Zu An cupped his hands in greeting: "It is truly my good fortune to have met you this time. It has given me a sudden realization, and I will always remember your help."
These two questions were indeed somewhat opportunistic, so the necessary emotional value should still be provided.
Sure enough, number 9527's expression relaxed considerably, and he began to explain: "The Dreamland is a very mysterious place. They rarely have contact with the outside world and often only open once every long period of time. Moreover, the time intervals are not the same. A long time ago, it seemed that it might not open once every ten thousand years, but in recent years, it seems that it opens once every thousand years."
"I've heard that the Dreamland can grant any wish, is that true?" Zaun asked curiously.
“I doubt even a true god could grant any wish,” 9527 chuckled. “However, the Dreamland is indeed magical. Based on the information we have, it seems to be able to grant some people’s wishes within a certain range. After all, most wishes aren’t that difficult to fulfill. If those people come to our Universal Chamber of Commerce, we can also help them fulfill many of their wishes.”
Zaun frowned slightly: "However, as far as I know, the Dreamland is not like your Chamber of Commerce, which is an organization that spans the entire universe. You can use your wealth and power to fulfill people's wishes, but they should not follow that path."
“That’s right, the Chamber of Commerce is investigating how they managed to do all this, but unfortunately they still can’t find out,” said No. 9527 with a sigh.
"Even your chamber of commerce couldn't find out?" Zu An was somewhat surprised. He knew that the power of the Universal Chamber of Commerce was immense; how could they not have found out this?
"Back then, some members of the Chamber of Commerce did go to the Dreamland, but unfortunately, many of them didn't return, and it's unclear what happened to those who did. Moreover, the Dreamland opened at very long intervals, and since it didn't seem to be dangerous there, the Chamber of Commerce stopped paying attention to it," replied No. 9527.
"When the Dreamland opened last time, didn't anyone who returned send out any news?" Zaun frowned, feeling more confused the more he learned.
“None of those who went to the Dreamland last time came out.” Number 9527 said solemnly.
"What!" Zuan exclaimed in surprise. "If that's the case, then the Dreamland has become the enemy of the universe. Why did you just say they were harmless?"
“Because those people stayed voluntarily,” seeing the other person’s suspicious look, number 9527 said immediately before he could question him, “They all contacted their relatives and friends to show that they decided to stay in Dreamland.”
"Could it be that she was coerced?"
Number 9527 shook his head: "No, there are many strong people among them. Not to mention whether the Dreamland can coerce so many people at the same time, even if it really did coerce, it would be impossible for there to be no abnormalities."
"Moreover, this is not the first time such a thing has happened. In the past, when the country was opened up several times, many people were unwilling to leave."
"Actually, this is easy to understand. It's only natural to not want to leave a place that can satisfy almost all your desires."
Zuan said in a deep voice, "But as far as I know, to fulfill a certain wish, one must pay a corresponding price. The Dreamland is not a charity. They stay there forever. Do you think the Dreamland will grant their wishes forever?"
Number 9527 couldn't help but admire: "If everyone in the world were as clear-headed as you, there would be so much less conflict. But while this principle is easy to say, it's hard to control one's greed when you're actually in the thick of it."
Zuan was secretly on guard, reminding himself that he must stay true to himself and not be tempted by the dreamland, as so many people at home were waiting for him to return.
"Does anyone know which true god the Land of Dreams truly worships?"
“For the reasons I just mentioned, outsiders know very little about the Dreamland,” explained number 9527. “The Chamber of Commerce has analyzed and speculated about it. There are two main arguments. One side believes that they worship the god of happiness and desire because it can fulfill everyone’s wishes. Besides the power of the god of happiness and desire, it is hard to imagine who else can do that.”
Zuan nodded secretly. So many people went in and didn't want to leave, which seemed to fit the characteristics of being immersed in desire.
“There is another faction that believes they worship the God of Memory.” As number 9527 answered, his eyes carefully observed Zaun’s reaction.
"The God of Memory?" Zuan exclaimed in surprise.
“That’s right. Because there’s a branch among the followers of the God of Memory who can create all sorts of dreams. The Chamber of Commerce analyzes that they can fulfill people’s various wishes. The simplest way is actually to make them unaware that they are not in reality.” Number 9527 laughed. “You are also a follower of memory. Haven’t you heard anything about this?”
Zuan shook his head slightly: "As you know, I am at the edge of the universe and only recently came into contact with news about the myriad worlds. I have never even heard of the Dreamland before, so how could I know these things?"
“That’s true,” Number 9527 said without doubt. “But since you’re a believer in memory, if the Land of Dreams also believes in memory, you might have a great advantage there.”
Zuan responded verbally, but inwardly he was groaning. He was not a believer in memory at all; on the contrary, he was a historian of time, and in a sense, he was an enemy of memory. If he were discovered, he would not even know how he died.
"By the way, if you can find out anything about the faith in the Dreamland, please be sure to tell me. I will definitely give you a generous reward." Number 9527 continued, "Of course, any other valuable information is also welcome. Any information about the Dreamland should be very precious."
“Of course, it’s my good fortune to have met you as a friend this time. But how should I contact you to find the branch of the Universal Chamber of Commerce?” Zuan asked curiously.
“Go to the branch and tell them you can contact me with my number, but that would be too much trouble,” Number 9527 handed him a small square. “You can use this to contact me directly later.”
Zuan looked at him strangely, because the small square looked a lot like an old Nokia phone, but it had far fewer buttons, only two, as if one was for calling and the other for hanging up.
After teaching him how to use it, the other party cautioned, "However, this thing may not work in the Dreamland. It's too mysterious there. People from the Chamber of Commerce used to go there with this kind of communicator. They could contact each other at first, but later they couldn't get in touch at all."
Zu An felt a chill run down his spine. It seemed this trip was indeed dangerous, and he needed to be extremely careful.
Seeing that he couldn't get any more useful information about the Dreamland, he asked for a third piece of information: "I have a friend who has been trapped in a place for a thousand years..."
Upon learning that the Dreamland might simply be a place where dreams grant people's wishes, Zaun worried that it wouldn't be able to solve his problems, so he turned to the Universal Merchant Guild instead.
As for the materials needed to reshape Mi Li's body, we can find them later.
There were also questions about the Goddess of Wushan, Chang'e, and so on. He lamented that he didn't have enough questions to ask.
After checking the database, number 9527 replied: "Saving your friend is both simple and difficult."
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