again."

But whether he could randomly draw Xi Xue again? Shi An didn't know either.

He didn't know how many people had fallen into despair in Baijiang or even the entire Anping District.

The number is roughly considerable.

From a probabilistic point of view, the probability of randomly encountering the same person who has fallen into a dream again is very low.

But my intuition tells me that the probability might not be low.

"Those who have already entered the safe zone actually have an invisible connection with me. With this connection, the probability of regular customers encountering the safe zone might be higher."

However, this is just his guess, and more data is needed to verify it.

……

Silent all night.

The next day, Shi An woke up early and habitually checked her phone to see what messages her inhuman supervisor had sent, only to suddenly realize:

"Oh right, I've already fired my supervisor."

Resigning isn't a simple matter to begin with; you're bound to face difficulties from your supervisor and not get paid, but...

He's now backed by the Countermeasures Bureau.

In this world plagued by nightmares and countless crises, the Countermeasures Bureau bears the heavy responsibility of protecting our homeland, and naturally, it also has the corresponding power.

A new job has arrived.

Shi An received a text message with the address of today's training: Building XX, Baijiang University, which seemed to be located in a relatively remote location on the university campus.

It was still early, but Shi An set off early and arrived at the gate of Baijiang University with ease.

Enter directly by facial recognition.

"Beep! Campus card—"

Returning to campus after half a year, Shi An felt as if she had lived through another world.

It's not just because of nightmares and the experiences of those who fall into nightmares, but also because of the awakening of past life memories.

If he had awakened his past life memories a few years earlier, wouldn't he have been able to possess both youth and the feeling of youth at the same time?

Who knows, he might even be able to write a rebirth story.

With some time still remaining before the training course began, Shi An strolled around the campus, reliving his past campus life.

It's a good way to relax.

Just then, a somewhat familiar voice sounded behind him.

"Senior Brother Shi An?"

She was a neat and clean-cut girl, exuding a youthful energy and vitality unique to school, untouched by the harsh realities of society. She wore simple jeans and a T-shirt, her slender figure seemingly delicate, but her exposed arms actually showed well-defined muscle lines that were easily noticeable upon closer inspection.

Her eyes were clear and bright, filled with surprise at how Shi An could be here.

"Li Xixue...Junior Sister?"

Shi An was somewhat uncertain.

He hadn't seen this junior sister for a long time, and when they suddenly bumped into each other, his brain hadn't even registered what was happening.

Moreover, he and Junior Sister Li weren't exactly close.

Shi An had joined a martial arts club in college, and at the time he fantasized about learning a few martial arts moves, which would not only improve his health but also allow him to perform and show off.

Unfortunately, learning martial arts is too difficult. He studied for a whole semester at first, but when the season turned cold, he gradually went to the martial arts club less and less.

He met Li Xixue at the martial arts club.

Unlike Shi An, who was unremarkable, Junior Sister Li was quite a celebrity in the martial arts club.

The martial arts club sometimes organizes sparring sessions for its members. Since Junior Sister Li is beautiful, these sparring opportunities naturally attract fierce competition from the boys.

Junior Sister Li accepted all comers without hesitation.

However, not long after, no boys wanted to spar with Li Xixue anymore, and many even avoided this junior sister during sparring sessions.

There's no other reason than that my junior sister is incredibly skilled in combat.

The boys who come to the martial arts club are all amateurs, although the junior sister seems to be one too. But every time they spar, she can beat the boys in just a few moves. She's incredibly strong.

No matter how beautiful Junior Sister Li is, in many people's eyes she is an unparalleled fierce woman.

They're not to be trifled with.

"Junior, you're a junior this year, right?"

"Yeah, I can start my internship next year and officially start working the year after. I'm really excited about it."

Shi An: "..."

Junior sister, your thought process seems a little off.

Having not seen each other for a long time, the two surprisingly got along very well. Shi An heard from his junior sister that she had later apprenticed under a very powerful martial arts master. Shi An was genuinely curious about where his junior sister had learned her skills. He also wondered if, at a high level, martial arts in this world could possibly rival the bizarre and mysterious.

However, after checking the time, Shi An realized that the training was about to begin, so he prepared to say goodbye to his junior sister.

My junior sister also has her own things to do, and the two of them have walked the same path for a while.

So the two traveled together.

Peer.

Peer.

We arrived at a corner of the campus, where there was a special access control point.

Shi An entered by scanning his face.

My junior sister also entered by scanning her face.

She said shyly, "Hey, I'm working part-time as a teaching assistant here. But why is my senior here too? This place is clearly... is..."

"A dream theory training center?"

"Yes, yes."

The training is indeed called this to outsiders, but only industry insiders can pass through this access control.

They were either dreamers, employees of the countermeasures bureau, or people who came for further training.

But the naive junior sister is actually a teaching assistant?

"Oh, the professor is here too! Look!"

A middle-aged man, carrying a briefcase, wearing a gray suit, and with not a single bald spot on his head, strolled leisurely toward the classroom, just like an ordinary university professor on his way to teach a class.

In fact, the person who came was indeed a university professor.

Professor Luo.

Shi An also attended many of his classes.

"So, Baijiang University is truly a place where hidden talents abound; none of them are ordinary people!"