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Chapter 9 - Chapter 9: First place

莉莉陪着饕餮一起旅行,一路上吃着东西.

穿过了那群绿眼魔狼之后,莉莉遇到了一头双头狮虎兽.

这种曾经极为罕见的狮虎兽,如今却拥有着两个脑袋,在当今星际时代,它的进化程度惊人,无论是外貌,还是基因,都比之前融合得更加完美.

莉莉惊讶得咂着舌头,但旁边的饕餮无论有多少个脑袋,都只是张嘴将这只怪物整个吞了下去,吃完之后还擦了一下嘴,仿佛什么都没尝到一样.

它吃得有多少?只够填满它牙齿之间的缝隙.

莉莉根本不知道梦铸之境到底有多大,形状是什么样的,没有地图,她只能一直往前走.

她回头一看,只见梦炉中自己制造出来的幻影兽,依然在原地勤奋的吸入,呼出白雾.

每个梦想工匠的精神能量都是有限的.

梦匠的精神力天赋尤为重要,脑域的自然容量影响着他们所能容纳的精神力总量和成长潜力.

人才评级越高,未来成长的潜力越强.

以莉莉的S级精神力,就如同站在了别人拼了老命才敢到达的起跑线上一样.

另一个方面是想象,或者使用其他术语,如表现,建模,素描或模仿——将意识中的"梦想"转化为有形的现实.

因此,在编织梦境的时候,梦境编织者的精神能量被消耗得非常真实且直接.

虽然此时是身处星网的梦铸境界,但是虚拟世界中莉莉的意识和精神力却已经消耗了一大半.

在梦境锻造界,一切由梦境锻造而成的东西都是真实的,

但归根结底,都是由铸梦者的精神力所铸成,要么存续,要么崩塌消散.

在比赛中,莉莉随手炼制了一支毛笔和一把寻龙尺,对她来说,消耗不大,使用完之后,莉莉选择让毛笔自行消散,将精神力崩塌.

可是,虽然毛笔消散了,但是已经耗费的精神力却不会再回来了.

但炼制幻兽,饕餮这两大神兽,耗费的能量却是巨大的,

就如同一瓶水,倒出三分之一,还没来得及再灌满,又有半瓶被喝光了.

At this moment, Lily's mental energy could only be replenished little by little, requiring time to recover.

She was pondering this at the moment, watching as she moved further and further away from the Mirage Beast. Should she let it stay in place, absorbing the mist, or should she make it collapse and dissipate?

At that moment, Taotie suddenly leaned over, chattering away. As Lily's creation, their consciousness was linked, so she naturally understood what it was trying to say.

Lily paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

In the livestream, the audience watched as Taotie lowered its body, and Lily sat down on its back.

The viewers, who had just been shocked by the enormous appetite of this strange little beast, finally snapped back to their senses

[Even a fierce beast like the two-headed lion-tiger was eaten just like that? I thought my three eyes were playing tricks on me.]

[Who's to say otherwise? What kind of creature is this? A beast this strong has never appeared before.]

The viewers watched as the little beast carried Lily back to the starting point. After Lily dismounted from the creature's back, the enormous clam shell, still inhaling and exhaling white mist, was carried by the little beast.

[Are they all going to move out together? That beast capable of absorbing the white mist is even larger than the little one. Can it carry it?]

Just after the comment, Taotie placed the Mirage Beast on its back and charged forward, leaving Lily standing alone at the original spot.

Livestream viewers: ???

The viewers in the livestream initially thought that Lily had come back specifically to take the giant clam shell with her. But when the two dream-crafted creatures left, leaving their master behind, they were left wondering—what did this mean?

Lily simply sat down on the ground. This open space offered no cover, and as far as the eye could see, the vast expanse was a land of thick, lush vegetation.

She casually plucked a blade of grass and held it to her nose. A faint, refreshing scent wafted up, and its texture felt real to the touch.

Lily picked more grass leaves and, sitting on the ground, began weaving them with great focus. This action left the viewers on the Star Network somewhat stunned.

Why isn't she moving again?

During the Dream Crafter assessment competition, she had waited until the last three minutes to start crafting.

Now, in this official match, could she be planning to do the same thing again?

At this moment, two hours had already passed in this match.

In these two hours, all the participants in the entire Star Sea competition began with the same sky-falling starting point, surrounded by the same white mist. However, each participant's choices varied.

After all, they were all Dream Crafters.

In the livestreams of the other Dream Crafter participants,

From the Pran Star Domain, the young viscount Kalman, with pale skin and horns on his head, was dressed in an elegant dark blue robe. His handsome face was a perfect fit for the tastes of a portion of the audience.

His top tier A grade mental energy, combined with his prestigious family background, added an extra layer of advantage to his persona.

With a wave of his hand, he conjured a metallic-colored droplet, which floated up into the sky. It began to rain in a gentle drizzle. Wherever the strange-colored rain fell, the white mist seemed to be corroded, vanishing without a trace.

From the Vido Star Region, the fox-woman Fang Dai moved with light, graceful steps, wearing an intricate yet beautiful floral dress. With every step she took, the jewelry on her body jingled, the sound of her rings and bracelets never ceased, creating a soft, melodic clinking.

But the ornaments on her body were not only like weapons, but also like musical instruments. With every step she took, the sounds they made caused the white mist ahead to disperse slightly, creating a narrow path that could only accommodate the contestant herself.

Lora, from the Silent Speech race, appeared to be underage, just a little girl. Her eyes were covered by an eye mask she had put on herself. Despite her small stature, she moved swiftly through the white mist, her eyes closed, as if the surroundings didn't exist at all.

In her arms, she held a common pet—a frosty white rabbit. Soft and snow-white, it seemed to be her comfort, a pet she used to soothe herself.

It wasn't until a serpent appeared in front of her—its body long and twisted, with a tail so extended it seemed to stretch beyond sight.

The frosty white rabbit in Lora's arms slipped out and onto the ground. Its mouth, filled with sharp iron teeth, immediately clamped onto the serpent's head. Crunch, crunch—it chewed as it devoured the snake's body, swallowing down the length of the serpent, which stretched for several dozen meters.

The strange Dream Crafter Ava, who claimed to be the High Priest of the Riss Civilization, had the viewers of the Star Network livestream watching in awe as he crafted item after item, each radiating an ancient aura.

Ava stood gazing at the mist-filled world, chanting incantations under his breath. He began performing a strange dance, calling upon the ancestral spirits to manifest and carve a path for him.

Ava's strange ritual actually worked!

A straight path appeared before the orc Ava, and the white mist on either side seemed to solidify, turning into a wall of fog that no longer impeded his way in the slightest.

Various strange and peculiar methods of Dream Crafting were on display—some ordinary, some extraordinary, and some from true geniuses. But at this moment, they were all striving for the same goal: to pass this competition and advance to the next round!

The livestreams of these particularly captivating contestants were steadily gaining popularity on the Star Network. Viewers came and went, drawn by the intense competition.

Some viewers enjoyed watching the contestants solve problems, dominate the competition, and complete their challenges.

Others, however, took pleasure in seeing the contestants struggle and fail, finding amusement in their misfortune.

"Just like, the live stream of FlyBird Star player James."

As soon as you enter James' game live stream, you immediately see something swoosh by. Upon closer inspection, amidst the vast white mist, a slightly chubby James is riding a winged horse, galloping away at full speed in a desperate escape.

Behind him and the winged horse, there is a massive herd of beasts, seemingly summoned from nowhere, chasing them down.

If you count carefully, the herd is not made up of single species, but rather a chaotic mix of creatures: red-flame water buffaloes, ghost-faced leopards, white-furred grey wolves, armored black boars...

Such a diverse group of beasts has somehow merged into one, all chasing after James. It's not a race where they're competing with each other; instead, it's as if they've all gone mad, their eyes bloodshot, relentlessly pursuing him without any intention of stopping.

Ahead, James, riding the winged horse, doesn't dare stop for even a moment. Every now and then, he glances over his shoulder, and each time, he's startled into swallowing nervously before urging the winged horse to race even faster.

He flies ahead, while the beasts chase from behind. James, riding the winged horse, runs around in a frenzy, but instead of shaking off the herd, for some reason, more and more beasts seem to join the chase along the way.

The viewers in the live stream watch as the chasing pack grows larger and larger, with the image of James and the winged horse becoming smaller and smaller on screen, while behind them, a massive, overwhelming crowd of beasts swarms in pursuit.

As James desperately runs for his life, his live stream is filled with a strangely upbeat atmosphere. Watching someone else's misfortune brings a sense of amusement to the viewers, especially the bored ones, who've started guessing how many more types of beasts will join the chase, how much longer James can keep running, and when he'll finally be caught.

Similarly, Lily's live stream also attracts a large influx of new viewers.

Some of the viewers have just entered the live stream, having heard that this player's crafted beast had just devoured an entire pack of green-eyed magic wolve

And there's also a huge shell that can absorb mist!

The old audience members, observing Lily, who was amusing herself by weaving small things with blades of grass on the ground, began to speculate.

"我记得正式比赛第一场比赛的规则是三天内赚1000分吧?莉莉是不是要等到最后一天才开始出手啊..."

"那也要等到第三天了,好无聊啊,我先去看其他选手的直播了."

"等等,天哪!看看排行榜!莉莉排在第一位!"

一道惊天动地的评论出现,吸引了所有人的注意力,星海织梦者大赛的直播同步排行榜上,莉莉的名字高居榜首,积分高达六千五百分.

相比之下,排在莉莉身后第二位的织梦者积分却只有3200分.

这差距也太大了吧?

而且莉莉什么都没做,只是呆在原地,这些积分哪来的?难道是星网系统出了问题?

在莉莉的比赛中,在她的梦境深处,距离她的位置很远很远的地方...

饕餮一口气吞掉了一只大黑猪,灭掉了一群,蹄子得意洋洋地拍打着幻兽的巨蚌壳.

饕餮用鼻子嗅了嗅空气,背着幻兽,稳步奔跑起来,

向着下一顿自助餐出发!

幻兽开道,它负责吃,真是绝配.

不过这只是开胃菜,主菜还没上来.

莉莉坐在地上百无聊赖地编织着草叶,看着自己的个人面板,积分和排名不断刷新,一瞬间,她心里有种惆怅的感觉.

"这就是获得第一名所需要的条件吗?"