"14 Polynesia Street, Dreamland Bar."

Tang Qi stepped down from a yellow taxi, shaking a copy of Knowledge Seeker in his hand, glancing over it, and then looked up at the bar entrance with its weird style. His eyebrows immediately furrowed when he saw a female receptionist standing on each side of the entrance.

His Special Ability was difficult to trigger in the real world, but at this moment, looking at the two female attendants with heavy makeup and black cloaks, evidently of a gothic style, information fragments immediately surfaced in his mind.

"Extraordinary Creatures: Devout Believers of the Dream God Nelom, possessing a certain hypnotic ability..."

"Two Transcendents as receptionists?"

Tang Qi muttered to himself inwardly while swiftly making a judgment.

"Dream God Nelom is a powerful Divine being swaying between chaos and order, and His followers have thus split; those inclined towards chaos formed the notorious Evil Organization 'Dream God Palace,' while those inclined towards order conceal themselves across the Origin Star, engaging in mysterious yet seemingly harmless activities."

"Clearly, running a bar is one of their industries."

In the flicker of thoughts, Tang Qi nodded at the gothic female attendant with heavy "dark circles," then stepped forward into the entrance, which was emitting a rainbow of colors.

The two attendants did not stop him.

Dreamland Bar was only open to Transcendents. Anyone who knew of this place, could see their existence, and pass the "Illusion Dream Judgment" at the entrance, would not be obstructed.

Like almost any other bar, stepping inside immediately brought about a huge change in atmosphere.

However, unlike most bars that have deafening noises, none appeared here. Instead, in that instant, Tang Qi felt as though he had entered an extremely illusory world where ceilings, walls, and floors seemed to not exist, leaving only aurora-like multicolored lights bursting and flowing.

In his ears, too, was a song that seemed to sway the mind and almost pull one into a dream.

The corners of Tang Qi's mouth couldn't help but lift with feelings of peace and joy.

But soon, this "pollution" was quelled by him.

Glancing at the information fragment in his mind that burst open, "Extraordinary Creature 'Phantom Dream Banshee's Song,'" his face showed a smile that was not quite a smile. He casually looked at the layout of the bar, somewhat similar to the "Old Tavern" in Secret Phoenix City, but with a completely different atmosphere.

Here, privacy seemed to be highly valued.

Although there was a huge "performance stage," the booths below it were shrouded in a layer of illusory mist, and the private rooms in other areas were the same. Within the mist, images that could make one blush, yet were blurry, were reflected.

The attendants walking around were mostly gothic in style but also included many Species beyond humans.

With a single glance, Tang Qi even saw a gothic-style rabbit girl and, most unimaginable, a half-human, half-snake waitress.

In their hands, most of the trays contained Extraordinary Drinks.

And every type of drink was astonishing upon inspection.

A female attendant approaching Tang Qi appeared to be a descendant of the ancient creature "Harpy." She walked with the mesmerizing song, carrying a tray of some Food, and a drink in a stone vessel that bubbled with "gurgle~gurgle" bubbles.

Within each bubble, different worlds appeared—wealth, beauties, power... nearly able to satisfy anyone's Desire.

The Banshee habitually threw a flirtatious glance at the new customer, but then she was stopped.

However, before she had the chance to pitch her sale, the handsome new customer smiled, described the appearance of another patron, and requested to be taken to her.

The Banshee subconsciously wanted to refuse, but after making eye contact with the handsome new customer, she involuntarily handed over the tray to a passing Snake Lady and smilingly led Tang Qi towards a private room.

"Thank you!"

Tang Qi politely expressed his gratitude, then immediately pushed open the door seemingly composed entirely of illusory radiance.

Rose Madeline, utterly different from when they first met, entered his view. This mature woman, replete with profound Knowledge, now appeared as though she were a young girl who had just experienced heartbreak, completely inebriated.

She lay on the table, dressed in casual wear, a cartoon t-shirt, and jeans, with somewhat disheveled hair and a flushed face. In front of her were piles of Extraordinary Drinks, and to the side, the main body of Knowledge Seeker, its pages already soaked by some liquor, and a Quill floating on it.

"So, even a genius with the potential to challenge for the title of Great Polymath, after facing emotional distress, would turn to alcohol for solace?"

Tang Qi looked at the somewhat unfamiliar Rose Madeline and sighed inwardly.

He then recalled the events of two days prior:

After resolving the "Devouring Beast Incident," Tang Qi politely declined the two Chairmen's invites to join the Eagle Scholars and the Sword Holders, agreeing only to join the "Craftsman" organization, and later agreeing to enter the "Pharmacist" organization. He then took Rose Madeline, his good friend, back to the real world.

Since the entire "Lovcek 426" building was dragged into Holy Eagle Nest Mountain, naturally, the original site was left with just a large pit.

The two chatted briefly by the pit. At that time, Rose Madeline, although with complex emotions, was still fairly stable and expressed her gratitude to Tang Qi. She then asked him to stay a few more days in Eagle's Nest City, and after she had dealt with her affairs, she would invite him.

As friends, indeed, they had never had a face-to-face conversation.

Tang Qi just did not expect her invitation to be a drink.

In just two days, she had become so despondent.

"The 'perfect husband' in her eyes was actually a psychologically twisted monster, and he had been that way since the beginning—her marriage was essentially a fraud... As a wife, after Howard Roland went missing, she has been persistently waiting for her husband's return at the Lovcek House 426."

"One of the motivations for her continuous learning, striving to become a 'Great Polymath', is probably also to find Howard Roland."

"It seems that even with all that knowledge, after an emotional trauma, one cannot avoid falling into despair."

As Tang Qi sighed, seemingly perceiving a movement, Rose slowly lifted her head. Her eyes, half-asleep and half-awake, looked especially blurry and swollen. Upon seeing Tang Qi, her red face revealed a forced smile, and she promptly invited her friend:

"Come, drink with me. Every drink here tastes incredibly wonderful, you'll definitely like them... If you're a man, you should try 'Drunk and Dazed.' It's said to be highly popular with the rigid agents from the World Tree and the Mysterious Research Institute."

"Eh, that's not right, you're still a little boy, then try 'Beautiful Legend of Sicily', you're bound to fall in love with it."

"Burp~"

After saying so much and letting out a burp, Rose then collapsed forward again.

Even though she had her face turned to the side, Tang Qi could still see a non-alcoholic liquid sliding down, dripping from her fair chin.

Tang Qi didn't immediately sit down but instead quickly scanned the names of various drinks on the table with his eyes.

The names of the drinks with an "Extraordinary Effect" appeared one by one in his mind.

Among those that Rose had drunk the most, one was called "Memory Clearing," another was "Peaceful Dream."

The effects of the two could be seen from the names.

The former allowed the drinker to choose to clear some memories from their mind, but the effect was not lasting.

The latter dragged the drinker into a peaceful dreamland to find happiness.

Most of the other drinks she consumed were for similar effects.

But judging from Rose Madeline's current state, the costly Extraordinary Drinks were unable to help her.

"Even though you don't have the formidable combat power of Transcendents and your physical strength is almost the same as that of an ordinary human female, you possess a vast expanse of knowledge, and you have received a blessing from an 'Ancient God' that relates to the mind and the soul, making it difficult for these kinds of drinks to affect you."

"Even if you let yourself go, those effects would be fleeting in the blink of an eye."

While Tang Qi was speaking, he sat down beside Rose Madeline.

At the same time, his mind began contemplating how to help Rose Madeline recover.

A normal man would now be drinking with her, while consoling his emotionally wounded friend, and condemning the scumbag who hurt her, that shameless, sick man, Howard Roland.

But Tang Qi, directly ignoring the muttering from Rose's mouth about "that annoying little boy is too verbose," started selecting methods in his mind.

Red combined with Illusion Spell?

The first thought emerged, recalling how Esmeralda, who had also been severely emotionally damaged, had even developed a desire to die but was nevertheless saved by Tang Qi using this method.

But soon, Tang Qi dismissed this idea.

The reason was the same as those Extraordinary Drinks. Although in terms of combat power, Rose Madeline was far from Esmeralda's match, Rose had received a blessing from a mysterious and ancient 'Spirit,' which made her nearly immune to such Extraordinary Abilities.

If she successfully advanced to becoming a 'Great Polymath' in the future, the number of Extraordinary Powers she could exempt herself from would surge.

Since even an Illusion Spell was useless, Tang Qi also directly discarded the thought of using Magic Witchcraft to help her.

His train of thought shifted again, as if he hit upon something, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

Leaning close to Rose's ear, ignoring the smell of alcohol, Tang Qi began to reveal a few secrets, each one extending into a topic that would fascinate almost any polymath or scholar of Mysticism.

For example:

The true relationship between the Lord of Light and the Lord of Thorns?

Or, the current state of the Master of the Crucible?

Furthermore, the "hidden hand" behind the Devouring Beast incident was actually a member of an Exotic Realm Race called the Vitsdon people, named Engineer; the union of Howard Roland and the Devouring Beast was just one of its experiments, and it had many more conspiracies...

As Tang Qi was sharing the third secret, he saw Rose finally lift her head again, her blurry eyes turning to look at him. On her charming yet despairing face, an interested expression emerged finally, but it seemed as if she was going to revert to her previous state again soon.

Until Tang Qi looked over and continued with a different tone:

"Rose, I've recently been researching a topic that is a little beyond my knowledge reserves, and I need your help."

"I want to know, what exactly is 'All Spirits' above the Mystical, and... how to become one of them?"

"Boom"

As if striking her sore spot, the despondent Rose Madeline sat up almost immediately, her half-open, hazy eyes suddenly widened to look at him, and Tang Qi saw a familiar look in them—a polymath's enthusiastic curiosity and excitement for new knowledge and new domains.

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