Leader's Office.
After verifying all the details of the information with Ye Lan, the Leader began to convene a meeting of all Radiant Sun Night Watchers.
The Leader then arrived at the conference room.
Over a dozen Radiant Suns from headquarters had already arrived.
"It seems everyone is here."
The Leader sat in his position, with Secretary Ji Yun standing beside him.
He glanced at the seated Night Watchers and said softly, "Let's discuss the matter of this Star Eclipse dream. The information we can find through observation has nearly reached saturation. To obtain more crucial information, we may need to find a way to locate the [Dream Narrator] who weaves the dream."
Upon hearing this, the conference room fell silent. Everyone remained quiet, not offering any opinions.
At this point, a man with brown curly hair spoke up.
"I have a question."
"Lewis, please speak."
The nearly-thirty-year-old man named Lewis adjusted the glasses on his nose bridge.
"How do we find the Star Eclipse hiding within the dream?"
The Leader shook his head.
"I don't know yet. That's the answer we'll be seeking when we next enter the dream."
With Lewis taking the lead, others quickly raised questions.
This time it was a mature woman with deep pink hair, braided and resting on one side of her chest.
"Let's set aside the fact that this battlefield is in an unknown, bizarre dream. From my understanding of Star Eclipses, even if you find the Star Eclipse's true form in the dream, you can't do much to it. You may all be war gods in reality, but that's not necessarily the case in the dream."
These words were undeniably true.
Even the Radiant Sun Night Watchers present with extremely high combat power didn't refute.
To exert strength far beyond normal humans, at least a somewhat normal environment was needed.
But was that dream environment normal?
Even Star powers were banned.
Even if they regained them, it would be due to the Star Eclipse's characteristics, not the original flavor, with extremely low limits, rendering them unplayable.
Currently, the few war gods from headquarters were no different from ordinary people in the dream.
Because ordinary people could also achieve that level using the dream's power.
The Leader nodded.
"Jingyu's points are excellent. How to handle the [Dream Narrator] after encountering him is indeed a serious issue. However, we must try, right? We can't stagnate just because he's too dangerous. That doesn't align with our Night Watcher ethos. Moreover, this is the capital. We must resolve Star Eclipse incidents as quickly as possible, without considering risks and such."
At this point, a young man with black-purple hair said, "So, are we negotiating? Although high-level Star Eclipses have extraordinary intelligence, I don't believe he'd be willing to negotiate with us. Our actions might even be hindering the completion of his obsession. In that case, a harmonious atmosphere for communication between us is impossible."
"Liu Yingmo's words are spot on. But even so, I think we should try. As they say, practice yields truth, doesn't it?" the Leader said with a smile.
"This way, we can't approach him with combat in mind. We should try to negotiate as much as possible, maintaining a friendly attitude. After all, we don't have the capital to be enemies with him in the dream. We need more information at the very least."
"But who will step forward to negotiate when the time comes?"
With this question, the room quickly fell silent.
Few of these Radiant Sun Night Watchers were skilled negotiators. Even if they handled interpersonal relationships well normally, who could communicate with a Star Eclipse with different values?
Their value systems differed, and the other side might not even have concepts like morality. Using human negotiation skills on a Star Eclipse would be like playing the lute to a cow.
At this point, the Leader voluntarily spoke up, "Then let me do it."
Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned.
"Ah... Leader, how can this be? What if something unexpected happens? We should let Star Eclipse research experts step forward. I remember there are several negotiation experts in headquarters who claim to understand Star Eclipses' speech patterns and have even figured out various strange personalities. Sending them might be more reliable." Liu Yingmo hurriedly tried to dissuade.
The Leader chuckled.
"Forget it. I know all the tricks those guys know. The personalities and speech of high-level Star Eclipses aren't so easily understood. Following a template for communication would only backfire."
"But..."
"No need to say more. I've made my decision. Do you have so little faith in me? I am the Leader after all. I won't make any erroneous decisions. I know my limits."
Hearing the Leader say this, the other Night Watchers no longer objected.
Thus, the Night Watchers' objective for their next dream entry was to first find the [Dream Narrator], find a way to contact him, and obtain the most crucial information from him.
This decision was tentatively made.
Meanwhile.
Rising Sun Troupe.
After a morning's work, the troupe had finalized their weekend performance program.
Moreover, the troupe members' practice speed was incredibly fast. They quickly mastered the stage play and diva performance to near perfection, with ridiculously high coordination ability.
This was also due to the playwright's excellent script, requiring no extra adaptation. They just needed to follow the script.
As for those lines and actions... the Troupe Leader and others could memorize them in just a few minutes, with efficiency incomparable to ordinary troupes.
So by noon, the troupe gradually quieted down.
Because they had finished.
There were still one or two days left. They would familiarize themselves with Kong Yubai and Lian Hua then.
The afternoon time was thus freed up.
Originally, Lian Hua thought about continuing to perform puppet shows for Ye Xing, but Ye Xing had another idea.
"Hmm~ How about I take you on a tour of the capital?" Ye Xing suggested.
Previously, she didn't want Lian Hua and others to appear in the capital, only worrying that some Night Watchers might sense their abnormal auras, like Star Eclipse auras and such.
But if they were human, there shouldn't be a problem.
Under normal circumstances, Kong Yubai and Shu Yao were genuine humans without any Star Eclipse aura, at most just Star holders.
So their appearance in the capital shouldn't be an issue.
As for Lian Hua and the Makeup Artist... they probably had to stay in the theater.
"The capital? We could take a look around. Last time I came to the capital was just for a tour performance, and I didn't get to understand it in detail. If Ye Lan accompanies us, that would be great," Kong Yubai said with a smile.
Shu Yao also nodded.
"In that case, let's go take a look. We can also set a meeting place for the dream. Otherwise, we'll have to rely on luck again."
"Mm-hmm! That's why I planned to tour the capital with you."
At this moment, Ye Xing felt someone tugging at her clothes. She saw Lian Hua beside her with a pitiful expression.
"Spectator, what about me?"
"Ah, I'll have Ye Xing stay to keep you company."
"That seems acceptable."
This way, Ye Xing would stay in the theater, while Ye Lan would tour the capital with Kong Yubai and Shu Yao—a perfect division of labor.