Dream Realm: Gathering Kindling to Cross Calamities

Lin Ye, a night-shift warehouse keeper, has a rare constitution that resonates with obsessions. Using old objects as anchors, he can descend into subspaces formed from the obsessions of the dead: Remnants of Dreams.

These dream realms are haunted by projections of unfulfilled wishes, as well as black dream-corroding threads from the Abyssal Depths. The threads corrupt obsessions, twisting gentle spirits into savage monstrosities. Those who travel between dream realms and reality are known as Kindling Gatherers.

Kindling Gatherers are divided into three factions. The Dream Plunderers seize obsessions to gain power, while the Dreamwatch Bureau seals and controls afflicted sites. Lin Ye chooses the hardest path: redemption. He helps fulfill obsessions whenever possible, and only chooses to eliminate those that are irreversibly corrupted.

The last bus, an old carpenter's workshop, an abandoned lighthouse, an ancient theater... one Remnant of Dreams after another unfolds before him. In dreams, he helps people lay their regrets to rest and brings back supplies from the dream realms, such as calming mist and dream-source crystals. In reality, he navigates dealings with middlemen and official inspectors while evading the hunting parties of the plunderers.

Su Xiao and Zhao Hu join his team in turn, bringing the redemption faction's squad together. They tackle the ever-erupting sites of dream corruption, cooperate with the Dreamwatch Bureau on a limited basis while remaining wary of one another, and fight against the ruthless Dream Plunderers.

As the black stains of the Abyssal Depths continue to spread, the truth behind the shattering of the ancient source of all dreams gradually comes to light. When the various factions converge on the shattered remnants of the source, Lin Ye is faced with three choices, each carrying a heavy price.