“Unfortunately, the Dreamstones aren’t in my hands, so I’ll have to miss out on this money-making opportunity.”
Lin Ye didn’t feel the least bit regretful.
“No worries, as long as you agree, I can help you get them.”
Mia had already thought of this problem.
“…First, tell me your plan.”
Since he had nothing better to do, Lin Ye decided to hear Mia out.
“Do you know the difference between the Dreamrealm and the mental world?”
Mia asked in return.
“The Dreamrealm is more stable than the mental world?”
Someone had mentioned this to Lin Ye before.
“Exactly. Only creatures capable of thought can dream, so no matter how bizarre a dream is, it still follows certain rules. That’s why the Dreamrealm is more stable than the mental world—this point is very important.”
Mia drove the sports car across the wasteland and entered a forest.
“So Dreamstones can stabilize unstable areas within the mental world?”
Lin Ye keenly picked up on the Dreamstones’ function.
“Right. To be precise, we can rely on Dreamstones to stabilize particularly unstable regions.”
Mia said excitedly.
“I just had a nightmare, so I’m not too keen on venturing into dangerous places right now.”
Lin Ye just wanted to wait for the cruise ship to return and ride it back to the Shelter, not to take risks in unstable mental worlds.
Even if there were decent gains to be made, he wasn’t interested.
“I told you I’d take you to make money—why would I drag you into somewhere super dangerous? Do you know what someone does if they want to store something precious in the mental world?”
Mia slammed on the brakes and parked the sports car next to a sinkhole.
“…Make the area around the storage point unstable?”
Lin Ye felt a spark of interest.
“Exactly. So we can use Dreamstones to create a relatively stable passageway, dive into those places where rare items are stored, and take everything inside.”
Mia got out of the car and walked to the edge of the sinkhole. When she heard Lin Ye wanted to dig up Dreamstones, she had already started preparing—this sinkhole was part of the plan.
“Dreamstones are pretty rare, but if the stuff someone stores is really that valuable, the owner would definitely take precautions to keep us from stealing it. The things we can actually get would probably be mediocre at best. I feel like we’d end up losing money?”
Lin Ye thought Mia’s proposal was unreliable.
“If the owner of the storage point is still alive, of course it would be like you said. But what if the owner is dead? Plus, if it’s been left unattended for a long time, we only need to consume a small number of Dreamstones to enter several storage points.
Besides, this isn’t something just anyone can do. Without me, even with Dreamstones, it would be hard to establish a stable passageway. And finding valuable storage points is a real hassle.”
Though Mia tried to create a reliable atmosphere, as her old acquaintance, Lin Ye wasn’t about to be fooled by her.
“Is this storage point safe? Are there any traps left by the owner?”
If Lin Ye had set up such a storage point, he would definitely make sure to leave a lasting impression on anyone who came to steal.
“Hard to say. But even if there are traps, I can handle them. This is my turf.”
Mia answered with a very confident tone.
“Let’s try it once. If the stuff inside is mediocre, there won’t be a second time.”
Since he was already here and had nothing else to do, Lin Ye agreed.
“Relax, I’ve already picked out several targets that look very promising. There’s bound to be good stuff inside.”
Seeing Lin Ye agree, Mia grabbed him directly and jumped into the pitch-black sinkhole in front of them.
Alice, who had been listening the whole time, had no choice but to helplessly follow them into the sinkhole. She could only stay by Lin Ye’s side; there was no way to separate from him.
“Did you build these caves? Why make them like this?”
After jumping into the sinkhole, Lin Ye experienced a long fall before hitting the bottom. The entrance was no longer visible, and everything above was pitch black.
“This is a mental construct used to search for storage points. We can use these caves to find areas that might be storage points. Follow me—I’ll take you to the ones that definitely have good stuff.”
Mia crawled into a cave and led the way ahead.
Lin Ye and Alice followed behind Mia. Lin Ye tried to keep track of the cave’s layout, but he quickly realized it was pointless—the cave structure was constantly changing, and there was no clear pattern to the changes.
After about twenty minutes of walking, Mia suddenly stopped. In front of her was a broken passageway, and beyond it lay a blurry, indistinct area.
“This is the unstable zone outside the storage point?”
Lin Ye sensed a certain risk ahead, but he wasn’t sure what would happen if he got closer.
“Exactly. But with Dreamstones, we can pass through this area.”
Mia was silent for a moment, as if communicating with someone telepathically. After the communication, she pulled out a Dreamstone from thin air.
In Mia’s hands, the Dreamstone dimmed slightly, and a faint, barely visible passage appeared in the blurry area ahead.
Mia led them into that passage. After a while, they exited the passage and entered a place completely unrelated to the caves.
“This is the storage point?”
Lin Ye looked around. The passage connected to a bedroom, which contained only a large bed and a few wardrobes. The bedding on the bed was neatly arranged.
“Yeah, this is the storage point. I’ve had my eye on it for a long time, but the perimeter was too unstable. One wrong move and you’d easily end up in some dangerous unstable zone.”
Mia opened the bedroom door. Outside was a spacious hall filled with many objects.
“Are these the rare items you mentioned?”
Lin Ye looked at the clutter in the hall and asked.
“Every item here is a decent mental construct, but these aren’t what I’d call rare items. Rare items wouldn’t be out in the open. These are just extras.”
Mia didn’t act rashly. Anyone capable of setting up such a storage point was no pushover—even she had to tread carefully in a place like this.
“Um, can I take this bed with me? It feels pretty nice.”
Alice picked up a soft pillow from the bed and asked.
“I don’t mind.”
Lin Ye looked at Mia.
“Not yet. Take it when we leave. Also, these mental constructs usually have some unique function. It’s best to figure out their effects before using them.”
Mia walked into the hall. Lin Ye approached the nearest wardrobe. All the items in the storage point were made of mental energy, and his mental energy couldn’t penetrate their surfaces to perceive their internal structures.
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