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Chapter 1559 Final Chapter: Crossing the Sea [37]: "Lessons from the Past".

Smoke still drifted from the chimneys, and fine rain fell.

The eaves resembled collapsed, stacked stone tablets, and the townspeople were on the verge of death.

Looking north, a figure in a flowing white robe was staring at the culprit, the lucky star Hui Zi. Suddenly, Hui Zi's purplish-red eyes changed, transforming from their previous coldness and ruthlessness into a pair of calm, lake-like eyes.

...Could it be a new Dream Patrol family? Bei Wang warily raised his palm, pointing it at the girl in front of him.

"Looking north, I'll make this short. I'm Su Ming'an," Hui Zi said. "I have something I'd like to ask you."

“…?” Bei Wang was stunned, his hand frozen in mid-air.

"You're a genius, Beiwang."

"...?" Bei Wang tilted his head, as if a question mark was appearing above his head.

"Being able to fall asleep peacefully under any circumstances, or even to sleep while sleeping, is something that not everyone can do."

"...Hmm." Although he didn't know what was going on, Bei Wang nodded and accepted the compliment. Suddenly, Bei Wang asked, "What's the name of your immortal talisman?"

Su Ming'an reacted quickly: "Transfer the target, create a new one."

"Hmm." Bei Wang nodded, seemingly accepting for the time being that Su Ming'an was indeed the person in question.

“Logically speaking, a place based on ‘dreams’ is extremely compatible with you. You’ve been dreaming for so long, have you ever had a strange dream?” Su Ming’an asked.

"Strange, a dream?" Bei Wang thought for a moment: "Cotton candy was walking on the ground. Witches were having a cat's cradle contest. Cars were flying in the sky. I also dreamed that we were in a classroom, and you were the cooking teacher..."

“Not like that.” Su Ming’an hadn’t expected Bei Wang’s dream to be so vivid. He described it as, “It was a deep purple dream, with flying whales, flowing streams, and many people walking around in it…”

He hadn't realized the Lord of Dreams was so crucial before, but now that he thought about it, since it's called the "Lord of Dreams" and not something like the "Lord of Eyes" or the "Lord of Vision," it must be related to dreams. To say that Bei Wang is the best sleeper in the world would be too immodest, but with his profession, he's definitely among the best. Besides Bei Wang, Yue Yue is also a suitable candidate, but she hasn't had contact with the Lord of Dreams, perhaps due to her higher dimension.

“I’ve had tens of thousands of dreams. The kind you’re talking about, I’ve had more than ten,” Bei Wang said. “However, I hardly remember what happened in those dreams.”

Su Ming'an opened his eyes wide.

...You remember all ten thousand dreams?

He suddenly understood why, in the "Book of the World," only the dialogue with Beiwang was "unobservable"—because it was directly related to the Lord of Dreams.

"Aren't you surprised that you keep having the same dream?"

Bei Wang looked back at him, as if to say, "What's so strange about this?"

He dreamed of witches, dancers, and mechanics, and even if he only had these dreams once, he would record their appearances after waking up.

"Life is nothing more than a journey back and forth between dreams and reality," Bei Wang said. "Sleep is going out. Waking up is returning."

Looking into his eyes, which seemed veiled in mist, Su Ming'an suddenly had a thought: "Can you take me there? To that dream."

Logically, this is a fantasy; it's impossible for two people to share the same dream. Yet, Bei Wang reached out without hesitation, like a child who believes in miracles and fairy tales, and uttered the words:

"Try it."

Su Ming'an grasped Bei Wang's hand, his icy eyes quickly dimming before slowly closing, falling asleep remarkably fast. Su Ming'an himself was also exhausted, and soon closed his eyes as well.

At this moment, a female villager stood up from the ground, looking around: "Su Ming'an! Su Ming'an?"

It was Siber who had come along with them. She looked at the two people lying on the ground and sighed, "How could they just fall asleep like that... Oh well, at least I came along."

After speaking, she drew her broadsword, which resembled a bright red spear, and stood guard beside the two of them.

……

Su Ming'an opened his eyes.

Under a blue-pink sky, the dreamscape is vast, filled with flowing, wondrous scenes: jellyfish with long tails, fish swimming head to tail, and birds sleeping in soft sand.

He stood in the flowing stream, with the white-haired youth beside him, his shoulders adorned with starlight.

...They really got in.

Su Ming'an immediately became alert; it couldn't be that simple.

He noticed that Bei Wang's expression suddenly became hazy, as if he were dreaming, and he became unresponsive when called.

No wonder Bei Wang said he didn't remember what happened in his dream; it turned out he was indeed dreaming. Su Ming'an, however, was fully conscious.

The two men's movements did not attract much attention; the area was relatively empty and not crowded.

Su Ming'an deliberately passed by some people, listening to the conversations of these sober individuals.

“…Great! If I can recall a few more memories, I can redeem the ‘Dragon King Godly Tycoon System’,” one of the young men in a painted shirt exclaimed excitedly.

"...That thing is an entropy-increasing device developed by the Koso civilization, right? It allows people to earn several times more money while spending it. I don't think it's very reliable. We should just use magic to create money directly." A young man in a robe with three eyes waved his hand.

“…White-robed man, I’m from the scientific world. I can’t use magic, so I can only use this scientific system to skirt around things.” The young man in the shirt shrugged helplessly. “Unlike you, you can summon any magic you want.”

“…Sigh.” A simply dressed girl sighed, “No one is as miserable as me. My ‘People’s Representative Lucky Koi System’ is severely restricted. It’s still only good for slapping the faces of old ladies in the village. It occasionally produces a few eggs, but I haven’t met a fallen general who suits my taste yet.”

"...With this ability, why expect a handsome general? Isn't it better to be independent and self-reliant? Isn't it better to be a strong female lead?" said another person who looked like an urban woman. She had bull horns and looked like an animal in human form.

"...Oh dear, the limitations of this era are too great. I'm not some superhuman strongman, nor do I have any powerful 'mind-eavesdropping system.' Right now, all I can do is make eggs, and borrow whatever I can. If any of you are from an advanced civilization, then send me some planet-destroying cannons or something, and I'll be invincible immediately." The simple-looking girl spread her hands, her eyes fixed on the other life forms.

"...Ahem, if I were to actually give it to you, your world would be thrown into complete chaos, entropy would skyrocket, and the Lord of Dreams would be the first to hold me accountable." A gray-brown machine replied, "We can only communicate here under certain restrictions."

"...So, at least I have more initiative than the 'Good Pregnancy System,' right? That person called Beef Sauce gained her status by having 108 children, which was her choice, but I really can't use it," the simple-looking girl said.

"...The 'check-in system' developed by the Florian civilization is also very simple and brainless. As long as a person arrives at a location, they can check in and receive items." A colorful hexagonal voice spoke, its mouth resembling fine gears.

"...That's not very safe. Simply recording the coordinates of one's own civilization in exchange for sign-in rewards seems more like a conspiracy by the Florian civilization. They only need to drop some everyday items to gain access to the sign-iners' worlds." Another white, jelly-like object wriggled, making a sticky sound.

Su Ming'an's gaze swept over the group of strange and unusual creatures.

A single life represents a civilization, an era.

Rovasa's "golden finger" was indeed distributed by the World Tree, but its source was surprisingly here. Hui Zi's Koi Lucky Star System is clearly similar to that of the simple girl.

The "golden finger" (or "cheat code") may seem like a gift from heaven, but in reality, they can all be traced back to their origins. They are all tools created by other civilizations using information gaps. Through this transit station, they appear in other lower-level civilizations and become something like a "miracle".

"Hey, have you guys heard?" At this moment, the young man in the shirt lowered his voice and said, "The Lord of Dreams has been paying special attention to a certain civilization lately."

"You mean Rovasa?" The horned woman clearly recognized this world: "It's a household name. This civilization is extremely prestigious and unique. The World Game is currently based here."

"You mean that cosmic organ world game!" The plain-looking girl covered her mouth in surprise. "I heard it's extremely dangerous. Will it come to my world?"

"You were born too late. The World Game has already been there." The three-eyed mage, who had lived a long and storied life, said calmly. "Your civilization is called Terra Star, the Eastern Civilization World. It has already been perfectly saved, so the cosmic organ responsible for entropy reduction will not go there a second time."

"Where is it perfect? ​​There are still a lot of problems. Does the absence of a devastating crisis mean perfection? There are still many people living in dire straits. The conflict between the underground army and the regular army has never been resolved. There will always be people being shot while holding manuscripts, people will always spend their lives pulling and selling carts, and people will always die of illness on the street with pipes in their hands." The simple girl sighed.

Her speech had sounded naive and innocent at first, but now it was revealing a hint of vision.

"Who knows how perfection is judged? It's probably just that the exciting ups and downs of your civilization have come to an end, and it's about to enter a period of unchanging, normal development." The young man in the shirt coughed.

Suddenly, he looked around, leaned down, and lowered his voice: "...Do you know? Actually, among us awakened ones, there are players from the World Game. And the civilization that the Lord of Dreams has been concerned about has the most powerful person in the World Game. By the way, Xiao Caiyi, your civilization was saved by him. He is your historical commander, 'Su Mosheng'."

"Ah, it's him..." The plain-looking girl covered her mouth. This name was well-known in her civilization and was the most glorious page in the history book.

During the chaotic period of warlord conflicts, this person suddenly appeared with other extraordinary individuals, regulated officialdom, developed weaponry, resisted invasions, vigorously banned opium, and restored order to that murky and corrupt era.

Unfortunately, after saving everything, this man soon disappeared with a group of insightful people, and that golden age gradually faded away. To this day, people still talk about its glory in teahouses and streets. People say that the Nationalist government betrayed him and assassinated him.

"His real name is Su Ming'an, right? Many of us know him," Jelly said stickily.

"It's a pity he's not a conscious one. How strange, he's so powerful, yet he's not a conscious one?" The mechanical screen flickered, as if its eyes were moving.

“Actually, I have a feeling that the Lord of Dreams, though seemingly randomly selected from different civilizations, must actually meet certain conditions. Do you think the Lord of Dreams gathered us here really to escape the pursuit and annihilation of the End of All Things?” The three-eyed youth stroked his chin.

"Ahem." The young man in the shirt said seriously, "Don't say anything strange, the Lord will hear you."

The group shut their mouths and remained silent.

Su Ming pretended to be taking a stroll, but in reality, he was eavesdropping.

These people spoke at an ordinary level. Even so, they were chosen by the Lord of Dreams to be the awakened ones, given the opportunity to exchange for a cheat code, and become the "protagonists" of their civilization.

And she herself seemed to be quite famous among the lucid ones. Now it seemed that the lucid ones and the dream patrollers were intersecting, the former belonging to the Lord of Dreams, and the latter to the Supreme Lord. Like this girl possessing Hui Zi, she was both a lucid one and a dream patroller.

Just then, a figure walked across the stream and stopped in front of Su Ming'an.

It was a young man with white hair, dark green eyes, and slightly long sideburns. He held a pot of tea in his hand and looked at Su Ming'an: "Little Lucky Star?"

Su Ming'an's eyes moved slightly.

—Lu Shen!
Lu Shen, who once wrote "The Death of the Butterfly" in a very flamboyant way in the first level of the Disciple Game, disappeared after Lu Shu completely took control of the body, but then appeared in the dream.

Those green eyes leaned closer and whispered in Su Ming'an's ear, "...How did it go? Little Lucky Star, did you successfully win over Su Ming'an?"

Su Ming'an's eyes flickered.

Seeing Su Ming'an's reaction, Lü Shen frowned slightly: "Not yet? Is the Lucky Koi System that difficult to use?" He turned his head: "It's a pity that the Favorability Strategy System is in Tian Ying's hands. She clearly set Su Ming'an as a seven-star strategy character, but she actually gave up. She should really give you that cheat code."

Is it Shi Ying?
Su Ming'an reminisces about this girl.

Her actions were extremely cautious, her eyes only on money, and she didn't seem like a sane person. In other words, although the Lord of Dreams granted her the cheat abilities, he couldn't interfere with the distribution of cheat abilities within the World Tree.

"After successfully winning over Su Ming'an, do you really have to do that to him?" Su Ming'an probed for information.

“It’s not like we’re going to kill or torture him, it’s just about making him a sober person,” Lu Shen said. “If he doesn’t become a sober person, he’ll be a hidden danger.”

...It seems that being a sober person is not necessarily a good thing.

Su Ming'an nodded, half believing and half doubting. Who knew if Lu Shen's words were deliberately said to him?

Furthermore, Hui Zi seemed quite rebellious, never approaching Su Ming'an from beginning to end, and appeared to have no intention of completing the mission. However, even if she tried, she would be driven away by this stubborn and unyielding approach. The true way to gain Su Ming'an's trust is not through a beautiful appearance or ingratiating manners, but through a pure soul and genuine love.

"You told me to conquer the world, why don't you conquer it yourself?" Su Ming'an mimicked the tone.

"..." Lu Shen's eyes widened.

"Besides, Tianyu also has a cheat ability, and so do Shuidaochuan and Bairan." Su Ming'an pointed out the others, wanting to know if they were also involved.

“Mizushima Kawakami... The Lord said he plans to bring her in soon, since she has desires and weaknesses,” said Lu Shen.

...Mizushima Sora is not currently a conscious person.

Su Ming'an thought for a moment and continued to probe, "I'm afraid she won't do things according to your plan."

Lu Shen shook his head: "She will, her sister is here."

……what?
Just as Su Ming'an was about to ask a question, he suddenly looked up and felt a suction force coming from around him. The sky seemed to become more colorful and magnificent, as if the colors of a rainbow were about to leap out.

"...!"

Some of the people who were still talking fell silent at the same time, covered their mouths, and looked into the distance.

At the end of the deep purple expanse, a figure appeared.

It resembles a towering mountain peak, or a deep abyss; it has no human form, but is like liquid.

Millions of eyes, like stars, emerged from the distance and looked over, focusing on Su Ming'an in an instant, as if a spotlight had suddenly shone on him.