Helping each other with countless me.

Chapter 533 begins with urban legends.
Share Space
"In the interstellar punk world, Li Zhongren, after successfully plotting against the Mad Wolf Pirates, and his sister, escaped the Mayflower and arrived at a remote planet."

There, the siblings lived a happy and ordinary life.

"At the same time, through studying Li Zhongren's nanocells, the siblings simultaneously achieved cyber ascension, becoming immortal."

"This world periodically provides opportunities for sharing spaces."

"But Li Zhongren will not return to the outer god's shell."

"This world is closed."

"Begin the search for a new world"
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"Good news! After wandering in the void for many years, I have finally been reborn."

"The bad news is that this is a world full of all sorts of strange tales."

"Good news, I have a plugin provided by the sharing space."

"Bad news, I've become a ghost story."

Li Zhongren looked at the window in front of him and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

For some specific reason, perhaps a signal problem, or something else, in any case, his path to reincarnation was not so smooth.

He became a ghost story.

Or rather, he needs to become a ghost story in order to survive in this world.

Fortunately, he can customize this ghost story himself.

Of course, this customization is not something that can be written arbitrarily, but rather within a certain framework.

To give a simple example, it's like a newly created account. You get a certain number of attribute points, which determine your six dimensions, your current upper limit, and the strength of your supernatural tales.

What kind of ghost story will I become?

Li Zhongren grabbed his hair.

Being a ghost story isn't easy. Once forgotten, you're gone forever. But if only a few people remember you, you'll become incredibly weak.

In short, a ghost story can only survive if it frequently appears in the minds of many people.

This is why many of the strange tales in this world are terrifying.

After all, people's memory is at its best when they are afraid.

"So, I'm going to become a terrifying ghost story too?"

Li Zhongren stroked his non-existent beard, deep in thought.

In his previous life, he also knew a lot of ghost stories, such as the Slit-Mouthed Woman and the Eight-Foot Lady. Most of them came from Japan. It was because of the oppressive atmosphere of Japanese society that these underworld creatures were born.

"so annoying."

Li Zhongren couldn't help but sigh.

They need to be memorable, frequently appear in people's conversations, and possess a certain degree of resistance.

"This is so difficult."

Yes, there are ghost stories in this world, and there are also organizations that oppose them.

That is, there exists a special group composed of governments from various countries to capture and hunt down ghost stories.

In order to maintain social order.

If a particular ghost story becomes too active, they will intervene and eliminate it.

Of course, ghost stories cannot be killed directly.

As long as people remember, ghost stories will be revived.

However, since countries around the world have successively mastered the technique of memory erasure.

The immortality of ghost stories has almost been shattered.

Even if a major memory erasure technique cannot completely erase a particular ghost story from the human world, it will severely damage it, and it will take many years to slowly recover.

Even for some small ghost stories that haven't yet spread.

A single memory erasure technique can completely destroy a minor ghost story.

Also, there is no internet in this world.

Or, to put it another way, there is internet access, but it is not open to the general public.

Its purpose is to prevent people from spreading supernatural literature online.

This makes the world's appearance seem to have remained in the 1970s and 80s.

Actually, this was intentionally done by the governments of this world.

Many things are not incapable of development, but once the pace is accelerated, ghost stories will also spread.

To address societal issues as a whole, certain processes must be halted.

Especially communication and transportation.

The core reason is to slow down the spread of ghost stories.

These are lessons learned in blood.

As a result, every city and every village in the world seems like an isolated island.

Of course, this applies to ordinary people.

For government departments, there are no restrictions; they can do whatever is fastest and most convenient.

Therefore, it is necessary to become a ghost story that can exist for a long time.

Li Zhongren came to a conclusion.

Instead, it should become a somewhat harmless tale.

Only in this way can we lower people's guard and prevent them from being swept away by a single wave.

Of course, everyone understands the principle, so why not learn other ghost stories?

This is because, apart from Li Zhongren, all other ghost stories were born without a self. Only ghost stories that have become powerful enough will regain their self. However, this self will be severely affected by its own labels and cannot be shaken off.

Because this is the core of the existence of ghost stories.

Li Zhongren, on the other hand, had a clear sense of self from the beginning and was not bound by any labels.

On the contrary, he can continue to evolve himself. As long as he has a large enough audience, he can keep adding new features to himself.

Of course, that's all for the future.

Now, he needs to settle down in this town.

"Dream"

"A sweet dream."

Li Zhongren considered one possibility.

In this world, ghost stories don't mean that I am a ghost story, and that's what makes a ghost story.

If someone is remembered through extraordinary means, that's considered a strange tale.

And dreams are also a way.

Moreover, it is one of the safest methods.

At least initially, no one will be wary of a beautiful dream.

Perhaps the anti-mystery organization in this world will discover this later, but by then, he will have no idea what has become of it.

Okay, it's decided then.

Li Zhongren began filling in his settings in the dialog box.

1. Within my capabilities, I can make a sleeping person dream, and I can decide whether the dream is good or bad.

This is the foundation of ability.

2. Coordinates are left in the soul of a person who has been corrupted. I can use these coordinates to transfer myself, and the coordinates will still be effective even if they are beyond my ability.

This is an escape.

3. The ability to bring certain dream items out of the dream and use them as weapons. This is a form of counterattack.

4. It can empower itself by drawing on people's emotions, which are also the energy source for the dream weapon.

This is growth.

After writing down the four rules, Li Zhongren clicked "OK," and the dialog box would automatically review his settings to see if they exceeded the scope of the rules.

The bad news is that it's beyond the scope of the curriculum.

The good news is that it wasn't completely beyond the scope of the curriculum.

The other three options were fine, but the one that allowed him to teleport himself using coordinates had a maximum distance added after the review process. This shattered his dream of becoming the Flying Thunder God of the whole world, but at least the ability itself was preserved.

In this way, even if he is discovered and captured by the anti-strange tales organization in the future, he can still escape using this ability. Unfortunately, the maximum escape distance depends on his strength.

When he was weak, for example, right now, the furthest he could go was within the area of ​​a town.

The good news is that the transfer process is untraceable by anyone.

If he's careful enough, he can still survive.

"Confirm the generation of the ghost story?"

"confirm!"

"buzz"

As the cheat was activated, Li Zhongren felt as if he had gained some kind of magical power that he couldn't accurately describe in words, but he could control his abilities as freely as breathing and eating.

"Hu~~"

A gust of wind blew.

Li Zhongren actually felt a bit cold.

Yes, ghost stories, all ghost stories, have a physical form.

However, their true form only disappears when they use their abilities under certain circumstances.

At the same time, for most ghost stories, their own physical form is also the most vulnerable thing.

Therefore, many ghost stories choose to carefully hide their bodies.

Of course, there are also many powerful ghost stories that don't mind, such as the Japanese ghost story of Tomie.

A kind of supernatural phenomenon that can reproduce indefinitely. Although it is not very lethal, it is like a stubborn plaster that can never be eradicated.

Never mind, it has nothing to do with me. Let's start with the first step of my ghost story.
Li Zhongren squinted as he scanned his surroundings. Currently, his search area had a radius of about one kilometer.

Under the influence of his ability, he seemed to see many bubbles, each bubble representing a sleeping person.

"Hmm, let me see, she's the one!"

After a moment's thought, Li Zhongren chose a young girl.

His choice was simple.

First, men rarely talk about their dreams, which inherently limits the spread of ghost stories. In contrast, women are more gossipy and love to share themselves with friends, even their dreams.

Secondly, this girl is beautiful and pleasing to the eye.

Dreams have no beginning.

Therefore, Ryoko was unaware that she was dreaming.

After a long day of studying, she would go to work at an izakaya (Japanese pub) after school, and naturally, she would dream about working at the izakaya.

This is called "what you think about during the day, you dream about at night".

Without a doubt, this was definitely not a good dream.

It wasn't until Li Zhongren entered the izakaya that this continued.

"Hello, are you Ms. Ryoko?"

"it's me."

Let me introduce myself, my name is...

Li Zhongren paused, his instincts telling him that this name was important. It would become the name of his ghost stories, like an anchor point. Once it was determined, it could not be changed. For example, the ghost story of Tomie, which reproduced infinitely, was the same.

"My name is Zhuang Sheng."

Li Zhongren spoke first.

"I am a lawyer."

"lawyer?"

Ryoko took a deep breath.

"I didn't break the law."

"It's not illegal, it's a will."

As soon as Li Zhongren finished speaking, the surrounding scenery immediately changed.

Ryoko and he were already sitting opposite each other.

Li Zhongren took out a will.

"Is such that."

“Your grandfather had a younger brother who was lost. He had no descendants, but he had an inheritance. After investigation, you were found to be his closest blood relative. Therefore, you will inherit this inheritance.”

"I???"

Liangzi's emotions were immediately stirred up. In that instant, Li Zhongren even took a big bite of emotions. Clearly, his ghost story was about exploiting the gap between the ups and downs of human emotions.

As a student who works part-time and lives alone, Ryoko is naturally excited when she dreams that she will inherit an estate.

"Really??"

"Really??"

"Really??"

Ryoko kept checking, and even the entire dream began to become unstable.

If this were an ordinary dream, Ryoko would probably be awake by now, looking disappointed, and saying...

Sure enough, it was just a dream.

However, because Li Zhongren was there, the dream was immediately stabilized by him.

"Yes."

"That's awesome! Hahahaha!"

Ryoko cheered!
The surrounding images flickered continuously, clearly indicating that the dream was about to jump again, but Li Zhongren once again took control. He opened the brown paper bag and placed a photograph in front of Liangzi.

"This is the legacy your second grandfather left you."

"A villa and ten million in savings in the bank—you can only withdraw the money by going to the bank in person."

This time, Li Zhongren no longer suppressed Liangzi's dreams. The scenes shifted, showing her strolling in a villa, rolling around in a ten million dollar bill, laughing and crying, and then going on a crazy revenge spending spree in shops she would never normally dare to dream of, eating so much good food that she could hardly breathe.
Of course, Li Zhongren completely absorbed all the emotions that arose during this entire process.
However, during this process, Li Zhongren also discovered a problem: Liangzi's soul strength had decreased to some extent.

It's obvious that even a beautiful dream will eventually break down if he only focuses on one person pursuing it.

It was nothing more than happiness, or even decadence and collapse.
Then, it’s the last step.

Ryoko's dream became peaceful, and she fell into a deep sleep.
Li Zhongren gave back a little bit of energy, protecting this dream.

It's quite simple to do this. Many people don't realize that the dreams we remember are only those we recall in the few minutes or seconds before waking up. Most dreams are forgotten once they've been experienced.

With Li Zhongren's ability to maintain it, Liangzi will always remember this dream clearly, remembering every detail of her dream.

When she went to school during the day and talked about it with others, naturally, the names Li Zhongren and Zhuang Zhou would spread to other people's minds, and that's how the ghost story spread.

Moreover, this step is very important. Even he is not immune to this. For example, last night he devoured the emotions in Ryoko's dream to strengthen himself. However, since only one person knows of his existence, his strengthening has an upper limit, and this upper limit is very low.

The more people know about it, the higher the limit can be unlocked.

In a sense, this is similar to the population limit in StarCraft.

(End of this chapter)