Chapter 59: Eliminating Star Eclipse Pollution
“Don’t get me wrong! I only blew it out of curiosity, not because I thought it was funny!”
Night Star Lan puffed her cheeks and insisted, completely dodging any admission of her earlier antics.
“Well, I guess I’ll take it as such.”
Once the Dream Narrator retracted their smile, Night Star Lan composed herself and resumed the previous topic.
“So, how does this relate to my thoughts? The origins of stars and eclipses can’t help me at all!”
What the Dream Narrator shared indeed tickled Night Star Lan’s curiosity.
But remember, they initially stated this had to do with eclipses fitting into human society without facing rejection.
At that moment, the Dream Narrator chimed in, “What do you think are the reasons why eclipses are rejected or feared by humans?”
“Um… Scary powers, eclipse pollution, unstable conditions, I guess those are it.”
To be honest, Night Star Lan’s early fears of eclipses stemmed from these reasons. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been such a scaredy-cat.
Nodding at her response, the Dream Narrator commented, “You’re quite accurate. The scary power isn’t the main point; stars holders also possess terrifying powers. The key elements are the latter two you mentioned—eclipse pollution and instability. These are characteristics common to most eclipses.”
Night Star Lan studied the Dream Narrator closely and muttered, “But you don’t seem to have those characteristics…”
“True, because I can control pollution and maintain stability. I can even fulfill obsession in a quite gentle way—it’s one of my traits.”
“Wow, that’s amazing~”
Night Star Lan genuinely admired this.
Because her theater members couldn’t do that.
Once the group leader used eclipse powers on ordinary people, harm was unavoidable, and the mental pollution was severe.
Night Star had once warned them to refrain from using their powers on ordinary folks when she wasn’t around, just in case the Night Watchers misunderstood.
If that happened, the legal status the Rising Sun Theater Group fought for would be in jeopardy.
Night Star didn’t want to live a nail-biting theater life anymore.
Snapping back to attention, Night Star Lan couldn’t help but ask the Dream Narrator, “Um… how do you control that eclipse pollution? Can you tell me?”
“Before that, you need to understand why such things exist.”
The Dream Narrator wasn’t going to indulge Night Star Lan’s curiosity but was gearing up to dive into a new topic.
“Did you know? Early eclipses didn’t have the characteristic of mental pollution. At first, they were merely an explosively potent twisted power, without any pollution drawbacks.”
“Oh~ So when did eclipses start having that pollution?”
“When the entity that created them went out of control. The creator of the eclipses lost control for some unknown reason, causing every eclipse they created to inherit that defective characteristic—without exception.”
“Yikes… that sounds really scary.”
Night Star Lan instinctively shrank her head.
Eclipse pollution was indeed a colossal disaster.
This also explained why the Night Watchers targeted eclipses in the first place.
If they simply possessed various weird abilities, the Night Watchers might not feel too much pressure. They’d just treat them as powerful criminals needing sanctioning.
But these “criminals” wielded mass destruction capabilities—now that was a different story!
And the pollution they emitted from eclipses was like a mass destruction weapon.
Once an ordinary person was infected, it could spread person to person, like a plague, faster than an actual disease, and way scarier.
Moreover, each type of eclipse pollution was unique and varied according to the eclipse’s own abilities.
For instance, the Gentleman’s eclipse pollution made ordinary people become eerily polite, turning them into puppets of etiquette.
The Fraudster’s eclipse pollution immersed ordinary folks in a perpetual state of deceptive hallucination, leading to a total loss of understanding.
Each type of eclipse pollution could trigger different catastrophes—serious ones could even wipe out entire cities. It was hard not to be wary of them.
Only those holding star power could resist this kind of mental pollution to some extent; otherwise, no one could cope.
This was the fundamental reason the Night Watchers wanted to deal with the eclipses.
So, if eclipses could somehow shed that terrifying pollution, they might not be so frightening anymore.
Night Star Lan was keen to learn from the Dream Narrator how to eliminate that pollution power.
That would help her theater group leaders immensely.
Just as Night Star Lan was filled with hope, the Dream Narrator shook their head.
“It’s not that I don’t want to tell you; it’s that even if I did, it wouldn’t be of any use.”
“Why not?”
“Because it’s not universally applicable.”
“Not universally applicable?”
Night Star Lan quickly grasped what that meant.
If all went as expected, the method the Dream Narrator used to control eclipse pollution couldn’t be replicated by other eclipses.
But even so, Night Star Lan was still curious.
“Um… just tell me your method. Maybe I could use it in the future.”
“You really don’t want to miss out on any opportunity, do you? But I currently appreciate you; sharing this is no problem.”
With a graceful smile, the Dream Narrator continued, “This method really only applies to a certain type of eclipse—like mine. According to the hierarchy among humans, it falls under the supernova category.”
“Um… you’re a supernova, huh?”
Honestly, Night Star Lan was a bit shocked.
Though she felt the Dream Narrator was impressive, she didn’t expect them to be that powerful.
Previously, she had been guessing they were at least an ultra star eclipse, but turns out they were a supernova!
That meant they were on par with Kong Yu Bai and Lianhua from the outset!
How terrifying!
Suddenly, Night Star Lan felt she might just have a supernova eclipse magnetism, always bumping into supernova eclipses.
Seeing the incredulous look in Night Star Lan’s eyes, the Dream Narrator squinted playfully.
“Don’t believe me? When I get serious, it’s not just about making an entire city’s life fall into a dream. The world within that dream can expand too. What do you think?”
“I believe it! I totally believe it!”
After all, there were two supernova-class eclipses right beside Night Star Lan, so accepting the Dream Narrator’s status as a supernova was a piece of cake for her.
Of course, if the Night Watchers found out, they wouldn’t be so calm about it.
Next, Night Star Lan continued to inquire about ways to suppress eclipse pollution.
Even if this method only applied to supernova eclipses.
She also wanted to prepare for when she transformed into an eclipse since she held the Extraordinary Star. Once she became an eclipse, she would surely be on the supernova level—who knows, she might need it someday!?
Who would ever refuse to learn more?
With expectant eyes, Night Star Lan urged the Dream Narrator.
The Dream Narrator finally revealed the method.
“It’s simple; if you want to do it, you can!”
