Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 4030 Recruitment Mission
At this point, Lu Nuo paused.

Then, he said in a slightly strange and subtle tone: "Because the deterrent power of that void creature is too strong, I wanted to advise him to be cautious. But he didn't care at all, and even got a little angry, saying that this was the truth he was pursuing..."

At that time, Lu Luolun's original words were: "Preventing wizards from pursuing the truth is comparable to a blood feud!"

Now that Lu Luolun had said so, it would be difficult for Lu Nuo to stop him.

I can only shut up.

"And then?" Angel asked curiously.

Lu Nuo was silent for a long time, then said, "Then, he found a safe void ruin for me to hide in, and he ran towards the void creature."

Originally, Lu Nuo wanted to go along, but Lu Luolun said that his physical condition was too poor, and the natural breathing of that void creature alone could scare Lu Nuo to death.

So Lu Nuo could only hide in the ruins and watch Lu Loren excitedly approach the void creature.

“…I don’t know what Lu Luolun did. The void creature did not drive him away. Instead, it slowly fell into sleep.”

"Then, I waited for a day and a night, and Lu Loren came back with the void creature..."

"Return with that void creature?" Angel: "What does this mean?"

Lu Nuo's thoughts were floating in his eyes. Even though it had been so long, every time he thought about it, he still felt it was extremely outrageous, because -

"Lu Luolun stood on top of the void creature and told me that he had tamed it and recorded it in the atlas."

"From now on, this void creature will become his partner..."

Eh——Eh?!
"???" Angel and Laplace looked at each other, both confused by this development.

According to Lu Nuo's description, this void creature was at least a formal wizard-level monster, or even a higher-level monster. As a result, Lu Luolun tamed it so easily?
Wasn't that void creature still chasing Lu Luolun? Why did it change its style after coming out of the void tunnel?
Is this acting? Or is this acting?
Luno could naturally see the doubts of Ingres and Laplace, and he felt the same way.

"I don't really know how he did it. But I heard him say that it involved a kind of witchcraft he created..."

Precisely because this was a magic technique created by someone else and might involve privacy, Lu Nuo did not dare to ask too much at the time.

"Thinking about it now, I should have asked at that time. Because the Lu Loren who came out of the Old Dream copy is completely different from the Lu Loren in the Old Dream copy..."

While Angel was still wondering what kind of witchcraft could tame the void creatures, Lu Nuo threw out a new situation: Have changes occurred inside and outside Lu Loren's copy?
However, Angel did not immediately ask what had changed. Instead, he asked, "You mean, you cleared the level?"

Lu Nuo nodded: "Yes, the reason why I said that I was led away by Lu Luolun just now is because I did nothing the whole time. I was just a spectator. Lu Luolun tamed the void creature by himself, and then the fairyland message popped up, saying that I had completed Lu Luolun's dream and could choose to quit."

Speaking of this, Lu Nuo was actually a little embarrassed. He was originally thinking about how to clear the Old Dream dungeon, but ended up being a slacker and finally making it to the finale...

Angel: "Go on, what happened after the old dream copy?"

Lu Nuo: "After that..."

When Lu Nuo saw the text bar prompting that the Old Dream copy had been completed, he did not hesitate at all and directly chose to exit "Lu Luoren's Dream".

Just as he came out of his old dream, he heard a loud "bang".

Following the source of the sound, I looked up and saw that the old dream star bubble representing "Lu Luolun" in the sky had turned into countless dream bubbles, and these light spots dissipated and merged into the starry sky.

And the "Lu Loren" sleeping in the star bubble slowly descended from the night sky.

Finally, it passed through the glass dome outside the Star Dream Hall and landed in the center of the hall.

……

Inside the Star Dream Hall.

Lu Nuo walked to the center of the hall and looked at Lu Loren lying on the floor.

Lu Luoren's appearance is no different from that in the Starry Sky Old Dream copy. He has a handsome face, but with fine lines at the corners of his eyes, giving people the calmness of a middle-aged professor.

The moment Lu Nuo approached Lu Luoren, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Lu Nuo was startled and subconsciously took a few steps back.

Lu Loren stood up slowly, patted his red and gold robe that was not stained with mud, and then looked at Lu Nuo.

Lu Luolun's eyes were calm, but for some reason Lu Nuo felt something was strange.

In the copy of Starry Sky Old Dreams, Lu Loren looked at him with friendly eyes, and even when he saw him wandering in the void, he was willing to take the initiative to pull him out.

But at this moment, Lu Luolun's eyes gave people a sense of alienation. Although it was not to the point of indifference, it still made Lu Luolun feel vaguely uncomfortable.

"Do you... still remember me?" Lu Nuo hesitated for a moment and asked.

Lu Loren did not speak, but pointed at the Heart Reed in Lu Nuo's mouth.

Lu Nuo was stunned for a moment before realizing that the Heart Reed Split that he gave to Lu Loren in the copy also disappeared with the end of the copy.

He quickly split another heart reed and handed it to Lu Loren.

Lu Luolun held it in his mouth skillfully.

Looking at Lu Luolun's actions, Lu Nuo thought to himself that since he knew about the Reed of Heart, it should mean that he still remembered him.

But if he remembered me, why did it feel a little different to him?

"I know you. It was you who woke me up from my 'old dream'." Lu Luolun said calmly.

After a pause, Lu Luolun continued: "The experience of you awakening me is in my mind. So, I remember you and know that your name is Lu Nuo. But..."

Lu Luolun said "but", then paused, lowered his eyebrows, as if thinking about something.

After a long while, Lu Luolun shook his head and said, "But I kind of forgot who I am."

Lu Nuo Yanyi was shocked: "Ah?"

Lu Luolun: "I know my name is Lu Luolun, I am a wizard, and I even remember some of my past experiences. But these experiences are like watching the progress of the protagonist in the picture book through the picture book, which gives me a sense of unfamiliarity."

"It's the same with you. The memory you awakened in me also felt like it was separated by a veil, strange and unfamiliar."

Lu Luoren's words cleared up Lu Nuo's doubts. No wonder he felt that Lu Luoren looked at him with a distant look. It turned out that there was something wrong with his memory.

Lu Nuo: "Do you still remember where you are from and where you are going?"

Lu Luolun: "I seem to be able to recall the main memory. But I can't remember the other details..."

Lu Nuo was stunned: "Subjective memory? What is this?"

Lu Luolun thought for a moment and replied, "If life is likened to a storybook, then the main memory is the main thread, main line, or main theme of the storybook. But in many cases, the main thread can actually be simply summarized in one sentence."

"What fills up a storybook is more details, characters, flesh and blood, the little things in your daily life..."

These account for about 90% of our lives.

The real main thread may account for less than 10%.

"It's the same for me. I remember the main threads of my life quite clearly. But I can't remember the flesh and blood that filled these threads."

Lu Luolun said this and laughed at himself: "Without these details and flesh and blood, I am like a walking corpse..."

"No, not even the walking dead. Because even if it is the main memory, when I think back, it seems like there is a layer of mist between them. I don't even think it is my own memory."

"Am I Lu Loren? Am I really Lu Loren? Or am I just a puppet created by this world?"

Lu Luolun's series of questions confused Lu Nuo.

He really wants to say, you are just an NPC.

But in Lu Nuo's understanding, aren't NPCs also puppets created by the Wonderland copy? Thinking about it this way, Lu Luolun seemed to be right.

So, is this a scenario where the puppet awakens, or the protagonist of a novel breaks the fourth wall?
Lu Nuo didn't know how to answer.

Lu Luolun muttered to himself, suddenly lost in himself.

……

Angel: "So, this is why you came to me. Because you feel that Lu Luolun has awakened himself?"

Lu Nuo shook his head and said through his mind: "No, Lu Luolun's confusion did not last long."

It probably lasted only half a day.

During this half day, Lu Nuo comforted Lu Luolun and enlightened him.

Tell Lu Loren not to dwell on the past and to focus on the present.

Perhaps it was Lu Nuo's words that awakened Lu Luolun; or perhaps Lu Luolun himself awakened.

"Perhaps I should look forward..." Lu Luolun whispered, "At least in my current memory, I don't feel that there is any mist or veil between us."

"Yes, yes, you should look forward. The world is big and you can't always be obsessed with the past." Lu Nuo nodded repeatedly, indicating that Lu Luolun was right!

Lu Luolun suddenly asked: "So, are you willing to let me go free?"

"Release...ah? Release what?"

Lu Nuo was suddenly stunned and didn't understand what Lu Luolun was talking about.

Lu Luolun pointed at the present and said, "Let me leave here. Aren't you the master of this place?"

"I, I..." Lu Nuo pointed at his nose: "I am the master here? I will let you go free?"

Lu Luolun nodded: "The moment I left the old dream, there was a text message in my mind telling me that if I want to leave here, I can only get your approval."

"So, are you willing to let me go free?"

As Lu Loren finished speaking, Lu Nuo's text column suddenly began to flicker, and soon, a piece of fairyland information appeared in front of Lu Loren.

「Recruitment Mission: Lu Loren」

"Task Overview: Awakening Lu Loren from his old dream of the starry sky does not mean that he will join your territory. As the future lord of "Dream Interpretation Starry Sky", whether he will become your subject will also depend on his personal opinion."

"Mission objective: Set Lu Loren free, or find a way to fulfill Lu Loren's wish and make him your special subject."

"Attention, if the challenger fails to clear the 'Dream Interpretation Starry Sky', even if Lu Luolun's wish is fulfilled, the special citizen treatment will be cancelled in the end."

"Countdown: 416:30:39"

"Countdown: 416:30:38"

"..."

When Luno told them about the recruitment mission, Angel and Laplace were a little surprised.

This is a type of mission that has never appeared before, and it is also the first type of mission that is mainly NPC!
As long as Lu Loren's wish is fulfilled, you can recruit Lu Loren and make him a special citizen of the Dream Interpretation Starry Sky.

At the same time, Lu Loren will automatically receive special treatment corresponding to the status of "special subject".

As for what this "special treatment" is, Lu Nuo is not quite clear at the moment, but judging from the meaning of the mission, it seems to be not simple...

However, none of this matters for now.

The most important thing is that Lu Nuo must thoroughly conquer the Dream Interpretation Starry Sky and become the lord of this training copy before he can truly implement the recruitment, otherwise everything will be in vain.

Laplace: "To train Luno, you must not only clear the Old Dream dungeon, but also complete the NPC recruitment mission. It seems that his mission is more complicated than Gabriel and Huici's..."

Angel shook his head: "That's not true. In fact, he doesn't have to complete the recruitment mission. The recruitment mission is not a mandatory task."

Laplace thought carefully about the mission and it seemed to be true.

The goal of the recruitment mission is not to compulsorily recruit Lu Loren, there is also an option to set Lu Loren free.

Therefore, the real core of Lu Nuo's training wonderland is still related to the "Old Dream Copy", and the recruitment of NPCs is just a "bonus".

When you think about it this way, it makes sense.

After all, Lu Nuo's special talent is related to "dreams", and the content of the experience in the wonderland must also be related to "dreams". As for recruiting NPCs, this is obviously not in the scope of "dreams", it should be just an easter egg in the copy, or a reward supplement.

Laplace: "So did Lunuo choose to let Lu Loren go free, or is he going to complete his recruitment mission?"

Ingres conveyed Laplace's meaning to Lunault.

Lu Nuo said as a matter of course: "Of course we have to complete the recruitment!"

If Lu Nuo really becomes the lord of "Dream Interpretation Starry Sky" in the future, but finds that there is no available talent in his territory, how shabby it would be.

Therefore, Lu Nuo must complete the recruitment task and recruit as many of these special subjects as possible.

But here comes the problem.

He doesn't have enough time!
Lu Nuo's origin is quite special. He entered the Dream Crystal Plain with the help of Honggemata.

Therefore, even though Luno sensed the training wonderland after entering the copy, after much consideration, Angel and Laplace gave Luno an observation period.

Only after Lu Nuo had passed the observation and confirmed his position, he was allowed to participate in the training wonderland. After all, the training wonderland corresponds to special talents, and some special talents are unreasonable and terrible, just look at the dog butler. Everyone avoids the place where the dog butler is, which is evident.

Therefore, Lu Nuo's probation period is essential.

Also because of the probation period, Lu Nuo entered the training copy relatively late. When he entered the copy, there were only 430 hours left in the countdown.

Within these 430 hours, he had to find a way to complete each of the Starry Dreams and recruit NPCs. There was simply not enough time.

So, in desperation, Lu Nuo could only come to Angel for help.