Forbidden Nightmare

Chapter 149 Will-o'-the-Wisp Boy
The walls of the private room were old and yellowed, with old promotional posters pasted on them. In the corner, an antique stereo was slowly playing melodious tunes.

The environment of the Chinese restaurant is not good, it is even a bit messy. It is a fly restaurant that can only be found by residents who are very familiar with the development zone.

The reason why a restaurant like this, hidden in a winding alley, can have such a booming business is definitely not just because of its low prices.

"Don't be fooled by the ordinary environment here, but the taste is definitely amazing." Li Nanke stood up and pulled out a chair, inviting the eldest lady of the Wistaria family to sit down, "Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

"Thank you, I can accept it as long as it's not too spicy." Minian was elegant and dignified, looking at the nostalgic furnishings in the private room.

Although the development zone and the high-elf zone are both in the City of Redemption and separated by only a wall, they are like two completely different worlds.

Here is a dark and dirty slum, there is a sunny rich area.

Minnie Ann remembered that she seemed to have only been to the development zone twice in her lifetime. She even went to the wilderness more often than to the development zone. One time was to attend a charity dinner, and the other time was when she sneaked out to play when she was young...

Under normal circumstances, she would definitely not be able to stand the nagging of the old-fashioned and elderly head maid and would give up the idea of ​​coming to the development zone. However, this time, thanks to Li Nanke, Ms. Rosalin had no reason to object.

"Mr. Li, thank you very much for driving the blue crystal." Minian said with a smile, "The characteristics of the forbidden object you cracked have high research value. The family team would never have thought at the beginning that driving the blue crystal actually has the potential for pharmaceutical production."

Pharmaceuticals? How did it get to pharmaceuticals... Li Nanke thought to himself, although I know the characteristics of the forbidden substance, I never thought that this thing could actually be used to make medicine.

He said calmly, "Oh? It seems that my idea is correct. Can you tell me more about it?"

Minian continued, "Based on the characteristics of the forbidden items you provided, the family team discovered the strange substance called 'essence' from the driving blue crystal, but the essence energy contained in it is not very pure."

"The team tried to purify the essence energy and injected it into mice, experimental monkeys and other organisms. It actually greatly improved the lifespan and physical fitness of the experimental subjects."

"However, the team's current purification method seems to have flaws, causing some animal test subjects to produce disturbing side effects, such as the precipitation of emerald green flaky crystals on the skin, partial limb stiffness and paralysis, and even worse, they may fall into madness and become very aggressive..."

The more Li Nanke listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Wait, isn’t this petrification and zombies?

He couldn't help but imagine that the Wistaria family created a large number of beings similar to Champion Victor and Completer Laxia, and the scene was extremely terrifying.

He had revealed the hidden properties of the forbidden object purely out of good intentions, but it seemed as if he had accidentally opened Pandora's box.

"Ms. Minian, I don't know much about pharmaceuticals... but I think this side effect is more dangerous than I thought." Li Nanke carefully chose his words and reminded her.

Minian was slightly stunned, then she reacted and smiled:

"Mr. Li is a very kind person. I understand what you are worried about. Don't worry, the horror scenes you imagine won't happen... I have also had dreams about zombie apocalypse, ahem."

She paused halfway through her speech and quickly changed the subject: "The drug is still a long way from the clinical trial stage and market launch. Only after the side effects are completely eliminated will the team enter clinical trials."

"And similar drugs are supervised and regulated by regulatory agencies and ethics committees during clinical trials and before they are put on the market. The bizarre contents in those horrific dreams are impossible to happen in reality."

Li Nanke thought about it carefully and felt that what the other party said was not wrong.

In the real world, there are control bureaus and a large number of extraordinary people. Even though there are countless taboos, no waves have been caused so far.

For a behemoth like the Control Bureau, any inmate team leader is a terrifying fifth-level transcendent being. Even if ten complete Laxias were to join forces, they would still not be enough to keep others warm.

Previously, there were a large number of deformed monsters in the A91 safe zone, but the containment personnel did not do much, and the disaster was quelled by modern troops alone.

If the real world you live in is a forbidden dream in the eyes of other nightmares, then it must be the most difficult and terrifying forbidden dream.

"I can summon extraordinary creatures from dreams in reality. If I can also summon extraordinary people from reality in dreams, wouldn't I be able to do whatever I want..." Li Nanke couldn't help but think to himself.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and the waiter brought steaming dishes to the table.

They are just some simple Chinese home-cooked dishes, but the tempting aroma makes people salivate and their appetites grow.

Minnie Ann was very careful to maintain her manners and etiquette, but she couldn't help but secretly take a few more bites. She couldn't help but exclaimed: "Mr. Li, the place you picked is great. I should have treated you to a sumptuous dinner. Now it seems fortunate that I didn't insist."

Li Nanke noticed that the other party seemed to prefer sweet and sour dishes.

In fact, it's not just Minian, most people in the City of Redemption are like this.

The taste of these dishes is more in line with their eating habits. On the contrary, they feel that some normal Chinese dishes are greasy. Among his colleagues in the Control Bureau, only Jiang Lei can eat with him.

"As long as you like it, that's good. The worst thing is to recommend a good restaurant or a good dream to someone, but they don't like it at all." Li Nanke passed the sweet and sour dishes to the other person, "You always call me Mr., which is too polite. Just call me by my name."

"Okay, Mr. Li, I really like the taste here." Minian smiled and blinked, "If you have a similar treasure restaurant, please recommend it to me."

"That's all." Li Nanke deliberately put on a serious face, "I do have a few dreams about zombies. Miss Minian should be very interested. I can send them to you tomorrow."

"Ahem." Minnie choked on the water and coughed twice unnaturally: "You are joking. A lady who needs to maintain her manners would never be interested in that kind of dream."

Li Nanke said to himself: "Before joining the Control Bureau, I was engaged in black dream transformation work. I have saved a lot of horrific and thrilling dreams on hand. The synchronization rate is so high that ordinary people can hardly accept it... Now I have quit my job, and those dream data disks can only stay in the warehouse and gather dust. It's a pity."

Minian has been exposed to high-level "aristocratic" education since childhood, and she needs to be elegant and dignified in her words and deeds.

Head maid Rosalin supervised her appearance, urged her words and deeds, and always reminded her to be a demure and noble lady. Although it was already an extremely open modern society, the Wistaria family's ideas in this regard were more conservative and feudal than in ancient times.

Minnian would occasionally take off the mask to look at her appearance, lest she forget that she had a heart that yearned for freedom after wearing the mask for too long.

She would secretly hide some terrifying dreams from the head maid, and would also secretly go to the wilderness on behalf of her brother to observe some newly discovered taboo objects...

"It's a pity, such a waste." Minian tried to remain calm and pretended not to care. "But I have a friend who happens to like that kind of horror dream. If you are willing, you can give the dream disk to me, and then I will pass it on to my friend..."

Li Nanke smiled slightly: "Okay, I'll get it for you when I get home later. Remember to tell your friend and put on your diaper before the synchronization. It's better to prepare some quick-acting heart pills or something like that."

Looking at Li Nanke's half-smile, Minian could only nod with a slightly blushing face.

She seemed to remember something and quickly changed the subject: "By the way, you said in the communicator before that you had something important to tell me..."

"Well, I want to use the laboratory to make some small personal items. It's not very convenient in the Control Bureau. Can I borrow your family's research laboratory for a while?"

Minnie Ann understood immediately. Li Nanke must have received a private job from a researcher.

Some extraordinary people in the Control Bureau will take some private jobs after work, just like Lina, a medical staff in the logistics department. As a psychiatric therapist, she will secretly take some private jobs to treat patients and earn some extra money.

In this regard, the Control Bureau turns a blind eye and generally does not intervene as long as it does not affect work.

However, the control bureau is quite strict with scientific researchers like Li Nanke. After all, scientific researchers have access to a lot of high-level secrets, and taking private work can easily affect their work.

"That's no problem. The family team has many laboratories, and some of them are often idle." Minian carefully considered her words, "However, if you have financial difficulties, I can help you..."

Li Nanke smiled and shook his head, then turned his wrist and a huge metal sword with a strange shape appeared.

The spine of the giant sword is hollow, and the spine is made of sharp metal electrodes like the human spine. The sword edge is sharp and flashing with cold light. At first glance, it is a weapon with extremely terrifying lethality.

"This is..." Minian opened her beautiful eyes wide.

This giant sword looks fierce and cool, just like a weapon in a dream game.

Minian knew that he was an extraordinary person of the Universal System, but she didn't know that in addition to the physical system, Li Nanke also had talents in the fantasy system.

"I like to make weapons and props like this, but my fantasy abilities are not well developed yet. I can only materialize some materials and then process them myself before I can fully materialize a weapon like this."

Li Nanke continued: "This is just a personal hobby. It's not convenient to do it in the Control Bureau, so I have to trouble you."

"So that's how it is. No trouble, no trouble." Minian blinked and said softly, "Um... can you show it to me? Fantasy-type extraordinary people are very rare. I have never seen fantasy-type materialized items. I am just curious."

Minian is not a nightmare, so even if you show her the sword, you can't tell what her attributes are. Li Nanke handed her the Thunder Judgment Sword generously.

The sword sank in her hand and Minian almost couldn't catch it.

This giant sword weighs at least hundreds of kilograms and feels cold and hard. It is very difficult for ordinary people to pick up the giant sword, let alone wield it as a weapon.

Minnian gripped the huge sword tightly and practiced a few times. Her sword moves looked pretty good, but the space in the private room was too small to fully display them.

She played with the giant sword for a long time, with a look of fondness in her eyes. It was only after a while that she reluctantly returned it to Li Nanke.

"This is a fake object that has been materialized. If you like it, I'll make you a similar one someday... well, give it to your friend."

Li Nanke flipped his wrist and the giant sword of Thunder Judgment disappeared.

"Really?" Minnian asked in surprise, then seemed to remember something and politely declined, "Forget it, don't bother. If I can't put such a big sword in the room for public display, I can only hide it secretly. It's better not to have it at all."

To her, the giant sword is not a weapon, but a cool collection.

Just like a figurine, if it can only be kept at the bottom of a box and not put in a display cabinet so that you can look at it and admire it every day, it is better not to have it.

Seeing this, Li Nanke didn't say anything more.

The laboratory has been borrowed. I will be able to make alchemical items to earn money and go to the Deep Dream World to buy a good set of equipment.

Otherwise, with the few dollars left in my pocket, I can't even afford to buy a decent piece of armor. It's such a waste of such a good auxiliary logistics profession as the Alchemist.

Once he is fully equipped with divine clothing, he can enter the next forbidden dream.

If he encounters a non-peaceful mode and a hostile nightmare enemy, he will definitely give the enemy a big surprise.

The two of them ate and talked, and Li Nanke often made the rich lady laugh so hard that she covered her mouth with her hands. After the meal, their relationship had gradually changed from partners to friends.

After finishing their meal, the two left the restaurant.

"It's getting late." Minnian took out the communicator and checked the time. "Ms. Rosalin is still waiting for me. I should go back."

Minnie glimpsed the heavy motorcycle inconspicuously, then quickly looked away, preparing to dial a number to call the head maid and the driver to pick her up.

She secretly advised herself that she had behaved very unladylike today. If the head maid Rosalin knew about it, she would probably have to endure her nagging for the next week.

Li Nanke was stunned: "Aren't you going back with me to get the dream data disk? Have you forgotten that you have a friend?"

He unlocked the black heavy motorcycle 'Hell's Elegy', the bright headlights dispelled the darkness in the gloomy alley, and the invisible plasma shield isolated the cold wind and rain.

Li Nanke sat astride the motorcycle, patted the back seat and said:

"Let's go to my house first, and I'll take you home later."

Minnie Ann hesitated and said hesitantly, "No, it's not good, right?"

"Hurry up, just consider it as experiencing it for your friend."

"No, I'm wearing a skirt."

"We are all extraordinary people, not ordinary people. You can sit sideways, no problem."

Minnie pursed her lips, thought for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth and got on the motorcycle.

The heavy motorcycle rushed out of the alley in the rain.

Li Nanke's nerves reacted extremely quickly. He did not use the automatic driving mode at all. He drove purely manually. The street scenes passed by quickly behind him. The rain and neon lights turned into fleeting streams of light.

Minnie Ann held the back seat with one hand and covered her skirt with the other. The sound of the wind whistling past her ears and the broad back of a man appeared in front of her.

"Mind your manners...Minnie."

She muttered softly, but her eyes were filled with joy.

(End of this chapter)