At half past two in the morning, in a neighborhood in the east of the city, a young man with messy hair was busy sitting in front of an easel.

Lightning flashed across the night sky, and there was a brief power outage in the nearby area. By the time the power was restored, the young man had fallen to the ground.

"Drip-drip-drip-has moved away from the area of magnetic field disorder, and the program is recovering... Restoring"

"Soul grabbing error detected, ready to put back and re-grab."

"Put back failed... Failed to put it back... The delivery distance has been exceeded..."

Ji Shicheng woke up at such a sound, and he found himself floating in a strange transparent container, with a huge ball of light in front of him, and the ball of light emitted green light around it.

And the sound just now was made by this big ball of light.

"Soul of C378 Star, hello, I'm saving the villain system..."

As the ball of light spoke, Ji Shicheng's expression became solemn.

The ball of light in front of him is called the "Rescue Villain System", which can capture the soul and match the villain in the book to save the villain.

Just now, the ball of light passed by the so-called C378 star and detected a soul that was about to dissipate, matching the villain in a certain book.

As long as the soul can save the villain, it can be reborn in the original world. Rebirth, of course, refers to the placement of this soul into the body of another soul that has just disappeared.

It is a great thing for someone who is about to die to have such a chance to continue his life, but the ball of light catches the wrong soul.

Because of the magnetic field disorder, he was caught in good health, and because his soul was too far away from his body, he couldn't put it back.

So... What is good for others becomes bad for him.

The photosphere says it has a fixed trajectory and cannot return to C378 autonomously, and the next time it passes through C378 will be three months away.

After three months, the ball of light can put him into a new body, and he can also make demands on the new body. But no matter what compensation the ball of light offers, it can't hide the fact that he was killed.

Seeing that Ji Shicheng was silent, the light sphere increased the compensation: "Or if you want to change planets and live in another species, you can also do it." ”

Ji Shicheng spoke: "I just want to go back to my body." ”

Hearing this, the ball of light seemed to malfunction, and the green light around it went out. After a moment, its dull mechanical voice sounded, "I'm sorry. ”

Ji Shicheng looked at his translucent palm and thought, what's the use of just being sorry? He's only 26 years old, his life has just begun, and now he is told it's over?

Both sides were silent, and the ball of light pretended to be dead for 5 minutes, and finally lost its breath.

It spoke, "I'm sorry for my mistake, but I can't carry your soul for long. If you agree, I'll put you into the world of fiction for the time being.

You can choose the species you want to be, and you have three months to experience it and think about whether you want to be him or not. ”

Ji Shicheng calmly asked: "What if I don't agree?" ”

The voice of the ball of light became lower, and it said, "When the carrying time reaches the upper limit, your soul will disappear into this universe." ”

Ji Shicheng exhaled a breath and either chose to enter the world of fiction or die, right?

He said to the ball of light, "Then drop it." ”

As for who he wants to be in three months, let's think about it slowly.

The Light Sphere breathed a sigh of relief when it heard this, and it said, "Okay, since I'm not bound to you, please allow me to call you a temporary host. Now, choose the world of fiction you want to enter. ”

As the words fell, its sphere shot out a green light, forming a curtain of light in front of Ji Shicheng. On the light curtain are dense names, and it is clear that these are the names of the world of fiction.

The Light Sphere also added: "Other souls do not have the right to choose the world of fiction, and this is the privilege I compensate you for." ”

Ji Shicheng's eyes were full of coldness, and he asked, "Oh? The privilege of trading my life? ”

The ball of light fell silent again, and Ji Shicheng browsed the names of the novels on the light screen. At the same time, doubts arose in his heart, this ball of light was too polite to him.

Although he died physically because of the orb, there was no place for him to threaten the orb. It shouldn't have been so polite to him, he didn't believe machines could feel guilty.

So, there must be something on his body that can deter the ball of light, but he hasn't discovered it yet.

Ji Shicheng browsed the names on the light curtain while thinking, and the light ball gave him a lot of novel worlds, covering various themes. He first ruled out the three themes of catastrophe, antiquity, and futuristic technology, and he was unfamiliar with these worlds and had no intention of venturing them.

Eventually, he found a classification of the world of modern fiction, and he asked Guangqiu: "After entering the world of fiction, do I want to be anyone?" ”

The ball of light continued to be silent, obviously not like Ji Shicheng thought.

Thinking of the name that the light ball said when he introduced himself, Ji Shicheng's eyes narrowed slightly. His tone was firm: "You want me to save the villain." ”

The ball of light couldn't pretend not to hear, so he had to explain: "Yes, but because your soul is a little special and doesn't match all the villains in the book, you can't enter the villain's body." ”

Ji Shicheng quickly analyzed what the ball of light said, so this ball of light wanted him to save the villain, but he didn't match the villain's hardware and software.

But this is not the useful information he gets, the useful information he gets is that even if he can't enter the villain's body, the ball of light still hopes that he can save the villain.

This should be related to the interests of the light sphere, which is why it is so polite to him.

Ji Shicheng's voice lengthened: "Then I'm sorry?" ”

The ball of light froze, apparently it hadn't calculated that Ji Shicheng would answer like this. It replied with a blank look, "No, it's my fault, I shouldn't have taken you without knowing your soul's identity." ”

Ji Shicheng nodded: "I still have to say sorry, after all, I can't save your villain." ”

The ball of light seemed to be a little anxious, and it spoke quickly: "You can also save, I can arrange you to be the person next to the villain." ”

Ji Shicheng didn't agree, he asked, "Why should I save him?" ”

The ball of light choked, this soul really has no obligation to save the villain, but it needs the villain to be saved.

After thinking about it, the ball of light spoke: "If you agree to save the villain, I can give you a protective shield that can resist any damage once, which will be very helpful for your survival in the time of the novel." ”

Ji Shicheng grasped the point of Guangqiu's words, and he asked, "Survival?" ”

The ball of light said, "Yes, survive. After you enter the world of fiction, you have to take care of your body. It is the vessel that carries your soul, and if the body dies the vessel breaks and your soul dissipates. ”

Ji Shicheng lowered his eyes and pondered, and after a while, he asked Guangqiu: "Then what if I don't choose to be a human being?" ”

If he chooses to be a panda, as a national treasure, his survival should not be a problem. So as a panda, how can he save the villain?

Of course, he wouldn't really choose to be a panda, and who knows if the panda is a national treasure in the world of fiction, he won't take this risk.

The light around the ball of light went out again, and Ji Shicheng actually heard his frustration in its dull mechanical sound. It says, "Yes, you have this right." ”

Ji Shicheng nodded, his finger dotted on the title of a book called "The Years I Had a Golden Finger", the name of this book is a bit interesting.

With his touch, the names of other novels disappeared from the light screen, and the words "The Years I Had Goldfingers" became larger, followed by the introduction of the novel and the names of the protagonists and supporting characters.

After reading it carefully, Ji Shicheng pointed to this book and said: "It's this world, but I don't plan to be a human anymore, let me be a cat." I don't have any requirements for my race, find me someone who is good for small animals. ”

The ball of light said, "Okay, please get ready, and start the soul cast in 30 seconds." ”

This ball of light didn't even object? Ji Shicheng was vigilant, and at the same time, he followed the countdown of the light ball in his heart. After an irresistible suction, he lost consciousness. When he opened his eyes again, the scenery around him had changed.

The dark living room, the cold wind blowing in by the window, and a sleeping couch... Man?

Before he could take a closer look around him, the voice of the ball of light sounded in his head: "The launch is successful, if you want to save the villain, you can do it at any time."

If the salvation is successful, I can give you a chance to experience the world of the novel, and the time limit is until the carrier's vital signs disappear, and you can choose the same theme. ”

Sure enough, with the idea of letting him save the villain, Ji Shicheng looked at his paw and said, "You can't help but overestimate me." ”

Let a cat save the villain? And he has little interest in experiencing the world of novels, this time he just can't do it, and he doesn't want to have a next time.

The ball of light was completely silent.

After getting used to the cat's body, Ji Shicheng began to look around.

From the area of the living room and the furnishings in the house, it can be seen that the economic conditions of the owner of this house are very good. At this point, the light ball did not trap him, and he should be comfortable in the next three months.

The smell of alcohol in the air was a little pungent, and Ji Shicheng looked at the man curled up and sleeping on the sofa, and then looked at the fluttering curtains blown by the cold wind.

Sleeping like this will definitely catch a cold, and since they are going to live here for the next three months, they should take care of each other.

Ji Shicheng walked towards the sofa, and he was suddenly unaccustomed to walking on all fours, so he walked very slowly. After getting used to this body, it feels a little amazing.

At this time, something around him shook.

It's a phone, and the screen lights up for a few seconds and then turns off. The bright light attracted Ji Shicheng, and by the time he reacted, his front paws had already pressed on the screen.

Ji Shicheng frowned, he was sure that it was not what he wanted to do, but the body's stress response.

At this time, the phone vibrated again, and it showed the time 19:21 and several unread messages, and the sender wrote: Qin Zheng.

When he saw the sender's name, Ji Shicheng's cat beard trembled. Qin Zheng? This is the name of the male protagonist!

The family he is staying in has something to do with the male protagonist?

In order to learn more, Ji Shicheng's cat's paw pressed on the text message. The phone screen is not locked, and he successfully entered the SMS interface, and the top unread message:

Qin Zheng: Are you here for Grandpa's birthday party?

Qin Zheng? Grandfather? Ji Shicheng has a bad premonition, who has the same grandfather as the male protagonist? It seems like there is only one person.

He quickly skimmed through the text messages in his inbox and began to collect information from other apps, and the more he looked at it, the more serious his expression became.

There is no other reason, the owner of this mobile phone is called Qin Mian, who is Qin Zheng's cousin and the villain of this book.

Anyway, he can't enter the villain's body, and he doesn't want to be the person next to the villain, so the light ball makes him the villain's cat?

Does it think so he saves the villain? Is it not afraid of backfire?

Ji Shicheng said in his mind: "Save the villain system, come out and let's talk." ”

After three seconds, the voice of the ball of light sounded in Ji Shicheng's mind: "Please speak." ”

Ji Shicheng's voice was very cold: "Maybe you should call a pit to the end system." ”

The ball of light was silent, it felt that the soul was insulting it, but because it had something to ask for, it couldn't go crazy.

It says, "Thank you, I still like my name now." ”

Ji Shicheng didn't want to play dumb riddles with the light ball, so he asked directly: "Why am I the villain's cat?" ”

The ball of light was surprised, obviously just entered the world of fiction, this soul was discovered?

It asks, "Is the villain's cat bad?" ”

In order to get this soul closer to the villain, it also specially brought a cat over.

Ji Shicheng squinted, and his voice was full of uncertainty: "If I can spend three months peacefully and comfortably, why should I get involved in the battle between the villain and the protagonist?" ”

The ball of light was at a loss, and it forcibly explained: "However, I have a lot of magical worlds here, don't you want to see them?" ”

As long as you save the villain, you can experience it.

Ji Shicheng's tone was indifferent: "I don't want to at all." ”

Ball of Light: "......"

It regretted that it shouldn't have gone to the C378 star so that it wouldn't meet such a difficult soul.

Rescuing the villain is the task of the ball of light, and it wants Ji Shicheng to do it, so it has to play the scoundrel: "But even if you don't want to, you can't reinvest in other bodies." ”

Knowing that this is a high-level person, Guangqiu still suggested against his will: "If you don't want to save the villain, you can escape and find a new family?" ”

Hearing this, Ji Shicheng looked at the entrance and then at the curtains blown by the wind.

It's feasible to find a new family, in short, he has no interest in saving the villain, not to mention that he is still a cat.

Ji Shicheng came to the window, and he got into the curtain and came out two seconds later. The escape plan cannot be implemented for the time being, because the villain lives in the upper echelons.

It seems that he can only wait for tomorrow, and he quickly escapes when the villain opens the door. When the time comes, he will stay away from the villain and the male and female protagonists, and after three months without pondering the painting or thinking about it, he will be quiet as a cat.

Ji Shicheng didn't know that he had fallen into the trap of the ball of light. He found a place to shelter from the wind and away from Qin Mian, and lay on the floor to close his eyes and recuperate.

At this time, the voice of the time globe sounded in his mind again: "Actually, Qin Mian is quite pitiful. ”

Ji Shicheng was unmoved: "Have me pitiful? ”

The ball of light choked, but I didn't expect it to be blocked back by this soul just after it got up.

Unwilling to give up like this, Guangqiu said again: "Actually, Qin Mian is dying, and he is still very desolate and desolate. He was starved to death, and he died for many days before he was found, and his body stinked. ”

Ji Shicheng lay on the ground and didn't move, and the words of the light ball made him think of himself. It should be many days before anyone finds out he's dead, right?

He asked Guangqiu: "Qin Mian has no relatives?" ”

How is it that like him, there is no one to help collect the body when he dies?

Seeing that Ji Shicheng seems to be interested in the villain, the ball of light comes to the spirit. He replied, "He has relatives, a grandfather and an uncle's family." ”

Ji Shicheng looked up at the ceiling, he thought to himself that this villain was much better than him, at least he had a family.

But since you have a family, why do you end up starving to death and having no one to collect the body?

He asked, "The villain is imprisoned?"