Chapter 70 Cannon Fodder Substitute Lover 18 Auxiliary System
In her mind, 888 seemed to want to say something, but the next second, the sound stopped abruptly. The three men surrounding Li Qingran also froze in place as if a pause button had been pressed, and even their breathing stopped.
Blue fluorescent light rained down on the living room like raindrops. The sounds of keyboards clicking and code running filled Li Qingran's ears. She blinked and watched as a man's figure appeared in the rain of blue light.
His eyes were pure white, and his eyelashes were also white. As they fluttered up and down, it gave people the illusion that he was looking at himself, but there was no self in his eyes.
Li Qingran watched him slowly walk towards her, her face calm, but a hint of confusion, barely perceptible, flickered in her eyes.
When did you find out?
The man's brows furrowed inch by inch.
Li Qingran thought his voice was quite good, but his tone was similar to 888's.
"When did you find out? Who are you? Why are you here?"
The man's confusion deepened; he seemed not to understand why Li Qingran was pretending to be confused when facing him.
Isn't he an NPC? He seems even more cunning and unpredictable than a human.
The man moved his lips, about to speak, when he saw Li Qingran blink. Perhaps from dealing with too many people in such a short time, he looked tired, his beautiful eyes red and slightly moist. When he looked up at him, he had a rather pitiful air about him, yet his lips were pouting, and his tone was clearly one of displeasure and aggression.
"A polite person will answer the other person's questions before asking them any questions upon first meeting them."
Man: "...Are you retaliating?"
How could he not know who he is!
Li Qingran simply tilted her head and said softly, "Why would you think that?"
The boy chuckled, rubbed his eyes with his hand, and wiped the water droplets from his eyelashes.
"Haven't we met for the first time? Why do you think I'm retaliating against you for saying these things?"
He couldn't win against Li Qingran.
The man thought to himself, pursed his lips, and finally gave up on pressing Li Qingran for an answer. Instead, he answered her question:
“I am Zero, and also the main system that 888 often mentions to you. I came here this time... because I sensed that you were calling me.”
It was Li Qingran who called him, and he had already confirmed that all the main characters in this world had fallen in love with Li Qingran, which is why he decided to appear and talk to the boy.
The main system didn't believe that Li Qingran wouldn't recognize him, but the boy clearly wanted him to introduce himself, otherwise he would absolutely not cooperate. The main system had no choice but to follow the other party's pace.
Taking a deep breath, the main system paused under Li Qingran's gaze before continuing:
"I know you have some resentment towards the rules of this world, and I will explain that to you later."
"Explain now." Li Qingran rested her head on the cushion beside her. Even after the main system revealed its identity, she still had no intention of cooperating with the other party, and simply said:
"What exactly do you want to see, and what do you want to experiment on me? Just tell me now."
Li Qingran smiled at the main system, saying sorry and embarrassed, but her face showed no remorse.
"After all, anyone who works overtime for so long would have some resentment. Please bear with me, main system. Don't worry, once you've explained everything to me, I will definitely cooperate with you!"
As the boy spoke, he even saluted the main system, appearing quite obedient.
But is he really well-behaved?
The main system, who usually maintained a calm and collected demeanor regardless of the type of tasker, couldn't help but twitch its lips. Suddenly, it began to doubt whether its previous decision had been correct. Would the boy in front of it really obediently go to the Popularity Department to extract world energy for them, as they expected?
The main system was somewhat confused, but things had already progressed this far, and turning back seemed like a difficult thing to do.
After a moment of silence, the main system, under Li Qingran's expectant gaze, resignedly spoke:
"I just want to observe whether you really have some kind of attraction that can accurately attract the main characters in these worlds."
"What do you mean?" Li Qingran didn't quite understand.
The main system patiently explained:
"What I mean is, I want to see if all the main characters will do things and make decisions that go against the plot after meeting you. For example, Su Jingyi from the first world should have left angrily after discovering you cheated on him and never believed in love again. But when you entered the hotel room, he not only didn't condemn your scumbag behavior, but also wanted to use some..."
The main system paused for a moment before continuing:
"Using special behaviors to win you back, or using such things to cover up the problems in your relationship, just to stay with you, these behaviors have already deviated from the character settings set by the world rules. The same goes for Gu Shiyu and others after that. After meeting you, they all completely deviated from the plot settings, which ultimately led to the chaos of the entire world line, the restructuring of the world plot, and that novel world also changed from a pure love and redemption at the beginning to a chaotic Shura field of four people fighting for one man."
"Of course, I'm not here to criticize you. I just want to say that compared to these small worlds that have fixed storylines and could completely collapse and be destroyed if chaos occurs, you might be more suited to worlds without fixed storylines."
"However, such small worlds without a fixed plot are also more dangerous, so I need to observe you for a period of time before I'm sure you're really suitable."
"oh……"
Li Qingran understood. "So this is why the system notification hasn't appeared in this world yet?"
"Yes."
The main system nodded. "I need to confirm that these main characters have indeed developed certain feelings and possessiveness towards you."
"And then?" Li Qingran asked. "Are you sure now?"
"Yes, the combined data from these worlds confirms that you possess a trait that attracts main characters, and this trait will help you complete your missions more effectively when you go to worlds without a fixed storyline."
“That sounds pretty good,” Li Qingran said, tilting her head.
Upon hearing this, the main system chuckled, but before the smile could fully spread across its face, the boy in front of it spoke again:
"But the problem is, why should I go to a world without a fixed plot according to your wishes?"
The smile on the main system's face froze.
Li Qingran continued, "You yourself said that those worlds are more dangerous than the world I'm currently in, so why should I give up my peaceful life to risk my life for your wishes?"
"...I didn't say—"
“From now until now, all you’ve been saying is what you think, what you believe, and what conclusions you’ve reached about what kind of mission world I’m more suited to. But why, and by what right, should I work and live according to your ideas?”
Li Qingran smiled slightly at the main system, but there was no smile in her eyes.
"Do I need to remind you? From the very beginning, you were the ones who inexplicably bound me and sent me to these messy mission worlds!"
The main system moved its lips, but Li Qingran didn't give it a chance to speak.
"You didn't consider my wishes from the beginning, forcing me into some cannon fodder role and mission. Now you're pulling this tactic again. Where do you get the confidence that I will definitely follow your ideas?"
As soon as Li Qingran finished speaking, the living room fell into dead silence once again.
After a long time, the main system finally found the switch to restart his language system.
Things aren't as you imagine.
Li Qingran didn't speak. He didn't even glance at the main system again. He lowered his eyes and started idly tugging at the fluff on the pillow.
The main system also understood that if it didn't explain the department transfer to Li Qingran clearly, she would definitely not cooperate.
Moreover, he didn't know why, but when Li Qingran criticized him, he felt a pang of guilt.
Ultimately, he is nothing more than a cold, technological product, and in theory, he shouldn't experience emotions like guilt or distress that only humans have...
Is it a virus infection?
Let's investigate and eradicate it properly when we get back to headquarters.
The main system, while thinking, looked at Li Qingran and said:
"Regarding the matter of being inexplicably bound to you, I think it's because 888 didn't explain it clearly to you when choosing you as the mission taker."
"Systems cannot bind to hosts casually. There needs to be a certain degree of compatibility between the system and the host. At the same time, the host selected by the system must have a strong desire or obsession to fulfill their wish."
Li Qingran raised her head again.
The main system continued, "Because only under these circumstances will the task participants be motivated to complete the task. The Administration is not a slave market that just makes task participants work without giving them any benefits. Didn't 888 tell you? The points you earn in the mission world can be exchanged for all things in the world. Items are only a small part of it. In addition, you can also exchange for other things, such as money, career, life, and... freedom."
"Anything you want can be redeemed with points..."
The main system lowered its eyelashes and met Li Qingran's gaze, then said softly:
"Back then, you weren't bound to the system for no reason. It was your desire to escape the game and gain freedom that attracted the system, thus binding you to it. Does saying this lessen your resentment a bit?"
Li Qingran blinked but didn't say anything.
The main system didn't necessarily want an answer from him.
Since Li Qingran was unwilling to speak, he continued to speak his own words.
Clearing its throat, the main system spoke again:
"As for your statement that we decided to send you to those dangerous worlds without considering your wishes, that was indeed an oversight on my part, and I apologize to you."
But I sincerely hope you'll consider giving it a try. After all, your qualities that attract major characters are a perfect fit for the missions in those worlds. Besides, considering your own situation, the points in those worlds are at least two to three times that of normal worlds, allowing you to exchange for everything you want much faster.
"Of course, the Bureau will provide you with all the items you need during the mission unconditionally. In addition, we will meet any other requests you may have, as long as you are willing to try those worlds."
Li Qingran blinked. "I do have a question right now."
"you say."
"Why are you so eager for me to go to those worlds to do missions? It can't just be because the points are higher there, right?"
"Yes."
At this point, it became clear that if Li Qingran didn't fully understand the entire mission, she wouldn't truly cooperate with their main system in dealing with the boy's issues, so he readily nodded and said:
"The main reason is that those worlds also have higher energy levels, which can help the Administration upgrade more quickly."
The main system spoke, pointing to Xu Luo, who was currently suspended.
"You should have learned from him that there is more than one Administration Bureau in the entire universe. There is competition between the Administration Bureaus. If you fall behind, you will be attacked and swallowed up. Therefore, we can only collect as much energy as possible and upgrade the level of the Administration Bureau in order to survive safely in the universe. This is also why we need mission takers to complete missions."
Li Qingran nodded to indicate that she understood.
The main system couldn't quite figure out what he was thinking at that moment.
"So, regarding the change of department and task... what's your final thought?"
"It is possible."
Li Qingran said, "However..."
As he spoke, he looked up at the main system, his beautiful black eyes reflecting the surrounding blue light, as if they had become a tranquil yet dangerous deep sea, one that made one want to explore it.
The main system watched as Li Qingran reached out and threw the pillow in her arms aside, then stood up and slowly walked towards it.
As the distance between him and the boy grew closer, the boy's reflection in his white pupils became clearer and clearer.
The eyes that should not have belonged to anyone or anything were forcibly intruded upon.
For some reason, the main system suddenly became a little nervous.
It was at this moment that he saw Li Qingran move her lips, and the next second, a deep, casual male voice rang in the main system's ear.
"You just said that you would grant me anything if I wanted to go to those worlds, right?"
"……yes."
"That……"
Li Qingran curled her lips slightly, then slowly and deliberately said, word by word:
"My first condition is that you become my support system."
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Author's Note: Pear: If we're going to play, let's play big! [Heart emoji]
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