Chapter 27 (2/2)

While Fang Ning was deep in thought, the System spoke up once again.

“Host, after all these accidents that have happened, I have no choice but to admit to the huge difference between our intellects. So, I have just made an extremely difficult decision…”

“What decision?” Hopefully it isn’t some automatic uninstallation process because this idiot’s confidence is all but gone because of me, thought Fang Ning to himself, extremely worried. He had realized just how comfortable it was to be taken over by the System. Even his long-time wish and Obsession had been fulfilled…

Thankfully, that terrifying situation wouldn’t come to pass…

The System answered, “If more troublesome matters that I cannot solve pop up, I will stop all System Cognitive Processes and you will be summoned to handle the matter.”

Fang Ning vomited a mouthful of blood; this was definitely a difficult decision, so Fang Ning wasn’t going to work for free, “Any benefits for me?”

“You can do whatever you want in the System Cyber Café and I’ll turn a blind eye. Who knows, you might even get more ideas from your novels and games…”

This benefit was essential. Fang Ning could finally do whatever he wanted in peace, and so he pushed even further, “What if I was busy and didn’t have the time to help you with the matter?”

“Then I’ll disconnect the Internet connection.”

‘What a cruel move’, thought Fang Ning as he vomited blood again, “What if I appear but I can’t solve the matter?”

“I’ll disconnect the Internet connection.”

The System was so stubborn…

“What are you planning to do?” asked Fang Ning.

“I’ll farm some monsters, and practice.”

Hearing these six words, a bolt of shock as quick as lightning coursed through Fang Ning’s body. Something clicked in Fang Ning’s brain, and he came to an epiphany, ‘I think I can about guess how the System came to be.’

‘Now I remember, the night of the Qixi Meteor I had passed out and had slammed onto my laptop; I distinctly remember there being blood, but when I woke up, it was clean. That time, I was playing some ridiculously bad online real-time Wuxia video game that was reprogrammed from another game’s base. This stupid System must have manifested from that game, or it would have been about as smart as me…’

Finally clear on how the System came into existence, Fang Ning felt himself relax immediately; he didn’t have to worry about the System seizing his body or his consciousness completely one day, because with that terrible base programming it, it wouldn’t last three years in the ever-changing situation they were currently living in. ‘If you had given in earlier, then I wouldn’t have to be constantly on my toes every time I was reading a novel or playing a game. As for that b*stard that tried to snatch my potential fiancée from me, I’ll have to farm him soon or I wouldn’t be able to sleep or play properly. I wouldn’t want something to affect my daily routine; I don’t want to spend my time running around chasing him…’

A notification popped up then. [ Host’s Obsession has grown stronger. It will become permanent with three more occurrences. ]

The System went, “??”

“This idiot won’t figure this out, right?” thought Fang Ning to himself. He then realized that he was just overthinking the issue.

The System merely ignored the notification; it seemed that the difficult decision it had made prior was causing it to stop thinking completely. It then said, “I’m looking at the System Map and Qi Tao’s name is so red, it’s almost black. Are we going to keep waiting?”

Fang Ning answered, “Keep waiting. I have a question to ask. Now we have not only the Aggro Bar, but the Morality Bar that we unlocked 50 levels in advance, as well as the double effect both bars bring. Are there any monsters that you cannot farm currently?”

“No. When we only had Aggro, it was hard to control even using Esoteric Skills. But now that we have the Morality Bar too, our power has doubled. If someone were to attack us who was chivalrous, they would be categorized as evil, which means using Morality against them would be very effective. As long as we work hard and take note to keep the Morality Bar filled, there is no monster we cannot farm. Now that I’ve answered your question, can we go and farm him?”

“Be patient. Like I said just now, he isn’t like the other monsters we’ve farmed. He’s a new type of monster birthed from a new time, so we can’t mindlessly farm him. We have to gather information on him first and decide on a perfect plan.”

“Before you come up with that perfect plan, I’ll disconnect the Internet connection first…”

Sh*t! Fang Ning was dumbfounded but quickly regained himself to say, “No, I need the Internet to gather information.”

“You don’t. Whatever you want to know, just ask me about it. I’ll go online to search for it and I’ll definitely be faster and more detailed than you. I’ve been testing it out these past few days and I’ve realized that going online isn’t all that difficult; it’s just like breaking and entering. I even went into the Dark Web you talked about before. Although I couldn’t understand anything, but whatever you are looking for, I’ll bring it and copy it into your computer…” Although this System was stupid, but it knew that its host would forget everything once he started playing, so disconnecting the Internet connection was the most efficient way.

What a cruel b*stard. Fang Ning immediately started coming up with a perfect plan. He wouldn’t stand by and just let his Internet connection be disconnected! His novels were still updating, and all his friends in his online games are probably waiting for him to come back online. If he were to disappear for a few days, they would definitely cause a fuss.