jdhmnovel Chapter 328 A Failed Attempt... Becoming an Accomplice
Chapter 328 A Failed Attempt... Becoming an Accomplice
Li Muyang smiled nonchalantly. Even without answering, he could tell what this guy was thinking. He was just surprised that this world was actually a mixture of different things!
In other words, Zhao Chen himself did not know that this so-called martial arts hodgepodge world was actually originally a collection of separate worlds, which were only recently merged together by a great force!
As for why Bai Muzhen and Bai Yutang were not affected.
"...It's probably because you two have the jade discs I gave you, so you weren't affected." Li Muyang explained slowly. He had also overlooked this, not expecting the Wind Spirit Jade Show World to encounter such a change! And the jade discs of his own Management Bureau were designed to prevent interference from this kind of power!
He then took out another jade disc and handed it to You Shuyun.
In Wuxiang City, he's the only one who doesn't have this item anymore; Bai Yue and He Sui both have jade discs.
Liu Ruyan was also there at Tianya Haige, as was Shen Feiyan.
"Who exactly are you?" Zhao Chen could no longer contain his agitation. With his system taken away, his biggest trump card was useless. He had no ability to travel between worlds. A group of powerful figures at the Integration Realm were waiting for him outside. If he didn't give Li Muyang a satisfactory explanation, he would face certain death once he got out!
Li Muyang glanced at Zhao Chen and calmly said, "Didn't I already say? I'm from the Time and Space Administration!"
Zhao Chen blinked: "What do you do?"
"It's about maintaining stability and harmony across all the realms." Li Muyang had to put it more concisely: "Preventing the emergence of organizations or forces that could disrupt the balance and unity of all the realms."
"Oh, the All-Heavens Peacekeeping Organization, huh?" Zhao Chen scoffed.
Li Muyang chuckled: "There are still differences."
"What's the difference?" Zhao Chen said dismissively.
"We're the most reasonable people!" Li Muyang said with a smile, clenching his fist. "If you don't listen to my reasoning, then we can only make you understand whose reason is the greatest in all the myriad realms!"
Zhao Chen (￢_￢): ……
Okay, there is indeed a difference.
"Now, confess honestly." Li Muyang calmly assumed the posture of a commander, and said meaningfully, "My patience is limited. If you insist on an attitude of 'rather die than confess,' then I will have no choice but to hand you over to the management for trial."
Zhao Chen sighed, looking at Li Muyang with a complicated expression, and said dejectedly, "Then just ask! What do you want to know? If you don't ask me what I'm supposed to say, then what am I supposed to say?"
Li Muyang [?_??]: Huh? Didn't I ask?
Looking at Old Li's bewildered eyes, Zhao Chen felt extremely wronged: "You took my system away without a word! What else do you want to know! You only asked me one question before, how did you connect to this world? That's all done by my system. How would a Nascent Soul cultivator like me know about such things!"
"Ask me anything else you want to know! How will I know what you want to know if you don't ask me, brother!"
Li Muyang was a little embarrassed for a moment, then realized that he seemed to have... seemed to have... only asked one question? He coughed lightly and said, "Ahem! Tell me everything about how you met that system, and what you're trying to do with this game!"
Zhao Chen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and honestly began to recount how he met the system.
Previously, Zhao Chen was just a programmer, or at most a struggling online novelist. One day, he had just missed an update for a day and was about to treat himself to a couple of games when the system's voice inexplicably appeared in his mind.
The creation of this game was purely mutually beneficial.
The system needs a host to function, and Zhao Chen also wants to turn his life around.
His system learned that cultivation in this world requires sufficient reputation and luck to assist the host in cultivation, so it came up with this plan: to create a game company. This would both help Zhao Chen gain momentum in this world and provide an opportunity to explore other worlds.
However, while Zhao Chen's system may be of a high level, it has very little energy left. It can interfere with other worlds, but it cannot take Zhao Chen with it. Or rather, this system is similar to using digital attributes to interfere with the real world, somewhat like the characteristics of Digimon.
Therefore, before Li Muyang asserted that this world was the real world, Zhao Chen was only skeptical and could not be completely certain that this was a game world created by the system, because he and the system were somewhat wary of each other.
Who told this system to withhold a lot of information from him?
The system told Zhao Chen that it was a game world, but Zhao Chen always felt that it was too harmonious and too realistic, and at the same time he couldn't find any specific problems.
To reiterate, based on the equipment on Earth, it is indeed through the soul manipulating digital data entities, using a terminal computer to move in another world.
Whether the other world is real or a dream is hard to say; not everyone can tell.
The characters and pages you control are all solid data entities; who would dare to easily assert that this isn't a game world?
Without Li Yunfei and Li Muyang, it would be difficult for this group of bosses at the Integration Realm to notice anything amiss. Even if they did notice something, they would probably just assume that the other party was skilled and that the game world was made realistically.
Because they haven't been to other worlds either.
As for the system and Zhao Chen's purpose.
Zhao Chen's goal is simple: to become famous, make a comeback, and cultivate! He's got a cheat code, so he's bound to achieve something!
I just want to use this cheat code to achieve my own success; I have no bad intentions. Mr. Li, you have to believe me!
"Yes, I believe you." Li Muyang nodded calmly.
Zhao Chen stared wide-eyed in confusion. He... just believed him like that?
"Otherwise what? You don't think I can't sense whether you're lying or not, do you?" Li Muyang smiled mysteriously. "Speaking of which, you don't think I would use my real body if I knew your company had problems, do you?"
"Huh?!" Zhao Chen was stunned at first, then startled by the figure that appeared next to "Li Muyang"!
Two Li Muyangs?
No! There must be a clone!
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! My device can detect clones, so clones can't use the device or log into the account!" Zhao Chen shouted incredulously.
Li Muyang shrugged: "That's right, energy clones can indeed be detected, but what about physical clones?"
Zhao Chen∑(￣□￣；): A physical clone?!
"All I can say is that you know nothing about technology and supernatural powers," Li Muyang's main body quipped casually, while his clone, who was logged into the game account, instantly disconnected.
Meanwhile, in reality, Li Muyang's figure in the game capsule is also gradually disappearing.
Everyone was stunned!
"Chairman Li is using a clone?!" Ma Huateng exclaimed in shock, "And a physical clone at that?"
While energy clones can be cultivated, physical clones are not so easy to cultivate. The methods of cultivation, the resources required, the time needed... all these costs are far more precious than those of energy clones. But ultimately, they are not as precious as the original body. No wonder Li Muyang, knowing that the brain-domain game machine had problems, still recklessly risked his life.
This was planned in advance!
Even the physical clones managed to escape unscathed! Amazing!
Akemi Miyano was not surprised at all; it was within her expectations.
Li Muyang was so cautious that he had already done this quietly, so there was no possibility of him risking his life.
In the City Lord's Mansion of Wuxiang City, Li Muyang continued leisurely to Zhao Chen, who was still questioning his life: "There is something I must explain to you clearly. I did not take your system away silently. Instead, it ran away on its own and was caught by our Bureau's system on the way."
"What?!" Zhao Chen was shocked again. He had thought it was Li Muyang who had been kidnapped without a word. It turned out that his system had backed down before the battle even started and wanted to abandon him to attract attention, so that the other party could sneak away quietly?
Upon hearing this news, Zhao Chen was instantly furious! He had been so careful and terrified dealing with this guy, and you just turned around and ran away?!
You should at least have told me before you ran away!
Li Muyang was also speechless. It would have been fine if the system hadn't run away, as Goose hadn't sensed anything wrong with it. But now that it was running away, wasn't this just a guilty conscience? How could they let it get away? It had barely left Zhao Chen's body when Goose caught it.
As for when this system ran, it was shortly after Zhao Chen and Li Muyang entered the game. Goose went deep into the server to investigate the situation, and as a result, the system on Zhao Chen sensed Goose's presence and ran away without hesitation.
Seeing that this guy didn't know much, and considering he was one of their own and a law-abiding citizen based on past records, Li Muyang didn't make things difficult for him. There was no reason to pursue the matter further; the system had been caught, so it was up to Goose to see what would happen.
However, this kid still needs to be assessed.
“I’d appreciate it if you came with me to the Administration Bureau. Besides clearing you of suspicion, we also need to check if the system on you has left any backup plans.” Li Muyang said calmly, “These non-material entities may have other means of operation. Just to be on the safe side.”
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Chen could only nod with a wry smile; he had no right to refuse.
Moreover, now that he knows this broken system has inexplicably run away, Zhao Chen himself has no idea what to do!
He was quite self-righteous at first, saying that he hadn't disrupted the order of other worlds, that he was just playing a game, and that the plot was even following the original development, making him the one who upheld order and good. But now that the system had run away, Zhao Chen himself was starting to feel a little guilty.
Could I have been tricked into joining some illegal organization and become an accomplice? Otherwise, why would the system be running away?
Zhao Chen's current mood is similar to that of an ordinary, law-abiding citizen who has finally seized an opportunity and is ambitiously preparing to start a business. Everything is ready except for the final push, when suddenly the police come knocking on his door. And the partner who tricked him into starting the business, upon seeing the police, immediately sold him out and ran away.
Anyone would have their Dao heart shattered in that situation.