The Only Player in 'Child of Stardust'

"Next up is everyone's favorite part: opening boxes."

Zhou Yuan specifically went to take a shower, changed into a fresh set of clothes, and then dug out a box of mosquito coils from his drawer and lit one.

A wisp of blue smoke curled upward, bringing a faintly mystical feeling; it could be said that the atmosphere was just right.

From this task, he received a total of four reward items: a common quality item box, a common quality skill scroll, a random quality item box, and a random quality skill scroll.

Zhou Yuan didn't have high hopes for the common quality boxes, although it was possible to get a powerful and impressive skill like "Condensed Qi Fist," the odds were much greater that he would get useless junk—like "a rock," "toilet paper," or "a spoon from a spoon-wielding serial killer."

The random quality boxes, however, were different. The floor could be low, but the ceiling was high. As long as he was lucky enough, he might even get a mythic quality item.

But Zhou Yuan understood his own luck quite well.

Perhaps he had used up all his luck when he unexpectedly turned things around that one time, so for these past years, bad luck had been his constant companion.

His colleagues all said he was emotionally stable and never got angry or complained, no matter how unlucky he got. In reality, he had simply become numb to misfortune.

He wasn't expecting to get any flashy, amazing divine artifacts; just a few practical items and skills would be enough for him to be grateful.

Zhou Yuan took out his phone and played the essential background music for opening boxes—"Good Luck Charm."

"Good luck to you~ Wishing you good luck~~~~"

With the cheerful music playing, he eagerly rubbed his hands and opened the first box.

A flash of light, and in the place of the item box appeared a wrench.

[Name: Superalloy Wrench]

[Quality: Common]

[Special Effect: Extremely hard.]

[Note: No need to worry, everyone. As an auto mechanic, it's very reasonable for me to carry a wrench with me, right?]

"Uh, a wrench?"

Zhou Yuan took out the superalloy wrench and then found a tape measure in the drawer to measure it. The wrench was 45 centimeters long, made from some unknown material, and felt quite substantial in his hand.

With the special effect of being "extremely hard," it could be considered a decent melee weapon.

On to the next box.

The next one was a common quality skill scroll.

[Skill Name: Soul Ignition Skill]

[Quality: Common]

[Special Effect: When activated, adds +1 to strength, agility, constitution, and perception for 3 minutes.]

[Cost: 400 spirituality points]

[Note: I am fired up!]

"This one is actually good stuff too!"

The "Soul Ignition Skill" could directly raise his strength, agility, constitution, and perception attributes by 1 level each when activated, boasting a simple but effective power.

If activated when the attribute values were at 9 points, it would instantly elevate them to the human peak. If activated at 10 points, it would surpass human limits.

"Two good things in a row. Could it be my luck is turning?"

Excitedly rubbing his hands, Zhou Yuan opened the random quality item box.

[Name: opple smartphone]

[Quality: Rare]

[Special Effect: A 5-minute charge lasts for two months. Always has signal no matter where you are, but this also means it can connect to some special frequency bands.]

[Note 1: "Fake But Not Shoddy Company" is a world-famous counterfeit brand. Their products work so well that original brand companies went bankrupt one after another.]

[Note 2: Don't answer! Don't answer! Don't answer!]

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment before he couldn't help but mock, "Isn't 'opple' just 'apple' with one less letter? This is blatantly stepping on the original company's head, how has their legal department not dealt with this yet?"

While mocking, he took out the opple phone. Its battery and signal were at full bars, and it had all the functions of a normal phone. There were no strange apps in the app store; everything seemed normal.

Ring, ring... ring, ring...

Just then, the phone vibrated, a call was coming in.

The unexpected ringtone echoed in the room, causing Zhou Yuan to stop breathing for a moment.

This phone didn't even have a SIM card in it yet!

What was even more eerie was that the caller ID showed a string of crimson gibberish, like fresh blood.

The alarming red exuded an indescribable sense of horror, making the room feel several degrees colder. Zhou Yuan felt a chill down his spine, and a prompt appeared before his eyes:

[A lady in red is inviting you to a call. If you want to experience Ning Caichen's extraordinary adventure, then answer the call. But I advise against it, as trying may lead to tragedy.]

Red clothes, Ning Caichen.

Combining the few keywords, the answer was obvious.

Zhou Yuan's eyelids twitched; so this was a ghost calling?

A few seconds later, perhaps because no one answered, the call was disconnected from the other side.

"This phone is kinda spooky, better use it less. Get back in the bag and collect dust."

Like avoiding a plague, Zhou Yuan quickly put the opple smartphone into his player's inventory to prevent any more paranormal calls.

The last one was a random quality skill scroll.

[Skill Name: Aircraft Piloting Skill]

[Quality: Common]

[Special Effect: Grants the ability to pilot all aircraft.]

[Note: My dad once taught me how to fly a plane in Hawaii.]

The next second, a massive influx of knowledge flooded Zhou Yuan's mind, allowing him to instantly learn how to fly planes, helicopters, fighter jets, and all kinds of aircraft, becoming an ace pilot on the spot.

He carefully savored the experience for a moment before he suddenly realized:

"Wait, there's also Gundam piloting skills? Does that count as an aircraft?"

"Hmm... Aircraft refers to anything that can fly within the atmosphere; some of the mobile suits in Gundam do fall under that category."

Zhou Yuan looked puzzled; he hadn't expected to learn this as well.

In the game's shop, there were Gundam units for sale, ranging in price from tens of thousands to millions of Star Coins. Buying one was out of the question, his only hope was to get one through sheer luck while opening boxes.

He wondered if he would ever get to pilot a giant robot in his lifetime.

After opening all four boxes, the haul wasn't too bad, and Zhou Yuan was quite satisfied with it.

He glanced at his player stats:

[Name: Zhou Yuan]

[Level: LV5]

[Experience: 210/300]

[Spirituality Points: 1000]

[Title: None]

[Buff: None]

[Aoneng Power: Not Awakened]

[Skills: Condensed Qi Fist, Soul Ignition Skill, Aircraft Piloting Skill]

[Equipment: Steel Rose, Ghost Walker, Superalloy Wrench]

[Backpack: Private Money Tin, Human Skin Score, opple smartphone, Bow Tie Voice Changer, Emergency Syrup, Mini Life Potion*2, Mini Spirituality Potion*2, Universal 20% Off Coupon, Healthy Apple*3...]

[Attributes:

Strength: 5

Agility: 5

Constitution: 5

Intelligence: 4

Perception: 6

Charm: 8]

[Usable Attribute Points: 3]

[Star Coin Balance: 4400]