Chapter 1 The Most Unreasonable Part

Lin Xian had always felt that the most unreasonable thing about his dreams... was the time setting.

August 28, 2624.

Six hundred years later than the real world Lin Xian lived in.

But the living scenes and the degree of technological development in the dream... were almost identical to 2022!

This was simply absurd!

In 600 years, how could human technology not develop at all and remain stagnant?

"Maybe... it's because your imagination is lacking!"

Lin Xian had once discussed this with his friend.

That person had said:

"Dreams, in the final analysis, are created by the brain based on imagination."

"[Therefore, things outside of your knowledge will never appear in dreams.]"

"Your brain simply can't imagine what the future world will be like 600 years from now, so naturally, you can't dream about it. Maybe you should watch more sci-fi movies, and it might improve."

Lin Xian thought this explanation was quite reliable.

But unfortunately...

Even after watching hundreds of sci-fi movies, his dreams remained the same, day after day, without any change.

Later, after having fun in his dreams, he accepted this unreasonable setting:

"Dreams themselves are fictional, so being unreasonable is actually more reasonable."

...

Yesterday, he met Big Face Cat around ten o'clock.

Now, he had to start acting.

Lin Xian walked towards the two little boys who were chasing and playing.

"Ultra Flying Kick!" "Ultra Elbow Strike!"

The two children got more and more excited as they fought, and they ran further and further away, not even noticing that their masks had fallen to the ground.

"Key prop, Ultraman mask, acquired~"

Lin Xian picked up the mask and put it on his face.

Whistle——

Whistle! Whistle!

Two rapid whistle sounds.

As soon as Lin Xian turned his head, a thick arm grabbed him and ran:

"Here you are, bro! This square is full of kids wearing Ultraman masks... it was really hard to find you!"

Before him was the familiar cat mask and the familiar face full of橫肉 (heng rou, fleshy face).

"Come with me! The car is over there, my brother has already gone to the bank ahead of time."

"Wait a minute, Face-ge."

Lin Xian grabbed Big Face Cat:

"I have a question."

"Say."

"What's the name of the cartoon cat on your mask?"

"You mean this?"

Big Face Cat pointed to the deformed mask on his face:

"This is Ke Ke Cat, don't you even recognize it? It's very popular."

"You're pretty well-informed for someone your age."

"My daughter likes this cat very much, I used to buy a lot of dolls."

"Alright."

Lin Xian shook off Big Face Cat's hand and turned back to walk towards the toy store:

"I forgot something, go wait for me in the car."

Pa——

A fat hand suddenly pressed down on Lin Xian's shoulder!

"Have you seen me before?"

"First time."

"Then why did you call me Face-ge?" Big Face Cat stared intently at Lin Xian.

...

...

A sweltering summer breeze blew past, as if time had stopped.

Neither of them spoke.

Laughing children ran past them, and the huge square seemed isolated from the world.

Big Face Cat's left hand reached towards his waist...

Lin Xian slowly turned his head.

Ultraman stared at Ke Ke Cat:

"You want to know?"

"I want to."

...

...

"Because your face is just too big..."

"Ga?"

Big Face Cat frowned, and Ke Ke Cat was immediately squashed.

Lin Xian opened the hand on his shoulder:

"Forgive me for not being able to ignore your big face, if you mind, I can change the way I call you."

"Hahahaha!" Big Face Cat laughed heartily:

"You guessed right! People in the underworld call me Big Face Cat, you can just call me Face-ge!"

"Hurry up and get your stuff! We're in a hurry!"

Lin Xian waved his hand and walked into the toy store.

This Big Face Cat...

He thought he was a rough and reckless person, but he didn't expect him to be so thoughtful.

"Hello."

Lin Xian walked to the toy store counter:

"I want to buy a Ke Ke Cat doll."

"Okay sir, it's on this shelf."

The saleswoman led Lin Xian to a doll shelf, with several layers of Ke Ke Cats.

It seems that Big Face Cat was right, this thing is indeed selling very well.

Lin Xian picked up a basic model and began to look it up and down, carefully studying the cat's structure, proportions, limbs, and clothing...

Look closely here and remember the details.

When he wakes up at 00:42, he can draw it from memory.

It must be said that this Ke Ke Cat is indeed designed to be extremely cute, and it is not inferior to kitty cat in all aspects.

Lin Xian scanned it with his naked eyes from different angles.

Although this is a kind of plagiarism in the design field...

But, can copying your own dream be considered copying?

"Isn't everything in my dream something I imagined? I am the original author."

Lin Xian looked very carefully.

"Hey! What are you doing there!"

A loud roar, Big Face Cat rushed over angrily! He grabbed Lin Xian and left:

"Why don't you have any sense of time, bro! Hurry up!"

Pa.

When passing the cashier, Big Face Cat directly slapped down a golden thousand-yuan bill:

"Keep the change!"

Big Face Cat's car was parked at the door, and Lin Xian was pushed directly into the car with the Ke Ke Cat doll in his arms.

Vroom——

Big Face Cat stepped on the gas pedal and took off, cursing while looking at the doll in Lin Xian's arms:

"You're going to use this thing to crack the password? You fu—"

"Give it to your daughter."

Lin Xian placed the doll in front of the steering wheel.

"—dge..."

Big Face Cat instantly went silent.

The ferocity and anger froze on his face, and the mouth that was halfway through cursing was also askew in the air.

A few seconds later.

The ferocity slowly dissipated...

The mouth also slowly closed...

He swallowed.

He stared straight ahead.

Silently drove.

...

...

All the way in silence.

Lin Xian didn't know why the noisy, loud Big Face Cat had become so quiet.

The silence made him feel a little strange.

In the van, there was only the occasional ticking sound of the turn signal... and every time Big Face Cat looked in the rearview mirror, he couldn't help but glance at the Ke Ke Cat doll.

The mask was a little painful on his scalp.

Lin Xian loosened the elastic band with his hand.

The red light at the intersection began to flash.

"Thank you."

Big Face Cat said in a low voice, his voice a little hoarse.

He took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, put it in his mouth, and lit it with a lighter.

"I haven't bought a Ke Ke Cat toy in many years..."

Smoke filled the air.

"Your daughter has grown up, right?"

Lin Xian casually said, resting his chin on his hand.

"She's dead."

Big Face Cat stepped on the brakes:

"She died many years ago, she was only six years old that year."

"Was it an accident?"

"No."

Big Face stepped on the brake:

"She was killed."

"Why kill a six-year-old—"

"Bro."

Big Face Cat interrupted Lin Xian, pointed to the bank across the road:

"We're here, it's time to get down to business."

Click!

He inserted the magazine into the pistol, loaded it, and straightened the mask on his face:

"Let's go, bro!"

"After robbing the money in this bank, I can avenge my daughter! Let's work first, and then we'll have a good chat later!"

With that, Big Face Cat smiled, patted Lin Xian on the shoulder, jumped out of the car, and walked towards the entrance of the bank.

"..."

Lin Xian didn't speak.

He sat alone in the car, watching Big Face Cat stagger away.

Before him, the cute Ke Ke Cat doll sat there alone, and Lin Xian recalled the scene from his dream yesterday:

"The bank's warehouse is full of safety deposit boxes, there's not a penny in there, Face-ge..."