Chapter 323 : Chapter 323

Chapter 323: The Other Side of the Underground City

Bang bang bang

A knock echoed, but as I expected, there was no one in Big Sis Bai's room.

Speaking of which, this underground city isn't that big, right?

Big Sis Bai has been going out every day these past few days, I wonder what she's looking at.

But this is just like how Big Sis Bai doesn't understand what I'm busy with; I also don't understand what she's doing.

Maybe... it's related to her project.

Besides cramming knowledge about Runology and spells, the most important thing for Big Sis Bai is naturally her project.

Sighing slightly, I didn't plan to give up.

With a wave of my hand, a complex rune ritual flowed, forming an exquisite casting ritual.

This was a spell I learned while deconstructing spellbooks from Big Sis Bai's vast collection, a spell... that searches for a specific target within a certain range.

Although this was a non-aggressive spell, the structure of the spell ritual was extremely complicated.

Because its effect was too convenient, the price for the convenience of the spell's effect was that the casting of the spell ritual had to be done slowly.

If this were a spellbook, casting would only take a few seconds, but I was casting this with my bare hands, and I couldn't even use my Magic Power Source for bare-handed casting, so it was much slower.

"Hmm... in this direction."

I looked at the very simple and clear directional arrow generated by the spell and understood where Big Sis Bai was headed.

Following the direction of the arrow, I once again walked onto the streets of the underground city.

Even though I had been in this underground city for many days, I hadn't had much time to walk around here and see the scenery.

My route was very fixed, and the most out-of-the-way I'd been was just accompanying the Fool's Dream home.

And now I had come to a completely unfamiliar district.

In the dome of the underground city, the Earth Vein that ran through the top layer and the ground emitted a soft light, and this Earth Vein was the most natural source of light in the underground city.

And the artificial facilities that covered the Earth Vein... I originally thought they were built to develop the Earth Vein's energy, but now I understood that they were to block the light emitted by the Earth Vein to simulate night.

Of course, the base of the underground city's use of Earth Vein energy was indeed excellent, I didn't deny this point.

However, the more I walked in this direction, the more the surrounding environment shocked me.

I thought the road from my residence to the base was the most realistic portrayal of the underground city: a high level of technology enjoying the lowest standard of living.

This reminded me of what Ninglan Qiuyue told me back then, that most of the people living here were basically the families of scholars and researchers who used to work at the base.

I thought that with such high knowledge, their descendants should be the same, at worst they should be considered little geniuses.

I didn't expect it to be a genetic mutation.

The people here lowered my cognitive bottom line even further.

Once upon a time, I thought such scenes could only be seen in jokes on the internet, but now they were right in front of me.

Even the street thugs here were well-off.

There were more homeless people.

Looking at the dilapidated tents on the roadside, you could tell that was the home of some unknown homeless person here.

They walked around, and the trash cans were their source of income.

The skinny homeless people didn't even have the right to rummage through the trash cans.

There were too many homeless people here, and I seemed to understand a little why it would cause such a big controversy back then when the Fool's Dream, who were also outsiders, had a place to live, even if it was just a small house, which might even have to accommodate a dozen or even dozens of Fool's Dream.

I felt that I wasn't in an underground city with such a high level of extraordinary technological development, but in a slum.

I could even see excrement on the roadside.

Here, they didn't even build public toilets with the public mechanical cleaners made with extraordinary skills.

"Strange... why does Big Sis Bai wander around here every day?"

I ignored the prying eyes from the dark corners and looked around.

But I didn't see Big Sis Bai's figure.

I fiddled with the guidance spell, wanting to see if it was broken.

And just then, a slender finger tapped my shoulder.

This sudden touch startled me, but when I turned around, I saw a familiar face.

"Big... Big Sis Bai? Phew, you scared me."

"Did I scare you? What? Did Little Han do something guilty?"

A smile appeared on Big Sis Bai's face at this moment, I don't know if it was because she had met the person she was missing or for some other reason.

"No, how could I do something guilty?"

I subconsciously reviewed my recent memories in my mind, and after confirming that there was really nothing, my confidence grew.

"By the way, Big Sis Bai, why are you here? There's nothing good to see here."

I moved closer to Big Sis Bai and walked side by side with her, then asked curiously.

"How can there be nothing good to see here? Experiencing the various states of the human world is also a part of cultivation."

"Cultivation? What is Big Sis Bai cultivating? State of mind?"

"Something similar. You can also call it experience. Many things can only be experienced differently from one's own fantasies after seeing and trying them more. Perhaps this is one of the joys of life."

"Then there's no need to be here, right? Aren't you really afraid of getting dirty here?"

I scanned the area and said.

"Whether it's dirty or not doesn't matter. But Little Han, did you come to find me for something specific?"

"Hehe, it's just that I haven't had a normal chat with Big Sis Bai for a few days. Today, I'm free, so I wanted to come and chat with Big Sis Bai."

"Oh? Are you done with the things you were busy with? I know you deliberately went to catch a Nightmare, you know."

"Huh... you even know this? I clearly didn't say..."

"But it doesn't mean I don't know. This kind of thing has spread far and wide in the underground city. Even if no name was mentioned, I could guess who did it, right?"

"Oh so that's why."

"Of course. But... you look like you have something to say. Just say it. If we continue talking, the topic will be led astray by me, you know?"

"You can even see that, haha. Big Sis Bai really knows me."

I scratched my head a little awkwardly and said with a smile.

In terms of chatting, I was still too young.

"Of course. Little Han, you really need to have more contact with others. Eloquence is also a very important thing for a person."

"I've tried my best. In the base, when I chatted and debated academic issues with those scholars, it was... very... harmonious..."

"Little Han, are you sure it was harmonious and not you fighting against a group of heroes alone?"

"Ah, this..."

I recalled the scene in the laboratory where all the scholars were rendered speechless by me... it couldn't be that bad, right?

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. Is Little Han going to share something interesting with me?"

"Oh... right, I almost got sidetracked again."

I quickly reacted and said seriously, "Um... that Ninglan Qiuyue came down and found me again today."

"Oh? Ninglan Qiuyue? What did she want from you?"

Bai Yu nodded, recalling the young girl who had brought them down.

"She told me about some of the recent events in Ninglan New City on the surface. It's quite interesting."

"Quite interesting? To get such an evaluation from you, then I really have to listen. To be honest, I'm also a little curious about what Ninglan New City is like now."

"The current Ninglan New City is probably in chaos. I heard that the City Lord we met in the meeting room back then actually turned to the Nightmare Demons at the most critical moment, using their power to deal with the Nightmares, and has already issued a warrant for us outsiders," I explained briefly to Big Sis Bai with a smile.

"Ah?"

Hearing this outcome, Bai Yu was instantly speechless.

All of this was happening too dramatically, wasn't it?

But Bai Yu also had many questions in her heart.

The development of all this was also very counter-intuitive.

"How did it turn out like this? Then wouldn't that mean..."

"Wouldn't what? We as outsiders would be at a disadvantage?"

"Yes," Bai Yu nodded and said.

"But what can be done about that? We can only blame the fact that the students of our various transcendent academies can't get along harmoniously and unite against a common enemy. After all, the humiliation of the previous Dream State Exchange Competition has not yet passed.

And those Nightmare Demons probably came prepared. This is not a situation that one or two of us can turn around."

"So, Little Han, you're just going to watch? Or do you actually have a plan, or you just don't care?"

"Plans change with the situation. But it's true that I don't care. If they don't suffer a little, they won't even know they're in a transcendent academy. Do they really think this is a kindergarten?"

"That's true. But Little Han, your tone... sounds like you're lecturing. Aren't you and they in the same year?"

"That means I'm more mature than them, at least in this aspect," I explained.

"Alright, alright, Little Han is more mature than them. But, I'm still very curious. Even if Ninglan New City joins forces with the Nightmare Demons, they shouldn't be able to threaten and issue a warrant for all the students, right? You know, this Sleeping Curse has affected many transcendent academies. Even if we can't interfere with reality, it's still very easy for them to cause trouble for Ninglan New City."

"That's right. I had the same reaction as Big Sis Bai back then. But... before I explain, I want to ask Big Sis Bai, do you know what would happen if we were to die in the dream right now?"

"Of course we would die... wait, we're in a dream..."

Bai Yu subconsciously said, but quickly reacted and realized something was wrong.

"Yes, we're in a dream, so we won't die. After death, we will revive again. This is equivalent to us being permanently trapped in the dream in a different way."

"But what does this have to do with Ninglan New City having the confidence to fight against us students who have mastered transcendent power?"

"Hehe there's some connection. I heard that the City Lord used the power of the Nightmare Demons to let some of the city guards' consciousness enter the dream. This is the basis of their courage to challenge us. They can also revive infinitely and cannot be killed. They have more people than us, and they are disciplined. It's a numerical steamroll."

"This... they can also..."

"Of course. We are human, and they are human too. Isn't Big Sis Bai very clear about this?"

"Yes..."

Bai Yu nodded and said, "But the fact that they are just ordinary people can't be changed, right? They are facing students who have mastered transcendent power. Have they also mastered something like Little Han's rewrite spell? Can they change their strength at will?"

"How is that possible? They don't have a cheating talent like mine. But..."

"But?"

"Yes, but they have mastered a means that is even more terrifying than my Dream Rewrite Spell," I said in a deep voice.

"What means?"

"Ninglan Qiuyue didn't describe it to me in detail. The general manifestation is that it can annihilate the soul-substance, which means that they have a way to completely kill us who are invincible in the dream."

"What?!"

"Hehe Big Sis Bai, your expression now is the same as when I first learned about it."

"Alright, Little Han, it's best not to joke about this kind of thing."

"I know, Big Sis Bai, I'm not joking. But... this can only possibly kill us. You know, couldn't we also possibly die in reality?"

"This... this is different."

"It's the same. It's even very fair, Big Sis Bai. Do you remember the two Nightmare Demons we killed? They died in the true sense of the word. We can kill them, and they can kill us. This is a fair contest. It's just that now, the development of the situation is leaning in the direction of the Nightmare Demons."

Hearing my explanation, Bai Yu was still a little worried.

Before, she knew nothing, but now that she knew, she felt a little anxious and uneasy in her heart.

"Don't worry, don't worry, why does Big Sis Bai look so worried? This kind of means is just to scare some inexperienced people. Why would Big Sis Bai be scared?"

"I'm afraid you'll get hurt. After all, damage to something as essential as the soul-substance is no small trouble."

"Big Sis Bai doesn't need to worry about this. I'm very strong, at least I'm very strong here. This is not arrogance, but absolute confidence. Big Sis Bai... are you tired of the environment here?"

"Why does Little Han ask that?"

"Because... I'm thinking of causing a big wave in Ninglan New City on the surface."

"Causing a big wave? Little Han, what earth-shattering thing are you going to do again?"

"Hehe no, no, it's just, don't you think that our transcendent academy side is at too much of a disadvantage right now? Maybe they need a little help. And... I also want Big Sis Bai to cooperate with me to try something new."

"Try something new? What is it?"

"Well don't you think that being stuck in the dream is too passive? That City Lord could even think of a way to come to the dream and stab me in the back. Then... why can't we... do the same? The reason that City Lord can treat us outsiders like this without any worries is because he's certain that we can't hurt him, while they have a way to mess with us, right?"

"You... Little Han, you mean?!"

"Yes, I have a general idea, so I want to borrow a certain spellbook from Big Sis Bai for a use."

"Which spellbook?"

"Hmm... the teleportation spell that anchors a spatial node."