Lady Dream... the Goddess of Dreams!

The Mirror of Depravity was actually the Goddess of Dreams' vanity mirror.

But in that cultist's memories, it was clearly retrieved from the God of Wine's divine realm by their Pope!

Did their Pope lie to them? Or was Lady Dream's vanity mirror actually stolen by the God of Wine?

After all, Ren wasn't familiar with these deities, so he just blurted out all the information he'd obtained, which also left the Goddess of Magic somewhat puzzled.

"I'm not familiar with the God of Wine, so I can't say for sure. But the God of Wine has been missing for close to a thousand years. Worrying about this doesn't seem very useful. So, what do you want to do? Want to trade it for Lady Dream's wish?" The Goddess of Magic shook her head slightly, no longer thinking about it.

Good grief!

This mere vanity mirror had such a story behind it?

"Forget it, doesn't matter. Anyway, this is my trophy from striking down a cult." Ren thought for a long while and couldn't figure it out, so he immediately waved his hand. "Let's talk about our biggest gain besides this instead!"

This wasn't even the biggest gain?

The Goddess of Magic was obviously stunned, then showed an interested expression.

When she heard about the [Spirit Realm] authority, she showed an "as expected" expression. "Indeed, this is Lady Dream's vanity mirror. The authority you obtained actually comes from Lady Dream... The Tulip Kingdom is actually Lady Dream's dream, the product of turning illusion into reality. Otherwise, how could there be an island like that in this world?"

A mere island possessing the world's most magicians, the most supernatural beings, endless food and resources. There were even rumors that disputes barely existed there... Seems like it really was a bit like a beautiful dream.

"? The entire Tulip Kingdom is Lady Dream's dream? So the people there aren't real?" Ren was stunned.

He finally understood why the Goddess never mentioned spreading the Magic Net to the Tulip Kingdom. Even though the Tulip Kingdom was so close to the Gray Fort Empire, not a single Magic Net ring had been passed over... The root of everything was here!

The line between illusion and reality suddenly seemed to blur a bit.

"Does it matter if it's real or not?"

"Uh... I was just thinking, can my virtual divine realm also be manifested? Data Craftsman gives me the rules to operate freely in the network world. Spirit Realm lets me manifest some fantasies into reality. If I strengthen it in the future..."

Ren didn't continue. He felt he'd made himself clear enough.

After a slight silence, the Goddess of Magic smiled. "Illusion is illusion, reality is reality. Even Lady Dream can't manifest all imagined items, much less people. The Tulip Kingdom was summoned by Her from illusion, but we prefer to call it... the future! The future that will inevitably unfold, and so it became reality. As for the network world, I don't know if it's possible, but since you can throw punches in the world of depravity, perhaps you can."

"Illusion is illusion, reality is reality. Illusion projected onto reality is the future?" Ren couldn't help but mutter. God of Wine, Goddess of Dreams, Spirit Realm—various keywords spun in his mind. Who knows how much time passed before He waved his hand. "The Spirit Realm authority does have a chance to achieve this effect, but there's no need to focus energy here. Better to continue with my research."

Taking advantage of the trip to the City of Gold, Magic Net rings had already started spreading through the City-State Alliance.

As the continent's best retirement destination, this area had a decent number of magicians.

The faith power increase wasn't small.

But for what Ren wanted to do—take down the God of War—it was a drop in the bucket. He still had plenty to do.

Days passed one by one.

The weather in the mortal realm gradually began to warm up.

Less than a week remained of the Frigid Moon, and the Month of Revival was about to arrive. More and more people began taking to the streets.

This world was different from Ren's previous life. This world only had four months in a year—the Month of Revival, the Month of Heat, the Month of Harvest, and the Frigid Moon, each managed by the four seasonal sisters.

After a long time of advancement, the first-generation magic power engine appeared before the territory's people today. This was a very strange-looking machine. Everyone who saw it would find it incredible.

It had a huge claw that looked like it was made of steel. When it moved, it made loud rumbling sounds. It could easily lift a boulder, could run as fast as a horse-drawn carriage, and needed a hundred energy storage runes installed to operate... It was just too weird.

Whether free people or slaves, when they saw this equipment, their faces showed deep fear. They seemed to think countless invisible demons lived inside the machinery, and that huge metal claw could only pick up ore under the demons' control...

Even the people of Viscount Roster's territory, who'd seen quite a bit, couldn't accept such a machine for a while. Everyone kept their distance.

As for recruiting workers, it was almost impossible.

Everyone's faces were written with resistance!

"Select a batch of smart ones and force them to each use one. When they're skilled enough in operation, they can go home..." Looking at this scene, Viscount Roster's chest heaved, but soon he reacted and adjusted his breathing. "Of course, the operators' wages will be very generous—triple that of ordinary workers."

Generous rewards breed willing volunteers. What's more, it was also the lord's mandatory order—there was no problem at all!

This was Roster territory, a territory where no one would starve to death during winter.

Not a single territorial citizen would question Viscount Roster's orders. They didn't want to leave such a 'dreamlike' territory.

In fact, ignorance wasn't innate. The ignorance only lasted a few hours before they gradually adapted and even began asking instructors about the operation methods...

At the same time, Roster also launched a series of propaganda and education campaigns, telling the people that this was actually a type of Magic Conductor!

The safest Magic Conductor in the world!

A Magic Conductor that could lead everyone to a prosperous life!

Over the next few days, Roster territory had scholars go out daily to repeatedly educate the people with propaganda, telling them these were creations of the God of Technology. The territory was so prosperous entirely because of the God of Technology...

Gradually, when people saw these machines, they no longer felt fear. They learned these were god-given gifts. They understood these machines were also controlled and operated by humans, not demons. They even learned that the place producing these machines was near the lord's manor, often recruiting workers with extremely generous wages...

Especially when they saw the names of someone from a nearby village or even their own village on these machines, then heard that this young man or woman was working in the workshop, earning money and buying things for their family... they completely relaxed.

Turns out, such creations were actually made with the participation of ordinary people around them. Their names were engraved on them—what problem could there be?

When Viscount Roster heard this, he also showed an expression of mixed amusement and disbelief. These were just prepared to more easily find those responsible. He hadn't expected such a miraculous effect in this aspect!

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