Resurrection of all mankind

Chapter 136 When All Humans in the World Can't Sleep

The last time the two communicated, it was still the black shadow that seemed a little impatient.

But this time the situation was reversed, and it was Xie Shen who took over.

Xie Shen said to the black shadow: "Friend Hu, I won't continue talking to you for now."

"I'm going to try the technique you gave me."

"If you have any more questions, we can talk later."

"No problem." Shadow Hu Fanzhi replied: "I will keep this Divine Cauldron in the sect and let the disciples watch over it."

"You can always contact me again."

"Also, let me remind you, fellow Taoist."

"The Butterfly Dream Technique cannot be used too often, even by a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage."

"There must be a gap of at least three years between each use."

"Otherwise, you will gradually lose yourself because you enter other people's dreams too frequently."

"Remember!"

"I understand." Xie Shen clasped his fists towards the black shadow transformed by Hu Fanzhi and said, "Take care, fellow Taoist!"

"Goodbye." After Hu Fanzhi said politely, he disappeared from the Shendao Ding.

This time, the two not only had a great conversation, but also introduced themselves to each other.

We officially met and became friends.

...

In the secret room.

After learning the "Butterfly Dream" technique, Xie Shen sat cross-legged.

He spent a whole day to master the skills in his hands.

After he had memorized all the contents, Xie Shen activated his skills and put himself into a sleep state.

It's a very strange feeling to fall asleep while being awake.

In a trance, Xie Shen felt as if he was in endless darkness.

He looked around and found countless stars in the darkness.

Looking at the stars, he suddenly had an epiphany: each of those light spots represents the dream of a mortal, and all he needs to do is to touch those light spots. Once touched, he will enter the dream of others.

Thinking of this, Xie Shen tried to touch the brightest light in the darkness with his hand.

As he moved, the light spot was infinitely magnified in front of Xie Shen's eyes, until it finally filled the entire world.

That light represents the dreams of mortals.

At this moment, Xie Shen has merged into one with the light, so he is the dream that the mortal has.

Or maybe he became that mortal in his dream.
...

Quiet morning star.

In a shabby dormitory in Niseko City.

Xie Shen suddenly opened his eyes.

He looked around and found himself lying on a single bed.

Beside the bed, a thin man wearing an electronics factory work uniform was looking at Xie Shen with an incredible expression.

Seeing Xie Shen waking up from his sleep, the thin man said in disbelief: "Tao Tong, were you sleeping just now? You actually slept?"

What's wrong with sleeping?
Listening to the thin man's incomprehensible words, Xie Shen, who had just woken up, felt completely confused.

In order to figure out what was going on, he began to search his mind for various fragments of memory about this body.

Graduated from junior college.

Electronics factory worker.

8am to 6pm, plus three hours of overtime.

So the original owner of this body was an ordinary person working in an electronics factory?
In the dormitory.

Seeing Xie Shen lying on the bed, his eyes thoughtful and silent, the thin man asked again: "Tong Tao, are you okay?"

This guy.
Xie Shen searched the original owner's sea of ​​consciousness for memories about the thin man.

——The skinny guy’s real name is Peng Ji, and he was a co-worker that the original owner Tao Tong met in the electronics factory.

This worker likes to stay up late to play games, and then go back to work in the factory the next day despite feeling sleepy.

Perhaps it is because of this that I have overdrawn my body.

No matter how much my co-worker Peng Ji eats, he can never gain weight, so he has the thin body he has today.

After figuring out the other party's basic information, Xie Shen asked in confusion: "I'm fine? What's wrong?"

"What's wrong?" Peng Ji, a co-worker, stressed again, "What time did you go to bed last night? Didn't you watch the news?"

"Since 9 o'clock last night, no one in the world has been able to fall asleep."

“It’s all over the news.”

"Now if you click on any short video, almost all of them are discussing this issue."

"We humans are collectively suffering from insomnia!"

what?
Collective insomnia?

Xie Shen fumbled around on the bed.

Relying on the muscle memory left by this body, he quickly found the low-profile mobile phone used by the original owner under the pillow.

He opened the short video platform and casually scrolled up and down.

What caught Xie Shen's eyes were countless headlines in red font that looked extremely eye-catching:
[Shock! Insomnia is sweeping the world! ]

[What will happen to the world if humans can no longer sleep? ]

[Inhumane! Sleep deprivation experiment during war, 15 days of hell!]

[White noise/hypnosis/falling asleep on a train heading far away on a snowstorm night. ]

It really is.

The humans on this planet seem to be really affected by some unknown force.

They all lost sleep. This planet is a bit difficult to live on.

Xie Shen came to this planet through the "Butterfly Dream" technique in order to gain enlightenment.

If you want to attain enlightenment, you must live an ordinary and peaceful life as a mortal, and experience every little bit from various small things.

But now people all over the planet are suffering from insomnia and cannot sleep.

This is like the sky is falling.

Still want to live an ordinary and peaceful life?
nonexistent!

After realizing the seriousness of the problem, for a moment, Xie Shen even considered leaving.

But when he thought of Hu Fanzhi's previous reminder that the Butterfly Dream Technique could only be used at least once every three years, Xie Shen gave up the idea of ​​leaving.

Forget it.

Now that we are here, and since the opportunity once every three years has been used up, let's just take it one step at a time!

Maybe after a few days, the 'insomnia' outbreak on this planet will disappear on its own?
Thinking of this, Xie Shen subconsciously asked his co-worker Peng Ji: "So, are you still going to work today?"

Peng Ji reeked of cigarette smoke, obviously having just returned from an Internet cafe.

At this moment, with dark circles under his eyes, he yelled at Xie Shen: "Now all of humanity is suffering from insomnia. Such a big thing has happened, and you are still going to work?"

"Let's go online!"

also.

It was a good opportunity for me to go out with my co-worker Peng Ji to see what the world would be like if all human beings suffered from insomnia.

With a plan in mind, Xie Shen followed Peng Ji out of the dormitory like a puppet.

Perhaps it was because of the outbreak of 'insomnia' that it only lasted for a whole night.

At this moment.

Although most of the workers in the factory looked tired, their basic mobility was not greatly affected.

Everyone should eat and drink.

Some who are more stubborn still go to work as usual.

Even though he didn't sleep all night.

Once we left the factory, the number of pedestrians coming and going on the streets outside also did not decrease at all.

There are far fewer vehicles than before.

I guess he was too tired after staying up all night, so he didn't dare to drive.

On the way to the Internet cafe, Peng Ji asked Xie Shen curiously, "Son, you didn't go to bed before 9 o'clock last night? Did you just happen to avoid the time when you have insomnia?"

"I think so." Xie Shen replied vaguely: "I did go to bed early last night, but I'm not sure what time it was."

"Then you are invincible." Peng Ji analyzed: "We will do ranking together later."

"You've slept all night, you must be in great spirits."

"When we're in a duo queue, we run into those who haven't slept all night, and we just kill them randomly, right?"

Xie Shen doesn't care whether he can kill people in the game.

All he wanted now was to know what those people with insomnia felt like.

So he took the opportunity to ask his co-worker Peng Ji: "You haven't slept all night, don't you feel very uncomfortable?"

"What's so uncomfortable about this?" Peng Ji spread his hands and said nonchalantly, "You know, this isn't the first time I've stayed up all night."

"To gain points, you always have to pay a price."

"Only by enduring the most difficult times can you become the king as soon as possible."

Obviously.

The co-worker that the original owner Tao Tong knew was a chatterbox.

So along the way, it was Peng Ji who was talking non-stop, while Xie Shen was listening quietly beside him.

While he was chatting with Peng Ji, he was thinking about what he should do to attain enlightenment in the future.

that's it.

The two soon arrived at an Internet cafe near the factory.

Turn on the phone, buy cigarettes and water, and go online.

The whole process was done in one go and with great skill.

The only thing that is different from usual is:

After arriving at the Internet cafe, Xie Shen did not rush to play games, but instead started browsing various short videos and news online.

time flies.

Soon, it was completely dark outside the Internet cafe.

It is now 9 o'clock in the evening.

So far, 'Insomnia' has broken out on this planet for a whole day.

Peng Ji, who had been fighting in the game for a whole day, finally couldn't hold on any longer.

He patted Xie Shen's shoulder and said sleepily, "Let's go, Tao Tong. I really can't do it anymore. Let's go back to sleep."

"Did you forget?" Xie Shen reminded him, "Now all human beings can't sleep. Are you sure you can sleep when you go back?"

"I don't care." Peng Ji said weakly, "If I really couldn't make it, I would be happy even if I just went back to lie in bed."

"let's go!"

Having said that, he forcefully dragged Xie Shen out of the Internet cafe.
...

——The factory where the original owners Tao Tong and Peng Ji worked was located in the industrial park in the city.

So even at night, you can still see countless vendors and pedestrians on the nearby streets.

But at this moment, Xie Shen discovered that there were obviously fewer people on the streets compared to daytime.

Obviously, the negative impact of "insomnia" has gradually begun to emerge.

In a few days, the situation will only get worse.

I don't know if the human leaders in this world have come up with a solution to the problem.
(End of this chapter)