The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 370 - 259: Extraction

Chapter 370: Chapter 259: Extraction

Not making use of the ability to travel between planes was simply a waste of heaven-sent talent. Once this idea was successfully implemented, the benefits it would bring were bound to be astonishing.

Every new world represented a wealth that was hard to imagine: soil, mineral deposits, resources, biological genes, scientific knowledge, various supernatural power systems... and even countless potential believers.

The only concern was the native forces that might exist within these planes, such as an entity in a certain plane as colossal as the Control Bureau or having numerous deities like in the modern times...

After settling on the idea, Zhou Yuan opened the game mall. In the face of an invincible system, "[Remove the ’Evil Factory’ essence, retaining only the plane travel ability]" was not a difficult affair.

Soon enough, Zhou Yuan found the appropriate item.

[Name: All Things Extractor]

[Quality: Epic]

[Special Effect: All Things Extraction. Selective extraction of things within a 3000-meter radius of the device.]

[Consumption: It can absorb surrounding waste materials as energy. If no such materials are available, it will consume the user’s energy. The amount of energy consumed depends on the item being extracted.]

[Note 1: Take whatever you want, I’ll handle the rest~~~]

[Note 2: "The machine is equipped with a space compression ability, so extracted items are in a minimized form. Please refrain from putting them in some unspeakable places." — Dr. Wang, head of Proctology, said so.]

[Price: 2,200,000 Star Coins]

Zhou Yuan currently wasn’t short of Star Coins. Moreover, as he had taken control of a vending machine, achieving freedom with Star Coins was only a matter of time. Thus, buying a 2.2 million-cost item was a straightforward decision.

Moments later, he took out the All Things Extractor.

It was a metal box, similar in size to a refrigerator, pure white and full of futuristic sci-fi vibes. The upper part featured an LCD touch screen to select the desired items for extraction, while the lower part could be opened to retrieve the extracted goods.

Zhou Yuan tapped the screen, and after ten seconds of scanning, everything within a three-kilometer radius was split up and displayed as options in a bewilderingly abundant array that dazzled the eyes.

Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, neon... concrete, marble, steel bars, trees, blood, air, water, carbon... Aoneng Power, spiritual essence, Divine Power, Abnormal Abilities, items... space, heat, land, life, souls...

Zhou Yuan first selected the land; it was a basic structure. As for the rubble from the factory... once recycled, it would become raw materials for reuse, so he selected that as well. Next was the most important one, the Abnormal Ability for "plane travel"...

After completing the selection, Zhou Yuan clicked on "Fusion Extraction." This option would directly combine the extracted items, while another option "Separate Extraction" was self-explanatory.

[Extracting... Please wait...]

[During Extraction... Please be patient.]

[Expected Time: 168 hours]

"Seven days, huh... Not too long, considering the difficulty of the task."

Zhou Yuan then left the ruins of the factory and released the vending machine in First City.

Thanks to the Paru Ball’s healing power, most of the damage the vending machine had suffered in the factory had been repaired. However, the terrifying claw mark on its back still existed, showing no signs of recovery.

[The monster that scratched the vending machine possesses a powerful rule ability—its damage is unhealable.

Ordinary methods won’t heal it, but you have many wonderful tools.]

Indeed, there were items in the system mall capable of ignoring such rules to heal wounds, but they were very expensive. Even without spending, Zhou Yuan would have to save for quite a while.

But as the saying goes, fleece comes from the sheep, so just by having the vending machine spit out more transcendent goods, money wouldn’t be an issue.

With its production rate, he estimated that he would have the funds sorted in a month or two.

Once the vending machine was repaired, wouldn’t he have whatever he wanted, as if he were using a cheat code, directly ascending to the peak of life?

"What is this place?" the vending machine asked. "Why can’t I connect to the internet?"

"This is a plane I’ve created, not the Spirit World. It’s normal that you can’t connect to the internet."

"I see. Did you destroy that Evil Factory?" the vending machine inquired.

"Destroyed."

"Thank you for rescuing me." The vending machine expressed its gratitude sincerely. "I’m willing to serve you, as long as I get some rest every day."

"No problem, start working when you’ve rested enough. Whether or not you can repair yourself depends on how fast you can produce goods." Zhou Yuan said.

"Do you have a way to repair me?" The vending machine became excited.

"Yes, but it’ll cost quite a bit of money. The transcendent products you produce can be sold for cash. When I’ve saved enough, I’ll rescue you immediately," Zhou Yuan said earnestly, as the repaired vending machine would only be a huge benefit for him.

"Thank you so much! I’ll work hard!" The vending machine, with its simple mind, thanked him earnestly.

See, it even says thank you.

Having sorted out the vending machine, Zhou Yuan exhaled a sigh of relief; for the time being, matters were settled.

He looked at his attribute panel.

[Strength: 71

Agility: 70

Physique: 75

Intelligence: 67

Perception: 81

Charm: 63]

The six attribute points from leveling up were all allocated to Perception, pushing it to 81 points.

Now, with Zhou Yuan at LV70, he had become a true high-tier extraordinary person, a rarity across the globe. And with the enhancement of Divine Power and various Skill Props, his actual combat strength far exceeded his current rank.

"The next goal is only one—Ascension!"

·

Zhou Yuan had hardly returned to the real world when he received a call from Ye Wan.

"The London branch of the Holy Crow Church has just acquired two cursed music instruments. Do you have time to pick them up, or should they be sent to Xinhu?"

London... Europe...

Zhou Yuan’s thoughts flickered, and an image quickly came to mind; if he remembered correctly, that fellow should be hiding in Europe, unknown if he’d moved elsewhere.

That person was undoubtedly Nangong Yi!

Zhou Yuan had always been wary of Nangong Yi, the "Creator" of the Player System, fearing that one day he would be suddenly sought out. But now there was no need to worry, as he had long surpassed Nangong Yi.

It was time to resolve this lingering threat.

"I’ll make the trip."

After hanging up, Zhou Yuan sent a message to Chen Guangxi, explaining why he hadn’t replied in recent days and then mentioned he would head to London to eliminate some threats.

Chen Guangxi didn’t respond, likely deep in cultivation.

·

After landing, Zhou Yuan arrived in London and immediately rushed to the local branch of the Holy Crow Church.

"These are the two cursed musical instruments we’ve just seized. They were found on the same person," the local bishop said.

"What happened to the person?"

"He’s dead," the bishop hesitated for a moment. "He turned into foam and vanished, just like the mermaid in fairy tales."

Zhou Yuan: "?"