Chapter 16: Countdown of 170 Days and Nightmare Signs

(PS: The protagonist's waking time has been slightly modified.)

Su Xing ate food while silently calculating the time he had left.

He had been awake on the Gaia for 156 days, and because of the unforgettable Dream World experience, he remembered it very clearly.

But he didn't just wake up for these 156 days. Before this, he was saved in the broken solar system. After being saved, there was a recovery period, and there were also personnel from the Human Unified Government who talked to him, introduced the situation, and discussed the maintenance contract, etc. It added up to about twenty or thirty days, but he was muddled during those days and couldn't remember clearly. He didn't know exactly how many days it was.

If calculated more seriously, he estimated that he only had about 170 or 180 days of life left... Let's say about 170 days, because this kind of sudden crazy death is definitely not a sudden death on the 365th day of the countdown. Before that, he might go crazy first, so to be more rigorous, he only had about 170 days of life left.

(Right, there were actually signs before. During the "week" end, my situation was obviously much more dangerous than the other predecessors, and then there was practicing the Tiger Demon Art. Sometimes I would feel a great terror in nothingness, indescribable...)

Su Xing's face became more and more gloomy, but he still tried his best to eat. Let's fill his stomach first. Dealing with any emergency in the best state is the iron law in the Dream World.

(... I still have a chance!)

Su Xing had been thinking about how to save himself while eating.

He didn't have the energy to care whether he was still the real Su Xing. Since he had all the memories of this Su Xing personality and also had self-cognition, then he was Su Xing himself.

The countdown life of 170 days, if it was before the appearance of the dream world, it would naturally be impossible to think about, and he would definitely die. Because according to the two people's statements, whether it was humans in the Third War or humans in the Fourth War, they must have done countless experiments and long ago proved that future people like him would definitely die. This proves that technology cannot save him.

But the Dream World can!

The Dream World has supernatural powers that transcend technology. For example, his National Martial Arts is one, and this is only the power of the Baseline Reality 0.9 world. If it is a deeper Dream World, this power might be even more amazing.

This time he broke through from Ming Jin to Dark Jin and comprehended the true intent of the Tiger Demon Art. The one point of spiritual consciousness in his consciousness did not sleep, and he felt that his spirit was reborn. Although there was still the problem of that nothingness terror, it was no longer impossible to think about.

(Now the proficiency of the Tiger Demon Art is perfection. The one point of spiritual consciousness that does not sleep in consciousness has grown ten times. After that, there are two levels: peak perfection and supreme manifestation. Each level of improvement is a qualitative change for me. This point of spiritual consciousness continues to expand, which can suppress many evil thoughts, demonic thoughts, and distracting thoughts. The negative accumulated in that nothingness should also belong to this, which means I must establish two Level 2 sanctuaries within 170 days.)

Su Xing bit a thigh bone, crushing the bone like tofu and eating it, and then he reached out to take another one. This scene made Yi Ya and Xu Shilan's eyebrows jump.

Sitting on the side, the kidnapped goods... that is, Xu Rongyu, laughed and said: "Foreign devils have shallow knowledge and don't recognize my Chinese divine art. This is a Master-level figure. Eating bones like chewing noodles is nothing. It is said that Grandmaster Sun can chew fine iron like chewing wax. It is you foreign devils who rely on external weapons who feel surprised."

Su Xing was too lazy to pay attention. The others didn't know who the Grandmaster Sun was, so they naturally wouldn't pay attention.

Su Xing continued to think while eating.

(And the reward given by the Level 2 sanctuary is a non-breakthrough improvement of attributes, which proves that there is likely a breakthrough improvement. If you improve one more level on the supreme manifestation of the highest realm of the Tiger Demon Art, it is not just a simple qualitative change. Maybe even this nothingness negative can be suppressed. What's more, this is only Baseline Reality 0.9. If it is the power of a lower Baseline Reality Dream World, maybe you don't need a breakthrough improvement to suppress or cure it.)

(The only trouble is time. I only have about 170 days left. Maybe I will start to go crazy in about 100 days. Before that, I must establish at least two Level 2 sanctuaries to bring the Tiger Demon Art to the limit of the realm.)

Thinking clearly about these, the depression in Su Xing's heart faded slightly. He asked Xu Rongyu while eating: "You mentioned the eldest sister of the Red Lantern Society before, do you mean Lin Heier?"

Xu Rongyu nodded and said: "Exactly Master Lin Heier, hehe, you are petty, clearly a Master, but you don't even care about a meal for me at this time."

Su Xing laughed.

Although this Xu Rongyu was dressed like a rich young master, and he was a horse bandit himself, he actually had some chivalry. Even if his life was in someone else's hands, at least he didn't lose his face. He was actually a man with guts.

Su Xing smiled and said: "If you want to eat, just eat."

Xu Rongyu laughed, and didn't avoid anything. He reached out and tore off a large piece of meat and ate it. At this time, Xu Shilan suddenly smiled charmingly, and her chest shook. She said while laughing: "He is catering to your preferences."

Su Xing said as if nothing had happened: "That also requires him to have the guts. Just looking at the face of this guts, why not let him eat?"

Xu Rongyu didn't care at all. He muttered while eating: "Catering to your preferences or having guts, my life is in your hands, why be so petty, right?" While talking, he reached out and took a jar of wine and drank it in large gulps.

Yi Ya didn't care about this NPC in the Dream World. He put down a chicken bone and said: "What should we do next? Go buy a building?"

Su Xing shook his head and said: "Buying a building-type sanctuary is the lowest-level sanctuary. Of course, it cannot be generalized. It depends on the situation of the world and time. I haven't thought about what to do next, but I have great demands, so I won't buy a building to establish a sanctuary for the time being."

The two naturally had no objection. They were also entering the Dream World for the first time and were not familiar with everything here. They only knew that there were various supernatural powers in the Dream World. At this time, it was naturally good to listen to the senior.

Xu Rongyu said at this time: "Are you now... working for the foreign devils?"

Su Xing asked while eating and drinking: "How to say?"

Xu Rongyu pointed to Yi Ya and Xu Shilan and said: "Aren't these foreign devils? And this physique, even foreign devils are rare. And this woman, I'm afraid she is a Japanese, right? This appearance and figure, I suspect she is a spy with some mission. Yes, it's called a spy. Japanese are not good things."

Su Xing also looked at Xu Shilan.

Her figure was really plump, but not fat. It was indeed rare in the Chinese mainland of this era.

He didn't say a word, just ate and drank in large gulps.

After a while, everyone finished eating and drinking, and the four rested for a while, paid the bill, and left.

At this time, it was leisurely, and there was no sign of danger. The four were walking and digesting food. Yi Ya stretched his waist and said: "What a good world, there are no biochemical beasts that suddenly pop out, and no nuclear radiation dead zones everywhere. Looking so peaceful, I really can't adapt."

Xu Shilan also said: "Yes, there are no back alleys, no impurities, no mutual fighting of the thirteen singularity technology companies, and no terrorist attacks and various space-time distortions of the Human Reform Alliance that pop out from time to time. This world is really beautiful."

Xu Rongyu sneered on the side: "That is natural. My Chinese people are outstanding, and they are the center of this world. Isn't it because you barbarians live in smoky places that you ran to invade my China?"

Su Xing listened to the conversation of the three, and his mouth twitched. This chicken-and-duck talk, as a result, the conversation of the three actually connected together, and it was logical. This was too bizarre.

"What to do next?" Yi Ya naturally wouldn't care about Xu Rongyu, he still regarded this Dream World as a virtual reality dream network, regarding it as an NPC, so he asked Su Xing directly.

Su Xing looked left and right and said: "There is nothing important. Stay for five days and you can return through the Main Brain, and five days is also the maximum time limit. Before this, unless face-to-face, it is difficult for Nightmares to find our specific location, so these five days are considered a safe period."

Xu Shilan asked: "Then how did you and your predecessors do when you entered the Dream World before?"

Su Xing recalled: "The first day, try to get money, eat, stay. The second day, start to investigate various information about this world, and confirm the deviation between this world and the real world. Then by the fifth day, basically prepare to return, don't prepare to take risks, unless the opportunity is rare, only then will you establish a sanctuary. In the middle, try to avoid contacting some places like urban legends, or places where ghosts haunt, so as to encounter as few Nightmares as possible."

Originally, Yi Ya and Xu Shilan both had the intention to start exploring this world, but after hearing this, they gradually extinguished this idea. At least before confirming what the Nightmare is, neither of them was prepared to take risks.

Xu Rongyu suddenly spoke at this time: "I say Master, you are really petty. Let the two foreign devils enjoy the good things of my China. Although this Xuanhua Prefecture is not as good as the capital, there are many good places. The Xiujin Courtyard in front can listen to music and books, and there are tea, fruits, and various things to play with. I guarantee these foreign devils have never seen such a good place."

Listening to music is fine. Who can understand the squeaking? But listening to books is good, and you can drink tea and eat snacks.

Su Xing was about to nod, but suddenly at this moment, his eyes were bright red. This blood red flashed past, but Su Xing stood still on the spot, and his Qi and blood surged wildly.

The other three also stopped immediately. Although they didn't know what happened, Su Xing's power skyrocketed in this instant. Xu Rongyu was an expert, knowing that this was the state before a martial arts figure was about to fight. Although Yi Ya and Xu Shilan didn't know martial arts, they also knew that this was some kind of vigilance. It's just that the three of them didn't know what happened. The surroundings were peaceful, and the passersby were all villagers, villagers, and city people. In the broad daylight, there was nothing.

But at this moment, the picture in Su Xing's eyes was completely different.

The surrounding crowd all turned into various paper people!

And it was the kind of paper people for sacrificing the dead, red and white, with dull eyebrows, although they were walking, their heads and eyeballs were all staring at the four people, even the paper people who were facing away, their heads turned to look at the four people.

At this time, a female paper person with a young girl paper person happened to walk past the four people. Xu Rongyu dodged sideways.

Su Xing immediately pulled Xu Rongyu who was about to touch the paper person, and also pulled Yi Ya and Xu Shilan over, avoiding these two paper people far away.

And the moment they touched Su Xing, the world in the eyes of the three changed drastically, and then they were all stiff, just standing on the spot without moving.

All around, in the prefecture city, all life...

All are paper people!

All are looking at them!!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 17 =====