The system downplayed the issue, letting Chu Shangli know clearly that the system did not have the ability to kill him. However, even though it was connected to his brain, it still could not change the fact that this person might appear particularly ruthless at critical moments.
Rather than miscalculating the system's capabilities, the previous owner might have miscalculated the system's feelings towards her. If a person tends to judge others by their own standards, then even if the system could self-destruct and she could press the stop switch, she would do so without hesitation.
However, in the opposite situation, the system did not press the stop switch, but watched the owner die without breathing.
"You are quite frank—"
"Of course I'm being honest. Didn't I say I didn't want to lie to my master..."
"But you didn't save your former master, did you? You clearly had the ability and the opportunity—"
"But when she asked me if I would save her, my answer was 'maybe'."
"..." Chu Shangli raised the corner of his mouth——
It seems that the system claims that the deceased master knew her very well, but the reality does not seem to be the case.
The deceased master finally understood only the part that the system wanted her to know.
Although this was not the system's original intention, she still misunderstood it.
"Are you threatening me by telling me this?"
"How is that possible? This wouldn't do me any good. Keeping quiet is the way to make a fortune, right? I just want to keep quiet, slowly influencing you, perhaps leading you to the same fate as the one who died before. But now that I've told you, it means I've avoided that possibility—"
"What's the reason?"
"It's simple—I'm afraid of death and pain. I don't want you to commit suicide and fall into a deep sleep again, so I'm reminding you here once. If you're not passively unable to avoid it, but actively, I might not save you."
"Really?" Chu Shangli thought silently in her heart - her calculations were quite comprehensive -
Just as she thought, if there was no hint, she might really use death to collect intelligence under certain circumstances.
After being warned by the system, Chu Shangli had to be on guard against the system on this point, and the system did not need to suffer unnecessary pain and torture - even if the trust level dropped, it had to express its true feelings. It seemed that the system had indeed left a deep psychological shadow in the endless suicide.
"I see. So, is there anything else you would like to introduce to the novice guide?"
"Novice Guide?" The system's SAVE interface flashed brilliantly. "Your gears are almost full, and you still call yourself a Novice Guide? This can't be called modesty, it's better to call it hypocrisy—"
"But even a fool can save and load a game, right?"
"No, no, actually, I've thought about it. If I hadn't played many games, I might really have to start with saving and loading files. I might even start explaining things like 'Why can we rewind?' 'What are the benefits of rewinding?' 'Why should I trust you?'"
“…”
Chu Shangli pondered for a moment, and she found that she seemed to believe that there really were such people in the world -
"Of course I did. That's what happened when I was first assigned the system! It almost drove the experimenter crazy—"
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