Chapter 117: Possession (1/2)

Within Astral-10’s treasury, the bearded old man sized Lu Yin up and down in shock, “Not bad, kid. You did more than required, it was probably a huge price to pay.”

“What price?” Lu Yin was confused.

The old man snickered, “We all know the answer to that. Whatever, there’s no need to hide it; they confirmed completion.”

Hide what? Lu Yin was confused, but the old man scoffed and explained, “You went beyond requirements in only two days, do you think I’m an idiot? Only lockbreakers… Whatever, take a look and see which mission you want to take next.”

Lu Yin ignored the man’s words and left without taking on any new missions. Grabbing his star crystals, he wondered where to go before eventually deciding to head to the space station. There weren’t any specific residential areas in Astral-10, but he guessed this was likely the only place not monitored constantly by the mentors. He was going to roll his die. With two uses at Iltoco and some rest afterwards, he hoped he’d be able to find out what rolling a three did soon.

The die appeared with a flick of the wrist, and Lu Yin crushed a cube of star crystals and set it off. He held his breath as it slowed down, but was left speechless as it landed on two. With nothing to disassemble, it was useless. With his next roll, he landed on five. This time he cursed; it was another useless roll. Who knew exactly who here had innate gifts, and how was he to find them in ten seconds anyway?

With only one roll left before he’d be exhausted, he tossed the die with a little worry. The thing turned slower and slower until five of its sides disappeared, revealing the number six.

SIX! Lu Yin’s eyes went wide. He’d only gotten it once, and it had absorbed all of the star crystals he’d offered and given him nothing. It still felt like he’d been scammed by this die yesterday; what was going to happen this time?

A terrifying suction force erupted from the die before he could think, and the star crystals in his cosmic ring started disappearing in the blink of an eye. 100 cubes, 1,000 cubes, 2,000 cubes… Before he knew it, he’d lost a full 10,000 cubes of star crystals.

The moment the last of the star crystals were pulled away, Lu Yin saw his surroundings warping into an unfamiliar dark space. His consciousness turned into a bundle of light that shot forward, slowing down with time as he saw numerous bundles of various sizes all around. Some were feeble glows, while others were hot as stars. He was shocked to realize what the roll of 6 was for; it allowed one to merge with another person, experiencing their life for the low starting price of 10,000 star crystals. The bundles of light he was seeing were the ones he could sense with his current power, and the ones closest did not seem like they would harm him.

……

“Da Lei, Da Lei! Wake up!” a beautiful girl was crying out anxiously on a dark field, awakening a hazy Lu Yin. She smiled emotionally when he opened his eyes, “You’re awake! That’s great!”

Da Lei? Who was that? Lu Yin was confused at first, but then he recalled rolling a six on his die and fusing with someone’s mind. Was this the person?

“What’s wrong, Da Lei?” The girl looked at him nervously. The man in front of her was obviously someone she knew, but his gaze was very unfamiliar.

As he rubbed his head, Lu Yin instantly knew everything he needed about the person he had possessed. His mind was still running a little slow, but he eventually turned towards the girl and smiled, “Nothing, I was just playing a prank on you.”

The girl sighed, “You scared me. Don’t do that again!”

Lu Yin—no, Da Lei nodded. “Aya, I’m hungry. Can you buy me something to eat?”

“Mm. Stay here, I’ll get you something.”