Serial Player
Chapter 205 - 204: Tang Lai (Seeking Subscriptions)

Chapter 205: Chapter 204: Tang Lai (Seeking Subscriptions)

When Li Changhe announced that the Working Emperor was back.

Inside the Yu Zhou City Film and Television City in Nanzhe Province.

A film crew was shooting a period drama. It seemed to be a war theme, with extras dressed in prop costumes fighting on the city wall.

The moment the general in the shot planted the flag on the city wall,

Outside the frame, a slightly overweight director with a full beard shouted.

"Cut! Very good! One take! That’s all for today. Everyone, take a break."

The extras breathed a sigh of relief, as their workload had decreased significantly.

Before, filming was tough on these extras.

No matter how hard they tried, if any of the main actors made a mistake, they had to start over.

Some female and male stars would act like divas, and some didn’t even show up despite being trained actors who couldn’t even nail a crying scene.

The extras cursed in their hearts, but couldn’t show anything on their faces. Otherwise, it would be difficult to deal with being targeted.

Now, it was much better. In recent filming sessions, everything went smoothly in one take thanks to the strong performance of the lead actor.

The extras couldn’t help but marvel at the figure below the flag.

He was a tall, strong, and handsome young man.

Tang Lai, a rising actor.

He played a defending general about to be conquered in the drama.

His acting skills were unquestionable, perfectly portraying the domineering presence and resolution of defending the city gate.

He was agile, never using a stunt double, and never making things difficult for the extras.

By his side, there was only one girl he had grown up with, Su Nuo.

She became his assistant, helping him with water and towels.

Compared to those ’big shots’ with dozens of assistants, he was much more approachable.

He was a legend in the film and television city. Before Tang Lai became famous, he had spent three years doing various roles in the city such as extra, stuntman, and martial artist.

Until three months ago, when he met his benefactor.

His career took off, landing a leading role and rising in status.

"Brother Tang!" The extras greeted him.

Tang Lai nodded and smiled in response, taking the water cup from the girl.

After softly telling the girl to go rest, his warm smile gradually faded. He walked alone to the remote break room.

Three months ago, he, like the other extras, had been calling others "brother."

No matter how hard he tried, practicing his acting skills and exercising his body every day, no one paid attention to him. Fortunately, he had the company of that girl.

When he finally realized and decided to go back to his hometown to find a stable job and live a happy life with Su Nuo, fate played a joke on him. Su Nuo fell sick for no reason.

Seeing the astronomical medical expenses and the girl’s increasingly thin face, he felt truly desperate and anguished. He prayed to a non-existent deity.

Perhaps it was divine intervention, someone found him.

The person saved the girl and gave him a mysterious strength. At the same time, he picked up the dream he had once given up.

But Tang Lai knew everything had a price.

The one who saved him was not a deity, but a demon!

However, seeing the girl’s recovered body,

Tang Lai felt whether it was a demon or a deity, it no longer mattered.

Upon seeing the woman in the break room, Tang Lai closed the door and put on a smile: "Sister Luo, why did you come? You could just call me if you have something."

She was a woman of indeterminate age, her smooth skin like that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. However, her delicate face exuded a vicissitude not belonging to young people.

Her youthful body seemed to be inhabited by an aged soul. When she smiled, it faintly gave people a weird feeling.

Tang Lai was aware of that strange feeling. He, too, had something eerie within him.

If Li Changhe were here, he would probably shoot this woman with a bow and arrow in an instant.

She was Yun Ting’s target for revenge, Luo Qiao.

She discovered Tang Lai’s ’benefactor’ and was key to his current status.

Luo Qiao looked at Tang Lai still wearing his prop costume and waved her hand with a light laugh.

"Why put on the acting for me? You deserve a punishment!"

Originally, there were only two people in the break room. In an instant, several figures appeared.

As Luo Qiao waved her hand, one of them quickly approached Tang Lai, chopping at him with the knife in their hand.

Tang Lai didn’t panic, but calmly looked at the knife chopping down on him.

’Rip’

The prop armor on his body was instantly cut open, but the knife only made a spark on his body before snapping in two due to the pressure on both ends.

The figure didn’t seem surprised, slowly stepping back to its original position.

Tang Lai merely ripped off the damaged prop costume, undisturbed by the event.

He revealed his robust upper body, without a trace of injury.

Luo Qiao approached a few steps, touched the sharp muscle lines on his body, and smiled, "It seems that you’ve comprehended the power of the Headless Buddha and achieved the Buddhist Colored Glaze Body. You’ve been very busy hunting lately, haven’t you?"

"Sister Luo, rest assured, all those I killed were evil people or wanted criminals with many enemies." Tang Lai said, "And every time I take action, I change my appearance and body shape. No one will trace it back to us."

"No harm. How many people have tried to investigate me?" Luo Qiao pointed in one direction. "There are two [Great Wall] members watching us right now."

"Do you need me to deal with them?"

"Let them be. After all, it’s not yet time for you to become a [Player]. Killing them by accident wouldn’t be good." Luo Qiao spoke indifferently, "Also, get cleaned up and leave with the crew tomorrow."

"Where to?" Tang Lai was slightly stunned.

"Yanyun!" Luo Qiao looked at her fair-skinned arm, smiling, "There’s an old friend of mine there, and your chance to become a [Player]. Kill that man, and you will complete the cause and effect, becoming a [Player]. At that time, you’ll be on par with a [Holder]!"

...

On the other hand, in Yanyun, in Li Changhe’s rental house.

Li Changhe took out the Tang Hengdao and the [Dragon Heat Jet Mechanism] from his [Backpack].

He put them in the [Forge], then took out the materials he had decomposed from the bone knife.

A rib, possibly from some creature, emitted a cold aura.

[Frost Bone]

[Type: Rare Material]

[Effect 1: Strengthening weapon damage when synthesized into a weapon]

[Effect: ????]

[Note: Because you are not an undead unit, you cannot fully activate its effects. However, the cold air it emits can be used for preserving freshness.]

"Who needs to preserve freshness in this chilly weather?" Li Changhe complained as he put the [Frost Bone] into the [Forge].

With a 32% success rate, Li Changhe didn’t think twice. He spent 250 coins to increase the success rate to 82%.

After clicking to synthesize,

He took out the [Great Wall Mountain Armor], and the [Deep Sea Crystal] he had swapped for at the [Trading Center],

And put them together in the [Forge], spending 200 game coins to start the synthesis.

Both pieces of equipment required 25 hours to complete.

"Why not reconsider?" Yun Ting asked in his mind.

Li Changhe looked at the drama crew information sent by [Mr. Bai] in his [Friends] list, grinning, "The other party won’t give me time to think."

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.