novelraw Chapter 317 - 192: The Unreachable Dreamscape Boundary
Chapter 317 - 192: The Unreachable Dreamscape Boundary
The sky was thick with clouds.
The mountain winds were howling fiercely.
A Bronze Car, starting from the Fox Mountain Car Workshop, sped down the mountain road, "swish swish swish."
It passed through the herb fields, heading towards the vast grasslands beyond.
In the driver’s seat, Overalls held the steering wheel, pressing the accelerator, speeding joyfully through the grassland.
"Ying ying ying!
"Aow aow aow!"
Even when encountering soft soil, large stones, or bumpy terrain, the car neither dodged nor avoided anything, relying on its terrifying power and rugged chassis to crush everything in its path.
The spacious cabin contained a fixed sofa and a strip table.
On the sofa, Bai Mo lounged with his legs crossed lazily.
On the table were tea, a fruit platter, and a tree lump shaped like a fox’s head.
"This is our latest version of the Immortal Grass Detector!
"We’ll rely on it to find valuable Immortal Grass across these plains!"
Bai Mo grinned wide, making final adjustments to the fox head detector.
The fox head truly came alive, simulating fox fur with golden needle mushrooms, and using a honeycomb chestnut to mimic the fox’s nose.
The most important part of detecting Immortal Grass was indeed that nose!
After taking Nasal Soup, Bai Mo achieved a deeper understanding of smells and nasal passages. Now, this honeycomb chestnut-made nose can capture the scent of High Tier Immortal Grass!
Once adjustments were complete, Bai Mo stood up and mounted the latest detector on the car roof, letting it start its work.
Bai Mo settled back onto the sofa, grinning widely.
"Previously, our exploration range was limited.
"Now, with the car, our legs are longer, perhaps we can reach the edge of this dream?
"Adding the new detector, who knows, maybe we’ll receive some surprises?"
Bai Mo grinned, pulling out his laptop, placing it on the table, and beginning to browse the recently piled-up documents.
"Ying ying ying!"
Up front, Overalls responded to the master, pushing the pedal to the floor!
Swish...
The Bronze Car accelerated rapidly, speeding across the vast grasslands, crushing bumps and worthless weeds, moving further away from Fox Mountain, rushing toward the dream’s horizon!
The fox head detector on the roof rotated slowly, the nose sniffing the wind from all directions, catching scents in the air.
If it sniffed any medicine of Sequence Eight and above, not yet included by Fox Mountain, it would alert them with sound!
...
Bai Mo looked at his laptop, occasionally jotting down notes, recording his thoughts.
Sometimes, he’d glance out the window.
Initially, he saw familiar places, familiar scenery, and documented herbs.
"Hmm, Ghost Face Tree."
...
"Golden Purple Taro. It was documented a year ago."
...
"Living Thorn Cactus, the original plant for Pang Youyou’s herb field was transplanted from here."
...
Gradually, the Bronze Car went farther and farther.
When Bai Mo looked out the window again, the view became unfamiliar.
"Such a large patch of Ghost Orchid.
"It’s a pity, Sequence Nine medicine, not worth documenting."
Plop plop...
Outside the window, the sound of wheels splashing mud echoed, the car body slightly bumped.
It turned out the Bronze Car entered into a muddy area.
Bai Mo pressed his face against the window, noticing the muddy surface outside, indeed covered with "Paper Ball Moss."
"Sequence Nine medicine, not of much use."
...
Bai Mo and Overalls solved lunch inside the car, Bai Mo wiped his mouth clean, helped Overalls wipe off sauce from the corners of his mouth, and rubbed Overalls’ fat head.
"Half a day has passed, it’s about time we head back."
Overalls furrowed his brow, looking out the window.
Outside, only endless grasslands could be seen, barren plains, but Fox Mountain couldn’t be seen, nor the Jade Food Tree or the Bronze Hall.
"Aow aow aow."
He nudged his master’s head with his own.
If they went back just like that, he would be unwilling!
After all, in this half-day, he and Master gained nothing, not finding any medicine of Sequence Eight and above, nor documented by Fox Mountain.
"Ying ying ying?"
He gestured to ask Master, is it possible not to go back? Continue driving and searching?
Bai Mo shook his head.
"Let’s head back for now.
"Things seem to be more complicated than we imagined.
"Look deeper in the grassland, isn’t the sky darker?
"Look at the wind blowing from the depths of the grassland, doesn’t it carry a dull black color?
"Look at the grass within the grassland, isn’t their position... a bit different compared to when we came?
"Look back again, isn’t the grassland quietly swallowing our outgoing tracks?
"This grassland is incredibly vast! Getting lost here would be quite troublesome.
"Let’s return first, recently circle Fox Mountain, explore by looping in larger circles, search more carefully while setting more markers.
"Wait until thicker Rotating Bamboo grows, wait until more powerful gasoline is developed, more markers are planted, then explore further.
Overalls was a bit scared.
"Ying ying ying!"
He nestled into his master’s embrace, head nudging against Bai Mo’s chest, feeling a bit more secure.
Recalling his master’s words, he hesitated no longer, immediately rising, heading to the driver’s seat, turning the car around, beginning the return journey.
...
Raindrops...
In the morning, West State City welcomed its second autumn rain.
The dense rain curtain made the entire city dark and grim.
At the corridor entrance, Bai Mo’s shoulders carried the fox apprentice, Moon Claw, watching the violent rain outside, taking a slight step back to avoid being splashed.
He pulled out his phone, sent a message to Su Yaoyao.
[Sister Yaoyao, has my driver’s license been processed?]
Immortal Technique Committee’s documents have many uses in society. One of them is, after passing the driving test, it can be used as a driver’s license.
Soon, Su Yaoyao replied.
[It’s done!]
[Today’s rain is heavy, you have a license, but no car, right?]
[Call me a good sister, and I’ll give you a ride to school!]
It’s done?
Bai Mo grinned a crooked smile, then closed the chat window. Leaving Su Yaoyao with the classic "read without reply."
He opened his umbrella, shoulders carrying his apprentice, walked to the parking area of the community, found a shabby second-hand van... of course, second-hand is just a common term, Bai Mo’s newly bought van’s condition alone showed it was far beyond second-hand.
This car underwent sheet metal work, has been submerged in water, thoroughly overhauled, its crash beams cut, even rumored to possess a Soul Ring...
But its unique advantage was, it was cheap! This large chunk only cost two thousand!
Its dual advantages were, complete procedures, allowing legal road travel!
Bai Mo thought, the door sprang open, revealing the spacious, clean, and tidy interior, brand-new sofa, shiny piano paint strip table, and the same type as the Big Mushroom Ship driver’s seat.
"Ying ying ying!"
Moon Claw jumped from under the umbrella to the driver’s seat, grabbed the steering wheel, serving as driver for Master.
Bai Mo closed the umbrella, entered the car, breathing in the dry air with earthy fragrance, sat on the comfortable big sofa, crossed his legs.
The door closed, Moon Claw turned the steering wheel, a light push on the accelerator and the van left the parking space heading for the community entrance.
... indeed, this car had been modified by Bai Mo, extensively altered. The original components remaining were only the procedures and car shell. Even the tires were made resembling van wheels, but actually were Fox Mountain’s specialty triangular-tumor tree glue tires.
Bai Mo took a can of cola from the car refrigerator, popped it open with a "pop."
Looking at his apprentice Moon Claw serving as his driver up front.
"Head to school, I’ll guide the way, let’s go!
"Today is the defense meeting for the Math Modeling Competition, we still need to attend once."