Build an ancient-level power in the nightmare world

Chris strolled leisurely up the spiral staircase, which was hidden in darkness both in front and behind him.

As he continued to climb higher, that sense of familiarity and control over his surroundings grew stronger and stronger.

Before long, Chris "saw" a ray of light coming from above.

He didn't actually look up.

Chris could clearly perceive not only the sudden light overhead, but also the walls, stairs, and metal railings hidden in the darkness around him.

He seemed to be able to clearly perceive everything around him whenever he wanted.

Chris's extraordinary perception grew stronger as he climbed higher.

Soon, Chris stepped onto the last step and arrived at a spacious terrace.

The terrace offered an unobstructed view, allowing him to clearly see the starry sky reflected in the surrounding lake and the silhouettes of distant buildings.

In the center of the terrace, there is a column about two meters in diameter. Above this glass-like stone column is a huge hemispherical dome that can cover the entire terrace.

The interior of the dome is painted with many star patterns, but most of the colors have become very dark, and only the general outlines can be seen.

Chris's gaze returned to the glass-like column beneath the dome.

Upon closer inspection, Chris discovered that the glass-like cylinder had a hollow structure about 1.5 meters above the ground.

Chris's gaze naturally fell on the interior of the hollow structure.

Inside the openwork structure is a flat area with a silvery-white metallic luster, and in the center of this area is a bowl-sized circular depression.

Chris looked at the circular recessed area in front of him, and with a sense of unease, he raised the lantern in his hand to take a look at the size of its base.

The size is just right.

It's as if this lantern was originally meant to be placed on this silver base.

Following his heart, Chris placed the lantern he was holding directly on it.

After the lantern was placed on the lamp, the peculiar light source at the wick suddenly began to flicker violently, and the brightness increased with each flicker.

The white fluorescent light from the lamp wick, along with the surrounding colorful lights, was refracted by the surrounding glass material and projected onto the dome.

The originally dim star map on the dome began to glow with various colors under the light.

A starry sky pattern, so exquisite it defies description, emerged above the dome.

Chris watched everything unfold before him, and suddenly a feeling arose in his heart.

He suddenly turned his head and looked out onto the terrace at the starry sky reflected in the lake.

Chris wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that there was a strange, subtle connection between him and the starry sky beneath the lake.

Even without the lantern in his hand, Chris didn't need to visualize the key in his mind, yet he still maintained a sense of complete control over everything here.

The lantern that the key had transformed into has been returned to its rightful place.

So his mission can be considered successfully completed, right?

With these thoughts in mind, Chris walked to the edge of the terrace.

Perched atop the tower hundreds of meters high, Chris could take in the starry sky reflected in the lake.

That subtle connection made Chris start to carefully observe the starry sky beneath the water's surface.

Following his heart, Chris suddenly closed his eyes.

Chris did not fall into darkness after closing his eyes; he could still feel the various colors of starlight surrounding him.

In a daze, he noticed that among the blurry starlight around him, there was a star emitting a yellowish-white light with a wisp of pale white mist swirling around it.

The wisp of pale white mist drifted towards Chris's location, but it was too thin and dissipated not far from the star.

The wisp of pale mist felt very familiar to Chris, as if it were part of the space where the tower was located.

Chris had a sudden thought, and the next moment when he opened his eyes, the star emitting yellowish-white starlight had already appeared on the surface of the lake below.

At the same time, the pale white mist surrounding the other party quickly dissipated, as if merging into the mist on the surrounding lake surface.

Chris stared intently at the "star" he had pulled from that part of the night sky to this place, his eyes filled with curiosity.

This is different from his previous understanding.

In the real starry sky, every shining star is at least a huge star, and some may even be an entire galaxy cluster, which appears as a single point of light because of the great distance.

But right now, the "star" that Chris pulled onto the lake surface, he estimated, had a central sphere of light that was less than thirty centimeters in diameter.

Even including the predominantly yellowish-white glow emanating from the orb, this "star" was only a little over a meter in size.

Looking down at this "star" from hundreds of meters in the air, Chris saw it as if it were a tiny point of light.

If he hadn't been able to easily perceive every detail in this space, he might not have been able to accurately judge the size of the star below.

Clearly, this "star" is not the kind of celestial body that Chris understands to exist in the universe, but rather another kind of magical existence.

Therefore, it can be inferred that the starry sky reflected in this lake is not a real starry sky.

What exactly is the starry sky reflected in this lake? And what are the endless stars contained within it?

Looking at the star floating quietly on the lake, Chris was momentarily at a loss for what to do next.

It is known that supernatural forces exist in this world, and the place he is in now is not an illusion, but very likely a special space composed of some kind of supernatural force.

So, by using this star as a starting point, he might be able to discover more secrets of this space.

Chris had not previously learned from Valentine how to become an Extraordinary.

Based on his understanding of his current situation, he anticipates that he will inevitably encounter more extraordinary events in the future, and he urgently needs the ability to protect himself.

As a transmigrator, he didn't want to get involved with any extraordinary organizations in this world, including official ones, unless absolutely necessary.

He trusts no one.

However, without establishing contact with other extraordinary organizations in this world, how to acquire that extraordinary knowledge became a pressing problem for him.

While there should be extraordinary individuals in this world who haven't joined any organization, Chris is even less willing to get involved with such lone wolves.

The only safest way he could think of to acquire extraordinary knowledge was to re-enter the real dream world where extraordinary beings existed.