People are collapsing iron, they say I am a greedy messenger

And I, too, have a very strong desire—but I cannot obtain it in reality, so I resort to dreams..."

"What wish needs to be fulfilled in a dream?"

There was a hint of curiosity in Xing's eyes - although they had not known each other for a long time, in her eyes Liuying was a very strong girl, not someone who would easily escape from reality.

But Yue Yan answered on his behalf:

"Lose entropy, right?"

Liuying was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"

"From the moment I first laid eyes on you, I sensed something unusual about your real body. Your physical structure seemed to be slowly disintegrating, causing this odor to be reflected in your body in my dream.

This phenomenon, as far as I know, can only occur in a very rare disease called atrophy. I once stumbled across information about this disease on Zhihu. Patients become increasingly dull, and the feedback from reality gradually breaks down, becoming indistinguishable from dreams.

Of course, this is nonsense. Although Yue Yan can perceive abnormalities in the physical body of some people in reality in dreams, the feeling is very vague and there is no way to determine the specific disease. He is just looking for an excuse for himself.

She stretched out a hand and gently hugged the stunned Liuying - she was not a doctor and did not know how to comfort her. She could only hope that her hug and her storytelling could ease some of the pain in her heart.

But perhaps even Yue Yan herself did not realize that her eyes at this moment were very similar to those of the pink-haired girl she particularly liked - the Herrscher of Humanity, Alicia, tolerant and gentle, but with a bit of maternal love mixed in, and not as philanthropic as Alicia.

Feeling the other person's sudden hug, Liuying was a little at a loss for a moment - she didn't know what to do.

Break free? But inexplicably, I didn't want to do that.

Should I continue to lean on him? It seems strange...

It was not until this moment that Liuying suddenly realized that she seemed to have developed a certain dependence on the other party, just as Kafka had predicted - similar to a child's attachment to his mother's arms.

She was an artificial human born from a petri dish. Before joining the Star Core Hunters, she had never even experienced what "care" was. But this does not mean that such emotions do not exist in her heart. It's just that almost no one could mobilize them in the past.

The Queen of Grammer is only the mother of the Iron Cavalry in name only, but in fact their relationship is more like that of superiors and subordinates. Liuying has never even really seen the Queen, nor has she felt the love of a mother. Therefore, when faced with the girl's pervasive tenderness, she is naturally more likely to fall.

It's like a classic black humor joke - why are girls who are transformed from otakus easier to be pursued? Because they have not been loved much.

Not to mention that Firefly is actually just a child - the warriors with almost the same faces covered under Sam's armor are all super quick-trained soldiers who were born in petri dishes and instilled with common sense and combat experience. They can grow up and be sent to the battlefield in just a few years.

……

Yue Yan has an inexplicable body odor, which is a bit similar to the smell of butter or vanilla. It’s not that the smells themselves are similar, but they both make people feel safe, warm, and fragrant, and you want to lick them - no wonder Xing would lick the other person's black stockings.

I want to stay like this forever...

At some point, this idea suddenly appeared in Liuying's mind - this idea was almost irresistible, like a warm quilt when you are sleepy in winter, or a sumptuous meal in front of you when you are hungry. It is difficult to say even a word of no.

As Kafka said, you can't find any reason not to depend on that girl.

but……

Suddenly, she broke free from the warm embrace that she was reluctant to leave, took a few steps back, and stepped into the rain.

The cold raindrops hitting her face finally sobered her up a bit:

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

Yue Yan was a little surprised by this, but when she saw the blush on the other person's face, she seemed to understand something, so she didn't say anything, but thoughtfully took out another umbrella and handed it to her:

"Hold it. Once your clothes get soaked...it will be troublesome to dry them."

Along with the umbrella, she also handed over her room card - with this thing, Liuying, who was a stowaway and did not have a formal room, could also enter her suite and sleep and wash there.

It was obvious that Liuying had been in the golden hour for some time, but Yue Yan found it hard to imagine how the girl in front of him had spent the time before the train arrived without a room.

As an illegal immigrant, she was not only unable to stay in the Daydream Hotel, but she couldn't even rent any other apartment because she had no legal status and there were no illegal hotels in Pinocchio.

So she was probably wandering the streets all this time, no wonder the hound found her - even this rooftop was probably found by her when she was looking for a place to rest when she was mentally exhausted.

After Liuying took the umbrella, she saw the room card hidden inside it - it represented the real house in Pinocchio that she had always fantasized about, where she could legally live.

When she looked at the portrait of the clock boy and the number representing the room number, she suddenly flashed back to the confusion and helplessness she had felt while wandering the streets alone these days. An inexplicable emotion surged in her heart, and her nose became sore.

"Thanks……"

230

Chapter 230: Just like this...

She was a strong girl and a warrior. She seldom cried and didn't want to cry. Even when she witnessed her comrades being torn to pieces by insects on the battlefield, she never shed a tear because she had long been accustomed to it and the insect swarm would not give her time to cry.

But facing this kind gesture, her eyes turned red and her eyelashes gradually became moist. She really tried very hard to control her emotions, but, but...

I really can’t help it…

"Okay, stop crying...it won't look good if your eyes are swollen."

Yue Yan took out a tissue and gently wiped away the traces of water from the corners of the other person's eyes, but what she didn't expect was that her action seemed to open a dam to release floodwaters.

This little bit of concern was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. The tears accumulated in Liuying's eyes began to fall drop by drop, and from time to time she made heartbreaking sobs - all the resentment and grievances she had suffered over the years were released in the form of tears because of the care of the woman in front of her.

Even though she is Grammer's Iron Cavalry, even though the flames released by Sam are enough to destroy the stars, outside the battlefield, under that cold armor, she is still an ordinary girl with a terminal illness who longs to live.

But this time, Yue Yan did not hug her, but just looked at her, quietly waiting for her to finish crying - even though she was sure that she would not resist if she hugged her at this moment, and would even respond to her actively, she did not make any move.

……

A few minutes later, Liuying really did as Yueyan said, and her eyes turned red from crying - it felt a little stinging when she wiped her tears with a tissue.

After releasing her emotions, she looked at the smiling black-haired girl in front of her, and recalled her own embarrassed appearance just now. A trace of relief arose in her aggrieved heart.

Because when the other person hugged her, she actually felt that it would be nice to "stay like this forever."

The alertness of a warrior reminded her at that moment, and reminded her of what Kafka had said to her before, about her asking her to be careful of Yue Yan.

When she realized that she might really do something terrible because of a momentary impulse, she decisively broke away from the embrace that she was reluctant to leave. This was indeed the right decision.

Although she knew that the possibility was very, very, very small, because temporary warmth was nothing to her dream, she was unwilling to take even the slightest risk.

……

After crying, the atmosphere became a little awkward. No one wanted to be seen in such a miserable state, and Liuying was no exception. Her eyes were red from crying, making her look even more fragile than usual.

Yue Yan was very considerate and chose to change the subject.

She took out her cell phone and asked with a smile:

"Would you like to take a picture? A picture of the three of us—the scenery here is great, and we don't know when we'll be able to come together again, so let's keep it as a souvenir."

"I agree."

Xing, who had been silent the whole time, raised her hands to show her agreement. At this moment, the expression on her face showed a little pride - looking at Liuying's expression, you can tell that the gentleness of her own Yanzha is unmatched!

"how about you?"

"Well……"

Yue Yan's question fell on Liu Ying, but she seemed a little worried - because she knew that her eyes were a little red and swollen, and it was not suitable for taking pictures...

But it will take some time for the swelling to go down. The opportunity to take a photo here is rare. If you miss it, it will be difficult to have another chance...

"Well, let's shoot here then."

She agreed without much hesitation.

……

When taking the photo, Xing, the tallest one, held the phone, Yue Yan stood in the middle, and the two of them made a V-sign with their hands. Liu Ying, however, felt a little awkward because of her brief emotional outburst. She didn't raise her hands, but pinched her skirt, looking like a child who had just cried.

Two of them were very happy, while the other one looked like she had just finished crying. Although all three were very beautiful, the picture still felt a bit disconnected...

However, at the moment Xing pressed the shutter, Yue Yan suddenly reached out and placed his hand on Liu Ying's head - this action made the photos taken afterwards become very harmonious in an instant.

The head-patting action coupled with her loving expression instantly transformed the simple photo of three people of the same age into a family photo of a young mother with her cheerful and lively eldest daughter and her introverted, delicate and tearful second daughter.

Liuying didn't even react until the shutter was pressed and she realized what had happened. She felt the familiar hand covering her head and looked at Yue Yan in a daze.

The next second, he saw the other person showing a smile that was completely different from his previous gentle look, with a hint of playfulness and cunning.

Looking at that smile, she suddenly remembered that the other person was not actually an elder, but a young girl who was only a few years older than her.

The reason why she subconsciously regarded the other person as an elder was simply because the mature and gentle temperament was so abundant that she couldn't help but think of the neighbor lady in the novels and comics she had read before.

After realizing this, Liuying murmured in her heart - Yue Yan... is really scary... in every sense of the word.

……

After taking the photos, the three of them stayed in this place for a while, mostly chatting. Yue Yan would also tell some jokes or take out some snacks to make the other two happy.

Until a message came from the family group on the train - Ji Zi and the others seemed to have discovered something bad in their dreams and needed to return to reality to clarify.

The time to say goodbye has come.

"My room is fully equipped. You can use the room card to go in and dry your clothes, or you can take a nap and have a good rest. Don't worry, it's very quiet there and no one will disturb you."

Before leaving, Yue Yan took out a bag of restaurant passes from his pocket - as long as you eat this before going to bed, even an artificial human like Liuying can return to the restaurant in your dream.

She was a little hesitant - because for someone like Grammer Iron Knight who couldn't dream, it would cost a huge price to dream. For example, when Firefly entered the golden moment, her consciousness was shattered under the weight of her will, and then reassembled in a special way, bringing more pain than being tortured to death.

But there was another voice in her heart, which told her to hand over the pass and assured her that the other party would fall asleep peacefully in the aroma of butter and wheat.

Finally, she handed the bag of cookies to Liuying:

"After you return to the real world, if you miss seeing me and Xing, or if you want to eat something, just eat one before going to bed - I wish you a sweet dream."

231

Chapter 231: Fireworks’ red leg-binding rope.

Of course, even so, they still had to bring Liuying back first - transforming into a large tentacle monster again, Yue Yan climbed over the eaves and walls of buildings, followed the ventilation pipes and sewers they came from, and finally brought the other two back to the golden moment.

Normal tourists need to pass through the Daydream Hotel's dream pool to return to reality, but as a special stowaway, Firefly cannot log off at this time. Otherwise, if she re-enters the dream, she will have to experience the pain of having her soul shattered all over again. But she cannot rest...

Therefore, Yue Yan took the initiative to invite:

"Come to my room. If you need to log off, it will be safer there... From now on, when I'm not around, you can come and go freely with the room card. You can sleep in my room from now on."

If you don't hang around outside, the hounds won't be targeting you anymore."

Listening to her words, Liuying clenched the room card in her hand, imagining a proper daydream hotel room. For a moment, she felt a little dreamy, even making her wonder if she was dreaming, but soon she nodded heavily.

"Ok!"

……

Although it is like falling from the sky when entering the golden hour from the hotel, it is obvious that you don’t need to fly back to return. You can just take a taxi during the golden hour to take yourself back to the Daydream Hotel.

It is worth mentioning that when I entered the dream before, the hotel was under renovation due to a series of reasons and most areas were out of use. However, the dream builder was very efficient - at least the corridor where the train set was located had been repaired and reopened.

"Xing, remember to text me when you return to reality."

"I know~"

In the corridor, the three of them said goodbye and walked into two rooms respectively, preparing to return to reality to find Ji Zi.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but for some reason, Yue Yan always felt that something was wrong, and she felt uneasy.

She vaguely remembered that in the main storyline, Fireworks should appear when they were about to leave the dream, and then send them into a deeper dream through some method, leading the train crew and the watchmaker to a deeper entanglement.

But they returned to the hotel without a ripple... Could it be that Hanabi had given up because of me? But the question was, with her personality, was there really such a thing as giving up...

Just as Yue Yan was thinking, Liu Ying, who had actually entered the hotel room for the first time, was stunned - the luxury of the White Diamond Suite was unimaginable, each one had a unique design, and was the culmination of the work of the dream builder Pinocchio.

She had imagined its interior countless times before coming here and thought she was prepared, but when she actually entered, she was still a little shocked by capitalism.

Because in dreams, there's no need to consider wasting materials—even the door handles here are made of pure gold inlaid with diamonds...

The room is divided into two floors, with not only a bedroom, a living room, and a dry and wet separated bathroom, but also game consoles, arcade machines, and a high-configuration PC. All the floors are covered with genuine leather carpets, which does not look like what a hotel room should have.

"This place... is so luxurious..."

Liuying walked in, being careful with every move, for fear of breaking anything - before this, her imagination of Pinocchio's room only came from the pictures of ordinary guest rooms circulating on the Internet.

Those most ordinary rooms are really just better rooms in ordinary hotels, with only a bathroom and a bedroom, which is completely incomparable to the ultimate luxury of the White Diamond Suite.

When Liuying thought that she would no longer have to go to those deserted corners or unfinished construction areas to rest her eyes, but could sleep on a real, soft big bed, she felt a sense of satisfaction and happiness from the bottom of her heart.

"I'm going back to reality first."

As Yue Yan spoke, he walked towards the Dream Pool - in reality, this is the starting point of the dream, but in the dream, it becomes the exit to escape from the dream. As long as he lies in it, he can leave the golden moment.

"There's a dryer in the bathroom. You can put your clothes in it to dry... Hmm? What is this?"

However, just as she was about to step in, she suddenly discovered a glass jar filled with a strange red liquid placed on the corner of the Dream Pool, with a piece of letter paper underneath.

It was white and red. It was incredibly eye-catching and filled with words. There was also a red fox mask painted in the upper right corner of the letter.