The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 206 - 146 Pure Love

Chapter 206: Chapter 146 Pure Love

"This watch is for detecting if we are telling the truth?"

Will pointed at the watch on the table and asked.

The watch had a brass-colored metal round face. The overall style was simple, equipped with a display screen that showed data such as heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration.

"Yes."

Yi said calmly, "I know you all have extraordinary abilities, and maybe some of you are top-tier hackers, but believe me, your abilities won’t affect the watch at all. If you don’t believe me, you can try it."

Will observed the watch, then put it on his wrist with some skepticism.

"Ask me a question." He looked at everyone.

"Do you like eating apples?" Jiang Wuming asked.

"No." Will controlled his breathing and heartbeat, keeping all physiological traits within normal levels.

Beep!

The watch screen turned red, displaying a large cross, indicating that Will lied.

"Ask me another one." Will said.

"Do you like eating watermelons?" Jiang Wuming continued to ask.

This time, Will used his "Thinking Power" to interfere with the watch, continuously chanting in his mind, "I think this is an ordinary watch, I think this is an ordinary watch..."

He answered with his mouth, "No."

Beep!

The watch issued a prompt again displaying a red cross.

Will frowned. His "Thinking Power" actually didn’t work? This is strange.

What exactly is going on with this watch?

And who exactly is Yi, who brought this watch?

"Do you believe it now?" Yi said.

"Is your family really in the medical business?"

Will scrutinized the watch, "I don’t know how this thing determines truth from lies, but it must be the top technology in Night City, right? How do you have it? Who are you?"

"After passing the third test, I will tell you everything you want to know. Of course, if you find it troublesome, you can choose to leave now.

If you decide to continue, please sit in the chairs."

The group exchanged glances, then went over and sat down in the chairs.

The extraordinary persons’ intuition told them Yi was very suspicious; continuing might lead to unexpected gains.

After sitting, the floor of the hall cracked open again, and a huge circular screen rose slowly, surrounding the five of them.

The lights in the villa’s living room turned off, plunging the area into darkness. The circular screen lit up, showing the scenes of a studio. The staff were busy preparing for the live broadcast, audiences were hurrying in, and the host was repeatedly checking his lines.

The picture was extremely lifelike, and with the immersive sound effects, Zhou Yuan and the others couldn’t help but feel like they were really in the studio.

Zhou Yuan put on the watch.

[This is a watch that can detect if the wearer is speaking the truth or lying, but this little guy isn’t a high-tech product. If you disassemble it, you’ll get the answer. For now, you should participate in the show.]

Not a high-tech product? Zhou Yuan mused. Maybe it was some anomaly or magic item?

After all, the worldview of this game world was very chaotic. It wasn’t surprising to find magical items in a high-tech city like Night City.

While Zhou Yuan was lost in thought, a burst of exhilarating music began, signaling the start of the show.

At the same time, the entire Night City displayed the show on screens everywhere—on phones, televisions, computers, sky screens, virtual projection ads.

"Whoa." The extraordinary persons who knew Zhou Yuan and his group were stunned on the spot. What was happening?

How did this group end up participating in a show?

"Good morning, Night City! Welcome to today’s special program, ’Truth or Dare’! This show is sponsored by an anonymous benefactor!"

The host was a man in a flashy pink suit, wearing an impeccable smile and showing a mouthful of dazzling gold teeth: "I’m your good friend—Stanley!"

"Today, we’ve invited five guests. As you can see, they are all handsome men and beautiful women. Uh... what’s up with you, green-skinned friend? Do you have some strange disease?"

"Yes." Beastman Will nodded gravely, "I have a plant disease. I turned into a plant person, so my skin is green. But I don’t need to eat, I just need to bask in the sun for photosynthesis to be full."

"Oh—that’s quite a convenient ability." Stanley was somewhat taken aback but quickly put on a smile, "Then let’s start with this plant person friend. Please, introduce yourself."

"My name is Will. I like reading, planting flowers, and fishing. A simple life, nothing special."

"Quite a broad and common interest indeed." Stanley looked at the next person.

"Huo Yan Luo, 35 years old, likes fighting." Huo Yan Luo leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms.

"Oh, oh, oh, quite the spitfire, huh." Stanley joked, which elicited cheers and whistles from the audience.

Next, the spotlight focused on Jiang Wuming.

"Jiang Wuming. I have many hobbies: black stockings, white stockings, meat stockings, long socks, short socks, over-the-knee socks, lolis, mature women, and beautiful girls. I often help people online find books and license plates, and everyone calls me a hero." Jiang Wuming said, puffing out his chest.

"You certainly deserve to be called a hero." Stanley nodded in agreement.

The spotlight moved to Bai Lang.

"Bai Lang. Hobbies? Watching beautiful women, reading books, sometimes swimming."

Finally, the spotlight landed on Zhou Yuan.

"You can call me Wang Zhen, or Ding Zhen. I am a partner in justice, a passing masked rider, a nemesis of criminals, an avenger of the night, a Pokémon master, the head of Beihai Kindergarten, the top expert of Nanshan Nursing Home, a master of online rhythm, and a game field god..." Zhou Yuan rattled off a series of titles.