The Only Player in 'Child of Stardust'

"It's over."

In the office, the park manager let out a deep breath and slumped into his chair, as if a great weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

Moments later, he took out a cigarette from the pocket of his puppet costume, lit it, and began to smoke with satisfaction.

The mastermind was executed, the great revenge was achieved, and at this moment, a puff of smoke was simply delightful!

The park manager smoked blissfully, feeling surging happiness, but when he saw Zhou Yuan beside him, his mood instantly soured, "Kid, you really know how to cause me trouble."

The fierceness of the blood sea ghost was not less than that of the suppressed demon tree, perhaps even stronger. Even if he was now the true master of the Happy Castle, it still took a lot of effort to suppress the blood sea ghost.

After dealing with one problem, another one popped up.

The park manager felt particularly headachey, sighed helplessly, "But considering you took care of the demon tree, I'll let it slide."

"Sumimasen!"

Zhou Yuan quickly imitated the traditional Yingzhou etiquette and bowed to apologize.

He thought hanging up the phone would sever the connection, but didn't expect that once the ghost came, it was impossible to send her away.

Of course, apart from feeling guilty, he was also slightly relieved—luckily, he was smart enough to take the task here. If it had been elsewhere, Ms. Blood might have been on a rampant killing spree.

The park manager waved his hand, and the next second, the members of the Mobile Task Force appeared in the office.

He got up and bowed to them, expressing his heartfelt gratitude, "Thank you all for helping me take revenge. I'm deeply grateful. I will keep my promise and send you away shortly."

"What are your plans for the future?" Gu Honggao asked.

"I'll continue running the Happy Castle."

The park manager sat back in his chair; he knew what Gu Honggao was thinking and got straight to the point, "I can cooperate with the Control Bureau, help you detain some fierce ghosts, do some dirty work, but you can't come to fish for enforcement.

If the news spread, I wouldn't be able to run this amusement park."

"That's not a problem, I'll have someone from the Control Bureau discuss it with you in detail," Gu Honggao agreed readily, seeing the other party was so cooperative.

The park manager nodded, "If there's nothing else, I'll send you away now."

"Ahem."

Zhou Yuan suddenly coughed lightly, "Manager, I have a bit of personal business."

His task deadline hadn't ended yet, and leaving early might cause task failure.

Everyone glanced at him but didn't say much. When it came to personal secrets, silence was a virtue.

"Old Wang, take this."

Chen Guangxi tossed over a gold business card, "If you need anything, call the number on it, or use my name, it'll work."

Such talents couldn't be missed by the Mobile Task Force.

"Thank you."

Zhou Yuan also wanted to get in good with the Mobile Task Force. It was all benefits with no downsides for him.

Afterward, the park manager sent off the Mobile Task Force members. The office suddenly felt empty.

"What personal business do you have?"

"Uh… I'm just wandering around, don't mind me…"

Zhou Yuan suddenly thought of something, "Oh right, where did you lock up that ghost?"

"I suppressed her in the water park."

Swoosh!

The scene changed abruptly, and the park manager brought Zhou Yuan to the water park.

Chilling yin energy filled the area, almost dropping the temperature to freezing, bringing a piercing chill.

Scarlet blood waters churned in the pool, trying to stir up waves but unable to break free from some kind of restraint.

In the center of the blood lake, a lone red figure stood, muttering grievous words:

"I died so miserably… I died so miserably… I died so miserably…"

"I wonder what she went through before she died to have such vast resentment after death," the park manager shook his head and sighed, another pitiful soul.

[Ms. Blood is in a state of suppression. If you can awaken her consciousness, unexpected rewards may await you.]

The Eyes of Identification's prompt hadn't changed much, indicating that the only way to know what happened to Ms. Blood was to awaken her consciousness.

"Alright, I'm going to repair the park. If you want to leave, go to the office, but I don't think you'll need me to send you off."

The park manager gave Zhou Yuan a meaningful look and then disappeared.

As the park master, the manager could still discover some things, but he probably wouldn't suspect the Player System… Zhou Yuan felt somewhat reassured; as long as he didn't do anything reckless, it wouldn't be easy to expose himself in front of those who were unaware.

Leaving the water park, Zhou Yuan returned to the base to check the task rewards.

[Task "Ghost Call" completed]

[Task evaluation: A (Experience Points and Star Coins rewards increased to 130%)]

[Comment: You answered the call at the right time and place, turning the crisis into an advantage. It must be said, you've got the knack.

As for what she was lamenting? What she was resenting? You don't know. You only know that this lady won't be calling to bother you for a long time.]

[Task Reward 1: Experience Points*650]

[Task Reward 2: Star Coins*3900]

[Task Reward 3: Rare Quality Item Pack*1]

[LV6→LV8!]

[Experience: 140/450]

[Assignable Attribute Points: 2]

If he could find out Ms. Blood's story, the task rating should reach S-grade, but A-grade was good enough… Zhou Yuan was quite satisfied, rubbing his hands excitedly and prepared to open the item pack.

[Name: Shadow Assassin's Cloak]

[Quality: Rare]

[Special Effect: When in hiding, attacks are guaranteed to trigger a critical hit.]

[Note: Watch your shadow!]

"Hiss—"

Zhou Yuan took a sharp breath.

Damn, a guaranteed critical hit!

Undoubtedly, this was the most straightforward and powerful attack special effect, possessing a certain elegance of strength.

Although Zhou Yuan was entirely unskilled in stealth, he had the Player System, which allowed him to buy items in the store that facilitated hiding and sneaking, to complement this cloak.

After all, no matter what, the skill effect of guaranteed critical hits was just too appealing.

Then, he thought of something else.

—In the Steel Roses, there was a kind of bullet called the "100% Headshot Bullet," which had the [100% Headshot within 1000 meters] characteristic, making it a rule weapon.

This meant that even if he and the target were 999 meters apart, with obstacles in between, the bullet could accurately hit the target, ensuring a 100% headshot.

If he fired from several hundred meters away without the enemy noticing, it would count as being in hiding, enabling the Shadow Assassin's Cloak's skill.

Some transcendent beings had extremely strong bodies, not easily killed even by headshots, but if a critical hit was triggered, one shot could likely do the job.

This method was particularly suitable for assassination, making similar future tasks much easier.

"Divine-level item."

Zhou Yuan was very satisfied with this draw. Now he just had to wait for the Happy Castle task to end.

This time, his performance should earn him an S, and at the very least, an A.

Even with an A-rating, the 130% reward multiplier meant 1300 experience points, enough to level up twice to LV10.

At level 10, he could unlock Aoneng Power and step into the transcendent realm.