Chapter 40 Chapter 40 The Third Wish
[Beep—The interface entrance has been opened, and the current status is normal.]
[Channel A47 has been closed. Vulnerability detection results are normal.]
…
【Welcome back, Wish System 05.】
System 05 stood in a familiar space, clasping its fingers and then gently opening them. The feeling of death slowly faded away. A physical body, whether carbon-based or otherwise, always felt heavy and sluggish. After spending so long inside Weber's body, it finally experienced this feeling of lightness and freedom again.
Main System: [Congratulations on completing the mission.]
System 05 nodded slightly and began uploading data.
[Mission World: No. A47]
[Mission Target: Weber]
[Target desire: Save the Holy City]
Mission Analysis: The Holy City faces a threat from the Avengers. To save the Holy City, the Avengers must be defeated. The Avengers' existence stems from hatred, and only by eliminating hatred can the Avengers be eliminated. Properly utilizing the power of the A47 world itself can achieve twice the result with half the effort. With the return of the water source, everything can be put back on track.
In the process of completing tasks, System 05 often relies on the power of the small world itself. There are always many people who share the same goal as it, such as the city lord in A47. System 05 will never rule out incorporating the city lord's actions into the plan.
For it, the only variable is Chen Mu.
Main System: [Your mission was completed exceptionally well. We will then assign scores and distribute rewards based on your completion and the host's status. Please allow Wish System 05 to rest for a moment.]
System 05 stood there waiting, but what he was thinking about was the last scene.
Peel off the shell of the Lord of Avengers, and its soul is still the soft and beautiful little Prince Dolan.
The Lord of Avengers and Prince Dolan disappeared together. If it was the Lord of Avengers who made the wish at that time... No, such imagination is meaningless. The Lord of Avengers would not pin revenge on wishes.
【Wish System 05 scoring has been completed.】
System 05 came back to his senses and focused on the screen.
Mission World: A47 Difficulty Level: A
[Mission Target: Weber Difficulty Level: B]
[Goal: Save the Holy City Difficulty Level: A]
[Target completion degree: S]
System 05 raised its head, and what was displayed on the main system's screen was exactly what had happened after it left.
Seeds buried beneath the soil took root and sprouted, forming a new underground watershed. The water flowed quietly in all directions, nourishing the earth and bringing life to life. The following year, aquatic plants flourished, and wildflowers and trees blossomed, vying for water and sunlight. In a short time, the plains and hills were covered. Small animals gradually began to inhabit the land, followed by more and more creatures, some simply resting, others choosing to make their home. Life was like a rhythmic movement, rising and falling. Night was no longer a dark place harboring fear and hatred; the moon and stars revealed their tenderness. Years passed, and a new intelligent race arrived, building houses, erecting fences, planting crops, raising livestock, and multiplying.
After that war, the Holy City was utterly submerged by relentless rain. Over the years, the land had been transformed into a mysterious underwater city. A small fish stumbled out from a crevice in the rocks and spotted a strange depression, just the right size for it to hide. Inspired, the fish continued its winding course. It encountered a sharp turn and dove, its tail swaying nimbly. The smooth surface, eroded by the flowing water, had become rounded and soft. There was still a lot of broken stone here, covered in moss. It could not tell it was a broken statue; it knew only that this was its paradise.
It raised its head. The sun was too strong today and the water temperature was higher than before, so the little fish hid in the rubble and fell asleep quietly.
[Task Rating: S Reward Points: 30,000 points]
[Reward Skill Card: Group Mental Disturbance (Level A)]
[Can cause temporary mental disturbance to living beings within the range]
[Points required to use: 200 points]
[Reward Skill Card: Mind Control (Rank A)]
[Can precisely control the target's mind. The control effect and duration depend on the difference in mental strength between the two parties.]
[Points required to use: 100 points]
[Reward Skill Card: Primary Purification (Rank B)]
[Can purify the target's abnormal status, double the effect of shadow and curse abnormal status, and halve the effect of chemical and epidemic abnormal status.]
[Points required to use: 50 points]
[Reward Special Item: Stone Relief (Rank B)]
[Can summon Avengers to fight, duration 1H. ]
[Points required to use: 200 points]
Three new skill cards and a special item—the expected rewards. Most of the skill cards he obtained were related to the world itself. System 05 confirmed their effects and costs before collecting the rewards. He spent approximately 3,000 points on this mission and earned 30,000 points, a considerable reward. Such a generous reward was primarily due to the high rating of the subsequent ending.
For the main system, an important scoring criterion is the stability and sustainable development of the world.
After leaving the main system, System 05 was about to return to his room with the cursor, when he suddenly heard a voice from the main interface: [Channel A47 of the world has been opened].
So System 05 stopped and looked towards the entrance of the passage.
An illusory figure appeared at the entrance of the passage. He stood there blankly until a guidance system came to talk to him.
"Where is this?" the man asked.
"Main interface," the guidance system replied businesslike, "The wish system has fulfilled your wish. Now it's your turn to fulfill the contract. According to the data, you need to repay 30,000 points. Once you do, the contract will be terminated."
The man said blankly, "I don't understand... I don't remember anything."
He was handsome, thin and pale, with a hidden wound on his chest. It was Weber.
To be precise, it was Weber's soul.
According to the contract between the wish system and the host, after the wish is fulfilled and the host dies naturally, the soul will belong to the system, which is actually received by the main interface. Weber was already dead, but because of the contract with System 05, his soul was sealed until System 05 fulfilled his wish, at which point he was sent to the main interface to work and repay his debt.
When he is sent to the main interface, his memory will be cleared, so Weber will know nothing, but it doesn't matter, the main system will make him understand everything and arrange a suitable job for him as soon as possible.
Once he paid back 30,000 points, his soul would be free again. He could then continue working in the main interface, start over in a new world, or even return to his original world and be reborn, provided he had enough points.
The Guidance System took Waver to meet the Main System. As they passed Wish System 05, he glanced curiously in its direction, then casually looked away, noticing the other systems. He was completely unaware of his relationship with Wish System 05, and the Main System would keep it a secret as well.
System 05 also calmly withdrew its gaze.
Maintenance system SE7 entered the room to perform routine maintenance on system 05. This time, when it entered, system 05 was not lying down as usual, but was using a prop card.
No points are required to use these props in the main interface. System 05 held an ugly-looking stone relief in his hand. Then, a black shadow appeared in the air. It was about two meters tall, with a blurred face and a mutilated body. It swallowed up the surrounding light and hovered heavily in the air like a dark cloud. Just one look at it made people feel depressed and suffocated.
The Avenger itself carries mental interference. System 05 tried to make it perform some offensive actions, and finally made a judgment that the summoned Avenger is only slightly stronger than the ordinary Avenger. It has no entity and may have some advantages at certain times.
The higher the level of the world, the more unavoidable the battle is. The existence of the stone relief is better than nothing for System 05.
Maintenance System SE7's tentacles reached out, and System 05 pushed his hands back and lay down. Maintenance System SE7 sensed his cheerful mood and asked, "Are you happy this time?"
"It's always a pleasure to complete a mission, but I've left my host in a debt of 30,000 points. I wonder how long it'll take him to pay it back." System 05 smiled, no apology to Weber in his words. After a pause, it added, "The one who benefits the most is the main system. It didn't do anything, and the points it awarded me will eventually be returned to it by the host."
"It's good enough that it doesn't charge any fees." said maintenance system SE7.
"That's too much..." System 05 couldn't help but click its tongue, imagining that possibility. Maintenance System SE7 had already explored its memories of this time. The blue block paused, observing System 05's status. System 05 continued to grumble about the main system, completely unprepared for its actions. Maintenance System SE7 then began to review the mission log, pretending it was just a routine inspection.
"Do we need to keep the records of this mission as well?" Maintenance system SE7 asked casually after reading the records.
"Of course," System 05 replied casually, then turned to Waver. "I wonder what kind of job he'll get. The Wish System could use a few more employees, but I think protecting the main interface's security is the most urgent priority."
Maintenance system SE7 said, "The wish system is still the fastest way to earn points. Maintenance systems like us can only accumulate points step by step."
System 05 smiled and remained silent.
Maintenance System SE7 then asked, "How many points did you owe? With all your hard work over the years, you should have earned enough by now. What are your thoughts after paying it back?"
System 05's eyes flickered, and he said, "One million."
The blue cube was silent for a long time. It couldn't help but ask, "What wish did you make at that time? Even if it was for world peace or world destruction, you wouldn't owe so many points."
"I don't know." System 05 lowered his eyes. "No one here knows what I originally wished for."
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