The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 177 - 128: Please watch the next episode - The Death of the Author!_2

Chapter 177: Chapter 128: Please watch the next episode - The Death of the Author!_2

The handcuffs’ effect temporarily enhanced the body’s healing and recovery abilities. The blindfold’s effect was to strengthen other senses when worn. The gag... well, the gag had no special effect.

This was clearly some BDSM gear!

Zhou Yuan quickly sold these items, but he kept [Embrace of Pain].

Inside the storage ring, there was a low-level magic book that contained unique spells from the Miracle of Pain, including a spell that transformed pain into pleasure, which seemed quite suitable for a succubus. He could give it to Alice.

Half an hour later.

Zhou Yuan finished the inventory and sold the selected miscellaneous items with one click.

From 21,560 star coins, it instantly became 85,300.

[Star Coins: 85,300]

Looking at the number, a feeling of satisfaction welled up inside him.

"Time to shop!"

With that amount of money, he still couldn’t afford the subsequent skills of [Shadow Devourer], so Zhou Yuan decided to buy some high-quality cultivation techniques.

Like the previous "Clear Heart Skill," he had cultivated it to the perfect fourth level and was about to reach the fifth, which was the peak of this cultivation technique.

However, as his perception improved, the advancement of the "Clear Heart Skill" no longer provided attribute boosts—instead, the boosts from advancing the technique were insufficient to increase his attribute points.

So, this time, he needed to buy some high-quality cultivation techniques, at least rare quality.

·

Just as Zhou Yuan was browsing the game store.

Xinyue, Control Bureau.

Laboratory.

Chen Guangxi lay on the floor with her head resting on a fluffy, soft pillow, crossing her legs idly as she scrolled through her phone.

Last night, she came to the Control Bureau and proposed using [Anomaly 9140, The Censoring Knife] to locate Aio. The plan was quickly approved and implemented.

The Censoring Knife’s handle had a mechanical device that could set the time and word count. If the censored author did not finish writing the required words within the set time, the Censoring Knife would decapitate them.

Chen Guangxi set the censoring time to half an hour and the word count to 0. This way, the Censoring Knife would only hover over the author’s neck for half an hour as a threat and then return to her hand.

The organization that once held the Censoring Knife conducted extensive tests on this anomaly, concluding that over a hundred types of restrictions were unable to prevent the knife from killing and returning.

After the Control Bureau installed a dimensional locator on the Censoring Knife, she started the first experiment—piercing a printed copy of the "Loner" with the knife to establish a medium and lock onto the target.

The Censoring Knife then disappeared, using some unknown means to travel to Aio.

However, something unexpected happened.

The Censoring Knife, which should have returned after half an hour, was gone for fourteen hours, and the dimensional locator had completely lost its signal.

This anomaly drew high attention from the Control Bureau, and they told Chen Guangxi to stay for 24 hours to see if the Censoring Knife would return.

And just then, without warning, the Censoring Knife fell from space, clattering to the floor.

"It’s back?"

Chen Guangxi’s spirits lifted as she quickly got up to check it out.

Upon seeing the Censoring Knife, her eyes narrowed slightly.

On the tip of the Censoring Knife was a faint trace of fresh red blood, seemingly just stained within the last three minutes.

Chen Guangxi sniffed: "No toxins, no contamination, no radiation, no weird smells. This is genuine human blood, just a bit high in sugar."

A group of lab technicians in protective suits filed in, extracting a blood sample from the Censoring Knife.

Before long, the test results were out.

It was the blood of a human male, with no genetic abnormalities and no supernatural powers. The blood had no traces of special drugs and had vaccines for hepatitis B and chickenpox. Apart from slightly high blood sugar, the biochemical indicators were normal...

It was the blood of an ordinary adult male.

Soon, the DNA comparison results came out.

"No matching personnel found in the global database. It’s odd. Since he had vaccines, there should be records."

"Maybe the reality distortion ability wiped out the records. I think this person is very likely to be Aio."

Chen Guangxi looked at the professors in white lab coats, "What do you think?"

One professor shook his head: "Too little information. We need to gather the think tank for further analysis."

Chen Guangxi nodded. As she exited the lab, she took out her phone and dialed Zhou Yuan’s number.

·

Upon hearing that the Censoring Knife had returned with a trace of blood, Zhou Yuan immediately perked up. Sensing the hint of a mission, he set aside the cultivation techniques and rushed to the Control Bureau.

"Look, just this bit. Take a look."

In the lounge, Chen Guangxi showed Zhou Yuan the Censoring Knife. Since the Control Bureau already had the blood sample, it was fine for her to bring it back.

[The blood of a reality warper. Though it appeared ordinary and tested ordinary, it was indeed ordinary in substance.

The powers of reality warpers stem from the mind. Their physical bodies are generally ordinary, and a single bullet could kill them, but that’s only theoretical. No reality warper has ever been killed by a bullet.

Aio was a rather unlucky fellow, trapped in an unknown place for aeons. He had been trying to send out distress signals, and now he finally succeeded but also weakened. Can he still wait for rescue?

Stay tuned for the next Chapter... "The Author’s Demise!"

Just kidding. He could hang on for a while. Just don’t let Dache use the Censoring Knife to kill him, or it would lead to horrifying consequences.]

"This blood is indeed Aio’s. Aio is a reality warper who has been trapped in an unknown place for a long time. The Ghost Ship event was his distress signal to the outside world, which weakened him a lot... Hmm... Make sure not to use the Censoring Knife to kill him, or it will lead to terrible consequences," Zhou Yuan muttered a lot of mystical nonsense while staring at the bloodstain.

Chen Guangxi’s eyes widened, stunned: "How did you figure out so much? What kind of magical tool are you using?"

"What magical tool? This is the God’s Eye blessing I asked the goddess for. I can only use it once. I saved it specifically to help you. Isn’t that nice of me?" Zhou Yuan said with a straight face and utter nonsense.

Fine, keep pretending, will you?

Chen Guangxi sneered inwardly. The more you fake it, the more embarrassed you will be when I expose your identity to the world.

And I will expose your identity to the entire world!

"Fine, I believe you. I’m going to report the information."

Chen Guangxi got up and left.

Zhou Yuan then looked at the recently triggered task on the task board.

[You have obtained crucial information. The task has been triggered]

[Task Name: "Loner"]

[Task Objective: Rescue Aio]

[Task Reward: Unknown]

[Task Recommended Level: ??]

Unknown rewards, unknown recommended task level...

This task seemed a bit challenging.

And why was the task name identical to the title of an erotic novel? Could it be that the book was Aio’s autobiography?

Hiss...

The thought sent a shiver down Zhou Yuan’s spine. As a reality warper, Aio’s capability to "hypnotize" people as suggested in the book was plausible...

He steadied himself, stood up, and quickly caught up to Chen Guangxi.

"I suddenly thought of something..."

After sharing his guess, Chen Guangxi wasn’t too surprised: "The professors had anticipated this situation and are already broadening their search based on the information from the book."

"Fair enough." Zhou Yuan expected this. If he could think of it, so could others. The think tank wasn’t hired for nothing.

At this moment, four graceful figures approached from the hallway. As soon as the leader saw Zhou Yuan, her expression darkened, and she snorted coldly.

These were the four witches from last night’s world.

"Hmm?"

Zhou Yuan and Chen Guangxi were both taken aback. In their perception, the cold woman in the white dress was now at Tier 4!

She had jumped from Tier 3 to Tier 4 overnight?

"So, we meet again, you demon." The cold woman in the white dress looked daggers at Zhou Yuan, as if she were a righteous celestial fairy encountering a demonic villain, itching to unsheathe her sword and rid the world of evil.

"Come on, what kind of cosplay is this?" Chen Guangxi questioned in exasperation.

Was she acting in a period drama or what?