Chapter I: Negotiations

Zhou Zhen hesitated in front of the window for a long time and entered the secret door of the program left by the system.

Above the projection screen, the 29 percent energy display is glaring.

In the world of "Devil's Advocate", all Zhou Zhen can do is passively endure, so even if the task is completed, the subversion is not enough.

What's more, his main quest is to spend five years in that world, and only four years have passed.

The system forced him back, apparently realizing that he already had a way to deal with John Milton.

Hiding in prison, Zhou Zhen has no problem hiding for another three years, so there is no need to continue to waste time.

But there is one important question.

That is, the task is not completed well, the subversion is not enough, and the harvest of three energy points is normal.

The abnormal thing is that his reward is too rich, and with only three points of gain, the reward is two points.

According to the distribution ratio, he should only have 0.3 energy points, why would he give him two points?

The Bewitchment ability is quite easy to use, and the value is not less than two energy points, which means that the system itself has changed the distribution ratio.

Is this to please yourself?

Zhou Zhen is not sure.

There is no free lunch in the world, if you want to have a harvest, you must pay.

If you want to wear a crown, you have to bear the weight of the crown.

Since the system has said that each person's spiritual consciousness is unique, the system cannot invade without permission.

It calls itself its host, so it's just parasitic in its own mind now.

In the world of "Devil's Advocate", he has discovered that the system has something in common with Satan.

They all have to follow certain rules, such as Satan, although he has the ability to bewitch, he cannot directly manipulate other people.

He can only take advantage of the opponent's weakness and tempt others to get on his thief ship, but not deadlift.

Satan is to follow the rules that are determined by God, so the system must follow the rules of unknown existence, just like the three laws of robots.

For example - the will of the world.

Moreover, the system also revealed that it was an auxiliary system. Since it is an auxiliary, it must be for the host, or for the service of an unknown being.

The system also cannot directly control Zhou Zhen's spirit, or soul, or knowledge of the sea.

For him, Zhou Zhen's spirit can only be felt when he is focused on a certain decision, which is similar to the ability to bewitch, or a little more advanced.

But no matter how advanced it is, it can't replace Zhou Zhen.

It's like an ordinary person watching a movie, you can see everything that happens in the movie, but when you watch a movie, you can't change the plot.

Then, it can't eliminate the side effects of traveling through the period and merging with other characters.

There are benefits and dangers to crossing, and the biggest danger is the influence of the thoughts of the characters in the plot.

Zhou Zhen now feels that he is very troubled, and if he enters one world in the world, or even dozens of worlds, the impact will be even greater.

That's why he decided to give up the system.

Of course, if the system is willing to tell the truth, or is willing to be used by him, he will consider selectively entering the world to strengthen himself and replenish energy.

However, he has decided that in the future, no matter what the reward, only skills, not experience.

Because experience encompasses someone's entire life, it has a greater impact on him.

He was afraid that he would turn into a psychotic, schizophrenic.

Considering all the links completely, Zhou Zhen expressed with consciousness: "System, I have decided to give up the task world. ”

The secret door was just a program, and it didn't seem to be able to deal with such a problem, and it quickly became chaotic.

The program is down!

Zhou Zhen's consciousness was also expelled from the secret door by this confusion, and his head was extremely painful.

After a while, a feeling of dizziness came, and he was pulled into the system space.

The system has finally adopted dialogue instead of the original transmission of consciousness. "Host, why are you abandoning the mission world?"

"I don't want to be a psychopath. Now I have been influenced by the ideas of Jiang Hao, Cyrus, and Kevin. ”

"However, if your mental strength is strong enough, it won't be affected too much."

Zhou Zhen laughed. "So, it still has an impact, doesn't it? Now I can still control it, but what if I enter dozens of worlds, and the thoughts of dozens of characters interfere with me? ”

The system was silent for a long time before it said, "The auxiliary system can weaken other ideological interference. ”

"But just weakening, you can't solve the fundamental problem, my ability may become stronger and stronger, but the danger will also increase."

The other party did not react, and Zhou Zhen said again: "You said that it resonates with my soul, I believe it." You say I'm very spiritual, and I believe it. Because that's why you chose me.

However, you are only an auxiliary system, you cannot control the human mind at all, and you can never replace the real human. So, the fundamental problem, you can't solve it at all.

You may follow certain rules, such as not actively harming humans. But if you say I'm your first host, I don't believe it. Where are the other hosts?

Did they all become insane, or committed suicide? You can't take the initiative to harm humans, but you can also use the means to bring the human self to extinction.

In the first world, you let me enter the world of "The Future", so that I, a person with little experience, gained life experience and knowledge.

In the second world, you deliberately tempered my abilities and honed my spirit to make me cruel.

In the third world, I rejected "Wolf Warrior" and "Death is Coming", and you let me enter "Devil's Advocate". Except for the wolf warrior, the latter two worlds are simply impossible for me to fight against now.

I suspect that you want to punish me with death, and you want me to be obedient and become your puppet in the future.

But you didn't expect that I would also use the rules to escape Satan.

So, seeing that Satan had no way to take me within the rules, you let me quit the mission world in advance and gave me a greater benefit.

I'm sure you also have to follow certain rules, such as not actively harming the host. But you're afraid of being controlled by the host, so weed out the host as soon as possible within the rules.

I'm just curious, what if you eliminate me, but you don't find a new host, and you run out of energy? ”

"You're smart." The system finally responded. "The previous hosts would not be able to discover this hidden danger until ten worlds later, but at that time, they were already unable to return.

The powerful forces intoxicated them, and the hidden dangers became unimportant. Of course, there are also a few hosts who, because they have acquired the system, have become arrogant, and they can't control themselves in the real world and go to the end. ”

Zhou Zhen asked, "The first person I killed at sea was your previous host, right?" ”

"Yes, he's a stupid host who has just experienced a world and thinks he's ...... in the real world."

Zhou Zhen interrupted it and asked, "You found me, so you deliberately led him out to rob and die at my hands?" ”

The system didn't admit it, but it didn't deny it either. "He himself thought that he could be as invincible in the real world as he was in the mission world. Having just experienced a mission world, he doesn't yet have the ability to change the world. ”

Just experienced a world, it makes sense. If he had experienced several worlds like Zhou Zhen, he would not have been unlucky enough to lose his life at the beginning anyway.

Moreover, in the mission world, there is the ability of a prophet, but not in the real world.

Hearing this news, Zhou Zhen also warned himself that it would be better to keep a low profile in the real world in the future.

Zhou Zhen asked again: "The criterion for the system to select hosts is that the spirit is strong?" ”

"The mental strength is weak, and it can't resist the process of parasitism."

Zhou Zhen nodded, and was about to ask again, but he was suddenly sent out of the system space.

Zhou Zhen originally thought that someone was disturbing him in the real world, but the wide room was still empty.

He entered the secret door, and the projection screen of the program had only one sentence: independent space attracts the attention of the world's will, and it consumes a lot of energy.

Zhou Zhen looked at the energy points on it, in just a short period of time, one energy point was consumed, and there were only twenty-eight left.

He understood a little, and communicated with his consciousness: "When can I get in touch?" At night? ”

The screen displays: Conceal for a short time, contact later.

Then, the screen dimmed, and inside the secret door, only an energy point display remained, which could prove that the system was still there.

Zhou Zhen withdrew from the secret door, and his mood became much better.

In his opinion, the system's response is the best outcome, it is not angry, and it is still able to deal with itself peacefully.

And, according to the information it reveals, it does have a lot of constraints, and in the real world, it is not invincible.

For example, the will of the world.

Zhou Zhen didn't know if he would attract its attention if he shouted the will of the world.

Anyway, he knew how to constrain the system.

In addition to being afraid of the will of the world and being constrained by the rules, it cannot pick and choose hosts at will.

Unless the previous host dies, it is possible to pick a new one.

As long as he doesn't die, the system can't do without him at all.

In this way, as long as he talks about the mission world clearly, he can continue to strengthen his strength.

After removing the big trouble of his henchmen, Zhou Zhen felt a lot more relaxed.

Although it was only one night, four years had passed in the mission world.

At this time, he saw his mother come to the balcony outside his bedroom, ready to practice, and saw him sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and shouted, "Since you woke up, you haven't come out to practice yet!" ”

"It's coming!"

Zhou Zhen didn't wear shoes either, ran out directly, hugged his mother and kissed him. "Mom, good morning."

"Neurotic, where did you learn this?" Xu Gui'e pushed Zhou Zhen and wiped her face in disgust, but smiled like a flower.

Zhou Zhen felt that he hadn't seen her for four years, so he hugged her and kissed her on the other side of the face.

This time, Xu Gui'e didn't push him away, but patted him on the back with enjoyment and said, "Okay, don't get tired of it." I'll practice the pile, and you put the mat on it. ”

Anyway, her son is willing to be close to her as a mother, and she is still very happy.