Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

We put Mother Goose back in the garden and continued walking. We walked a long way until we reached the top of a mountain.

Just as the golden harp had said, there was indeed a lake here.

The lake's surface was calm and still, reflecting the blue sky like a mirror. Beside the lake stood a huge old tree, its branches and leaves lush and full of life.

Zhao Hao sensed a power, a power belonging to the dream world.

He looked down and saw a scene beneath the lake's surface that resembled a starry sky, with countless bubbles floating within it.

The trees beside the Dream Lake are covered with countless colorful specks of light. These are the emotional forces that govern dreams.

What you think about during the day, you dream about at night—this is like making a wish to this tree and having it come true in your dream. Although it's all an illusion, it's still a comfort to the soul.

Zhao Hao said to Damian, "Come with me, I'll take you away."

He plunged into the lake, and the next second he saw the magic bean sprout. Following the sprout, he quickly returned to his dream...

Chapter 212 Harvest and Project Shadow

After Zhao Hao returned to his familiar dream world, a surge of spiritual energy suddenly emerged from the magic bean and flowed into his body.

The accumulated psionic energy has surged again, finally breaking through the threshold of Black Iron 3-star.

He's leveled up!

+1000 Fate Points!

力量+1、体质+1、智力+2、感知+1、精神+1。

His current attributes are:

Power: 17

Physical condition: 18

Agility: 13

Perception: 18

Intelligence: 14

Spirit: 21

When your spirit level exceeds 20, it's as if you've entered a new level.

It's as if a sea of ​​clouds has appeared in my mind, instantly changing my mental state. I can now clearly feel the boundary between the real and the real world.

It seems that 20 points is a significant hurdle. And the three attributes of Strength, Constitution, and Perception are also not far from reaching 20 points.

Furthermore, the system feedback indicated that Zhao Hao had completed the Mysterious Cloud Kingdom, which grants 200 Fate Points per month and random special products.

……

When Damian reluctantly jumped into the lake, he saw a magic bean vine. Stepping on the beans and following its growth, a flash of light soon appeared before his eyes. He found himself in a strange place.

From a distance, there are clear boundaries here, like a space enclosed by a transparent bowl.

Through this barrier, one can see large and small, colorful "bubbles" floating on the undulating psionic waves in the distance.

Looking inside the large bowl, there was a two-story emerald green bamboo house in the center. The magic bean at his feet was rooted not far in front of the bamboo house, like a bare, towering tree.

A path extends in front of the bamboo house, ending at a huge red "door frame".

The door frame was over ten meters high, and it was decorated with some kind of white paper strips cut into lightning bolt patterns.

Damian knew it was some kind of Japanese-style building, but he didn't know its specific name.

Looking further into the distance, a large expanse of green bamboo grove sways gently on the edge of the "bowl" without any wind.

After Zhao Hao jumped to the ground, a well-behaved girl quickly emerged from the bamboo house.

You can see the gaps in her joints and mechanical structure, but at least her face is very beautiful. You can't tell anything wrong just by looking at her face.

"Master, welcome back."

"Thank you, Ika."

At this moment, the hunter Damian also used the magic bean to release his energy and jump down.

He asked, "Old Man of the Hearth, where is this?"

Zhao Hao almost burst out laughing. "I forgot to mention my real name. My name is Zhao Hao. It's nice to meet you."

Damian shook hands with Zhao Hao, somewhat speechless, as if they were getting to know each other again.

Zhao Hao said, "This is a dream. We are in a dream."

"In a dream?" Damian looked at Ika again. Zhao Hao introduced, "This is my maid, Ika. Ika, say hello."

Damian: You actually dreamed about a maid? You're quite the character!

Ika, somewhat bewildered, said, "Hello, I am Master's maid, Ika."

Damian nodded and extended his hand: "Oh, hello, my name is Damian."

However, Ika stared blankly at him, not knowing what he meant.

Zhao Hao explained, "Oh, sorry, Ika is a puppet. I haven't taught her to shake hands yet, and we don't need to."

Damian was shocked. This girl was actually a puppet?!

Although he had heard that skilled alchemists could create magical puppets indistinguishable from humans, this was the first time he had ever seen one. No wonder it felt strange; it wasn't human after all.

Zhao Hao didn't want to talk about Ika anymore.

He scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed: "To be honest, you're in a bit of trouble now. How did you get into the ghost realm?"

Damian hesitated for a moment before saying, "I was tracking a giant boa in the South American jungle..."

"I heard that there's a secret realm in the Amazon rainforest that leads to a hidden location in the other world, where a precious plant exists that can prolong life. Only the Great Serpent knows how to get there. A few months ago, a seed of this extraordinary plant that I collected suddenly sprouted, even pulling me through the barrier between the two worlds and leading me into this bizarre realm..."

Zhao Hao nodded. "So, you entered the strange realm in your true form."

"Aren't you one?"

“That’s right, I actually entered the eerie realm in my dream, as you saw…” Zhao Hao pointed to the magic bean sprout in the dream.

"I don't know if I entered the haunted realm in my physical form or in my dream state. But I can definitely leave the dream and return to the real world. But you..."

"Let me put it this way, I've heard of people trapped in the underworld, but I've never heard of anyone actually entering a dream world. You're not a nightmare, so you generally can't physically enter a dream. Right now, all I can do is try to get you out of there and back to the real world. If that doesn't work, I'll think of something else..."

Zhao Hao grabbed Damian's arm and then activated his spiritual energy to leave the dream.

The spiritual energy consumed to leave the dream this time increased by more than ten times. Zhao Hao almost used up half of his spiritual energy before he could barely escape the dream.

Fortunately, Damian was also brought out.

Damian appeared beside Zhao Hao's bed, and Zhao Hao appeared on the bed.

Just then, Zhao Hao heard a soft cry and a figure suddenly fell into his arms.

A mix of excitement and complex emotions immediately began to affect Zhao Hao and Damian. It was Elena who had been staying by their bedside the whole time.

Zhao Hao hugged Elena, gently patting her back as he comforted her, "What's wrong? Why are you crying? Who upset my poor girl?"

At that moment, the bedroom door opened, and Fatty Gou Quan squeezed in.

Gou Quan was squeezed against the door frame by the fat man, his eyes almost popping out.

Winston, Sylvia, Nanayasaki, Alan, the dwarf brother Wally, and the witch Carrie were standing outside the door, all asking questions at once.

Almost all of my friends came!

"What's going on? Are you all having a get-together here?" Zhao Hao asked with a smile.

The fat man said irritably, "Gather my ass! Do you know how long you've been gone?"

Zhao Hao was stunned when he heard this. He realized that he had overlooked the fact that the flow of time was different between the ghost realm and the real world.

"How long has it been?" he asked.

“It’s been three days!” Gou Quan said, holding up three fingers.

"That's alright, it's not a difference of a few days..." Zhao Hao muttered.

The fat man leaned closer and whispered, "You've entered the ghost realm again?"

Zhao Hao nodded. "Do you think I want this? I'm always so passive!"

At this moment, the fat man, thinking towards Damian's direction, winked at Zhao Hao, "Aren't you going to introduce him yet?"

Zhao Hao pulled Damian aside and said, "Let me introduce you all. This is Damian, the hunter, who is also a superhuman. We're kind of like brothers in misfortune..."

With Damian present, it was awkward for everyone to speak. Damian himself also felt uncomfortable, so he exchanged contact information with Zhao Hao and left.

He also had to go to Europe to return the Hospitaller's emblem to the Knights Hospitaller.

After Damian left, the group gathered together and talked for a while, especially asking about the strange realm.

Since Elena is already a superhuman, there's no need to hide it from her anymore. As for Gouquan, let him live or die as he pleases!

After talking for a long time, he finally gave a general account of his experience in the strange realm, but of course he didn't mention Princess Isabella.

They all had another lavish lunch together, which cost Zhao Hao a fortune, before they dispersed.

They had been waiting here for over a day, and now that they saw Zhao Hao was alright, they were going back to rest.

After everyone left, Zhao Hao put his arm around Elena and talked to her.

"I'm sorry to have worried you. How did you find out I was missing?"

Elena clung to Zhao Hao's arm, still looking somewhat shaken. "I noticed you hadn't left the house at noon, so I came to check. I found your bed was still there, but you weren't here..."

Zhao Hao teased her, "Couldn't it be that I had something to do and ran away before I could make the bed?"

Elena picked up something and shook it. "Your underwear is still here. Where could it have gone?"

Zhao Hao covered his forehead, speechless. Elena knew perfectly well that he had a habit of sleeping naked.

Elena became worried when she discovered Zhao Hao had disappeared in his sleep. She knew Zhao Hao had the ability to control dreams; after all, she had experienced it herself...

However, Zhao Hao did not appear for a long time, and she became more and more anxious as she waited. Finally, she called her friends together to discuss countermeasures.

However, no one knew anything about dreams, so they could only wait there. Unexpectedly, Zhao Hao returned, accompanied by a grown man.

The best way to comfort a girlfriend who is worried and scared is... to keep working hard!

Elena fell into a deep sleep, her hair scattered on the pillow. Zhao Hao leaned against the headboard and began to organize his spoils.