The Only Player in 'Child of Stardust'-Chapter 52 - 44 Bus Route 106 (Please Follow)
Chapter 52 -44: Bus Route 106 (Please Follow!!!)
Chapter 52 -44: Bus Route 106 (Please Follow!!!)
Guest Room.
Zhou Yuan met the member of the Holy Crow Church named Ye Wan, the woman he had seen at the memorial service that day.
[Ye Wan, high-level deacon of the Holy Crow Church, has come to apologize to you and has prepared a gift.]
No useful information… Zhou Yuan felt a bit disappointed.
Ye Wan’s black hair cascaded like a waterfall, she wore a pure black women’s suit, her eyes were dark and deep, her entire being seemed shrouded in a thin layer of shadow, making her appear somewhat illusory, exuding a mystical and elusive aura.
“Hello, I am Ye Wan, a high-ranking deacon of the Holy Crow Church.” Ye Wan extended her hand voluntarily, her voice gentle and serene, like the night.
“Hello.” Zhou Yuan shook hands with her, then sat down on the reception sofa, “What do you want from me?”
“I am here to apologize to you.”
Ye Wan said, “After the memorial service, I wanted to find you, but then I suddenly received a divine oracle from the Goddess and had to leave immediately to carry out a task. I just returned to Xinhu City, and I hurried over without stopping.
I apologize, it was my mistake at the time, the situation was too chaotic, and I accidentally blasted that extraordinary person towards you.
Ordinary people have a high probability of dying directly when attacked by dark matter. Fortunately, you successfully absorbed the dark matter he emitted. Otherwise, I would be accused of manslaughter.”
Zhou Yuan shook his head, magnanimously saying, “It really doesn’t matter. Without your mistake, I might never have awakened in my entire life. This is a fortunate opportunity for me, and I should thank you.”
“But I still feel deeply regretful, so I prepared some compensatory gifts specifically.”
As Ye Wan spoke, she took out a wooden box from her storage ring and opened it with a click.
Inside were three dark stones, with tiny, cold sparks within them, containing dark matter far stronger than the dark stones obtained from the logistics department.
[High-level dark stones, each valued at 300,000. This is clearly a rich woman, maybe you could use your high Charm of 11 to mesmerize her and live a life of leisure, avoiding thirty years of hard work.]
Ye Wan introduced, “These are unique dark stones from our Holy Crow Church, rich in dark matter and of very high quality. They will last you a long time, please accept them.”
“Then I shall accept graciously.” Zhou Yuan smiled and accepted them without hesitation. They were indeed fine items.
Ye Wan sipped some tea and continued, “When I arrived, I met Jiang Wuming, and he said you held out for more than a minute under Chen Guangxi’s hand and also comprehended various shadow abilities.
May I witness them?”
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“Of course.”
Zhou Yuan moved with a thought, forming a mass of dark matter on the ground beside him, like a black hole.
Thick black tendrils extended and writhed, then quickly hardened into sharp shadow spikes, which then dissolved as a demonic shadow rose from the dark matter.
Swish.
Zhou Yuan and the demonic shadow switched places.
“Softening, hardening, shadow clone, and switching…” Ye Wan fell silent.
Zhou Yuan’s skills already exceeded most shadow system extraordinaires who had been awakened for years. Even in the Holy Crow Church, famed for shadow manipulation, he surpassed most believers.
“Have you joined the Control Bureau?” Ye Wan suddenly asked.
“Yes.”
“I should have come to see you sooner.” Ye Wan couldn’t help but sigh, thinking how wonderful it would be if such a talent could be recruited into the Holy Crow Church.
But even so, it didn’t hinder the Holy Crow Church from forming a good relationship with Zhou Yuan.
Ye Wan took out a business card from her pocket, “Here’s my phone number, you can add me on V. If you encounter any trouble in your cultivation or elsewhere, feel free to ask me.”
“Thank you.” Zhou Yuan accepted the card and also the goodwill from the Holy Crow Church.
Ye Wan appeared genuine and without deceit, so it seemed that the Holy Crow Church and the red-eyed crow might not be allies.
Zhou Yuan’s thoughts raced as he decided to contact the Holy Crow Church in the future for observation.
·
After drinking a few sips of tea, Ye Wan hurried away, seemingly with other urgent matters to attend to.
Zhou Yuan, on the other hand, bade farewell to Chen Guangxi and the others and headed home after work.
Having completed his induction training, he officially became an E-level investigator for the Control Bureau. Normally, he didn’t need to clock in and out; his time was his own.
In recent years, the wave of transcendent phenomena had been rising. The number of abnormal events increased, giving a sense of incoming storms. Yet, in a large city like Xinhu, there were only typically two to three Level 1 abnormal events per month.
If abnormal events occurred daily, the world would have descended into chaos long ago.
So even as an investigator, Zhou Yuan’s time was very free, and he was rarely summoned.
Back home, Zhou Yuan lay down on the sofa and started browsing forums on his phone.
Just then, the system’s notification sounded in his ear.
[Mission Delivered]
[Mission Name: “Bus 106”]
[Mission Objective: Ride the 106 bus for 10 stops 0/10]
[Mission Reward 1: Experience Points *700]
[Mission Reward 2: Star Coins *3000]
[Mission Reward 3: Rare Quality Item Pack *1]
[Accept/Decline]
A mission at last!
Zhou Yuan sprang up from the sofa; the system had given missions over the past few days, but he declined them all due to his training. Now that training was over, it was time for another dungeon mission.
The rewards from completing a dungeon mission were akin to robbing a bank.
“Accept.”
[Please arrive at the Yunhai Road bus stop by midnight tonight and take the 106 bus.]
“No automatic transmission?”
Zhou Yuan raised an eyebrow, meaning he had to avoid surveillance and act discreetly, but with his shadow system Aoneng power, it was not a major issue.
After a moment of thought, he searched the forum for terms like “Yunhai Road” and “106 bus,” only to find nothing.
“Nothing on the forum… An undiscovered abnormal event? Or a confidential matter?”
Zhou Yuan shifted tactics and searched on ordinary forums and message boards, still to no avail.
“I guess I’ll have to improvise.”
It was only noon, leaving plenty of time until the evening. Zhou Yuan took out the high-level dark stones given by Ye Wan, intending to temporarily train, gaining strength bit by bit.
High-quality goods were indeed different, even his perception of 16 couldn’t absorb them all at once. Based on his absorption rate, it would take seven to eight hours to absorb one dark stone completely.
For other extraordinary people with lower perception, it might take a month to absorb one stone.
And the effects were hugely impressive, with the dark matter constantly nourishing and fostering the growth of spirituality.
·
Late at night.
Using a [One-time Transformation Card] for disguise, Zhou Yuan arrived on Yunhai Road. Situated near the suburbs of Xinhu City, the place was silent at night, with no one on the streets.
Shortly after, Zhou Yuan found the Yunhai Road bus stop.
The current time was 11:57 PM.
After waiting for about two minutes, he turned suddenly, seeing a bus approaching from afar.
Bus 106!
