Chapter 321 Over-the-shoulder throw, demanding an explanation

The two lay there on the ground, looking at the sky, neither of them getting up.

"Have you vented?" Sun Jiuchou asked.

“Consider this fall the interest you paid for throwing me into that godforsaken place,” Zhou Jue replied.

"She's quite vengeful."

"Nonsense, you have no idea how badly I was chased in there! I've traveled through several worlds and never been this badly chased!"

“But undeniably, the gains were quite substantial,” Sun Jiuchou chimed in.

"You may be big, but why did you have to ambush me!"

Zhou Jue got angry just thinking about it: "You could have just told me there was a place where I could practice, and I would have gone. There's no need for a sneak attack!"

The figure on the ground moved.

Sun Jiuchou stretched out one hand, supported himself on the ground, and slowly stood up. He raised his hand and gently dusted off the dirt on his body.

Zhou Jue also stood up, looking at Sun Jiuchou with that gentle, even slightly helpless smile.

Where is my system?

Where did you put it?

“It’s the same as you.” Sun Jiuchou shrugged, his tone as casual as if he were talking about the weather: “It went to gain experience too.”

"Experience?" Zhou Jue thought he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"It's just a system! An auxiliary program! What are you making it train for? Practice how to argue with people?!"

Sun Jiuchou looked at her and shook his head: "Your understanding of it is too one-sided."

"In your eyes, it may just be an auxiliary tool, but in the hierarchy of 'them,' it is cowardly, lazy, unambitious, and a defective product that needs to be forcibly reworked."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Jue's heart skipped a beat.

“That means…” Sun Jiuchou’s smile faded slightly, and his gaze deepened: “It also needs to grow.”

You can protect it for a while, but not forever.

"It has to learn to face danger on its own, instead of always hiding under your wing and being a cheerleader who can only shout '666'."

Zhou Jue retorted, "It's not just a cheerleader who only shouts '666,' it's my teammate! We've fought enemies together, tackled missions together, and it's contributed to every world!"

"That's only in your view. In my view, after all this time, it's still a level 2 system. It's just not making any progress! And it's avoiding upgrading!"

Zhou Jue was silent for a moment. Apart from devouring a core to upgrade, the system had never mentioned upgrading to her. Could it be that the system was really avoiding upgrading?

No! You can only believe half of what he says!

"Where is it?" Zhou Jue took a deep breath and asked again.

Is it safe now?

“It’s very safe.” Sun Jiuchou’s tone softened again. “The place I chose for it is much better than yours, and it’s more suitable for it to use its strengths.”

"When will it come back?"

"It will come back naturally once it has completed its 'test'."

"How do I know if you're telling the truth?" Zhou Jue stared intently at him. "What if it was deceived by you? What if it was deceived by someone else?"

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became.

Her system doesn't seem very smart. It was fooled by her as soon as it was bound to her. If it encounters a bad person, it will be completely fooled!

What if we leave it outside all alone, and someone else runs into it and kidnaps it after a few words?

"You take me there!" Zhou Jue gritted his teeth and made his request: "I want to train with it!"

Sun Jiuchou seemed to have heard something unbelievable, and he smiled helplessly.

"no."

Why not?

“Because its ‘examination room’ has different rules, if you go there, you will only interfere with its assessment, and may even cause it to fail the assessment and be directly formatted.” Sun Jiuchou shook his head, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"Format?" Zhou Jue's pupils suddenly contracted.

“Yes, format it.” Sun Jiuchou looked at her: “It will be completely erased from the core database, leaving no trace.”

“You…” Zhou Jue felt a chill rise from the soles of his feet.

For the first time, she sensed an undisguised coldness beneath Sun Jiuchou's gentle smile.

"You dare!" Her voice trembled slightly.

Why wouldn't I dare?

Sun Jiuchou countered, "Zhou Jue, you need to understand one thing: it's a system. Whether it's in its original world, here, or wherever I send it, it can be formatted. That's normal. You only get one chance."

"Either seize the opportunity and transform yourself."

"Either be eliminated or wiped out."

There is no third way.

Zhou Jue clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms.

"Okay." After a long silence, Zhou Jue squeezed out a single word through gritted teeth.

She loosened her fist, raised her eyes, and her gaze sharpened again.

"Then you're not leaving until it's safely back."

"Whether I leave or not is not up to you," Sun Jiuchou smiled, seemingly unconcerned about her threat.

“I’m sticking with you until you give it back to me.” Zhou Jue rephrased it as, “Wherever you go, I’ll go; whatever you do, I’ll watch you do it.”

“Sure.” Sun Jiuche nodded readily. “Perfect timing, I also have some things I need your help with.”

Zhou Jue was taken aback: "You still need my help?"

“Of course,” Sun Jiuchou said matter-of-factly. “There are some places I can’t go, but you can.”

Zhou Jue immediately became alert.

"What kind of hellish place do you want me to go to this time?"

"Don't be nervous." Sun Jiuchou waved his hand and opened his personal AI.

"Take a look at this first."

On the screen is a huge, dynamic world map.

On the map, the dense red dots that originally represented energy anomalies have now all turned into a soft green.

Three hundred and twenty-seven.

Not one more, not one less.

Next to each green dot is a detailed label.

[Coordinates XXX, XXX; Anomalous energy source: Ancient remnant array. Handling method: Reinforce the seal. Person in charge: Sun Jiuchou.]

[Coordinates XXX, XXX; Anomalous energy source: Spiritual energy regeneration point. Handling method: Isolate using an array. Person in charge: Sun Jiuchou.]

[Coordinates XXX, XXX; Anomalous energy source: High-dimensional radiation. Handling method: Physical isolation, deep burial. Person in charge: Sun Jiuchou.]

...

As Zhou Jue read through the messages, his heart sank deeper and deeper.

During the time she was thrown into that primeval jungle, struggling to survive.

Sun Jiuchou traveled alone to all the countries outside of China.

All the remaining troubles have been dealt with.

The efficiency is outrageously high.

"The missions... are all completed?" Zhou Jue's voice was somewhat hoarse.

“Ninety-nine percent complete.” Sun Jiuchou pointed to the only spot on the map that was still flashing a faint red light.

"There's only one left."

Zhou Jue looked in the direction he was pointing.

The Bermuda Triangle.

"Wasn't that already been dealt with?"

“The problems there are more complicated than I imagined.” Sun Jiuchou’s expression turned serious for the first time. “I need you to come with me and go again.”