I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Safe zone campsite.

Upon arriving at the safe zone, after Fa Gui poured them two cups of coffee, Jiang Peng and Researcher Wang were reluctant to leave.

The scraps and spoils from outside are nowhere as worth studying as what's here.

There are many types of camps, most of which are fixed camps or even temporary camps—choosing a relatively low-risk area in the nightmare world and building a place that can avoid and resist risks.

However, some camps are special.

The RV campsite that Jiang Peng had seen before was a special type of mobile campsite.

He also knew that there was an organization called the "Ark Salvation Society" that was dedicated to building an ark to save the world.

That was also a campsite.

A camp that can carry many survivors through the nightmare world.

The Ark Salvation Society is a neutral organization, but sometimes it acts in an extreme way. However, due to various reasons, the higher-ups also have expectations for the Ark Salvation Society, so they turn a blind eye to this organization.

Jiang Peng initially thought this was the camp of the Ark Salvation Society.

But upon closer inspection, it doesn't look like it.

"The Ark Salvation Society are pragmatists, and the ark they want to build is capable of accommodating thousands or even tens of thousands of survivors. This safe zone is still too small; it's just a small camp."

"But the safe zone is integrated into the local nightmare, yet it's also like creating a separate space. This technology..."

He doesn't understand!

The Ark Salvation Society is the organization with the strongest camp construction technology in Baijiang City, surpassing even the Countermeasures Bureau and Baijiang University.

But Jiang Peng felt that the construction technology of this safe zone was no worse than that of the Ark.

They also have their own camp at Baijiang University, which is a research base located deep within the nightmare.

He had once used a prop to get to that camp.

The research base was much larger than this safe zone, but he could understand most of the facilities there. He couldn't understand the ones here.

Like most of the dreamers in the safe zone, he originally thought the shopkeeper was a lost soul, a powerful lost soul.

It possesses a rich heritage and some technical expertise.

Therefore, after losing himself, he built a camp in the nightmare world to shelter himself and those who passed by.

But then Jiang Peng heard it from other dream sufferers…

"Not only are the safe zones unpredictable, appearing randomly in different nightmare worlds, but they can also connect to several nightmare worlds simultaneously?"

The former is fine, it's just like a mobile camp.

But the latter,

It simultaneously welcomes visitors from several nightmare worlds; those who have fallen into dreams gather here, only to be transported back to entirely different nightmares upon opening the door.

What kind of technology is this?

What kind of tactic is this?

Ordinary dreamers would only find it amazing and wouldn't think much of it, but Jiang Peng was a researcher himself, and he knew more about things than many experts at the second or third level of the Refinement Realm.

He knew very well what this meant.

Who knows, this store manager might not even be from Baijiang City.

"As expected, the dean was right. This nightmare world is incredibly vast and mysterious, and no one knows what they will encounter."

Just like now, I've encountered an unfathomable and unimaginable being in this shallow nightmare world.

He no longer wanted to, nor dared to, conduct any research in this safe zone.

I don't understand the research.

I don't dare to do any research casually.

But then Jiang Peng suddenly remembered something else—Mr. Fagui said that the shopkeeper sheltered those who had fallen into nightmares and helped them overcome their nightmares.

The frequency of nightmares occurring in their shop is extremely high.

Often within a day or two, at least one group of people who have fallen into nightmares will complete the nightmare strategy.

This is readily available research data!

If I could frequently come to the safe zone to gather information and collect strategy details and results from various teams of Dreamers, wouldn't it be easy to write several papers?

Don't underestimate these analytical papers; they are often the basis for determining the construction of campsites and the routes of marches.

He squatted inside the store until Shi An appeared, then eagerly went to greet him.

"Manager, manager, what do I need to do to obtain a safe zone member status?"

……

Shi An actually intended to recruit Jiang Peng, as it would be perfect to deal with him coming to his door.

Jiang Peng can provide information.

The promise he made to Jiang Peng was very simple: just look at the research results.

If you pass the test, he will give you a membership card.

"Jiang Peng will pay other dream sufferers to buy information about nightmares. Taking this opportunity, intelligence exchange and paid information sharing can gradually spread in the safe zone."

Jiang Peng also agreed that he would share a copy of the intelligence he had summarized and researched within the safe zone.

Jiang Peng may have profited by issuing a membership card, but the store manager, Shi Da, profited even more.

Membership cards are meant to be given out to realize their value.

……

Shian began building the transaction and information sections of the security zone.

The trading section primarily provides a consignment function for Dreamers. However, currently, there aren't enough Dreamers in the safe zone, and most Dreamers cannot reliably reach this area, so it's not very useful yet.

The main sources of income are the identification function, the three major workshop items, and the purified water.

As the Dreamer continues to conquer nightmares, Shi An also gains extra income.

Shi An does need Dream Dust and Dream Crystals, but only in ordinary cases. Nowadays, there are more and more income channels available.

He pondered whether he could change the "basic shelter fee" to a "self-service meal fee." There would be no charge for initial shelter; only additional services would be charged.

After all, his intention was simply to encourage those who have fallen into nightmares to be more courageous in conquering them.

With the advent of the Witchcraft Eye, the risks of conquering Nightmare difficulty have indeed been significantly reduced, and Dreamers are more willing to try. If something unexpected happens and they are unable to defeat the enemy, the Eye's warning allows them to retreat to a safe zone in time.

The next day.

day.

Shi An was slacking off at the countermeasures bureau, occasionally inquiring about the situation.

The bizarre intrusion was not an isolated incident, but fortunately, with the Underworld Robe, Shi An felt much safer in reality.

"But it seems to be more than just a strange, wandering activity."

"The nightmare world is frequently invading, and the frequency of ordinary people falling into nightmares has increased significantly. This all started about a year and a half ago. Unfortunately, I can't find any more information with my current access level."

Shi An vaguely realized something, but his thinking got stuck at this point, lacking a trigger to break through.

night.

He stayed at the alchemy workshop, doing some research on the abilities of the Surplice.

However, neither the real-life rental apartment nor the safe zone in the nightmare world is large enough to allow bizarre things like the Ghost Robe and the Blood Handprint to be used.

Not to mention them, Shi An has to be extremely careful whenever he wants to try out his power to contain cursed objects.

Unable to practice.

Unless it's to borrow the Countermeasures Bureau's premises.

However, when it comes to his core competencies, Shi An cannot use other people's facilities.

"The training ground will definitely have to be built sooner or later."

"Just like the strange creature, although it has entered the refining stage, it is still too weak and still does not have the power to directly confront the strange creature."

The bloody handprint and the underworld robe might be very powerful.

However, conquering nightmares usually relies on the dreamer.

Shi An felt that strategies couldn't always be "tricky," and that it was safer to deal with the strange things head-on.

Unfortunately, the Dreamers were too weak and lacked power.

……

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the safe zone, Shi An opened the panel.

"Safe Zone"

Rank: LV2

「升级条件：信念值310/1000、梦境结晶12/20、坠梦者来客45/100。」

Advancing to a higher level cannot be rushed.

Without upgrading, you won't have extra building slots or recruitment slots.

Shi An always felt there was an additional way to expand the building, but unfortunately he couldn't find it.

He only becomes aware of many of the functions in the safe zone after they are triggered.

until,

"Ding!"

"Hint: You have conquered a small nightmare. Faith value +30."

Hint: You can choose one of the following three loot items as...

"Hint: You have cleared a total of ten Nightmare locations. The safe zone area has expanded, and the number of buildings you can construct has increased by 1."

"Hint: The next expansion of building count will require conquering more Nightmares."