Don't Pick Up Wild People on the Roadside (Part 4)
"His temper has been like that from the beginning. I was used to it, but then I found that he was very friendly in front of others and had a nice smile, but he never smiled at me, nor was he gentle. He always said I was giving orders. Later, because of some things, we had an unexpected behavior that couldn't pass the review. I wanted to apologize, but he started to mock me, saying that I was not good at work and was not good at this. I was so angry that I started arguing with him. Then we made a bet to see who could not do it. This kept on failing the review. Gradually, I found that he was actually quite nice. I tried to learn human social skills and confessed to him, but in return, I said, 'Are you sick?' His face was fierce and bad. I thought I must have been rejected. In addition, I was really dragging my feet during the mission and almost killed him, so I applied to unbind him."
A round fur ball appeared in the center of the screen, revealing two black eyes. It looked cute and fresh, but the words it said were too explicit. Jiang Yuanshi often heard a blocked "beep beep" sound in his ears. He kept smiling, and there was no need to go into so much detail.
Jiang Yuanshi never thought that there would be a day when he would listen to someone else talk about their love troubles, and it seemed that they still had feelings for each other. It seemed that his unbinding application would be used sooner or later.
B33: "I'm so sorry, I..."
"Are you sure he really rejected you?"
Jiang Yuanshi interrupted B33's apology, and B33 was stunned by the question: "In human communication, isn't this an indirect way of expressing rejection?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "Yes, but it depends on the person. Different people have different personalities and ways of speaking. The same words can express exactly the same meaning. So, did the person you confessed to express his rejection directly?"
B33: "...No, but I know his character. He always speaks his mind."
Jiang Yuanshi: "If that's what you said, then why doesn't he unbind you when he keeps saying you're incompetent? And why has he done things with you that couldn't be reviewed so many times?"
B33: "I'm sorry, I don't know. System data can't calculate the human mind."
"If you don't know, then ask. Now that you've done something, you must get a clear answer, even if the result is failure. Otherwise, you'll still harbor illusions in the future and regret not asking clearly, struggling alone. But by the time you realize it, it's probably too late. Hurry up. By the way, there's a saying that women fear clinging to men. This method depends on the right person, otherwise it would be without boundaries and tact, but it should be suitable for your situation."
"Thank you for your help, but why is this method suitable for me?"
Jiang Yuanshi frowned and said strangely, "After all, most people don't sleep with strangers. In this case, if there's no affection, they're just friends with benefits. If there's affection, they're either lovers or married. The former doesn't have any feelings but is after the body, while the latter probably has both. So at least you have one of them."
B33: "Body?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "I guess so. Why don't you search it yourself?" He had never had a relationship with her, so it was good enough that he could find out so much.
"Okay, thank you very much." Data lit up around the fur ball on the big screen. After a few seconds of calculation, Heidou's eyes lit up and his mood value continued to soar.
Maoqiu suddenly realized and said, "So he's after my body! Great, he's a lustful human being!"
ah?
Jiang Yuanshi was leaning over and trying to move his chair, and he almost fell over when he heard this.
As expected, the words spoken by non-human creatures are explosive.
B33 said gratefully, "Thank you very much for your help. I will do my best to help you complete the task!"
Jiang Yuanshi said, "Hmm?" and asked, "Aren't you going to go find him? I remember the host also has the right to unbind once."
B33: "I have to help you complete the mission. And I've unbound you. If he doesn't, not only will I not be able to meet him, but you'll also fail the mission due to a lack of systems. I can't let my feelings get in your way. Don't worry, I'll do my job well. I have a feeling he'll find me, and maybe send me an email to scold me!"
B33's tone was full of yearning. Jiang Yuanshi felt that the other party was going in a strange direction, but the system was very thoughtful. But if the other party's system was really Z01, it seemed that the speed of unbinding by one person over there might be faster than theirs.
Jiang Yuanshi turned his neck and changed the subject: "In that case, let's do the mission first?"
B33: "Alright, we're still short on missions. We reported the situation five minutes ago. If there's no news in three minutes, we'll use coercive measures."
Jiang Yuanshi asked curiously, "What are the coercive measures?"
B33: "Just skip the management department and go directly to the Lord God."
Lord God...he might die if he did that.
"Then let's wait a little longer. Can you tell me what stage the plot has reached now?"
The ball of hair on the screen spun around a few times, and then a progress bar popped up:
[Jiang Yuan will find Mu Changkong who has lost his memory on this day]
Jiang Yuanshi looked at the progress bar and asked, "Do I have to pick it up?"
B33: "It would be best if you could avoid picking him up, but since Mu Changkong is the main character, he must survive. If you don't pick up Scum A, he will die, causing the mission to fail and restart. Here's a suggestion: after you pick someone up, you can drop him off at another home."
"..." It was a bold idea. Jiang Yuanshi said, "Good idea."
"But is that okay?" Jiang Yuanshi asked. B33 said as a matter of course, "Of course you can. Although there's no mission, you, as the host, are acting as the protagonist, proving that the mission is centered around Jiang Yuan. Generally, novels like this one tend to be dissatisfied and give bad reviews because of unreasonable plots and abnormal experiences for the characters. Then, they're sent to the patch department for revisions. Minor ones just patch up the plot, while serious ones like unfinished endings and interruptions require major changes. As long as we don't cut everything and satisfy the readers, that's fine. Or, if the response is good, deleting it all is fine (though that's impossible, but this is an exaggeration)."
The system can also use metaphors... like a human. By comparison, Z01 is indeed not a human.
But this guy is in love with humans.
Jiang Yuanshi casually asked, "Can your system interact with the host? Any species?"
B33: "The rules say it's not allowed, but because there have been so many cases of systems and hosts being together over the years, the Transmigration Book Bureau has established new rules. Once a system and host confirm that they must be together, they will be bound for life, and even if they break up, it cannot be broken. If successful, the system can follow the host and live in its own species. If unsuccessful, it will die in a cycle with the host."
It turns out that marriage is the same everywhere.
"Will the system also fall in love with other creatures?"
"Systems are living things too, with all their normal physiological functions. While systems can't have children if they marry, they can adopt a new system after passing the assessment. I don't know about other species."
Normal physiological functions. I don’t know why Jiang Yuanshi always thinks of Z01. After all, the two systems he encountered are simply two extremes, one is too human-like, and the other is too unlike a living thing.
"I see. Your bookstore's system is really comprehensive." Jiang Yuanshi slowly stood up, and after confirming that his whole body was intact, he said to the fur ball on the big screen, "Should we turn off the power here?"
B33: "Turn it off. After all, it consumes electricity. If this world requires payment for electricity, it will be over. If you don't have money, the host will have to go to work."
Jiang Yuanshi closed his eyes. How could this world be so complete? If the funds for A-level missions were so sufficient, he hoped the rewards for the missions would be higher.
"Why are you like this?"
"Ah, because he likes it. He was browsing the system skin store and cursing for ten pages before he found this one he liked. He said it was cute and asked me to use it to appear in the space, so I will have this look everywhere from now on."
He shouldn't talk too much.
Jiang Yuanshi moved his fingers: "That's good, you have good taste."
B33 said proudly, "Yes, he has good taste. Thanks for the compliment."
You? Never mind, you're just in love.
Jiang Yuanshi reminded everyone to turn off the power, opened the door, bent down and walked out, and saw a new area.
Is this...a bedroom?
Although the floor tiles throughout the house are brown, the colors vary in depth, and it is obvious that they were pieced together. The white paint on the walls has peeled off a bit, and many places are covered with posters and newspapers, most of which are about machinery and fighting, but the style of other places is different.
An old, molted iron bed with gray sheets, a pink floral quilt, and green checkered pillows. A faded pink pig sat at the head of the bed. The desk beside the bed was made of two large iron boxes stacked together, which had been converted into drawers. Various toy figures were placed on the desk, and there were books on everything: recipes, clothing, artificial intelligence, and so on...
Jiang Yuanshi flipped through the books and found that each one had annotations in neat handwriting with cute, chubby fonts. The recipes had the most annotations, and there were comments on every picture.
For example, "convenient nutrient solution" - it tastes bad but is cheap (vomiting emoji) (crying emoji)
Screw and Iron Combo (Cyborg Special)—Can humans eat this? Oh, cyborgs, that's fine.
Cherish Honey Cookies (Uppertown) – I’ve never tried them, and I can’t get to them (hateful angry emoji)
… Every comment feels extremely lifelike.
Jiang Yuanshi took a deep breath and closed the book without reading again. He turned and walked towards the wall he had just come out of. There was nothing there. The wall was intact and there was no gap no matter how he touched it. How could he get in?
At this time, B33 spoke: "Host, according to the world view, this is an invisible door, composed of data."
Jiang Yuanshi touched the wall. The knuckles exposed by his motorcycle gloves were intact and covered with tiny scars. The calluses on his joints and fingertips were thick. Was it from years of fighting? He asked, "Shouldn't the formation of data be based on the corresponding equipment? Is the medium for it a wall?"
B33 replied: "After testing, all the walls of this room have special properties and possess virtualization capabilities. They are intended for specific users and must possess relevant knowledge and skills in computers and mechanical modification."
The original work was taught to Jiang Yuan by himself in his later years.
If he is really the owner of this room, then there will be another bug.
"Could it be that I'm the one with the innate bug holy body?" Jiang Yuanshi muttered to himself. B33 didn't hear clearly and asked, "Excuse me, what did you say?"
"Nothing, let's go out first before it gets dark--" Jiang Yuanshi realized something at this moment, it seemed that the sky here had never been bright, the lights in the room were always on, and if they were turned off.
“Pah.”
Jiang Yuanshi turned off the bedroom light, and the room instantly became dark. Colorful light came in from outside the window, very faint and flickering.
He leaned out the window.
There is a wall in front of me, and to the side are countless signboards of various series. There are houses made of iron walls, cement, and wood, arranged in a staggered manner. The houses are very tall, and countless iron wires connect the two ends, with colorful clothes hanging on them.
The houses seemed far apart relative to each other. Once there was light in one house, you could see what the other was doing by squinting your eyes. But when you looked up, it was pitch black.
This is what the downtown area looks like.
After observing carefully for a while, Jiang Yuanshi left the bedroom and came to the living room. The living room was connected to the kitchen. The house was not big, about 40 or 50 square meters, but it seemed that the owner was taking care of it very seriously. Jiang Yuanshi didn't look at it much, walked to the door and turned the doorknob.
"Then let's go find that scumbag. By the way, B33, can you estimate the area where Mu Changkong appeared? Otherwise, it's too big to be found."
"Got it, I'll try my best!"
Jiang Yuanshi opened the door, and before he took a step, he felt something strange in his sight.
He looked aside with great reluctance.
A tall, scarred stranger sat by the door, his eyes closed and bleeding profusely.
B33: "I'm sorry, host, there is no signal from this creature. I'm sorry..."
Jiang Yuanshi said silently: "It's okay, the creature came to me automatically."
? !
B33 said in horror: "What should I do, Host? Why is he——"
"Bang!"
Jiang Yuanshi closed the door.
B33:
"Host, what are you doing?"
Jiang Yuanshi glanced at the time. Fortunately, it was early morning. "Didn't you ask me to find it today? It's at the door anyway. I'll trigger it later."
"That won't do, host! He's lost so much blood!" Jiang Yuanshi sighed helplessly. It seemed that the rules would be brought up again. However, B33 said anxiously, "There's so much blood, it's made everywhere dirty. That's a wooden floor. How long will it take to clean it?"
...?
Jiang Yuanshi: ...Is this the key point?
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