Zhang Guangmu pulled a thick thirty-fifth edition of the Book of the Dead from the bookshelf.
--Though its name alone made it sound like some kind of dark spellbook from a fantasy world, it was actually a novel that existed in the real world.
Its author was H.P. Lovecraft, one of the founders of the Cthulhu Mythos system.
Zhang Guangmu took out the card he used as a bookmark and flipped to the page he had been reading. As he slightly focused his attention, the words in the book gradually began to change shape within his field of vision.
The lines of text broke apart and rearranged themselves, transforming into entirely new patterns and information.
In Zhang Guangmu's field of vision, the Book of the Dead became the Book of Acting!
A page flickering with crimson light appeared before his eyes.
Before long, the crimson light gradually merged and condensed into a single point, transforming into a usable ability point.
Once the light faded, Zhang Guangmu could also clearly see the content depicted on the page.
--A handsome young man in an esports team uniform crushed the championship trophy in his hand. He raised his head to the sky, his eyes shining with an unyielding fighting spirit.
Behind the young man stood many projections whose appearances were almost identical to his, though their clothing and auras were all different.
One was lean and thin, dressed in a wasteland survivor's outfit washed pale from wear. He carried a gray, battered gun, his expression resolute and his gaze decisive.
Another had a huge Flame Wolf at his side, a creature as large as a tiger. He wore a blood-red robe, flames curling above his palm, and his eyes shone with the light of wisdom. He gave off the feeling of someone calm