Is there a choice in Chapter 1?
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Accompanied by a sharp electronic sound, Zhao You rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
When he opened his eyes again, he was still startled by the large electronic screen hanging in the air in front of him.
Above the pure white space, a large screen flashing blue light suddenly appeared, with words constantly flashing on it.
"Welcome to...The Legend of Zhen Huan Experience Space!"
As Zhao You hesitated before reading aloud, the text on the screen changed to the next page—"You will have the opportunity to enter an immersive experience in The Legend of Zhen Huan. Would you like to bind your account?"
The Legend of Zhen Huan!
Zhao You's eyes were shining brighter than the screen. He was a huge fan of The Legend of Zhen Huan, watching it every day while eating and sleeping. It was like finding a pillow when you're sleepy!
"Bind! I'll bind!" he said hastily, afraid the system would change its mind.
"Beep—Binding successful, a role has been automatically assigned to you."
Your role is...
The list of identities and roles on the screen scrolled incessantly, then slowly stopped under Zhao You's tense and eager gaze.
"Please don't let him be a eunuch! Please don't let him be a eunuch! Please... ah!"
The two large characters inside the frame, shining with golden light, almost brought tears to Zhao You's eyes.
"Your role is—the Prince"
Zhao You stared at the system with stars in his eyes, drooling – “So, am I the Third Prince, the giant of the Qing Dynasty, or the Fourth Prince, the ultimate winner? Or better yet, the Sixth Prince, the fat orange's nephew! If all else fails, the obscure Fifth Prince will do!”
Perhaps his gaze was too eager, for the system had to skip the established procedure and answer his question separately.
"This system cannot allow the host to parasitize another person's body. The host needs to have their own body in the world of Zhen Huan. In order to maintain authenticity and prevent the world from collapsing, the host will exist in the world of Zhen Huan from the embryonic stage."
"Oh - I understand, rebirth?" Zhao You nodded thoughtfully.
"Hey!" He suddenly thought of something, his eyes lighting up as he stared at the system and asked, "Who is my mom? Can I choose that too?"
"The best would be the Empress! That way I would be born as the legitimate son, how noble! Or Consort Duan would also be fine. Mom is smart enough, we two will definitely have the last laugh."
"Zhen Huan? Sister Mei?" Seeing that the system was not responding, Zhao You tentatively asked, feeling a little guilty.
He chuckled twice and said, "I'm fine with anything, I'll accept any reassignment."
The screen flickered twice, and the electronic voice ignored Zhao You's wild ideas, continuing, "The first task issued by the system has been accepted—Please choose a mother for yourself as soon as possible!"
"Wow! It can even choose a mom for myself! System, you're so smart!" Zhao You almost jumped up, eagerly waiting for the system to give him the options.
But before you know it, the blue and white screen scrolls for a moment, and suddenly a red light starts flashing from the top.
"Huh? What's wrong, system? Are you broken?!"
The electronic sound wave trembled slightly—"Insufficient host points detected. Selection is limited. Please choose from the following free options."
Upon hearing this, Zhao You leaned forward to look. "A - Yu Ying'er B - Xia Dongchun C - Consort Sun D - Consort Xin"
"Ugh... Damn it! Do you even have the right to choose? Besides Consort Xin, do the other three even have the chance to have children?!" Zhao You, hands on his hips, said to the system with a face full of black lines.
The system ignored him; the red light continued to flash, and a countdown was displayed on the large screen.
"10, 9, 8, 7..."
"Hey hey hey! I choose D! I choose Consort Xin!" Seeing that he really wouldn't change his mind, Zhao You quickly called out his choice.
"Why is your system still so impatient?" Zhao You grumbled, but when he looked up, he noticed that the countdown on the screen hadn't disappeared, and there was an additional message below it.
"After the countdown ends, the host will be deployed. Good luck."
A blinding white light flashed by.
In an instant, the pure white space returned to calm, and the void screen flickered twice before plunging headlong into the place where the white light had faded.
Zhao You felt like he was being swept up in a storm, the world spinning around him, his mind almost turning to mush, and it took him a long time to slowly come to his senses.
He wanted to open his eyes to see his current situation, but his eyelids felt unusually heavy, as if they were being held shut by something, and he couldn't open them no matter what he did. He tried to pry them open with his hands, but his hands and feet suddenly stopped obeying his commands.
He struggled to suppress the psychological urge to lose control of his body, silently calling out twice in his mind—"System! System!"
He felt a little relieved when he heard the familiar "beep" sound. The system was still working, which at least meant that the situation was under control.
"System! Where am I now...?"
The system sensed his unease and explained, "You are now an embryo, inside the womb of the mother you have chosen."
Zhao You then remembered the system's hint before he left: rebirth. He had forgotten about it because the journey here was too bumpy.
But the amniocentesis procedure didn't specify that it starts from the embryo!
Zhao You was on the verge of tears, unsure how much longer he would have to endure this. He couldn't help but ask the system, "System, do you have any movies or TV series that I can play in my head? I've seen them in other books."
"Yes." The system paused for a moment, then continued, "But it requires points, which you don't have."
The voice remained calm and mechanical, but Zhao You detected a hint of disdain in it. Undeterred, he asked, "Don't you have any newbie gift packs? I've seen other systems have them."
"Yes, but it requires points, which you don't have."
“...”
Zhao You was speechless, as if he had exhausted all his strength and methods—"Then how can I get points!"
The system responded quickly: "The system will release tasks from time to time. You will receive points for completing them, and there will be random penalties for not completing them."
"Task...punishment..." Zhao You muttered to himself, following the system's instructions. "Why is it so difficult? Didn't I come here to experience it?"
The system ignored him, then flashed twice more and issued one last warning: "Be careful with your crazy movements, your sister is next to you, don't kick her."
Then it went offline.
This sentence startled Zhao You – “Sister? Sister!”
"I'm a twin!"
Zhao You reached out and touched things around him, trying to get a closer look at his sister.
Based on his knowledge of divination, he couldn't determine whether this younger sister was Consort Xin's eldest daughter, Shuhe, or the unborn child. But regardless, they were twins! Double yolks! Their status would definitely be secure from now on.
He waved his hand happily, giving a thumbs-up!
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