(Brain Depository)
Inside a pitch-black skyscraper in Jianghai City.
Two security guards patrolled the corridor side-by-side, holding flashlights.
"Old Wang, why do you think the power went out? This is the city center, you know!
And only the Yuan Corporation building is dark; all the other buildings outside are normal!
It just so happens that the chairman and his wife went missing right before this, and this happened just a few days later. Maybe..."
"Shh!"
Old Wang immediately looked around warily and slapped the young man beside him, annoyed.
"Your guts are getting bigger and bigger, kid. Is this something we can discuss?
Just do your job well while you're eating their food. Don't be a blabbermouth. If your words reach someone with ulterior motives, you'll be packing your bags and rolling out tomorrow!"
"Hehe, how could I? It's just that I trust you, old man. I'm just telling you, and it won't go anywhere else..."
The young man chuckled, then looked aside with some confusion.
Old Wang, noticing this, shone his flashlight beside him, found nothing, and immediately glared at the young man.
"Stop being so jumpy. Patrol properly. Once Captain fixes the circuit, we can go downstairs and get some good rest."
"Uh... okay..."
The young man awkwardly scratched his head. He had just felt something flicker in his peripheral vision; it must have been an illusion caused by the surrounding darkness...
After they left, a figure completely wrapped in black cloth silently dropped from the ceiling to the floor, agilely running towards an office at the other end of the corridor, not making a sound with each step.
Upon arriving at the office door, the person in black directly pulled a key from a pocket, inserted it into the lock, and easily opened the door.
The person in black quickly entered the office and gently closed the door.
Once inside the office, the person in black let out a sigh of relief, walking towards a painting in the corner while muttering softly.
"Damn it! There are seven or eight people patrolling each floor. Are those guys guilty of something? I've never seen so much security before!
That old man must have been taken out by those guys! Otherwise, why would they set up so much security!"
The person in black was Yuan Yu, whose original identity was the sole heir of Yuan Corporation.
It was just unfortunate that seven days ago, the chairman of the corporation, his father, took his mother on a sea trip, then encountered a tsunami and went missing with the ship.
As a result, three days ago, as soon as the news came back, voices suddenly emerged within the corporation urging him to quickly take over the chairman's position.
He saw that it was actually his relatives, so there was nothing wrong with it...
These relatives of his held high positions within the corporation and had long been eyeing the chairman's seat. Doing something like this at such a time must mean something was wrong.
He wasn't the type to sit idly by, so he prepared to dig up some dirt on the corporation, lest he be unable to do anything when the time came.
This wasn't the first time he had done something like this. Having frequently visited the corporation before, he had seen many disgusting things and often anonymously reported certain individuals.
Although his father had beaten him a few times for it, he still enjoyed it immensely.
But this time, he planned to go big, to get something that, even if it couldn't completely bring down the corporation, would at least give them a massive headache. He might not use it, but he definitely needed to have it.
He skillfully peeled back the painting, revealing the smooth wall beneath.
He directly lifted his hand and slowly pressed on the wall. A 10-centimeter square slowly sank into the wall, revealing a keyhole below and four buttons labeled 1234 beside it.
Yuan Yu didn't even look at the four buttons. He directly pulled out the key he had already prepared, inserted it into the keyhole, gave it a gentle twist, waited for a minute, and then twisted it back to its original position.
A crisp sound immediately came from the bookshelf in the distance.
"Done!"
A smile appeared on his face. He walked to the bookshelf, carefully moved the obstructing books, and looked at the hidden compartment behind the bookshelf.
There wasn't much inside, just a single notebook.
He casually flipped through it, and his expression couldn't help but change.
"What 'good' relatives! I thought you'd only skim off a few tenths of a percent, but you're taking a full 30% of the net profit and claiming the returns aren't good! What an appetite!"
Yuan Yu took a deep breath to calm down, put the items into his small bag, then restored the office to its original state, gently pushed open the door, and quickly left along the corridor.
As he quietly and quickly descended the stairs, he suddenly heard a strange sound coming from below.
"Hm hm ha~"
"Nai gou qiao~"
Yuan Yu looked down with a strange expression at the security guard sitting on the stairs playing on his phone. He silently approached him from behind and looked at the game he was playing.
Honkai Impact 3rd?
Sure enough, you can't judge middle-aged men by their appearance; they're also otaku...
He was about to retreat and find another way to leave when he saw the security guard controlling his character, directly fighting the monsters head-on, and getting killed in just a few moves...
"Damn it! What a trash game!"
The security guard angrily hit restart. Yuan Yu, seeing this, unconsciously said,
"Didn't you pass the beginner's tutorial? Can't you even press dodge?"
"..."
"..."
The security guard suddenly turned his head, and his eyes met the masked Yuan Yu's.
"Ah!!!"
The next moment, the security guard let out a sharp shriek and scrambled down the stairs.
"Coward..."
Yuan Yu chuckled, muttered something, and turned to leave via another staircase on this floor.
But as soon as he turned around, a sudden, inexplicable sense of danger came from behind his head, making him instinctively duck down.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three loud bangs came from behind him. Yuan Yu watched the entire stairwell flash three times, and a bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
Guns?
Where did this get me?
Am I still in the country?
Without time to think, he rolled sharply to the side, quickly leaving the stairwell and entering the passageway.
He instinctively looked back and saw a sudden flash of gunfire in the darkness.
It's over...
As this thought settled, everything around him seemed to stop. All his past memories slowly replayed in his mind.
Before his life flashed before his eyes, his consciousness instantly went black.
...
In a space resembling a starry sky, Yuan Yu suddenly appeared.
A white-haired loli with long hair draped over her shoulders stared at Yuan Yu with excited crimson eyes.
"He's here! He's finally here! Why were you so hard to kill, you damned guy! Hahaha! You've fallen into my hands after all, haven't you!"
Suddenly, she sensed that Yuan Yu was about to wake up. She quickly reined in the excitement on her face and floated above Yuan Yu with an indifferent expression.
Recalling how many years she had waited on that planet and the knowledge of managing subordinates she had casually learned online.
Combine grace with severity!
Yes! First, give him a warning!
She pursed her lips. As Yuan Yu's eyelids began to tremble slightly, a clear, cold voice spoke.
"Hey, mortal... are you my foolish host?"
The crisp, pleasant voice made Yuan Yu open his eyes in a daze. What greeted him was a brilliant sea of stars. He felt as if he was in the Milky Way, and above him was a small white-haired girl looking down at him.
A pink and white dress, coupled with eyes that glowed with an eerie red light, made a strange thought pop into Yuan Yu's mind.
This guy doesn't look like a good person...
However... seeing her floating barefoot with her hands behind her back, Yuan Yu secretly swallowed his saliva.
Am I dreaming?
Or am I already dead?
The last thing he remembered was being shot, right?
Is this the underworld?
But why would there be such a little imp? Are the imps in the underworld really just little imps now?
"Hey! I'm talking to you!"
"Ah! What?"
Yuan Yu looked at her, seemingly impatient, with some confusion.
Did this little thing just say something?
Did she ask how I died?
The white-haired loli floating above looked at Yuan Yu's confused expression with a strange look and repeated,
"Are you my host?"
"...What pig?"
"It's host!"
"Suzu?"
"..."
"Hey! Don't rush!"
Yuan Yu saw her fists clenching tightly, her face gradually turning ferocious, looking like she was building up anger. He quickly spoke to interrupt her charging.
He suddenly felt that this little imp didn't seem like a ghost, but more like a person.
Could it be that he wasn't dead?
Then where was this place?
The surroundings were pitch black like space, with only stars twinkling in the distance.
Yuan Yu's eyes suddenly lit up. Could it be a transcendent hidden beneath the city!
Was the world finally going to reveal its mysterious side to him?
No!
How could a transcendent just happen to appear and save him? Could it be that some big shot needed money and specifically targeted their Yuan Corporation, and his parents were also killed by a transcendent?
Was saving him meant to make him offer tribute?
Uh... the logic doesn't seem to quite connect...
Looking at the displeased little imp in front, Yuan Yu felt that discretion was the better part of valor. He decided not to argue with this little imp for now and see if he could extract any information.
"Ahem, we're all civilized people. It's not good to resort to violence, right?"
"Heh, trash~"
The floating white-haired loli looked at the softened Yuan Yu with disdain!
If it weren't for the process not being completed, he would have beaten him up for dragging her on this planet for so many years!
Yuan Yu listened to the harmless insults. Although he wanted to point at her nose and tell her to say it again, he still wanted to figure out the current situation first.
"Um, little girl... where is this?"
"What little girl? Call me System Lord!
This is the System's internal space. It is your honor to enter here! You should kneel and kiss my toes to thank me for my grace!"
"System? Uh..."
Yuan Yu glanced at her crystal-clear, delicate feet and fell silent.
Even a system is involved. What exactly is going on?
Could it be that this is just his dying fantasy, and his life is still flashing before his eyes?
Seeing Yuan Yu fall silent, the System's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
Didn't the internet on that planet say that combining grace with severity was the easiest way to tame someone? Why was this reaction a bit off?
Was there not enough grace?
She looked down at her feet and wiggled her toes slightly.
Didn't the internet say that kissing toes was a form of reward?
She had even specifically investigated it, and over 70% of people online thought so.
Although she could only access the internet, a place that gathered most of the information shouldn't have problems, right?
Never mind!
Let's just finish the process first!
"Are you my host!"
"..."
Yuan Yu looked up strangely at the self-proclaimed System, who was walking towards him step by step with an aggressive aura.
As he remained silent, watching the snowy white fist get closer and closer, he slowly spoke.
"Yes..."
Discretion is the better part of valor; he could only go along with her for now...
He secretly clenched his fists. His strength was still there.
If there was a problem, he should still be able to struggle a bit. He didn't know the structure of this guy, but if it wasn't too outrageous, he might even be able to counter-kill!
He looked at the System's snow-white, delicate neck above, then at her fair feet below, and his eyeballs subtly rolled.
To understand the System's structure, perhaps he should start with the jade feet first?
The System ignored Yuan Yu's restless gaze. After getting an answer, a hint of relief flashed in her eyes.
The ritual is complete; now you have no choice!
She completely changed from her previous silly demeanor, radiating a sacred light.
“Excellent! System binding successful! Ant, choose your method of transmigration now: fetal transmigration, physical transmigration, or soul transmigration. Please choose…”
She looked down at Yuan Yu indifferently, three options appearing out of thin air before him.
Yuan Yu was stunned, looking at Anonymous with an incredulous expression.
“6! I don’t even flip pages as fast as you change your expression! So, are you also a truck driver?”
“…”
Seeing that Anonymous merely looked at Yuan Yu indifferently, with no intention of speaking again, he somewhat helplessly looked at the options floating before him.
This looked pretty impressive, special effects were even brought out. Whether it was an alien or a system in human form, he probably couldn’t handle it…
It seemed he had no choice; he could only say goodbye to his original world…
It was just a pity he hadn’t gotten his revenge yet…
After a quiet sigh, he surveyed the three options before him for a moment, his gaze slowly settling on soul transmigration.
“If I’m really going to transmigrate, there’s nothing much to choose. What’s the use of taking this weak, mortal body with me?”
He directly tapped on soul transmigration. Just as he was curious about what would happen next,
Anonymous looked around in confusion, seeing no reaction.
No movement?
Why didn’t the world barrier open?
She awkwardly cleared her throat, quickly finding a reason and stating sternly,
“Uh… right! You were too slow; the soul transmigration slot is full! Pick another one!”
“…”
Yuan Yu watched as Anonymous’s newly established persona crumbled once more. He glanced at her with some doubt, reluctantly accepted her clumsy excuse, and reached out to select fetal transmigration.
A moment later, nothing happened around them…
Anonymous looked at Yuan Yu in a daze, murmuring,
“Is, is… is that full too?”
“Are you asking me? Are you the system or am I the system! There’s no choice at all! Is this just for show?!
I’m speechless! If it’s physical transmigration, I’ll have to start from scratch. Unbelievable…”
Yuan Yu looked at her increasingly dazed expression and angrily slapped the last button for physical transmigration.
“…”
Nothing happened…
“Heh heh… I’ve been scammed…”
Yuan Yu covered his face and couldn’t help but laugh.
“I was so foolish… Really, I actually believed your nonsense!”
“You… you shut up! I’ll deal with it immediately!”
Anonymous was arguably more flustered than Yuan Yu. Before binding a host, she could only stay within her system space, connecting to the outside world through the network.
Now that she was clearly bound and could go to other worlds with her host, she was still trapped within the system space!
She couldn’t go out without being bound, and she couldn’t go out even after being bound!
Then what was the point of binding?!
Anonymous gritted her teeth and waved her hand, and the surrounding starry sky scene instantly vanished, reverting to its original appearance—a luxurious master bedroom.
This was her cozy nest, which she had meticulously crafted bit by bit in her system space based on the internet, pouring years of effort into it.
She ignored Yuan Yu, who had fallen onto the large bed, and directly plopped down onto the gaming chair beside the computer. Her finger swiped across the computer screen.
A huge projection screen was swiped out and floated in the air.
She quickly typed on the keyboard, and strange symbols continuously flickered on the projection screen in mid-air.
Soon, she achieved some kind of resonance with the bizarre text on the screen, searching at an extremely fast pace for why the world had rejected them…
Yuan Yu watched from the bed, completely bewildered.
Things seemed to be developing in a strange direction…
Is this really a system?
It felt like even ordinary superhumans in novels were more impressive than her.
So…
This guy is actually the… bottom of the barrel… in the system world!
Maybe it’s precisely because she’s the weakest that she has a physical body!
After all, a system having a body is a fatal weakness!
Yuan Yu’s gaze gradually moved up her back. Her fair neck was directly facing him, making him somewhat restless!
What a good opportunity!
Such a system with independent consciousness, coupled with her arrogant demeanor just now, usually enslaves the host, issuing tasks with punishments like annihilation.
If he could burst her, there might be a chance to drop the system’s mall inventory.
Although he roughly knew it was unlikely, wasn’t there still a tiny chance?!
He’d gamble!
Go big or go home!
If he won, he’d chug Pangu Essence like water!
With a slight tremor of excitement in his heart, Yuan Yu stared at her fair neck, carefully getting up and approaching her.
Crunch~
The sudden sound made Yuan Yu freeze. Seeing that Anonymous had no intention of turning around, he quickly looked down at his feet.
He seemed to have stepped on a bag of potato chips…
Why were there potato chips on the bed?
It was then that he shifted his gaze from Anonymous and surveyed his surroundings. There was a large bed beneath his feet, a computer desk not far away, a massage chair, several large refrigerators, and several large boxes of snacks, with a sofa and coffee table further away, all fully equipped.
There were no doors, no windows, like a sealed space.
If he really could take out the system, and if it didn’t drop any equipment, wouldn’t he be trapped and die in this room…
He looked at the several half-eaten bags of potato chips on the bed, then at her diligently working back, and pondered for a moment…
Since things had come to this…
Crunch~
Crunch~
Let’s eat first…
The crisp sound filled the entire room, and Anonymous suddenly questioned,
“What are you doing?!”
“Mmph~ Don’t mind me, just trying to see what’s different about what a system eats…”
After swallowing the potato chips filling his mouth, he licked his lips, still wanting more, and gave a thumbs-up to Anonymous’s back.
“The taste is outrageous! It feels like it transcends human taste! As expected of a system, you know how to eat.”
“That’s right! Don’t even look… You scoundrel! Those are mine! Put them down!”
Anonymous’s lips subconsciously curved upwards when she heard the praise, but then she suddenly remembered that this guy was attacking her snacks and immediately became enraged.
“Stop eating! Those are mine!”
Crunch~
“Mmm, I know. So good!”
“You scoundrel!”
Yuan Yu saw that she showed no intention of getting up at all. He came to her side in surprise, staring at her intently, and slightly licked his lips, which were covered in crumbs.
“Slurp~”
“!”
“Speaking of which, you’re really serious when you work…
Is there some kind of restriction? You can even endure such provocation…
If it were me, I definitely couldn’t tolerate it. If someone dared to eat my favorite snacks in front of me, I’d give them two solid punches!
But since you’re unmoved, I’ll go a bit further, let me see what your limit is~”
“You… you little shrimp! What do you want to do?! Don’t mess around! Otherwise, once I solve this damn problem, I’ll really give you two solid punches, I’m telling you!”
Yuan Yu saw that she really seemed unable to move, as if she was stuck in a program bug. His eyes involuntarily fell on her fair neck.
He reached out and pinched it. It was soft and quite springy.
His large palm could almost cover more than half of her neck; it was pitifully thin.
The opportunity was right in front of him…
Should he… try it?
Somewhat tempted, Yuan Yu covered Anonymous’s eyes with one hand.
“Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing? I can’t see!”
“…”
She felt her entire head being tightly embraced, and she didn’t know what this guy was trying to do.
Yuan Yu held her head, his face gradually turning red, and veins bulging on his arms.
But after exerting himself for a long time, let alone twisting Anonymous’s head, he felt as if he was holding an uneven block of alloy, and the protruding parts were hurting his straining arms.
After enduring for a moment, he silently retracted his arms, somewhat unwillingly pinching her neck again. It was clearly soft…
The power of the system was terrifying indeed…
Anonymous, whose vision had returned, was immediately somewhat confused.
Is it over?
It seemed like she hadn’t felt anything…
While she was somewhat confused, Yuan Yu, looking a bit dejected, carried a pile of snacks from nearby and lay down on the massage chair.
The buzzing sound made Anonymous glance slightly at Yuan Yu. Seeing him eating her snacks and lying on her massage chair, she was instantly filled with rage.
“You scoundrel!”
“How much longer?”
Yuan Yu suddenly spoke as she was about to continue scolding him.
Anonymous’s body instantly stiffened. All the words she had prepared were forgotten, and she stammered for a long time without making any sense.
“So weak~”
“You!”
“If you’re weak, practice more…”
“…”
Yuan Yu looked at her gradually reddening face with some disdain, then grabbed a bottle of soda and chugged it down.
Anonymous yelled in exasperation,
“Ahhh! It’s this world’s problem! Who knew it would suddenly go crazy and refuse all access!”
“Heh heh, you keep talking, I’m listening…”
“Shrimp! Shrimp! Shrimp!!”
Yuan Yu scoffed, “Go ahead and curse. With that level of aggression, for some people, it would even make them feel good.”
He finished the last bottle of soda beside him, somewhat reluctantly got off the massage chair, walked to the refrigerator, and casually grabbed another bottle.
He opened it and drank it, and after one gulp, his eyes became a bit hazy.
The taste… seemed a bit bland…
Was it flat?
The cap just now… wasn’t sealed, was it?
He couldn’t quite remember…
But the taste still seemed pretty good…
He felt cool after drinking it…
Uh… he just didn’t know why he felt a little dizzy…
Yuan Yu shook his head and inadvertently saw the projection screen floating in mid-air not far away. The strange symbols seemed to begin wriggling in his eyes, which aroused some curiosity in his heart. He staggered over.
“Are these… worm-like things letters?”
Yuan Yu leaned close to Anonymous, putting his arm on her shoulder, looking at the large screen with hazy eyes, then took another sip of the flat soda in his hand.
Anonymous rolled her eyes at the front, saying testily,
“These are the rules of the world! Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t understand!”
Yuan Yu tilted his head, not knowing if he understood, and unsteadily drank the last bit of the peculiarly flavored soda in his hand.
Then he burped, exhaling a faint puff of white smoke. He looked at the constantly wriggling characters on the screen in front of him and tilted his head, saying,
“This soda of yours is a bit strong… Why do I feel like the characters on the screen are turning into crawling worms?”
“Ah?”
Anonymous looked bewildered.
Strong?
He must have drunk it like alcohol…
Wait!
Where would she get alcohol from?!!
She glanced at Yuan Yu out of the corner of her eye, seeing his body glowing and white smoke continuously coming out of his seven orifices. Her eyes widened, and she almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, angrily saying,
“…What on earth are you?! That’s my nutrient solution!! You drank it? And you’re drunk?!”
Yuan Yu waved the empty bottle, looking at the system that was starting to split into multiple images, somewhat confused.
“Ah! Isn’t it soda? It’s the same bottle, right? Although the taste is a bit bland, it has a unique flavor.
And who said I’m drunk? I’m not drunk! If you don’t believe me, watch me twist your neck to the right!”
Yuan Yu threw the bottle and reached out to grab forward.
“You’re talking nonsense and you’re not drunk! You! Ah! Wait! No! Don’t touch there! You can’t touch there!”