Systems (Part 2) Then let’s fight!

The system showed the same subtle smile as before, "President, perhaps you don't know the source of energy yet."

I remained calm and said, "I probably know something."

The system said, "You probably don't know everything. I think the source you are referring to is the energy plundered from the lower world, right?"

"Each world contains its own energy. When the energy of this world is exhausted, the world will also perish."

“But the so-called energy of the world is actually a concept made up of many tiny parts.”

“The source of energy comes not only from the world itself, but also from the pillars of the world and the creatures that exist in the world.”

"There are ten dou of energy in the world, nine and a half dou belong to the pillars of the world, and the remaining half dou is divided equally among all living things in the world."

"The energy of living things themselves keeps them alive. If there is any surplus, it becomes the so-called luck."

“That’s why some people are lucky and some are unlucky.”

"Our system can plunder the luck of these people."

“Besides that, human emotions are also a kind of energy.”

“If we shoot a live-action TV show in your world and broadcast it to other worlds, those viewers can also provide you with emotions, and those emotions are a kind of energy.”

“That sounds good.”

When the system saw me nod, it laughed happily, "I knew you were a smart person, President."

"This energy is a good thing. It can upgrade the world and allow me to break through the limitations of the world."

"Why do so many residents of higher worlds go to lower worlds to attack? Isn't it just to gain energy?"

I asked again, "What you said is indeed true, but what about the people who are filmed? What about those people who participate in the reality show in the TV series and whose fate we interfere with? What about them?"

The system revealed that subtle smile in its voice again, "Their fate has been changed, and of course their luck will also be taken away. If they are unlucky, they may even lose their lives."

"But President, we are all businessmen. Using some insignificant creatures to exchange for a large amount of energy is a profitable business, you know."

"You are the pillar of the world. You can be considered a completely different species from them."

"This world belongs to you. This world was created for you. Without you, they would have no chance of surviving in this world. So it is only natural that you control their life and death."

"Besides, they don't necessarily have to die! If a character is particularly loved by the audience, it may even gain emotional value, become a better character, and have a happier life than before?"

"The audience doesn't just like to read sad stories. There are also many who like to read sweet and loving stories."

"It's like he—"

A white, tentacle-like thing stretched out from the system light ball, and this tentacle pointed directly at the real young master.

Young Master Zhen didn't like communicating with people and preferred to be with flowers and plants. Now that he was suddenly pointed at by the white light, everyone in the room looked at him in unison and his face turned pale.

The system said as if no one was around, "If I'm not mistaken, he should have been reborn once, right? He has the memory of rebirth, super high talent, and has awakened the wood element ability wood spirit root. He can definitely be the protagonist of a sweet and refreshing novel!"

"With such a great talent, you can't just stay in the research institute and study plants all day, right? What's the most popular thing now? Of course, couples! How can you have a sense of couple if you spend all day with flowers and plants?"

"Boss, I know you probably don't want to be in our TV show. You don't lack this energy. But, you have such a wide network of contacts. Can you find a boss for him and contract him an entire farm?"

"Man, I want everyone in the world to know that this farm is contracted by me!"

The ball of light twisted excitedly.

"Of course, if you don't like the CEO type of top, you can change it to another type of top - you can also assign him a plant demon boss, such as saving a seriously injured flower demon, and the flower demon will marry him; or you can raise a demon boss with divine blood and fall in love with him over time - raising your own top or something like that, this kind of plot is the most popular!"

"Sweet love stories like this not only have a wide audience, but also won't cause him any loss."

"With a big guy as his partner, he doesn't have to work in the lab all day. Look at his face, it's all yellow. Our bottom must be delicate and pretty."

As the system pointed out, everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to the real young master.

Master Zhen did look a little haggard - if I remembered correctly, he was so excited about studying the hybrid growth of two species of Ganoderma lucidum that he hadn't slept for seven consecutive days. He was only able to survive with his current cultivation level, otherwise he would have been carried to the infirmary long ago.

However, he now has spiritual energy to protect him. Although his eye sockets are black and his face is yellow, it is just the result of the spiritual energy circulating one more circle in his body.

Since everyone was looking at him, the real young master gritted his teeth, stood in front of everyone, and confronted the system.

The system didn't wait for him to speak, but asked first, "How is it? Are you interested in participating in our script? Is the script we planned for you much better than your current job?"

But the real young master looked up at it and said, "No, I don't think so."

"I don't plan to marry anyone. My lifelong ideal is to live with plants, save endangered plants and hybridize plants with higher yields and more benefits to humans."

The system was humiliated and its voice became low, with a hint of coaxing, "You are still young. You don't know that the path you have chosen is not only meaningless, but also very hard."

"Isn't it good to be spoiled by a big boss? He can provide you with resources, status, and everything you want, and he only wants your love."

Master Zhen confronted him, his voice changing from slightly trembling to steady, "No, I don't think my work is meaningless."

"Besides, everything needs to be exchanged. I don't think a person who can provide me with so many resources will be fine as long as I like him."

"Even if it's true, I don't dare to gamble. People's hearts are fickle, and only what is in your own hands is real."

The system was a little angry, but still patiently coaxed him, "But aren't you not accepted by your family? Think about your family, they all support that fake young master."

"That fake guy is loved by so many men, don't you feel envious? They love him so much——"

"So after those men stopped loving him, he didn't even have the money to treat his illness." Master Zhen looked at it straight, "I like my current job and life very much. I don't need you to change anything."

"Besides, love is not a necessity in life. The necessities of life are ideals, beliefs, and goals to strive for throughout life."

"I'm very lucky. I have found all of these now."

Young Master Zhen looked directly at the system light ball without fear. Suddenly, sporadic applause rang out, and then the applause surged towards Young Master Zhen like a wave.

I don't know who shouted "beautiful", and then voices of approval and praise rang out one after another around.

The color of the system gradually became gloomy amid these sounds. It now turned into a dark color similar to that before rainy weather arrives.

Grey and depressing.

It said with a hint of contempt, "But whether you agree or not doesn't matter much. The one who really dominates all this is the president, isn't he?"

It turned to look at me, as if seeking approval, "President, we have very professional memory cleaning equipment here. As long as you agree, this ungrateful young master can devote himself to the script we selected for him. Of course, as I said before, he is most suitable for sweet and refreshing scripts, and this will not change. I will not use my power for personal gain. I am a system that is wholeheartedly for the good of the host."

Without waiting for my answer, he began to eagerly sell me his other scripts.

"How can the real daughter get along so harmoniously with the fake daughter? This won't do. The only fun thing is when they fight."

"One of these two people is from the immortal cultivation system, and the other is from the mechanical system. If the two of them fight, we can not only see the duel between the real and fake daughters, but also the battle between the immortal cultivation system and the technological system."

"President, you don't understand the market. The audience loves to watch this. We don't need to set an ending for them. We just need to let them fight normally."

"Then, we can open a stage, and the audience can spend money, or provide their emotional energy, to bet on the two daughters. When the time comes, we will tip the scales of victory to whoever has the most votes. Of course, an excellent businessman like you will definitely be able to think of another way to make a profit-"

"For example, as a banker, I can manipulate the situation behind the scenes. I'll see who has more votes, and then, on the surface, I'll lower the number of votes supporting her. In this way, those unwilling audience fans will feel pity for the party being manipulated, and will become even more crazy about recharging their money and betting on her." I took over the conversation with a smile.

"That's right!" The color of the light ball changed from gloomy to a little red, like a person with red cheeks due to excitement. "Great, I was right about you. You are a natural businessman! I wonder if you are interested in becoming a shareholder of our system headquarters? Your way of thinking is so in tune with ours!"

"You know, when we were conquering your world, one of our shareholders discovered your business ability and was tempted to make you a shareholder."

"But, at that time, your world was not mature after all. You know, although there are many geniuses, only the living geniuses are the real geniuses."

"At that time, we were not sure whether your world could survive the strategy, so we naturally did not invite you. After all, becoming a shareholder of our system is not an easy thing. You must go through hardships and be judged to be qualified."

"At the same time, by doing this, we can allow you to better and more experience the capabilities of our systems during the attack process, which will make it more convenient for us to discuss cooperation at that time."

"Now your world has matured, and we have recognized your abilities. As long as you go through some small tests, you can become a shareholder of our company."

The system changed colors happily, "So let's sign the contract quickly."

"Wait a minute." I turned to look at my employees, "Would you like to participate in this script?"

The employees looked at each other. Jiang Qingshu stepped forward first and said calmly, "Cultivating immortals is against the will of heaven. If I am willing to act out this stupid script, I don't need to cultivate immortals."

Shen Zhizhi followed closely, "I don't want to either. Why do my sister and I have to fight? I like my sister so much. Instead of letting us fight, why not let us perform a lesbian drama?"

Shen Zhizhi stuck out her tongue and hugged Jiang Qingshu's arm. Jiang Qingshu looked at her helplessly, but let her hug him.

With these two starting off, the rest of the conversation became much easier.

"I don't want to. I have the root of fire spirit and I am naturally gifted. If I want to cultivate immortality, I will cultivate immortality. If I want to do research in the laboratory, I will do research in the laboratory. I don't want to be someone else's pawn."

"I don't want to. Although I always said when I was little that I hoped that one day a prince charming would come riding on a colorful cloud to marry me, I realized after I grew up that the prince charming can pull you onto the cloud and push you off it. Instead of relying on others, it's better to rely on yourself."

"I don't want to either. Although my qualifications are not as good as those of you teachers, I spent a lot of effort and hard work to get this position. Life is the most meaningful thing to control in your own hands."

Countless unwilling voices merged into a wave, like a sharp knife, stabbing the system.

The system's colors became ugly again.

It looked at me and said, "CEO, why are you asking them this? They are just a bunch of nutrients. As long as you agree, you don't need to listen to their opinions."

I also looked at it. "Do you know why I can become the only CEO who controls the lifeline of the global economy? Do you know why my industry can cover more than a hundred fields? Do you know who we will sell the products we produce to?"

“People are the most basic transaction condition.”

“Only by getting into the lives of consumers and understanding their consumption needs can we make the industry bigger and better.”

"I mean, their opinions represent my opinions."

"I don't want to."

The color of the system became darker. "President, I understand your idea, but did you get it wrong? You should pay attention to the consumer experience, but these people are not consumers! They are just nutrients! They are no different from the raw materials on the production line."

"You are their master. Their life and death are in your hands. This is your world!"

I smiled. "So didn't I say it from the beginning? This is not 'my' world, but 'our' world."

The color of the system kept changing, and finally froze on a gloomy black.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean—"

I stretched out my hand, and the system thought I was asking for peace, so it moved the white ball of light a little closer to me.

"Oh, I knew you weren't the type..."

"Strip off."

As I raised my hand, a white light rushed towards the big ball of light.

This light will be extremely bright, so bright that it will be blinding, like the sun that cannot be looked directly at.

The light overshadowed the constantly changing soft white color of the big light ball, completely enveloping it.

The entire system of the big ball of light was stunned for a moment, and the color of its body began to change rapidly. Finally, it began to melt gradually like snow encountering the sun.

It let out a scream.

"What is this?!"

It struggled and fled frantically, but the light in my hand turned into a big net, covering it tightly.

The big ball of light was in a stalemate with the peeling system in my palm.

During the confrontation, countless bright lights gathered towards me from all directions of the laboratory.

The light on me became brighter and brighter, making it difficult for people to look directly at it.

This is the combined power of all the staff in the entire laboratory, all the "nutrients" as it is called, that provide energy for the stripping system.

After studying the system for so long, we finally figured out how to improve its strength.

While the branch was engaged in external world trade, we collected a lot of energy stones, which can supply a large amount of energy to the system.

The large light ball continuously consumes energy but has no replenishment, while the energy supply of the stripping system is endless.

This is the power of "nutrients".

As the force of the light increased, I slowly took the big ball of light into my palm.

It screamed in terror.

"What are you going to do? What are you going to do?! You can't do this!"

"I am the management system! I belong to the system headquarters!"

"You can't do this to me!"

"Do you know who is behind me? Behind me are countless higher worlds! You can't challenge the rules!"

"If you don't obey the rules of the higher world, even a mature world will be strangled!"

Its tone changed and became soft again. "It doesn't matter if you don't want to start a scenario in your world. You can also find some strategies for lower-level worlds. Then you only need to hire the system and give us half of the share of the system factory."

"All higher worlds cooperate this way, all of them."

"There's no reason for you to be an exception. This won't do you any good! You can't attack all the higher worlds with your world that just matured, right?!"

I pinched the ball of light and dragged it in front of me.

It changes colors like crazy.

I smiled and said, "Didn't you understand what I meant?"

"What I mean is - if we want to fight, then let's fight!"