My family runs an adventurer's guild.

When there's nothing new to talk about, they'll play cards, chess, or gamble to pass the time.

However, the circus and puppet troupe didn't come to town every month, and spending too much time in the tavern could get boring.

As for more elegant and high-class events such as operas, balls, garden parties, and hunting parties, these are generally not available in a small place like Totoro Town. Recently, you have to go to the royal capital, Thousand Sails City, to have them, and the fees are quite high. There are often restrictions on the status of participants, so ordinary people cannot attend.

Moreover, cats are a very lazy species and are not willing to put in too much effort and hard work to satisfy their curiosity.

It's too tiring to travel so far just because you're bored. You might as well bask in the sun and sleep in!

But now, a sophisticated and cool pastime called "Dreaming of Another World" has suddenly appeared around them, and it seems to have a low barrier to entry. Naturally, these curious and secretly horny cats are itching to try it.

"...Um...Mr. Ernest, I'd like to ask you something, meow. What are the eligibility requirements for participating in the interdimensional adventure you just experienced? Could you take me with you next time? I'd love to see the scenery of another world too!"

A cat-like employee curiously raised his palm and asked Ernest, the fake dragon boss, "...It's okay if you have to charge me a little money, meow!"

“…Ah, I can’t make that decision myself. You’ll have to ask Phil—this was orchestrated by his mistress…”

After thinking for a moment, Ernest, the fake dragon boss, replied, pointing to Phily behind the counter who was sipping mead, "...However, I think it shouldn't be a big problem. Since even my slaves can go to another world, as long as you curry favor with Phily a bit more, it should be your turn next time..."

Suddenly, all the cat-like creatures in the hall turned to look at Phil, their eyes sparkling...

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Just as the ordinary folks at the banquet were fascinated and eager to try out the supposedly exciting, novel, and thrilling interdimensional adventure, the bigwigs who were actually in charge of the interdimensional adventure were not satisfied with the results of this Type-Moon world trip.

Specifically, they believed that the "spoils" they had acquired in the Type-Moon world were far from sufficient—the magic, or rather, the magical knowledge they had gathered in the Type-Moon world was completely different from the spell system of this fantasy world and could not be easily applied. Moreover, in the eyes of Lulutia and other dragon mages, most of the spells created by humans in the Type-Moon world were simply too backward and had little value for reference or learning.

As for what the dragons are most interested in—the advanced technology and political and economic knowledge of modern Earth civilization—they didn't get a single hair of it.

"...What's wrong with the magicians in the Type-Moon world, uh, I should call them sorcerers? It seems like they've completely lost touch with the world they live in, from their concepts to their way of thinking! They despise mortals, yet they don't try to rule them. I really don't know what they're thinking."

Helena, the silver dragon sage who had just arrived in Totoro Town and transformed into human form, complained while drinking beer, "...It's even more sleazy than cults."

"...Oh dear, magicians in the Type-Moon world are just such a pathetic bunch!" The owner of this house, the guild master of the Adventurers' Guild in Totoro Town, the silver dragon Lulutia, said dismissively, "...They hide like rats in the gutter, yet they dream of ruling the world, ultimately destroying the entire planet and their own race (Steel Earth)..."

"...This seems to be related to the inherent flaws in their world's magic system, right? The more people who know about it, the weaker they become; it's hard not to be cunning."

Harald (humanoid), the demigod golden dragon who had just arrived in Totoro Town for the victory celebration, devoured a long skewer of grilled beef, licked the grease off his fingers, and smacked his lips, saying, "...This interdimensional adventure was just an experiment, so there's no need to be discouraged if the gains are less. Anyway, we've already mastered the technology to descend into other worlds, and there are many more interesting other worlds to explore..."

"...Speaking of which, there's something I almost forgot. As the price for obtaining the Heroic Spirit Descent Technique, how is Your Highness dealing with those 'black mud,' also known as 'evil of this world,' sent over by the will of the other world? Has anything gone wrong?"

After taking a sip of wine, Miss Lulutia asked Harald, the demigod dragon and mount of the god of sleep.

The demigod dragon Harald casually remarked that dealing with this thing was a trivial matter.

—For the Alaya consciousness and Gaia, the two world wills of the Type-Moon world, "the evil of this world" is an apocalyptic catastrophe that makes them tremble with fear.

However, for the sleep goddess Mengmeng in this high-magic world, properly dealing with the "evil of this world" is not very difficult.

Even though it might be difficult for Mengmeng, a novice goddess, to handle so much "evil in this world" on her own, she can definitely find help!

Anyway, she gets along well with the big shots from both the good and evil factions—whether they're saints or demons, they all need to sleep...

Author's Note on Launch & Price Reduction

After some discussion with the editor, Lao Wang finally decided to put the book on the shelves today.

To be honest, among all of Lao Lao Wang's writing experiences, this transitional work has had the worst collection performance (*￣︿￣)(*￣︿￣). It not only can't compare to "The Great Time Travel Era" and "Invincible City Management", but it's even far behind "The Butterfly That Travels Through Time". Moreover, its collection may drop even further after it goes on sale. Perhaps it's because it's new to Huanle Bookstore and is a bit out of sorts.

Despite this, Lao Wang will still try his best to finish writing this book, hoping to get at least a thousand subscriptions!

In addition, after the book is released and becomes a paid subscription, Lao Lao Wang will start a separate volume of side stories, and will release some miscellaneous articles from time to time, as well as the remaining chapters of the Republic of China volume of "Invincible Urban Management" after it was abandoned, including the ending of the Republic of China volume, the return of Prince Ma, the auspicious prince, the African volume of "Invincible Urban Management", etc. I hope readers will stay tuned.

Furthermore, after one day of offering a reward, it still hasn't reached the point of requiring an extra chapter. After reflecting on his actions, Old Wang believes his standards were set too high. Therefore, he's lowering his expectations. From now on, updates will be consistently placed in the evenings, with 4000 words updated daily. An extra chapter will be added for every 50 blades (a type of virtual gift), 50 monthly tickets, 2000 recommendations, or 10000 rewards. If it's the most worthwhile option, blades are preferred. Please give Old Wang plenty of blades! (>▽<)

The bounty ends this weekend. Monthly votes have increased by 50 from 450, and I plan to update three chapters tonight. However, the number of "blades" (representative votes) has only increased by 30, while the number of recommendation votes has increased by 1000. If I find that the number of "blades" has increased by another 20 or the number of recommendation votes has increased by another 1000 tonight, I will add one or two more chapters. I will add chapters anytime, and I will never be late by more than 24 hours. I swear on my grandfather's honor! (?o?o)??

Chapter 87, We! Cats! GO!

"...The handling of that batch of 'Evil of This World' went smoothly. Our Lord kept a portion for use in creating nightmares, and discovered a treasure among them (Winter Saintess Justessa Rislesie von Einzbern), which is currently being researched and may be able to be transformed into a decent-looking divine messenger. The vast majority of the rest were sold to demons and some evil gods in Hell, and they are quite popular—I really don't understand how this thing could pose a danger of destroying the world over there."

Harald clicked his tongue and replied, "...It's just negative energy with a curse attached...Uh, are you alright eating such spicy food?"

—Just as she was speaking, Miss Lulutia began sprinkling large amounts of chili powder onto her steak, so much so that the entire steak turned fiery red, like flowing lava, making one want to break out in a sweat at first glance.

"...Ah, back in the Type-Moon world, the native priests there (Kirei Kotomine, the priest of the Kapok family) grilled me super spicy beef, lamb, pork, chicken, and whale meat every day. At first, I wasn't used to such an intense flavor, but I gradually grew to like it over time..."

As the silver dragon Lulutia cut her super spicy steak with a knife and fork, she replied, "...Eating like this might upset a human's stomach, but it doesn't matter to us dragons. After all, for us, eating in human form is just about tasting, isn't it?"

—Compared to the enormous size of dragons, what they eat in their human form is really not even worthy of being called snacks.

Only by transforming into dragon form and swallowing several cows in one gulp can they truly fill their stomachs.

As for eating in human form, it is merely a pastime for dragons.

"...Uh, you're right, but making the steak this spicy is still a bit..."

Looking at the steak covered in a thick layer of chili powder on Miss Lulutia's plate, Harald couldn't help but swallow.

"...I think this spicier way of eating it is pretty good! Would you like to try some?"

Lulutia, having cut the extra-spicy steak, pushed the plate forward and recommended it to Harald.

“…Hehe, I think I’ll pass! Besides, your cat came looking for you.” Harald quickly declined, changing the subject at the same time.

Miss Silver Dragon Lulutia turned around and immediately saw her pet cat, Firi, who, as expected, waddled over to her side. Behind Firi, a large group of the town's cats were waving their little paws and tails, urging Firi on and encouraging her.

"...Uh, my most beautiful and powerful master Lulutia! Your humble pet has a small wish, meow..."

Before Phil could finish her stammering praise, she was punched on the head by her mistress. "...Speak cat language properly!"

"...Ouch, ouch, ouch! Okay, Master, here's what happened, meow..."

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"...Huh? Because Boss Ernest is bragging everywhere, all the neighbors in our town want to participate in the next interdimensional adventure? Go to another world for fun? What the hell! What do they think of interdimensional adventures? A picnic? Don't they know that people can die on adventures?"

When the cat, Phil, stammered out his request, Miss Silver Dragon Lulutia couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"...They actually all knew, but isn't this a cross-dimensional adventure taking place in a dream?"

Ferry twirled her fingers somewhat awkwardly, "...In their eyes, even dying in a dream is just a nightmare."

"...That's certainly true, but even if the body isn't harmed in any way, the memory of death alone isn't easy to bear..."

Miss Silver Dragon Lulutia rubbed her temples, a slight headache forming. "...Well, since they volunteered to come and join the fun, whatever hardships they endure are their own problem. Alright, taking them along on the next cross-dimensional adventure in the dream world doesn't seem like a bad idea—after all, you can never have too many test subjects (beta testers), but there's still a technical issue that needs to be resolved..."

She pointed to the cat-like neighbors behind Phil, "...I'm afraid most of them aren't believers in the god of sleep, are they?"

Upon hearing this, Phil immediately frowned, revealing a helpless expression. The cat people who had been listening intently behind them were also struck dumb, exchanging glances before quickly turning dejected.

The prototype of the "dream travel to another world" technology that we have mastered so far is to allow adventurers to descend to another dimension like "heroic spirits" by imitating the "heroic spirit summoning" method in the Type-Moon world. In the other dimension, they can extract magic power, condense clones, and then use the clones to start an adventure.

As for the adventurer himself, he can comfortably lie in his own bed and travel freely in other dimensions without even leaving his room.

Since "Heroic Spirit Summoning" does not require teleporting the adventurer's true body to the other world, the mana consumption for each interdimensional teleportation can be reduced to a negligible level. Even if the adventurer is killed in another world, only the mana-projected clone (Servant) dies; the body and soul remaining in this world remain unharmed.

After the otherworldly clone, or "player character," dissipates, it returns with its memories, as if it had just been a dream.

The problem is that "adventurers" who travel to other worlds through dreams must first "land" in the divine kingdom of the great dormouse, Princess Dream, the goddess of sleep, before they can use this "transfer station" to "sleepwalk" to other worlds. If you are not a follower of the goddess of sleep, then after falling asleep, you probably won't even be qualified to enter Dream's divine kingdom, so how can you possibly "sleepwalk" to other worlds?

Just like a historical figure who can't even enter Valhalla, naturally he can't be summoned in the Holy Grail War.

Or, if your computer can't even connect to the internet, how can you shop online or play online games?

As mentioned before, Princess Mengmeng, the Goddess of Sleep, is a "newcomer among gods" who has only recently been deified, and she doesn't have many believers in this world.

Although Totoro Town in the Golden Dragon Kingdom can be considered a place where the worshippers of the God of Sleep are relatively concentrated, the number of residents who truly believe in the God of Sleep, even if you include casual and superficial believers, probably does not even account for one-tenth of the town's total population.

Therefore, most of those cat people who make a fuss about wanting to "dream about another world" are not believers in the god of sleep.

Faced with this unsolvable threshold problem, Feli the cat could only turn around, shrug at her neighbors, and indicate that she had no solution.

However, at that very moment, a hearty voice suddenly rang out, rescuing them from their despair.

"...Regarding this issue, it's not that we can't make an exception! We can just let them sleep in our Lord's temple."

Harald, the demigod golden dragon and former owner (before becoming a god) and current mount (after becoming a god), stood up with a slight tipsiness, patted his chest, and said boastfully, "...Anyone who wants to go see another world, come with me now and meet at the Temple of Sleep God across the square!"

Chapter 88, The Temple of the God of Sleep (Extra chapter released tonight upon release for VIP members)

The layout of the Temple of Hypnos is different from that of other temples.

Typically, a statue of the Dormouse Girl, "Mengmeng," is erected in the square in front of the main hall, where believers kneel and pray outside. Upon entering through the main gate of the temple, one sees no statue or altar, but only a long row of counters with registers spread out on them, and the wall behind them covered with numbers and keys.

Insomniac citizens and travelers seeking lodging would arrive at the temple at dusk. For a single gold coin, they could rent a miniature capsule hotel-like room, unlock it, slip inside, and lie down comfortably to enjoy a sound sleep under the protection of the god of sleep. For an additional two silver coins, the Church of Sleep would even provide a bathing service, ensuring guests could sleep clean and refreshed.

For a bid of ten gold coins, the Church of Sleep would provide beautiful young women as "living pillows" to keep the customer company while they sleep. However, these women are only there to keep the customer company and do not provide sexual services, so apart from a few wealthy customers, very few people are willing to spend so extravagantly.

In general, the temple of the Church of Hypnos is essentially a capsule hotel that provides powerful sleep aids.

However, because this place can ensure that guests can sleep soundly without suffering from insomnia, the price is much higher than that of a regular hotel.

However, the cat Firi is now intentionally or unintentionally turning it into an internet cafe—a fantastical, dreamlike internet cafe.

Each player's dream is their computer, and the sleep goddess Momo, a dormice girl, takes on the function of a server.

Unfortunately, very few customers are willing to try it out, especially without the option of a free trial.

"...Gilda, Roxanne, Lazel, Lula, Fao, Cuenca...Are these the only six guys going to another world?"

Outside the temple gate of Totoro Town, looking at the five male cats and one cat-eared girl following behind him with uneasy expressions, and then at the large group of cats and other races of citizens watching the spectacle in the distance, Feli the cat felt his forehead veins throbbing. He felt like he had been completely fooled by these cat neighbors.

A quarter of an hour ago, you little cat people swarmed over, begging me so earnestly, spouting flattery, just wanting to be taken to another world to see some new sights. Now, about to enter and travel through time, you're all backing out...

Are you guys messing with me?

"...You wouldn't be so unwilling to pay even a single gold coin for the temple's lodging, and expect me to foot the bill for you?"

Ferry glared at the feline neighbors who had backed down at the last minute and said with a displeased expression.

"...Hehe, how could that be? We're not that poor...but I originally thought it would take a few days to get a definite answer. Who would have thought that as soon as we brought it up, you immediately dragged us on a dream trip to another world? We were completely caught off guard!"

A chubby cat-like fishmonger chuckled dryly, "...We're going to another world so suddenly, we weren't prepared at all. We haven't told our families yet, and we haven't made any arrangements for the shop's business. If we just go in and lie around for a day or two, I'm afraid the shop will be in complete chaos when we come back..."

Well, even in modern metropolises with relatively complete systems, office workers have to make arrangements beforehand to prevent any mishaps if they want to go on a trip. Naturally, the citizens of Totoro Town would also need to prepare if they wanted to go on an adventure to another world.

Shop owners had to give their employees time off before setting off, clear out and store the perishable goods in the shop, post a notice of closure, or hand over the account books to family members to temporarily look after the shop. For items not recorded in the account books, they also had to give verbal instructions.

As for the cats working as employees, they also have to find ways to ask the boss for leave and find someone to cover their shifts, so as not to lose their jobs if they are absent without permission.

Even farmers and fishermen in the suburbs must at least go home and tell their wives, children, or parents, lest they be treated as missing persons.

In modern Earth, such an emergency might be manageable with remote communication via phone and computer. But in this world, once inside the realm of the god of sleep or in some unknown alien world, how would one contact family, superiors, or subordinates?

So, after the demigod golden dragon Harald readily agreed, and Phili dragged them to the Temple of the Sleeping God to announce the start of a new round of adventure in another world, all the cat people who had previously clamored for a "sleepwalking" trip to another world were completely dumbfounded.

While we are very grateful for your kindness and generosity, we can't just go on an adventure without any buffer time, can we?

Phil, you're carefree with just one person to feed, but we all have elderly parents and young children to support, so we can't be that carefree!

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As a result, apart from the six cats who were both rich and had plenty of free time, the rest of the neighbors turned down the opportunity to "dream in another world".

Then, the old partners who had participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City of the Type-Moon world all said goodbye and withdrew one by one:

Princess Catherine of the Golden Dragon has now returned to the capital, Thousand Sails City, to show off and boast to her father, and is not in town at all.

The fake dragon owner Ernest and his slave kobold sorcerer Quark are too busy preparing for the reopening of the Gladiator's Tavern to spare any attention.

The little fairy Flor has been on leave for several days in a row and has to go back to work at the "Forest Fairy Pastry Shop" as its signboard girl.

Having gained nothing in the Type-Moon world and being ordered to commit suicide by her Master, Portia, the Ghost Lady, says she is exhausted and needs to rest for a while.

It seems that Hypnos has had enough of the Type-Moon universe and has no intention of making another personal appearance this time.

As a result, only Firi and his silver dragon mistress, Miss Lulutia, were left to lead the team, taking six adorable new cats to another world...

Well, anyway, this is just an exploration without any predetermined goal, so it doesn't really matter how many people are there.

However, before setting off, there is still a very important problem that needs to be solved.

That is... the destination for the second exploration of another world hasn't even been decided yet!

In other words, where exactly will they travel to in their dreams next?

—After the six cats, who were preparing to travel to another world, paid the temple receptionist behind the counter, received their keys, found their "coffin rooms," and went inside to sleep, Firi and Miss Lulutia returned to the Adventurers' Guild to discuss the target world for their second journey.

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P.S.: Just got home and am starting to post now. This chapter guarantees at least 4000 words for today; subsequent chapters will be added based on the bounty.