Du Zhiyuan didn't receive an answer from Lu Zheng, but Yu Wanling was brought over by You Su first.

Yu Wanling didn't look well at the moment; her face was pale, and upon closer inspection, her hands and feet were trembling, as if she were in a state of extreme tension and fear.

Upon seeing this, Lu Zheng couldn't help but frown and look at You Su with a questioning look in his eyes.

Wasn't the intention to ask in a friendly manner? Why did it scare them like this?

Yu Su shook her head gently. She felt wronged; they hadn't done anything wrong.

When he went to pick up Yu Wanling, seeing her in this state, he also had the same suspicions and even asked those who had inquired about her.

Unfortunately, no one did anything to her.

He used information he learned from Miss Li to trick Yu Wanling, and she was so frightened by it.

Is he really that timid?

Having received You Su's reply, Lu Zheng did not pursue the matter further and began to introduce the situation to everyone:

"This is Yu Wanling. I'm sure she'll be happy to tell everyone the truth."

As Lu Zheng finished speaking, Yu Wanling ignored Du Zhiyuan's frightening gaze and spoke anxiously.

"I've linked my account to **, and only through this account can I purchase ** products..."

She also wanted to hide it, and when questioned, she tried to deny it, but they seemed to know more than she did!

She had no idea it was something from a hundred years in the future!

When she bound herself to the system, she signed an agreement that if humans discovered the existence of the system or the shopping channel, it would be eliminated!

Just now, the system notified her that it had reported the situation and that the outcome would be announced soon.

What was the result?

What will happen to her? She remembers the agreement states she'll be eliminated...

No, she doesn't want to die!

Yu Wanling tried to get the system to let her go, but the system only said that it was the first time it had encountered this situation and that it needed to wait for the mainframe to give instructions.

This ambiguous answer made Yu Wanling uneasy.

With the interrogators closing in, Yu Wanling, whose psychological defenses were already weak, finally chose to confess completely, placing her last hope for help on the humans in front of her.

Compared to a cold, impersonal data system, she'd much rather trust real, flesh-and-blood humans right now!

What Yu Wanling said was pretty much the same as what Lu Zheng had said before, except for one difference: someone asked a question first.

"What? You said you've bound yourself to something?"

Yu Wanling replied: "**"

system!

But as soon as she uttered those words, it was as if they were automatically muted and encrypted.

Everyone looked at her with puzzled expressions.

Yu Wanling also realized what was happening and repeated again, unwilling to give up, "I've bound it to **!"

The system within my mind slowly and deliberately spoke up to remind me.

"It's no use saying it a hundred times. Once humans know about the existence of the system store, it will trigger the system's built-in security lock. Any further information about the system will be automatically censored, and they won't hear it at all."

"The fact that you can use the system's products without restrictions is something that I applied to the mainframe for repeatedly. Who knew you would be so useless, allowing humans to discover our existence?"

"Why······"

The system's data flow was so slow it looked like it was about to die, as if it had completely given up.

It's like it had a bad start when it encountered a host like this.

The system's sigh struck Yu Wanling's heart like a heavy hammer.

Unconvinced, she tried writing it down on paper, using homophones and other methods, but despite her efforts, she couldn't reveal the existence of the system.

Yu Wanling frantically ruffled her hair, pacing anxiously back and forth, momentarily ignoring the managers in the conference room.

"How could this be? How could I not be able to write it!"

If this can be controlled, then what exactly is this system?

Yu Wanling was filled with extreme panic. She was a chosen one bound to the system, and she didn't want to be erased from existence, her soul scattered...

Her series of actions sparked another round of discussion among the people in the conference room.

"What happened? Did she suffer some kind of shock?"

Is she trying to tell us something?

Are you sure this person is normal?

Some people even suspect that Lu Zheng had someone use extreme measures to drive the person insane!

"Base Commander, this...?"

Lu Zheng and the others remained relatively calm. Based on Yu Wanling's behavior, they guessed that she was under some kind of restriction. He and Lu Jin'an exchanged a glance.

Lu Jin'an tentatively asked, "Yu Wanling, is it that you can't say it? Or that you can't bring yourself to say it?"

Yu Wanling looked at Lu Jin'an as if she had found a savior and nodded frantically, "Yes, yes."

Seeing that her questions were effective, Lu Jin'an pressed on, guessing and asking, "Is someone controlling you?"

Yu Wanling nodded, then shook her head violently, "No *****"

It's not a person, it's a system.

"It's ***, it's ***"

She tried to use other meanings such as machine, intelligence, or robot to replace it, but unfortunately, they were censored.

It seems that whenever she tries to express a certain meaning, all her expressions are automatically blocked out.

Since her mouth couldn't be seen moving, Lu Jin'an couldn't guess anything from the shape of her lips.

He raised his hand to stop Yu Wanling, "Fine, we know you're being controlled..."

Then, others joined in the questioning, this time not focusing on what was being bound to the device, but trying to find out more information indirectly.

Li Xin'er, who was in the room, had been keeping an eye on Yu Wanling. After she was taken to the conference room, she naturally "saw" them and the chaos that was happening.

This little system is quite something; it can actually influence the rules of a person's world.

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