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Chapter 4414 Dream Journey
Chapter 4414 Dream Journey
Why do we say that an opportunity will definitely come?
Because the one responsible for changing the main storyline of the dungeon is not Luigi, but Wonderland Authority.
If it were Luigi, he might not be able to seize the opportunity, because he has no idea what the opportunity is; but the Wonderland Authority is different. As the true source of the main storyline, it will never allow the main storyline to stop halfway, nor will it allow the dungeon it creates to become a "dead train" that cannot reach its destination.
Under these circumstances, the powers of the fairy realm will inevitably take the initiative to find opportunities and advance the main storyline.
Therefore, Luigi doesn't need to worry too much.
After all, the changes were not caused by Luigi alone, but were the result of the combined effects of environment and timing. In other words, Luigi was not at fault.
It wasn't his fault, so naturally he shouldn't have to bear the responsibility of advancing the main storyline.
Luigi seemed thoughtful: "You mean, I don't actually need to do anything right now?"
Angel nodded: "Yes, if you want, you can do nothing and just wait for the opportunity to come."
Luigi took a deep breath: "Well... alright then."
In fact, Angel had another idea in mind: Luigi could try to continue creating variables, because variables would also bring about opportunities; but after thinking about it, he didn't say it aloud.
Because most of the variables in the previous Uriel instance appeared unexpectedly on their own.
Intentionally creating variables doesn't necessarily guarantee success.
So it's better to say nothing and let Luigi develop quietly; who knows, more variables might come?
"Alright, that's all for now." Angor stretched and adjusted his posture outside the dungeon. "I'll stop looking at you for now and go check on Sean's situation, since it's his first time here."
"Just call me when Rigota arrives at the instance."
Luigi nodded: "Okay."
As the conversation ended, the Uriel instance slowly fell silent.
……
As Angor turned his gaze to the progress of Sean, a starship floating with glittering dust emerged from the distant Dream Realm Road.
Although this starship was not large and its speed did not seem fast, it moved like a giant ship braving the wind and waves in the misty fog and dreamlike void, forging ahead without hesitation.
Moreover, its claim of being slow is only "on the surface".
Its movement is more like "flickering." It looks leisurely over short distances, but by flickering from time to time, it traverses endless space.
If it weren't for the fact that "dream travel" cannot be expressed using "space-time distance" because dreams are unpredictable, its speed would probably be comparable to a space train if it were to descend to the real world.
Without a doubt, this is the starship that Blanche created using her dream design.
Camillo stood at the very front of the starship, watching it constantly shuttle and leap, traversing several dream realms in just a few seconds.
Even though Camillo had witnessed it many times, he still couldn't help but marvel at Blanche's talent.
He knew that in the realm of dreams, one could not use "distance" to measure levels, because dreams possess the characteristics of idealism and illusion. As long as your thoughts could reach them, even for a moment or a dimension, it would be fine.
The famous saying, "The wider your mind, the bigger your stage," is a perfect reflection of reality in the Dream Realm.
However, no matter how far you run in the dream world, even if you reach the other side of the dream world, as soon as you wake up in reality, you will be instantly pulled back to where you were.
Even though Camillo knew about the strange characteristics of the dream world, he was still deeply moved.
Because he himself had tried it, running wildly in the dream world, and relying on the breadth of his mind, he could indeed leapfrog levels in a short period of time.
But each leap would exhaust his mind. He could only leap two or three times at most before being forced back to his original form and having to wake up to survive.
But the starship that Blanche created, based on dreams and established a core concept, can perform hundreds and thousands of jumps without being damaged.
It can be seen.
During the jump, Blanche herself felt no discomfort at all, because the Starship bore all the burden.
Blanche only needs to add a "self-repair" setting to the dream design, and even if the dream design is broken due to the jump, it will automatically absorb the surrounding dream power to repair itself.
This is Blanche's talent, terrifying beyond measure.
In the realm of dreams, it would not be an exaggeration to call him "King".
It was precisely because of Blanche's talent that they were able to leap from the Dream Realm corresponding to the Western Continent all the way to the unknown Deep Dream...
The only unfortunate thing is that this talent has a fatal side effect.
—After eternal slumber, it transformed into a mysterious entity.
This is what the Sun and Moon Wizard told him.
After learning about Blanche's future, Camillo felt utterly helpless, but there was nothing he could do... After all, even a legendary wizard couldn't stop this process.
All he could do was try his best to slow down the progression of the strange disease.
Thinking of this, Camillo turned to look at Blanche, a sigh escaping her lips.
The starship is divided into two sections: the front half is the deck, where Camillo stands, and the rear half is the cabin. Rigota is currently asleep in the cabin, while Blanche sits at the top, controlling the starship's direction while occasionally plucking a wisp of mist from the surrounding area to sense the dream within.
Yes, every wisp of mist around us could represent the dream of all living beings in this boundless world.
"Ugh, another Demon's Dream." Blanche said with a hint of disgust, "Scorching earth, lava lakes... everything is orange, you can smell the sulfur just by looking at it."
"This is so peaceful, is it some kind of magical plant's dream? Hmm, why are there chewing sounds and human screams?"
"Ugh, another wet dream, how disgusting."
"This is a child's beautiful dream, with floating clouds, unicorns, and desserts that bring unconscious joy. It's a top-grade dream!" Blanche couldn't help but look up: "Teacher, why don't you experience it too..."
The moment Blanche looked up, she met Camillo's complicated gaze.
"Teacher, what's wrong?"
Camillo feigned absentmindedness, his gaze wandering before finally focusing again after a long pause: "What? I was thinking about something and didn't hear what you said."
Seeing this, Blanche had no suspicions. She jumped down from the cabin with a smile, picked up a wisp of golden mist, and wanted to share it with Camillo.
Camillo accepted with a smile.
It is indeed a top-quality dream.
Even a mild experience can relax the mind and body.
The only pity is that these dreams are all old dreams, which can only be experienced from afar, unlike new dreams where one can step into them and experience them personally.
After Camillo's experience, he allowed the wisp of golden mist to re-integrate into the surging sea of dreams around him.
At this moment, his anxiety was greatly relieved, and he smiled as he discussed his taste in "dreams" with Blanche, something they, master and apprentice, often did.
Just as their discussion was reaching a fever pitch, a loud "Moo!" interrupted their conversation.
Camillo and Blanche both looked toward the source of the loud noise.
Amidst the swirling mist ahead, a figure the size of a small mountain could be vaguely seen, seemingly a gigantic... ox?
In reality, encountering such a large creature would probably have terrified them; but here, although they were momentarily frightened, they quickly calmed down.
"Faced with a dream beast we can't defeat, we have no choice but to advance our jump ahead of schedule." Camiro: "Me? Or you?"
Blanche replied matter-of-factly, "Of course I'll do it. The Starship can be repaired even if it jumps ahead of schedule."
Camillo didn't argue and just nodded.
The next second, the starship "flickered" again, and in the blink of an eye, before even seeing what the giant dream beast looked like, it had already jumped to the next dream realm level.
After each jump, the Starship goes through a recovery period before it can be activated. During this period, it moves slowly and gradually, which is why we sometimes see the Starship moving slowly and flashing as it crosses over obstacles.
Forcibly interrupting the recovery period and prematurely jumping over will damage the starship.
However, as Blanche said, the Starship has the ability to "self-repair". Once it reaches a new level, the power of dreams will rush into the Starship to repair the cracks and wounds on its surface.
Before long, the Starship was completely renovated and ready for a new leap forward.
But at this moment, Blanche felt a little reluctant to part with it.
"The dream in this area tastes pretty good... I've tasted several strands in a row, and they're all top-grade dreams. I don't really want to leave." Blanche opened her palm, with five wisps of golden mist swirling around her hand, her eyes clearly showing reluctance to leave.
"All top-grade Dream Beasts?" Camillo was stunned for a moment, then his expression suddenly turned to horror: "Oh no, could this be some kind of Dream Beast's hoarding area?"
Dream beasts feed on dreams, and different types of dreams are like different flavors of human food to them.
This can be understood as follows: dreams of fear are sour, dreams without cause are bland like water, dreams of memories are bitter, and erotic dreams are spicy...
Dream beasts can also be picky eaters, but there is one type of dream that almost all dream beasts like or dislike: sweet dreams.
It's like a sweet dream is a dessert.
But even in the sea of dreams, beautiful dreams are rare.
Just now, Blanche spent a long time searching through other levels and only found a fleeting dream, which shows how rare it is.
And areas where dreams gather are almost impossible to form naturally.
It must have been deliberately moved here.
Therefore, this place could very well be a special hoarding spot for a certain dream beast!
Blanche finally realized what was happening, "Then, then what do we do now..."
Camillo: "Run! Before we're discovered!"
Blanche nodded hastily and quickly started the starship.
As the Starship was starting up, Blanche looked around at the surging Dreams. If this really was a Dream Beast hoarding area, did that mean that all of them were top-grade Dreams?
She looked at the dreams, then at Camillo.
Camillo seemed to understand his meaning and sighed softly: "Take it if you want, but it's best not to take too much. If we encounter a stingy one, they might follow the trail of dreams to hunt us down."
Blanche, however, didn't care at all: "Don't worry, when I designed the Starship, I added a 'scent isolation' setting inside, so even the most powerful dream beasts can't smell it."
Upon hearing this, Camillo's last worry was relieved.
As a mysterious-level talent, Dream Design has a much higher priority than Dream Beast Perception; this is certain.
Blanche began to gradually suppress the nearby dream.
There were at least hundreds of thousands, or even more, of ethereal dreams floating around there, but in the end she took less than a hundred.
It wasn't because she was restrained, but because although these dreams were all beautiful dreams, they were actually quite similar in taste.
Is this perhaps the preference of that dream beast?
It's similar to how this dream beast likes cheesecake, and for it, this kind of dream might taste like cheesecake, so it hoards only the same type of dream.
As an omnivore, Blanche gets tired of constantly tasting the same kind of dream, so she doesn't take too much.
Camiro readily agreed.
Even though the Starship's "isolation of aura" could prevent it from being tracked, who knows what might happen? Blanche's "restraint" extinguished even that last "what if" possibility.
Because old dreams will continue to be consumed over time, even in the dream beast's hoarding area.
If less than a hundred strands of old dreams are taken away, the dream beast will most likely think that it has consumed them.
Soon, the starship started up again and jumped to the next dream realm level.
Not long after they left, a huge "moon" slowly drifted from the depths of the distant dream, and upon closer inspection, it was discovered to be the eye of a dream beast comparable to a mountain.
It seems to have come to check on its accumulated dreams because of the jump fluctuation.
But seeing the Sea of Dreams as usual, the "moon" slowly closed...
……
The Starship has traveled and leaped through the Dream Realm countless times.
Finally, Blanche looked at the pitch-black area ahead, a gleam of joy in her eyes: "We're almost there."
Strangely enough, there doesn't seem to be any Dreamscape near the entrance area of the Uriel instance, but according to Luigi, the Dream Crystal was originally located in the Deep Dream, which is obviously contradictory.
But Blanche didn't delve into it, because "Deep Dream" has always been a legendary place, and no one knows what Deep Dream really looks like. Maybe it's just a dreamless area?
In short, these are unimportant.
The important thing is that once you reach the only "fog zone" in this pitch-black area, you will have reached the boundary.
Soon, the starship entered the dark area.
In this area, the Starship's speed noticeably decreased due to the lack of Dream Power replenishment, but fortunately, the boundary wall was not far from the jump location, and soon Blanche saw the misty boundary wall.
It is called a boundary wall, but it is not actually a real barrier; rather, it is a long stretch of land.
Once you cross this area, you'll reach the Uriel instance.
“Let’s go, it’s time to witness Rigota’s awakening.” Blanche said excitedly, steering the starship into the vast fog.
However, the moment Blanche entered the mist, she sensed something was wrong.
Why is the fog around the boundary wall even thicker than before?
The starship continued its journey, and the fog grew thicker and thicker as it went, even becoming tangible.
It was like driving into a swamp.