Every life will eventually die, and so will the universe. 021 said, "The world gains popularity through stories to maintain its existence."
[Those whose stories are damaged, collapsed, or whose popularity is low will eventually be lost.]
[This is what you humans call the destruction of the world.]
"That's terrifying." 021 told him, "If too many worlds are lost, our universe will fall and eventually perish in darkness."
Xu Shiqing thought for a while and said: It’s like if too many cells in a human body die, the person will die.
"Yes." 021 said, "The world entrusted with Mission A contains many smaller worlds. If something were to happen to this world, none of the smaller worlds would survive. This is why the Spacetime Bureau would do everything in its power to ensure Mission A is foolproof."
"What kind of existence is the reader?" Xu Shiqing asked, "Could it be a higher level of civilization?"
"Oh, no." The system replied, "It's the people from the main world, or perhaps other large worlds. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to see the comics. Didn't we get to see some of the plot in advance in the first world? That's because the plot of that world imitates the successful stories of other large worlds. Many stories between small worlds are similar; everyone is just trying to survive better."
The system said, gritting its teeth, "After you change it, that small world will become a huge success thanks to that story, making a fortune. It's a bargain for Him!"
Xu Shiqing was silent. He thought of Gu Yi and the others. However, a tasker couldn't return to the same world twice. This was entirely due to the high accident rate of rehiring. Some hosts, because they were too important to the native characters, were imprisoned after returning, which caused the story to collapse.
It's not that this kind of story is bad, but that's not what the world wants. It's like if the protagonist was originally a male-oriented dragon-like character, and the first season was a huge success, but then the second season directly changed to a black-themed one.
Putting this in a comic book online would be a complete deception of the readers. What popularity points are you talking about? You'd be lucky if you didn't get criticized to death. The world consciousness invested energy, but not only didn't gain popularity points, but they might even lose them. How could they be willing to take such a risk?
Therefore, the Space-Time Bureau also prohibits the tasker from entering the world a second time unless the world consciousness actively requests it.
"So why exactly did they specify us for this mission?" 021 wailed as he rolled around in the system space. "In this world, just participating in it would give us a lot of benefits! But being the protagonist is incredibly troublesome!"
Xu Shiqing rubbed his head (even though it was hard to tell which part of his spherical shape was the head) and said, "Now that things have come to this, let's think about how to deal with it next."
[No.] 021 said sadly, [You don't know how troublesome it is to be the protagonist. There's no script for you to play this time, and the world consciousness won't give you any specific requirements.]
[In other words, in that world, your actions are your destiny.]
Because you are the protagonist now. 021 said.
This requires them to make up a story for the world consciousness, changing from being just an actor to a screenwriter + leading actor. Can the workload be the same?
Xu Shiqing silently pointed to the string of numbers for the reward and said, "Wealth and honor are sought in danger."
And that's a great opportunity! He'll definitely grow rapidly there.
[…I sometimes understand your partner.] 021 said.
The system discovered that even after experiencing three worlds, Xu Shiqing's eyes were no different from when they first met, still full of curiosity and vitality as always.
This spirit of never stopping moving forward no matter what one encounters, as well as the attitude of living positively and being willing to try new things, is also unique in the context of time and space.
Most hosts easily fall into a state of exhaustion and emptiness. After all, even if they establish a stable, intimate relationship after constant travel, it will soon be lost. What is left for the hosts of the Space-Time Bureau is the eternal proposition of life and loneliness, which sometimes even takes their lives.
"Understand what?" Xu Shiqing lifted Him up curiously and asked with a smile, "Do you like me too?"
A joke between friends.
[Hmph, narcissist!] 021 broke free from his grasp, fluttered a few times, and squeezed into his arms, then turned on the big screen and started playing a TV series.
[Okay, now that work is over, I need to relax first so I can better face work.]
He said.
…
Five o'clock in the morning of the next day.
Xu Shiqing opened his eyes, got up, washed, changed his clothes, and went downstairs for an hour's morning run, buying some groceries on the way.
When I got home at six o'clock, 021 woke up, yawned, and started flipping through the drama, and allocated a screen to Xu Shiqing to play the recipe.
At six forty-five, all the food was on the table. Ji Song had already washed up and came out to eat.
After dinner, Xu Shiqing changed his clothes and planned to go out for a part-time job while patrolling the city. After all, after Changming No. 1 Middle School, the Infinite Game wouldn't stop. Ji Song went into the kitchen to wash dishes. Hearing the noise, he said, "Come back early."
At this time, the community is basically filled with elderly people strolling around, or white-collar workers who need to go to work rushing out on their bikes.
His part-time job was to make milk tea in a milk tea shop. With Xu Shiqing's physical condition, this kind of work was not difficult at all. He even thought it was so easy to beat lemons by hand that this job was given to him directly.
After all, just a few "gentle" hits and the lemon would completely soften, which surprised the owner.
The store would be packed with people at noon, and during those hours, Xu Shiqing would usually be at the front desk taking orders. It was too obvious that the others were using his face as a publicity stunt, so Xu Shiqing planned to quit after the next few days. He also had a job interview coming up, so he didn't have time for a part-time job.
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