The Game of Global Mining

Chapter 586 - 435: Expressing My Yearning for My Hometown

Although Chun had always been looking for an opportunity, including earlier attempts to enter her dreams to meet and talk with her, her actively entering the Dream Space caught Chun off guard — like the embarrassment of having your secret stash discovered by your wife on the spot.

Chun could only say, "I’m here to rescue the Baron! Now the Baron should be okay and just sleeping, right?"

Vivian nodded in astonishment: "Yes, the Baron directly slumped in his chair and fell asleep. At the time, the butler and I thought he was dead and were startled. The butler confirmed he wasn’t dead, but didn’t know what was happening so didn’t dare to move him recklessly, just stuffed a pillow behind him to let him sleep on..."

"Then I got tired too, leaned on the dining table, and fell asleep. Suddenly, I saw a light, so I followed it, and ended up here — am I dreaming?"

Followed the light? The lighthouse’s light? Holy shit, this lighthouse special skill didn’t say it had this function! Or perhaps, it’s not a skill at all, just the basic function of the lighthouse?

Chun had already determined Vivian’s figure was translucent, unlike the near-solid NPCs he’d seen in the dream before, more like a projection from a projector, so could this be a Sleepwalker?

Chun was a bit puzzled: "It seems you are indeed dreaming, just dreaming into someone else’s dream, um, you entered my dream!"

Vivian was amazed: "It’s like two people dreaming the same dream?"

"It should be!"

Vivian exclaimed: "I did hear a similar tavern joke where the husband dreamed of meeting his lover, ended up dreaming of his wife, and the three of them had a fight. Then after waking up, the wife scolded him, saying she dreamed of him and the lover beating her up..."

Pu!! I’ve only heard of different dreams on the same bed, but it’s the first time I’ve heard of the same dream on the same bed!

Chun laughed: "Actually, I just started researching dreams, there’s a lot I don’t know in this area, and I don’t know how to dream into someone else’s dream either."

Vivian saw the sleeping Giant Dragon shrouded in a cloud of black mist on the beach, and asked tremblingly: "What is that?"

Chun was a bit embarrassed: "Don’t worry, that’s my Giant Dragon mount, conquered from the Nightmare World."

If she sees Mei later, how do I explain it? Hmm, where is Mei? Hid in the tower? That works too.

Vivian pointed to the lighthouse again: "And what’s this? I was drawn here by its light! It wasn’t just light, there seemed to be singing too."

Singing? Was it the airflow vented from the holes earlier inside the lighthouse?

Chun boasted proudly: "This is the Divine Artifact-level Dream Lighthouse I built! But I’m not sure about its specific functions now."

Vivian laughed: "Divine Artifact! You’re impressive, even though you’re locked in the Bronze City, you can still accomplish big things."

Seems like it’s the first time she’s praised me for being impressive!

Chun was very pleased: "Miss Vivian, if you have anything you’d like to talk about, I’m here to help you!"

Vivian nodded but said: "I’d like to know if I can come here again next time, and if I can, it’d help you figure out why and how I can come. By then, we could discuss some important matters."

Indeed! If anyone can come to my place via the lighthouse’s light, how can I have any secrets? If it’s a Demon Nightmare, that would be even worse!

Chun quickly asked: "How do you research this problem?"

Vivian laughed: "Find some related books, or sleep more, or trace the origin of that tavern joke."

Chun understood: "Then I’ll trouble Miss Vivian, this matter must be handled confidentially."

Vivian laughed: "Of course it must be secret! This is my profession, gathering intelligence from taverns. By the way, I got info yesterday that a fake Pirate King will soon attack Bronze City, possibly at dawn today; the ensuing chaos might be helpful to you."

Ah! Then Tom can use the opportunity to return to Bronze City, leaving no trace at all!

Chun said happily: "Thank you for letting me know, miss."

Vivian laughed: "I think I should wake up soon; kiss me, wake me up with a kiss!"

Though... isn’t this progressing a bit fast?

Chun was a bit embarrassed: "Miss Vivian, this..."

Vivian said: "Maybe this is part of what I’m studying too."

Alright... Let’s not be coy. Ever since the public test, she’s actually the one I’ve known the longest.

Chun thought of something: "If you wake up, put some delicious food from the restaurant outside."

Vivian was surprised: "To feed the cat?"

Chun was amazed: "You heard a cat?"

Vivian laughed: "The Baron’s big feast these couple of days would surely attract some, right? Stop blabbering, kiss me!"

Chun went forward to kiss her, her image indeed disappeared. It felt like a sweet dream unable to withstand any stimulus would abruptly wake up.

— System prompt: Your Soul Artifact "Healing of Love" gained affection, your Spirit depletion recovered to some extent.

Ah, there’s affection!

Mei came out of the tower: "I checked, she went back following the direction of the light."

Chun quickly asked: "Can Mei see this?"

Mei sighed: "I told you I can play with the lighthouse! I just don’t know much about the Dream Realm. But according to my speculation, her ability to come in might require a fundamental condition, which is having a high affinity for you, roughly a feeling of longing."

Chun was invigorated: "What makes you say that?"

Mei sighed: "Because she said she heard singing, actually, that was also the — inadvertently cast — when I was drawing the circle, subtly expressing my longing for my hometown."

Chun was genuinely moved by the sentimental note: "So, only those with longing, without hostility, can see this light?"

Mei pondered: "Probably!"

In that case—

Chun was surprised: "Then I have a good relationship with Fafnir too, she’s sleeping now too, shouldn’t she come as well?"

Mei scoffed: "The Black Iron Flower? Does she know you’re impressive?"

Chun was a bit embarrassed: "Probably knows."

Mei oh’d: "If she knows you’re impressive, she wouldn’t worry about you getting into trouble, so there won’t be such intense longing, right?"

Well, not only isn’t she worried about me getting into trouble, she’s actually one of the planners...

Chun thought of something: "Another entry condition should be that they’re very close to me, right? Vivian was right next to me at the dining table just now."

Mei shook her head: "Not necessarily? The farther away, the more longing there is! Your actual distance with her is the distance between Black Iron City and Bronze City."

Makes sense!

Chun suddenly realized: "If the farther away the more longing, then I can meet with my closest... friends under the lighthouse, making it convenient to discuss grand plans together!"

Mei giggled: "That sounds fun! Escape surveillance, and plot ruling the world in dreams!"

Quite so, ever since meeting you I knew you’re an ambitious mermaid!

Just at that moment, Mina stood up and spoke: "Master, possibly because of this tower, I sensed the current Dream Space’s contraction waves, I might have found the compression point, no need to wait for a High Tier promotion, I can try it now, success means a direct promotion to High Tier!"