What’s wrong with the dream world!

After clocking in, Yu Xiu De walked into the office.

In each cubicle, a few people had already sat down. Some had placed their breakfast purchases on their desks and were eating, while others had already opened their computers and begun their day's work.

Yu Xiu De is the editor of this medium-sized newspaper, and the jobs here are also carefully selected by him.

Although his nominal "father" would unconditionally transfer all his property to Yu Xiu De as long as Yu Xiu De asked, Yu Xiu De felt that there was no need to disturb their family's life.

The original deal between the two was that the man would raise Yu Xiu De as a "father" until he reached legal adulthood, and the man had indeed done his best over the years...so everything the man obtained through his own efforts and Yu Xiu De's help was his own.

Yu Xiude was not cruel enough to treat others as his own vassals and deprive them of their right to live, nor was he in the habit of mistaking fake things for real things.

What's more...what if it's the real thing?

"Trading one's own children for food" is the purest subversion of the saying "Parents' love is the most compassionate in the world", and it also turns the saying into a fallacy of generalizing from a single case.

Being a parent is just an identity that requires no assessment or qualifications, it is a natural identity.

There are good parents and there are bad parents.

And the things that you choose and cultivate with your own hands are undoubtedly more secure than things that you have no choice about, right?

Yu Xiu De was already very satisfied with his "father".

And precisely because he was satisfied, he left and let the man continue to have everything he had now.

Real Dreamland: Chapter 7 Of course, travelers must memorize local laws!

"But I still really care about how that [dream person] found me."

After all, as a wanted super criminal, and a rather low-level super criminal at that, the [Dream Man] had neither the channels nor the ability... Although his description during the interrogation in the dream seemed to be purely accidental, Yu Xiu De always felt that it was a bit out of place.

It's normal to vent your anger on someone who's been away from home for years and has no blood relationship with you, but it's a bit hard to explain why you're venting your anger on a brother who wasn't your biological mother, someone you don't even know. Even if you can use the excuse that Fang Xuemu and Fang Xuehan's family live together and the Dreamer doesn't dare go, it's still too coincidental. The Dreamer's abilities are so crude that it's difficult to use them to obtain information from reality.

"Is it that the holder of the [Fate] who dabbles in the realm of destiny accidentally affected me, or was I the target from the beginning?"

Yu Xiu De, who was suspicious by nature, found it hard to believe that this was the [person in his dream] who was so unlucky that he just happened to meet him, not to mention that as the holder of a [fate] that had not yet been officially registered, he already had something to hide.

So he took advantage of his position to search for relevant information about "Dream Man" in the newspaper's database.

This was also one of the considerations behind Yu Xiude choosing this job.

Although the information was not as accurate as the official one, nor as well-informed as the big newspapers, the tabloids at least provided enough sources of information in the local area for Yu Xiude to maintain his own position.

Official censorship is strict and competition among major newspapers is fierce. They will not tolerate lazy employees like Yu Xiude who leave work on time and go home to catch up on sleep.

Yu Xiu De clicked on the section related to "Super Criminals" that the newspaper had specially collected.

For the media people here, "super criminals" and "super heroes" are both very powerful news materials, and are also one of the topics that the people are willing to talk about.

When it comes to arousing people's desire to talk, the only ones who can be compared with questions like who is stronger, "super criminals" or "super heroes", are Sese and Jianzheng - and the latter two are obviously not things that serious newspapers can touch upon.

After opening the catalog, Yu Xiu De clicked on them from top to bottom without any guilt. He glanced at titles like [Rainy Night Murderer] and [Thousand-Man Killer].

As a newspaper editor, it is reasonable for me to look for journalism materials!

If I specifically click on the information of the [Dream Person], and if I'm observed by someone with the fate of [Omniscience], then it would be difficult...

It was only much later that Yu Xiu De found the "Dream Invader", whose real name was Mai Xiang and whose fate was "Dream Man". He had lost himself in Yu Xiu De's dream and entered other people's homes without knocking, like an uninvited evil guest.

Unlike the super criminals ranked at the front who don't even have specific names, when you click on the link of [Dream Invader], a color photo so clear that even the dense acne on the nose can be clearly seen appears on the screen, and the citizen's information is clearly visible.

There is something to say...

Even the wanted list feels full of small fry.

[Codename: Dream Invader]

Super criminal Mai Xiang, a 28-year-old male with the "Dream Man" fate, is a native of Zhahai City in the southern central region of the Federation. He is unemployed and is suspected of illegally invading the privacy of others, misusing his fate without reporting it, and maliciously harming others. He is currently on the run.

The detailed and conclusive charges are as follows: 34 cases of molesting decent women in dreams, 54 cases of molesting underage girls, 5 cases of intimidating adult men, causing two people to die of convulsions and three people to suffer severe mental disabilities.

It is not recommended to capture people who are not holding the destiny.

Not recommended.

Yu Xiude touched his chin.

Under him, it is just "not recommended", not "not allowed", nor "no contact, no spying, no communication"... This means that Mai Xiang is not actually dangerous, or not a dangerous criminal in the eyes of the officials.

Even though he had already caused two people to become brain dead.

And it was an arrest, not an execution on the spot...

As a time traveler who has memorized every law of the five major divisions of the Federation in his dreams, and always keeps in mind to adapt to local conditions, Yu Xiu De naturally knows that this is legal and compliant in the Federation.

In this world, even the law shows special favor to those who possess [Fate].

However, Yu Xiude knew better that this extra leniency in federal law was limited.

The preferential treatment given to those who possess [Fate] is essentially for the purpose of maintaining social stability, because if those who possess [Fate] completely give up, the threat they can cause is not at the same level as that of ordinary people.

Take the situation of his adopted sister in this life two years ago as an example.

If Fang Xuemu loses her temper at school, she can easily chop all the teachers and students in her school into minced meat with the shadows under her feet; if Fang Xuehan breaks down in the hospital, she can make the morgue of her hospital bustling with activity with the light in her eyes.

Fortunately, they were all suppressed by Yu Xiu De's dreams. Fang Xuemu's irritability and Fang Xuehan's sensitivity were both released in Yu Xiu De's dreams, and as they grew older, the two of them became more stable.

Of course, there are differences in the levels of fate among the owners, but this is enough to create a considerable gap between the owners of fate and ordinary people.

However, this preferential treatment is limited.

When federal officials determine that a person with this fate has posed an extremely serious threat to society or is potentially dangerous and intolerable, the person will face stricter and harsher treatment.

At least, it was so harsh and strict that Yu Xiude couldn't accept it.

……

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"Yu Xiude, the editor-in-chief wants to see you."

A female colleague walked up to Yu Xiude and tapped his desk gently.

"understood."

A hint of confusion flashed across Yu Xiu De's lifeless dark eyes, but he did not feel guilty about doing personal things at work. Instead, he closed the page with a natural expression, stood up, left his workstation, and walked towards the editor-in-chief's independent office.

Maybe the editor-in-chief wants to assign some tasks...

After Yu Xiu De left his workstation, the female colleague glanced at him without leaving a trace, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he had really entered the editor-in-chief's office.

She looked at the employees around her again. They were all working hard and no one was paying attention to her. So she quickly and secretly inserted a USB flash drive that looked very delicate, complex and technological into the host of Yu Xiu De's computer, moved the mouse to operate it, and after five seconds, she saw the end of the USB flash drive glow slightly, so she immediately pulled it out.

At the same time, in the monitoring room, an observer wearing a uniform clearly different from that of a security guard pressed the microphone on his lips, muttered a few words, deleted the clip, and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, he kindly patted the security guard who was sleeping on the table.

Real Dreamland: Chapter 8 [Two-Faced Man] is so terrifying!

In the center of Qianpeng City, in a building with the iconic federal emblem, a conference room is already full of people.

They were all wearing the iconic federal civil servant suits, and most of them had serious expressions, staring intently at the big screen, while holding a pen and writing on the notebook in front of them, as if they were recording and calculating something.

On the screen was Yu Xiu De's ID photo, which recorded Yu Xiu De's life, from the earliest time he had three meals a day in the orphanage before his "father" adopted him, to the latest time he had just recorded his tour at his workplace.

"How is it? Do you think he has the potential to become an Anchor?"

Sitting in the main seat, the head of Qianpeng City, who had a kind face, black-framed glasses, and gray hair, smiled and asked the other people present.

"It's not clear right now."

Standing in front of the screen, holding a highlighter, the middle-aged man who presided over the meeting shook his head:

"From the information, Yu Xiude is different from other [Anchors]. He doesn't show extremely strong emotions towards the 'Anchored Person'. For example, obvious love, family affection, friendship..."

The middle-aged man paused for a moment, as if he was considering what title to use to refer to himself as an ordinary person, whether it should be his name, his fate, or the title of a superhero.

In the end, he decided to call the other party by the [Fate] registered in the federal archives.

"He and Two-Face didn't share a brotherly bond, and even though their family relationship was special, there was no obvious sign that he harbored any feelings for Two-Face. Two years ago, he left the residence he shared with Two-Face in Narrow Sea City and settled in Shallow Peng City. Since then, he has rarely had contact with his family."

"During this time, I only had one contact with Two-Faced, and that was yesterday, but it was most likely an accident."

The middle-aged man played an audio clip.

It was a ten-minute voice message, but strangely, this communication initiated by Yu Xiu De did not contain any sound, neither the voices of Yu Xiu De nor Fang Xue Han and Fang Xue Mu.

It was as if the call was just a shared dream.

"Although there's no specific content, we can still glean some information from the call logs. For example, the call was actually answered immediately by [Two-Face]... and then hung up by [Two-Face] over ten minutes later."

"They only had one contact in two years, and that call was an accidental one. Yu Xiude probably knew about it but didn't care... He's really too cold."

The middle-aged man frowned, as if he had encountered such a difficult situation for the first time.

The so-called "anchor" is actually the ordinary person that the owner of this fate cares about the most.

The reason why the difference between people with destiny and those without destiny has not expanded to the point of "people and gods have different paths" is, on the one hand, because those with destiny are born through transformation rather than birth, and on the other hand, even if those with destiny have overwhelming dominance over ordinary people in all aspects, they are not born alone after all.

They are also raised by their parents, grow up with ordinary people, and share the joys and sorrows with ordinary people. Most people with this fate have a much higher degree of identification with the ordinary people around them than those who are not around them.

Moreover, the descendants of the owner of the fate are basically ordinary people. Fate is not maintained by blood, nor is it passed on by knowledge. Even if ordinary people can obtain [fate] through miracles created after birth, there is never a fixed formula for miracles.

Therefore, in this world, although those with destiny are considered a privileged class, they are full of mobility and vitality, and even represent advanced individual productivity in every era. Throughout the history of this world, they are difficult to be eliminated in the past, present and future. At the same time, the social status of ordinary people will not be as low as that of mortals in some fantasy novels about cultivating immortals.

So even if the owner of the fate is indeed a "noble" in a sense, the Federation has been trying to find a way to balance the two, and the concept of "anchor" is one of them. It is usually performed by an ordinary person who has the greatest weight in the mind of the owner of the fate.

But it is obvious that for this purpose, the best way to develop is to exchange sincerity for sincerity.

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"That's nothing. The quality of the [Anchor] lies solely in its appeal to the fate holder."

The old man who is in charge of the city smiled and put forward his different opinions, looking very experienced.

"Furthermore, if the Anchor is too concerned about the person being anchored, it might not be able to achieve its intended effect. What we need is a safety officer who can promptly curb the emotionally unstable fate holder, not a vassal who will obey our every command."

"From another perspective, this young man can be called perfect as an anchor."

Everyone in the conference room suddenly had an idea and looked at the old man with admiration.

Yes, although sincerity in exchange for sincerity is the most legitimate and common development, the [anchor] and the anchored cannot be magnets that attract each other tightly. In the eyes of the two, besides each other, what is more important is the society.

Maintaining social stability and preventing those with powerful destinies from going crazy from time to time and endangering the safety of public order...this is their official responsibility.

“What the person in charge says is profound.”

The middle-aged man who presided over the meeting also looked like he was convinced by the person in charge, but he still performed his duties and pointed out the hidden risks one by one.

"But then we have some questions that we haven't yet analyzed and answered."

"Yu Xiude himself has almost no social life. He goes to and from work every day, and rarely goes online except for work. Even big data has difficulty constructing a model of him... He's like a person with no desires or ambitions."

"In addition to being sufficiently attractive to the person being anchored, the [Anchor] also needs to be socially inclined, or at least not antisocial... His behavior is simply like he's detaching himself from society."

"If it weren't for the fact that the disappearance of the Dreamer was definitely unrelated to him, and if it weren't for the fact that there hadn't been any incidents suspected of being related to Fate in the area over the years..."

I almost suspect that he is the owner of a fate that has gone out of control.

Before he finished speaking, the middle-aged man shut up when he saw the person in charge raise his hand slightly.

"Are you sure that the death of the [Dream Person] has nothing to do with him?"

The person in charge's tone turned serious.

And when he received a positive answer, this ordinary person without any destiny sighed deeply, and looked at everyone present with an inexplicable look in his eyes.

"Yesterday at noon, the superhero twins reported the death of the Dream Intruder to the Federation. At the time of the report, she was still in Narrow Sea City, but we have personnel who have clearly seen the Dream Intruder appear in Shallow Peng City."

"If the disappearance of the dream invader is really related to this superhero who only became active in July, then do you know what this means?"

Everyone present seemed to realize something and shuddered together.

Although these two cities are adjacent, the distance between them is not like that between neighbors!

This means... [Two-Faced Man] may be more dangerous than the intelligence agencies previously speculated!

The person in charge said in a heavy tone:

"We don't have much time and conditions left to choose from. The [Anchor] regarding the [Two-Faced Man] must be put on the agenda as soon as possible!"

"Besides, when it comes to the Anchor, the real choice is never in our hands, right?"