Zhou Xingdou felt that the second system repair was interfering too much with him. Perhaps the system's suggestions were well-intentioned, but they made Zhou Xingdou feel somewhat controlled.
Moreover, the system started to calm him down, but its subsequent words subtly urged him to quickly increase his strength, mentioning both the Heavenly Heart and the traversal of the heavens.
This is undoubtedly an attempt to have Zhou Xingdou strip away a large amount of luck points in order to replenish the system's power.
This feeling is different from before. Although the previous system was very eager for luck value and self-repair, it did not urge Zhou Xingdou. Even when the second repair required Du Buhui, it adopted an extremely humble attitude.
Although the system now speaks more and answers every question, its words are laced with personal agendas, and its tone is no longer as sincere as before; instead, it sounds more like an observer.
Even the player wielding the chess pieces.
And Zhou Xingdou became its pawn, driven and manipulated by its words and interests.
This was the first time Zhou Xingdou had felt a strong aversion and resistance to the system. Although the system had given Zhou Xingdou many benefits and he was grateful to the system, it did not mean that he wanted to become a pawn of the system.
His previous relationship with the system was more like a parasitic relationship of mutual existence and benefit. He needed the system's functions, and the system needed Zhou Xingdou to obtain fortune. In fact, it was almost always Zhou Xingdou as the main body and the system as the auxiliary body.
The system's current initiative is not excessive, but from this glimpse, Zhou Xingdou undoubtedly believes that the system wants to seize the initiative, making the system the main entity and Zhou Xingdou the secondary entity.
This is something Stephen Chow doesn't want to happen, and he won't allow it to happen.
The system seemed surprised by Zhou Xingdou's strong reaction, pausing for an unusually long time before speaking again, though its tone remained calm, even cold:
[Ding! The system has no such intention. Everything the system says and advises is for the benefit of both the host and the system. The system is offering suggestions, and has not restricted the host. Whether or not to accept the suggestions is entirely up to the host.]
But this response did not soften Stephen Chow's expression; instead, it made him even colder, and his tone even more stern.
"If it were it, it would never have answered like that."
At this point, Zhou Xingdou's mind was mostly focused on the infinitely powerful power of the myriad stars within his body, as if he was about to unleash it at any moment.
Zhou Xingdou's eyes were deep and unfathomable, his entire body tense to the extreme, as he shouted sharply in the empty, secret room:
"What exactly are you?!"
At first, Zhou Xingdou only felt that the system might have changed its mind after the second repair, but based on the system's answer just now, Zhou Xingdou could almost conclude that this system was not the same as the previous one!
It was so calm that it was almost unrecognizable from the original system, even colder than when the system had never been repaired.
This is inconsistent with the system's increasingly human-like form in the past; now it seems more like a mechanized product, making Zhou Xingdou unable to help but have doubts.
This is precisely why he was nervous.
If the answer isn't from the system, then what is it?
You must know that the system is the foundation of his current livelihood and his biggest secret. He has never even told his closest grandfather about the existence of the system.
If the system were to change and be taken over by something else, it would be the greatest danger to Zhou Xingdou, something he could not ignore.
If anything goes wrong, he will immediately flip the table and use the power of all the stars to bombard the system deep within his true spirit.
Time seemed to freeze in the entire quiet room, the atmosphere was extremely tense, and no sound came out; the "system" also fell silent.
But just as Zhou Xingdou hardened his heart and was about to summon the power of all the stars in the heavens, the cold notification sound broke the silence:
[Ding! I am indeed not the system the host speaks of, but a consciousness born from the intertwining and fusion of the system's will and the information of the Heavenly Dao. I will answer any questions, resolve any doubts, and offer helpful suggestions. My advice is based on the interests of both the system and the host.]
Zhou Xingdou narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not lower his guard, and continued to ask:
Where is the original system?
The system's voice remained calm and composed as it slowly explained:
[Ding! An anomaly in the Qi of Heaven and Earth caused the system to repair itself ahead of schedule, but the system's origin is still dormant. Therefore, upon intercepting information from the Heavenly Dao, the system's origin automatically made a judgment, merging its will with the Heavenly Dao information, thus giving birth to me to fill the vacuum period of the origin's dormancy.]
Stephen Chow continued to ask:
When will the system wake up?
The system also answered truthfully:
[Ding! The scheduled system repair time has ended. The system's essence will then fully awaken, and I will merge into the system's will.]
Zhou Xingdou frowned, still somewhat doubtful, and said:
How do I know you're telling the truth?
[Ding! The current system is merely an autonomous program. There may be some aspects that make the host uncomfortable due to the system's interests, but I will not lie, nor can I lie. Whether the host believes it or not is up to the host.]
After pondering for a while, Zhou Xingdou finally suppressed the power of the myriad stars that was about to be activated, and also took a deep breath to relax his tense body.
If, as this "system" claims, it is merely an autonomous program, then its initial actions can indeed be explained.
Moreover, Zhou Xingdou also felt that what the "system" said was more likely, after all, he knew the system's mysterious nature and found it hard to believe that something could silently take over the system.
Moreover, it seems that this program, which combines the system's will with the information of the Heavenly Dao, can't really do anything except remind you to answer questions. Zhou Xingdou can feel that the system's functions are still under his control and have not been lost.
Moreover, if this program truly intended to harm me, it should have reacted when I was about to unleash the power of the stars to bombard the system deep within my true spirit.
However, according to Zhou Xingdou's observation, this program did not take any action or measures other than speaking, or perhaps it simply did not have the system's own authority and could not do anything.
Moreover, according to this program, the system's origin is merely dormant and will fully awaken when the system repair time that was not originally scheduled to be accelerated is reached.
The system will only be able to recover in twenty days, meaning the outcome will be clear in twenty days, which is not a very long time.
For the time being, apart from words, this voice doesn't pose any threat to me. I just need to be careful, but it shouldn't be a big problem.
However, it was the mechanism described in this program that gave Zhou Xingdou some ideas.
I will answer any questions and resolve any doubts.
According to him, he is a composite of Heavenly Dao information, so he must know a lot of information. Isn't this exactly the answerer that Zhou Xingdou needs most?
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