Chapter 903: Redsong Territory
Chapter 903: Redsong Territory
Astarte's seductive smile was full of charms when coupled with her curvaceous body. It was hard to say how long it had been since anyone saw such a smile from her.
One might have even forgotten this battle-crazed Great Devil was also the Succubus Queen.
Of course, only people outside the territory might have forgotten.
On the other hand, the residents of the Redsong Territory would never forget. After all, the Redsong Territory was the land of lust and depravity; it was the red-light district of Gehenna.
Countless beings were willing to pay high prices just to visit the Redsong Territory to spend a night of passion and relaxation.
In the past, the Redsong Territory was best known for its Succubus Dream Service.
Whether it was a love dream, a wet dream, a thrilling dream, or a sad dream, clients could pay for any type of dream they desired. As long as they think of it, the Succubus Clan could dream it.
Moreover, the sensations and experiences inside the dream would feel even more realistic than reality.
Everyone who has used the Succubus Dream Service has experienced a pleasant and memorable time.
Even if the clients suffered from insomnia, they would still easily fall asleep through the Redsong Territory's succubus dream service.
Furthermore, they would be perfectly energized and lively the next day.
It was the most popular service among the mortal laborers, especially the Dark Dwarves, who handled most of the weapon-refining tasks in the Redsong Territory.
Of course, the most profitable business in the Redsong Territory was still the weapon- refining business.
Clients could provide their own materials for their custom weapon-refining orders or simply buy a preset from the Redsong Territory.
However, the second option was generally more expensive unless the custom order was too complicated or demanding.
Either way, divine weapons from the Redsong Territory were not cheap; ordinary beings couldn't afford them, and even wealthy beings might feel reluctant.
As such, in order to encourage more clients, the Redsong Territory offered varying complimentary services with every purchase or custom order, such as free Succubus Dream Services for a number of nights.
In the original timeline, Valefor had never experienced the Succubus Dream Service. He was simply disgusted at the thought of women.
Thus, how could he allow any woman to touch him, let alone manipulate his dream?
Although Astarte was not a witch, her inherent beauty still reminded him of one. As such, even if she offered to be his dream partner, he would still feel disgusted.
After all, there didn't seem to be much difference between a human witch and a demon witch. They were still magic-wielding female beings. It was even worse if they possessed a gender superiority complex.
How could Valefor enjoy the servicing of women if the mere thought of them disgusted him? Astarte was quite confident in her beauty, which transcended races.
After all, she had already bewitched several kingdoms of men due to her beauty and charm. That said, she was still expecting a slight chance of rejection since powerful, ambitious, and goal-driven men weren't easily swayed by womanly charms.
Even so, Astarte didn't expect to face such a strong rejection from Valefor. That brief look of disgust had completely shattered her confidence and made her depressed.
How could there be such a stone-heart man?
Nevertheless, Astarte was quick-witted. She noticed Valefor had an aversion towards women. As such, she knew her beauty and charm wouldn't work on him like they would on others.
"Your Excellency, my Redsong Territory's succubus dream service isn't just limited to relaxation purposes. It can also be used for training," Astarte calmly mentioned after recovering her wits.
"For example, we can set up a special battlefield dreamscape for you to slay endless waves of enemies or fight powerful opponents from our memories. It's very useful for practicing new skills, adapting to new weapons, or just gaining battle experience."
"It's very effective and popular among battle-oriented clients since they can avoid the risk of sustaining permanent injuries and disabilities from real battles," Astarte stated.
"Oh?" Valefor became a little interested.
If this type of virtual training were as effective as Astarte said, it would be very useful for armies to train and raise their skills to a certain level of standard without costing too many
resources.
Vaan would definitely be interested in it.
However, the biggest question was how demanding it was to maintain such a dreamscape for training.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
If it required too much effort and personnel to maintain the battlefield dreamscape for just one person, training a whole army wouldn't be easy.
"Is it demanding on the caster to create this kind of battlefield dreamscape for one person?" Valefor inquired.
"Not at all, Your Excellency," Astarte shook her head before explaining, "Our Succubi don't require much mana to cast the dream spell, and they don't need any extra effort to maintain it unless tasked to manage actively."
"After a dream spell is cast, the maintenance, duration, and complexity of the dreamscape usually depend on the client's amount of mental strength."
"Once they exhaust their mental strength, the dreamscape collapses, waking them up," Astarte explained.
"I see," Valefor uttered thoughtfully before asking, "Is it possible for multiple clients to enter the same dreamscape?"
"It is," Astarte nodded before saying, "However, it is also a lot more complex and demanding. Multiple Succubi would be required to cast and maintain the dream spell if it is for more than one client."
"With each additional client to the shared dream, the complexity and maintenance demand of the dreamscape increases. As such, my Redsong Territory usually doesn't offer such services."
"After all, it's rather inefficient and poor for business," Astarte stated.
After listening to Astarte, Valefor developed a general understanding of the Succubus Clan's dream spell.
It was best used for improving individual combat power and wasn't viable for practicing strategic coordination of a large group.
Valefor guessed the increasing complexity and demand were related to the clash of different wills in the dreamscape.
Without more Succubi to actively maintain and stabilize the shared dreamscape, it would lose its realistic aspects and become confusing, rendering all improvement efforts inside
meaningless.
After all, training in an obscure dream was no different from being delusional.
Nevertheless, since the problem was identifiable, coming up with a solution may not be too
difficult.