The Only Player in 'Child of Stardust'-Chapter 62 - 53 Ive Got a Pokémon
Chapter 62: Chapter 53: I’ve Got a Pokémon!
Chapter 62 -53: I’ve Got a Pokémon!
“How long?” the driver asked.
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“Ten to twenty minutes, I guess.”
“Alright, you can go.” The driver readily agreed since Zhou Yuan was the only passenger in the car.
This was the advantage of getting along well with the driver… Zhou Yuan thanked him, hurriedly got out, and ran towards the entrance of Happy Castle.
This was not the real world but the Spirit World. Zhou Yuan didn’t expect that the manager had actually moved Happy Castle into the Spirit World, probably to avoid the Control Bureau’s frequent investigations.
Unlike before, there was now a ticket seller at the entrance of the amusement park, wearing a beautiful smile. However, the smile looked unusually stiff, like that of a long-dead corpse.
“Sir, please purchase a ticket to enter.”
“I know your manager.”
Zhou Yuan shouted towards the park, “Manager, I’m back!”
Swish!
The scene changed, and Zhou Yuan instantly appeared in the manager’s office.
Smoke filled the room. The manager, dressed in a rat mascot costume, was lying in the office chair smoking a cigarette and looked puzzled. “What are you back for?”
Although Zhou Yuan had used an illusion to disguise himself, his soul had long been marked by the manager. No matter what form he took, he could always be recognized.
“To help you deal with that bloody ghost.”
“Oh? What’s your plan?” The manager sized up Zhou Yuan, slightly surprised. After not seeing him for a while, this kid had already become a Level 1 extraordinary person, and his aura was quite strong, almost at Level 2.
Impressive.
But the bloody ghost was a Level 5 fierce ghost. Even the manager found it difficult to suppress it, often giving him headaches. How could this kid have any solutions?
“Just won something from Happy Paradise,” Zhou Yuan said with a mysterious smile.
Happy Paradise… the manager realized, “No wonder you took the No. 106 bus.”
“By the way, how come the park has a bus line now?” Zhou Yuan asked.
The manager sighed despondently and flicked the ash off his cigarette. “There are too few fierce ghosts, not enough visitors, declining revenue, it’s hard to make ends meet. Just maintaining such a large park is a considerable expense.
I had to start a bus route, get more visitors over, and have them help spread the word. Surprisingly, it works quite well.”
“Ah, this…” Zhou Yuan scratched his head, “So, you’re planning to transform the Ghost Amusement Park?”
“I have no choice but to transform. The number of fierce ghosts is scarce, and most of them lack sanity. Only a few can actually spend money at the park. With just these customers, it’s challenging to sustain the park’s revenue. I have many employees to support. I have no option but to find new sources of visitors and income.”
Life was not easy. The manager sighed.
Zhou Yuan thought for a moment. “Then why not move directly next to Happy Paradise? There’s definitely more foot traffic there.”
“I talked with their boss about collaboration, but they temporarily didn’t agree. They said they wanted to observe first. It makes sense; Happy Paradise is the most famous entertainment spot in the Extraordinary World. If we don’t have enough capability and uniqueness to move next door, they will definitely not be happy.”
“Alright… take me to the Water Park first. The driver is still waiting.”
Swish.
The scene changed, and Zhou Yuan arrived at the Water Park.
On the scarlet lake, the bloody ghost stood alone, constantly repeating mechanical phrases.
Zhou Yuan took out Anomaly 550: Equality of All, injected spirituality to activate it.
The next moment, a 30-meter diameter flaming red barrier abruptly lit up, enveloping Zhou Yuan.
Equal Life Barrier!
The barrier was fixed in place, unable to move, lasting for 5 minutes.
“Manager, help move her into the barrier,” Zhou Yuan called out into the air.
In an instant, the bloody ghost appeared in the Equal Life Barrier as if teleported. The overwhelming resentment on her body dissipated visibly to the naked eye, and in a blink, she was suppressed to Level 1.
Zhou Yuan took out his Iron Rose and shot at her.
Bang!
The Iron Rose, after being enchanted, produced bullets with sacred and exorcising effects. It was extremely deadly to a Level 1 fierce ghost. One “explosive round” shattered half of her body.
Even within the Equal Life Barrier, the manager’s suppression effect remained, making the bloody ghost motionless. She just looked at Zhou Yuan with a resentful gaze, repeating, “I died so tragically…”
Zhou Yuan took out an Advanced Paru Ball. Immediately, the capture success probability from the Eyes of Identification popped up in front of him.
Current Health: 52%
Capture Success Rate: 67%
Another shot, bang!
Current Health: 4%
Capture Success Rate: 100%
Gotcha!
Zhou Yuan decisively threw the Paru Ball, hitting the bloody ghost.
Whoosh!
Light burst forth, and the bloody ghost was absorbed into the ball.
Immediately afterward, the entire pool of thick, scarlet blood was also sucked into the ball by an invisible force, forming a huge crimson vortex, continuously flowing into the Paru Ball.
As the Paru Ball shook three times, a brilliant flash lit up.
Capture successful.
“Pokemon Getto da ze!”
Zhou Yuan raised the Paru Ball and shouted.
“Pokémon ball? No… this is a Paru Ball?”
The manager, who had suddenly appeared beside him, seemed a bit exasperated. “If you’re using a Paru Ball, don’t shout Pokémon slogans.”
“Sorry, couldn’t help it.”
Zhou Yuan walked out of the Equal Life Barrier. With a thought, the Paru Ball automatically opened. Accompanied by a flash of white light, a scarlet blood pool appeared on the ground.
Woosh.
Like a beauty emerging from a bath, the bloody ghost rose out of the blood pool, bringing up a large splash of crimson water.
“I died so tragically…” she wailed mournfully but did not attack.
The manager could hardly believe it. “She’s your Pokémon… no, your Paru now?”
He had released the suppression, but the bloody ghost showed no reaction, confirming the situation.
“Where did you get the Paru Ball?” the manager couldn’t help but ask. This thing was practically godly.
“Got it by accident during a previous anomaly event,” Zhou Yuan fibbed. With the world so vast and full of wonders, if he attributed it to an anomaly, no one would doubt it.
He examined the bloody ghost, feeling incredibly pleased because her tier was not suppressed by the Paru Ball; she was still at Level 5!
In the original game, high-level Paru would be suppressed to the player’s level, but in Child of Stardust, this setting got deleted, with no suppression effect added.
Thanks a lot to the designer who removed that feature. Zhou Yuan thought, wondering if they were dead; if they were, he’d ought to pay his respects every holiday…
“By the way, do you know this woman’s true identity?” the manager inquired.
“No, but I plan to find out.”
There was clearly a follow-up mission related to the bloody ghost. Zhou Yuan did not want to miss this chance. Plus, if he could restore the ghost’s sanity, he would gain a loyal assistant.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan took out his Opple smartphone and opened the camera function.
“Come on, wipe the blood off your face, stand tall, raise your head, look at the camera.”
Click.
Zhou Yuan took a full-face shot of Ms Blood.
