Global Golden Eye Syndrome!

After the Crimson Moon appeared, Yu Hongyi's body underwent earth-shattering changes.

First were his eyes.

His pupils, originally amber and appearing dark from a distance, had now turned a beautiful, bright gold with a slight metallic sheen.

Then came his physique.

Previously short and thin, he now stood at an estimated one meter ninety-five, his body covered in bulging muscles.

These physical changes also affected Yu Hongyi's demeanor. He now carried an aura reminiscent of an anime character stepping into reality.

Several female classmates playfully crowded around him, getting a little too close.

"This is too fantastical, isn't it?"

Yu Hongyi, the center of attention, was still a bit dazed, his head spinning from this sudden windfall.

He realized a problem that everyone else had overlooked.

If his physical changes were related to the Blood Moon, if he had absorbed some kind of cosmic energy ray and undergone a gene mutation, that could barely be explained by science.

But...

What about his clothes?

Did his discounted Taobao T-shirt and jeans also transform into magical artifacts, automatically adapting to his changed physique?

Who had eaten the law of conservation of mass and energy?

Countless questions swirled in Yu Hongyi's mind.

Before he could escape the crowd, a group of robust youths in military uniforms appeared before him.

The leader, a military youth with a formidable presence and cold eyes, looked at Yu Hongyi. He managed a stiff smile that looked particularly menacing, making one's scalp tingle. "Classmate Yu, you are now the world's most desperately needed rare talent. The country... needs you!"

Hearing such words, others might have grumbled internally, feeling they were being guilt-tripped by appeals to morality.

Those with darker thoughts might even suspect they were about to be dissected as lab rats and put on an experimental table.

But Yu Hongyi's blood instantly surged, and without hesitation, he gave the other man a military salute. "I am a Youth League member. If there's anything I can do, I will cooperate to the best of my ability!"

Duty called, and he could not refuse.

Some people thought Yu Hongyi was suffering from chuunibyou, while others considered him excessively naive.

But this was the essence of his soul, unrelated to his physical transformation.

"Good!"

The robust military youth looked at Yu Hongyi with admiration and punched him in the chest. "Your physique is really solid! You must work out regularly, right? After you cooperate with the Academy of Sciences for your physical examination and this craze dies down, come join our 'Ju Mang'! We guarantee you'll start as a non-commissioned officer!"

Yu Hongyi didn't understand the designations of secret units like "Dragon Soul," "Wolf Fang," "Qing Feng," or "Ju Mang," but he roughly understood that they wanted him to join the army.

The robust youth's words made Yu Hongyi feel a bit awkward.

He had gone from being a small, thin person under 1.6 meters to a burly man nearly 2 meters tall.

It was difficult to immediately change his ingrained perceptions.

Northern Hubei Province, Xiangyang City.

Nanzhang County, Yingchuan Longmen Residential Area.

Yan Anqing turned off his photo editing game and looked at the sky, gazing at the silver-white moon, now restored to its original state, with a relaxed expression.

"The first Blood Moon modification has completed the blueprint. Now, I just need to fill in the details bit by bit."

The Blood Moon was merely the surface phenomenon; the changes in humanity were the main event.

He had previously randomly selected photos of people worldwide and altered their eye colors.

Without exception, they all had brilliant golden eyes, easily distinguishable in a crowd.

Thirty-four provincial-level administrative regions in China corresponded to thirty-four 'lucky' individuals who had been magically modified!

In other countries, there were barely a handful of such individuals.

Besides China, the United States of America, which had the most golden-eyed individuals, only had twelve.

The first Blood Moon event, orchestrated by Yan Anqing, focused on this initial batch of modified humans.

They were of various ages and genders, with a relatively even distribution across professions, and even their personalities were taken into consideration.

The only exception was a high school student named "Yu Hongyi."

While browsing Tieba for information, Yan Anqing had originally intended to find a student who excelled in academics, character, and appearance, transforming them into a campus idol-like figure.

But after seeing the video of Yu Hongyi being bullied, he suddenly had an interesting idea.

Why give flowers to an already blooming tree when it's more interesting to help the weak achieve a comeback?

The fortunate Yu Hongyi thus became a golden-eyed individual.

After Yan Anqing modified his photo, Yu Hongyi completed his spectacular transformation in an instant.

Yan Anqing opened his computer and found that the relevant topics about the "Crimson Moon" and "golden-eyed individuals" had almost completely taken over the top ten spots on both Baidu's trending searches and Weibo's charts!

The news pushed to the homepage was also closely related to this "supernatural event," with various discussions buzzing endlessly.

"Oh my god! Golden eyes, so beautiful!"

"Jealousy is tearing me apart..."

"The Blood Moon incident, does this mean the era of spiritual energy recovery is coming? Can we cultivate immortality in the future?"

"Huh... Does this mean I have an excuse to skip blind dates and not look for a girlfriend?!"

"Couldn't agree more! One person and one cat are enough to spend the rest of my life!"

"Heh, experts have already debunked it. The Crimson Moon has nothing to do with supernatural powers, it's just a normal astronomical phenomenon. Those people whose eyes turned golden just caught a contagious disease called 'Global Golden Eye Syndrome'."

"666! Experts are awesome, they can spin this? There's a short guy in my school who's not even 1.6 meters tall. During the Blood Moon, he grew to two meters in the blink of an eye. Are you telling me that's an infectious disease?"

"Forced explanation, I'm about to die laughing."

"Is no one using a VPN to check Twitter (equivalent to Weibo in China)? There are golden-eyed individuals abroad too! Although far fewer than in our Greater China..."

"That's right. In a programmer forum I often visit, there's a young man with the surname Gao from India who became a golden-eyed individual. Many people there say he's a reincarnation of a 'Kshatriya,' the chosen king of India, destined to lead India to rule the world..."

"He doesn't think he's the only golden-eyed individual on Earth, does he? I'm dying of laughter!"

"Even though I'm not a golden-eyed individual myself, seeing the arrogant posts from Indians gives me a sense of superiority!"

"Ugh! I want to be a golden-eyed individual too!"

"I want to find a golden-eyed girl as a girlfriend. I'm 23 this year, just graduated from university, with decent features. I can shop and cook, do housework, and I can even act cute. DM me if interested, serious inquiries only!"

Seeing the netizens' playful and attention-seeking comments, Yan Anqing's lips curved upwards slightly, forming a pleasing arc.

He scrolled through his WeChat Moments and found that most of the posts were also frantically sharing news related to "Global Golden Eye Syndrome."

Just then, his phone vibrated.

A simple PS image editing game sent a notification.

Congratulations to the player for achieving the accomplishment - [Otherworldly Being].

"Are the golden-eyed individuals you created the lucky ones favored by destiny, or unfortunate test subjects?"

"Main quest one completion progress: 2/3."

Seeing this message, Yan Anqing nodded slightly.

He was only one achievement away from completing the first stage of the main quest.

The quest rewards made him incredibly eager.

Just as Yan Anqing was pondering how to quickly obtain the third achievement, there was a knock on his door.

Knock knock!

Knock!

Knock knock knock!

This peculiar yet familiar knocking rhythm...

Without looking through the peephole, Yan Anqing knew who the visitor was.

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