The Game of Global Mining

Chapter 548 - 405: Clearing the Nightmare, the Cake Shop

Even though Chun was inexperienced in this area, he knew nitroglycerin must be protected from light, moisture, heat, and shock. So the storage location certainly couldn’t be near windows, sinks, or machines...

Chun arrived at a cabinet that met the conditions, but it was locked.

This? Where’s the key?

The problem is, searching for the key now is like looking for a needle in a haystack; maybe the key was taken home by the custodian after work and isn’t even in the factory.

Then forcibly break open the cabinet? Chun was quite confident in his soul power, and finding some tools nearby to forcibly pry open the cabinet wasn’t an issue, but who knows, the moment the cabinet is opened, the bottles might break and explode.

Wait!

There’s another possibility that the cabinet’s contents are unstable, pressed against the door! Even with a key, the moment the door is opened, it’ll fall—a trap.

Chun turned sideways, carefully observing the cabinet door, to see if there was any indication of pressure. It felt like... there is!!

This cabinet must not be opened!

What to do?

Mina said, "If we can’t open it, then let’s retreat."

Though that’s the case, should we leave a note?

Chun went back to the desk with the ledger, writing a few words: "Warning! The nitroglycerin inside is unstable, opening the cabinet will cause it to slide and explode."

Of course, when doing a good deed, one should leave their name! Just writing Chun—no, that’s not right!

If I left a note and someone saw it but didn’t believe it or made a mistake and it still exploded, they could turn it around and say I snuck into the factory to cause the explosion... Is that possible?

Better leave the name of "the most famous" one, subtly.

Then he tore off the page and stuck it onto the cabinet.

"Mina, let’s retreat."

Mina was already impatient: "Master, let’s go quickly."

The next moment, Chun and Mina exited the old man’s consciousness.

The old man was still sleeping, but no longer mumbling as before.

Did his dream change? Or should we check again tonight when he’s asleep? Regardless, delivering bread is the goal.

Chun asked Mina again, "Mina, can we continue?"

Mina said, "Of course, I’m much stronger now."

After a walk around, they found a few sick, coughing children sleeping.

Mina said, "This is measles, easily contagious among children. The poor can’t afford medicine and just endure with hot water. A child’s consciousness is the easiest to enter, but illness combined with childhood shadows can amplify their fears, making them more challenging than adults."

Chun remembered something: "If fear is amplified, will it create monsters?"

Mina solemnly said, "It likely will! But since it’s a child’s consciousness, even if a monster is created, it won’t last long or be very strong. I believe with me and the master, we can overcome it, which would greatly increase my strength."

That’s right! My Soul Fist can even smash the Divine Soul of a Wild Tree God.

Chun was quite looking forward to it: "Then let’s go in."

Mina said, "I found a child over there whose spiritual power fluctuations are abnormal. He might be having a nightmare, we can start with him."

"Then let’s do it."

—System Notification: Warning! Your soul has entered the Dream Realm of "Douding," proceed with caution.

A warning immediately upon entry! Is it really a nightmare?

The scene changed, and Chun appeared on a brightly lit, yet shadowy street where the sky and ground seemed to spin.

Chun felt extremely disoriented: "What’s happening?"

Mina said, "It might be that the illness causing dizziness is making the dream spin."

Then a thin figure was moving along the corner of the street wall—it’s the Dream Master!

His timid and cautious demeanor immediately reminded Chun of himself when he first arrived in Lost Paradise, back when that one-meter-tall small version also didn’t dare walk on the street, only daring to scurry along walls like a mouse. Chun deeply understood the child’s fear.

Chun followed him to a cake shop. In the blurry scene, the cake shop was so vividly clear, each cake in the display case was steaming with creamy detail, surpassing Aileen’s expertise by far.

The child stood a short distance away, staring at the cakes without daring to move.

Chun was moved, even in dreams, so restrained, but this doesn’t seem like a nightmare? Okay, I came to deliver bread anyway.

Chun walked up to him and handed over some bread. The child jolted back to awareness, looked up at Chun with nervous excitement and disbelief.

Mina smiled gently, "Hungry? These are for you!"

The child snapped out of it again, immediately folded his clothes to wrap the bread, and ran off without looking back!

As this happened, a group of ruffian voices came from the alley: "Kid, hand over the food..."

The next moment, several giant figures suddenly appeared in the alley, covering the brightly lit street with darkness as their shadows were taller than buildings!

Chun was stunned: "This is his nightmare!"

Mina exclaimed, "It’s the child’s psychological shadow, fear magnified several times!"

They were just a group of small thugs, perhaps magnified dozens of times!

In the next moment, the entire dream realm trembled, and the child came tumbling back, still holding the bread tightly under his clothes.

—System Notification: Warning! The dream realm is experiencing a violent disturbance and is about to vanish.

About to wake up from fear? Action is necessary!

Chun immediately rushed forward, "Don’t panic, I’m here to save you!"

The shadowy figures laughed, "You’ve got help, beat him to death!"