Although Chun had always been looking for an opportunity, including earlier attempts to enter her dreams to et and talk with her, her actively entering the Dream Space caught Chun off guard — like the embarrassnt of having your secret stash discovered by your wife on the spot.
Chun could only say, "I’m here to rescue the Baron! Now the Baron should be okay and just sleeping, right?"
Vivian nodded in astonishnt: "Yes, the Baron directly slumped in his chair and fell asleep. At the ti, the butler and I thought he was dead and were startled. The butler confird he wasn’t dead, but didn’t know what was happening so didn’t dare to move him recklessly, just stuffed a pillow behind him to let him sleep on..."
"Then I got tired too, leaned on the dining table, and fell asleep. Suddenly, I saw a light, so I followed it, and ended up here — am I dreaming?"
Followed the light? The lighthouse’s light? Holy shit, this lighthouse special skill didn’t say it had this function! Or perhaps, it’s not a skill at all, just the basic function of the lighthouse?
Chun had already determined Vivian’s figure was translucent, unlike the near-solid NPCs he’d seen in the dream before, more like a projection from a projector, so could this be a Sleepwalker?
Chun was a bit puzzled: "It seems you are indeed dreaming, just dreaming into soone else’s dream, um, you entered my dream!"
Vivian was amazed: "It’s like two people dreaming the sa dream?"
"It should be!"
Vivian exclaid: "I did hear a similar tavern joke where the husband dread of eting his lover, ended up dreaming of his wife, and the three of them had a fight. Then after waking up, the wife scolded him, saying she dread of him and the lover beating her up..."
Pu!! I’ve only heard of different dreams on the sa bed, but it’s the first ti I’ve heard of the sa dream on the sa bed!
Chun laughed: "Actually, I just started researching dreams, there’s a lot I don’t know in this area, and I don’t know how to dream into soone else’s dream either."
Vivian saw the sleeping Giant Dragon shrouded in a cloud of black mist on the beach, and asked tremblingly: "What is that?"
Chun was a bit embarrassed: "Don’t worry, that’s my Giant Dragon mount, conquered from the Nightmare World."
If she sees i later, how do I explain it? Hmm, where is i? Hid in the tower? That works too.
Vivian pointed to the lighthouse again: "And what’s this? I was drawn here by its light! It wasn’t just light, there seed to be singing too."
Singing? Was it the airflow vented from the holes earlier inside the lighthouse?
Chun boasted proudly: "This is the Divine Artifact-level Dream Lighthouse I built! But I’m not sure about its specific functions now."
Vivian laughed: "Divine Artifact! You’re impressive, even though you’re locked in the Bronze City, you can still accomplish big things."
Seems like it’s the first ti she’s praised for being impressive!
Chun was very pleased: "Miss Vivian, if you have anything you’d like to talk about, I’m here to help you!"
Vivian nodded but said: "I’d like to know if I can co here again next ti, and if I can, it’d help you figure out why and how I can co. By then, we could discuss so important matters."
Indeed! If anyone can co to my place via the lighthouse’s light, how can I have any secrets? If it’s a Demon Nightmare, that would be even worse!
Chun quickly asked: "How do you research this problem?"
Vivian laughed: "Find so related books, or sleep more, or trace the origin of that tavern joke."
Chun understood: "Then I’ll trouble Miss Vivian, this matter must be handled confidentially."
Vivian laughed: "Of course it must be secret! This is my profession, gathering intelligence from taverns. By the way, I got info yesterday that a fake Pirate King will soon attack Bronze City, possibly at dawn today; the ensuing chaos might be helpful to you."
Ah! Then Tom can use the opportunity to return to Bronze City, leaving no trace at all!
Chun said happily: "Thank you for letting know, miss."
Vivian laughed: "I think I should wake up soon; kiss , wake up with a kiss!"
Though... isn’t this progressing a bit fast?
Chun was a bit embarrassed: "Miss Vivian, this..."
Vivian said: "Maybe this is part of what I’m studying too."
Alright... Let’s not be coy. Ever since the public test, she’s actually the one I’ve known the longest.
Chun thought of sothing: "If you wake up, put so delicious food from the restaurant outside."
Vivian was surprised: "To feed the cat?"
Chun was amazed: "You heard a cat?"
Vivian laughed: "The Baron’s big feast these couple of days would surely attract so, right? Stop blabbering, kiss !"
Chun went forward to kiss her, her image indeed disappeared. It felt like a sweet dream unable to withstand any stimulus would abruptly wake up.
— System prompt: Your Soul Artifact "Healing of Love" gained affection, your Spirit depletion recovered to so extent.
Ah, there’s affection!
i ca out of the tower: "I checked, she went back following the direction of the light."
Chun quickly asked: "Can i see this?"
i sighed: "I told you I can play with the lighthouse! I just don’t know much about the Dream Realm. But according to my speculation, her ability to co in might require a fundantal condition, which is having a high affinity for you, roughly a feeling of longing."
Chun was invigorated: "What makes you say that?"
i sighed: "Because she said she heard singing, actually, that was also the — inadvertently cast — when I was drawing the circle, subtly expressing my longing for my hotown."
Chun was genuinely moved by the sentintal note: "So, only those with longing, without hostility, can see this light?"
i pondered: "Probably!"
In that case—
Chun was surprised: "Then I have a good relationship with Fafnir too, she’s sleeping now too, shouldn’t she co as well?"
i scoffed: "The Black Iron Flower? Does she know you’re impressive?"
Chun was a bit embarrassed: "Probably knows."
i oh’d: "If she knows you’re impressive, she wouldn’t worry about you getting into trouble, so there won’t be such intense longing, right?"
Well, not only isn’t she worried about getting into trouble, she’s actually one of the planners...
Chun thought of sothing: "Another entry condition should be that they’re very close to , right? Vivian was right next to at the dining table just now."
i shook her head: "Not necessarily? The farther away, the more longing there is! Your actual distance with her is the distance between Black Iron City and Bronze City."
Makes sense!
Chun suddenly realized: "If the farther away the more longing, then I can et with my closest... friends under the lighthouse, making it convenient to discuss grand plans together!"
i giggled: "That sounds fun! Escape surveillance, and plot ruling the world in dreams!"
Quite so, ever since eting you I knew you’re an ambitious rmaid!
Just at that mont, Mina stood up and spoke: "Master, possibly because of this tower, I sensed the current Dream Space’s contraction waves, I might have found the compression point, no need to wait for a High Tier promotion, I can try it now, success ans a direct promotion to High Tier!"
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