Please ask the dream.

Chapter 73 Maybe? Maybe.

Feng Xue, who had been shopping in the Interlaced Dream, left the store contentedly. Although it was a pity that he still had 6 benefits left to spend, everyone should always have some dreams. What if he got another unlocking ticket later?
While thinking in his mind, Feng Xue saw the last node of the fourth floor, and it was just as he expected [what he wished for].

[Is a wish without hope really worth fulfilling? ]

A line of text that had appeared many times flashed by, and the scene in front of him changed. As his vision gradually became clear, Feng Xue's brows suddenly frowned.

This is a rather bleak composition. A young man in a somewhat tattered military uniform is looking into the distance, and several people who look like civilians are stuffing a basket of things into his hands.

This should have been a heartwarming picture of the military and civilians as one family, but it was covered with a thick haze due to the deliberately dimmed background and the slightly numb expressions.

At this time, the text responsible for the explanation finally arrived -

[The war is over. Although you expected it, you still felt a little desperate when you received the order. When the local civilians heard the news of your departure, they sent you gifts. But looking at those sad faces, you felt depressed...]

【You received a basket of eggs (white).】

Name: A basket of eggs

Category: Survival support

Quality: White ordinary

Effect: +10 sanity

Note: When the troops were withdrawing from the front line, the locals gave the soldiers a basket of eggs, not because the soldiers were loved, but because they knew that even if they didn't give it away, it would be searched away by Hongying's soldiers.

……

Looking at the notes on the collection, Feng Xue's original intention to complain got stuck in his throat, and for a moment there was only silence.

The picture gradually turned black, and the text on the changed layer reappeared -

[Under the dark night, the light of the stars weaves a way home for you. At this moment, there is no need to say more. ]

Seeing the name of the fifth level [Midnight Homecoming], Feng Xue felt a little touched. At this level, the three options that appeared before him were all turning points of fate.

"It seems that the first node of the fifth floor must be the turning point of fate... Is it an ending option?"

Feng Xue, who was in a bad mood, didn't think much about it and clicked on the node directly.

[Are you looking at the starry sky or the earth? Here, you will have an important choice. 】

"..." As the words that seemed to allude to the immortal poem flashed before his eyes, the scene unfolded. At this time, "he" was standing in the queue, surrounded by a group of dejected soldiers.

At this time, there is no extra text, only two options -

[1. Soldiers must obey orders.]

[2. Soldiers should die on the battlefield (requires [bloodstained defense map]).]

At this moment, whether out of the wishes of his predecessor or his own hope, Feng Xue longed to choose option 2, but he had never seen the item called [Bloody Defense Map].

Feng Xue, who had no smoking habit in either his previous life or this life, suddenly felt like lighting a cigarette. He sighed silently, but still had to light one.

No items were obtained, nor were there any extra prompts. Everything seemed to speak of the helplessness of this option.

Feng Xue was roughly aware of what was going to happen next, but he still chose to click on the next node that had already displayed the content.

【Safe corner】

"How can it be unsafe?" Feng Xue felt resentful when he thought of the basket of eggs. It's not that he had much empathy for his predecessor or Qingyun, but it's just that the Qingyun language spoken by the Hongying Army with a strong colonel tone and the note about a basket of eggs triggered some kind of PTSD in his DNA.

Clicking on the node, a cell appeared in front of me. However, compared with the single room in the Hive Prison, this one looked simple and narrow. At this moment, the options appeared in front of me - [You were sent to the military court for murdering two Hongying nobles. After the trial, you were sentenced to autumn execution. Before being taken to the Hive Prison, you can enjoy a quiet time. ]

"Haha, murder? Killing the enemy commander on the battlefield is called murder?"

Looking at the three options of [Rest], [Meditation], and [Reading], Feng Xue found them very annoying.

However, he eventually suppressed his seemingly affected mental state and looked at the options with the mentality of a "player".

The [Training] and [Entertainment] in the last safe corner have disappeared, replaced by [Meditation] and [Reading]. Although they seem to be replacements, they seem a little different if you think about it carefully.

After thinking about it, he decided not to choose the rest option which seemed the most useless, and instead chose meditation which was closer to training.

[Even though you were imprisoned, you did not stop improving yourself. You gained improvement through meditation, Dream +5]

I saw that I had gained 4 points of Legacy by passing the fourth level, and the Dream which already had 6 points. I was kind of hoping that this broken cheat code could give me another store resupply before the final node.

But he obviously forgot that as the fog dissipated, the third node of the fifth floor was an [Unexpected Encounter].

"Tsk." Feng Xue let out a light "tsk." But he was not surprised. From previous experience, the previous choice would affect the subsequent process. Now that he had already been brought to the military court, it would be basically impossible for him to encounter any battles in the future, not to mention shops. Instead of hoping for these, it would be better to look forward to another [Enlightenment in Longchang].

Clicking on the node, the same words of fate came up again, but this time, Feng Xue frowned, because he found that he was sitting in a very dim room.

There were no windows in the room and the lights were deliberately dimmed. He sat on a not-so-soft sofa, and in front of him, across a coffee table, sat a person hiding in the shadows whose gender was difficult to discern.

Unlike previous unexpected encounters, no text popped up this time. Both parties remained silent. For a moment, the only sound in the room was slight breathing.

At this moment, Feng Xue even thought that this was a battle node disguised as an unexpected encounter, but when he wanted to take action, he was trapped in place by the feeling as if he was trapped in amber.

Fortunately, this awkward atmosphere that seemed to be stuck did not last too long, and the person in front of him finally spoke -

"Your case has caused a big stir. Now the whole country is protesting. This is the third large-scale march in the capital."

"Is it useful?" Feng Xue did not speak, but a brief question full of sarcasm came out of his mouth.

The man in front of him shook his head and sighed:
"We are fighting on three fronts. Even if we have the upper hand in the Rainbow Cherry battlefield, we won't be able to win quickly. Those cowards have already reached a deal with Shinra in private. They think that as long as they can stabilize the Rainbow Cherry, they can focus on dealing with the Star Ring..."

"That's enough nonsense. You came to see a dying man like me. You must have some other purpose, right?" Feng Xue spoke uncontrollably again. The man just shook his head and took out a small box and put it on the coffee table, saying:

"We are in a very passive situation now. If we can't end the battle as soon as possible, we will be dragged to death. However, under the national public opinion, those cowards will probably compromise in the end and change the autumn execution to a suspended death sentence, and then make some arrangements..."

Feng Xue felt more and more uncomfortable listening to the man's words. Sure enough, at this moment, this body spoke again:

"I can't die, then what?"

"Nothing can be changed. We should surrender when necessary and cede land when necessary. As for whether Xinghuan can win the war and what they will do after the war... hehe."

The man spread his hands, but "Feng Xue" reached out and picked up the small box on the table.

"Are you sure this will work?"

"Maybe……"

"Maybe?"

"Maybe."

At this point, the screen suddenly went dark. Feng Xue did not make any choice, but just watched a CG from the first person perspective. Then, a familiar result popped up -

[You obtained a poison pill (red)].

(End of this chapter)