December 5.
At nine in the morning, Zhao Xun was still monitoring Demon. Seeing that Demon had yet to make a move, he went to the Ordinary Dining Car first and spent thirty points on food supplies.
After returning to the compartment, he lay down on his bunk and made all the preliminary preparations for entering the dream game.
He put his ticket in his jacket pocket and purchased three days of [Safety Barrier].
Only one final step remained before he could enter the dream game.
[Would player Zhao Xun like to enter the dream game immediately?] [Yes] [No]
Zhao Xun watched the pop-up in front of him and waited for forty minutes.
At nine forty, Demon finally made a move.
He quickly got himself ready. Only three minutes had passed by the time he lay back down on his bed.
After making a few more preliminary preparations, Demon entered the dream game at nine forty-four.
Zhao Xun watched Demon's every move throughout the process. Once Demon lay down, he kept his attention fixed on Demon's eyes.
Although only the player themselves could see their pop-ups, their gaze would focus when they looked at one.
So, when Demon's gaze focused for the fourth time, Zhao Xun knew this was the final step.
He timed it precisely, selecting [Yes] at the same moment as Demon, just as Demon's eyes focused.
The world spun around him.
While his surroundings were still a blur, a pop-up appeared.
[Attention: a merged dream has occurred. There are 2 players in this dream game.]
A second later, Zhao Xun's vision returned to normal.
Before him lay an expanse of white snow.
He could see neither its end nor any trace of buildings.
It was as though the entire world contained nothing but