Dream Travel

Chapter 99 A Little Anxious
After placing the order at the agency, Bai Mu doesn't have to worry about the follow-up matters. Someone will naturally go to the location specified in the order and wait.

At first, Bai Mu didn't know much about the imperial capital, but the girl with glasses helped Bai Mu describe in detail some areas around the imperial capital.

He just needs to choose a suitable waiting area among these areas. The person who accepts the commission will not enter the range of dangerous activities, but it is okay to wait in a safe area.

The money Bai Mu gave them was not worth their life's risk.

"What about this person?"

At noon, Leona came to the commission office, but she entered through the back door. The poster girl was in her normal rest time at this time.

The commission under the white curtain has been accepted. People are paying attention to this type of commission every day. Even if no one accepts it immediately, there are intelligence personnel from the Revolutionary Army who will take it.

As long as you leave the imperial capital, you can pass on some information, and this is a very reasonable departure process.

"He is indeed an outsider who does not belong to the empire. He doesn't know much about the things happening within the empire." The poster girl told Leone the information she had collected.

When Bai Mu filled in the commission information, it was already revealed that he did not have much connection with the empire.

A pure outsider might be a foreign race from abroad, or someone from a more distant area.

"Since he can hunt dangerous species alone, he can't be too bad. Besides, many of the dangerous species he chose are not suitable for hunting alone."

"What does he think of the empire?" Leone continued to ask for more important information.

It is not so important whether Bai Mu is from a more remote area. At most, it means that the other party does not have much relationship with the empire at present.

If this guy has other ideas about the empire, it will be a problem in the future, and he may even become a new enemy.

"He doesn't seem to have any particular ideas. I told him about some commissions related to the Empire, and he didn't show much interest, nor did he express any hatred. He only had thoughts about dangerous species."

"Hmm~ That's strange. There's no need to come here just because you have a grudge against dangerous species, right?" Leone rubbed his chin. "Anyway, let's just keep paying attention. No need to make any more unnecessary attempts."

Leona left the commission office. Bai Mu was not worthy of her attention, but his attitude towards dangerous species made her think that he was worth paying attention to.

Now that we have new information, it is even more worthy of attention. Why would someone who can hunt dangerous species alone and seems to have little interest in the empire come to the imperial capital on his own?
Because there are many dangerous species within the empire?
Don't joke, there are many dangerous species within the empire, but with the development of the empire, many areas have cleared out all the dangerous species that can be cleared out.

On the contrary, in those areas outside the country where foreign races are active, there are more dangerous species due to the backwardness of the local areas, and some are considered to be "extinct" within the empire.

As to whether Baimu really has the ability to hunt dangerous species, this will be confirmed soon.

"Maybe we can get some new teammates?" Leone thought about Bai Mu's hypocritical look and came to the gate of the imperial capital.

Judging by the time, Baimu should have completed the first commission.

People who can hunt dangerous species must have good leg strength. People who accept commissions do so in order to make money, so they will naturally wait at the corresponding location early.

The commissions under the white curtain are based on the information provided by the poster girl, and the routes he uses to hunt dangerous species are easy to grasp.

A carriage slowly drove in from outside the city. The dangerous corpses placed on it attracted attention, and the guards immediately stopped the team driving the carriage.

This team was already accustomed to this kind of inspection, so they immediately showed the order form they were carrying, and the guard let them pass after confirming that there was no problem.

Leone watched this scene silently. When the carriage passed by her, she carefully looked at the wounds on the dangerous corpse, which were cuts caused by some sharp weapon.

Those wounds tore open the shell of the dangerous species very cleanly. They must have been hit by some extremely heavy weapon... an axe?
No, think about the long box that Bai Mu is carrying. An axe-type weapon would not be so suitable. It should be a knife or sword-type weapon, and a large one at that.

"It's just that this attack doesn't look professional enough." Leone left the vicinity of the city gate with a natural look.

Based on the type of dangerous species, one can roughly estimate Bai Mu's strength and obtain more useful information.

The problem is that when Bai Mu killed dangerous creatures, the scars seemed a little unfamiliar, as if it was because he had not been in enough combat.

Someone who came to the empire specifically to practice combat techniques?
The question was, wasn't Bai Mu a bit too big? If she were a teenager, it was normal for her skills to be a bit rusty. Bai Mu was no older than her, but she was definitely not a teenager anymore.

Such people have been exposed to martial arts training for a long time, so they will not be too unfamiliar with the skills at such an age.

The most likely scenario is that he has become stronger recently, which is why the corresponding problems arise. So is there any way to make a person stronger in a very short period of time?
Imperial tool...

"What you said is possible, but there are not many imperial tools that can directly increase physical strength."

At night, in a base hidden in a deep mountain area, a burly man with a crew cut said.

This is the Revolutionary Army's "Night Raid" base, and the people here are the operatives responsible for assassinating the corrupt high-ranking officials of the Empire.

War involves both overt and covert tactics. As long as it can undermine the enemy's stability and gain the support of the people, any means can be used.

Their assassinations are often carried out on behalf of their victims.

Of course, their main purpose of gathering here is to deal with the minister of the empire, who is the most powerful official in the empire today.

Compared to the little emperor who is like a puppet in the empire, the other party is the real source of all evil.

Minister Ernest was their primary assassination target, but unfortunately the other party knew that there was such an assassination unit hiding inside the palace all year round.

The security there is very tight, and there are dangerous species being kept at high altitudes, so it is difficult to sneak in, so they are always looking for opportunities.

"The most important thing is that he seems to be very rich."

"...Anyway, except for Imperial Gear like mine, few of the currently known Imperial Gear can enhance performance."

Compared to Leone's carefreeness, Brand was thinking very seriously. He was originally a soldier of the Empire. He left the Empire and joined the Revolutionary Army because he could not stand what the Empire did.

"Weapon-type imperial weapons put the user under greater pressure, so he may have become stronger for other reasons."

"If it's not an imperial weapon, then what else could it be? Could someone really train and improve to the point of being able to hunt dangerous species in such a short period of time?"

Leona still felt that something was amiss. There were imperial instruments that could enhance physical performance. Her own imperial instrument even had this ability.

Her Teigu is of the transformation type. Once she accepts the change, her physical fitness will be greatly enhanced. At that time, she can also use other weapons. However, after using the Teigu, she believes more in her own strength.

Like a lion.

"Hahahaha, the world is so big, anything can happen." Brand smiled.

Just like Mr. Alexi in the revolutionary army, at first he was just a middle-level cadre in the revolutionary army, but with his personal charm, he attracted many capable people.

Those people are very supportive of Alexei, and the abilities they demonstrate are not in combat but in technology.

Their technology improved the Revolutionary Army's existing firearms, giving them a greater advantage in their fight against the Empire.

And those improved technologies come from even more distant places.

"You want to make him ours?" a purple-haired woman with glasses asked in the hall. Leona had said so much, but wasn't it because of his abilities that he was getting attention?

"After all, we also need fresh blood. We can't leave all the capable people to waste for the Empire. But I think we should still pay more attention to him. His attitude towards the Empire is not clear."

Leone only emphasized Baimu, but did not think about bringing Baimu over immediately.

She planned to find an opportunity to let Bai Mu get in touch with some negative information about the empire, and then observe his attitude before considering winning him over.

Others did not object to Leone's idea. It would not hurt to be cautious when facing someone with unknown origins but great abilities.

If Baimu is really fine, we can step in and win him over later.

Otherwise, after a normal contact, the guy would report them right after they said it...

In the Night Raid Assassination Organization, some people are wanted, while others have normal identities, and these normal identities naturally have to be maintained well.

The next day, Leone learned from the hotel owner that Bai Mu had not returned.

"Could he have died outside?"

Leona was somewhat troubled by Bai Mu's absence all night.

She just suspected that Bai Mu might be an imperial weapon user. If not, he could also join the Revolutionary Army. As for the Night Raid Organization, its members were all imperial weapon users.

Because of their high activity intensity and insufficient combat power, they are easily killed by the target's guards.

Afterwards, Leonado went to the commission office to understand the situation.

We will know whether Bai Mu died outside by noon.

Although he completed the commissions quickly, those commissions have not been completely completed yet.

"I see. If he were to die outside, the commission deposited here..."

"No." The poster girl immediately interrupted what Leone was about to say: "Even if you die outside, you can't touch the commission money right away."

"Oh, okay." Leona was a little regretful, but she hoped that Bai Mu would come back.

"Is this thing a living thing or a plant?" Bai Mu looked at the dangerous species moving in front.

That is a dangerous species similar to a tree spirit, and it is also on the order form. It is not that the client lacks special firewood, but that the client plans to use this type of dangerous species to make furniture.

Therefore, there are requirements for hunting dangerous species. These dangerous species, which are like big trees, can die, but they must die completely. The more complete they are, the higher the commission.

Faced with such commission requirements, Baimu can make up for it with quantity.

The eyes gradually turned silver, and Baimu approached quickly before the dangerous species could react, and the Dream Erosion Greatsword cut off the trunk of the dangerous species.

What flowed out of the wound was not blood, but a sticky liquid similar to resin.

The dangerous species that had been cut into logs had not yet died. The big mouth on the trunk opened and closed with a click, trying to bite Baimu.

Bai Mu directly split the "log" and found flesh-like tissue inside, which should be the brain of this dangerous species.

This semi-plant type of dangerous species is quite unique.

Once the internal structure of this type of dangerous species is determined, the rest will be easy to handle.

He also fights against dangerous species in order to gain new powers.

Yesterday and even before, his use of demonic energy was still very rough, but today he used it very skillfully.

After releasing the demonic energy, it can still be stably controlled for a long time, and the demonic energy will not become more and more violent as the release time increases.

This power must be temperature-controlled after it is released. If the temperature is not controlled, it will be like water burned by a raging fire. When the temperature reaches a certain level, it will boil completely.

At that time, Bai Mu would have to change his job to Berserker on the spot.

He did not completely eliminate the dangerous species active in this generation area. After dealing with some of them, he left with the "logs".

"Here they come." In a safe waiting place, the team commissioned by Bai Mu saw the figure appear and became energetic from their listlessness.

They have been waiting here since early morning.

It’s not that they want to come later, but the content of the commission is like this. If they come here early and wait, even if Bai Mu doesn’t come, they can go back to the commission office to get the commission money deposited by the other party.

They just won't get the full amount because the items aren't transported to dangerous areas, but the commissions they earn during the waiting period are more profitable than anything else they do.

The transport team has become accustomed to watching the 'logs' dragged back by Baimu. They made three trips yesterday. They were surprised on the first trip, but started to get used to it on the second trip.

On the third trip, it was not them who were waiting for the white curtain, but the white curtain that was waiting for them.

"Leave the rest to us." The members of the transport team immediately stepped forward and, after confirming that all the dangerous species were dead, they began to help with the transportation.

Then they quickly loaded the dangerous species onto the truck and took them away.

When they arrived at the city gate, they were inspected and questioned again. They did not encounter this during the second and third trips yesterday.

Today is the guard shift change. If it was the same group as yesterday, they would probably have let us in directly.

It was a regular procedure and they were not harassed by the guards, who were not stupid.

Just look at the commission form and you will know that this type of commission is generally related to the dignitaries in the imperial capital. Ordinary people would never use dangerous species to make furniture.

"Are you too anxious?"

In the wild, Bai Mu found a river to take a bath, drew a tree on a new page in his notebook, and wrote a number.

After thinking for a while, Bai Mu decided to complete the remaining commissions first, and then slow down the pace.

He figured it out. The reason he seemed anxious this time was simply because of the difference in the speed of time flow.

In an unsealed dream, ten days or half a month is equivalent to a few hours in reality.

Ten days or half a month passed here, but several days would pass in reality, which made him involuntarily speed up his pace.

His original purpose of coming to this strange dream was to find a suitable training ground.

(End of this chapter)