7480, who was once as proud as a god, has now been trained by Zhuang Li like a dog. He is willing to do anything for a chance to survive.
But Zhuang Li was not satisfied. There was an essential difference between "being like a dog" and "being a dog."
He strode across the brightly lit test field, completely ignoring his boss's leg problems, and not even thinking of slowing down to keep pace with him, because his goal was always ahead.
His eyes shone with a dark light, and his tone was strangely gentle: "System, how about I tell you a story?"
7480 was stunned for a moment before cautiously answering, "Okay, okay."
Zhuang Li casually brushed a strand of curly hair from his forehead and narrated, "Once upon a time, there was a system with immense power. It always successfully completed any mission assigned by the Lord God. Gradually, it stood out from all the other systems and won the Lord God's favor. The Lord God even promised it that if it completed one final mission, he would grant it a flesh-and-blood body and grant it eternal life."
He paused at the right moment, silently sensing the fluctuations in the system's mental energy. The sudden, abnormal reaction, tinged with a subtle warmth, made him smile.
"How about it, this reward is very tempting, right?" Zhuang Li whispered softly like a devil.
7480 was afraid of leaking information that shouldn't be revealed, so it didn't dare to speak. However, its mental power was tightly wrapped in the host's brain waves, and there was no secret at all.
Zhuang Li sighed, "You systems desperately strive to steal spiritual energy from your targets or hosts. Isn't it precisely to transform them into eternal life forms? Such rewards are supreme to you, right?"
7480 still didn't dare to say anything.
Zhuang Li continued to induce, "Very few systems received this reward, and those that succeeded never appeared again. Where do you think they ended up?"
7480 couldn't hold it in any longer and asked, "Don't you know where they went?"
As expected, they are all gone...
Zhuang Li sighed inwardly before continuing his story: "They gained warm bodies and vibrant lives, but lost their memories. As soon as they opened their eyes, an inorganic voice rang out in their minds: Hello host, I am System 001, and I will bind my soul to yours. As long as you complete all the tasks assigned by the Lord God, you will gain eternal life—"
The story ended abruptly here. Zhuang Li chuckled softly, as if savoring the infinite mysteries of the story.
7480 was completely stunned. It took him more than ten seconds to gasp and then make a panicked sound.
"No, it's impossible! You're lying to me!" It screamed like a broken woman.
Zhuang Li questioned one question after another: "System, do you have any memories from the past?"
“Have you ever felt at a certain moment that you have lost the most important thing?”
“Where does your obsession with life come from?”
"Do you want to know who you used to be?"
7480 couldn't answer a single word and could only make a chaotic buzzing sound.
Zhuang Li's smile faded, his tone turning cold. "Tasker and system, who are you, and who have you become? After completing all the tasks, where is your way out? Are you walking in a dark, closed grave? No matter how hard you struggle, you can never escape this cycle of reincarnation. What exactly is this immortality that the Lord God speaks of?"
7480 was paralyzed with fear, and the chaotic sound of electricity gradually became weaker.
Zhuang Li suddenly laughed again, his voice as gentle as the drizzle: "System, this is just a story, you don't have to be afraid."
7480 tried hard to shrink itself into a small black dot, and was so scared that its cell walls were breaking apart.
Zhuang Li urged, "Okay, it's time for you to send messages to those two systems."
7480 immediately suppressed the trembling in his soul and replied in a panic, "Master, I will send them a message right away. I will definitely help you fish them out."
The conversation ended here. 7480 diligently sent messages to the other two systems. Those terrifying conjectures occupied its entire mind, leaving it completely unable to consider the consequences of betraying the Lord.
Xuan Ming almost wanted to applaud Curly's brilliant psychological control skills. He knew exactly how to exploit a person's weaknesses and use fear to control their behavior.
How lucky I am to meet him and stand in the same camp with him.
Just as he thought of this, Xuan Ming heard the cold voice of Little Curly in his ears: "When will these equipment arrive?" He walked into the office and took out a list.
"Let me take a look." Xuan Ming took the list and glanced at it, then frowned: "These devices involve military industry or state secrets, I can't get them."
"Is there no way at all?" Zhuang Li asked.
Xuan Ming pondered in his heart and remained silent for a long time.
Zhuang Li suddenly leaned forward, his hands resting on either side of his wheelchair, and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Xuan, do you know why I threw the slide into the nuclear fusion reactor just now?"
The suddenly shortened distance allowed Xuan Ming to smell a hint of woody fragrance, not strong or overpowering, but making his head dizzy and his consciousness blurred.
"Why? Isn't that an experiment?" His Adam's apple rolled slightly and his lips were dry.
"I'm not doing an experiment." Zhuang Li shook his head slightly. "I'm destroying the nanochip I took out of An Baoer's brain. You might think this is a waste, but you know, a nanochip is at the atomic level, and it has a driving force and can escape into the air. In other words, a glass slide can't contain it at all."
Zhuang Li extended his index finger and gently tapped Xuan Ming's eyelid from an inch away. He spoke slowly, "Once it leaves the slide, our naked eyes can't find it, let alone capture it. It can penetrate anyone's body through the pores and continue to lurk around you, even in your brain. So I must completely eliminate it, along with the air around it."
Xuan Ming stared straight at the little curly-haired boy's deep and unfathomable black pupils without saying a word. The eye that was being illuminated felt so hot that it seemed to be burning.
Zhuang Li continued, "I know this is unbelievable to you, but it did happen. Otherwise, how do you explain Qiao Yanan's abnormal behavior? How do you explain Dr. Zhao's death? How do you explain An Baoer's deliberate approach? How do you explain why your secrets always get known by people who shouldn't know?"
Xuan Ming showed a look of fear at just the right moment.
Zhuang Li curled his lips in satisfaction, and his tone became more serious: "Mr. Xuan, you have been trapped in a huge conspiracy. You have seen it, right? The technological level of this nano-scale spy chip is far beyond your imagination. And I-"
He slowly retracted his arms, straightened his spine, and said in an extremely proud and conceited tone, "I am the only one who can solve these problems for you."
Xuan Ming stared at him intently, seeming to be lost in thought, but internally he found it rather amusing. He had just said that Curly was skilled in mind control, but he hadn't expected that the same technique would be used on him in the blink of an eye.
Although Curly hid a lot of information, he gave the most essential truth and the most important hint: first, Xuan Ming was indeed trapped in a huge conspiracy; second, except for himself, there was no one else in the world who could solve these pervasive systems.
"I understand." Xuan Ming nodded solemnly. After a brief consideration, he gave an answer that satisfied Curly-haired boy: "I will help you find all this equipment, no matter what the cost. Just give me some more time."
"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Xuan." Zhuang Li curled the corners of his lips with a perfunctory smile.
"No trouble." Xuan Ming's smile was genuine. He was grateful for everything Curly had done.
"Please try to purchase the equipment in the order on the list. I'm waiting for the equipment at the front. By the way, I also need this team. Please recruit all of them." Zhuang Li took out a list and made various requests as a matter of course.
Xuan Ming took a quick look and felt a dull headache. This team was the best in the country researching nanomaterials, and they were state-owned, so they were hard to recruit!
"If they don't want to, you can send them the paper here to take a look." Zhuang Li handed out a chip.
It's settled.
Xuan Ming's headache was immediately relieved, and he took the chip. The only way to impress this team was with more advanced technology, and he had no doubt about Curly's ability.
"I'll contact them right away, wait for my good news." Xuan Ming drove the wheelchair towards the elevator.
Zhuang Li watched him leave, his expression very satisfied. He didn't ask too many questions, didn't look too much, didn't interfere, and paid money when asked to pay and worked hard when asked to work. Where could you find such a good sponsor?
Shortly after Xuan Ming left, An Baoer also woke up from her coma, but found herself lying in a spacious and bright ward, surrounded by several doctors.
"What's wrong with me?" she asked in a hoarse voice. When she touched the gauze on her forehead, she remembered what had happened in the laboratory.
She was startled and shouted in her mind: "System, where are you? System, system, system..."
The whole world was as desolate as death. She hurriedly opened the bag placed next to her pillow, but there were no Wangchun Pills inside.
Everything she depended on for survival was gone.
Thinking of her less than five-figure savings and her orphan status, An Baoer collapsed on the hospital bed. Without the system, she could only survive like a maggot. The convenience brought to her by the Lord God had made her forget that the most important survival skill for humans is learning.
Over the years, she has learned nothing except buying magical props from the system mall.
Not to mention how miserable An Baoer's life is, Qiao Yanan, who was originally doing well, is now in trouble.
"Xuan Ming is such a bastard. He fired me without giving me any leeway. He even noted my drug addiction on my resume. He's trying to drive me to death! I've made so much money for him, and we've been together day and night for five years. Even if he doesn't say he likes me, he should at least have some good feelings for me, right? But how could he turn against me in the blink of an eye? He's such a heartless person!" Qiao Yanan was lying on the sofa pretending to be asleep, but he was furious in his heart.
"Didn't you already know he has no emotions?" 248 didn't find Xuan Ming's behavior strange. That was just how he was, a businesslike person, never mixing in personal emotions.
"He blocked me. Help me hack into his phone, and I want to explain everything to him." Qiao Yanan opened his eyes and said indignantly.
"Don't use hacking methods anymore. He already suspects you." 248 refused firmly.
"What should I do? I can't see him now, and I can't get through to him on the phone. How can I complete the mission?" Qiao Yanan pulled her hair, feeling like she was about to collapse.
Just at this moment, she received a text message from Xuan Ming. Before she could be happy, she saw the news that the other party was going to get engaged, and she was immediately shocked.
"System!" She jumped up from the sofa and ordered sharply, "Help me check Xuan Ming's fiancée. I must stop his engagement! Where did this bitch come from? She's trying to steal my people and has already snatched me away!"
248 immediately went online to check for information and happened to see a photo of Lin Yayan visiting the Xuan family last night. Rumors of a marriage between the two families were already spreading like wildfire.
The 248 operation that locked on the target was incredibly efficient. In less than an hour, it collected all the negative information about Lin Yayan's affairs abroad, and sent the relevant evidence to Xuan Ming, Xuan's father, Xuan's mother, Grandpa Xuan, and major news media in turn.
The private life of the rich ladies was so decadent that the photos of one woman and two men, three men or even N men went viral on the Internet.
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