Just after their walk on the pedestrian street, Tendo and the others returned to the hotel.
After waving goodbye to Caroline and Jing Liuli, Tendo went back to his room alone.
The first thing he did upon returning was open his 'Popularity System.'
He wanted to use the Popularity System to find out exactly what was happening to Caroline and whether he could preemptively reverse her original fate.
Accomplishing this wouldn't be easy.
[Ding! You have consumed one million Popularity Points to redeem a portion of the 'Hidden Character' settings for 'Stars Character - Caroline.']
[Note: Character settings are subject to some fluctuation and are for reference only.]
[Name: Caroline Tianji]
[Star Core: Tianji Nekomata]
[Star Source: Quantum Ghost]
[Personality Traits: Rational, Calm]
[Appearance: Green hair, green eyes, cat ears, cat tail]
[Hobbies: Enjoys drinking green tea, eating sashimi, and items featuring dolphin elements]
The first information to appear before Tendo was Caroline's initial basic character settings.
These settings were established in the original Stars novel and would not change due to the appearance of an outsider like Tendo.
However, this was only the most fundamental information about Caroline, not the 'truth' Tendo sought to know.
Therefore, after a quick glance, Tendo clicked on the 'Hidden Setting' within 'Character Setting - Caroline.'
[Character: Stars NO.4 Caroline]
[Hidden Setting: The only daughter of Doctor Dragon. Due to special circumstances, she died prematurely one month after birth. To save his daughter, Doctor Dragon risked acquiring the 'Hyper-Computation Core' from the Quantum Space, forcefully creating a quantum soul for her.]
[Due to the special nature of the quantum soul and the 'Hyper-Computation Core,' while Caroline possesses extremely high talent in the Artificer domain, her self is constantly subjected to data contamination from the Quantum Space. The more redundant data in the Quantum Space, the heavier the contamination, eventually leading to complete assimilation by the time Caroline is 23, where she will become an Artificer Nexus devoid of self-awareness.]
[Ending (First Draft): When she turns twenty-three, her Artificer personality will be completely assimilated with the Quantum Space, and she will ultimately lose self-awareness, becoming the new Quantum Space Artificer Nexus.]
Tendo frowned as he looked at these original character settings for Caroline.
A moment later, Tendo asked the Popularity System some of his doubts.
'Can severing Caroline's connection with the Quantum Space solve the soul contamination problem?'
[Cannot be achieved. 'Stars Character - Caroline's' 'Quantum Soul' relies on the Quantum Space for maintenance. Severing the connection is equivalent to losing 'soul sustenance' and will result in complete annihilation within 72 hours.]
Upon receiving this answer, Tendo's frown deepened.
Based on this information, Caroline's ending seemed basically sealed.
After all, the essence of the Quantum Space was the natural convergence of countless 'quantum data.' It was not influenced by anyone's will and was considered a special 'natural phenomenon' in the Stars world.
However, since Doctor Dragon suggested that Caroline try her best to search for a 'miracle' within a limited time, it meant a method of salvation for Caroline still existed.
And if there was a way, that was enough.
Soon, several possibilities for saving Caroline surfaced in Tendo's rapidly working mind.
The first method was the unique item of the Stars world: the Miracle Stone. Although Tendo currently had no way of knowing the full types and effects of the 'Twelve Miracle Stones,' he was certain that one of them could solve Caroline's problem.
The second method was Tendo's Popularity System. In a sense, the existence of the Popularity System itself was a 'miracle.' If certain features of the Popularity System were used on Caroline, wouldn't that be a different kind of 'miracle's descent'?
Thinking this, Tendo asked the system another question in his mind: Could the 'Exclusive Character Story Background Modification Authority' for the current season's Popularity Champion be used on other characters?
The Popularity System quickly responded.
[Authority is transferable, but the modified setting must satisfy the condition of 'plausibility' (e.g., must align with the character's persona and have plot groundwork).]
With this answer, Tendo's brow instantly smoothed out.
Because upon learning this, not only did a method for 'saving Caroline' immediately surface in his mind, but he also thought of an excellent plan to further 'enrich his own character profile.'
He knew that while he had successfully become the 'Pinnacle of Stars' in the hearts of the dimensional audience, as he had said in Season 1, 'Beauty, Strength, and Tragedy' was the true formula for traffic.
Currently, Tendo had basically absorbed most of the Popularity from the existing Stars fanbase. If he wanted to gain even higher Popularity afterward, he either had to continue absorbing the remaining, limited number of 'Stars fans' or make the 'Stars' series break into the mainstream, attracting many fans who weren't watching Stars before.
The former was a thankless task; the latter yielded astonishing rewards but was extremely difficult.
Before today, Tendo hadn't thought of any good 'mainstreaming' method.
But now, Tendo had not only found a way but also devised a plan to completely save Caroline and further enrich his own 'character profile.'
He walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window of his hotel room, gazing at the beautiful night view outside, and murmured: "There are still three years, Caroline. Before, you were the one cooperating with my 'acting.' This time... it'll be my turn to 'cooperate' with you."
Lost in thought, Tendo suddenly gave a wry smile.
He suddenly realized that, according to the script he had just set up, the memories he had given Caroline in Season 1, which were intended to be 'beautiful,' would all become a boomerang, harshly hitting him instead.
This situation was something Tendo had never anticipated.
After all, at that time, he did not know Caroline's hidden setting, so he naturally couldn't foresee this outcome.
However, as long as he could change Caroline's original ending, being hit by the 'boomerang' was fine.
As long as everything went according to Tendo's plan, he was 100% certain he could bring Caroline a 'new life.'
It would just mean having to 'stab' himself and the dimensional audience on Station 13 (China forum), the streaming platform, with a good dose of tragedy.
After all, even though Tendo knew the 'happy' ending behind it all, he still couldn't help but feel complicated.
Who would have thought that in Season 1, he had 'faked his death' in front of Caroline? This time, they would not only switch roles, but he would also be the one who designed it.
It seems doing too many bad things really does bring karma.
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