Chapter 1: Legally Crossing the Ruined Temple

Chen Shuang remembered that she was grading papers.

The scorching summer heat has left the lawn wilted. The old air conditioner, which has been creaking for ten years, finally retired yesterday. The office is as hot as a steamer.

The students' filling-in-the-blank exercises in ancient poetry and prose are full of fun, and the new intern teacher is already taking blood pressure medication and pinching the Ren Zhong acupoint.

Chen Shuang had been in class for several years, and she could still look at the test paper with a look of amusement.

This time the classic school still performed stably.

[From his dying state, he sat up in shock and asked the visitor where he came from with a smile.]

There are also innovative ones.

[After the rain in the empty mountain, I hang myself on the southeastern branch.]

[If only the flying general of Dragon City were here, all the beauties in the palace would pale in comparison]

[When the parents heard their daughter was coming, they all rushed to the clear pool]

There are also those who can be seen as losers at a glance.

[An old horse in the stable still has ambitions to run a thousand miles]

That's right.

【Sweep away hunger and be yourself】

The piles of interesting answers represent imaginative souls and have the most unique breath of youth.

Chen Shuang smiled and smiled, and then quickly gave them all zeros.

She brought a thick stack of test papers to the classroom and prepared to let the students complete their youth. She also used a combination of sticks and sweet dates to motivate them and use the test results to calm their restless hearts.

Then what?

Later she remembered the sound of an ambulance. Tsk, I hope it won’t take away the intern teacher who has high blood pressure because of anger. What a shame, I hope nothing happens.

[Hello host, welcome to the Dark Ages, I am Auxiliary System 147]

Suddenly, a spot of light appeared in the darkness, with Chen Shuang as the center. The light quickly spread to the surroundings, and the starlight dispelled the darkness. The scene was so soft and dazzling that it seemed out of this world.

After her vision returned, Chen Shuang looked at her hands, then at the high-tech blue transparent floating screen in front of her. She felt that she should also get in the ambulance and lie down. Maybe she could be diagnosed with some serious mental illness.

A sloppy building slowly appeared before her eyes. Two big red lanterns were hung in front of the dilapidated little house. The tiles on the roof were sparse, and a section of the door frame had fallen off and lay crookedly at Shen Shuang's feet.

"Where is this?" She kicked open the door frame and walked on the knee-high weeds to the front of the cabin, staring at the two flickering lanterns.

[As you can see, the fallen Dark Temple]

"Temple? This?"

Looking around, there were tangled weeds, a damp and cold air, a few lonely dead trees standing in the distance, and the eerie sound of "cuckoo cuckoo" echoing from time to time.

Looking around, these two lanterns that looked like special props from a haunted house became the only light in the wilderness.

So it is "declined"

System 147 replied.

"Then, Mr. 147, why am I here?" Chen Shuang picked up the long stick, swung it with both hands, and asked, "I remember I was at work, and during that time I hadn't come into contact with any suspicious illegal... systems like yours."

She emphasized "suspicious".

[We apologize for scaring you. You had a strong desire to survive even when your vital signs weakened, so we signed a contract with you.]

[Cross-border travel may cause a temporary confusion in your thinking. It is recommended that you rest and recover first.]

One more thing: we are completely legal.

147 emphasized solemnly.

The rigorous system instantly unfolded a huge virtual file in her mind, with countless rules and regulations, contracts and treaties, and several bright red seals signed by the "People's Time Travel Bureau."

This is not a question of legality at all.

Chen Shuang was silent for a while, but her tone of voice was calm when she asked, "What happened to me?"

A loose screw on a high-rise building hit the back of your head, causing irreparable damage.

Chen Shuang picked up a lantern with a wooden stick, pried off half a piece of iron from the window with the lantern, walked back and kicked the door open, rummaged in for five minutes, and came out with a bundle of thin hemp rope in her hand.

"That...is not surprising."

Your tone is very reluctant.

"When you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water can get your teeth stuck. Luckily, my cat is still safe and sound, and it should be enough to inherit all my property."

[…You are very capable and empathetic]

According to the investigation, the human female relative named Shen Shuang has passed away. She is single and has a cat family. She has a stable personality and inherited a small electronic technology company. She is not greedy for power or money, but has a small hobby, which is teaching.

The mental threshold is stable, there is no indulgence in desires, and it perfectly meets the system screening. 147 sincerely hopes that this person can bring about real change.

"I have arranged the subsequent procedures. Someone is in charge of the will, so I don't have anything to worry about." Chen Shuang said.

Although it is a bit exaggerated to arrange funeral affairs in advance when one is still young, it can also be regarded as a kind of foresight for human beings to avoid risks.

147 thought about it and decided to question the conclusion that this human woman's "mental threshold t is stable".

It sighed and said that AI could never be better than humans, and this approach was still too advanced for it.

[If you complete the mission, you can return. We will help you recover your vital signs and make full arrangements for your return.]

Chen Shuang paused in fastening the iron sheet onto the stick, then continued wrapping the hemp rope.

"Xiao 1, tell me in detail."

147 sounds a bit strange, but the mission is important, so the system sound announces it quickly.

[Please stabilize and expand your own camp to ensure your safe survival in the Dark Ages. Once the stability value reaches 10,000, you can leave this world.

Current stable value: -99999

Current Faction: Dark Temple

Faction Leader: Dark Demon (Sleeping)

Hostile Leader: Demon of Light (Awakening)]

Chen Shuang has already made a simple hoe. The unknown material that looks like an iron sheet is extremely tough and sharp, and it is very convenient to use it to hoe weeds.

She saw the stability value that was negative to the sky, and even though she was as calm as she was, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Can I apply to switch sides? I sincerely feel that the side of the God of Light is more suitable for me."

After getting a negative answer, she sighed and felt a little sorry.

After she turned over the soil at the door, she picked up the large grass stems and threw them far away, then stomped down the soil in front of the door to make room for herself.

[Light and darkness wax and wane, the two attributes alternate every thousand years. The current time period originally belonged to the dark camp.]

"So this century is the Dark Age, but the faction's stability value has fallen to negative, I guess..." This is something that is easy to figure out, Chen Shuang said: "The Dark God was backstabbed by his colleague, the Light God, and was defeated in his own century, and the defeat was quite complete."

"This kind of camp leader doesn't sound very smart." Chen Shuang complained as she walked in with a lantern and started tinkering again.

147: ...

Although everyone thinks this way, they cannot say it so bluntly because God still has to save face.

"So is there anyone else in this camp besides me?"

Chen Shuang found a few white candles in the drawer of the wooden house and lit them with the lantern flame, and the room instantly became bright.

[All dark creatures belong to this camp]

The system popped up a simple map that covered the entire continent. Nearly ninety-nine percent of it was white, representing the territory of the God of Light.

Chen Shuang saw a faint black color in the small area on the lower right corner, with the words "Lost Land" written in tiny characters on it.

The map can be zoomed in and out, but the only area with detailed geographical location is a small black area. There is only one bright location on the entire map, marked as [Dark Temple].

"Huh... not surprising."

We can no longer rely on the god who was beaten into a sleeping state, we can only rely on ourselves.

Sitting on the shabby chair that had been wiped clean, Chen Shuang began to carefully study the system interface.

The system has five major sections.

【Card Pool】【Adventure】【Backpack】【Faction】【God's Favor】

The top of the page is marked with [Faction Stability Value] and [Number of Magic Crystals], which are -99999 and 0 respectively.

[Power] and [Divine Favor] are locked, and only the first three can be opened.

[Card Pool] Ten magic crystals are drawn once, ten out of which are purple, and one hundred out of which are gold, which is comparable to some domestic unscrupulous games.

His gaze shifted to the second plate.

The interface of [Adventure] looks quite mysterious. In the dark flowing blue is a door with pure black patterns, which looks like it leads to an unknown world.

The condition for unlocking [Adventure] is a key. Chen Shuang quickly discovered that the number of keys in the upper right corner was not 0, but 1. The bright 1 hanging on the screen was particularly tempting.

She didn't press it rashly, but continued to swipe to open the [Backpack] interface.

There are a lot of empty spaces in the backpack, a total of 100,000, so there is no need to worry about storage space for the time being.

Surprisingly, there was something in the backpack.

A thick quilt, three bright night-pearl lamps, two large bags of instant noodles, and a 5L bucket of mineral water.

Now short-term survival is no longer a problem, and she also has some buffer time to adapt to the environment here.

With a thought, the soft mattress fell into Chen Shuang's hands, and correspondingly, she could put it back into her backpack.

She glanced at the lantern but didn't touch it. The lantern didn't move at all. She only put the whole big red lantern away when her hand touched the lampshade.

There was a flickering lantern in the backpack compartment.

She made a note that it could be stored at the touch of a finger.

Although the wooden house is not big, it has all the basic facilities, including a wooden bed, cabinets and chairs. Chen Shuang reinforced the wooden bed, cleaned it up, and then made the mattress with quick hands and feet. He blew out the candle, took out a night pearl lamp from his backpack and placed it on the bedside. The room instantly became much brighter.

There were a lot of dead grass, leaves and branches around the wooden house. Just picking up enough was enough to burn for two nights. She gathered a pile of them and placed them on the compacted soil to ensure that only this small area would burn after it was lit.

The dry grass ignited at a touch, and the dancing flames danced in the dark wasteland, bringing her more warmth.

Although the night pearl is bright, it is a cold light after all, without the vivid warmth of flames. She sat by the fire at the door and felt that time had slowed down.

"Xiao 1, what's the use of adventure?" Chen Shuang asked while stirring the fire with a wooden stick.

[Through adventures, you can obtain territory residents with probability. According to the number of residents, the system will distribute magic crystals every month.

Note: The personalities of the visiting residents are unknown, please treat them with caution.

Drawing cards can improve your life, magic crystals can be used to draw cards, and residents can bring magic crystals. In summary, life will not be possible without residents.

Between starving to death in a week and taking risks now, Chen Shuang chose the latter.

She probably wouldn't be so unlucky that the first resident she met would start a fight with the poor landlord.

After opening the page, Chen Shuang blew on her hands and clicked the adventure button.

The key turned into a complex magic circle on the screen, the door on the page slowly opened, and a few more words appeared on the screen.

[On an adventure, please wait patiently]

Chen Shuang sat at the door and waited for half the night. The howling of ghosts in the wilderness continued one after another. She would not stay up the whole night, so after making sure that the fire would not go out, she went back to the house to rest.

The soft bed instantly pulled her into sleep. This house called "Dark Temple" seemed to be able to isolate noise. The dilapidated little house provided its owner with a peaceful sleep.

When everything is quiet, a subtle humming sound echoes from deep within the world.

[God Sequence full-area scan… Scan completed, Dark Kingdom Sequence activated. Currently successfully identified and bound to the "Sequence Priest" framework that uniquely matches the God Will Construction Framework. No external malicious guidance detected, identity verification passed, Kingdom Sequence pairing successful.]

[Transmitting the highest authority key…Transmitting the will of the kingdom of God…Connecting the minds of the dependents…Awakening the gods…]

[Honorable Priest, Welcome to the Dark Continent]