Chapter 9: People in the Book Resist the Book's Orders
Yin Zhu didn't even look at the cake in his hand. Instead, he kept staring at Jiang Chaoyang himself. His lips were tightly pursed, with no sign of speaking.
Jiang Chaoyang blinked, "Then I feed you?"
He picked up his fork and said, "If you don't want to do the task, don't do it. Just enjoy the present moment first."
Jiang Chaoyang continued, "I'm just an ordinary character in this book. Who knows, maybe I can help you in some way. I will try my best to keep you away from them."
After he finished speaking, the room suddenly fell silent.
"Why?"
Yin Zhu's voice was flat.
Why are you helping me? Why are you doing this?
What is your motivation?
Jiang Chaoyang had expected this question. He did not answer immediately, but took a deep breath and straightened his back.
Under the moonlight, the expression on his face instantly became extremely serious, even a bit tragic and heroic, ready to die. Jiang Chaoyang gave an extremely sincere answer:
"Because I don't want to die yet."
Silver Curse: "..."
"Once a character in the strategy guide dies, this book will be useless, and I will die too. After all, I am a character in the book." Seeing that Yin Ju was unwilling to eat the cake, Jiang Chaoyang simply put it back on the bedside table.
He stood up and walked out the door: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to burden you or put pressure on you. What I do has nothing to do with you. You don't have to worry about what I do."
Jiang Chaoyang's figure disappeared behind the door, and the slight sound of the door closing echoed in the room.
Yin Zhu lowered his eyelids, his eyelashes casting shadows on his pale cheeks, and his fingers resting on the thin quilt tightened slightly.
"...Trouble." A whisper, almost a whisper, escaped his lips.
Just then, the doorknob turned again without warning.
Yin Zhu's thoughts were interrupted and he raised his eyes almost subconsciously.
Jiang Chaoyang came straight to the bed with a steaming glass in his hand. He handed the glass directly to Yin Zhu and joked, "I'm afraid you'll choke to death while eating the cake."
Yin Zu's gaze slowly moved from Jiang Chaoyang's face to the water cup in his hand.
Seeing that he didn't move, Jiang Chaoyang simply stuffed the cup of water into his hand, then turned and left.
Yin Zhu still didn't move.
After a few seconds, the door was opened again. Jiang Chaoyang leaned out half of his body and asked:
"Are you traveling in body or soul?"
After a few seconds, Yin Zhu said, "Wear it."
"Not bad, actually you're quite handsome. If you get in shape, maybe some girl will like you."
For the first time, a trace of fluctuation flashed across Yin Zhu's eyes.
Jiang Chaoyang walked back to the living room and sat down, rubbing the system in his hands. "How many characters are there that can be conquered? Can you show me the information?"
"? What are you going to do?" The system's slime body was almost curled up, and it asked in shock: "You don't want to complete the task for him, do you?"
Without waiting for Jiang Chaoyang to answer, the system said: "This is impossible. You are not my host, so I cannot bind the mission."
"Who said I want to capture characters? I want to cut off the NPC route. Isn't it good to go without a CP?"
“…Impossible.”
"Let me see the list of characters first."
The system sighed and broke free from his hands. The next second, an interface popped up in front of Jiang Chaoyang.
Jiang Chaoyang's originally calm face gradually became less calm.
The list goes on and on.
Jiang Chaoyang looked from top to bottom, but he still hadn't finished reading.
"...The author of this book is really brave." There were so many names that Jiang Chaoyang was dazzled.
"Of course, Tomato is the only author who wrote about a huge number of people, even though he was banned."
Jiang Chaoyang caught a glimpse of a few familiar names and was slightly surprised, but he didn't show it. After the system removed the interface, he asked, "What's your name?"
"I don't have a name, only a number and a nickname."
Jiang Chaoyang paused for a moment, then said, "The name 1v1 system isn't very interesting. How about I give it a name?"
The system lay obediently in his palm, blinking its small eyes at Jiang Chaoyang, as if puzzled: "I'm just a string of code. I have no life. Why do you want to give me a name?"
Jiang Chaoyang stretched out a finger and gently touched his head. "Didn't you say you have a human form? Since you can become a human, you should have a name."
“…”
Seeing that the system was silent, Jiang Chaoyang seemed to have agreed. He thought for a moment, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind:
"How about calling it Linyuan? It symbolizes mystery and the unknown."
The system forgot to blink, staring blankly at Jiang Chaoyang who was still talking, listening to the words that sounded like his own mumbling:
"Doesn't it fit your identity as a system? Besides, the nickname 'system' sounds cold and doesn't suit you."
“…”
"Jiang Chaoyang, you are so weird." The system suddenly said.
"What?"
"Even if I didn't explain why I came, you wouldn't blame me, nor would you blame him. If it were anyone else, they would have rushed us to solve the problem, but you..."
"Stop, I'm not the Holy Father." Jiang Chaoyang had several black lines on his forehead, and he removed them one by one:
"I'm not the Living Buddha Jigong, I don't have such a kind heart, but I just want to live a few more years."
Lin Yuan didn't say anything else.
If you want to live a few more years, you can choose to persuade Yin Zhu to stop killing people.
But you chose the impossible and tried to influence the direction of this book so that Yin Zhu could be free.
"You are not the Holy Father, you are salvation." Lin Yuan said.
"Don't use that word on me. I don't like it."
Jiang Chaoyang's mouth twitched. "It's like I'm carrying a golden cross on my back, and there's holy light shining on my head."
He stood up and stretched, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth. "The word 'redemption' is too fake and hypocritical. I didn't say I wanted to save anyone, and I can't really help others."
"But isn't that what you're doing?"
"No." Jiang Chaoyang hissed, stroking his chin and said, "I'm not that noble. I only help those who I like."
He added: "I hate being put on a moral high ground, and I hate being defined by words like kindness and redemption. I am who I am. I am just doing what I want to do, that's all."
The scene fell silent.
Jiang Chaoyang jumped up and grabbed the system in mid-air, kneading it in his hands. "I'm not being mean to you, don't get me wrong."
"You said you were a bad person, but how come you're even thinking about me? You're a big liar!"
Jiang Chaoyang couldn't help laughing as he held the slime, which felt wonderful in his hands. "I think this scene is too serious. Isn't this a comedy? What if the author and the readers get upset?"
Lin Yuan was speechless by Jiang Chaoyang's nonsensical words.
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