Tree King: What? I've become the Abundant Pharmacist?

Chapter 346 A Strange Dream, the God of Dreams

"Hmm... What if there were a vast dream world, so realistic that it was indistinguishable from reality? There would be no separation of life and death, and everyone would receive the happiness and fulfillment they deserved, and live happily ever after."

"Would you be willing to live there?"

"I don't know," Xing shook her head again.

"Since I can't decide it, I'll react instinctively."

"At this point, whether one succumbs to despair or remains clear-headed is no longer so important."

“I see…” Huang Quan nodded.

"Then...if this beautiful dream is destined to shatter, everything will leave: friends, family, strangers; then the gentle breeze, the soaring birds, the stars...and finally, yourself."

"Everyone, everyone in their memories, those smiles and tears, the promises made and those not made... will eventually reach their predetermined end. If you knew the destination of this journey from the very beginning."

"Will you embark on this journey again?" Huang Quan continued to ask.

This time, Xing didn't shake her head again, but said firmly, "The important thing isn't the destination, but the scenery along the way, isn't it?"

Hearing this answer, Huang Quan felt somewhat relieved.

"Then may I ask... do you remember me?"

Xing looked at Huang Quan and after a long while answered, "No, this is the first time we've met."

"I understand." Huang Quan nodded.

"Just a moment ago, it felt as if millions of similar yet different versions of you gave completely different answers."

"This is indeed the last question, thank you."

"We all have our own paths to walk, so let's part ways here."

After he finished speaking, Huang Quan's figure began to become virtual.

"Wait, you still haven't told me how to leave!" Xing reached out, trying to grab Huang Quan.

"The golden dream is about to begin to stir. In the long night ahead, you will likely encounter many setbacks, witness numerous tragedies, and in the end... all you will see is black and white."

"But believe me, in that black and white world, a fleeting glimpse of red will surely reappear when you make your choice..."

The scene suddenly froze at the last moment after Huang Quan finished speaking.

Suddenly, all the images froze, as if the whole world had been rewound.

All the images in front of Xing were rapidly reversing.

Suddenly, the scene freezes again, and they are back in front of that door.

Huang Quan said the same thing again, "We've arrived."

"Leave this place, wake up as usual, forget this chance encounter, and return to where you came from."

Xing was puzzled, but still reached out to push the door open.

Suddenly, eerie, unsettling laughter, accompanied by the sound of flapping wings, echoed throughout the corridor.

Xing was startled and instinctively took a step back.

She looked at Huang Quan again, only to find that Huang Quan's face no longer had any features, just a blurry face.

At that moment, the door opened by itself.

It was that same blue-haired doorman who appeared.

"Welcome to Daydream Hotel! We wish you a memorable vacation! To check in, please proceed straight to..."

"The hell of dreams."

The moment the words left his mouth, the entire hotel distorted, the young doorman's eyes became vacant, and bright red blood slowly flowed from the corner of his eye.

"Stay here."

"Stay here."

"Don't wake up again."

"This is your home."

"Everything you want is here."

"Wealth, power, and even partners."

"Sleep now..."

Strange sounds entered Xing's ears from all directions.

Xing wanted to turn around and run away, but when she turned around, she found that there were already a lot of people standing behind her.

Those were the same illusions from just now.

However, their eyes were completely empty, devoid of any color, and their faces were covered in blood.

You could even see something throbbing beneath the bloody wounds on their faces.

It's like an insect egg about to hatch...

"Sleep now..."

"Sink into the dream..."

"To become like us..."

Endless whispers echoed in the corridor.

Xing's heart had turned cold. She turned to Huang Quan again, wanting to seek help.

However, Huang Quan also became like them, his face a bloody mess, and something unknown was stirring within him.

At this moment, they all moved closer to the star.

With each step, the whispers in my ear grew louder.

Under the influence of the sound, Xing became somewhat engrossed, and her eyelids gradually grew heavy.

Just as she was about to close her eyes, a voice suddenly rang out like a clear mind, instantly pulling Xing out of her drowsiness.

"Take my hand!"

Xing opened her eyes and saw Eve standing in front of her, reaching out her hand.

A pristine white dress, radiant silver hair, and a divine face—she was completely different from the others.

Xing held Eve's hand in a daze.

Instantly, a surge of energy rushed into her body, resisting the power in this space.

The mangled bodies continued to whisper, relentlessly surrounding them.

Eve turned her head, glanced at them, and her expression changed from divine to angry.

"A bunch of ugly bastards."

"Dreams are my domain; you are not worthy to be my domain."

The moment the words left his mouth, a beam of light flashed through the corridor, instantly wiping out all the monsters.

At this moment, Xing was also pulled out of her dream. She lay on the sofa and slowly woke up.

"Xing, what's wrong, Xing?" March 7th waited anxiously by her side.

"What's wrong with me?" Xing asked, puzzled.

“You suddenly collapsed onto the sofa when the train was jumping,” March 7th said immediately.

Jingyuan and Jizi, who were standing to the side, also looked at Xing with great concern.

"I think I dreamt of a sad, terrible future." Xing covered her head and sat up from the sofa.

"It sounds like you had a nightmare. To encounter something like this so soon after arriving in the Asdna system... You need to be careful. It seems you have very poor resistance to memory matter," Himeko said with some concern.

"No." At that moment, Eve opened her eyes.

“It’s not a nightmare. In the future, someone is targeting us, or rather, targeting Pinocone.” Eve’s expression was very serious.

"However, it chose the wrong opponent."

"Because it encountered the God of Dreams."

"Miss Eve, what do you mean by this?" Himeko asked, puzzled.

"This is the Asdna system, and the chances of encountering Dream Bubbles on the way are very high."

“No.” Eve shook her head.

“I noticed it from the moment Xingbao first fell into the dream.”

"However, I did not sense any danger, so I only briefly entered her dream to observe."

“But just when the dream should have ended, an unknown force rushed into it, forcibly rewinding the dream and altering its original content,” Eve said solemnly.

"And all of this is for the purpose of keeping people in dreams forever."

"To be permanently trapped in a dream?" March 7th wondered. "Normally, shouldn't a pleasant dream be the way to keep someone here? Why a nightmare?"

“Little March, do you know about nightmares?” Eve suddenly asked.

"Nightmare? What's that?" March 7 asked, puzzled.

“It feeds on dreams and fears. If a person is killed by it in a dream, then they will never wake up again.” Eve’s face was very serious.

"No way, this..." Little March was so frightened that she took a few steps back.

Himeko's expression turned serious. "So, someone wants to harm us through dreams?"

"But why is that?"

“No, it is indeed harmful, but not now, but in the future, or even in the past,” Eve continued.

"This..." Himeko became more and more confused, having no idea what Eve was talking about.

"You can think of it as Xingbao having a precognitive dream."

“You might dream about the past, or you might dream about the future,” Eve explained simply.

"In short, we need to be extra careful on this trip to Pinocchio," Eve said earnestly.

"I understand." Himeko finally understood.

Eve meant that Pinocchio was dangerous.

But she has no intention of backing down, after all, isn't every pioneering journey accompanied by crisis?

At this moment, the train slowed down.

"What happened?" Himeko asked with some regret.

It's only just begun to enter the transition phase, so why is it slowing down?

"Have we arrived in Pinocchio?" March 7th asked.

"No, Pam!" Pam realized something was wrong.

"Why did the train stop? I remember I had already set up automatic transmission?"

Just as Pam was getting anxious, suddenly there was a loud "bang" and a huge crash came from the back of the train.

"What happened? The train was rear-ended?" March 7th asked anxiously.

Walter Young's expression turned serious. Sigh, another car repair is coming up.

"I'll go see what's going on..."

Before Walter Young could finish speaking, a person wearing silver armor suddenly appeared on the train.

"A Shining Universe, An Anomaly on Another Side."

"Like vibrant colors blooming."

“You…are truly beautiful.” A silver knight paid homage to the potted plant.

Everyone became wary of this sudden appearance. Pam had already hidden behind Himeko, except for... March 7th.

"A bonsai? It's beautiful?" March 7th looked at the person with suspicion, wondering if he had a screw loose.

A spotlight, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, shone on March 7th.

“A lady?” the knight noticed March 7.

"Please allow me to sincerely praise you."

"You are like a flower on a winter snowfield."

"Oh! You really are... wait!"

The knight was about to offer his praise when he suddenly noticed Eve standing to the side.

In an instant, Silver Branch released March 7's hand and knelt on one knee in front of Eve.

He gracefully raised Eve's hand and performed a knightly salute.

"Oh, you are the most beautiful being... no, you are a goddess! The sun, flowers, trees, sky, stones, even the entire universe cannot compare to your beauty."

"I think I have found my purpose for this journey, my goddess!" The knight placed his other hand on his chest and sang aloud.

Eve frowned slightly and quickly withdrew her hand.

What's wrong with this person? Why did they start with this awkward thing?

“Oh, I haven’t introduced myself yet—my name is Silver Branch, from the ‘Knights of Pure Beauty.’ You must be the goddess of pure beauty, Idrila, right?” Silver Branch said loudly.

"Silver Branch?" March 7th suddenly realized. "Are you Erniu?"

"Something's not right?" March 7th asked, somewhat bewildered.

Isn't Yinzhi the code name of Erniu, the Yunqi Army's undercover agent in the Medicine King's Secret Teachings?

“Erniu? No, Yinzhi has always been Yinzhi.”

"Goddess, you haven't answered my question yet." Silver Branch's gaze remained fixed on Eve, never leaving her for a moment.

Eve frowned slightly. Although she really wanted to punch him, she politely introduced herself first: "No, I am not Idrila, I am Eve Yggdrasil."

"Not a goddess after all?" Silver Branch was somewhat skeptical, but seeing that Eve's expression was completely truthful, she had no choice but to believe it.

“Eve Yggdrasil… a beautiful, sacred name.” Silverbrush closed her eyes, still lost in ecstasy.

Seeing Yinzhi like this, March 7th couldn't hold back any longer, "Hey, what exactly do you do?"

Why did you suddenly appear on our train?

“Excuse me, I was just explaining the meaning of ‘beauty’ to this bonsai,” Silver Branch said apologetically.

"No, I meant why you were on the train, not what you were doing..." March 7th was speechless.

"Forgive my abruptness, but out of habit, I would like to ask you the same question: As fellow life forms in the universe, do you know of the goddess of 'pure beauty,' Idrila?" Silver Branch asked to herself.

“Idrila?” Himeko murmured the name. “I think I’ve heard of that name before.”

"The Knights of Pure Beauty traverse various planets, spreading the name of 'Pure Beauty' throughout the universe, making all beings aware of His existence. We strictly demand of ourselves the precepts of our faith, tempering our bodies and defending our honor," Silver Bough explained.

"But you even praised the potted plant?" Xing revealed a dead fish-like expression.

“My words and deeds are absolutely true, and I believe that its heart is as clear as a mirror.”

“However, just now, I seemed to have a new definition of beauty.” Silver Branch looked at Eve again.

Eve's beauty was something he had never seen before, and something he had been searching for.

Perhaps only Miss Eve's beauty can compare to Idris's.

"So what do you want to do?"

Xing sensed something was wrong and immediately stepped in front of Eve.

"I don't intend to do anything, I just want to ask a question," Yinzhi said seriously.

“Miss Eve, I have given you a brief introduction to ‘Pure Beauty.’ I am very curious—does someone as beautiful as you endorse this philosophy and believe in the Pure Beauty of Idrila?”

"Huh? Me?" Eve was a little confused by Silverbrush's question.

What exactly is this person doing?

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