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Chapter 617: Dream and Reality
Chapter 617: Dream and Reality
Qiao Sang immediately looked at Treasure Seeker with an appreciative gaze.
What a prodigy!
It's only been a short while, and not only does it recognize words, but it can even string them together and understand their meaning!
I wonder if familiars have a way to advance their education. It feels like Treasure Seeker could definitely learn some more advanced content...
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker shivered for no apparent reason.
Qiao Sang's thoughts returned, and she felt more at ease.
Treasure Seeker is so smart. It just practiced Hypnosis, and although I don't know if it was successful, it seems the two Crystal Producers didn't have any issues. It should be able to hypnotize other familiars without much trouble.
Even if the mission fails, I can always use my own money to have the mission issuer perform a Dream Projection. I have an Unlimited Credit Card and Lulu's Healing Light; I don't think she would refuse.
With this in mind, Qiao Sang was about to put the two Crystal Producers back in her pocket and head to the mission issuer's RV.
But just as she moved her hand, she seemed to remember something and looked down at the two Crystal Producers.
"Crys?"
The two Crystal Producers were confused.
In the next moment, Qiao Sang, still holding the Crystal Producers in her hands, walked to the bathroom, went to the sink, and washed them thoroughly before putting them back in her pocket.
Phew, almost forgot that they had just been licked...
At that moment, two elegantly made-up Caucasian women, chatting, emerged from the cubicles inside.
"I'm going to apply for a new Swift Butterfly. It's too stupid. The only useful thing it does is produce scale powder to amplify our emotions during acting scenes."
"Don't even think about it. Swift Butterflies aren't available to every actor here. You were given one because you have a lot of scenes recently. Once your scenes are done, the Swift Butterfly will be reassigned."
"But I heard the fourth lead actress managed to get a new Swift Butterfly a few days ago."
"That's because..."
The two women saw Qiao Sang and instantly switched to a language she had never heard before.
There must be some gossip I'm not supposed to hear... Qiao Sang thought to herself, her expression unchanged.
She stepped out of the bathroom and headed toward the mission issuer's RV.
Influenced by the gossip, Qiao Sang subconsciously paid more attention and indeed saw several Swift Butterflies on the way. She noticed that none of them were wearing ID Bracelets.
It seems these Swift Butterflies are wild beast companions, just like the Crystal Producers, working here. Their scale powder can amplify emotions, which is indeed useful for actors... Qiao Sang speculated internally.
Soon, she arrived back at the mission issuer's RV.
Inside, she saw that an additional Swift Butterfly had appeared, looking uneasy as it stared at the mission issuer.
"This is the one", Sylvia said, pointing with her eyes and getting straight to the point.
Although there were two Swift Butterflies in the RV, their expressions and demeanor were distinctly different, making them easy to distinguish.
"Now?" Qiao Sang asked.
Sylvia nodded. "Now."
Qiao Sang nodded at Air.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker immediately appeared in the direction Qiao Sang nodded, its eyes glowing purple as it looked at the uneasy Swift Butterfly.
The Swift Butterfly was still focused on the mission issuer, completely ignoring this side.
In the next moment, its head turned involuntarily toward Treasure Seeker.
"Xunxun..."
Before Swift Butterfly could react, she saw a pair of purple eyes, and then her eyes slowly closed as she fell into a deep sleep.
"Done." Qiao Sang looked at the mission issuer and asked, "Do I need to step out?"
The mission issuer offering the Dream Projection skill as a reward indicated they had a familiar capable of Dream Projection.
Many people who posted missions had specific privacy concerns, often noting that they did not want the mission details to be disclosed. Some even withheld all information about the mission, requiring the mission taker to follow instructions blindly.
Although the mission issuer hadn't specifically noted this in the mission agreement, it was clear she was an actor and had not provided any mission-related information. To prevent the Hypnosis Subconscious from failing and to implement Plan B, Qiao Sang tactfully asked if she needed to step out to discuss other ways to earn the opportunity to perform Dream Projection.
Otherwise, if the content of the Dream Projection involved private matters, the conversation might not go smoothly.
"Ah..." Sylvia snapped back to reality. "What did you say?"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance at the two familiars she didn't recognize.
She hadn't expected to find a Ghost Familiar in the RV...
And the child in the arms of this young one was a Psionic Companion...
She had clearly seen the familiar use Psychic Power, confirming it was indeed a Psionic Familiar.
It was well-known that the Familiar Miniaturization Band was only available for pre-order to those with familiars over six meters in size.
Psychic-type familiars and Fairy Companions, at the same level, were generally smaller than familiars of other attributes.
Familiars of other attributes that were over six meters in size were typically at least General-Class.
A Psychic-type familiar over six meters in size was likely to be at or above General-Class...
While her thoughts were racing, Sylvia heard the girl's question, "Do I need to step out?"
"No, it's not a big deal", Sylvia smiled for the first time, a friendly expression on her face.
As she spoke, she formed a hand sign.
A white Star Array lit up.
A familiar with a white upper body and pinkish-blue tentacle-like hair, and an octopus-like lower body, appeared within it.
"Check its dream", Sylvia pointed at the sleeping Swift Butterfly.
The familiar with tentacle-like hair nodded and placed one of its tentacles on Swift Butterfly, then closed its eyes.
Two seconds later, a transparent Water Bubble with a visual scene slowly emerged from Swift Butterfly's head.
As it ascended, the Water Bubble grew larger.
When it reached a diameter of about twenty centimeters, the Water Bubble stopped expanding and floated in the air.
Qiao Sang had good eyesight and could clearly see the scene in the Water Bubble.
The image showed a group of Swift Butterflies queuing up, with a black man at the front distributing something like boxed meals.
The dream was from a first-person perspective, so the expression of the Swift Butterfly in the dream couldn't be seen. However, from the other Swift Butterflies, it was evident they were all happy.
"That's not the right dream", Sylvia suddenly said.
"Can you make your familiar create a specific scene if I describe it, or can you have your familiar Hypnotize it to recall a specific time?"
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and nodded. "Creating a dream is possible."
When teaching Crown Cat to teleport, the Treasure Seeker had used Hypnosis to create a dream to help it learn.
At that time, Crown Cat was aware that it was in a dream.
Since we’re creating a dream, I’ll have to recount the events that happened, Sylvia said in a calm tone:
"This Swift Butterfly used to be my assistant. We worked together quite well, but one day it suddenly quit, telling me it didn’t want to work for me anymore. Although its salary was paid by the production crew, I never mistreated it. Whatever I ate, I shared with it, just as I would with a Dream Hunter."
At this point, Sylvia suddenly realized she was straying from the main topic.
She paused, then continued:
"That day, it was in the makeup room. The Swift Butterfly that came in wasn’t the one I knew. Later, I found out it had gone to work for another actor in our production. I thought it had been reassigned by the crew, but when I found it and had the Dream Hunter translate, I learned it didn’t want to work with me anymore."
"I want you to make it relive the dream I was asking it about, to see if its subconscious response matches what it told me last time."
This is about suspecting that the Swift Butterfly didn’t leave her voluntarily... Qiao Sang’s expression became complicated.
She hadn’t expected the mission issuer’s purpose to be just this.
It’s often said that the relationship between people in Supernest and their familiars isn’t good. Now, thinking about it, she might have had some preconceived notions. With so many people in Supernest, it’s impossible for everyone to think the same way.
Qiao Sang looked at Treasure Seeker, about to have it create the dream.
"Wait!" At this moment, Sylvia’s gaze fixed on the Water Bubbles, and her tone grew serious.
Could it have already seen what she wanted? Qiao Sang was curious and turned to look at the Water Bubbles.
The scene was no longer of people queuing for boxed meals. A woman with long red hair was speaking in the first-person view:
"I’ve checked, and your emotional trait is higher than any other Swift Butterfly at your level. If you follow me, I can give you everything Sylvia gives you, and even better."
"Don’t rush to refuse. I know you’ve been with her for two years, working on four productions, and she has fed you more than any other Swift Butterfly."
"But no matter how much you eat, you won’t evolve."
"Your next stage of evolution requires consuming enough emotions, but the film studio has an agreement that you can’t eat the emotions of anyone here. Once a wild Swift Butterfly evolves, it can no longer work with the film studio."
"You can’t even eat the emotions of people outside. Familiars like you, who are accustomed to working with humans, will be expelled from the Upper Ten Districts by the Enforcers if you are caught harming humans."
"There are so many of your kind here. I believe you wouldn’t want to go anywhere else."
"Follow me, and I can ensure you get the emotions you need to evolve."
"You don’t have to worry about being unemployed after evolving. I recently had a Brain Domain breakthrough, reaching 10%, so I can bond with another familiar."
"Help me act, and after you evolve, I’ll bond with you."
The first-person view didn’t show the Swift Butterfly’s expression, but as the woman finished speaking, the Swift Butterfly called out excitedly, "Xunxun!"
Then the screen went white, and when the white light faded, the woman appeared much smaller in the first-person view.
"Xunxun!"
The Swift Butterfly called out again.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker found the conversation amusing and translated it through Synchronization.
It said it could evolve whenever it wanted and wouldn’t be swayed by such temptation. If it had to, it would just quit.
So, the Swift Butterfly evolved in its dream... What a resolute choice... Qiao Sang looked at the Swift Butterfly, still unconscious and asleep.
Unfortunately, reality is cruel...
If this is the scene the mission issuer wanted to see, combined with what she said earlier,
It means the Swift Butterfly didn’t evolve and must have compromised...
(End of Chapter)
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