Please ask the dream.

Chapter 509 The First Explorer

"Huh, I finally passed it. It's still too early for me to take this kind of test... Really, I don't understand why you're pushing me to explore the Shadow City!"

At the bottom of the dreamland in Liushen City, an illusory door was pushed open, and two figures, a man and a woman, appeared in this strange world.

Listening to the younger brother's complaints, Yun Zao Xiangling sighed and said:
"Can you please be more careful? If you don't work hard, when Yun Zaosi dies, it will be your turn to go to Qingyun and become the commander-in-chief of the plague!"

"What are you saying? What does it mean for you to be the commander-in-chief that others are fighting for?" Yun Zaojing showed a clear and stupid look. Yun Zao Xiangling was so angry that she grabbed his collar and said:

"Yun Zaojing, whether you are really stupid or just pretending to be stupid, listen to me! The two eldest sons of the Yun Zao seven-line line have died, and now it's Yun Zaosi. When he dies, it will be our fourth line's turn to produce someone! I don't care about other families, but you are the only male in our line, so throw those unnecessary thoughts away and at least build the framework of the ideal country for me before Yun Zaosi dies! Then you will have an excuse to refuse!"

"I know, I know! Really, how about you, Sister Xiangling, become the head of this lineage?" Yun Zaojing said reluctantly, and Yun Zao Xiangling immediately glared at him -

"Do you think I don't want to? If I were a man, what would you have to do with me? Come on, stop talking nonsense and find out if there's anything you can relate to!"

"..." Yun Zaojing had a dejected expression on his face. He closed his eyes and began to carefully spread the G.I force field. Then he said:

“I feel like there are suitable options in several directions!”

"What a coincidence?" Yun Zao Xiangling frowned slightly, closed her eyes and sensed it for a moment, then said:
"I can resonate with them too... It seems that this area is deeply intertwined with the heroic spirits of Liushen City... In that case, pick the weakest one!"

Compared to her younger brother, who was still relatively incompetent, Yun Zao Xiangling had already conducted her first exploration of the Shadow City at the age of fourteen. It had been more than ten years ago. Although she had not successfully sealed the cornerstone, she had already completed the preliminary design of the blueprint for the ideal country. She also had some experience in how to choose the Shadow City.

If she hadn't brought Yun Zaojing with her, she would definitely choose the one with the most intense feeling. However, this was her brother's first time exploring the Shadow City. It was already a bit difficult for him to just pass the gatekeeper. He might not be able to hold out to investigate the powerful Shadow City.

"Note this coordinate and check it out again after Jing exits."

Making a compromise in her heart, Yun Zao Xiangling took her younger brother and walked towards the direction of the sensing. Although from a perception perspective, there should be a long distance, but under the peculiar rules of the dreamland, the moment the sensing is completed and the idea of ​​wanting to go there comes into being, it means that they are about to arrive.

"Eh?! Sister Xiangling, is Shadow City like this?" Looking at the "Shadow City" in front of him, Yun Zaojing made a somewhat unexpected sound. Seeing this, Yun Zao Xiangling frowned and said:

"This is not the City of Shadows. This is a half-finished ideal country. But why is it not disguised by the rules?"

"Utopia? Could this be the half-finished utopia mentioned in the book that hasn't been transformed after the owner's death?" Yun Zaojing's eyes flashed with a gleam when he heard this, and Yun Zao Xiangling also nodded excitedly:

"That should be it. Since it can attract our perception, it is most likely the utopia of a student who died accidentally in the outer ring." Having said this, Yun Zao Xiangling took a deep breath, looked at Yun Zao Jing with an extremely serious look and said:
"Compared to the exploration type, this kind of semi-finished ideal country is very difficult to package, but it is relatively easy to obtain the benefits. It is a rare treasure for novices. However, after entering, the two of us will probably be forced to separate. At that time, you should try not to talk nonsense, and don't try to send signals. Try to imitate the actions of the "people" around you as much as possible, and don't show your uniqueness. If you are lucky, you may be able to remove a piece of polished material. Although it is not as good as the cornerstone, this kind of material processed by the same type of architect may be more suitable for you!"

“Sister Xiangling, although this is my first time exploring the Shadow City, my clan has taught me this, okay? Don’t treat me like a child!” Yun Zaojing’s tone was a little frustrated, but he didn’t rush in to prove himself like a child who would say such things. This made Yun Zao Xiangling slightly relieved. As the two touched the door of the “store”, a feeling that seemed like a dream or awakening also began to unfold…

……

"Sure enough, compared to the real Shadow City, the ideal country built by humans is much easier to understand!" Walking on the street, Yun Zao Xiangling vigilantly observed the surrounding situation.

Although distorted and incomprehensible things such as mosaics and shadows can still be seen everywhere, she can at least distinguish the residents and buildings. This is a good start for exploring the bottom layer of the Dreamland.

"People on the street seem to be very alert. Is something dangerous happening in the city?" Yun Zao Xiangling was thinking, when she suddenly saw two passers-by suddenly take up their positions as if they had reached some kind of consensus. Then, two phantoms flew out from their bodies and fought in the venue. The originally alert passers-by seemed to have completely forgotten the danger and formed a circle. From the noisy discussion, Yun Zao Xiangling also vaguely grasped some understandable fields -

"Duel, bet, winner, competition, wealth..."

"Is it similar to the Heroic Games? But it also has a gambling element. I wonder what the stakes are..." Yun Zao Xiangling analyzed the theme of this ideal country familiarly based on the existing intelligence. Although it looks very strange, compared to the weird shadow cities she had explored, such as "You Draw and I Guess" + "Abstract Art" + "Martian Language", this is already the friendliest one she has ever seen!

Silently letting passers-by move in front of her, Yun Zao Xiangling quietly watched the battle. Then she noticed that compared to the Heroic Spirit Competition which completely ignored the architect factor in order to highlight the power of the Heroic Spirits, the competition here was closer to actual combat. Not only were the summonable Heroic Spirits not unique, but during the battle, the Heroic Spirits could be strengthened using methods similar to the architecture, and could even be directly attacked against the controller.

"But it seems that there seems to be some kind of protection. Even if attacked directly by a heroic spirit, it will not be fatal. However, this may be a rule that only the creatures in the Dreamland enjoy. If you participate, you should try not to get hurt. As expected, this should be the utopia of a direct descendant of the Yun Zao family... But I haven't heard of anyone from the direct line dying recently! Could it be that a side branch secretly learned the secrets of the direct line and was hunted down... This can also explain me. I don't know, but whose family could it be? Si? No, he just took office, it won't be so fast. It should be one of the two branches, Ning or Xun..."

Yun Zao Xiangling was thinking in her heart, but her eyes did not leave the two "people" fighting fiercely in the field. Although they still seemed evenly matched, for her, an expert in controlling heroic spirits, she could already accurately predict who would be defeated after how many moves. If she didn't want to see what would happen after the end, she wouldn't even be in the mood to continue watching.

However, at the moment when the two "people" decided the winner as she expected, her body froze in place, because she could clearly sense that the loser had turned into a woman!
It is not a visual change, but a more intuitive change that directly reaches cognition. It is an undeniable change that can be observed with a completely different cognition.

"The loser has become effeminate? Or has the loser changed sex? Or has this person lost his 'masculine' element?"

Yun Zao Xiangling's heart began to surge wildly, and an unprecedented impulse swept away her reason.

then……

"duel!"

(End of this chapter)