Chapter 698: Chapter 538: Efficient Dream Stealing

Mina carried Chun and Tifa out of Tifa’s Consciousness Space, appearing in Tifa’s bedroom.

Tifa lay on her side, her Magic Power wafting off her body like steam, filling the room with surges of mana, making Chun and Mina extremely uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Tom’s "meow" was already waiting.

Chun suddenly remembered something: "Miss Tifa, we all need to go out!"

Tifa said, "Yes!"

Chun nervously asked, "Should we continue to interface?"

Mina immediately said, "Master, we have the Mist to conceal us, no one can see anyway."

Tifa laughed, "Exactly, the inspiration from interfacing can’t be interrupted; I’ll add another layer!"

With a wave of her hand, Chun noticed yet another Energy Shield in front of him.

Uh... Alright, nagging any more would just make me seem ungrateful.

Then Tom skillfully scaled the walls, shrunk the Earth, and headed straight for the Bikers’ headquarters.

Though Chun wanted to ask about the details concerning the Bikers, he feared it might bring up unpleasant matters that might interfere with the inspiration Tifa had when she came out to unwind, so he decided not to ask.

Tifa laughed, "I never thought traveling at night like this could be so intriguing."

She’s talking about intrigue...

Chun immediately understood, hugging tighter to deepen the connection.

Tifa blew out a puff of smoke and laughed, "Even if you don’t know my hit song, do you know what my biggest hobby is?"

Uh... You’re still bringing up the hit song? Aileen said you don’t have one!

Chun replied, "Racing?"

Tifa sighed softly, "Actually, it’s not. I don’t like racing; it’s just for publicity. I pretended to like it to drive the trend in the city and increase sales of mechanical bikes. My stunts on the motorcycle are especially popular, so some dance venues have Dancing Girls imitate them—but they don’t realize that my techniques rely on my mana for smoothness and safety. Without this mana, many accidents happen, which means the 7 problematic Dancing Girls you’re looking for are undoubtedly victims because of me."

What?

Chun could only console her: "Actually, I’ve watched their performances for hours; their skills are quite impressive."

Tifa sighed, "Because they’ve taken a harsher path, the so-called Mechanical Dancers. In fact, Black Iron City used to have a very unique and secretive brutal industry, Combat Dancers. It trained female Warriors to fight each other with dance’s beauty to satisfy the nobles’ thirst for blood and beauty. Eventually, it was banned, and Bronze City took the opportunity to cater to this excitement mechanically."

Holy Shit! So this so-called Dance Combat by Bilenna came from this? Dance Combat is unique to Black Iron City?

Chun hurriedly asked, "Why was it banned?"

Tifa laughed, "Guess?"

Could it be related to my two time travels, or the Ugly Emperor’s market restructuring?

Chun could only reply, "Because of the City Lord’s wisdom?"

Tifa laughed: "Fafnir’s grandfather being wise? No way! It was to prevent another female assassin! Years ago, there was an incident where a Battle Dancer gifted to the Empire assassinated a royal, leading to the cancellation of this profession in Black Iron City, angering the Empire and accelerating the dismantling of several Black Iron City industries. Originally, Black Iron City had considerable power years ago, but it’s now at the bottom."

Ah... She’s talking about historical secrets! But Black Iron City’s power peak obviously resulted from my time travel changing history, so the term Combat Dancer will likely change, leading to this historical event occurring? And whenever history changes, it’s probably connected to me; could the assassin dancer be a predecessor of Aileen?

Chun hurriedly asked, "What was that assassin dancer’s name? Who did they assassinate?"

Tifa shook her head: "It was decades ago, how could I know all the details..."

As she spoke, they arrived at the venue headquarters.

Indeed, past two o’clock, the place was much quieter.

Tifa sighed, "Just have Tom slip into their bedroom. Since they were downgraded to doing odd jobs, their accommodations aren’t luxurious."

Thus, Black Cat circled around to the backyard and entered from the windowsill.

Indeed, it found a large dormitory filled with dozens sleeping on crowded bunk beds, snoring thunderously.

Truth be told, Chun couldn’t quite accept the idea of women snoring in the dormitory. However, he sympathized with their situation; excessive fatigue naturally leads to snoring.

Mina was surprised: "Each has issues, but the most problematic are those 7!"

So, Moore’s level only allowed him to discover those 7?

Then Chun could only follow the normal thinking: "Then let’s focus on these 7; time might not be on our side, dawn will come soon." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Tifa had an idea: "How about we look at the simpler ones first? After all, even if their problems aren’t severe, missing a chance for treatment wouldn’t be good, and maybe once in, treating them will be easy?"

Chun felt deeply ashamed: "Miss Tifa is right."

Tifa laughed: "This isn’t about being a Holy Mother, but the logic of mechanical construction always follows the path from easy to difficult."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"Then, let’s proceed."

Mina carried the two into the head of a simpler individual at the nearest bed.

The scene shifted, entering a deeply dark Consciousness Space.

Mina explained actively, "Lady Tifa, this is the state of not dreaming. Generally, those who fall asleep from extreme fatigue don’t dream."

But soon, they discovered a bloody glow flickering in the darkness.

Tifa asked, "Is that the problem?"

Mina said, "Yes, it should be a nightmare, but it’s locked in a deep Dream Realm."