The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 178 - 129: Role-playing Law

Chapter 178: Chapter 129: Role-playing Law

"I’m really sorry. Senior Sister is still in the middle of her role-playing. If there’s any offense, please forgive her..."

The witch dressed in tight black clothing smiled obsequiously, handing over two fat red envelopes.

"Oh, I see. It’s fine," Zhou Yuan said as he accepted the envelopes, thinking to himself how well they understood social niceties. Starting by giving money, who could get mad at that?

"Liu Xia, what are you doing? Why are you appeasing this demon?" The woman in the white dress frowned and scolded coldly.

"Senior Sister Pei, please say no more. He’s the one who helped you advance!" The witch named Liu Xia quickly signaled to the other two witches to pull the woman away.

"Senior Sister Pei, the registrar is still waiting. We should hurry," the two witches said as they dragged her away.

—Every time an extraordinary person advances to a higher level, they must register with the Control Bureau and update their personal information.

"You all get way too into character with this role-playing method," Chen Guangxi clicked her tongue.

In the witches’ power system, there was a cultivation method called "role-playing," which required a witch to adopt a persona for an extended period. For example, personas like a domineering older sister in black stockings, a little girl in white stockings, a cool sword immortal, or a cute beast-eared girl.

By playing these loved personas, they could gather more faith power more efficiently, digest it faster, and accelerate their cultivation progress.

Some popular personas could gather faith power just by standing there.

"Normally, it wouldn’t be this way, but Pei Xuexiang received a huge amount of faith power all at once, so her mind is a bit confused right now, really thinking she’s a righteous sword fairy. Thankfully, it hasn’t reached the point of [personality overwrite] yet," Liu Xia explained.

[Personality overwrite] referred to the persona built from public perception completely overshadowing the original personality. In layman’s terms, it meant losing oneself to the role. In severe cases, all cultivation could be lost.

"Huge amount of faith power?" Chen Guangxi was stunned.

Liu Xia looked at Zhou Yuan and smiled, "After last night’s battle video went viral online, it exploded in popularity. We gained an enormous amount of faith power."

"The persona Pei Xuexiang was playing became even more eye-catching under those circumstances, haha... Everyone loves contrasts, right? So she shot up to Level 4 overnight. I’d say thousands must have fantasized about her. If the hype continues, she might even hit Level 5 soon."

"What the hell?!"

Chen Guangxi was utterly shocked and looked at Zhou Yuan in disbelief, "What did you do?"

"It wasn’t me, it was Wang Zhen," Zhou Yuan said, looking innocent. "He blew up their clothes during the fight."

That was still you! Stop acting innocent! Chen Guangxi rolled her eyes.

"Hmm? It wasn’t you?" Liu Xia was puzzled.

She scratched the back of her head, "I guess you’ve been wrongly blamed for Wang Zhen. Now everyone calls you the ’Clothes-Bursting Maniac,’ saying everyone should avoid you to keep their dignity."

"I’ll post a clarification online later, but who knows how many will believe me? You know the Holy Crow Church doesn’t have the best reputation. Otherwise, people wouldn’t have immediately assumed you were the one who burst our clothes."

Zhou Yuan: "..."

"I was actually planning to ask you to collaborate with us, but since it wasn’t you, forget it," Liu Xia said, somewhat disappointed. Such a handsome, strong man was one of life’s greater losses to miss out on.

"Collaborate on what?" Zhou Yuan instinctively asked.

"Filming," Liu Xia said, "You’re already known as the Clothes-Bursting Maniac and a lecherous demon, so doing more risque things wouldn’t be a stretch, right? Plus, we pay."

"The planning department wants you to do a few more clothes-bursting re-enactments. It’s a pity that’s not your ability... But your Shadow System seems quite erotic, and tentacle play training series seem popular. Interested in collaborating? You might get lucky."

Zhou Yuan: "..."

He felt exhausted; his reputation was ruined before he even properly started out?

Seeing Zhou Yuan seemed uninterested in collaborating, Liu Xia winked at him seductively, "I’ll be off. Hope we meet again."

After Liu Xia left, Zhou Yuan felt Chen Guangxi’s teasing gaze.

—You, kid, are something else.

Zhou Yuan felt even more exhausted.

·

"Where did this intel come from?"

In the laboratory, a bald professor couldn’t help but ask after hearing the intel about Aio.

"The goddess gave me a chance to use the Eye of God," Zhou Yuan explained, shifting the blame onto Raven.

"Eye of God?"

The bald professor was shocked, "In that case, the intel is highly credible. I’ll report this to the Decision-Making Council at headquarters."

Any abnormal events involving reality distortion had to be reported to the headquarters’ Decision-Making Council.

The Decision-Making Council was the highest authority in the Control Bureau, and the most powerful body in the world. Each member was shrouded in mystery and held supreme power. Most Control Bureau personnel didn’t even know they existed.

The Decision-Making Council members’ information was enshrouded in fog, identified only by numbers. No one knew if a number represented one person or dozens. It was all a mystery.

"Based on the current intelligence, this abnormal event is highly dangerous. Reality distortion could even threaten a high-level member. I advise you not to get involved," the bald professor said.