Penacony, Golden Hour.
Morien is sitting on a comfortable soft chair, with a small table and a dressing mirror in front of him, and behind him is a "barber" holding a razor and scissors.
The barber looked very professional, with a black suit, sunglasses and a bald head.
It's just not easy to say what to do professionally.
"Uncle, will you take the bodyguard job?" Morien turned around and looked at the barber behind him and asked.
The barber looked at himself in the mirror for a moment, then quickly realized what he saw, and his face changed rapidly, turning into a young man wearing hair wax, a beret and a ring of beard on his face.
"Sorry, sir. I just came back from my part-time job and forgot to change my face." The barber said apologetically.
Are you really a bodyguard?
Morien blinked, turned back, and sat down again.
"Oh, let's get started."
It looks like this is an ordinary barber shop.
It seems meaningless to cut your hair in a dream, after all, nothing will be left as soon as you open your eyes.
However, things more magical than reality can always happen in dreams.
This "barber shop" not only cuts hair, but also adjusts facial features, height, and voice.
This is a face pinching center that allows Dream Infiltration patients to pinch their own faces in their dreams, called "Dream Self-Barber Shop".
"Sir, what kind of look do you want to create for yourself?" The barber handed Morien a blank piece of paper with various styles on it.
This is just a thin piece of paper, but Morien can slide like a tablet by swiping it twice.
He flipped through it, but was not satisfied with the contents.
Seemingly sensing Morien's dissatisfaction, the well-dressed barber took two steps forward and reached out to click on the reference sheet.
Soon, the patterns on the reference sheet faded away little by little, turning the whole thing into a blank white paper.
"Sir, you can roughly imagine the look you want, and this piece of paper will help you realize it." After that, the barber added, "The closer the new look you want is to the original you, the less time it will take. On the contrary, if you want a complete makeover, it may take a particularly long time."
"Oh! So considerate." Morien praised.
The next second, a face immediately appeared on the reference sheet.
Morien took the reference sheet and looked at the barber.
"Look, that's it."
"I want a piece of yellow hair, a pair of green eyes, and a long ponytail tied behind my head. I will follow the content in this picture and deal with the details."
The barber took the reference picture and compared it with Morien's own face. The similarity was very low, so he reminded me.
"This will take some time, sir."
Morien smiled and nodded.
"I know, let's get another suit that's white on the outside and black on the inside."
He used Beyonder Characteristic, which Resonance Curse Technique must understand, to make the barber's mind immediately have the look of the suit Morien wanted.
The barber nodded immediately to express his understanding.
He had no doubts about this ability.
There are too many strange races in the universe, and there are too many various abilities.
Harmony is inclusive of all things, Dreamland welcomes different guests every day.
Among them, creatures that do not communicate using language and are more accustomed to using "consciousness" to communicate are also very common.
The barber has encountered a similar race. It is said that they come from a world with three stars. They have no mouths, replaced by transparent thoughts. For their creatures, "thinking" means "speaking".
The barber swiped on the reference list in front of him, and the picture that Morien put in his mind immediately appeared on the picture and was sent to the background.
At that time, Dreamweaver will help Morien create a similar set of clothing.
Dreamweaver, this is a special profession in Penacony.
They used the power of [Harmony] to "Tuning" the dream.
It can be as large as creating a complete dream world or as small as creating a piece of clothing. It can do almost anything in the dream world.
"Guest, it's done. Are you satisfied with it?" The white scarf in front of Morien was lifted, and the barber looked at Morien and asked.
"Can I ask why you need this scarf?" Morien did not answer the barber's question, but first asked about the hairdresser's scarf that was covered in front of him when he changed his face.
It is understandable that normal hair cutting requires this Morien, this is to prevent hair from falling into clothes.
But in the "haircut" just now, the barber twisted his facial features as if kneading dough, and the hair did not fall out but was directly deformed.
So what's the use of having this thing?
"Oh, that's it." The barber patiently explained, "We will present the most familiar haircut methods to the customers, so that the customers will not feel nervous because their appearance will be Distortion."
He motioned to the area where Morien was sitting.
"This is actually a small piece of special dreamland that belongs to you. From your perspective, you are sitting on a soft leather chair getting your hair cut."
He pointed to another customer not far away who was having his face changed.
"And the guest is now in his dream, lying on the stone slab with a chainsaw and an ax chopping off his head."
Morien followed the barber's guidance and took a look, seeing a man sitting on a recliner, eyes closed, very peaceful, his whole head being kneaded like dough under the barber's care.
"It's really a strong folk custom, with a very rustic feeling." Morien praised it sincerely.
"We don't comment on our customers' preferences," the barber replied.
There are too many races and aesthetics in this universe, so the barbers in this shop never comment on the aesthetics of their customers. No matter how the customers want to make themselves look like, they will only say they look good.
Even if Cthulhu comes, they can still boast about it.
"Perhaps you'll get along well with a friend of mine."
Morien said while looking at the mirror in front of him.
He raised his head, turned his face again, carefully checked his face in the mirror, and then showed a satisfied smile.
This is a face that seems quite familiar to him, and it is also a face that seems easy to accidentally fall into a black hole when walking on the road0
I believe it can bring unparalleled kindness and familiarity to the Welt Yang on Astral Express.
This is the face of Otto Apokalis.
"Well----thank you, I'm very satisfied."
"You are the best barber I have ever seen." Morien said happily, "I rarely walked out of a strange barber shop with a smile before. Maybe today is indeed my lucky day."
The barber also seemed very happy.
For a craftsman, there is no better recognition than the heartfelt praise from customers.
Morien reached into his pocket, took out his own Dream Passport, and handed it to the barber.
"Please pay," he said.
"Okay, sir." The barber took Dream Passport and turned to leave.
During this time, Morien has bound this passport to his own mobile phone account. In his dream, he can directly "swipe the card" and enjoy discounts.
The barber went to swipe his card, and another waiter came forward and brought a set of neatly folded clothes and trousers.
"Here are the clothes you asked for, sir."
"Thank you."
Morien reached out to take it and patted it on his body.
The next second, this suit appeared directly on Morien.
In the dream, the way of changing clothes was so simple and unpretentious.
Of course, if you want to experience the feeling of "changing clothes", you can also do so. There is a special changing room behind this barber shop.
After changing into clothes, Morien moved her body.
This suit of clothes fits him perfectly and is completely custom-made according to his figure.
This is a slim-fitting suit that is white on the outside and black on the inside. There are no sleeves on the right hand side, making the whole outfit look a bit like half white and half black. There is a long white cape behind it.
Morien stood up from the chair and looked in the mirror.
No wonder people say that Penacony is extravagant and luxurious. You can easily buy customized clothes at any barber shop on the roadside, and the total time to complete the customization and creation does not exceed two hours.
Although it is difficult to say whether it is the clothes that fit the body or the body that fits the clothes.
Thinking about it, Morien adjusted his expression and showed a gentle, seemingly polite smile.
Suddenly, his eyes suddenly lit up.
The effect of pinching his face this time was beyond his imagination.
The things that can be done in dreams are indeed beyond Morien's expectations.
Originally, Morien only thought that he could change the "face" and "body" that he needed here, and at most get a set of clothes that he needed.
But I didn't expect that here you can even customize something as ethereal as "temperament" Nihility.
When Morien submitted the reference picture, he fantasized about Otto's temperament, but he didn't expect that the barber could actually help him get it out.
From Morien's point of view, for those Fool that I saw in "End of the World" Tavern two days ago, 90% of Fool can't change their temperament at the same time as they change their appearance.
"I really underestimated Penacony." He said with a smile.
Actually, even a random barber shop found on the roadside is so crouching tiger, hidden dragon.
Morien suspects that Penacony often has stowaways hiding in Penacony without being discovered, and these face-changing barber shops play a major role.
If you sneak in and find a barber shop to change your face and temperament, you won't be able to find anyone.
He is also a top mole.
However, there may be plainclothes security officers in the barber shop who specialize in arresting illegal immigrants.
At least Morien has verified his identity in advance when performing the face change. He must first see his room card or Dream Passport before he is allowed to start the face change.
"Okay sir, your Dream Passport." The barber finished swiping the card, ran back with the passport, and returned it to Morien.
"You can modify your face at any time. You can switch between your current face and your original face with just a thought."
"Just like this."
The barber thoughtfully changed three faces as a demonstration.
"Can you become a mahjong head?" Morien asked curiously, "That's Celestial Jade Mahjong Tile from Xianzhou."
"Well----yes, but it will take a little time to fine-tune." The barber thought for a while and replied.
"Do you need me to add a mahjong face for you?"
"No, thank you." Morien shook his head and reached out to take Dream Passport.
"Okay." He took his passport and inserted it into the small breast pocket of his suit like a business card.
After doing all this, he turned around and left the barber shop.
Today is the day before the opening of Charmony Festival, which is also the day when Astral Express arrives.
He deliberately changed his face, just to have fun with them.
The white Moth fell on the shoulders of Morien.
Language-Eating Worm is originally a body similar to Memetic Lifeforms. It has no entity and can only be seen but not touched.
But in this dreamland, they can appear in the form of "material" and can stop directly on Morien's body without worrying about wearing the mold.
This was originally a "backhand" that Morien used to hide his role.
If the barber failed to pinch Morien's face well, he would use Whispering Bookworm to help a little confusion and hide the flaws after face transplant, and use their ability to influence the mind, Remembrance, emotions, etc. to give Morien the temperament and feeling of Otto.
But now it seems completely unnecessary.
"Change the color for yourself." Morien reminded, "It might be better to change it to gold."
Although Otto doesn't seem to have the habit of carrying Moth around, it will always be better if it is changed to a gold tone.
Word-Eating Fool flapped its wings, and the color of its body changed little by little, turning into gold.
Morien nodded with satisfaction.
"Well, that's right."
More than half an hour later.
Morien was holding a bottle of soda in his hand, sucking on a straw, and walking aimlessly on the street of "Golden Hour".
Although he knew that Nameless would arrive today, he didn't know when Nameless would arrive.
After all, he neither has the script of Stellaron Hunters nor the luck of Aventurine to get whatever he wants, so he can only rely on chance encounters.
At this time, Morien saw a familiar figure.
A silver figure flashed past the alley, followed by several security guards who hurried over.
"Oh," Morien sighed, "She succeeded in making herself a wanted criminal."
Morien Look in that direction.
That's Firefly.
Morien knew that she would make herself a wanted criminal and was waiting for Trailblazer to heroically save the beauty.
"So Astral Express Crew is indeed almost here." Morien turned around and walked towards the big square of "Golden Hour".
That's where the star Trailblazer landed when she first came to the dreamland. When the time comes, she will turn into a shooting star from Trailblaze, and the King of Performers will descend from the sky in anger and ferocity.
But as soon as Morien turned around, he suddenly noticed someone following behind the security guards.
He looked like an old man with brown hair, and his expression was a little sad, as if he had not woken up. He looked a bit like a homeless man at first, but he was very neatly dressed, wearing clothes similar to that of a bartender, wearing a red bow tie, and an unkempt beard.
Morien looked at him from behind. He also felt Morien's gaze and subconsciously turned back to look at Morien.
Their eyes met in mid-air.
However, as soon as he met Morien's eyes, his expression suddenly turned a little ugly.
He is Gallagher, and he claims to be Sheriff of the Hound Family. Some ordinary Hound Family members really believe this statement.
But, actually he is not.
He is a fictitious creature, a fictional character created in dreams by the cognitive fragments of 52 "The Family" members through [mysterious] power.
This is somewhat similar to the Imagenae made using Wish Power, but a little different.
Everyone knows that Imagenae is a "creation", something that did not originally exist. They need attention, need Wish Power, and need to be known.
But [mysterious] creations are different. They don't need attention or recognition. What they need is "belief".
Once false things are exposed, they have no basis for their existence.
If Gallagher's identity is exposed here, then he will usher in his own death.
Looking at Morien's gaze, Gallagher did notice "death" in an instant.
At this moment, Gallagher could conclude that Morien had definitely seen through his identity.
But Morien just drank soda and looked at him with a smile.
"Are you afraid of me? Calm down, don't worry, just do what you want to do." Morien raised his glass.
After looking at each other for a few seconds, Gallagher looked away, turned around and chased in the direction of Firefly.
Morien bit the straw again and continued walking towards the square.