The Only Player in 'Child of Stardust'

After taking a shower, Zhou Yuan lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Last night's experience was too surreal. A bizarre and extraordinary world had unfolded before his eyes, drastically overturning his worldview. He needed some time to adjust, and with that came countless questions.

"Why did those people in red robes attack the company?"

"What exactly was that crow? Why did it save me?"

"And what is this Player System? Why is it identical to the system in 'Child of Stardust'? Is the chairman, Nangong Yi, also a Transcendent? Did he create this? Could the people in red robes have targeted it?"

"What is the name of the department that handles supernatural powers? And when did supernatural powers start appearing?"

"What about the aftermath of the entire incident?"

Countless thoughts collided in his mind, and the significant energy consumption soon made Zhou Yuan feel hungry.

"I remember there are some foods with special effects in the Lucky Draw..."

He opened the Lottery Center and found the Lucky Draw Wheel, which had 12 slots.

Below the wheel were the options for "Single Draw" and "Ten Draws," both marked as free—Single Draw was free once a day, while Ten Draws were a gift for beginners.

"Let's try a Single Draw first."

Zhou Yuan clicked on the Single Draw, and the wheel started spinning, eventually stopping at an apple icon.

[Name: Healthy Apple]

[Quality: Common]

[Special Effect: After eating the apple, it slightly enhances constitution and slightly heals injuries. Long-term consumption can prevent all diseases.]

[Note: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.]

Slightly enhancing constitution? That's good stuff!

Zhou Yuan took out the Healthy Apple and took a bite. It was crisp and juicy, filling his mouth with a natural freshness.

"Let's go for Ten Draws next!"

[You have received: Healthy Apple*3, Fried Handgun Leg*2, Wingsuit Strawberry*2, Strength Omelette*2, Ultra-Luxurious Delicious Crab Burger*1.]

Zhou Yuan checked the effect of the Fried Handgun Leg and immediately fell silent.

[Name: Fried Handgun Leg]

[Quality: Common]

[Special Effect: No effect, just purely delicious.]

[Note: Fried foods will make you smile genuinely.]

This thing is sold for eight bucks at the fried chicken shop downstairs. Buy two, and you get a buck off. Its value can't compare to those foods with special effects.

Such a loss!

But fortunately, the rest of the items were quite good.

[Name: Wingsuit Strawberry]

[Quality: Common]

[Special Effect: A strawberry shaped like wings. Eating it grants 15 seconds of flight time, with flight speed equal to running speed.]

[Note: This is what flying feels like!]

Being able to fly, totally worth it.

[Name: Strength Omelette]

[Quality: Common]

[Special Effect: Slightly enhances strength after consumption, making you stronger.]

[Note: Power!!!! (Voice cracking)]

Enhances strength, totally worth it.

[Name: Ultra-Luxurious Delicious Crab Burger]

[Quality: Rare]

[Special Effect: Restores all health and spirituality values after consumption. Just one bite is effective. Note: The remaining part will lose its special effect post-consumption but will still be delicious.]

[Note: A meat patty on a bun with lettuce, cheese, onions, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, pickles, and dried bread. Finally, add lots of love.]

A life-saving divine artifact, totally worth it.

After using up the free draws on the Lucky Draw, the only way to draw again was by spending Star Coins. A single draw cost 100 Star Coins, and the Ten Draws option was discounted at 990 Star Coins.

In addition to the Lucky Draw, there were three other prize pools in the Lottery Center—Weapon Pool, Skill Pool, and Item Pool.

These pools required more Star Coins for draws. A single draw cost 1000 Star Coins, and the Ten Draws option was discounted at 9900 Star Coins.

The items in the pools varied in quality—Common, Excellent, Rare, Perfect, Epic, Legendary, Mythic. These included all kinds of gear and items, but the randomness was too high and not friendly to the unfortunate types.

Hmm... it seemed that no gacha game was ever friendly to the unfortunate.

Zhou Yuan took out a Strength Omelette and a Fried Handgun Leg from his backpack, eating while studying the system—got to admit, the Fried Handgun Leg was indeed delicious.

The attribute panel, game store, quest log, backpack, Eyes of Identification... Most of the system's features were identical to the Player System in "Child of Stardust." Even the UI hadn't changed, though it lacked the functions requiring networking like friends, squads, forums, and maps.

"There's no recharge option either. Star Coins can only be earned through completing tasks and selling items..."

Zhou Yuan opened the game store. The items inside were dazzling.

"Child of Stardust" had grand ambitions, not only aiming to be the world's first immersive holographic game but also an open world with a vast universe. The large map, "Endless Starsea," was equivalent to all heavens and myriads of worlds, with countless fantasy items and skills added by the designers.

From various divine artifacts like: the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, the Primordial Qi Cauldron, the Ruyi Jingu Bang, the Eternal Spear, the Victory Sword, the Longinus Spear, the Infinity Stones, the Infinity Gauntlet...

To well-known equipment like: the Master Ball, the Soul Summoning Bell, the Energy Sword, the Teleportation Gun, the Physics Holy Sword, the Force Lightsaber, the Moonlight Greatsword, Frostmourne, the Blade of Rebellion, the Mask of Suffering, the Heaven and Earth Mushuang Blade...

It even included special effects props like the Sacred Light Baton, the Gundam Transformer, and the Kamen Rider Belt.

The range of skills was dizzying too, including: the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, Hokuto Shinken, the Bixie Sword Manual, the Ripple Breathing Skill, Electric Push, Magnetic Field Rotation, the Mikiri-Iai Long Dragon Slash, the Illusory Realm, Dead Spirit Summoning, the Great Thousand Record...

To sum up, "Child of Stardust" was a massive ultimate hodgepodge. Rumor had it that they spent billions just on purchasing the rights alone.

The difference was, players could only experience these contents in the game, while Zhou Yuan could make them... reality.

"Whoever created the Player System had a very clear motive, using it to become stronger. Now that the system was in my hands, I had to make full use of it."

Zhou Yuan recalled the fear and despair he felt facing death last night. He never wanted to experience that helplessness again.

His life must be in his own hands!

Exiting the game store, Zhou Yuan looked at the attribute panel.

At this moment, he noticed that focusing his consciousness on the word "Attributes" would bring up a prompt.

[Player attributes can be enhanced through leveling up, cultivation techniques, awakening Aoneng, wearing gear, equipping titles, body modifications, and intensive training.

A 5 in any attribute is average for ordinary people. A 10 in any attribute represents the human limit.]

Below that, each attribute had a brief description.

[Strength: Muscle strength, explosive power, etc.]

[Agility: Nerve reaction speed, body coordination, dexterity, and precision of movements, etc.]

[Constitution: Damage resistance, recovery ability, stamina, physical strength, and spirituality, etc.]

[Intelligence: Spiritual power, memory, insight, thinking ability, calculation ability, comprehension, etc.]

[Perception: Spiritual power, sixth sense, intuition, etc.]

[Charm: Attractiveness, charm, affinity, etc.]

[Spirituality: (Intelligence + Perception) x 100 = Spirituality]

And there was also a brief prompt for "Aoneng."

——[Players will unlock Aoneng at LV10 and achieve transcendence.]

"Unlock Aoneng and achieve transcendence... so I'm still outside the gate of transcendence. I need to quickly do tasks and level up..."

Zhou Yuan opened the task module and was stunned.

"This... this many?"

The task list was full to the brim, and scrolling down didn't seem to end.

"Are these tasks from game instances or reality?" Zhou Yuan frowned.

In the game... it seemed they hadn't designed that many instances yet?