The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 175 - 127: No Such Thing, Please_2

Chapter 175: Chapter 127: No Such Thing, Please_2

The word count for Hastening Knife can be set to 0, so it has no lethality and is suitable for intimidation.

If a locator is installed on the Hastening Knife, it might be possible to locate Aio’s whereabouts.

"I’m going to the Control Bureau, do you want to come?" Chen Guangxi asked.

Zhou Yuan yawned and shook his head, "I’m almost dead from exhaustion, I won’t join in the fun."

·

Back in the room, Zhou Yuan lay down on the bed, and immediately felt deep fatigue sweeping over him.

After consecutive battles, he was truly exhausted.

But he could hold on for now, there were still things to be done.

He took out the Paru Ball, released Fang Qing, and entered the Sea of Blood.

Tang Qingsha and other captives had all their mobility stripped away by Fang Qing and could only lie obediently on the blood-formed beds, wailing to heaven and earth with no response.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan noticed the silver-white-skinned strong man was missing, so he asked Fang Qing where he was.

Fang Qing’s face turned dark, "The Succubus said she hadn’t eaten meat in a long time and was craving it, so she took him away."

"Ah, this..."

Zhou Yuan thought for a moment and figured it wasn’t a big deal; the Succubus had contributed a lot, and a little reward wouldn’t hurt.

"Zhou Yuan, I want to negotiate a deal with you!" Tang Qingsha shouted at this time.

"Heh."

Zhou Yuan laughed, walked to her side, and looked down coldly, "You’re a captive and still want to negotiate with me? Do you even realize your situation?

Once I turn you into a puppet, I can do whatever I want with you!"

Upon hearing the word "puppet," Tang Qingsha trembled with fear. It was hard to imagine what this arrogant, bloodthirsty woman had been through.

"Don’t turn me into a puppet...you, don’t you want me to be a fighter? My combat power will be greatly reduced if I become a puppet; you’re better off keeping my self-awareness, I can absolutely satisfy you!"

"You’re overthinking it, sister. Making you a puppet is the safest method, no betrayal, no ulterior motives, complete loyalty."

Zhou Yuan said indifferently, "Even if your combat power is greatly reduced, it doesn’t matter, with that body of yours, you can still reward the troops or shoot videos with the Succubus."

"She has tattoos, the viewership probably wouldn’t be high, it wouldn’t make much money." Fang Qing interjected, having been shooting videos with the Succubus lately, so she knew quite a bit about the industry.

Tang Qingsha exploded with, "Wouldn’t it be more enjoyable to retain self-awareness? What’s the difference between a puppet without consciousness and a doll? I’m willing to be a Star Crossbow, as long as you don’t erase my self-awareness...please..."

Zhou Yuan became interested, "Why are you so afraid?"

"I told you...can I get a chance?"

"Speak quickly."

Tang Qingsha explained, "After joining the Land of Truth, I apprenticed under a master to learn swordsmanship, but I didn’t realize his true personality was completely different from what he portrayed.

He was eccentric, paranoid, suspicious, and violent; he taught swordsmanship to over two hundred disciples, but if anyone didn’t meet his expectations, they would be captured, tortured in various ways, and eventually turned into puppets for everyone to enjoy.

Regardless of gender, once they were played to their limits, they were taken to the martial arts field to serve as meat targets.

There were eight people in my dormitory, and except for me, all seven were turned into puppets; I was the one who delivered the final blow to each of them, and every time, I could see the tear marks on their faces...so I’d rather die than be made into a puppet."

Tang Qingsha took a deep breath and continued, "That Spider Woman you used to make puppets, her control ability has significant flaws. Once she dies, all the puppets turn into corpses, and her connection with them can be easily disrupted, causing issues in battle.

I have a master-servant contract; once signed, I will be loyal to you and never do anything harmful to you. You know my strength, although I can’t beat you, I can easily handle most extraordinary people.

The item is in my storage ring, you can check it."

Tang Qingsha’s storage ring had long been taken by Fang Qing, and the restrictions on it had been forcibly broken.

"There indeed is a master-servant contract scroll inside." Fang Qing nodded.

Zhou Yuan stroked his chin and pondered.

Tang Qingsha was right; the Weaver’s ability had significant flaws. Turning a powerful extraordinary person like her into a puppet would indeed be a waste.

Signing a master-servant contract was a good choice, but Zhou Yuan was still uneasy, as such contracts could also be broken by external forces. He needed someone who would be completely loyal to him.

Maybe using the Paru Ball was the safest option.

Zhou Yuan decided to check out the master-servant contract first, diving his consciousness into the storage ring. Inside, there were many items, and he quickly found the contract scroll.

[Name: Master-Servant Contract Scroll]

[Quality: Fine]

[Special Effect: Sign a soul contract where one party is master and the other is servant, the servant will fully obey the master’s orders.]

[Note: "When signing any contract, be sure to read the contents carefully, as you never know if you’re getting tricked." —A worker accidentally signed a seventy-year master-servant contract.]

[Price: 500 Star Coins]

From the description of its special effects, the master-servant contract scroll had quite a few loopholes, such as the lack of key terms like "the servant cannot develop a second thought" or "the servant is absolutely loyal."

So using the Paru Ball was indeed the safest.

"Maybe I should set up a production line to make Paru Balls?" Zhou Yuan casually checked the related items’ prices in the game store and immediately dismissed the idea.

As he was about to sell the master-servant contract scroll, the Succubus suddenly flew over, flapping her wings with a grin, "Master, I have a way to control them, look, I already have this one under control."

Zhou Yuan turned to look, the silver-white-skinned strong man was walking over, obediently standing beside the Succubus, and calling him, "Master."

[Stone Tower, 2nd-level Strength-type Extraordinary Person, Current Status: Heart and Mind Control (67%)]

Oh right, the Succubus also had mind control skills... Zhou Yuan asked, "How long can your mind control last?"

"Permanently effective."

The Succubus said, "This Heart Control Skill is very powerful, but the conditions for its use are extremely harsh. It can only be activated on people completely lost in desire, and the level difference between us cannot be too large. Moreover, it can be used only once every seven days.

Only very few Succubi and witches can awaken this ability; I just awakened it a few days ago."

Zhou Yuan was shocked, this ability... really a bedroom killer.

Then he waved his hand, "Then I’ll leave these to you."

"Thank you, Master!" The Succubus cheered.

"By the way...what’s your name again?"

"Alice." The Succubus answered.

"Such a common name."

Zhou Yuan patted her shoulder and encouraged, "Do a good job, Alice, you’ll definitely be the Employee of the Month!"

·

After motivating his staff, Zhou Yuan left the Sea of Blood without any questioning, there would be plenty of time for that later.

He looked at his bag column, it was time to open the box.

A flash of light.

[Name: Backwater Sword]

[Quality: Rare]

[Special Effect: Backwater Battle. After receiving damage from an enemy, all attacks within 5 seconds will be critical hits (limited to Backwater Sword’s attacks).]

[Note: In a Backwater Battle, fight to the death and survive.]

"What a good item."

Zhou Yuan’s eyes lit up, attacks within 5 seconds after being injured would all be critical hits, combined with the [Avenger] title effect, it could instantly unleash extremely high damage.

He took out the Backwater Sword, its hilt was pitch black, the blade was tough and sharp, shining with a cold gleam, made of some unknown metal, it felt weighty in his hand.

Overall, it was a handy weapon.

Zhou Yuan then allocated the 4 attribute points gained from leveling up.

point to Perception from 29, 1 point to Intelligence from 19, 2 points to Constitution from 28.

His current attribute panel was:

[Strength: 26

Agility: 24

Constitution: 30

Intelligence: 20

Perception: 30

Charm: 23]