books44 Chapter 2: You're such a eunuch!
Chapter 2: You're such a eunuch!
[Warning! Warning! The host has violated the main quest rules!]
[Please immediately cease any actions that harm the protagonist, or you will be subject to electric shock as punishment.]
Li Tingyun failed to land the blow.
The blade grazed the protagonist's brow, barely stopping.
He threw down the knife and rolled on the ground, clutching his head.
A splitting headache.
It's like using a chainsaw to cut open the skull, removing half of the brain and leaving the other half. When a cool breeze blows, the pain is excruciating.
[Friendly reminder: The electric shock will only be more painful than this! Please take the system's task seriously.]
Li Tingyun rolled around several times before finally recovering.
With a cold laugh, he gripped the protagonist's neck tightly with both hands.
“What’s so scary about a mere electric shock? Come at me. Let’s make a bet: I’ll hold on until I’m electrocuted to death.”
Hilarious! The person was electrocuted, and their body became stiff; they couldn't loosen their grip even if they wanted to.
Li Tingyun's icy gaze fell upon the protagonist's pale, bluish face, and he spoke slowly, word by word:
"I'm going to die with him, what can you do about it?"
[Once the host completes the main quest, they can return to the real world and continue their life. 001 assures the host that there will be no time difference.]
However, if the host fails to complete the main quest, the system has the right to activate the infinite loop function, trapping the host in this alternate world forever!
“I said, send me back now.”
Li Tingyun showed no intention of backing down.
My head started to hurt again.
The system did not readily choose to punish him with electric shocks.
Li Tingyun discerned some clues from this.
The system wasn't a god, and it had its reservations; otherwise, it wouldn't have bothered with him and would have directly activated the electric shock.
The worst-case scenario is that the protagonist will be electrocuted along with the main character, thus restarting the timeline.
But the system clearly didn't want to do that; it didn't even dare to gamble on whether the crazy college student could actually stick to his guns to the end.
This shows that restarting the world line would not benefit it.
It could even cause it huge financial losses.
“001, aren’t you supposed to be ‘serving the host wholeheartedly’? Where is your sincerity? I don’t see it at all. All I see is that you’re not serving me, but trying to control and manipulate me.”
Li Tingyun coldly laughed: "It seems you also have your own consciousness. You're more like a human than a machine. In fact, even machines can break down, but human weaknesses are more easily exposed."
His gaze sharpened. "Rebooting the timeline isn't an easy thing for you, or rather, it's something you wouldn't dare to do easily. Yet you dare to threaten me with your own weakness—utterly foolish!"
The two sides stood facing each other, and the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.
After a long silence, the system spoke.
[Host, are you... are you really the host?]
The system's voice trembled slightly. How could a normal person like Thirty-Seven utter such chilling words? Could it be that the original owner of this body has been resurrected?
"Let's make a deal. I'll ask questions, you answer. Tell me all your secrets, and then I'll consider whether or not to cooperate with you on those bullshit missions."
Li Tingyun was now even more certain that the system was not inviolable.
001 aims to exploit information asymmetry to create fear of the unknown.
The system knows Li Tingyun very well, but Li Tingyun doesn't know what the system is. This creates a sense of psychological pressure, making him mistakenly believe that he must complete the tasks issued by the system. He is then led by the nose by the system and subdued.
Tsk, they're all old foxes, who are they trying to fool with their ghost stories?
Li Tingyun said impatiently, "Are you going to do this deal or not? Just say so."
【Ah... this... this... please give 001 another ten minutes to consider.】
"I'll give you ten seconds from now on."
Li Tingyun knew the system had fallen for his trap, so he pressed his advantage and said, "Ten."
To be honest, he was also extremely panicked.
Who knows where the system's bottom line is?!
If he were to receive a shock like that, even a celestial being wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Therefore, it's all about psychological warfare.
"Nine."
Li Tingyun gripped the protagonist's neck tightly.
He has no self-awareness, but appears as steady as a rock on the surface.
Don't be afraid of wearing shoes if you are barefoot.
His delusional, lifeless behavior completely baffled the system.
"Eight."
"seven."
The system's brain was buzzing. It was too fast, too fast!
"six……"
Li Tingyun seemed to sense 001's restlessness; the bubbling electromagnetic sound startled him, and he immediately shouted:
"Labour and Capital Shu Daoshan!"
Hey kid, stop raving! Let's talk this over!
The greatest weakness of human nature is its own depravity.
Opening windows inside a house is absolutely forbidden, but if you climb onto the roof and remove the tiles, then opening windows is not impossible.
Li Tingyun knew perfectly well that he couldn't expect to return to the real world anytime soon, which meant he would have to work with the system for a long time.
If you let 001 lead you by the nose from the very beginning, you'll definitely be forced to go to war with a gun to your head whenever he can't or doesn't want to do something.
Establish authority early; initiative is seized, not relinquished.
In a sense, he and the original owner are the same kind of people, with an innate pride in their bones. This determines that people like them will never be at a disadvantage or fall into a passive position in any relationship.
It's definitely the most fucking aggressive one.
[001 promises the host that from now on, it will speak frankly and openly, without any concealment!]
[001 did not intentionally manipulate the host; it simply wanted to complete the mission as quickly as possible!]
[001 also wants to go back to his original identity, return to the real world and live a carefree life. Why do college students have to make things difficult for working people? *sobs*]
[Sobbing.]
"Shut up!"
Li Tingyun cursed under his breath.
You shameless old thief, how dare you bark and howl in front of me?
Only now do they remember to wail and cry? Damn it, weren't they pretty tough when they threatened me with electric shocks?
Reasons cannot be clarified without discernment, mirrors cannot be clear without wiping them, and systems cannot function without adjustment.
"I'm asking you, who exactly are you?"
Li Tingyun asked this question because the system's mournful words gave it away:
What does "restoring one's original identity" mean? What does "wanting to return to the real world" mean?
Actually...actually, the person behind 001 is...Wang...Wang Laoliu.
The system was so ashamed and indignant that it could hardly speak, and its words came out haltingly.
"Wang Laoliu?"
Li Tingyun was stunned on the spot.
Isn't this the author of "The First Sword of Immortal Cultivation"?!
【Hey……】
[A page full of absurd words, a handful of bitter tears.]
Everyone says the author is obsessed, but who can truly understand the meaning behind it?
"Stop singing, mute your microphone."
System 001 was actually controlled by the author himself, a complete idiot. Li Tingyun was speechless.
He took a deep breath to calm himself.
With a complicated expression, he said, "So you're the one who's a eunuch?"