The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 158 - 117: Distress Signal

Chapter 158: Chapter 117: Distress Signal

After extraordinary beings entered mid-level, their life levels underwent a qualitative transformation, and the speed of advancement gradually slowed down.

The textbooks on the extraordinary distributed by the Control Bureau provided relevant data:

Excluding some prodigies and some laggards, it took an average of 5.3 years to advance from rank 4 to rank 5.

The average time required to advance from rank 5 to rank 6 was 9.3 years.

Advancing from rank 6 to rank 7 took an average of 15.5 years.

Going further, the time required to move from mid-level to high-level was even longer.

Fang Qing’s current strength was entirely due to her absorbing the power of an Evil God Embryo and spending two years nurturing herself in a massive Gathering Yin Formation. Without this fortuitous encounter, if she had relied solely on her own training, she would probably have just regained her pre-death consciousness by now.

During this period, she had been diligently training, but the effects were minimal. Even buying extraordinary items rich in Yin energy suitable for herself only slightly accelerated her training.

"If you can find me an area rich in negative energy, my training speed can increase significantly." Fang Qing said.

"Such places are hard to find." Zhou Yuan shook his head helplessly.

No matter what type of energy, as long as the concentration exceeded a certain range, it would trigger alarms on the Control Bureau’s monitoring devices, and within 24 hours, that area would be sealed off.

"Is there anything suitable in the game store?" Fang Qing inquired. Having followed Zhou Yuan for so long, she was already aware of the Player System’s existence.

"There are, but they are very expensive."

Zhou Yuan had done his homework before and listed some items that met the requirements.

[Yin Energy Generator], [Nether Cold Pond], [Small Corpse Nurturing Land]...

These were all tools that could continuously generate negative energy, but each cost over 20,000 Star Coins.

"So expensive." Fang Qing sighed, raising her hand which turned into blood, somewhat resentfully. "We’re both at rank 5. Why can Chen Guangxi sell her hair and nails for money, but the blood from my body can’t be sold?"

"Who knows." Zhou Yuan shrugged.

"I don’t know either." Fang Qing replied gloomily.

"Hehe... So cold."

Having ensured his employees were working tirelessly to improve themselves, Zhou Yuan went back to his room to sleep, satisfied.

·

For the next few days, Zhou Yuan continued following Chen Guangxi around Xinyue, eating, drinking, and having fun.

The disfigured woman, to repay the kindness of saving her daughter, transferred three million to Wang Zhen’s account as a reward and also provided some valuable intelligence.

——A mysterious island had suddenly appeared in a certain area of the East Sea, shrouded in immortal mist. The island was full of life, warm like spring and summer, covered with pink peach trees, and ancient buildings scattered around, forming a small town.

Using a telescope, someone discovered two figures in Ancient East Continent attire playing chess in a pavilion at the top of a mountain, to their shock.

It was initially suspected that they were ancient extraordinary beings who had survived from the Age of Decline to now.

But more precise instruments, rituals, and extraordinary methods were used to probe the area, revealing that it was just lingering illusions from the past.

Some high-level extraordinary people attempted to land on the island but were blocked by some kind of restriction. Only those below rank 4 could enter, so various forces were forming expedition teams to explore the island.

——In the western desert of the East Continent, a star-fall event occurred. An unknown anomalous creature fell from the sky, emitting terrifying heat that vitrified the area within a three-kilometer radius of the crash site. Fortunately, it happened in the desert, causing no casualties or property damage.

The anomalous creature disappeared soon after landing, and now the Control Bureau was urgently searching for it.

——In the waters of Europe, an ancient Ghost Ship appeared. Various extraordinary people fought over the extraordinary items on board, resulting in the deaths of over a dozen individuals.

The team from Eternal Gene snatched the treasure, but soon after leaving the ship, they were attacked, and the treasure was stolen.

Subsequently, various organizations fought in the port city, with the treasure passing through the hands of numerous forces. No one knew who ultimately obtained it, but there were rumors it had been secretly transported to Xinyue.

It was estimated to stir up another wave of bloodshed.

As the extraordinary tide resurged more fiercely, conflicts in the extraordinary world increased. Bloodshed far exceeded previous levels.

Everyone understood that a grand epoch was approaching, and only by becoming stronger could they stand firm in the chaotic times ahead.

·

A high-end restaurant.

"Are you serious? Drunk after just half a glass? Are you raising fish?" Chen Guangxi said contemptuously to Jiang Wuming.

Jiang Wuming’s skin had turned completely red. He was already drunk beyond recognition, slumped in the chair like a dead person.

Wait a minute...

The crowd’s expressions changed. Why wasn’t Jiang Wuming breathing?

No heartbeat either.

Zhou Yuan reached out a finger, placed it under Jiang Wuming’s nose to check for breath, and shook his head:

"He’s dead."

"No way?!" Chen Guangxi exclaimed, eyes wide with shock. "Dead after just half a glass? That’s a one-shot kill!"

"Take a look at what kind of stuff you’re giving people to drink." Zhou Yuan was speechless.

Chen Guangxi was a dragon; common alcohol was like plain water to her. To get a real kick, she had to go to the Wine God Association for specially-brewed extraordinary wines.

Such potent wine was lethal to humans. Even sniffing it could make an extraordinary person pass out drunk.

Of course, extraordinary people wouldn’t necessarily die from drinking it, but if that person was Jiang Wuming, it was hard to say...

The corpse was sitting right next to them, but everyone continued eating and drinking, showing no concern at all.