Chapter 10 Character Role-Playing System

Outside, a group of people were in a state of panic due to Yinzhen's unconsciousness. Meanwhile, Yinzhen, whose soul had been separated from his body, kept an eye on the situation outside while also studying the new mini-system he had acquired.

Seeing the Eighth Prince Yinzhi rush over, Yinzhen was satisfied, feeling that he hadn't betrayed the mental suggestion he had used. Of course, there was no brotherly connection involved; it was merely a small trick to make Yinzhi feel uneasy so that the whole charade could continue.

However, the original owner's memories are not exaggerated. At present, her relationship with Yinzhi is indeed good, and there is still some brotherly affection. They have not yet reached the point of disliking each other.

As Yinzhi rode his steed toward the palace, Yinzhen, having nothing else to focus on for the time being, finally found time to study this unknown little system.

"I suppose I don't need to use any more tricks. Introduce yourself." Yinzhen released the restraints on the small light sphere of the system deep within his sea of ​​consciousness and asked casually.

But the system, now unleashed, dared not be careless. It wisely introduced itself: "[I am a character portrayal system. I will automatically match you with a suitable host. The higher the degree of character portrayal, the richer the rewards.]"

"Character portrayal system, interesting. So Rouze's character is a pure white lotus, with a beginner-level pure white lotus halo?"

Seeing that even Yinzhen knew this, the character portrayal system was startled and dared not make any small moves. The entire ball of light shrank into a circle and obediently replied, "[Yes, Rouze's chosen persona is the White Lotus. She has only been playing this role for a short time, and already...]"

Yinzhen raised an eyebrow, naturally understanding its meaning. It just meant she'd run into him, but who knows, it might be a good thing for Rouze too. This little system is quite unruly, Yinzhen continued, "So, Rouze is a suitable host, right? What kind of host would be suitable? Won't you elaborate?"

The character-playing system froze under the question, all traces of relief gone. It had no choice but to honestly reveal its true nature: "I am a system born from human greed. The stronger a person's desires, the easier it is for me to bind them. The character I choose to play is to realize the host's ultimate dream or, in other words, to satisfy their desires..."

"And then what happens after that? For example, what happens to Rouze, who wanted to become empress, after she succeeds?"

Seeing Yinzhen's curious expression, the character portrayal system dared not relax for a moment. Although it knew from the moment it was forcibly untied that this was definitely not the original Yinzhen, it hadn't expected that he really knew everything, even that Rouze's dream was to become empress.

Feeling completely exposed to Yinzhen's gaze, the character-playing system became increasingly cautious, saying everything that could and couldn't be said.

[Once the host achieves the initially set wish or goal, they will automatically unbind from me. At the same time, all their luck will be absorbed by the system, not only the host's personal luck, but also the luck of all their close relationships and descendants, to feed back into the system's growth.]

"Luck?" Yinzhen learned something new and continued to ask, "If the host loses this so-called luck, won't it also be affected?"

Yes, after losing all their luck, the host will soon die suddenly. Of course, by this time the host is usually in their twilight years, so it won't be a painful death, and no one will suspect their passing. As for the luck of those around them and their descendants, it is absorbed little by little, and no one will suspect the death of an old man.

The character portrayal system tried its best to beautify itself. But it didn't dare to overdo it, so it simply gave up and told the truth. Anyway, Yinzhen doesn't seem like a good person, so he probably won't mind its actions... right?

So, he had saved Rouze's life beforehand. Ignoring Rouze's breakdown while locked in the room, Yinzhen thought to himself with a clear conscience.

"An interesting premise: indulging in desires and being consumed by them—that makes perfect sense." Yinzhen didn't see anything wrong with the character-playing system's approach. There's no such thing as a free lunch; what you gain and what you lose are relative. It's just that the system's functions were a little excessive.

But it seems there's more to it than that. After probing Rouze's soul, Yinzhen pressed on, "Little system, you're not being honest. Does Rouze really want to be empress? Or is Rouze really a time traveler? Time travel, is that the right way to put it?"

The character role-playing system then realized what it had overlooked and hurriedly explained, "(I didn't mean to, I thought you knew.)"

"Knowing is one thing, but I want to hear you say it—"

At this point, there's nothing left to say. The character portrayal system directly revealed Rouze's true nature: [She is the original Rouze, and her desire to be subservient to others is extremely strong, which is why she was bound to me. However, being a lady from a prominent family in ancient times, her initial progress was very difficult. So, I implanted a time-traveling memory into her, using the initial memories of my previous host, who happened to have watched "Empresses in the Palace"...]

In short, due to the system's malfunction, she mistakenly believed she had transmigrated into the world of Rouze in the TV series "Empresses in the Palace." With the perspective of a "prophet," her desires swelled. She not only wanted to suppress her half-sister Yixiu and become the Fourth Prince's wife, but also to become the Empress.

Having figured everything out, Yinzhen nodded. Now he was curious about the system's rewards and asked, "So what are the rewards for the higher the level of character portrayal?"

The rewards include a variety of items and spells I acquired from various worlds, as well as things I crafted myself. After all, it's a self-made system, so everything depends on my own efforts.

"Did you make that alluring halo that Rouze used yourself?"

[Yes, my previous host wanted to become the greatest magician, and in that world I had a chance encounter with…] Looking into Yinzhen's eyes, the character-playing system ultimately dared not lie. [Okay, I stole a trace of a succubus's aura and created an alluring halo.]

"No wonder, it's a bit rough."

Yinzhen gave a nonchalant comment, but the character portrayal system was silently complaining in its heart: That's for you, but this charm halo would be very effective elsewhere.

As if knowing the little system was criticizing him, Yinzhen continued to ask, "What are you thinking about? Besides this halo, what else is there?"

The small ball of light suddenly exploded, and the explanation, which seemed more like a cover-up, was: "I wasn't thinking about anything. There are many other things... but without being bound, I can't show them to you."

"Then let's bind it. I'm quite interested in your rewards."

Yinzhen spoke casually, but it startled the system, which quickly said, "(But if you're bound to me, your luck will be drained...)"

"I didn't say what kind of binding method it was." Yinzhen smiled, and a pink mist suddenly appeared as he spoke, enveloping the small white ball of light.

The character portrayal system dared not move, nor could it. It was quickly enveloped by the mist of fans, and soon the small ball of light began to flicker, the outer pink mist dissipating. But the faint pink mist gradually transformed the character portrayal system from the inside out into a pale pink ball of light.

When everything was over, the little ball of light conducted an internal investigation and was shocked to discover that it had signed a subordination contract with Yinzhen, becoming a part of Yinzhen and completely under his control.

How come it didn't know it could sign such a contract before? Now that it's subordinate, it naturally can't absorb the main body's fortune. In fact, if Yinzhen were willing to let it go out and bind it to someone else, the fortune it absorbs would flow continuously to Yinzhen.

Binding this little thing took quite a bit of effort, and the result was that the pulse became more dangerous, which frightened the doctor who was taking care of it.

Of course, Yinzhen didn't care at this time. Looking at the little system that had become his subordinate, a mischievous feeling suddenly came over him, and he said with a smile, "Since you have become my system, let me give you a name, let's call you... 556."