Chapter 75 My Partner is Fruit 20
【Hello host, I am Strategy System 001.】
A clear, youthful voice rang out, unlike the stiff, mechanical voice from before.
Yun Zhen's expression turned somewhat unpleasant: [A strategy system?]
Is this system similar to the Conquest System?
In that case, it's better to leave the system as it is before.
Yunzhen began to plan how to destroy it in a way that would be just right.
Perhaps because 001 was damaged too much before and absorbed her power to maintain the system, Yunzhen could feel that she had some control over 001.
[This was my previous name, but I shouldn't be considered a strategy guide system anymore.]
Yunzhen paused.
【What's the meaning? 】
[I was previously a conquest system, but my former owner, unwilling to be manipulated by the Dream Lord any longer, resolutely rebelled and successfully escaped. During the battle, I suffered severe damage. Now the main system considers me useless and has deleted me, severing its connection. I am now a wild system.]
Yun Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said, "Tell me about your former master, and also about the Dream Lord."
001 was also well aware of her current situation and explained everything to Yunzhen in detail.
Yunzhen thus understood that systems like the Hegemony System and 001 were not isolated cases in the universe, but rather very common, with a powerful being behind each type of system.
Their purposes in creating the system were varied: some wanted to intercept the laws of the small world, some wanted to manipulate the destiny of the chosen one, and some wanted to collect the love, hatred, anger, and delusion of the human world...
Many people who obtain the system do not suspect anything; they are only proud that they have obtained a cheat code and feel superior to others, unaware that they are merely tools for powerful beings to harvest fortune.
The strategy system was created by a powerful being called the Dream Lord. Its purpose is to harvest the fortune, emotional energy, and even the souls of those with great destiny, and to indirectly change the course of the world's fate, thereby extracting energy from them.
001's former owner was bound to a strategy system, conquering the most outstanding individuals in various worlds. During this time, she gradually discovered the truth about the system. Unwilling to be manipulated, she lay low for many years. After gaining formidable strength, she finally broke with the person behind the system, successfully breaking free from their control and gaining her freedom.
After Yunzhen had roughly figured it out, she asked about the rest.
How do you select targets in your strategy system? How does it differ from the conquest system?
This universe contains many smaller worlds, some of which have been brought to life from the fictional world of the novel. In these worlds, influenced by the original plot, the protagonists and important supporting characters are deeply favored by the world's consciousness, accumulating the vast majority of its fortune, making them veritable chosen ones. Their fortune, emotions, and souls contain extraordinary power, even carrying a trace of the world's origin.
Such people are the easiest to be chosen as targets. Once they are captured, they will willingly hand over everything, which will be transmitted to the main system by the system and eventually fall into the hands of the Dream Lord.
This approach is gradual and sustainable, and it won't arouse excessive vigilance from the world's consciousness. However, the hegemony system is different. It adopts the method of supporting a puppet, stirring up the fate of the creatures in the small world, and destroying the long-term development of the small world, thereby extracting the energy of the small world in a very short time.
This approach is highly susceptible to being targeted by the world's consciousness, provoking fierce resistance and resulting in an extremely low success rate. Furthermore, the host is easily overwhelmed by the immense causal relationships and resentment, potentially leading to their soul being scattered. Hosts bound to the dominance system are generally disposable tools; therefore, the hosts they choose are short-sighted and greedy.
So I'm now in a world created from a novel?
[You were in a previous world, but this world isn't; it was born from the universe.]
[In the previous world...] A surge of anger rose in Yun Zhen's heart: [So Xie Jingyue was also a protagonist or an important supporting character? Did you collect his soul after I left?]
001 shrank back, her nonexistent neck shrinking, and quickly explained: "The main characters of the previous world were Yao Meimei, Lu Jiaxing, and Wang Qianqian. Xie Jingyue was the male lead's brother who died young. However, because of your existence, he escaped his predetermined fate, and since you are not the conqueror, his soul has already been reincarnated."
That's good.
Yunzhen felt relieved.
They had lived together for a lifetime, and she didn't want Xie Jingyue to end up like that.
As for the fact that Yao Meimei and the other two were the main characters, she had actually expected it. She didn't understand it before because she was inexperienced, but she gradually realized it after she gained more experience.
Yun Zhen continued, "Then why did you attack the Conquest System before?"
Different systems do not coexist harmoniously; many attack and devour each other to improve themselves, especially when they detect that the other's level is lower than their own. Creating a system like ours is very simple for powerful beings, and none of them would deliberately investigate it.
I leveled up multiple times alongside my former owner, making me more powerful than most systems. However, I was severely damaged before, only recording my past high level, without the capacity to update my current status. Upon detecting other systems, I instinctively rushed out...
001's voice grew softer and softer, revealing his deep unease.
Yun Zhen remained noncommittal. "You've recovered a lot now. Will you reconnect to the main system and once again obey the Dream Lord?"
[No, host. I no longer exist in the main system, and I... don't want to continue being a tool.]
It wanted to know what kind of freedom its former owner had pursued throughout his life.
Yun Zhen felt a little relieved. If this system insisted on returning to the Dream Lord, she would not tolerate it.
Since that's the case, let's settle the score first. You secretly absorbed my power and caused me to expose myself to the strategy system. We can't just let this go.
001 felt even more guilty, and said in a barely audible voice, "I'm sorry, host, I didn't mean to..."
When you were still a piece of junk, that's when I met you. Like unclaimed property, whoever finds it keeps it, right?
[No problem, host.]
So you're now my personal property, is that alright?
001 is not a rigid system; it has its own thinking ability. Once it realizes this, it will instinctively want to refute it.
【No……】
Yun Zhen's face changed, and her tone became dangerous.
Think it through before you speak. Don't forget what you've done; I wouldn't mind turning you back to your old self.
001 shuddered and immediately replied: "Yes, host, I am now your personal property."
"You probably wouldn't mind if I branded you in your core area, would you?"
001 quickly replied: 【I don't mind.】
Yunzhen nodded in satisfaction and branded 001 without hesitation.
Compared to the previous dilapidated system, the current system is naturally much more useful to her.
From now on, you shall call me Master.
There is a difference between a host and a master. Yunzhen is now 001's true master, not a being parasitized by it.
Yes, Master.
Although he lost his freedom as soon as he gained it, 001 has come to terms with it.
It no longer needs to do tasks with its host, nor is it subject to constant scolding and reprimands from the main system. It also doesn't need to hand over the energy it collects. It can simply travel to different worlds with its master, which is quite nice.
From now on, unless I contact you first, you are not allowed to speak to me.
Although 001 claims to be of a high level, and the Illusionary Dream Venerable is one of the top experts, there may be beings of even higher level. If this is discovered, it will be troublesome.
The Conquest System was discovered by Wang Hao after she carelessly communicated with him.
Yes, Master.
001 agreed and then said, "Master, after I devoured the Conquest System, I also obtained some of the information it carried. Would you like it?"
What kind of information is it?
001 instantly changed its form, appearing in Yunzhen's mind like a light screen.
Yunzhen took a look and found that it contained various blueprints and recipes, methods for raising poultry and livestock and postpartum care, cultivation techniques for rice and wheat, and even political information... covering all aspects of life.
As expected of a conquest system.
【Master, I believe you can make good use of these things. You have just helped this world, and she has a very good impression of you and has fully accepted you. If you use this knowledge to help her evolve and develop, she will surely reward you handsomely when you leave this world.】
Yunzhen originally thought that this world was just stingy, but it turns out that they would only give her good things when she left?
Is it only possible if I use this knowledge? Or is it enough if I simply hand over the information?
Yun Zhen could tell just by thinking about it how troublesome it would be, not to mention that there was some knowledge she hadn't mastered and had to learn on the spot.
[It's acceptable to hand it over, but it must be to a reliable person to ensure she will truly use this knowledge for development.]
Yunzhen made her decision almost instantly.
She found Fleur, who was busy.
Because of her advanced age, Wu fell ill after all this turmoil and officially handed over the position of clan leader to Fumang.
"Yun Zhen, you're here?" Fu Mang saw Yun Zhen and quickly walked over. "I have something to discuss with you."
Yunzhen asked curiously, "What is it?"
“I heard from the tree-fed people of the Linglan tribe that they have built a peculiar type of house there. It is impervious to water and fire, and it is well-lit, unlike the dark and damp caves. More importantly, in addition to iron ore, they have also discovered a salt mine. So I am considering whether to move the tribe there.”
After this experience, Fumang realized the importance of iron and naturally became worried about iron mines being controlled by other tribes.
What are your thoughts?
"I'd prefer to move there, but the people of the Linglan tribe..."
Although this incident was caused by the Linglan tribe, and Fumang didn't have a good impression of the Linglan tribe, it didn't warrant her wanting to exterminate them.
"Perhaps you could incorporate the Linglan tribe into our group."
Yunzhen knew that the number of people in the Lingze tribe was far from enough to develop the tribe.
Fu Mang quickly waved her hand: "How can this be? The hunting grounds can't support so many people."
"Perhaps after you see these things, you'll know what to do."
Yunzhen gestured for Fumang to extend her hand, and pressed the chip prepared by 001 into Fumang's palm. After a slight pain, the chip entered Fumang's body.
She saw in Fumang's eyes an ambition unlike that of others. She was also very dedicated to the people of the tribe, unlike many tree women who were extremely lazy. So she handed the things over to Fumang.
She longed for an empire entirely ruled by women to emerge in this land.
"What is this...?"
As the chip's contents were displayed, Fumang was stunned.
Yun Zhen smiled and turned to leave without hesitation.
【Master, don't you want to become the first female empress in the history of the Tree Spirits?】
Yun Zhen stretched lazily and said listlessly, "I don't want to."
If she were to remain in this world for a long time, she would naturally not relinquish this readily available power and would certainly hold onto it firmly.
But she was just a passerby. She also had a share in the fruits of Fu Mang's hard work, so why should she bother?
Are Yaojin and his group not fun?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
