Amidst a sky full of stars, Ruan Qing'an stood within the Bureau's protective shield, which resembled a round, crystal-clear bubble enveloping her, surrounded by countless scattered stardust.
With such formidable power, if it weren't for the bubble-like shield protecting him, Ruan Qing'an would probably have been blown away.
Ruan Qingan lay on the bubble with some curiosity, looking at the starry sky around him, his eyes filled with barely suppressed amazement.
Before being approached by the management bureau, she was just an ordinary female college student from a family that had fallen on hard times. Such a scene, which is extremely shocking to a materialistic worldview, is quite shocking to anyone.
"Host, maintaining the bubble shield also consumes energy."
"This is the first time I've seen this place. Is this the Management Bureau?"
Ruan Qing'an couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, as what was on her mind at that moment was System x09, with whom she had signed a contract with the Administration Bureau.
Due to a series of unforeseen circumstances, the host that System x09 was originally supposed to sign a contract with became Ruan Qing'an. However, since the die was cast, they had no choice but to bring Ruan Qing'an to the Three Thousand Dimensions Administration Bureau.
Upon hearing Ruan Qing'an's question, the system x09 in her mind chuckled softly. Its voice was a deep male voice, like a magnificent cello, exceptionally pleasant to the ear.
x09 said, "The Administration Bureau isn't that small, host. This is just the tip of the iceberg; it's much more than that—"
"The Three Thousand Dimensions Administration is the center connecting all dimensions, including the small world you were in before, and there are many, many more similar small worlds inside it."
"The main purpose of the Administration Bureau is to maintain the balance between the worlds, so that they do not infringe on or disturb each other, and to prevent many outsiders from disrupting the balance and stability of the small worlds. Therefore, it exists here and, in a sense, is also a manager. The highest manager of the Administration Bureau is the so-called—the Supreme God."
x09 paused, as if waiting for Ruan Qing'an to digest the long introduction, and continued: "The system was created by the Administration Bureau. Under the leadership of the main god, it assists the host in completing tasks in various small worlds. At the same time, there are different batches of the system."
Ruan Qingan countered, "Then what is batch X?"
"It is the highest level and best-performing batch of the Administration's system. There will only be nine such 'batch x' systems in the entire Administration. Starting from x01, it will be continuously optimized, upgraded, and iterated."
x09 explained: "Until the ninth generation, which is x09, the entire 'x batch' will be optimized to the extreme. After that, 'x09' will be used as a sample to continuously evolve and develop other batches of systems, each with different characteristics."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an nodded as if he understood, "Oh, I understand. So, does that mean you are the strongest system?"
"If you insist on saying it this way, then so be it?"
Ruan Qingan: ...Hey, hey, hey, don't you have any humility at all?!
After praising himself both openly and subtly, x09 then began to explain to the novice host: "As for the hosts bound to each system, they have all signed corresponding contracts with the Administration Bureau and are collectively referred to as mission takers. They complete different missions in various small worlds to maintain stability."
"At the same time, after completing each task, the tasker will receive corresponding points as a reward. These points can be redeemed for anything you want at the Administration Bureau, to the best of the Administration Bureau's ability."
"So what is my task?"
Ruan Qingan asked in silence.
But x09 said, "Host, are you sure you want to continue working at the Bureau? Because you were bound to me by chance, before the binding, I didn't test your will, perseverance, and adaptability. This means you might find it difficult to adapt, or perhaps..."
"You will die very young, host."
After a brief silence, Ruan Qingan suddenly said, "If you put it that way, do I still have a chance to back out?"
x09 replied directly, "Of course not."
Ruan Qingan: ...Then why did you even ask?!
After another brief silence, Ruan Qing'an sighed softly and then said, "It's nothing. Let's stay here. I will persevere. After all... in that world, I have nothing left."
Seeing this, x09 didn't say anything more.
Often, only those who have nothing can muster the courage to accept everything calmly and choose to... truly give it their all.
The only thing it didn't expect was that she was this kind of person too.
...
When Nguyen Thanh An woke up again, she was lying on her desk, which was already warm from her body heat. The sound of the electric fan hanging from the ceiling was creaking and groaning, as if it were old.
Outside the window, the cicadas chirped incessantly, their summer song rising and falling.
She paused for a moment, then looked up and saw a typical senior high school classroom. On the podium was a bald math teacher, lecturing fluently, tapping the blackboard with a book in one hand, talking like a prolific physicist about the last big question on the test.
As Ruan Qing'an, who was by the window, sleepily lifted his head from his buried arms, he was immediately noticed by the math teacher, and then—'thud'!
A piece of chalk hit Nguyen Thanh An squarely on the head.
"Ruan Qing'an! Are you even listening to the lesson?!"
"All you do in class is sleep, sleep, sleep! We're in our final year of high school now, do you still think you're a freshman or sophomore? Pay attention in class!"
It wasn't until the chalk fell that Ruan Qing'an finally seemed to react, blinking blankly as she looked at the math teacher on the podium, feeling as if she had been transported to another world—had she really traveled through time?
Just then, everything around them seemed to freeze in time. The second piece of chalk thrown by the bald math teacher was still flying in mid-air, and the spittle that splashed out was only a finger's width away from the podium. Many students who were looking over stopped in their tracks.
The person who could pull this off...
She felt the power of the Administration Bureau once again.
As Ruan Qing'an was surprised, a deep, magnetic voice came from his mind again, with a hint of chuckle: "It's just a little trick."
"Host, you don't need to be too surprised. You know nothing about the Bureau's authority right now. Once you level up and earn enough points, you will be able to own a small world."
With a few casual words, he evokes a whole world.
Ruan Qingan found it difficult to comment for a moment, like a country bumpkin visiting the Grand View Garden, marveling at the arrogance of the management bureau.
"x09, is this the newbie world?"
"yes."
x09 explained, "The beginner world is designed to help new mission takers quickly adapt to the Bureau's pace and familiarize themselves with the procedures, so it's generally not very difficult. Time stops are also arranged before the start to help mission takers quickly get used to the story, but later—"
"To receive the relevant task information, you, the host, will need to find the right time to check it yourself; the system will not provide any assistance."
Ruan Qingan nodded: "So what is my mission this time?"
"To help the original owner escape their predetermined tragic fate."
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