My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 12 Dream Mechanism
High-rise buildings stand tall, and gray smoke fills the air, causing people to cough.

Although the dream world hasn't developed an electronics and information industry, and regards creations like mobile phones as divine artifacts, it still has some industrial elements with a steampunk style...

These industries, of course, cannot be expected to engage in any environmental protection practices.

"Then charge... wait!" Chu Zhu had only run about a hundred meters when she suddenly stopped, flexed her wrists, and her expression changed. "My body..."

After a slight hesitation, Chu Zhu began to run again, light and swift as the wind, cutting through the streets. Fast, incredibly fast!
"As expected!" Chu Zhu stopped in front of the bank without panting. "My physical abilities are even stronger than in the real world."

"This powerful feeling is somewhat similar to the sensation of my muscles swelling wildly when I fell into that pool of unknown origin before!"

If the average physical fitness of ordinary people in the real world is one, then Chu Zhu's physical fitness in the real world can be described as two.

So, in yesterday's dream, the physical condition when I finally fell into the pool could be described as five or even higher.

And now, even after the reset, his physical fitness level is still able to be maintained at five or even higher.

"...The mechanism of dreams! Is it that only a small portion of the power can be brought back to reality?" Chu Zhu pondered. He glanced deeply at the bank, then turned and ran.

Chu Zhu has figured it out; he's not going to honestly rob a bank again.

soon.

He arrived at the city gate.

Since I wasn't carrying any goods, I was allowed to leave the city for free. Then, following the route I had memorized yesterday, I sped off...

……

"This physical condition...it's even more outrageous than a horse's!" Chu Zhu exclaimed, looking at the three towering peaks before him. It was only noon; the group with the dog-masked mask should have already been arrested by the Commandery...

This is more than one or two times faster than the same time yesterday.
With practiced ease, Chu Zhu climbed up the vines at an absurdly fast speed, as if walking on flat ground.

"Let me see if my guess is true!" Chu Zhu stared at the sinkhole in front of him and jumped down again without hesitation.

The familiar feeling of falling.

"four, five, six……"

A familiar time.

This time, Chu Zhu tried his best to sense it, and he seemed to feel... that he had passed through a thin membrane.

"?"

Beautiful crystals, beautiful clouds, dazzling light.

No matter how many times Chu Zhu watched it, she would always be full of praise.

"So, this cloud, could it really be the radiation cloud that popped up when I was checking the AI ​​yesterday?"

Strictly speaking, a radiation cloud is not actually a real concept. Radiation is obviously invisible to the naked eye... The so-called radiation cloud is theoretically a dust cloud formed by various substances that were evaporated at high temperatures after the Big Bang, carrying radiation with them.

These clouds are incredibly destructive... but they obviously can't be very beautiful.

The beautiful clouds in front of me look like they've stepped out of a science fiction novel.

As he continued to fall, Chu Zhu desperately reached out and slapped a cloud. The moment his arm brushed against the cloud, he felt a stinging pain. He stared intently, calmly watching his arm swell little by little.

The blood vessels beneath the skin, like pebbles, pulsated vibrantly on the surface. The skin quickly transformed from a gleaming, jade-like texture to one of bronze and iron.

"I should have realized it sooner!"

The changes didn't just happen in the arms.

However, because his physique was stronger than before, the magnitude of this mutation was smaller and the speed was slower.

Chu Zhu sighed softly. With all his might in observing... perhaps also due to his stronger physique and enhanced eyesight than before, he saw the true face of the pool before falling in...

It was a pool of water with no visible edges and no bottom!
Perhaps because of the insufficient light, it appeared entirely black. "Thump!"

A familiar voice sounded.

"Warning, gamma radiation levels are too high..."

My brain gradually became cloudy.

Chu Zhu tried his best to open his mouth and ask, "What kind of AI are you?" However, at this moment, he felt as if he were drunk, his mind was in complete chaos, and he uttered some things that he himself did not understand.

Consciousness gradually faded into eternal slumber.

"...No, how can I die like this?"

then……

Everything is turning around!

The clear chirping of birds came from outside the window.

Like a drowning person suddenly emerging from the water, Chu Zhu abruptly propped himself up, gasping for breath, his eyes glazed over. After a while, he finally came to his senses and struggled to get off the bed.

It was still a small room, but it was neat and clean.

The sounds of pedestrians and shouts came from outside the window...

and also……

The familiar sound of splashing water, and the bald old man's cursing.

……

"This feeling is really something!" Chu Zhu splashed cold water on her face, trying to clear her mind a little.

Compared to waking up in the real world and resetting, this direct reset, while feasible, would worsen a person's overall condition...

I still went out of the house.

Clearly, because he had taken a break, the people he encountered when he went out this time were completely different from the last time.

"My body hasn't gotten stronger this time!" Chu Zhu clenched his fists, his mind racing.

Even though I was exposed to radiation the same way, why didn't it get stronger this time...? Or is it that radiation only gets stronger the first time you're exposed to it?
"This is really a headache! And this time, we didn't even manage to connect with the AI ​​that's suspected to be artificial intelligence..."

Where can we get an explanation?

Chu Zhu pondered, realizing there were only two possibilities. One was the official channels, or more precisely, the Military Commandery, since the Commandery was currently comprised entirely of extraordinary individuals. Although it wasn't yet certain whether they had become extraordinary due to radiation…

However, there is no doubt that they have the means to become even stronger!
Another direction...

"Go cooperate with the dog-headed man again and steal the key..." Chu Zhu clenched his fist. He thought for a long time and realized that he might die as soon as he went in because he didn't go through the main entrance! Maybe he should just honestly take the key and find the main entrance, but he didn't know how long it would take.

However, this method is reliable—after all, using this method, we might be able to enter that ancient ruin relatively normally and communicate with the AI ​​that doesn't seem to be broken, thus resolving many doubts!

suddenly.

Chu Zhu stopped abruptly, his brows furrowing as he looked at the Yang family's pancake shop in the distance.

Different from last time.

This time, although there were still many people gathered in front, it seemed that they were not buying sesame cakes.

Instead, they were surrounding two people—two men dressed in white robes and wearing small white caps!

(End of this chapter)