<h4>Chapter 312 Peaceful Dreamy Vige!</h4>
[Curse of Eternal Slumber Activated!]
[essing the Dream Realm!]
[Good Luck!]
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Jack awoke to the chirping of birds, warm sun rays falling unto his face.
"You''re finally awake! Are you trying to ck off once again! C''mon, it''s time to hunt. Follow me!" His Nordpanion stood by his side with a teasing grin.
They were in the Nord Vige, but it was utterly different from what he had seen. Instead of Igloos, there were pces of ice all over, residents waving on his passage.
They soon reached the edge of the vige, that one sentry waving at them. "You guys sure took your time! Slowest hunter washes dishes tonight, hahaha!" He bolted awayughing.
Pfft— As if an illusion of this level would affect….
"Youing, slowpoke?! What are you waiting for!" The Nord''s cry brought Jack to his senses.
Right, what was he daydreaming about? Jack ignored the strange feeling as he ran after his two brothers. It was a given not to abandon family, even on a hunting trip!
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Somewhere in the dream realm, an ethereal Curse trembled with satisfaction. It had already found this neer''s weakness: Family.
It had cleverly tweaked their memories to make the human brother with the two other Nords. Thus the man''s fate had been sealed, forever a prisoner of the dream.
In the peaceful dream realm, the Curse kept growing stronger.
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Jack had never been so happy.
He proudly strutted as he brought an enormous snow elk back to the vige. On the way, everyone eximed in admiration, already excited about the feast toe.
They all gathered around a huge campfire, roasting the meat until it gave a golden glow. His brother chuckled, pping his back as he pointed to the shy vige girls.
"Hehe, look like you''re popr!"
One approached while twirling her fingers, her face flushed.
"J-Jack, w-would you h-help me with practicing my dancing?" She asked while pointing at the few people already shaking their bodies.
There was much rejoicing, lots of eating, drinking, and a lovely girl nesting in his embrace. This life was simple yet beautiful, with nothing left to be desired.
Soon a peaceful night fell on the vige, every soul resting before another full day of joyful living. Jack was the same: he had alreadypletely limated.
Not only did he not resist this life, but he embraced it. It didn''t take long for days to pass, seeding one another.
From time to time, the Curse would check up on its flock. There was no problem whatsoever with anyone, not even Jack. He had genuinely fallen for the dream: he wasn''t faking.
Days turned into weeks, with Jack enjoying himself more and more.
Still, something was missing from it all. It wasn''t a big deal, but the quiet vige needed a little something extra to be a true paradise.
What made the Curse so hard to extricate oneself from was its ability to evolve. Yet, it always felt real enough never to feel fake and empty.
Jack started having fun with a few side projects.
First, he started by renovating the vige, making a few additions to render it more entertaining, nothing too big.
He started with a casino: the vigers loved to bet on the oue of the hunts. They had already been doing it: he just made it more organized.
Then he added a coliseum. It was pretty much a giant Igloo without a roof where people could sit. This allowed everyone topete and improve by fighting one another.
Afterward came the racetrack. They would use a "sled" to slide down a snowy hill. They found joy in the speed rush, plus it was another thing to bet on.
Then he introduced a French Fry stand. By heating fat from various monsters, they could get an amazingly delicious snack that quickly became extremely popr.
He even introduced a "Titty Bar" where warriors of both genders would showcase their resistance to the frost as they went around almost naked in the snow. #Totally training
Eventually, there started to be a lot of stuff to do. That''s when Jack introduced the concept of a subway to go from attraction to attraction.
By that point, the vige looked slightly weird, but the people were happy, and happy people gave good dream energy, only making the Curse stronger…it didn''t react.
But, Jack was far from done.
He soon got bored with something so simple. In a matter of a few days, he brought the vige through a few centuries of progress.
— Ding! Ding! Buy one get one for free! —
— Snow Cap! Worn by Winners! —
— Endorsed by Jack''O! —
In the quiet and not-so-tiny vige, glowing advertisement billboards showcased slogans as they sold whatever product. But, Jack still wasn''t satisfied.
A few dayster, he added a few red Apocalypse-looking gates. They led to other areas of the multiverse. They were stered with warnings and travel agency ads.
At this point, the vigers started to question Jack''s process slightly.
"B-brother, what''s this? Why does it look so ominous?!"
"It says this one leads to a burning Hell…."
But he kept reassuring them that everything was going to be fine. There was no need to worry too much about it.
It didn''t take long for the vigers to conquer the multiverse, Jack soon bing renowned as the Demon King universe-wide. #Totally Hunting Training
Things still felt boring….
This time he created a VR game, calling it Infinite 2.0. Many vigers wanted to know what had happened to the first Infinite version. He told them not to worry about it.
Before long, every viger was diving into the new VR. They kinda liked it, especially when he added the function to create their own personal universe in-game.
More and more instances were created…
Infinite NPC —> ying Infinite 2.0 —> Creating Infinite 3.0 In-game
Then he gave them the ability to popte their newly built world with their own NPCs, giving thetter the ability to create their world too…the process kept repeating.
"Don''t you feel something is wrong with this world?!"
"Wow, Infinite 132 154 562 is pretty neat!"
"Is this really our vige?!"
The older peeps nced at the glowing steel Metropolis the size of a with aching hearts. Where had their simple vige gone? Depression —> Loss of power
Meanwhile, the youngsters drew infinite power from the Curse in their quest to create infinite replicas of Infinite. Consumption > Power Generated
That''s when the Curse realized that something was terribly wrong, finally noticing the mess Jack had made. For the first time, it felt fury…
[You''ve Managed to Anger a Curse?!]
[The Curse is Awakening!]
[Get Ready!]