Chapter 1: A Bystander in the World of Espionage during the Republic of China Era
Jiang Yue slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying on a soft, large bed. Looking around, she realized she wasn't at home; it felt like she was in a hotel.
Jiang Yue's head was still throbbing. She remembered that she was working overtime late into the night and finished a document at six in the morning. Exhausted, she was about to order takeout when she felt a sharp pain in her head.
She thought it was just from not sleeping all night, and planned to take a short rest before eating. But the pain became more and more intense, and before she could react, everything went black and she fainted.
When she woke up again, she found herself in an unfamiliar hotel. Jiang Yue quickly reached into her pockets, trying to take out her phone to check the time, but after searching for a while, she couldn't find it.
She lifted the covers and was even more astonished to find herself dressed not in her own clothes, but in an exquisite cheongsam. What was going on? Who had changed her clothes? Just as Jiang Yue was racking her brains trying to figure it out, a scene suddenly flashed into her mind:
In the scene, Jiang Yue's head suddenly tilted to the side, and she fell to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut.
Because Jiang Yue was the only one working overtime at the company, no one noticed that she had fallen into a coma.
It wasn't until the young woman at the opposite workstation came to work that she saw Jiang Yue lying on the floor. At first, the young woman joked, "Oh, why is Xiao Yue sleeping on the floor?" Then she got a glass of water, walked towards Jiang Yue, called her a few times but got no response, so she shook her body, but still no reaction.
She suddenly felt something was wrong, her hand trembling as she placed it under Jiang Yue's nose, followed by a terrified scream: "Ah~!" She then scrambled to grab her phone and dialed 120. After making the emergency call, she called her boss. However, by the time the ambulance arrived, Jiang Yue had already died suddenly.
Later, when they tried to contact Jiang Yue's family, they discovered she was an orphan. Left with no other option, the boss had to pay for Jiang Yue's cremation.
During the cremation, a purple light collected Jiang Yue's soul and then vanished into the void with a "whoosh." The scene shifted, and Jiang Yue's current body also suddenly died. The purple light carried Jiang Yue's soul in, followed by the scene of Jiang Yue waking up.
"Information collection system 8888 is loading... Loading complete. Hello Jiang Yue, I am information collection system 8888, and I have been defaulted to playing the cause and effect for the host."
"Hello 8888, are you sure I'm dead?"
"Hello Jiang Yue, yes, it has been confirmed that you are dead. The cause and effect have been played for you. Would you like to hear it again?"
"No need. Then, what does this system require of me?"
"I don't need you to do anything, just live well so that I can collect information about the world."
"No tasks or wishes to fulfill?" Jiang Yue asked in surprise.
"Yes, would you like to open the newbie gift pack?"
"Open!"
"Congratulations on receiving a personal space and a world storyline."
"...That's it?"
"Yes, that's all the gift packs we have for our information collection system. Since there are no missions and we don't need to do anything, we only get one personal space. The world storylines are available in every world."
"Actually, there's another hidden benefit: what you learn becomes your own. Completing the gathering task will solidify the skills for the host, and the skills will be retained when the host is resurrected."
Jiang Yue exclaimed excitedly, "Wait? I can be resurrected?"
"Of course, dear, but the timing is uncertain. When No. 8888 is recalled, the information collection system will have completed its mission. The information system has a clone resource built-in, and your genes have already been cloned before you traveled through time. Once No. 8888's mission is completed, the host can choose to be resurrected in any world experienced during the mission. This also means that the host cannot unbind before the mission is completed, because the benefits have already been distributed in advance. Please understand."
"The normal procedure is to ask the host if you are willing to bind, but when No. 8888 found a match, which was you, you had already died. Moreover, there was no reincarnation in your original world. When your soul leaves your body, it is the time to return to heaven and earth. Therefore, No. 8888 can only activate the emergency procedure and directly transport you to the mission world after binding, so as to prevent your soul from being scattered."
After listening to No. 8888's explanation, Jiang Yue's slight unhappiness dissipated. Jiang Yue had thought it was a forced binding, without even asking her opinion. In the end, No. 8888 saved her life. Then Jiang Yue thought of something else: "No. 8888, can I return to my original world?"
"No, because it's a clone of your own genes. The DNA is exactly the same. You were burned to ashes in your original world, and you're already listed as dead in the household registration system."
Jiang Yue thought about it and agreed. It was a pity that she died before she could spend all her money. She wondered if the company had given her any compensation. Jiang Yue thought to herself but accidentally said it out loud.
"After your death, the company paid you 300,000 yuan in compensation, plus your savings of 230,000 yuan, for a total of 530,000 yuan. After a meeting, the company decided to donate it to the orphanage where you were born."
Oh? Okay then, consider it a way of giving back to the orphanage.
"Accept the world storyline?"
"yes"
The female protagonist, Chen Xin, was a police officer before she transmigrated into a book and became a wealthy heiress during the Republic of China era. At a ball, she used her keen observation and wit to successfully expose a spy. However, during the pursuit of the spy, she unexpectedly uncovered a much larger conspiracy concerning the safety of the entire nation. Using her intelligence and the help of a system, she not only successfully thwarted the conspiracy but also became a national hero.
"Then what about my identity? Who am I?"
"Your mother died early, and your father was an overseas Chinese who returned to China. However, when he went out shopping after checking into a hotel in Shanghai, he encountered the Japanese chasing anti-Japanese fighters and was hit by a stray bullet and died. The original owner was so frightened that he was at a loss. After finally burying his father, he died suddenly while resting in the hotel."
"And then? That's it?"
"That's all. Because you were just a passerby. After the hotel staff found you dead, they took your money and ran away. Eventually, the hotel cleaning staff found the body and reported it to the hotel owner, who then threw the body into a mass grave. The hotel owner even remarked, 'It's so pitiful that you died so young.'"
"...Speechless, this is too hasty. Bye, how do I use my personal space?"
"Loading... Loading complete."
After loading, Jiang Yue suddenly connected with a magical space, and at the same time, a message came through: it was a 3×3×3 room that could not store living things, but could preserve them; whatever was stored inside would remain the same when it was retrieved.
Jiang Yue grabbed the blanket and stored it in her space with a thought. She could move its position with her mind, and she could also fold and unfold it. At the same time, she didn't feel tired. So it would be much more useful.
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