I'm bombarding the Supernatural World with my firearms

"It's fine."

Chen Miao shook his head and lightly patted his head, then turned to look at Zhang Liu beside him, "I probably do need some psychological counseling, the time flow in the dreams isn't 10,000:1, I've lived in the dream for 50 years."

"I'm troubling you."

To him, Zhang Liu at the moment actually seemed somewhat unfamiliar.

Through the conversations with Zhang Liu in the chat channel, he could remember that he used to know such a person, and they had quite a few interactions, but the face of this person made him feel extremely unfamiliar, like a total stranger.

He didn't like this feeling.

Zhang Liu looked at the deputy mayor and relaxed only after seeing him nod, then said with a serious expression, "Miao, come with me."

...

In a room with decent sound insulation, only Zhang Liu and Chen Miao were present.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Noise from the street outside couldn't seep in at all. It's worth mentioning that the "Sea of Human Suffering," the second phase had reached 170,000, not far from the 400,000 target. Although the federal controls were effective, they seemed not to be very substantial.

"That... Miao, just relax."

"I'm already pretty relaxed."

"Relax a bit more."

Zhang Liu carefully began, "I'm not going to hypnotize you, nor will I pry into your privacy, Miao. I'm just going to provide some psychological counseling to help you recover as soon as possible. This kind of situation puts a great deal of stress on a person, and the subsequent effects are also profound."

"Hmm."

Chen Miao leaned on the sofa, nodded wearily without speaking. This was different from when he had first crossed over; at that time, his memory was continuous, because it wasn't soul transmigration and he didn't inherit the original host's memories.

The whole person felt no discomfort.

But the 50 years in the dream were like a fleeting illusion, sometimes making it hard for him to distinguish between reality and the dreamworld.

Now, it seemed that the idea of infinitely increasing skill proficiency in the fourth layer of the dream was basically unachievable. He had instantly forgotten everything as soon as he entered the fourth layer. If it weren't for Lord Miao reminding him at the end, he might not have woken up at all.

The fourth layer of the dream was more terrifying than he had imagined.

There, a person's subjective consciousness nearly came to a complete halt, everything depended on the subconscious.

Zhang Liu's voice echoed in his ears.

The deep voice involuntarily drew out his drowsiness.

...

One hour later.

Zhang Liu carefully stepped out of the house and closed the door behind him.

"How is it?"

The deputy mayor, who was waiting outside, immediately approached and asked. His eyes were full of concern and urgency, and he did not seem to be feigning it. Zhang Liu was somewhat puzzled to see this, because he didn't understand why the deputy mayor was so concerned about Miao.

How did that saying go?

If there's no reason for the courtesy, then it's either a trick or a theft.

In his view, Miao did not have any family ties with the deputy mayor, nor any trace of mutual benefits between them. Even though Miao had just saved the world, the deputy mayor's behavior, unreserved as it was, still struck Zhang Liu as odd.

"I fell asleep, slept very soundly."

"I was asking you about the effects of the psychological counseling, who's asking you that?"

"Uh... the effects of the counseling are somewhat uncertain, but I really did sleep soundly, so there shouldn't be any big problems."

"..."

The deputy mayor looked expressionlessly at Zhang Liu, beginning to doubt the professionalism of this psychologist.

...

"You've finally awakened."

As soon as Chen Miao had awakened and stepped out of the room, he saw a man waiting at the door, who sized him up before saying, "I heard you've woken up from the fourth layer of dreams, and we have some questions to ask you."

"You must tell us the entire process of how you woke up without holding anything back. You're the first in the federation to wake up from the fourth layer of dreams, and your answers would be very helpful to us."

"They would be very beneficial to the entire federation's scientific research."

Seeing that Chen Miao did not immediately respond, the man slightly furrowed his brows, and his voice grew heavier, "Did you sleep yourself stupid? I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"

The deputy mayor standing by his side tentatively opened and closed his mouth a few times as if wanting to say something, but then remained silent, standing in place and looking down at his toes without uttering a word, clearly even he, a deputy mayor, did not have the status to interject in front of this young man.

"..."

Chen Miao lifted his eyelids and glanced at the man, quite young, looked to be in his early twenties, and probably had never experienced any setbacks, so his tone of speaking was a bit unpleasant.

"Who might you be?"

He asked politely, for the purpose of revenge in the future.

"Listen well. It's Zhang Wanlin of the Zhang Family from Jingjiu City, my father is Zhang Boling!"

As the man declared his family name, his nostrils seemed to flare up to the sky, reeking of the typical frivolousness of a pampered heir, although he wasn't accompanied by any followers or carrying a birdcage, but that feeling was entirely on point.

Meanwhile, Zhou Shen, who came from nowhere, popped up and whispered in Chen Miao's ear, "The 'Beifeng Pharma Group' from Jingjiu City belongs to his family, it's a behemoth enterprise, and AI pills were initially invented by a small workshop. After causing quite a stir on a small scale, the secrets of production were acquired by this group."

"Subsequently, this group made a fortune from these pills. Although AI pills were banned among the populace a few years ago, by that time, the Zhang Family had already begun cooperation with the federation, constantly researching the effects of AI pills in different fields and working to reduce side effects as much as possible."

"Nowadays, almost all AI pills on the market are produced by this group. Besides, this pharmaceutical group has made significant contributions to many chronic incurable diseases, creating numerous drugs that can treat terminal illnesses and severe diseases, holding a monopoly in many fields of the medical industry."

"The market value of this group is around two trillion, and the Zhang Family doesn't just own this one enterprise; they have a vast array of companies, with many being unicorns in their respective fields."

"Three years ago, the patriarch of the Zhang Family formally handed over the full management of 'Beifeng Pharma Group' to one of his grandsons, this Mr. Boling, who is the third eldest among his generation."

"His family is quite wealthy."

After Zhou Shen rapidly unloaded a lot of information, he summarised it with one phrase, his family is quite wealthy, and in this world undergoing transcendentalization, money symbolizes much more."

It signifies... greater family strength.

What kind of literal strength we're talking about, with enough money, even a disabled person could become an extremely powerful supernatural being.

The power of money displayed its greatest charm in this era.

"Understood."

Chen Miao nodded his head, paused for a moment, and then suddenly laughed, "So it's Mr. Zhang, my apologies for any offenses, actually, it's quite simple—I used a near-death experience."