In the end, Edward couldn't bring himself to go through with it.
As he put it, "I'm already well into my forties. There's no need to take that gamble. Slacking off feels good for a while; keep slacking off, and it keeps feeling good."
Then he registered an account on the Forum under the name "Salty Fish Uncle" and posted an introduction thread.
"To be fair, chat group and clone-type cheats were pretty popular for a while, too."
Edward muttered things Kraft couldn't understand.
Although Kraft had no idea what he meant, he didn't pay it much mind. It was probably some meme or something, much like the strange bits of knowledge that inexplicably popped into his own head. It likely wasn't important.
"Don't you have a scientist system? How about I teach you what I learned in the Dream Realm? Maybe you'll be able to master the same technology."
Edward might have been a little old, but he was still another version of Kraft from a parallel world, so Kraft took the initiative and offered to help.
At Kraft's suggestion, Edward initially looked tempted, but he soon slipped back into slacker mode.
He waved a hand. "I appreciate the thought, but let's forget it..."
Without waiting for Kraft to ask, Edward explained, "I told you before, right? The system speeds up my learning by bombarding me with exercises. If I could learn your Dream Technology, that'd be great. But if I can't replicate dream power and the system decides I haven't mastered it, I'll never get a good night's sleep for the rest of my life..."
At that point, Edward seemed to recall the terror of being subjected to endless exercises. He clutched his head, his face full of fear.
Kraft thought it over. That really did sound miserable,