I can find treasures in my dreams.

Zaladan is a novice warrior and an executive officer of the Ice Soul Civilization.

The so-called "Executive Officer" is equivalent to the police chief of the Azure Civilization.

However, the Ice Soul's executive officer has much greater authority and responsibility than the police chief.

In addition to maintaining public order, the executive officer is also responsible for the judgments of the Canglan judges and the execution of many administrative affairs.

Therefore, in the social system of the Ice Soul Civilization, the Executive Officer plays a very important role.

Those who serve as executives are widely respected.

at this time.

Wearing protective armor, Zhaladan sat in a ward in the treatment center, listening to a patient's intermittent narration, his brow furrowing from time to time.

"...After dinner, I suddenly felt very sleepy...I usually take a walk in the ice castle at this time."

“I told my wife that I was sleepy and wanted to lie down, so I went to the bedroom and lay down. My wife was very unhappy about it.”

"I felt myself fall asleep the instant I touched the mattress; I've never fallen asleep so quickly before..."

When the patient spoke, his face showed obvious panic, and his cheeks had a very faint dark gray tinge.

Zaradan keenly noticed this; it was highly unusual.

He hummed in agreement and said, "Tell me in detail what you dreamed about?"

The patient's eyes darted around, as if he were lost in his own world, and he didn't hear the officer's words at all: "Later, after my wife woke me up, I felt extremely tired, and my heart would race even after doing just a little bit of work..."

Zaradan shook his head speechlessly, and had no choice but to use a small internal energy technique to raise his voice a little: "Tell me what you dreamed about."

The patient exclaimed "Ah!" and pulled himself out of his own world.

Zaradan repeated, "What did you dream about?"

The patient paused for a moment, appearing somewhat slow to react.

It took the man a second to understand the executive officer's words, and he replied, "I dreamt... uh, a pack of strange hunting dogs was chasing me."

"Their heads are huge, I've never seen any hunting dogs like them before... They bark very fiercely, I feel terrified whenever I hear them..."

At this point, the patient clearly showed fear.

Zaradan's pupils contracted slightly upon hearing the word "hunting dog".

Although he had anticipated that the patient would dream of hunting dogs, he still felt a deep sense of powerlessness when he actually heard what the patient said.

Just three days ago, the supreme Holy Heaven Palace issued a decree requiring all executive officers to be on high alert.

Since then, cases of people having nightmares about big-headed hounds and experiencing serious mental health problems have been reported from various places.

The number of cases was so unusual that it alarmed the Holy Heaven Palace.

These eerie "big-headed hounds" were named "Nightmare Hounds" by the Holy Heaven Palace. They could absorb a small amount of the victim's soul power through nightmares, thus causing the victim's mental state to become very poor.

It is said that the deity in the hearts of the eight hundred billion Ice Souls, the most revered being whose radiance illuminates the entire civilization, is trying to find a solution.

In Zaradan's jurisdiction, two victims were reported yesterday, and the number has surged to eighteen today.

The patient in front of us is the eighteenth case.

at this time.

The patient seemed to be trembling as he recalled the horrific events of his dream: "I ran away for a long time, running around this ice fortress several times... No matter where I hid, the hunting dogs would always find me."

"After they catch up with me, they bite me hard... A boil will grow where I'm bitten, and it hurts so much..."

The patient became increasingly agitated as he spoke, and his pupils dilated slightly.

The pain experienced in the nightmare seemed to be reflected on this person in some way, to the point that his facial muscles were contorted.

Zaradan immediately realized that he couldn't ask any more questions.

He activated his psychic abilities at lightning speed, stroking the patient's forehead with his right hand: "Alright, you should rest well." This was his unique ability—the Soul-Soothing Technique.

This ability is not very effective in combat on the battlefield, but it is very useful in peacetime.

The patient yawned and quickly fell asleep.

Zhaladan observed carefully for a few moments, his brows furrowing even more deeply.

The patient's body twitched occasionally, and a look of terror appeared on his face.

This undoubtedly indicates one thing—another nightmare.

This left Zaradan somewhat frustrated.

Because his superpowers couldn't combat nightmares, it meant that nightmares were more terrifying than he had anticipated.

Zhaladan couldn't help but sigh, thinking to himself, "No wonder even the Holy Heaven Palace was alarmed."

He turned to look at the worried therapist beside him and said seriously, "Don't worry, we will definitely find a solution."

Zaradan genuinely believes this.

Throughout its more than two-hundred-year history, the Ice Soul Civilization has encountered countless natural disasters, but it has always managed to overcome them and has grown into the most powerful civilization in this world group.

Therefore, he believed that it was just a nightmare, and the Holy Heaven Palace would soon find a perfect solution.

*
30,000 kilometers away.

The Holy Heaven Palace stands high atop the clouds, overlooking the vast icy plains.

Although the executive officer Zaradan had great faith in His Holiness, Varata himself was completely clueless about it.

In the past two days, he has spent a great deal of money to obtain a lot of information about the Dream Realm from another civilized world called "Longxin Civilization".

After gaining a basic understanding of the Illusionary Realm, Valata finally learned that the enemy was an Eternal Wonder.

It was only at this point that he truly realized the seriousness of the problem.

Although Eternal Wonders possess the magical property of being indestructible, they are all beings of low intelligence.

This eternal artifact was able to intrude into the Dream Island of this civilization and actively spread nightmares to the Ice Souls, absorbing their soul power.

This is by no means an ordinary, eternal wonder.

There are two possibilities.

First, this eternal artifact has undergone a mutation that is one in a million, possessing extraordinary intelligence.

Secondly, there is a very powerful being in the Dream Realm who can control this eternal artifact.

The Longxin civilization, which provided the information, also possessed a Venerable-level expert. This Venerable clearly stated that, in either case, they were powerless to do anything about it.

After pondering for a long time, Valata issued an order: "Establish a monitoring center to comprehensively monitor the sleep status of every Ice Soul. If any abnormalities are found, intervene immediately to prevent them from falling into nightmares."

The maid beside him immediately replied, "Yes!"

She strode out of the palace, only then daring to ponder the meaning behind the order: "Is Your Majesty also powerless?"

To put it simply, this order means that if anyone is found to be having a nightmare, they should be woken up immediately.

This is undoubtedly a clumsy approach; it only addresses the symptoms, not the root cause.

With a population exceeding 400 billion, the Ice Soul Civilization would consume enormous resources to establish a monitoring center, but it would not fundamentally solve the problem.

The maid dared not think too much and quickly walked towards the palace where the order was delivered.

after an hour.

Upon hearing the maid's report, Varata's face instantly turned ashen.

Just five minutes ago, a mid-level knight from the Ice Soul Civilization was forcibly dragged into the Dream Realm in full view of everyone in the garrison camp. (End of Chapter)