Chapter 149: “on The Feasibility Of Dream Smuggling”
As an old client of Yellow Millet Town, Yuan Zhu logged in (descended) and then, with familiarity, turned into a Holy Light meteor falling from the sky, heading straight for Dream Chasing Tower.
It was clearly already 9 a.m., yet Yellow Millet Town remained in a state of revelry like a city that never sleeps. Huge virtual neon photographs flashed above Immortal Realm Pavilions, forming images of immortal cranes, fairies, plants… and more.
There was no daytime here, and night never ended.
During his descent, he noticed that business in Yellow Millet Town at this time was mediocre, far less bustling than the previous two midnight visits. Presumably, few clients entered dreams by sleeping at this hour.
Daytime was prime time for laborers to slack off—who daydreams in broad daylight? Those still active in Dreamland were basically not entering through sleep.
The “method of entering dreams” was merely for the most ordinary (wealthy) mortals, providing a way to enter Dreamland, giving them a chance to contact the supernatural class and inquire about or purchase various services laced with fraud, such as life extension, beauty enhancement, and rehabilitation.
The guests still lingering in Yellow Millet Town were mostly ability users who entered through other channels. For example, Yuan Zhu, whose Holy Light was exceptionally dazzling and impossible to conceal.
When he descended upon Dream Chasing Tower, the building itself transmitted a gentle force that steadily supported his spirit body and softly delivered him to the platform on the 33rd floor for receiving distinguished guests.
Then, a pair of beautiful girls wearing feathered robes came forward: “Welcome, distinguished guest. Please come in, Young Master Yuan.”
Whether in service attitude or reception level, it was much improved compared to the previous two times. This should be a change brought by his personal strength (soul level).
One girl hugged his arm and dragged him toward the attic, not forgetting to ask: “May I ask if Young Master is here just to listen to music and enjoy pleasures, or do you have other matters?”
Feeling the astonishing elasticity transmitted from his arm, he let the girl pull him along: “Same as last time—book me a banquet living room first. I’ll host a private gathering later. For now… who is the person in charge of Dream Chasing Tower? I want to consult some questions about Dreamland. Find a knowledgeable and authoritative person in charge who can make decisions to see me.”
“Understood, Young Master Yuan.” The soft girl half-leaning on Yuan Zhu nodded, then looked to the other side at her plastic sister also hugging his arm, urging: “Didn’t you hear, sister? Go invite someone quickly.”
Soft Girl No. 2 was slightly lower in status and rubbed against the big candle unwillingly: “Young Master, you must wait for me. I’ll be right back, hmph!”
…
In the highly private attic compartment, Yuan Zhu, carrying a huge sum from Space of Gods, was no longer stingy like his previous visits. He ordered the best alcoholic beverages and desserts in Dreamland, eating and drinking while appreciating the young ladies’ song and dance performance, having the illusion of attending a “custom-made Peach of Immortality song and dance performance.”
This live on-site song and dance experience was completely different from watching programs on TV. No, the feeling was worlds apart!
Though the number of dancers was not large, it was extraordinarily immersive. Behind him, seven musicians sat encircling him, playing pipa, guzheng, dizi… truly surround sound; the image clarity far surpassed 4K—wherever he wanted to look, he could look, and with his eyesight determining how clear and detailed the image was; when the girls waved their wide sleeves, it was not only beautiful but also fragrant…
In a daze, he felt the joy of Marshal Tianpeng. He wondered if, once his own undertaking stabilized, he should learn from Belt Bro and start a Wide-Style Twin-Tail Heavenly Maiden Dance Troupe to perform energetic little shows for him every day?
Just as he was lost in wild thoughts, the room door was knocked from outside, interrupting his musings.
A middle-aged man who appeared mature and reliable walked in and looked at Yuan Zhu: “Young Master, I am the deputy manager of Dream Chasing Tower, surnamed Xie. I heard you have matters to consult with me?”
Though serving as manager in an ancient-style super palace attic felt awkward, he quickly adapted, waved away the girls around him, and said: “Manager Xie, please have a seat. I have some questions to ask you.”
“No need for politeness.”
The other sat beside Yuan Zhu, signaled the girls to leave, and only after the large room quieted down did he say: “What questions do you have? Ask away. I will answer all I know.”
Thinking that the other, as an industry professional running a shop in Yellow Millet Town, should know more secrets about “dreams and Nightmare Layer,” he decisively asked: “Here’s the thing—I’d like to consult Manager Xie: do you know a way in Du Ling Present World to contact a ‘small Dreamland prototype’ in an unknown dimension within Nightmare Layer?”
“If it’s too difficult or impossible, settling for the next best thing is fine. For example, in the already mature Yellow Millet Town, contact another ‘Dreamland’ deep in Nightmare Layer? And consolidate the ‘passage’ maintaining the two Dreamlands, ensuring supplies can normally transport back and forth between both sides.”
With that, Yuan Zhu looked expectantly at Manager Xie, who was clearly no ordinary person and whose spirit body intensity was much stronger than his own.
However, the other fell into a long silence. His expression unchanged, but the look in his eyes toward Yuan Zhu became extremely bizarre and weird, revealing utter incredulity.
Puzzled, Yuan Zhu politely asked: “Uh, why doesn’t Mr. Xie respond? Could my question violate some taboo that cannot be spoken of?”
Manager Xie steadied his emotions and, instead of answering directly, probed: “Young Master Yuan asking this—isn’t he teasing me or having fun at my expense?”
“Absolutely not! Is there something wrong with my question? Please speak frankly, sir.”
Seeing Yuan Zhu’s extremely sincere attitude, neither teasing nor fishing, Manager Xie pondered and then explained:
“Young Master Yuan may not know that this Nightmare Layer is chaotic and disorderly, hiding countless evil gods. They all seek to infiltrate Spirit Layer through dream connections, let alone reality. Thus, major present world forces have an agreement prohibiting private organizations from illegally exploring, responding to, or connecting unknown ‘Nightmare signals.'”
“Any attempt at an unknown connection risks evil god pollution invasion, simultaneously infecting numerous dreams with endless harm. The Yellow Millet Town we are in is a ‘legal fully enclosed dream dimension’ officially registered, constantly supervised, and equipped with multiple dream defenses. Thus, it fundamentally cannot and is unqualified to casually connect unknown Nightmare Dimension signals.”
“Doing so is not only a violation but would trigger alarms immediately, drawing official forces’ control. Ultimately, our Dream Chasing Tower is just a hotel established in Yellow Millet Town. The building was constructed by hired professionals. Though familiar with Dreamland rules, it has no ability for construction, modification, or communicating and connecting dreams.”
The other’s final emphasis might not truly mean inability to modify Dreamland or communicate and connect unknown chaos signals deep in Nightmare Layer.
It was purely an excuse to decline. The two sides were not familiar, nor unbreakable allies in deep cooperation, so naturally no interest in helping Yuan Zhu communicate and connect dangerous Nightmare Layer chaos signals—not even asking further.
After understanding that in Du Ling, Spirit Layer, or Yellow Millet Town, modifying dreams to bypass Du Ling Star’s firewall and illegally communicate Nightmare Dimension without authorization was extremely suicidal.
Yuan Zhu also realized that connecting Cockroach Village and opening a smuggling route through ‘Du Ling-Underground World’ was far from easy and would invite layers of investigation, with extremely severe implications.
If the Yellow Millet Town route didn’t work, he could try Rain Courtyard Nightmare School. This school should have authorization to explore Nightmare Layer.
Moreover, in this vast Yellow Millet Town, there might be evil organizations involved in grey area or black area activities. In Security Bureau, that criminal brainwashed by Pink Water Grass wasn’t illegally selling ‘mushroom beverages’ and contacting outer domain evil gods in dreams?
Such matters weren’t urgent and could be considered by finding illegal organizations in Yellow Millet Town for covert cooperation. But first, he needed an alt account to distance himself.
Seeing Yuan Zhu furrow his brows with a shifting expression, lost in thought, Manager Xie, unwilling to be tied to ‘illegally communicating with outer domain Nightmare evil gods,’ planned to take his leave.
At this moment, Yuan Zhu snapped back and was quite interested in the other’s earlier words: “Manager Xie, I have a few more small questions. You said you don’t understand the power to interfere with and alter ‘dreams.’ So, you or the Dream Chasing Tower behind you—what is the foundation for standing in Yellow Millet Town? What power allows shuttling between the outside world and Dreamland? And why open a restaurant?”
Confirming Yuan Zhu was a newbie ignorant of common sense and a newcomer condensing Soul Crystal, and considering his excessively young soul state and solid Holy Church background, he decided to explain more.
This young man so enthusiastic about ‘contacting outer domain Nightmare dimensions’—he guessed the youth was eager to achieve merit, had some trump card, and wanted to do something big, using Holy Light to hunt, purify, and refine an ‘outer domain Nightmare evil demon’?
Offending such a reckless, death-defying Holy Church prodigy was unwise—better to be polite and answer all questions.
“For a safe dream like Yellow Millet Town, with extremely perfected structure, environment, and rules, entry difficulty is very low. Ordinary people just need intact soul structure, healthy mental state, and one bottle of Yellow Millet Echo to visit. Even for mortals, for us ability users wielding supernatural power and stronger mental power, mastering a skill fitting ourselves allows easy entry without Yellow Millet Echo.”
“This Yellow Millet Town hides multiple complete defense measures. So ordinary ability users, as long as not marked by Dreamland as ‘dangerous, evil, polluting, hostile faction…’ etc., and after one entry completing mental wave matching level, can travel back and forth by strength.”
“If the ability user’s supernatural system leans more toward ‘mental side,’ like Young Master Yuan, then acting in Dreamland is like adding wings to a tiger, with extra blessings and buffs. For Nightmare School scholars, it’s home ground on home ground. The power behind me is a commercial deity whose hotel business spans Spirit Layer. We Dream Chasing Tower expanded business to Yellow Millet Town to make money, expand commercial brand, gain more client connections, solely to enhance the ‘deity’s’ influence…”
A commercial deity controlling chain hotels?
Yuan Zhu instantly thought of his own Mao Mao King, which was precisely a manufacturing deity controlling luxury children’s wear!
At this point, he understood Dream Chasing Tower’s existence form. The other might not be a supernatural group mastering ‘dream power,’ but likely had the ability to manipulate ‘dreams’; otherwise, they wouldn’t expand business into Yellow Millet Town.
Even Mao Mao King hadn’t sold clothes in dreams.
If Children’s Wear God placed its commercial territory in Nightmare Bubble Layer, then this Chain Hotel God had its foundation in Spirit Layer + Yellow Millet Town.
Yuan Zhu: “Is the deity behind Dream Chasing Tower an Anti-Law Demon God?”
Manager Xie shook his head: “I’m unclear on Anti-Law God; I haven’t seen the deity sign Anti-Law Contracts with mortals. The deity is a genuine Commercial Deity. Actually, this Yellow Millet Town has countless jade buildings and houses numerous commercial deities.”
Yuan Zhu countered: “Aren’t all commercial deities Anti-Law Gods?”
“There is overlap. Commercial Deities can be Anti-Law God Demons or not. Commercial God and Industrial God share origins, even overlapping. But some Commercial Deities abandon Industrial God Kingdom, choosing the Anti-Law Demon Path for rapid divine power increase, retaining only brand divine duty, divinity, divine power, deriving a brand new form.”
Yuan Zhu realized: “Oh, I get it. Physical industry gods and virtual economy gods!”
Industrial, commercial, anti-law—the three were deeply entangled, overlapping but not completely.
“Any other questions?”
Yuan Zhu shook his head: “Not for now, thank you sir for answering my questions. If I have business cooperation in the future, I’ll prioritize working with you.”
“Deal. Shall I arrange the banquet venue for you now?”
Yuan Zhu nodded: “Start now. I need 33 independent seats, prepare standard food.”
Manager Xie enthusiastically said: “Yellow Millet Town’s dream projection overlaps with the northern humid zone on New Continent West Coast. Present World is currently daytime—do you need us to provide special service to pull your banquet guests into the dream?”
Yuan Zhu confidently replied: “No need, I can handle it.”
Last time he entered Dreamland, anchored by Tiger Demon’s faith, he pulled 33 Wish Association members in Running scope into the dream, essentially reorganizing this collapsing underground organization.
But now, three days apart and one should look anew. Tiger Demon not only had soaring personal strength and sharper grasp of its bound ‘faith’; it had also opened a ‘dream embryo’ in Shadow Domain. Though without Nightmare Power mastery, it had learned the usage method.
At this moment, he could fully borrow Dream Chasing Tower’s combined power with Yellow Millet Town to mobilize a mere ‘banquet hall’ (temporary collateral), manipulate the dream, follow these faith lines, and pull his employees (believers) into the dream.
…
In Running Present World, in various companies, pharmacies, dance halls, theaters…, one after another instructor who had signed contracts with White Feather Wish Association, later inherited and controlled by Tiger Demon, and granted Holy Cough Blessing by Yuan Zhu, suddenly felt drowsiness; some felt their inner ‘Holy Cough’ slightly heat up, chest warming, reminding of the drowsiness’s source.
Soon, some made excuses to clock out early and go home; some found secluded safe spots to feign sleep…
In broad daylight, faint streams of light descended upon the city that never sleeps, blurry phantoms gradually coalescing into real human forms behind the seat tables.
The familiar scene replayed: some excited with anticipation; others fearful and uncertain, feeling unable to escape the ‘unknown new cult leader’s’ clutches, hearts filled with pessimism and misery.
“Greetings, Cult Leader!”、”Seen Cult Leader!”、”Hello, Cult Leader!”…
Seeing the masked cult leader, the believer instructors politely greeted one after another.
Having bid farewell to the plastic families of Animal Husbandry Village, the minions of Taixi Small Fry Merchant Group came online again, ensuring Yuan Zhu was no longer alone—wherever he went, he was someone superior to others.
