The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 233 - 160: The Benevolent Teacher and the Filial Disciple

Chapter 233: Chapter 160: The Benevolent Teacher and the Filial Disciple

"Who are you?"

Princess Amy asked softly.

"I..."

Zhou Yuan suppressed the shock in his heart, swallowed, and pretended to be excited: "I, I am your fan! I’ve liked you since many years ago!"

"Fan?" Princess Amy tilted her head, "But you’re a demon."

"Who, who said a demon couldn’t, couldn’t be your, your fan?"

Faced with her tilted head, Zhou Yuan’s face turned red and he started stammering.

"What’s wrong with you?" the minotaur beside him asked puzzledly.

"The princess, she’s just too cute." Zhou Yuan clutched his chest, as if he’d been shot.

"You..." Princess Amy frowned slightly, seemingly thinking he was a pervert.

"Ah, even cuter!"

Zhou Yuan let out a twisted scream, quickly stepped forward, grasped Princess Amy’s hands tightly, his face full of fanatical joy, and spoke endlessly about how much he admired Princess Amy, moved to the verge of tears.

At the moment he moved, the two guards’ eyes became solemn, wanting to intercept him, but considering that he was a distinguished guest of the Demon King and a pure demon, plus the tribute just now... they chose to turn a blind eye.

Meanwhile, Princess Amy silently stuffed a gem into Zhou Yuan’s hand, then instinctively stood up and backed away, forcibly withdrawing her hand, her face full of disgust and resistance:

"Please don’t do this!"

Zhou Yuan felt as if he was struck by lightning and hurriedly apologized: "I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you, I’m sorry..."

"Enough, it’s time to go."

Seeing him act somewhat insane, the minotaur quickly stepped forward to pull Zhou Yuan away, fearing they couldn’t afford to bear the responsibility if something happened to the princess.

"I’m sorry, Princess Amy, I’m sorry, I was too rude, I’m sorry! Please don’t hate me—"

Bam!

The door closed mercilessly, leaving Zhou Yuan standing there in a daze for a long time. After a while, he let out a bitter laugh and ran out frantically.

The minotaur hurried to chase after him; if something happened to him, they wouldn’t be able to bear the responsibility either.

The kobold and the croc-man exchanged glances, shrugged their shoulders, and continued to stand guard, uninvolved.

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Back in the arranged single dormitory, Zhou Yuan lay on the bed, unable to help but pinch his brow.

Even now, he still felt a bit dazed.

He once again looked at the historical records of the Eyes of Identification, repeatedly confirming.

[Oh, oh, oh! Congratulations, you’ve found the ultimate prize—Princess Amy! As long as you save the princess and survive Blood Moon Night, this mission will be considered complete.

But I’m going to throw a bucket of cold water on you, don’t get too happy too soon, buddy; the alluring world is deceptive, are you sure the beautiful girl in front of you is really Princess Amy?]

[Here’s a hint for you—ever-changing!]

—Ever-changing.

The first thing Zhou Yuan thought of with this term was the Xinyue Holy Crow Archbishop—Zhen Wuliang!

The sensing from the Holy Badge confirmed this completely.

There was no mistake.

That Princess Amy was actually Zhen Wuliang in disguise!

Zhou Yuan found it ridiculous. Big brother, how did you sneak in here? Didn’t they use any detection methods at all? To be able to maintain the disguise till now without being exposed...

He complained while looking at the system’s item inventory, where he found something that Zhen Wuliang had given him when he had the chance—he had recognized Zhen Wuliang through the Holy Badge, and Zhen Wuliang had also recognized him in return.

[Name: Portable Mobile Villa]

[Quality: Exquisite]

[Special Effect: A spatial item, containing a luxurious villa inside, capable of holding living beings.]

[Note: The real Princess Amy is inside here, eating well, drinking well, sleeping well—she’s even gained two pounds.]

The real Princess Amy was inside.

Zhou Yuan fell silent, truly wondering how Zhen Wuliang managed it.

Then he looked at the system’s task log, which had changed when he won the first place in the competition.

[Mission "Our Comrades are Spread Worldwide, Even Infiltrating the Enemy’s Ranks" Updated]

[Phase Two Mission Objective: Infiltrate the Demon King City and rescue Princess Amy when the chance arises]

[Detected that "Reality Overturn" and "Our Comrades are Spread Worldwide, Even Infiltrating the Enemy’s Ranks" share the same mission objective, merging missions and enhancing rewards as a result]

[Mission "Reality Overturn" Updated]

[Mission Objective: Rescue Princess Amy.]

[Reward 1: Experience Points *8000]

[Reward 2: Star Coins *80000]

[Reward 3: Perfect Quality Item Pack *1]

[Reward 4: Perfect Quality Skill Scroll *1]

The two missions merged due to the same objective, and the mission rewards were enhanced, especially the experience points and Star Coins becoming more generous.

"Now that the princess is in my hands, I can directly leave this game world," Zhou Yuan murmured to himself.

He could take this item out once he activated the dimensional exit program, and the real Princess Amy would naturally come out with it.

Without the Divine Power inside Princess Amy, the Demon King’s ultimate plan would fail, and the final outcome would be the Control Bureau ending him.

Zhou Yuan activated the dimensional exit program without hesitation.

However, after waiting for a while, nothing happened.

Not possible...

Cold sweat started to break out on Zhou Yuan’s forehead. The dimensional exit program wasn’t working?

Don’t mess with me, man!

The next second, the Eyes of Identification displayed a prompt:

[Warning, the map segment occupied by the Demon King is being interfered with by unknown forces, you can’t use any items to leave this dimension from here. Please try leaving this region first.

Warning, this area has restrictions, you can’t use spatial magic without authorization unless you possess the power to tear through the restrictions, it’s not recommended to try.]

Leave the Demon King-occupied region...

Zhou Yuan considered it; given his current level, it shouldn’t be too difficult.

The Shadow System excelled at sneaking and escaping.

The only unknown was whether the Demon King City had any alarm systems—using Aoneng Power and triggering an alarm would be the end...

Perhaps it was best to stay here and continue gathering information. When the opportunity arose, he could leave with the army on an expedition—this would also get him out of the Demon King City.

As long as he could leave the Demon King City, he was confident he could escape the northern region corrupted by Demonic Qi.

Just as Zhou Yuan made up his mind, someone knocked on his door.

When he opened it, he saw his cheap mentor, Saba.

"Hali, this potion can remove the Potion Curse on you, drink it."

Saba got straight to the point, handing over a potion and showing a rare smile, "It’s my greatest honor to teach a student like you. In the future, let’s work together as master and apprentice to climb to the pinnacle of Magic Pharmacy!"

So this was an overture of goodwill... Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment before quickly putting on a smile: "Since teacher says so, then I’ll gladly accept it!"

The Eyes of Identification analyzed that the potion was safe, so he took it and drank it down in one gulp.

After drinking, Zhou Yuan solemnly promised:

"Teacher, rest assured, you guided me onto this path of Magic Pharmacy; a teacher for a day, a father for life. My feelings for you are like those for my biological parents—I will never betray you!"

His heartfelt words moved Saba greatly, not expecting his cheap disciple to be so loyal.

He couldn’t help but pat Zhou Yuan on the shoulder: "Your words are enough."

"Teacher." Zhou Yuan nodded firmly.

It was a classic scene of a loving master and loyal disciple.

After a while, Saba got to the main point: "Actually, there’s one more thing I came to discuss with you.

A while ago, those damn rebels launched a large-scale biochemical attack on an area to the east of the Demon King City, causing the plants there to undergo abnormal evolution and turn into aggressive monsters.

The existence of those plants poses a great threat to the army and the Demon King City, and they must be dealt with quickly. So, I plan to conduct an on-site investigation to see if we can create a herbicidal potion to solve the problem, for which the Demon King will surely reward us handsomely."

Zhou Yuan’s heart leaped. Great! Just what he needed, an opportunity to leave Demon King City!

He righteously said: "Teacher, let me go with you. With our combined efforts, we can definitely solve those damn plants!"

Saba nodded: "Alright, let’s go to the Potion Department to get the tools, and gather some soldiers; we’ll set off now."