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

"Waaaaah, Little Deer, how could you sneak away so many times? If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you were so amazing..." Fang Qingrou said, feigning sadness as she lay on the table.

"I only came out of the last dream a day ago, and all these new skills and attributes were obtained from the last dream," Lu Qing explained, somewhat speechless.

"Waaaaah, I don't care, I'm just a newbie senior anyway. You're so amazing, I feel so sorry for holding you back. I'm just not good enough for you... Waaaaah, my little deer..."

"........."

"That's enough, hurry up and introduce your abilities!" Lu Qing gently patted Fang Qingrou's hair.

At this moment, the ahoge (cowlick) on the top of her head stood up straight, looking like an exclamation mark. If this were some kind of anime, the character "井" (well) would probably be stuck out on her head.

"Hmm... An angry deer is scary, so let's not joke around anymore." Fang Qingrou said with a hint of regret, though it was unclear what she was regretting.

"My weapon is a greatsword, but that being said, I possess the blessings of the Wind Spirit and the Storm Knight, so don't think I'm clumsy just because I use a greatsword~"

"In addition, I also have card character skills such as reconnaissance, tracking, divination, counter-tracking, and counter-divination."

"As for the extraordinary sequence, we don't have it for now. Speaking of which, is it really reasonable to obtain an extraordinary sequence at the white level?"

Fang Qingrou didn't forget to tease Lu Qingdao during her self-introduction.

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Foreigner's Character Attributes

Player ID: Stranger

[Level: 10 (White)]

Strength: 39 (Muscle strength, explosive power)

Agility: 40 (physical flexibility and reaction speed)

[Constitution: 41 (Stamina, Resilience, Defense)]

[Spirit: 50 (Spiritual Strength)]

[Skills: Dragon's Roar (Purple), Dance Master (Purple), Black Rose Dancer's Steps (Purple), Body Manipulation (Blue), Ripper's Throwing Knife Technique (Blue), Advanced Poison Resistance (Blue), Dagger Advancement (Blue), Dual-Wielding Daggers (Blue), Throwing Knife Mastery (Blue), Basic Singing (White), Contract: Ripper's Throwing Knife (White), Basic Camouflage (White), Basic Melee (White), Fancy Daggers (White), Basic Crossbow (White), Basic Fist and Sword (White), Basic Acting (White), Wilderness Walking - Forest 80%, Basic Carpentry 80%, Danger Perception 80%, Information Processing 80%, Critical Strike 60%, Advanced Evasion 60%, Basic Weaving 60%, Pistol Advancement 40%, Advanced Throwing 40%, Leadership 40%, Noble Etiquette 20%, Basic Pharmacy 20%, Basic Medicine 20%]

[Pseudo: Wolf Spirit (Orange), Leap of Faith (Orange), Archery Master (Purple), Wolf Spirit Frenzy (Purple), Climbing Master (Purple), Assassination Master (Purple), Concealing Senses (Purple), Sword Master (Purple), Parkour Master (Purple), Hidden Blade Master (Purple), Good and Evil Judgment (Blue), Advanced Combat (Blue), Advanced Evasion (Blue), Eagle Eye (Blue), Throwing Knife Mastery (Blue), Battlefield Command (Blue), Torture Mastery (Blue), Tactical Expert (Blue), Leadership (Blue), Advanced Melee (Blue), Crossbow Mastery (Blue), Advanced Acting (Blue), Wilderness Survival (Blue), Rope Dart Mastery (Blue), Basic Horsemanship (White), Noble Etiquette (White), Basic Musketeer Skills (White)]

[Nightmare LV10: Runner, Moth, Psychic Vision, Explorer, Third Eye, Chameleon, Acidic Blood, Emergency Recovery, Appetite Boost, Listener]

[Black Rose Vampire LV1: Light-fearing (Gray), Dark Magic - Blindness (White), Blood Eyes (Blue), Blood Perception (Blue), Dark Element Affinity (Blue), Dark Magic - Weakness (Blue), High-Efficiency Healing (Purple), Blood Drain (Purple), Blood Magic - Crimson Pool (Purple), Black Rose Dancer's Steps (Orange)]

[Card Slots: Ezio Auditore, Kindred]

[Contract: Raven Wayne]

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Chapter 410: Life is tough, the poor sigh.

“Of course it’s reasonable; the Abyss Dream is very difficult.” Lu Qing replied after hearing Fang Qingrou’s words.

Just then, Xiao Lan, who had gone out earlier, returned, carrying a plate in her hand.

Xiao Lan put down the plate she was holding, which contained four cups of coffee and four plates of cake!

"Xiao Lan can make cakes?" Fang Qingrou asked with a puzzled look.

"Isn't it normal for a maid to be able to bake cakes?" Muir replied smugly.

"Then why was I only allowed to eat snacks when I came yesterday afternoon...?"

“How can four people be the same as two people?” Muir rolled his eyes at Fang Qingrou.

Fang Qingrou: "........."

Although I really wanted to refute something, for a moment I felt that it made a lot of sense.

Fang Qingrou indicated that she didn't want to talk and silently took a sip of coffee... Ugh, she forgot to put sugar in it!

With her features furrowed, Fang Qingrou calmly put down her coffee and then added the sugar that came with the coffee cup.

Having noticed the whole process, Lu Qing kept her facial muscles tense, preventing herself from laughing out loud.

“Now let me introduce myself.” Muir placed his five fingers on his chest and said, “I’m not good at close combat. I can summon two ghosts. One is Little Blue, who can pass through walls and is extremely fast. He uses a butcher’s knife as his weapon. The other is Ghost Bull, which I call A-Niu. Apart from being very strong, he doesn’t have any special features. But he is really strong and fast. Under normal circumstances, enemies can’t dodge him.”

"Besides that, I also have a blue-quality sniper rifle, um... the one Little Deer gave me. I've been studying it for a while recently, and my sniper proficiency has just reached 20%, um... according to the new version, that's LV2."

"However, I created a character card with a cyberpunk world background, where I'm an agent. I focused on describing his sniping abilities, but currently the integration is too low; he only has basic sniping skills..."

"A spy story, that's a great subject matter," Lu Qing exclaimed after hearing Muir's words.

Previously, due to a lack of proficiency, Muir was unable to use the [Sniper Rifle - Girl] item. Now that he has the Agent type card, he will likely soon be able to acquire proficient-level sniping skills.

“I also think the spy theme is great. Sunglasses, suits, long-distance sniping, cool and handsome…” Hao Meng said with sudden interest for some reason.

"Forehead......."

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that all three of them were looking at her. Her cheeks turned bright red, as if white steam was rising from the top of her head.

Like you, Steam Girl!

"Ahem, enough joking around," Lu Qing said, patting Hao Meng's shoulder as she saw her shy expression. "Now that everyone has introduced themselves, it's your turn."

"Oh, okay..."

Steam... No, Hao Meng was patted on the shoulder twice by Lu Qing and had recovered somewhat. Seeing that no one seemed to have any thoughts about what she had just said, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"I possess purple-level forging skills. As long as I have the materials, I can forge the weapons you want. As for my combat abilities, they are actually not very strong."

"My weapons are a longsword, a warhammer, a spear, and a shield. The longsword and warhammer are blue-level, while the spear and shield are purple due to the cards. As for my card character, he is a knight. In the lore, he is described as a knight who guarded the abyss but was ultimately swallowed by it, so he has very high resistance to mental corruption..."

Hao Meng's tone was soft and weak, but the words she spoke were not so weak.

The skill is purple-level forging, and the ability to master four weapons, with the spear and shield skills being purple-level skills in particular.

This is hardly "not very strong" at all. For a moment, Lu Qing and the other two didn't know whether she was showing off or genuinely thought she wasn't very strong.

Judging from the other person's current personality, it's most likely the latter...

Lu Qing pretended to be calm and took a sip of coffee, then ate a bite of cake to calm her nerves. Fortunately, she had quite a few purple skills, so she was still able to stay calm for now.

On the other hand, it seems that Fang Qingrou and Muir have suffered quite a blow. These two probably don't have a single purple skill except for their innate skills.

This is normal, since Lu Qing has already used up her dream attempts for the month, while Fang Qingrou and Muir haven't.

It's unclear whether Muir can obtain purple skills, but Fang Qingrou definitely can, because if her card characters go through another dream, the fusion rate will definitely exceed 80%, and obtaining purple skills will be quite easy.

Therefore, it's best to create card characters as early as possible, otherwise you'll always suffer. For example, even if Muir completes this dream, the card's fusion level won't reach the point where it can grant a purple skill.

"By the way, when are you and Xiaorou planning to have your next dream sequence, Miu Miu?" Lu Qing asked, putting down her empty coffee cup.

"It should be in the next day or two. Anyway, we can only enter the dream once a month now, so there's no need to rush," Fang Qingrou replied to Lu Qing.

"I think this update is pretty good," Muir said, sharing his opinion on the update.

“Yes, after this update, you can use Dream Coins to upgrade skills that haven’t reached the maximum level yet. However, you can only increase the proficiency; the quality of the skill cannot be upgraded,” Hao Meng said, trying to blend into the atmosphere among the three.

"I think it's pretty good too. Compared to that, the fact that the skills given by the system can't be maxed out immediately isn't so unacceptable." Fang Qingrou rested her chin on her hands and said:

"But the cost of Dream Coins has also increased significantly. Skill upgrades, PVP, artificial dreams, and rewinding all require Dream Coins."

"I feel like it will be hard to save up money to buy items at the auction house in the future."

"Sigh." Life is tough, and the poor sigh. Fang Qingrou lay on the table, her slender index finger constantly drawing circles on it.

"........"

Lu Qing felt that she should have more say in this matter, since the house also cost a lot of Dream Coins. This time, the system added a function to upgrade skills, which made her feel a bit of a crisis.

As the skill gap between her and other players gradually narrows, how much of an advantage will she have left?

The only good news is that these players' skill quality cannot be directly upgraded; they need to use item cards. We'll have to wait for tomorrow's update for more details.

If upgrading skills costs a lot of Dream Coins, then the Hut is more profitable. Besides, the Hut isn't just a training room; who knows what new features might appear after this upgrade.

Moreover, Lu Qing has a certain degree of confidence in herself. She may not be good enough yet and can only rely on the cabin to gradually become stronger, but she believes that one day, even without the cabin's help, she will be a true powerhouse.

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Chapter 411: Vanhusdan and Honglisam

"So how much time is left until the game update is finished?" Lu Qing asked curiously.

She had just come out of the Dark Forest yesterday and didn't even have time to check the game before it updated. After that, she went to sleep, so she wasn't sure where the game was now. She only knew that the update would take twelve hours.

"About two hours later, the update will be finished at eight o'clock," Muir said, glancing at the clock in the room.

"Only two hours left..."

Suddenly remembering something, Lu Qing looked at the others and asked, "Have you all had breakfast?"

“Miao Miao and I have already eaten,” Fang Qingrou said, glancing at Miao Er.

"I've already eaten," Hao Meng said.

"We've all eaten. I was thinking of going out for a meal if anyone hasn't eaten yet," Lu Qing said with a hint of regret.

Anyway, I don't know what to do during the two-hour update time, and just chatting here would be pretty boring.

As for playing video games?

Lu Qing hadn't played many games in this world, although her predecessor had played quite a few, but none of them were her type.

Fang Qingrou wasn't really sure what kind of games she liked to play, and with four people here, there were even fewer games that could be played together, so playing games was probably out of the question.

"By the way, Hao Meng, could you tell me about that item that allows you to enter a specific dream? Does it specify what kind of dream it is?" Muir suddenly remembered something and asked Hao Meng.

"Yes, I wrote it down." Hearing Muir's comment, Hao Meng realized she hadn't yet shared specific details about her dream. She thought carefully for a moment and said:

"The item required to enter the designated dream is a leaf called [Breath of Nature]. According to the description on the item, this leaf comes from a sacred tree in a country called [Vanhustan]."

"In that dream world, the world seemed to have boundaries. Outside the boundaries was endless desolation and dust, while inside the boundaries were lush forests, verdant mountains, and rushing rivers. In short, the difference between the two worlds was huge, and all of this seemed to be because of the sacred tree."

"For this reason, most people in this country worship this sacred tree and have established the church [Honlisam] that believes in the sacred tree. Every year at the beginning of the year, the Pope of [Honlisam] and the King of [Vanhustan] hold a festival to worship the sacred tree that all the people in the country must attend."

"However, it seems that something unexpected happened at this festival. I don't know the specifics, as the description of the props only covers this much."

“Vanhusdan, Honglisam… what a strange name.” Fang Qingrou remarked after hearing Hao Meng’s words, “It’s amazing you could remember it.”