The Only Player in 'Child of Stardust'

Gu Honggao explained, "The so-called Cave Heaven Blessed Land is actually a space independent of reality, a type of abnormal area."

"Eastern people call it Cave Heaven, Blessed Land, Immortal Domain, etc., while Westerners prefer to use names like Ruins, Alternate Realm, Alternate Space."

"No matter what it's called, it's actually the same thing."

"When the Transcendent recedes, these abnormal spaces close, hide, and become silent, leaving no trace."

"When the Transcendent surges and reaches a certain limit, these spaces rise to the surface and see the light of day again."

"My hometown is an alternate world."

Chen Guangxi suddenly interjected, gesticulating, "You can see nine gigantic stars in the sky during the day, and at night, three more moons and a super cool planetary ring appear."

"That's, that's in another galaxy, right?"

Zhou Yuan was dumbfounded. Wasn't the world-building expanding a bit too fast?

Chen Guangxi shook her head. "Actually, those are just textures."

"Huh?" Zhou Yuan was confused. Textures?

"The sun is fake, the moon is fake, the starry sky is fake, the universe is fake too."

Chen Guangxi said with a melancholic tone, "When the first explorer flew into space, she didn't enter the actual space but instead broke through a layer of paper, discovering the truth of the world."

"—Our world is merely a story in a book."

"Uh..." Zhou Yuan hemmed and hawed for a long time before saying, "That's a classic setting."

"To be fair, it really is."

"And then?" Zhou Yuan asked curiously.

"Because I came out in my original form, I accidentally collapsed the library where the storybooks were stored, causing quite a panic."

Just then, there happened to be several Control Bureau investigators nearby, and they treated me as a threat. While I was still in shock, they didn't say a word and just beat me up, almost knocking me unconscious."

Chen Guangxi gritted her teeth with hatred at the mention of this. Later, when she matured and wanted revenge, that group greeted her with smiles, making it hard to strike back.

"Afterward, everyone sat down, talked it over, and reconciled happily. Being magnanimous, I didn't hold any grudges and joined the Control Bureau."

When they finished talking, Gu Honggao continued,

"Back to the point. The thing we are looking for is a Jade Pendant, which is a key to opening a Cave Heaven."

"A hundred years ago, the Transcendent surged and has shown no signs of receding. According to research by experts, this surge will last the longest in millennia, causing many ancient things to reappear in the world, such as the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands."

"The Cave Heaven Blessed Lands have rich resources and treasures left by predecessors. Excavating these places can further our research on the Transcendent and the abnormal."

"According to the observations, in about three months, a Cave Heaven in the southern part of East Continent will resurface. To open it, we need a specific key, which is that Jade Pendant."

"During chaotic times, that Jade Pendant ended up in Yingzhou and changed hands several times before being bought by an old professor from the history department in Yingzhou, who passed it down to his descendants."

"Two weeks ago, we tracked down the Jade Pendant, but by the time we arrived in Yingzhou, the pendant's owner and his entire family had disappeared in the Castle of Fun incident."

"What's worse is that the owner was very fond of the Jade Pendant and always wore it close to him."

"So that's why you are here."

Zhou Yuan suddenly realized. "Did you find it?"

"We found it on the first day we got here, but... as you can see, we can't get out."

Gu Honggao seemed a bit helpless. The danger level of this amusement park was extremely high, filled with thousands of Fierce Ghosts, the horror of which was beyond imagination. Even their experienced Mobile Task Force was greatly troubled.

"As for what happened in this amusement park, we are not sure. We only know that it suddenly became abnormal without any warning two weeks ago, self-closed, and isolated from reality. On that day, none of the more than a thousand visitors inside escaped."

"To understand the whole truth, we probably have to go to the park director's office."

"How can you be sure the truth is in the park director's office?" Zhou Yuan asked in confusion.

He only knew the way to lift the anomaly was in the park director's office because of hints from the Eyes of Identification. But the Mobile Task Force didn't have the Eyes of Identification... perhaps a similar ability?

"A staff member of the amusement park told me."

Gu Honggao said in a deep voice, "On the afternoon of our first day here, a staff member suddenly appeared in front of me and told me many precautions. For example, after midnight, it becomes the world of the Fierce Ghosts, you gain fragments by playing and surviving the rides, and the way to lift the park's anomaly is in the park director's office."

"I wanted to keep him to ask more, but he vanished in a blink."

"He didn't appear at night?" Zhou Yuan quickly grasped the key point, "Was he a human?"

Gu Honggao shook his head, "I don't know if he was human or ghost. I couldn't sense any of his aura."

Zhou Yuan fell silent.

It seemed that achieving an S-rank rating for this mission wasn't going to be easy.

But no matter how difficult it would be, he had to try. If his strength wasn't enough to protect himself when the enemies came knocking, he wouldn't have anywhere to regret.

Moments later, he let out a breath, "Tell me about the roller coaster and Ferris wheel's situation."

Gu Honggao nodded and began to explain,

"People who sit on the roller coaster will be decapitated by an unknown force. The timing and location are random with no discernible pattern."

"The Ferris wheel will turn the riders into a puddle of sludge, as if they had fallen from it."

Did they figure this out at the cost of their lives? Zhou Yuan was deeply shocked, wondering how many lives were lost.

"Look outside!"

Someone suddenly exclaimed.

Zhou Yuan turned towards the source of the sound. Several investigators stood there, staring blankly at the scene outside the door.

He walked over and looked outside, immediately frowning.

The Red Ghost clown, holding a bunch of head-shaped balloons, was floating in the air, scanning the park as if searching for Zhou Yuan and the others.

Those pale dead heads wore eerie smiles, and one of them was none other than Jiang Wuming's head!

"Is that the clown you were talking about?"

Chen Guangxi squinted her eyes, "It seems quite troublesome."

"It's merged with the park, making it unkillable. It's best not to provoke it if you can avoid it." Zhou Yuan revealed this crucial information, making it clear not to go looking for trouble with the clown.

"If it can't be killed, then split it and seal it."

Gu Honggao spoke calmly, "We've dealt with many undead and immortal beings. We have experience with this."

Wow, pretty impressive... Zhou Yuan secretly made up his mind.

He would firmly hold onto their coattails!