When Luna entered, she found that the clinic was no longer a clinic; it had become a cozy two-bedroom apartment complete with a TV, refrigerator, and even a small kitchen that housed a microwave and oven. Ren Suo even spotted something resembling a gaming console next to the TV.

Dialogue options appeared, with Luna asking, "Doctor, where's the clinic?"

The doctor replied, "Doctor? I'm not a doctor, Luna. What are you talking about?"

The dream has changed... Luna thought, then asked, "Do you still recognize me?"

"Of course. You're Luna, the friend I met yesterday," the doctor said. "I promised that you could come to me for help... What happened? Are you being chased again?"

Ren Suo's initial intention was for Luna to hide out in the clinic, but seeing the drastic transformation of the doctor and nurse, he quickly discarded that idea and prompted Luna to ask, "What is your relationship with her?"

Glancing at the Little Nurse, who was drinking water and wearing teddy bear pajamas, the doctor answered, "We grew up together... like family, I suppose."

Luna asked, "Aren't you siblings?"

The doctor said, "No, we're not related by blood. We're just Childhood Sweethearts who grew up and lived together."

This setup is quite impressive, Ren Suo thought. It's reminiscent of those moe anime shows Zhao Huo watches.

Luna asked, "What do you do for a living?"

The doctor answered, "I do research from home."

Luna asked, "Not as a doctor?"

The doctor shook his head and said, "Not a doctor. I study mythological culture. It doesn't pay much, but it's an easy life..."

At this moment, the Little Nurse came over. She handed the doctor a cup of juice and Luna a glass of ice water, then set down a plate of cookies before returning to her bedroom.

Looking at the cup of juice in the doctor's hand, Ren Suo felt a bit thirsty himself. I'm getting a bit thirsty myself. I should buy some Sunkist oranges next time and have my clone squeeze fresh juice to store... he thought.

Luna picked up a cookie, and a label appeared on it: [A delicious cookie. Eating it grants Force +2. Effect lasts for 4 Moon Phases].

Four Moon Phases, or twelve hours, would span two contests for the Silver Moon Crystal; this buff effect was quite exceptional. However, after Luna took a bite, the doctor immediately reached out his hand and said, "That'll be 3 Wealth Points, please."

This NPC is great in every way, just utterly fixated on money.

However, Ren Suo still hadn't found anywhere else to spend Wealth Points. After all, Luna was an outsider with no status or backing. Patrolling Watchers, Samurai, and Tactical Cultivators filled the streets. She would be questioned if she ventured too far, and despite her striking beauty, Luna couldn't simply bluff her way through.

Therefore, Ren Suo could only have Luna hide in the shadows, patiently waiting for the Silver Moon Crystal to appear.

But now, in the Moon Masked World, not only had buildings undergone significant changes, but even character settings had transformed. The man and woman, initially a doctor and a nurse, had suddenly become Childhood Sweethearts who lived together and seemingly didn't need to work.

Yet, their interpersonal relationship remained unchanged; the doctor still remembered Luna and was willing to help her, albeit for Wealth Points.

There's a setting here I haven't quite figured out yet, Ren Suo felt, so he exited the game to ask the tavern owner.

The tavern was still empty today. Ren Suo would occasionally visit, hoping to bump into the likes of the Black Coffin Demon King, Truth Seekers, or Zhao Zili, much like a fan chasing stars, although they didn't seem interested in drinking—only that weary adventurer had ever come here.

The tavern owner, hidden entirely in the shadows, wasn't polishing glasses this time but was instead using a tool to squeeze juice.

A large, plump orange was quickly compressed with a CRUNCH, and the juice and pulp streamed into a glass filled with ice cubes. The sight prompted Ren Suo to immediately open his phone and order a box of oranges and a juicing tool. As soon as the oranges arrived, he would have his clone start juicing.

Ren Suo inquired, "In 'Night of the Hunt,' why did the world change so much after the Full Moon?"

The tavern owner seemed surprised. "You have to ask about that? ...That will be 5 Merit Points, thank you."

...Every NPC I've encountered lately seems to be after money, Ren Suo couldn't help but feel.

After receiving the payment, the tavern owner replied, "Every Full Moon, the Mask of the Moon undergoes distortions due to the dreams of all beings, changing everyone's identity tags. However, this distortion is subconscious and uncontrollable; only Apostles of the Moon God can actively participate in the distortion of dreams.

"Apostles of the Moon God can use the contention for dreams to determine their own identity tags for the next Full Moon.

"After receiving a generous tip," the tavern owner whispered to you, "please go to sleep before the Full Moon."

Every Full Moon, everyone's identity could change, Ren Suo reflected thoughtfully. So that's why the doctor and nurse became Childhood Sweethearts... Moreover, Apostles of the Moon God can actively participate in changing dreams, and changes in dreams lead to changes in identity tags... which means I can add new identity tags for Luna!?

Thinking this, Ren Suo immediately loaded a save from the 'First Quarter Moon,' the Moon Phase just before the Full Moon. After Luna took the Silver Moon Crystal, she was, of course, discovered by a nearby Apostle of the Moon God.

After being teleported back and forth by the Apostle of the Moon God using a spatial Miracle, Ren Suo finally found an opportunity. He had Luna equip "Within Reach, Yet Worlds Apart" to Teleport away, escaping the Apostle's sight. Then, he immediately found a safe Roof for her and chose "Sleep."

"Do you want to have a normal sleep, or engage in Masked Sleep?"

"There is no time limit for normal sleep, while Masked Sleep must last at least 2 Moon Phases (6 hours). If you choose Masked Sleep and the duration until the Full Moon is less than 2 Moon Phases (6 hours), Masked Sleep will still take effect the instant the Full Moon rises, but you will still need to make up for the lost sleep."

Normal sleep probably isn't much different from just waiting, Ren Suo mused. Masked Sleep, requiring at least six hours, must be the way Apostles of the Moon God participate in changing the dream. But why at least six hours? That's such a luxury! I wouldn't have dared to waste time like that back in college! And six hours means sleeping through two Moon Phases. The Silver Moon Crystal appears every two Moon Phases, so four times during the eight Moon Phases of a full day. Therefore, if Luna undergoes Masked Sleep, she'll inevitably miss one contest for the Silver Moon Crystal and will have to try to reclaim it later.

Having chosen to undergo Masked Sleep, the game displayed a choice: "Please select the duration of sleep (the longer you sleep, the higher your Dream Quota in the Dreams Within Dreams)."

Ren Suo was slightly taken aback and chose to try sleeping for two Moon Phases first.

The screen gradually darkened until it turned pitch black. A glimmer of white light seemed to appear in the far distance. It approached swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, it swallowed the darkness, rendering the screen completely white.

Luna appeared on an endless white plain, with nothing around her in any direction. Ren Suo had Luna walk around, completely unsure of what to do.

But then, a table and a couch materialized in front of Luna, with a cup of hot milk on the table. She broke free from Ren Suo's control, sank lazily into the couch, and began sipping the hot milk.

The hot milk didn't show any tags. It must be a dream-item, unable to provide any benefits, not even Satiety.

Suddenly, two vague figures appeared opposite the table, a man and a woman. Tags above their heads read: "He thinks you're a friend," and "She thinks you're dispensable."

Is this the source of sentiment that allowed Luna to revive from the Dream Death State? Ren Suo wondered. He guessed these two were likely the doctor and the nurse, as Luna hadn't met anyone else so far.

The game brought up a new interface: "Dreams Within Dreams."

"Today's sleep duration: 2 Moon Phases, 60 Points allotted (the Moon God does not favor you)."

"Today's sentiment gained: 20 Points, 20 Points allotted (to others, you are dispensable)."

"Luna's Dream Quota: 80 Points."

"You can spend Dream Quota to purchase identity tags."

Below was a list, and the identity tag at the very top made Ren Suo's eyes widen.

"Lord of the Moonlit Night: The sole master of the Moon Night Market. The commands of the Lord of the Moonlit Night are absolute and unchallengeable, and they will receive active protection from all residents of the Moon Night Market. Perfect performance awards 80,000 Experience Points, 10,000 Dream Quota Points, and the passive effect 'Leader's Charm.'"

Without a doubt, obtaining this identity tag would be almost equivalent to clearing the game, Ren Suo thought. The Lord of the Moonlit Night, who could command all residents of the Moon Night Market, would be someone the Apostles of the Moon God couldn't possibly rebel against, even with their Miracles. Apostles who had obtained the Moon God's Miracle hadn't yet reached a level where they could resist a collective thousands of times their number. Moreover, the Moon Night Market is home to Transcendents like the Seraph, who could easily outmatch the Apostles of the Moon God. I originally thought beings like the Seraph were just background NPCs, there to maintain peace in the Moon Night Market, and that the Apostles of the Moon God couldn't exploit them... But now this 'Dreams Within Dreams' exchange list tells me that as long as you can sleep enough, you can become the master of the dreamscape!

Lord of the Moonlit Night: Exchange requires one million Dream Quota Points!

Below that were many other exchange options, such as 'Silver Grand Alliance Leader of League of Legends,' 'Horror House Owner,' and 'Supernatural Cat Cafe Owner.' These all seemed to be character tags capable of commanding Extraordinary Strength, with their required Dream Quota calculated in the tens of thousands.

Ren Suo glanced at Luna's 80 Dream Quota Points and shook his head.

In this list, the only thing Luna could exchange for was the option at the very bottom—

"Ordinary Person: A commoner who can live openly and legitimately in the Moon Night Market. Can add other attributes to transform into an available character tag."

An Ordinary Person. It was the most basic of character backgrounds, but it was exactly what Luna needed. Her status as an undocumented outsider meant she dared not roam the streets, fearing that officials from the League of Legends might inspect her temporary residence permit.

Choosing "Ordinary Person," the interface branched into more options, giving Ren Suo the feeling of giving Luna a second reincarnation:

"Please choose a father: Seraph (100,000 Dream Quota Points), Sword Immortal (25,000 Dream Quota Points), National Father (24,000 Dream Quota Points), Cash Daddy (23,333 Dream Quota Points)... None."

"Please choose a mother: Eternal Empress (30,000 Dream Quota Points)... None."

"Please choose a residence: Imperial Palace (5,000 Dream Quota Points), Luxurious Manor (3,000 Dream Quota Points), Luxury Mansion (1,000 Dream Quota Points)... Park."

"Please choose a position: Silver Grand Alliance Leader (500,000 Dream Quota Points), Horror House Owner (300,000 Dream Quota Points), Supernatural Cat Cafe Owner (200,000 Dream Quota Points), Mayor (80,000 Dream Quota Points)... Unemployed."

"Please choose a close friend ①: Seraph (100,000 Dream Quota Points), Sword Immortal (25,000 Dream Quota Points)... Female Passerby B (17 Dream Quota Points), Friend A (1 Dream Quota Point)."

"Please choose a close friend ②: ..."

"Please choose the relationship with Friend A: Master and Servant (999 Dream Quota Points), Sovereign and Subject (800 Dream Quota Points)... Lovers (1 Dream Quota Point), Friends."

"If you have any requests, you can directly input the content for customization."

"Based on your choices, multiple candidate character tags will be generated, and you can choose any one of them."

Ren Suo's eyes blurred as he looked through the list. Finally, seeing Luna's 80 Dream Quota Points, he shook his head.

These are all great and interesting, but none of them are for Luna. However, at a time like this, there should be something...

Ren Suo scrutinized the screen closely and soon noticed a tiny, nearly transparent cross icon next to Luna's Dream Quota figure.

Clicking it, the game popped up a familiar golden silhouette. He hung upside down, suspended above the table without falling, his pitch-black Hitomi gazing directly at Luna. He said, "Hmm? There's something familiar about you... Never mind. Since you've triggered the secret door I left in the Moon God's Dream, it must be fate." The golden figure's voice was exceptionally peculiar as he beckoned Luna with a finger. "I am the Golden Ranger, and you have something of mine... Let's make a trade."

"You have encountered the Moon God's archenemy, the Golden Ranger."

"You can now spend Merit Points to hire the Golden Ranger to attack the Dreams Within Dreams exchange system."

"Every successful attack by the Golden Ranger will grant the Player 1,000 to 10,000 Dream Quota Points. Each attack costs a minimum of 50 Merit Points and a maximum of 100 Merit Points. The more Merit Points spent, the higher the attack's success rate and the more Points obtained."

"You can use a holiday promotion opportunity to hire the Golden Ranger. The Golden Ranger's attack will be guaranteed to succeed, and the Dream Quota obtained will be the minimum value."

Ren Suo looked at the Golden Ranger on the screen, feeling as if he were seeing an old friend.

I thought the Golden Ranger was a one-time character, but he can even jump between games! Last time, he appeared in 'Jedi Priest' as the archenemy of the Lord of Billion Brilliance. This time he's back, as the Moon God's archenemy... The Golden Ranger sure has a lot of archenemies. Or is he just unilaterally declaring himself their archenemy, and the deities don't even know him? Is his revenge something like shooting a scorching beam of light at deities from eight hundred light-years away...?

But compared to last time, the cost of hiring the Golden Ranger was much higher—50 Merit Points per attempt! This is way beyond 'Plucking Feathers from a Flying Goose'; it's at least at the 'Dragon Drawing Tendons' level.

Therefore, Ren Suo took one look and decided against spending Krypton Gold.

However, fortunately, there was still the holiday promotion opportunity.

Might as well use them, Ren Suo thought, and without hesitation, he consumed two promotional opportunities to hire the Golden Ranger to attack the Dreams Within Dreams exchange system.

"Transaction successful."

The Golden Ranger smiled faintly, his figure dissolving into a sky full of golden light.

Then, Luna's Dream Quota instantly surged from 80 Points to 2,080 Points!

Ren Suo rubbed his palms together. He glanced at the exchange list and, seeing that there wasn't much he could exchange for, casually clicked an option to see what would happen.

"Relationship with Friend A: Master and Servant (999 Dream Quota Points)"

After clicking this option, Ren Suo could clearly see a solid red line connecting Luna and the hazy male figure.

It seems this Friend A is probably the NPC doctor.

At that moment, two new character tags appeared in the list at the bottom:

"Arrogant Beauty: You rule over foolish men like a queen; all men are your subjects. Perfect performance grants 1,500 Experience Points, 500 Dream Quota Points, and the 'Queen's Aura' passive effect."

"The Third Party: You want to vie for a man with another girl? Gentleness, Humor, Seduction... Use every means at your disposal. Perfect performance grants 1,200 Experience Points, 500 Dream Quota Points, and the 'Bewildering Smile' passive effect."

Ren Suo blinked, the true significance of this Dream Within a Dream dawning on him. Even if an Apostle of the Moon God isn't strong enough, they can still gain more information, power, Experience Points, and rewards by changing character tags! Fighting for the Silver Moon Crystal is important, but if they make good use of the character tag rule, other Apostles of the Moon God could potentially have a late-game surge and retake the Silver Moon Crystal!

However, there's a problem, Ren Suo quickly realized. If Apostles of the Moon God get into a fight, the natives might realize their identity doesn't fit, causing the character tag to become ineffective. Just like Luna and her 'Mysteriously Ill Patient' tag; as soon as combat ensued and someone recognized her, the tag immediately became ineffective. Moreover, when role-playing a character tag, they probably can't move around freely. For example, with 'The Third Party' tag, she'd definitely have to keep clinging to that Friend A. How would she have time to compete for the Silver Moon Crystal? Following this logic, becoming stronger by role-playing character tags and competing for the Silver Moon Crystal are mutually exclusive. With this in mind, I can't just pick any character tag for Luna. I need to choose one that's easy to role-play, has a high margin for error, and can still be justified if a fight breaks out…

But of course, the most important thing now is to help Luna resolve her identity problem.

「...」

Waking up from the luxurious bed, Luna, dressed in silk pajamas, sat up and threw off the covers.

She left the splendid bedroom, her bare feet stepping onto the wool carpet as she walked into the living room. She opened the refrigerator and poured herself a glass of lemon water, which only quenched her thirst and provided no Attribute boosts.

She walked to the window, glanced at the Third Quarter Moon in the sky, and from her fiftieth-floor high-rise apartment, she looked down on the vibrant Moon Night Market.

Luna, now without parents, a lover, or a job, lived in a high-security luxury mansion in a high-rise, a place not even the League of Legends could infiltrate. She led a carefree life every day. Yet, she was also a passionate volunteer dedicated to public welfare, often picking up trash. Her dream was to become the Environmental King, a goal that had earned her the recognition and affection of countless citizens in the Moon Night Market.

She hadn't relied on parents or friends to reach this point.

It was all due to Ren Suo's singular Effort and ingenuity.

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