Chapter 1 (2/2)
[My apologies, because the host does not use True Word and the host’s language has too many homophones, I could only execute the host’s command according to my understanding] while it was apologizing, the Different Worlds System’s voice had no hint of remorse: [Just like the following sentence: ‘Wear as much as you can’ can have different meanings in different seasons]
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“Save me, cure my disease!!” Wang Yuan tried clutching at the last straws he could.
[As you wish] the Different Worlds System said, then Wang Yuan suddenly felt a pinch before it spoke again: [I have examined your disease]
“Don’t play words games with me1! Why do you want to push me to my death!? I’m just a normal person, there are over 7 billion people on the planet, why me!” Wang Yuan wasn’t stupid, he now fully understood that the System was purposefully pushing him to his death.
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[The scales of equivalent exchange has yet to be balanced, then I shall explain it to the host] the Different Worlds System briefly checked something before continuing: [The host only assumed himself to be a normal person, while in fact, the host carries something of extreme value on himself]
[That is the host’s Protagonist Aura. If this System had not appeared, the host would have begun his hero’s journey not too long later]
[And to rob a Protagonist Aura, the following three steps must be achieved. Firstly, the Protagonist Aura must be in a suppressed stage, which this world perfectly accomplished. Secondly, the scales of equivalent exchange must be balanced; the System’s actions of aiding the host’s inter-world travel, fulfilling the host’s wishes and answering the host’s questions are all for the sake of balancing this scale. Naturally, because of the System’s prior knowledge of these rules, the scales are yet to be balanced. Thirdly, the host must die, at the same time the cause of death must not be directly related to the System]
[Once these three steps are accomplished, the host’s Protagonist Aura will belong to this System]
“So that’s why you want to kill me…” Wang Yuan muttered in despair and coughed uncontrollably again. Even when he wanted to sit back up, his limbs were numb and powerless so he just fell down again.
[That is not the case, the System did not kill the host, because that would not allow the System to collect the host’s Protagonist Aura. The host was killed by the environment of this world, and the System has already attempted to help the host through the host’s requests] the Different Worlds System corrected him.
[According to System examination, the host has one minute left to live. If the host has any last words, please go ahead and say it. Naturally, the System will not pass it on, as the scales of equivalent exchange have already been balanced] the Different Worlds System was still using an icy cold voice to speak the mocking words that pierced the soul.
“…” the Different Worlds System’s icy cold sarcastic remarks caused Wang Yuan to be completely speechless. Of course, he had a lot he wanted to say, but he would rather continue to live than to leave any last words; unfortunately, he was already powerless to change anything, he didn’t even have the strength to sit up.
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In hindsight, he didn’t even know how many mistakes he had made since the beginning. Starting with naively placing complete trust in this System with unknown origins, and letting it take him to some unknown world without thinking of any consequences, his death right here and now was nothing but his own fault.
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As his vision slowly became blurred, Wang Yuan seemed to see images flashing in front of his eyes, in which he successfully awakened a supernatural ability; slapped the faces of clueless young masters and showed off his strength, becoming the urban ruler; then the school Madonna, a pair of twin sisters, a shy librarian, a sexy female teacher, a young lady of a rich family, all of them came flocking to his side… but then everything slowly faded, and all that was waiting for him was the cold grasp of death.
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[Confirmed deceased] a glowing polygonal crystal came out of Wang Yuan’s body and began to record the System log: [The host has died, his soul shackles confirmed broken, initiating the collection of the Protagonist Aura through equivalent exchange]
[Protagonist Aura collection complete, Aura collector YD2335 begin registry. Classification: Urban Supernatural Ability. Quality: Medium. Completion rate: 100%]
[Discovered the host to have begun to form a remnant soul, initiating world transference to avoid the contamination of the Protagonist Aura]
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After it finished registering the Protagonist Aura, the polygonal crystal immediately broke through the void of space and disappeared from this world, leaving the corpse of a traveller from another world as well as the remnant soul slowly forming from it.
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