Chapter 01

Xing Shi stood silently, his eyes puzzled.

This is indoors, on the left is the dining area, the style is very fresh and simple. On the right is a long food window, surrounded by people, very noisy.

If he is not mistaken, this seems to be a restaurant.

But what is going on, shouldn't he be in the magic world?

Many years ago, he inexplicably traveled into the magic world, where technology is backward, the strong are respected, and almost everyone has a magic core in their body. His life is terrible, and the only way to be quiet is to become stronger, so he struggled hard, and finally upgraded his magic core again, stepping into the ranks of masters.

Upgrading the magic core is a very difficult process. It took him three days and three nights to break through, and he was so tired that he fell asleep.

As a result, when he opened his eyes, he was here.

Familiar skin color and clothes, familiar fireworks.

Is he dreaming? Or has someone cast an illusion magic while he was sleeping?

But his house has an advanced defensive magic circle, and he has a magic stone that resists illusions. It is almost impossible to set a trap for him without alarming him.

Then there is another possibility.

That is... he has traveled through time again.

He returned to normal human society.

With this thought, the whole world seemed to come alive in an instant.

He felt his heartbeat suddenly quicken, the sweat on his forehead that appeared out of nowhere, and the mouth-watering smell of food in the air.

He followed the smell and saw the window closest to him.

Chinese food!

Fresh and hot, Chinese food that he hasn't eaten in many years!

Xingshi turned his toes in that direction, and a cold voice suddenly rang in his mind.

[System 99, successfully bound to the host]

Xingshi couldn't help but pause.

On the dining table not far away, Fu Xiuning picked up a piece of green vegetable and ate it lightly.

He continued to eat calmly and heard the following words.

[Host, please conquer the mission target as required, otherwise you will be killed]

[Mission target: Fu Xiuning]

[Ding Di]

[Current favorability value: -5]

Fu Xiuning remained calm.

He could hear this sound a few years ago. At first he thought it was an auditory hallucination, but soon those hosts surrounded him and wanted to conquer him.

He tried to be hypocritical, but their favorability value program was very accurate. As long as he was within the scanning range, as long as his favorability value fluctuated, it would be updated at any time.

As a result, no matter how kind he acted, his actual favorability value kept falling. He couldn't fool the system at all, so he simply stopped pretending.

After a period of anxiety, irritability and anger, he is now getting more and more adept at his job, torturing batch after batch of people.

It has been more than a month since the last host was dealt with. He has recently guessed that the system should be restocked, and sure enough, one came today.

He took a sip of water and waited for the reaction of this newcomer.

On the other side, after the program reported the favorability value, the system said: "The host can communicate with me in his mind to avoid causing inconvenience in life."

Xingshi said nothing.

Neither the system nor Fu Xiuning was surprised. A normal person would definitely need time to digest such a weird thing suddenly.

The system proactively gave options: "Host, you can ask any questions at any time. Now you can choose to check the information of the strategy target Fu Xiuning, check your own information or participate in the novice lottery."

Xingshi blinked and collected his thoughts.

He had killed monsters and fought demons, and it was common to see broken bodies on the roadside. He had seen many strange things and eye-catching scenes. Unless it was an extreme situation, nothing could make him change color.

This inexplicable voice did not have an electronic mechanical feeling. The tone was calm and cold, and it was unknown whether there were other emotions.

Since he could communicate in his mind, he decided to share his happiness: "Great!"

The system and Fu Xiuning thought at the same time: It seems that he has come back to his senses.

They were still not surprised by his reaction. They had seen such people before. They lived a miserable or ordinary life and felt that being selected by the system would lead them to the pinnacle of life.

Generally, such people are more accepting, cooperative and positive.

The system was very satisfied, and just wanted to calm him down, but it heard his next words, in an excited and powerful tone: "Fried, sauce, noodles!"

System: "?"

Fu Xiuning: "?"

What? Is it related to the topic?

The system said: "Host..."

Xingshi said: "It smells like noodles!"

The system tried to get things back on track: "Host, please..."

Xingshi continued to be excited: "Noodles!"

The system said: "Did you hear me?"

Xingshi said: "Shut up, no one can stop me from eating noodles today!"

The system's voice became cold: "If the host does not cooperate, we will activate the punishment procedure, and those who are seriously injured will be killed."

Xingshi said: "There is noodles here!"

The system was ruthless: "If the host is not cooperating, the first-level punishment procedure will be activated, and the countdown is 3 seconds."

Xingshi was unmoved.

Even though years of bad life have smoothed his temper, there is still a bottom line - he doesn't like being threatened and controlled.

When the word "kill" came out, his only thought was to dismantle it.

Then he must first understand its mechanism and killing effect to facilitate his planning.

Fu Xiuning didn't hear the host's call to stop and raised his eyes slightly.

As far as he understood, the first-level punishment was the lightest, but even this was uncomfortable. The host would either turn pale, tremble all over, or scream out, without exception.

He glanced around half a circle calmly, wanting to see the scene with great interest. However, after searching, no suspicious person was found. He guessed that it might be somewhere behind him, and someone happened to be eating noodles nearby.

But this idea was quickly overturned.

Because he heard the host speak, and there was no pain in his voice.

"I don't feel anything, are you still not well?" Xingshi asked, "Is your time flow different from ours? Are you still counting down?"

System: "?"

Fu Xiuning: "?"

The system stuck for a moment: "Are you okay?"

Xingshi understood: "This means that the punishment has been completed, that's it?"

He was relieved: "Then I'll go buy some fried noodles, bye~"

The energy of the system was a little chaotic for a moment, the arrogant attitude collapsed, and the calm tone was broken: "... No, why are you okay?"

Xingshi ignored it. The

moment the system sounded for the first time, the instinct he had cultivated in the high-risk environment for many years made him immediately activate the magic core, but there was no familiar energy fluctuation. He knew at that time that he had become an ordinary person again after traveling through time and no longer possessed magic.

However, although the magic was gone, his experience would not be in vain. It was just pain, and he could bear it.

He did not expect that he did not feel anything at all after being mentally prepared.

Xing Shi did not know the reason, but he would not tell the system.

He ordered a bowl of fried noodles with soybean paste, and when he learned that it was free, he took his plate and sat down nearby, eager to show off his meal.

The system scanned him from head to toe and wondered, "Are you really okay?"

Fu Xiuning also wanted to know, so he wiped his mouth and looked around again.

But unfortunately, the volume of the conversations between the system and the host was always the same, and he could not judge the distance. Now was dinner time, and the restaurant was crowded. There was always someone at the fried noodles window, and he could not lock on to the target.

The system asked the host three times but the host didn't say anything, so it brought up the rule of punishment for non-cooperation again.

Xingshi still ignored it.

The system said: "The host is not cooperating, and the first-level punishment program will be activated, with a countdown of 3 seconds."

This time it focused on the host's breathing, heartbeat, muscles and nervous system, and found that there was no rhythm disorder at all. It checked the program suspiciously and confirmed that it was running well without bugs. It was surprised: "You are actually fine!"

Fu Xiuning got the answer and was also a little surprised.

In all these years, this is the first host who is immune to the first-level punishment. What's the reason?

The system asked the same question: "Why are you fine?"

Xingshi concentrated on eating and pretended not to hear.

System: "..."

It looked at the restaurant with people coming and going and felt a little lonely.

It had never been wronged like this before, and it was helpless and furious: "Can you please pay attention to me!"

Xingshi pretended it didn't exist.

He finished the noodles in a hurry, put down his chopsticks, and looked at other windows with a sense of unsatisfaction, wanting to eat something else.

At this time, he saw the boy next to him raised his arm at him, and he immediately looked over.

This is a long table. The boy is sitting one seat away from him. He is holding an opened bag of paper in his hand and asks in a friendly manner: "Do you want some paper?"

Xingshi paused and took one: "Thank you."

The boy has gray hair and a sunny smile: "My name is Feng Zifan, what should I call you? Are you interviewing or selected?"

The boy opposite him introduced himself right away: "My nickname is Dazhuang, you can call me that. You must be the selected one, this face can only be described in one word, handsome!" ↘

Xingshi didn't understand and shouted to the system: "He What do you mean?"

The system finally listened to his human language and said coldly: "Aren't you ignoring me?"

Xing Shi smiled at the two people in front of him and asked: "Are you interviewed or selected?"

Feng Zifan said: "We both passed the interview and are waiting for the class division in the afternoon. But we can only enter the ordinary class, you should be able to enter the first class, right?"

Xing Shi said: "That's not necessarily true."

He changed the subject: "I'm going to get some drinks, do you want some?"

Feng Zifan and Dazhuang both took the drinks and politely declined.

Xing Shi stood up and left the table, asking in his mind: "Do you think you are important?"

The system said: "This is just the beginning. Do you know where to go and what to do in the afternoon? Do you know where to live after this is over? Do you know the name of this body?"

Xing Shi said: "I don't know anything."

The system said arrogantly: "Then please correct your attitude and cooperate with the task, and I will give you the data."

Xing Shi said: "But I can sprint 100 meters to hit the wall in front, and then tell the police uncle that I have lost my memory, and I can get everything I want to know."

System: "...Ah?"

It was caught off guard and said: "Aren't you afraid of being killed directly in a 100-meter sprint? It's better to faint than this!"

Xing Shi certainly knew that fainting was more feasible.

But his purpose was not only to get the data, but also to explore the system. The time it took to faint was not as long as running. He wanted to know to what extent the system could control his body during this process.

He said, "No, I'm afraid of falling back. I don't feel safe."

The system said, "Aren't you afraid of hitting the wall?"

Xing Shi said, "I'm afraid, but I can close my eyes and rush without looking."

He imitated the other person's tone: "The system has detected that it does not provide data, and will start the 100-meter sprint. The countdown is 3 seconds."

The system warned: "If the host has unreasonable seizure behavior, we will activate the punishment program!"

Xing Shi asked, "What level?"

The system choked: "... Level 1."

Xing Shi said, "Just be happy, I'll rush."

​​The system noticed that his leg muscles were instantly tensed, and hurriedly said, "Don't, I'll tell you!"

Fu Xiuning had a calm face, thinking to himself, if you have the ability, just rush.

However, reporting data is the responsibility of the system. Now the system has compromised, and he can listen along... Just as this thought came to his mind, a figure suddenly ran away in the corner of his eye.

At the same time, the system screamed: "Ahhh, stop!"

Fu Xiuning: "......?"