Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Gu Wuji suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his forehead. He instinctively covered it, feeling a cold sweat and extreme exhaustion.
“Is there a ghost behind me? Impossible. There are already ghosts all around me. I don’t discriminate against them, so why would it need to hide behind me?”
Gu Wuji felt that if such a thing were to happen, he would have to communicate with the ghost and make it understand that there is true kindness in the human world. Anyway, nothing bad had happened for so long, so the ghost must be a good one.
“If not, is there something else behind me…”
At this moment, Cheng Jia patted his shoulder worriedly, waking Gu Wuji from his deep thoughts. “Master Gu, are you alright? Are you carsick? That’s why you shouldn’t be reading the script in the car. Should I ask the driver to stop?”
Gu Wuji shook his head. “I’m fine, I’ll just sleep a little longer.”
He felt that his exhaustion wasn’t due to the memory, but rather because he had just finished the game.
Seeing Gu Wuji like this, Cheng Jia didn’t say anything more, but he was still a little uneasy. Could Master Gu’s condition be because of the female ghost he had just seen outside the window?
Gu Wuji closed his eyes, and the system’s summary immediately echoed in his mind.
This summary was no different from the previous ones; it was the same as before, a staggering total of points that would have shocked other players.
After all, Gu Wuji had managed to gain favor with the boss, ordinary ghosts, and even other players and NPCs in this dungeon… He had also saved other players several times and completed hidden quests, practically using every possible avenue to earn points. The system also mentioned that the vengeful ghost boss in this dungeon was completely freed because of Gu Wuji, and other players would no longer be able to enter, but Gu Wuji could use his new abilities to go back and see… In short, Gu Wuji had gained a large sum of points again.
[Congratulations to the player for successfully advancing to a higher level in the dungeon and performing excellently. You have now successfully advanced to a higher-level player.]
[Activated all functions available to higher-level players. Players can view these in the system space. The higher-level player special shop is now open; players can explore it themselves.]
[Because upgrading to a high-level player requires a huge amount of energy, players will be physically exhausted for several days, only able to exert one-tenth of their usual strength. The upgrade will be officially completed in ten days. Players are advised to find a secluded place to wait until the upgrade is finished.]
[Also, players will unconsciously attract ghosts during the upgrade period, please be careful. The good news is that these ghosts are mostly targeting the player and will not harm others.]
Gu Wuji: “…”
Is there really such a tricky thing?! No wonder he felt so weak, as if he hadn’t eaten for days!
So the test for becoming a high-level player isn’t over yet, and he still has to pass this ten-day test to truly become a high-level player?
But Gu Wuji was preparing to film a movie, and given his dedication, he would never let himself slow down the others’ progress. He immediately abandoned his plan to go home and rest. Anyway, these ghosts wouldn’t harm anyone else, only him, so it shouldn’t be a problem.
Most importantly, Gu Wuji already had a constitution that attracted ghosts, so it didn’t matter to him at all.
However, Gu Wuji suddenly realized that since Yang Shao had given him the items, wouldn’t he be in great danger? He needed to find a way to return them quickly.
Gu Wuji immediately entered the system space.
Cheng Jia, sitting next to him, suddenly felt a chill and looked out the car window, a chill running down his spine as well.
“Is it just my imagination? I feel… there are many more strange figures in these fields.”
….
As soon as the other players came out of the dungeon, the faces of the other players in their minds immediately blurred, and they couldn’t even remember Gu Wuji’s real face, which only appeared in the flashback.
Otherwise, they probably would have quickly learned Gu Wuji’s identity in reality.
After entering the system space, Gu Wuji immediately felt that everything was different from before; he could see many more functions.
He quickly contacted Yang Shao, who said it was alright. He had already used his points to purchase a large number of items to decorate his house and had even prepared enough food to last a month, so he was prepared to stay home completely.
Gu Wuji: “…” Judging from the situation, does this mean he’s the only one still outside in such a dangerous situation?
Yang Shao also noticed this from his conversation with Gu Wuji and immediately said, “Quickly find a safe place to hide! If you really can’t, go to the shop and buy some items to increase your chances of survival! Although these ghosts can’t harm you normally, it’s already dangerous to only be able to use one-tenth of your usual strength—”
Then Yang Shao suddenly remembered what Gu Wuji had done in the dungeon, and he fell silent.
If it were the Gu Wuji from the dungeon, he wouldn’t be human at all!! That one-tenth of his strength would be enough to easily defeat these ghosts! He should be worried about the ghosts.
“Okay, thanks for reminding me.” Gu Wuji truly felt the seriousness of the situation and said seriously, “I’ll go to the shop now and buy some more things.”
After saying that, Gu Wuji hurriedly ended the call. But Yang Shao’s feelings were complicated, “It should be alright… those ghosts…”
….
Gu Wuji was only now beginning to explore the advanced player’s system functions, and he was quite surprised.
If the items available to intermediate players already seemed quite powerful, the items sold in the advanced player shop were practically a fantasy novel unfolding…
They offered all sorts of abilities, including ghost-taming techniques, the ability to refine ghosts for one’s own use, methods to summon ghosts… even methods to merge oneself with a vengeful ghost to increase strength and lifespan.
The most horrifying items were those that could transform an ordinary place into a ghostly realm, allowing ghosts to kill ordinary people and collect their resentment to enhance their own power.
Of course, these terrifying items and abilities had extremely strong side effects; a slight misstep could lead to a backlash, and in severe cases, even becoming a slave to the ghosts. It was unlikely anyone would try them lightly.
Moreover, besides exorbitant points, purchasing these required certain key items, such as a vengeful ghost’s cherished possession, or a pure white soul— things that looked incomprehensible and terrifying.
“That seems alright; not many people should be able to get these terrifying things,” Gu Wuji thought with a sigh of relief.
No wonder those high-level players could easily defeat others; just buying those items from the shop was beyond the capabilities of ordinary players. But this also proved how difficult the dungeons high-level players had to go through were, and their mortality rate must be extremely high, otherwise the world would have been in chaos long ago.
“I feel like a lot of things in there are familiar, like I’ve seen them in real life. I guess many things that happened in the past were manipulated by some high-level players,” Gu Wuji pondered. “Although the system stipulates that using them in real life will result in severe penalties, they probably found a way to circumvent those penalties.”
Gu Wuji tentatively searched for items related to memory, eventually finding only a necklace. It was said to awaken the memories of the wearer or the ghost wearing the item, but it could only be used in locations within the memory. Because of this limitation, the price wasn’t very high.
Gu Wuji, naturally eager to regain his memories, bought it. He then purchased some more common defensive items and some seemingly insignificant defensive gadgets. In total, he didn’t use many points.
“These items can be used by the rest of the crew. Although the ghosts might not attack them, I can still help if anything goes wrong.”
After doing all this, Gu Wuji suddenly realized that after upgrading to a high-level player, his abilities and items could also be upgraded through the system, though this required a significant investment of points.
For example, his Ghost Control Technique, after upgrading, could summon all ghosts except those below the Ghost King level, and he could even pay a great price to make a Ghost King-level ghost obey him for thirty seconds.
This ability would be invincible in a normal dungeon and combined with Gu Wuji’s ability to summon vengeful ghost bosses, it could even forcibly control those ghost bosses… provided their strength doesn’t increase during this time.
The Purification spell, after upgrading, can also forcibly purify all ghosts below the Ghost King level; low-level ghosts can be purified all at once. Moreover, each purified ghost earns points… it’s like turning a simple act of charity into a virtuous cycle of purification and rewards.
The Healing spell, after upgrading, could even heal multiple people simultaneously.
And the Imprisonment and Release spells were even more powerful… If all abilities were upgraded, Gu Wuji instantly transformed from an ordinary person (?) into an all-around powerhouse capable of attacking, healing, purifying, and summoning.
“I suddenly feel like I don’t have enough points,” Gu Wuji said, sweat dripping from his forehead. After much deliberation, he finally chose to upgrade the Purification spell.
As a result, Gu Wuji’s points were almost depleted, making him even poorer than an average low-level player.
Not only could he continue to fulfill his desire to be a good citizen, but he could also earn points. A few more visits would surely recoup the points needed for upgrading other skills!
As for item upgrades, Gu Wuji decided to put them aside for now; he should have enough for now. He could even upgrade the ghost within him, but that was clearly not something Gu Wuji could afford to consider with his current extra points…
Even more terrifying, as Gu Wuji was about to leave, the system reminded him that all functions would only be unlocked after Gu Wuji’s physical attributes were upgraded in ten days.
“Just how many levels has this advanced player improved?!”
Compared to ordinary players, advanced players were like giants compared to children.
….
At this moment, a large number of ghosts had gathered around the village, their dense clusters extremely terrifying. There were even quite a few vengeful spirits, not to mention the wandering ghosts that had unconsciously gathered there.
Originally, although the village was haunted, it only housed a few ordinary, high-level ghosts. Now, they huddled trembling in the village, wondering what terrible event had happened to attract so many vengeful spirits! It was truly terrifying!
The villagers immediately felt a chill run down their spines. Although they didn’t know what was happening, their extensive experience with ghosts in the village had already begun to terrify them. They had no choice but to pray to the gods and Buddhas, hoping nothing bad would happen.
The village was quite large, and the scenery was rather nice. Because of the numerous ghost stories, it was actually a popular tourist destination, attracting many tourists to test their courage. In reality, at most, tourists would faint from fright; nothing serious had ever happened.
But now, things were different…
These ghosts stared coldly at the road, waiting for the car that was about to arrive and the person inside!
Deep down, these ghosts knew that if they killed that person and devoured their soul, they would gain a significant power boost.
As for the more experienced vengeful spirits, they felt their opportunity had arrived. They knew very well that at times like this, a human’s strength would be reduced to one-tenth. Even if they were strong before, or possessed powerful items, they simply couldn’t withstand such a large number of ghosts.
Even if they couldn’t devour all of a person’s soul, just taking a small share would be a huge benefit for them.
However, before that, these ghosts chose to hide, not wanting to alert the humans. More importantly, this world had its limitations; certain conditions had to be met before they could attack humans.
….
After emerging from the system space, Gu Wuji quickly used a healing spell on himself, immediately feeling completely healed.
He looked out the window, “The system said that many ghosts will come to bother me later? Wait!”
Gu Wuji suddenly realized that he was currently so lacking in points. Although there were many ghosts in the world, he usually only encountered two or three at a time, rarely seeing too many at once. Even in dungeons, the number of low-level ghosts was very small.
But now, many ghosts were actually coming to bother him!! Then he could purify those ghosts and gain points…
Cheng Jia saw Master Gu suddenly transform from a cold-sweating, uncomfortable look to a radiant, excited expression! It was as if he had won the lottery.
“How much longer until we reach our destination?” Gu Wuji turned to ask Cheng Jia, his expression becoming extremely impatient.
Cheng Jia was somewhat bewildered. Had Master Gu been this enthusiastic before? And that village seemed haunted, so ominous… He still answered truthfully, “We should be there in about ten minutes. This village is so eerie, maybe we shouldn’t go…”
“No.” Gu Wuji pressed Cheng Jia’s shoulder, his tone firm, “We must go. I have something very important to do. Of course, the filming schedule can’t be neglected.”
“But there might be ghosts there…”
“Isn’t this perfect?”
Cheng Jia: “???” Although he didn’t understand what Master Gu was talking about, he suddenly felt relieved!
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