Academic gathering with Lich colleagues

“Yes, Christopher.” Lyle looked at the blue dragon with sincere eyes. “Can I offer you a long-term labor contract? I also need you to help me construct a virtual country, no, a virtual world.”

"Get out! You beast!"

Chapter 660 Have you ever been abused by wild monsters?

Blue Dragon Crystal ultimately accepted the modeling and programming work because Lyle informed the Scholar. As a condition for appeasing Crystal, other tasks the Scholar had arranged for him in the City of Wanderers were either postponed or shelved. Although Crystal's working hours still equaled his waking hours, the Blue Dragon's attitude towards Lyle was noticeably gentler.

"Mentor Morokui arranged for Carlos and William to take over my work. It was quite a sight to see their long faces during the handover," Christo said with a grin, his hands still adjusting the data on the Dream Boar.

Lyle conveyed the concept of "monster" to him, and the blue dragon, understanding perfectly, immediately added a set of action logic and several combat commands to the little boar. At this moment, the little boar, digging in the mud in the dream, looked just like a living creature.

The green dragon girl Claudia walked up to them, wearing a simple white blouse and shorts. Her long, slender hair was tied in a ponytail, and she carried a longsword. The green dragon looked at her attire and awkwardly brandished her sword.

"How do you feel, Claudia?"

"It's so cramped." Annoyance showed on the girl's face. Lyle glanced up and down. "It looks like it fits perfectly."

“I mean power.” Claudia quickly mastered wielding her sword thanks to the exceptional talent she inherited from her dragon father. “Aren’t we supposed to be clearing out monsters? Why did the druid suppress my power to this extent, level 1?”

“Leveling up is part of the fun of the game. Didn’t you complain that you’re too strong to enjoy the game? Then weaken yourself to the level of a human and enjoy the fun.” Nodding to Christo beside him, the little boar walked over to the green dragon girl with its cute short hooves and grunting.

"Go for it, Claudia!" Irason and Susanna cheered from the sidelines, while chains that restricted the green dragon's power appeared behind Susanna.

Claudia assumed a fighting stance, her eyes filled with disdain.

"Do as you please. Even if my power is suppressed, my skills and awareness are still at the original level. Watch me take care of this little thing in one go."

Lyle and the blue dragon Christo exchanged a glance, and twisted smiles appeared on their faces at the same time.

"Then let the battle begin!"

The little boar used a ramming attack and charged at Claudia.

Claudia easily dodged the impact and swung her sword with all her might to slash the little boar.

The little boar moved its head and used its tusks to block Claudia's slash.

While Claudia was distracted, the little boar's tusks pierced Claudia's abdomen.

Weakness Critical Hit!

Claudia's health points are zero, she dies.

Claudia remained where she was, her body a pale gray in her soul form. A tombstone, half her height, descended from the sky, bearing a portrait of Claudia feigning indifference. Vines crawled out of the grass and entangled the tombstone, while a bright red flower climbed onto a branch, its petals falling, a countdown to her resurrection on the spot beginning.

Claudia chose to be resurrected. Remembering what she had said earlier, her face turned red as she looked at the two trembling boys who were trying to appear serious.

"Christopher, it's working perfectly, the resurrection effect."

"Wow, that's gorgeous, the resurrection effect."

The veins on the green dragon's hand gripping the sword bulged, and his eyes turned fierce.

"Lyle, Christopher, don't you have anything to explain about that wild boar?"

Lyle seemed to realize something and turned to Christo with a serious look in his eyes.

"Christopher."

"what's up?"

“I’d like to introduce a title system,” Lyle said, pointing to the little boar that had returned to a non-aggressive state and was happily rooting in the ground. “Could we give this little guy the title of ‘Dragon Slayer’?”

"Don't go too far, Lyle!" The blue dragon's handsome face was frosty. "Are you insulting dragons? Even if you are a Dragon King Priest, I cannot remain indifferent to this behavior... I will change my title to [Green Dragon Slayer]."

"Pfft, hahahaha..." The two could no longer hold back and burst into laughter, pounding their chests and stamping their feet.

Enraged, Claudia pounced on them, determined to kill the two bastards. However, her strength remained at level 1, and her speed was too slow to catch up with either of them.

Green Dragon's face turned as red as embers. She turned around and saw Irason using the camera module, with an angry Claudia and a leisurely little wild boar in the same frame.

"Idiot! Even you..."

The green dragon priest hurriedly waved his hand, shattering the magic model of the camera, and explained in a panic, "I was just helping to test the new feature, darling, after all, you're too cute!"

Feeling abandoned by the world, Claudia was embraced by Susanna, who gently comforted her as the elven governor accepted the revealing spell passed on by Irasorn.

After their prank, the administrators and programmers apologized and promised that it was their mistake.

"When I saw a bunch of complicated runes about the action module, I wanted to ask, Christo, what action commands did you add to Wild Daisy?"

"The combat command is an evolving action module that I created based on the recorded images. The actual effect can only imitate one-tenth of the original, roughly to this extent. Skill is not a very good unit of quantification."

Lyle was somewhat surprised. Although Claudia had just been careless, even a tenth of her ability was enough for a small wild boar to instantly kill the weakened version of the green dragon. "Whose martial arts did you record?"

“I often watched my father teach Alcalon, and his skills impressed me greatly.”

"...You gave a little wild boar the martial arts of a dragon teacher and the Black Abyss Mech King..." Putting aside the act of stuffing his father into a pig for the moment, Christo actually has such talent. Does this mean that he can mass-produce a bunch of war gods, and that creating magical puppets is also one of the special skills of mages?

“It’s not as exaggerated as you think, Lyle,” Christo saw through Lyle’s thoughts. “This is a dream. In reality, I couldn’t complete these spell commands. Having gained access to the dream world, I’ve been enhanced in this virtual world. The logic here isn’t as rigorous, which is why these extraordinary results occur. That’s why Master Morokui asked me to assist you. Spells require meticulous thinking and attention to detail, and we are exploring new directions beyond these boundaries.”

Lyle suddenly realized that all of this was possible because it was a dream. The Martial God Pig was one, as was the resurrection. The power of dreams transcended the ordinary; it was transformed from the power of nightmares, and the root of nightmares was the evil god. This connection excited Lyle; it meant that in the dream realm of Ondream, he could be even more…free.

"However, let's remove the techniques. Such newbie killers are still very scary. Let's make the monsters' AI simpler and dumber, and use quantity and basic data as the challenge. What we need to do is make the game accessible to all Dream Elf players, so that they don't have nightmares every night."

"Okay, then I'll remove these unnecessary spell models."

"Why cancel it? Keep it as an elite monster, rare monster, dungeon monster, or boss."

Lyle dreamed of a bright future.

"By the way, where did Claudia go?"

"Going to get revenge on the weakened boars."

Chapter 661 Newbie +2

Luke and Aidan are druid apprentices, their mentor being Dordo Moonscar, the youngest archdruid in the Senate and one of the gentlest elders of the dream elves. Dordo has so many students that ensuring each apprentice completes their daily instruction to the required standard is a challenge.

Luke and Aidan were among the earliest apprentices to follow Dordo. Diligent and focused in their studies, they quickly gained access to the Emerald Dream from the Archdruid. Today, they were to report to the special Druid crypt, to serve as assistants to a esteemed Dream Druid. Even the dream elf apprentices, oblivious to time, knew how precious this opportunity was. Each Dream Druid crypt was usually fully utilized by their brethren, and each Iragan connected to a dream. If they arrived late, Master Dordo said the next appointment wouldn't be until a year later.

"This way, Aidan, this is the shortcut!" Luke shouted to his panting companion.

“This isn’t the right path, Luke. It’s too close to Blackthorn Forest.” Aidan looked around anxiously, like a thief who had just done something wrong. “Can’t we just take the main road?”

“Then we’ll race against twenty-odd companions. Eloan has already missed three chances, and he swore the day before yesterday he wouldn’t miss this one. All I know is that if we don’t find another way, we can turn back home now.” Luke had already entered the path, with black thorns dotted with a few blue roses beside him. His strides were slow and steady, clearly not as calm as he appeared.

“You’ll disturb that man,” Aidan muttered to himself as he followed his companion. “If the teacher or even the Senate finds out about this, we’re doomed.”

"You followed me here because you were afraid of being punished?" Luke couldn't stand the guy's cowardice and grumbled as usual.

“If I come along, you won’t be the only one punished. That’s better.” Aidan smiled shyly.

"I really don't understand you. Just stick close and don't let us get caught."

The dark forest seemed to breathe, exhaling chilling air from its treetops and exposed roots. There were no birdsong or insect chirps, only a chilling rustling from the depths of the thorns, as if something lurked in the shadows. Luke and Aidan moved stealthily, their heels barely touching the ground, their toes skimming the surface like dragonflies, their elven agility allowing them to move with incredible speed.

A tender green vine hung like a banner not far away, marking the end of this adventurous shortcut and the exit from the black thorns. Seeing a touch of green amidst the freezing hues was undoubtedly exhilarating, but this excitement didn't last long before they heard a voice behind them.

"Stop! You two!" Luke stumbled, and Aidan was so startled he fell to the ground. It was so quiet that they could clearly hear the voice coming from deep within the Blackthorn.

The two druid apprentices' faces were now completely blended into the thorns. They stood there anxiously, watching as a path parted in the thorns, and Claudia, dressed in hunting attire and wearing small leather boots, emerged from the brambles.

The two breathed a sigh of relief when they didn't see a figure more than two meters tall, and then they turned their curious gaze to the beautifully dressed girl.

“Luke, she is Claudia, Teacher Dordo mentioned her. Remember her, her hair was like spring and her eyes were like winter. She is… that dragon.”

Claudia raised an eyebrow. "I heard you. I quite like that comment, so I won't mind your rude whispering. What are you two doing here? Looking for Susanna, or Ira Songn? Surely not him?"

Luke heard a distinct gasp. He took a breath and tried to maintain his elven posture. "I am Luke, and this is Aidan. We are apprentices of Elder Druid Dordo. We are in the Blackthorn Sanctuary only to save time and take a shortcut. Today we wish to observe the Elder's work in the Dream Druid Crypt. We apologize if we have disturbed you, Dream Dragon."

"Dordo's apprentice?" Claudia's expression softened slightly; she remembered her hourly tutor. After hearing Luke's story, some thoughts began to form in Claudia's mind.

"Luke and Aidan, is that right? If you're interested in working as Dream Druids, why don't you come over here? Susanna's Crypt is not far away, and my friend has something come up, so I need some help. Don't worry, it's not a difficult task. You guys can slack off, I'll do the damage."

The two dream elves didn't quite understand some of Claudia's vocabulary, but they grasped the general idea. They seemed to have been invited to Susanna's crypt, the territory of the most powerful and authoritative dream druid, Susanna. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Aidan patted Luke on the shoulder without saying a word, his eyes looking strange.

“Really? That’s great.” Luke hooked his arm around Aidan’s neck and pulled him into the Blackthorn thicket. “Master Dorudo often mentions Lady Claudia to us.”

Aidan no longer resisted, just as Luke had reminded him that Master Dordo had hoped his student would get along well with Claudia, and he was somewhat worried about the lonely Emerald Hatchling.

Claudia nodded with satisfaction. "Trust me, you will find this trip worthwhile."

"Lady Claudia, what is Lady Susanna's dream realm like, and what preparations do we need to make?"

“What kind of…” Claudia pondered for a moment, “It’s like another world, another life.”

"As for preparation, there's not much to prepare. There will be a beginner's tutorial to guide you through the process."

Claudia's vague explanation left the two bewildered and shrouded in mystery. As they ventured deeper into Susanna's dark crypt, their unease intensified, and they began to regret their initial decision. But upon seeing Susanna herself standing there, they swallowed their regrets.

In Susanna's area, the population was extremely small, with numerous Iragans hanging from the ceiling like glittering chandeliers, inspiring envy. The two little ones obediently followed instructions, and in the process, they were surprised to discover that everything in the cave seemed to be under the control of a human named Lyle.

At this moment, he was arguing with the noble Lady Susanna.

"Aren't you going to use your sleeping spell on them?"

"They are obedient and don't need that."

"What happened to me before?"

“My special care, little brother Lyle.”

Before his consciousness completely sank into the dream, Luke mustered the courage to ask for help.

"Hello, sir, is there anything we should be aware of in our dreams?"

Lyle paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Yes, but that's just my personal suggestion."

"Remember to choose a decent name."

"The character model was sculpted to resemble a real person."