All my hunting commissions come from another world?

"So what is the price, Your Excellency?"

Eileen didn't believe in free lunches, and Zhou Si's next words confirmed her belief.

"The price is that you will learn the truth about the world, and then fight for these people."

Zhou Si pointed to the ordinary people in the church behind him.

"The...truth of the world?"

The hunters pondered these words, a premonition rising within them that what they were about to hear would completely overturn their long-held beliefs.

And that's exactly what happened.

The superiors, dreams, curses—Zhou Si told the hunters everything about this world. The three old hunters fell silent, while the young executioner directly asked the question that had been bothering him.

"If all of this is just a dream, then what's the point of us doing all this?"

Alfred covered his face with his hands. If all of this was a dream, then what had he been persisting for all this time?

'Lord Logarius...'

He silently repeated the name of the person he admired in his heart, but this did not make him feel any better.

"You'll have to figure out the meaning for yourself, but before that, I've helped you all, so it's not too much for you to do me a favor, is it?"

Zhou Sichao and the other hunters smiled, but in the end, it was the crow hunter Eileen who stepped forward first.

"Those monsters will not set foot in the church."

After saying that, she left the room and walked towards the church gate.

"Let's go, Henrik."

Father Gascoigne grinned, nudged Henrik with the handle of his axe, and Henrik glared at him before following him out without a word.

Alfred remained silent for a moment, but ultimately decided to follow.

Although Alfred was still confused, his inner feelings prevented him from remaining truly indifferent.

After persuading the hunters, Zhou Si breathed a sigh of relief. It was fortunate that these hunters were relatively conscientious; otherwise, it wouldn't have looked good if he had to use force.

Zhou Si still preferred a more peaceful solution.

However, after converting three hunters at once, Zhou Si is now severely depleted. Keep in mind that he has barely eaten anything until now, and the energy he expended while clearing the path was also considerable.

A feeling of weakness crept over him at that moment.

Zhou Si lost her balance and fell backward.

But just as he was about to fall, a pair of strong arms caught him.

As soon as Azure Star entered the room, she caught Zhou Si steadily. Their heads were less than a few dozen centimeters apart, and Zhou Si could feel Azure Star's breathing.

"Are you OK?"

Azure Star's face was filled with worry. Zhou Si was the only person she could completely trust here, and he absolutely could not be allowed to get into trouble.

After a brief moment of dizziness, Zhou Si's vision returned, and Azure Star's exquisite face was right in front of him. Years of hunting seemed to have left no trace on that face.

This was the first time Zhou Si had been in such close contact with a member of the opposite sex, and his face instantly turned red.

"Do you feel warm?"

But Azure Star was clearly completely unaware of this; seeing Zhou Si's flushed face, she thought it was just from the heat.

So he simply picked him up and ran out.

Then, under the watchful eyes of dozens of people outside, Princess Azure Star carried Zhou Si and ran into the innermost room of the church.

That was one of the few rooms in the entire Ottoman Chapel that had a bed...

Although Dr. Youssefka didn't know what they were up to, he went over and closed the door for them just in case.

"Wait, what are you going to do?"

Zhou Si, who was thrown onto the bed by Azure Star, was completely bewildered. He instinctively hugged his chest and shrank into the corner of the bed.

Zhou Si wasn't afraid that Azure Star would have ulterior motives towards him; the main problem was that this person came in, put on the Ice Curse Dragon armor without saying a word, and then carried the twin swords on his back.

"What are you doing, you little mute?!"

Seeing that Azure Star looked like she was about to draw her sword, Zhou Si even called out her nickname behind her back, which showed how terrified he was.

After all, this is probably one of the most vulnerable moments he has ever been since he transmigrated to the present day.

"Collect cold energy bars to help you cool down."

"what?"

......

After Zhou Si spent a lot of time explaining to Cang Lanxing that she was just hungry and not having an attack of her illness, she finally understood.

The little mute girl barely managed to put down her twin swords, which startled Zhou Si so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. After all, this girl could really break through his defenses.

It would be funny if a teammate forced out the resurrection item.

But Zhou Si was quickly overwhelmed by the little mute boy again.

"Don't you have that Hunter's Book? Why don't you just go to the store and buy some food?"

These words struck Zhou Si like a thunderbolt.

Yeah, before he couldn't get his hands on the goods even if he bought them, but now that Bai and Melo are outside, why doesn't he just buy them directly?

Although the two interdimensional portals consumed most of his investigation points, he still had enough money to buy some food.

"Thank you, little mute."

Zhou Si expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Azure Star. Although the little mute usually seemed a bit dull, it now appeared to be a sign of great wisdom disguised as foolishness.

(╬?д?)

Azure Star looked at Zhou Si with great dissatisfaction. She hadn't noticed before, but now she realized that Zhou Si had secretly given her a nickname!

She hadn't even had a chance to give Zhou Si a nickname yet, how annoying!

Now we have to come up with a really nasty nickname for him.

Regardless of Azure Star's deep thoughts, Zhou Si, who had finally replenished his energy, received good news from Melo.

[Zhou Si, I've found a way to influence the dream world.]

Make sure there's no one else around; I'm bringing them over.

Zhou Si looked around and found no trace of anything else in the room besides himself and Cang Lanxing. The survivors outside wouldn't dare to peek through his door.

"No problem, you can begin."

[The process may have some impact on you, which is normal. However, if any strong reaction occurs, please notify me immediately and I will stop trying.]

"receive."

Zhou Si nodded, and the moment he responded, he suddenly felt a slight soreness in his head.

Fortunately, the sensation came and went quickly, and as the soreness disappeared, two blinding lights shone from the center of the room.

Azure Star instinctively covered her eyes and backed away, then accidentally fell onto Zhou Si.

The next moment, a female voice that Zhou Si knew all too well came from the light.

"Looks like you're doing well here?"

Chapter Sixteen: Lincoln's Big Head! (4k) (12/20)

A week has passed since Azure Star and Zhou Si fell into the dream.

The Hunter's Guild takes this sudden incident very seriously, especially now that otherworldly creatures are constantly invading.

If the guild's renowned ace hunter and rising star are attacked, the consequences will be far more than just the loss of two high-end combatants.

This is also a serious blow to internal morale.

Three days have passed since Melo arrived at the Star Gathering Place. During these days, she has stayed by Zhou Si and the others without sleep, taking advantage of her status as a Mech.

The small house on Azure Star has now been almost turned into Melo's laboratory, and the two of them are now lying on the operating table in the laboratory.

Besides them, the doll was also brought back by Melo.

Dong dong dong

"Ms. Melo, the support fleet is about to arrive."

There was a knock on the laboratory door, and the voice of a hunter from the survey team came from outside. Upon hearing his words, Mello immediately pushed open the door and walked towards the port.

After these days of research, she has gradually figured out some information about the dream world.

It was previously stated that the Dream World is another space located above the Hunter World, but this statement is not accurate.

Because the dream world is not only connected to the Hunter world, it is also connected to the Bloodborne world. Whether it is those who enter the dream or those in power, they are all on the other side.

More importantly, Melo discovered the essence of the dream world.

It may seem that those in power are omnipotent in the dream world, able to manipulate time and space at will, but in essence, they only have control over the dream world. What truly supports and maintains the dream world is always those who are dreaming.

Simply put, those in higher positions are just players with administrator privileges, while the people in the dream are the servers of this large-scale dream game.

They may seem like just NPCs in a dream, but the game simply cannot function without them.

Melo had already reached the coast. After finding a replacement energy source in the sealed land, her basic functions had been largely restored, and crossing the mountain wouldn't take much time.

Soon, a small boat appeared at the edge of the sea and was heading towards the Star Gathering Place at an extremely fast speed.

As Melo's field of vision magnified, she clearly spotted the 'school of fish' propelling the ship forward in the sea.

"What an interesting life."

Melo sighed, "I must ask Zhou Si for some Hai Si to study some of it when I have the chance."

In pursuit of speed, they specifically chose a light, small boat, propelled by the sea creatures.

The ship entered the port at an astonishing speed, crossing the ocean in just two days what would normally take more than half a month.

As the anchor was lowered, Melo walked to the side of the ship and watched the two people he had been waiting for disembark.

How is he doing?

The first thing Lone Bird said to Melo was to ask about Zhou Si's situation. Even though her expression remained calm, the constant little movements of her hands suggested that she was not at peace at the moment.

"The situation is alright for now, but to escape this dream, we will need your and this... lady's help."

Melo's gaze shifted to the lone bird's side, to the hunter girl wearing a triangular boat hat and a light blue outfit.

"What do you call it?"

"Skadi."

Skadi nodded in acknowledgment, but Melo's eyes seemed to see right through her and he continued to ask.

"Where's the other one?"

"...Yes, just call me Isamara."

Isamara looked somewhat downcast; her recent experiences had made it difficult for her to be as 'arrogant' as before.

First, she encountered a girl in a white dress whom she couldn't defeat despite her best efforts. After a period of education, she was pleasantly surprised to find that a large group of her compatriots had come to this new world with her.

The good news is that a large number of our compatriots have all come over.

The bad news is that they no longer recognize her as their leader, and instead have focused on a 'cleaning campaign,' completely forgetting their original goals.

What happened to our promise to evolve and ascend together?

Although Isamara still retained sufficient authority within the group, she was no longer able to forcibly change the group's objective.

By the way, Zhou Si currently has the highest privileges in the group; that's how the PhD student wrote the code when he changed it.

Today, Hyde has completely integrated into the ecosystem of the Monster Hunter world, existing as a decomposer and symbiote.

However, those powerful individual marine creatures also occupy a place in the ocean.

Perhaps soon, people around the world will be able to see them.

"Let's not delay, come with me first."

After a brief self-introduction, Melo didn't waste any more time and led the two to the location of the laboratory.