I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Chapter 146 A New Training Ground Experience, Advancing to the Level of an Extraordinary Captain (6K Views, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

The old training ground had two buff attributes.

One benefit is that the side effects of using cursed items are reduced by 95% when the dreamer is in a dream state; another is that the dreamer can concentrate more easily in this place.

And now—

"Effect 3: Within the training ground, the Dreamer will find it easier to control magical power."

The description is vague.

Shi An immediately went to the upgraded training room and quickly understood the wonders of the rare training ground.

He stretched out his hand, and strands of tangible magical power wrapped around his fingertips, slowly and rhythmically rotating around them.

"The training ground has greatly reduced the resistance to our manipulation of magical power. If a Dream Faller's magical power was only at the third level before, it is now at least at the sixth level."

"Admittedly, once they leave the training room, the Dreamer's control over their magical power will be revealed in its true form. However, the incredibly smooth experience in the training room cannot be faked. With direct comparison, the Dreamer can easily understand which direction they should practice and refine their skills."

It's like temporarily elevating someone's spiritual level.

Even though one's realm may eventually fall back to normal, the experience of this high realm will still become an invaluable asset, guiding one forward.

In a short period of time, Shi Andu figured out the few minor bottlenecks that had previously gotten him stuck, and his use of spell power became increasingly profound.

"Wonderful! Wonderful!"

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The changes to the training grounds are not just limited to the addition of a new buff attribute.

The area of ​​the single training room has been expanded considerably.

The walls and floors of the training room have also become more durable.

Furthermore, the original Level 3 training ground had 15 training rooms, but now it has been upgraded to 30.

"The upgraded training ground is more beneficial for high-level refining breakthroughs, but it is still very important for novice Dreamers."

Many newbies aren't lacking in potential, but they are killed by danger before they even have a chance to adapt to the nightmare world.

Shi An had also considered separating the training ground's usage slots, reserving a portion specifically for the "newbie Dreamers".

To be precise, a few training rooms are reserved specifically for Dreamers who are using the training ground for the first time to form groups for use.

This is only for Dreamers who have never used the training ground, and must be done in groups of multiple people.

Even so, the implementation of this regulation will benefit countless ordinary dreamers. They will be able to pass through their vulnerable period more quickly and safely. Humanity will also be able to produce a group of strong individuals more rapidly, preventing some promising individuals from dying prematurely.

This will inevitably encroach on the interests of long-term members to some extent.

There are still too few training rooms, and the store manager is struggling to make ends meet.

Now we can have the best of both worlds.

The training grounds have reopened, and the members have been eagerly waiting for it.

Even many non-members who were casual dreamers couldn't help but crowd around.

Among the non-member Dreamers, most have never experienced the training grounds. In the early days, non-members had a chance to sneak into the training grounds, but now, training ground slots are extremely precious, and many members have to wait a day or two.

They had only ever heard that the training ground was miraculous.

No matter how ordinary a dreamer is, if they have the opportunity to enter the training ground and train hard, they can almost all be transformed.

Those who fail to transform are simply too lazy and pretentious, lacking the resolve and the opportunity to seize it.

"Unfortunately, our dream-falling sessions only last two or three hours, while no matter how deserted the training ground is, the waiting time is far longer than that."

Hours.

"When members experience a nightmare, it can last for days, and they can take their time to queue, but we can't. Sigh~"

Those who fall into nightmares would have preferred to stay in the nightmare as short as possible, but who would have thought that waking up too quickly from a nightmare would be a bad thing?

But they couldn't afford it and dared not buy the Dream Pearl.

"All we can do is rely on the safe zone to slowly accumulate contributions, and once we're promoted to members, things will be much easier."

"But brother, even if that's true, with our abilities, we'll probably have to go through seven or eight more nightmares to accumulate enough contribution points. And if we encounter any accidents along the way, like not finding a safe zone in a nightmare and then encountering a special nightmare, we might just be doomed."

Many of those who have been to the safe zone have died in accidents.

It's just that before the safe zone appeared, those who fell into dreams had more frequent accidents.

They weren't complaining about anything.

All members went through this process, but those Dreamers who entered the safe zone earlier were the lucky ones. Back then, there weren't nearly as many Dreamers in the safe zone as there are now.

At this moment, someone noticed the notice posted at the entrance of the training ground.

"The number of training rooms has increased; there are now 30 training rooms in total? That's fantastic! We won't have to wait in line for so long anymore! Kudos to the manager!"

"One more thing, Dreamers who haven't used the training grounds before are eligible for a newcomer group purchase bonus." The manager has provided 10 training rooms as a nighttime group purchase bonus. Those who meet the requirements can apply at the front desk.

As the dreamer continued chanting, his eyes widened. He hurriedly pushed through the crowd and ran towards the front desk not far away.

The same applies to other non-members who have fallen into the dream.

All they knew was that they had the chance to experience the wonders of the training ground!

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New members can start a group purchase if there are at least four members.

Even so, 10 training rooms are enough to accommodate forty newcomers.

That's a huge number.

Furthermore, since the benefits are only available to newcomers who have never used the training ground, the number of Dreamers using the "Newcomer Group Purchase Benefits" will only decrease.

In a few days, even these 10 training rooms may not be full. At that time, the vacant training rooms will naturally be provided to members on the waiting list.

Soon, one after another, the Dreamers who had managed to get into the newcomer welfare group entered the training room.

They also received a "Newcomer's Guidebook for the Training Room".

Most people, of course, understand how to use the training room; they've heard countless veteran members talk about its intricacies.

However, among these newcomers, there are also some "pure newbies to the safe zone" who know very little about the safe zone and just formed a group to enter since they were already there.

This manual will help them understand, so they don't waste an opportunity.

The training room was spacious. The newcomers each found a spot, kept their distance, and began to use their magical artifacts.

Some people approach it with a mix of fear, hesitation, and determination—like they're about to undergo surgery.

It's probably hard to avoid.

Soon, the palm of one of the dreamers split open, and a tongue emerged.

This is his innate spell, "Tongue Right Hand," which has severe side effects when used. The tongue extending from his right palm is so lifelike that it competes with him for control of his right hand.

But now, "as expected, the negative effects of the cursed object have been greatly reduced! However, it still hurts a lot, with a tearing pain like a knife cutting into your palm."

"It's just pain, nothing more!"

Thinking of his repeated struggles to survive in nightmares, the dreamer gritted his teeth and activated the cursed object again and again.

He had to make the most of those two precious hours of newcomer perks.

This is what most people who suffer from nightmares do.

They were well aware of the preciousness of the opportunity and deeply appreciated the wonder of the training room.

But some people do get scared after a few tries, afraid of pain, fatigue, and hardship. Shi An certainly wouldn't advise such people. He'd given them the opportunity; whether they could pull themselves out of the mire was up to them.

Once you miss an opportunity, there's no use in regretting it later. Adults must bear the consequences of their actions.

Meanwhile, the veteran members also entered the training ground after maintenance.

"I initially thought the training ground was just closed for routine maintenance, but I didn't expect the manager to actually upgrade and renovate it. Kudos to the manager!"

"Hello, store manager! I will defend the safe zone to the death!"

The training room is now more spacious and brighter, making it much more convenient for them to practice spells and magic.

These first Dreamers to enter the training room —

Newcomers, or those who have been to the training room before but whose skill level is not very high, have not yet noticed any difference in the training room other than that it is more spacious.

At most, some people just feel that today's spells are smoother and more fluid to use.

However, the experienced Refinement Realm cultivators who were already proficient in using incantations keenly noticed the difference.

"Have you noticed how much easier it is to control your magical power today? Before, it was like moving two 100-pound iron blocks, but now it's at most moving 40 or 30 pounds—much easier!"

"Indeed, I think so too. Is that just my imagination?"

Once a member realized what was happening, he immediately opened the training room door. Amidst the bewildered gazes of the others waiting outside, he stepped out of the training room, then went back in, then stepped out again, then went back in again—

Jumping back and forth.

Until a look of realization and shock appeared on his face.

"So that's how it is! No wonder the announcement mentioned that the training ground had been upgraded. This is the amazing effect of the upgraded training ground! Amazing! Amazing! Truly amazing!"

The member returned to the training room and closed the door, leaving the waiting group outside looking at each other in bewilderment.

Waiter: Wait a minute, explain yourself first! What exactly has been upgraded in the training ground? Damn it!

"The training ground is amazing!"

"I previously felt that the training grounds were becoming less and less effective for those of us at the second or peak of the first level of cultivation. Should we then give up our training room access to others? The shopkeeper built the training rooms primarily to help ordinary Dream Fallers get through their most difficult period. But now, give up the training grounds? Sorry, we can't do that."

"The training ground allowed us to experience the wonders of a higher level, and I feel that the time it will take me to break through to the second level of the Refinement Realm can be shortened by half."

"Furthermore, could we choose this training ground as our practice area for future breakthroughs?"

It is easier to control magical power, which naturally helps to break through bottlenecks.

This applies to powerful and mysterious superhumans as well.

The long-time members have begun a new round of sprints.

Meanwhile, the Countermeasures Bureau was indeed well-informed, and they intended to choose the training ground as the new breakthrough site.

For a powerful force like the Countermeasures Bureau, Manager Shi still made things convenient for them. He also hoped that the Countermeasures Bureau could produce more extraordinary individuals to share the pressure in the present world.

The Countermeasures Bureau also gave them ample respect. They paid a hefty sum to compensate for the long-term lease of the training room.

They also agreed to allow outsiders to observe when their captain makes a breakthrough and is promoted.

Soon, it was announced that "this time, the captain of the Countermeasures Bureau is truly about to break through to the extraordinary realm."

"It's not Lu Qing, the fourth captain as previously rumored, but Bai Yu, the second captain!"

Lu Qing wanted to try to break through the barrier, but she couldn't find an opportunity.

This opportunity refers to the location where the safe zone member channel is opened, which happens to be within the nightmare area she is trying to conquer.

If not, she will have to wait for the next opportunity.

The probability is not low.

She certainly couldn't rush into breaking through to a higher realm.

"But Old White, your transcendent ritual is even more difficult. Are you really ready?"

She asked.

Bai Yu waved his hand, "Of course, I've been preparing for this for a long time. Now is the time when the chances of breaking through are the highest. Waiting any longer will be useless and may even make me lose more and more motivation."

His extraordinary ritual involves engaging in a life-or-death battle among a group of bizarre creatures until his magical power is exhausted!

And in this process, at least one leader-level monster must be killed!

This is much more difficult than Lu Qing's extraordinary ritual, and its only advantage is that it doesn't have to be picky about the location.

At this moment, Bai Yu had already fallen into the deep sea of ​​Xinjiang Dream, and most of the elites of the second detachment came to help.

Not only that, but several team leaders, including Lu Qing, Fen Huo, and Li Yunfeng, also came to the scene.

Even Long Xingzhou, a superhuman expert who was relatively free at the moment, rushed over.

This was the incredibly luxurious support lineup that accompanied Captain Bai Yu when he broke through to the next realm.

Extraordinary rituals cannot be interfered with by outsiders; any attempt to interfere will inevitably fail.

However, if there are no guards to protect the extraordinary ritual, the ritual will inevitably be interfered with, albeit in a strange way.

There might be hidden powerful individuals in Baijiang City at the Third Refinement Realm, but it's impossible for them to be at the Transcendent Realm.

Even if extraordinary experts don't come from the Countermeasures Bureau, they must come from one of the major powers like the Wizarding House or the Ultimate Martial Arts School.

Occasionally, a genius from the common people breaks through to a higher realm, but they still have to find a powerful force to rely on or seek help from.

Shi An looked outside and saw that groups of people in black trench coats were already on high alert.

"Breaking through to the next level requires not only personal skill but also influence and connections!"

"Perhaps in the past, there were geniuses from the common people who could advance to the extraordinary level on their own, but that's no longer possible after the City Collapse Catastrophe. Without power or connections, even geniuses and prodigies are useless."

Shi An could only sigh at this; the world was still too dark.

Even geniuses are forced to join powerful forces.

Oh, so I'm a powerful force? Never mind then.

When a captain-level expert breaks through, the Countermeasures Bureau goes to great lengths, but in reality, very few people know about it.

Aside from the elite of the second team, there were only the captains.

The safe zone sent representatives, both to observe and to assist, but there were only three of them.

Zhuo Ling, Luo Susu, Wu Feng.

Several more magical flying eyes hovered high in the sky.

"here we go."

Shi An murmured.

In the distance, a bizarre tide of dozens of people came into view.

This is a group of eerie creatures, like zombies.

However, they are still bizarre after all. Compared to the slow-moving zombies in the movies, these zombies are at least at the level of Lickers.

There was also a bizarre giant zombie, over four meters tall and covered in pustules.

The men in black trench coats in the distance all swallowed hard.

Captain Bai rushed into it without hesitation.

"Zhao guest wears a silk tassel, Wu hook shines like frost and snow."

The blade sliced ​​across the zombie's eerie neck, and its scarlet head shot skyward.

Captain Bai took a large gulp of strong liquor, and flames erupted from his mouth. The fan-shaped flames instantly ignited the eerie figures.

War! War! War!

Having been caught in the eerie tide, Captain Bai was injured in several places in no time. He could only try his best to dodge those deadly attacks, but he was already covered in blood and looked extremely miserable.

Even so, he did not appear tragic, but rather heroic and unrestrained.

He wielded his sword and drank wine, each strike landing with devastating force.

Even if he fails and dies today, at least he has set an example for future generations and provided valuable experience. Who can say that Captain Bai's death was not worthwhile?

A battle for survival! It's all about fighting for your life!

Bai Yu quickly abandoned the concept of extraordinary rituals; all he wanted was to kill, to fight his way through the bizarre situation before him and carve a bloody path.

Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!

One by one, they were strangely decapitated, but they still lunged forward menacingly.

Many members of the second team couldn't bear it and gritted their teeth.

"This is incredibly difficult, an extraordinary ritual!"

Let alone the promotion and transformation that follow the ceremony, the ceremony itself is often not meant for people to experience!

But Captain Bai Yu, who had given his all and burned himself out, finally managed to cut through the eerie tide and annihilate the giant zombie eerie creature.

The price is —

He looked almost like a human being at that moment.

But Bai Yu smiled, for he had already sensed the immense power descending from the rules of heaven and earth.

However, a considerable number of strange creatures remained around, and they pounced on them.

"boom!"

Long Xingzhou appeared in front of Bai Yu. He unleashed a punch, his magical power transforming into a black dragon that swept away all the strange creatures.

This is the rare-grade cursed technique, Dragon Fist!

He hoisted Bai Yu onto his shoulder and quickly ran towards the gate of the safe zone.

The transformation has begun.

Fortunately, the initial transformation wasn't too intense.

Soon, in the safe zone, inside a training room accessed via a special passage, personnel from the Countermeasures Bureau specializing in treatment were already waiting. They quickly provided basic first aid to Bai Yu's injuries before leaving.

As for life-saving and purification potions? Bai Yu had already consumed them.

He wasn't in such a terrible state that he was on the verge of death; he was just seriously injured.

He couldn't possibly recover fully from these injuries in a short time, but advancing and transforming while injured was something that was to be expected.

The promotion has begun!

An invisible force was drawing in and absorbing the surrounding dream crystals.

Shi An had already arrived at the scene and was watching the promotion from a distance.

When Bai Yu arrived here, this extraordinary breakthrough was already more than halfway complete. The remaining part depended on whether he could persevere and maintain the resonance of his essence, energy, and spirit.

Shi An observed.

He observed the layout of the countermeasures bureau, silently absorbing experience; he also observed how Captain Bai's promotion process differed from Li Feng's.

After all, Captain White is human.

This was his first time witnessing human advancement.

Time ticks by.

Several hours later, the radiance symbolizing Captain White's three natal cursed items burst forth from his body.

Essence, Qi, and Spirit begin to resonate.

This is the most critical and also the most dangerous moment.

Lu Qing, Li Yunfeng, and Fen Huo all stared intently, not daring to blink for a moment. They were both worried and observing to learn. After Captain Bai's breakthrough, it would be about their turn.

Luo Susu and Wu Feng are also studying.

Both of them were at the peak of the Third Refinement Realm.

Russell has found her own extraordinary ritual;

Wu Feng's foundation was previously damaged, and his vitality was so depleted that he could not meet the requirements for advancement to the extraordinary realm. However, now that he has come to the safe zone and begun to recuperate, there is still a chance for him to recover.

Pairs of eyes were fixed on them.

It was Zhuo Ling, Xiao Xue, and Ming Yi who were all secretly learning.

Of course, they are learning supernatural rituals. They are summarizing various supernatural rituals in order to find one that suits them.

As for how the ceremony should be performed, and the transformation that follows?

Xiao Xue said that this can be done with hands.

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"Passed!"

When essence, energy, and spirit are completely unified, Bai Yu's entire being begins to sublimate.

The three cursed objects, which were originally refined into the body and transformed into cursed organs, were completely refined at this moment, slowly disappearing and transforming into pure power and foundation to accompany the extraordinary person.

The transformation is still ongoing, but the subsequent process is less dangerous.

The officers in black trench coats from the Countermeasures Bureau breathed a sigh of relief.

Long Xingzhou, Lu Qing, and several other powerful figures left one after another to attend to various important matters.

Shi An is the same.

"The process of human beings transforming into the extraordinary is indeed more troublesome and difficult than that of the bizarre."

"On another note, I seem to be human too? And a future human who has merged with three extraordinary aspects. This transformation can't be ridiculously difficult, can it?"

Shi An was slightly worried, but then he thought, if even he, the store manager, couldn't cross the threshold of the extraordinary, then who could?

Bai Yu's promotion greatly boosted the morale of the Countermeasures Bureau.

After the City Collapse Cataclysm, it's not that no extraordinary beings were born; it's just that the extraordinary beings born in the past were born due to various coincidences. This time, however, the Bureau may be able to replicate Captain White's promotion process.

At least, neither Captain Lu nor Captain Li's extraordinary rituals were as dangerous as Captain Bai's.

Soon after Bai Yu completed her transformation, the Countermeasures Bureau began preparing for the next breakthrough.

As for what Captain Bai Yu's extraordinary talent was, Shi An didn't ask.

That's privacy.

Although, extraordinary talent is something that needs to be used, and he will see it sooner or later.

Within the safe zone, taking advantage of the rare-level training grounds, several powerful members have broken through to new realms in the past few days.

More and more members are entering the second stage of the Refinement Realm.

Long Niu has entered the Third Refinement Realm. Once he raises all his indicators to the extreme, he will reach the peak of the Third Refinement Realm.

Meanwhile, in a private training room reserved by Shi An, Little Blood, transformed into a massive blood demon, laughed heartily: "I, Lord Blood, have finally found an opportunity for transcendence! Hehehehehe—!"

Although its words are sometimes unintelligible, its laughter is so strange that if others saw it, they would probably exclaim things like "weird" or "terrifying".

Hmm, Little Blood seems to be inherently strange?

Shi An found it and asked it about the extraordinary ritual.

It said, "Of course, it perfectly matches the image of my Blood Lord—oh, uh, it perfectly fits the ritual of my Little Blood."

It returned to its normal round and plump shape, looking quite docile.

But Little Blood's extraordinary ritual can be quite ruthless.

It needs to peel off and absorb 10,000 units of blood and qi!

"This is too demonic! Although it certainly fits its eerie identity—"

"Wait, I was being narrow-minded. Blood energy is something that many strange things also possess."

The strange creatures made of flesh and blood all possess a sense of blood and vitality.

Many of them are also incredibly vigorous in terms of blood and energy!

Shi An searched through the information in his mind and quickly found several locations that roughly matched the target. All that remained was to investigate.

"Just like before, I'll just give the members a task."

However, before the mission could be issued, Zhuo Ling and Ming Yi reported one after another that they had also seized an extraordinary opportunity.

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