Chapter 12: Children After the Dream

"Ding ding ding, ding ding ding!"

The sound of the alarm clock in his ear made Qin Chuan wake up quickly.

He sat up from the bed suddenly, grabbed the mobile phone beside him and stared at the screen.

The time displayed on the electronic screen was 8:00, and after a moment, it became 8:01 under Qin Chuan's gaze.

The inaccurate time seemed to be the same as yesterday, but Qin Chuan knew very well that he returned to reality one second later this time.

In this second, he stared at the static dream world like a god. Although he did nothing, he had an illusion of omnipotence.

Is this his golden finger?

When the entrance to the dream is closed, there is extra time to stay?

Qin Chuan rubbed his temples and his mind moved rapidly.

Since you can stay in that world where time is still, you might as well call it time-stopping time.

Yesterday, I got one second of time-stopping time when I returned to the real world.

The moment I returned to the real world today, he clearly saw that the time-stopping time behind the time display had increased by another second.

So, every day after leaving the dream world, I can get one second of time-stopping time?

This time I used one second of time-stopping time. If I save it for a while and don't use it later, can I stay longer at one time?

Taking a deep breath, Qin Chuan thought of the water splash and the colorful bird that was frozen in the air, who could move in the time-stopping time just like him.

The spirit beasts in the dream world did not get rid of the power of time-stopping.

But the water splash that contracted with him could.

This means that the spirit beasts that contracted with him can also move in the time-stopping time.

If this special power can be used properly, it will be enough for him to gain a lot of benefits, so he must calm down and think clearly about what to do.

After taking another look at the time display on the phone, Qin Chuan picked up the coat beside the bed and put it on.

Anyway, let's go to class first.

After hurriedly washing and tidying up, Qin Chuan carried his schoolbag and pushed open the door of the rental house.

"Good morning, big brother!"

A mother and daughter were standing in front of the door of the neighbor's house. They turned their heads when they heard the noise. The little girl, who looked only five or six years old, had her eyes lit up and smiled and greeted him.

"Good morning." Qin Chuan stopped and nodded to the little girl's mother, then looked at the little girl and smiled, "Tongtong, why are you up so early?"

"Because Tongtong didn't sleep at night!" The little girl showed a frightened expression on her face, "It hurts to sleep!"

Qin Chuan was slightly startled, and then suddenly realized.

Yes, there is no age limit in the dream world. Even if a five or six-year-old child falls asleep in the corresponding time period, he will enter the dream world.

These children with poor self-care ability cannot leave their parents' care in reality, so you can imagine the situation in the dream world.

"On the first night after the dream world appeared, Tongtong was..." Tongtong's mother paused, "That experience caused Tongtong a lot of psychological trauma. Fortunately, the special affairs team sent a special psychologist to provide timely counseling."

"According to the advice of the special affairs team, we let Tongtong adjust her work and rest schedule so that her sleep time avoids the time when the dream world opens." Tongtong's mother touched Tongtong's head, "At least until she grows up, she will not be exposed to the dream world again."

"For now, I can only take leave to accompany Tongtong to adjust her work and rest schedule." Tongtong The mother said softly, "According to the special affairs team, there are many children like Tongtong."

"So there will soon be kindergartens, primary schools and junior high schools that specialize in teaching children with counter-schedules. Then I won't have to take leave to accompany Tongtong."

"I see." Qin Chuan understood, leaned down and touched Tongtong's head, "Tongtong, don't be afraid, everything in the dream world is not real."

"I know, big brother!" Tongtong's expression was very serious, "Tongtong is super brave, he won't be afraid anymore!"

"Yes, Tongtong is very brave." Qin Chuan was amused by the little girl.

"Big brother, eat candy!" Tongtong took out a candy from his pocket and handed it to Qin Chuan.

"Thank you." Qin Chuan did not refuse Tongtong's kindness, peeled the candy in front of her and put it in his mouth, "It's sweet."

"Okay, big brother is going to class, you have to go to bed quickly." Tongtong's mother smiled at Qin Chuan, "You should go to class quickly, don't be late."

"Yeah." Qin Chuan waved to Tongtong and her mother, turned and left.

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The morning class had not started yet. In the classroom of Senior Grade 3 (7), the students who arrived early were constantly talking. One after another, students announced that they had contracted spirit beasts, which caused endless exclamations.

However, in this lively atmosphere, there was a discordant voice.

"Abandon, betray, abandon."

Xiao Pang looked at the vocabulary book in his hand seriously, his face full of love for learning.

Even Qin Chuan, who continued to study the "Wild Survival Guide" and looked for a suitable solution in the shelter construction case, couldn't help but look up and looked at Xiao Pang in surprise.

This guy who never liked to study in the past actually started to memorize English words seriously after Blue Star entered the 2.0 era?

"Are you okay?"

"Aban...ah?" Xiaopang paused while memorizing words, turned his head to look at Qin Chuan, and smiled, "I'm fine, it's normal."

Knowing that it was abnormal for him to memorize words at this time, Xiaopang smiled and explained in a low voice, "I met other players in the dream world, and they were girls."

"Huh?" Qin Chuan looked at Xiaopang unexpectedly.

"But the other party is a foreigner, speaking English." Xiaopang scratched his head, "You know, I'm not good at English, I can only understand a few words."

"I want to cram at the last minute to see if I can communicate with the other party more smoothly."

"Is there a possibility." Qin Chuan said faintly, "If you meet a growth-level spirit beast again, you won't see the other party after restarting."

"Don't be a pessimist." Xiaopang glared at Qin Chuan unhappily, "Don't say it, I almost deleted my account and restarted again."

"I just ate two fruits and was chased by a juvenile flame-tailed squirrel all the way. It was that girl who rescued me." Xiaopang touched his chest with a silly smile, "Qin Chuan, do you know what love at first sight is?"

Qin Chuan: "..."

The fist hardened.

"Let's not talk about this." Xiao Pang sensed a hint of murderous intent and silently closed the word book, "Qin Chuan, have you contracted a spirit beast? I see many classmates have contracted."

"Yes, I have already contracted." Qin Chuan glanced at Xiao Pang, "What about you?"

"Not yet, isn't it delayed by the flame-tailed squirrel..." Xiao Pang scratched his head, "But I already have a goal, I should be able to contract tonight."

"Come on." Qin Chuan was about to continue to look down at the guide, but was stopped by Xiao Pang.

"Qin Chuan, have you seen the information updated by the special affairs team today?"