Chapter 1 Personality Split? Delusions? Or Acting?

Everyone looked strange, thinking this person was sick!

Han Xiao said in a deep voice, "A spiritual host."

Hearing this, a flicker of surprise flashed in Fording's eyes. He didn't expect Han Xiao to be able to see through the truth in one sentence.

"I didn't expect you to see that." Fording suddenly understood why Han Xiao suddenly attacked—he had discovered Morning Star's secret.

But he was immediately puzzled. Why did this mercenary named Black Star offer assistance? They were not related, and mercenaries were not warm-hearted people who liked to meddle in other people's business. There must be an ulterior motive.

"So it's a spiritual host…" Volga the Third suddenly understood and immediately explained to the others. He was also a psychic and knew this secret method.

Just as martial artists temper their bodies, psychics temper their minds and souls. The strong can strip their souls and consciousness from their original bodies and lodge them in the brains of other living beings, gaining a second life.

Generally, this method is only used when the body is severely damaged and there is no way out, because the process of stripping the soul will cause irreversible damage to the soul, and there is only a 0.3% chance of success. Once it fails, the soul will collapse, and the person will die on the spot.

If it were not a last resort, most people would not be willing to abandon their original bodies and change to someone else's body. Morning Star was an example. How could a woman want to change to a man's body? The peripherals are not compatible!

Psychics cannot choose targets whose spirits are stronger than their own as hosts. Once a spiritual host possesses the body, they can basically seize control of the body. The original owner's consciousness is like being trapped in a cage, able to experience the body's senses, but unable to control the body, like an immersive bystander, as if they have become two personalities who know each other's existence.

Morning Star was seriously injured, and her consciousness was very weak, so she could only shrink in her brain to recuperate. So, Fording naturally took over the body, and the bystander became Morning Star.

Han Xiao took action to see Fording. Injuring Morning Star's consciousness was the most direct way. Fortunately, he had Hela's character card, which could accurately deal with spirits without having to beat Fording's body to the point of near-death… although his current injuries were not light.

Volga the Third briefly explained the principle of spiritual possession, and the others understood.

—No wonder Morning Star behaved so femininely. It turned out she was originally a woman.

Meros asked curiously, "When were you possessed?"

"You mean when did I last control the body?" Fording shrugged. "Four years, nine months, fourteen days, eight hours, twenty-three minutes, oh, now it's twenty-four minutes."

"Almost five years ago…" Sylvia was already awake. After hearing the conversation, she exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that the day Morning Star debuted?"

"Yes… my hometown is in a remote star system in the Shattered Star Ring. I don't like the main star being too thoroughly transformed, so I took the initiative to migrate to a desolate semi-colonized star. It's a gathering place for the poor, and also a place of exile in the eyes of others, but I think it's more vibrant than the steel-encircled city… I live in the wild, farming and hunting for a living, everything is so harmonious. One day, a spaceship crashed into my vegetable garden, and inside was a seriously injured and unconscious woman. She was Morning Star. I saved her and bandaged her wounds, but she was too badly injured. In her dying moments, she stole my body and used my body to continue living, and even became a celebrity. That's the whole process."

Fording's tone was calm, as if he didn't have much anger about his body being stolen. Five years had long since made him adapt, smoothing out his initial resentment and annoyance.

Han Xiao nodded secretly. Don't think that Morning Star was beaten by him without any power to fight back. This was because her psychic power suffered severe damage during the soul stripping. Her former strength level was extremely close to Grade A, but because she changed her body, her strength plummeted, almost falling to Grade C. That's why she needed to collect sacrificial items to restore her strength.

Morning Star is not a protagonist-type character, but Fording is!

Moreover, his luck is stronger than local protagonists like Meros, his lucky halo is actually advanced!

Having a strong person living in his brain for nothing is a standard feature of protagonist-type characters, except that people have an old grandpa, while Fording has a miss, people are just different.

Without Morning Star, Fording, with his laid-back nature similar to that of an old cadre, would never have actively explored his hidden talent and would have always been an ordinary person. Although Morning Star temporarily stole his body, she also took him on an unknown journey. Otherwise, Fording would never have discovered his vast talent. His predicament is only temporary. Although Han Xiao doesn't know the exact time, Fording later suppressed Morning Star.

Fording can lead to a personal growth history storyline—【The Legend of the Singer】!

How awesome is a protagonist-type character with an advanced halo? Let's just say that Fording at his peak was at the same level as Hela. His singing directly penetrates the soul, without the need for air to transmit the sound, directly resounding in the mind.

Using ethereal songs to cleanse souls of anger, impetuosity, and hatred, like the misty wind passing through the forest, or the water droplets wrinkling the lake surface, all the magnificent waves will eventually return to calm, leaving only the peaceful joy of seeing the tender grass stubbornly breaking out of the soil.

One song can resolve an interstellar war that is about to break out!

This is Fording's famous deed!

Moreover, Fording did not keep his skills to himself, but publicly taught his psychic skills. Psychic players can learn how to use songs to exert psychic skills from him, forming a genre. Fording is equivalent to an advanced psychic instructor.

When Han Xiao thought of this task, he had already made a complete plan. If he could get the task settlement card, then he would not provoke Morning Star for the time being and go to advance first, but if he failed to get the settlement card, then he would trigger this plot along the way. Players who did the [Finding the Statue] task in the previous life naturally didn't know Morning Star's secret. It was a long time later that players realized that this character had a plot event, but unfortunately no one was able to trigger it at the time.

Although Han Xiao didn't know the result of triggering this plot at this time, he decided to give it a try, because he was not completely ignorant. He knew Fording's later performance and personality, and could roughly guess some of the process. He couldn't say he was 100% sure, but there must be benefits.

"I can help you control your body and expel the guest in your brain, otherwise your body will belong to him again when she recovers," Han Xiao said.

Fording remained unmoved. "What do you want? I believe this isn't free help, right?"

"...Morning Star is very rich. You and her are one in two, so you must know her account password. I want her savings," Han Xiao thought for a while and said.

Morning Star is indeed very rich and is a piece of fat, but this is not the main goal of the great technician Han. However, he couldn't say directly that he was interested in Fording's potential, because that would not convince the other party. The statement about seeking money was more convincing and could make Fording lower his guard.

After all, the body still belongs to Fording. He would rather let Morning Star control it than take the risk.

Fording immediately believed it. It was natural for mercenaries to seek money, and this behavior was not kidnapping, but helping a possessed person, which did not violate the mercenary's contract.

Fording felt reliable—although the money was earned by Morning Star, it was his body that was being used, and there was no psychological burden when spending it.

"Sounds good… but if you want to get the money right away, I'm afraid I can't do anything."

Pointing to his head, Fording smiled helplessly, "She threatened me just now that if I touch her savings, she will die with me, so I can't afford the reward until I deal with her problem."

Han Xiao's eyes lit up. When he made this request, he guessed the possible reaction of Morning Star. This result was exactly what he wanted. He was secretly happy and nodded, "Then you must stay by my side so that I can help you suppress Morning Star's counterattack at any time until I find a way to completely deal with her."

Fording paused and said, "I hope you don't hurt her life. She was forced to possess my body and didn't mess around with my body. In the past five years, although she thought I was annoying and blocked my voice in her brain, I have seen all her memories. She is also a pitiful person."

If an ordinary person had their body stolen, they would probably hate the host to ashes, but as a protagonist-type character, Fording's personality was obviously unusual. In this situation, he could still consider Morning Star, which surprised everyone.

"Okay."

Han Xiao nodded, with a confident look on his face, but in reality, he didn't know how to deal with spiritual hosts. No player had triggered this plot, so he could only explore it himself, but it didn't prevent him from agreeing first.

"Now that we have reached a consensus, we need you to solve the current predicament. As long as you come forward, our wanted status can be revoked."

"No problem." Fording smiled warmly and looked at his bruised face in the mirror, "But I have to deal with the injuries on my face first, otherwise it won't be convincing at all."