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[System W-XH3771 is activating…The automatic program is online.]

[The state of the host’s soul is being checked… It is in good condition. The host’s damaged body is being repaired…] The unwavering mechanical sound awakened Gu Xiyu’s heavy consciousness.

The suffocating pain in the back of his head was fading at a rapid rate. As his body gained its perception ability, his nose and mouth were filled with a fishy, moist dampness.

“Is the person dead?”

“Yes, I just confirmed it; he’s not breathing.” The person who responded seemed to have something in his mouth, and the words he spoke were a bit slow.

Gu Xiyu opened his eyes slightly.

In his sight, an orange lamp stood upright at the entrance of the alley far away, which looked a little lonely against the backdrop of the night.

“Don’t worry, this is a blind spot in the monitoring range, and he was drunk. We arranged everything so even if they really wanted to check, it will only be concluded that he was drunk and he died when he bumped into something.”

[Loading the data of this world…]

The mechanical voice continued, and the people around him didn’t seem to notice that he was awake.

“Very good! I’ll go to the casino when the money arrives. I will do things differently and reap the rewards this time!”

“Did you forget how your hand was almost chopped up last time?”

“I would rather use the money to buy a luxury car and a mansion and enjoy my life…”

The voices gradually faded away, and Gu Xiyu coughed hard at the unpleasant smell of the alley mixed with the smell of alcohol on his body. This sudden cough was like a mysterious stop button, instantly stopping other sounds in the alley.

“…Fuck!” The three men turned stiffly. The shorter man among them saw the boy, who was originally lying on the floor with his head full of blood, now standing leaning on the wall, and the cigarette fell from his mouth in surprise.

The man with a small belly next to him raised his hand and slapped him hard on the head. He angrily asked, “Didn’t you say that person was dead?”

“I, I…” He clearly confirmed that the person was already dead!

Gu Xiyu got up very steadily. He bowed his head to tidy up his messy coat and finally frowned in disgust. He didn’t look like a person who had just received a severe beating and had a big hole in his head.

“What to do?!” The short man got another slap on his bald head.

Failure of the mission meant that they could not get money from their client, and they may even be silenced. Their dreams were already within their reach, how could they allow anything to go wrong?

The three exchanged glances and then rushed toward the thin and tall boy who had just gotten up.

Since they had not dealt with the boy properly, they could only do it again!

Their first action was very smooth. Moreover, the boy’s appearance gave them the illusion of vulnerability, so all three thought that this was something that could be solved with the flick of a finger.

They didn’t realize that things might be a bit tricky until they found that the boy who had just woken up was able to avoid all their attacks and was also able to kick their strongest companion.

That companion did not get up again after he fell to the ground, but lay down and wailed: “My ribs are broken, my ribs are broken…”

“Are you kidding? Look at his thin arms and legs. If he can really kick you and break your ribs, Lao Zi will chop off my head and use it as a stool for you—” the man with the small belly said, barely getting to finish his words when his head was punched hard. The force from the punch directly pushed him back until he hit the brick wall next to him.

The short man watched dumbfounded as the man who had been bossing around him arrogantly slowly collapsed on the ground and didn’t get up again.

When looking at the boy who slowly turned his head to look at him, the short man’s face had already lost the initial arrogance. He even took a step back subconsciously after meeting the other’s eyes.

“Buddy, I’m… I’m sorry, I didn’t expect that you were also from the same business…” the short man said with a smile. But when the boy in front of him lowered his eyelids, he quickly pulled out the knife hidden behind him and accurately stabbed him in the stomach.

The tip of the knife stopped just before piercing the opponent’s abdomen. The short man gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength. His wrists were still so tightly held that he couldn’t move. Even the second hand he wanted to attack with, was pulled and dislocated by the opponent.

He could only watch as the person who grabbed him unhurriedly took away the knife in his hand with the other hand. That was a hand knife that made his world plunge into darkness in an instant.

The dim alley returned to silence again.

Gu Xiyu stared at the three men he had knocked to the ground. After throwing away the knife in his hand expressionlessly, he suddenly turned around and ran to the side to lean on the wall. He then bent over and vomited.

“Cough…cough cough!”

He expected the unpleasantness after crossing into the mission world, but he didn’t expect to have to clean up such a mess as soon as he arrived. Moreover, the momentum from fusing his soul to the body after crossing was too great. The dizziness in his head had not disappeared yet, and his eyes were full of overlapping shadows.

Fortunately, those who were courting death were easier to deal with.

It took a long time for Gu Xiyu to finally adapt to the current world and body. He searched the bodies of the three men for a long time, only to find a black USB and a black and golden-colored business card.

With the light coming in from the alleyway, he finally saw a few bright golden characters on the card.

Ji Chen.

Fengming Group.

Was the owner of this business card the one who hired those men to kill him?

[The initial data has been loaded.]

[The original host was deemed cannon fodder by the world before his death. His parents are alive, his family background is decent, and his father has a company. He was a martial arts student, and he always used this advantage to intimidate and beat his classmates during his rebellious period in middle school. His family forced him to quit this art and move to City Z. After graduating from university, his grades and abilities were mediocre. Relying on his personal connections, he entered the branch of Liyang Group, one of the best companies in China, and became a newly recruited office worker. He was fired not long ago, so he got drunk.]

[Age: 25

Name: Gu Xiyu (modified with the host’s identity)

Education: Bachelor of Business School Graduate

Preferences…]

After reading it roughly, he was about to ask some questions about the system, when the picture on the screen suddenly changed, and the updated content was displayed.

[Mission target: Ji Chen]

[Ji Chen, the youngest son of the patriarch of the famous Ji family, is 31 years old this year. After graduating from university, he did not take over or participate in any of the Ji family’s businesses but went out to start his own businesses. The Fengming Group he established quickly rose through the list and has become one of the business giants. It is still developing at a considerable speed. ”

Gu Xiyu picked up the business card he was going to put into his trouser pocket and looked at it again, but he didn’t make any more movements.

[The target’s current risk value is: 65]

[The host should work hard to impede the target’s growth to reduce his danger value and threat to the protagonist’s team.]

[Due to the restrictions of the world law, the host cannot annihilate the target before his danger value reaches 100, otherwise, you will get punished by exile.]

[The host’s first mission is to prevent the commercial marriage between the target and Lei Lina, the only daughter of the Lei family.]

[The target’s goal is to use this marriage to design and hollow out the Lei family, which is also one of the business giants. The heroine of this world is actually the real daughter of the Lei family, who will become a major boost and turning point in the development of the main protagonist’s career in the future. The Lei family must not be destroyed by the target for his profit.]

[According to calculations, the success of this mission can reduce the target’s risk value by 10 points (equivalent to the threat value).]

[Regarding mission guidance…]

Gu Xiyu waited for a long time, but the system did not provide him with more information, and he asked tentatively, “Only that?”

A lolita’s voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[The main system has not yet finished binding to the information transmission hub, and your cute little smart system is not online yet!]

Gu Xiyu: “…”

So the data just now was already set up and is automatically released when you arrive in the mission world?

A little bit of coldness suddenly fell on the tip of his nose. He lifted his eyes lightly, and through the light from the street lamp in front, he saw many things as thin as cotton wool falling from the sky, turning into water stains on the ground and dyeing the sidewalk with different shades of color.

Gu Xiyu stared at the sky for a long time before taking off his dirty cotton coat. He threw it into the huge trash can and then left the alley and walked into the nearest toilet.

His stained hands and face were finally cleaned. After rinsing his mouth, he put his hands on the edge of the sink and looked at the mirror in front of him calmly.

The man in the mirror was fair and pure, with dark brown, slightly curly hair. His eyes were of different colors, and the one on the right was much lighter.

These features were the same as his original looks.

Gu Xiyu is a subordinate of the Space-Time Management Bureau. He is the commander of a certain sub-bureau in the twelfth realm. Generally speaking, he didn’t need to cross into small worlds himself or maintain the operation of those worlds…that was until an accident occurred not long ago.

A mission executor under the management bureau encountered some trouble, and unexpectedly, the team who went to rescue him was also entangled in the same problem. In the end, Gu Xiyu ended up rescuing them himself.

“Send the person to the infirmary immediately. His spiritual world has been greatly affected and urgently needs medical treatment.”

When the person was rescued, not only was he unable to recognize his companions who came to his rescue, but he also refused everyone’s touch. Like a lunatic who lost his mind, he kept yelling and screaming and the whole person went into a state of complete collapse.

“Which small world’s mission was he performing?”

The female deputy in the control room called up the data, and she got embarrassed: “…It’s the cultivation world numbered 1385.”

Before Gu Xiyu could reply, he heard the colleague on the side exclaiming: “Isn’t that one of the worlds with the Great Demon King’s soul fragments?”

In the realm of time and space under their jurisdiction, there was an existence everyone called the “Great Demon King.” He existed even before Gu Xiyu was appointed as a sub-bureau commander. It was said that he was a dangerous person who sneaked in from a higher dimension. He was so powerful that he couldn’t be beaten head-on or driven away.

In the end, it was the Management Bureau used the power of the Lord God and spent huge amounts of manpower and resources to successfully restrain him. His primordial soul was broken into pieces and scattered into different small worlds. As a result, the energy of the ‘Great Demon King’ was weakened, and he could barely be managed by the Bureau.

Those fragments replaced the identities of the villains in the small world, but even so, their comprehensive capabilities exceeded the level originally set for the villains in those small worlds. According to the system’s calculation based on his growth data, these fragments may eventually lead to the protagonists’ failure in successfully defeating the villains, and they may instead get suppressed. And the most likely result is the collapse of the world’s line of fate.

The primordial fragments that can successfully suppress the protagonist and take away his luck can also condense part of the energy of the small world. The Bureau predicted that when they reach a certain level, these fragments will have the opportunity to go out of control again. Over the years, to prevent the small world from becoming the big medicine jar for the Great Demon’s comeback, the Bureau has frequently sent people out to obstruct or kill him before this legendary BOSS grows and destroys the world.

Unexpectedly, these missions were more difficult than breaking the opponent’s soul into small pieces.

“The energy of world 1385 fluctuates so much that no one has ever tried to enter, how daring was he?”

Later, the director called Gu Xiyu into the office.

“You want me to go to the world where that guy’s soul fragment is located as a mission executor and restrict his development?”

The man with thinning half-white hair looked at him with regret: “This is the decision of the Lord God’s decision. You have also seen the situation with the mission executors these past few years, especially in the case of world 1385, where the fragment is aware of the Bureau and its rules. In addition, the consciousness of the main soul has recently shown signs of awakening.”

“If we can’t stop his growth, the disaster that happened that year may happen again.”

Gu Xiyu remained silent and did not speak.

After a long time, the director finally sighed: “The Lord God said, as long as you can complete this task, he will approve the request you have been making for several years.”

The expression on Gu Xiyu’s face fluctuated slightly.

The director folded his hands on the table. He stared at him and said, “That box is very important to you, isn’t it? If it is, then the Lord God will help you. The Lord God’s rarely so generous.”

Like this, Gu Xiyu came to the first world of his mission.

He carefully put down the sleeves, which he had folded up to wash his hands. He tidied himself before leaving the toilet and stepping into the snow. He changed buses and subways several times along the way and finally came to a city where many people walked around, even at night.

Passersby in cotton jackets and down jackets always looked at him when they passed by.

“Hiss… It’s winter, doesn’t he feel cold wearing only a shirt?”

“But he’s so good-looking…”

Gu Xiyu finally walked into a café with exquisite décor.

“A glass of iced Americano, thank you.”

Standing in front of the counter was a female customer who was sorting receipts and bags. She heard the sudden sound next to her and subconsciously glanced over.

The female clerk raised her head and looked at Gu Xiyu for a moment before regaining her senses. She glanced at the snowy weather outside the window and confirmed: “A glass of iced Americano?”

“Yeah.”

When Gu Xiyu walked to the side with the receipt, he saw a girl who was standing in front of the counter just now. She looked to be in her twenties and was now talking on her mobile phone. Her long black curly hair was permed, the makeup on her face was just right, and her eyes were beautiful peach-blossom eyes, which made her movements emit a graceful aura.

“…Is it not good at all??? I wouldn’t have agreed to the blind date if my dad hadn’t forced me.” The complaint was not too loud, but Gi Xiyu happened to hear it clearly.

He didn’t know what the other person said, and the girl rolled her eyes and replied: “So what if he is the youngest and most promising child?? Did you see what his father gave him? Even while facing the media before, his father didn’t say a single word about his youngest son, as if he didn’t exist at all. He doesn’t like this little son of his at all. Even if he dies, he will not leave him anything.”

“Furthermore, he (the son) has never appeared in front of the media since his accidental injury a few years ago. Yeah, I heard that he was seriously injured at the time. He was not only disfigured but also crippled and seemed to have lost that ability… ahem… you know… If he really had the ability, how can he still be single given all his achievements?”

While playing with the curly hair on her chest, the expression on her face gradually became irritable: “Oh, to be honest, I am more interested in his nephew. He is handsome, talented, and favored. What do you think I should do? I really don’t want to go on this blind date…”

Halfway through her grievance, the handsome man she saw at the counter suddenly appeared in front of her.

The girl was stunned, and she hung up the phone. After meeting the other’s slightly narrowed eyes, she subconsciously said in a soft voice, “hel, hello…”

·.

At this time, the time-space management sub-bureau far away was in chaos.

[The seventeenth trial to recover the system W-XH3771…..the recovery failed!]

The people in the control room were busy. The female voice of the system was broadcasting data feedback over and over again, and everyone’s expressions became more and more anxious.

But the more anxious they were, the worse they handled the situation.

The cause of all this came from the thunderous exclamation in the control room after Gu Xiyu set off for a while.

“…Fuck, the system supposed to issue instructions to the commander has accidentally bound to the target!”

The director jumped up from his chair in shock: “What does it mean to accidentally bind to the target?”

They had arranged the latest intelligent system for Gu Xiyu and uploaded basic data about the target and his world before departure. Then the system would calculate the most suitable follow-up instructions and help based on the current situation in that world and how he executed his tasks. The system was initially bound to Gu Xiyu, how could it be possible to bind the wrong person?

“I’m… I’m not talking about the subsystem on Commander Gu, but the main system that was originally set up in connection to hub station E, responsible for loading all the background data and maintaining the connection between the Bureau and the Commander… I don’t know what’s going on. It suddenly changed its orbit on the way to station E.”

The staff’s head was getting lower and lower, and he sounded close to tears: “While we were waiting for the data feedback in order to update the connected hub station to the code of station X, the main system had already begun to connect and bind to the station.”

In the realm where the sub-bureau was located, there were 26 places called information transmission hubs. They were similar to the data sub-stations of the Bureau. Each sub-station had a main brain that could connect to the main Bureau.

Except for one substation marked X.

Back then, the Great Demon King’s soul was forced to scatter, and the fragments were confined in different small worlds. The main soul entered sleep and was detained in substation X. Although he had complete authority over that substation, the weakened main soul couldn’t leave it. Moreover, the main brain at substation X had long been offline, so it was just an empty prison where he couldn’t do anything.

Mission executors have always done their missions through the soul and spirit body. This method requires the executor’s body to be sent to one of the central substations. And the subsequent data calculations and communication are given to the main brain in the substation and their bodies to assist them in completing their tasks.

“The eighteenth trial to recover system W-XH3771… failed.”

Not long after the notice fell, a lovely and energetic voice suddenly rang out from the other corner of the control panel.

“Congratulations, system W-XH3771 has been connected with the target hub station. The binding is successful!”

The hustle and bustle in the control room stopped abruptly, and the surroundings fell into silence.

“Uploading background data…Upload completed! 3771 Smart program is activating…”

Once the data in the system is set and successfully connected to the central station, it will be automatically loaded into the program. Then the main brain will take over the operation.

The system sent out accidentally bound to the hub where the Great Demon was imprisoned, which meant that the instructions generated by system W-XH3771, including communication as an intelligent system, would directly go to the consciousness of the Great Demon.

“Ding!  Smart program 3771 has been successfully launched. Your small smart system is online!”

The director listened to the notice from the control panel as if it were a death sentence, and he fell back weakly in the chair.

Although the main soul wasn’t completely awake, and couldn’t do anything beyond its prison, it was the one part that could unify the soul fragments. Even if it is separated from space and the world, it had a certain connection and induction.

Without knowing where Gu Xiyu was, they wouldn’t even know what kind of accident he’d have encountered.

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The black car was moving steadily on the highway.

Jin Ke, in the driver’s seat, took the time to look in the rearview mirror. The man wearing a black suit in the rear seat had three-dimensional features. He was still looking forward in the same posture, and aside from the rare astonishment and doubt in his eyes, there were also some deep and dangerous emotions.

Simply speaking, it was very complicated.

Judging from the fact that Jin Ke hadn’t been caught and warned for the Nth time for stealing glances at his boss, there was indeed something wrong. But the boss didn’t speak. He didn’t dare to ask questions, so he could only concentrate on driving.

Ji Chen, who had just finished the branch meeting, was on his way home.

Everything was as usual until there was a tingling sensation in his head, like it was being pierced by a needle. Suddenly, it seemed like there was something in his head, but it also seemed like there was nothing at all.

The only thing he was certain of was that there were a series of strange pictures before his eyes.

There was also a dense pile of text on the screen. He saw his name and some basic information related to him. He also saw something strange called a “mission.”

The mission even mentioned the name of the person he was planning to marry.

He has never longed for or thought about starting a family. But if he had to accept it, he would choose to accept this marriage in exchange for the greatest benefits.

Interestingly, the mission requirements on the panel were to prevent this from happening.

Ji Chen stared at the panel and fell into deep thought for a long time when suddenly, a sentence popped up like a message.

[Are you back online?]

Unlike the rigid introductions above, this sentence seemed more like it came from a living person.

He could also hear the speaker’s voice in his head. It was a boy. He sounded calm and patient.

Looking at this extremely natural greeting, Ji Chen was stunned for a moment.

[I’ve already met Lei Lina. She doesn’t want to marry the target. I talked to her, and I will meet the target instead of her tomorrow and deal with their marriage contract.]

[Regarding the target, is this the only information that the database can provide?]

Ji Chen watched the words in front of him intently. He silently picked up the phone beside him, unlocked the phone screen proficiently, and then locked it again. He repeated this action several times.

When he finally stopped what he was doing, a sentence appeared on the panel.

[Who are you?]