When Lin Shao reached home, it was exactly 11 o'clock. He was still not used to living in this house. After opening the door, he fumbled around for a long time before he found the switch and turned on the lights.
He lived alone, and the rented house was not big. It had two bedrooms and a living room, about 50 square meters. Many of the things in his house were not moved in, and he rented a storage unit to store them. Even so, the house was still full.
Because they had only finished moving that afternoon, they had not been properly arranged. The bed was not made, and the cloth sofa in the living room was the only place he could sit. He would probably have to make do with it for the night.
Lin Shao poured himself a glass of water and drank half of it. When he felt much calmer, he reached out to open the system interface.
The number on the interface had already jumped to 99. The moment the progress bar was suddenly filled, he heard the familiar "ding" sound.
"System update complete. Host, please adapt to the new function as soon as possible and work hard to complete the new mission."
Lin Shao took a closer look. The system interface had changed a lot. The first thing he noticed was the upper left corner. Originally, there was nothing there, but now there was a small humanoid symbol with the following words: "Host 02: Lin Shao; Current Status: Online."
Before Lin Shao could figure out what 02 meant, his attention was attracted by a circle glowing with silver light in the upper left corner. In the circle was a curled up snow-white animal. It looked a bit like a lion, but there were two horns on its head. Lin Shao stared at the thing for a while, and then he saw that the curled up, motionless animal in the circle suddenly turned its head and stared straight at him.
Lin Shao was shocked and shrank back into the sofa. At this time, the animal in the circle came to life. It slowly stood up and walked a few steps in the circle. Its eyes were fixed on him, as if it was examining him. Then, suddenly, its front legs exerted force, and it charged forward, charging out of the screen.
Lin Shao heard a clear roar. The beast's body was glowing, and its four hooves were stepping on the clouds. It looked like a small dot on the screen, but as it rushed out, it grew bigger and bigger, heading straight for Lin Shao's face. Lin Shao leaned against the sofa, unable to dodge, and could only close his eyes. But after that, nothing scary happened.
Lin Shao felt as if a cool breeze had brushed past his body. When he opened his eyes again, the beast was nowhere to be seen.
He was looking around curiously when he heard a soft sigh.
Lin Shao casually picked up a fly swatter and vigilantly asked in the direction of the voice, "Who is it?
Who's there? "
An unfamiliar man slowly walked out from behind a pile of cardboard boxes in the living room. His hair was tied up, and he wore a moon-white robe with two horns on his head. His eyes looked over and just happened to meet Lin Shao's gaze. This person was very good-looking, but his body was strange. He did not look like a normal person, and his aura was abnormally strong. Just this one look made Lin Shao extremely nervous, and he quickly looked away.
"Did I scare you?"
The unfamiliar man opened his mouth. His voice was low, and the latter half of his sentence sounded like he was talking to himself. "You're still a child …"
Before Lin Shao could react, he saw a blur in front of his eyes. The man standing in the corner of the living room disappeared from his original position and appeared on the sofa, sitting side by side with Lin Shao. This inhuman action made Lin Shao even more nervous. He tried his best to shrink deeper into the sofa, and then raised the harmless fly swatter. He wanted to cry, but no tears came out.
Why does this broken system have to scare me every time!
Why!
This person looks very dangerous! Ahhhh! What should I do!
"Don't be afraid of me," the man said. After a moment of silence, he reached out and took the fly swatter from Lin Shao's hand and put it aside. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "I won't do anything to you."
He seemed a little helpless, but he still introduced himself. "My name is Bai Ze. You can see me as a part of the system.
However, I need to tell you that I am restricted by the system and cannot do anything to you, let alone hurt you. Perhaps this will make you feel a little more at ease. "
The system interface was still open. Lin Shao calmed down a little and turned his head to take a look. The circle that originally contained the beast was now empty, but the words inside the circle had also appeared because of Bai Ze's departure.
"Guide?"
Lin Shao read out softly. He turned his head and quickly glanced at the man who called himself Bai Ze and asked, "It's you?"
Bai Ze nodded and looked at him with a gentle gaze. He replied, "Yes, so you can ask me all your questions about the system."
Lin Shao's mind was a little confused. He had too many questions to ask.
"Why didn't you appear before?"
Lin Shao asked. His voice was still soft, and he did not dare to look Bai Ze in the eye. "It was during the first newbie mission. I didn't know what I was supposed to do at that time. I was being teleported here and there. The things that happened were very strange. Now that I think about it carefully, I can't figure out what happened at that time."
"You look like you don't know anything …" Bai Ze sighed, as if he did not know where to start. He thought for a moment and changed the topic. He asked Zhang Heng, "However, isn't there a book in your human world called the Classic of Mountains and Seas?"
Lin Shao keenly caught the words "your human world". He did not delve into it at this time and only answered the part about the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
In Lin Tuo's impression, the Classic of Mountains and Seas couldn't even be made into a book. This was because this ancient book was written very early. Most of the content had already been lost in the turbulence of history. Only fragments of the book were left, which recorded some mythical stories and imagined strange beasts, such as Kuafu Chasing the Sun and Dragons and Phoenixes. These fragments couldn't even be compiled into a book with 30 pages. Naturally, it couldn't be made into a book.
However, the absurd imagination in the book also made people click their tongues in wonder. Even though the book was incomplete, it was still regarded as a very important cultural heritage. There were many archaeologists who felt sorry for the loss of this book and were heartbroken.
"Imagination?"
The corners of Bai Ze's mouth curled up. "That's not an imagination. It's real. It really did exist."
His voice was distant, as if he was reminiscing about the distant past.
"In the ancient times, the human race coexisted with thousands of strange beasts. But at that time, the human race lived a difficult life. Among so many species, they were the weakest.
Although the human race had the ability to rise above the rest, they still had to compete for resources with other species that were more powerful.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao pitied the human race. When the human race grew to a certain extent, it divided the entire world into two, completely separating the human race from the strange beasts. From then on, the human world was the human world, and the Mountain and Sea Realm was the Mountain and Sea Realm.
The human race who lived with the strange beasts made their memories into stories and passed them down. Later, it was recorded in a book called the Classic of Mountains and Seas. I thought that this book would be kept forever. Even if the human race was separated, they would still have some knowledge of the Mountain and Sea Realm from the previous records. But I did not expect this book to be lost. No wonder you don't know anything.
"As for the system, it's very simple.
Thousands of years ago, the human race was bullied by the strange beasts, and couldn't develop. But things changed after the separation of the worlds. The human world grew, while the Mountain and Sea Realm stagnated. The Heavenly Dao pursued balance, and didn't dare to break the Realm Wall and cause chaos. Therefore, it created this system in the hopes of using the Emissary system to connect the two worlds, and solve the problem of the Mountain and Sea Realm accumulating resources.
"Actually, the system was created long ago. But the human world and the Mountain and Sea Realm haven't seen each other for a long time, and the human race can't adapt to the Mountain and Sea Realm. This has nothing to do with the body, but with the strength of the soul. The system looked for a host for a long time before finally finding you.
"The newbie mission is just an experiment. The mission itself is very simple, and it just depends on the person's temperament.
Humans who can pass through the Realm Wall and adapt to the Mountain and Sea Realm are as rare as phoenix feathers or qilin horns. Some are too cowardly, some are too vigilant, and some are too selfish and cruel. None of these people are suitable.
Therefore, most of the system's functions won't be activated until the first mission. I won't wake up, because you haven't been acknowledged. If you don't succeed in the newbie mission, the system will abandon you and look for another host until it finds a suitable one. "
Bai Ze's words gave Lin Shao a lot of information, and it took him some time to digest it all. Then he asked, "So … I've been acknowledged?"
"Yes."
"But I didn't agree to it," Lin Shao said, looking confused. "It's a one-sided agreement. Can I request to be uninstalled?"
"No."