Based on her understanding of the system, she knew that the system wouldn't be so proactive about things that weren't beneficial.
Besides, since they're the ones doing the work, they should at least get some benefits out of it.
"What do you mean by 'monopolizing'! Doesn't time travel require energy? The benefits offered by the orc plane are of course converted into energy for time travel."
"Who are you trying to fool? You wouldn't do this without some benefit. You're a miser who charges me interest even for a few credits I get on credit. I don't believe you didn't get something in return."
"If you don't believe me, so what!"
The little girl on the screen—let's just call her Little Elf—was arguing heatedly with Lin Qianqian, hands on her hips, neither of them willing to give in.
"Fine, you damned president, if you don't share the benefits today, we're going on strike. You decide what to do!"
"If you dare to strike, you'll lose points for not completing your tasks, and in serious cases, you'll be unbound by the system. Do you dare to strike?"
"Why wouldn't I dare? Deduct points if you want, it's not much anyway. And don't threaten me with unbinding. Unbinding an outstanding employee without a legitimate reason, how do you explain that to your superiors?"
"What superior? How do you know?"
"Why wouldn't I know? You stupid system, you've mentioned the main system several times yourself. Isn't it your superior? Besides, Article 7 of the Transmigration Rules states that the main system will distribute transmigration points after the plane evaluation. Of course I know there's a main system and subsystems. Subsystem number 1314!"
Lin Qianqian gritted her teeth and said the last sentence: "Is there something wrong with my system? How could it forget something like this!"
She had already asked about the main system and subsystem issues. Was her system experiencing intermittent amnesia?
Lin Qianqian was right; her system did have a problem, and she would soon find out what it was.
"I did receive a benefit; I was responsible for leading you through the crossing, putting in the effort and labor—that's what I deserve. You didn't lose anything, so how can you possibly share the benefits?"
The little elf was still stubborn, but his momentum had diminished considerably.
"How can you say there's no loss? Maybe the world we were originally supposed to go to actually had what we need. Or maybe we were originally randomly assigned to some magical world with gods and immortals, and now you've brought us here, so we've suffered a huge loss. I haven't even asked you for compensation, how can you have the nerve to keep all the benefits for yourself? Hand them over!"
Lin Qianqian persisted, her intuition telling her that the beastman plane had given her something valuable, and she absolutely couldn't let someone else take it for themselves; she had to get it back.
"Waaah...you're bullying me!"
The system sprite on the screen suddenly burst into tears, its virtual tears falling like they were free.
Lin Qianqian felt a little soft-hearted at the sight of the crying system. After all, it was her own system that had been in her mind for so long, so she had developed some feelings for it.
"Waaah, I only withheld a bit of the essence given to me by the Beast God of the Beastman plane to ignite my soul fire and create a body for myself. I didn't want to be an emotionless, empty system forever; I wanted to become a sentient being. What's wrong with that? Why do you have to hold onto this so much! Waaah..."
Okay, if what it says is true, then it's not good to keep dwelling on it. It's not wrong to want to be a cold, impersonal system forever, or to want to be an intelligent being...
"You're lying!" was Chu Zhou who retorted.
"I didn't lie," the little elf immediately protested.
"Even if he didn't lie, he certainly didn't tell the whole truth."
Chu Zhou did not back down. He pushed up his glasses with his right hand, narrowed his eyes, stared at the system on the screen, and continued to speak slowly.
"Many times, after Lin Qianqian finished talking with you, she would relay your conversation to us. She has remarked more than once that you are becoming more and more humane."
"Yes, I did say that."
Lin Qianqian spoke up in affirmation, but Chu Zhou ignored her and continued talking to himself.
"This means your transformation from a cold, impersonal system into a rational, intelligent being didn't begin with your embezzlement of the Beastman plane's origin; it started much earlier. Based on the limited clues we have, you and we have been constantly traversing planes. Each time we complete a traversal transaction, you also receive some kind of energy substance, which helps you gradually complete that transformation. So even without using the origin given to you by the Beast God plane, you would eventually transform into a living being. This time, your embezzlement of the origin was simply to skip that process and leave the system space sooner. If I'm not mistaken, you can now appear not only on the screen but also independently in reality. However, you are bound to Lin Qianqian and cannot stray too far from her."
At this moment, the little sprite on the screen was dumbfounded. She simply couldn't believe how this human knew so much. It was terrifying!
Her expression, which seemed to confess without being asked, made Lin Qianqian quickly retract her earlier feeling of soft-heartedness and guilt. This damned system didn't need anyone's sympathy at all.
Chu Zhou continued, "Judging from your expression, I know my deduction is correct. Now, let's sort out the ins and outs of this matter. The Beastman Plane must have experienced some kind of crisis or natural disaster or man-made calamity. Then, the ruler of the Beastman Plane, or some kind of deity such as the Heavenly Dao or the consciousness of the universe, paid a considerable price, such as the origin you mentioned, using these as bargaining chips to seek help from a higher-level existence. That higher-level existence may be the main system or some other high-level being."
Chu Zhou paused at this point and glanced at Yun Ze.
He turned back to stare at the screen, where the little sprite was practically trembling.
"This mission was assigned temporarily. We were already in the randomly assigned plane, just one step away, but we were forcibly transferred here. This means that the orc plane we are going to is in a very bad situation and urgently needs to be changed or saved."
These words made everyone somewhat worried.
“We are a dimensional trading system, not a salvation system. Logically, it shouldn't be our turn, but somehow the mission has fallen to us. There's no point in investigating the reason. What's certain is that this mission will not be easy to complete and has special requirements. The main system will definitely give Lin Qianqian or us something as compensation. But now you've pocketed those things and used them to ignite your soul's true fire, gaining a body and transforming into a real living being. Am I right?”
At this moment, the elf's expression had turned to one of shock.
Sigh, Lin Qianqian is now certain that her system's IQ has dropped and it's become stupid.
Is it because it transformed from a code system into an intelligent being that it lost its intelligence?
Having just become intelligent beings, they had no idea that some humans, though weak, were terrifying, comparable to demon kings.
However, this damn system is incredibly audacious!
How dare they steal her things? They'll infuriate her!
Lin Qianqian raised her right hand and frantically poked at the virtual screen in front of her, repeatedly shouting, "Where's the complaint button? Where's the complaint button? Where's the complaint button? I want to complain to the main system, and then we'll go our separate ways."
"Wow! Host, please don't complain. I will be punished and my subsystem administrator status will be revoked."
The system sprite sprang out of the computer screen; it was a six- or seven-inch tall sprite in palace attire, and it had an extra pair of wings compared to what was seen on the screen.
This pose made Chu Zhou unconsciously beckon with his fingers.
He remembered that he had a small mesh bag in his storage bag.
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