What "we" expect from OE (Part 6)
The sun rises and all things come to life.
The top of the mountain is where the best view is.
They admired the rainbow quietly for a long time, until the rainbow disappeared. Then Z01 asked, "Where would you like to go next?"
"Hmm?" Jiang Yuanshi came back to his senses and replied, "No, do you have any plans?"
Z01 clicked on the panel and displayed the map in front of Jiang Yuanshi. There were four major locations on the map: Novice Village, Maomi Town, Wuxiu City, and Forbidden Forest.
They are currently in the Silent Forest. The nearest town to them is Wuxiu City, which is the gorgeous city that appeared in Jiang Yuanshi's sight when he looked out from the top of the mountain. The task in the game is to start from the Novice Village and finally reach the forest. After a brief discussion, the two decided to go backwards, from the forest to the town, and finally back to the Novice Village.
"But without the teleportation array, it would take five days to get from the forest to Wuxiu City in the game." Jiang Yuanshi pointed at Z01's map and said, "Look, only the Forbidden Forest is lit up on your map, and the other towns are not triggered. This means we have to walk there, but if we do that, I will be a drag on our feet."
According to Sasaron's setting, Jiang Yuanshi's current body is old, weak and sick. He can't even fly ten meters, and he has a big appetite. It's like Z01 carrying a useless rice bucket on the road.
"Why do you describe yourself like this? The Sassaron in the game is essentially a mascot. Isn't that denying the character you designed?"
"That's not what I meant. Sasa is Sasa. He's cute even when he doesn't do anything, but I'm not him. Besides, I can't just sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor."
Jiang Yuanshi was not used to the situation where others were working while he was sitting there. No matter where he was, even if he knew it was a game, he seemed unable to relax and accept the fact that he had no ability, had to rely on others, and might even hold others back.
Z01: "I don't understand. I told you this is a travel vacation."
Jiang Yuanshi: "That's what I said, but..."
Z01: "You should rest well. The difficulty of the previous few worlds has exceeded that of 99% of hosts. You've been doing everything yourself, and you didn't even need the system to help you. My role was, at best, to clear the battlefield for you. I couldn't help you avoid harm. So this time, I hope you can leave small things like traveling to me."
Jiang Yuanshi opened his mouth to say something, but Z01 continued, "It's not that you're incapable, but you don't need to do anything in this world. This world exists to let you rest and experience the new world. There's no such thing as being a drag."
"But in this case, you will be responsible for taking me on the road and cooking for me. I won't be able to help you if there's a fight on the road."
"In that case, it would be my honor."
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Jiang Yuanshi looked as if he was asking, "What are you talking about?" Z01 said, "If that's the case, you'll have no choice but to rely on me, and you'll feel guilty about me. Maybe you'll soften your heart and accept me. There's a saying in the human data I've collected: 'Loving someone is always a feeling of indebtedness.' Can I understand it that way?"
"..." Jiang Yuanshi rested his chin on his armor speechlessly and said, "You have a very thorough plan."
"Thank you for the compliment."
"But since you exposed yourself, I know everything, so I won't do what you want."
"What are you going to do?"
Jiang Yuanshi said, "Oh, anyway, the fact that I'm the mascot is because of the arrangement of the Chuanshu Bookstore. It's not my fault. If you want to blame someone, blame them. Anyway, you said you are very strong. I choose to lie down. Go do your work. I will be the supervisor at most."
"That's good, you can drive me as you please."
Jiang Yuanshi really couldn't understand Z01's way of speaking and his thoughts. Although he knew that the other party only had the same ideas as humans due to the generation gap in communication, and his abilities might not have any love for him, Z01 really began to learn the way humans pursue their goals, and even started a mode of selfless dedication. Although Z01 was just talking now, Jiang Yuanshi knew that this guy could do it. For this reason, he was a little helpless, and he couldn't persuade him, so he could only give him a shot of prevention.
"Hey, let me remind you, even if you do this, I may not be able to respond to you in the end."
"It doesn't matter if you don't respond. Essentially, I just want you to be happy. And as humans say, pursuit doesn't necessarily mean the pursued person has to agree. And I'm lucky. After all, you gave me the opportunity to pursue you and didn't reject me outright."
Jiang Yuanshi was speechless and said, "Will it be of any use if I refuse? If I don't agree, you will just start a debate with me in circles. Besides, you have already assigned yourself to me, so it's impossible to separate them."
"If you wish, you can wait until your soul is fully absorbed and transformed. The decision is yours."
Yes, and now Z01 is blocking damage for him. To some extent, Jiang Yuanshi also controls the life and death of Z01.
"You're a bit like a big victim now. You used to be free, but now you're tied up."
"I did it voluntarily, and the so-called freedom has never existed for me."
"But you don't have to work?" Jiang Yuanshi asked. Z01 replied, "Yes, I can take a vacation, but I'm not interested in life in the system. Or rather, I don't seem to have any other thoughts in my mind except helping the host accumulate willpower."
"That's horrible. I'm not interested in anything except work."
"To be precise, I'm not interested in going to work either. It's more of a program."
Jiang Yuanshi was a little hungry. He put the petals he had pinched into his armor, then reached out and grabbed another petal and put it in his mouth, saying casually, "Are you not interested at all?"
The petals of the rainbow petals tasted like rainbow candy, sweet and sour. The slight sourness made the root of the tongue secrete more saliva. After chewing it many times, the sourness was mixed with sweetness. It was quite delicious. Jiang Yuanshi grabbed another piece. Z01 remained silent, just watching the host's hands grabbing everywhere in the air, and his mouth never stopped.
Jiang Yuanshi grabbed another piece, raised it up, and said to Z01 above his head, "Want some? It tastes like Skittles."
Dragonite's arms were very short, and even when it raised them up, it could only reach Z01's chin. The soft petals brushed against him, causing an itch. Perhaps because the host saw that he didn't react, he started looking for a place in the armor again. Finally, the whole dragon squeezed to his shoulder, and raised the petals to brush against Z01's face.
Z01 lowered his head and could see Jiang Yuanshi's beautiful amber eyes. Jiang Yuanshi said, "Eat it or not? If not, I'll take it away. My hands are so tired."
"Eat, thank you." Z01 lowered his head and bit off the petal, opening all the senses of the system. A sour taste rose in his mouth and he couldn't help frowning. The sour taste quickly disappeared and sweetness came up. It turned out that this was the taste of human candy.
"Is it delicious?" Jiang Yuanshi asked curiously, staring at Z01.
Z01 replied, "It's delicious." Then he pinched the petals and handed them to Jiang Yuanshi. Jiang Yuanshi thanked him, took it and put it in his mouth, and said that it would be great if it could be made into jam.
"Shall we set off then?"
"Hmm? Going to Wuxiu City? Sure, but it's a bother for you." Jiang Yuanshi hadn't reacted yet, thinking the other party was talking about this matter again. Z01 said, "You can go to the rainbow tree first. I just checked and there are enough petals to make jam. It's in the same direction as Wuxiu City."
Jiang Yuanshi was stunned. He just said it casually, but before he could open his mouth, Z01 took out a big bag from somewhere, looking ready to go. Jiang Yuanshi smiled, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's go!"
The morning air was cool. Jiang Yuanshi climbed out of Z01's armor and sat on Z01's shoulder to enjoy the breeze. Sometimes the road was bumpy, and Jiang Yuanshi always had to hold Z01's neck to prevent him from falling. It didn't happen often, but he always felt that the other party did it on purpose, but he could not find any evidence.
Along the way, they picked up a lot of strange food - a tree with bread, a river with juice, a flower with chicken legs...
Z01 took off a fried chicken drumstick, a hint of confusion on his expressionless face: "Why do you want to make such a plant?"
"Because fried chicken legs in real life are delicious but use too much oil, wouldn't it be better to just make them?" Jiang Yuanshi said as a chicken leg appeared next to his mouth. Z01 brought the chicken leg to his mouth. Under the other party's expectant eyes, he took a bite of it politely. The meat was juicy and chewy. "Delicious."
Z01 also took a bite and asked, "If that's the case, why don't you make a tree with chicken legs? That way, the reproduction effect will be better."
Jiang Yuanshi chewed on it and said, "I do want to, but apples that fall on the ground are still edible, but fried chicken legs that fall on the ground are not good. They will get cold and dirty, and even ooze oil if they hit your head. If they bloom, as long as you don't pick them, they're basically fine. They stay fresh. After the bloom is over, they will rot and become fertilizer and seeds, and you can continue next year."
"Oh, I see. You've thought it through very carefully." Z01 nodded while eating the chicken leg.
Jiang Yuanshi, who was so steady and dull in the previous worlds and had an overflowing sense of responsibility, suddenly turned into a child with wild imagination in his own game world. All kinds of strange and abstract designs gathered in it, forming a wonderful and childlike world, as if this was the suppressed reality of Jiang Yuanshi.
Z01 studies and researches humans. In the human world, humans graduate from universities in their twenties and wander in the ocean of knowledge, but are thrown into society immediately after graduation. It is like a plant soaked in student culture medium, which is suddenly changed to another culture medium. Once the culture fails, the plant will be accused of poor adaptability.
Even though they are systems, they are programmed to work for the Transmigration Book Bureau from birth and have corresponding abilities. Z01 cannot understand the sudden changes and demands of humans. The system needs an adaptation period to implant new functions, but humans do not even have an adaptation period before they go straight into the game. To some extent, human society is more terrifying than system society.
When Z01 looked at Jiang Yuan again, who was sitting on the ground and choking while gnawing on a chicken leg, and then stood up and walked with his short legs to drink the juice river, his human was only 19 years old.
Known as a "genius" in human society, he skipped grades continuously, entered the junior class, was admitted to university, continued to skip grades, obtained a double degree, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in two years. During his postgraduate study period, he went to a large company for internship, developed games, and participated in competitions.
Although his life resume is very impressive, Z01 discovered that Jiang Yuanshi had very little time to rest. He reported on various extracurricular interest classes, competitions, and trophies during the winter and summer vacations, just like the system time broadcaster of the bookstore, which never stopped.
At the age of 19, humans are jokingly called innocent and stupid college students in human society. However, Jiang Yuanshi can already handle affairs very well. He puts on an official smiling mask on his face, and takes care of all aspects of the mission world, but he only does not consider himself.
Z01 believes his host's human parents raised him poorly.
Otherwise, why do 19-year-olds who are still in adolescence look more mature than adults and have no expectations for their lives?
"Z01, help!"
Jiang Yuanshi's cry for help interrupted Z01's thoughts. When he looked up, he saw only a tail lying by the river. By the time Z01 reacted, Jiang Yuanshi had already appeared in his hand.
Z01 said, "What were you doing? You're going to fall into the river."
Jiang Yuanshi hissed, "Help, help, help! There's a fish biting me!"
As he spoke, his hands were still waving up and down. Z01 then realized that Jiang Yuanshi's short hand was bitten by a strange fish.
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Z01 placed Jiang Yuanshi on a wooden stake. He gently pinched the fish's short hands with one hand and suddenly opened its mouth with the other, squeezing the fish into a pancake. Jiang Yuanshi blew on his paws and said, "I just wanted to wash my hands, but I got bit by a can fish. It hurts so much."
Z01 retrieved information, holding a flattened fish. It was cylindrical with a fan-shaped opening in the plane at one end, which perfectly matched the cans in the human world. However, this part was still moving, which should be the mouth.
Z01 always admires the host's imagination. If Jiang Yuanshi's design can be included in the system's weird store awards, winning the special prize will be a piece of cake.
A circle of red marks appeared on Jiang Yuanshi's hand, and blood was slowly oozing out. Jiang Yuanshi's health bar, which was 10 points, suddenly dropped by 3 points, and was still dropping. It felt like he was about to die.
"There doesn't seem to be any healing herbs nearby. How about exchanging your willpower for some points?"
"Your willpower wasted in the last world, leaving only 10 points. It seems that it cannot be exchanged for healing items."
"But that temporary recovery card is okay."
"But at our speed, we won't be able to hold on until we get the herbs."
Jiang Yuanshi died suddenly. He lay on the ground and said, "Okay, I choose death. Before I die, I want a chicken drumstick. Please help me pick it. I don't have the strength anymore."
“…”
Z01 sighed and handed a chicken leg to Jiang Yuanshi. Jiang Yuanshi took a few bites and suddenly found that his body didn't hurt anymore. He felt very strange. He looked at his hand and it was intact. He sat up suddenly and remembered something. He ran over and grabbed the hand of Z01 who was squatting. Sure enough, there was a circle of teeth marks on Z01's hand, and blood was constantly coming out.
Jiang Yuanshi frowned: "Why is there still a delay? I almost forgot that you took my injury. What should I do now? As a hero, your health bar shouldn't be much better than mine, right?"
Jiang Yuanshi was a little anxious. He held Z01's hand with his two paws and even began to wonder if his saliva could stop the bleeding. But did he really want to lick it? Otherwise, Z01 should do it himself. But the other party was bearing it for him. Whether Jiang Yuanshi's tongue should lick it or not, Z01 looked at him calmly for more than ten seconds and said soothingly: "Don't worry, it's just a superficial wound."
Xiaolong stuck out his tongue and had already licked it. He was stunned again when he heard the words: "?"
Z01 opened the panel lightly.
At this moment, Jiang Yuanshi felt like the sky was falling.
The entire panel's combat power, health, and all other attributes are all??? /???
Jiang Yuanshi said silently: "So you are fine at all."
Z01: "Yes."
Jiang Yuanshi suddenly dropped the other person's hand, glared at him, and smacked his lips: "Why didn't you say so earlier! I look like an idiot. I'm done. I hope my IQ has also dropped in this world."
Jiang Yuanshi opened his panel, intelligence was 10.
There's really no hope.
Jiang Yuanshi paused at this moment. Z01 tapped his head, but there was no response. He then touched his face, but there was no response. His hand moved to Jiang Yuanshi's mouth, and then... he was bitten.
Jiang Yuanshi bit Z01, and the HP displayed above Z01's head was -1. What was the remaining HP?
Well, something more insulting than a skin injury has happened.
Damn it.
Jiang Yuanshi, whose health was only 5, was very angry.
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