There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

The pitch-black room couldn't block her view; the clock showed it was three in the morning, which explained why there was no light outside.

Continuing to sleep at this point was obviously unrealistic. After thinking about it, Lu Qing decided not to spend the night scrolling through her phone alone, but instead to go out for a walk.

After leaving that gloomy place, the dark forest, what she needed wasn't to stay home playing games, but to go out and clear her head.

With that thought in mind, Lu Qing summoned Wayne.

"Gah, you summoned me out of bed in the middle of the night for such a ridiculous reason?" Wayne said speechlessly after hearing Lu Qing's explanation.

"Shh... Keep your voice down, what if you disturb the neighbors!" Lu Qing said, putting her index finger in front of Wayne's beak after hearing Wayne's words.

"Uh, okay then." Wayne's voice softened considerably as he asked, "So what are we going to do outside?"

"Hmph, didn't you agree quite quickly?" Lu Qing couldn't help but chuckle to herself upon hearing Wayne's words.

"Let's just wander around and see what the streets are like at three in the morning," Lu Qing said with a smile.

"I think you're just bored out of your mind," Wayne said, revealing the truth.

"Yes, I was just bored and had nothing better to do." Lu Qing readily admitted to this.

I rummaged through the closet for clothes. It was already November, and the weather outside was getting colder. If nothing unexpected happened, it should snow around mid-November.

Although Lu Qing's constitution means this temperature won't bother her and she can wear whatever she wants, the saying still applies: you should wear the right clothes for the right weather. Do you want to see her in a dress?

Hmph, wait until next year. Maybe she'll wear a long skirt in the spring. As for short skirts...

That will have to wait until summer, right? At the current rate of dreaming once a month, it would probably be around seven dreams?

Well, let's think about it in a brighter light. Maybe there's a dream world with hot weather and a modern setting?

After picking out a white sweater and a khaki short coat from the wardrobe, Lu Qing then picked out a pair of jet-black shorts.

I knew it... Wait, shorts!?

For some reason, Lu Qing did not wear trousers as usual when she went out, but instead chose a pair of jet-black shorts, revealing her snow-white thighs.

After putting on leather boots that covered her entire calves, she skipped and hopped out the door with Wayne, looking extremely happy...

Pushing open the unit door, she was greeted by fresh, cool air. Without needing to activate Eagle Eye, Lu Qing could see the entire neighborhood with the night vision provided by the Vampire Eyes, a looted item.

Most of the apartments in the residential complex had their lights off, with only one or two busy figures still working under the lights.

"Maybe some struggling author is up all night writing..." Lu Qing thought to herself, looking at the few lights that were on.

As we walked out of the neighborhood with Wayne, all we could hear besides the rustling sound was the sound of our own footsteps.

Both are nights when nothing can be seen, but the nights in the city are much more unique than those in the dark forest. They have a special charm, as if there is some treasure worth digging out inside, making people unable to resist being intoxicated by it.

Lu Qing felt as if the darkness around her was beckoning to her. Her body couldn't help but grow larger and taller, and after a while, she switched into the form of the Black Rose Vampire.

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Chapter 407: Shocking! The Dream Rookie King actually did this to the sun!

"........"

Feeling the weight settle in her chest, Lu Qing reached down and touched something soft.

"It's so crowded..." she said slowly after a moment of contemplation.

After transforming into her Black Rose vampire form, her original clothes became a bit too small. The sweater on her upper body barely reached her ribs, revealing her snow-white abdomen and navel.

The already short shorts became even shorter, and they felt tight, as if they would burst open if the movement was too big.

Wayne, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded. It took him a while to come back to his senses and say, "Gah, little master, when did you learn to transform into a vampire?"

Ignoring Wayne, Lu Qing carefully sensed the changes within her body.

The most obvious change is the increase in attributes, which goes without saying. The second change is the change in energy.

The nightmare energy that was originally in her body had all disappeared without a trace, and in its place was a special energy flowing in her blood. Judging from the information in the skill description, this thing seems to be called blood energy.

As for why she suddenly transformed into the Black Rose Vampire form, it was because when she was walking in the night, she felt an inexplicable sense of comfort and at the same time had the urge to use the [Black Rose Vampire] skill.

Now that she had transformed into the Black Rose Vampire form, she could clearly sense the dense dark element in the surrounding air, and thus understood why she had the urge to transform into the Black Rose Vampire form.

Lu Qing subconsciously manipulated her mental power, forming a special symbol in the void that attracted the dark elements wandering in the air.

[Dark Magic - Weakness!]

A small, jet-black ball struck Wayne and vanished the instant it made contact.

"This kind of magic has no effect on me, Gaa." Vain flapped his wings indifferently.

"I knew it..."

Seeing that Wayne was completely unaffected, Lu Qing's lips twitched twice, and she immediately lost the desire to continue the experiment.

However, she wasn't in a hurry to turn off the skill. She was quite interested in the experience of becoming a different person, and walking in this form on a night when the dark element was abundant was very comfortable for her.

After thinking about it, Lu Qing decided to walk to Jinghu Community, which would be fine at a normal pace.

The four agreed to meet at nine o'clock in the morning. Jinghu Community is far from Lu Qing's home. At an average walking speed, it would take about four hours to get there.

In about two hours, some shops on the street will open. Lu Qing can stroll around these shops for a while, and then it should be about time.

Thinking this, Lu Qing suddenly wanted to try out another skill.

She manipulated her mental energy and blood energy to combine, and then covered her body with it.

"Splash..."

Lu Qing's body seemed to melt suddenly, turning into a pool of blood that splashed onto the ground. Wayne, who was standing on her shoulder, lost his footing and almost fell to the ground.

Blood Magic: Crimson Pool

"Hey, couldn't you have reminded me before you experimented with magic?" Wayne complained, flying in mid-air.

"Sorry, I accidentally forgot about you." Lu Qing dispelled the spell and said, feigning some apology.

"............" Wayne was speechless.

"Okay, I'll treat you to something delicious later, don't be angry~" Lu Qing said, thinking that Wei Yin was angry since he didn't say anything.

"Gah, childish." Vein said, landing back on Lu Qing's shoulder. After a slight pause, he added, "I want to eat meatballs, gah."

"Okay, okay, okay." Rolling her eyes speechlessly, Lu Qing said "okay" three times in a row.

In response, Wayne said he didn't want to pay attention to her and just stood quietly on her shoulder, seemingly lost in thought.

Seeing that Wei Yin didn't want to talk, Lu Qing didn't continue. Instead, she opened the navigation app and headed towards Jinghu Community.

.........

About an hour and a half later, Lu Qing turned off the Black Rose Vampire skill. By then, the sky was beginning to brighten, and the faint sunlight had reduced the amount of dark element in the air. This also made her, who possessed the [Light Fearer] skill, feel somewhat uncomfortable, so she reverted to her original form.

Standing on a high hillside, you can clearly see Mirror Lake in the distance, as well as the sun slowly rising.

To be honest, this was Lu Qing's first time seeing a sunrise. It was quite different from the one in the anime. Although the sun did look much bigger than usual, it wasn't as exaggerated as it seemed, as if it occupied half the sky and the lake.

But the sun at this moment had a unique charm. It released a pale yellow halo, shining its light on the lake surface and forming a clear reflection of itself. After seeing this rising sun, Lu Qing felt as if all the resentment she had accumulated in the dark forest was about to melt away.

For a fleeting moment, Lu Qing wondered if a more comfortable life in real life would be better, but she quickly dismissed the thought.

She's not at the age where she should be slacking off yet. It's nice to look at the sun and go shopping to relax, but she can't let that make her lose her motivation to work hard.

Suddenly, Lu Qing remembered something and shooed Wayne, who was standing on her shoulder, to the side.

Perhaps out of curiosity about her newly acquired skill, or perhaps out of an itch to try it out after seeing the sunrise, she suddenly wanted to test the skill "Black Rose Dancer's Steps".

Anyway, there aren't many people on the streets right now, so I might as well go dancing to relax.

Thinking this, Lu Qing straightened her body and prepared to perform the Black Rose Dancer's steps.

While this skill is just a regular dance without transformation, its scope is incredibly broad; otherwise, it wouldn't be a standalone skill, and it wouldn't have elevated her [Dance Basics] skill level to [Dance Master].

This includes dozens of dance steps that can be performed solo, as well as more than a dozen duet dances that were performed with that unknown being in the rose field, which is quite outrageous.

Lu Qing will definitely be dancing one of the relatively simple solo dances. After all, although the theory is solid, it's only her second time actually dancing it, so it's better to be more cautious.

"call........."

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When Lu Qing opened her eyes again, her entire demeanor underwent a dramatic change.

Her demeanor became incredibly noble and elegant, every subtle movement appearing so delicate. Then, she gently moved with her back to the sun, her arms and waist swaying nimbly.

About ten minutes later, Lu Qing finished her dance and quietly left.

However, she never expected that just half an hour after she left, a video titled "[Shocking! Encounter with Dream Rookie Queen in Mirror Lake City, She Actually Did This in the Sun!]" suddenly appeared on the real-world network.

Of course, that's a story for another time.

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Chapter 408: I'm so unwilling to accept this!

"Little deer, over here!"

A familiar voice reached her ears. Lu Qing, holding a fried pork chop in one hand and a cup of milk tea in the other, looked in the direction from which the voice came.

Fang Qingrou and Mu Er were sitting in the pavilion in Jinghu Community watching her, and it was Fang Qingrou who had just spoken.

Lu Qing carried the food into the pavilion, looked around, and seeing no unfamiliar figures, asked, "Hasn't Mengmeng arrived yet?"

"She might have to wait a while longer. She said she would call us when she arrived," Muir said after hearing Lu Qing's words.

"I see..."

Lu Qing placed the snacks on the seat, took out her phone to check the time, and found that it was only 7:30, an hour and a half before the agreed time of 9:00.

"You're here so early?" she asked the two of them, somewhat surprised.

"Little Deer, you're here early." Fang Qingrou smiled and said, "Miao Miao originally lived here, but I came to play yesterday afternoon and slept at Miao Miao's house last night."

"Yesterday afternoon, you..." Lu Qing looked at Fang Qingrou in surprise, not expecting that her relationship with Muir had progressed so quickly.

They've only known each other for a short time, yet they've already reached the point where they can sleep together?

Wait, I think so too. We even showered together. Oh well, never mind...

Lu Qing suddenly remembered what she had done in Night City, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

"Sniff, sniff..."