When Luna went in, she found that the clinic was no longer a clinic, but a cozy two-bedroom apartment, equipped with a TV, a refrigerator, and a small kitchen with a microwave and an oven...
Ren Suo even saw something that looked like a game console next to the TV.
A dialogue option appeared here, and Luna asked: "Doctor, where is the clinic?"
The doctor said, "Doctor? I'm not a doctor, what are you talking about, Luna."
(The dream has changed...) Luna thought to herself and asked, "Then do you still recognize me?"
"I recognize you. You are my friend Luna whom I met yesterday." The doctor said, "I promised you that you can always ask me for help... Why, are you being chased again?"
Ren Suo's original intention was to let Luna hide in the clinic to avoid the limelight, but now seeing the huge changes in the doctors and nurses, he immediately threw this idea out of his mind and let Luna ask: "What is your relationship with her?"
The doctor glanced at the little nurse wearing bear pajamas who was pouring water and drinking it, and said, "We grew up together... family."
Luna: "Aren't they brother and sister?"
Doctor: "No, we are not related by blood. We are just childhood sweethearts who grew up together and lived together."
This setting is pretty cool, a bit like those cute animations that Zhao Huo watched.
Luna asked, "What do you do for a living?"
The doctor replied: "Doing scientific research at home."
Luna asked, "Not a doctor?"
The doctor shook his head: "I'm not a doctor. I do research related to mythology and culture. Although I don't make money, my life is easy..."
At this time, the young nurse came over, handed the doctor a glass of juice, handed Luna a glass of ice water, then put down a plate of cookies and went back to the bedroom.
Looking at the glass of juice in the doctor's hand, Ren Suo felt a little thirsty. He thought to himself that he should buy some Sunkist oranges next time and have his clone squeeze fresh juice to store...
Luna picked up the cookie and a label appeared on the cookie: [Very delicious cookie, strength +2 after eating, effect lasts for 4 moon phases].
In 4 lunar phases, that is, 12 hours, there will be two battles for the Silver Moon Crystal. This buff effect is very good. However, when Luna took a bite, the doctor immediately stretched out his hand: "Thank you for 3 points of wealth."
This NPC is good in every way except that he is obsessed with money.
However, Ren Suo still hadn't found any other places to spend money. After all, Luna was a stranger with no money, no relatives, no friends, and no relatives. There were also patrolling watchmen, warriors, and countermeasures monks on the streets. She wouldn't walk far before being questioned by the patrolmen. Moreover, with her absolute beauty, Luna couldn't get away with it...
Therefore, Ren Suo could only let Luna hide in the shadows and wait obediently for the Silver Moon Crystal to appear.
But now in the world of Moon Mask, not only have the buildings undergone tremendous changes, even the character settings have changed - the men and women who were originally doctors and nurses have suddenly transformed into childhood sweethearts who stay at home every day and live together, and they don't even have to work.
But the interpersonal relationships have not changed. The doctor still remembers Luna and is willing to help her, although it requires wealth.
Ren Suo felt that there was a setting that he hadn't figured out yet, so he quit the game and went to ask the tavern owner.
The tavern was still empty today. Ren Suo would come to the tavern from time to time to see if he could run into the Black Coffin Demon King, the Seeker, Zhao Zili and the like, just like fans of their idols. However, they didn't seem to have any interest in drinking - only the lazy Explorer had been here.
The tavern owner, who was hiding in the shadows, did not wipe the glass this time, but was using a tool to squeeze juice.
The large, plump orange shrank rapidly with a popping sound, and the juice and fruit pulp slid into the glass filled with ice. Seeing this, Ren Suo immediately opened his phone to order a box of oranges and juicing tools, and waited for the oranges to arrive for his clone to squeeze the juice...
Ren Suo asked, "In 'Hunting Night', why did the world change so drastically after the full moon?"
The tavern owner seemed a little surprised: "You have to ask this? ... Five points of merit, thank you."
"..." Why does Ren Suo feel that the NPCs he encounters recently are all greedy for money?
After receiving the money, the tavern owner replied: "Whenever the full moon comes, the Moon Mask will be distorted by the dreams of all living beings and change, and everyone's character label will change. However, this distortion is subconscious and uncontrollable. Only the Moon God Apostles can actively participate in the distortion of dreams."
"The Moon God Apostles can use the battle for dreams to determine the character label they will have during the next full moon."
"After receiving a decent tip, the tavern owner whispered to you: Please go to bed before the full moon."
"Every full moon, everyone's identity may change." Ren Suo thought thoughtfully: "Is this the reason why the doctor and nurse became childhood sweethearts..."
"Moreover, the Moon God Apostle can actually take the initiative to participate in changing dreams, and changes in dreams will lead to changes in character tags. That means... I can add a new character tag for Luna!?"
Thinking of this, Ren Suo immediately read the archived data of the lunar phase 'first quarter moon, waxing gibbous moon' before the full moon. After Luna took the Silver Moon Crystal, she was of course discovered by the nearby Moon God Apostle.
After being repeatedly used by the Moon Goddess's Apostle to perform spatial miracles, Ren Suo finally found an opportunity to let Luna equip "A World Away" to teleport away from the Moon Goddess's Apostle's sight, and then immediately find a safe rooftop to stay on and choose "Sleep".
"Do you want to have normal sleep or fake sleep?"
"Normally, there is no time limit for sleep. Masked sleep time must be at least 2 lunar phases (6 hours). If you use Masked Sleep, and the interval between your sleep time and the full moon is less than 2 lunar phases (6 hours), Masked Sleep can still take effect at the moment of the full moon, but you still need to make up for the sleep."
Normal sleep may be no different from waiting, but the masked sleep that consumes at least 6 hours should be the way for the Moon Apostles to participate in the dream-changing process.
But why do we have to sleep at least 6 hours? It’s such a luxury! I didn’t dare to waste time like this when I was in college!
Moreover, 6 hours means sleeping through 2 moon phases, and the Silver Moon Crystal appears once every 2 moon phases, and a total of four times in the 8 moon phases throughout the day.
Therefore, if Luna enters a masked sleep, she will inevitably miss the fight for the Silver Moon Crystal and can only get it back later.
After choosing to sleep in a mask, the game pops up a choice: "Please select the sleep time (the longer the sleep time, the higher the dream quota.)"
Ren Suo was slightly startled, and decided to sleep for 2 months to test the waters.
The picture gradually became dim, until it became pitch black. In the far distance, a ray of white light seemed to appear. The white light came very quickly, swallowing up the darkness in the blink of an eye, rendering the picture a snowy white.
Luna appeared on an endless white plain, with nothing in front, behind, or around her. Ren Suo controlled Luna to walk around, not knowing what to do.
But at this time, a table and a sofa appeared in front of Luna, with a cup of hot milk on the table. She broke free from Ren Suo's control, lazily sank on the sofa, and picked up the hot milk to drink.
The hot milk didn't have a pop-up label, so it should be a dream that can't bring any benefits or even fill your stomach.
Suddenly, two shadowy figures, a man and a woman, appeared across the table, with labels above their heads: "He thinks you're a friend" and "She thinks you're dispensable" respectively.
Is this the source of the longing that allowed Luna to be reborn in the dream death state... Ren Suo thought about it and estimated that these two people might be doctors and nurses. After all, Luna only knew doctors and nurses until now.
The game pops up a new interface: "Dream within a Dream"
"Today's sleep time: 2 moon phases, settlement of 60 points (the moon god does not favor you)"
"Today's Thoughts: 20 points, 20 points of Share (You are dispensable to others)"
"Luna's dream share: 80 points"
"You can use dream quota to purchase character tags."
A list of names appeared below, and Ren Suo stared at the character label at the top of the list.
"Lord of the Moonlight: The only master of Moonlight City. The Lord of the Moonlight's orders are absolute and cannot be disobeyed. The Lord of the Moonlight will be actively protected by all residents of Moonlight City. Perfect role-playing can gain 80,000 experience points, 10,000 dream points, and the passive effect of 'Leader Charisma'."
There is no doubt that if one can obtain this character tag, it is almost equivalent to clearing the game directly - the Lord of Moonlight who can drive all the residents of Moonlight City is simply not something that the Moon God Apostles can resist, even if they have a miracle.
The apostles who had obtained the miracle of the Moon God had not yet reached the level of being able to resist a group with more than ten thousand times their number. Moreover, there were extraordinary beings like the Seraphim in the Moon Night Market who could beat the apostles of the Moon God.
Originally, Ren Suo thought that the Seraphim were just background NPCs, responsible for maintaining the peace of Moon Night Market, and that the Moon God Apostles had no way of using them... But now this dream-within-a-dream exchange list tells Ren Suo that as long as you can sleep enough, you can become the master of the dream!
Lord of the Moonlight, redemption requires one million points!
There are many redemption options below, such as 'Silver Grand Leader of League of Legends', 'Horror House Boss', 'Super Cat Cafe Boss', etc. These seem to be character labels that can drive extraordinary powers to serve themselves, and the required dream shares are calculated in 'ten thousand'.
Ren Suo glanced at Luna's 80 points and shook his head.
In this list, the only option Luna can redeem is the one at the bottom -
"Ordinary people: Ordinary people who can live uprightly in Moonlight City can add other attributes to become playable character tags."
An ordinary person, that is, the blankest character background, but it is exactly what Luna needs - she is a foreigner with no identity or residence, and she dares not walk on the street because she has no identity or residence registration, for fear that the people from the League of Legends will come and check her temporary residence permit.
Selecting "Ordinary Person" will reveal more options on the interface, making Ren Suo feel like he is reincarnating Luna for the second time:
"Please choose a father: Seraph (100,000 points), Sword Immortal (25,000 points), National Dad (24,000 points), Krypton Gold Dad (23,333 points)... None."
"Please choose mother: Eternal Queen (30,000 points)... None."
"Please choose a residence: Imperial Palace (5000 points), Luxury Manor (3000 points), Mansion (1000 points), ... Park."
"Please select a position: Silver Grand Leader (500,000 points), Horror House Owner (300,000 points), Super Cat Cafe Owner (200,000 points), Mayor (80,000 points)... Unemployed."
"Please select close friends①: Seraph (100,000 points), Sword Master (25,000 points)... Girl B (17 points), Friend A (1 point)"
"Please choose a close friend②: ..."
"Please select your relationship with friend A: Master and servant (999 points), Lord and subject (800 points), ... Lover (1 point), Friend"
"If you have any requirements, you can directly enter the content and customize it."
"Based on your selection, multiple candidate character labels will be generated, and you can choose any one."
Ren Suo was dazzled by the sight, and finally when he saw Luna's 80 dream points, he shook his head.
These are all very good and interesting, but unfortunately none of them belong to Luna.
However, at this time, there should be a...
Ren Suo observed carefully and soon found that there was a small, almost transparent cross icon next to Luna's dream share number.
With one click, a familiar golden figure popped up in the game. He was floating upside down on the table, but he didn't fall down. His dark pupils stared straight at Luna and said:
"Hmm? You feel familiar... Never mind, since you can trigger the secret door I left in the Moon Goddess' Dream, then it's our destiny." The golden figure's voice was particularly strange, and he hooked his finger at Luna: "I am the Golden Ranger, you have something of mine... Let's make a deal."
"You have encountered Luna's mortal enemy, the Golden Ranger."
"You can now use your merits to hire the Golden Ranger to attack the Dream within Dream Exchange System."
"Every time the Golden Ranger attacks successfully, the player can obtain 1,000 to 10,000 dream points. Each attack consumes a minimum of 50 merit points and a maximum of 100 merit points. The more merit points consumed, the higher the success rate of the attack and the more points obtained."
"You can use the holiday promotion opportunity to hire the Golden Ranger. The Golden Ranger will definitely succeed in the attack, and the dream share obtained will definitely be the minimum value."
Ren Suo looked at the Golden Ranger in the picture and couldn't help but feel like he was seeing an old friend.
He thought the Golden Ranger was a character that only appeared once, but he didn't expect that he could also sneak into the game!
The last time the Golden Ranger appeared was in "Jedi Priest", where he was the mortal enemy of the Billion Lords of Light.
This time he showed up again, and his identity became the mortal enemy of the Moon Goddess... The Golden Ranger has a lot of mortal enemies.
Or is he just a unilateral enemy of the gods, and the gods don't know him? Is his revenge similar to shooting a scorching beam of light at the gods from 800 light years away...
However, compared to the last time, the price of asking the Golden Ranger to take action this time is much higher - 50 merit points per time! This is no longer a level that can be resisted by "plucking feathers from a passing goose", it must be at least "cramping a passing dragon".
Therefore, Ren Suo didn't plan to spend money after just one glance, but luckily there was still a holiday promotion opportunity. Ren Suo didn't hesitate and directly used up two promotion opportunities to hire the Golden Ranger to attack the Dream in Dream exchange system.
"Transaction successful." The Golden Ranger smiled slightly, and his figure turned into golden light that dissipated in the sky.
Then Luna's dream share instantly soared from 80 points to 2080 points!
Ren Suo rubbed his palms, looked at the exchange list, and found that there were not many things he could exchange, so he clicked on it randomly to see what changes would occur.
"Relationship with Friend A: Master and Servant (999 points)"
After clicking this option, Ren Suo could clearly see a clear red line connecting Luna and the hazy male figure.
It seems that this friend A should be the NPC doctor.
At this time, two new tabs appear in the character tab bar at the bottom:
"Arrogant Beauty: You dominate foolish men like a queen, and all men are your slaves. Perfect performance can gain 1500 experience points, 500 dream points, and the passive effect of 'Queen's Aura'."
"The Third Party: You want to steal a man from another girl? Be gentle, humorous, sexy... use all your tricks. Perfect performance will earn you 1200 experience points, 500 dream points, and the passive effect of 'Smile Enchanting'."
Ren Suo blinked and realized the true meaning of this dream within a dream——
Even if the Moon Goddess Apostle is not strong enough, he can gain more information, power, experience points and rewards by changing his character tags.
It is certainly important to seize the Silver Moon Crystal, but if you make good use of the character tag rule, other Moon God Apostles may be able to burst out in the later stages and regain the Silver Moon Crystal!
However, Ren Suo soon realized a problem - if the Moon Goddess's Apostles were to fight, the natives would most likely realize that their identities were incorrect, causing the character label to become invalid.
Just like Luna has the character tag of "Patient with a Strange Disease", if she is recognized during a battle, the character tag will immediately become invalid.
Moreover, when playing a character tag, you probably can't move around at will. For example, if you have the character tag of "third party", you must always be pestering friend A. How can you have the time to snatch the Silver Moon Crystal?
Based on this idea, becoming stronger by playing a character tag and snatching the Silver Moon Crystal are actually mutually exclusive.
According to this idea, Ren Suo can't just randomly choose character labels, but he has to choose a character label for Luna that is easy to play, has a high tolerance rate, and can be overcome in the event of a battle...
However, the most important thing now, of course, is to help Luna solve her identity problem.
…
Luna woke up from the Simmons mattress, sat up in her silk pajamas and lifted the quilt.
She left the magnificent bedroom, walked barefoot on the wool carpet to the living room, opened the refrigerator, and poured herself a glass of lemonade that could only quench her thirst without any attribute enhancement.
She walked to the window, looked at the waning gibbous moon in the sky, and looked down at the colorful night market from the fifty-story building.
Luna, an orphan, has no lover, no job, lives in a high-rise mansion and leads a carefree life every day. However, she is a volunteer who is enthusiastic about public welfare and likes to pick up garbage. Her dream is to become an environmentalist, and she is deeply recognized and loved by countless citizens of Yueye City.
She was able to get to this point without relying on her parents or friends.
All of them were figured out by Ren Suo alone.