Merged Dream

Before attempting to sense the "Emotional Injection" from Liu Shiling using the chopsticks, Xiang Kun had already anticipated various possible outcomes.

In his view, the possibility of dream fusion or the consciousness of another dream owner entering Lao Xia's dream is actually very small.

It sounds like you coming into my dream and me going into your dream is as simple as me going to your house and you coming to mine, like dropping by.

However, Xiang Kun, who has repeatedly perceived different dreams of various people through "Emotional Injection objects" and once entered a "Hyper-Sensory State" in his dreams by using Black Circle Graffiti, clearly knows that the connection between dreams and consciousness is far more complex than that.

Our real world exists based on the same material foundation, so when different people or objects come into contact, it's like drawing on the same piece of paper. It's very simple and normal for them to intersect.

But the dream world is different; the foundation of each dream is the consciousness of each individual.

The differences in consciousness among individuals are vast. Their personality, experiences, memories, senses, emotions, and so on—any one of these factors can significantly influence the dream they create.

Just like Little Apple's dream, it is fundamentally different from other people's dreams; they are two worlds that are difficult to reconcile.

For two people to "meet" in a dream is, in a sense, equivalent to two beings with different ecological environments and different structural foundations visiting each other's homes.

In Xiang Kun's view, when he sensed the Little Chubby Girl's chopsticks that were "Emotion-Infused Object," the most likely reason was that his senses had shifted into the Little Chubby Girl's dream.

The current situation is like two different organisms born in different environments merging their original ecosystems in order to be together—each taking a step back and making do.

From Xiang Kun's perspective as an observer, this dream naturally felt very strange: a flat area on a mountain peak that seemed to have come out of an animation and was not fully three-dimensional, with a living room without walls or a roof, but the furniture in the living room was still intact, as if this living room without walls had been photoshopped into this whole world, which was very abrupt.

As an "observer," after switching between multiple sensory perspectives and perceiving this "two-in-one" dream, Xiang Kun realized:

This dream is likely a special case limited to the relationship between Lao Xia and Liu Shiling.

Lao Xia is special, and Liu Shiling is special too.

Before guiding Lao Xia into a dream for the first time and perceiving Lao Xia introducing a "Super-Linked Object" projection into the dream and turning it into a "lucid dream," Xiang Kun had already experienced the feeling of changing perspectives in the Little Chubby Girl's dream.

Like Lao Xia, the Little Chubby Girl's dream was also supported by "Super-Linked Object projection".

Unlike Lao Xia, Little Chubby Girl's behavior in her dreams was still controlled by her subconscious and she was in a daze. Even when she successfully projected the "Super-Linked Object" into her dream, it was still a completely instinctive and subconscious behavior in the dream.

In contrast, Lao Xia is "sober-minded" in making various attempts.

Although Lao Xia was "awake" and Little Chubby Girl was "confused," and Lao Xia controlled ten "Super-Linked Object projections" while Little Chubby Girl only controlled two, it was clear from the fusion of the two dreams that Little Chubby Girl's dream was much "dominant." After fusion, it occupied a much larger share of dream elements, and she had a stronger and more integrated control over the dream.

Xiang Kun also discovered that after the two dreams merged, the appearance of the Little Chubby Girl was not sudden; she directly "replaced" the "emotional projection Little Chubby Girl" in Lao Xia's original dream.

This can also be explained from another perspective: the reason why the Little Chubby Girl could seamlessly enter Lao Xia's dream is probably related to the fact that the emotions of the chopsticks, the "Emotion-Infused Object" that triggered Lao Xia's dream, were essentially perceived and transformed by Xiang Kun from the Little Chubby Girl.

The emotional projection of the Little Chubby Girl image from before is essentially the most direct interface between the two dreams.

The fact that she and Lao Xia, one young and one old, are both foodies, and that they can share the food that appears in each other's dreams, is probably directly related to the emotional type of Lao Xia in the dream.

Of course, these are just Xiang Kun's speculations at the moment, and whether they are true or not still needs further verification.

After Lao Xia and Little Chubby Girl ate and drank in the open-air living room on the mountaintop for a while, the dream began to collapse and disappear rapidly, Xiang Kun lost his perception of Little Chubby Girl and Lao Xia.

Star City, Liu Shiling's home.

The Little Chubby Girl suddenly sat up in bed and mumbled sleepily, "I want to eat more!"

Then she smacked her lips, slowly lay back down, and mumbled incoherently, "I want chicken wings... extra spicy..."

Throughout the entire process, she never opened her eyes.

In the corner of the room, on a round sofa cushion, an orange cat named "Egg Pie" was awakened by its little owner's shouts. It straightened its neck and stared blankly at the bed where its little owner was, its ears twitching slightly.

Only after its little owner's grumbling gradually subsided and the room returned to silence, with only its little owner's long, steady breaths audible, did it slowly lie down again, lick its paws, squint its eyes, and continue to doze off.

However, just a few seconds later, "Egg Pie" opened its eyes again and slowly strolled to the bedside, jumped onto Liu Shiling's bed, found a spot in the corner of the bed, and curled up into a ball.

Although this big orange cat looks like it has short, thick limbs and a fat head and big ears, it is surprisingly light and agile when it runs and jumps.

Hearing her daughter's shouts, Shiling's Mother, who was still awake next door, put on her clothes, slipped on her slippers, and opened the door to check on her daughter.

As Shiling's Mother tucked her daughter in, who had only partially lifted the blanket when she sat up, she suddenly noticed a pair of eyes staring intently at her from the corner of the bed. Startled, she instinctively straightened up and leaned back slightly. After a couple of seconds, she realized it was the big orange cat huddled in the corner of the bed.

Shiling's Mother frowned. Although she had given the cat a bath today, she hadn't taken it to the vet for vaccinations and deworming yet, so she definitely didn't want the cat to sleep in her daughter's room. The temporary cat bed she had made from a cardboard box and the litter box she had just bought were in the living room, but she hadn't expected her daughter to secretly let the cat into her room in the middle of the night.

Shiling's Mother reached out to hug the cat, but the cat got off the bed on its own, ran back to the sofa cushion in the corner of the room, curled up, and then looked at her with its head drooping.

Shiling's Mother shook her head, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not chase the cat out of her daughter's room.

Today she sent a photo of the cat to a friend who also owns a cat. After seeing the photo, the friend said that the cat should have British Shorthair ancestry, looks a bit like a Golden Shaded, and has a very good appearance. It is most likely that the cat was taken from someone else's home and got lost.

Although the cat was only taken in by her daughter last night, it was very close to her and very well-behaved. It didn't struggle when her daughter bathed it, and it wasn't even afraid of the hairdryer, making her even more suspicious that the cat had been someone else's pet before, which was why it was so affectionate.

She turned around to ask the property management staff if anyone in the neighborhood was looking for a lost cat. If it really belonged to someone nearby, the cat would eventually have to be returned.

But if it wasn't abandoned by someone nearby, she wouldn't insist on giving the cat away. Having this cat as a playmate for her daughter would probably give her more enjoyment and prevent her from being so obsessed with playing with Coin and origami... right?

Just as Shiling's Mother was about to return to her room, she suddenly felt her hand being pulled. Startled, she turned around and found that her daughter had woken up sometime earlier and was holding her hand, staring at her with wide eyes.

"Mom, I'm hungry."

Shiling's Mother asked in surprise, "You ate quite a lot last night too?" Although her daughter was considered to have a relatively large appetite and was rather greedy compared to other children her age, she had never woken up hungry in the middle of the night before, nor did she have the habit of eating late-night snacks.

However, Shiling's Mother still said, "Then I'll go make you a bowl of milk and cereal. Get dressed and come to the living room."

The Little Chubby Girl didn't let go. "Mommy, I want to eat roasted chicken wings..."

"What?"

"Roasted chicken wings, roasted chicken legs are also fine..."

Shiling's Mother flicked her daughter's forehead with her finger and scolded, "Bake your head! There's only oatmeal. If you're not going to eat, then go to sleep!"

After the dream collapsed, Lao Xia quickly woke up.

As she tied her hair, she walked out of her bedroom and said to Xiang Kun, who was sitting thoughtfully in the living room, "The little girl in my dream..."

Xiang Kun continued, "It was Liu Shiling. I pulled her into the dream. Well, to be precise, I combined your dreams by sensing the 'Emotional Injection item' chopsticks on her side. This is my first time trying this, but I suspect it's a special case. Other people's dreams probably wouldn't merge so easily."

Xia Libing nodded and sat down opposite him. The next second, a Napoleon cake appeared in front of him.

Without Lao Xia saying anything, Xiang Kun knew what she meant. He picked up the cake from the table, examined it for a while, then brought it to his mouth and took a bite.

This time, the cake didn't disappear. He could clearly feel the texture of the cake; the sweetness of the cream underneath, after the flaky crust crumbled, was clearly transmitted to his brain through his taste buds.

Just like the real thing.

But Xiang Kun soon realized that this cake was still different from a real cake.

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