The sun in the sky was square.
The floating clouds were square.
Everything around was rough, like a pixelated world.
Jiang Xuan stood in the vast grassland, looking at everything with a hint of confusion.
"The most primitive, mod-free MC world? What the hell..."
Jiang Xuan quickly lowered his head to check himself and let out a sigh of relief when he found that he wasn't a Block Person.
But the sense of incongruity in his heart grew even stronger.
This was not the MC world he controlled.
Yet, his power was undeniably present; he even felt that with a slight push, this place would shatter.
"Where exactly is this place..."
Jiang Xuan frowned slightly. His memory still lingered at the stage where he was lying on the bed, vaguely falling asleep.
"Asleep?"
A flash of lightning crossed Jiang Xuan's mind, and he vaguely understood something.
"Hello, traveler who has crossed the sea of stars."
A soft, cute loli voice sounded from behind Jiang Xuan. He turned to look.
It was empty, a desert stretching as far as the eye could see to the distant horizon.
"Look down!"
The voice held a hint of annoyance, but it was still soft and incredibly adorable.
Jiang Xuan looked down, instantly enlightened.
Badminton!
Bah!
Nahida!
She had an extremely childlike appearance, with pointed ears like an elf's, twitching cutely from time to time.
Her grayish-white hair was tied into a side ponytail.
In her deep green pupils, there were cross-shaped light green irises.
She wore a cute light green short skirt and white frilled shorts.
Standing barefoot on the grass, the grassland seemed even more vibrant and fragrant.
From time to time, vibrant flowers bloomed in her wake.
The little loli tilted her head, her big eyes full of curiosity, but in their depths, Jiang Xuan saw deeply hidden guilt.
Lesser Lord Kusanali, Nahida.
A cute, kind, and considerate loli who made one feel pity.
Jiang Xuan naturally recognized her.
With Nahida, who controlled the authority of grass and dreams, appearing here, the location was self-evident.
But Jiang Xuan pretended not to know:
"Little sister, you are..."
Nahida's eyes flickered. She reined in her emotions, put on a stern expression, and feigned seriousness:
"I am the God of Dreams! Dahsina! Traveler of the starry sky, what is your name?"
This cute and playful demeanor was slightly different from the Nahida in Jiang Xuan's memory.
However...
Compared to the mature and sensible Nahida, this version of her seemed more real and approachable.
Jiang Xuan knelt down, smiling as he looked at Nahida, who was still trying to maintain a serious expression.
"Hello, little sister Dahsina. My name is Jiang Xuan. So, is this a dream you created by entering my dream?"
"Hmm..."
Visibly, Nahida seemed a little guilty. She lowered her head slightly and averted her gaze, not daring to look Jiang Xuan directly in the eye.
"About that... I'm sorry... but this is a beautiful dream!"
Nahida re-emphasized, earnestly saying:
"This dream is formed by guiding your most special memories; it's definitely a beautiful dream full of memories!"
"Please, don't take it as a prank!"
Hearing this, Jiang Xuan's heart softened.
Nahida was not wrong. Although he had played MC for a long time, later he couldn't stand it without textures and shaders.
But in Jiang Xuan's heart, the MC world would always be that rough, wild, pixelated block continent, which was its origin.
That image was the beginning of everything, the most memorable period.
As for why he later added shaders and textures, it was simply because they looked better.
After reflecting for a moment, Jiang Xuan noticed Nahida still staring at him nervously.
He chuckled softly.
"It is indeed a beautiful dream. I should thank you, Lady Dahsina, God of Dreams."
Nahida visibly brightened, waving her small, fair hands.
"It's nothing, it's my duty as the God of Dreams! Also, if you don't mind, just call me Dahsina."
Hearing this, Jiang Xuan's heart stirred, and he feigned seriousness:
"In my original world, calling each other by name means we're good friends. Are you sure you want me to call you by your name, Lady God of Dreams?"
"Friends!"
Nahida's big eyes sparkled with anticipation, and she nodded happily.
"No problem! I can be your friend!"
"Then..."
Jiang Xuan extended his hand, chuckling softly:
"Hello, Dahsina. I'm Jiang Xuan."
"Mm! Jiang Xuan, I'm Na... Dahsina!"
The big and small hands clasped together. At this moment, Nahida seemed even happier.
Along with it, a hundred flowers bloomed across the hundreds of meters of grassland around their feet.
Jiang Xuan glanced at them and teased:
"It seems Dahsina also has the ability to control flowers."
"No, I don't!"
Nahida shook her head very seriously.
"The Flower God is a great deity. I can only do this in a dream..."
"So, Dahsina really likes flowers?"
"Yes!"
Nahida nodded decisively, a hint of longing in her voice:
"I've always... always wanted to ride in a flower carriage and see the world, but..."
Nahida paused, her eyes dimming slightly. She averted her gaze and softly said:
"Because... because I am the God of Dreams, I can only appear in dreams..."
"..."
Jiang Xuan fell silent.
He knew clearly why Nahida always had to appear in dreams.
Nahida was gentle. Even if she thought Jiang Xuan didn't know her, she wasn't willing to reveal what the Akademiya had done to her.
But what wrong had Nahida committed?
The wind stopped its clamor, and the flowers on the grass gradually withered.
Suddenly, a large hand rested on Nahida's head.
Jiang Xuan smiled gently.
"Then we have a deal. When I find you, Dahsina must wake up, and I will prepare your own garden for you."
"Then, we'll ride in a flower carriage together, okay?"
Dahsina paused, then nodded happily.
"Mm! It's a deal!"
Jiang Xuan said no more. Nahida concealed her emotions well.
But Jiang Xuan could sense her sadness.
However, Jiang Xuan didn't want to continue the topic. No matter what he said, Nahida was still imprisoned.
If promises weren't kept, constantly bringing them up would just make him a liar.
Since the Akademiya had committed such egregious, heaven-defying acts first,
Then for him, Jiang Xuan, to punch them and unleash a few zombies should count as eliminating evil for the people, right?
Sumeru people don't acknowledge Nahida?
No problem.
When zombies rampage, Jiang Xuan will drive a flower carriage and bring Nahida back to Sumeru.
By then...
The flower carriage will bounce along, and Nahida will open her eyes.
The Sages of the Akademiya will be torn apart by zombies, but Sumeru will become her garden.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes, then vanished. Jiang Xuan stood up and led Nahida to wander around.
"Dahsina, do you know where this place is?"
"Hmm... I don't know. Although it's a dream I guided, the ownership still belongs to you, Jiang Xuan."
"You're right!"
Jiang Xuan lowered his gaze, smiling at Nahida.
"This world is my world. Not just in dreams, but even in the real world, in Teyvat, I own this world."
"Ah!"
Nahida looked at Jiang Xuan in a panic.
"Then... then wouldn't Jiang Xuan be the Lord of the World?"
"And Dahsina's friend!"
Jiang Xuan emphasized, chuckling:
"This world is a wondrous block continent. Here, you can do all sorts of things, just like in a dream."
"Oh! I almost forgot, we are in a dream right now."
Saying this, Jiang Xuan snapped his fingers, activating Creative Mode.
The next moment, he flew up with Nahida.
Walking high in the sky, Jiang Xuan led Nahida on a tour of the MC world.
"Speaking of which, Dahsina, why did you enter my dream?"
Hearing this, Nahida looked a little embarrassed and lowered her head.
"Because... because Jiang Xuan is a traveler from beyond the stars, and I wanted to see what kind of dreams a foreigner would have, to see the scenery of other worlds, so I could only do this..."
"Before this, I also tried to enter the dream of another foreigner, but... she seemed a bit special; all I saw was blankness..."
Another foreigner, and 'she'?
He figured it must be Lumine.
As for Aether, that guy was currently in the Abyss and was incredibly strong, so Nahida probably couldn't enter his dream.
The reason she could enter Jiang Xuan's dream was because he was undefended and didn't have the blessing of Archon authority like Zhongli.
"If it's just for sightseeing, this place is a bit dull."
Jiang Xuan smiled, and with his control over his dream, he softly said:
"Let's add some shaders!"
As his words fell, the entire world turned upside down.
Nahida stared blankly at everything happening before her eyes.
She understood this was a dream.
However, even after dreaming for five hundred years and entering countless people's dreams, Nahida had never imagined that a dream could be played with like this.
No, that's not right!
It was Jiang Xuan's world that could be played with like this!
From the moment Jiang Xuan spoke, everything visible and invisible changed, centered around him.
The square sun in the sky now took on a normal shape, casting its rays upon the earth through irregular floating clouds.
It was like a warm rain of sunshine.
The originally pixelated block-land on the ground became lush with grass and chirping birds. A breeze swept through, causing the grass on the prairie to bend in waves.
But if one looked closely, they could still discern that these were merely incredibly lifelike blocks.
The river also had ripples, winding forward unhurriedly.
The distant snow-capped mountains, deserts, and jungles were also shrouded in a thin mist.
This was the true appearance of Jiang Xuan's world, the scenery he had grown accustomed to lately.
To be honest, Teyvat's scenery was picturesque, and Sumeru's even more so.
The rainforest and desert were both divided and unified, truly wondrous.
But Nahida rarely had the chance to witness Sumeru's scenery firsthand.
What's more, everything Jiang Xuan did imbued this world with a peculiar beauty.
Jiang Xuan snapped his fingers again, and the grassland beneath them suddenly burst forth with dense, vibrant flowers.
All sorts of flowers, like a completely natural sea of blossoms.
This was an existing flower sea area in the MC world; he had simply relocated it here.
He gently landed on the ground with Nahida, and the diverse flowers filled the air with their fragrance.
They irregularly yet perfectly filled every corner.
Nahida cautiously stepped her small feet onto a clear patch of ground, afraid of harming the flowers there.
Her big eyes were filled with unprecedented joy.
But she still held Jiang Xuan's hand tightly, one of her few friends.
"Do you like it?"
Jiang Xuan asked with a light smile.
Nahida nodded seriously.
"I love it!"
"That's good."
Jiang Xuan pointed to the endless sea of flowers.
"Now, this is our world..."
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