Chapter 957: Aftermath (Seeking monthly tickets for the last day and a half)

Trier, luxury villa.

Franca opened her eyes abruptly and sat up.

Her first reaction was to touch her waist, pressing against the "Traveler's Bag" the size of a coin purse.

Phew... Franca didn't hide her sigh of relief.

At the last moment, she grabbed the chance to actively withdraw before being completely kicked out of the dream. What she was worried about was that her personal belongings would be lost due to being kicked out passively, and if they were left in the dream city, she would lose them in reality!

Under those circumstances, she couldn't place her hope on Luo Shan picking them up and keeping them for her, or Lu Mian and Jianna, who were observing the situation in the dark, finding an opportunity to recover the items—that might lead to them being implicated and suffering the Celestial Worthy's gaze.

And according to the data provided by the Major Arcana card holders, whether active or passive, after her consciousness left the dream, the dream image she wove with the help of the Lucky Coin and Ms. Justice wouldn't disappear. When she entered next time, she would still be that person.

Of course, the current "Luo Fu" would degenerate into an NPC, following the manipulation of Mr. Fool's or the Celestial Worthy's subconscious, unfolding her life according to the background setting and current social relationships, appearing completely normal on the surface.

As for whether "Luo Fu," this NPC, secretly harbored problems, whether she would contact her companions, and implicate them in being kicked out, the Major Arcana card holders weren't sure yet, because they had all acted separately when entering before.

Based on this worry, before actively withdrawing from the dream, Franca struggled to take out her phone and unlock the screen.

At that time, what was frozen on her screen was the "Information Shredder" app, and what she chose was the "Clear all information on this phone with one click" button.

—This was part of the contingency plan. During the dinner with Zhou Mingrui, except for the ten or twenty seconds when she showed him the WeChat name, the phone screen Franca displayed for the rest of the time was the running state of the "Information Shredder." In Franca's own words, after going out tonight, she was prepared to delete the database and run away at any time. She was afraid that the Celestial Worthy would take the opportunity to scan her address book, mark the suspicious parts, and handle them in a targeted manner.

Franca reached into the "Traveler's Bag" and found, not too surprisingly but still happily, that the Beyonder characteristic and corresponding body parts of the resurrected female corpse Panatia were all inside, true, real, and within reach.

And correspondingly, the "Arrogant Armor" was gone, having disappeared into thin air.

"Damn, the boundary between dream and reality has really been fooled. I can't even tell which side is the dream and which side is reality anymore..." Franca wasn't surprised by this, but still very shocked.

Is this the terror of great existences?

If Mr. Fool is willing to maintain it and gets some help, the dream city can completely become real, as long as one doesn't withdraw from it on their own!

Thinking from this angle, perhaps the real world is also the dream of the original one... Fortunately, fortunately, He has woken up and also split...

Franca, who had read quite a few foreign myths before transmigrating, naturally produced some associations.

She rolled out of bed and went to the washroom to empty herself. 【

This was the first thing she did after waking up every day.

After walking a few steps, Franca suddenly stopped.

She didn't feel the urge to urinate at all, and she felt full, as if she had just eaten a good meal.

Franca immediately took out a mirror and used divination to determine the current date:

Several days had also passed in reality, which was basically consistent with the dream, only there seemed to be a slight time difference—in this bedroom, the tightly drawn curtains revealed a hint of twilight, and it was not yet completely dark outside.

"Does the dream city use Backlund time?

"We have been in the dream city for over a week; it's impossible not to be hungry in reality, impossible not to urinate or defecate... Holy crap, does being full in the dream mean being full in reality, gaining the corresponding nutrition? Does going to the bathroom in the dream mean having gone in reality?

"But, but I don't have any foul odor on me, and my pants are normal too...

"Is this 'grafting' the excrement at the exit into the toilet or the sewer?

"Or, did it directly open a door and send it to an otherworldly space?

"Right, Ludwig seemed to say that part of the food in the dream city is real... How can it be real?

"Mom, I really can't tell the dream from reality anymore..."

Franca was inexplicably surprised, both bewildered and amused.

After more than ten seconds, her spirit finally calmed down, and she began to think about the gains from tonight's probing:

"Hinting at the existence of Beyonder powers to Zhou Mingrui at night, reminding him of the subsequent risks of the 'Assassin' potion, will get one kicked out of the dream... But not kicked out on the spot; there is a reaction time, close to an hour...

"Perhaps I can use this hour to do something later, for example, directly telling Zhou Mingrui that the 'Witch' can transform...

"But I might be kicked out on the spot as soon as I say the word 'Witch'; I'll have to use experiments to confirm this later...

"Also, I cannot blindly trust that the Celestial Worthy's reaction time for kicking people out in this situation is one hour; it might also be that if Zhou Mingrui is watching, no abnormal events will occur, and we will be kicked out quickly after we say goodbye to him and put some distance between us...

"At that time, there were two influences: one was attempting to kick me out of the dream, and the other was attempting to turn me into a marionette... But the speed of turning into a marionette was not as exaggerated as the descriptions of high-ranking 'Seer' pathway individuals in the materials; it was as if it had been interfered with, appearing as a tug-of-war... The confrontation between Mr. 'Fool' and the Celestial Worthy?

"If I find a way to hold on for a while before being kicked out of the dream, I might have already turned into a marionette, so it's better to withdraw voluntarily to reduce hidden dangers..."

Just as Franca thought of this, she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" She was instinctively nervous, even though her spirituality had not given her any warning.

"It's us." Two voices came from outside, one from Ms. 'Magician' and one from Ms. 'Justice'.

Franca relaxed.

If it were only Ms. 'Magician' alone, she would still harbor concerns because the other party was a high-ranking individual of the 'Apprentice' pathway and could potentially be influenced and misled by that Celestial Worthy, but now, Ms. 'Justice' was also there.

I can ask for an autograph now... Hmm, I can't ask why Ms. 'Magician's' pen name in the dream city is 'Salted Fish Without Dreams'... Franca happily took out paper and a pen, opened the door, and saw the two Major Arcana card holders who had already changed their clothes.

Ms. 'Magician' reminded her:

"You need to wait a day and a night before you can re-enter the dream."

"Mm, I know." Franca nodded.

This was mentioned in the materials.

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Dream City, Worker Road.

When some pedestrians saw Franca fall to the ground and wanted to come over to help, Franca had already stood up, touched her neck, and bent down to pick up the items that had fallen to the ground.

Only then did Luo Shan come to her senses and help put some of the cosmetics and the mirror back into the handbag.

"What happened just now?" She asked Franca with confusion, vigilance, and concern.

Franca looked at Luo Shan and smiled comfortingly:

"Don't worry, it's an old problem; I'll be fine after a moment."

You never mentioned having such a problem before... Luo Shan fell silent.

Franca continued:

"Shall we not go shopping? I want to rest early."

That's not what you said just now... Luo Shan gave an "Mm" sound.

After the two of them got into the ride-hailing car, Lu Mian opened the fingers of his right hand and nodded at Anthony.

Anthony started the car, drove to the intersection, and stopped again.

In the shadows, Jenna walked out and walked to the side of the gray sedan as if she had finally waited for her ride-hailing car.

Lu Mian rolled down the window and looked ahead, saying:

"Minimize contact with her tonight; it's best to find an excuse not to sleep at Dechuang Garden."

After speaking, without waiting for Jenna to respond, he rolled up the window, and Anthony then drove the vehicle into the middle lane.

There were tooth marks on Jenna's lips, and only then did she unclench her hands, which had been balled into fists.

After seeing Franca's abnormality, she knew she shouldn't go to save her, so as not to implicate herself, but reason was one thing, and emotion was another, especially since there was a feeling that Franca was dying during her struggle.

This made Jenna use great willpower to control herself, distinguish Franca's state, and wait for her to withdraw voluntarily.

Dechuang Garden, Building 5.

Luo Shan said goodbye to Franca on the 15th floor and returned to her home.

After a while, she heard the doorbell.

Outside the door was Jenna, who was surnamed Jenna in the dream city.

The moment she saw Jenna, Luo Shan opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but closed it again, remaining silent.

Jenna looked around and said in a low voice:

"Minimize contact with Luo Fu for the next two days, and do not discuss anything related to Beyonder powers with her."

Luo Shan's expression suddenly relaxed, and as if she had been holding it in for a long time, she blurted out:

"I just said that Fu Fu seemed a bit off; after coming out of dinner with Zhou Mingrui, she was suddenly not herself, first having a sudden illness, and then it was like she had become a different person...

"What, what kind of problem is this?"

Jenna deliberated for a few seconds and said:

"You can understand it this way: there are restrictions on interfering with past history, and there is a price to pay; otherwise, if we found Zhou Mingrui's home, directly controlled him, told him everything exactly as it was, and then showed him some abilities and provided some evidence, wouldn't he have been able to believe it initially?"

"I understand." Luo Shan suddenly realized, "Fu Fu hinted at the existence of Beyonder powers and the problem with the 'Assassin' potion tonight, and because of the influence of historical self-correction, she had a problem, an old problem flared up?

"Is she now equivalent to another version of herself, similar to my situation before?"

"You can understand it that way." Jenna nodded without going into detailed explanation.

She returned to the 23rd floor, saw Franca sitting on the sofa playing with her phone, thought for a moment, and said:

"I'm going to see Li Lu later; I won't be back tonight."

In the identity records, Li Lu's father was Li Ming, and his mother was Jenna.

Franca raised her head and said with a smile:

"When will you bring Li Lu over to play? I can sleep on the sofa."

"It depends on his father's opinion." Jenna smiled, packed up her toiletries, and left the apartment.

Taking the elevator to the first floor, she took out her phone and sent a message to Lu Mian:

"Luo Shan still remembers the story we told her and remembers our help; no changes can be seen for now.

"Franca only knows the things in the background information and only remembers the nominal social relationship."

PS: Last day and a half, begging for monthly votes~

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