After entering the game, he sent a message to Jian Zhi Cang Tian and the others, telling them to level up by themselves and that he needed to do some quests here.
However, Jian Zhi Cang Tian and the other two did not reply to his message.
He opened the guild system to check, and was slightly surprised, as there were over 400 people online in the guild, with more players logging in continuously.
Looking at the total guild members, the experience reached over 700.
It had only been a short time. Yesterday, after he had set up the guild system and told Jian Zhi Cang Tian and the others that they could start recruiting, there were only forty minutes left before the game closed.
Later, because he was waiting for the Giant Bear Druid, he didn't pay attention to the guild information. In over forty minutes, they had recruited over 700 people, which was simply incredible.
How could he know that although he had set the level to be hidden in the guild, he was famous in the Level 1314新手村 (Xīnshǒu Cūn - Newbie Village).
Moreover, the influence of the three people at the top of the level rankings was immense. Not to mention the 10% experience bonus from a Level 2 guild, it was hard not to recruit people quickly with all these attractive factors.
"Warrior from another world, you have arrived!"
As Chu Tian was looking at the guild, he arrived at the depths of the beast den, next to the Giant Bear Druid. This time, it was not sleeping, but instead greeted Chu Tian proactively.
"Respected Giant Bear Druid, how can I help you?" Chu Tian asked respectfully.
"Warrior, we will drink the Dream Inducing Potion at the same time later, and our souls can enter my dream. Once in the dream, everything will depend on yourself," the Giant Bear Druid said, pointing to the potion on the table beside him.
"Then let's begin!" Chu Tian didn't want to waste any time.
After drinking the Dream Inducing Potion, his vision first turned dark, and then a little light appeared.
The entire world was shrouded in a hazy mist, silent, and the Heavenly Dao System interface had all disappeared, as if returning to the real world.
Chu Tian walked forward. After walking for a while, the surroundings remained unchanged.
He wanted to shout, but found that he couldn't make any sound.
The dim and blurry mist made him feel a sense of oppression, as if a large stone was stuck in his chest.
Only a vague sense of guidance could bring him some peace.
Following the direction of the guidance, he moved forward quickly, but the mist seemed endless. No matter how long he walked, there was no change in his surroundings.
Without any system functions, he could only proceed at the speed of a human. At first, he paid attention to his surroundings, fearing any sudden dangers.
Later, he started to sprint, and after an unknown amount of time, he lost the desire to run. He felt like a walking corpse, only knowing to keep walking…
His hair grew from a buzz cut to waist-length, then past his knees, and finally to the ground. Chu Tian's clothes had already weathered and torn, and his shoes had disappeared. Yet, he still walked barefoot.
Time seemed to pass for thousands of years. He was now emaciated and stooped.
During this time, he had called out to the system to exit the game countless times, but the system remained silent.
He also waited for the game to close and kick him out, but that was just a dream.
His heart was filled with helplessness. After finally being reborn, he wanted to change his life.
Rebirth made him realize that the woman who had always accompanied him in his previous life, 'Yi Yi', was actually Luo Luo. He wanted to make up for the regrets of his past life.
He still had a great revenge to avenge. Huang Xueyi and Yu Xue, these two people had not yet received their due retribution.
These beliefs supported him along the way, but hope was becoming increasingly slim. There was only boundless darkness, as if it would never end.
Looking at his withered hands, like chicken claws, and touching his aged face, he couldn't help but think: Even if he walked out of the mist now, what would the real world be like? Would it be a case of the times changing and people remaining the same, or a complete transformation?
Despair was the last straw that broke the camel's back. Chu Tian's hunched body collapsed to the ground, his eyes rapidly blurred, and he lost all consciousness.
...
"Ding... System prompt: Congratulations on completing the Dream Walker trial, with a completion rate of 536%, exceeding the trial completion level of 1000 years. Reward: Soul Power increased by 5.36 times! Additional reward: Level +1."
Chu Tian, who had lost consciousness, was awakened by a system prompt.
When he woke up, he found himself still in the beast den.
The Giant Bear Druid also stood up.
"Thank you, warrior from another world. You helped me break through the mist and receive guidance from the druid ancestors."
For a moment, Chu Tian didn't react. In his memory, it felt like thousands of years had passed, and he had died of old age in that mist.
Now, the Giant Bear Druid was speaking to him, and he didn't respond for a long time.
The Giant Bear Druid didn't pay him any mind and continued to speak.
After half a day, Chu Tian finally understood. It turned out that after they both drank the Dream Inducing Potion, they would enter the dream with double the soul power.
The Giant Bear Druid didn't know why Chu Tian hadn't appeared in his dream, but through this dream entry, he had directly established contact with another forest of the druids.
From it, he learned that the Nature Forest they were currently in was not the origin of the druids, and the Dream Forest in that other space was the ancestral land from which the druids originated.
During the great catastrophe ten thousand years ago, the Nature Forest lost contact with the ancestral land, causing the druids of the Nature Forest to become weaker and weaker. Moreover, due to the historical gap, they did not know about the existence of this ancestral land.
However, the Dream Forest had never given up on them and had been trying to establish contact.
This was because the other side was also experiencing serious problems. Several demigods had gone missing one after another, leaving only an ancient bear demigod, 'Ursos'. Using a faint bloodline connection, he tried to contact the Giant Bear Druid, but due to the Giant Bear Druid's low bloodline purity and weak soul power, all attempts ended in failure.
Listening to the Giant Bear Druid's narration, Chu Tian finally understood. He glanced at the time; it was one o'clock in the morning. Only five hours had passed.
Perhaps this was what was called "a dream of a thousand years"! Looking at the completion percentage in the system prompt, the trial that could have been completed in a thousand years, he had endured for five thousand three hundred and sixty years.
But what was this "Soul Power" reward? In both his lives, he couldn't find anything related to Soul Power.
As he was pondering this, the Giant Bear finally finished his narration.
"Respected warrior from another world, are you willing to become an exchange ambassador between the two lands as a 'Dream Walker'?"
"Ding... System prompt: Do you accept the commission from the Giant Bear Druid? Upon acceptance, your 'Teleport: Nature Forest' skill will be changed to 'Teleport: Dream Forest', and you will have the opportunity to learn directly from the Grand Druids in the ancestral land!"
"I am willing!" This was what he deserved. Those who had not experienced over five thousand years of seeking a way out, walking in a dark, silent world, enduring such helplessness, despair, and suppression, could not understand Chu Tian's current feelings.
At this moment, it was as if he had been reborn again. The desire for life, for family, and for becoming stronger was even more intense than when he was reborn the first time.
"Ding... Completed the Bear Form quest, obtained skills 'Transformation: Bear Form', 'Teleport: Dream Forest'! Extra reward title 'Dream Walker'"
Transformation: Bear Form: Druids enter Bear Form. Your Agility can increase the chance of dodging, Defense Power increases by 300%, Constitution increases by 350%. Immune to shapeshifting magic effects, and can use multiple skills exclusive to the bear form. Transformation can dispel all polymorph and movement restriction effects on the caster.