Mora entered the Dream World and, following Ronan's arrangements, arrived in Xia City.
The pace of the trip was manageable. After all, time flowed seven times faster here, giving her plenty of time.
So she was in no hurry to meet anyone. Instead, she strolled through the Dream Game, taking in the "lovely scenery" of Xia City in her dreams.
Xia City in the Dream Game was somewhat more dilapidated and more chaotic than the real one.
The reason, naturally, was that many people no longer followed the rules, order, and social restrictions of a former metropolis, instead doing whatever they pleased. Some jumped from skyscrapers hundreds of stories high. Some raced magnetic lev-cars. Naturally, others went on random killing sprees in the streets, only to draw the military police into a manhunt...
People continuously entered the dream. Some Old Hands had successfully passed the "Cutscene Animation" in the early days of the game, while others were newcomers who had only recently worked their way in according to guides. Entering a world so close to reality yet endowed with Extraordinary Power, they all needed to adapt, learn, and vent. This behavior had even begun to affect the Real World.
Analysis from intelligence agencies showed that global crime and suicide rates had both risen slightly over the past month or so.
Further breakdowns showed that some people were foolish enough to be unable to distinguish dreams from reality. Others, however, had unlocked the "seal" on their minds and brought their behavior into reality in an orderly fashion.
But compared with the process of a true age of universal transcendence beginning, it hardly seemed like much.
Xia City was relatively mild. The urban areas of Lake City and Spring City had practically been smashed to pieces, and New World was said to