Special Item: Star Binding Myriad Forms

'Wow! So Chen Xing and Tiandao met when they were this little?'

'They were so cute when they were tiny too~'

'A fated encounter!'

In the dormitories of the Ember Organization, Stellaris World.

Tiandao stared at the scene of himself and little Chen Xing meeting by chance in an abandoned supermarket, his face full of shock.

Because he had no memory of this scene whatsoever.

But only moments later, Tiandao understood the reason behind it.

Without a doubt, the production team was adding "settings" to his character.

After all, in the original Stellaris World, there had never been a character called Tiandao Siming.

And Tiandao had transmigrated into this world when he was ten years old.

That was when he had first arrived at Ember Base two years ago.

Tiandao had absolutely no memories from before that.

If it had been an ordinary transmigration, Tiandao would have assumed he had lost his memories from before the age of ten.

But after obtaining the Popularity System and learning that this was an anime world,

Tiandao immediately understood that this so-called "amnesia" was actually a special kind of "blank space."

It had been left for him to fill in with character settings in the future.

Because Tiandao had once asked the system what form the so-called "Exclusive Character Story Background Modification Permission" for being number one in popularity would take.

The system's answer had been that it would appear in a reasonable manner that did not disrupt the worldline.

And the only thing that could satisfy that explanation was the completely blank "memories" from before Tiandao turned ten.

Because only a blank sheet of paper could be freely painted upon without looking the slightest bit out of place.

Tiandao had long considered that, as his popularity rose, the production team of Stellaris might very well add extra plotlines to fill out his character settings on their own.

But he had never expected that other Stellaris characters would appear in these additional plotlines used by the production team to supplement his backstory.

Wasn't that just digging a pit for him?

After all, although he could use the Popularity System to learn some future plotlines from the original work in advance,

those plotlines did not include the "past" that had never been shown at all.

For example, even now, Tiandao had no idea that he had met Chen Xing when they were children.

In that instant, Tiandao truly felt how real the Stellaris World was.

This really was a world where popularity reigned supreme.

As long as the popularity was there, even if you were not the protagonist, they would still do everything possible to add plotlines that could boost your popularity. They could even use important supporting characters to pave the way for you, letting you step on them to rise to the top.

Like Tiandao and Chen Xing's childhood encounter right now.

One was currently first in popularity, while the other was currently second.

Even an idiot knew that a childhood encounter between these two characters would surely leave the viewers brimming with anticipation.

Thinking of this, Tiandao could not help complaining, "Fine, I can accept adding scenes for myself, but why has your production team started adding scenes for me too?"

"Are you planning to push me hard and make me the face of Season 1's popularity? So it really is this realistic—everything bows to popularity."

But complaints aside, Tiandao did not resist the "production team's" arrangements.

Because what they were doing not only indirectly strengthened his Natural Strongman character setting,

but also greatly increased his screen time in Season 1.

The production team got the traffic they wanted, while he got the popularity he wanted. A win-win!

And through this flashback, as well as the earlier flashback featuring only himself,

Tiandao had completely understood the principle behind the "Exclusive Character Story Background Modification Permission."

As well as one enormous hidden benefit within it.

If Tiandao's guess was correct, once he used this permission to add a top-tier Mechanical type talent called "Hyper-computation" to himself,

in order to make the appearance of this talent seem reasonable,

the production team would surely arrange another exclusive flashback plotline for him, just as they had now.

That way, after using this permission, Tiandao would not only obtain a bug-level Mechanical type talent, but also gain an extra "personal exclusive storyline."

Win. A huge win. An absolutely crushing win!

Thinking this, Tiandao immediately turned off the Dimensional Screen before him.

Because with the end of the memory arc between him and Chen Xing,

the following plot was the little game in which he had utterly crushed Chen Xing one-sidedly.

And knowing that, Tiandao could not be bothered to watch it all over again.

Because compared to that, there was something else he cared about more right now.

Name: Star Binding Myriad Forms

Type: Cultivation Item

Effect 1: Star Binding: After equipping it, you may suppress your own Star Energy in exchange for greater cultivation efficiency. (Only effective below 1,000 Star Energy Value.)

Effect 2: Myriad Forms: Freely alter the item's appearance. (Limited to everyday clothing.)

Price: 150,000 Popularity Points

Star Binding Myriad Forms was a special item Tiandao had selected long ago.

Although this item could not bring Tiandao an immediate increase in strength,

it could greatly accelerate his cultivation speed.

Thus allowing him to reach the limit of a Rank 1 Star Envoy with over 900 points within half a year.

It was an indispensable part of his Fireworks Plan.

You have consumed 150,000 Popularity Points and obtained the special item: Star Binding Myriad Forms.

The item has been delivered through a reasonable method. Please collect it.

Unlike the Death-Replacing Bracelet, which had directly appeared in his hand before,

the Star Binding Myriad Forms did not materialize into Tiandao's hand from thin air this time. Instead, it arrived by an entirely new method.

Ding-dong!

Hearing the knock at the dormitory door, Tiandao immediately got up from his bed and went to open it.

When the door opened, an Ember Organization member carrying a special metal case stood outside his dorm room.

"What is this?"

Tiandao looked at the case in the other man's hands, an "inquisitive" expression appearing on his face.

"This is a gift Doctor specifically asked me to deliver to you. He said it would help with your Star Energy cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Tiandao instantly understood what was inside the case.

So this is what the system meant by a reasonable method? It's actually this reasonable?

While marveling inwardly, Tiandao took the metal case from the other man.

And seeing that his task was complete, the Ember Organization member immediately turned and left without looking back. He was clearly nothing more than a delivery machine without feelings, a proper tool.

Tiandao carried the metal case back into his dorm room and slowly opened it.

Before long, a silver-white fluid emitting a faint glow instantly entered Tiandao's sight.

Special item: Star Binding Myriad Forms collected. We wish you a pleasant experience!

Looking at the silver-white fluid inside the case, Tiandao immediately placed his hand upon it.

In an instant, the silver-white fluid transformed according to Tiandao's will into a black blindfold.