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After seeing the guest off, Han Fangbai, rarely, didn't study or do practice problems. He just sat there, lost in a daze.

His grandmother's voice seemed both real and fake, and he couldn't hear it clearly.

"Xiaobai, don't scare Grandma... Grandma didn't mean to hide it from you. This is what your parents told me to do before they passed..."

Seeing the frightened old lady, Han Fangbai finally came back to his senses and swallowed. "Grandma, that Mr. An, is he really my, my cousin?"

The old lady might not know, but how could Han Fangbai not know?

Over the years, he went from elementary school to junior high, then to senior high. He had wave after wave of classmates and teachers. That Mr. An's picture had always been hanging in the classroom and in the hallway!

But hadn't this Mr. An disappeared decades ago?

"You mean Qi Qi? Of course, he's your cousin. He even held you when you were a baby..."

Seeing that her grandson had recovered, the old lady breathed a sigh of relief. "However, he's not the Mr. An you think he is..."

"If it were really that Mr. An, that would be too… unbelievable."

Overjoyed, Han Fangbai's hand trembled as he held his water glass, completely ignoring the last part of his grandmother's sentence.

After a while, he looked up at his grandmother. "Grandma, is our family super rich?"

Looking at her grandson's hopeful eyes, the old lady hesitated for a moment before saying, "Not really that much..."

"How much?"

Han Fangbai's heart beat faster.

He had heard rumors of families pretending to be poor, and the children only finding out they were rich second-generation heirs when they grew up.

But he never thought he would actually encounter such a thing.

Wouldn't all his hard work be meaningless then...

"Really not that much..."

The old lady, knowing what her grandson was thinking, quickly waved her hand in denial. "Your parents did leave a lot of money, but Grandma spent it all."

"What?"

Han Fangbai was dumbfounded. The old lady took out a talisman wrapped in layers from her pocket.

"This is?"

Looking at the crimson-gold talisman with extremely complex patterns, Han Fangbai's eyes lit up, and he almost jumped up. "An Entry Dream Talisman?!"

Although Han Fangbai wasn't yet a Talisman Master, how could he not recognize this talisman?

In the thirty years of Talisman Dao's development, countless talismans had been created, and this Entry Dream Talisman was among the most precious.

He remembered someone on the forum offering a high price of twenty billion Alliance Credits for this talisman, which had caused a great sensation.

He only earned a measly hundred or so Alliance Credits a day working two part-time jobs!

Twenty billion!

Han Fangbai carefully took the talisman, his voice softening. "Grandma, were my parents so rich? They could afford an Entry Dream Talisman?"

Because of the sky-high price offered on the forum, he had searched for information about the Entry Dream Talisman.

This talisman had a significant history.

It was said that in the old era, there was a special group of tens of millions of people who called themselves 'Dream Walkers'.

These Dream Walkers could enter another world in their dreams every day, where they could study, rest, and even research the mysteries of Talisman Dao.

It was said that many of the top experts in Talisman Dao were Dream Walkers, and much of the research on talismans was done in dreams.

He had even heard that only by becoming a Dream Walker could one enter the true top academy of Talisman Dao, 'Wang Quan Mountain'.

"Your parents told me to buy this talisman before they died and give it to you when you grew up..."

The old lady fell into reminiscence:

"The appearance of Dream Walkers caused a sensation back then. At that time, people would become Dream Walkers every year. Unfortunately, after the New Era, no more Dream Walkers appeared, until Doctor Su drew this talisman..."

Han Fangbai usually didn't like listening to the old lady talk about the past, but he listened very carefully now.

And the more he listened, the more shocked he became.

"One day in reality, twelve days in the dream? Doesn't that mean I'll have ten times more time than normal people?"

Han Fangbai was dumbfounded.

In the New Era, obtaining information was even more convenient than in the old era. Except for Talisman Dao cultivation, which had to be done under the guidance of a teacher, theoretically, all other knowledge could be learned from the 'All-in-One Card'.

And the depth of a Talisman Master's cultivation was also closely related to their knowledge reserves. Ten times more time was an incredibly terrifying thing.

"You must never sell this talisman! The only person in this world who can draw this talisman is Doctor Su Jie, and he only draws ten Entry Dream Talismans each year!"

The old lady looked at her grandson with some worry, knowing the value of the Entry Dream Talisman very well.

"Grandma, don't worry, how could I sell something so precious?"

Han Fangbai comforted the old lady and sent her back to her room. He washed his face before returning to his own room.

He didn't notice the complex look in the old lady's eyes after he closed the door.

"The perfect creation... these lines are too perfect, too perfect..."

In his room, Han Fangbai carefully examined the Entry Dream Talisman, excitedly stroking it over and over.

Unfortunately, the talisman was too complex, and no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't understand it. He could only hold the talisman in his palm.

He muttered a sentence in his heart and activated the talisman.

Talisman Dao cultivation was difficult, but using talismans was very easy. Except for some high-level, highly destructive talismans, most talismans were very simple to use.

Han Fangbai only muttered a sentence in his heart and felt the flow of 'spiritual Qi particles'.

In a daze, he seemed to see a door slowly opening in front of him.

Han Fangbai's vision gradually cleared.

What he saw was an extremely magnificent silver-white plaza with a huge gate of light in the center.

The plaza was very large, so large that he couldn't see the edge. There were many people, and it was very noisy. Around the gate of light, there seemed to be endless cries of hawkers.

Buzz~

A vibration on his body woke Han Fangbai. He touched it and found that it was his All-in-One Card that was glowing.

Citizen Han Fangbai, please note that you have entered the Dreamscape Plaza!]

Please strictly abide by the order of the Dreamscape. Fighting is prohibited on the plaza. Violators will be deprived of their Dreamwalker status.]

"This is too real..."

Han Fangbai muttered to himself, filled with disbelief. After a long while, he began to wander around the plaza.

As he wandered, he became even more shocked.

There were many things being sold on the plaza, most of which he didn't recognize. But even the small part that he did recognize was unbelievably precious.

To him, they were almost legendary items.

For example, there was also an Entry Dream Talisman here, the one worth twenty billion Alliance Credits, but the price...

"Ten thousand 'Spiritual Qi Talismans'? Are you trying to rob me? Although the Entry Dream Talisman is precious, the normal price is only two thousand 'Spiritual Qi Talismans'. You're asking for five times the price, are you crazy about money?"

Han Fangbai was still clicking his tongue when a burly middle-aged man shouted.

Han Fangbai had also heard of Spiritual Qi Talismans. They were also high-level talismans, said to be made from 'spiritual Qi particles' extracted from the universe.

They could not only nourish a Talisman Master's soul but were also components of many top-tier talismans. In a sense, they were the currency among high-level Talisman Masters.

After all, Alliance Credits weren't very useful to Talisman Masters.

"Ten thousand, that's still the current price. It might not be this price in the future!"

The stall owner wasn't angry and calmly wiped the saliva off his face, saying:

"Doctor Su only produces ten Entry Dream Talismans each year, but the demand is enormous. Apart from Doctor Su, not even Little Gu can fathom the secrets of the Dreamscape..."

The burly man sneered. "The Entry Dream Talisman is precious, of course, but there aren't many who are willing to spend ten thousand Spiritual Qi Talismans to buy it."

The Entry Dream Talisman was indeed precious, but nowadays, few high-level Talisman Masters around the world weren't Dream Walkers.

Those who wanted to buy it couldn't afford it, and those who could afford it already had it.

"That's not necessarily true."

The stall owner smiled mysteriously and pointed to the gate of light in the center of the plaza, saying, "Holding an Entry Dream Talisman allows you to enter another dream world opened up by Doctor Su!"

……

"He's entered the Dreamscape?"

In another room, sensing that Han Fangbai had already entered the Dreamscape, the old lady raised her hand and tore off her face.

"I'm finally free! This Facade Talisman still needs improvement..."

Jiang Shi Li breathed a long sigh of relief, a relaxed expression flashing across her beautiful face.

Although the Facade Talisman could freely change one's face and body shape, forcibly changing one's physical form was naturally not a comfortable thing.

"This job isn't easy, being both a father and a mother!"

Jiang Shi Li put away the Facade Talisman and sighed before taking out a puppet talisman to replace herself. She turned around and left the room.

She moved quickly, arriving at the underground base in a few blinks.

The entrance to the Xing City underground base was next to her residential complex. After identifying herself and verifying her permissions, she headed downwards to the underground base.

Since Earth deviated from its orbit and lost the sun, the underground had once been the only option for Earthlings. Even now, a large number of people still lived underground.

The Xing City underground base was built during that time and had now become one of the largest underground bases in East Asia.

"Sister Jiang?"

The guard youth saw Jiang Shi Li and quickly opened the door. "It's been years since I've seen you. Are you back this time because the mission is complete?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't."

Jiang Shi Li glanced at him and said, "Where's the Captain?"

"Where else would the Captain be? He's still there, hasn't moved in years."

The youth casually pointed.

Jiang Shi Li nodded and walked into the base.

The entire base was silver-white, with dense lines that looked like patterns but were actually extremely complex talisman circuits.

Even Jiang Shi Li felt slightly uncomfortable here. The spiritual Qi particles were too inactive here, giving off a suffocating feeling of being crushed by a mountain.

This base itself was a powerful talisman. It could even be said to be the most powerful talisman on Earth today.

Without a doubt.

The outer perimeter of the base was heavily guarded, but the inside of the base was empty, with only countless talisman lines constantly shuttling through the void like living creatures.

A tall middle-aged man in camouflage stood in the center of the runes, examining something with a solemn expression.

Jiang Shi Li approached Qing Long, but her eyes were fixed on the center of the runes in front of him.

Amidst the extremely intricate lines, thirteen crystal clear and terrifying crystal skulls rotated like prayer beads being moved.

Crack!

Suddenly, all thirteen skulls turned and stared intently at Jiang Shi Li.