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The people were actually bewildered at this moment.

Just a minute ago, the parasol tree had been acting all high and mighty, even giving General Li, the strongest human, a lesson!

But a minute later, this tree shrank back, like a tame sheep.

They were even invited to sit on the body of the parasol tree, a warm power emanating from the tree—this meant they could freely absorb the energy from this tree.

As they say, "when something is out of the ordinary, there must be demons involved." For a moment, everyone was struck dumb and found it hard to speak.

All they could do was gaze up at the towering black silhouette that had burst through the dream, their hearts full of wariness.

"What does this mean… are we to be used as human shields?"

Tension and unease filled their hearts.

But at this point, they could only resign themselves to fate.

...

Lu Yuan looked at the "sun" in the sky, sensing that it was an amazing ideal energy source—dream energy.

Although the energy emitted wasn't much, it had the advantage of being continuous and inexhaustible.

According to records from the Green Grass civilization, the amount of dream energy a person emits each day is roughly one ten-thousandth to one millionth of their soul's energy.

"The opium poppy has this function too... that's why conchs often sleep by the opium poppy," he mused.

"It seems like Yunhai City also has its own opportunities..."

He observed the people sitting on the parasol tree again: among them were soldiers in military uniforms and a few researchers.

He even found his sister, who was on the verge of being scared witless!

They seemed... all not to have the best expressions.

Petrified.

Having caused such a commotion, Lu Yuan sighed and felt somewhat apologetic.

It wasn't that he wanted it this way.

On one hand, finding this dream had not been easy for him.

The distance between the two sides was too vast, and even with the power of the opium poppy, it was still troublesome—especially with the different ratios in which time passed, it was even more troublesome.

On the other hand, the parasol tree was fighting desperately.

With the tree having home-field advantage, it wasn't easy for Lu Yuan to achieve victory.

The consumption of energy through control, on the other hand, would be somewhat less.

So he simply "controlled" the parasol tree...

Taking control of Yunhai City's "opportunity" was indeed a bit embarrassing, but as long as he didn't issue any control orders, it wouldn't be a problem.

"Let's greet them."

Having made up his mind, a vague human figure emerged from the gigantic tree that had blocked out the sun.

Lu Yuan landed on this piece of land.

After a moment's preparation, he slowly began to speak…

...

Everyone watched this "creature" before them nervously!

He appeared to be a human-shaped creature of around 1.85 meters in height, seemingly ordinary.

But...

Behind his body, there trailed a long, thick tendril of purple vine!!

The tendril moved like a vein, continuously writhing and exuding a sinister aura.

And his face was covered by an impenetrable mist, as if it had been blurred by a mosaic.

The thick fog obscured his entire body.

Only a pair of eyes, similar to those of humans, emitted a green light, flickering on and off.

Anomaly!

This was everyone's first reaction—they had been attacked by an unknown and terrifying anomaly in the dream!

Even the parasol tree had directly turned traitor!

Luckily, all those who could be in this dream were the elite of Yunhai City.

They had already witnessed some hair-raising events.

General Li took a deep breath and made up his mind, "Comrades, we will hold him off; the researchers should run! Save as many as we can!"

His tone carried a hint of resolution to die.

The others were also filled with nervousness and anxiety, clenching their fists, ready to run.

...

Although General Li's words were spoken softly, they were still heard by Lu Yuan.

He immediately broke out into a sweat, turned his head to look at himself, and saw that he truly appeared quite strange.

Having a thick vine connected to his back couldn't be helped.

After all, he was using the power of the opium poppy to break into someone's dream; without this vine connected, he would be devoured by the parasol tree!

So he immediately halted his preparations and spoke earnestly, "Hello everyone, my friends! I'm Lu Yuan, meeting you for the first time."

"I am really sorry about the commotion just now. This parasol tree was a bit uncooperative, and I made quite a ruckus..."

"Run! Run!!" General Li bellowed, taking a fighting stance and throwing a punch.

While the rest scattered, running in all directions!

Fighting in dreams was very peculiar; it depended on the rules of the Dream.

The more perfect the rules, the closer to reality.

And clearly the Parasol Tree Dream couldn't compare to the Green Grass Paradise. Here, one could only engage in simple physical combat.

Seeing the aggressive approach of his opponent, Lu Yuan had no choice but to control a vine and, with a "whoosh," ensnared the charging man.

"Run! Run!!!" General Li screamed from the depths of his soul, struggling wildly, fighting as if his life depended on it, veins bulging on his forehead.

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However, the few soldiers who reacted quickly stopped in their tracks. "Captain Li, he seemed to be speaking Chinese just now..."

"He said he is Instructor Lu..."

"Didn't our researchers just send a letter in the Dream?"

At that moment, those who were fleeing finally realized.

The mosaic of human shapes before them was indeed speaking the human language.

One by one, they became suspicious and stopped in their tracks.

Lu Yuan coughed again, "Stop running, it's me, Lu Yuan."

"Friendly forces, don't be afraid. This mosaic shape is because the distance is too far, and you're in a Safe Zone, so the signal is bad."

...

...

This was a meeting of histories and a convergence of civilizations.

Although the way they met was a bit strange, it was still a meeting.

After a moment of silence, General Li finally calmed down. He still didn't dare to let down his guard—even with a vast disparity in strength—such was the nature of a military man.

"Brother?!" Lu Qingqing called out softly.@@novelbin@@

The spectral figure in front of her was blurred, a mass of pixels, indistinct.

And with such a massive power, it made her instinctively fearful.

"It's me... Isn't it you who sent a Parasol Leaf inviting me here?"

"I sent... two leaves!" Lu Qingqing bit her lip.

"I only received one, I'm sorry."

People's emotions eased slightly, and they breathed a collective sigh of relief, no longer running away. They scrutinized Lu Yuan's apparition closely; indeed, it bore no difference from a monster... But if it was explained as a Dream, it somehow seemed acceptable? The ways humans persuade themselves are indeed numerous.

They turned again to look at the Parasol Tree in its subdued state.

The recalcitrant, headache-inducing Parasol Tree now hung its leaves, wilted like a shriveled eggplant, devoid of any aggressiveness.

Even more, could they actually perceive a sense of "flattery" coming from a tree?

Otherwise, why would this tree allow them to sit upon it?

The group started to question their own existence...

After a few seconds of stunned silence, the researchers exchanged glances, suddenly feeling profound joy.

It was hard to describe their feelings at that moment...

Excitement?

Thrill?

Guilt?

Apprehension?

Or perhaps, a bit of everything.

The strength of this ally seemed to far surpass their expectations, conquering the Parasol Tree directly from an unknown distance!

This brought excitement, along with a subtle sense of guilt, as if their own side had been a severe drag...

How could they be so inadequate?

Was activating the Safe Zone prematurely really a good thing?

Once again, they looked at each other, finally letting out a resigned sigh and smoothing things over, "We truly didn't recognize you at first; it was a misunderstanding. Ha ha."

General Li also caught on and shouted, "Greetings, Instructor Lu! I'm the first warrior from Yunhai City to break through to Extraordinary Level 3, named General Li, with the rank of Captain!"

Lu Yuan paused for a second at the title "Instructor," then promptly released the other from his bonds.

All right, whatever you want to call me is fine.

"Hello. Reaching Level 3 in half a year, that's much faster than me; I think it took me... about five or six years?"

"It was all of Yunhai City that used its resources to cultivate me!"

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded. The spirit and energy of Captain General Li were outstanding, and that simple soldier's spirit hadn't faded.

It was normal for him to progress faster than Lu Yuan, whose Cultivation Talent was quite ordinary; it was all just a matter of resources being piled on.

"Captain General Li, you don't look too well. Are you injured? Healing injuries on the spiritual level can be quite troublesome." Lu Yuan turned his head to look at the root cause, the Parasol Tree.

Not far away, the Twin Ginkgo Tree's leaves hung even lower, as if wishing it appeared smaller.

"Whirr!" It began to tremble.

General Li patted his chest, "Ha ha, it's just a minor injury, nothing to be concerned about."

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