Chapter 390: Pastry Chef or Ramen Master

Chapter 390: Chapter 390: Pastry Chef or Ramen Master

Hearing Joy Hughes’s question, Lamb stopped and turned around.

His eyes, lazy yet cunning, fell upon Joy Hughes.

His ears seemed to twitch slightly.

He could clearly sense the faint aura on her, the mark of a fellow Beloved of the Dream God.

A flash of understanding, followed by deeper amusement, crossed his face.

"Well now, this one’s quite perceptive."

He grinned, revealing two small fangs, but didn’t answer directly, choosing instead to be mysterious.

"However, newcomers to the Divine Kingdom of Sweet Dreams have to go through the process themselves.

All I can tell you is what’s in the mission description.

As for how to get there and how to find it... heheh, that’ll take your own effort and luck."

He deliberately drew out the word "luck," his tone clearly mocking.

"After all, in a dream, following the rules can sometimes get you lost.

Whereas a small accident or a whimsical thought might just open the gates to the Candy Castle, don’t you think?"

He winked, then leaped lightly backward before anyone could ask another question.

Two fluffy, cotton-candy-like white clouds materialized out of thin air beneath his feet!

"Alright, have a pleasant journey!

I’ll be waiting for you up ahead—if you can find the way!

Hahaha!"

With a rather punchable laugh, Lamb rode the clouds he had summoned.

He moved at a speed that seemed leisurely but was actually incredibly fast,

speeding toward a distant, more brilliantly colored area where the faint silhouette of a castle spire seemed to hover, shrinking to a tiny dot in the blink of an eye.

"Hey! Wait! That guy! He definitely knows the way!"

Vincent Vaughn grew anxious; he didn’t want to waste time wandering around aimlessly.

"He’s been in this instance before! Let’s follow him!"

The moment he finished speaking, a faint cyan glow enveloped Vincent Vaughn as he activated his Talent, [Wind Power]!

It wasn’t Flight, but his running speed increased dramatically.

His legs became a blur, kicking up a gust of cool wind.

He shot off in pursuit, heading in the direction Lamb had disappeared!

His speed was several times faster than an ordinary person’s.

The ever-silent Clayton Quinn’s eyes flashed.

His body blurred slightly, as if melting into the light.

The next moment, his figure vanished silently from the spot.

His body merged directly into his own shadow.

He became a shadow skimming across the ground, sticking close behind Vincent Vaughn.

His speed was just as fast, but far more stealthy.

"Miss Hughes, don’t worry!"

Seeing this, Ironhide immediately turned to Joy Hughes beside him.

He patted his thick chest and said with simple but firm resolve,

"I’ll protect you!

You might not know me. I’m a special forces operative from the Central Base, codename Ironhide!

My leader is Officer Gordon Chandler!

He gave me special orders that if I ever ran into you, I had to ensure your safety!"

When Joy Hughes heard the name "Gordon Chandler," a flicker of emotion crossed her eyes.

She nodded slightly, her voice still cool but now laced with a hint of gratitude.

"Thank you, Ironhide. I’ll be in your care."

"No trouble at all! It’s my duty!"

Ironhide grinned, then said to Joy Hughes, "We should hurry and follow them, too.

Even if that kid didn’t say anything, following those two is better than wandering around on our own."

"Mm," Joy Hughes agreed.

Ironhide took off in long strides, his speed considerable, with Joy Hughes following lightly by his side.

The two of them also moved quickly in the direction the others had gone.

In the blink of an eye, on this soft, colorful "earth,"

Seraphina Sullivan was the only one left standing in place, lost in thought, not following immediately.

She wasn’t too worried about getting left behind.

Lamb’s words had been deliberately cryptic,

but the keywords "Kingdom Center" and "Madame Spider" were clear.

In this dream world, the so-called "path" was likely not a physical one.

It was more likely a kind of conceptual or cognitive guide.

Blindly giving chase wasn’t necessarily the best option.

Right now, she was more concerned with something else.

Just a moment ago, while she was thinking about the Profession awakening for her [Worker] Talent,

the familiar Profession selection interface had appeared in her mind.

But the two options that appeared this time

left Seraphina... not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

And yet, they also felt strangely fitting for this "fairy-tale dessert-themed" instance.

Seraphina carefully examined the two Profession options provided by her awakening [Worker] Talent.

More detailed Skill descriptions appeared in her consciousness.

[Pastry Chef]

[Ability One: Sticky Frost Sugar: Consume a small amount of spiritual power to condense and sprinkle colored frost sugar that contains the rules of the dreamscape.

Objects tainted by the sugar will be temporarily coated in a powerful "sweet stickiness," drastically reducing their movement speed, slowing their actions, and even potentially gluing them to the spot for a short time.

The stickiness’s strength and duration are affected by the target’s resistance and the user’s spiritual power.]

[Ability Two: Delicious Desserts: When you personally create desserts or candies, the finished products will gain additional "Delicious" and "Healing" attributes.

Consuming them can effectively eliminate physical and mental fatigue, with a chance to dispel Low Rank negative Effects.]

[Profession: Ramen Master]

[Ability One: Noodle Weapon: Consume spiritual power to quickly knead and stretch dream energy or flexible substances, forming dough with excellent toughness and strength.

The dough can be shaped at will into various temporary weapons, such as noodle whips, dough shurikens, resilient shields, or even simple traps.

The weapons deal a certain amount of physical and energy damage.]

[Ability Two: Noodle Soup: Concoct a "Dream Soup" that contains special effects.

Ramen made with this soup as a base is not only incredibly delicious but can also significantly restore the consumer’s stamina and energy, with a high probability of removing certain special negative effects.

After carefully comparing the Effects of the two Professions’ Abilities, Seraphina realized something.

The core Effect of their second Abilities was very similar.

Both revolved around "restoration," "Healing," and "removing negative statuses."

The only difference was the form they took: one was desserts, the other was Noodle Soup.

The real difference lay in the first Ability.

The [Pastry Chef]’s [Sticky Frost Sugar] was a powerful Control Skill that could effectively restrict an enemy’s movement.

It might be wonderfully effective in battles against the Nightmare Corps, where crowd control would likely be needed.

The [Ramen Master]’s [Noodle Weapon], on the other hand, provided more flexible and versatile methods of attack and defense.

To some extent, it could compensate for her current weakness of lacking a physical weapon while in her pure spiritual power form.

’King Peach’s banquet happens to need staff. I can choose one of these Professions and use its unique characteristics to blend in more easily, find Madame Spider, and get a job.’

Seraphina analyzed.

’Since the effect of the second Ability is more or less the same for both, the key to my choice lies in the first Ability and how well the Profession fits this instance.’