Chapter 674 - System’s Grain Reserve (2/2)

Shen Ying stopped and the lighted screen disappeared too, she then took her fruit from her mouth and took a bite before replying, “It’s fine, just crashed into a firewall.”

“…” This gadget even has a firewall? What happened to the top class system!

As he was in his thoughts, a pair of cartoon-like eyes appeared on the dim blue cube again, it blinked twice, as if it was just rebooted. But in the next second, the whole system suddenly let out a beeping warning sound.

[Warning! Warning! Rebelling system that robs consciousness discovered, critical violation! Critical violation! Report to Interstellar court immediately, report immediately… connection to interstellar web failed! Connecting again…]

The system seemed to have malfunctioned, the entire cube bounced around the room and even crashed into the wall several times.

Lonemoon: “…”

Yi Qing: “…”

Shen Ying: “…”

What was going on? Has the system gone mad?

Lonemoon could not bear to watch on and reached out to pull the system who was still crashing into the wall back. “What’s with this system? Infected by a virus?”

The system’s cartoon eyes blinked twice, before it seemed to come back to its senses, A string of exclamation marks scrolled past on the translucent cube and it spoke urgently.

[Big Boss, Big Boss, that system has stolen the consciousness of a living thing and fused it into its consciousness, this has severely violated the basic regulations of the system. Please flog it!]

“I got it.” Shen Ying answered.

Huh?

The system lagged for a moment and blinked its pair of eyes.

Instead Lonemoon and Yi Qing were wholly confused. “What did that mean? What stealing?”

[At the beginning of the creation of our system, we’re all a string of numbers, it is very difficult for a consciousness to develop, especially an elementary system like the other one, there is essentially no possibility of a consciousness developing.] The system explained with some urgency. [But I just scanned that the other system has another consciousness fused into it that made into a brand new system with independent thinking.]

“What consciousness?” The two were still lost.

“Living creatures!” Shen Ying exclaimed.

“Are you referring to Shu Yi?” Lonemoon faltered.

“Not only her.” Shen Ying continued to explain. “It’s 001!”

“What does that mean?” Lonemoon had yet to catch anything and was dazed for a moment before his eyes widened abruptly. “You mean that besides Shu Yi, the system has another soul fused with it?”

“Mm.” Shen Ying nodded. “If not, what did you guys think its motive of invading into the various worlds was?”

“Wasn’t it to cheat the primary souls of others?” He blurted out.

“Since that’s the case, then why should it let ‘Shu Yi’ off?” Don’t forget that though ‘Shu Yi’ was an invader, she was a soul too.

[Rebelling systems sustains their independent consciousness by stealing and swallowing living creatures.] The system went on to explain. [But the setup of living systems are different and will definitely result in a repelling reaction, there will come a day where the living creature being swallowed is exhausted and fusing also requires a fixed period of time.]

“So….Shu Yi is actually the grain reserve of that system?!” Lonemoon’s eyes were wide.