Bob had seen the stairs, hidden away in an extremely high building that was situated at the centre of the Dream plaza. There were various options to ascend this building, with various elevators and escalators that led to various destinations, but intuitively, he was drawn to these stairs, which no one else in the Dream world seemed to actually see. He figured it was worth a try. With his exceptional speed and skill, he quickly ascended them, as the Shadows approached.
Upon reaching the top level, countless promotional posters were plastered on the walls, showing the Ice Queen from Old Man Li's picture, Sally Sallyson. Why was she there?
The room's four walls were made completely of transparent glass, allowing one to see the whole 360 degree vista of the complex swirling beneath and around them. One could see that the Shadows had spread, covering approximately 50% of the space and closing in, towards the centre of the complex where the building was located.
As he scanned the room, there was a girl standing in a patch of sun. It was a girl wearing glasses, who looked familiar. Who was she again?
Bob had a strange feeling that she was important somehow.
He had the feeling that the answers were lying extremely close, but he still couldn't figure it out.
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The girl with the glasses was standing in the sun, with her hair billowing in the wind.
He began to walk closer towards the girl as she turned to face him, brushing aside a strand of hair behind her ear.
Bob had an indescribable feeling of destiny, he knew that somehow she was important.
As he moved closer to the girl, she began to glow. and the patch of light from the sun began to expand.
The moment he stepped into the illumination of the sunlight, suddenly the circle of light expanded, and the room was filled with blinding radiance, countering and holding back the darkness that had been chasing him.
As Bob stepped forward, the girl smiled as the posters began to blow off the walls and flutter aesthetically around the room.
One could see a kaleidoscope of colours transforming the glass room into a dazzling array of energy particles, it was truly a breathtaking sight.
Every step proved increasingly more difficult, and the shadows were encroaching having swarmed their way up even this building, but Bob was determined. He knew that it is at these critical moments where one must be most resilient, and so, he took it step by laborious step forwards.
There! He reached his hand out to reach the girl, who gave a smile and a nod, extending her own hand towards his, and the light in the room began to expand, first down the sides of the building, chasing away the shadows, before the light spread across the complex transforming it from darkness to light!!!
"Congratulations." Gigachad's voice echoed through the Dream space. "You have experienced your first [Divine Inspiration] from the Subconscious. Of course, it would be up to you as to whether you could make use of this Heavenly opportunity...
Bob was still confused, but as his vision turned white and he awoke, he knew that this [Dream Sequence] surely held the key to making a real life breakthrough!
*Subconscious Index has levelled up!!!*
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Regardless of his confusion, Bob knew the main thing he needed to do was to level up his Subconscious Index as quickly as possible.
Accordingly, he began to utilise specialised routines, including Dymaxion Sleep, in order to maximise his entries into the Recurring Lucid Save State Dream State. This was not sustainable in the very long term, but for brief periods where results were required, it undoubtedly had its benefits.
Now that Bob had unlocked several Subconscious powers, he was able to start trying them out, both in reality, and also when he slept, via The Recurring Lucid Save State Dream.
When he was awake, he was now able to utilise the new abilities he had gained from unlocking his Subconscious Index, whilst during sleep, he could now also utilise the Dreamworld to further deepen his Subconscious abilities and even use the Shadows as training to further amplify his improvements.
For example, take the [Zone state]. At level 1,In this state, all his stats including the all important Rizz Index were multiplied by 5, and his ability levels were also multiplied by 3, for around 5-10 minutes. This was fantastic when he wanted to focus deeply on comprehending a key concept in his studies, but also useful when he fought the Shadows in his [Dream state].
*Zone State has increased to Lv 10!*
[Automatic response] had been developed allowing him to easily riposte in both social situations and conversation during his waking hours, and also in complex physical encounters when he battled the Shadows in his [Dream State].
*Automatic Response has increased to Lv 5!*
[Flawless Perception, Flawless Judgement] allowed him to easily navigate social situations and steer everyone towards a unified, harmonious whole, whilst in the [Dream State], it allowed him to sense and evade the Shadows for increasingly longer and longer periods of time, and even protect some of the people who otherwise would be turned into Shadows to survive for longer.
*Flawless Perception, Flawless Judgement has increased to Lv 7!*
[Expanded Awareness] complemented his decision making, allowing him to improve his awareness in the real world, whilst he was able to further improve his vision in the Dream world by 'zooming out' and seeing himself in the third person like in an RPG, allowing for more objective and optimal pathing.
*Expanded Awareness has increased to Lv 5!*
[Flow State] was a... mysterious power, and he hadn't yet figured out what it did but it had still levelled up when he had unlocked the earlier [Divine Inspiration].
Nevertheless, whilst there were still many things to solve, after this intense routine, Bob's stats had continued to improve. Now all that remained was to figure out how to utilise this [Inspiration] to make the breakthrough to the next level.
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Bob
Rizz Index: 9800000000
Touch Index: 87500000
Subconscious Index: 100000
Strength: 7870000000
Intelligence: 2009700000
Positive Intention Lv 78
Results Oriented Focus Lv 83
Respect and Morals Lv 93
Imagination Lv 87
Empathy Lv 86
First Principles Thinking Lv 78
Resilience Lv 97
Adaptability Lv 86
Objective Data Measurement Lv 89
Objective Analysis and Evaluation Lv 86
Proactivity Lv 88
Systems Understanding and Creation Lv 74
*Abilities*
[Zone State] Lv 10
[Automatic Response] Lv 5
[Flawless Perception, Flawless Judgement] Lv 7
[Expanded Awareness] Lv 5
[Flow State] Lv 5 (????)
Actual Results (1.5 stars You're making progress bit by bit, keep it up!)
Magic Treasure Augmentation: (Black clothes) Rizz Index increased by 20%.
Genetic Quality: B+++++++++ (ceiling)
After conquering his first [Dream State] and unlocking his Subconscious Power, Bob had levelled up yet again!!!