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

After glancing at the message Fang Qingrou sent, Lu Qing felt the light from the kerosene lamp shining on her and realized she wasn't that tired. After thinking for a moment, she replied:

[Stranger: Go to sleep, I'm going to sleep in a little while too.]

[Loves donuts: Mm.]

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Chapter 117: Mom, I believe in love again.

Seeing Fang Qingrou's avatar turn gray, Lu Qing clicked on the notice board and opened the attributes of the only card in her card slot.

She remembered that during the settlement, the system seemed to have told her that her fusion with the Florentine Eagle card had increased by 20%.

Increasing the fusion attribute of cards will increase the quality and quantity of skills unlocked by the cards, card item blueprints, and the time required to fully activate the cards.

【Name: The Eagle of Florence (Ezio Auditore)】

[Quality: Blue]

[Strength: 20%]

Agility: 30%

[Physical fitness: 20%]

[Mental state: 10%]

[Fusion: 30%]

Skills: Basic Climbing (White), Basic Assassination (White), Basic Stealth (White), Low-Level Eagle Vision (White), Basic Swordsmanship (White), Basic Parkour (White), Basic Riding (White)

[Special Skill: Fully Activated (30 minutes)]

[Props Design Drawings: Hidden Blade, Crossbow]

[Note: Nothing is true, everything is permitted.]

The fusion level increased by 20%, and three more skills were added: basic swordsmanship, basic parkour, and basic riding skills.

In addition, the full activation time has been increased from five minutes to thirty minutes, or half an hour.

The design drawings for the props included a crossbow in addition to the hidden blade.

Leaving the notice board, Lu Qing came to the small table in the wooden house, where a roll of parchment was quietly placed next to many books.

After picking up the parchment and opening it, a detailed blueprint for a crossbow appeared in Lu Qing's eyes.

"I can't understand it at all..."

With that, Lu Qing rolled up the design blueprints again and put them away, preparing to find an NPC or player in a dungeon to help her forge the crossbow.

Actually, it would be better to have a player craft the weapon if possible, but unfortunately, Lu Qing, who has only completed two Dream Realms, only has 105 Dream Coins, which is not enough to hire a player to craft the weapon.

"So, what's next..."

Looking at the time, there was still some time before the event started. Unlike Fang Qingrou, Lu Qing didn't feel particularly tired under the light of the kerosene lamp in the hut.

So she doesn't need to rest during this period.

"Shall we go to the training ground?"

Lu Qing looked towards the training ground's entrance. With 105 Dream Coins on her, she could still make some use of the training ground.

"Forget it, let's wait a bit."

Having no immediate plans to use the training ground, Lu Qing went to the full-length mirror inside the cabin, intending to use it to check if there was anything wrong with her.

Having experienced the previous incident of being corrupted by the Wayne, she realized the dangers of this dream world, so it was best to have her body checked after the dream ended.

On the slightly rough mirror surface, Lu Qing's image appeared.

She wore a light blue cloak that covered her upper body, revealing only her arms, which were covered by long blue sleeves. Beneath the cloak, a pair of slender, smooth legs emerged from her skirt, and her petite feet were encased in slightly thick leather boots.

She reached out and pulled down the hood of her cloak, revealing a ram's horn headdress adorned with small yellow flowers, which was then fixed to Lu Qing's long, silvery-white hair.

After the banquet, Lu Qing and Fang Qingrou left the dream after changing back into their original clothes.

After staring at the mirror for a while and seeing that it didn't react, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems there are no problems."

Vine's situation is ultimately a minority, and it's very rare to encounter.

Thinking of Wayne, Lu Qing looked at the birdcage and saw Wayne standing inside, sleeping with his eyes closed.

Without intending to disturb the other party, Lu Qing returned to the notice board.

She opened the game forum, wanting to see if there were any new messages about the official events.

After all, the dream is about to begin. Isn't that how it usually is? They give you some hints or something before the event starts.

However, the moment Lu Qing opened the forum, before she could even check for any new information about the event, she noticed a small red dot on the message screen in the upper right corner of her screen.

Out of curiosity, Lu Qing opened the message interface.

[I'm a Little Zombie: Hi, do you take on apprentices? I want to learn to draw.]

[Mengmeng is not a girl: Is the author a girl? Definitely a girl! Is the author herself the protagonist of the novel?]

[Brave886: Came from Oyster Master's blog, I admire him.]

[Missed my stop on the subway: Is the content of your novel based on your own dreams, or did you make it up, or perhaps it's based on the experiences of other players?]

【……】

"Hey, what's going on?"

Lu Qing read through the comments one by one. After scrolling for a while without reaching the bottom, she finally realized that her novel, which she had posted on the [Creative Space], seemed to have become popular.

The reason it became popular was that a big fan with a large following happened to see her novel and posted a recommendation for it on a gaming forum.

"Sigh, in that case, does that mean I can get tips or something?"

After the initial surprise, Lu Qing began to get excited. If she received a reward, whether it was in Dream Coins or real-world currency, it would be of great help to her.

Needless to say, Dream Coins are out of the question. As for cash, she can't even afford to pay her rent right now. You have to remember that she entered the Dream World in the first place specifically to get cash.

After closing the forum and opening the creative space, Lu Qing found her work.

After opening the page, scroll down to the comments. The comment with the most likes is posted by someone with the ID "Oyster".

If Lu Qing remembers correctly, the reason her work became popular seems to be thanks to a player named [Oyster].

"Wow, that's really unexpected."

Looking at the amount of donations in the backend of the work, in terms of cash, it's not a lot, only around four thousand yuan. After all, it hasn't been published for very long, and not everyone likes to read novels.

Dream Coins were even fewer, but for Lu Qing, it was still a decent income, a total of 34 coins.

but.......

The reward money is split 40/60 between the system and the player. As for when the reward money will be distributed, it will be on the 12th of each month.

"Well, it seems I won't be getting this money anytime soon," Lu Qing thought.

Scrolling down the comments section, a large number of comments, both good and bad, came into Lu Qing's view.

[The illustrations in this book are absolutely stunning.]

The storyline of this book is quite captivating. While reading, my emotions were constantly shifting and rising and falling with the plot, as if I were the protagonist myself... bummed, I'm not pretending anymore, I was just drooling over the pretty girls in the illustrations.

[Coach, I want to learn to draw. Coach: Learn my ass! I can't draw either!]

[Aww, this girl is so beautiful!]

[I came from Oyster's blog. I heard the girl in the illustration is the artist herself? I'm totally in love!]

Mom, I believe in love again!

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Chapter 118: Special Item Purchase Coupon

"You don't believe in love at all! Is that love?! You just want my body!" Lu Qing said irritably as she read the comments.

Although that's what she said, judging from the wide grin that Lu Qing couldn't help but show, she was actually in a pretty good mood.

She vaguely remembered that in her past life, she had also published online novels and fantasized about what it would feel like to become a sensation.

However, the truth is that her books flopped terribly, with very few readers, let alone subscribers.

Of course, she could only recall a few of these memories. Among the many fragmented memories, most of the memories related to online novels were of her sitting alone in front of the glowing computer screen late at night, typing away.

If Lu Qing were to ask which of these memories left the deepest impression on her, it would actually be the memory of reading reviews of her own novel.

She would keep all the comments, good or bad, in mind. Praise comments, needless to say, naturally made her feel happy when she saw them.

Some of the mindless trolls' comments, when you click on the replies below, you can also see their own fans defending them, which provided a lot of motivation for Lu Qing when she was feeling down about the novel's performance.

"It seems I'm overthinking it."

Coming to her senses, Lu Qing closed the interface in front of her; she hadn't forgotten what she was supposed to do.

Regardless of the novel's success, it's impossible to distribute the other players' donations right now, so it's better to do something that will benefit me in the near future.

However, before that, Lu Qing also wanted to publish the novel that she had created after her second dream.

Since you'll make money whether you buy one book or the other, why not?

The contents of the notebook have been modified, and the attributes of the items or her skills will not be revealed too much.

Besides, although her book gained some popularity because of the dream weaver named "Oyster," it wasn't exactly a huge hit. Lu Qing didn't believe she would be unlucky enough to run into someone who had just read her novel at the event.

"But shouldn't we discuss this with Xiaorou?" Lu Qing suddenly thought of this and hesitated for a moment.

After all, Fang Qingrou had participated in this dream, and Lu Qing felt somewhat guilty for posting the dream's content online without informing her.

"Never mind, I'll ask Xiaorou for her opinion later."

After closing the creation space interface, Lu Qing opened the live streaming system's video website and uploaded the video of her first dream of the Misty Town.

Of course, it has been edited by the system.

As for the title........

Shocking! An innocent girl was burned to death by ignorant villagers. Is this a sign of distorted humanity or moral decay?

cough cough.