The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 247 - 169 Faith Ascension

Chapter 247: Chapter 169 Faith Ascension

"Uh... card-drawing weapon?"

Zhou Yuan scratched the back of his head as he looked at the description of the Duel Disk, feeling a bit frustrated and embarrassed.

As everyone knew, drawing cards equaled luck.

And when it came to luck, he never had much confidence.

However, this piece of equipment should benefit from luck-related items, so he could get one to pair with it. Maybe he could keep striking gold.

The Perfect quality items could provide immense aid, and the battle power of various card games wasn’t low. Just like in Yu-Gi-Oh!, playing cards could potentially destroy the world, impacting the survival of Earth, and even parallel universes...

Next was the Skill Scroll.

[Skill Name: Overheal]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Effect: Select any number of targets within a 1000-meter radius and subject them to overhealing, causing their flesh to grotesquely proliferate and mutate.]

[Cost: 10 points of spirituality per second]

[Note: "This isn’t a healing skill, but it can still make you rich." — Famous organ trader Sent Jewoma.]

"Overheal?"

Zhou Yuan raised an eyebrow. This skill seemed interesting, but thinking of the grotesque proliferation of flesh... it seemed more like a pollutant skill affecting the body.

The ancient genes and those forces primarily engaged in body modifications would definitely love this skill. The grotesque proliferation of flesh meant the life form could grow more organs or limbs, which could be used for research or sold.

Even ordinary human organs could be sold for money, and organs of extraordinary creatures would sell for even more.

If he could set up a factory assembly line and capture hundreds or thousands of extraordinary creatures for mass production of limbs and organs, becoming the richest person in the world would be just around the corner.

Well... there was also the possibility of being hanged from a lamppost by the Control Bureau’s humanitarian association.

Zhou Yuan had caught quite a few Pokémon and even recently captured two Charizards in a dungeon. If he could make them grow extra organs for harvesting, he could secure a continuous income stream.

But whether the mutations could be reversed was still unknown. Cutting off the excess tissue might also leave aftereffects.

He also needed to consider whether the Pokémon would even accept it...

In any case, it was best to test it on some small monsters first.

After opening the boxes, Zhou Yuan checked his phone for messages, but unfortunately, no one had contacted him.

However, the various chat groups were lively, with messages flooding in rapidly.

Today, no one was posting explicit images. Instead, they were discussing the global anomaly event, the Federation’s official statements, and the catalog of abnormal items, along with the anomaly event footage that had been released.

Seven hours before Zhou Yuan woke up, the narrative overlay crisis had been averted, and all souls who had entered the anomaly dimension had returned to their bodies. Most people had survived, though a few had perished in the anomaly dimension.

Although a few had died, it was important to note that over thirty million people were caught up in this anomaly event, so even a small percentage was a significant number.

When everyone returned, the corpses of the dead ones rapidly decayed and fell apart in the real world. Many people recorded the scenes of their relatives’ bodies disintegrating and posted the footage online, spreading mass panic.

However, this panic lasted only for a few minutes before it was replaced by a greater shock.

People who had been unconscious immediately took to the internet to recount their experiences in the anomaly dimension. Additionally, many returning souls shared the footage they had taken in the anomaly dimension and showcased the special items they had brought back.

This threw the global populace into a frenzy, with discussions ranging from excitement to anxiety. Major online platforms were briefly paralyzed.

Afterwards, the Earth Federation held a press conference, broadcasting signals to billions of televisions, computers, radios, and phones globally, announcing the existence of supernatural powers to all humankind.

The official confirmation sent the entire world into a frenzy, sparking unprecedented waves both online and offline.

Announcing the existence of supernatural powers to the world was bound to have irreversible and profound impacts on civilization.

Panic spread through cities, and riots broke out like an epidemic.

Shootings in America reached new heights, and looting happened on every street.

Evil cults in Yingzhou and Korea became rampant, even parading and recruiting openly.

In the East Continent, there were also large-scale supermarket looting and hoarding of supplies.

Intervention by the Federation’s military and the Control Bureau helped to some extent in controlling the chaos worldwide. To expedite getting through this turbulent time, the Control Bureau even developed a special meme to help humans quickly get accustomed to supernatural powers and treat them as commonplace.

It was estimated that within half a month, the world would return to normal.

Additionally, the Control Bureau published a catalog of abnormal items and numerous anomaly event footages. They also announced the introduction of new courses in schools worldwide to cultivate more exceptional individuals or related scholars and practitioners, preparing for the imminent golden era.

The Transcendent Forum was also exposed to the public, but only extraordinary persons could register accounts, leaving ordinary people able to only browse posts without contributing or replying.

As a result, major online platforms became the venting grounds for the masses.

Interestingly, the once-hostile internet turned surprisingly friendly when discussing matters related to the extraordinary; the atmosphere was even more harmonious than under the comments on adult websites.

It was said that a netizen, known for their overly aggressive remarks, was slapped multiple times digitally by an extraordinary person using Aoneng Power through the internet connection until they saw stars and begged for mercy.