【Special Mission Completed】
【Rewards Obtained: Random Rare Trait * 1, Random Common Tag * 1, Common Item Draw Chance * 2】
【Trait Obtained: Mist (Rare)】
【Tag Obtained: Actor (Common)】
【Common Item Draw Chance * 2 Obtained】
【Use now?】
Relaxed, Gao Yi had no reason to refuse and readily activated the draw.
Of course, Lady Luck did not give him a break today just because he had conquered the script.
【Item: Super Autopen】
【Quality: Common】
【Type: Prop】
【Effect: When you need a signature, it can automatically complete it for you!】
【Note: Are you still bothered by a large number of fan letters? Are you still troubled by the signed shirts required for business collaborations? The Super Autopen will be your first choice!】
Honestly, this was something even an optimist like Gao Yi couldn't imagine a use for.
But if this 【Super Autopen】 was merely “better than nothing,” the next one was “unbelievable.”
【Item: Empowered Nail Clippers】
【Quality: Common】
【Type: Buff Item】
【Effect: After clipping your nails with these clippers, your fingers will experience a burning pain, and your attacks will deal additional fire damage.】
【Note: It's chili, I added chili!】
“What in the world…”
Gao Yi sighed, placing the nail clippers and pen in front of him:
“At least the inflatable hammer from before was decent.”
He consoled himself.
But unfortunately, when Gao Yi tried to take out the 【Inflatable Great Hammer】, he was surprised to find that it had completely deflated.
Upon closer inspection, its 【Durability】 had actually dropped directly to zero.
“Hey, hey, hey, even such a useless item has durability limits? What’s the point?”
Gao Yi slammed the table, uncharacteristically losing his temper for a moment.
Checking again, the 【Super Anti-Wolf Spray】 he had used on the black-hoodied man on the subway earlier also only had fifty percent durability left.
In other words, this anti-wolf spray could only be used twice.
“Most of the drawn items are consumables, so I can’t rely on them too much…”
Gao Yi concluded.
Of course, besides this unsurprisingly disappointing draw, there were other gains.
First, the newest Tag, 【Actor】.
【Actor Lv1 (Common)】
【Experience: 0 / 100】
【Tag Ability: ① King of Comedy: Your performances will be more convincing.】
“Actor, huh… I thought it would be a higher-level Tag.”
This ability of Gao Yi's was indeed quite good, as he frequently needed to disguise himself.
But on the other hand, how would he upgrade this Tag?
According to previous deductions, Tag upgrades relied on the recognition of others.
That is, experience would only increase when others believed Gao Yi’s actions aligned with this “Tag.”
How could he make others think he was an “actor”?
“Or, when I have time, should I go back to the set and be an extra again?”
Gao Yi looked up, recalling his experience at the film studio a few months ago.
At that time, he had just been fired by his previous newspaper, new work was slow to materialize, and he still had two ongoing investigative reports that required money.
Out of necessity, he looked for many odd jobs, and being an extra was one of them.
Incidentally, Gao Yi’s acting skills were quite good; he was even noticed by the director of that drama, who said he would reserve a supporting role for him in the next play.
Of course, later Gao Yi was spotted by his current editor-in-chief, got a new reporter job, and brought an abrupt end to his acting career.
Putting the new Tag aside for now, he looked at another gain.
Trait 【Mist (Rare)】
If he were to synthesize it, which Tag would be more suitable?
With a slight thought, Gao Yi laid out the options before him.
Reporter Lv3 (Common), Deadbeat Lv1 (Rare), Heartbroken Lv1 (Common), Enthusiastic Citizen Lv2 (Rare)
Professional Internet Surfer Lv1 (Common), Friend of Elderly Women Lv2 (Rare), Actor Lv1 (Common)
“By the way, what exactly does this 【Mist】 represent…”
Gao Yi lightly tapped his pen cap on his notebook, performing mental permutations.
The previous two syntheses, 【Righteousness】 and 【Deception】, were types that could be understood at a glance.
【Mist】 + 【Actor】 might become 【Horror Film Actor】?
That would be even more nonsensical and wouldn't allow for experience growth.
【Mist】 + 【Deadbeat】 might be 【Fleeing Deadbeat】?
Speaking of which, it was quite fitting for the current Gao Yi; his phone was almost overflowing with debt collection messages.
If this continued, he might really have to flee.
After much hesitation, he realized he actually had little choice.
Gao Yi opened the synthesis list and began to place the materials.
【Reporter (Common)】 + 【Mist (Rare)】 = 【Investigator (Epic)】
【Investigator Lv1 (Epic)】
【Experience: 345 / 10000】
【Tag Ability: ① Mist: Accidents and oddities will be attracted to you, drawing closer to you, but at the same time, you will receive additional rewards and compensation each time you complete an exploration.】
“So it’s an Epic-level Tag, my first time.”
But along with the Epic level, the experience required for each level also reached 10,000.
The experience accumulated from 【Reporter】 was inherited, but it seemed insufficient here.
As for the Tag Ability, it was basically an enhanced version of the first ability of 【Reporter】.
The question was, to what extent would this “accidents and oddities will be attracted to you” reach?
If he were to be pulled into various life-and-death bizarre incidents just by eating breakfast on the street, that would be too much trouble.
Although he had now become a “player,” possessing abilities beyond ordinary people in some sense.
That didn't mean he could just seek death casually; a slight increase in physical fitness couldn't make Gao Yi invulnerable.
He would still die if someone attacked him unfairly.
Considering this, this Tag still couldn't be worn all the time.
But not wearing it and not using it would be equivalent to not having obtained this Tag.
This became another paradox; he couldn't just abandon an Epic Tag that he had painstakingly acquired.
“All in all, I’ll wear it until midnight and see what kind of daily mission it gives tomorrow…”
Looking at the alarm clock beside him, it was already 11:50 PM, so Gao Yi made a decision to first see what mission this Epic Tag would trigger.
And at this moment, Gao Yi’s attributes in the Tag System had undergone significant changes.
【Name: Gao Yi】
【Equipped Tags (2 / 2): Investigator Lv1 (Epic), Enthusiastic Citizen Lv2 (Rare)】
【Tag Abilities: ① Mist: Accidents and oddities will be attracted to you, drawing closer to you, but at the same time, you will receive additional rewards and compensation each time you complete an exploration;
② Zootopia: Makes people unconsciously feel close and reliable, making it easier to gain trust and praise;
③ Big Hero 6: When acting righteously, your combat power will be enhanced.】
【Daily Tag Mission: Undercover investigate a criminal group with over a hundred members and obtain evidence of their crimes (Completed)】
【Unequipped Tags: Deadbeat Lv1 (Rare), Heartbroken Lv1 (Common), Actor Lv1 (Common), Professional Internet Surfer Lv1 (Common), Friend of Elderly Women Lv2 (Rare)】
【Held Traits: None】
Although tonight's encounter was very strange and terrifying, it indeed allowed Gao Yi to gain a deeper understanding of this world and obtain some benefits.
Those bizarre past events that occurred in Nankang City, which he had investigated before, now had an explanation.
It was clear that this unknown “game” had profoundly affected the calm and ordinary world Gao Yi inhabited.
What would the future hold?
Gao Yi, with one foot in the realm of the extraordinary, clasped his hands behind his neck, leaning back in his swivel chair, lost in thought.
“Tomorrow, I still need to gather information. Since there are so many ‘players,’ there must be their own communication channels.”
“And what about the authorities? It’s impossible for the country to have no reaction to so many uncontrolled superpowered individuals, right?”
“Hmm, I’d better not wear this 【Investigator】 Tag for a while, just in case strange things really come knocking.”
But just as Gao Yi made up his mind, waiting for midnight to arrive.
A sudden knock on the door echoed from the entrance.
Someone’s here?
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