The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 372 - 261: Unboxing

Chapter 372: Chapter 261: Unboxing

"Do you... see any clues?"

The bishop asked Zhou Yuan, who seemed lost in thought.

"Ah?" Zhou Yuan came back to his senses and touched his chin, "I have more or less figured out the context. Belinda’s death is related to a Dark Fairy Tale Book. Tell the people in the church to pay more attention recently, not to touch any strange books, and if they come across any incidents related to fairy tales, they should notify me immediately."

Then he explained the origins of the two cursed musical instruments: "The sender of the package will definitely not be found, but ’Supreme Music Hall’ is a clue... Who are the world’s top musicians right now?"

The bishop, not being very knowledgeable about the music industry, said, "I’ll have someone in the know make a list when I get back, and also check on the musicians who are extraordinary persons from the Transcendent Realm."

In London, Zhou Yuan walked down the street, checking the details of the mission provided by the Eyes of Identification.

[Good news, the Dark Fairy Tale Book has been brought to the real world by Belinda, so you do not need to go to that extremely dangerous library.

Bad news, it’s a very evil dark force. It is advised to destroy it as soon as possible; otherwise, more and more evil characters will run out of the book and contaminate reality.

These evil characters will instinctively converge toward the location of the Dark Fairy Tale Book. If they can get the book, they can break free from the story and become truly independent entities. To compete for freedom, they are willing to do anything, even if it means opposing their own friends and family.]

"Is this... a battle royale among Dark Fairy Tale characters?"

Zhou Yuan raised his eyebrows thoughtfully, wondering which fairy tale characters had already escaped, hoping it wasn’t any of those with magic abilities.

As everybody knows, the most powerful beings in comic strips are the most formidable. This law can also be applied to the fairy tale world. For example, a magic spell that turns everyone in a kingdom into animals, which in the fairy tale might be glossed over in a sentence, would be a Superposition Forbidden Curse in the real world, a moving disaster, a subject of intense surveillance.

Or take blessings from beings like magicians, witches, deities, and elves, completely unreasonable, even reaching Rule Level, the Law of Causality Level, beyond normal comprehension.

If an evil witch were to escape, that would be a big problem.

The book must be found quickly...

Unfortunately, due to the abnormal features of Dark Fairy Tales, the Eyes of Identification cannot provide an exact location. Finding a book in a huge city like London is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

The only option is to wait for the evil characters to appear and use their traits to locate the storybook.

Before that, try finding Nangong Yi.

Since the Stars Network fire incident, Nangong Yi had completely vanished from the public eye. All the powers were searching for him, to no avail, but he had conveyed a message through the Land of Truth channels, stating that the item was no longer in his possession.

To find Nangong Yi, you must first find a contact from the Land of Truth, which is also extremely difficult with no clues whatsoever.

Fortunately, Zhou Yuan had his invincible Eyes of Identification.

[Turn right in 300 meters, then continue straight for 100 meters, and you will reach your destination...]

Soon, Zhou Yuan arrived at the entrance of a coffee shop.

[You have reached your destination, and the navigation is over, please leave a good review, dear~]

[Several months ago, Nangong Yi had a secret meeting with a senior from the Land of Truth at this coffee shop. They sat in the northwest corner.]

Zhou Yuan pushed the door and entered the coffee shop, heading straight for the northwest corner. He found many photos posted on the wall, seemingly of a celebrity, with many people taking pictures with her.

"Who is this?" Zhou Yuan pointed to the photos on the wall and asked a customer nearby.

The customer was instantly charmed by him, and with a polite smile, he answered, "Barbara Schumann, she’s the hottest singer in the world right now!"

A staff member passed by at that moment: "Sir, is there anything I can assist you with?"

"When were these photos taken?" Zhou Yuan inquired.

"About three or four months ago. Barbara sat right at this table," the staff member answered truthfully. "Because she visited, our shop became famous online, and our business has increased many times over since then."

"Did she come here alone?"

"I think so... I don’t quite remember," the staff member tried hard to think for a moment but couldn’t recall many details.

Zhou Yuan didn’t ask any further and left the coffee shop.

Barbara Schumann... Was she the contact person for the Land of Truth?

Just then, his phone chimed with a notification—a document had been sent over, urgently compiled by the London branch’s intelligence on musicians.

And the first name on the document was Barbara Schumann!

[I have already opened her box, yes, children, I can tell you categorically that she is Nangong Yi’s contact in the Land of Truth, and also the maker of the cursed musical instruments, planning a grand faith Ascension ceremony.]

"You didn’t disappoint me upgrading you to LV4," Zhou Yuan thought to himself. At last, no more riddles—just direct exposure of the intelligence. That’s more like it!

Since that’s the case, it’s time to meet Barbara.

London, late at night, at a private villa.

Barbara was playing the piano in her room, working on her new album.

Completely immersed in the music, she didn’t notice that the atmosphere in the room had become more peculiar. The light dimmed, and a profound darkness grew quietly, like a night veil descending, enveloping and sealing the area.

Finally, Barbara became alert and looked up abruptly, but it was too late. A mass of sticky, cold black mire surged from the shadows, wrapping her tightly.

Zhou Yuan emerged from the shadows, his overwhelming charm causing Barbara’s breathing to hitch. Her pupils shook violently, her cheeks involuntarily flushing with a rosy color as if she had seen something heart-stopping.

[Hypnosis], [Spirit Charm Technique], [Cognitive Modification], [Friendship Technique], [Spiritual Control], [Domination Technique]...

A host of Mental Psychokinesis powers descended upon Barbara’s soul, mercilessly shattering all of her protections. She went dark and crashed, losing all ability to resist entirely.

Zhou Yuan, now a 7th-order Divine Creature, and Barbara, only a 5th-order with neither Divine Power nor any intention of pursuing Ascension, found an enormous gulf between their powers. She was promptly defeated.

Under the wash of Mental Psychokinesis, she became Zhou Yuan’s most loyal fanatic.

"Three things,"

Zhou Yuan held up three fingers.

"First, lead Nangong Yi out."

"Second, recall the cursed musical instruments you made."

"Third, spill everything you know about the Land of Truth."

"Yes!"

Barbara replied reverently, her eyes filled with fervent zeal, now completely transformed into a religious fanatic.