The next day, Early in the morning, Su Hao had just woken up when a tapping sound came from outside the window. He jolted, turning his head to see a spirit with white feathers, a streamlined body, and several times larger than a pigeon, standing outside the window. It was pecking at the glass with its beak. A spirit, a Mission Bird, the courier of the Alliance. It carried a sizable satchel on its back. Seeing Su Hao turn to look, it cooed twice. Su Hao had just woken up and was still a bit groggy. But the Dream Moth had already flown over and pushed the window open. It said, "Gu nuo nuo~" Mission Bird: "Gu gu?" Dream Moth nodded: "Gu nuo!" The Mission Bird skillfully opened its satchel and pulled out the delivery box inside. "Gu gu~ (Please enter the password to confirm)" The little one recalled the password numbers Su Hao had filled in yesterday. Its tiny hand pressed the keys on the delivery box, beeping away. Soon, The delivery was confirmed. With a click, it opened. Having completed its task, the Mission Bird prepared to leave. Just then, The Dream Moth took a box of jade powder from the nearby bookshelf. "Gu nuo gu nuo." "Gu? Gu gu!" The Mission Bird happily ate the jade powder, circled outside the window twice, and then left. In the blink of an eye, it vanished at the horizon. Su Hao watched the whole thing. Well, it seemed like there was nothing for him to do. Might as well go back to sleep. ...
The Secondary Fire Attribute Core was a piece of charcoal fragment, the size of a fingernail, glowing red. The Flame Feather looked like a fiery red feather, about a palm's length. Su Hao didn't sense any scorching energy from it. The Illusion Stone looked even more ordinary. "But these three items together are worth over ten million!" In big cities like Yunhua, you could buy a house with that. In An City, you could buy three, five, or even seven! "No wonder Spirit Masters are all rich, but they also spend money like water." The Little Fire Crow stared intently at the charcoal fragment. After getting permission, it let out a caw and swallowed it in one gulp. The tuft of fiery red feathers on its forehead lit up, like flames burning. Red light spread around its body, coating the black feathers with a faint red hue, giving it a completely different look. In Su Hao's eyes, The Little Fire Crow's spiritual power value was rising. Starting from 153, it climbed all the way to 175 before slowing down, finally stopping at 179. Still a fair distance from two hundred points. But the main benefit of a Secondary Attribute Core for a spirit was the potential boost. Spiritual power was just a bonus. The earlier it was used, the better. After swallowing this fragment of charcoal, the Little Fire Crow's subsequent growth speed could be faster. The Flame Feather needed to be worn long-term. Su Hao planned to make it into a pendant and hang it on the Little Fire Crow. At that moment, The Dream Moth was already playing with the Illusion Stone, lying on the table as if dozing off. Su Hao couldn't help poking it. It wasn't as plump as before, but still had some squish. Nice. After a long while, it finally opened its eyes. "Gu nuo nuo~" "A maze-type illusion? Very unoriginal?" Su Hao's face darkened. That was an illusion constructed by a Transcendent-level spirit, and you're getting cocky, little one? He asked again, "You've been practicing the Dreamweaving move for so many days. Should be proficient by now, right?" Su Hao had unlocked the corresponding training methods for the Dream Moth, but illusions were intangible and hard to see, making it difficult for him to judge based on actual conditions. "If you're proficient, um... pull me into the Dreamweaving space and let me see." He added, "Just construct an ordinary dream scene, like that maze from earlier." He added again, "Let me lie down first." Su Hao lay on the bed. An indescribable force enveloped him. Before long, he fell into a deep sleep. His last thought was... no more worrying about insomnia! ...
In a gray, hazy space, Su Hao, still in his pajamas, walked forward mechanically. After a few steps, he paused, vaguely remembering that he... should be in the dream constructed by the Dream Moth. His current state was like someone extremely drowsy, forcing themselves to stay alert. 'But if it were an entry-level spirit, it could definitely stay awake in the dream.' Su Hao looked around. The dream was very crude. Or rather, fake. It was like a low-budget, poorly made mini-game with incomplete textures. You could tell it was an illusion at a glance. He was in a closed corridor, surrounded by crooked stone walls. After a few steps, a fork appeared, and he randomly chose a path. Fork, dead end, turn back, fork, dead end... "It seems... there's no exit?" This maze was small and poorly constructed, making it easy for him to tell where he'd already been. Then he slapped his forehead. There was no rule saying an illusion maze had to have an exit. He thought for a moment, then punched the stone wall. Just before hitting it, he instinctively pulled back thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty percent of his strength. When his fist finally struck the wall, the sensation wasn't real. But... He couldn't break through it either. "That's enough, that's enough." He called out. Light appeared before his eyes, and the drowsy feeling instantly dissipated. Su Hao sat up from the bed with a start. "Gu nuo gu nuo?" The Dream Moth stared at him with expectant, wide eyes. Su Hao paused for a moment. "Honestly... not great." Dream Moth: "(O_O)?" "Gu nuo gu nuo!" "You're saying... you've already recreated eighty to ninety percent of the maze from the Illusion Stone?" Hmm... Su Hao pondered. No wonder the Illusion Stone wasn't a particularly valuable item. But... The same illusion, when cast by a Transcendent-level spirit, could trap an enemy. The Dream Moth definitely couldn't do that. The intensity was different. Better to focus on the level of detail. Su Hao didn't know what other Spirit Masters thought, but for an illusion, if it wasn't realistic, could it even be called an illusion? "For now, the Dream Moth's Dreamweaving ability can't be used in combat..." The dream wasn't stable enough. Pulling enemies into the dream was difficult. But the Dreamweaving move had a lot of potential for creative uses, so it was definitely worth spending time practicing. "Other flaws can be compensated for by pairing it with other illusion-type moves, since the panel says so." He opened the Thousand Net to search for illusion-type moves. The results were all game-related. On the Thousand Net, not only could you not find training methods for illusion-type moves, you couldn't even find their names! Most Spirit Masters couldn't name more than a few illusion-type moves! Su Hao: "..." He had to open the Alliance Mall and search in the moves section. He found a few. 「Bubble Dream」: Releases a giant bubble; those hit fall into a deep sleep. 「Nightmare Eye」: Locks eyes with the opponent, pulling them into an illusion. 「Dream Erosion」: Erodes the dream, increasing the damage dealt by the dream. ... All were high-level moves. There were no beginner-level illusion moves... the simplest one might be 「Intimidation」. If Su Hao wanted the Dream Moth to learn it, he'd have to buy the corresponding training method from the Alliance Mall. Only then could he trigger the panel's unlock mechanism. "If it can be solved with money, it's not a problem. The main issue is the intelligence points and the Dream Moth's learning time..." The first and second moves had similar effects. Su Hao thought for a moment and finally decided to buy 「Nightmare Eye」 and 「Dream Erosion」. Deduct money! Download! Browse! Open the panel! All in one go. [Nightmare Eye: 9 (15) intelligence points to unlock] (Note: Original unlock cost 15 points. Training insights from others deduct 3 points. Dream Moth's excellent talent deducts 3 points.) [Dream Erosion: 10 (15) intelligence points to unlock]