The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 179 - 129 Acting Method_2

Chapter 179: Chapter 129 Acting Method_2

Zhou Yuan and Chen Guangxi exchanged a glance, then slightly nodded to indicate they wouldn’t join the commotion.

"Professor, I’d like to request some leave in a few days. Can you approve it?"

Just then, a young scholar in a white lab coat approached, holding a leave slip in his hand.

"Again with the leave requests?" The bald professor frowned, "You’re the fifth one today."

He took the slip and checked the date. It was the same day for all five.

"What? They’ve already asked for it? Darn, they’re quick..." The young scholar gritted his teeth.

"Are you all planning some get-together? Isn’t there a weekend for that? Why do you need leave?" The professor asked sternly.

Chen Guangxi curiously peeked, "August 1st? Isn’t that the release date for *Vision One* and *World Hunter*?"

"*Vision One*, the new generation VR game glasses?" The bald professor suddenly understood, "So, you’re all taking leave to play games."

"Please, Professor, I’ve already made plans. I’m the only one left." The scholar clasped his hands together in a pleading gesture.

"I didn’t say I wouldn’t approve it." The bald professor gave him a sidelong glance, "Can you finish your tasks in the next few days?"

"Absolutely!"

"Okay, but if you don’t finish, don’t even think about taking leave."

Zhou Yuan and Chen Guangxi turned to leave. As they walked away, Guangxi stretched and asked with a tilted head:

"Want to spar with me?"

Zhou Yuan shivered at the thought. It wouldn’t be a simple spar. He hurriedly said, "I had a bloody battle last night. I’m still recovering. How about you find Jiang? No big deal if you accidentally kill him."

"He died from a fall an hour ago. He’s currently in a resurrection match."

"He died from a fall?"

"He hit his head on the steps when he fell, broke his neck instantly, and scared the bystanders."

"..."

·

In the end, Zhou Yuan didn’t accept Chen Guangxi’s solo invitation and took a cab back to the hotel alone.

"Where was I..."

He resumed browsing the game store, looking for the previously selected cultivation techniques.

*Great Sun Meditation Skill*, *Divine Soul Forging Skill*, *Advanced Arcane Studies*, *Master Edition Mental Ability Cultivation Manual*...

The one that fit Zhou Yuan’s needs the most was the *Master Edition Mental Ability Cultivation Manual*.

[Name: *Master Edition Mental Ability Cultivation Manual*]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Special Effect: Enables the user to quickly master basic mental abilities. The book contains professional-level knowledge on spiritual energy studies, level 1-6 spiritual energy skills, and master-level cultivation methods. Cultivating this can enhance the player’s perception and intelligence attributes.]

[Note: Ascend with Spiritual Energy!]

[Price: 80,000]

This perfect-quality item was priced at 80,000 Star Coins. Purchasing it would empty Zhou Yuan’s current savings.

However, it was indeed very suitable for him, capable of enhancing perception and intelligence, while also developing the spiritual energy system and utilizing mental psychokinesis; it would arm his otherwise weak mental domain.

After a moment of thought, Zhou Yuan gritted his teeth and bought it.

[Star Coins -80000]

[Star Coins: 5300]

The next second, a vast stream of knowledge flowed into his mind. Profound and intricate spiritual energy knowledge imprinted itself deeply in his memory.

When Zhou Yuan emerged from the sea of knowledge, an hour had unknowingly passed.

He rubbed his temples, taking a moment to recover, then focused on a cup on the table.

With a thought.

The cup slowly floated up, circled in the air a few times, and then landed back in its original position.

"The note said it would help players quickly master basic mental abilities, but I’ve already become a spiritual energy user..." Zhou Yuan could clearly feel the spiritual energy filling his soul.

He guessed it was due to his naturally high perception and spiritual power, combined with his practice of the *Clear Heart Skill*, which allowed him to see his true heart clearly, making it quick to get started — after all, the power of a spiritual energy user came from the heart.

Mental psychokinesis was divided into six disciplines: Self-Shaping, Transformation, Teleportation, Prophecy, Creation, and Enchantment.

Each discipline had its own characteristics, and most spiritual energy users could only master one discipline. Only a very few geniuses could master multiple disciplines.

In the real world, there was a system for cultivating mental psychokinesis. Currently, only one person in the world mastered all six disciplines, the leader of Omega, an 8th level mental magician.

"Let’s start with some basic skills that don’t involve any specific discipline..."

Zhou Yuan recalled the contents of the book and began to cultivate.

He cultivated straight until late at night, draining his spirituality and exhausting himself.

"My perception and intelligence attributes improved, making the learning of mental psychokinesis quick, but my energy is really limited..."

Zhou Yuan couldn’t help but feel a headache. He now had three power systems: Aoneng, Martial Arts, and Spiritual Energy.

A person’s energy and time were limited. Just cultivating Aoneng and Martial Arts already took up most of his time, and now there was Spiritual Energy... He realized he needed to carefully plan his cultivation strategy to balance the three systems.

There was, of course, another way — spending money!

As long as you spent enough money, you wouldn’t have to worry about the three systems dragging you down. The more you spent, the faster your cultivation!

"I’m out of Star Coins again. Better hurry and do some quests..."

"I’m running low on money, too. Need to find a way to make more..."

Zhou Yuan’s thoughts wandered farther and farther as he drifted into a deep sleep.

In the dim room, a raven mark on the back of his left hand flickered.

In the next room.

Chen Guangxi was snoring away on her bed.

A red-eyed raven appeared at her bedside. The next second, a ghostly blade appeared out of thin air. The raven wrapped its wings around the hilt, its ruby-like eyes quietly gazing at a dried bloodstain on the blade tip.

Through layers of obstacles and fog, it saw a curly-haired man writing furiously at his desk.

And the terrifying darkness enveloping everything outside the room.

"This is getting more interesting..."

Raven chuckled softly, placing the ghostly blade back in Guangxi’s Storage Ring before disappearing into a wisp of black smoke.

·

The next morning.

Zhou Yuan was awakened by the ringing phone.

"Saint Heir, I’ve taken on a job. Are you in? There’s money to be made." A high school girl got straight to the point.

"How much?"

"Twenty million each."

"I’m in, I’m in. Definitely in." Zhou Yuan instantly woke up, springing out of bed.

What a coincidence. He was worrying about money last night, and today a job fell into his lap.

Something came to his mind suddenly, "Wait, it’s not the Witches Association asking me to make a movie, right?"

"Huh? The Witches Association asked you to make a movie?" The high school girl was stunned.

"As long as it’s not that, it’s fine." Zhou Yuan let out a sigh of relief, "Tell me the details."

"Uh... a wealthy individual got in touch with us to handle a paranormal incident. I don’t think we can manage it, so I wanted to invite you along." The high school girl explained, "I’ll tell you the details once we get there. The phone might be tapped. That wealthy person is quite a big deal in Xinyue."

"Alright, send me the address. I’ll head over now."

Zhou Yuan quickly dressed and started getting ready. As he raised his head, he saw Chen Guangxi standing in his room, her eyes gleaming with excitement:

"Something interesting?"

"Whoa, how did you get in here?" Zhou Yuan was startled.

"I heard you shouting next door, so I teleported over. Don’t worry about magic stuff.

Did you get a gig? Can I join you? I’m super bored." Guangxi asked, full of expectation.

"No way, the more people, the less the share." Zhou Yuan shook his head.

"Tch." Guangxi looked at him with disdain, "How much is the job offering?"

"Twenty million."

Guangxi immediately took out a bank card and tossed it over, exuding confidence, "There’s twenty million on it. Take me along, and I don’t want a cent."

"Sis, whatever you say goes!"