Please ask the dream.

Chapter 603: Celinina's Great Change

Hearing House's question, the coach's expression immediately became a little subtle. This sudden change made House and the people hiding in the utopia behind him all nervous. But then, the coach asked him a question instead -

"It's been almost a month now. How is the situation outside now?"

"One month?" House immediately grasped the important information and even put aside the questions he had asked before.

"Oh, it seems those people guessed right. This place has turned into a dreamland, right?" Seeing House's expression, the coach reacted first and nodded with a calmness that didn't seem like the person involved, and seemed a little relaxed.

"You accepted it so easily?" Instead of working with the colonel and teammates in the ideal country to reverse the time when Cellinina changed, House asked the question he was more concerned about with a bit of caution.

"Why shouldn't you accept it? You should have accepted it after a month. If you ask me, life this month has been more comfortable than in the previous decades." The coach spread his hands amiably and even patted the chair next to him, motioning House to sit down and talk.

House, who had been tortured by idol training and felt sore all over, immediately followed suit and found a comfortable position to sit down. Then he said:

"What happened during this time?"

"About a month ago...was it the 18th or the 19th? Anyway, there was a power outage early in the morning, and then nightmares broke out everywhere. I don't know if you know what kind of a haunted place Celinina is, but a lot of gangs and hooligans took advantage of the situation to cause trouble. After the panic, more nightmares appeared, and then for some reason, even the residents of the Dreamland began to show up, and then there was a big fight between the residents, hooligans, and nightmares. Ordinary people either hid at home, or rushed out to fight after being contaminated by nightmares..."

Listening to the coach's recollections with some fear, Colonel Boleman in the ideal country nodded slightly. Technology was out of control, the dreamland was running wild, and nightmares were coming. Combined with the information the Speaker had told him before, this made him more certain of his guess.

"Sure enough, something went wrong with the Creator... We must find Feng Xue as soon as possible."

Boleiman was thinking, but the coach's words also ushered in a turning point -

"Later, I don't know who controlled the city's speakers and radios, and played a song... well, it's hard to describe. According to him, it was a song to unite everyone. Although I don't know what the lyrics mean, after the song was sung, Nightmare did stop killing people, and the residents stopped fighting Nightmare. Even the entire city's landscape changed. This training base looks very trendy to you, right? In fact, it was originally the apartment building where my home is. I was hiding at home, and when the song was finished, a bunch of messy thoughts came to my mind, and then snap, just like that, the room turned into a dance studio."

"It sounds like someone has launched a large-scale integrated structure in a time of crisis, controlling or hypnotizing the nightmares and the residents? Or accelerating the invasion of the Dreamland? A music-type structure, is it Feng Xue?" Colonel Boleyman had this thought in his mind, and immediately said to House:
"Ask him if it rained that day."

"Uh..." House was stunned by this sudden order, but he still asked while the coach was catching his breath:
"Do you remember what the weather was like that day? Like, was it raining or something?"

"Who knows? I'm just an ordinary person. If I couldn't afford the moving expenses, I wouldn't stay in Cellinina! I hid in the house the day I found something was wrong. I didn't even dare to go near the window. I didn't come out until the whole city changed. But if I have to say... I shouldn't have heard the sound of rain?"

The coach didn't care about his own cowardice at all. After responding casually, he continued:

"It was such a mess back then. Although the city had changed, no one knew what to do. There were still nightmares and residents on the streets. Although they didn't seem to be contaminated, you could tell at a glance that they were not human, right?"

"Yeah, I saw them when I got here." House recalled some of the sub-humans he had seen on the street before and nodded. Seeing that the colonel had no new questions, he brought the topic back to the topic:

"So what's this mask about?"

"This... this is what we learned from the residents and nightmares. Although we seem to have become role cards, we still get hungry. Those who want to rob are put in jail. This city doesn't accept Star Ring Coins. Some people rob to avoid starving to death. The weak ones are caught and thrown into jail. The few who succeed are hunted down by nightmares and residents who no longer kill people. Some even try to commit suicide to exit the dreamland, but they just disappear. No one knows whether they are really dead or have exited."

At this point, a lingering look of fear appeared on the boss's face:

"In the first few days, many people committed suicide. Later, everyone noticed that some residents and nightmares would go to work in the shops. Some who couldn't stand the hunger followed suit, and then they discovered the mask."

"Eh? Why a mask?" House was a little confused. Isn't working to make money? However, the boss didn't seem to intend to hide it and gave a direct response:

"In this city, as long as you play a specific role, a mask will slowly be generated. With this mask, you have the identity represented by the mask. You can think of it as something like a diploma. Many high-level jobs require a corresponding mask to be performed.

"Moreover, masks can also be robbed and traded. As long as you wear the corresponding mask, you can immediately gain the knowledge of the mask identity. However, if it is not condensed by yourself, it will disappear after taking it off. For example, if I explain the mask to you now, it can improve my role-playing of the "Coach" mask. Although I don't know what it will become if I continue to improve it."

"Robbery? You seemed to have mentioned faceless or something like that before?" House immediately asked, and the coach also answered all the questions:

"Well, the Faceless Men are a bit like nightmares. They are ordinary people during the day, but at night they take off their masks and turn into all kinds of monsters. They don't kill people, they only steal masks. But it's not just the Faceless Men who steal masks. Some architects also steal other people's masks. In addition, masks are considered hard currency in this city. Competitive competitions often have bets on masks. For example, in idol competitions, the winner will take the loser's mask and gain the other party's skills. There are also more complex fusion masks that seem to give you very strong power."

"Is it okay to tell me this kind of thing?" House felt that something was not right. Even if she had been an ordinary person, Cellinina should not have been such a passionate good person.

"Even if I don't tell you, you'll find out soon. After all, several organizations will post relevant notices. Instead of letting you find it yourself, I'd better tell you directly. It can also increase the role of the coach." The coach spread his hands and gave the answer directly. Hearing this, Boleman immediately caught the key words and immediately ordered:

"Ask him what 'major organizations' means."

House did as he was told, but the coach scratched his head and said awkwardly:
“I’m not sure about the details, but there are only six organizations in Celinina that can be called organizations: the True Face Society, the Mask Group, the Duel Club, the Blue Dream Gang, the Pirates, and the Face Stealers.

"The Face Snatchers are actually the forces composed of humans who snatched other people's masks as mentioned before. They seem to have a certain connection with the Faceless Men of Nightmare. The Blue Dream Gang is the organization that our training hall belongs to. It's like an idol management group. The Pirate Group doesn't appear often and has never troubled ordinary people. Every time they appear, they drive a pirate ship. The Duel Club is actually a union of casino-like guys. They bet on everything. Finally, the True Face Society and the Mask Group are rivals, but they are both very strong. Except for the frequent fights between the two leaders, they are usually not a threat. Instead, they will help deal with the Faceless Men." "How were these organizations established?" House knew what the colonel was going to ask next without the colonel speaking, but this time, the instructor shook his head and said:

"I don't know. It seems to have appeared naturally. For example, the Blue Dream Group. After my house was turned into a training hall, the sign outside was 'Blue Dream Idol Training Center'. Later, residents of the Blue Dream Group were also trained. Everyone said that it might be the original Dreamland force. It is hard to say whether the Faceless Men have united. The casino is also an original institution. However, the True Face Society and the Mask Group appeared later. It seems that as long as a mask with special powers is fused, ordinary people, residents, and Nightmares can join. However, the True Face Society focuses on taking off the mask, while the Mask Group focuses on triggering the power of the mask. But how to take it off and wear it specifically is not something that ordinary people like me can know."

Seeing the instructor's answer, Colonel Boleyman in the Utopia showed a thoughtful look, but the instructor's face suddenly changed and said:

"Okay, I've told you everything you wanted to know. It's time to continue training!"

……

Seeing House being picked up by the instructor and started training again, the people in the Utopia looked at each other. After a moment, Boleyman gritted his teeth and said:
"We need five people now. We will split them up to join the five factions other than the Blue Dream Gang. The rest will stay in the Utopia to serve as backups in case something unexpected happens to someone."

Although it hasn't been stated explicitly, everyone is a veteran and naturally knows that this is a self-recommendation phase. Colonel Boleman must die last, and they must decide who will take the risk first.

Now you can choose by yourself and have a certain degree of autonomy, but if no one is willing to go, then we will have to force the delegation later.

Everyone understood, so they began to think about which one they were suitable for. Finally, a soldier spoke first:

"Colonel, I'll go to the Facetaker. Although it's more dangerous, it gives me more freedom. I'm also somewhat confident in combat."

Seeing someone speak, the rest of the people quickly made their choices. Soon, there were only three people left in the ideal country.

In addition to Bolleyman, one was his personal guard and the other was a communications soldier.

……

Just as Boleman sent out most of his guards to collect clues, in the former central control building of Celinina, now the headquarters of the Blue Dream Group, Feng Xue and his family were gathered in front of a large screen, viewing the large map like a real-time strategy game.

“Are these outsiders okay?”

Lou Shuang pointed at the red dots that had just appeared on the map and asked. Before Feng Xue could speak, Su Yeli said:
"It doesn't matter. Once you come in, you have to follow the rules here. By the time they leave, your brother-in-law will have already run away with Utopia!"

Although the female ghost did not deliberately increase the volume, Lou Shuang clearly felt that she was emphasizing the word "brother-in-law". However, she did not care and muttered to herself, "What's so great about a nightmare?" She turned her eyes and was slightly stunned:
"Hey, what about the pink one?"

Although Xiao Gudu usually transforms into a wild hammer snake and drills into the cracks in the wall, you can always find it if you look carefully, but now... it is really gone!
"Here it is." Su Yeli pointed to the music performance hall of Lanmeng Company with her hand and said with a sly smile on her face:
"Your brother-in-law has put a lot of effort into making her dream come true!"

"Dream fulfillment?" Lou Shuang immediately looked at Feng Xue, only to find that Feng Xue also had a naughty smile on his face. She couldn't help but become curious, but when she thought of Xiao Gudu's character, she frowned and said,

"Can she really do it alone?"

"Huang Shengsheng is joining us. She said she wasn't good at playing drums before, so this is a good opportunity to learn." Feng Xue said, and with a swipe of his finger as if to enlarge the screen, a small screen immediately opened above the location of the exhibition hall on the map. In the screen, Xiao Gudu was holding a guitar, trembling all over.

……

“Aaaaah…I was just talking! Suddenly I have to perform in front of so many people…Aaaaah!”

Looking at Little Loneliness who was about to shake out the Vibrator Fruit, Huang Shengsheng, who was playing with a drumstick, sighed:
"Can't you just treat them as if they weren't human beings?"

"But I would still be scared even if there were hundreds of puppets watching me!" Little Lonely felt numb when he thought about going on stage to perform a guitar solo in front of more than two thousand people.

At least... at least give her a band!
"What band do you need? Aren't you the band yourself? I remember it very clearly, Ms. Wen, Ms. Xie and so on..."

"Waaaaaaaa! Don't suddenly appear in other people's minds!" Little Lonely was so scared that he lost his identity. Feng Xue's voice sounded like he rolled his eyes in front of her, and he said speechlessly:
"Are you qualified to say that to me? Either you play the guitar solo, or get your friends together to form a band, that's it!"

"Hey, hey! Hey, hey! Don't go!" Little Lonely stared with her eyes wide open. Although she was backstage, the cheers outside made her feel suffocated.

"Let's go, Xiao Gudu. After so many years, you finally have a chance to perform on stage. Don't give up!" The little guitarist who appeared out of nowhere whispered encouragement in Xiao Gudu's ear. Huang Shengsheng, who was standing next to her, seemed to sigh. Suddenly, she picked up a leaf from somewhere and walked up. In front of her eyes, she flashed -

"Okay, now you can't see the audience!"

(End of this chapter)