Song Kefeng quickly accepted the existence of the dream world.
As a police officer, he was accustomed to encountering various crimes and criminals that seemed unimaginable to ordinary people. When he was chasing Ji Qingyang and Mo Yang, he began to suspect that they possessed something strange.
Now, sitting on the hospital bed, Song Kefeng looked at the translucent screen in front of him and listened to the mechanical voice urging him to enter the dream world. He knew he had discovered the reason behind the sudden changes in Ji Qingyang and Mo Yang.
“So, you were the guide for Ji Qingyang, the murderer?”
Song Kefeng’s tone was somewhat dangerous: “Do you know how many more people he killed because of your presence?”
110 remained unaffected: [When he encountered me, it was his choice of fate, and that won’t change because of your will. Just like now, I am already your guide, and you can use the dream world to do what you believe is right.]
[The goodness or badness of the dream world does not lie in itself. We have never forced you to do anything. It’s like a knife—you can use it to cook or to kill. Whether it is good or bad depends entirely on you humans.]
[So, stop wasting time here. You still owe Mo Yang 1,500 dream coins for the fire extinguisher card, and I owe 006 a hundred energy points.]
[It sounds like I owe much less than you, right? But do you know how many dream coins are equivalent to 100 energy points? If you enter the dream world and don’t find any special skills, believe me, 1,500 dream coins will make you sweat, and 100 energy points in dream coins will make you feel like you have a twenty-year mortgage on a large flat in the Third Ring Road of Beijing.]
When Song Kefeng heard the last sentence, his hair stood on end. The vivid metaphor was too real and directly caused his discomfort.
As a 33-year-old single police dog who loved catching criminals, Song Kefeng had minimal requirements for his living standard and money. In his view, as long as he could eat enough and have a place to sleep and shelter from the wind and rain, it was enough.
After all, the life of a police officer, no matter how hard it was, was not as difficult as when he used to track drug dealers and international terrorist organizations along the national border.
So Song Kefeng was casual about his salary, not knowing how it was quickly spent every month. He would treat his colleagues to a meal here, lend some money there to help a junior officer who couldn’t afford to eat, and then visit nursing homes and orphanages, and the money would be gone.
If it weren’t for being rewarded with his own house before retiring due to his past achievements, he would probably never have a place of his own.
But that didn’t mean Song Kefeng was unaware of the terror of a mortgage. On the contrary, because he heard his subordinates, colleagues, and even some superiors in the police station constantly complaining about how difficult it was to buy a house in Beijing and how high the loan amounts were, he felt grateful countless times that he didn’t have to bear a mortgage.
Then, he suddenly realized that he owed a terrifying sum of money comparable to a mortgage on the Third Ring Road.
Captain Song’s expression immediately became serious and puzzled.
“No, at most, I only owe that guy Mo Yang 1,500 dream coins. Why should you count the energy points owed to that 006 person on my head?”
110 chuckled, realizing that even someone with high moral values would resort to playing tricks when it came to money.
[Do you think the reason you’re still alive and kicking is solely because you have good health?]
[Don’t try to flatter yourself.]
[I chose you after conducting a body scan. You have accumulated many hidden injuries in your body due to prolonged exertion of physical strength and potential. Your bodily functions have declined significantly.]
[And in the days leading up to my choice, you further depleted your vitality while pursuing Ji Qingyang. Do you think your body can continue to withstand the damage and strain?]
[At that time, your body and mind had already reached the brink of collapse. Moreover, your entire back was burned by a fire that ordinary water couldn’t extinguish. Even if Mo Yang used a fire extinguisher to save you, without my binding, you would still be struggling for survival in the intensive care unit, possibly not surviving for another month.[
[And even now that I have bound myself to you, if you don’t enter the dream world quickly, earn money, and buy life pills to restore your heavily depleted body, you will at most have another year to live.]
[So, not only do you owe Mo Yang a life, but you also owe me a life. You have to work hard to earn money to stay alive. Now, do you understand how serious your situation is?]
Song Kefeng maintained a stoic expression and got straight to the point.
“How do I enter the dream world? How do I earn money?”
[And why is Mo Yang a big shot? Is 006 Mo Yang’s guide? Can I meet Mo Yang in the dream world and apprehend him?]
If 110 had eyes, they would surely roll to the heavens by now.
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The mechanical voice in Song Kefeng’s ear became sharper and more intense: [Spit! You still want to catch Mo Yang in the dream world!]
[Never mind that in the dream world, everyone uses aliases, making it difficult to find him directly in the world. Even if you do come across him in the dream world, it would be best for you to turn around and run!]
[Let’s not even talk about his guide, 006, whose thought process is the most abnormal among all the guides. When he goes crazy, he can drag ten elite guides down with him. And even if it’s Mo Yang himself, he entered the dream world half a month earlier than you did.]
[The fact that 006 can lend me 100 energy points indicates that Mo Yang himself is definitely a prominent figure on the rich list. So, he’s a big shot! He can easily defeat you with various attack black cards, do you understand?!]
[Do you think the dream world is the same as the real world? Honestly, if it weren’t for Ji Qingyang being my host for such a short time and not being able to earn enough money to afford high-level props in the dream world, even if you were stronger, you wouldn’t be able to kill him.]
[On the contrary, once he grows, he could crush you with just a finger.]
[So, you should be thankful that I reluctantly bound myself to you. I don’t even know how much risk I’m taking for this. Damn it, the more I talk, the angrier I get. Hurry up and enter the dream world to make money!]
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A sense of unprecedented crisis welled up in his heart.
He interrupted 110’s incessant praise and introduction of the dream world and spoke with utmost seriousness: “What is your purpose for coming to Earth? What do you want to do?”
The silver-white sphere of 110 flashed, and the mechanical voice remained unchanged.
[We already told you, we are a legitimate advanced civilization. We came here to improve your lives. We mean no harm.]
Song Kefeng didn’t believe a word. Apart from the events involving Ji Qingyang and Mo Yang being fresh in his memory, just imagining the terrible things a criminal could do with access to the dream world sent shivers down his spine.
Perhaps ordinary people would be satisfied with simply changing their lives honestly after obtaining the dream world, but what would those wicked or ambitious individuals do once they had it? They would go to any lengths to unleash their evil desires and turn the world into their personal hell.
“Can you leave? We don’t need you.”
110’s silver-white sphere floated in front of Song Kefeng, and it suddenly laughed emotionlessly.
[You may not need us, but many others do. Majority rules, and you are powerless.]
Song Kefeng’s heart sank to the bottom. He decided that no matter what, he would inform the upper echelons of the country about the dream world and start taking precautions against this sudden phenomenon on Earth.
However, 110, his guide, seemed to have placed a hidden listener in his mind. It made a direct turn, and its silver glow exuded an eerie chill.
[Don’t delude yourself. The first rule of the dream world is: It is forbidden to privately disclose the existence of the dream world in any way or through any actions.]
[You won’t succeed. In the end, you will only become a brain-dead corpse. After your death, I can find another host, and there will be one more greedy human in the dream world.]
Song Kefeng stared directly at 110 with his sharp eyes, as if he wanted to freeze it.
110 clicked its tongue and said: [So you’d better earn more dream coins and accumulate more items in the dream world. Strive to become a big shot so that you can take down real-world criminals or criminals in the dream world that you find displeasing.]
[Be the one who upholds the light in the darkness and strives to expand it, or be a coward who escapes. The choice is yours.]
Song Kefeng stood under the gloomy sky for a long time, so long that 110 thought this guy was about to give up or go crazy. Finally, he spoke: “How can I earn dream coins?”
To 110’s surprise, within just that hour, it noticed that its host’s mental power had miraculously increased from 8 points to 9 points. Song Kefeng’s eyes were now shining remarkably, as if they were burning with an unextinguishable fighting spirit.
110 was somewhat stunned.
It remembered guiding another host with the same eyes during its long years, and that person almost survived until the end in that world. Its guiding sequence had never come so close to the top 10.
But so what? 110’s silver glow flickered. It suppressed that strange emotion and thought coldly.
No world could escape the invasion of the dream world.
No one could resist the temptation of the dream world.
Not in the past, and not in the future.
[It’s simple, farming, mining, playing games. There’s always a game suitable for you. With your high mental power, you can try many games. But before that, you should establish your base. Have you decided where you want to settle down?]
Then, Captain Song Kefeng decisively chose the location of his base at the Beijing City Police Station.
110 expressed that it had already anticipated this outcome, as long as he could have a pond and some land in the police station, he could build a home, no problem. Throughout the rest of the day, Captain Song tried various life skills.
110 had initially hoped that he would have the same talent for farming tomatoes as the previous host, but it discovered that he had no talent for farming. It was frustrated for a long time.
Just when 110 thought that it would take its host hundreds of years to repay the debt to that lunatic 006, his new host finally found his place in a life simulation game!!
[Wow!!! Host, aren’t you a police officer? Why do you have such a talent for mining?! Oh wow, you found a medium-grade iron ore again! Within one hour, you actually mined 10 pieces of medium-grade iron ore, that’s 100 dream coins!!]
Song Kefeng snorted.
Do you want me to tell you that before I retired, I worked as a black miner in an international human trafficking site for three years and then wiped them all out?!
[But it’s strange, host. According to the 10:1 probability, you mined ten pieces of iron ore without finding a single piece of copper or silver ore… Is your luck not very good?]
Song Kefeng: “…Shut up.”
We speak based on strength, not luck!
[Ah ah ah! Host, host, you’re amazing! You caught another small wooden chest. Hurry up and open it to see what’s inside! Honestly, host, you’re the best host I’ve ever guided! You can even fish out treasure chests! You’re incredibly lucky!]
006, that shining golden sphere, bounced around Mo Yang like a bouncing ball.
President Mo glanced at it with a mocking expression, expressing his disdain for mindless flattery. Then, he calmly opened the wooden chest, and inside, as expected, there were flashes of red and golden light.
[Ah ah ah! Gold card and red card! That’s amazing, so amazing! Quickly, see what they are!]
Mo Yang picked up the two cards and twitched his mouth.
Level 3 Stargazing Food Card (Gold): Consuming it reduces HP by 1 but grants a calm state of mind for 10 minutes. Note: A calm mind allows you to notice many details you previously overlooked. Of course, it also helps you calmly think about what to eat next.
Level 3 Burning/Bottle Card (Red): Me, me, me! My passion is like a blazing fire, burning through the entire desert! Note: After use, quickly move away from the ignition point. We are not responsible for any accidental injuries. It’s recommended to prepare a corresponding level fire extinguisher in advance.
006: [Um… ummm…]
At this moment, it felt like it couldn’t dishonestly praise its host as being amazing, even though its host was indeed quite impressive. However, this kind of overwhelming brilliance with a hint of green luck was hard to put into words.
Mo Yang calmly collected the two cards, picked up the small bucket filled with fish, and headed toward his house. As expected, in the yard, he saw his neighbor smiling at him with a big, gray tail swaying behind him.
Since waking up from the vegetative state, this guy’s basic physical abilities were no longer the pitiful 1, 1, 1. His HP had increased from the original 10/100 to 55/100.
However, for Mo Yang, he was still weak because, after consciously training his strength in the mine for more than half a month, his HP had already reached 91/100. In terms of HP and strength alone, he could take of him by himself.
However, Wan Mei seemed completely unconcerned about his own weakness. The expression on his face was always one of unwavering confidence and a smile. Now, when he saw Mo Yang, he raised a delicate lunchbox in his hand.
“Let’s have dinner together? I made crab roe tofu soup and braised pork ribs. You should like them.”
Yang Heigou really wanted to roar at this big-tailed wolf and say: ‘I don’t like eating braised pork ribs and crab roe tofu soup at all!’
But he raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth, trying his luck for quite a while before reluctantly rolling his eyes: “Eating braised pork ribs this late at night! It’s greasy and oily!”
Wan Mei wasn’t annoyed at all; instead, he nodded: “There’s also a pot of millet porridge and marinated lotus root slices. Will you eat them?”
Mo Yang quietly cleared his throat, finally giving in to temptation: “Eat, eat, eat! I’ll make sure you go bankrupt from eating!”
Then Wan Mei looked at Mo Yang’s unwilling and struggling expression, couldn’t help but smile, suppressing the urge to pat his head playfully, and stood up, walking toward his own house.
“What did you catch this time?”
Mo Yang thought of the food called Stargazing in the game, and his mood worsened. “Trash.”
Wan Mei raised an eyebrow and changed the topic.
“009 said the next game we’re entering has been determined. It’s called ‘Phoenix Village,’ but it’s hard to deduce the game’s content from just the name. However, I managed to buy some information for 5,000 Dream Coins from 009.”
Mo Yang glanced at 009 flying beside Wan Mei. That guy was also greedy for money, black-hearted indeed.
“What information?”
“The game world of ‘Phoenix Village’ has high-level binding items.”
Mo Yang squinted his eyes and decisively said: “We’ll do whatever it takes to obtain them, after completing the game!”
Wan Mei smiled, nodding: “That’s what I was thinking too. Although players can currently spend 1,000 Dream Coins to purchase the ‘Together Hi’ red card and enter the same game world, as the game’s difficulty and levels increase, the cost of the ‘Together Hi’ red card will also rise.”
“Beyond level five, red cards will require special crystals for purchase, significantly increasing the cost of playing together in the same game.”
“Considering that the Dream World doesn’t prohibit companions from entering games together, there will be more players finding various ways to team up and ensure game completion and high ratings. Therefore, game-binding items are extremely rare and valuable. Taking advantage of the current situation where the Dream World has fewer people and they’re less affluent, it’s a relatively profitable move for us to take this step.”
Mo Yang nodded, thinking that it was not just relatively profitable, it would be an artifact comparable to a cheat once achieved.
He turned to 006: “Alright, list out all the useful item cards we can use in ‘Phoenix Village.’ This is a great opportunity for you to earn money.”
006 was excited and had no doubts. It had long envied 009’s 5,000 Dream Coin income! It quickly highlighted a bunch of cards available in the Dream Mall’s item section for “Phoenix Village.”
Meanwhile, Wan Mei watched Mo Yang carefully inspecting and pondering over those item cards, and after a while, he chuckled.
009: […006, I advise you to use your brain more. The things your host said to you, he said to me before he tricked me too…]
[Oh well, since we’re in this together. I can’t let myself be fooled alone. As long as the host becomes powerful, we’re guaranteed to win.]
[Host, I’m convinced you’re a noob.]
[You’ve been mining for three hours and haven’t even found a single gold ore.]
[I feel like the future road is full of thorns.]
Song Kefeng: “Shut up! I earned 580 Dream Coins in three hours. Isn’t that already better than most people?”
[But if you open the Rich List, even the 100th person has a wealth value of 8,000 now! Do you still think you can catch up to Mo Yang, the boss?!]
Song Kefeng: “…” I’ll mine for another hour! I don’t believe I won’t find any gold ore!
A way to your wife’s heart is through their stomach. Congratulations, Wan Mei, for coaxing your wife to eat with you! I hope Mo Yang will continue to eat good food with Dr. Wan!
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Do your best for your foodie husband, Doctor Wan!
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Cheering for you, Detective Song! He should realise that MC doesn’t want him dead tho if not why on earth would MC go out of his way to save him?
Dr Wan’s wife is a foodie♥️🤗
best way to win over his future husband is through the stomach huh. old way works the best lol