My Dream Connects to 3000 Years in the Future

Opening his eyes, Chu Bamboo pushed himself up and surveyed the familiar Nuwa Base, taking a few shallow breaths.

"Wait, what’s this feeling?" A look of joy suddenly spread across Chu Bamboo’s face. He felt that his mental state was nearly the same as when he had first woken up. ’Does this mean the strain from this reset is negligible?’

’Before, I could reset seven times. In this state... I should be able to add at least one more, right? Eight times? Maybe even more?’

Chu Bamboo counted on his fingers and pursed his lips, suppressing the turmoil in his heart as his expression grew calm.

The importance of resetting was undeniable. For him, every additional reset increased his margin for error.

He could wake up in reality and then re-enter the dream to reduce the strain, but that felt like banging his head against a video game all night without being able to beat the level—incredibly frustrating.

’By that logic, when I truly break through the First Realm, my reset count should skyrocket! I just wonder how many times it will increase to.’

’And in the future, when I break through to the Second Realm, the Third Realm, or even higher...’

Chu Bamboo couldn’t help but let his imagination run wild. Perhaps one day, he could even return to the unlimited resets of his youth. It didn’t seem impossible anymore.

’Then again...’

Chu Bamboo’s brows furrowed. ’I used to have unlimited resets. The number decreased over time, but now that I’ve started Cultivation, it’s gradually increasing again. What’s the connection?’

After pondering for a moment and failing to find an answer, Chu Bamboo simply leaped to his feet, threw on a jacket, and headed out the main door.

Time for the usual routine... first, rob a bank!

Then, the usual...

Hmm, this time he didn’t run into the Ghost Fire Youth, Guo Hairui. So, Chu Bamboo simply requisitioned a mountain bike.

Because of his mode of transportation, it took him nearly an hour to reach the nuclear facility.

However, considering Chu Bamboo was now familiar with the process and hadn’t spent the morning asking Nuwa No. 17 a ton of questions, he actually arrived at the nuclear facility earlier than he did in his previous life.

...

Chu Bamboo stood on the high platform, looking down below. ’I’m back,’ he murmured to himself.

Then, he leaped down.

"...You?" The Two-headed Scale Person stared intently at Chu Bamboo.

When it saw Chu Bamboo skillfully slaughter the dying monsters one after another, extracting the Nuclear Radiation Stones from their heads, its four eyes flickered, but it remained silent.

Chu Bamboo was happy to be left alone. He wasn’t surprised by the creature’s attitude this time. Obviously, compared to his previous clumsy attempt, his current practiced movements had led the Two-headed Scale Person to mistake him for someone from the Captain’s Office.

’Then again, I guess I am sort of a member of the Captain’s Office, aren’t I? After all, the position of Honored Guest Elder is just waiting to be confirmed.’ Though Chu Bamboo’s hands never slowed, his mind began to wander.

After collecting five Radiant Stones and estimating he’d been on the ground for about four minutes, he immediately returned to the base of the high platform. There was a metal ladder for climbing up and down.

Chu Bamboo scrambled up, using both his hands and feet.

’And now...’ Chu Bamboo sat cross-legged on the high platform and took a deep breath. He didn’t immediately begin his Cultivation, but instead recalled his experiences from the previous life.

’According to the Cultivation Technique, the amount of energy absorbed from the Radiant Stones cannot exceed half a unit’s worth per day. Furthermore, one should divide the day into six equal periods and absorb this amount bit by bit during those times to reduce the strain.’

’However, that method is only useful for building up to the critical point. To actually break through it, you still have to absorb a large amount of Radiant Stone energy in a short period.’

Undeniably, just like the powerful physique he’d gained from the radiation, the Spiritual Power that had reached the critical point in his last life had also been retained!

That meant he could start the breakthrough process right now...

After confirming his plan, Chu Bamboo placed four of the stones on his legs and shoulders. The largest one, a Radiant Stone that was almost golden-yellow, he placed between his eyebrows.

’It’s all or nothing!’

Chu Bamboo began to absorb with all his might, and his body once again began to throb with a piercing pain. The agony was far greater this time, perhaps because he was crazily absorbing from five stones at once.

Gradually, Chu Bamboo once again felt that schism, as if his soul was being torn from his body. Drawing on his previous experience, he did everything in his power to hold his consciousness together!

A minute passed. Or maybe... it was much, much longer.

Chu Bamboo’s eyes snapped open. He felt as if he had just broken through some kind of barrier. The entire world looked completely different to him now.

A quick glance down revealed that aside from the Radiant Stone on his forehead, the other four hadn’t been fully depleted.

"...Did I... make it?"

Chu Bamboo spoke softly, then froze, a look of confusion in his eyes.

He had just discovered that his voice sounded much more pleasant than before.

It was true that Chu Bamboo could imitate the amazing voices of many superstars, but that was just imitation... his own natural voice had never changed! But now it had? He felt his natural tone was now even better than the voices of the superstars he used to listen to.

’Is this an effect of Cultivation? Hmm?’ Chu Bamboo fell into thought as he examined his wrist. ’Has my skin gotten a little fairer? And are my hands... more elegant?’

Chu Bamboo rolled up his sleeve and looked again and again, confirming it wasn’t just his imagination.

"Hold on a second!" Chu Bamboo’s expression suddenly turned serious as he thought of something—

He had met quite a few Cultivators by now.