After pulling out and cleaning the scattered Stellar Jades buried in the three hundred and seventieth trash can, Twilight stood up satisfied on the rooftop of the tall building, overlooking the entire dreamscape.
Golden Hour—Trash Can Conquest Complete!
Although the Stellar Jades painstakingly collected after all this time were probably only enough for players to do a 10-pull, that was more than enough. After all, as the saying goes, the gift is light, but the sentiment is heavy~
Twilight didn't use her ridiculously strong power to sweep through the entire dreamscape like a storm, but obediently picked up trash, precisely to make this sentiment seem heavier.
Calculating the time now, the plot on Caelus's side should be progressing quite a bit, right?
Perhaps because they arrived in Penacony several months earlier, many plot points had changed from Twilight's original memories. For example, Caelus and Firefly's date changed from Caelus aimlessly following Firefly around to Firefly leading Caelus, who had a specific goal, to run around other dreamscapes while dating, searching for places with rich information reserves such as the Penacony Grand Museum, the Erstwhile Library, and Origami University.
The area Caelus and Firefly covered expanded considerably, and the time spent also increased accordingly… Twilight was very happy that this kid was willing to run to so many places to find a cure for her, but running around with another woman, Twilight was—even happier.
Just a mere Firefly, nothing more than an insignificant stepping stone on her path to farming favorability and wool~
Twilight could say this—as long as she wasn't dead, no one else could ever shake her position as the female lead! And it would be even better if she died, after all, a dead white moonlight female lead reached a height that even the original person reviving would find hard to match…
Therefore, for Twilight, the longer time Firefly spent with Caelus wasn't necessarily a bad thing. On one hand, it gave her more time to rummage through trash cans. On the other hand, it could also add some obstacles to Caelus's smooth-sailing emotional path—after all, relationships that have gone through hardships are more stable~
Twilight stood on the rooftop, gazing at the dreamscape shrouded in night. Seemingly thinking about seeing Caelus soon and being able to give him the things she had collected, a faint smile appeared on her face. Anyone seeing this innocent smile could only say that this was definitely a lady imagining a happy picture.
Twilight was indeed very happy. Looking at the excited discussions about the new little girlfriend Firefly on the player forum, she couldn't help but think about the "catching them in the act" operation she was about to carry out. The smile on her face was simply irrepressible.
A Shuraba (chaotic confrontation) was also a situation with huge emotional fluctuations, surely it could farm a lot of wool~
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"Achoo!"
"Caelus, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, maybe someone is talking about how handsome I am behind my back." Caelus rubbed his nose in confusion. He clearly didn't have a cold, why would he sneeze?
But such a small matter wasn't enough to attract his attention at the moment. After all, he had experienced too much since entering the dream. First, he played the hero saving the beauty, rescuing Firefly. Then, under her guidance, he ran through many places said to hold galactic secrets. Finally, they relaxed as if on a date and even took a photo together on the rooftop.
Caelus looked at the faintly brightening sky on the horizon. The light of dawn seemed full of hope, yet he didn't feel strengthened by it.
His goal had failed. Whether it was the library or the university, he hadn't found anything that could save Twilight… There were indeed many ways to extend lifespan, but Caelus didn't think Herta wouldn't have considered these methods. After all, one of the seemingly most reliable methods was invented by Herta herself.
At this point, Caelus had to consider a possibility: perhaps Himeko saying they could find a cure for Twilight during their journey was just comforting him…
No, I can't give up. Isn't there still that move?
Yaoshi—if he could obtain the blessing of longevity from this Aeon of Abundance…
But the blessings of this Aeon, according to the information, seemed to carry a terrible curse…
"Caelus, are you okay?"
Firefly's concerned voice pulled Caelus's somewhat chaotic thoughts back slightly. He glanced at Firefly's concerned gaze and silently shook his head: "It's okay, there should still be opportunities to find what I'm looking for in the future."
Firefly also had an illness, seemingly also a pitiful girl… Caelus wanted to help her too, but he couldn't even help Twilight right now.
If these two girls met, would they be able to get along? After all, both were children plagued by illness, their lives short…
Sigh, perhaps the real world is just this cruel, causing pain yet leaving people helpless. It was precisely because of this that people flocked to beautiful dreams, right?
Why do people fall asleep? Isn't it precisely hoping to escape the pain of reality?
But he couldn't give up. Twilight was still waiting for him…
Caelus silently clenched his hand and sighed.
No matter what, he should return to reality first and meet up with Himeko and the others. Both the abnormalities in Penacony and Twilight's situation needed to be discussed in detail face-to-face.
Fortunately, Penacony's dreamscape was quite safe. Nothing bad should happen on the way back…
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Twilight opened her eyes and slowly sat up from the dream pool.
Actually, with her abilities, she could completely switch her Path to Memory and then enter Penacony's dreamscape directly like the Memokeepers of the Garden of Recollection. But that way—lacked a sense of ceremony.
After all, she, Twilight, was a good baby, here in Penacony on vacation. Since the Family had already prepared the equipment for entering the dream, why should she show off and cause trouble? Therefore, this skill would only be used when necessary~
After waking up from the dream, Twilight unhurriedly opened the door and brought in the package left outside, which contained the long dress March 7th had bought for her in the Golden Hour. Twilight held the dress against herself, then slowly changed into it, even remembering to tidy her hairstyle slightly in front of the dress.
It was reasonable for her to dress up specially for the clothes March 7th specifically gave her, right?
However, the reason Twilight was dawdling like this was naturally not because of getting new clothes—it was because Caelus was currently facing a crisis, trapped in the dreamscape and unable to get out!
If she went out of the room and saw Himeko and the others, according to her persona, upon hearing that Caelus was in danger, she would definitely rush in directly to find him. But Twilight was still waiting for the plot to run a bit longer, so she simply used the dress as an excuse to delay for a while.
The so-called beauty saving the hero is most touching when appearing at the most dangerous moment. If she acted too early, it wouldn't be beautiful~
Anyway, Caelus had been dating the pretty girl for so long. As a price, fighting a boss battle with Penacony dreamscape's public transport (Memoria entity) and getting plot-killed seemed reasonable, right?