Score Settlement

"Congratulations on completing the Dream RealmDoomsday Survivalmission and successfully surviving for one hundred and eighty days. The difficulty of this Dream Realm was zero. Calculating your rewards."

"Calculation successful. In this Dream Realm, you have earned 50 Points. We hope you continue to work hard and achieve better results in the next Dream Realm."

"Congratulations on completing your first full Dream Realm. Your rewards have been issued to your Personal Backpack. Please check them."

"The next Dream Realm will open in one month. Please look forward to it."

Chen Xu asked, "What are Points?"

"Points are rewards earned after completing a Dream Realm, based on a comprehensive evaluation of your performance in the Dream Realm. Before the Dream Realm begins, you can use Points to exchange for some auxiliary items."

Chen Xu was a little disappointed after hearing this. It seemed that he could only exchange for things to use in the Dream Realm world, not in reality.

Consequently, he had no expectations for the reward he received.

He opened his Personal Backpack and saw a card with strange patterns on the back, which immediately attracted his attention. He said, "Open it."

The card flipped over, revealing a bare-chested man holding a javelin-like object, poised to throw.

"Congratulations on obtaining the Talent Card—Throwing Precision. Use it?"

Chen Xu couldn't judge the value of this card, but he felt like it was a game.

But, thinking about it, it made sense. This was a single-player virtual game. He had just finished a dungeon, and after clearing it, he got gold coins (Points) and a skill book (Talent Card).

No problem.

He said, "Use it."

The card lit up, and the javelin in the man's hand turned into a shooting star, flying towards him.

His eyes were stung by the light, and then he heard a rough voice, "Even the most powerful talent will be wasted without diligent training."

A few seconds later, everything returned to normal.

He was a little surprised. "The special effects are so cool. Maybe this talent is really strong. Hmm, I can try it out in the next Dream Realm."

Okay, everything's done. Time to wake up.

Chen Xu felt himself waking up from a long Dream Realm, his head a little dizzy. He lay down for a few minutes before fully waking up.

He walked to the window, opened it, and looked at the pedestrians below, listening to the various sounds coming from outside. In the past, he always complained that the noise outside was too loud and annoying.

Now, he found the noise so pleasant to hear.

"Sure enough, you only know what you have when you lose it."

He sighed. After spending so long in that empty world in the Dream Realm, he realized how hard-won the conveniences of modern life were.

He stood by the window for a few minutes, then suddenly felt that something was not quite right.

He had just experienced life and death in the Dream Realm, so why didn't he feel sad at all, and instead had the mood to leisurely enjoy the scenery here? Thinking about it, he found something even stranger: his memories of the Dream Realm had become very vague. He still remembered the general content, but he couldn't remember all the details.

"What's going on?"

He was a little surprised. If he woke up and couldn't remember the content of the Dream Realm, then what was the point of such a Virtual Dream? "Please rest assured, this is the device's anti-addiction mechanism, designed to prevent the content of the Dream Realm from causing too much psychological impact on the user. For a period of time after waking up, memories of the Dream Realm will become blurred. As time goes on, memories of the Dream Realm will slowly recover."

Chen Xu was a little surprised that the Dream Realm device would take the initiative to answer him. No matter how he summoned it before, it had not responded.

Could it be that his permissions had been upgraded after obtaining Points?

The thought flashed through his mind, and he asked about the real-world issue, "How long will it take to fully recall everything?"

"One month."

One month was not long.

Speaking of which, he felt that this anti-addiction mechanism was necessary. Otherwise, it would have a huge impact on real life.

Having a month as a buffer made the impact less intense.

"Maybe I should find a chance to resign."

This thought suddenly popped into his head. Although he couldn't remember the details, he still knew what had happened in the Dream Realm.

In the Dream Realm, he had lived with Luo Xiyun and even slept with her.

But in reality, he and Luo Xiyun were strangers. Meeting her would probably be awkward. What's more, she has a boyfriend, which is annoying to even think about.

When the memories in the Dream Realm are fully restored, it will probably be even more painful.

"I didn't consider how to face her after the Dream Realm ended at the beginning." He was a little depressed, this was simply asking for trouble.

However, it was too late to regret it now. He should find a new job.

Thinking of this, he looked at a tall building in the distance and began to daydream. As he thought, a thought popped into his mind, and he couldn't help but ask, "Do you think it's possible that the real Luo Xiyun has resonated with her counterpart in the Dream Realm in the dark, and awakened the memories of the Dream Realm?"

"The probability of this is zero. The characters in the Dream Realm are artificial intelligence based on real people. The possibility you mentioned is impossible."

Chen Xu certainly knew this was impossible and sighed.

"Warning, warning, system data error, entering self-check mode..."

Suddenly, a sharp warning sounded in Chen Xu's mind, startling him. Various data streams flashed constantly in his vision.

What's going on? He was dumbfounded.

He finally got a golden finger and thought he was about to reach the peak of his life. But after the first Dream Realm ended, the golden finger was about to break?

Was he really that unlucky? He complained in his heart, but could only worry there.

More than ten minutes later, the data stream jumping in front of him finally disappeared, and it returned to the original interface.

"Is it okay?"

He carefully switched the interface a few times, and it seemed fine.

However, no matter how he called, the voice no longer appeared.

"Could it be that the permissions have been reduced again?" He couldn't help but smile wryly.

In any case, he was very grateful that this Dream Realm device was still usable.

In a luxurious apartment in the city, Luo Xiyun woke up from her sleep with a start. When she touched her face, it was full of tears. "What's wrong?"

She sat up, stroked her forehead with her hand, and felt a little dizzy. She felt like she had a very long dream.

Suddenly, she remembered something and hurriedly picked up her phone and dialed a number. Because she was too nervous, her knuckles were a little white.

"Hello—"

When an old voice rang from the other end of the phone, she burst into tears.