Song He opened his eyes, and the scene before him instantly snapped him awake.
A group of people in white coats stood in the distance, keeping far away as if afraid to approach, yet all of them watched him expectantly.
When they saw him open his eyes, the people in white coats applauded in unison, then came over cheering.
"Congratulations, Boss! You successfully challenged the no-apple trial!"
"Boss, you're amazing! You're the only volunteer who didn't eat an apple!"
"That's awesome, Boss!"
"All I did was not eat an apple. It's nothing worth mentioning." Song He removed the Dream Control Helmet and rotated his head. "My neck gets sore after wearing this helmet for too long. It'll need further improvements before mass production."
"How did it feel, Boss? Was the dream especially clear, completely different from ordinary dreams?" Lou Jinghui asked.
"It really was clear!" Song He nodded, slightly shaken. "I didn't expect this thing to work so well! It was ten times clearer than I expected!"
"Did you encounter some kind of monster in the dream?" Xie Kefu asked. "For a while, you were flailing both legs and nearly kicked yourself off the folding bed. It looked like you were sprinting nonstop."
"I didn't just encounter one. There was a whole horde of monsters, grabbing apples and forcing me to eat them." As Song He spoke, his gaze suddenly fixed on someone in the crowd. "Fan Tao, why is your head swollen?"
"What you saw in the dream was only the monsters' phantom forms. She is the actual monster," Xie Kefu said.
The people in white coats burst into laughter, while Song He looked bewildered.
"Boss, but our dreams just now weren't very clear either, were they?" one of the people in white coats couldn't help asking.
"I have